Chapter 457: Countermeasures of the Frost Clan

The cold air inside the Frost Palace had almost condensed into a solid, and the crystal clusters on the dome refracted a ghostly blue light. The Runes on the twelve ice pillars flickered with the leader's anger, and frost flowers condensed on the surface of the generals' energy Armor.

"They seem to be constantly shouting 'For the Emperor.' Strange, doesn't Human Civilization lack an Emperor? Could it be that Human Civilization has become what it is now because of that Emperor?"

The Frost Great Shaman, who could read human language, swiped his right hand across the ice crystal screen above the palace, freezing the image at the moment a War Dog Space Marine split open the core of an ice crystal warrior, and added in a flat tone.

"The weapons in their hands can shatter the cores of ice crystal warriors, while our warriors cannot even scratch the Armor of these human warriors. Before Xiunuodangkai died, the ice lamp he left in the kingdom transmitted the image of his final moments."

Seeing this, the Frost leader looked toward the Great Shaman and said to him in a low tone.

As the Great Shaman projected the image onto the ice crystal screen, Xiunuodangkai was seen crushing the Ice Crystal Pendant of an officer above the rank of Frost Myriad Commander of the Frost Clan, using a method of burning his own life to trade for a battle against the human warriors in blue and white Armor before him.

"Has it already reached the point where Xiunuodangkai was forced to this extent? Using the Soul Burning Pendant right from the start; it seems Xiunuodangkai believed that if he didn't crush the Soul Burning Pendant, he likely wouldn't even have the chance to use it."

"Yes, that is the case. Although the Soul Burning Pendant can provide the user with powerful strength, allowing the user's power to be greatly enhanced in a short period, the price is that their own soul will also be burned away, completely burned out."

Several Myriad Commanders voiced their opinions upon seeing this scene, yet the scene in the image continued. Xiunuodangkai was only able to contend with the human warriors in blue and white Armor after gaining powerful strength, but the opponent clearly had not used their full power when fighting Frost warriors earlier; when facing the full-force attack of Xiunuodangkai, who was trading his life for power, they were still able to parry most of the attacks, with only a small portion of the attacks hitting that blue and white Armor, which merely left deeper scratches.

Until the blue flames on Xiunuodangkai's body gradually extinguished, he had not broken the defense of the human warrior before him; other than leaving some deeper scratches on the human warrior's Armor, there were no other achievements.

If any Frost Myriad Commanders had doubted the strength of the human troops before, now, not a single Myriad Commander dared to question the strength of the human troops invading their territory.

Seeing the atmosphere become somewhat subtle, the Frost leader gave a light cough and said to the various officers of the Frost Clan below.

"Everyone, are there any methods to counter them? Although these humans are very powerful, there are only thirty of them. The human troops following behind them, while somewhat troublesome, can be wiped out by our numerical advantage.

The problem now is how to deal with these thirty human warriors in blue and white Armor."

After a combat staff officer pondered for a moment, he spoke up: "According to current intelligence, we can know that the bodies of these human warriors have certainly undergone modification, and the degree of modification far exceeds our expectations. I suggest activating the Frost Hunters and letting them counter these human warriors."

"Denied."

Another Frost Myriad Commander immediately expressed denial upon hearing the combat staff officer's words, and seeing others' gazes turn toward him, this Frost Myriad Commander then explained.

"Activate the Frost Hunters? Activating them is easy, but getting them to fall back into a deep sleep is not easy. How could we bear the consequences of that? The time is not yet right."

"But the strength displayed by these thirty human warriors forces us to consider this proposal, and this is only thirty of them. If more of these warriors come later, our Frost Clan will be doomed!"

"If we activate the Frost Hunters, we will lose our trump card in this war of racial survival. Not to mention the distant future, the Zerg surrounding our territory is the best example. Will the Zerg let us continue to survive here?"

"If we cannot even survive the immediate crisis, what is the point of talking about the future?"

"Is there no other way? Must we do this?"

The officers above the rank of Myriad Commander in the palace expressed their own views, divided into two opinions and arguing endlessly.

The Frost leader sitting on the throne looked at the subordinates arguing below, feeling an inexplicable sense of irritability.

He had originally come to this planet to just drift through life; regardless of who was the final victor of this racial war, he could live a leisurely life in his own territory.

But those humans! They actually wanted to go to war with him while pushing through Zerg Territory! This was a provocation!

The more the Frost leader thought, the angrier he became. He slammed his white-furred right hand onto the throne beside him and swept his gaze over the subordinates below.

The arguing Myriad Commanders below all stopped their debate and looked up at the Frost leader.

"If we cannot even survive the immediate crisis, then what is the point of talking about the future! Activate the Frost Hunters!"

The Frost leader's words caused a trace of fear to appear on the ugly faces of some Myriad Commanders, and the Frost Great Shaman narrowed his eyes, bowed, and saluted.

"As you command!"

Seeing this, the other Myriad Commanders also replied one after another.

The image on the ice crystal screen switched to a map of the Extreme Cold Zone, and hundreds of scarlet light points lit up on the mountains surrounding the Extreme Cold Zone.

"Then execute the order. You take some clansmen to activate the Frost Hunters and wait for the High Priest to give the final signal to activate simultaneously."

"Let the humans witness the true strength of the Frost Clan!"

Powerful energy erupted from around the Frost leader, sweeping through the entire palace like a polar storm, "Use their hot blood to wash away the shame they have brought upon us!"

After only the Frost leader and the Great Shaman remained in the palace, the Frost Great Shaman hesitated for a few seconds before speaking.

"Leader, I heard that your eldest son, Xiuqiu, went to the side of the Frontal Passage to intercept another human unit. Do you think we should recall him? After all, the strength of the human troops now exceeds our expectations. If Prince Xiuqiu encounters those human warriors in blue and white Armor, I fear..."

The Frost leader did not wait for the Great Shaman to finish speaking before shaking his head to interrupt, saying in a solemn tone.

"Great Shaman, I know what you mean, but this is a moment when the Frost Clan is facing a major crisis. How can I let my eldest son withdraw from the battlefield at this time? That would shake the morale of the army. No, the strength displayed by the human troops now has already caused our warriors' morale to decline. Absolutely not!

My eldest son, Xiuqiu, has my blood flowing in his veins. I believe he will surely understand my painstaking efforts.

Great Shaman, let us first activate the Frost Hunters!"