Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

"Ah, I remember now, it's that girl who looks like a cockroach."

"puff."

It's unclear which member burst out laughing.

"W also said that after that, the mercenary boarded a transport vehicle with the Rhodes Island members and left." Frostnova recounted the information W had relayed to her in a calm tone.

“Yes,” Tomat replied briefly.

"And then you appeared here, wearing Reunion clothes."

Frostnova didn't mention the giant ape incident, because in her view it was just a strange thing that couldn't be connected to the current situation.

"Are you still doubting me?"

The atmosphere of the conversation gradually became strange, but the Yeti Squad and Tomat did not slow down their pace at all.

Moreover, rather than being led by the Yeti team, it seemed more like Tomat himself was heading towards the location provided by Frostnova.

"It's not appropriate to doubt; rather, it's more accurate to say that we never believed it from the very beginning."

Tomat walked to a place similar to the Chernobog square when he first arrived in Terra, ravaged by natural disasters.

As the Yeti team approached this place, they all subconsciously slowed down their pace.

They neither urged nor stopped him, but watched as Tomat walked into the plaza—a place where countless Froststones were placed, each one buried by them personally.

"So, all those words you said at the beginning were just to prevent me from harming your men, and incidentally, to offer an opportunity to gather intelligence on you, luring me, the one pretending to be a spy, into your trap?"

There were no ambushes, only the scattered presences of Yeti Squad members in the vicinity.

He couldn't be wrong about that.

That person named Froststar just wanted to lure me to an open area for bombing or something.

The communication stopped, replaced by crackling sounds in the air.

The sudden drop in temperature turned Tomat's breath into white mist, and snow-white frost appeared on the land ravaged by the natural disaster, covering everything in the square.

Footsteps approached, and a figure gradually appeared on the snow-covered square. An old, white coat was draped over the petite white-haired girl, and her silver rabbit ears swayed with her steps. A faint humming sound filled the square, finally stopping when her face became clear, turning into words.

"You really dare to bet I won't attack your companion halfway through."

"But I won my bet."

"And even at this distance, I can easily take out your retreating companions."

"You don't have that chance."

Tomat couldn't determine the strength of Frostnova who had appeared, because he could only sense her aura.

Tomat has been unable to sense Frostnova's presence, and even now, at such close range, he still cannot clearly perceive her.

The aura emanating from the Frost Star before them was as weak as that of a dying person.

The origin of Qi is life force.

Tomat didn't know the extent of Frostnova's power; he only knew that her life was hanging by a thread.

But Frostnova is different. She is more perceptive than the Yeti team. She doesn't know what air is, let alone how to sense it.

But when he first descended from the sky, he realized that the existence of this creature was almost illogical.

She was surrounded by many monsters.

A marksman who never misses a shot.

A demon that manipulates the body.

A general who fought for a century.

A tyrant whose outward appearance belies his inner character.

But the man before them seemed to be something even more unusual. The Yeti team thought he was an iceberg, while Frostnova thought he was a meteorite that had fallen from the sky.

W is generally untrustworthy, but she would not pass on false information regarding mission matters. And from the information she provides, it is highly likely that the other party is being manipulated by Rhodes Island.

Even though she has some reservations about the current policies of the Integration Movement and the subtle changes in its leaders, she still cannot allow this person to swagger in and out of their territory.

"You don't seem panicked."

Froststar raised her hand.

"I'm actually quite flustered because I don't know what you're thinking that makes you look so determined."

There's no need to waste words explaining that you just happened to be passing by and "borrowed" a piece of clothing; the premise of an explanation is that the other party is willing to listen.

Faced with this situation, Tomat naturally had his own solutions.

He raised his hand as well.

[Main Text] Saiyans, reporting for duty!: Chapter Sixteen: Finger and Palm

Talulah chose to strike first against this man, and then find an opportunity to retreat.

When W mentioned that incident, he didn't use sarcastic remarks as a topic of conversation as he usually does.

There was no doubt that her opponent was very strong, but the word "defeat" could not come to Frostnova's mind.

The reason is simple: the square is already filled with frost source stones that enhance the effects of spells, and the surrounding subordinates have long since withdrawn from the battlefield, also temporarily causing Mephisto to abandon his perverse "human sacrifice" in this square.

Although using the Originium in the plaza ahead of schedule was not part of the plan, the rampage caused by the unknown monster had thrown Lungmen into chaos. The designated infected rescue mission of the executive, Bonebreaker, was also successful. Mephisto also rushed to Lungmen to provide early support to Faust's team, so as to capture Lungmen as soon as possible. Patriots was also affected by this and set off ahead of schedule to carry out other missions. At this time, Rhodes Island had not even reached the vicinity of Lungmen. As long as Lungmen was captured in advance, there would be no need to continue to use this ruin to attract the attention of Lungmen and Rhodes Island.

