sonovelo Chapter 290: Strength Restored!
Chapter 290: Strength Restored!
Fortunately, the Snow Guardian acted in time; an ice wall instantly formed, firmly blocking the residual force of the Frost Serpent, sparing the Snow Wolf Clan from any casualties.
Seraphina, both shocked and furious, raised her head and shouted harshly:
"Frost Serpent! What on earth are you doing?! The cooperation has just begun, and you’re already going to break your word?!"
Her eyes almost shot out flames.
Facing the Swarm was already extremely difficult, yet the Frost Serpent chose this moment to betray them—
However, her questioning was met with complete indifference from the Frost Serpent.
In the Law of Vicious Beasts, strength is the foundation of everything.
Without strength, there is no right to speak.
"Ridiculous."
The Frost Serpent swept a cold glance at her, not even bothering to give an explanation.
A mere Monarch Level Snow Wolf was not worth its attention.
Its gaze remained fixed on the Snow Guardian—
Only this embodiment of ice and snow was worthy of its vigilance.
Behind, the buzzing of the Swarm grew closer, a dark shadow surging like a tide.
The Frost Serpent’s pupils suddenly contracted.
It could hesitate no longer.
It must leave immediately, no matter the cost—
The next moment, it opened its huge mouth suddenly, a heart-palpitating energy rapidly gathering, blindingly bright, and chillingly cold...
But what it aimed at wasn’t the Swarm...
It was the panicked Snow Wolf Clan below.
Witnessing the Frost Serpent targeting the Snow Wolf Clan, Seraphina’s face turned abruptly pale.
The Frost Serpent was a near Totem Tier Three vicious beast; if it truly attacked with full force...
The consequences would be unimaginable!
Her heart tightened, but before she could speak—
The Snow Guardian had already sensed the crisis first, instantly positioning itself before the entire Snow Wolf group.
It was born alongside the Snow Wolf Clan and the Snow Maiden.
Its only purpose in life was to protect the Snow Wolf Clan and the Snow Maiden.
Now, facing the threat of extinction, it held nothing back, and the vast energy that had been suppressed within suddenly erupted!
Dazzling ice-blue light burst from around it, the violent energy surging madly, causing its ice-formed body to begin cracking inch by inch—
The Snow Guardian typically used only a small portion of its Power because its icy body was unable to completely contain such horrendous energy.
Once fully unleashed, it meant it was heading towards collapse.
But now, it had no choice.
The Extreme Cold Power swept out like a tsunami, freezing even the air in its path.
A large number of Swarm instantly turned into ice sculptures, shattering all over the ground.
Seeing this, a glint of satisfaction flashed in the Frost Serpent’s eyes.
Its objective had been achieved.
The next second, the energy gathered in its huge mouth suddenly accelerated its rotation, an energy ball interwoven with icy blue and pitch-black energy, carrying a destructive aura, crashing fiercely towards the Snow Wolf Clan!
The Snow Guardian spread its arms wide, and a giant ice wall, thick as a mountain, formed out of thin air to meet the onslaught—
"Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!"
At the moment of collision between the two forces, the deafening sound tore through the sky, and the terrifying energy shockwave exploded in a ring...
The ice, Demonic Qi, and Spiritual Power rampaged wildly, destroying and obliterating everything around them!
The scattering energy turbulence formed a death zone, even the Low Tier Swarm couldn’t approach for a time, and the battlefield center fell into a brief post-destruction silence.
The Frost Serpent took this chance, its body shrinking sharply, turning into a ghostly blue shadow, rushing with all its might towards the edge of the battlefield.
The speed of near Totem Tier Three burst forth completely, and in just an instant, it had already soared beyond the horizon, disappearing without a trace.
The vicious beasts still locked in bitter combat were first stunned collectively.
Then panic spread like a plague swiftly among them.
"The boss... is gone?"
"It abandoned us?! Why?!"
