"Who wants to take my wife?"
Immediately, the ground turned white as a cold snap swept through, a breath of freezing air crystallizing the earth underneath them.
The Alterrans were unaffected except that the ground they were stepping on turned to ice, while the enemies found themselves slowly freezing from feet up.
Vara immediately recognized what was happening and gulped another mana potion as he erected small metallic platforms in various spots near him. One under his feet appeared to lift his body upwards, while the others jumped over the others he created.
Some of the enemy earth users also created platforms, though they had a bit less resistance to Garan's cold, and the freeze still reached halfway (and climbing).
Elements had less effect against fellow elements so, for now, these platforms were mostly safe from freezing.
However, how many could fit in these platforms and how many could react fast enough?
The answer was: Not many, so the Alterrans gaped in awe when they saw a majority of the people who had surrounded Althea were now frozen stiff.
"Garan!" Ansel, who had been kicked down a few seconds earlier, yelled, almost wanting to cry. However, at the same time, he knew he was coming.
"Husband…" Althea mumbled, also feeling lighter.
There was something a little different about him, but what hadn't changed was the fact that his arrival made it feel like everything was in place again.
That was how reliable Garan was to them, even while growing up.
Garan headed here as fast as he could, and he looked at his wife, who was safe and sound, and then his brother and their friends.
"Get away," he said, asking everyone to make way. He could not completely control this new power he just unlocked, and the best he could do now was not freeze specific people with the cold snap. Other than that, he couldn't risk it.
Ansel immediately stood up and dragged Althea away, while the other Alterrans also tried to run.
The enemies saw the precious Elders running away and some tried to reach out, but wall of ice slowly emerged from the frozen ground, blocking their way.
They realized that walls all over were forming, slowly heading upwards as if to create another dome. However, this one was much thicker than the one they had crushed before, and it gave off a much more sinister feel.
Some people tried to rush over the forming dome, but it crystallized faster in his area. The walls were made of sharp ice crystals that stabbed those who tried to go over them.
The stronger enemies—including Feller, who had been separated from Gaia by a forming wall—felt alarm as their instincts flared. At this, they immediately lunged at Garan before he could enclose them completely.
CLASH!
BANG!
SLAM!
There had to be at least a dozen strongmen inside, and all of them were rushing over to Garan to kill him before he caused any more damage.
The Alterrans looked worried and wondered if they should go inside, but they realized they would just be collateral damage and cause trouble for the Elder.
Althea, on the other hand, created an earth platform so she could see over the forming walls, which just made her even more worried.
The people inside were not weak, and a lot of them had higher levels than Garan and some were even elementalists.
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