Prime Originator

Beyond the Infertile Plains' Northern Region was the vast territory of snowy mountains. No man had ever explored it, and those who tried have all been lost within its endless mazes and formations of thick blizzards.

The extremely cold environment made it difficult for any life of warm blood to survive, especially humans, who were generally considered the weakest at birth.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

However, such extreme coldness proved to have little effect on Leon and Rainshine. In fact, the extreme coldness reminded them of the Blizzard Storm Region, which was now formally called the Blizzardpaw Dukedom.

As such, Rainshine easily adapted to the weather. It was like returning to her homeland.

On the other hand, Leon's Ice Law was at the Transcendent level, which granted him a great degree of resistance to the cold environment. Even if that wasn't enough, he still had Transcendent-level Fire Law to negate the coldness among other laws in his arsenal.

Leon simply had too many ways to isolate the coldness from reaching his body.

Nevertheless, even in the Blizzard Storm Region, the Winter Cats did not live easily due to the harsh environment.

As such, the Frost Mountains' similarities to the Blizzard Storm Region suggested the possibility of a Celestial Ice Spark exerting its icy power on the land, turning it into the region it was now.

Before arriving at Frost Mountains, Alliance Leader Hasaar-li had warned Leon about its potential dangers and suggested advancing with care.

However, Leon did not seem to take his advice to heart as he flickered through the heavy snow and violent blizzard at an incredible pace with Rainshine ever-latched on his shoulders like the hood lining of a winter coat.

It only took mere moments before he passed the so-called point of no return, entering the deeper parts of the Frost Mountains, where no warrior from the Northern Region had entered and returned to tell the tale.

The thick blizzard made it difficult to see anything.

However, Leon could still rely on his divine sense to gain complete awareness of his surroundings—or, at least, that was what he thought.

"Ah!"

The short yet sudden, deep cry of surprise immediately made Leon pause his hasty steps and backtrack to the source of the sound. He did not sense any life as he was passing by the area, but that short cry he heard sounded like the deep voice of a man.

Upon reaching the location, Leon vaguely remembered the layers of soft snow in the area were thinner than elsewhere. At the very least, his feet did not sink very deep into the snow by stepping on solid ice when he was in this area.

After scanning the layers of snow with his divine sense, Leon noticed the large block of ice that looked different from the rest of the large ice mass beneath the thick snow. It looked awfully like a human, except it was thirty feet tall.

'A Frost Giant?'

A certain Frost Giant Race suddenly came to mind when Leon studied the appearance of the large, blue humanoid body trapped in ice.

Most of the body was trapped below what Leon soon realized to the frozen water of a frozen lake. Only the head was slightly above the frozen lake; it was also the spot he had stepped on.

Swoosh!

Leon blasted away the layers of thick snow with a thought, unearthing the Frost Giant's appearance before his eyes. Rainshine also glanced at the blue giant with curiosity.

Meanwhile, the awakened Frost Giant appeared surprised by the sudden change. His surprised gaze quickly revealed confusion when he spotted Leon a short distance away from the corners of his eyes.

However, this confusion quickly turned into happiness, as if he had found his savior.

"Ahem, this tiny fella… If it's not too much to ask, may I request you quickly run back home and call your parents over to excavate me from this frozen lake? You might have guessed it, but I am very stuck."

The Frost Giant made a sincere request, completely treating Leon as a young Frost Giant with rare albinism.

However, Leon did not agree immediately. He stared dumbly at the brown footprint on the Frost Giant's face before checking the soles of his feet for any foreign substances attached.

Due to the Frost Giant's dumb luck, for good or bad, Leon had stepped directly on the middle of his face, which faced the heavenly sky for air. His trapped appearance looked a little comical, and the brown stain only added the finishing touch.

Although Leon didn't identify the substance of the brown footprint, he believed it was soil from the Infertile Plains.

Yeah, it's probably soil…

Anyway, Leon was surprised that the Frost Giant escaped his detection until it made a sound. It seemed its slumber and minimal body heat was pretty powerful stealth.

More importantly, the Frost Giant's friendly attitude was beyond Leon's expectations. It was not how he expected a meeting with a member of the Frost Giant Race, which was mostly known for chaos and destruction, to play out.

Even if Leon was mistaken as a variant kin of his tribe, the Frost Giant's behavior was still too welcoming. It seemed more like a gentle giant and far removed from the characteristics of violence and cruelty.

Regardless of the case, the intelligent Frost Giant could help him learn more about the Frost Mountains' situation.

Crack!

Leon waved his hand, and the frozen lake binding the Frost Giant to it shattered into several dozen large ice fragments.

Although the Frost Giant was surprised, he still took advantage of the weakened resistance in the ice to break free and regain his free range of movement. The sweetness of freedom made him overjoyed.

"Hahaha! I'm free! I'm finally out of this damn frozen lake!" the Frost Giant rejoiced jubilantly, causing tremors in his joy. Then, he turned to Leon gratefully. "Thank you, Tiny Fella! I owe you big time!"

"How long have you been stuck under the ice?" Leon inquired curiously as his gaze darted to and fro at the brown footprint on the Frost Giant's face.

The Frost Giant's overwhelming friendliness made Leon feel slightly guilty.