I soared into the sky on Sre.
The colossal white mass and the chaotic chat window were overwhelming to behold.
I glanced at it and then checked the state of Sugarado, which was now just a shell of its former self.
The soul was definitely transferred.
What’s left of ‘that’ is merely a husk.
In the event of time passing or special circumstances like before, the consciousness left in the body would manifest and act…
Krooooh!
Kwagagagagagagag!!!
“Ugh…”
“Fall back.”
What’s left of that is just remnants of fragments.
Consciousness created by the fragment awakened by the system.
And that is a fragment of the ‘Demon King’.
[What the heck just happened?]
[Seriously, though;;]
[? Why is it getting stronger again?]
[A growth-type World Boss, LOL]
[Leveling up like it’s a meal or something]
[Is Lily riding this? LOLLLLLL]
[Do we have to take that down?]
[Wow]
[140?]
[Riding looks kinda cool, though?]
[Dragon Master Lily ;;]
[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]
[This is insane]
Creak! I spun the spear.
Holy power was being sucked into one place while the ice dragon’s mana resisted the harsh cold before my eyes bit by bit.
Kiiing…
The calm spear moved through the blizzard.
“Starting the hunt now.”
The white spear flew toward the monster.
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With Lily’s signal, the waiting hunting team stormed the snowy mountain.
Starting was rank 70, a powerful magician wielding fire.
As the guildmaster of the ‘Magician Association,’ a card rotated in his hand, revealing a symbol.
Heart 7.
“Not bad.”
Whoosh!
The red flame spewing from the card neutralized the extreme cold of the snowy mountains, imbuing everyone around with a flame buff equivalent to ‘Heart 7.’
Now, the cold won’t be their enemy until they reach the peak of the snowy mountain.
“It’s so cold!”
“Huh?”
“Hey! The buff is wearing off!”
“Shut up! It’s because we leveled up! It should last about 20 minutes!”
Leaving the magician’s buff behind, the rankers, already capable of movement, swiftly scaled the snowy mountain.
“I’ll be the one to open the way.”
One of the elites of the Black Moon, rank 589, the Dual Ranger drew back his bow, and another bow generated beside him also drew its string.
Pang! Pang!
Two arrows shot through the blizzard and struck Sugarado.
The problem was they didn’t take any damage at all.
However, the Dual Ranger chuckled and said.
“Boom!”
Boom!!!
An explosion erupted from Sugarado’s colossal body.
‘Attribute bestowal.’
As a Dual Ranger, he can bestow attributes on arrows.
The arrows just fired were imbued with ‘Inferno Boom,’ thanks to the enchantment asked from the great magician, An.
‘An’ asked ‘Inferno Boom’ to enchant it.
A staggering 40 gold per shot.
That amounts to 800,000 won in cash…
Krrr…
“Huh?”
It’s 800,000 won, but aside from being slightly scorched, there’s no other effect.
It’s an arrow that can take down a level 70 Field Boss in one shot if you aim for the right spot…
Just as his confidence started to waver, his leader, wielding a black greatsword, approached.
“Hey. Just shoot that.”
“Pardon?”
“I said shoot it. Fire everything, whether it’s a good shot or not.”
“…Bro, you know this is worth 800,000 won, right?”
No matter how top-tier Black Moon is, it’s not like a guild member can waste 800,000 won like water.
Typically, such arrows are used for finishing moves or to target weak points.
But Black was exuding a dark energy as if he couldn’t care less.
“That’s why I’m telling you to shoot it.”
If he holds back, he might not win.
“I’m ready.”
The one preparing beside the ranger was a priest serving the World Tree.
As the unofficial ranker ‘Now’ emitted a green light, blue leaves sprouted on the snow-covered mountains.
Kwad-deuk-deuk!
A gigantic tree sprang up from behind Sugarado.
The tree wrapped around Sugarado’s massive body, and rankers seized the moment to unleash their powerful techniques.
While the damage wasn’t substantial, the attacks were nonetheless effective.
Explosive arrows widened the scorch marks, and sharp blades caused minimal bleeding.
Black gathered all his strength, recalling Lily’s words.
‘Once I’m done, Sugarado will become stronger. It’s probably nearly impossible to contend with him properly.’
‘But there will be a chance. That fleeting moment when I’m drawing attention.’
In that barely one-minute window where Sugarado’s gaze was turned skyward thanks to a spear…
That timing is…
‘Now!’
Kuurung…!
The sky darkened, and the Black Destroyer’s black moonlight radiated its power.
A single technique encapsulating all his might.
‘Moon Divide.’
The slash that divided the moon struck Sugarado.
…And everyone froze.
[Frozen Arctic, Sugarado is using ‘Absolute Zero (絶對零度)’]
[Enemies with less than 98% cold resistance will ‘inevitably’ freeze.]
[Frozen Arctic, Sugarado’s remaining health is 97%.]
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[?]
[?]
[What the hell]
[Insane skill ;;;]
[Lily, are you okay?]
