Forbidden Ground of Magic

She forcefully shoved Lilith away and unwillingly chanted her spell again. However, this time, only a palm-sized bit of snow and ice shot from her fingertips, hitting Freyr. Although it stung a bit, Freyr was suddenly struck by a thought, ignoring the pain and shouting, "Your magic failed?!"

"My magic!" The Ice Queen was stunned, staring at her hands in wide-eyed disbelief.

She had just cast a mid-level spell, "Frozen Air," but only a small ice crystal the size of a palm had appeared!

Freyr's expression became extremely peculiar, and then he couldn't help but laugh loudly, "Your magic failed too! Ha ha, it failed!"

"Curse it!" The Ice Queen roared, "What did you do to me? Lilith! What magic did you cast on me?!"

Freyr coldly eyed the enraged woman and sneered, "Come on, we're enemies, not friends. Did you really think we'd just sit here and wait for you to wake up and attack us?"

"You did this!" The Ice Queen's face turned pale, her eyes filled with fear.

"No, no... Sister," the naive girl finally spoke up, gently hugging the Ice Queen and whispering, "My magic failed too... Sister..."

"Hmph, you're too kind. Why tell this detestable woman?" Freyr pursed his lips but then smiled after pondering for a moment, "It seems we've found the source... Lilith, your magic failed, and this vile woman's magic failed too... It looks like the cause isn't you two... but rather this place! Perhaps there's a power here that suppresses all magic!"

Knowing that this fearsome Ice Queen had also lost her magic, Freyr breathed a sigh of relief.

A tiger might be terrifying, but a tiger without claws and teeth? Freyr wasn't as worried anymore.

He even walked over, deliberately leaning close to the Ice Queen, and whispered with a smirk, "So? Your Excellency Wizard, what do you plan to do now? Cast your magic? Or turn me into some soul essence? Heh..."

The Ice Queen looked at Freyr approaching and seemed momentarily stunned. Even when Freyr was almost nose-to-nose with her, a fierce glint suddenly flashed in her eyes!

Freyr had a bad premonition...

Immediately, he felt a sharp pain in his stomach! He flew backward and crashed heavily to the ground!

The Ice Queen clenched her fist and glared at Freyr, "Hmph, even without magic, you think you can bully me? I'm not just a Wizard! I'm also a warrior, a Level Six Swordsman!"

Damn...

Lying on the ground, Freyr smiled bitterly.

It seems I got carried away... almost forgot, she showed her strength in that battle... this woman isn't like that naive girl who only knows magic. She's a formidable dual-wielder of magic and martial arts!

Even without magic, her combat skills are more than enough to take us down.

Having struck a successful blow, the Ice Queen moved in to kick again. Lilith quickly ran over, blocking Freyr with her arms spread wide, "No, don't! Sister, don't hurt him!"

The Ice Queen sneered, looking at Lilith, "Ah! So it's true, Lilith! This detestable young noble is your little lover, isn't he? You're protecting him so fiercely!"

"N-no..." Lilith's face turned bright red at the term "little lover," her eyes flashing with shyness as she lowered her head, stammering, "N-not like that. I... he... he took care of me when we fell here. Found water for me, and food... Even you, he saved you too! You can't hurt him!"

Hearing Lilith's words, the Ice Queen hesitated, retracting her fist and standing upright, "Alright! This brat saved me? Then I'll spare him this once."

"Th-thank you." Lilith breathed a sigh of relief.

Freyr, lying on the ground, chuckled coldly. Despite the pain in his stomach, he climbed to his feet, dusting himself off, "Hmph, had I known, I wouldn't have pulled you out of the sea!"

"Hmph." The Ice Queen sneered, "Too bad you can't throw me back into the sea now."

Freyr shrugged, "True, it's a pity I don't have that ability. That's a fact."

"Lilith said you saved me and carried me here? Hmph, then I owe you one, so I'll spare you this time, but you'd better not anger me again." The Ice Queen turned away.

Freyr wasn't angry; instead, he laughed. He even clapped his hands vigorously, laughing as he clapped, "Good, good! Wonderful! I've met many unreasonable women, but one this beautiful and unreasonable, I've never seen. You've really opened my eyes."

The Ice Queen felt a bit embarrassed by his words and snarled, "What, you have a problem?"

"No." Freyr remained calm, speaking leisurely, "I even think it's fair... The one with the hardest fist is the boss! Whoever has the hardest fist has the most reason. That's always been the way of the world... Right now, you're stronger than me. I can't beat you, so if you bully me, I deserve it. If I were stronger than you, maybe I'd have kicked you into the sea already."

The Ice Queen was stunned, looking Freyr up and down. This time, she didn't get angry. Instead, a peculiar expression appeared on her face, "Huh? You're quite special, young noble. You speak interestingly... not as hypocritical as the other nobles I know."

Freyr rubbed his stomach, "We've fought, now let's talk business. You've lost your magic, which means we're trapped on this small island! There's no food here, and very little fresh water. We have no way to leave... And you mentioned earlier, there's a creature here that can eat dragons... right? Now, I think we need to sit down and discuss this properly!"