Preparations Complete, Time for the Real Work

After an unknown amount of time had passed, Penelope felt that the Wand in her hand, which had originally been as light as air, now seemed to weigh a ton. Even lifting it required every ounce of her strength.

"That's enough. Pull back."

Seeing that Penelope had truly reached her limit, Bell finally gave the order to retreat.

In the blink of an eye, Thousand Changes transformed into a silvery-white sphere, enclosing them all and shooting rapidly into the sky.

Ice Cones and frosty breaths rained down upon Thousand Changes, covering the sphere's smooth surface with cracks. Fortunately, Thousand Changes was sturdy enough to hold out until Bell and the others had escaped the Ice Elements' attack range.

The sphere unfolded into a flat surface. Bell and the others stood on the silvery-white metal platform, looking down at the writhing mass of Ice Elements below as they caught their breath.

The most exhausted person was undoubtedly Penelope. With practically zero combat experience, she had kept herself under such intense mental strain earlier, and on top of that, she had consumed too much Magic Power. At the moment, she could barely remain standing with Hermione's support.

The second most exhausted was none other than Bell.

It couldn't be helped. His own impulsiveness had caused the group to face the charge of the Ice Elements head-on. Aside from slacking off for a brief moment, Bell had borne more than half the team's pressure for the rest of the battle.

On top of that, he had to do his best not to kill those Ice Elements, which took a great deal of concentration.

The Menethil Family never hunted Ice Elements that gathered in groups. Aside from the danger, the main reason was that the ice cores inside these Ice Elements were too weak,