Chapter 117: Ice Snow Princess Regrets Immensely
“Then, what about me?”
Cornelia pointed at herself, leaning a bit closer to Dekan as she asked.
“Uh……”
Dekan scratched his head.
Though he’d just reunited with Cornelia after much effort, barely savoring the rare moment of a soul-deep peace.
However, the plan he had for later meant that he and Cornelia would have to part ways again temporarily.
“Cornelia, this time you are mainly responsible for the logistics work. Helping me carry the supplies over has been difficult enough. If you could do me one more favor, you can then head to the Lord’s mansion to rest. It’s absolutely amazing there.”
Dekan looked into her eyes, speaking earnestly.
This time, the target they had to face, the “Destruction Demon King,” was far too massive.
Moreover, the gap between Cornelia and the Demon King was so vast that she wouldn’t stand a chance in direct combat.
Bringing Cornelia along would only put her in danger.
Thus, Dekan assigned her other tasks this time.
“Oh! Oh! I will wait for you guys to return for dinner.”
Cornelia responded happily.
She didn’t mind what task she was given as long as things got done.
She completely trusted Dekan’s judgment.
And her face already lit up with anticipation for the seven-star hotel-like Lord’s mansion that Dekan mentioned.
“Meow! I want to go back to the inn in advance!”
Upon hearing about travel, Teacher Cat effortlessly joined Cornelia and Chloix.
It had been entrusted by Dekan to stay with Cornelia anyway.
In these last two days, it had even been taken back to Cornelia’s place.
It had started to feel like it was being boarded at a friend’s house since its master was away.
But it thought this was definitely a misconception.
Surely, the prestigious Teacher Cat couldn’t possibly be a house cat!
“You’re not capable, stay and do what I say!”
Dekan grabbed the scruff of Teacher Cat’s neck and spoke to it.
After all, it could hide in the shadows.
Dekan wasn’t too worried about its survival.
Even if it was somewhat reckless at times,
He could still occasionally put it to good use.
“Why meow! Why can Cornelia rest at the Lord’s mansion but I have to go to the frontline with you? I don’t want to go and die, meow!”
“This is the safest place in the world—right beside me.”
“Meow! No! Absolutely no way, meow!”
Teacher Cat squirmed and escaped Dekan’s grip, pitiably squeezing into Cornelia’s arms.
Even inside the carriage, it could hear the reverberating roars emanating from outside the city.
Knights were evacuating the townsfolk on the streets.
The knight’s company didn’t dare intervene in the battle between the Ice Snow Princess and the Destruction Demon King.
In that battlefield, they would not only be unable to assist but also become a burden.
Teacher Cat certainly didn’t want to get involved either!
Perhaps staying with Dekan was, by some measure, the safest choice.
But it was, without a doubt, also the most dangerous!
Its heart couldn’t take it.
Last time, at the Blizzard Mansion, Dekan scared it for the entire night!
“Hmm…”
Cornelia, holding Teacher Cat, was somewhat caught between two minds.
She couldn’t bear to part with the little feline in her arms, yet she felt it should go help Dekan.
After some hesitation, she decided to hand Teacher Cat back to Dekan.
Before she could hand it over,
Dekan sighed helplessly.
“Ah, never mind, just stay with her. I can handle it myself.”
“Great, meow!”
Teacher Cat cheered.
The previously weak and pitiful act disappeared instantly.
It stopped pretending.
Cornelia: “Is, is it really okay?”
Dekan: “Don’t worry, without this cat, I’ll have to resort to some other tactics myself.”
Dekan briefly discussed the upcoming logistics tasks with the Lord and then jumped off the carriage with Chloix.
Subsequently, using wind magic controlled by Chloix, Dekan was lifted up and they sped towards the fiery glow outside the city in a hurry.
……
Outside Tristin City.
Frost and flames intertwined and collided in the sky, accompanied by the wrathful roar of the Destruction Demon King.
To the north, a vast expanse of thick, dark clouds gathered.
Several enormous, terrifying vortices of wind hovered above.
The storm’s sound rumbled like distant thunder.
On the southern horizon, the sun hung high.
Not a single cloud remained in the sky, as if it had all been blown away.
The colossal form of the Destruction Demon King hovered over the ground, unable to fly again.
It was a giant dragon demon, its reddish-black body wrapped in flames of terrifying heat.
Its immense figure was far from cumbersome.
Instead, it looked noble and majestic, carrying an indescribable oppressive aura.
