CHAPTER 48: CHAPTER 48: THE RABBIT IS REALLY DELICIOUS

Damn it!

In the stream, the dazed Wang Wu was choked by several large gulps of water again.

It was extremely uncomfortable, but this time he learned his lesson. As soon as the dizziness subsided a little, he immediately rolled downward in the water, wanting to distance himself from his opponent. He needed an opportunity to attack.

But the next second, just as Wang Wu successfully rolled over, he was belly-up.

He was horrified to see that despicable rabbit bandit, charging again with full force, flipping 360 degrees in the air, and landing a heavy stomp on his stomach once more. The bandit then used the momentum to bounce back to the shore, not giving him a chance to fight back at all.

At that moment, Wang Wu almost thought his stomach had been crushed, and his internal organs shattered. The excruciating pain turned him into a curled shrimp, with the illusion that he was losing control over his bladder and bowels.

It dealt him -100 damage!

Nearly killed him instantly, but fortunately, the Level 6 self-healing had restored a good portion of his Life Value.

The good news was that he didn’t fall into a dizzy status this time, so although he was in unbearable pain, he still managed to roll downward again, trying to distance himself, struggling hard.

Unsurprisingly, just as he completed this roll, the rogue rabbit bandit already leaped again with lightning speed, aimed at his head for another heavy stomp!

But this time, it was different.

Because at the instant Wang Wu completed his roll, he didn’t care if the rogue rabbit had initiated its attack. He immediately released a burst of Ice Spiritual Qi downwards into the stream.

Meanwhile, he smashed his head into the stream, as if bowing.

A respectful headbutt!

In an instant, coldness spread, freezing the stream, and even Wang Wu’s body was encased in thick ice.

He froze himself on purpose.

Because he had no chance to face that agile, cunning rogue rabbit in a direct attack.

He didn’t even have a chance to dodge.

But this moment was different.

The thick ice not only bound Wang Wu to the spot but also encased him in a thick layer of Ice Armor.

And the rabbit had already jumped up, spinning mid-air, and landed with a heavy stomp, without a chance to change its course.

Though the heavy stomp landed accurately and violently on Wang Wu’s head, this time, the thick frost shattered instantly, causing the Frozen stream to crack open, the water splashing everywhere with a whoosh.

It worked!

The thick Ice Armor had absorbed at least sixty percent of the damage for Wang Wu, preventing him from being stunned and controlled as well.

Otherwise, even Level 6 self-healing couldn’t save his little life!

And he finally had the chance to launch his first counterattack!

"Ice Seal!"

Wang Wu roared in his heart, and at the same time, he unleashed a full five points of Ice Spiritual Qi downwards, into the stream.

True, until now, he still didn’t have the opportunity to turn around and hit the rabbit bandit directly with Ice Spiritual Qi, but the characteristics of the Ice Spiritual Qi and the battlefield they were in determined the outcome.

The water flow was sufficient to be stirred by Ice Spiritual Qi, forming a larger range of freezing effect.

Wang Wu was betting that this rabbit bandit’s Ice Resistance wasn’t as high as his.

He could only bet like this because he had no other choice.

Another reason was that he knew rabbits were good at digging holes, much like mice. During winter’s arrival, they would dig very, very deep and very, very hidden burrows, storing ample food to survive the winter.

This only meant that even if the rabbit bandit had some Ice Resistance, it couldn’t exceed Wang Wu’s.

Then bear the damage from the cold chill.

"Swish!"

First, a white mist burst suddenly from the stream, like liquid ammonia spraying out.

Immediately after, the air within a ten-meter radius was frozen and remained sealed.

Wang Wu himself transformed into an ice sculpture first, and the rabbit bandit wasn’t spared either. Although the freezing effect it endured had a layer reduced, the terrifying cold temperature covered the entire ten meters, leaving no part untouched.

So the focus was not merely the Ice Seal on that rabbit bandit but the invasion of the cold chill.

