Rumors spread quickly. In just a few days, there was no longer anyone at the exam site who didn't know who the ice princess was. They even officially called her the "Ice Princess" because all the magic she used was ice magic.
Conquerors are divided into 5 types. The first was the weak Conqueror who was afraid of the Ice Princess and chose to stay away from her as much as possible. The second is the Conqueror who is attracted to her and tries to approach her with various unkind intentions. The third was the straight Conqueror who tried to judge her. And the last were the Conquerors who had influence within the Tower, they remained silent, not directly involved, but secretly investigating Naeva's identity. In their eyes, rather than taking care of whoever it was in the Ice Princess' body, they prioritized finding out who the Ice Princess really was and why and how she had hidden herself until now.
Such people believed that, sooner or later, the real Ice Princess would take back her body. So there was no need for them to intervene directly.
The last group, on the other hand, were Naeva's colleagues who recognized the Ice Princess as herself.
Ophelia
"Ughh... Damn! Is it... Is it really only up to here?"
Is it really only up to here?" [https://img.wattpad.com/30d2bb1356968528ca5fe3ce606c34d9e6459f0a/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f4c71744f756c6d735838414e71513d3d2d3238342e313737616434616139393139373563623233323939323734383830392e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
"I know... I know that Naeva is strong and it would be dangerous if person who holding her body is not right... I know... I know that, but... Why can't I do anything even though I know that!?"
"Shit!!! You're useless, Ophelia!!!"
Ophelia was under severe pressure. On one hand she wanted to help Naeva regain her body, on the other hand, when she came face to face with this fake Naeva along with hundreds of other Conquerors trying to stop her, she again felt the huge level difference between herself and Naeva, just like when she was on the 1st Floor.
"Sorry... Naeva..."
BRUUUUGHHHH
"Chief!!!" screamed several Conquerors behind her.
One Conqueror immediately carried Ophelia on his back even though he himself was also injured. Along with the rest of his comrades, he made a retreat sign with his hands.
"Retreat!!! We can't die here and waste the lives of our comrades!!!" he snapped at the other survivors.
"Chief... hang in there... this war cannot be won without your leadership..."
The first wave of Conqueror troops trying to conquer the Ice Princess ended in a crushing defeat where out of 300 troops, only 17 survived. Of which 14 were severely injured and 3 fainted and died.
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Berenice
"Fuckk... What the hell is she!? Even though her technique sucks and her gaps are everywhere. But her destructive power covers all that," fretted Bere who was in the assassin squad, the squad that was trying to kill her secretly instead of fighting openly.
But her destructive power covers all that," fretted Bere who was in the assassin squad, the squad that was trying to kill her secretly instead of fighting openly [https://img.wattpad.com/c62d87c765655a18540bbdc45906212ed2ac147a/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f7374524752455f6e6973546d73773d3d2d3238342e313737616435653063373133396666303733313939343637373630312e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
For the information, Bere did not intend to kill the Ice Princess, she just wanted to make her faint so she could be returned to the original Naeva. She joined this army at the same time to keep people from killing Naeva's body because it was too dangerous.
"At least the previous insects came face to face with me. But you guys now really look like insects."
"Trying to kill me from behind? How dare you..." The Ice Princess' sharp glance at the shadow army hiding from her.
"Get out of my way, insects!"
The Ice Princess swung her hand. Suddenly, the entire surrounding area was filled with spiky icicles sticking out from all sides randomly in order to take out and kill the assassins hiding somewhere.
The speed at which the ice came out was too fast, most of the assassin troops were unable to avoid it in time and ended up impaled by the randomly attacking sharp ice.
Luckily, the body Bere used was truly the embodiment of assassin class. The ice that almost stabbed Bere, was successfully avoided because of her body's passive skill. The body that was almost hit by a fatal attack would turn into a green smoke that made the attacks simply pierce through her body.
But because this passive is very draining on Nova, she can't use it for long. As soon as she realized she was lucky to have survived, Bere immediately retreated from the location with the information she brought. For example, about the Ice Princess only being able to use a small variety of Naeva's Ice magic and the disadvantages of only being able to use that.
