Chapter 1036 - Ice Storm’s Second Form
Chapter 1036: Ice Storm’s Second Form
“If you are just a female snow leopard warrior, of course, I’m willing to abide by the ancient tradition and compete with you fairly.”
Casanova’s deep laughter came from the ventilation tube again. “However, having the courage of the Turan does not mean that I am stupid. Before I figure out what you are, why do I have to take the risk?
“You don’t have to pretend to be pitiful. I know that the Tusk Growler can’t do anything to you. Even if your totem power is sealed, you must have other cards up your sleeve, right?
“Don’t try to suppress yourself anymore. Ice Storm, the disguise that you’ve been putting on for the past two years must have made you feel frustrated and miserable, right?
“Then, unleash the fury and true power in your heart to your heart’s content!”
Amid Casanova’s laughter, the Tusk Growler charged forward once again.
This time, there were a few swirling patterns on its exoskeleton-like armor that shone with a dangerous glow.
As a result, the air around its body was compressed in an instant, emitting explosive creaking sounds. It turned into strands of wind blades that were as thin as cicada wings but incomparably sharp!
The wind blades revolved around the Tusk Growler’s head at high speed.
In an instant, it expanded its range of attack by three to five times.
Ice Storm clenched her teeth. Her legs were exerting force in a nearly broken posture, but she was still unable to perfectly dodge the totem beast’s attack.
The wind blades had cut open three deep wounds on her forehead and cheeks, enough to see her bones.
Fresh blood wetted her eyes, and like a meandering stream of blood tears, it flowed to the corners of her mouth that was constantly trembling.
She tried to activate her totem power again.
On her neck, wrist, and ankle, the metal rings engraved with Holy Light runes turned from black to silver white at the same time. They released beams of power comparable to lightning into her body, causing her entire body to twitch in pain.
The Tusk Growler took the opportunity to slam into her chest, sending her flying into the wall like a kite with a broken string. Her crash created a dull thud that made one’s scalp go numb.
A crack formed like a spider’s web on the wall that seemed to be incomparably hard.
Ice Storm spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. She knelt on one knee and panted heavily, unable to stand for a long time.
The Tusk Growler took the opportunity to open its bloody mouth and let out a deafening roar at her.
Since the totem beast had the word “Growler” in its name, it was naturally quite good at sound wave attacks.
In fact, the Tusk Growler’s roar could not only tear its enemy’s eardrums, it could even trigger high-frequency vibrations in its enemy’s bones and internal organs. As a result, its enemies’ bones would instantly become brittle, and their internal organs would be shattered while they were alive!
As the Tusk Growler roared, Ice Storm suddenly felt her bones all turn into glass.
Plus, her internal organs seemed to be squeezed by a pair of invisible strange hands, and they were about to spurt out from her mouth, nose, eyes, and ears.
The Tusk Growler had completely locked onto her. Without activating her totem power, it was impossible for her to rely on the power of her flesh and blood to escape the high-frequency vibration’s offensive range.
She could see that the Tusk Growler’s roar was getting louder and louder, the sound even turning into ripples that were visible to the naked eye. From the depths of its bloody mouth, circles of explosions completely engulfed Ice Storm like raging waves.
The clothes on Ice Storm’s body were torn.
Her consciousness gradually blurred, and she fell into the endless abyss.
However, as the pride of the advanced orcs shattered and fell apart, another power hidden in the deepest part of her brain gradually emerged.
The Tusk Growler’s roar filled the entire dungeon, and a strange noise could be heard.
It was the subconscious murmur of Ice Storm.
At first, it was extremely weak, like a dying struggle.
Soon, however, her seemingly weak murmur overshadowed the Tusk Growler’s roar.
The mysterious and long syllables were completely different from the cadence of the Turan language.
Although Ice Storm did not understand what it meant, a layer of Holy Light still enveloped Ice Storm, who had been forced into a corner.
Circles of milky white light emerged from her body along with mysterious and complicated incantations.
Under the cover of the light, the fur that belonged to the female snow leopard warrior fell off at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Her skin, which was originally as white as frost, became as soft and delicate as jade.
There were also flashing runes on her arms, shoulders, chest, and even her face.
However, these runes were different from the cuneiform runes that the Turan ancestral spirit left on the totem armor to control them.
They also did not look like tattoos that contained totem power.
Instead, they looked very similar to the runes that curled up like earthworms on the device that was worn on Ice Storm’s neck and limbs. They had been used to seal totem power from the land of Holy Light.
If there was any difference, it would be the appearance of the runes. The ones that appeared under Ice Storm’s skin were more complex, three-dimensional, and mysterious. It was as if they were constantly changing and contained endless information.
When the incredible power shining to the extreme, Ice Storm’s tail was even burned to ashes.
No, the tail, which often swished behind Ice Storm, was not a real organ that was connected to her flesh.
It was just an extremely clever disguise that was controlled by the contraction of muscles and the vibration of the tailbone.
