Despite the situation, he was not about to give up. Vargas lunged forward, his powerful frame moving like a coiled spring unleashed as flames exploded behind him.
His right fist shot out in a straight and powerful hook backed by his flame enhancement, aiming to shatter the ice formations hindering his movement.
Crystal Ice barely shifted in response to this attack. With a flick of her wrist, a wall of translucent ice erupted between them, forcing Vargas to either halt or crash straight into it.
Vargas gritted his teeth with anger. As an offensive fighter who used his flames to enhance his physical attacks, he had never suffered as much before as he did fighting this woman, and it was all because of those damned ice walls!
Not only did hitting them yield almost nothing since she could just conjure another one, but her blasted ice was like a toxin, sticking to him after a single touch. That was why his body was covered with ice in places, and his flames could barely suppress them.