"It’s over... without the boss, we can’t possibly hold off The Swarm!"
Their courage to confront The Swarm head-on had rooted entirely in their absolute trust in Frost Serpent’s strength.
But now, with the Frost Serpent turning and fleeing without hesitation, their courage crumbled in an instant.
In a split second, the vicious beast camp fell into complete chaos. All the vicious beasts no longer cared to resist, frantically fleeing in the direction the Frost Serpent had escaped, trying to leave this death battlefield as quickly as possible.
Two humanoid Swarm watched this unfold, their expressions turning unspeakably grim.
The shocking clash between the Frost Serpent and Snow Guardian earlier had triggered intense energy turbulence, temporarily disrupting their communication with the Swarm.
In just that brief moment of delay—
By the time they regained control over the Swarm, they found that the "prey" they had been certain they would capture had already seized the gap and escaped.
"Damn it... it actually got away!"
The red humanoid Swarm couldn’t help but curse in anger, its eyes practically spitting fire.
The green Swarm had a similar somber expression, as if shrouded in a layer of ice.
When the prey slips away right under one’s nose, it would upset anyone.
But with things as they were, they could only suppress their anger and direct their gaze towards the remaining vicious beasts and the Snow Wolf Clan on the battlefield.
"Since that serpent escaped, the rest... won’t live either!"
The command spread instantly through the Swarm, and the hordes of insects that had been merely testing the waters went completely mad.
Countless Swarm pressed forward like a dark cloud, surging towards the collapsing vicious beasts and the struggling Snow Wolf Clan.
Those scattered vicious beasts couldn’t organize any effective resistance, under the full assault by the Swarm, almost instantaneously they were devoured completely.
Hundreds of Monarch Level, tens of Half-step Totem Level vicious beasts couldn’t even let out a wail before they turned into nutrition for the Swarm.
Only the Snow Wolf Clan, under the Snow Guardian’s relentless protection, managed to barely hold on.
The Extreme Cold Power continuously erupted, freezing and shattering wave after wave of Swarm, forming a fragile barrier.
However, the Snow Guardian’s body was continuously cracking, its light gradually dimming.
Facing the endless sea of Swarm, every time it burst out meant getting closer to complete dissolution.
Collapse might just be a matter of time.
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Just when the Snow Maiden was diligently treating Aster Grant and a few Beastbonds, her movements suddenly froze.
A baseless grief pierced her heart like an ice pick, leaving her whole body rigid.
She hadn’t extended her spiritual power to the battlefield, didn’t know what was happening there, but at the moment Snow Guardian unleashed its energy without reservation—
She still sensed it.
It was the very Ice and Snow Power, born of the same source, burning and disintegrating...
A tear slipped out of her eye, freezing into ice.
The Snow Guardian may not be able to speak, shaped like a snowman, yet it had been by her side since her birth.
Throughout long years, it silently guarded the Snow Wolf Clan, also guarding her, long since becoming like family.
And now, that familiar, warm power was vanishing at an alarming rate...
"Snow, what’s going on?"
Lilith, noticing her abnormality, immediately asked.
The Snow Maiden snapped back in a daze, her voice quivering uncontrollably:
"B-big guy... it’s dying..."
Lilith felt a jolt at the words.
She knew well the Snow Guardian’s strength, and it wouldn’t have come to this unless faced with desperation.
"Snow, focus, heal with all your might!"
She urged solemnly, "Otherwise, you won’t just lose the Guardian, the entire Snow Wolf Clan will be in peril!"
The Snow Maiden bit her lip, suppressing the overwhelming grief, pouring all her spiritual power out without reservation.
Under her devoted healing, Lazuli, Vera, Veridia, and other Beastbonds’ injuries rapidly recovered, light flickering over their bodies, their aura not only fully recovering but beginning to rise steadily—
The vast energy surged within them, breaking through, waves of Monarch Level pressure erupting one after the other!
They were stepping into Monarch status!
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