Chapter 219 Elizabeth in the shackles of ice

?”Hell is truly an amazing place… if you manage to obtain this liquid, you can create excellent artifacts,” he muttered under his breath.

“You’re thinking in the right direction, Adam,” suddenly said Amarantha, giggling. She pulled out a fairly large flask and, snapping her fingers, began to manipulate the blood in the lake. “I’ve been planning to do this ever since I saw him.”

“Two boots a pair…” Veronica simply shrugged and moved away from the pond, approaching Adam and starting to embrace him—gently and caring. Meanwhile, two women were busy looting the first good item they found. Moreover, the bodies of practitioners of this level would be useful for various rituals and experiments.

Embracing the woman, Adam began to stroke her silky black hair, whispering tenderness to her. She, immersed in this pleasure, just smiled, resting her head on his chest. From the side, they looked like the most ordinary couple that had suddenly started flirting right in front of passersby.

“What a pair of doves you are… I suddenly have a question. You are, essentially, mother and son, aren’t you?” Sierra asked, wrinkling her nose in disgust as she felt the romantic atmosphere.

“Hmph! Although I consider myself his mother, as I raised him from childhood, in reality, I initially planned to make him my husband!” Veronica proudly declared, patting her chest. Then she coquettishly purred on his chest, rubbing her head like a cat. “Moreover, in the end, I succeeded. Of course, until we have a wedding, but as soon as I deal with some problems and a few worms, we will have a wedding as soon as possible!”

“Haha… yes, I agree. How about this… let’s build a city, and I’ll arrange a good wedding for everyone,” he suddenly said, smiling and presenting his proposal.

Immediately, the attention of all the women was drawn to him. Even Amarantha, who a minute ago was diligently collecting blood in flasks, turned to him and began to look at him with such a burning gaze as if she wanted to incinerate him on the spot. Her eyes sparkled with joy and impatience as she eagerly awaited his next words.

“…” The man said nothing and just smiled gently.

He had long planned to arrange a proper wedding, but due to a flood of problems, he had to postpone it further and further until it became just a backup plan. However, now that he is almost finished building the second city and resolving some issues, he can organize a good and luxurious wedding.

Amarantha also dreamed about it, and although she didn’t directly drop any hints, something similar slipped through in her speech, and the man caught on to it. This was true for the other women as well, but they, in turn, were much more restrained and did not show initiative in discussing this matter. Therefore, he decided that after returning to the mortal world and solving problems with demons, he would make them a genuine proposal of marriage.

“M-m…”

There was a small silence that made things a bit awkward. Adam just smiled and shifted his gaze to the dense forest, lost in his thoughts, while his words elicited quite a reaction among the women. Even Sierra seemed contemplative.

Adam placed items into his Inventory, which had significantly freed up after the expedition to the ruined temple. Back then, he carried all these items to Veronica’s library and helped categorize them. At that time, she locked herself in and started reading non-stop, so he had to leave the castle on his own. Now, he had four skeletons and over a hundred vials of blood, which could have a strong impact on him if handled carelessly.

Ding! 𝘦𝑎.𝒸ℴ

[Dangerous substances detected: poison, illusions. Do you want to cleanse them?]

[Yes, cleanse everything] | [No, no need to cleanse].

“Eh? Ah… well, it’s expected, in a way. After all, it’s essentially weapons in sleep mode,” he thought and shook his head, pressing [No, no need to cleanse].

Ding!

[User has chosen not to cleanse dangerous items… acknowledged].

He turned and looked at Amarantha, who was actively searching for other people through the token. They had been wandering like this for several hours but found nothing and no one. It was just desolation, endless storms, and occasionally, demons with low intelligence who attacked them and immediately died, exploding from the inside.

“No one is here… absolutely no one. Veronica, your spells aren’t working either?” Amarantha asked anxiously, putting the token in her pocket.

“No, I can’t use my magic to its full extent, otherwise the laws of Hell will turn against me, and then it will be very difficult,” she answered, frowning. She added, “I tried several times to use magical energy, but it encountered unclear obstacles, most likely negative energy. And I can’t use Higher Energy because it’s too dangerous.”

