As they surfaced, Liu Zhi and Videnina exchanged a glance, then moved aside. A huge block of ice rose from beneath the water.
It was only huge relative to Liu Zhi and Videnina. The block itself was a cube measuring about ten meters on each side.
Inside it, White Bear was struggling desperately.
White Bear was no longer in the sorry state he'd been in during the fight. Instead, he looked calm and peaceful, as if he'd fallen into a deep sleep.
Standing on the water, Liu Zhi looked at the block of ice before him and nodded with satisfaction.
He had completed his mission, and the system had already given him a clear notification.
He'd also received this reward.
The only thing Liu Zhi wasn't sure about was what use such a huge block of ice would be to him, especially since it could never melt.
It didn't have any stats or anything, and it was so enormous that Liu Zhi could only guess that it might have something to do with the Summoning Tower.
If he used the ice block as the foundation for the Summoning Tower, perhaps he could summon the souls of Frost Giants or other ice-aligned spirits.
But he hadn't properly tested this theory, and he'd never come across an item like this before, so he couldn't figure out what it was for just yet.
As Liu Zhi studied the enormous block of ice, Videnina suddenly drew her sword.
Following the direction Videnina was watching, Liu Zhi saw that a group of five Valkyries had appeared in the sky.
What left Liu Zhi rather speechless was that among the Valkyries was a short black woman. He had no idea where someone so completely at odds with the Norse style had come from.
Fortunately, the black