Chapter 185

Because they know the time and route,

many players and streamers are waiting in the area behind the Flying Capture of Ludingqiao.

Waiting for the Red side's team to arrive.

There are also many squatting in Liu Chen's stream room; the reason for squatting in Liu Chen's stream room is that his side is the first-person perspective, and there were no deaths in the previous Flying Capture of Ludingqiao plot.

So after the Flying Capture of Ludingqiao, they headed north all the way.

Liu Chen's side has always been in a first-person perspective state.

And according to the marching speed and route of these few days, they will be able to arrive near Jinshan in less than half a day, after which they will cross the snow-capped mountains and join forces with the Red 4th Front Army.

Inside Liu Chen's stream room.

Following half a day of marching, the white snow-capped mountains in the distance are already clearly visible.

The towering peaks appear and disappear in the thin mist, white snow covering the rolling peaks; it is clearly June, but looking at the cold light emitted by the snow-capped mountains under the sunlight.

It makes one inexplicably feel a chill.

Liu Chen's side is the vanguard unit; looking at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, he cannot help but shiver:

"Hell."

"Just looking at it makes me start to feel cold."

The barrage floats by densely.

【Finally going to climb the snow-capped mountains, about to unlock the Polar Star official website CG, right?】

【This environment... I have to say, I feel cold through the screen too.】

【I wonder if there will be a blizzard.】

【If you don't know how to speak, shut your mouth!】

【The main thing is that the Red side's troops are all wearing summer clothes; these conditions are a bit difficult.】

Liu Chen looks at the barrage and tightens his thin military uniform.

Why does it feel colder after reading the barrage...

Looking back at the troops in the rear, the footsteps in the team are heavy, everyone is exhausted, but their eyes are shining with firm light.

It also brings confidence to Liu Chen's side; he takes a deep breath and continues to walk forward.

Mount Jiajin is right ahead.

The small town at the foot of the mountain ahead is already in sight.

At the same time.

When Liu Chen is about to arrive at the small town at the foot of Mount Jiajin, the other players and streamers waiting in the small town also encounter the Red side's troops arriving here one after another.

After all, the time points skipped are fast and slow.

However, they are all individual plots, so naturally, there are no other players.

Some well-prepared streamers successfully join the team, while some streamers or players who don't understand and only want to trigger the plot are not so lucky.

After all, joining suddenly is impossible even in the game.

Some players are still merchants with millions in assets, arriving here comfortably all the way; it is hard not to arouse suspicion when joining suddenly in such a situation.

Naturally, they are rejected by the Red side forces.

Soon.

Stream rooms that triggered the Long March plot appear one after another.

For a time.

In the 【Age of Awakening】 DLC section, all are stream rooms preparing to climb the snow-capped mountains, but they are divided into all kinds of things, combat squads, mess squads, logistics squads, etc.

And the benefit of Liu Chen's side is reflected.

Compared to other streamers, who are all trying to join at the foot of Mount Jiajin to trigger the plot.

As someone who has always been in the Red side's team.

And is in the vanguard unit, Liu Chen's side heads to Mount Jiajin to scout the way earlier than other stream rooms.

It's just that compared to other stream rooms.

The danger of the vanguard unit might also be greater.

Inside the stream room.

Liu Chen is already standing at the foot of the mountain, looking up with the friends in the stream room at this snow-capped mountain known by the locals as 'Fairy Mountain'.

The peak, over 4,900 meters above sea level, pierces the clouds, and the end cannot be seen.

The cold wind mixed with snow particles hits Liu Chen's face, forcing him to squint.

Ahead.

The company commander of the reconnaissance company is looking at the snow-capped mountain with several platoon leaders under his command, frowning tightly.

One of the reconnaissance platoon leaders looks at the snow-capped mountain and says to the company commander:

"Company commander, the villagers say this mountain is sunny one moment and a blizzard the next, and there are man-eating snow pits."

"Even immortals can't get past it."

The company commander doesn't speak, just looks at the snow-capped mountain in front of him and says in a low voice:

"If immortals can't get past it, we, the Red Army, can!"

"Tell the soldiers to check their equipment, especially the leg wraps, they must be tied tightly."

"We still have a large army behind us waiting."

Hearing this.

The reconnaissance platoon leader doesn't say anything more, nods, and comes over to convey the order.

And the company commander in front is looking at the map given to them by the local villagers with several platoon leaders, studying the route.

What they carry on their shoulders is not just the lives of the reconnaissance company soldiers.

It is the lives of the subsequent large army of 20,000 to 30,000 people; once the route is wrong, the consequences are unimaginable.

Soon.

The soldiers of this reconnaissance company walk onto that towering snow-capped mountain, and Liu Chen is among them.

Through Liu Chen's perspective.

The Blue Star friends in the stream room can also feel the harsh environment of Mount Jiajin at this time.

The foot of the mountain is fine.

But as they go up the mountain, after arriving at the place covered by ice and snow, the real difficulties have just begun.

The howling cold wind rings in their ears, and what this brings is the order conveyed by the company commander in front; even if shouted loudly, it doesn't travel more than a few meters before being covered by the sound of the wind.

