Ice-blue light shot forward from the unicorn's back. After striking the blood water that surged like a tide, it froze it in the middle of the corridor amid a soft rustling sound. Even the splashes at the very front of the blood water were clearly visible.
"Moonlight Ray!"
A pure silver beam mixed with the power of Moon Fire then burst forth, shattering the bloody ice ahead in a dazzling explosion before Ellie's eyes.
"Neigh~"
Ellie gave a delighted whinny, but just as she wanted to charge forward again, Shade called her to a halt. Behind the shattered crimson ice, more blood water was still pouring continuously from around the corridor's corner, as though forcing them to choose another direction.
Evaporating the blood water with flames would make the surroundings even worse, while continuing to use ice would not solve the endlessly flowing blood water within a short period of time.
"Ellie, can we go another way?"
Shade asked, but the unicorn remained fixed on the path ahead and refused to change targets. Shade believed she had her reasons. He raised his hand and fired another Flash Freeze Ray, temporarily sealing the tide of blood water in ice. Just as he was wondering how to cross the corridor, rustling sounds rapidly approached from behind.
Ice mist spread out, quickly covering the flesh on the corridor walls with frost. The sudden drop in temperature even made Shade shiver. He and Ellie turned around, and Ellie happily whinnied again. Floating behind them was the Twelfth Ring of Fate, and Ice Maid Winnie—her entire body sparkling with ice crystals beneath a maid's uniform—was walking through the passage Ellie had just broken open.
The symbol of an Elemental Lifeform floated above her head. Moreover, the Doppelgangers could only disguise themselves as flesh-and-blood lifeforms, so