[The whole raid party is frozen, right?]
[Crazily funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Is the difficulty even real?]
[Isn’t Lily frozen too?]
[Wow, it’s super cold outside the snowy mountains right now.]
“It’s frickin’ cold out here on the snowy mountain, right?!”
“Wow.”
“Can you catch it?”
Srrsss…
The biting cold rushes past my body.
I exhale deeply with my slightly sluggish body.
It’s freezing. No, it’s colder than that.
Even though celestial beings hardly feel temperature differences, this intense cold is unmistakable.
I wrap myself in holy power.
The volcanic-like holy energy envelops my body, driving away the cold as if to announce my status as the house owner, making my sluggish body return to normal.
“Are you okay?”
“Yup.”
Sre still looks perfectly fine despite this dreadful cold. Since we’re using the same chilling power, she doesn’t seem to feel the cold at all.
“Ugh…”
The blustery snowstorm looks tough for her, though.
“A absolute zero… it’s scary.”
With this level of chill, it doesn’t quite match the glaciers of Sugarado in its prime.
By celestial standards, it’s about the level of a low-level celestial in their growth phase?
Of course, if one has awakened their innate power, they’d easily overpower this, but for someone like Yuchae, who hasn’t learned anything, it seems fitting.
“Are we screwed?”
“LOL, for real.”
“No way, LOL, all the kids are frozen!”
“Even so, losing 3% health is hilarious, LOL!”
“3%…”
“3% is a significant hit, isn’t it?”
“Considering the level difference, that number seems about right.”
“I can’t use it multiple times.”
Creak. Gripping my spear again, I focused on the monster.
Such cold can’t be used in an imperfect state like this.
It’s only possible because the Demon King’s fragment indirectly draws power through the system.
No matter how ancient the dragon race is, if they keep using demon power, they’d freeze and transform into a chunk of ice.
“Sre.”
“Uuh!”
Bang!
Sre dashes away at lightning speed.
Maybe because of the massive size difference, it looks like a bug buzzing around.
As I approach, I swiftly twist my spear.
I’m pouring in much more holy power than before.
More. Even more.
The twisted spear emits a brilliant white light, branching out into several, no, dozens of lines.
The spear’s wave blooms like a flower around Sre and me, creating a magnificent picture.
Dozens of spears form white petals.
These petals gather together to create a pure white flower.
That stunning flower covers the monster.
KooOOoo!!!
Hundreds of spears pierce the monster’s body.
Leaving the howling beast behind, I slowly captured the sight with my drowning eyes.
‘A spear flower.’
A technique created by transforming the divided spear.
It’s said that a higher celestial who loves flowers invented it…
“They say they’ll inform you, but it’s not a fundamental technique. This kind of wasteful technique that’s focused on aesthetics because these young guys are obsessed with it…”
“Those guys are so focused on style that they’re wasting a technique that’s extremely inefficient…”
“Then why are you telling us?”
“Well…”
[Wow]
[?]
[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL What the hell]
[Crazy LOL]
[???]
[The technique is insane?]
[This is wild for real LOL]
[This looks dope as hell?]
“Is a new technique coming out?”
“No, how many spears are there LOL?”
“Isn’t this almost on a magic level?”
“When it comes to grabbing attention, it’s a useful technique.”
[Frozen Extreme Cold, Sugarado’s remaining health is 87%.]
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The flower of the spear is, as he said, a technique that is extremely wasteful.
Since it requires several times the holy power and health to achieve the same level of power as other techniques, I immediately felt drained and flopped over onto Sre.
Sre darted out of the snow-capped mountain as if about to cry, and thus the first raid ended in failure.
[Frozen Extreme Cold, Sugarado’s remaining health is 87%.]
Leaving behind a tiny achievement of just 13%.
“Well, it’s not like the result is terribly bad…”
“…Is it?”
“Yup.”
And I lay in the splendid room, watching Yena peel an apple beside me.
“Huhuhu… Don’t cry…”
Next to her, a dragon the size of a bear, Sre, was sprawled under the bed, fast asleep.
“Looks like he was quite worried since he’s mumbling in his sleep.”
I gently patted his head with my much smaller hand.
“When you look only at the shame…”
“……”
“13% for a World Boss raid. That’s not bad. Mathematically, that means we can clear it in about 8 tries.”
Now that the time limit has been extended to 100 days, we have a little leeway.
But contrary to my words, Yena’s expression was a bit gloomy.
“The problem is that Lady Lily took down almost 11% by herself.”
“But other people must have hit a fair bit too.”
“I heard Black took down 2% by himself, so the rest is just 1%. It’s practically impossible to clear without Lady Lily.”
We hadn’t even entered Leo yet, but others had been wiped out by the ‘Absolute Zero.’
Even I, who dealt a fair amount of damage, collapsed the instant I used my technique.
When you look at the situation, it’s pretty desperate.
“And there’s more of a problem.”
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