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Chapter One Hundred Ninety-Seven:
Angelina was also caught by the sudden ice crystals.
Suddenly, a chilling numbness surged through Heart, causing her expression to change. Without thinking much, she deflected the Ice Giant's incoming fist with her great sword and immediately retreated.
Creating some distance, Angelina looked around and was shocked to find that within just a short time, most of her elite forces had already fallen.
Everyone was tightly gripping Heart, their faces tinged with blue.
Moreover, it wasn't just her people; even the soldiers of the Teltia Family who hadn't managed to retreat were affected.
"This is a large-scale spell!!"
She had considered this situation but never expected that Mersais would disregard even a small portion of his own family's people.
Clearly, she had underestimated the selfishness and cold-bloodedness of a wizard.
Immediately, she issued an emergency retreat order.
An attack of this level was something mere mortals could not withstand.
With a loud crack, she cleaved through the giant that was about to pursue her and then quickly ran back in the direction she came from.
Meanwhile, Mersais stood atop the high tower, his face dark as he watched the Countess and her group scatter in haste, continuing to murmur an unknown incantation.
A vast expanse of white mist rapidly gathered before him, soon transforming into slender ice spikes suspended in mid-air.
A snowflake-shaped rune flickered behind him.
Watching the crowd that had not yet escaped, he slightly opened his hand and then pushed forcefully.
A sound like tearing fabric suddenly came from behind him.
With a ripping noise, countless ice spikes shot out instantly, resembling a storm of ice crystals.
Before long, muffled groans echoed from the distant forest.
Listening to the cries coming from the woods, Mersais grabbed the black arrow that had turned into an ordinary projectile. "Angelina. You can't escape this time!"
...
The large number of ice spikes that shot out suddenly pierced through the soldiers who could not dodge in time.
Angelina and Felix exchanged a grim look while blocking the incoming ice spikes with their weapons.
The original plan was for Freya to face Mersais one-on-one, but the Countess had a sudden idea to try out the special arrow she had brought from the castle's treasury.
It was said that this arrow had been passed down from a certain Official Wizard of her family, though it was from a long time ago. The runes on it still remained.
And indeed, this arrow made Mersais feel a sense of crisis. However, he only felt it.
What followed was the death of a large number of elite soldiers.
The strike of an Official Wizard, even if it was a newly promoted wizard under favorable conditions, was simply beyond their comparison.
'Bang!'
The sound of something heavy falling suddenly came from outside the forest. Standing still, Angelina frowned and looked over, only to find an even larger Ice Giant.
On the shoulders of the giant stood Mersais, his expression dark as he looked over.
The gazes of the two suddenly collided, and immediately, Angelina's face turned pale.
Without a second thought, she abruptly turned and shouted towards the distant forest, "Lady Freya! Hurry up and take action!"
Mersais, standing on the giant's shoulder, paused slightly at the Countess's call, then revealed a disdainful smile. "Lady Freya? Hmph. Where did you find this trash? No matter who you are! You all will die today, Raymond City—"
Before he could finish his sentence, a slender red line suddenly shot out from the forest, piercing directly into the chest of the Ice Giant.
'Bang!!!'
A loud shattering sound echoed.
Mersais's smile froze on his face as he sensed an immense danger. He suddenly jumped down from the giant's shoulder and immediately waved his hand to summon a large ice wall in front of him.
Just as the ice wall was erected, the Ice Giant's body exploded from its chest.
'Boom!!!'
A massive amount of blue ice crystal ore crashed against the ice wall with a tremendous noise, while the surrounding forest was quickly engulfed by the ice crystals under the collapsing giant.
Dressed in a white robe, Freya stepped slowly out of the forest holding a cross sword. In her left hand flickered a deep red light, as a long tentacle slowly dissipated.
Kicking aside the Ice Giant's crystalline head in front of her, she coldly stared at the young man behind the ice wall.
"Just now, who is the trash? Hmm!?"
At this moment, Mersais's face had turned somewhat pale; this was the backlash effect of summoning creatures being forcibly broken.
He felt a slight mental loss, but what truly concerned him was the Blonde Woman slowly approaching him.
Because from her, he sensed an extremely dangerous aura.
The intense killing intent sent chills down his spine.
'Where did that wretched woman find this witch?!' he thought with some distress.
Taking a deep breath, he forced a grim smile and said, "Friend, no matter who you are, please don't meddle. This is a feud between mortal families. Even if you are a witch, you shouldn't interfere too much. If you are their hired help, I can pay you double. What do you say?"
"Oh? Double?" Freya narrowed her eyes slightly, sizing up the young man from Cursed Month.
From his appearance, he didn't seem very old, at most eighteen years old. Although his smile was somewhat forced, overall his mental fortitude was not bad.
If judged solely on this aspect, his psychological resilience was probably similar to that of James back then.
However, while James was shaped by his family's influence, this person's family clearly seemed to be of ordinary status now.
Noticing Freya's contemplative expression, he quickly continued.
"What do you think? Double. You know that we witches and mortals are not of the same kind; there is no need for us to fight to the death over them. I'm just doing this for my family."
Listening to Mersais's words, Freya pondered for a moment before gently raising her hand and revealing a hint of a smile.
