A Fight for Life or Death

"What should we do?" The Fire Nation soldiers, covered in ice, looked at each other with expressions, asking the same question. All of them were experts, and even the weakest among them had killed many waterbenders. 

Even if they were to fight one-on-one, they were all formidable warriors. But now, all of them had been caught by a single man and couldn't move at all. If such a situation were known to the other nations, they would definitely believe that they had become weak. But that assumption was exactly what was happening right now.

In this moment of thought, the ice forming around them spread even further, changing from a crystalline color to a deep blue. 

The appearance of that color meant that it wasn't just ice; it had also been completely enriched. All that water had formed into ice in a matter of seconds, and then that ice had been enriched to make it not so easy to break, which meant the ice would increase to the point where everyone could die frozen. 

This had been achieved at an extremely accelerated rate.

But the transformation hadn't actually ended yet. It wasn't just the transformation of the ice; the snowy storm was also freezing the other people who were trying to repel the cold winds with firebending. And under that pressure, the ice that they were trying to break was becoming increasingly powerful.

The most surprising scene was when they saw Vilgax fighting against Thorian, who seemed to be merely playing around. Vilgax, at that moment, accepted the help of other firebenders because he had no other choice. 

He had to swallow his pride and do everything possible to kill Thorian, who was actually a monster. With the beasts that were the Crow warriors, who had massacred countless waterbenders, everyone imagined that it would be easy for them, with Vilgax's help, to take care of Thorian, who seemed to have unprecedented mastery and energy.

While those frozen watched the fight, they sighed in relief, seeing that everything seemed to be going well. But what they didn't know was that it was actually just the initial course that Thorian had prepared for them. Thorian's true deadly attack was descending from the sky, and it would only start affecting them now.

The flame of his blue firebending was the real main course he offered to these soldiers who had come here with the intent of finishing them off. This attack was intertwined with his icebending and fell very slowly, like snowflakes drifting down. 

With such a small affected area and attack speed, any formidable expert could easily dodge it. So, the threat was limited since it would be useless to make such attacks on moving targets. 

But for those who were incapacitated from moving, this matter would be completely different. As for the range, it only needed to be the area where the initial enemy fleet was.

This would be enough to cause the death of at least half of the fleet. And at that moment, the clouds in the sky parted, and the flame wrapped in a ball of cold ice fell slowly, enveloping everything completely without leaving any blind spots. 

Truthfully, this explosion was special because it burned cold and, in addition to causing death, froze the corpses, leaving them as ice sculptures. This attack was at the limits of Thorian's capabilities and had largely consumed his inner energy.

Vilgax and twenty firebending experts were excited to see that some of their attacks had caused horrible wounds on Thorian's body. Just as they were about to eliminate him, they encountered a sudden hell behind them—seconds of infernal cold storms falling from the sky. After that, everything went out of control.

First, the frozen sea cracked, forming a large hole, and what fell from the ground caused numerous soldiers to fall into the sea. Because of this first attack, a third of the fleet's soldiers had disappeared. And shortly after, with a burst like a bomb, half of the fleet began to freeze.

"Damn demon, what are you plotting in this battle?" Vilgax was fuming at his ears, seeing his fleet being completely exterminated. "By using those inhuman methods to eliminate them, are you a warrior or a demon?"

"A demon? I never said I wanted to be the good guy in the history books." Thorian got up from the ground, and his gaze fixed on Vilgax, who was horrified. "General, all I want is to kill you, and if you give me your head as a prize, I'll make sure not to kill all your soldiers and to exterminate the nearest Fire Nation colony."

The reason Vilgax was speaking at this moment was because he hoped to be able to catch Thorian and at least kill him. This warrior was too powerful; he could cause many problems for the Fire Nation and had to be eliminated at any cost in this place. Although Thorian's strength was powerful, he shouldn't be at even half of his capacity at this moment due to those attacks, so he had to seize the moment.

And as he wished, Thorian had spoken. However, his voice seemed to travel in many directions suddenly, as if he could suddenly appear in other places. Even Vilgax couldn't decipher if he was seeing Thorian or just his reflection among the ice peaks around him. At that moment, dense amounts of blue flames in the sky hit the ground completely.

Some of the Water Nation warriors who had stayed hidden to support Thorian in extreme cases saw that their general's condition wasn't very good either. This was the first time he had abused his power so much, and it wasn't something he could endure. Even if Thorian wanted to fight to the end, his life would be at risk.

However, Thorian wouldn't leave this place without claiming a life.