The two hurried to catch up, uncertain if there were any pursuers behind them. After regrouping, everyone donned the captured coats and continued their forced march. Two hours later, Luo Zheng noticed the sky was growing dark and spotted a wind-sheltered slope ahead. Recalling the recent battle and considering everyone's high tension, the two hours of rapid travel, and their physical exhaustion, he knew they needed to rest, so they made for the wind-sheltered slope to dig out a snow cave for shelter.
Lan Xue signaled Luo Zheng to come over and check the spoils they had captured together. The gear from nine people included various weapons and ammunition, as well as backpacks and sleds filled with a variety of wilderness survival supplies. Food and water were plentiful—the very things they urgently needed. Seeing all this, Luo Zheng couldn't help but smile.
"With these things, we should have no trouble getting out of the snow mountains," Lan Xue whispered excitedly.
