"It''s freezing rain!"


    Vicky eximed, looking at the icy shards in her hand with a slight start. She immediately recognized it.


    Freezing rain consists of a mixture of ice and water and is apanied by a severe cold front.


    Irving frowned. Although the system had previously indicated that the second wave of cataclysm would replicate the post-apocalyptic scenario on a 1:1 scale, including a sudden drop in temperature, it hadn''t mentioned that freezing rain would ur.


    Above, the sky was thick with dark clouds, and the rain was bing heavier. Inside the arrow tower, Irving could clearly hear the dense tter of ice hitting the roof from the freezing rain.


    Meanwhile, in other shelters within the game, yers were thrown into a panic at the sudden freezing rain.


    "Why is it raining... No!"


    "Hurry, move the fire pits into the shelter.We mustn''t let the fires go out."


    "My God! Does the Blue Star Will want us all to die here?"


    "It feels like the temperature is dropping. It''s so cold!"


    Sheltersrge and small descended into chaos. All the yers'' faces turned pale as their clothes became soaked by the freezing rain, spreading a bone-chilling cold throughout their bodies. They had no choice.Even if it meant freezing to death, they had to keep the fires burning. Those fires were their only hope against the attacking beasts.


    Without light, they couldn''t possibly fend off the beasts lurking in the dark, ready to strike at any moment.


    Comints echoed throughout the game, with yers grumbling and some even cursing outright. But they had no other choice…


    On the other side, Irving had already prepared for the second wave of the cataclysm.


    He had moved two military-grade high-efficiency heaters into the arrow tower. Once connected to the power supply, the heaters emitted a warm glow, instantly dispelling the cold.


    Sophia, who was in charge of protecting the eight turbine generators, saw the freezing rain and immediately built a simple wooden shelter, cing a heater inside.


    As the freezing rain intensified, other yers in the game shivered violently, their lips even turning pale.


    "What kind of weather is this! It''s freezing me to death.My hands are almost numb!"


    "How can it be so cold! At this rate, we''ll freeze into zombies before those beasts even attack!"


    "I can''t take it anymore! It''s so cold I can''t even use my skills! Can someone give me a down jacket?"


    "My hands... I think they''re numb. How are we supposed to y this game!"


    The yers''ints were incessant. In the frigid weather, they desperately huddled around the fires, longing for a bit of warmth. However, most could only struggle bitterly in the icyndscape.


    Meanwhile, aint echoed from within the arrow tower as well.


    "It''s so hot..." Vicky said, taking off her coat and leaving only a white sports tank top. Yet, even so, a fineyer of sweat appeared on her forehead.


    The space inside the arrow tower was already small. To be safe, Irving had brought in two heaters, knowing full well they were military-grade with extremely high heating efficiency.


    Irving shook his head and decided to turn off one of the heaters.


    At this moment, the outside temperature had dropped to around minus 20 degrees and was still falling. However, thanks to these heaters, there was no trace of the biting cold, and it even felt a bit warm.


    If other yers in the game saw this scene, they would be insanely jealous, though more likely they would be shocked.


    They couldn''t imagine that heaters, which only existed in the real world, would appear in the one-way connected Other World. Even more unimaginable was the fact that someone could generate electricity by enving exotic beasts.


    Yet, Irving had achieved all of this!


    There were only thirty minutes left until the second wave of cataclysm. Irving seemed to suddenly remember something and leaned forward to look at the turbine generators. Despite being drenched in freezing rain, the stone giant beasts were still tirelessly pulling the chains as if they couldn''t feel the cold at all.


    For most of the exotic beasts in the game world, their bodies had long adapted to the environment here. Let alone the thick-skinned and tough stone giant beasts.


    Meanwhile, Little ck, patrolling near the walls, was covered in ayer of purple mes. The freezing rain that fell on its body evaporated instantly. The five stone giant beasts apanying it were also on high alert, not missing the slightest sound.


    Irving nodded in satisfaction and then crouched back in the arrow tower, quietly waiting for the second wave of the cataclysm to arrive.


    Nearly an hour passed.


