Super Gene Hunting Ground

The current daytime, around noon before and after 12 o'clock, has about 4-6 hours of sunlight.

Since Yang Xiao became the King of Nanmu City, the dense fog within the jurisdiction of Nanmu City has been dispersed, allowing sunlight to shine through.

However, the Earth is still a big Ice Ball, and this bit of sunlight cannot solve the major problems; during the day, the temperature still remains cold, reaching around minus twenty degrees, and at night, it gradually drops to about minus thirty degrees.

The Earth now is like the Antarctica before the apocalypse, covered everywhere with thick layers of ice, and even with the sunlight, it is of no use.

After breakfast, Yang Xiao led everyone to the nearby Star Moon Lake ice surface, where one thousand five hundred elite soldiers were ready, including three hundred bird beast souls led by Huang Wen, Qin Yu, Deng Xiao, and others.

Bird beast souls can fly and are fast; for the fifty kilometers of Star Moon Lake, it takes less than half an hour to fly at full speed.

However, they still need to wait for the ground troops and coordinate actions with them.

Three hundred elemental mages led by Chen Fei and Chen Lu, two hundred plant soul warriors led by Feifei, three hundred archers led by Zhou Qiang, four hundred close combat beast souls elites led by Long Yongjun.

The people on the ground all wore wooden ice skating shoes, holding two wooden sticks in their hands.

Yang Xiao rode on a three-meter-tall sweat-blood Flame Horse, burning like a cloud of fire on the ice and snow, looking like a god, causing everyone to marvel.

Yang Xiao shouted loudly:

"Brothers and sisters, to survive, we must fight desperately; to develop, we still need to fight desperately. If we don't fight desperately, our opponents will also seek us out to fight desperately. Therefore, today, I will lead you to go challenge Yue Ying of Shanyun City to a desperate fight. There is a saying that goes well, only the brave wins; our goal is the vast universe, today is just our starting point, we will set out from here, and we will eventually have a broader sky..."

Over a thousand people heard Yang Xiao's speech, instantly boiling with passion.

"People, cannot be without dreams, otherwise, what is the difference between us and the Ice Fish of Star Moon Lake? For our dreams, let's strive, our small goal today, to seize Shanyun City, set off!"

Following Yang Xiao's command "Set off!", three hundred bird beast soul soldiers soared into the sky, blocking the sunlight, leading the way in flight.

More than a thousand people on the ground immediately swung the poles, beginning to glide on the ice, their speed increasing rapidly as they raced forward.

Xia Luo is now in the advanced stage of the Primordial Gene; even without wearing ice skating boards, a casual leg lift gives her a speed that others cannot match.

The ice skating boards are mainly prepared for those elite soldiers, as for those with Primordial Gene Primary Stage or above, even without the boards, their speed is extremely fast.

The army surged forward like a tidal wave.

Yang Xiao gently patted the sweat-blood Flame Horse, turning into a red cloud as he ran forward, instantly overtaking the army on the ice and rushing to the forefront.

From mid-air, Huang Wen and others saw Yang Xiao on his fiery cloud and fast horse, leading the way with more than a thousand people following; the scene was truly staggering.

With Yang Xiao taking the lead, the soldiers behind him were even more spirited, increasing their gliding speed.

Yang Xiao was already controlling the speed of the Flame Horse; otherwise, he would have run out of sight earlier.

The straight-line lake distance from Star Moon Town to Shanyun City is about fifty kilometers. Normally, considering the severe cold temperatures, rest, and replenishment of physical strength and energy, it would take at least a day to barely make it.

But now, using ice skating boards, the speed increased by at least four times or more, and because people stand on the boards to slide, it is not so strenuous, and physical exertion is less.

The ice surface of the lake is initially very smooth, like a mirror, making it very convenient and fast to slide on. Moreover, as these people have undergone genetic evolution, their physical fitness is better, and their strength is greater. Using a support pole gently, the whole person can slide a long way.

This idea occurred to Yang Xiao when he suddenly remembered their ice-skating sessions at the Kongming Academy's playground.

At noon, the weak sunlight shone directly on Shanyun City, and Yang Xiao could already make out the city of Shanyun several kilometers away.

...

Ever since his defeat by Yang Xiao, Yue Ying had withdrawn all his personnel from Star Moon Town. He focused on rapidly extracting resources from Star Moon Lake's Ice Fish, prioritizing the genetic evolution of himself and some core members.

Last time, Yue Ying suffered heavy casualties, losing 8 Primordial Gene Intermediate warriors and nearly 50 Primary experts.

After a period of recovery, Yue Ying once again concentrated resources and upgraded 50 Primordial Gene Primary experts, bringing the total to over a hundred.

He also upgraded 10 Primordial Gene Intermediate warriors, bringing the total to 20.

Finally, Yue Ying himself evolved to the Enhanced Gene Primary Level.

Now, the overall level of genetic evolution in Shanyun City has reached 14.

"Damn, Nanmu City has actually advanced to level 15, and I'm only at 14?"

In a tall building in Shanyun City, Yue Ying cursed irritably.

Tan Zong and Tan Fa, since leaving Star Moon Town and coming to Shanyun City, had become Yue Ying's close followers.

Tan Zong said,

"Boss, the rapid evolution speed of Nanmu City is all because they secured resources from Star Moon Lake. I had people secretly scout; they now have three to four thousand people extracting Ice Fish resources from the lake every day. This could lead to trouble if it continues."

Tan Fa then spoke,

"Do you think Yang Xiao might launch a surprise attack on Shanyun City? He seemed quite greedy when he immediately asked for half of the Star Moon Lake last time."

"He wouldn't dare!"

Yue Ying roared furiously, slamming his hand on the table. With a "crack", the solid wood table immediately split into pieces and collapsed with a crash.

Yue Ying kicked the broken wooden planks on the floor and muttered "bad luck" under his breath.

Yue Ying had a cousin named Yue Ming, a recent university graduate initially assigned to work in a bank. Unexpectedly, he encountered the apocalypse and ended up following Yue Ying, becoming his right-hand man.

Yue Ming said,

"Big brother, the evolution speed of Nanmu City is too fast; we need to be cautious. Although Shanyun City and Nanmu City are separated by Star Moon Lake, they now control half of the lake. For them, the lake is no longer a natural barrier. Especially as their genetically evolved experts increase in number and their resistance to severe cold strengthens, crossing Star Moon Lake won't be difficult. We need to set up defenses early."

Yue Ying nodded.

Another subordinate said,

"Boss, rest assured, we send out the Flying People Team every day to patrol about five kilometers around Star Moon Lake as per your last directive. We have established an emergency response team, a 200-person squad ready to respond 24 hours a day."