Huang Er used her movement art just as the gas barely hit her. Though she felt the icy cold breath, her body managed to move away. Leaving multiple afterimages, she slipped between the Dread Penguins while her sword-whip never stopped slashing.
When she could finally take a breather, she noticed that half her body, which the penguin's icy breath had touched, was covered by a thin layer of ice. She channeled her aether to shatter the ice layer. While the ice was gone, the stinging cold remained.
The Dread Penguins regrouped and came after her again once she stopped moving. When they were almost upon her, a torrent of flames washed over the penguins.
Huang Er looked down and saw that the flames came from a talisman in Sima Fang's hand. A battle puppet rushed ahead and threw itself amid the penguin swarm. It had a similar power level to Huang Er while possessing a more durable body. Most of all, it wasn't confused by the swarm's chaotic movement.
