'I need Ice power!'
Liam knew exactly what he needed to deal with this kind of power.
Thinking of Ice power, he transformed his hand into an Ice Dragon Hand.
It was similar to the Water Dragon Hand except that its color was brighter, and it constantly emitted cold mist.
Liam then aimed the Ice Dragon Hand toward the water ball and couldn't help but smile.
A little power from the hand instantly froze the water ball into an ice sphere.
BANG!
It then fell heavily to the ground due to its massive weight.
The golden-striped frog couldn't help but show surprise at this unexpected result.
Shua!
It seemed unable to believe that its enemy had a way to counter its water ball, so it fired again, but Liam once again turned it into ice.
"Damn you!"
Liam was genuinely annoyed by this frog for putting him in danger.
When he landed on the ground, the Husky Dog and Zombie Paul, who had just arrived, immediately charged toward the frog.
Paul even transformed his legs into a snake's tail so he could move swiftly in the flooded water.
At the same time, Liam froze the surrounding water, immobilizing the frog's legs.
The frog tried to leap but couldn't break free from the hard ice.
The Husky barked loudly at it, as if mocking its condition.
Pluff!
The dog then bit into its body and yanked hard, tearing its skin while Paul stabbed its side with his large sword.
Xiu!
The blade easily pierced through its belly, making the frog scream in pain.
A few more attacks would surely kill it.
With different abilities, defeating a difficult enemy could become easy.
Liam didn't approach the frog but instead aimed his Ice Dragon Hand at it.
He transformed the continuously falling rainwater into five ice spears, each about 4 meters long.
When his dragon hand moved downward, they shot toward the frog at high speed.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
Simultaneously, they pierced various parts of the frog's body, going right through to the other side.
The light in its eyes immediately vanished as it was skewered in multiple places.
DING!
(You have killed a Level 5 Monster. You have gained 50 Battle Points and 50 System Points!)
(Since you killed a monster two levels above you, you gained a bonus of 50 Battle Points!)
(Level: 4)
(Battle Point: 170/500)
(System Point: 310)
Liam found the increase rather small. He was curious about what this frog might drop, but after waiting for a while, it didn't turn into a light sphere and remained just a corpse.
It turned out to drop nothing, making him frown.
In contrast, the frog killed by Alex dropped a skill.
And it wasn't just any skill — after fusing with it, Alex could turn his body into iron, directly boosting his combat power and defense.
Liam couldn't call it a low-level skill.
"You guys, hurry up, damn it!"
'Huh? Where's that coming from?'
Suddenly, Liam heard a faint shout in the distance. It sounded like the voice of a young boy.
His hearing had greatly improved as his power increased, so naturally, he could hear distant sounds, though this one was perhaps 300 or 400 meters away.
With many buildings around, that distance practically divided the area into separate zones.
'Looks like they're moving this way,' Liam thought.
The students had moved in three different directions while searching for supplies. If there had been other groups nearby, they would have met already.
However, only his team had encountered another group, and they had come from farther away.
Since this new group was appearing now, it was likely they had come from a slightly farther area and were now approaching the school, which is why Liam could hear their shouting.
Liam focused his hearing, trying to catch the voice again.
The boy seemed like the type who liked to boss others around, but for him to shout like that, it only meant one thing: he was strong.
"Old man, if you keep slacking off, I'll throw you to the zombie horde!"
Less than a minute later, Liam heard the voice again, louder this time.
And now, everyone else seemed to notice too, and it became clear where the voice was coming from.
It was from a road across from the school, a road previously explored by Joel and Anthony.
The road was narrow and curved like the letter 'S,' lined with small local restaurants that only opened from late afternoon to evening.
They likely came from the main road beyond it, where many office buildings from various companies were located.
When this disaster struck, it must have been one of the most crowded areas.
Perhaps many people had survived there.
"If you want to follow me, obey my orders. Remember, I'm the boss here, so behave, damn it!" the boy shouted again, still sounding angry.
"Damn frog, die…"
"..."
It didn't take long before Liam and the others finally saw the group.
It wasn't a large group, only consisting of 12 people in their mid-20s to 30s, wearing work attire: slacks or skirts, white shirts, and blue or red ties — except for two men who were too old and too young.
One was an elderly man wearing an orange uniform typical of street sweepers, pulling a large suitcase. The other was a young boy who looked disheveled, wearing tattered clothes barely fit to be called clothing, with curly black hair and brownish skin resembling South Americans.
He appeared to be around 14 or 15 years old, likely just entering high school after Liam and his classmates graduated. However, it was unknown if he even went to school. He was probably the son of immigrant parents who had not yet found stable jobs.
Although he was still a boy, his power was clearly not to be underestimated.
His body emitted two types of lightning simultaneously — one purple and one red.
When he struck with both lightning powers, a Level 2 Frog was instantly reduced to ashes.