Ashen Dragon

The cold wind was fierce, like sharp blades slicing across everyone's cheeks, making them feel the piercing chill.

One by one, shimmering ice cones fell from the sky, crashing toward the Dragon Scale Cultivators.

"Watch out!"

"Phase Shielding, activate!" The Iron Madman slapped the diamond-shaped device on his chest armor, and a pale blue light curtain instantly enveloped his whole body. The shockwave from the ice cones hitting the shield flung him four or five meters away.

As he rolled in the snow, he caught a glimpse of two teammates who hadn't managed to activate their shields. Their bodies were pierced directly by the ice cones, covered in a thick layer of frost, with even their blood freezing, turning them into ice sculptures.

"Damn it..." The Iron Madman's expression changed drastically as he pointed at the Frost Shaman riding the Abyssal Giant Dragon and shouted, "Focus fire and take down that Frost Giant Spellcaster!"

Upon hearing the order, the Dragon Scale Cultivators switched to their Blast Arrow Rifles, loading armor-piercing bullets designed for large monsters, and fired at the massive figure in the snowstorm.

"Bang!"

The gunfire was drowned out by the howling wind, and with sparks bursting from the muzzle, the alloy-headed armor-piercing bullets shot out, heading toward the giant in the depths of the snowstorm.

However, the ice in mid-air coalesced into a thick ice wall, with shards flying and all those armor-piercing bullets deeply embedded into the ice wall, merging into one.

Taking advantage of his teammates' focused fire, the Iron Madman approached the teammates turned into ice sculptures and activated the emergency protection devices within their armor.

In an instant, a searing energy spread throughout their bodies, melting the frost, blood flowing slowly, two engine-like hearts started beating again, and three lungs contracted and expanded, restoring the Dragon Scale Cultivators' vitality.

This was the formidable vitality of the Dragon Scale Cultivators. After modifications by Imperial Biotechnology, even if one heart was shattered, they would not lose their combat capability.

Unless these fellows were put through a meat grinder to be finely minced or dismembered into pieces, they would soon return to battle, becoming the enemy's nightmare.

Amidst the wind and snow, the Frost Shaman seemed to notice these "bugs," and from a distance of over a thousand meters, his deep gaze swept over them, sending chills down everyone's spine, making their scalps tingle.

"Crush these bugs!"

"For the great Koschech!"

The Tanari Frost Giants roared in anger, swinging their hammers and spears, running with great might against the cold wind, causing the ground to tremble and make dull sounds.

Under the corruption of The Abyss, these Tanari Frost Giants were far brawnier than ordinary Frost Giants, standing ten meters tall, charging forward like a rolling snow mountain, closing in on everyone.

"Die, bugs!"

A Tanari Frost Giant suddenly swung its giant hammer fiercely toward the Iron Madman.

"Boom!"

The giant hammer slammed into the ground heavily, causing ice splinters and snowflakes to splash up, forming a cold white mist, but the Iron Madman dodged nimbly to the side.

Using the white mist as cover, the Iron Madman leaped into the air, reaching seven or eight meters high, and slashed with the Power Sword, cutting through the neck of the Tanari Frost Giant.

"Screech—"

The high-frequency vibrating blade cleanly cut open the Frost Giant's throat, spraying out turbid, filthy blood.

"How can a mere bug—"

The Tanari Frost Giant, incredulous, clutched its neck, finally collapsing with a loud boom, kicking up a snow mist, with blood gushing out and forming a bloody pool beside its enormous corpse.

"For the Emperor!"

The Iron Madman stood atop the Frost Giant's mountain-like corpse, the smoke from The Abyss rising up, he raised the Power Sword high, shouting in triumph.

"Damn it, that bug actually killed Drake!"

"Quick! Let's crush him!"

Several Tanari Frost Giants glared angrily at the Iron Madman, charging menacingly from different directions.

"Whoosh—"

With the sound of air splitting apart, a spear more than ten meters long came hurtling through the air, and the Iron Madman rolled to avoid it.

The spear plunged deeply into the snow, vibrating back and forth, causing nearby snow fog to scatter and fragments of stone to fly.

"Damn it, still daring to ambush?" The Iron Madman cursed furiously.

"Brother Madman, we're here!"

The other Dragon Scale Cultivators also perceived the enemies' intentions, hurriedly rushing to assist, gathering together, and lifting their Blast Arrow Rifles to aim at the Tanari Frost Giants.

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang!"

The gunfire echoed through the sky, accompanied by vivid flashes, dozens of armor-piercing bullets were unleashed, piercing through the Frost Giants' rough, thick skin, turning their innards into clumps of pulp, with bloody holes appearing on the leading Frost Giants.

"No—"

"This can't be!"

The heads of the Tanari Frost Giants uttered cries of agony, then toppled over with a loud crash, causing a snow mist to envelop the ground.

"Taste this!" The deputy squad leader of the Dragon Scale Cultivators, Chen Yan, leaped from the flank, a shoulder-mounted plasma cannon firing a dazzling orb of light.

"Boom!"

The left side of a Tanari Frost Giant instantly vaporized, and its unbalanced massive body fell into an ice fissure, causing a lava fountain nearly a hundred meters high to erupt.

"So you were the one trying to ambush me just now..."

Slowly raising his Blast Arrow Rifle, the Iron Madman aimed at a distant Tanari Frost Giant and pulled the trigger without hesitation after a few breaths.

"Bang!"

The armor-piercing bullet streaked across the sky, hitting the Frost Giant's brow from several hundred meters away, hot brain matter spurted out, and fragments of the skull flew six or seven meters away.