Chapter - 3250

Even as warriors, they were starting to feel overwhelmed.

As they looked out at the world covered in darkness, the hope they held onto slowly turned into despair.

Suddenly, Tanner crouched down on the ground, panting.

"I... I can't go on. I can't walk anymore. Let's... let's take a break here."

Edurne hurriedly said, "No! We can't stop here. If we do, we won't be able to get up again. It could be fatal."

Somewhat dazed, Alta pleaded, "Edurne, can we... can we take a break... just for a bit? I... I feel like my legs are broken."

"Same here." Cullen's voice wavered with emotion. "I feel like my blood has turned to ice. The temperature here is just too low."

Edurne was at a loss, so she could only look at Zeke, seeking his advice.

To be honest, she was also reaching her limit.

Without realizing it, the group had come to regard Zeke as their leader.

Zeke glanced at them, confirming that they had exhausted their physical strength.

If I reject them now, it will undoubtedly plunge them into despair.

Hence, he said gently, "Of course, you can rest, but not here. If we rest here, I guarantee we'll freeze into ice cubes in less than ten minutes."

"I see. Could you tell us where we should rest, then?" Tanner asked weakly.

Zeke responded, "Find a distinctive place nearby. At the very least, it can't be on the ice surface."

"But in this icy place, where can we find land?" Alta whined.

"If you wish to die here, I won't stop you."

After saying that, Zeke strode away.

Tanner and the others looked at each other, finally letting out a bitter laugh.

"Never mind. Let's just keep pushing through."

"I certainly don't want to die here."

Everyone followed behind.

Snowflakes began to drift down from the sky, and before long, the snow had reached past their knees.

Their progress was hindered, and their energy was completely depleted.

Even Zeke was gradually finding it hard to keep going.

Everyone had given up the last shred of hope.

"We're done for. We might end up trapped here forever."

"Alas! If I had known it would be like this, I would have been better off staying home with my wife and kids."

"Edurne, are... are we all going to die here?"

Edurne was gazing into the distance, lost in thought.

She cautiously asked Zeke, "Quinlan, look... am I seeing things? In the distance... Is that a rock?"

Zeke quickly followed her gaze.

Upon careful observation, he discovered that somewhere in the distance was not snowy white, as if there was a foreign object there.

He rushed up to take a closer look. What could it be if not a piece of emerald-green stone?

Upon seeing the rock, a spark of excitement flashed in Zeke's eyes as if he had seen a glimmer of hope.

Edurne was experiencing terminal lucidity, being at the final juncture of life. Therefore, her senses were particularly sharp, allowing her to discover the rock earlier than Zeke.

He hurriedly waved at Edurne and the others. "Come here! Come quickly! This is our only hope for survival."

Oh?

Upon hearing Zeke's words, everyone hurriedly ran up to him.

However, Cullen had exhausted every last bit of his strength and could not make it to the large rock, collapsing to the ground halfway there.

It was Edurne and the others who carried him up onto the large rock.

The stone was just slightly warmer than the ice, providing a slight relief to everyone.

However, this slight relief was of no use in their current situation.

Edurne asked, "Quinlan, can we... survive by standing on this big rock? Do you need us to... do something?"

Zeke flashed a small smile. "Everyone, take a step back."