Herrscher of Ice: Where's My Newbie Protection?! (Continued)

"It just happened right in front of me!"

All-powerful Honkai Energy swept across the region in the form of an ice storm. When Bai Ge and Sakura arrived at the epicenter of the Great Honkai outbreak, which was this village...

The villagers have all turned into ice sculptures, cracking and shattering in the wind and snow, turning into ice crystal dust, all of them dead.

Then a woman dressed in black with white hair, wearing an ice and snow crown, whose face was obscured, appeared before the two.

(Has she appeared? The Herrscher of Ice!)

Bai Ge's eyes narrowed, and he immediately pulled Ying behind him.

"Sakura, you two are not compatible at all, let me handle this!"

"Yes, thank you."

The fox-eared girl obediently retreated behind Bai Ge.

She wasn't the kind of person who was stubborn. The nature of the powers of this newly born Herrscher was still unclear, but in terms of form, it could generate blizzards and ice.

Sakura's abilities are ice and speed, which, like Sister Ta from the Current Civilization, are precisely what makes her vulnerable.

But she wasn't worried at all; on the contrary, she felt sorry for the Herrscher of Ice in front of her.

Why did this Herrscher have to be born right in front of Bai Ge? Isn't that just asking for death? The blizzard just now didn't make Sakura, who was inside the ring of fire, feel cold at all.

"I will rule over ice and snow!"

The newly born Herrscher of Ice dances in the blizzard.

As an apostle of the Honkai, her mission is to destroy civilization and humanity, and to freeze all things in the world in eternal, unmelting ice.

The Herrscher of Ice looked at the only two survivors present, Bai Ge and Ying, and unleashed her power without hesitation. Instantly, an icy chill swept towards the two of them, however...

"Herrscher, lament your misfortune. This time, you will not have another chance to destroy the world."

The Herrscher of Flamescion unleashed her power, and the scorching flames countered the Herrscher of Ice's blizzard.

Bai Ge took out a lance from behind his back, and the moment he gripped the handle, flames also clung to the lance.

The gun body, made of Soul Steel, gradually began to melt, but it was enough for Bai Ge to use for a while.

"Human, I'm going to freeze you into an ice sculpture."

"Come on if you dare."

The Herrscher of Ice's power is temperature manipulation, Herrscher of Flamescion's power is molecular motion manipulation. The two powers are manifested in the form of ice and fire at this moment.

With Honkai Energy giving him an absolute advantage, Bai Ge easily pushed back the Herrscher of Ice's chilling wave.

"The spear tip is already ignited!"

The Bai Ge's Soul Steel Lance was fully charged, and the armor on the gauntlet suddenly opened, spewing out a jet of t-colored flames.

If Bai Ge hadn't gripped the lance tightly, it would have flown off on its own by now, with countless sparks shooting out from the gun and blooming like fireworks around Bai Ge.

Aside from being extremely visually appealing and adding a touch of class, it serves no other purpose! Needless to say, this is a design by Vill-V!

"!!"

Sensing the presence of death immediately upon her birth, the Herrscher of Ice hastily increased her power output, about to use all her strength to freeze Bai Ge.

However, at this very moment...

"Bastard! I'll slaughter you all!!!"

"What?!"

Behind the Herrscher of Ice, on an altar in the center of the village, an ice sculpture shattered, revealing a man wearing a wooden mask, covered in wounds and blood, roaring in fury.

This man was like a mad king who had emerged from purgatory. His anger manifested as flames on his fists, and his terrifying aura was no less than that of Bai Ge.

Makes the Herrscher of Ice feel a deadly threat +1.

"I'll burn you to ashes!"

The rage of Kalpas tribulations reached its peak.

The arrival of the Herrscher of Ice instantly destroyed the entire village, killing everyone except him. At that moment, the only thought in the Mad King's mind was to kill the Herrscher.

(Holy crap, Kalpas?! It really is here!)

