Cain had purposely spread his Ego Wave through open fields where Wave Beast would be present and avoided the flank of the mountain range that was perfect for hiding. He did this to generate the impression that he had not noticed anyone when, in reality, his [Scan Force Field] had already detected the presence of the assassins and even showed him their strength.
Although Cain could imdiately hide his killing intent and coldness, not blowing away his cover, he still frowned. The fact there were assassins at the beginning of their journey ant they were here before they arrived.
Shura's destination for the Purity of Body should be a secret, yet assassins were already waiting for them, so sobody leaked the information.
Cain did not bother with the internal power struggle of Blood Sea and focused his mind on the task at hand.
'They are not so dumb as to attack Shura when the nine Blood Champions protect her. In that case, they must be waiting for an opening, which would present itself on its own due to the powerful and territorial Wave Beasts in this place.'
Playing the role of an ignorant scout, Cain followed the group as they headed deeper into the Ice Crown.
Cain's Ego Wave was so strong that he was able to survey the terrain with extre efficiency, detecting any group of Wave Beasts thousands of ters away, allowing the group to move around them and advance.
However, there were tis when fighting was inevitable since there was only one path forward, and powerful Wave Champion Beasts were in the middle. Once again, Cain's red force field was of help since he could relay the exact location of the beasts and their strength, allowing Surin and the other Blood Champions to ambush the enemy.
Just as he had stated in the beginning, Cain limited himself to his role as a scout and never interfered in the battles, always remaining at a safe distance.
The first two days went without a problem, with none of the Blood Champions receiving any form of injury, but things could not remain calm for long.
Cain's eyes narrowed as he focused on the left, where his Ego Wave showed him a small hollow mountain that contained what could only be described as a gargantuan monster. The beast had not detected his Ego Wave, but it caught the sll of the group, and a killing rage appeared in its eyes.
Wave Beasts were territorial, so they would react with ferocity to anyone that dared to invade their domains, which would not be a problem for the group if they were facing a Wave Champion Beast, no matter how strong it was.
However, the beast coming their way was not a Wave Champion Beast.
"An Ice Juggernaut on our left, two thousand ters, and approaching!"
Cain's words made the body of the nine Blood Champions tense since they knew that an Ice Juggernaut was a King Beast!
Surin's eyes grew sharp as he pushed his focus to the limit, focusing on the location that Cain was aiming for and detecting the presence of an imnse beast coming their way. He imdiately gave orders to the Blood Champions, ready to face the incoming threat with all their power.
Surin, Sebastian, Martin, and Roric flashed forward, intending to take the King Beast head-on as the Blood Energy inside their bodies exploded. They activated their battle skills, transforming so of their extremities into blood gems, but they did not stop there.
In Surin's case, it was clear he used Blood Hand, but he had already surpassed the third level, and his finger grew larger, resembling bestial claws.
"¡BOOM!"
The four Blood Champions had just finished their preparations when a massive creature erged from a mountain. It looked like a mammoth from the Old World, but sharp ice covered the thirty-ter-tall body of this one!
Wave Beast lacked Sacred Organs, so to grow stronger, they needed more space in their bodies to hold energy, and they achieved that in a very crude way. They simply made their bodies larger, increasing the volu of flesh and blood that could store energy.
Despite its massive size, the Ice Juggernaut was able to move at supersonic speed. Considering its weight surpassed two hundred tons, the King Beast's montum and kinetic energy were enough to level a small city, killing dozens of thousands instantly!
Surin, Sebastian, Roric, and Martin knew a single wrong move could lead to death, so they pushed their focus to the limit and made their Astral Wave explode with all their power and stroke forward together.
"¡BOOOOMMMM!"
A massive shock wave echoed across the Ice Crown as the four humans clashed with the King Beast. The snow lted, and the ground beneath their feet shattered due to the imnse power of their collision.
Each side deployed an overwhelming destructive power, but neither could overco the other.
Surin, Sebastian, Roric, and Martin could deploy a battle power that surpassed their cultivation. Still, the four of them together could only neutralize the Ice Juggernaut's movent for a second before moving back as a tallic taste appeared in their mouths.
The King Beast had also received so damage during that clash and could not restart its march imdiately, but the group of four could not imdiately move back into the fray. Luckily, five other Blood Champions were ready to take advantage of that opening.
"AWWWWW!"
A scream of pain erged from the Ice Juggernaut as five attacks landed on the side of its body, shattering the flesh, harming the muscle, and cracking its ribs as it pushed toward the side of a small mountain.
"¡BOOM!"
The body of the Ice Juggernaut shattered the small mountain, and before this one could rise, a fifteen ters tall white bestial claw covered in blood aura descended from the sky.
Despite the Ice Juggernaut's massive body, that bestial claw managed to pin it down, allowing the nine Blood Champions to attack with all they had.
Surin and the rest of the Blood Champions made their Astral Wave burst at full power as they attacked. If they reduced the pressure on the Ice Juggernaut for even a second, things could turn out very wrong very fast.
Shura's face was pale after using that bestial claw spell. It took nearly thirty seconds to charge and drained over 80% of her energy pool, but no one could question its power.
The teamwork of Shura and the nine Blood Champions was so good that they could face a King Beast head-on, with none of them suffering any type of severe injury.
The only one not pushing himself to the absolute limit facing the King Beast was Cain, who looked at the battle from a distance with a calm expression on his face.
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An old man was looking at the youngsters from a distance as they fought against the Ice Juggernaut.
The na of the old man was Norman, and he was a lonely cultivator with no relation to any of the great powers of the empire, but the one place he was sowhat famous in was the underworld, where he had gained a lot of fa due to his job as an assassin.
Norman learned about the contract on the Blood Maiden due to his criminal contacts and imdiately decided to take it. The contract not only ca with a detailed description of the target but also the people that would be accompanying her and her destinations.
Although going after the Blood Maiden of Blood Sea would an enraging a Titan, the reward was high enough to improve the old man's foundation, pushing him to the Golden Blood Stage and granting him a chance to beco a Wave King.
Norman had already felt his strength deteriorating due to his age, and he could barely deploy the full strength of his Peak Wave Champion cultivation.
Since Norma believed it would be easy for him to hide after killing Shura, he decided to take the missions. He had been waiting for a long ti for an opening, but the only person he had no information about kept the group away from the Wave Beasts.
Ti was not his friend since Norman knew he would lose his chance if the group managed to reach the geysers. Luckily, the Ice Juggernaut appeared.
A sharp light appeared in Norman's eyes as he saw the nine Blood Champions pinning down the King Beast and Shura's exhausted expression. He also ensured the scout was away from the Blood Maiden before going forward.
Norman was ready to flash toward Shura, performing a killing blow before running away when his eyes widened as his instincts scread danger.
Unfortunately for Norman, he was too late. By the ti he detected the attack, a hand covered in shadows had already grabbed his head while an index finger pierced his temple and destroyed his brain.
The last thing in Norman's eyes was not fear or regret but admiration due to the superb assassination technique behind the attack that ended his life.
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