Chapter 1116: The Awakening (20)
CRACK
Suddenly, the void cracked, and a wave of ice poured out, freezing all Neburian warriors around. From within, Anna stepped out, her figure displaying an air of power and beauty.
Her blue hair flowed down her back, touching her butt, while her blue armor accentuated her curves, emitting a faint blue ice aura.
In her hand, her Ice Queen Staff shook slightly, releasing freezing ice mist.
She had just finished off the 40,000 warriors she imprisoned inside her Ice Age Domain. It took some time, but she was done, which meant her domain had strength, and now she was back for more.
However, just when she stepped out of the void, a Life Stage mercenary attacked her.
Kaika was a trained assassin from the Church of Pity, a rather sinister organization that sought to release those in pity and award them with eternal rest.
To them, there shouldn’t be pity in the world, so if you were feeling pity, they would take the pity away from you in the form of killing you, so you could have eternal rest.
She had arrived on the battlefield three minutes ago but hadn’t attacked anyone. She was waiting for someone who fit her profile.
When Anna appeared, her eyes brightened, showing she had found her target.
She lunged at Anna, daggers gleaming with malice.
Anna’s eyes flicked toward the incoming assassin, the freezing mist around her thickening instantly.
Thanks to the Paragon Mark points her sisters and she received from sleeping with Klaus, she was able to enhance her senses to a whole new level.
This allowed her to sense Kaika almost immediately after she moved.
With a flick of her wrist, jagged shards of ice erupted from the ground, racing toward Kaika like a hailstorm.
Kaika twisted in midair, her twin daggers cutting through the icy barrage with precision and ease. Each strike released a faint, dark mist that corroded the edges of the ice.
However, Anna didn’t flinch and kept shooting ice shards at her while she moved back.
Kaika landed lightly on her feet, a sinister smile curling across her lips.
"Don’t fight it. Allow me to take away your pity and award you with eternal sleep." One could tell Kaika meant what she said.
She truly wanted to take away the pity in Anna’s life. While Lily was sweet and bubbly, Anna was calm and pitiful.
Of course, this pity wasn’t because of any negative aspect of herself. It was more like how she appeared to be.
So Kaika was spot on.
"Deranged lady who thinks she knows what I want... I will freeze you in my Ice Queen Garden and take my time to kill you when the battle is over."
"An Ice Queen, huh?" Kaika hissed, her voice carrying an eerie calm. It felt like she wasn’t even bothered. "Then I shall grant you a merciful end like I did with all the Ice Queens I met before."
Anna didn’t bother replying. Her staff pulsed, and a blizzard howled into existence.
The ground froze over, forming a mirror-like field of frost. Her silhouette blurred, vanishing into the storm.
Kaika narrowed her eyes.
Anna was completely hidden from her senses. "Hiding won’t save you."
She stabbed one dagger into the frozen ground, sending a ripple of shadow energy through the ice. The darkness spread outward, cracking the frozen field in a spiderweb pattern.
Then, through the cracks, Kaika sent a wave of dark mist seeping deep into the ice mirror. This mist is called Corroding Shadow. Many assassins possess such a lethal poison...
It corrodes everything it touches, so naturally, since Anna was hidden within the ice, she knew it was the right move.
As expected, just when the Corroding Shadow started to seep further into the ice, a flash of blue light burst from above.
Anna appeared, descending like a goddess of frost, her staff spinning as she unleashed Frost Nova. The explosion of cold energy shattered the ground beneath them, freezing the very air.
Kaika barely managed to leap backward, her arm coated in ice crystals. She snarled, shattering the frost with a surge of black energy. "Not bad."
Anna raised her hand, and hundreds of icicles hovered behind her, each one aimed at Kaika.
Under normal circumstances, she shouldn’t be fighting an assassin. They are fast and sinister.
Anna is a mage who should face another mage or unleash AOE attacks on a large battlefield. However, she is now locked in a battle with an assassin who is a realm above her.
"Let’s see you dodge this."
With a sweeping motion, she sent the icicles forward.
The sky turned white with spears of ice. Anna was good at manipulating ice, so she casually formed spears and hurled them at Kaika.
Kaika dashed through the barrage, her body flickering between shadows as each spear barely missed her. She appeared behind Anna in a blur, slashing at her neck.
The blade connected with Anna’s neck, only for Anna’s form to dissolve into mist the next second.
"Afterimage," Kaika muttered, eyes widening in shock.
Anna appeared behind her this time, striking with her staff.
The hit connected squarely with Kaika’s back, sending her crashing into the frozen ground. The impact cratered the ice and sent cracks spidering outward.
Still, Kaika laughed, rising slowly. "You’re strong... but pity still stains your heart."
Her daggers glowed crimson, feeding on her life force. She had underestimated Anna, which was her mistake. Now, she knew this Ice Queen was different.
Shadows began to swirl violently around her. "Let me end your suffering."
Anna’s eyes turned cold. "Then die trying."
Their auras collided.
Ice and shadow devoured everything around them. The battlefield became a blur of freezing storms and dark energy.
Klaus stood 500 meters away, watching this face-off with a calm expression.
Suddenly, a cold hand touched his shoulder from behind, causing him to smile and lift Anna up, planting a kiss on her lips.
"How many have you condensed?" Klaus asked.
"Only three Ice Bodies. I have only two left now."
"Good. Now, go help your sister. You two are terrifying when together."
"Okay," Anna kissed Klaus again and vanished, appearing beside her sister, who had been waiting for her.
Billions of years ago, the Ice Queen and the Vine Queen shook many battlefields. Today, too, they were ready to fight with all they had.
Klaus watched as Kaika was knocked down, her left hand frozen solid.
"Anna sure is terrifying. Just an Ice Body is already enough to hold back a Life Stage warrior." Klaus was impressed.
This technique Anna used was something she personally created in her past life. Whenever she devours a large number of warriors into her Ice Age Domain, she uses the energy obtained to refine Ice Bodies.
These Ice Bodies could last for only 24 hours, but each would be in the same cultivation stage as the main body. This meant the Ice Body fighting Kaika is just a domain stage body...
However, because she wasn’t a weakling, despite the difference in realms, Anna was dominating the battlefield.
That was the power of the Queen of Ice, the one who once froze the heart of a Supreme with a mere touch.
Klaus continued to watch the battle when suddenly, he sensed a powerful pair of eyes lock on him.
He turned his head and met the gaze of a lady clad in white armor...
’A Heaven’s Favourite.’
Klaus’s blood boiled...