Chapter 114: Hand in Hand (II)
The power of light seeps out from the fingertips and spreads along the skin to the entire palm, which at first glance looks like a plastic film. Manipulating the power to condense into an entity, Zhao Xi glanced at Carters, who was floating with ice crystals around him, and couldn't help but lean over to his companion and said in a low voice:
"Are you sure she won't make trouble?"
The young man's voice is not loud, but someone has rabbit ears, and his hearing is naturally very sharp. "If you're afraid, you can kill me now, mercenary."
"Huh, you want to try?"
"Okay, okay, you all calm down!" Quickly inserted between the two, the doctor separated them, waved his hands and begged for mercy: "Now everyone is a grasshopper on a rope, let's work together to tide over the difficulties, OK?" ”
The Doctor's proposal is simply an improved version of Froststar's proposal. The Snow Monster Princess partially lifted the restrictions, used the power of frost to cool down the unit, and forcibly stopped the internal reaction; Zhao Xi used the power of light to create an oversized barrier and 'lock up' the device along with Froststar's Source Stone Technique.
This provides both insurance for the movement and reduces energy loss, greatly increasing Cartes' chances of survival, described by the Doctor as the 'best of both worlds'.
Whether it's the best of both worlds Zhao Xi didn't know, he only felt that the other party was a little overestimating himself. "The amount of light required to wrap the entire device is not a small number, and I'm not sure how long it will last."
Patting his chest hard, the doctor was very confident compared to the hesitation of the young man. "If you're not confident, trust me, I think you can do it!"
Continuing to condense the power of light in his hand, someone couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Doctor, you look like a brainless fan~"
"Yes or what, 'heroes' will always respond to expectations, the past, the present, and the future." With a meaningful word, the Man in the Iron Mask turned and walked towards Froststar, who was also accumulating, and took the initiative to open the conversation.
"Miss Yelena, I want to talk to you..."
Seeing the other party's distant back, Zhao Xi couldn't help but clench his fists, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. "Since you can do it, let's give it a try."
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"Eighteen, nineteen, twenty." Counting the steps, the Man in the Iron Mask stopped and crouched down, placing the pitch-black crystal on the ground. Repeat the above steps until he reaches the console, where he clapps his hands and grins at Carters in front of him.
"That's it, Miss Yelena."
Froststar responded by staring at the bouncing Doctor, a flash of curiosity in his gray eyes. "How did you do that?"
"Huh?"
"You shook my hand before, and now you directly touch the source stone I processed, but you are not injured." Slowly removing her gloves, the infected girl showed off her crystal clear, mineral palms.
"The snow monsters wear anti-freeze suits processed with active stone skills, so they are not afraid; Old stubbornness was very good at patience, and he was not afraid of frostbite of this degree; But you, you don't have any defense..."
"Ha, I'm a genius, just a little frost!" Pulling a piece of candy from his pocket, the doctor asked as he tore through the package, "Are you ready, brother?" ”
The palm of his hand was filled with the power of light, Zhao Xi stood by the console and waved his arms, and nodded vigorously when he heard the words. "I'm going to hold on as long as I can."
"That's enough." Taking a deep breath, the doctor gestured as he stopped. Seeing this, the frost around her body began to strengthen, and Carters' beautiful eyes were half-closed, and there were words in her mouth.
Because of the distance and mentality, Zhao Xi could hear what she was saying clearly this time, which seemed to be a Ursatian ballad.
She sings very well, maybe you can learn from her in the future... No, now is not the time to think about this! Hurriedly restraining his mind, feeling the cold air coming from his face, Zhao Xi, who knew that the other party had already acted, invoked the power of light and began to cover the entire device.
The black crystals flicker rhythmically, and the internal energy is continuously extracted, turning into pervasive hoarfrost. The cold was enough to freeze the air, and under the control of the snow princess with her feet off the ground, it converged towards the center, clinging to the surface of the huge mechanism, and began to absorb the heat accumulated inside.
Immediately after that, Zhao Xi's control of the power of light, it wrapped the frost along with the crew from the outside, giving the latter a hemispherical shadow cover, helping the frost star to begin to lower the temperature inside the reaction furnace.
With a frown furrowed and a serious expression, Zhao Xi closed his eyes and raised his arm, adjusting the output and distribution of the power to protect and assist it, rather than destroying the core along with Frost Star's Source Stone Technique. The high intensity of mental exertion, as well as the nervousness of doing it for the first time, made him quickly feel exhausted.
The soaked vest sticks to the skin, making people feel uncomfortable; The muscles became more and more sore and swollen, and it became extremely difficult to even stand up; The breathing gradually became heavier, the vision began to blur, and the brain tingled like a pinprick, and Zhao Xi didn't even have the extra energy to be wary of what the Carters girl was doing.
I wanted to just lie down and rest until help arrived, but remembering the Doctor's encouragement, the young man's heart swelled with strength, urging him to persevere.
Come on, since the Warrior of Light can meet the expectations, then I can do it too! Gritting his teeth and straightening his waist, Zhao Xi continued to stick his palms on the surface of the device without admitting defeat, and continued to inject the power of light to maintain the existence of the shield.
The concept of time is long gone, and the changes in the outside world are unknown, and as the doctor had arranged, using the barrier as an insurance and consumption reduction device, someone released his power almost numbly, until a hand gently patted his shoulder, and his consciousness was pulled back.
"Good job, it's time to stop."
The moment he recognized the identity of the speaker, the tense nerves suddenly loosened, and he collapsed to the ground like a broken marionette, Zhao Xi gasped for breath, and his eyes fell to the towering device:
Without his restraints, the power of light is turning into bits of white light, cruising around the machine like fireflies, gradually disappearing into invisibility; The frost that had been locked inside began to melt as Froststar removed its containment, revealing an iron-gray surface.
Because of the angle of lying down, Zhao Xi couldn't see the operating system panel, and he couldn't know the effect of the action. Just as he tried to sit up, he heard the crisp sound of tall military boots stepping on the floor.
"Your craft, it's fun." His face was a little more bloody, and Frost Star, who was playing with the pendant, stopped beside the two of them, and his eyes fell on Zhao Xi. "Thanks to that light, I can perform my strongest moves without even paying the price."
What is this guy talking about, a dumb riddle? Blinking suspiciously, the young man finally ignored the infected, who didn't seem hostile, and instead questioned the other person present. "Did we succeed?".
"The tactical point of view has been successful, the temperature has been reduced to normal levels, and there is no risk of getting out of control." Pursing his lips and looking at the deformed metal door, and the crimson sword that pierced halfway through the crack in the door, the doctor said with a complicated expression:
"But from a strategic point of view, our response was right in the hands of the enemy, so to speak, and we lost."