Anfuni's flawless face burst into Goni's field of vision, leaving him momentarily dazed. He slowly raised his head, and the endless Ice Plains spread out before him. Snowflakes drifted down from the sky. The Tide, which had been in turmoil for an entire week, seemed to have quieted.
But Goni paid Anfuni no attention. Instead, he looked at the Giant frozen amid the snowflakes.
The falling snow had all but turned him into an icy peak. The Jade Giant, who had been destroying everything just moments ago, now stood motionless beneath the sky like a block of wood.
The jade color occasionally exposed amid the snow finally brought a slight change to Goni's blank expression.
"Mr. Goni, I'm talking to you!" Anfuni noticed the change in him. Of course, she also saw that Li Ziran had not awakened as Goni had claimed he would.
Goni raised his head and glanced at that exquisite face. Sunlight was shining through the Tidal Layer onto her cheeks, making her look beautiful. But the sky behind her was even more beautiful. What should have been blue had turned entirely emerald green. Emerald clouds drifted across it, their source none other than that strange Giant.
At some point, the Giant's pupils had split apart and risen into the sky like steam, staining it emerald green. Soon, his nose, ears, hair, and finally the skin on his head followed. The entire Giant was like a snowman beneath a blazing sun, melting away by a considerable amount in just a few seconds.
Drip! Drip!
Strange raindrops fell amid the snowflakes. They struck Goni like sharp stones, drawing blood from both their skins.
"It's jade rain!" Anfuni said, picking up a piece. At that moment, jade was falling from the entire sky. She did not know what had