It can only be passed back one by one, greatly increasing the difficulty of communication.

And the road on the mountain is not easy to walk either.

No one has crossed here for years, resulting in there being no complete roads here at all, and what the reconnaissance company soldiers have to do is in this snow-capped mountain without roads.

Explore a path.

A path of life that can allow 20,000 to 30,000 people to walk out of the snow-capped mountains and get rid of the Blue side's pursuers.

Following the climb.

The snow becomes thicker and thicker, already affecting the march; the cold wind on the snow-capped mountain is like a knife, blowing on the face and causing pain; the old squad leader in front turns around and shouts:

"Comrades! Watch your feet!"

At this time.

The snow on the mountain has already submerged their calves, walking on the road with one deep step and one shallow step, and the road conditions under their feet are not clear at all.

Some soldiers' legs have already been frozen and cracked.

Every step taken, pulling out the leg, brings up blood-stained snow; on the rugged snow-capped mountain, it forms a long, bright red mark in the snow-capped mountain of minus ten or twenty degrees.

Relying only on thin military uniforms and leg wraps to move forward all the way... those bright red marks are covered by wind and snow in an instant.

Ahead.

The old squad leader and platoon leaders insert the road signs explored in conspicuous places so that the large army behind knows the direction and knows which road can be walked.

Suddenly!

The team in front stops, and the old squad leader shouts:

"Don't move!"

As he says this, he extends the wooden stick in his hand to probe downward.

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Twice...

Crash—!!!

The snow under the old squad leader's feet in front suddenly collapses!

The whole person slides down uncontrollably.

The two soldiers behind him are quick-witted and grab him, and the soldiers behind also react and come up to grab him.

The old squad leader doesn't fall down.

After pulling the old squad leader up, everyone looks at the fracture zone in front of them with surprise and uncertainty.

Everyone just walked on the edge of life and death.

The old squad leader gasps for breath:

"This road cannot be walked."

"Change direction."

The others have no objections.

They immediately change direction.

The team walks for about another two hours, and the sky is already getting dark.

However, the snow-capped mountain in front still cannot see the end.

Liu Chen's heart is cold; if they spend the night here, won't they be frozen to death?

While thinking, he takes out a road sign and inserts it into the snow.

But the road sign in his hand suddenly falls down.

Liu Chen looks down and suddenly finds something wrong; his right hand has been frozen purple and black at some point, and his fingers have completely lost sensation.

He just brought out the road sign, and didn't even pick it up.

It was just because pain, perception, etc., were adjusted to the lowest, and he hadn't noticed it all along.

Seeing this scene.

The Blue Star friends in the stream room are a bit uneasy; some who study medicine tell Liu Chen.

【This is severe frostbite! If not treated, the fingers will become necrotic!】

【Snowfield hypothermia is a silent killer... black fingers are already a late-stage symptom.】

【It's over, in this situation, amputation might be needed!】

【Forget about amputation, whether the streamer can get down is another matter; I'm afraid he'll be frozen to death on the snow-capped mountain.】

【There are three ways to save the streamer's hand: 1. Stop activities, 2. Warm the hand, 3. Go to the hospital for emergency treatment, but the streamer doesn't have these conditions now...:】

There are ways to save the hand, but obviously, there are no conditions for that now.

The current situation is that they have climbed the snow-capped mountain for half a day, they can't stop, they can't go up, they can't go back, let alone warming up, and there are no conditions for emergency medical care here.

It can be said that Liu Chen's hand definitely cannot be saved.

Liu Chen doesn't know what to do either; he got through the Jinsha River and the Flying Capture of Ludingqiao, won't he really be frozen to death here?

The little soldier behind sees Liu Chen bending over to place the road sign and then being in a daze, and walks up:

"Brother Liu, you..."

Liu Chen suddenly comes back to his senses, hurriedly inserts the road sign, and puts his hand into his bosom:

"It's nothing, continue forward."

After finishing, he continues to walk forward.

It's just that the sky is already getting dark, and they haven't found a safe place to spend the night.

As the sun sets, the temperature drops suddenly.

Don't know how long they climbed.

Liu Chen estimates that it must be close to 4,000 meters, and is looking at the surrounding environment.

Thump!

The sound of something suddenly hitting the snow behind him.

Liu Chen looks back.

Only a human-shaped outline appears in the snow, and the surrounding soldiers and Liu Chen hurriedly walk over.

Digging through the snow, they pull out the soldier inside.

It is the little soldier who called Liu Chen Brother Liu before; at this time, his face is blue, his lips are purple, clearly a combination of altitude sickness and frostbite.

At this time, the little soldier is already delirious.

Tremblingly, he reaches his hand into his pocket, takes out a piece of dry food frozen hard, hands it to Liu Chen's hand, and weakly opens his mouth to say something.

But his arm finally hangs down weakly.

Liu Chen looks at the dry food in the hand that has been frozen black and remains silent, and the people around also see Liu Chen's frostbitten hand.

Everyone moves the little soldier to the side and covers him simply.

