Hijacking the Timeline

Outside Winterfrost City lay the supply zone, a region perpetually blanketed in snow, its landscape a pristine expanse of white.

To the east, the continuous mountain range coiled like snow dragons, their icy forms twisting and swirling. The biting wind, colliding and converging, tore through the air with a howling that sounded like the dragons’ roars.

This environment was the harshest in the Eastern District, and it was from this that Winterfrost City derived its name.

Further north from Winterfrost City was one of the front-line supply zones of the Eastern District, also known as the Winter Supply Zone.

A large number of domain combat teams were stationed here.

The revelry in the Winter Supply Zone was nearing its end, but many media outlets from various cities remained to cover the event.

Just days earlier, the medium-sized Domain Field to the north, the Bloodthorn Domain Field, had been dispersed. The Spatial Crystal within the field was shattered, marking a significant victory for humanity.

The resources left behind in the Bloodthorn Domain Field were divided among the participating domain combat teams according to their contributions.

Now, truck after truck, laden with domain resources, rumbled into the supply zone. These resources were then loaded onto transport aircraft and dispatched to cities across the land.

The airport was already piled high with stockpiled resources.

Advertisements in major cities had been running round-the-clock for days, broadcasting the joyous news.

All of humanity rejoiced.

At Snow Wolf Manor, over a hundred fully armed members of the team gathered.

Mu Qing stood at the rear of the formation, a pack several times her size slung across her back. She listened intently as Commander Tuo Yan addressed the group.

Though she had become a core member of the battle group, she still knew little about its operations. Her only previous experience in a Domain Field had been during the recent dispersal of the Bloodthorn Domain Field, just five days prior.

But by then, the Bloodthorn Domain Field was nearly fully subdued. The Snow Wolf Domain Battle Group had only been brought in to assist with post-operation logistics and transportation, never even encountering the final enemy before the field was dispelled.

Today would mark her first official deployment to the front lines as a combat member.

”After five days of rest and recuperation, I trust you’re all fully refreshed. We joined the Bloodthorn Domain Field’s dispersal too late. Our next target is the Silent Domain Field, and we’ll be a key part of the main force. Now, let’s move out!”

As Commander Tuo Yan waved his hand and shouted, the entire group began boarding the vehicles.

Mu Qing moved to the rear of the line and climbed onto a military truck designated for transporting domain resources. After setting down her pack, she sat down.

”Nervous?” Ye Niu asked with a smile, sitting across from her.

Mu Qing shook her head and answered honestly, ”Not nervous at all. In fact, I’m a little excited.”

Ye Niu was taken aback by her response, then burst into laughter.

The convoy then drove out of the Snow Wolf Manor and headed north of the supply zone.

Soon, the convoy joined several other convoys, and they all moved north together.

This operation was being jointly conducted by eight domain combat teams, including the Snow Wolf Battle Group.

Their target was the Silent Domain Field to the north.

This Domain Field had appeared over a decade ago, and several domain combat teams from the Winter Supply Zone had conducted initial explorations.

However, the early exploration teams suffered heavy casualties.

The only information they gathered was that the Silent Domain Field contained monsters that fed on human blood. But due to the thick mist that enveloped the area, their exact appearance remained unclear.

The repeated failures of the exploration teams, combined with the fact that several other Domain Fields to the north were being prioritized for conquest at the time, led to the Silent Domain Field’s exploration and conquest being temporarily shelved.

But with the recent dispelling of the Bloodthorn Domain Field, the nearby Silent Domain Field had become the primary target for conquest by the battle groups of the Winter Supply Zone.

Moreover, the Silent Domain Field had existed for over a decade. Its rules and the world within had gradually fused, making it highly probable that Domain-Transcending Creatures capable of stepping outside the field had already emerged.

This posed a significant threat to humanity.

In newly formed Domain Fields, the probability of Domain-Transcending Creatures appearing was extremely low.

Because the rules and world within a Domain Field differed from those of the human world, domain creatures found it exceedingly difficult to overcome the rule barriers and enter human territory.

However, as the Domain Field merged and expanded with the world, these barriers gradually weakened and eventually disappeared, leading to the emergence of Domain-Transcending Creatures.

Recently, the expansion of the Silent Domain Field had noticeably accelerated, even to the point of being described as frenzied.

Consequently, this Domain Field became the primary target for the Winter Supply Zone’s next major offensive.

It would also be the next Domain Field to be dispersed.

Along the way, Ye Niu began to instruct Mu Qing on what to do as the team’s core member within the Domain Field, interspersing his advice with personal anecdotes.

When Ye Niu described how his face had turned deathly pale with nervousness during his first entry into a Domain Field, exaggerating his expression as he spoke, his comrades in the truck burst into laughter. Mu Qing also smiled warmly.

Here were comrades who had faced life and death together, and in their interactions, there was no workplace pretense, only genuine brotherhood.

So, with them, Mu Qing no longer felt the same awkwardness she once did.

The convoy traveled for most of the day.

As night fell and darkness enveloped the land, the sky lit up with a dazzling aurora.

”Mu Qing, do you have any talents? Come on, show us something!” said a fully armed woman sitting beside her with a smile.

”I... I don’t have any talents,” Mu Qing immediately shook her head.

”Don’t be shy! I saw you packing a harmonica and polishing it several times before we left.”

At this, the truck occupants erupted in playful teasing.

Faced with the invitation, Mu Qing no longer refused. She pulled out the white harmonica Feng Qi had given her.

Gazing at the ethereal green aurora swirling like mist in the sky, she began to play.

The boisterous chatter died down, replaced by the resonant notes of the harmonica. The music stirred memories deep within their hearts.

As many looked at Mu Qing’s youthful face, they were reminded of their own early days in the Snow Wolf Battle Group.

Since then, their naivety had faded, tempered by the crucible of blood and fire.

Yet every march to the front lines was a gamble with death.

None knew how many would return safely this time.

Under the brilliant starry sky, each soldier carried their own thoughts.

But having chosen this path, they had already accepted their fate of dying in battle.

At this moment, their hearts remained as resolute as ever, unwavering in their resolve.

(End of the Chapter)

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