When Su Aoxue rushed to the front of the battlefield, Qin Wei was already engaged in a fight with two Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures, long blade in hand.
The distance between the sides of the canyon was not narrow, providing enough room to carve out two distinct combat zones.
Qin Wei held back the two Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures by himself.
Meanwhile, his remaining brothers immediately moved to contain those below the Elite-level, effectively splitting the area into two battlefields.
At the same time, many others were still rushing toward the scene.
However, Qin Wei seemed unable to hold on much longer, already coughing up mouthfuls of blood.
Due to the powerful constitutions and invincible defenses of the Grey Fog Creatures, even an A-rank Warrior like Qin Wei could not break through their guard in a short amount of time.
Instead, those Grey Fog Creatures used their incredibly high mobility to attack together.
In an instant, they treated Qin Wei like a ball, batting him back and forth.
The scene was truly miserable to behold.
“This middle-aged man is quite loyal. It is one thing to stay behind, but he even took the lead. Since he is so honorable, I will not shy away from the fight either!”
“Perhaps I can use that move…”
Su Aoxue spoke softly as he condensed the Power of Extreme Cold. At that moment, his deep blue eyes grew increasingly bright.
In the next instant, a powerful wave of extreme cold radiated outward from where Su Aoxue stood: [Frost Calamity: Frost Domain]!
The Pseudo-Domain Skill was activated, and snowflakes immediately began to fall from the sky alongside the Gray Mist.
However, those snowflakes seemed to possess a will of their own.
They did not fall upon the humans, purposefully avoiding them to drift toward the positions of the Grey Fog Creatures.
This was the Pseudo-Domain Skill Su Aoxue had unleashed.
During this process, the frost would gradually consume the heat sources of any living creature until they were completely frozen!
Qin Wei, who was still being kicked around like a ball by the two Grey Fog Creatures, had been cursing Su Aoxue in his heart, wondering why he had not arrived yet and suspecting he had fled.
When he suddenly felt the Power of Extreme Cold, his heart filled with joy.
‘Great, he didn’t leave us behind and run!’
The sudden disturbance also drew the attention of the two Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures.
One after another, they turned to look in Su Aoxue’s direction.
Seeing an opportunity, Qin Wei’s body erupted with even more scorching flames. He immediately broke free from the cycle of being kicked around.
He desperately put distance between himself and the two Grey Fog Creatures.
From the corner of his eye, he saw Su Aoxue charging directly toward the two Elite-level enemies.
Surprisingly, the two Grey Fog Creatures seemed to ignore Qin Wei entirely, focusing all their attention on Su Aoxue.
[Frost Calamity: Ice Soul]!
A surge of extreme cold arrived in an instant. In just a moment, a layer of ice covered the surfaces of the two Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures.
However, just as they were about to be frozen solid, the crimson gas floating in the air suddenly erupted with an incredibly high temperature.
In the blink of an eye, the majority of the ice that had covered them melted away.
The entire process took less than 0.5 seconds, which was not enough time for Su Aoxue to condense the Power of Extreme Cold again to pierce the core in the chest of one of the Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures.
Left with no choice, Su Aoxue retreated sharply to escape.
On the other side, after retreating several meters, Qin Wei witnessed the entire sequence.
He looked at the approaching Su Aoxue and asked, “Cough… cough, cough… Whoever you are, can you freeze them?”
After speaking, Qin Wei did not forget to wipe away the blood he had just coughed up.
“I need time, but it should not take too long.”
The icy voice that drifted over caused Qin Wei’s expression to stiffen.
‘How did the cloaked woman before me become so much colder?’
In the next moment, Su Aoxue reached out a hand. Simultaneously, a single snowflake drifted down and landed on his finger.
Seeing this, Qin Wei looked at the falling snow in the air and then back at Su Aoxue. “A Domain Skill? Are… are you an S-rank Warrior?!”
Only a Martial Artist possessing a Domain Skill was worthy of being called an S-rank Warrior.
And between an S-rank Warrior and an A-rank Warrior lay a massive watershed.
There were double-digit A-rank Warriors within the Base City where Su Aoxue lived, but not a single true S-rank Warrior.
To this, Su Aoxue spoke plainly, “I am not.”
Having experienced the inherited memories the night before, Su Aoxue knew all the skills that the Power of Extreme Cold, known as the “Frost Calamity,” could manifest before reaching the S-rank.
This included this Pseudo-Domain Skill, which had been optimized by generations of the Frost Calamity Witch to become the most perfect Pseudo-Domain Skill of the Frost Calamity line!
Because knowing a skill was one thing while actual combat ability was another, Su Aoxue had ultimately positioned himself as a B-rank Martial Artist.
But now, having successfully unleashed the Domain Skill, Su Aoxue understood that the strength he could reach by using this power should be at the peak of an A-rank Warrior, approaching the S-rank.
Perhaps he should be a bit more confident and rank himself as an A-rank Warrior.
To the side, Qin Wei looked again at the snow falling continuously from the sky, which seemed determined to create a winter environment. He guessed, “Is it a Pseudo-Domain Skill?”
As a veteran A-rank Warrior, Qin Wei had also touched the threshold of Domain Skills; therefore, he felt he would not be mistaken in his judgment.
“There is only one expert in the entire Base City who can unleash a Pseudo-Domain Skill. Just who are you…”
At this point, Qin Wei suddenly paused, not daring to say more.
Su Aoxue did not choose to answer. Instead, he simply lamented in his heart: ‘The predecessors planted the trees, and I am merely enjoying the shade…’
The communication between the two lasted only dozens of seconds.
The two Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures on the opposite side seemed to be communicating in some form as well, so they did not attack immediately.
Just as Qin Wei wanted to say something to smooth things over, Su Aoxue said coldly, “Stop talking. They are coming.”
“Fine, let’s fight first!”
……
While Su Aoxue and Qin Wei joined forces to fight the two Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures, on the other side of the battlefield, Shen Yan—who was firing his rifle—glanced toward them from time to time.
After observing for a while, he could not help but mutter under his breath, “Such clumsy combat techniques…”
‘He’s an A-rank Warrior and has even unleashed a Pseudo-Domain Skill. His fighting style shouldn’t be this unrefined, should it?’
‘Why is it like this?’
In his previous life, Shen Yan had been one of humanity’s peak combatants, and his combat skills had long been maxed out.
With a single look, he could see Su Aoxue’s awkward fighting techniques, which made it seem as if it were his first time fighting a Grey Fog Creature.
In Shen Yan’s view, Su Aoxue was like a beginner. Although his strength was formidable, it seemed more like he was relying on raw power to force his way through, with no technique to speak of.
This situation should not appear in an A-rank Warrior at all!
At the same time, he found it somewhat difficult to associate this person with the Frost Calamity Witch who had completely suppressed him in his previous life.
He could not figure it out. No matter how hard Shen Yan thought, he could not understand.
But it was undeniable that this person’s strength was indeed powerful, and the power being used was truly the power of the Frost Calamity.
And for every type of natural disaster power, only one controller would ever appear…