“I thought it was pretty good. What a shame.”
[LOL for real]
[Still a one-turn kill…]
[Diana can’t stop Lily]
[Lily Queen is definitely king, haha]
[Where does a swordsman think he’s going, lol?]
[Can I master it today?]
[HAHAHAHAHAHA]
[Let’s go for an undefeated winning streak~]
[Poor thing…]
The day after the broadcast with Yena.
I casually decided to have a competitive stream and decorated my first debut match in the diamond rank with a victory.
My opponent was a swordsman wrapped in colorful light, and he showed a surprisingly decent performance.
He had not just good equipment but skills as well…
“But still, it’s no match for me.”
No matter how much the balance of stats and equipment is adjusted, it’s not easy to stop me unless they’re a ranker level player.
I swung my black spear around and queued up for the next match.
A spear stained black by the Spirit of Darkness.
It was merely sealed without any special abilities being granted, but one difference is that it’s sturdier than before.
The match was quickly found and I, along with my opponent, popped into the arena along with blue particles.
If platinum resembled a shrine, diamond is the sea.
The locations are randomly set, with beaches, islands, and in the middle of the ocean based on the blue sky, so several users had a nice advantage starting off.
And among them…
[Isn’t that Frost?]
[Is he a PFT?]
[Ah]
There are people who exploit that advantage.
“A mage, huh.”
Short white hair and a cold noble’s outfit in blue.
In one hand, he holds a staff made of ice, and in the other, a book overflowing with mana.
Lastly, there’s the cold magical power that wraps it all together.
“Is he a famous person?”
[He’s the diamond guardian spirit]
[Not in a good way]
[About level ranking 300?]
[Ice Mage]
[He’s a resident in diamond but is a nuisance in water terrain]
[Pretender, huh?]
[“Not” raising their level, LOL]
[Oh, he’s here again, not going to Master]
[Frost is a pretender]
[Pretender]
[Why isn’t there punishment for pretenders, Deoen?]
[We need to punish him; he’s always living in diamond, while people who can actually climb the ranks are here]
A pretender, huh.
The vibe definitely feels like someone you wouldn’t expect to see in diamond.
“Though it’s not that impressive either.”
I was summoned to a small island located in the middle of the ocean.
A small island located in the sea.
Though it’s called an island, it was so small that it felt more like a piece of rock.
It seemed reasonable to just say it was in the middle of the sea.
He glanced at me and was taken aback.
“Wow. What a crazy famous person.”
“Huh?”
“Oh right, you’re the one who came up from the diamond, right?”
Crash! The rock he stood on and the nearby sea froze instantly.
At the same time, an ice cloak fluttered behind Frost.
Chill enveloped his body.
“Yeah.”
“I’ve heard a lot of rumors. They say you’ve been smashing rankers.”
That was true.
But why was that?
When I asked, Frost chuckled softly.
“Oh, it’s nothing special.”
Vroom.
“I just wanted to know the ranker level.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than a storm whirled around us.
An ice storm was unleashed right in the middle of the sea.
It was rougher and more destructive than I expected, so I stepped back a bit while cutting through the storm’s impact with my spear.
[Oh]
[Blizzard, wow]
[Teach him a lesson, please]
[Look at that cocky jerk, hahahaha]
[Yeah, it’s all talk]
As I backed off, the roar of my spinning spear tore through the storm.
The ice storm harshly tried to block my attack, but stopping it was impossible.
What remained was a merciless beating resembling a dragon’s breath.
As I neared the end, an ice dragon rose before Frost.
Kwagagaga…!
“Oh.”
What blocked the dragon’s breath was an ice sculpture shaped like a dragon.
From the looks of its ability, it seemed to use the water surrounding it as a material.
But Frost didn’t stop there and summoned five more ice dragons.
For someone relying on system skills, his skill manipulation was unbelievably impressive.
“Okay, now try using that Clone Spear.”
“…?”
“Go on, kill me once.”
With a confident expression, Frost spread his arms as if putting on a show.
I created six Clone Spears and sent one to each of the six dragons.
Though I didn’t imbue every thrust with the roar of a spear, they sliced through sharply.
One by one, they pierced the mouths of the ice dragons.
Then they exploded.
[?]
[? Ah]
[Oh]
[Don’t kill me]
[? Why]
[If all six explode at once]
[It breaks if you smash it, right? ;;]
[What is that?]
