NOVEL NEXT Chapter569-Luke Appears
Daniel realized that he had reached the most dangerous moment of his life.
If he couldn't find a way to deal with the Ice Mountain, he couldn't think of anything else that might resolve the current crisis.
He suddenly remembered the intuition that had warned him earlier—risk and reward went hand in hand.
But Daniel never expected that the risk would turn out to be something like this!
What to do?
In an instant, Daniel activated his Infinity Domain, and without hesitation, he unleashed his most powerful strike.
[Ruin of the Gods]!
At that moment, the very space itself seemed to shake violently.
Yet to the Ice Mountain, it was as though it had no effect at all.
The creature simply withstood Daniel's [Ruin of the Gods] with its immense physical strength, continuing to close the gap and chase after him.
Seeing this, Daniel's heart sank.
It seemed his approach had been wrong after all.
Relying on [Ruin of the Gods] to stop the Ice Mountain was unrealistic.
But on further reflection, this outcome made sense.
After all, even Faer's attacks couldn't erase the Ice Mountain.
Given that he was only a Fake God at best, Daniel could only wonder what kind of impact he could possibly have.
His power simply wasn't enough.
Just then, a crisp voice echoed in Daniel's ear.
"Crossbridge, you may find it hard to believe. But when you need it, I will indeed appear here, won't I?"
As the voice finished, a figure suddenly appeared, standing right in front of the Ice Mountain, blocking its path!
It was none other than the Luck Goddess—Luke—who had just appeared at the perfect moment.
However, even Luke's arrival didn't affect the Ice Mountain's course in the slightest.
It seemed completely uninterested in anything around it.
Its sole focus remained on Daniel.
Luke's beautiful face hardened with a hint of anger at being ignored.
"Ice Cube," she said coolly, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Did you forget, there's a beautiful lady standing in your way?"
With that, Luke raised her palm and beckoned toward the Ice Mountain.
In the next instant, the Ice Mountain felt an overwhelming force, as if the entire fabric of reality was rejecting its very existence.
A network of cracks appeared on its body.
The Ice Mountain's advance came to a sudden halt.
It stopped, staring at Luke with a focused, calculating gaze.
But this time, it didn't immediately strike.
Instead, from the core of its being, it released a massive ice sculpture in the shape of a humanoid figure.
"Luke," the Ice Mountain's voice resonated with cold malice.
"Daryl is one of your most cherished devotees, isn't she?"
"I'm sure you've left plenty of arrangements for her. If you don't want her to die here…"
The Ice Mountain trailed off, sensing something was wrong.
Suddenly, the ice sculpture that had appeared before it vanished without a trace.
It instinctively looked toward Luke, only to find that Daryl had already returned to Luke's side.
At the same time, Luke, the Luck Goddess, flashed a subtle smile.
"Well, I never expected you to deliver Daryl right into my hands."
"I have to thank you. Now, let me think… How should I repay you? Maybe… should I completely destroy you instead?"
The provocation from Luke pushed the Ice Mountain into a seething rage.
"Ice Cube, don't push it!"
"Do you really think I won't show you how terrifying the power of sun rank can be?"
"Damn it, why do you keep getting in my way?!"
The Ice Mountain's surface began to tremble violently.
At that moment, the surrounding space seemed to tremble like an earthquake.
Just as it seemed like the creature would lose control, it suddenly gathered its focus again.
For the Ice Mountain, the true target had always been one person—Daniel.
But when the Ice Mountain unleashed its mind power, attempting to lock onto Daniel again, it realized that the figure that had been standing still moments ago had already disappeared!
At the same time, Luke's image began to fade, becoming increasingly translucent.
The Luck Goddess had accomplished her goal.
She gave a soft, regretful smile, raising her almost transparent hand.
Her voice held a tinge of melancholy.
"I really didn't expect… I can only exist for such a short time."
"Without the assistance of the Time Laws, even a god can't stay in this era for too long."
In fact, the reason Luke was able to appear so suddenly was because she had used a special divine skill.
However, this skill wasn't a true Time Law, so her presence was fleeting, and her time in this era was limited.
But even though her time was brief, it was more than enough to give Daniel a precious opportunity to escape.
On the other hand, the Ice Mountain immediately realized that it had been deceived.
This sense of betrayal sent it into a frenzy.
It furiously summoned a blizzard, intending to engulf Luke's fading figure completely.
So what if you're a god?
I'll freeze you in this era, making you unable to defend against the threat of my inner god!
However, the Ice Mountain's plan seemed perfect at first glance, but it had misjudged the timing of Luke's disappearance.
Just as the Ice Mountain unleashed its attack, Luke's figure grew increasingly ethereal and faded from existence before the attack could even land.
Looking at the empty space in front of it, the Ice Mountain felt its fury boiling over.
"Damn you! You disgusting gods—cowards hiding in the shadows, only ever striking when no one's looking!"
With a final roar, the Ice Mountain summoned a violent snowstorm, ripping through the space and creating massive rifts.
But only moments later, it regained its composure.
Now, in this situation, there was no point in further futile rage.
What it needed to do was catch up with Daniel and kill him once and for all.
Meanwhile,
in a place unnoticed by the Ice Mountain,
Daniel's figure was rapidly moving in the opposite direction.
The reason the Ice Mountain didn't sense him was because of the sudden appearance of Mist, which blocked all of Daniel's movements from detection.
However, the appearance of Mist wasn't a complete descent.
After all, apart from the authority of the Time Domain, no other gods could truly manifest in this era!
As Daniel and his group escaped, Mist's power began to slowly dissipate.
What Daniel didn't expect was that the Ice of Possibility, a precious material, actually originated from the Ice Mountain itself!