Chapter 764

In the middle of the night in the snow-covered forest, the white cold air spread rapidly like a fog, and it was many times denser than before.

They shrouded the surrounding area and enveloped many trees.

Although the trees that were enveloped by the white fog did not freeze into ice, they seemed to be locked in space. Even when a strong wind blew, not a single leaf moved.

The space in this area was completely frozen.

"Roar!"

The Tiger-Lion Scaled Beast beneath Chafine sensed danger and let out a cry of terror. Then, the cry came to an abrupt halt, and the beast froze in place, unable to move.

"How powerful."

Chafine exclaimed in admiration. Layers of magic power rolled up on her body like burning flames, preventing the white cold air from approaching.

"Clang!"

Dazzling light shone from the holy sword that Shien had unsheathed at some point in time and released its seal, protecting Shien who was trapped in the white cold air.

Faced with the cold that could even freeze time, Shien was not arrogant enough to think that he could withstand it with just the protection of the [External Destiny of Destiny]. Hence, he released the holy sword without hesitation and used its power to resist the extreme cold that was about to corrode him.

With the holy sword in hand, Shien was able to stand in the cold as though he was walking on flat ground.

However, Shien's gaze was already attracted by the scene in front of him.

He saw that in front of Hert Yadai, who was surrounded by the white cold air, were many ice pillars.

Some of them seemed to be ready to soar into the sky, standing tall.

Some of them were like sharp blades of ice, looking extremely sharp.

Some of them were like statues, some were like rocks made of ice, some were like supernaturally crafted glaciers, and some were like huge, sharp barbs.

And within each of them was a figure that seemed to be in a deep sleep, sealed in ice.

That was...

"The Ice Lady Tribe..."

Shien murmured.

"Yes." Hert Yadai also looked at this scene as though she was looking at the past. She said, "They are my people, the respectable and fearsome Ice Lady Warriors."

Some of them were acquaintances of Herty Yadai, while others were seniors that Herty Yadai had never seen before. Some of them were even her friends and family members.

Unfortunately, they had all contributed and sacrificed themselves on the battlefield over the long years, resulting in their current state.

"They are indeed respectable and fearsome."

Chafine looked at this scene and glanced at the ice pillars. Then, she smiled bitterly.

Evidently, there were a few among them that even Chafnir had paid attention to.

Hert Yadai's voice spread out.

"Some of them have been sealed in ice for more than ten thousand years, while others have been sealed in ice for more than a thousand years."

A thousand years was already the smallest number.

This was because in the final battle a thousand years ago, all the Ice Women sacrificed themselves and unleashed a power that even they could not control. They used the ability of [Ice Net Dispersal] and fell into a semi-permanent sleep.

Only Hert Yadai, who was already at the peak, did not encounter such a situation.

After all, it was impossible to force Hert Yadai to lose control in such a state unless it was a Transcendent Level existence.

At that time, the only Transcendent Level existences in the Godly Race were Hero Mithra, the Three Goddesses, the Goddess of Justice, and the Three Goddesses of Time and Space.

Hero Mithra charged towards the Demon King under everyone's protection. Naturally, he would not face Hert Yadai.

The Three Goddesses, the Goddess of Justice, and the Three Goddesses of Time and Space were split among the six demons.

Therefore, at that time, an ultimate existence like Hertha Yadai could already be considered an invincible and unparalleled general on the battlefield. No one could force her to self-destruct.

Even during the latter half of the war, when she encountered the Protoss, the famous Sun Goddess, an Ultimate Level existence that could control light and heat, Hert Yadai was evenly matched with her.

Because of this, Hert Yadai was not forced to the point where she had to sacrifice her life until the end of the war.

In the end, she was the only survivor among the entire Ice Lady Tribe.

"After that, the war between the Godly Race, the Demon Race, and the Demons that lasted for countless years ended. The demons began to integrate into the world of the Godly Race and the Demon Race. However, a thousand years was not enough for the two races to let go of their grudges and help each other selflessly."

"Therefore, I did not ask the Goddess of Fate, Lidas, nor did I contact the Three Goddesses of Time and Space to ask them to save my people."

"Until now, a thousand years later, when I heard that the treasure of the Mithra Kingdom had inherited Mithra's Sacred Sword, I thought of asking her to help me save my people when she grows up."

"However, I did not expect that you would have come to this world before that."

With that, Hert Yadai turned around and bowed to Shien.

"Lord Shien, please free my people."

Only at this moment did Hert Yadai's tone carry a little bit of emotion.

This made Shien understand that the Ice Lady Tribe was only innately cold, but not heartless.

Perhaps it was not only their enemies and their bodies that were frozen by [Ice Net Flow], but also their hearts.