A total of six ice bombs created a chain reaction, obliterating the area.
Amidst the ice shards, Frost wore a smile.
In due time, he was completely swallowed by the ice explosion.
Kugugugugu…
Smoke from the explosion thickly enveloped the area.
Lily. Her full name is Lily Elbrite.
She’s the talk of the town and a player capable of rivaling even the top ten rankers.
Frost had heard a lot about her, but he had never actually met her.
He stayed in the ‘Diamond’ area, where he could maximize his abilities, and didn’t engage in external activities besides quests or hunting.
The reason he didn’t aim for a higher tier in Diamond was simply for fun.
“After all, I can’t beat anyone in the top 100.”
Despite being an Ice Mage with numerous hidden pieces and legendary equipment, reaching the ranks of a player was quite a daunting task.
The reason was simple.
Top 100 rankers rendered “restrictions” meaningless.
No matter the situation or state, they could find optimal conditions and carve a path.
Even if the terrain was unfavorable and the matchups weren’t great, they’d discover a solution to counter their opponents.
Frost found that impossible.
To be precise, he didn’t want to.
“Why should I fight in a disadvantageous situation?”
He could just fight in places that were advantageous for him, right?
Once Frost arrived in the Diamond arena and saw the unique terrain of the battlefield, he made a decision.
He resolved never to aim for a rank higher than Diamond.
The method was straightforward.
He would simply continue to win and lose in moderation, maintaining enough points so his rank wouldn’t drop.
There was no problem with that approach because Deoen didn’t enforce any penalties for skill boosting.
“The Devil of Angel doesn’t interfere with in-game matters.”
No matter what playstyle or strategy was adopted, intervention was against Nutri Company’s creed, which was Deoen’s predecessor.
As long as it didn’t go against Deoen’s laws and didn’t impact the outside world—in other words, reality—there would be no penalties at all.
The reason there were so many “Gatekeepers” in Flena Diamond was exactly that.
Although many complained about it, Nutri held the title of the world’s number one company.
There was only one virtual reality game in the world, and no one could even come close to matching Deoen’s technology.
No matter how many users complained, the direction the game company pursued wouldn’t change.
They were already the best in the world.
“This is the flavor I’ve been looking for.”
Of course, as he continued to face these kinds of defeats, the rewards would decrease, but what mattered most to Frost was ‘fun.’
Done.
Originally, it was about defeating an opponent that one could never win against by using the ‘terrain’ advantage.
That user named Lily is no exception.
Originally, she would be an unbeatable opponent. If we met in a regular field instead of a sea terrain, she wouldn’t even be able to fight back.
But here, it’s possible.
Taking the overflowing water from the sea, I can use skills with low consumption costs.
As long as I’m on the water, all my stats, skill enhancement effects, and buff effects are significantly increased.
The only issue, ‘temperature’, can be almost completely negated through the hidden piece I obtained long ago, the ‘Frozen Heart’.
All that he needs is water.
And that water has already been fulfilled.
Swoosh…
“Just as I thought.”
A silhouette emerges through the smoke filled with cold air.
As expected, Lily hasn’t taken much damage.
She’s beaten someone even ranked in single digits, so she shouldn’t fall this easily.
‘How about this then?’
The immense cold spreads in the air.
The mana fragments of coldness have already taken over the surrounding area, with Lily at the center.
Flap. Frost’s book turns the page.
Page 78. An ultimate skill that requires an astonishingly long casting time of 7 seconds and can only be cast in a blizzard.
And right now, this place can be considered a mid-winter space.
“End of the Glaciers.”
The extreme cold of winter, declaring the end of everything, dominates the battlefield.
The temperature that was just at midsummer instantly shifts into an ice age as the entire sea freezes.
The staff moves.
A gigantic hammer that will destroy the frozen Lily—
“…Hmm? Hammer?”
“Hammer.”
Crash!!!
The seven-layer shield shattered into pieces.
The end of the glaciers and numerous buff skills utilizing water and ice were all smashed to bits by the powerful red hammer emanating fierce magical power.
What remains is just the white head.
Frost hurriedly activated the Frozen Heart to wrap another cold shield around him, but it was meaningless.
“Smash.”
The hammer wielded by the Celestial Race destroys everything.
Even if it’s a shield made from the scales of the Dragon Lord. No, even the real Dragon Lord is not an exception.
Crack!
Frost’s head flew off.
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