Chapter 866: Secret Attacks Against Each Other

The one who struck from behind Su Che belonged to House’s squad. His most distinctive feature, different from that of ordinary humans, was his skin covered in black spots that resembled copper coins, as if he suffered from some strange disease.
At that moment, the ice crystal giant he was dealing with hadn’t rushed over yet. Taking advantage of this gap, he reached out and conjured a giant black hand, aiming it at Su Che’s back.
Even without Old Black and Tian Yin’s warnings, Su Che had already been on guard against him. He even had reason to suspect that this man had been deliberately kicked by the ice crystal giant to launch a sneak attack on him.
House’s group had long suspected that today’s ice anomaly on Magic Island was related to them. They also realized that Su Che was the key figure in the team. By capturing him alive, they could force the others to sacrifice Old Black, the main suspect, in order to resolve the current crisis.
Su Che’s sharp mind allowed him to anticipate all these things. With proper precautions, he was able to detect the enemy’s ambush in time.
Swish!
Su Che moved swiftly, his speed increasing several times over, and darted through the space between the ice crystal giant’s legs.
Compared to the ice crystal giant, which stood dozens of feet tall, Su Che’s height was only up to its calves, so such a move wasn’t difficult at all.
As a result, the black grasping hand wielded by the man covered in black spots turned its attack toward the ice crystal giant instead.
Crack!
The black hand grabbed one of the giant’s thighs. The spotted man’s expression changed—he feared angering the ice crystal giant, as turning its attention to him would mean dealing with two giants at once.
Attacked from both front and back, the situation would be dire.
Fortunately, the ice crystal giant only saw Su Che as its enemy. Perhaps it interpreted the spotted man’s actions as trying to save Su Che, ignoring him completely. With a strong pull from its thick thigh…
Crack!
First, the black hand, made entirely of attack energy, was frozen into an ice sculpture, then shattered into a pile of black ice shards that scattered on the ground.
The spotted man’s ambush failed instantly, as the ice crystal giant he was supposed to confront had already rushed up close. This time, it wasn’t just punches and kicks—it opened its mouth wide and sprayed a cloud of liquid mist.
The spotted man was shocked and immediately realized that his earlier actions had truly angered the ice crystal giant, explaining the sudden change in its attack method.

It seems the Ice Crystal Giant is expressing its fury in this way: “Fine, duel me! If you still have time to harass others, then taste this!”
Spit! A mouthful of spit was ejected.
The freezing effect of the icy mist was already terrifying, so what could happen if this liquid mist hit someone head-on?
The Spotted Monster didn’t dare let it touch him and quickly tried to dodge, but suddenly his legs became countless times heavier, slowing his movement instead of speeding it up. He managed to avoid most of it, but a drop of water hit his left arm.
Crack!
His left arm instantly froze into a huge block of ice, and the intense cold spread from his arm throughout his body.
The Spotted Monster was also a fierce fighter. He made an immediate decision without hesitation, shook his arm, and used the tactic of a gecko shedding its tail. With a snap, his frozen left arm detached from his shoulder and fell to the ground.
Cutting off one’s own arm might be brutal, but it could save one’s life. Otherwise, if completely frozen, even a casual punch from the Ice Crystal Giant could shatter them.
“You…”
As the Spotted Monster with the severed arm turned to avoid further attacks from the Ice Crystal Giant, he glared angrily at Su Che.
He wasn’t stupid—he surely realized that his sudden slowdown was due to his feet being trapped, and the one who had ambushed him must be Su Che, who was closest. Though it was just a brief stumble, in such a critical situation, it was still deadly. The cost was losing an arm.
Fortunately, for these Chaos Travelers, such limb loss wasn’t considered a serious injury. Generally, a Celestial Lord-level warrior could regenerate a new arm within just a few breaths if one was severed. As a Chaos Traveler who had wandered through chaos for countless years, the Spotted Monster’s strength was likely even greater than that of a Celestial Lord. In just a few breaths, half of an arm had already grown back on his shoulder, with the forearm and palm also forming translucent shadows…
Su Che sighed inwardly: “Every Chaos Traveler is not to be underestimated. It seems like a minor act of revenge, but in reality, it didn’t cause him any harm at all.”
Lao Hei’s voice echoed from within the Celestial Prison: “Master, they clearly intend to kidnap you and force us to…”
“I know.”
While dodging attacks, Su Che replied in his mind, “Ignore me. Focus on dealing with that Ice Crystal Giant.”

Lao He nodded silently. In fact, it was sufficient for his separate soul to control that puppet body. Relying on the puppet body’s extremely strong defense, even if hit by the ice crystal giant once or twice, it would only cause the body to freeze and slow down movement, allowing him to easily break free.

He wanted to control the puppet body to come and help Su Che, but he was worried that such an action might trigger other anomalies, bringing even more severe and unpredictable crises to Su Che.

