The moment Ice Breath descended, the entire ice plain froze into a ghostly blue.
"Scatter!!"
Kurapika's roar was nearly drowned out by the dragon's cry. More than a dozen chains shot out at once, wrapping around Gon, Leorio, and Killua before violently flinging the three of them in different directions.
Boom—!!!
The beam of extreme frost crashed into the ice. Within a hundred-meter radius, the ice sheet instantly crystallized, thickened, and bulged upward. An ice wall dozens of meters tall rose from the ground, transparent and dazzling, yet radiating a chill that seemed capable of freezing souls.
If Gang had been half a beat slower, everyone would have been frozen into ice sculptures.
"Too close..."
Leorio crawled out of a snowbank, his teeth chattering. The edge of the Ice Breath had merely grazed him, yet half his body was already numb with cold, and white frost covered his body hair.
"This thing's power is way too ridiculous!"
The Primordial Ice Dragon hovered in midair, its ten-thousand-meter body blotting out the sky. Its icy-blue slit pupils coldly looked down upon the ants scattering beneath it. Its jaws parted slightly as a second Ice Breath gathered in its throat.
"Gon! Draw its attention from the front!"
Kurapika's chains danced through the air as he rapidly retreated across the ice.
"Killua, circle around to its flank! Look for a chance to attack its eyes and the gaps in its joints!"
"Genos, provide ranged firepower! Keep hitting the same spot!"
A string of orders was issued in rapid succession. Having fought countless brutal battles against the Regal Mammoth, the Calamity Progeny, the BB Corn Borer Swarm, and more, the six-person team's coordination had long since become flawless. Even against a never-before-seen Primordial Ancient Dragon, their formation showed no sign of disorder.
"Got it!"
Gon