The waves remained frozen in place, like ice sculptures, as if trying to embrace the warships, but were instead frozen where they stood.
The gray-haired veterans craned their necks, looking at the situation beneath the warships.
"We can't move."
"Everyone, be on guard."
"Don't move, wait for orders."
The veterans on the other ships orderly took up their weapons, their gazes fixed on the approaching warships in the distance.
On the distant sea, Hiccup's soldiers were filled with burning battle intent.
They were originally Draeger's former subordinates, but after being brainwashed by Hiccup, they were loyal to the Divine Emissary.
This battle was not only about defending Green Island, but also about their own honor.
As long as they performed exceptionally, they would surely be highly regarded by the Divine Emissary in the future.
"Crack! Crack!"
As the sea continued to freeze, the trapped warships were squeezed, emitting cracking sounds under the immense pressure.
Whenever a sound rang out, all the veterans' breaths quickened, and their heartbeats accelerated.
They did not know how terrifying the enemy they faced was, nor how many enemies they would face.
But there was no trace of fear in anyone's eyes.
In their view, they would die sooner or later, either by the enemy's axe or from old age.
Every veteran looked towards the main ship with a determination to die.
Rogg's heart was already filled with deep despair.
Even with twenty thousand berserkers, he still wouldn't be a match for a high-level ice mage.
"Respected Mage, if we were twenty years younger, we would certainly submit to you."
"But we are already close to death from old age; our lives are like the setting sun, ready to fade at any moment."
"For our families, we can only die on the warship."
"However, to die by the hand of a respected Mage, even if we meet Odin, we can proudly say that we are brave warriors who did not flinch even when facing the strongest enemy."
Hiccup's gaze was still on the floating, pulsating ice crystal in his hand.
He himself had not expected that after integrating the wood magic of the Forest Elves, not only was Hellfire strengthened, but even ice magic became astonishingly powerful.
Previously, he could at most conjure ice cones, creating an effect like a volley of arrows.
But he couldn't freeze an entire sea area directly like this.
With a thought, Hiccup let the ice crystal in his hand fall into his palm.
The moment it touched Hiccup's skin, the ice crystal, like a mischievous little sprite, extended dozens of tiny feet, rooting itself into the lines of Hiccup's palm.
Then, an ice crystal tree formed in his palm.
At the same time.
On the frozen sea, an enlarged version of the ice crystal tree also materialized out of thin air.
Upon closer inspection, it looked exactly like the one in Hiccup's palm.
"Here, I only have enemies and friends."
"If friends encounter difficulties, I will certainly help them, but if they are stubborn enemies, then I can only eliminate them one by one."
As his voice fell, the ice crystal tree swayed its broad canopy.
Ice leaves fluttered in the wind, and when they passed by the veterans, they cut through their heavy iron armor as easily as a knife through tofu.
Some veterans felt a chill on their faces, touched it, and their palms were stained with crimson blood.
At this moment, an unprecedented sense of death threat enveloped their hearts.
It even made them want to directly lay down their weapons and wait for death.
To avoid further suffering.
"Thud!"
It was as if an ice cone had fallen onto the deck, and in the blink of an eye, an ice crystal throne materialized.
The ice crystal throne was intricately carved with patterns, appearing both naturally formed and meticulously sculpted.
Hiccup slowly sat on the ice crystal throne, while Night Fury crouched by Hiccup's side, feigning a fierce look.
"Tell me, which Dragon Hunting Group are you from, and what method did your leader use to coerce you?"
Rogg's cloudy eyes widened in surprise.
He couldn't believe his eyes.
Was this young man truly a high-level ice mage?
Yet, he had never heard of any kingdom's mage lord casting spells without incantations.
At this moment, in Rogg's eyes, Hiccup was like a divine mage.
How could a person dare to defy the will of a god?
"Thump!"
Rogg directly knelt at Hiccup's feet.
Seeing their captain kneel in submission, the veterans behind them.
Instantly, they all let out a long sigh of relief, as if a great burden had been lifted.
If the captain had chosen to fight to the death, they would have had no choice but to obey.
And the result of that would have been becoming an ice sculpture, or having their throats cut by those miraculous ice crystal leaves.
"Respected Mage, I am Captain Rogg of the Savage Dragon Hunting Group."
"We have a total of twenty thousand veterans, serving as the vanguard to attack Green Town."
"Our mission is to land in Green Town and occupy an area, waiting for the Savage Dragon Hunting Group's million ships."
"And our mission reward is for our families to be spared."
Hiccup smiled faintly, and with a wave of his hand, ice crystal steps rose beneath Rogg's knees, helping him up.
"These are minor issues."
"I permit you to lead your soldiers to land in Green Town and stabilize Savage."
"At the same time, send small boats back to tell Savage that you are surrounded by three hundred thousand cavalry in Green Town."
Rogg carefully considered Hiccup's words.
If he sent people back to say he had successfully landed, Savage would surely suspect if he had already surrendered.
Perhaps Savage would be particularly enraged and directly order the killing of all the veterans' families.
"We will certainly obey the Mage's command." Rogg respectfully placed his right fist on his chest, indicating submission.
Then, Hiccup waved his hand, and the ice crystal throne disappeared, and the frozen sea instantly melted.
It was as if it had never appeared.
Hiccup flipped onto Night Fury's back, warning Rogg before taking off.
"The rest is up to you. I don't want your people causing all sorts of trouble after landing in Green Town."
Captain Rogg said with a firm gaze, "Please rest assured, Mage, I will certainly manage my soldiers well."
Hiccup gently patted Night Fury's head.
"Roar!"
Night Fury let out a long dragon roar, then quickly ascended into the sky with Hiccup.
The fleet behind saw the ice disappear and initially thought they could charge in and kill these people.
However, with Night Fury's dragon roar, all the Dragon Knights on the fleet ordered a retreat.
"Why, why is this?"
"Why did the Divine Emissary order a retreat again?"
"Shouldn't we be charging forward?"
Hiccup would not explain too much about the retreat order.
And the moment Hiccup conjured the ice crystal throne, many ancient magic usage methods suddenly appeared in his mind.