Liu Ma wiped the ice crystals from his face and grinned.
"My Lady, you finally made your move! I thought you were going to sit in first class sipping black tea until dawn!"
"Shut up, you brute."
Isabelle focused an ice pick at her fingertip and precisely shot through a Star Beast that hadn't been frozen.
"If you talk nonsense again, I'll freeze you too."
Ying Qianhuan, standing behind Liu Ma, quietly shrunk her neck, her pink ponytail shaking. She used a high-pitched, childish voice to complain to Liu Ma: "Mister, this sister is so fierce~ Even scarier than our head teacher checking the dorms!"
Liu Ma nonchalantly shook his shoulders, ice crystals falling in a flurry.
"That's just her temper, a heart of gold under a sharp tongue. She might even hand us an iced cola later."
As the Star Energy of Absolute Zero spread across the railway track, more and more Star Beasts were frozen.
Absolute Zero is a top-tier ability, even among Natural-type Star Sources.
Though Isabelle was the same level as the others, and Chen Kong and the others even had the boost of their Star Cores, her single move still produced a result far exceeding Chen Kong and the rest.
However, the subtle furrow in her brow undoubtedly betrayed her true state.
Large-scale freezing like this was actually not easy for her.
"Roar!"
Under the sea, the Ruler-class Orca suddenly let out a painful roar, its enormous body twisting violently, tearing off many of the blood crystal coral roots attached to it.
Fortunately, it seemed to sense that Chen Kong and the others were helping it. A hint of clarity flashed in its originally murky eyes, and it actively slapped its tail fin toward the thickest cluster of coral on its back.
"Good chance!"
Liu Ma roared, unleashing his Star Energy. The Golden Demon Ox's scales glinted golden in the ice mist, and he charged into the Star Beast horde again, ignoring the ice shards.
The next second, the railway track, previously jammed with Star Beasts, was cleared by him again.
He was the perfect 'initiator' for a team fight.
"Vivian! Aim for the red crystal on the Orca's back!"
"Roger!"
Hearing Liu Ma, the missile bays on the back of Vivian's mech opened again. Four missiles with flaming trails whistled out, precisely hitting the most conspicuous scarlet crystal on the Orca's back.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amidst the explosions, coral fragments scattered. The Orca let out a comfortable long cry, and the red light on its body dimmed further.
Ying Qianhuan slid flexibly across the icy surface, her silver blade accurately piercing the unfrozen joint of a Star Beast near Liu Ma. Her movements were clean and efficient, completely unlike a high school student.
After taking care of the Sea Serpent Star Beast, she waved at Liu Ma, smiling, "Keep it up, Mister! Don't let me outshine you~"
"Got some skill, but..."
Liu Ma laughed heartily, punching away an incoming Octopus Star Beast.
"...it's still a long way off!"
The dimensional bullet comments were scrolling wildly.
'Isabelle, My Lady: High-maintenance aloofness is just my protective color; venomous tongue is my ultimate move~'
'I love Liu Ma's brute force! A team fight just isn't the same without this Tank to initiate!'
'Orca: This wave is friendly fire helping me out!'
Meanwhile, in the backstage lounge of the Sea Music Hall.
Jing Liuli watched Tendo turn and walk out, chewing on a strawberry-flavored lollipop as she questioned him, "Tendo, where are you going?"
Tendo waved his hand and spoke casually.
"Going out for some fresh air."
"Fresh air?"
Jing Liuli tilted her head to look at him, her pale purple pupils filled with disbelief.
Yet, she couldn't immediately find a reason to refute him.
But what she didn't know, the dimensional viewers watching the movie understood immediately.
Because in the Deep Blue City plot of Season One, Tendo had done something similar.
Back then, Chen Kong was almost beaten to death in the supermarket by the Dark Star Envoy, Molten Mountain.
Tendo not only showed up just in time but then proceeded to beat the two of them half to death with an absolutely crushing Stats Monster demeanor.
Therefore, Tendo's current highly deliberate "fresh air" trip was clearly an extension of the Season One scenario, where he would play the key figure in the rescue.
