The free wind blew as Russell appeared on the snowfield battlefield south of Cloud Dream Oasis.
With the Free Ancient Dragon Saiban, Nightmare Beast Sembra's workload had greatly decreased. Whenever Russell went out now, Saiban saw him off.
"Russell!"
The Frost Troll, fending off the Harpy's entanglement, was startled when it saw Russell, but it did not flee.
Having been assigned to lead the troll legion in attacking the Shadowflame Kingdom, it had never expected to return alive. Nor could it return alive—figures as mighty as Eternal Three Snows and Gu Xin had been slaughtered by Russell. What chance did it have?
But it had no choice but to attack the Shadowflame Kingdom.
For Frost Star, and for the tribe it belonged to, this was its only fate.
"Die." With a raised hand, Russell swung his sword, and surging dragonflame power swept toward the Frost Troll along with the sword light.
There was no flashy battle scene. In only a few brief moments, with a few casual sword swings, the Frost Troll was torn into pieces and collapsed into chunks of flesh strewn across the ground.
He spread his five fingers.
Russell had learned from the Shadowflame Dragon how to refine Frost Star Beads. In an instant, the corpse fragments were refined into a Frost Star Bead the size of a watermelon.
After giving it two light pats and exchanging a few words with Hape, Russell tapped the green leaf mark, having Saiban send him back to Shadowflame Volcano.
"Shadowflame, do you still want Frost Star Beads?" Russell asked, holding up the dazzling giant watermelon.
The Shadowflame Dragon's head emerged from the lava, flames uncontrollably spilling from its eyes as it slowly shook its head. "I can't eat anymore. Shadowflame really can't eat anymore, Russell. Keep this Frost Star Bead