Ice Wolf's pupils contracted sharply.
Exposed!
Completely exposed!
Under this damned high temperature and blinding light.
All their tactics.
All their disguises.
Had become a joke!
"Retreat!"
"Fall back now!"
"Mission failed!"
Ice Wolf roared as he scrambled up from the muddy water.
Turning around, he fled.
What was the point of an ambush now?
Survival came first!
The other team members reacted as well.
One by one, they clambered up in disarray.
Discarding their heavy equipment.
They sprinted desperately toward the depths of the ice field.
"Running?"
Qin Yu watched the figures scattering like startled rabbits.
He shook his head.
"Since you've come."
"Don't even think about leaving."
"Perfect timing."
"Let's test the new function's power."
Qin Yu snapped his fingers.
"Ruo Bing."
"Focus."
"Pick them off."
Li Ruobing stood before the control console.
Her fingers lightly tapped the holographic screen.
[Function 3: Focused Strike · Activated]
At the top of the mast.
The golden sphere suddenly ceased vibrating.
The light that had been radiating outward in all directions.
Instantly converged.
Condensing into a beam of golden light only as thick as a bowl's mouth.
Yet its brightness was terrifyingly intense.
It was as if God held a magnifying glass.
Aimed directly at the ants on the ground.
"Sizzle—!!!"
There was no explosion.
Only a sound like red-hot iron being plunged into water.
The team member at the very front.
Didn't even have time to scream.
As the golden beam swept over his body.
Instantly.
Vaporized.
That's right.
Not burned.
Directly vaporized.
Three thousand degrees of focused heat.
The human body evaporated instantly into a red mist.
Not even ashes remained.
"Holy shit!"
Ice Wolf, following behind, was scared out of his wits.
He watched helplessly as his subordinate.
Vanished into thin air.
Leaving only a charred black mark on the ground.
"Spread out! Run separately!"
"That's a laser! It's a laser!"
Ice Wolf screamed like a madman.
But it was utterly useless.
That golden beam seemed to have a life of its own.
Under Li Ruobing's control.
It leaped precisely across the ice field.
"Sizzle!"
"Sizzle!"
"Sizzle!"
With each flash.
Another person disappeared.
Whether hiding behind rocks.
Or leaping into the water.
It made no difference.
This was [Focused Strike].
This was a dimensional strike.
Over thirty people.
In less than ten seconds.
Only Ice Wolf remained, a commander without his troops.
He couldn't run anymore.
His legs gave way.
He knelt in the scalding muddy water.
Staring hopelessly at the "sun" suspended in mid-air.
That deadly golden beam.
Now hovered just three meters above his head.
The terrifying heat.
Scorched his hair.
Cracked his skin.
"Don't… don't kill me…"
"I'll talk… I'll tell you everything…"
Ice Wolf broke down.
He raised his hands.
Tears and snot streaming down his face.
"I'm Odin's man…"
"Ahead… there are more ambushes…"
"I know the coordinates… don't kill me…"
Qin Yu stood at the ship's bow.
Looking down at the man who resembled a dead dog.
"Ambushes?"
Qin Yu smiled.
He pointed at the "sun" overhead.
"Do you think."
"Under this kind of light."
"Something like an ambush even exists?"
Ice Wolf froze.
Yeah.
The ice has melted.
The snow has melted.
What's the point of an ambush now?!
The entire outer defensive line of the polar ice field.
Had been forcibly melted through by this "sun"!
"As for the coordinates."
Qin Yu flicked the ash from his cigarette.
"No need for you to tell me."
"I'll see for myself."
After speaking.
Qin Yu made a downward slicing gesture.
"Goodbye."
"Zzz—!"
Golden light descended.
Ice Wolf's world.
Turned pure white.
Then.
Fell into eternal nothingness.
...
"Tsk, tsk, tsk."
Qi Chun leaned on the railing.
Wiping sweat while looking at the massive crater burned into the ground.
"This is way too brutal."
"Brother Yu."
"Are we going to war?"
"We're here for demolition!"
"This isn't icebreaking."
"This is tearing up the floor tiles in Odin's house!"
Qin Yu ignored Fatty's exclamations.
