Gurada's Breath of Lava was like a volcano that had built up for centuries before erupting. Its impact and energy were powerful enough to overwhelm Ermi's icy force and inflict real damage on him.
The Breath of Lava spread from sky to earth, completely sealing off every blind spot Ermi could have used to evade.
His only path of retreat was guarded from behind by the Flame Undying Bird.
Seeing every escape route blocked, Ermi displayed "rage and despair." Terrifying ice energy gathered around him, transforming into an ice storm that blotted out the sky and covered the earth as it swept in all directions.
The first to bear the brunt was Gurada, the Lava Giant Whale.
Even with the Breath of Lava holding it back, the ice storm still raged toward Gurada. Moreover, because it was releasing its Breath of Lava, Gurada's enormous mouth was still open. The ice storm was about to blow into its mouth and bore into its body.
Instinctively, Gurada wanted to stop its Breath of Lava.
Seeing this, the Flame Undying Bird immediately roared, "You can't stop! Gurada, you idiot, this is a trapped beast's final struggle! He wants to trade injury for injury and force you to stop!"
The Flame Undying Bird also knew that letting the ice storm enter Gurada's body would certainly be unpleasant, but this was, after all, the home ground of fire creatures. Once injured, soaking in the Lava Lake and recuperating for some time would eventually heal the wound.
So even if it meant trading injury for injury, it still thought it was worth it! What it did not know was that this had all been Ermi's calculation, solely to locate Gurada's elemental core.
Gurada could not think that far ahead for the moment, but since Phoenix had