Crossing the true dragon realm, and you call me Little Locke?

Startled by the herd of livestock, the Frost Giants hurriedly came out of their tents to investigate.

These giants, resembling oversized North Sea raiders, have cold-toned blue skin and white hair.

Because it happened so suddenly, these natural warriors didn't have time to put on their armor.

Some of them were holding ice axes, others were holding guns and shields, and some were even pulling up their trousers.

They watched the panicked livestock, waving their arms and shouting threats.

They tried to calm the rioting herd of animals and bring them down.

They searched intently, trying to find the instigator of the disturbance.

Unfortunately, Balloon Cat went into a cute state after using Super Candy.

This is a negative state that temporarily degenerates the spirit form.

Each layer of cuteness allows the spirit to regress to one form.

So when Balloon Cat enters its "cute" state, it transforms into a smaller, more playful form.

It took advantage of its smaller size to hide in the mammoth's long fur.

Because the difference in fur color was not significant, the Frost Giants searched for a long time but could not find it.

The only option is to appease the herd and prevent the livestock from escaping or getting lost.

Relying on brute force, they joined forces in pairs and managed to intercept the rampaging mammoth.

Especially the tribe's leader, the frost giant "Yar".

This female frost giant, who was a head taller than the other frost giants, stood directly in front of the largest mammoth.

Reaching out with both hands, he precisely grasped the mammoth's tusk. His right foot braced against the ground, and he began to grapple with it.

Grabbed by her, the mammoth panicked even more. It struggled desperately, charging forward against the frost giant leader.

They dug four holes in the ground and plowed two furrows.

The frost giant leader's muscles bulged, and after only a short while, he lost patience with the thrust.

So she used the frost runes she carried.

As a priest among the frost giants—the Frost Giant Ice Sculptor—she is more skilled at manipulating frost than ordinary frost giants.

A pale white frost bloomed from her palm.

White frost spread from the two tusks, quickly covering the entire body of the mammoth and forming a thick layer of ice crystals.

The mammoth only had time to let out a mournful cry before it was frozen into an ice sculpture.

Fortunately, the balloon cat on its back saw that things were not going well and jumped onto the back of a moose while it was wrestling with the frost giant leader.

The Frost Giant leader was busy subduing the mammoth and didn't notice it, which allowed it to escape.

As the commotion was quickly quelled, the balloon cat felt extremely anxious.

So it doesn't care whether it will be discovered or not.

Then another super candy was released, accompanied by a bouncing energy candy bomb that reappeared.

The beast herd, which had gradually settled down, began to riot again.

Seeing this, the Frost Giants confirmed their guess.

They yelled, "There's an intruder! It's an invisible spellcaster!"

"He's there. Surround him and don't let him get away."

Having determined the approximate location of the candy, the Frost Giants abandoned their efforts to stop the herd, ignoring the energy ball that had blasted down a swarm of livestock and tents.

They gathered around the spot where the balloon cat had unleashed its skill.

Unfortunately, the balloon cat that had degenerated into a silly little thing was too small, and they thought the other person was an invisible mage or warlock.

So the balloon cat played a trick on them, making them look foolish.

It hid under the moose's belly, its chubby little paws gripping the moose's fur tightly, and slipped away with the moose right under the noses of the Frost Giants.

The little creature got carried away and climbed back onto the moose's back.

Looking at those big blue guys surrounding the open space, suspiciously and randomly hacking away.

It couldn't help but laugh out loud: "San San~!"

It was this subtle movement that alerted Winter Wolf's second-in-command, who was hiding and searching among the beasts, to something amiss.

Its eyes followed its ears, and it immediately locked onto the location of the balloon cat.

He immediately pounced, knocking the moose to the ground, and roared, "It's here! It's a cat!"

As it spoke, it opened its blood-red maw and bit down on the balloon cat that had been thrown off.

When the balloon cat saw its sharp teeth and the pungent smell of blood, it was terrified.

"Three?!"

In the critical moment, it was the training that Shuoyang had received that came in handy.

Instead of dodging, Balloon Cat used its skill—Rebound—to transfer its adorable state to Winter Wolf's sidekick.

With a flash of white light, the Winter Wolf's second-in-command instantly transformed from a horse-sized adult Winter Wolf into a chubby little wolf cub.

With a "snap," it snapped its own teeth again as it bit into empty air due to its smaller size.

It fell to the ground and began to whine mournfully, clearly not understanding its own condition.

The frost giants watched as the balloon cat reverted to its balloon cat form and the winter wolf transformed into a wolf cub.

They looked at each other, stunned for a moment. What was this thing?

The Frost Giant leader reacted immediately, and she once again used the ice runes on her body.

A chill permeated the air, and six ice wolves made of frost and ice materialized out of thin air.

With a wave of his hand, the Frost Giant leader sent the ice-sculpted wolves swarming and attacking the Balloon Cat.

"Three!!!"

A chill ran through him, and the balloon cat, who hadn't even had time to feel smug, was so frightened that its fur stood on end.

Left with no other choice, it could only take flight to escape the wolves' sharp teeth.

"It can fly?"

The frost giant leader looked surprised upon seeing this.

She quickly called out, "You all step back, leave it to me."

The tribesmen who had just realized what was happening tried to throw spears to knock down the balloon cat.

The Frost Giant leader raised his hand and fired a non-lethal freezing ray, attempting to freeze and capture the Balloon Cat.

Clearly, she had become interested in this peculiar magical beast.

I'm ready to capture it and make it my own magical pet.