But wouldn't that mean he steals the main characters' spotlight again?
'Here it comes, here it comes! The classic Fresh Air = Rescue!'
'Hey, what if Tendo really just wants to go outside for some fresh air?'
'Fresh air, my foot. Haven't you noticed? Besides being arrogant and proud, the thing Tendo loves to do most is steal the spotlight. He's obviously going to show off.'
'Makes sense, makes sense.'
Under the night sky, the sea surface shimmered with moonlight.
Tendo, having left the Sea Music Hall, stood at the edge of the dock, a slight smile on his lips as he gazed at the railway track in the distance.
The next second, an invisible white airflow erupted from beneath his feet. His figure shot out like an arrow from a bowstring, continually advancing along the railway over the sea.
His speed was so fast that it was even faster than a typical steam train.
A closer look revealed that every time Tendo took a step, a small air vortex would burst beneath his foot.
As a result, he could 'fly' rapidly at a height of thirty to forty meters above the sea rail under the moonlight.
To explain Tendo's unique method of 'flight,' the Stars production team considerately provided a narration to explain his special 'footwork.'
[Sky Step: By forcefully stepping on the air with strong leg power, a powerful anti-gravity force is generated, allowing one to walk in the air as if climbing stairs, but one cannot remain suspended for too long.]
Hearing the production team's explanation and seeing the figure under the night sky generating one air vortex after another, the dimensional viewers couldn't help but complain.
'What on earth are they rambling about? Isn't that just a new skill for Tendo?'
'Using strong leg power to step on the air... Star production team, come on, tell me how you step on air.'
'Translation: Newton's coffin lid has been pried open!'
'Every Stats Monster thinks they have mad skills.'
Amidst the dimensional viewers' complaints, the Sea Music Hall behind Tendo quickly faded into the distance... and disappeared completely from everyone's view.
The movie screen returned to the battle on the sea railway.
Boom—!!!
The Ruler-class Orca's sudden violent tail whip instantly created a ten-meter-high giant wave, crashing down upon the people on the railway.
Seeing this, Isabelle's expression changed. Her Star Energy burst forth without reservation. She leaped off the front of the train and placed her hands on the railway track in front of her.
"Absolute Zero Ice Wall!"
Pale blue Star Energy instantly condensed into a several-meter-high ice wall, shielding Chen Kong, the others, and the steam train behind it.
The moment the giant wave crashed into the ice wall, ice shards and spray scattered. The icy seawater poured down like heavy rain, soaking everyone's hair and clothes.
Though the ice wall was completely shattered, it ultimately diverted the giant wave to the sides, preventing the people and the train behind them from being engulfed.
But when the water spray cleared and everyone looked at the Orca in the distance, their expressions instantly darkened.
The Orca, which had been about to break free from the control of the blood crystal coral, now had its pupils rapidly covered by a streak of blood red, and its aura was even more frantic than before.
"What do we do now?"
Looking at the Orca, whose state was clearly wrong, Chen Kong asked with a grave expression.
Although he still had a trump card, he didn't want to use it unless absolutely necessary.
No one knew the 'madness' of 'Bai Kong' better than he did.
Even though he and Bai Kong had made an agreement that Bai Kong could not kill anyone while using his body, there was no guarantee that the guy wouldn't find a loophole, such as severely injuring Vivian and the others.
The implications of being severely injured in a place like the Scarlet Mist Sea were self-evident.
The salty sea breeze blew across the railway. The Orca's figure in the distance looked increasingly massive under the moonlight.
Chen Kong gazed at the increasingly violent Orca in the distance, a decision slowly forming in his mind.
Of two evils, choose the lesser.
Chen Kong couldn't guarantee whether Bai Kong would go mad.
But if he didn't let Bai Kong out, everyone might truly die here.
Thinking this, Chen Kong immediately sank his consciousness into his soul.
But before he could speak, a defiant, scolding voice rang out from the depths of his soul.
"Don't bother me, scram!"
Before Chen Kong could react, he was kicked out of his soul space by Bai Kong with a slightly irritated and disgusted tone!
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