Meanwhile, House was also sending a mental message to the Spotted Freak: “Catch him as soon as possible! I’m sure the problem lies with them; we’re just caught in the crossfire. As long as we capture this guy and force the others to fly into the ice mist on their own, our crisis will likely be resolved. Who knows? Maybe the Chaotic Divine Tree will even give each of us a few Purple Crystal Fruits.”

“I know,” the Spotted Freak replied mentally. “But right now, this ice crystal giant of mine seems insane—its attacks are too fierce, and I can’t find a chance to strike. Let’s wait a bit longer…”

“Hurry up,” House urged gravely. “I’m worried that if we delay any longer, something even worse could happen.”

The Spotted Freak mumbled in response, inwardly cursing, “If that’s the case, why don’t you do it yourself? Why make me do it?”

Yet he didn’t dare express his resentment openly. Although their apparent strength was similar to House’s, for some reason, they all feared him and didn’t dare confront him outright.

They were all Chaos Travelers, and House and Zhuo Li could become leaders of various teams—even temporary ones—for a reason.

This put the Spotted Freak in a tough spot: while dealing with the berserk giant, he also had to keep an eye out for any openings in Su Che’s defense, seizing the moment instantly to strike a decisive blow.

“Still looking for a chance to catch me? Very well…”

Su Che deliberately led the ice crystal giant he was fighting away by hundreds of feet, only to find that the Spotted Freak had also brought his own giant along.

His intentions were obvious.

It had been almost half a quarter since the ice crystal giants appeared, yet no one had managed to truly defeat their own opponent. They were practically immortal—unable to be killed in one hit; even if half of their body was left, they could recover completely in the blink of an eye.

The problem was that their bodies were as hard as the metallic materials used in alchemy within chaos—no one could completely destroy such a massive mass of hard substance in just an instant. Moreover, even if they dealt with these ice crystal giants, other dangers would surely emerge one after another. When would it ever end? It was because they understood these truths that the Haus group pinned their only hope of resolving the crisis on Su Che. After a while, Haus sent another message urging the Spotted Freak to act quickly, which made the Spotted Freak frown slightly, showing a hint of irritation, and he almost couldn’t help but retort to Haus. Su Che, who was also keeping a close eye on the other party, sensed this slight change acutely and guessed that it was probably time. He then quietly sent a message to Tianyin, giving her some instructions. Shortly after, Tianyin was accidentally swept aside by a punch from an ice crystal giant, narrowly missing her fragile waist. Su Che’s expression changed drastically as he shouted, “Tianyin, be careful!” While trying to warn others, Su Che himself was inadvertently struck in the shoulder by a kick from the ice crystal giant. Thud! Su Che fell to the ground. At that critical moment, he rolled sideways for over ten zhang, narrowly avoiding the giant foot’s crushing stampede, but was then frozen by the shockwave. “A great opportunity!” The Spotted Freak was delighted. In a flash, he reached out, his black hand forming as he dragged Su Che, who resembled an ice statue from a hundred zhang away, right in front of him. He had caught him! But this joy lasted only for a moment. Su Che, now in front of him, shattered the ice shell and bounced high like a spring, diving straight into the thick ice fog above his head, disappearing temporarily. “What’s he doing…?” The Spotted Freak immediately realized he might have been tricked. Su Che jumped into the ice fog and clung tightly to the thick ice layer covering the ceiling above, hanging there like Spider-Man. Hold on. I must hold on! The intensely cold, poisonous fog eroded his body, and Su Che desperately released the chaos energy within him to counter it, aiming to hold out for at least ten breaths—under no circumstances could he be completely frozen by the cold poison. With Su Che hanging there and unreachable, the ice crystal giant below, unable to find him, turned its fury on the Spotted Freak, who had interfered needlessly. The ice crystal giant he had been dealing with before became even more violent: Great, this is the second time you’ve ignored me! Then I’ll show you what real power looks like!

After all, the Spotted Monster was also a Chaos-level powerhouse. Realizing the situation was dire, his first reaction was to retreat, trying to escape back to the area where Haus was. But remember, they were all at the bottom of the abyss, like turtles in a jar—where could they possibly run? Moreover, those two fierce giants didn’t give him any chance. Boom! One of the Ice Crystal Giants exploded into countless raindrops, covering an area of a thousand feet. With the terrifying gravity on Magic Island, even the Chaos Travelers had no flying or teleportation abilities. Relying solely on their legs to dodge at high speed, it was impossible to avoid all those raindrops in that area. Hiss… Hiss… Hiss… The Spotted Monster did his best to dodge, block, and evade, but still got hit by a dozen water droplets. This was truly disastrous. One drop had cost him an arm—what would a dozen do? And how much would he lose?