Everything happening in the sky above.
Left everyone dumbfounded.
One sword could instantly slay a powerful ice-crystal monster, and one punch could shatter the shield summoned by the ice giant?
What terrifying strength this was.
It must be remembered.
Those ice-crystal monsters had been directly empowered by the Stellaron—their danger level was obvious.
And the ice giant in the sky was the product of the Stellaron fused with its vessel, its abilities greatly elevated.
Half of Boulder Town had already been frozen solid.
Yet now this woman was completely dominating him—it was truly unbelievable.
"Who is that?" Pela stared up at the heights and couldn't help asking.
Cocolia thought for a moment and said in a deep voice:
"It seems what the Executor sent into Boulder Town wasn't just that greatsword."
High in the sky.
The ice giant clutched his eye, howling in pain as he hurriedly retreated:
"You you you…!! What the hell are you?! Don't come any closer!"
Countless ice spikes shot chaotically toward Fu Hua!
Fu Hua held the Xuanyuan Sword, her gaze sharp and piercing. She stepped on those ice spikes and rapidly closed in on the ice giant.
Along the way, she continuously slashed out sword qi that struck deeply into the ice giant's body, leaving more and more wounds.
Before fusing with the Stellaron, the ice giant had been nothing more than a vagrant—a shameless rogue—so the moment he fell behind, he immediately lost composure.
Fu Hua observed every single one of his movements.
Each sword qi she unleashed deepened the fear in his heart.
[Stop releasing the ice spikes… That human woman cannot fly…]
"Huh?"
The ice giant struggled to open his other eye.
He suddenly realized that Fu Hua had only been able to maintain her position in the air by stepping on his own ice spikes!
Instantly furious:
"Damn it! What a vicious woman—you didn't even remind me of that!"
He hurriedly stopped releasing ice spikes.
"…"
Sure enough, without the ice spikes as footing, Fu Hua's figure dropped back down to the eaves below.
She silently lifted her head and gazed at the ice giant.
"Heh! Can't come up anymore, huh? Hahahaha! I'm not coming down—let's see how you fight me now!" The ice giant laughed wildly, mocking Fu Hua frantically from the air.
"…"
Fu Hua raised her hand and slashed—another majestic sword qi swept past!
"Hmph! Still coming?!"
An even thicker ice-crystal greatshield blocked the sword qi's assault, leaving only a deep gash on its surface.
The ice giant poked his head out from behind the shield:
"I almost got dazed by you!"
He quickly wiped his hand across his face, and the blinded eye immediately restored itself.
Soon after, the wounds on his body began healing continuously as well. Fresh solid ice made his frame even more robust.
Fu Hua leaped up again, closing in on the ice giant in the sky.
But the latter had suddenly gotten smarter—he directly fled, raising his ice shield to block Fu Hua's sword qi before watching her land on another set of eaves below.
This sight made him burst into laughter:
"Pfft… Humans are just humans. Not being able to fly is your biggest weakness!"
He raised his hand, and a house-sized block of solid ice smashed down violently toward below!
"Go to hell!" the ice giant sneered.
BOOM—!!
To his surprise, the massive block of solid ice shattered the instant it touched Fu Hua.
Only Fu Hua remained, still in her punching stance.
This scene left the ice giant completely stunned.
"Are you some kind of monster?!"
This terrifying power made him extremely wary.
But fortunately, the opponent was still human—she couldn't fly.
As long as he kept smashing down solid ice to drain her stamina, the tide would eventually turn…
"Eh?!" Suddenly, a powerful suction force rushed toward him!
The ice giant, who was still in midair, was abruptly yanked downward!
"Eh eh eh eh eh?!!"
The ice giant plummeted rapidly, his face smashing straight into Fu Hua's fist.
"BOOM—!!"
With a deafening crash.
His enormous ice-crystal face was shattered to pieces!
Immediately after, his entire ice-crystal body was lifted by surging true qi and rose uncontrollably into the air.
Countless black-and-white ink-like flows surged around him, along with incomprehensible yin-yang formations that continuously suppressed his body.
His robust frame creaked under the pressure, the pain making the ice giant scream: "What is this! I warn you—don't go too far!!"
Fu Hua paid no attention. She raised her hand and brought it down!
A massive force pressed down violently. Overwhelming momentum wrapped around the ice giant's body and slammed him hard to the ground!
"BOOM—!!"
Countless ice fragments exploded outward. This fall shattered the ice giant's body into pieces, scattering everywhere as if he'd been sliced by a thousand cuts.
The tearing pain made him wail and sob: "…I don't want to play anymore, I don't want to play! Please… stop hitting me, it hurts so much…!!"
Transparent droplets, like tears, flowed from the remaining half of his face and pattered to the ground.
[…]
[The ice body can be repaired…]
"But it hurts!!"
[…]
[Then block the pain sensation…]
A strange energy flowed into the ice giant's limbs and bones. His body regenerated at a visible speed.
Fu Hua's elegant brows furrowed slightly as she quietly watched this scene. She hooked her hand toward behind her.
In the distance, the Judgment of Shamash greatsword embedded atop the Goethe Grand Hotel responded instantly and unsheathed itself!
Like a streak of golden rainbow.
It flew across the plaza.
Through the main streets.
Into narrow alleys.
Until one final turn, landing steadily in Fu Hua's hand.
"…"
Fu Hua caressed the blade and closed her eyes.
Overwhelming power surged endlessly through the Judgment of Shamash as a medium, enveloping Fu Hua's body.
Golden light covered her entirely. When the glow faded, Fu Hua was clad in a set of black armor radiating blue-purple fluorescence.
She coldly fixed her gaze on the ice giant below, who had already fully regenerated.
He laughed wildly:
"Hahahaha, I don't feel pain anymore! I don't feel pain! You can't kill me—come at me again if you dare!"
This time, it was the ice giant who charged first. His massive fist smashed viciously toward Fu Hua's delicate face!
He revealed a ruthless glare, as if avenging everything Fu Hua had done to him earlier!
"Foolish." Fu Hua said calmly.
Then with a "snap," she steadily caught the ice giant's enormous fist.
In that instant, the ice giant was completely dumbfounded.
The battlefield fell silent.
"Huh???"
Immediately after, he felt a terrifying heat pierce into his chest.
The blazing Judgment of Shamash greatsword was thrust straight into the ice giant's body by Fu Hua!
The armor on her body erupted with golden light at that moment!
Her mask covered her eyes, making her expression unreadable.
In this instant, the ice giant was hurled violently into the air.
Fu Hua leaped up after him and instantly appeared in front of him!
Fu Hua punched.
Countless fist shadows rained down like a storm onto his ice-crystal body!
Explosive cracks rang through the air!
"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!"
Her punching speed was so fast that it created countless golden afterimages, dreamlike and illusory!
Accompanying them were streaks of shocking lightning arcs flowing outward!
Above the entire Boulder Town.
Gales and thunder roared. Golden afterimages flickered endlessly, like dragons soaring and tigers roaring!
"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!"
Under the crisscrossing of countless afterimages, the ice giant's mind went blank. He felt his consciousness shattering.
Fu Hua expressionlessly raised her fist again, her breathing steady.
"Inch Force—Open the Heavens!!"
BOOM—!!
…