If at first, the rabbit bandit was just sealed by the ice, temporarily losing its mobility, it could blink frantically within the ice and try to break it open.

Indeed, it could, because its Power was truly formidable.

Wang Wu’s 12 Power points looked trivial before it; just a series of consecutive stomps would control Wang Wu with no escape.

Not merely a matter of skill, it also demanded a surging, overwhelming strength for support!

This rabbit bandit was not weak at all.

Wang Wu thought it might have over 20 Power points, maybe reaching 25.

But Wang Wu still bet right.

This rabbit bandit, with its great explosive force and commendable fighting skills, nearly a master of melee, had some Ice Resistance but nowhere near enough.

When Wang Wu unleashed five points of Ice Spiritual Qi to seal the stream, the bandit could still withstand it, its chilling damage effect similar to when last year’s White Rat froze Wang Wu.

Given a few seconds, it could forcibly break free!

But now, as Wang Wu started recklessly unleashing Ice Spiritual Qi, the cold burn effect skyrocketed frantically in no time.

Like ice formed at negative ten degrees compared to negative thirty degrees ice, seemingly the same, yet altering the surrounding environment dramatically.

Once Wang Wu released 20 points of Ice Spiritual Qi, the internal ice temperature dropped below negative sixty to seventy degrees.

Especially with the binding outer ice, loads of Ice Spiritual Qi were temporarily trapped within, not able to escape. Thus naturally, it first struck the still warm rabbit bandit.

So at this point, it wasn’t a simple cold burn effect anymore but profound frostbite infiltration.

Like the nightmare experience Wang Wu went through last winter.

Something the previous White Rat couldn’t achieve.

Despite its fussing, wielding talismans and ice cones, all its Ice Spiritual Qi didn’t exceed 15 points combined.

That’s calculable roughly.

Where the White Rat surpassed Wang Wu was in more adeptly controlling the Ice Spiritual Qi.

But this also meant it often consumed too much of its winter-stored Ice Spiritual Qi through frequent practice.

Although this sounds ironic, somehow, a proficient practitioner was lesser than a half-baked one.

However, this is indeed the crux where quantitative change leads to qualitative change!

Wang Wu unleashed 26 points of Ice Spiritual Qi at once.

In reality, with 15 points of Ice Spiritual Qi released, the rabbit still remained lively and even mocked three-parts scorn, two-parts tease with its eyes.

Once 20 points of Ice Spiritual Qi were released, its expression only turned a shade graver.

When surpassing a total of 25 points, its Ice Resistance finally gave way!

Even if Wang Wu only released one additional point afterward, it became the final straw breaking its defense!

It’s really unreasonable, just like last winter, Wang Wu faced, seeming advantageous a moment ago, yet collapsing the next moment!

Suddenly, the rabbit bandit’s face twitched severely, symptomatic of the intensely painful chill invading its blood, flesh, and bone.

No one could withstand it!

In barely a second, its muscles and blood vessels froze.

By the third second, its internal organs stiffened.

Come the eighth second, the cold thoroughly infiltrated its heart and brain, freezing it solid at once.

Sensing this outcome.

Wang Wu began rapidly reclaiming Ice Spiritual Qi.

This is the advantage after mastering Ice Spiritual Qi; as it condenses to ice, dispersing slows down, and recapturing becomes easy before melting thoroughly.

Over another three seconds, Wang Wu swiftly regained 21 points of Ice Spiritual Qi, not being able to reclaim the remainder quickly.

Meanwhile, this primarily led the thick ice sheet on the stream to begin melting and shattering, including the ice binding him and the rabbit bandit likewise collapsing.

"Boom!"

The rabbit bandit finally fell into the stream, its body still cloaked in ice, utterly motionless, its frost-covered, unclosable eyes turning into a haunting icy blue.

But Wang Wu wasn’t assured; he lunged forward, clawing its chest open, enjoying a top-tier ice cream feast.

No matter if it hadn’t died thoroughly before, this time it was truly dead.

Not even leaving a last word.

Yet, it was truly satisfying!