anovelconsole Chapter 574 Killing Frostbone 2
Chapter 574 Killing Frostbone 2
But Lin Tian did not dodge.
He stood in the eye of the storm, letting the ice crystals pelt him.
The health bar is dropping, but very slowly.
His output never stopped.
【Star Rays】—Continuously released.
Without any cooldown restrictions, his attacks were as rapid as a machine gun. One shot after another, each precisely aimed at the same wound on the behemoth's head.
The beam of light formed a continuous pillar in the air, like a golden laser sword, extending from Lin Tian's palm all the way to the depths of the giant beast's head.
The wound is getting bigger and bigger.
From the size of a fist, it grew to the size of a bowl, then to the size of a basin. Scale fragments, bone shards, marrow, flesh—everything was instantly carbonized, vaporized, and evaporated by the beam's high temperature.
The behemoth's health bar dropped from 28% to 20%, then to 15%, and then to 10%.
The behemoth's struggles grew increasingly feeble.
Its claws were still digging, but the holes it dug were getting shallower and shallower; its tail was still swishing, but the amplitude of the swishing was getting smaller and smaller; its roar changed from deafening to a low groan.
5%.
Lin Tian raised his right hand.
The last shot.
[Astral rays].
A golden beam of light burst forth from his palm, exceeding one meter in diameter, piercing through the giant beast's head, neck, and chest, exiting from its abdomen, and striking the ice surface.
"boom--!!!"
The ice surface cracked.
Rock fragments and ice chips were thrown high into the air by the blast wave, forming a huge mushroom cloud.
The behemoth's health bar has reached zero.
Its body remained frozen in place, like a stone statue frozen in time. The blazing white flames in its eyes were extinguished completely at that moment, turning into two grayish-white stones, staring blankly at the sky.
Then, it collapsed.
With knees bent and body leaning forward, the ten-meter-tall behemoth crashed heavily onto the ice.
"BOOM—!!!"
The entire ice field was trembling.
The ice was smashed into a huge dent, and cracks radiated outwards from the edge of the dent, extending to the base of the ice wall before stopping.
Smoke, ice chips, and gravel mixed together, forming a grayish-white fog that enveloped a hundred-meter radius around the altar.
Lin Tian emerged from the smoke and dust.
His robes were stained with marrow and blood, and the web of his left hand was split open, with blood dripping down his fingers. But his steps were steady, his breathing was even, and there was no sign of fatigue on his face.
Behind them, the giant beast's corpse lay silently on the ice, like a collapsed mountain.
[System notification: Congratulations on defeating the level 80 boss, Frostbone, the Icefield Behemoth.]
[Gain experience points.]
[Gained 2,500 gold coins.]
[Items obtained: Frost Scales x15, Behemoth Core x1, Ice Crystal Essence x3, Frostbone Blood x1.]
[Starmoon City Reputation +500.]
The Northwind Barrier reputation system is now unlocked. Current reputation: Friendly.
Zhao Hao peeked out from behind the ice rock.
The smoke and dust dissipated slowly, but he couldn't wait. He squinted and fanned the air in front of him, trying to see what was behind the smoke and dust.
He saw the carcass of a giant beast.
The icy blue scales had lost their luster under the grayish-white light, resembling faded old clothes. The behemoth's eyes were wide open, its mouth slightly agape, revealing rows of sharp fangs.
Just minutes before, it was a living, roaring, and arrogant level 80 leader.
Now it's a pile of meat.
Zhao Hao slowly walked out from behind the ice rock.
His legs were still trembling, but not from the cold—it was a physiological reaction to the loss of adrenaline. He walked to the giant beast's carcass and reached out to touch the scale that was larger than his entire body.
The scales were still cold, but they no longer had that living, vibrant coolness; instead, they were dead, cold, and as cold as stone.
Zhao Hao turned his head and looked at Lin Tian.
Lin Tian stood beside the altar, looking at the system notification panel.
His cheek was smeared with a little bit of marrow fluid, which was ice blue and shimmered in the light.
Zhao Hao opened his mouth.
He wanted to say, "How did you do that?", "That damage is outrageous!", "Are you cheating?"
But in the end, he could only manage to utter two words.
"Awesome."
When he uttered those two words, his voice was not loud, but it was heavy, as if he was using all his strength to express an adjective that even he himself felt was insufficient.
Lin Tian glanced at him, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
Then he looked away and continued reading the system notifications.
Zhao Hao stood there, rubbed his hands together, and stamped his feet. Then he suddenly realized something—his feet weren't cold anymore.
It wasn't because the temperature had warmed up, but because his attention was completely drawn to Lin Tian and the giant beast, and he had no mind to feel the cold in his feet.
He put his bare foot on the ice and stomped it a few times.
*Slap.* *Slap.* *Slap.*
The chill from the ice was still there, but he no longer cared about it.
......
Lin Tian put away the system panel and turned around.
The giant beast's corpse still lay on the ice, its icy blue scales completely dulled by the sunlight inside the barrier, resembling a faded old suit of armor. A cold wind blew, stirring up ice shards that struck the scales with a soft, rustling sound.
The light on the altar stabilized, the ice crystals slowly rotated, and the runes flickered rhythmically, as if the entire barrier had recovered from a long-term illness.
Zhao Hao was still standing beside the giant beast's corpse, his head tilted back, his mouth slightly open, lost in thought. His profile flickered in the light of the ice crystals, and his eyes, which had always been filled with fear and evasion, now held a rare hint of calm.
Lin Tian looked at him and asked, "What are you planning to do?"
The sound wasn't loud, but it could be heard clearly in the open, icy depression.
Zhao Hao paused for a moment, then turned his head, shifting his gaze from the giant beast's corpse to Lin Tian's face.
He thought Lin Tian would say "Let's go" or "Don't follow me," but Lin Tian asked, "What are you planning to do?" It wasn't a dismissal, not an order, but a question.
Zhao Hao lowered his eyes and looked at his bare foot. His toes were frozen purple, and there was a cut on the back of his foot from a piece of ice; the blood had dried and formed a thin, dark red scab.
"What can I do?"
He gave a wry smile, his voice very soft, as if he were talking to himself.
"After the Scourge incident, everyone on the server recognized my face. Not just my name, but I was a real person—the system announcement linked the event to my identity, and everyone knew what the person who broke through the Barrier of Rest looked like."
He touched his face.
"I don't dare go to level 3 capital cities. Last time I passed through Grayrock City, as soon as I reached the city gate, someone shouted, 'Zhao Hao is here, the Zhao Hao from the Undead Scourge.' In less than a quarter of an hour, hundreds of people surrounded the city gate. Some threw stones, some threw rotten vegetable leaves, and some even started fighting."