Inside the large stadium where the battle between Jayden and Harvor was to take place, Gary and his group of friends were in a dire situation.
The Zodiac members were powerful even though they were unable to transform, and they had Harvor in his transformed state on their backs as well.
To top it all off, Gary had received a large blow that had knocked him out and pulled him out of the fight.
Thankfully, due to Austin’s bullish nature, he was able to break out of the fighting cage and get to where Gary was, pulling him out and now carrying him on his back. But where would they go now?
Ylva and her pair of Werewolves hadn’t lasted long against Harvor, and now the only way out was to try to head for one of the tunnel-like exits.
“Hey, do you guys feel that? Isn’t it getting a little cold in here suddenly?” Park said.
“Do you think it’s the time to start talking about how cold you feel?” Austin asked.
Xin didn’t say anything, but she could feel it getting colder as well. A few rows away from her, she could see it—the seats were gathering frost.
The frost was starting to grow until the whole thing was condensed in ice. She raised her hand to point in the direction of the ice, and right at that moment, it exploded.
Large parts of the stadium seats, as well as the foundation it was built on, went flying in different directions. All of it covered in ice.
Everyone had to brace themselves, worried they would get hurt, but they soon turned their heads to look at what was the cause of it.
“My word, is that you, Ice?” Park said, ecstatic.
Xin and Austin turned their heads to confirm it, and it was indeed Ice. The strangest thing was, it wasn’t just him, but he had arrived in his car.
When looking in the direction of where Ice had come from, there was a giant ramp made of ice that flowed down, away in the distance.
It attached itself to the floor, and when looking in the distance, Ice could also be seen in the multi-story car park in the distance.
Not only that, but once more, the car itself was completely wrecked. The front bumper looked to be barely hanging on and was heavily dented.
As for the roof, there wasn’t even one. Half of the car had been ripped off from the top.
“Everyone, let’s get in!” Park shouted.
The others were quick to follow, even though they weren’t sure that the car would even work. Since it was a large limo, there was plenty of space for all of them.
After everyone got in, Ice quickly got to work. But rather than putting the car in reverse, he shifted the ice beneath the car’s wheels and then turned it around.
Right after, he forced his foot on the pedal. The tires slipped slightly before it eventually got going, and as they exited out from part of the stadium, the others could see the large ice ramp that was heading straight for the floor.
“We’re going to die in a car!” Austin shouted as the car vertically dropped down like a rollercoaster.
The bottom scraped across the floor of the outside car park, and the car started to speed off. It continued to drive, heading for the main roads.
“What the heck happened to this thing?” Park asked. “The car’s completely destroyed! Kai’s going to kill me.”
“Just keep driving, otherwise they’re going to kill us!” Xin shouted.
Ice continued to drive, going through the car park, turning left and right, trying to get out of the way of a few cars.
At the same time, if a maneuver seemed too hard, he would blast it away, creating a large pole from his hand, pushing the car away.
“Driving this vehicle is incredibly tough,” Ice said. “I don’t think it was a good idea.”
“You came through for your group in the end,” Bree said. “That’s what matters.”
Everyone turned their heads, and that’s when they noticed that they had an extra person with them on board.
“But seriously, how did you know to come and get us?” Park asked. “Were you in a fight or something? Is that why the car got wrecked and half of the roof is missing?”
“Yes, someone strong came to fight me. So I guessed that you guys were in trouble. I tried to get here as fast as possible. As for the car…” Ice paused for a moment, and even his cold cheeks started to turn slightly red.
It was hard for him to admit that all of the destruction of the car was entirely his fault, including how the top part of the car’s roof was now missing.
There was another thing—Ice had pushed himself quite a bit, using a lot of his elemental powers. Any moment now, he could fall asleep, and he certainly wasn’t in any condition to fight.
Which was another reason why he had decided to just drive away rather than support the others.
“What about him… is he okay?” Ice asked.
Gary was laid out on the back of one of the seats. His head was on Xin’s lap, while Jayden was next to his sister.
“He’s alive,” Jayden said. “He did well. He did really well.”
As Ice made it out of the stadium area and started to drive down the main road, everyone looked back at the stadium and they were able to breathe a sigh of relief.
But that feeling only lasted a moment. As they looked back, the top of the stadium roof was seen broken, and a large object had flown up into the air.
It had large wings and golden scales. It circled in the air before landing its large, giant feet on the edge of the stadium.
A large beast could be seen on the edge of the stadium, looking in the direction of the car. A beast that couldn’t be described as anything but a dragon.
“It’s Harvor,” Bree said. “He’s fully transformed into his Altered form.”
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