Faced with her icy blue beam of light, the balloon cat, which flies by floating, obviously couldn't dodge it.

So it immediately used a Normal-type defensive move—Counter-Attack.

He erected a pale blue spherical light shield to protect himself and withstood the attack.

The ice light shattered, and the balloon cat was covered in frost, quite badly injured by the explosion.

However, at the same time, the residual magic power after the energy collision was also absorbed into its body.

This is a special effect of the counter-attack skill after responding to an attack; it increases your physical and magical attack.

Balloon Cat seized the opportunity to use Super Candy, throwing out a pink energy ball that hurtled towards the Frost Giant Leader.

Because defensive skills cannot be used consecutively, it cannot withstand a second freeze ray.

Unfortunately, because it was quite frozen, its movements were somewhat stiff and deformed.

So the super candy, which had missed its mark, was easily dodged by the Frost Giant leader.

"Interesting," said the balloon cat, watching it sway precariously and revert to its silly form.

She licked her lips and raised her hand to unleash another freezing ray.

This time, Balloon Cat was helpless. It could only watch as the icy blue light attacked and listen to the howling of the wolves below.

My heart is filled with regret. I should have just obeyed my owner.

In their despair, blazing flames descended from the sky.

The dragon's breath was like a flood, a divine punishment.

Even after severing the freezing ray, its remaining power was undiminished, engulfing the ice wolf pack and transforming into waves of flame that surged towards the surrounding frost giants.

Before the fire arrives, the light and heat arrive first.

Ignoring the burning and blistering pain on their skin, the frost giants hurriedly raised their hands to protect their eyes.

The frost giant leader's expression also changed drastically. Her body was covered in frost, forming a thick layer of frost armor to resist the flames.

But the dragon's breath was intense, and her ice armor quickly melted and vaporized.

Fortunately, they were far enough away that they were only facing the last embers of the flames.

So just before the ice armor melted, the fire finally stopped.

As the flames receded, I looked around.

The six giant ice wolves had vanished, leaving only a fiery red pool of molten metal and the charred corpses of several nearby frost giants.

A fierce wind swept by, and the frost giant leader looked up.

But then a huge, bright yellow figure hovered in the sky and grabbed the exhausted Balloon Cat.

"A dragon!?"

The Frost Giants looked terrified and were all horrified.

The person who came was naturally Shuoyang, who came to the rescue.

He looked at the balloon cat in his paws, which was so ashamed that it rolled over and covered its face, and thought to himself that this lesson should be enough.

So he said no more and turned his gaze to the frost giant ice sculptor.

His gaze turned icy and chilling.

"Something's not right," Shuoyang said, scrutinizing the Frost Giant leader.

He was filled with vigilance and doubt.

Because a frost giant of this level could never be a loser in the Great Glacier.

If it weren't for his sudden surge in strength and the fact that his attributes could counter his opponent...

They might not actually be a match for this frost giant ice sculptor.

Therefore, faced with this unusual situation, Shuoyang decided to kill.

He wasn't one of those adventurers who would investigate things thoroughly first and then wait until the crisis was fully underway before trying to stop the big boss.

Faced with this obvious threat of causing trouble.

Shuoyang's solution was to kill them if they could handle it, and not bother with investigating the conspiracy or anything like that.

He's lazy and doesn't have time for that kind of thing.

Therefore, after hiding the balloon cat in its mane, Shuoyang suddenly flew into the sky.

Then, after circling in the clouds, accompanied by hurricane and thunder, it launched a dive.

Upon seeing him crash down like a meteor, the frost giant leader's expression changed drastically.

She shouted hoarsely at her people, "Run! Run!!!"

But under the overwhelming pressure of the dragon's might, how could the Frost Giants possibly escape from Shuoyang's claws?

Before long, the entire Frost Giant tribe was wiped out.

After enduring the attacks of the ice wolves and biting the Frost Giant leader in half, Shuoyang and the Balloon Cat strode away.

Then, amidst the raging flames and the charred ashes covering the ground.

The young white dragon was finally awakened by the fire. He opened his eyes and saw the horrific state of the frost giant.

He calmly exhaled a breath of icy air.

He froze the iron chain around her neck, then tore it to shreds with his claws.

After regaining his freedom, he stammered in Common, "Stop...stop pretending."

"That dragon is gone...gone."

Upon hearing this, the Winter Wolf leader and several of its kin also rose from the ashes.

It turns out that just now, the leader of the Winter Wolves rescued his deputy, who had been turned into a wolf cub by the Balloon Cat.

Its wild instincts constantly gave it warnings.

So, with the idea that having a few more of myself wouldn't make a difference, and having a few less wouldn't make a difference either.

It and its kin hid far away in the wolf den, observing and watching from a distance.

Then, when the sun descended from the sky and slaughtered the frost giants, they did not hesitate to imitate the white dragon and feign death.

They escaped unharmed.

And its second hand, after the cuteness mode wore off, returned to its original state and could speak again.

He looked at the white dragon in surprise and asked, "You can open these chains?"

"Then why didn't you run away?"

Upon hearing this, the young white dragon glanced at it.

He stammered, "I...I can't beat that female."

"If you try to escape, you'll die."

"We have food and drink, why would we run away?"

Upon hearing this, the Winter Wolf leader looked at the mess all around.

It seemed thoughtful. "Indeed, compared to those big, dumb blue guys..."

"Dragons are still stronger!"

Therefore, it turned its attention to the seemingly foolish but actually wise young man, Bai Long.

It decided to use its beastly wisdom to make a long-term investment.