Chapter 176: Ice Roar

Actually, allowing the enemy to pass was the most helpless strategy.

Zhou Liming knew this strategy well. In the cities along the dozens of Frontline lines in the Grand Rear, there were almost countless examples of this strategy being executed. The core of “allowing” was to exchange a certain cost for the safety of the city and the survival of more people. The condition for execution was that it would only be used when facing a Fierce Beast that could not be matched.

“Allowing” was a very cruel method. Once this was executed, it meant that a part of the people would be abandoned, becoming food for the Fierce Beast or targets for its venting of anger.

Back then, when Zhou Liming joined the X Squadron but had not yet been stationed, he had heard about some cities on the Frontline. When their weapon s could not stop the intruding Fierce Beasts, they could only let them run wild in the city until they were full or satisfied and left. These Fierce Beasts were often of a very high level with amazing destructive power. There were even examples of half of a city being destroyed.

Chen Yunian and the others certainly knew what the consequences would be if a Level Six Ice Demon Beast was allowed into the city, but they had no choice but to do so.

Even using all their strength, they could not stop it. The huge gap in levels made any effort futile. No one could block the charge of a Level Six Ice Demon Beast. Even if they tried to block it with their lives, how long could they hold out? Even if all the Super Warriors died, it could still run wild in the city.

Since the outcome was the same no matter what, it was better to be decisive and preserve strength.

Was “allowing” not just another helpless gesture of breaking a pot that was already broken? If there was no dire necessity, who would let a dangerous Fierce Beast into the city?

The angered Level Six Ice Demon Beast, changing its previous demeanor, became Raging Fury. Its movements were quick and agile, and its desire to attack was very strong. Although it did not use its Form Skill, for Level Three and Level Four Super Warriors, it was already a catastrophic disaster.

Zhang Chunyang’s Form Skill was ready long ago, but seeing him mixed in with the Level Three and Level Four Super Warriors who were chasing the Ice Demon Beast, Zhang Chunyang was anxious, pacing in the air. The Form Skill of a Level Five Super Warrior might not cause the earth to shake and mountains to collapse, but it was definitely something a Level Three or Level Four Super Warrior could not resist.

Chen Yunian and Shao Weiguo’s Form Skills had returned without success. Zhang Chunyang also understood that his Form Skill would likely not be able to handle this Ice Demon Beast.

Since it was decided to let this Level Six Ice Demon Beast pass, Zhang Chunyang no longer thought about killing it. Instead, he flapped his wings in the air and made a diving motion, pouncing down toward the Ice Demon Beast below. His legs, transformed into sharp claws, were strong and powerful as he fiercely grabbed for the head of the Ice Demon Beast.

If he hit it solidly, even a Level Six Ice Demon Beast would have at least a few bloody holes torn in its head.

The strong wind from above made the Ice Demon Beast stop chasing the running Super Warriors. Its Bone Sword struck directly at Zhang Chunyang’s legs.

Zhang Chunyang only wanted to attract the Ice Demon Beast’s attention and did not dare to clash head-on. His wings flapped violently, creating strong air currents that forcibly pulled his diving body upward, flying back into the air and narrowly dodging the Bone Sword swung by the Ice Demon Beast.

“Ah!” A scream echoed as the Ice Demon Beast suddenly raised both swords. A ring-after-ring blue light appeared on its Bone Swords, flashing like the neon lights on a sign.

Everyone knew that the Ice Demon Beast was finally going to use its Form Skill. Zhang Chunyang was somewhat in a mess, flapping his wings violently in the air and diving directly into the buildings of the city. Other Super Warriors were not fools to stay in the air or on the ground as targets; they all fled into the city.

A beam of blue light shot out from the Ice Demon Beast’s two Bone Swords, rising straight into the sky. In the sky, the light formed a ring that rotated continuously.

Countless pieces of ice appeared within this rotating ring. Ice chunks the size of fists fell heavily from the sky. Any building below that was hit would release terrifying low temperatures from the shattered ice, covering the buildings with a layer of ice. This made the hard materials brittle. The subsequent ice, once hitting these ice-covered buildings, would shatter them directly. The entire covered area turned into a world of ice fragments.

You could not imagine how powerful the attack of these howling falling ice chunks was. A tall building would collapse into ruins in just a moment, comparable in power to artillery shells. The ice falling like rain shattered and toppled buildings wherever it went. People living here, against ice hard enough to shatter cement roads, became naked killers. Anyone hit could have their body pierced.

Some people walking on the streets had ice hit their heads. With a “pa” sound, their heads exploded like they had been hit by a sniper rifle, with blood and flesh mixed with brain matter spraying everywhere. Their heads seemed to disappear into thin air. The blood gushing from their necks was like water from an unscrewed nozzle.