So let's make the most of everything and go all out.

This is why Frostnova made this decision.

"call."

Froststar's icy breath couldn't even condense into mist in this environment, but the voice was still like a command to the cold winter. Visible freezing air gathered and merged around, forming an extremely cold vortex that rushed straight towards Tomat along the direction of the finger.

Wherever the cold wave passed, everything crumbled—even the original temperature was unbearable for a snow monster, but this cold wave reached an even more terrifying level, enough to create a huge temperature difference that caused the rocks and steel bars on the road to twist and break.

The next moment, a golden beam of light split the cold current, causing it to scatter to both sides, avoiding the direct hit on Tomat. The beam of light continued its journey, striking Froststar's brow, whose figure was blurred within the cold current.

Then it continued to hit a building near the square.

The building seemed to have its power restored, instantly brightening up, then transforming into an inflated balloon—expanding rapidly before bursting and scattering in all directions.

What he hit Frostnova was just a simple block of ice.

Using freezing air as cover, they create an ice clone, launch an attack, and immediately leave their original position.

As one can imagine, a second surprise attack followed immediately.

Circular ice blades came from all directions of the freezing air, each one large enough to cut across the entire square, making it difficult to dodge.

He leaped to dodge, slashed with his bare hands, kicked away, and tore through beams of light. He dealt with the endless, dense attacks with ease, allowing the attacks that missed him to freeze more land and buildings. However, a layer of frost gradually covered Tomat's body as well.

Tomat certainly has enough fighting ability, but his body temperature is no different from that of a normal person. In this environment, it is only natural that condensation would form on his skin due to air humidity or other reasons.

His movements were not hindered; rather, the only impact was that his clothes were almost frozen solid, and they might have torn if he moved too much. This was a problem with the material, not with his body.

But the other party may see it as proof that the attack was effective.

His movements became sluggish.

The cold air will cause his body to lose energy rapidly.

"My Originium Arts will slowly strip you of your life force, just like the harsh winter of Ursus."

Suspended ice crystals began to condense out of thin air in space, no longer launching from a specific direction as before.

The ground also began to release shockwaves of far greater cold than before, centered around several points, at regular intervals.

Aiming at the direction of the sound, Tomat extended his finger once again.

“I have seen many people release spells with their fingertips. They do this mostly to better compress energy. I suppose you are no exception. However, in my opinion, your level of compression and power are unmatched.”

But Frostnova's voice came from another direction. Just as she was about to turn around and launch an attack, ice crystals that appeared out of thin air suddenly froze Tomat's right hand, which he had been using. Then they quickly grew upwards and froze most of his shoulder.

Above him appeared a huge cone-shaped ice crystal, unlike the previous flawless white ice blade, it was pitch black and devoid of any light.

It fell, and the first shot was, of course, blocked—with that frozen arm.

The second shot appeared above the first, crashing down again, pressing down on the first ice spike like hammering a nail.

The ground where Tomat stood began to groan. The frozen, solid earth swallowed his calves as easily as a swamp, and the ground cracked under the weight.

Then the third shot.

The fourth shot.

......

Froststar knew that there was a kind of place in the world that had absolutely no connection with the infected, called an amusement park.

In the amusement park, there is a cool and refreshing food called ice cream, which seems to be one of the few foods that won't burn her internal organs.

She really wanted to try it, but unfortunately she had only seen it in pictures in books.

Today, however, she created a giant "ice cream," but its shape was more like a series of nested cones with a single sphere placed on top of the cone.

In the square, a dozen icicles connected end to end, forming a tower-like structure that slammed the lowest Tomat into the ruins of Chernobog.

Her magic has a wide range and great power. As long as there is a battle, the number of the enemy is not a problem, because no matter how many come, they will all suffer the same amount of damage. Without sufficient defense, they will be wiped out in an instant.

But precisely because they are "equal in number," individual quality is more important than sheer numbers in Frostnova's battles.

This is Frostnova's only weakness, compared to her ability to "kill in groups," as she lacks the ability to "target individuals."

A weakness that is almost negligible.

Froststar is certainly aware of her own limitations, which is why she developed this technique of attacking individuals with black ice crystals.

However, with thorough preparation, using this move to attack the same person dozens of times in a row was her trump card—a move she didn't want to use later.

"Ahem...did we go too far...?"

The cold current became chaotic, and Froststar, who was driving this cold disaster, gradually appeared in the center of the square. The short staff in her hand supported her body so that she would not fall. With each cough, her whole body trembled. She covered her mouth to suppress her voice. When she put it down again, her palm was covered with frozen blood and black crystal fragments.

"Snap..."

That's the sound of ice cracking.

"boom--"