As a female snow leopard warrior, Ice Storm did not have a tail at all!
Not only did she not have a tail, but when the light gradually faded, Ice Storm, which seemed to have been reborn, did not even have a single hair that belonged to an advanced orc.
Other than a pair of ears that still stood up, sharp fangs that protruded from her lips, thick pads on her palms, as well as feet, and sharp claws, there was not a single trace of Picturesque Orchid Lake on her body.
Her eyes, especially, were filled with light flames and seemed to be carved out of crystal. They constantly shone with the runes.
She was simply the symbol of the Holy Light land, an incomparably devout night watcher!
“Look, what we have here?”
Casanova’s malicious exclamation came from the other end of the ventilation duct. “A hybrid who has tarnished the honor of an advanced orc and has the so-called ‘blood of Holy Light’ flowing in her body!
“No wonder you refused to join the Blood Hoof Clan no matter how I invited you.
“It turns out that it’s not because you didn’t want to, but because you didn’t dare.
“After all, during the Blood Bestowing Ceremony, our blood must be completely fused together, and we will receive the blessing of the Blood Hoof Clan’s seven priests.
“When the high priest injects the totem power of the Blood Hoof Clan’s first generation ancestor, who originated from ten thousand years ago, into our blood, you will definitely have an intense reaction as half Holy Light human. Then, everyone will see through your identity. At that time, hehe, you will be torn into pieces by the furious Blood Hoof warriors!”
Ice Storm’s face turned deathly pale, and her heart sank to a bottomless pit.
Her intense desire to survive made her unable to deal with Casanova’s voice. Instead, she focused all her attention on the Tusk Growler in front of her.
She increased the speed of her chanting.
What came out of her mouth was no longer a language that could be understood by the human ear. Instead, it was a high-frequency vibration similar to the Tusk Growler’s sound wave attack.
As the holy runes around her body alternated and shone, a milky-white light ball quickly appeared between her palms.
When the Tusk Growler pounced on her again, she used all her strength to push the light ball fiercely toward the totem beast’s head.
Boom!
An unbelievable thing happened!
The light ball was completely different from the frost power that Ice Storm usually used.
It did not create any frost on the Tusk Growler’s body.
Instead, it quickly entered the Tusk Growler’s body through the gaps in its armor, as well as through its eye sockets, ear canals, and bloody mouth, which the armor could not cover.
The Tusk Growler froze in mid-air, being held up by a mysterious force.
Its sharp claws were only a finger’s distance away from Ice Storm’s eyeball.
However, it could not swing its claws, as though it was sealed in sticky time.
Meanwhile, the flow of time around Ice Storm’s palms had been adjusted to become several times faster.
It made her palms fly, and her fingers interlaced, drawing hundreds of dazzling runes in an instant.
Hundreds of shining runes interweaved and overlapped.
They formed a magic array that burned fiercely in the void.
When the magic array was broken into pieces, it turned into thousands of light spots and shot out like a goddess scattering flowers.
Countless crisscrossing and shining cracks appeared on the Tusk Growler’s body, which was frozen in the air.
Dazzling rays of light shot out from the cracks.
It was like the light ball that had just entered its body exploded between its internal organs.
In the end, the Tusk Growler, whose exoskeleton was as hard as iron, exploded from the inside!
“Huff, huff, huff!”
Ice Storm gasped for breath.
The Tusk Growler’s broken limbs fell to the ground.
Ice Storm did not have time to savor the joy of victory before she fell into the dizziness of overexertion and the despair of Casanova seeing through her secret weapon.
As expected, this time, Casanova let out a genuine exclamation from above the ventilation duct.
“Instant-cast magic? How is that possible?!”
Casanova could not believe his eyes. “As a citizen of the Holy Light, you have to follow the guidance of the Holy Light and complete the missions that the Holy Light sends down. You have to slowly accumulate my devotion to the true God and the favor of the true God. In the end, when the favor reaches a certain level, you can obtain the favor of the true God through a series of meditation, spells, and rune arrays. Then, you can use the power of the Holy Light in the form of magic and divine spells. That is common sense!
“Only the ascetics who are particularly devoted to the true God and have passed many tests, or the night watchmen and mages who have made great contributions to the land of Holy Light, can shorten or even bypass the tedious process of meditation, spells, and rune arrays to instantly activate the power of Holy Light.
“Ice Storm, as a hybrid of the Holy Light humans and the advanced orcs, it is impossible for you to be even the slightest bit devoted to the existences known as the true God, isn’t it?
“No, it is far from enough to be pious on an ordinary level. Unless you have been praying day and night since you were in your mother’s womb and you have endured thousands of bloody nights in the team of the night watchmen, repelling countless waves of attacks from the abyssfolk, the Nether Empire, and the advanced orcs, how could you activate the power of the Holy Light so quickly?
“And how can the power of Holy Light in you live in harmony with the power of totems and not conflict with each other?”