    A thickyer of frost had formed on the ground around the shelter. Although the freezing rain had stopped, the temperature remained at a chilling minus thirty degrees. Many yers in the game had already frozen to death even before the second wave of exotic beast attacks arrived.


    "Why haven''t theye yet? Could it be that this wave of the cataclysm was just the freezing rain?" Vicky nced outside, confused.


    The surroundings were dead silent, not a single noise could be heard.


    Irving, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them. He noticed the[Evil Source Wand]ced beside him was emitting a faint green glow.


    Irving seemed to realize something. He slowly stood up, his deep gaze directed outside the walls: "They areing."


    "No, they aren''t…" Vicky felt a nervous jolt. The area within five hundred meters of the shelter walls was illuminated clearly by the searchlights, but all she saw was frost-covered ground.Not a single exotic beast was in sight.


    Just then, Little ck, patrolling by the outer wall, suddenly let out a howl. The purple mes enveloping it red up even more fiercely, and the five stone giant beasts began to roar as well.


    Exotic beasts shared a kind of perception, and this perception was never wrong.


    Vicky''s nerves tightened instantly. She couldn''t take her eyes off the outer walls for even a second. At that moment, she felt the tall arrow tower begin to tremble slightly.


    "They''re here!" Vicky eximed, pointing in a direction.


    In the icy, snowyndscape outside, arge number of white figures suddenly appeared. They were swiftly charging towards the shelter. As they got closer, Irving finally saw the appearance of these exotic beasts clearly.


    They were wolves!


    Irving had encountered a wolf pack before at the mining site and recognized them instantly. However, the wolves outside the shelter were different. Their entire bodies were pure white like snow, and they moved even faster.


    In no time, the wolf pack had reached less than a hundred meters from the shelter walls.


    Buzz!


    The green glow from the[Evil Source Wand]in Irving''s hand became even more intense, and a screen suddenly appeared before his eyes.


    [Scanning basic information of exotic beasts...]


    [Snow Shadow Wolf]


    [Species: Unknown]


    [Level: Mid-tier, Low Rank]


    [Description: Fur as white as snow, speed like a sh, capable of releasing disorienting skills that can cause temporary blindness in yers.]


    Irving''s expression froze slightly as his gaze fell on the green gem, [gue Heart], embedded in the handle of the[Evil Source Wand]. He immediately understood.


    This was a legendary piece of equipment!


    The [Evil Source Wand], fused with the [gue Heart], inherently contained immense power and could control the minds of creatures. Hence, it was not surprising that it could sense some basic information about exotic beasts. The information provided was brief and offered only a rough overview of unknown beasts. Full details could only be unlocked after enving them.


    Irving furrowed his brows, his eyes fixated on the pack of Snow Shadow Wolves, a cold glint shing within them. "These Snow Shadow Wolves should be the vanguard of the beast tide." With that, he activated the defense mechanisms of the arrow tower.


    A series of whistling sounds filled the air, as a torrential rain of arrows shot toward the Snow Shadow Wolves like a fierce storm.


    In wolf packs, there is often a leader.


    Among them, arger-than-average alpha wolf appeared,manding the other Snow Shadow Wolves to quickly scatter and continue their charge towards the walls.


    "What are they trying to do?" Vicky eximed in shock.


    The next moment, countless arrows rained down.


    Instantly, dozens of Snow Shadow Wolves were pierced by the long arrows. However, theirbat prowess far exceeded Irving''s expectations. Despite severe injuries, they continued their assault on the outer walls of the shelter.


    Due to the Snow Shadow Wolves dispersing immediately, the threat of the concentrated arrow rain was significantly diminished.


    Irving quickly discerned the alpha wolf''s strategy. He turned to Vicky and said, "Stay in the arrow tower. I''ll go down and take care of them."


    The walls were covered in thorns, yet the ferocious Snow Shadow Wolves, baring their fangs, let out low growls. Despite being riddled with injuries from the thorns, they continued to climb over the corpses of their fallen kin.


    In no time, several Snow Shadow Wolves had climbed over the walls and entered the shelter''s perimeter. However, as they raised their heads, a young figure stood before them, holding a staff and quietly standing his ground...