"Black ice! it's black ice!" I don't know which soldier took the lead in shouting, and everyone began to panic. Despite the shock in his heart, Odys and Zadek immediately shouted morale-boosting words in an attempt to stabilize the situation: no matter what, the morale of the soldiers must be kept high, and the fear must not be allowed to spread. As a commander, no matter how flustered you are, you are not allowed to show it.

"Show your courage, warriors, keep shooting!" Odyss' heart beat wildly, why can there be black ice in Beihaiwang? It stands to reason that this place should be under the dual protection of the boundary of Eternal Winter City and Icerock City. Could it be that the ruins of both cities have fallen?

From the moment they stepped onto the black ice, the Corruptor's movements became extremely frenetic and swift, and all the enemies who had been walking slowly and mechanically began to charge violently. Many arrows were missed by the inability to predict the enemy's movements, and even if they did, the Corruptor would rise again a moment after falling.

It is said that the Corruptor is completely immortal on the black ice, and they cannot be stopped without fire. It seems that this is really the case...... Seeing that only a few corpses had been killed by rockets left on the battlefield, Odysse felt a pang of despair: what should I do now? It was getting darker and darker, and visibility would soon drop to the extreme within an hour. Depending on the weather, there will be no moonlight tonight. At that point, the role that the archers can play is small.

Since these corruptors are charging like crazy, does it mean that the black ice has a strengthening effect on them? Quickly recalling the fragment of the battle of Cold Snow Castle, Odysse immediately replied in the negative: No, it doesn't make sense. Black Ice may indeed be able to resurrect them constantly, but the Corruptors who invaded Cold Snow Castle also don't have such mechanical, highly uniform slow movements, which only means that the Black Ice Mage may have appeared on the battlefield, and he was the one who had been controlling the Corrupt army until now.

That would explain why the corpses of our fallen warriors have been resurrected as Corruptors...... Still still unable to figure out why the black ice was created by him, Odysses could only keep telling himself that maybe it was just black ice created by mana, just like the black ice debris that Eddes saw at the corner of the stairs.

"Bows and arrows don't work......! They're resurrecting!" As Odysse continued to command a volley in a hoarse voice, an ice-rock archer, who had lost his longbow, shouted in despair and horror in a dejected tone: "We're done! We're all going to die here...... Black ice, it's all black ice...... We'll all ...... It's going to be that kind of monster! This outpost can't be defended!"

This incoherent and devastating speech immediately shook the hearts of the defenders, and many of the soldiers who had been holding back their fears showed extremely panicked expressions. What's more, some people have already put down their weapons tremblingly, showing that they want to flee the battlefield. All the fears that had been building up exploded in an instant—because at last someone spoke their hearts and opened the valve of fear.

Oops, there are already many weak-willed soldiers wavering...... As soon as he wanted to say something loud to boost morale, he was preempted by Zadek: "A bunch of cowards! Even if you run, where can you run?! Honestly fight with them, there is still a chance of life!"

Loudly giving the order to fire free fire, Zadek looked fierce, walked towards the soldier who was almost collapsed in front of the eyes of many people, and grabbed him by the collar: "It's you kid who is disturbing the morale of the army...... Listen to what you said, you deserve to be an ice rock man?"

Zadek ...... Sir. His face suddenly turned pale, and the soldier was pulled off the ground by his feet, and said in a trembling tone: "Yes, I'm sorry! I'm on the battlefield for the first time, so I ......."

"Oh, the first time on the battlefield? It's okay, it's the last time. His face suddenly relaxed, and Zadek let go of his hand, causing it to fall back to the ground. Patting him on the shoulder, Zadek said in a loud voice, as if to get the attention of all the defenders: "Maybe military service is not for you, soldier—what's your name?"

"Thomas Carlo. The soldier was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "I...... I've never seen the legendary Black Ice, so I'm a little scared silly, my lord. ”

"It's okay, calm down now, right?" Laughing loudly, Zadek patted him on the shoulder again and hugged Thomas back to his combat position: "Come on, pick up the longbow on the ground again." ”

This guy has a hand...... Amazed by Zadek's methods of pacifying the soldiers, Odys was excited to see that the morale around him was being restored.

However, just as the Legion Commander was about to turn around, Zadek's cold roar suddenly burst into his ears, startling Odys: "You are afraid of black ice...... Right? Let's go ahead and try it now!"

With a cry of terror, the soldier named Thomas was picked up by Zadek and thrown off the wall. Looking at the soldier who fell to his death on the black ice in shock, Odesi's brain was hot, and he yelled at Zadek angrily: "Why did you kill him!?

"Shut up, Winterman. The matter of our Frost Child has nothing to do with you. Looking around indifferently, Zadek shouted: "Have you seen the fate of the coward?"

The effect was immediate, and all the stunned archers immediately picked up their longbows again and began firing arrows. Approaching Zadek in anger, Odeth yelled angrily: "Why do you need to kill him?!

"Don't dictate me just because you're different, Odys. Pouting in disgust, Zadek slumped off a sentence and turned away: "We're dealing with a fear-mongering Corruptor, Odyss...... In such a situation, if you really think about your soldiers, it is up to the commander to sow fear among them, so that they fear you more than foreign enemies. In this way, their fear of the corruptor will be suppressed, and they will fight valiantly to reduce their sacrifices. To settle accounts in this way is nothing more than the loss of a sacrifice's life and the discrediting of oneself. Before you look down on me, ask yourself if you can do this yourself, and do you want to ruin your reputation for the sake of the big picture?"

Corrupt ...... Stunned by this question, Odysse opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. But he was sure of one thing: he would never kill Thomas like that. There are many ways to stabilize the morale of the army, but Zadek chose the bloodiest one.