A few unlucky Super Warriors, under the Form Skill of this Ice Demon Beast, were no different from ordinary people. After having used their Form Skills, their defense was low, and they were directly pierced by the ice, falling to the ground. After twitching a few times, they stopped moving.

Just one attack destroyed a district, leaving behind scattered debris everywhere.

How could Shao Weiguo and the others have ever seen such a terrifying Form Skill? In their imagination, a Form Skill was like artillery; one hit was just one hit. But the Form Skill of a Level Six Fierce Beast completely overturned their understanding of Fierce Beasts. Only now did they truly recognize the qualitative change between the Sixth Stage and the Fifth Stage.

Just thinking about letting such a Fierce Beast with a huge range of destruction power into the city made everyone’s eyes show horror, trembling with fear.

Once a Fierce Beast went into Raging Fury, it was not just about using its Form Skill once.

The angered Level Six Ice Demon Beast raised its two Bone Swords high again. As they crossed, a beam of blue light shot into the sky. Everyone who saw this blue light changed color dramatically. As the halo formed, countless pieces of ice fell again, destroying another district and turning it into scattered light blue debris.

“Ah!” The Ice Demon Beast roared at the sky, then flapped its wings and flew up.

The crazy ice was the Ice Demon Beast’s Form Skill, “Ice Roar,” a terrifying existence only slightly inferior to the Ripple Galaxy of the Bullhorn Fish.

The Ice Demon Beast flying in the sky, although it did not have the massive body of the Boneback Beast or the wild ferocity of the Magic Ape Beast, existed like a sword hanging over the city. People below screamed and fled in all directions. They just wanted to leave here as soon as possible. No one wanted to be the next unlucky one.

The originally stable city suddenly fell into an apocalypse-like state, full of figures of people fleeing in panic.

Chaos broke out. The entire city was completely in chaos.

Zhou Liming stood coldly in the residential building. He had not thought about stopping any of the Level Six Ice Demon Beast’s actions. Yes, he wanted to be the hero of this city, but being a hero was not just about driving away or killing the Ice Demon Beast. A prerequisite was that when the people in the entire city felt despair, only then would your appearance at the critical moment make you a true hero.

It was not that Zhou Liming was cruel and wanted to maximize benefits; he needed to learn to be cruel to achieve maximum results.

Earlier, Zhou Liming had been thinking: since he had such powerful abilities, why not directly take over the rule of the city? This world was one where the strong were kings. But Zhou Liming did not want to set such an example. If everything could be obtained through violence, humanity would no longer deserve to be called civilized.

Only by using both kindness and authority could the greatest effect be achieved.

What was kindness? It was saving them from the Ice Demon Beast and making the city peaceful again. What was authority? Wasn’t the ability to kill a Level Six Fierce Beast enough to deter everyone? So, when the whole city fell into chaos, Zhou Liming smiled, then flew into the sky.

Now, the scene below was chaotic. People were only concerned with fleeing, and no one would pay attention to changes in the sky.

Zhou Liming naturally understood this. He hovered in the air and opened his mouth to let out a long howl.

The howl not only attracted the attention of the Level Six Ice Demon Beast, making it stop all its actions, but also made the fleeing people unable to help but look up at the sky.

“It’s Pig Rider, no, that pig seller,” Shao Weiguo immediately recognized Zhou Liming. He frowned and said, “What is he doing interfering at a time like this?” But soon, he thought of Zhou Liming’s abilities. Among dozens of Super Warriors, Zhou Liming was like walking through an empty place with no one there, an existence that even Shao Weiguo’s Form Skill could not handle. “Maybe he can deal with this Level Six Fierce Beast?”

Shao Weiguo could only pin his hopes on Zhou Liming now. Otherwise, the disaster this Level Six Fierce Beast would bring to this city would be catastrophic.

Shao Weiguo, who was originally among those fleeing, stopped. Other Super Warriors also stopped. They had been tormented by Zhou Liming for a week and naturally understood his terrifying nature. Seeing him appear now, many people sighed with relief and became expectant. None of them hoped for anything other than Zhou Liming driving this Fierce Beast away.

As more and more people stopped, the people on the streets all stared at Zhou Liming. For some reason, everyone pinned their hopes on Zhou Liming.

The focal point of attention, Zhou Liming felt not a trace of nervousness. It was as if he had returned to that time in City Xiang A when all eyes were on him. That familiar feeling fell upon him again. The only difference was that this time, he would forge himself, rather than be a puppet in someone else’s hands.

Bone Spurs appeared silently…