The immense recoil from the flintlock let Yang Yi break free of his restraints.
Of course, that was also because the giant had let go.
After all, that shot had been aimed at his vital point, striking the ice egg cradled in the Crystal Giant's right hand.
Before the battle had even begun, Yang Yi and Su Na had talked things over.
They had both agreed that the head in the giant's right hand was his true body!
As for the giant, he was very likely a puppet controlled by the head!
So Yang Yi's battle plan had been to approach the giant with the conspicuous Broken Iron in hand and attack. Then, taking him by surprise, he would switch to the flintlock's cannon mode and attack the ice egg, aiming for a point-blank hit that gave the giant no time at all to react!
And he had succeeded!
The head in the giant's hand was blasted over two hundred meters away and slammed into the glacier, letting out a string of terrified screams.
Then the Crystal Giant burst into motion at a speed far greater than before, rushed over, and crouched to shield the ice egg while picking it up.
Fine cracks had appeared across the ice egg, and large patches had even turned white, on the verge of shattering.
But in the end, it had not broken. It had withstood the Glimmer Flintlock's strongest strike.
The head sealed inside was completely unharmed, apart from the traces of terror on his face.
After all, just now, he had personally felt the threat of death... from a lowly, insignificant mortal, no better than a crawling insect!
"How despicable!
I'll catch you, then throw you into a blazing fire and burn your soul and body!"
The head roared curses, his gaze