The moment Bai Ge saw the Herrscher of Ice descend, he knew in his heart that this must be the village of Kalpas.

Moreover, seeing the opponent's stance of raising his fist and charging towards the Herrscher, Bai Ge was immediately shocked. "Brother Jie, are you trying to steal my kill?!" He absolutely couldn't agree to that!

Kalpas: "Kneel down! Then die!"

Bai Ge: "Flame Spear, charge!!"

Herrscher of Ice: "#@!%￥%￥"

At this moment Herrscher of Ice was dumbfounded, watching as two balls of fire that she could not freeze came at her like two sandwiches of cheese, one after the other, posing a deadly threat to her no matter which one they came from.

For a moment she didn't know what to do, until finally her instincts made the choice for her.

"Don't come any closer!!!"

The Herrscher of Ice unleashes her full power centered on herself.

The extremely low temperature, which seemed to freeze even space and time and was almost at absolute zero, surged towards Bai Ge and Kalpas like ocean waves.

Logically speaking, no one should be able to withstand her. Although she faced a life-threatening situation right after her birth, the Herrscher of Ice is by no means a weak being. Given time, she could even send the world back to the Ice Age.

However.

"Kill!!!" x2

Neither Bai Ge nor Kalpas stopped moving forward.

The speed did not decrease at all.

The former was bathed in the flames of the Herrscher of Flamescion, and similarly pushed his power to its limit, completely isolating himself from the low temperature.

Requesting flowers?

The latter's rage could not withstand such a low temperature, but Kalpas relied on his reckless spirit and will, using his superhuman strength to withstand the approach.

Swoosh! Bang!

Bai Ge's flaming spear pierced the Herrscher's heart from the front.

Kalpas' fist pierced through the Herrscher's body from behind.

The Herrscher of Ice wore an expression of disbelief; she was bewildered in the final moments of her life.

Herrscher of Ice: (What was I even born into this world for? I'm already dead?)

All I can say is that the spawn point selection was terrible. They encountered two super bosses right after entering the game, and there wasn't even a second of newbie protection period before they were instantly killed.

After the Herrscher of Ice breathed her last in frustration.

Bai Ge and Kalpas stared intently at each other.

The former's flaming spear pierced through the Herrscher's body and pressed against the latter's throat, while the latter's steel fist also pierced through the Herrscher's body and pressed against the former's neck.

"I think we can talk."

"Hahaha! Hahahaha! Talk? Fine, let's settle your last words with our fists!!"

"Tch, fine, then you kneel down first!"

A fighting spirit surged in Bai Ge's eyes. He realized that he had just made a stupid mistake. He actually wanted to talk to Kalpas in his rage, which was even more foolish than talking to a brick wall.

The killing of the villagers drove Kalpas to madness.

The Herrscher of Ice, being such a weakling, couldn't vent his anger at all. At this moment, Bai Ge stood in front of him, and after exchanging glances and confirming each other's identities with their masks, they realized that the other party was a punching bag who could take a beating.

Kalpas needs to release his anger.

Bai Ge would have to beat him down first before she could even talk to him.

So, to Sakura's bewildered expression, the two of them raised their fists and smashed them at each other without hesitation, while the Herrscher of Ice was blown away by the force of the punches.

"Come and bear my wrath, haaaaaaah!!"

"You're out of touch with reality, just lie down!"

A violent confrontation ensued between the two.

The completely one-sided kneading began.

Half an hour later, Kalpas was embedded in the ground. Although he was still alive, his body had reached its limit and he could not move at all.

The Herrscher of Ice's dying blow had indeed severely injured him. Kalpas couldn't use his power to isolate ice and snow like Bai Ge could, and now his whole body was suffering from severe frostbite.

"Have you had enough?"

"..."

The mask of Kalpas appeared, almost shattered, revealing a pair of sharp eyes. But seeing Bai Ge approaching, it stopped struggling and looked as if it would let Bai Ge do as it pleased.

Then, just as he closed his eyes, preparing to be killed...

"Um?"