Ice Snow Princess had made numerous attempts to block this uncontrollable Destruction Demon King.
The one thing she was sure of was that she had to maintain wind magic to disrupt the airflow and prevent the Destruction Demon King from flying further.
After a brief skirmish, she had realized that the Destruction Demon King’s directive was not to chase anyone.
It was an incredibly simple command—
“Destroy Tristin City.”
Certainly, far away, Iwan was the Destruction Demon King’s master, unable to personally command it.
In long-distance summoning cases, to prevent the summon from making mistakes or being manipulated, the summoner usually gave the simplest, clearest instructions.
Compared to a command like “Attack Ice Snow Princess,” the command “Destroy Tristin City” filled Ice Snow Princess with despair.
Because of this, Ice Snow Princess wouldn’t be able to use herself as bait to outmaneuver the Destruction Demon King.
She would have to stand firmly in front of Tristin City, blocking the Destruction Demon King with everything she had.
Despite her best efforts to intercept the Destruction Demon King,
The control immunity and robust frame of this eighth-rank epic summoned creature filled her with a deep sense of powerlessness.
Just when Ice Snow Princess was preparing to try a new strategy,
The Destruction Demon King suddenly raised its head and let out a terrifying roar that reverberated through the sky.
The sound was like a tangible physical shock!
Far away, a terrifying wave of sound rapidly spread.
A circular wave of energy surged forth, scattering the storm vortex in the sky in an instant!
The rage within the roar seemed to shake even the heavens!
With brute force, the Destruction Demon King dispersed the storm across the sky with just its roar!
As the roar ended,
Without warning, the Destruction Demon King opened its mouth, and a deep red breath swept across the earth and sky, trapping Ice Snow Princess in its effect.
Without hesitation, it turned and flew toward Tristin City again.
No matter how Ice Snow Princess tried to create ice walls to protect herself while hovering in the air, she couldn’t completely withstand the attack, and her arms and face were scorched, leaving bloody marks.
She couldn’t use the upper-tier spell card “Ice Barrier” to freeze herself and avoid the attack.
If she did that, by the time she could move again, the Destruction Demon King would have reached Tristin City!
As the Destruction Demon King was about to escape,
Ice Snow Princess, resolute in her determination, activated a spell card.
[Nether Ground Ice Pit]
[Type: Spell Card]
[Rank: Orange Epic]
[Class: 8]
[Effect: Freezes the surrounding area to produce a crowd-freezing effect, then switches attack mode; ordinary attacks turn into ice attribute magic damage, continuously consuming mana, with fixed damage that is unaffected by the user’s magical attribute.]
[Note: The masterpiece of Ice Snow Princess.]
The continuous resonance of sounds rang out, and the ground was instantly covered with thick ice.
From around Ice Snow Princess, the ice layer began to crack.
Countless massive fissures spread out, turning into numerous deep cracks!
Subsequently, large chunks of ice emerged from the icy surface, floating in the air…
In an instant, those floating ice chunks all flew towards the Destruction Demon King!
Amidst the roar, the Destruction Demon King roared in anger.
With the sound of breaking ice, the body of the Destruction Demon King, flying through the air like a meteor, broke through countless ice barriers.
But its speed was greatly slowed.
Finally, it was brought down again.
Ice Snow Princess’s expression was heavy, sweat dripping from her forehead.
If it wasn’t for necessity, she wouldn’t have chosen to switch battle modes and engage head-on with the Destruction Demon King.
Even though this card could compensate for her own lack of magical attributes, she couldn’t possibly withstand this creature that completely countered her.
But now she had no choice but to fight the Destruction Demon King to the death.
Otherwise, it would slip away.
The ice blocks emerging from the ice layer continued to appear, floating in the air like ghosts.
Under Ice Snow Princess’s command, those enormous ice blocks of various shapes immediately began to spin rapidly.
Combined with the cold airflow, this formed a tumultuous icestorm.
Within the vortex, the ice blocks became countless ice blades that swept toward the Destruction Demon King!
The Destruction Demon King finally landed.
It roared in frustration.
Its crimson wings spread, and it turned around to spit out a stream of flames, forming a wall of fire instantly in front of it.
The countless ice blades in the ice storm melted before even reaching the fire wall.
The Destruction Demon King roared again,
sending out another sonic wave attack.
After the sound echoed,
Ice Snow Princess felt as if she’d been struck by a heavy blow.
