Chapter 34: The Power of Magic

"Benben, it’s your turn!"

Benben turned his head to glance at the boss.

He raised his left hand and pounded it against his chest with great force.

A heavy and resounding "thump" echoed in the air.

Benben then turned around, dragging his spiked club toward the ice wall.

"Benben! Benben!"

The goblins behind him shouted excitedly at the top of their lungs.

Their thunderous cheers drowned out all other sounds.

Hearing the synchronized shouts of the goblins in the depths of darkness, the Lizardmen outside the thatched hut felt their hearts tighten.

The sound was so immense—just how large was the goblins’ force?

Standing at the doorway, Bai Ling felt her heart sink as well.

At that moment, Bai Ling’s pupils contracted.

In the darkness in front of the ice wall, a massive figure slowly emerged.

"Ogre?"

Bai Ling gasped in shock.

Her body swayed, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.

Outside the thatched hut, the Lizardmen also looked terrified as they stared at Benben, who was approaching the ice wall from the other side.

Benben's enormous body was overwhelmingly intimidating.

"Gobuqiang!"

Seeing the Lizardmen beyond the ice wall looking utterly frightened, Li Meng smirked quietly.

Leaving Benben behind had proven to be the right decision.

If Benben weren’t here tonight, no one might have been able to handle that female Lizardman.

"Boss, did you call me?"

Hearing the boss’s call, Gobuqiang quickly stepped forward.

"Bring those female Lizardmen and Lizardman children over!"

Gobuqiang nodded repeatedly, turned around, and left with a group of subordinates.

By this time, in the dark depths ahead, Benben had already arrived at the ice wall.

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"Stop, Ogre!"

Benben's body suddenly froze, as if startled.

He turned his massive head with a confused look, scanning his surroundings.

"I’m over here, the white Lizardman at the doorway. I’m the one talking to you."

Benben turned his head toward Bai Ling, who stood at the doorway of the thatched hut.

"Why are you helping the weak and disgusting goblins attack us?"

Benben glanced back into the dark depths at his boss before turning to Bai Ling and letting out a loud "Ooooh."

"They’re just weak goblins. You could crush them with a single slap. You’re free."

Benben shook his large head.

"Roar!"

He let out a thunderous roar at Bai Ling.

Then he raised his spiked club with one hand and smashed it down onto the ice wall.

"Boom!"

With a deafening crash, the ice wall shattered.

"Wait, I’m not your enemy. The goblins who enslaved you are your enemies."

Benben shook his head and took large strides forward.

The voice in his head made Benben furious.

He didn’t like this feeling; his mind was being invaded.

Seeing the ogre unmoved, Bai Ling’s expression turned cold.

Thick white mist surged from under her feet.

The mist spread past the Lizardmen, sweeping toward the ogre.

The dense white mist wrapped around Benben’s legs and quickly enveloped his body.

"Crack!"

A crisp "crack" echoed through the night.

Benben, who was advancing, suddenly halted.

The mist around his body turned into ice, freezing him instantly.

From the moment the mist appeared to the moment Benben was frozen, it all happened in an instant.

In less than two seconds, there was a "crack," and the ice shattered.

The Lizardmen, who hadn’t had time to celebrate, froze in shock.

"Stop! Don’t come any closer!"

Bai Ling’s expression changed slightly as she raised her hand.

More than ten ice arrows, each a meter long and three inches thick, appeared out of thin air and shot forward.

The sound of piercing wind echoed through the night sky.

The ice arrows transformed into streaks of white light, instantly crossing the hundred-meter distance and striking Benben's body.

At the moment of impact, there was a crisp "crack."

The ice arrows shattered with a resounding crash.

One by one, the ten-plus ice arrows collided and shattered, scattering shards of ice everywhere.

Looking at the breastplate on Benben's chest, more than ten dents had appeared.

Seeing that her attack was ineffective, Bai Ling raised her right hand high above her head.

Above her, white mist surged and instantly solidified into ice.

A massive ice spike hovered above Bai Ling’s head.

The spike grew larger and thicker at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chilling air spread outward from the ice spike.

Wherever it passed, the ground was covered with a layer of frost.

The freezing air forced the surrounding Lizardmen to retreat repeatedly.

"Go!"

When the ice spike reached a length of nearly ten meters, Bai Ling let out a sharp cry.

She threw her right hand forward.

The massive ice spike shot out, heading straight for Benben not far away.

Faced with the incoming ice spike, Benben stopped in his tracks.

"Roar!"

He let out a roar and swung his spiked club with both hands toward the incoming ice spike.

This strike landed precisely on the ice spike.

"Boom!"

At the moment the spiked club and the ice spike made contact, a powerful shockwave exploded outward.

The ice spike shattered immediately, its fragments scattering with the shockwave.

The immense force of the impact caused Benben’s massive body to stagger backward repeatedly.

Several thatched huts dozens of meters away were blown apart as if swept by a hurricane.

The ice fragments mixed with the shockwave, lifting the thatched huts into the air.

Even the Lizardmen nearby were thrown off balance, tumbling over one another.

The chilling air swept outward from Benben’s position, covering the ground in a layer of ice crystals and freezing everything in its path.

"It’s still no use, is it?"

Seeing that the ogre remained unharmed, a hint of despair flashed in Bai Ling's eyes.

The difference in power between the two sides was too great.

And the ogre had formidable resistance to magic.

Just the ogre alone could slaughter all her people.

Facing the ogre, the only hope for survival was to flee.

But right now, they were not only facing the ogre.

They also had to deal with the goblins, who were watching like predators.

"Benben, come back!"

At that moment, Li Meng's voice rang out from the darkness behind Benben.

Benben, who was approaching the Lizardmen, stopped in his tracks.

His massive body turned around and looked toward the darkness behind him.

In the eyes of the Lizardmen, a large goblin slowly emerged from the shadows.

"Goblin, retreat at once! This is not a place for you!"

The voice suddenly appeared in Li Meng’s mind.

Li Meng’s expression shifted slightly. He stopped in his tracks and looked up at the white Lizardman in front of the thatched hut.

Although it had the appearance of a lizard, it gave off a surprisingly alluring impression.

This wasn’t an illusion—it was due to the curvaceous figure it had when standing upright, which conformed to human aesthetics.

Lizardmen had lizard-like heads, bodies covered in scales, and tails.

But aside from the tail and head, the rest of their bodies leaned toward a humanoid shape.

"Surrender, or you will all die!"

Using the heart-speaking skill, the two communicated through their thoughts.

This wasn’t a verbal exchange but a form of telepathy.

It allowed them to understand each other's thoughts and intentions.

Li Meng gazed greedily at Bai Ling in front of the thatched hut.

This white variant female stirred his desire to reproduce.

Although she had a lizard’s head, it wasn’t something he couldn’t accept.

At the very least, she was far better than those female magical beasts.

Faced with Li Meng’s greedy gaze, Bai Ling’s face was full of disgust.

"Wishful thinking! The White Scale Tribe will never be slaves!"

Li Meng grinned, turned around, and waved his hand into the darkness behind him.

The sound of footsteps echoed from the shadows, accompanied by the cries of Lizardmen women and children.