The more Vincent absorbed the traces of mana left in the ice wall, the less of a mana coat remained. The ice wall began to crack little by little, and the area where his hands touched the ice began to melt.
After enough mana was gathered for two charges, Vincent uttered, "Shatter, " and cracked one of the four ice walls.
The five shivering thugs became happy one of the ice walls was finally brought down. They could now escape the ice hell, but what they saw next almost gave them a heart attack.
The only way out was foggy from the heated gauntlets and the ice reaction. In the fog were two green dots and a creepy wide smile. Vincent's shining eyes and green steam escaping from his mouth made him look like a demon in their eyes.
"N-n-no! A-another demon!" One of the thugs shouted.