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[Ice Beast]
The Ice Shaper's arrow hit a small iceberg nearby, and a loud noise echoed as ice shards flew everywhere.
"Crack...crack..."
Cracks began spreading across the iceberg, and the sound of ice breaking continued.
"So powerful?" Forseti's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Crack...crack..."
The cracks kept spreading until they covered almost the entire iceberg, making it teeter as if it could collapse at any moment.
Forseti was shocked and amazed. He quickly stepped back while examining the Ice Shaper longbow in his hand.
"Am I going to rise?"
Just as he started imagining the future, the ground shook violently, followed by a loud noise as the iceberg hit by the Ice Shaper exploded, sending broken ice splashing like rain.
"This is too exaggerated!"
Forseti was startled and hurriedly stepped back.
"Hoo-ho!"
Before the shattered ice had even fallen, an earth-shattering roar came from the iceberg, causing Forseti's ears to buzz.
He looked closely and was shocked: "This is... an ice beast?!"
From the iceberg emerged an enormous ice-blue beast, its body like a hill with two huge fangs around its mouth.
Forseti thought he had stumbled upon an incredibly powerful weapon, but it turned out he had accidentally awakened a dormant ice beast.
Life is really unpredictable... Forseti thought wryly.
Although the ice beast looked a bit dazed from being suddenly awakened, Forseti had no intention of fighting it.
What a joke, this is an ice beast, the most dangerous beast in Jotunheim.
Without hesitation, he took out a Swiftness Potion, drank it, and fled as fast as he could.
With the help of the Swiftness Potion, Forseti ran at full speed, faster than a sprinting cheetah, quickly putting distance between him and the beast.
"Roar!!"
However, the ice beast noticed him and roared before leaping forward.
"Boom!"
The giant body of the ice beast landed, shaking the ground. With that jump, it closed a significant distance between itself and Forseti.
Forseti was terrified and quickly formulated a plan. He took out his staff and pointed it at a rock by the roadside.
A rock golem emerged from the rock, fleeing in a direction perpendicular to Forseti's while continuously releasing and throwing flying stones to attract the ice beast's attention.
"Roar!" The ice beast, angered by the flying stones, turned and leapt towards the rock golem.
"Boom-boom-boom!"
The ice beast reached the rock golem in a few jumps and smashed it to pieces with one swipe.
Forseti repeated the tactic, turning roadside rocks into rock golems to distract the ice beast.
For a few minutes, the distance between the ice beast and Forseti widened significantly.
However, the Swiftness Potion's effects wore off after five minutes, and Forseti's power of the Holy Light was running low, while the ice beast was still relentlessly pursuing him.
Forseti, desperate, took out another Swiftness Potion and continued running, no longer using the rock imprints.
Another five minutes passed.
Running at full speed for ten minutes had pushed Forseti's Aesir body to its limit. If he continued, his legs might give out.
"Hoo-ho!"
The ice beast was still chasing him, determined to catch him.
Forseti gritted his teeth and stopped. He turned and used faith healing on his legs.
Normally, the side effects of Swiftness Potions appear the next day, but taking two in a row made them prominent now, and Forseti felt the pain in his legs.
After the pain subsided, Forseti held his staff, ready to face the ice beast.
What he didn't know was that, at that moment, a gaze from the Rainbow Bridge teleportation hall in Asgard was watching him.
Ullr saw Forseti with his all-seeing eyes and was surprised: "Strange, I just checked this area yesterday. Where did this kid come from?"
He observed for a while but didn't immediately activate the Rainbow Bridge, wanting to see how Forseti would handle the ice beast...
"Roar!" The ice beast leapt again.
Forseti seized the opportunity and ran towards it, moving behind the ice beast before it landed. He waved his staff, releasing the Holy Light.
"Judgment!"
The arrow of judgment hit the ice beast's flank.
"Roar—" The beast's roar had a hint of pain.
As one of Jotunheim's most powerful beasts, even a vulnerable spot like its flank wasn't easily damaged.
The ice beast turned angrily and jumped again.
Forseti repeated the tactic, aiming another arrow of judgment at the beast's rear.
"Ow—"
This time, the arrow drew blood.
The ice beast learned from experience, no longer jumping forward but charging directly at Forseti like a flying hill.
Forseti put away his staff, gritted his teeth, and focused. As the beast approached, he ran in an arc and jumped onto its forelimbs.
Climbing quickly along the forelimbs, Forseti clung tightly to avoid being thrown off by the beast's violent movements.
The ice beast's power was immense, and Forseti felt dizzy from the shaking, almost losing consciousness.
Knowing he couldn't pass out, Forseti held on, his mind racing.
At a crucial moment when the beast threw its forelimbs above its head, Forseti leaped onto its head.
He took out Verrigan's Fist, gripped it tightly, and released Holy Light around the warhammer. This was the spell fragment of Hammer of Justice.
"Hammer of Justice!"
Forseti swung the warhammer with all his strength, interweaving Holy Light and flames, and struck the ice beast's head.
"Boom—"
The Hammer of Justice caused a violent vibration with a strong stun effect.
Even the tough-skinned ice beast was momentarily dazed by the blow, its head shaking. But it wasn't a fatal strike, and the beast soon regained its senses.
"So tough!"
Forseti was shocked. He adjusted his target, grabbed his staff again, and while the beast was still disoriented, shot an arrow of judgment at its eye.
"Huh!"
The eyes were a weak spot. The arrow of judgment caused the beast's eye to burst.
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Status Power Mingguan
-- Peringkat
Power 
-- Power
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