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Chapter 125 The Ice Queen
She slowly raised her slender arm.

The slender, pale fingertips touched the air with just that slight touch...

"Om-"

An invisible chill spread out instantly from her center!
"Click—click—click—"

The ground beneath Li Zhe's feet, along with the surrounding air, was about to be completely frozen in that instant!
A thick layer of solid ice, shimmering with a ghostly blue light, spread wildly at an astonishing speed.

They attempted to turn Li Zhe, along with his Netherworld Dragon Riders, into an eternal ice sculpture!

Li Zhe felt a chill run down his spine and pushed his reaction to the limit.

He twisted the throttle sharply and started the locomotive's propulsion system at the same time!

"boom--!!!!!"

A violent burst of energy erupted from the thrusters!
The Netherworld Dragon Rider let out a deafening roar.

In the final moment before the ice completely closed, he narrowly escaped.

"Boom!"

Where it stood, a colossal, menacingly shaped iceberg remained...

Li Zhe drove his motorcycle, executed a beautiful drift in the air, and landed steadily more than 100 meters away.

He looked back at the towering iceberg and felt a wave of fear wash over him.

If I had been even a fraction of a second slower, I probably would have been trapped there forever.

"This guy... he's got some skills."

He looked at the woman who was still standing quietly in the wind and snow, as if she had done nothing, and his eyes became extremely solemn.

Since acquiring the Super God Mech System, Li Zhe felt for the first time that he was facing imminent disaster.

"Commander, preliminary engagement data has been collected."

Xing's voice rang out again, calm and efficient.

"Target tentatively named: Ice Queen Projection."

Combat strength assessment... 12.0+
"Special Abilities: ① Absolute Zero: Able to manipulate extremely low temperature energy, freezing all matter and energy. ② Frost Barrier: Able to construct a continuous low temperature field around itself, weakening the enemy's mobility and causing continuous structural damage to the machine. ③ Ice Creation: Able to use ice and snow to create servants of various forms to fight."

As Li Zhe listened to the report, he quickly devised a countermeasure.

Its combat power of 12.0 is comparable to that of Queen Himiko, whom it defeated in the Sea of ​​Decay.

But her abilities are clearly more bizarre and troublesome.

The key thing is this...

It was just a projection?
Her combat power of 12.0 is just the minimum; this girl can definitely transform into an even stronger form.

In addition, her basic attack is "Absolute Zero"...

As we all know, absolute zero is the lowest temperature in thermodynamics, equal to -273.15°C on the Celsius scale.

At this temperature, the molecules of matter have no kinetic energy, which is the true theoretical minimum temperature limit.

This temperature, which is impossible to achieve in reality but can only be approached infinitely, can actually be used as a basic attack by this strange entity.

“Commander, conventional thermal weapons probably won’t be able to inflict effective damage on her.” Kazuko’s voice carried a hint of worry. “Her frost barrier can significantly reduce the efficiency of heat conduction.”

"understood."

Li Zhe nodded, having already made up his mind.

"Since the conventional approach isn't working, let's use an even more unconventional method to deal with her."

"Commander... what are you planning to do?" Kazuko tensed up. "Run!"

Li Zhe twisted the accelerator, and like a bolt of lightning, he sped away at full speed.

Based on the analysis and intelligence from the stars, this thing did not originate from the current Evil Seed Crisis in the Fusang Archipelago.

It is very likely that a wisp of a soul from a higher-level being took advantage of the energy eruption in the abyss of the Fusang Archipelago to enter...
Getting entangled with this guy here is just a waste of time.

"This is not an escape, it is a strategic retreat."

Li Zhe inwardly affirmed his exemplary act of acting from the heart.

What a joke! I'm just a Qi Refining cultivator at the Great Perfection stage right now, I don't even know how to build a Foundation Establishment ship.

How to go head-to-head with a rule-based overpowered being whose true form is nowhere to be found, whose projection alone can freeze spacetime, manipulate absolute zero, and whose combat power is guaranteed to be at least 12.0?

That's not bravery, that's just plain stupid.

Li Zhe decided to follow the principle of "you fight your way, I fight mine".

Distinguish between primary and secondary contradictions, and kill the Japanese devils first!
"Commander, a wise decision."

Xing's voice echoed in my mind, as calm as ever: "Gambling with risks that cannot be assessed is not in line with our principle of maximizing our interests."

"Exactly!" Kazuko chimed in, though her tone still carried a hint of resentment at not having been able to have a proper fight with her. "A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years! Once we liberate Japan, we'll come back and settle the score with her!"

Li Zhe piloted the Netherworld Dragon Rider, the roar of the engine tearing through the wind and snow, leaving that icy gaze and the frost that could freeze the soul far behind.

He imprinted the image of the Ice Queen firmly in his mind and solemnly made the first note in his revenge notebook.

"Xing, replan the route," Li Zhe ordered in a deep voice.

“Yes, Commander.” Xing quickly projected a brand-new 3D map into Li Zhe’s field of vision. “According to the energy field analysis, the Ice Queen’s influence range is mainly concentrated in the northern part of Honshu Island. We can safely bypass it by simply detouring to the south.”

“Very good, then let’s take the southern route.”

Without further hesitation, Li Zhe piloted the Netherworld Dragon Rider, tracing an arc through the frozen ruins of the city, and sped towards his target.

After several hours of driving at full speed through winding routes, they finally escaped the desolate, snow-covered land and entered the relatively "normal" Fukushima area.

Although this place is also a ruin overrun by the filthy, at least the air is no longer filled with that suffocating chill.

Just then, the Star's alarm sounded again.

"Commander, we have detected energy fluctuations from the target, which resonate strongly with the Kusanagi Sword. The target... is moving at high speed in our direction, seemingly on the run."

"Oh? Could it be that they're also hiding from that Ice Queen?"

A playful smile curved Li Zhe's lips; he already had a guess in his mind.

He put away the Netherworld Dragon Rider.

It stands atop the ruins of a destroyed nuclear power plant reactor.

From their elevated vantage point, they initiated the largest possible range of exploration.

Soon, a disheveled figure came into his view.

It was a heavy mecha full of Japanese samurai style, but its design was even more...unique than the previous Benkei.

Its helmet is decorated with a huge, crescent-shaped golden front, full of arrogance and domineering presence.

What's most striking is its right eye, which is covered by an eye patch.

This classic design instantly reminded Li Zhe of the one-eyed daimyo known as "Oku no Bitou" (The Brush of Oku) from the history of the Japanese Warring States period...

(End of this chapter)