“No, it’s better not to use Higher Energy. Otherwise, our situation will not be the most beautiful,” Adam sarcastically added and sighed. “It seems we’re stuck here for a long time.”

Just before everyone got sucked into Hell, the practitioners managed to split into groups, and they began to unite to be able to withstand the suddenly emerging danger. But…

“Darn, where did I end up?” The woman cursed with irritation. 𝘪.𝑐ℴ𝘮

She had long silver hair and clear blue eyes in which you could see your reflection. She wore beautiful knightly armor, and the sword in her hand glowed brightly, enveloped in magical energy. She was Elizabeth, the Queen of Humans.

As they all got sucked in, she decided not to join others and as always preferred to be alone because it was much easier for her. Although she would like to be with Amarantha, the only person with whom she had somewhat good relations,…

“I don’t know how she feels about me now, considering that I put her husband under house arrest and hindered his development,” she thought with a sour expression on her face, where a sense of guilt and resentment could be read. “But I just wanted to convince him to join me as a full-fledged ally. Besides, wasn’t he the one who betrayed me first?! Turned out to be a spy for that Veronica bitch!”

The woman angrily stomped on the ground and snorted, looking around. She was in an icy landscape, and here she felt surprisingly comfortable as if she had returned to her homeland.

“Wow… there’s so much ice energy here! If I’m not mistaken, this is not just ice energy, but the Law of Ice!”

Attribute and Law. Two similar in concept things but distinguished by rank – Law was much more powerful and influential. Comparing them in terms of power level, the attribute = a regular one, while the law = a supreme general. That was the difference between them.

And this unexpected turn was very useful for Elizabeth, who trained the Higher Energy of Cold. It represented the law of nature, making it very difficult to train, and considering that it was a natural law rather than connected to emotions and the like, it needed to be trained in special conditions.

“There are so many corpses here… probably sinners and their souls. Unfortunately, they were too weak and couldn’t withstand the low temperature of this place,” Elizabeth commented to herself, stroking her chin. She suddenly smiled brightly and sat on the ice, crossing her legs in a lotus position. “Good! I won’t miss this chance!”

She closed her eyes and began to meditate. In most cases, when you needed to train the Higher Law, you first needed a high concentration of the mind and complete synchronization with the surrounding world. For example, if you wanted to train the Higher Energy of Evil, like Veronica, you had to remember all the bad things. And if there was nothing to remember, you had to destroy everything to instill people with evil.

For Elizabeth, everything was not so cruel. She required much more complex conditions, but they were much more peaceful than Veronica’s. And now, in a place with a high concentration of the Law of Ice, she gladly devoted herself to extracting something new from it. So, she began to clear her mind and merge with the surrounding landscape.

An hour later…

Her armor began to frost over, and her hair began to stiffen. It was evident that she slowly started to freeze because to fully merge with the surrounding environment, she had disabled all the protections of her body. That is, she was now an ordinary human with abnormal immunity and regeneration.

Meanwhile, her magical energy began to thicken more than before.

Two hours later…

Her armor was completely covered with a layer of ice, while her beautiful face began to pale, and frost appeared on her eyelashes. Her body trembled like an autumn leaf in the strong wind, but her mind was focused on the practice. Unfortunately, something strange happened, and her magical energy suddenly became much lower than before.

Moreover, the temperature suddenly dropped, almost reaching absolute zero. If she stayed in this state any longer, there was a high chance of freezing to death, like other sinners who accompanied her in this lonely place.

However, Elizabeth didn’t give in. She continued to meditate. And so, time passed… another two hours passed, another three hours passed. And after ten hours…

Her entire body was covered with a thin layer of ice, while she more and more resembled a statue. Her magical energy was at the bottom – as weak as that of a person who had just started their evolutionary path. Moreover, her vital signs became less and less distinct with each passing hour, approaching zero, that is, death.

She was in a serious situation. However, even in this state, the Queen of Avalonia did not open her eyes, continuing her practice.

To be continued…

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