Chapter 247 Battle Against the Frost Giants
Although Odin had taken the blame for Loki, Phineas didn't want to explain for him. While the two were talking, a large number of Frost Giant soldiers arrived, surrounding them in a dense, overwhelming mass.
"I'll reiterate, I wasn't sent by Asgard. I'm just here in Jotunheim to travel around. Don't go too far!"
Phineas, while excitedly recalling his many experiences, feigned concern, claiming the current situation was accidental.
After learning that Heimdall often spied on him, he had considered this issue. Putting aside the hidden problems, at least he needed to know when Heimdall was spying.
Therefore, with the intuitive enhancement of the 'Golden Grand Evolution Technique,' he sensed Heimdall's gaze upon him.
Phineas didn't want Asgard to mistakenly believe he was there to cause trouble, although he was indeed there to cause trouble, but at least he couldn't show it openly.
"Hmph, just surrender obediently, and maybe we'll spare your life!"
Perhaps emboldened by the large number of soldiers beside him, Helbrindi said to Finney.
Finney breathed a slight sigh of relief. He was genuinely afraid that the other side would simply order him to retreat. Although the way the battle started was somewhat unexpected, since it had already begun, he had to gain some experience.
"Then don't blame me for being impolite!"
Finney continued to feign innocence while excitedly gripping the 'Breath of the White Dragon' in his hand, preparing to gain experience.
"Finney, don't start a war!"
But just then, Finney vaguely heard Heimdall's voice in his ear.
"What!?"
Finney was stunned. Before he could even discern whether it was Heimdall speaking, he heard Helbrindi shout loudly:
"Charge!"
The surrounding frost giants instantly swarmed towards Phineas. Although they lacked sophisticated equipment, their bodies and magic were their best defense and weapons.
Seeing the attack, Phineas ignored Heimdall. Even if it really was his voice, he wouldn't obediently follow orders.
By now, Phineas had acquired eight skills and was no longer the cautious, surprise attacker he used to be when dealing with two robbers.
He was now very strong. Although he wasn't yet among the top tier in the universe, he was definitely above average.
Facing the dense horde of frost giants, Phineas remained calm, using the abilities he had obtained from the system.
"City of Time Devouring!"
Instead of immediately unleashing 'Explosion Magic' to bombard the surroundings, Phineas chose to use 'City of Time Devouring' to buy some time.
Frost giants have very long lifespans, even longer than Asgardians, and almost all of them here were adults, so they had plenty of time.
When the crimson barrier appeared, the first frost giants enveloped by it stopped in fear, but finding themselves only slightly sluggish and otherwise unharmed, they continued their charge.
This was mainly due to the weakness of the 'City of Devouring Time's' power; if its absorption capacity were stronger, they wouldn't even be able to move within the barrier.
Finney stood still, maintaining the barrier's deployment, watching the frost giants who had already reached him, wielding ice blades. A flash of crimson light appeared on his visor.
"Explosion!"
The crimson flames were extremely conspicuous in the dim, snow-covered palace.
However, Finney still held back as much as possible, because besides Heimdall, he sensed two other gazes intently fixed on him.
Finney had a guess about their identities; one of them was undoubtedly Odin. Although he only had one eye, such a thing shouldn't be difficult for him.
As for the other method, Finney suspected it was most likely his teacher, the Ancient One.
He didn't know what method the Ancient One used, but he knew that if she wanted to secretly observe him, she definitely had the ability to do so.
With two powerful figures spying on him, Finney dared not act rashly.
The bombardment of 'explosive magic' slightly disrupted the Frost Giants' offensive, but their innate aversion and hatred of fire still drove more Frost Giants to charge towards Finney relentlessly.
Compared to Finney, these Frost Giants held nothing back, their ice blades frantically attacking his vitals.
Unfortunately, Finney was currently in fire mode, his entire body engulfed in flames, making the ice blade attacks almost ineffective.
Even the weaker ice blades melted after striking Finney.
In other words, even if Finney stood still without retaliating, many Frost Giants couldn't harm him.
The Frost Giants' bodies were, in fact, a weapon in themselves; even with the Asgardian physique, direct contact with a Frost Giant would result in frostbite.
Even the equipment crafted by the dwarves couldn't withstand the chill emanating from their skin.
Unfortunately, they ran into Finni, the 'fire man.' Forget frostbite; they were more likely to be burned if they tried to get close.
Finni stood there, absorbing time with 'City of Time' while counterattacking with 'Explosion Magic,' displaying an aura of unstoppable force.
Seeing this, Fabti frowned, looking at her two sons, and said, "His flames are too much of a counter to our people. We have to think of a way!"
Helblindi and Beslet exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.
"Damn it, if only the Ice Box were here!"
Beslet muttered angrily. The Ice Box was their artifact, possessing extremely powerful ice energy, capable of freezing an entire planet.
In his view, with the Ice Box, Finni's flames would be utterly insignificant.
"Stop thinking about useless things!"
Helblindi glanced at Beslet with displeasure and said in a deep voice, "He seems unable to fly to maintain that red thing. Let's three of us sneak up and see if we can freeze him." "
Okay!"
Fabti nodded. The burning flames on Finni's body greatly restrained their power. Even if they couldn't completely freeze Finni, extinguishing the flames would be enough.
Then, the three of them quietly shrunk their size and blended into the giants, slowly approaching Finni.
Finni was completely unaware of the three's plans. At this moment, he was considering whether to end the battle.
Although the fire mode was powerful and countered the entire Frost Giant race, it also consumed a lot of energy. Moreover, counters are mutual.
While fire can dry up water, water can also extinguish fire.
Having suffered so many ice-attribute attacks, the fire mode was actually consuming more energy than usual, so he decided to end the battle and reap the last wave of experience.
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