"I have to report this to Lia!"
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Ruka
Back Row, Support and Healer Area
"T-That's it... An army of this size is being crushed like stepping on ants... Ahh... I'm dead..."
"My dream is to lie down for the rest of my life [https://img.wattpad.com/5b4c4d041fbdb35640b992ed6ab91ffeaadfa5c7/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f3968683169766b776a556c5453673d3d2d3238342e313737616436313962646166656461363731393636353536303730352e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
"My dream is to lie down for the rest of my life... Goodbye..."
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"Why don't you be so pessimistic? We have to fight a little more!!" raged the men near Ruka.
"Impossible, Ojii-san... She's beyond reason!" cried Ruka in surrender. How could he not, when the troops that came with him numbered more than 400 people. But almost all of them were wiped out in just a few minutes after meeting the Ice Princess.
Morale of the people instantly went into freefall and made the remaining ones too frightened to continue fighting. No, this couldn't even be called a battle. Rather, it was a one-sided massacre.
"Ophelia Nee-san... Strategy E failed too..."
"We can't win against that thing without Naeva Nee-san..."
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Hamer
"Kuhhh..."
"How can that be!? Even though this body is already VIII Orange and I've drunk the potion that increased my strength to a temporary I Green equivalent [https://img.wattpad.com/ffc3c79870cf3559ec40d92fa31e1276c0753c47/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f5f31746f745331553672456e5f413d3d2d3238342e313737616436333437346437663964343931313034393632393834342e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
"How can that be!? Even though this body is already VIII Orange and I've drunk the potion that increased my strength to a temporary I Green equivalent. But I can't even scratch it!?" Hamer thought in disbelief.
"What the hell is that Ice Princess's body!? What level is she actually at!? Why is a new ranker now taking the Exam!!?"
"No... there's no point in questioning that. This is... my own fault. Even though she's my partner, how come I didn't realize she was a ranker all this time..."
"I should have... When I met her at the tavern, I should have done whatever it took to restrain her... Until the real one returns," Hamer annoyed himself.
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That's how it was, although their situations were different. One thing was certain, they were trying to stop the Ice Princess from using Naeva's body as she pleased.
Of course they were very surprised and shocked by Naeva's original strength and appearance. But that wasn't what was important now. Right after they found out Naeva's true form, they also found out the reason why Naeva was holding back and hiding it so much.
Well, if that kind of appearance and power were to be displayed in the Tower, it would surely cause a public stir as well as attract the attention of important people who would surely be troublesome to her in the future. The Naeva they knew hated being bothered by things she found uninteresting, so it was no wonder she avoided it.
At the same time as the colleagues' struggle, Naeva herself...
"......"
From the start battle, she had only been observing from a high hill not far from the battle zone.
Fortunately, she was on Calliope's body now. Her eyes allowed her to see from a great distance. So she could observe it from there without having to jump in directly.
Little Naeva, who was sitting casually on a tree branch, jumped off carefully. She patted her skirt to clean the dust and dirt off the branch.
"......."
Naeva looked back at the battle zone with a flat and unpredictable face.
[ ....... ]
[ .... Eva-sama... Have you made a decision...? ] Libra asked.
[ Are you really going to... kill all the witnesses? ]
Naeva turned around and walked down the hill.
"I don't know."
"If it has to be done, there's no reason not to."
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Battle Zone Against the Ice Princess
"Pfftt... Even though the style is exorbitant, it's really pretentious to try to stop me. But I just got hit by a few attacks and I'm already dying," laughed the ice princess mocking the badly injured Hamer.
Not far from the man, many other Conquerors were bleeding to death. This was the absolute defeat of Ice Princess's anti-princess army. No matter how many waves of troops came, the Ice Princess could easily finish them all off.
Approaching the red youth in front of her, the ice princess gripped his jaw with her cold hands.
"It would be a shame to kill you just like that. Your face is quite handsome."
"Hey, how about being my guy? I'll treat you well," she smiled.
Hamer exerted all his remaining strength to release the Ice Princess and took a few steps back.
"No way."
"Tch, it's been fixed, but it's backsliding. How stupid..." the ice princess was annoyed.
