Seeing Cang Er trapped in a hard fight, her teammates Tie Fan and Zhu Feng pressed in from the flanks.
Tie Fan was from the Bear Clan, so his build was broad and thick, his shoulders as wide as a door plank, and his skin was covered in a layer of brown armor.
When he ran, his whole body seemed immensely powerful, like a fully loaded carriage charging toward you.
Zhu Feng, from the Cheetah Clan, followed behind him, her steps light and forceful, her body leaning slightly forward, her arms swinging naturally at her sides, like a leopard ready to catch its prey at any moment.
The two worked together simply: Tie Fan would break through the defensive line, while Zhu Feng would cut in from the side to rescue Cang Er.
Reggie saw through their plan, so he raised his own Earth Walls as well.
Two Earth Walls rose from below at the same time, one sealing the front left, the other sealing the front right.
The two walls formed an angled formation, trapping Tie Fan and Zhu Feng in a triangular dead end.
Tie Fan flew into a rage from embarrassment and threw a punch at the Earth Wall, sending rubble flying from its surface.
With the second punch, the cracks in the wall widened further, rubble broke apart, and dust rose everywhere, but it still did not completely shatter.
He threw a third punch, and the wall began to shake.
After the third punch landed, the Earth Wall finally shattered, but Veralis’s Ice Spikes had already spread through the cracks in the floor tiles.
A layer of extremely cold ice covered the ground beneath their feet, and the chill climbed upward from their soles, soon freezing everything below their knees.
Tie Fan’s body was locked firmly in place by the ice, his feet as if set into the ground with cement.
Every attempt to move required first breaking the ice on the surface of his skin.
Zhu Feng, a speed-type fighter, relied even more on the rhythm of attack.
The moment the ice covered her soles, the high-speed movement made her lose balance.
She slid on the ice and stumbled forward, her hands catching the ground just in time before she fell, but her attack rhythm had already been interrupted, and she had lost the ability to counterattack again in a short time.
On the other side, the Rhino Clan warrior Lie Shi and the Deer Clan warrior Shuang Ti were not much better.
When they tried to go around the edge of the Water Curtain, they were hit continuously by Elsa’s Flame Bullets.
It hurt, but it was not enough to cause real damage.
After Lie Shi’s knee was struck by a Flame Bullet, his body tilted, his steps fell into complete disorder, and his entire advance deviated from the originally planned attack direction.
Although the Flame Bullets were only the size of fists, each shot struck their knee joints or other places precisely, with just enough force to deform their movements.
Shuang Ti, however, endured Elsa’s attacks head-on and advanced to the position in front of Xuan Xi.
Her right fist was already raised, and in the next second she could hit Xuan Xi and save Captain Cang Er.
Unfortunately, at that moment SigrdrÃfa appeared at her side.
A flying kick landed neither too high nor too low, hitting exactly at the junction between bones.
Shuang Ti’s right arm instantly lost support, causing her attack to miss.
Much thunder but little rain, it did not cause any real damage to Xuan Xi.
Immediately after, Sige placed her right hand on the leather armor over Shuang Ti’s chest, and lightning-type Spiritual Energy surged from her palm.
This move was called: Palm Thunder!
Shuang Ti was struck and sent flying backward, her back hitting the barrier.
She slid down to the ground outside the arena, already eliminated.
She clutched her chest and coughed uncontrollably, trembling as she tried to stand, but Sige’s lightning Spiritual Energy was still seeping into her limbs and bones, and she simply could not get up.
Cang Er finally broke free from Xuan Xi’s Water Curtain.
Her gaze swept over the teammates who had fallen into trouble trying to rescue her, and then she moved.
She went around the side of the Water Curtain, choosing a path through the gap between Xuan Xi’s and SigrdrÃfa’s positions.
SigrdrÃfa had just eliminated Shuang Ti, so she was still some distance from Xuan Xi.
Between the two, there was exactly a gap wide enough to fit one person, and this was precisely the weakest point in the entire defensive line.