"I refuse!"
Upon hearing this, the smile on Mersais's face froze abruptly.
"Ding!!!"
A slender red line unexpectedly wrapped around from the side of the ice wall and was forcefully pinned in front of him, but it was blocked by a layer of ice crystals ahead.
The crimson light point carried a scorching airflow, causing fine cold sweat to emerge from his forehead.
"Oh? Defensive Spell not bad."
Unexpectedly, her ambush was thwarted. Freya raised an eyebrow, and then her entire figure suddenly vanished.
The invisible Azure Wind Flow surged forward, crashing towards the ice wall in front of him.
"Bang! Crack!!"
The Cross Sword shimmered with Azure runes as it stabbed into the ice wall. With a crack, a dense web of cracks rapidly spread from the point of impact.
Golden hair flew wildly as Freya fixed her gaze on Mersais behind the wall, a strange smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.
It was a smile akin to that of a hunter pursuing its prey.
The ice wall was about to collapse. Mersais's expression suddenly turned cold; he quickly drew a snow-white dagger from his waist and made a cut on his finger.
Bright red blood immediately flowed out, but strangely, it seemed to be drawn back towards the blade instead of spilling out.
Feeling the blood's flow, he also stared at Freya. A faint hint of killing intent gradually appeared on his face.
"Alright, since you insist on this! Then I won't hold back."
With that, he suddenly plunged the dagger fiercely into the ground, and instantly, a circular magic circle abruptly appeared centered around the dagger.
As Freya saw the magic circle appear, she furrowed her brow slightly and immediately abandoned her attempt to break through the ice wall, quickly retreating.
"Whoosh!!"
While Freya was retreating, a large area of white Ice Flame ignited from the dagger.
A fierce Serpent Face slowly extended from above the magic circle, and a strong chill made Freya retreat even faster.
Looking at the Serpent Face in the magic circle, Freya quickly confirmed that this was a level one Ice Magic, and it seemed to be of the Summon type.
Before long, sure enough, a white figure with a human body and a snake head appeared in the center of the magic circle.
This figure held two slender Eerie Longswords, with the earlier white dagger embedded in its chest, and its yellow Slit Pupils fixed intently on Freya in the distance.
Seeing this monster, Freya stopped in her tracks.
"Is it at the cost of its own blood? The characteristics of this Spell suggest that it is basically an Abyssal Creature summoned."
The face of Mersais, who summoned this monster, turned even paler as he quickly took out a Blue Glass Bottle from his waist and drank the liquid inside.
After finishing it, his complexion improved significantly.
Looking at Freya across from him, he pointed a finger.
"Go, Sairo, kill her for me!"
Once the command was given, the figure let out a hiss and transformed into a white silhouette that charged directly at Freya, with two Rapiers entwined in white flames.
Fixating on the rapidly approaching white figure, Freya slightly bent her body and swung her Cross Sword, as crimson light mixed with intense heat slowly rose.
"Just right, I am also curious about the Abyssal Creature. I wonder if this temporarily summoned being can stay in this world for a long time."
The Azure Wind swept over her again, and then her figure vanished once more.
'Clang!'
Two figures, one white and one blue, suddenly collided.
The Crimson Cross Sword directly knocked the Rapier wrapped in Ice Flame off balance, while Freya's other hand swiftly shot out the Black Dagger.
'Hiss!'
The dagger struck the chest of the Humanoid White Snake but was deflected by its dense scales.
At the same time, another Rapier lunged at her from the opposite side.
Glancing at the approaching Rapier, Freya quickly turned around, and the Cross Sword drew a red semicircle, forcing the creature to defend itself.
After another heavy impact, with a loud bang, the two suddenly separated.
Freya returned to her previous position and lightly shook off the ice crystals that had accumulated on her Cross Sword.
At this moment, her Blade was surprisingly covered in a layer of white ice crystals, which were slowly melting away due to the Scorching Touch enchantment above it, creating a large cloud of white steam.
Looking up at the creature across from her, Freya revealed a serious expression.
From the earlier probing attacks, it was clear that this Abyssal Creature was even stronger than a Knight's Pinnacle level. Moreover, the burning Ice Flame on the Rapier could potentially harm other wizards of the same level who were unaware of its power if they lacked defenses like Freya's Power Field and the opposing Scorching Touch.
However, compared to Freya's calm retreat, the Abyssal Creature was covered in dark burn marks, with glimpses of flesh visible beneath its scales.
Although the recent physical ambush had little effect, the improved version of Scorching Touch was something it could not avoid due to its heat.
In other words, while its physical defense might be high, its magical resistance was lacking.
As the Cross Sword returned to normal, Freya glanced at Mersais, who seemed to be preparing something, and calmly said, "Is that all you have?"
Mersais did not respond to Freya's words. Instead, he snorted coldly and reached for a thin Ice Spike from his waist. With a broken incantation, he directly shot the Ice Spike towards Freya.
The Ice Spike was not fast, moving much slower than the Black Dagger that Freya had thrown.
At the same time the Ice Spike was launched, the Humanoid White Snake, which had taken a short rest in the distance, charged forward again. (To be continued)
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