Global Game: AFK In The Zombie Apocalypse Game

Chapter 2612  The Environment

”Huh?!”

The team of Tigranth, who were in the middle of fighting the Ice Crystal Golems, immediately showed a look of surprise.

It was a domain-type ability!

And the strength of the domain was incredibly high, with an extensive range!

In just a short moment, the once icy expanse had been overtaken by layer upon layer of vines and branches!

The temperature around them even seemed to rise slightly.

The vines immediately surged toward the Ice Crystal Golems, entangling them tightly and climbing up their massive bodies.

The Ice Crystal Golems took heavy steps, relying on their enormous strength attribute to tear apart the vines wrapped around their feet.

Despite this, the vines still managed to slow the Ice Crystal Golems down, reducing their mobility.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Abe Akayaʼs vines formed a series of dense, sharp vine spikes, all of which were aimed at the Ice Crystal Golem.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The spikes slammed against the Golemʼs body, exploding upon impact.

Unfortunately, the attack was completely ineffective.

The strikes only left some minor scratches on the Ice Crystal Golemʼs crystalline surface.

It seemed that Abe Akayaʼs two abilities had no effect on the Ice Crystal Golem at all.

However, a faint smile appeared on Fang Hengʼs face.

It was already enough!

”Go!”

Tigranth, experienced in combat, immediately gave the order, signaling the team to quickly close the distance and launch an attack on the Ice Crystal Golem.

They realized that Fang Hengʼs special domain abilityʼs greatest effect wasnʼt the vine control or the damage, but rather the way it altered the surrounding environment!

Whoosh!

Tigranth swiftly moved to the front of one of the Ice Crystal Golems, his dark sword once again slashing through the air.

”Ka-la-la-la-la...”

With the sword strike, the Ice Crystal Golemʼs body, like paper, was ripped open, large chunks of ice crystals flying off.

Normally, such an attack would cause substantial damage, but the intense cold of the icy domain would rapidly heal the wound.

However, this time, under the influence of Eternal Tree Realm, the icy winds that would typically speed up the healing were blocked by thick layers of vines and trees!

The Ice Crystal Golemʼs self-healing speed was greatly reduced!

This was the perfect opportunity to attack the Golem!

Not knowing how long Fang Hengʼs domain would last, Tigranthʼs team quickly took advantage of the situation to deal with the Ice Crystal Golem.

Fang Heng, positioned on the periphery, continued to weaken the Golem as well.

In just under half a minute, one of the Ice Crystal Golems fell to the concentrated firepower of Tigranthʼs team.

[Hint: The player has assisted the team in killing an Ice Crystal Golem, gaining Tier 5 brilliant crystal*1.]

[Hint: The player has gained 5000 faction reputation with the death realm.]

”Next!”

Tigranth shouted, leading the team toward the next Ice Crystal Golem.

It was no wonder that in the past, most people avoided provoking the Ice Crystal Golems when entering the icy domain.

If it werenʼt for Fang Hengʼs domain helping them, they would have needed far more time to clear out these Ice Crystal Golems.

After twenty minutes, the domainʼs duration reached its maximum limit, and the vines began to recede.

Seeing this, Fang Heng immediately stepped out of the battle circle and returned to Kotalʼs side.

Taking advantage of the domainʼs effect, Tigranth led his team in clearing over thirty Ice Crystal Golems. Ahead of them, a large area had been cleared, with only six Ice Crystal Golems remaining, still stubbornly resisting. They were now fully engaged with Tigranthʼs team.

Kotal looked at Fang Heng, praising him, ”That move you used earlier was quite impressive.”

”Thank you for the compliment. Now that the Golems are being dealt with, it will take some time to finish them off. How about we head inside and check the situation?”

”Sounds good. Iʼll follow you.”

Fang Heng immediately led Kotal toward the direction where the shattered will of Empress Persephone had been sensed.

Soon, the two of them ventured deep into the territory occupied by the Ice Crystal Golems.

After walking for a short while, a thin layer of ice crystal wall appeared in front of them.

Kotal stared at the ice barrier, silently nodding to himself before speaking in a low voice, ”Fang Heng, this is an ice crystal barrier, it looks like something Empress Persephone herself would have created.”

”Mm.”

Fang Heng responded briefly, his eyes focused on the ice barrier as he peered through it.

Behind the ice crystal was... a temple?

A white structure loomed beyond the ice.

The building was made from materials he couldnʼt quite identify, but its color was entirely pure white.

In front of the structure, a patch of white snow stretched out, but there, hovering ominously over the snow, was a black aura.

Found it!

It was the shattered will of the Empress!

A sharp sensation hit Fang Hengʼs chest.

Kotal also noticed the white structure and the strange black aura, his eyes flickering with apprehension, ”Iʼve never heard of such a building in the Frozen Valley. It looks like some kind of temple. Fang Heng, I have a bad feeling. This temple must be connected to Empress Persephone.”

At the same time, the undead councilʼs instructors were watching through their mirrors and saw the white building as well.

In the conference hall, a quiet murmur rose once more as the instructors discussed the new discovery.

”What is that?”

”Looking at the structure of the building, it closely resembles one of the Empressʼs tribute temples built during her reign.”

”Do we have any relevant data?”

”Weʼre working on translating the information now...”

”Hurry up, check as quickly as possible!”

...

Frozen Valley.

Kotal approached the icy barrier and observed it closely. He then asked, ”Fang Heng, do you have a way to open this barrier?”

”Iʼm not sure, but we can give it a try.”

Fang Heng extended his hand and pressed it against the ice crystal.

Immediately, a bone-chilling cold radiated from it.

Fang Heng quickly activated his mental strength to resist.

”Buzz...”

The barrier emitted a faint hum in response to Fang Hengʼs mental strength.

Almost immediately, the force of the ice crystal began to merge with the fragment of Empress Persephoneʼs crystal in his sea of consciousness. Slowly, the barrier began to dissipate.

Itʼs working!

Kotalʼs eyes gleamed as he watched the barrier slowly begin to fade. He felt a sense of satisfaction.

Bringing Fang Heng along had indeed been the right decision!

”Boom!!!”

Fang Heng continued to channel his mental power into the barrier, and within moments, the entire icy wall shattered before his eyes.

With a final crack, a surge of energy radiated from beyond the shattered barrier, sending out powerful ripples.

Kotalʼs perception sharpened, his brows furrowing tightly as he focused on the source of the energy. His gaze fixed on a circular formation in the center of the white building, where a black fog was gathering.

What was that thing?

It just stayed there, continuously releasing powerful energy ripples outward.

Kotal didnʼt dare to act rashly and looked over at Fang Heng.

Fang Heng reopened his eyes and also looked up, observing the soul of the Empress, which was continuously releasing aura ripples.

”Donʼt worry, itʼs not dangerous, but approaching it recklessly might provoke its hostility. Stay here and wait for me.”

Kotal, who also didnʼt dare to get too close, listened to Fang Heng and asked, ”Do you know it? What is that?”

”Mm, thatʼs the lingering will of Empress Persephone.”

With those words, he stepped forward, his pace slow and measured as he moved closer to the black mist.

Kotal felt a growing sense of tension in his heart, his gaze fixed on Fang Heng and the black fog.

The black fog seemed to notice Fang Hengʼs approach, trembling slightly.