He looked ahead.
At the far end of the area illuminated by the [Eye of Helios].
Where there should have been a continuous stretch of glaciers.
Now.
Had become a wide waterway.
Though still steaming.
Though the water temperature was frighteningly high.
The path.
Was open.
"Full speed ahead."
Qin Yu gave the order.
"Maintain this temperature."
"I want Odin to know."
"What it means."
"To play with fire."
...
The massive "President."
Carrying a small sun.
Like a fire-breathing dragon.
Roared as it charged into the heart of the polar ice field.
Wherever it passed.
Ice and snow melted away.
Everything was revealed.
The watchtowers, bunkers, and traps once hidden in the shadows.
Were now all exposed in broad daylight.
Then.
Were mercilessly cleared away by that golden light.
"Rumble—"
Several kilometers away.
A massive iceberg.
Under the scorching high temperature.
Collapsed with a thunderous crash.
It was the last natural barrier Odin had set up.
Now.
Gone as well.
...
Inside the "President's" bridge.
Yao Xue handed Qin Yu a glass of ice water.
"The temperature outside is too high."
"The ship's cooling system is running at full capacity."
"If we keep burning like this."
"Before we even meet Odin."
"We'll be cooked ourselves."
Though Yao Xue complained with her words.
Her eyes were full of amusement.
She watched the red dot advancing steadily on the screen.
"However."
"This way of making an entrance."
"Really suits your style."
"Either don't do it."
"Or if you do."
"Flip the table over."
Qin Yu took a sip of the ice water.
The chilling sensation.
Made him squint comfortably.
"Flip the table?"
"No."
Qin Yu looked at the massive dark shadow growing closer ahead.
That was Odin's flagship.
The legendary "Hall of Gods."
"I'm not here to flip the table."
"I'm here."
"To deliver a funeral."
...
Meanwhile.
In the core area of the polar ice field.
Aboard the "Hall of Gods" icebreaker.
Sirens wailed piercingly through the air.
"What's going on?!"
"Where is this high-temperature alarm coming from?!"
"What about the outer defensive line?! Where are those Ice Wolf idiots?!"
Odin stood in the command room.
Looking at the sea of red data on the screen.
His face was so dark it seemed about to drip water.
[Warning! Abnormal rise in ambient temperature!]
[Warning! Ice layer melting! Defensive structures failing!]
[Warning! High-energy heat source approaching at extreme speed!]
"High-energy heat source?"
Odin rushed to the window.
Through the thick bulletproof glass.
He saw.
At the edge of the horizon.
In the direction where eternal night should have reigned.
A golden "sun."
Was rising.
It dispelled the darkness.
Melted the ice and snow.
With an overwhelming, world-destroying momentum.
It pressed toward his throne.
Crushing everything in its path.
And beneath that "sun."
A black warship.
Loomed faintly in and out of sight.
"Qin... Yu..."
Odin clenched his fists so tightly.
His nails dug into his flesh.
He had considered that Qin Yu might launch a sneak attack.
He had thought Qin Yu might bombard them with long-range weapons.
But he never expected.
This madman.
Would actually bring the "sun" right to them!
What kind of move was this?!
Wasn't this just cheating?!
"Boss! What do we do?!"
His subordinates nearby were already panicking.
"The ice has melted! Our snow vehicles are stuck in the mud and can't move!"
"The ambush circle is ruined!"
"That's an S-Class Item!"
"Shut up!"
Odin turned around.
And backhanded that subordinate, sending him flying.
"What are you panicking for?!"
"Even if he has the sun, so what?!"
"This is the far north!"
"My territory!"
A flicker of madness flashed in Odin's eyes.
He slammed his hand down on the red button in front of him.
"Orders!"
"Activate the 'Eternal Permafrost' system!"
"Fire all our liquid nitrogen reserves!"
"I refuse to believe."
"That damn ball of his."
"Can evaporate this entire sea!"
"Since he wants to play with fire and ice."
"I'll play with him to the end!"
...
Two terrifying forces.
Were about to collide at the heart of the far north.
One was extreme heat.
The other was extreme cold.
This was not a battle.
This was a natural disaster.
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