“You’ve come. How have you been?”
“Of course. How about you, Lord Heavenly Horse?”
“Me? I’ve been living as busy as you. Thanks to that, I haven’t been able to practice and have been running all over the place.”
The woman who rose up on the floating ship laughed, her black hair fluttering.
For not practicing, she’s looking quite good.
“Did you achieve anything?”
“Practice isn’t everything. When you engage in countless battles based on real experiences, your skill naturally improves. Your insights helped a lot too.”
“That’s great to hear.”
The modified Heavenly Horse’s Dominance he used while facing the former Demon King of the Three.
Though it was created by layering countless spells and various powers, if the Heavenly Horse himself has the original technique, he could use it just through his inner strength alone.
‘But you’d need that level of realization.’
“What about?”
“The Heavenly Horse’s Dominance you used. I’m talking about ways to use it more efficiently and broadly. If your skill level rises, it will definitely be possible.”
“Skill level… it’s true the ruler’s ability has increased, but is that really possible?”
“Of course. I’ll show you later. Just come visit the Academy sometime.”
“Understood. Once this matter is done, I’ll come by.”
[And so the graduate student count increases…]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[But isn’t that place Hell?]
[Lord Heavenly Horse is adorable.]
[Heavenly Horse Punch!]
“And over there…”
Turning my head, I see a silver-haired woman bobbing her head cheerfully.
Starlight like shooting stars twinkling around her.
“Hello?”
“Aisha, why did you run away?”
Ranked 11th, the Swordmaster of Starlight, