Cana stood on the Evil Crow King's broad back, her heart pounding, her gaze fixed on the mysterious and powerful Frost Spirit ahead.
The surrounding air seemed to freeze solid, and every breath felt like biting cold.
A vast aura of ice magic emanated from the Frost Spirit, dangerous and oppressive.
"Such a magical aura, even among A-Class Mages, is considered outstanding. It truly is a favored elemental life form..."
"Swamp Crocodiles are cold-blooded animals. In this environment, unsealing and summoning them would be suicide, so we can only rely on the two of us."
"Evil Crow King, prepare for this difficult battle!" Cana took a deep breath, clutching a stack of fairy cards tightly in her hands, her voice firm and steady.
Magic beasts approaching A-Class strength can already understand human speech, and most have a high level of intelligence.
The Evil Crow King let out a low cry in response, its wings slightly folded, its eyes revealing savagery and cruelty. This fierce ancient species feared no battle.
The black feathers on its body trembled slightly in the cold wind, a sign of its surging fighting spirit.
The Frost Spirit floated in mid-air, its human-height ice-ball body emitting a bone-chilling cold. The black ice block at its center was like an emotionless eye, coldly staring at Cana and the Evil Crow King.
As they stared at each other, the Frost Spirit's originally spherical body began to grow limbs made of ice crystals, and a large mouth full of ice teeth appeared in the center of the ice ball.
In one or two seconds, the Frost Spirit transformed from its original eyeball-like form into a monster with human limbs, an ice-blue eyeball for a torso, and a ferocious large mouth.
After the Frost Spirit completed its transformation, its magical aura intensified again.
The air around it seemed to freeze, and snowflakes swirled around its body, forming tiny ice crystal vortices.
The battle erupted instantly, with the Frost Spirit making the first move.
It gently waved an arm, and the surrounding snowflakes instantly condensed into dense, sharp ice shards, which shot towards Cana and the Evil Crow King like a torrential storm.
These ice shards glittered with cold light; wherever they passed, the air seemed to freeze.
Every ice shard gleamed with a cold light, as if intending to pierce through all life.
"fairy card, Wind's Protection!" Cana swiftly drew a fairy card, which transformed into a rapidly spinning wall of wind, deflecting the ice shards.
The ice shards struck the wind wall, emitting crisp "ding-ding" sounds, then shattered into fine ice fragments that scattered everywhere.
The wind wall roared, sweeping the surrounding snowflakes into it, forming a small blizzard.
The Evil Crow King seized the opportunity to soar high, charging towards the Frost Spirit. Its wings flapped, stirring up a gale.
However, the Frost Spirit remained unhurried. The cold air around its body suddenly erupted, forming a powerful ice storm.
This storm, like a roaring giant beast, instantly blew the Evil Crow King back several tens of meters.
The Evil Crow King struggled to maintain its balance in the wind, a hint of anger flashing in its crimson eyes.
"fairy card, Gravity Suppression!" Cana struck again, a fairy card flying out and transforming into a heavy, earthy yellow light that enveloped the Frost Spirit.
The Frost Spirit's movements immediately slowed, and its body involuntarily began to fall towards the ground.
But it let out a roar, and ice-blue energy erupted around its body again. The powerful force instantly broke through the fairy card's gravitational restraint.
It waved its hands, and countless ice cones shot from its palms, flying straight towards Cana.
"fairy card, Ten Thousand Thunderbolts!" Cana did not lose heart; another fairy card shone forth.
The sky immediately became overcast, and thick bolts of lightning, like silver snakes, struck towards the Frost Spirit.
The lightning streaked through the air, emitting deafening "crackle-pop" sounds, illuminating the entire valley.
The cold air around the Frost Spirit instantly condensed into an indestructible ice shield. The lightning struck the ice shield, unleashing dazzling light. Fine cracks appeared on the ice shield, but it did not shatter.
It tilted its head back and howled, and suddenly, heavy snow began to fall from the sky, drifting down and instantly dyeing the world pure white.
The temperature plummeted again!
Cana's brows furrowed tightly, her forehead covered in sweat beads, but before they could drip, they froze into ice pearls.
The Evil Crow King charged again, spewing a thick wave of dark energy from its mouth, carrying a strong aura of death.
The Frost Spirit dodged to the side, and the energy wave grazed its body, exploding into a huge, deep pit on the ground.
The Frost Spirit seized the chance to counterattack. It waved its hands, and two massive ice blades appeared out of thin air, slashing towards Cana and the Evil Crow King.
The ice blades cut through the air, bringing with them a cold current, as if to cleave space itself.
"fairy card, Blade of Purification!" Cana hastily threw out a fairy card, which transformed into a brilliant light blade, colliding with the ice blades.
The two canceled each other out, transforming into countless ice fragments and light shards.
The fragments danced in the air, like a fantastical fireworks display, but also obscured the vision of both sides.
Just then, the Evil Crow King had, at some unknown point, circled behind the Frost Spirit by itself. Its wings flapped, moving as fast as lightning.
Its claws fiercely grabbed at the Frost Spirit, the black talons gleaming with cold light.
However, the Frost Spirit seemed to have eyes in the back of its head. With a turn, it grabbed the Evil Crow King's claws with both hands, and with a forceful swing, slammed the Evil Crow King hard onto the ground.
Just as the Evil Crow King was about to hit the ground, at the last moment, it flapped its wings forcefully and soared into the air again.
But its formerly neat black feathers were now somewhat disheveled, and the spot where the Frost Spirit had just grabbed it was emitting a faint black smoke.
Its eyes burned with rage, and it let out an angry cry.
The Frost Spirit's body had an unimaginably low temperature. It was fortunate that the Evil Crow King was a semi-undead creature, able to reduce the damage taken by etherealizing.
If it were an ordinary person, being grabbed by the Frost Spirit would likely turn them into an ice sculpture.
Cana's anger flared when she saw the Evil Crow King injured.
"Wind, Earth, Light, Lightning, fairy card fusion, Elemental Storm!" Cana used all her strength, simultaneously throwing out the four fairy cards in her hand. The four elemental powers intertwined, forming a massive elemental storm that swept towards the Frost Spirit.
In the storm, wind howled, lightning flashed, earth chunks tumbled, and light shone dazzlingly.
The Frost Spirit felt this powerful force. The cold air around its body surged wildly, forming a huge ice ball, attempting to resist the Elemental Storm's attack.
The ice ball glowed with a cold light, colliding with the Elemental Storm, emitting an earth-shattering roar.
The surrounding air seemed to be torn apart, and the powerful shockwave caused the entire valley's blizzard to pause.
Snowflakes were instantly vaporized, and deep cracks appeared on the ground, extending for tens of meters.