Sure enough, less than an hour later, they saw the Snow Queen herself.
She had wings on her back and looked about the size of a six-year-old girl. Sitting high on a tree branch, she fixed her ice-blue eyes coldly on Lin Xi and the others.
Rumor had it that Snow Fairies were a subspecies of Heavenly Snow Women. Although the Snow Queen still fell short of the level of Ultimate Ice, she was not far off, and encountering her in person confirmed it for Lin Xi.
Just approaching her made his body grow cold beyond his control.
Emiya looked back at Lin Xi.
"Master, I suggest we end this quickly."
The sound of beating wings had been coming from all around them for some time now. Clearly, the Snow Queen intended to gather the fighting strength of her entire clan and bury Lin Xi and the others here.
That was also why she was in no hurry to attack, even though Lin Xi and the others had already reached the foot of her tree. The longer she delayed, the more it favored her.
Lin Xi nodded.
"Mm. I'm counting on you."
The moment he gave permission, Melusine shot into the air, her lance pointed at the Snow Queen sitting on the branch.
A flicker of panic flashed through the queen's eyes. Clearly, she had not expected her opponent to be so fast.
But she was a powerful Soul Beast with eighty thousand years behind her. In the Far North, her fighting strength was already close to that of a Titled Douluo, and she would not be dealt with so easily.
She uttered several halting incantations, and countless ice crystals rapidly formed around her and shot toward Melusine. At the same time, she beat her wings and flew backward.
Meanwhile,