Arkinslize
At least he knows how a way to deal with them now. Take of their armor during a cold part of the trial. Of course the problem being actually getting the armor off. In theory Jake should be able to manipulate Ice as long as its in his surroundings. Maybe one day he will be capable of creating ice just from taking away the heat of an area, either by absorbing it himself or some other means. For now though, I think he is stuck with what his current race limits him to, at least until he ranks up. Not that his race really limits him all that much but in comparison to the Nosk's it seems like he still has a ways to go.
xc I wish I could delete my comment(s) from last chapter, was uber drunk. Love the chap, hopefully Jake will learn from the encounter and work on covering the weaknesses his humanoid form and bloodline respectively can't so he never ends up in the situation the Nosk found itself in. I'm mostly anticipating how effective and versatile having an Aether Core will make him or even if he'll be able efficiently use it. Much love Ark, congrats on the rankings! <3