(When did I become so emotional?)

Shien could not help but laugh in his heart, and then looked at Hert Yadai.

"Don't worry."

Without saying much, Shien simply nodded in agreement.

"Be careful." Chafine was also paying attention to all this. Seeing this, she immediately said, "The Sacred Sword is a poison to Demons. You can cut through the ice that freezes them, but you must never touch their bodies. Do you understand?"

Otherwise, it would not be saving people, but harming them.

"Got it."

Sean naturally would not be unaware of this.

So, Shien tightened his grip on the Sacred Sword, feeling the power flowing from it. He stepped forward and came to the nearest icicle.

Frozen inside was a little girl who looked about the same age as Ai Yi, Milu, Lilith, and the others. She seemed to be underage, but through the [External Destiny], Shien discovered that this little girl was actually level 88.

Although the Ice Ladies could reach level 80 when they reached adulthood, that meant that they did not undergo any training and allowed themselves to grow naturally.

If they consciously trained themselves from a young age, with the talent of the Ice Ladies, it would be very easy for them to reach level 80 before they reached adulthood, right?

And if there were still geniuses in the Ice Ladies, it was not entirely impossible for them to reach level 88 at such a young age, close to the Legendary level.

"They really are a race of cheaters. No wonder their population is so small."

According to Shien's visual estimation, there were no more than 20 Ice Ladies here.

This showed how small the population of this race was.

"Then come."

Shien calmed himself down and then raised the Sacred Sword without any hesitation.

Clang!

Without accumulating power or making any movements, Shien casually slashed the Sacred Sword, causing the Sacred Sword, which was enveloped in a layer of bright light, to turn into a running golden light, and slashed through the icicle in front of him.

"—"

Silence instantly ensued.

A few seconds later...

Crack...

A crack suddenly appeared on the icicle in front of Shien.

Crack, crack, crack...

As if it had triggered some kind of chain reaction, when cracks appeared on the icicle, more cracks appeared one after another, causing the sound of cracking to be heard incessantly.

Bam!

At a certain moment, the icicle that was covered with countless cracks exploded.

Inside, the little girl of the Ice Lady race, who had been freed from the ice, fell down.

Shien reflexively stretched out his hand and caught her in his arms.

"Ugh..."

After a while, the little girl let out a cry and slowly opened her eyes.

Ice-blue eyes appeared in front of Shien just like that, imprinting his appearance.

Looking at the little girl of the Ice Lady race, Shien said for some reason.

"Alright, everything is fine now."

Hearing that, the little girl looked at Shien in a daze for a long time.

Then, as if she had lost all her strength, the little girl closed her eyes again and fell into a deep sleep.

However, this time, she would wake up sooner or later.

...

In the following period of time, Shien used the Holy Sword to cut open the icicles in the snow one by one, freeing the Ice Lady race one by one.

Like the first little girl who was freed, they all fell into a coma after a short period of consciousness.

That was a sign of mana overdraft.

Who asked them to explode with power that even they could not control before they were sealed in ice?

With that kind of explosion, wasn't it normal for them to overdraft their mana?

Chafine helped to examine them and said one last sentence.

"They just need to rest for a while, and they will wake up. There won't be any major problems."

Then, the reappearance of the Demon Clan, which was feared by all in the history of the Demon Clan, was just around the corner.

"That's good, right?"

When Shien freed the last icicle and handed the Ice Lady race that came out to Chafine, his mission was a success.

However, for some reason, Hertadai, who had been taking care of her people just now, stood there in a daze and fell into a long silence.

"What's wrong?"

Shien asked doubtfully.

Hettie Yadai didn't answer immediately.

She only stared at her surroundings and looked around. After confirming that there were no other icicles, an incomprehensible ripple appeared in her eyes.

"... It's gone."

After a long time, Hertadai finally squeezed out such a sentence.

"What?"

Shien and Chafine were both stunned.

Hertadai was silent for a long time, and then said, "There's another icicle, it's gone."

"This..." Shien and Chafine were both surprised.

Hertadai stared at the snowy ground in a daze.

After a long time, she murmured as if in a dream.

"The reproduction method of the Ice Lady race is different from that of ordinary people. They do not need to give birth, so they do not have the concept of family.

"However, if there is a senior of the Ice Lady race who feels that her time is running out, she will use all the life force in her body as a price to give birth to her own offspring.

"There are not many Ice Lady race who are born this way, only about 20% of the entire Ice Lady race.

"And I happen to have a younger sister."

At this point, Hertadai did not say anything else.

However, the meaning she wanted to express was clear to both Shien and Chafine.

In other words, Hertadai's younger sister had disappeared.

Completely disappeared without a trace.