With each passing hour, the cold in the surrounding kept increasing, and it didn't appear to be any ordinary cold.
People could feel the cold in their blood. Even the ones who lived in areas that were much closer than this mountain started shivering. With time, everyone started realizing that this wasn't any ordinary cold.
Since the rules didn't stop anyone from using their abilities to protect themselves, the ones who could do it cast a Barrier around themselves to keep the cold out. They also helped their teammates with the barriers, but even the barriers didn't stop the cold entirely.
Everyone used whatever they could to protect themselves since they needed to last longer than others. The cold here could easily make anyone sick and make them pass out, which no one wanted.
Mander brought both his hands together. A fire lit up in his hands which started warming him up, keeping him safe.