As Charles examined the broken pieces of the body, he discovered a round, yellowish bead emitting the aura of the earth attribute.
In an instant, Charles used Body Flicker Technique and appeared beside it, directly grasping it in his hand.
"Ding! Discovered a rechargeable item. Would you like to recharge?"
"No!"
Charles directly stored the item in his storage, then looked at the Frost Giant's corpse nearby. He investigated it but found nothing special.
...
The huge movement on Charles's side, the flashing thunder, and the dazzling lightning attracted the attention of both Thor and Liagri, and they looked over at the same time.
Watching everything unfold before him, Thor widened his eyes witnessing something unexpected.
Charles had actually shifted from using fire to employing lightning. Thor exclaimed, "How is this possible?"
He silently questioned himself, "Is he really a magician? How can he use magic with elemental attributes, especially harnessing the power of thunder?"
"This is completely different from the mages I know."
Thor glanced at Mjolnir in his hand, muttering, "Between him and me, who is the true Thunder god?"
The current Thor can't release thunder solely through his own power. Instead, he has to rely on his hammer.
On the other hand, Ligari's expression turned extremely unsightly. Kranqula had actually died, killed by the person claiming to be Supreme Merlin.
Then looking at Thor, Ligari's eyes turned mocking, "Thor Odinson, I think you should be renamed the Hammer god. A pitiful fellow who can't even release thunder without his hammer."
Ligari's words directly hit Thor's innermost thoughts, causing him to waver momentarily. He questioned himself, "Am I truly the Thunder god if I cannot release thunder through my own strength?"
As Ligari continued with his trash talk, he directed the Frost Giant Beast towards Thor.
"Ice Breath!"
The Frost Giant Beast aimed directly at Thor and let out a roar, sending a chilling ice breath in Thor's direction. Ligari, standing on top, infused all his icy powers into the Frost Giant Beast's breath.
A white frosty aura rapidly spread towards Thor. The icy breath instantly froze everything in its path, reaching Thor in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, Thor's body was covered in ice. The sudden freezing made Thor realize that he had lost focus on the battlefield. It was a fatal mistake.
The speed of the spreading frost was too fast, and Thor couldn't react in time. He was frozen on the spot, turning into an ice sculpture.
As the breath subsided, Ligari's face revealed a smug smile. He had successfully frozen Thor. Now all he needed to do was lift him up, and victory in this battle would be his.
Just as he was about to pick up the ice sculpture Thor had turned into, a massive fireball of scorching flames came hurtling towards him.
"Boom!"
Under the attack of the fire jutsu, the Frost Giant Beast's icy armor was shattered, and its body was forced to take a step back.
Since the mountain giant he fought earlier had something rechargeable, there should be something on the Frost Giant as well.
Maybe the ordinary frost giants didn't have anything but this big guy fighting Thor would definitely have something similar to that Mountain Giant which can be recharged.
With this speculation in mind, Charles allowed Thor being caught off guard and frozen in ice by Ligari's attack.
But as Ligari attempted to pick up the frozen Thor, Charles, after releasing a blazing fireball of Scorch Release that repelled the Frost Giant, he used Body Flicker Technique to appear directly in front of Thor's icy sculpture.
Charles touched the icy surface and said with a smile, "Thor, it's not that I'm stealing your kill. It's just that after seeing you in danger, I had to save you."
Seeing Charles defending Thor, Ligari's face turned ugly. He cursed, "Damn it!"
He was so close to capturing Thor. It was only because of Charles that the output of frost energy ceased, and the Frost Giant Beast's icy armor began to crack.
Charles started to attack Liagri again. He summoned fireballs using scorching release one after another, bombarding the Frost Giant Beast.
"Boom!"
"Boom, boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The speed of the blazing fireballs increased, hitting the Frost Giant Beast, causing violent explosions. The released steam burned and injured the giant Beast.
Although the ice armor on the Frost Giant Beast's body shattered, Ligari continuously released frost energy to repair it. The ice armor would break and repair again and again.
Yet, Charles's destructive speed exceeded the speed of repair. He pushed the Frost Giant back, creating a considerable distance between them and Thor.
After Charles touched Thor, tiny cracks appeared in the ice covering Thor's body. Simultaneously, Mjolnir in Thor's hand began emitting thunderous energy.
"Creak, creak!"
The ice covering Thor's body began to crack faster, and it was about to break.
Charles, ensuring the distance wouldn't harm Thor, lifted his hands, drawing a circle in the sky. Then, he formed a stance similar to releasing a Rasengan.
The blazing fireballs surrounding Charles converged above his head, forming an enormous fireball. It looked like a burning sun, and as Charles continued channeling chakra, the "sun" rapidly expanded.
A scorching aura emanated from the gathered "sun," melting the ice on the Frost Giant Beast and turning the frozen ground into water.
Ligari wore a pained expression. Frost Giants detested fire, especially flames resembling a sun. The Frost Giant Beast beneath him also showed a fearful expression and intended to turn and escape.
At this moment, a burning miniature sun had formed above Charles's head. Seeing the retreating Frost Giant Beast, Charles shouted, "Scorch Release Secret Technique: Radiant Sun!"
Charles raised the 'sun' in his hands and smashed it towards the retreating Frost Giant Beast and Ligari.