Someone wants to come over to see the condition of Liu Chen's hand, but Liu Chen just waves his hand, looks at the dry food handed over by the little soldier in his hand, and thinks for a while.

He takes out the piece of dry food in his pocket and hands it to the old squad leader.

The old squad leader is stunned:

"You..."

Liu Chen gives a bitter smile:

"I might not be able to walk anymore."

"This dry food."

"Better leave it for others."

Although various pains and feelings can be adjusted down in the plot, it is only shielding; the body is still that body, and Liu Chen feels that his body is already a bit out of control.

And the snow-capped mountain at this time is not firm, and it's hard to walk down.

The old squad leader is silent for a moment, then nods heavily and takes the dry food.

The team continues to move forward.

It's just that Liu Chen's situation is getting worse and worse; although various feelings have been adjusted to the lowest,

but after the body is frozen, it has instinctively started to walk crookedly.

Liu Chen also feels that he can't control his body, and even with the settings adjusted to the lowest, which shouldn't have various pains,

it seems that they have exceeded the body's limit.

In a trance.

Liu Chen seems to hear someone shouting excitedly that they see the top of the mountain.

Top of the mountain?

Just as this word flashes in his mind.

Suddenly, the world spins.

Thump—

The whole person hits the snow, and the screen goes dark.

Liu Chen is ejected from the game.

He returns to the main interface.

And after returning to the main interface, all the abnormal feelings in the game disappear, and he wakes up.

Sitting in the stream room, he is a bit dazed.

Crossed the Jinsha River, crossed the Ludingqiao, but finally fell on the snow-capped mountain.

Liu Chen rubs his temples and says to the friends in the stream room:

"Alright, today's stream ends here."

"I have to restart the game."

The Blue Star friends in the stream room comfort him, and also sigh at the difficulties of the Red side.

【Oh... the little soldier was still thinking about leaving the dry food for his comrades at the end.】

【This snow-capped mountain is indeed too difficult, the streamer has already tried his best.】

【How did the Red Army manage to carry through it...】

【Just experiencing it in the game is unbearable, I dare not imagine what it would be like if these happened in reality.】

【The streamer's hand is frozen black, in reality, I'm afraid he'd be directly amputated.】

【This game is too realistic, it makes me feel cold all over.】

Liu Chen looks at the barrage and says:

"Thank you all for your comfort, the difficulty of this snow-capped mountain is indeed too great."

"Everyone, first look at other stream rooms."

"I am the vanguard unit, let's see if the situation of the large army will be better."

After finishing, Liu Chen closes the stream.

He climbs out of the virtual sensory pod and looks at the scene outside the window where drones are flying everywhere, feeling a bit dazed.

Played for so long without knowing it, for a moment he can't tell where is real.

But from the Jinsha River to the Ludingqiao, and then to that Mount Jiajin at an altitude of over 4,900 meters, the shock of walking all the way is incomparable to other games.

Not only that.

This journey, the tempering of will, is also something other game plots cannot achieve.

Liu Chen rests for a moment and relaxes.

Only then does he open the Tian Sha stream platform and look at other stream rooms that are climbing the snow-capped mountains.

At this time.

Tian Sha stream platform, 【Age of Awakening】 section.

Inside streamer Zhuo Yong's stream room.

He is following the Red side's large army forward, and among a crowd of stream rooms, he is considered to have set out relatively early, and at this time has already climbed to a height of nearly 3,000 meters.

Enter the stream room.

Liu Chen cannot help but brighten his eyes, because many of the road signs guiding the team are familiar to him.

Although he is not in other streamers' plots.

But except for players, the NPCs in the plot are all fixed, so in Zhuo Yong's stream room, Liu Chen also sees many road signs inserted by the old squad leader.

Although there are none inserted by him.

But having participated in his own plot, he inexplicably has a feeling, as if the people behind are following his road signs forward.

It's just that as the altitude gets higher and higher.

The large army also encounters the invasion of wind and snow, and there is a sudden commotion in front of Zhuo Yong.

A soldier falls to the ground.

The medic hears the movement and hurriedly runs over to check:

"Altitude sickness! Quickly help him to that shelter from the wind!"

Zhuo Yong takes a few quick steps, follows the soldiers in front to lift the person, but as soon as he touches him, his face changes suddenly.

After helping the little soldier to the shelter, he stands up and looks at the little soldier with a complex expression, and says to the stream room:

"It's no use."

"The body is already cold, and the breathing will be gone soon."

There is silence in the stream room, and Liu Chen feels a chill in his heart too.

The barrage in the stream room floats by:

【Which one is this?】

【Set out for more than half a day, this is already the 37th.】

【This environment is too difficult.】

【That's right, wearing that thin military uniform to climb the snow-capped mountain, it will be frozen in half an hour, and they have already climbed for several hours.】

【The altitude is too high, hypoxia plus severe cold, ordinary people simply can't carry it.】

【But this is a group of ordinary people...】

The Blue Star friends watching the plot in the stream room are silent; no one knows where the end of this 【Long March】 is, but they know this is just the beginning of the 【Long March】.

Behind... how much further is it?

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