As soon as the young man with the Beats headphones made his move, the man in shades knew who he was.
It was the sixteenth player on the leaderboard, Arctic Spirit!
Just like Seahorse, the Arctic Specter was also a very special player. He did not belong to any of the three major guilds. Instead, he joined a small guild called Takeout Enthusiast. The guild had less than 50 members, but it was quite famous among the players. This was because all 50 of them were agents, and more than half of them had made it into the Top 200 of the proxy war.
In other words, this was a true small elite guild. The average quality of its members could be said to be the best out of all the other guilds. Take the Arctic Ghost as an example. It took him less than half a minute to freeze the entire opposite side of the pool. And this was not the end. The layer of ice on the surface of the water continued to thicken. Even the waterfall showed signs of being frozen. A part of the bottom had already turned into a water curtain, and at the same time, the layer of ice continued to extend into the water.
Seahorse and Zhang Heng, who were at the bottom of the pool, noticed the changes above their heads.
A hint of anger flashed in the seahorse's eyes. Naturally, it knew that the people in the Frozen Pool were up to no good. They had attacked while it was still fighting Zhang Heng. It was clear that they were planning to seal it in the pool as well.
However, the anger in Seahorse's eyes only lasted for a moment before it suppressed it.
Zhang Heng noticed that the man's eyes had regained their determination.
Unexpectedly, the seahorse didn't choose to run away. Even though it discovered that the surface of the water had been frozen, and the layer of ice was getting thicker, it didn't stop attacking Zhang Heng.
It was not that Seahorse did not care about his life or death, but as a Hunter, his instinct told him not to act rashly.
He couldn't act rashly. After such a long battle, he and Zhang Heng had reached a delicate balance. At this time, if one of them couldn't hold on, the balance of the battle would quickly tilt in favor of the other.
If that happened, not only would all his previous efforts be in vain, he might even be killed before he could escape to the surface of the water. That was why Seahorse chose to continue fighting.
In any case, Zhang Heng had to admit that the opponent in front of him was indeed a tough guy. It was one thing to make the right choice, but it was another thing to do it. After all, not everyone had the courage to continue fighting when their lives were in danger. In a sense, the seahorse's current actions were completely instinctive.
In order to show his respect, Zhang Heng gripped his Shrouded Sheath tightly again and charged at the seahorse. At this point in the battle, it was no longer just a battle of skills and weapons. It was also a battle of spirit and willpower!
Both of them knew very well that only by ending the battle before them, or at least forcing one of them to make a move to escape, would they be able to leave this pool safely.
So this time, neither of them held back. Zhang Heng abandoned the Koyama Myoshin-ryū swordsmanship that he had been using all this while and switched to the more aggressive Sasaki Yano-ryū. Seahorse no longer cared about the trident in its hand. In order to maximize its damage, it did not hesitate to clash with Zhang Heng's Shrouded Sheath.
The intensity of the battle increased once again!
Seahorse could feel that as time passed, the surrounding temperature was getting lower and lower. The layer of ice was initially only a thin layer, but after three minutes, it had almost reached the top of its head. Just by looking up, it could feel a strong sense of oppression.
The tip of the trident was even showing signs of freezing. What was worse was that the heat in its body was depleting at an alarming rate. Its hands and feet were freezing, and its movements were becoming sluggish.
Seahorse also realized that something was wrong. Compared to him, Zhang Heng did not seem to be affected by the drop in water temperature at all.
His body was still as agile as before. Initially, the Seahorse was able to suppress Zhang Heng in terms of speed, but now, it was gradually unable to keep up with Zhang Heng's pace. Moreover, unlike the Seahorse's ashen face, Zhang Heng's expression did not change at all. In other words, he was not really affected by the chill at all.
But how was that possible?!
Seahorse found it hard to understand. He did not expect to lose in a battle of willpower, but in the end, he would lose in adapting to the changes in the environment.
However, he had already thought one thing through. If he continued to fight like this, he did not know what would happen to Zhang Heng, but he knew that Zhang Heng was definitely going to die. Therefore, Seahorse no longer hesitated. He waved the trident in his hand and tried his best to push Zhang Heng away. After that, he began to control the water flow to make himself rise to the bottom of the huge layer of ice.
Seahorse swung the trident, destroying the layer of ice in a frenzy. At the same time, he had to turn around to deal with Zhang Heng.
The trident smashed into the layer of ice, creating a series of cracks. However, to the seahorse's despair, compared to the thickness of the layer of ice itself, the cracks that were more than two meters deep were nowhere near enough to break through the ice.
At the same time, Zhang Heng's attacks became fiercer. Every time the trident collided with the Shrouded Scabbard, the golden light on the trident would dim a little. However, Seahorse could no longer care about protecting this godly weapon. He could only pray in his heart that this godly weapon was strong enough to withstand Zhang Heng's attacks.
Unfortunately, when he shifted his gaze to the trident, he realized that the godly weapon was already riddled with scars. There were cuts all over its body, and each cut was deeper than the one before. This was especially true for the place where Zhang Heng had just slashed. One of the spikes on the trident had almost been cut off.
Seahorse was stunned. Then, his eyes finally turned to fear. He knew that this Grade-B game item that he borrowed from Poseidon was going to die in this pool together with him.
And as if to prove his guess, when Zhang Heng's next attack came, Seahorse subconsciously swung his trident to block it. However, he felt his hand that was holding the trident tremble violently. Then, he saw a crack in the center of the trident, and it started to spread all over the place.
In the end, the majestic golden weapon shattered into pieces in his hand. However, Seahorse did not even have the time to mourn for the destruction of this godly weapon. He felt as if his blood was turning into ice shards. Breathing became more and more difficult. As he had lost too much heat, he even began to hallucinate. He felt as if he was sitting at the mouth of a volcano.
So, he subconsciously stuck his body to the layer of ice, trying to cool himself down. However, after ten seconds, his body was frozen in the layer of ice.
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