Chapter 2174 - An Equivalent Exchange
Vicki was desperate.
The appearance of the gray battleship gave her a glimpse of hope, but the humongous thing behind her that casted the shadow had diminished that hope completely.
The gray battleship already had a hard time handling the frost dragon. If she were to let it rescue her, they would both crash in the end.
The mech skidded on the ice surface for a while before stopping steadily.
"Go. I can't make it," Vicki said calmly before she held the gun in one hand and shot at one of Cthulhu's wing connections steadily.
Xi's heart sank too when she flicked a glance at the humongous Cthulhu.
Vicki's identity was extremely noble. She was from the Elder Things' tip top aristocracy.
Furthermore, regardless of her identity, as one of her clansmen, she had to save her with all her means.
However, Cthulhu was simply too powerful and it had this powerful frost dragon serving it.
After it stopped getting close to her, she even lost the opportunity to descend.
Once the spaceship was controlled by the Frost Domain, she would lose all control and end up just like Vicki.
On the vast ice sheets, they wouldn't be able to escape from Cthulhu without a spaceship.
Right then, a familiar number dialed in the communication channel before that man's familiar voice spoke up.
"Miss Xi, do you need help?"
Xi turned around and saw that majestic purple-striped griffin and the man standing on it.
"Yes. I need you to hold back this frost dragon for me. I need to save my clansman," Xi didn't pretend to be polite and calmly replied.
Vicki, who was also in the communication channel, was taken aback too. Perhaps, some of their other clansmen were here as well?
Then, she tried her best to look up and saw that purple-striped griffin glittering under the sunlight.
Compared to Cthulhu, it seemed very dainty.
However, in the very next second, it transformed into purple lightning and dashed towards that frost dragon.
Vicki saw that tiny figure standing on the griffin waving his longsword at the frost dragon.
"A human? Isn't it too unbelievable?"
Vicki's lips twitched.
Then, she saw that Frost Domain that was almost solid being slashed apart by the sword.
The frost dragon defended itself with its claws.
A crisp sound like metal pieces clashing against each other rang out.
The frost dragon was actually flying back a few thousand meters by that slash of the sword.
The purple lightning showed its figure again. This time, it reappeared where the frost dragon was earlier.
"S-so powerful!"
Vicki opened her mouth and stared at the purple-striped griffin with a shocked expression.
Be it the purple-striped griffin's terrifying speed at that instant, or the human on it who delivered that scary slash, they both subverted her imagination.
She had already come to the Norland Continent for over one year. She had always kept a low profile. Apart from being cheated a couple of times, she didn't have any altercations with anyone.
From what she had read from the ancient books, the Norland Continent's top combat power was the 10th-tier. No one was able to break through to the god's tier.
However, this frost dragon made her feel that it was more powerful than the 10th-tier, but it hadn't reached the god's tier yet.
Meanwhile, the man standing on the purple-striped griffin's back gave her the feeling of a god's tier powerhouse, who was a being similar to her grandpa!
"There's no time to hesitate. Prepare for docking. There's only one chance!" Xi said coldly.
The electromagnetic gun was fully charged and it fired one shot.
The gray battleship descended vertically and let down a rope. It flew rapidly towards that mech.
Vicki regained her wits. She fired all her bullets at Cthulhu before running forward desperately. She then turned on the thrusters on her feet and leaped up.
Dozens of enchanted bullets struck the same spot. Finally, Cthulhu's right wing joint was pierced.
The wing that was already injured, swayed and the gigantic body made a spin in midair.
And, the electromagnetic gun's beam hit Cthulhu's huge body and then exploded.
The shockwave shot outwards. Even Mag and Rankster, who were far away, had to avoid it.
In the midst of the glare, a gray battleship dashed out with a mech dangling underneath it. It quickly retracted the mech and then closed the cabin's door.
"The rescue was successful. Retreat!" Xi said calmly while firing two missiles backwards at the same time. One of them was aimed at the frost dragon.
Mag took out two gale's runes, pasted them on the griffin's wings and ordered, "Ah Zi, go towards the south!"
The purple-striped griffin turned without any hesitation. It transformed into a purple beam and disappeared at the horizon.
Mag crouched over the griffin's back and grabbed onto a protruding scale tightly as he sensed the exhilaration of the wind brushing across his face.
Ah Zi with the acceleration runes exceeded its speed limit by two levels. Even though it only lasted for a short 10 minutes, it was enough to get him out of the dangerous situation.
They continued to travel southwards for 30 minutes when they saw a gray battleship hovering in midair.
"Thank you for your assistance."
Xi spoke sincerely through the walkie-talkie.
If Mag didn't appear today and act decisively, Vicki would have been lost.
"It's fine. We're friends as long as we are fighting against Cthulhu," Mag answered with a smile.
Although the Elder Things' previous behavior was weird, they had indeed killed hundreds of thousands of the Army of the Dead and gravely injured Cthulhu and Rankster.
Even though Cthulhu could recover with its superb self-healing power, Rankster was not a Great Old One.
The row of bullet holes left on his body meant his power was already greatly diminished.
This was also why Mag could send him flying back with just one strike.
"This is your reward."
The battleship's cabin door opened and a black heavy artillery was slowly lowered to the ground along with 10 or so crates.
"An equivalent exchange. Not bad."
Mag nodded with satisfaction. He liked maidens like Xi who had great common sense.
"Goodbye," Xi said calmly. The gray battleship powered up and accelerated, disappearing at the horizon.
Mag made Ah Zi land and used the spatial box he borrowed from Jonas previously to pack up the artillery and ammunition before they continued their escape to the south.
They were not safe as long as they were on the ice sheets.
***
"Y-you are Xi?!" Vicki stood next to the mech and said with shock as she looked at the woman coming out from the cockpit.
"You know me?" Xi looked at her calmly, but there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.
"You're so famous. How can I not know you? You came in first in the previous 'Survivor in Extreme Conditions' competition. You are the holder of the headshots' record, Xi, the sharpshooter. Furthermore, I even know that you know who I am."
"Vicki Roosevelt, the third young mistress of the Roosevelt Family, the holder of the youngest Elder Things' spaceship captain's record." Xi looked at Vicki calmly with befuddlement. "So, I wonder how you ended up crashing?"
"Hmm… this…" Vicki looked a little embarrassed.