Her speed was not as fast as Zhu Feng’s, but her defense was high enough that Xuan Xi’s water bullets could not stop her steps.
SigrdrÃfa turned to intercept, but when her Thunder Light cut in from the side, Cang Er dodged with just a side step, though this slowed her movements slightly.
Xuan Xi gathered the Water Curtain to prepare another spell, so only a thin Water Wall remained in front of Cang Er.
Without surprise, the Water Wall was smashed through by Cang Er’s punch.
After smashing through, her fist did not stop; it thrust out from the hole and went straight for Xuan Xi’s face.
Xuan Xi did not retreat either.
The moment the Water Wall was smashed through, she had already thought of a countermeasure.
She did not dodge; she turned her head to let the fist graze past her ear.
The wind of the punch whistled by, cutting the capillaries on her face and causing a trace of blood to seep out.
Xuan Xi raised her hand and grabbed Cang Er’s wrist.
Water surged from her palm and spread up along Cang Er’s wrist.
The water froze as it spread.
This was an ability enhanced by Veralis, and a thin layer of ice covered Cang Er’s entire forearm.
Cang Er tried to break free.
The thin ice shattered completely after she exerted force, but under Xuan Xi’s control it re-condensed into finer ice that wrapped around the spaces between her fingers, making her extremely uncomfortable.
Xuan Xi did not idle; she raised her other hand as well, and the water Element spread outward, forming a shell of ice on Cang Er’s shoulder.
Cang Er’s right arm was also frozen, from her fingertips all the way to her shoulder, as if she were wearing a layer of transparent crystal armor.
She looked down at her frozen right arm, then raised her head and looked at Xuan Xi, her eyes full of unease and fear.
She did not know what kind of Monster she was facing.
The ice on her left fist had already melted, but that fist hung in the air and never came down, because SigrdrÃfa’s Lightning Spear was already pressed less than three fingers away from her throat.
Purple arcs of electricity jumped at the spear tip, but it did not thrust down.
Cang Er could feel the fine hairs on her throat standing up under the charge.
If this fist of hers struck Xuan Xi, whether Xuan Xi died or not aside, she herself would certainly die.
Cangya saw Sige’s Lightning Spear and immediately raised her left hand, her fingers trembling slightly.
“Stop fighting! We of the Beast Tribe concede.”
Seeing this, the referee immediately blew the match dead and declared the end of the competition.
Cheers erupted from the Dragon Race spectator area, the sound bouncing back and forth against the barrier and forming a sustained ringing.
The match was over, so Xuan Xi dispersed the ice.
Cang Er’s right hand was able to come out of the ice shell.
A ring of pale purple marks remained on her wrist, the marks of frostbite.
Although it was nothing to a thick-skinned Beast Tribe contestant, the feeling of being completely sealed still remained vivid.
Cang Er lowered her hand and bowed in the direction of Xuan Xi and Sige, thanking them for sparing her life.
Otherwise, she probably would not have been able to keep her hand, not to mention Shuang Ti, who had left the field early.
Although she had been sent flying, she had only suffered superficial wounds.
After leaving the arena, Cangya stood at the entrance.
When she saw that Cang Er was fine, she nearly burst into tears and hugged her.
“When that Lightning Spear appeared just now, I was really afraid she would show no mercy and kill you outright.”
“It’s good that you’re fine, it’s good that you’re fine.”
Cang Er, as the person involved, clearly understood the situation better.
“No, that Dragon Race lady is a good person. I could tell her strength is very great, but her killing intent is not strong, unless… someone touches her Reverse Scale.”
“Reverse Scale? You mean…”
“Yes, it’s her…”
Xuan Xi stood in the center of the arena, feeling her breathing gradually return to calm.
She turned her head and saw SigrdrÃfa still standing beside her, protecting her.
“Sige.”
“Hmm?”
“Thank you…”
“What is there to thank me for?”