No matter what.

Let's get the people out first.

Ronald glanced regretfully at the girl lying on the ground, showing no signs of life, then stepped forward to carefully observe the condition of the elder who was still alive.

Sizzle——

As soon as his fingers touched the other person's body, the light of the Guardian Angel's spell shone brightly.

The thin ice covering the two of them protected them while also attacking external contacts. Judging by the dimming of the white light on Ronald's body, this spell had quite a decent offensive power.

But this level of ability.

For Ronald, it was somewhat inadequate.

"The greatest increase in labor productivity, as well as the greater skill, dexterity, and judgment shown in labor, seem to be the result of the division of labor..."

He recited an incantation while gathering strength in his hands.

Ronald easily shattered the thin ice covering the two, allowing their bodies, sealed in ice for countless years, to contact the air once more.

"Hiss—Phew—"

At close range, Ronald saw it clearly.

The moment the thin ice disappeared.

The breathing that had stopped in the elderly woman above resumed, but her chest rose and fell so slightly, she seemed like a child in deep sleep.

"..."

"So, do I have to wake up a Sleeping Beauty?"

Looking at the elder before him.

Ronald shook his head with a sigh of resignation in his voice.

But at this very moment, the power of 'Fury' that he unleashed sensed the emotional fluctuations of the elder in front of him. Merely seconds after the thin ice vanished, even though the elder had just resumed breathing, his once stagnant mind burst into intense activity!

Pa——

The next second, the elder opened her eyes.

Ronald could see that the other's cloudy eyeballs had not regained their brilliance.

Yet, even in such visual impairment, the person acted purely on instinct.

Suddenly, the elder gathered strength in her hand and yanked out the ice blade lodged in the young girl's chest below, then with a diagonal motion from below upwards, unexpectedly slashed towards Ronald!

The strike was swift and without warning.

The previously almost dormant magic power now surged, erupting and filling the weapon with force.

For an unprepared ordinary caster.

Facing the sudden strike from the elder, being severely injured was almost an unavoidable outcome.

The opponent's move was too quick and gave almost no time to react.

And then…

Pa——

With a light snap.

Ronald directly caught the opponent's weapon with his palm.

At that moment, the elder's nearly subconscious attack was indeed swift, precise, and fierce, enveloped with a powerful magic force, a terrifying attack meant to take a life.

But such power was not effective against Ronald.

Against what might be an extremely swift attack for an ordinary person, Ronald merely calmly observed the opponent waking from sleep and all subsequent actions.

After precisely capturing the moment of exertion from the opponent in milliseconds.

He simply extended his left hand and firmly grasped the blade.

Crunch——

With Ronald clutching her weapon like that.

The elder immediately exerted more force, trying to wrench the ice blade free.

But her efforts only caused slight friction of the ice blade in Ronald's hand, making it impossible to escape his grip.

"..."

The atmosphere in the camp beneath the ice grew increasingly cold.

Seeing that her weapon could still be not retrieved from Ronald's hand, the elder's pupils began to regain their shine, once dulled from long years of being sealed in ice.

Then, she finally saw the figure holding her blade.

A stranger.

And a ridiculously young man!

A youngster of such age could completely suppress her power?

"..."

"Ma'am, I believe we can have a conversation?"

Amid such tension, Ronald suddenly offered a mild smile, and with a demeanor completely unconcerned about the other's aggressive actions, continued to say:

"I've just found this camp too. I am not your enemy."

"..."

However, the elder merely sneered disdainfully at Ronald's amicable demeanor.

She did not believe this explanation at all:

"Don't try to deceive me, young man."

"Being able to find and enter the sanctuary of our Polar Sect—claiming not to be an enemy now is pretty laughable."

——Polar Sect?

Ronald remembered hearing the name from somewhere before but could not recall the specifics; it was probably something he heard unintentionally.

However, at that very moment.

Seeing Ronald's moment of hesitation, the elder from a nearly intimate distance opened her mouth towards Ronald's location:

"Ahhh——"

With this action, a melody as if beautiful music emitted from her mouth.

Included within it was a potent enchanting magic, directly brushing over Ronald's face. As a caster with activated Stellar Sky ability, having the prerequisite capability for soul interference, he perceived a soul-interfering ability within this powerful vocal spell.

——A very formidable spell!

——With combined inducement of soul and magic, to control an opponent spiritually!

Genuinely feeling the elder's strength before him.

Ronald no longer had intentions for a softened conversation.

The moment the white light of the Guardian Angel shined upon him, he, to the elder's disbelief, reached out and grabbed her face with his hand, halting her from making further sound in the most direct and forceful manner.

Then, Ronald took a step forward.

While tilting his body forward, his arm traced an arc, and with power overwhelming for the elder to resist, he slammed her to the ground.

Bang——

After this hit, cracks immediately appeared on the ice surface.

The elder, just freed from the ice, suddenly subjected to such a heavy blow, could not maintain her previous combat state, and almost immediately lay powerlessly on the ground.

This fellow also possessed a body-strengthening spell.

Ronald quickly made a judgment as he observed the elder's condition.

The strike he delivered was initially intended to paralyze her completely. However, actual feedback on the elder's body showed she only temporarily lost her mobility.

But that doesn't matter—

At least the aim of halting her attacks was achieved.

Upon confirming the situation.

Ronald finally released the palm pressing on her face.

He then straightened his stance, and with a superior attitude, questioned:

"Can we have a proper conversation now?"

"..."

But the elder only shot a resentful glare at Ronald:

"You lackey of the Nine Commandments Assembly!"

"You are dreaming!"

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