Tenfold Counterattack

"So that's the Lord of Ice Hell?"

Evergreen looked at the Frost Devils wandering nearby and muttered, "He doesn't look much different from the small fry along the road."

That said, no one let their guard down.

Even as he made the remark, Evergreen piled protective blessings onto Song Ling, bolstering her defenses as much as he could.

This mission was different from the ones before. If they failed, Song Ling's character would be forcibly deleted.

If that happened, Evergreen would never forgive himself.

Mirror was fully focused too, ready to teleport Song Ling away at a moment's notice.

Qin Chuan remained calm. He looked at the Lord of Ice Hell and saw no Health Bar. A tentative Shadow Flying Dagger dealt no damage either, which meant they had yet to meet some condition.

Qin Chuan turned to Song Ling. "I'm guessing you need to break the outer layer of ice. Try a minor skill first and see if there are any other requirements."

"Got it."

Song Ling nodded and fired an Ice Arrow.

The moment it struck, ten times as many Ice Arrows rained down from the sky.

Song Ling had been on guard and took no damage, but the counterattack made one thing clear: the ice around the throne would be hard to deal with.

"Song Ling, let me try."

Mirror volunteered and tossed out a tiny, wavering flame. Nothing happened at all.

Unwilling to give up, Mirror ramped up the firepower. No matter what skill she used, the ice showed no reaction. She couldn't leave so much as a mark on its surface.

There was one exception, though.

Mirror's attacks drew no counterattack.

At first, Mirror thought it was because of her skills' attributes. But even when she used the same Ice Arrow skill, she failed to