Her complexion paled drastically.
Quickly, she raised her hand and activated a spell card.
A massive, arc-shaped ice barrier appeared in front of her, like a transparent shield.
It filtered out most of the Destruction Demon King’s sonic wave attack,
else she would have been completely shattered by such an attack at such close range!
Though her magical ice barrier blocked most of the damage,
since she was standing right in front of the enemy’s attack,
as the roar of the demon continued,
Ice Snow Princess spat out a mouthful of blood.
If they continued fighting like this, even if she could finish off the Destruction Demon King’s first life, she doubted she could withstand the devastating damage it would bring after resurrecting.
This Destruction Demon King was genuinely beyond her control.
Ice Snow Princess gave a bitter smile and took out an old card.
Even though the card was marked by the passage of time, it could not conceal its orange glow.
A silver-chained staff appeared in Ice Snow Princess’ hand.
[Starchain]
[Type: Equipment Card]
[Rank: Orange Epic]
[Class: 6]
[Effect: Harness the power of the stars to exert super-gravity that suppresses the enemy’s movement. During the activation of this equipment’s special effect, the user will bear an enormous load and continuously consume mana.]
[Note: A treasure of Ice Snow Princess.]
She lifted her hand, pointing toward the sky, as if chanting silently to herself.
“Mom, please help me.”
In an instant, the sky dimmed.
The sun’s light was forcefully suppressed.
It was as if night had suddenly fallen, revealing countless stars in the sky.
Under the starlit sky, Ice Snow Princess appeared to radiate a sacred, flawless glow.
As the staff waved, several faint starlights flashed across the sky.
The dim light descended, enveloping the Destruction Demon King’s body!
It was like an invisible mountain pressing down on its body.
The indescribable immense pressure that covered its entire body made it extremely uncomfortable.
Its attempts to flap its wings proved futile, as it could no longer advance…
Ice Snow Princess’ face had turned nearly translucent.
Her last-ditch attempt, however, had succeeded.
This Destruction Demon King might be immune to strong control effects like freezing, stunning, or paralysis.
But physical law-based restrictions could still limit its movements.
For example, using ice chains to restrain it,
or using gravity to press it down.
However, the attributes of this Destruction Demon King were too overpowering.
Its immense force continued to sweep through in waves!
There were only two kilometers left between the Demon King and Tristin City.
But it had finally stopped.
It and Ice Snow Princess had fallen into a battle of wills and vitality.
Ice Snow Princess’ entire body was drenched in sweat.
She felt as if her body was about to rip apart.
If this continued, her skin might show cracks at any moment.
Yet this pain did nothing to diminish her courage in battle.
Only her eyes remained clear and determined, filled with a spirit of fearlessness.
Even though her life was now in critical danger,
She had not chosen to retreat.
The other eighth-rank experts of Norton Kingdom were on their way to assist.
As long as she could hold on for a bit longer, reinforcements would surely arrive.
Any eighth-rank expert could have a chance to turn the tide.
Before then, even if she had to die standing, she had to block the Demon King.
If she retreated even half a step, it would mean massive casualties and widespread devastation.
Behind her lay the entire Tristin City that needed her protection.
She liked Tristin City.
She liked the people she lived with every day.
Although she had elf blood and possessed the long-life traits of the elf species,
She was raised by her human mother.
She had the heart of a human and considered herself human rather than an elf.
From the time she could remember, she realized how brief human life was.
People around her seemed to have time flow at a different pace than her.
Repeated farewells and loss,
Eventually made her less willing to have deep interactions with others.
Compared to earnestly pouring her feelings into relationships with people,
She preferred brief, surface-level exchanges.
Over time,
She developed social anxiety.
From one day she didn’t know when, she even began to fear talking to others.
Even though she always maintained a poker face,
When speaking with people, her heart actually trembled with anxiety.
For example, the last time when that third-rank quasi-top cardmaker came to see her,
She was incredibly nervous.
She remembered he said a lot of jokes to make her laugh.
She didn’t know how to deal with such carefree and unpredictable people,
And became increasingly nervous.
She soon felt unable to continue the conversation, and without much thought, blurted out “Go out.”
Only to find out that the nonsense he said was actually true!
She had never anticipated such a ridiculous possibility.
Now, she regrets it endlessly but cannot undo it.
Even now, Ice Snow Princess can’t understand.
Why would a third-rank junior have such extraordinary abilities?！
