While swimming, I used my waterbending to push the water around forward, rather than using my hands and feet to propel myself. This gave a higher speed than the ship that was chasing . However, I intentionally slowed down a bit and changed direction instead of moving aimlessly.
There was a reason for this—it was to trap them.
As the Fire Soldiers continued chasing , occasionally a fireball would be launched in my direction.
But since we were in the South Pole and there was no sun at this ti of year, their power was minimal, and taking down from a distance would be difficult. Not to ntion, it was easy to dodge their fire by sinking a bit deeper into the water.
"Alright, honey, let's keep going," I muttered to myself as I turned my head.
They were still chasing , and the one in the lead had a determined look in his eyes, as if he were a hunter and I was the prey. Well, I was.
As I moved, I opened the system's screen and checked the log.
[Killing a weak, old woman]
[ 100 accumulated EXP]
Accumulated experience was a good thing, I guess. But such a pitiful amount wasn't very useful in my current situation.
Anyway, I poured the 100 experience points into Chi Bending. Hopefully, it would help in the future.
As ti passed, the cold seeped into my bones. Although I was a native of the South Pole, there was a limit to how much I could handle. Luckily, moving my body helped warm up, and I could control the temperature of the water to a certain degree. After about an hour, I was freezing to the point of near death.
I spotted land ahead and jumped onto it. We were still in the South Pole, but I had led them into an isolated area where no one lived.
As soon as I got out of the water, I felt my body burning—literally.
Luckily, I was a waterbender, so I could control the heat of the water around .
Had it been anyone else, they would have kissed their limbs, if not their life, goodbye.
Being exposed to the cold water made the air feel warm, but it didn't stop from shivering.
"I might play with the firebenders a bit," I muttered to myself, already thinking of a risky plan. Maybe they'd give more accumulated experience than that old lady did.
Thinking about her, I knew her well. She had always acted like a sweet grandmother, asking about everyone's well-being. But who knew she was a traitor?
I had flashes of our ti together. Sure, I was originally from Earth, but that didn't erase the 17 years I had spent living here.
Although it was a sha she ended up dead, I had no regrets. If I hadn't killed her, she might have told them about Katara or . But it didn't matter now. All she got from this was death.
'Lucky . She didn't tell them about the gender of the waterbender.' I rubbed my forehead.
It could also be that the Fire Soldiers thought Rakasha was lying and leading them into a trap. Who knows? Since I had demonstrated my waterbending skills, I would be the one to take the bla.
The ship reached the land and stopped. They didn't give any ti to prepare ntally. So of them jumped off the ship and began shooting fire streams at .
All I could do was raise my hands in defense and bend the ice upward.
[Waterbending 50 XP]
Apparently, bending ice was more rewarding than bending water at this point.
Usually, I shouldn't have been that good at bending. But I guess the fear of death was making discover new things about myself.
All I had to do now was wait for them to release the anchor.
As soon as I heard the anchor drop, I jumped back into the water and sank deeply.
As I swam around the anchor, I froze the water around it, turning it into ice, all while wearing an evil smirk on my face.
[Freeze: 50 XP] [Freeze: 60 XP] Freeze
[Freeze up to Level 2]
[Freeze up to Level 3]
The more chains I froze, the higher my skill level beca.
Not only that, the ice I could create grew larger and larger.
And with each level-up, the ice felt colder.
Maybe if I reach absolute zero one day… who knows?
With that thought in mind, I turned in another direction, swimming as fast as I could, heading back to the tribe's location.
I needed to deliver a ssage to Katara and Sokka: find the Avatar and leave the South Pole as soon as possible.
Katara had made a stupid move by kissing in front of the enemy, which ant she could be taken as a hostage. A stupid move, but one that provided with enough heat while swimming in the freezing water for so long.
Though, I wondered. In the Avatar show, they never seed to use hostages… but that could be because Iroh and Zuko were the ones chasing after the Avatar.
I had no idea if other Fire Soldiers shared the sa level of morality, so I needed to get the ssage to Katara and Sokka.
Man, I was getting tired of all this. I now knew I would beco a wanted man. The Fire Nation would chase wherever I went. And I wasn't that good at fighting or bending. After all, I could only bend water in front of . I had limited reaction speed and no battle experience… well, no break-dance fight experience, at least.
'If soone from the "Step Up" movies or Bollywood were to reincarnate in this world, they'd be OP.'
With that thought in mind, I arrived at the tribe's location. So elders were gathered around Rakasha's body, discussing her funeral. When they spotted , they didn't shoot hateful glares or anything.
Katara, who had been in shock when I left, saw and ran toward .
Sokka gave a sharp glare as he approached.
Katara hugged , her voice filled with concern. "You shouldn't have co back. You should have run away. They'll catch up to you in no ti."
"Don't worry," I replied. "I froze their anchor. With the weather the way it is, their ship will be stuck for a few days." That's what I hoped. They'd have to wait for a long ti, and I doubted the firebenders would have enough tolerance for the cold to co here on foot or by swimming. Even if they did, they'd be in a weakened state.
Wait, this gave another idea.
"But they'll catch up anyway," she stressed, placing her hands on my shoulders.
"You know, usually, I'd get angry if sothing were going on between you two. But I have to thank you for taking the bla for my sister," Sokka said. "For a second, I thought I'd lost her."
"We should escape together," Katara suggested.
"We're not in a hurry to escape. Well, not today," I shook my head. "Anyway, guys, I have sothing urgent to tell you."
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