Felis did not even want to lift his eyes.
After being frozen, he really could calmly run for his life through his Mental Sea... The waves following behind his soul did not look particularly violent, yet concealed undercurrents churned within them. In truth, they were not as dangerous as he had initially thought.
Though they were indeed moving fast, they had absolutely not reached the point where danger lurked at every turn.
But it was too difficult to remain utterly focused, without letting his thoughts wander, and stay unmoved even while watching those waves about to crash into him.
Felis had tried many methods, yet none had worked.
He did not know why... Perhaps the reason he had first been able to calmly ignore the pain in his body and enter meditation had been the chilly feeling of the basement?
In any case, his subconscious had chosen ice, rapidly breaking down the Runes of the Cantrip Frost Ray and transforming them into the form of an Ice Ring.
When one Ice Ring was still not enough, he had even suddenly figured out how to stack the rings layer upon layer.
Ice Rings piled up continuously, combined with the outer ice that kept melting because his skills were insufficient... The moment it turned to water, it froze again due to the new Ice Rings he added... In the end, it became this lump of ice.
"Someone fighting for their life will never let go after catching even a sliver of hope." Felis's voice was soft and low... barely loud enough for Russell to hear. "Ice is useful to me."
Russell could understand that.
For example, back then, he had clearly known that if his talent for Abjuration was exposed, his fate might not be pleasant. Yet driven by a sense of