"That's right. I don't need a guy who's going to fight me either."
The ice princess turned around, she walked away from Hamer.
"Just die there."
As soon as she said the last sentence, sharp ice spears stuck out from the ground and immediately prepared to stab Hamer.
Hamer, "!!!"
What a tense second. Hamer really thought he was going to die now. However--
CTASS CTIIINGG
The sound of a sword clashing could be heard. Hamer opened his eyes, he felt strange because he didn't feel any pain at all. And apparently...
"Are you okay, Onii-san?" asked the little girl with a cold silver sword in her hand [https://img.wattpad.com/c014a55c9366509a99fc9264349b9d5e48e0a787/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f5768676b686331326459666446773d3d2d3238342e313737616436373633343463333733363530313536383136323033302e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
"Are you okay, Onii-san?" asked the little girl with a cold silver sword in her hand.
"Ca...lliope?" confused Hamer. Because no matter how he looked at it, the little girl in front of him had the characteristics of the Calliope Family once.
"Ah!!! That's not it!!!" he thought in surprise.
"Hey! Get away from here! That woman is dangerous! Hurry up and leave before--"
SWEEEEERRRRRRRRR
Again, the huge, sharp ice spear was thrown from the sky at the two of them. The ice princess was angry because the red one was saved without her permission.
"Don't mess around with sharp objects. It's dangerous, Onee-san."
SWIING SWIINGG CTAAASSS
The little girl's sword moved skillfully and made the giant spear that the Ice Princess had launched cut neatly and fall to the ground.
"Didn't Onee-san's mama teach you that playing with sharp objects is bad?" asked the little girl innocently.
The Ice Princess frowned.
"Who are you?"
"Ah, no. That's not important. Until it can cut my spear. That's fine kid, you're much better than the other insects that came. But that's still not enough for you to beat me," said the Ice Princess between pride and annoyance.
The little girl smiled sweetly.
"That's enough."
Soon, her smile turned into a mocking grin.
"Mama said, people who can't maximize the potential of the power they hold, won't be able to achieve anything."
"💢💢💢💢💢"
The Ice Princess was provoked by the girl's provocation. Her gaze sharpened and again giant ice spears appeared behind her, ready to be launched at the girl.
"Looks like you have no love for life, kid. How dare you say that to me."
Despite being filled with rage, the Ice Princess was still able to think clearly. She observed the situation before directly attacking, she assumed the little girl could be that brave because there was a backing behind her.
"It's precisely Onee-san who doesn't love life. How can you slaughter people here and there, using her body," the little girl pouted with an adorable expression.
"Ah! I know! It must be because Onee-san's original body was weak, right? No wonder when you were given a strong body, you didn't know how to restrain yourself. Onee-san never restrained yourself before," she smiled brightly.
Ice Princess, "💢💢💢💢"
TAPP
Hamer grabbed the little girl's hand.
"Enough, stop provoking her! Go away! You may be strong, but that body is still young!!! Not to mention she's from the Grand Family!"
"She shouldn't die here! Your opponent is a ranker, get a grip!" said Hamer limping from the pain.
The little girl looked at Hamer calmly, then let go of his hand slowly. She looked back at the Ice Princess without caring about Hamer's worries.
"Onii-san. She's not a ranker," the little girl said softly.
Hamer, "?"
Without looking back, the little girl continued her words.
"Your nova... I Green, right?"
"The Ice Princess is not much different from you. It's just that, her power is genuine (not the result of Nova enhancement potions) and it focuses more on AoE only. It's different from the body you're using."
"Like I said before. Power that is released carelessly without knowing the correct technique to use it, will only be an empty power that cannot achieve anything."
The girl finally turned her head slightly to Hamer with cold and straight eyes, before her focus returned to the Ice Princess.
"That goes for her, and for you too."
Hamer, "!!!"
Hamer widened his eyes. Since the girl had been wearing a bright and cheerful expression, he hadn't noticed. But the girl's last sentence, which she said with a soothing flat face but accompanied by a cold gaze as well, instantly reminded him of his party partner.
"Na...eva...?"