The ground and buildings were shrouded in a thick layer of ice.
The Kabane wandering among them were frozen solid like ice sculptures, motionless.
Everyone, including Mumei and Kabaneri Ayame, had only one thought in their minds.
“Is this the work of a god?!”
Only one person in the chat group was truly astonished.
Kato Megumi: “This really is... Ling Qing-kun ?”
Frieren: “He said his name was Ling Qing, but it seems like he’s gotten even stronger.”
“So…this is Ling Qing-kun’s true form.”
Kato Megumi’s eyes sparkled.
She was shocked, but also filled with curiosity.
Stella: “Hiss? How is this possible? How did he get so strong so quickly?”
Initially, Stella was confident that she was stronger than Ling Qing.
She had no need to trade with him.
But it hadn't been that long.
How was he already stronger than her?
Yukari Takeba: “Perhaps Ling Qing-kun has grown stronger through battle.”
Yukari Takeba, who had been watching Ling Qing grow stronger all along, had the most profound understanding of this.
She watched the livestream, witnessing the confident demeanor of this powerful being.
Yukari Takeba finally confirmed the anomaly in her own body.
It wasn't a side effect or addiction.
It was attraction, a longing for Ling Qing.
There was no doubt, she had fallen in love with this powerful man.
She craved the feeling of being dominated by his strength.
Akame: “So strong…”
Akame thought about how great it would be if he could join Night Raid.
Sakurajima Mai: “...”
Sakurajima Mai stared at the figure.
For a moment, she couldn't reconcile this figure with the Ling Qing who had helped her and even gone shopping with her.
Though his help was based on a transaction.
She still hadn't answered the question Kato Megumi had just asked.
Because she didn't know the answer herself.
How could someone actually fall for a stranger they had only known for a few days?
Unless it was love at first sight.
Sakurajima Mai didn't think she was that superficial.
Having dealt with all the Kabane on the entire street, Ling Qing felt a surge of ‘experience’ filling his heart, bringing him joy.
“Killing Kabane actually levels me up.”
He hadn’t simply frozen the Kabane.
He had frozen their energy and cells, turning them into ice shards, killing them completely.
He turned back to Kabaneri Ayame and said, “Didn’t you say we were going to the Kotetsujo? Point me the way.”
“!!!”
Kabaneri Ayame immediately suppressed her shock and pointed in a direction.
“Over there.”
…
He led them all the way to Kotetsujo.
【Ding! Transaction complete!】
The ability for basic archery flooded his mind, but Ling Qing didn't pay attention.
Kabaneri Ayame immediately prepared to start the Kotetsujo.
But her hand was grabbed by Ling Qing.
Kabaneri Ayame thought he wanted his payment and begged, “Sir, please bear with us for a moment.”
“Once the Kotetsujo leaves Kinkane-eki, I will give you everything I have.”
Only then did everyone realize.
It seemed like Kabaneri Ayame had bartered her service to this ‘god’ in exchange for his protection.
Their hearts filled with awe.
Kabaneri Ayame truly hadn’t considered abandoning them, she was even willing to offer her pure body to the god!
Upon hearing this.
A black line appeared on Ling Qing’s forehead.
Did she seem like the type to be so eager?
“I meant don’t start the Kotetsujo. Turn the steam whistle up to its maximum volume.”
“What?”
Kabaneri Ayame was shocked.
“Turning the steam whistle to its maximum volume will attract all the Kabane!”
Ling Qing smiled calmly.
“Hehe, that’s exactly what I want.”
“This way…I can have a good kill.”
Kabaneri Ayame couldn’t bring herself to resist Ling Qing.
The others couldn’t either.
“Woooooo!”
The Kotetsujo’s steam whistle reached its maximum volume.
The people inside were panicking.
On top of the train.
Kabaneri Ayame looked worried, unable to hide her anxiety.
Mumei looked at Ling Qing with curiosity.
“Are there really gods?”
She didn't know.
But soon she would witness the power of a being that seemed like a god.
“Rumble!”
The earth suddenly rumbled with a unified sound.
Looking towards the distance.
A sea of black Kabane, like a tide, surged from all directions.
“So many!”
Mumei opened her mouth wide and said seriously, “There are too many Kabane, we can’t possibly kill them all, aren't we going to escape?”
“Escape? Not necessary.”
This was exactly what Ling Qing had been waiting for.
These tens of thousands of Kabane were a huge amount of experience points in his eyes!
He became serious for the first time.
His expression stern.
He stretched out his arms.
“!!!”
Everyone felt the temperature drop drastically.
The sky was the most drastically changed.
Frozen!!!
Ling Qing had frozen the water in the air.
A dense forest of ice spikes, nearly half a meter long, grew from the sky, centered around him.
They covered the sky, so densely packed.
It made everyone's scalp tingle.
As the Kabane entered the range.
Ling Qing glared.
“Fall!”
At his command, the ice spikes fell from the sky in unison.
“Clang clang clang!!!”
The sound of ice crystals colliding rang out.
But the Kabane below were in a terrible state.
The falling ice spikes could easily smash or impale the Kabane.
They couldn't even get close to the Kotetsujo.
And.
Under Ling Qing’s control, the ice spikes continued to fall and regenerate endlessly.
As many Kabane as came, that many died.
“God…That person is truly a god!”
“Is this the domain of the ice god?!”
This scene, like a miracle, made the people of Kotetsujo tremble with awe.
The biting cold wind whipped through the air.
Kabaneri Ayame almost lost her footing.
A warm hand clasped around her, pulling her into his embrace.
“Be careful, your payment hasn't been made yet.”
“Ling Qing…Sir…”
Kabaneri Ayame looked up at his calm face, lost in thought.
The awe that surged within her was no less than anyone else’s.
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PS: The image is of Kabaneri Ayame!
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