Chapter 430 Possible Good News
“Is everyone alright?”
Andre stood before the crowd, his bare upper body completely covered in frost. His entire tall figure was like a giant ice sculpture. The skin of his right hand, which was blocking the way, was frozen into an injured purple, and even the breath he exhaled carried a trace of cold air.
Casually, he reached out and flicked off the icicles on his arm. The frost that had frozen his skin tore away large patches of flesh along with it, but Andre paid it no mind. He turned to look at the others behind him, who hadn’t reacted yet, and asked.
“Boss!” “Are you alright, boss!”
At this moment, everyone snapped out of the sudden change and couldn’t help but ask, looking at Andre’s obvious wounds.
“I’m fine.” “Little Cai, over here.”
Waving his hand in response to everyone’s concern, Andre saw Igarashi Aya approaching quickly in the distance and waved to signal her.
“How did you get injured?”
The short-haired girl, wearing glasses, walked up to Andre in a few steps. She took out the bandages and medicinal powder she had prepared and started dressing his wounds skillfully. However, the worried look in her eyes was completely inconsistent with the calmness of her tone.
“The distance was a bit far, so my ability activation was slow. It’s just a minor injury, it’s nothing.”
Andre grinned, seeming a bit embarrassed about being injured. He shook his bandaged right hand, indicating that the injury didn’t affect him much.
“You!”
Seeing Andre moving his wound even though it was just bandaged, Igarashi Aya frowned. But she suppressed her instinctive concern and turned to the overalls boy closest to the cage, asking.
“Any progress? Ogawa.”
“Sister Cai… Ms. [Shell] has the ability to penetrate, so she and I tried it out, and I didn’t expect… I’m sorry! Boss Andre! Sister Cai!”
Kougai Ogawa scratched his head in embarrassment. He felt very sorry that Andre was injured because of this. But he didn’t absolve himself completely, instead stating the situation objectively.
“No need to apologize. [Shell]’s ability? Are you injured?”
Andre patted Kougai Ogawa on the shoulder with his broad palm. He had no habit of blaming his subordinates. Then he raised his gaze to Kazumi beside him and asked.
“Reporting to Lord Andre, I am not injured, but…”
Hearing her name called, the girl stopped trying her ability and shook her head to indicate she was fine, but her eyes were fixed on the [Black Coffin] nearby, which had been frozen into a large block of ice.
Kazumi had always been confident in [Black Coffin]’s ability. Her defensive power had never been breached, and her high mobility, which allowed her to enter the void, had led the girl to regard [Black Coffin] itself as a weapon.
But now, even though [Black Coffin] had emerged from the cage under her full control at that moment, it was still frozen in place by the pursuing frost ability, and she couldn’t even return it to the void.
This was not a good sign for Kazumi. If her ability could be restricted in this way, it proved that her weaknesses were more numerous than she had imagined. In fact, when fighting against a strong practitioner, she might even need to change the way she attacked with [Black Coffin].
However, the good news was that the influence within the territory was not too great. Although a large amount of frost energy had entered the territory, under Lei’s guidance, it had at least not affected the buildings of Hades City. It was just that all the lakes that had been expanded before were frozen into icebergs.
“I’ll do it. Your ability is quite interesting. No wonder [Shell] values you so much.”
Instantly understanding the girl’s meaning, Andre smiled. He slowly raised his injured right hand and aimed it at the frozen [Black Coffin]. Invisible energy was released precisely, and after a strong fluctuation, the solid ice enveloping [Black Coffin] turned into dust. The [Black Coffin] trapped within fell down unharmed.
“Thank you, Lord Andre.”
Sensing that [Black Coffin] had regained her control, the girl hurriedly summoned the coffin to her and checked for any damage, sincerely thanking him.
“It was my oversight as well. I didn’t expect you to have such an ability. The energy accumulated by the old guy during his long confinement must be of very high quality. The moment you directly touched it, the erupted energy would be immense. You should rest for a while.”
“However, when we get back to the base, can I ask for your help? Don’t worry, this time I’ll make sure there’s no danger here, and I’ll pay you for anything beyond the mission’s scope.”
Shaking his head, Andre knew that he hadn’t explained clearly enough. After all, he and Igarashi Aya had planned based on the abilities of their own team members. But this was also good. The purest part of the energy in the cage had been released, making it easier to handle later.
Moreover, if they could rely on Kazumi’s ability, they might even be able to open the outer cage without much effort and rescue the person directly from the inside.
“Okay.”
The girl nodded in agreement. Kazumi would naturally not miss such an opportunity. Judging by Andre’s character, he could guarantee her safety, and there was even compensation. She was much better off than a certain poisonous snake.
[Ice ability user?]
While verbally agreeing, her mind habitually processed the information revealed in Andre’s words. This seemed reasonable. If an ability user was confined in a small space for so long, the leaked energy would be sufficiently dense.
But the question was, if there was usable energy nearby, why didn’t the strong practitioner inside use their own ability to get out? Was their true form restricted? Or were there other measures in place?
The girl couldn’t come to a conclusion after thinking about it. However, this result was not particularly useful. It only allowed her to deduce that the confined person was an older ice ability user, which was not very useful information.
No one interrupted Kazumi’s thoughts. After confirming Kazumi was alright, Andre walked behind the girl and instructed a few people to handle the frozen sea surface. Otherwise, the ship’s own power would not be able to break through such high-quality, pure ice.
Glancing at the team members diligently chipping away at the ice with their abilities, the girl turned her head back. Just as she was about to turn back to her room to rest, she stopped. A strange look flashed in her jet-black eyes, and the dispersing energy in her hand gathered again.
The Crocodile Lord leaped down with the flash of the [Ghoul Gate], and the [Black Coffin] behind him floated towards the large expanse of frozen sea.
Of course, this was not the girl showing a conscience and feeling guilty for the consequences of her actions, wanting to compensate for something. It was… a rather good piece of news that Lei had just reported to her from the territory.
