Versatile Mage

“No way. If you get killed by the Giant Ice Beast, our journey will be meaningless!” Wei Guang objected.

“If we don’t resolve this issue, all of us are going to perish in this place,” said Mu Ningxue.

“Stop arguing! Mu Ningxue is the only one who is still in good shape. Li Wenbin, Yan Lan, and Li Ting, you will accompany Mu Ningxue to find the Giant Ice Beast. How does that sound? The rest of us will take the time to recuperate,” said Wang Shuo.

“Can you ensure her safety?” asked Wei Guang.

“We won’t go too far. If we face a situation that we can’t handle, we’ll immediately send you a signal. It won’t be too late for you to come to our aid,” said the Black Panther Summoner, Li Ting.

Wei Guang reluctantly agreed.

…

The four left the camp. There was no wind in that area, but the cold was stronger than before. The trio, who accompanied Mu Ningxue in the exploration, were in a poor state of health.

“Why is Wei Guang so particular about this mission? We don’t know why we must go to that place even now.” Yan Lan was confused.

“Perhaps he wants to curry favor with the Five Continents Magic Association Alliance and the people from the Holy City. After all, the world’s experts have gone to the Extreme South Land to take on the Extreme South Emperor. The experts are ambitious and powerful people. They have the power to speak on the world’s stage. If Wei Guang completes this mission, he’ll have a bright future ahead. Moreover, he is a Forbidden Mage.” Li Wenbin had long been dissatisfied with Wei Guang. He revealed Wei Guang’s true intention without hesitation.

“I believe so. We have to sacrifice our lives for the sake of his career path.” the Black Panther Summoner, Li Ting, let out a sigh.

Mu Ningxue did not join the discussion. She noticed a huge footprint on the thin layer of frost. The footprint resembled a bear’s, but it was ten times larger.

The other footprint was very far away. They had to walk for a while before finding iy.

“It should be an adult Ice Field Holy Bear. It walked past here not long ago,” said Mu Ningxue after analyzing the footprint.

“Let’s go after it and kill it!” said Li Ting.

He summoned the Stygian Black Panther. The black panther smelled the footprint and led the group to an ice cliff.

The ice cliff was a few kilometers away from them. Considering the issue of the light refraction, they patrolled the surrounding area once. After they were convinced that there were no other ice field hordes, they approached the Ice Field Holy Bear again.

The Ice Field Holy Bear did not hide itself. It was in the middle section of the cliff. It stood up and caught the Snow Eagle flying around the ice cliff with its paws. Blood and feathers splattered everywhere. The Ice Field Holy Bear’s savage nature was exposed.

The Ice Field Holy Bear was covered in golden fur. Its chest, abdomen, paws, arm joints, knee joints, and forehead were covered in armor made up of pure gold. It looked like a wild bear in a battle holy suit. It was powerful and ancient compared to the Ocean Demons. It exuded an air of holiness and majesty.

This type of creature was immune to a lot of powerful magic.

“How about we change the target? It’s quite difficult for us to take on this one…” Li Wenbin looked pale.

After all, they were still weak. The Ice Field Holy Bear must at least be a ruler-level creature.

In fact, they were reluctant to fight with any ruler-level creatures in the Extreme South Land. Unfortunately, the ruler-level creatures were everywhere on this land.

Most of the demons in the Extreme South Land were ruler level. Most of the ruler-level demons would only roam inside the Extreme South Land during warm weather. Otherwise, they would migrate elsewhere.

“Yeah. I don’t think we should mess around with the Ice Field Holy Bear,” said Li Ting.

The Stygian Black Panther dared not go near the Ice Field Holy Bear. It was clear that the Black Panther was intimidated by its imposing aura.

It did not matter if they caught another Giant Ice Beast. ‘Why must they choose such a troublesome beast?’

“We don’t have much time left. We have to do this,” said Mu Ningxue.

“B-but…” Before Li Ting finished his words, Mu Ningxue leapt down and charged at the Ice Field Holy Bear near the cliff.

The rest were stunned.

Even if they decided to kill the bear, they had to plan first. They had to gauge the Ice Field Holy Bear’s strength and find its weakness before making a move.

However, Mu Ningxue had already jumped down and charged. Hence, the rest had no choice but to follow. After all, she was the key person in this mission.

Roar!

The Ice Field Holy Bear was eating the Snow Eagle when it saw a female human charge at it. It flew into a fit of rage.

The Ice Field Holy Bear roared in fury. The ruler-level Snow Eagles fell off the ice cliff.

Mu Ningxue raised her hand. A powerful ice sword appeared in her hand. When she jumped down to the cliff, she ran as fast as the wind. She accelerated and changed trajectory interchangeably. Her ice sword unleashed massive energy laced with thorns.

…

Mu Ningxue could perfectly control the Ice Element. Even when facing an ancient and powerful creature in the Extreme South Land, she had no fear.

The Ice Field Holy Bear stretched out its paws. The back of its claws was covered by indestructible gold and ice armors. Furthermore, its shiny shimmering gold armors resisted the sword thorns.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

When the sword thorns came in contact with its armors, there was a clanging sound of metal hitting on metal. There was not even a scratch on the Ice Field Holy Bear’s body. It grinned and let out a bellow as it stared at Mu Ningxue who appeared out of nowhere.

Mu Ningxue moved extremely fast. Like the wind, she effortlessly skirted around the Ice Field Holy Bear and appeared behind it.

The Ice Field Holy Bear’s back and neck were not covered by the gold and ice armors. Mu Ningxue stabbed.

The Ice Field Holy Bear leapt forward and jumped under the ice cliff.

Mu Ningxue looked down and saw it falling. She closed her eyes and focused on manipulating the Ice Element.

By the time she reopened her eyes, her pupils had turned snow white. She looked resolute and magnificent!

The massive ice cliff began to shake. Countless ice swords appeared from the steep ice cliff and transformed into a terrifying sword formation.

The top of the ice cliff cracked, as if a large part of the ice had sloped downward. The ice cliff with the sword formation collapsed and covered the area where the Ice Field Holy Bear fell!