At this moment, Vesa chimed in, 'Don't worry, queen, I can use runes to help you do this.'
Vesa then explained the rune use. It would allow MingYue to put her attack inside of it, like a trap. Vesa then just needed to spread it all over the turtle and activate it all at the same time.
After some discussion, they decided the idea was feasible.
Even though being inside water boosted her ice element, it also had its cons. It made the ice spread all around the area, reducing MingYue's control over it.
They then started preparing the trap since MingYue was the one busy putting her attack; Alex suggested they use his life force stockpile for the trap.
Vesa began creating a unique pattern with its wings.
As the symbol was completed, it stayed afloat, emitting a dim green light. Mingyue then infused it with her frost qi, causing the rune to lose its light and turn blue.
The rune Vesa created was a modified basic rune. Normally, it's just used for storage space, but this time, it was repurposed to contain MingYue's attack while also enhancing the ice element.
Vesa learned to do this after seeing how Alex adjusted the biome of every awe cube.
Time passed, and they finally finished more than a dozen runes. Vesa then began spreading them out while Alex prepared to capture them into the awe cube.
They didn't know if it would work or not since they still lacked information about the beasts on this planet.
Normally, if the beast is completely frozen, it should be enough for Alex to capture it.
Vesa then triggered all the runes. At the same time, they all exploded, shooting forward a huge ice spike.
The moment it was released, the surrounding area began freezing at a rapid rate. It launched into the air, creating a trail of ice toward the turtle. As the temperature plummeted, the turtle opened its eyes.
To their surprise, despite not having any supernatural power, it still had a unique ability. The large spike on its shell suddenly launched forward, meeting the ice head-on.
The turtle, with amazing agility, leaped forward, crashing into Mingyue's attack, and then began swimming at a speed that made Alex and Mingyue blink.
Alex, in response, took out his embershift hammer, using it to propel himself forward as he chased the turtle, cursing, 'Who the hell said turtles are slow! Even with my current speed, I won't be able to catch up with it.'
As the turtle fled, Alex could see the spikes on its shell starting to regenerate. Parts of its head and legs also got stabbed with the spike.
From the wounds, frost began spreading outward, slowing its movements, but even with these, the speed was not something Alex could pursue.
He then stopped and decided to try something different.
His qi and life force churned, imbuing the hammer. Using all his strength he threw the hammer.
"Eat this, you damn turtle!" Alex screamed in annoyance.
As it pierced through the water barrier, the hammerhead began glowing orange and grew in size, getting bigger and hotter, creating a bubbling sound as it moved toward the turtle.
When it got close, the hammerhead was already half the size of the turtle's body. It couldn't grow much larger as it hit its limit.
The turtle didn't even look back, as if it had eyes on its back. The moment the hammer came close, it pulled its body and head inside the shell.
The turtle then started spinning at high speed, resulting in a giant whirlpool. But the hammer didn't get deflected.
A muffled deafening sound exploded as it hit the turtle's shell, but Alex didn't know the result since the whirlpool didn't stop.
He tried to call the hammer back by communicating with the fox spirit inside, but unfortunately, the hammer lost its forward momentum; instead of returning to Alex, it got locked out inside the whirlpool.
But it didn't stop there. From inside the whirlpool, a huge spike suddenly launched toward Alex.
As its momentum was further amplified by the whirlpool, its speed was not something Alex could underestimate; it moved even faster than the turtle before, taking only seconds to reach inches away from Alex's face.
This second turned into slow motion as his adrenaline spiked facing the threat. At this moment, many calculations came to Alex's mind: the angle of the spike, the power behind it, the size, the structure of the object.
He then focused the majority of his qi in his hand, shoulder, and other muscles to boost the impact of the punch.
He then threw an uppercut punch at the right angle.
The earth spike was deflected away in another direction, leaving a grin on Alex's face. But it only lasted for a moment, as many more spikes came toward him.
Each time they came, Alex tried his best to deflect them, but with the nonstop barrage, he started finding it hard to deflect the attacks.
Thankfully, his size was small, so most of the attacks just passed by him.
As time passed, he started utilizing his abilities in different ways; he calculated the trajectory, then punched the spikes in such a way that they curved back toward the whirlpool.
At this time, Mingyue finally caught up with him. Seeing the situation, MingYue quickly started her own attack; she began imbuing her sword with frost qi, then launched it toward the earth spikes.
The moment it hit, the earth spike propelled even faster as it started being covered by frost. MingYue then bolstered it with her life force, transforming the spike into something similar to a fox.
If this had happened not under the sea, a roar would have already reverberated in the area.
The ice fox moved as if it were alive, dodging the incoming ice spikes. It leaped from one place to another, then clashed with the whirlpool.
It exploded into an ice lotus that spread out to the whole whirlpool.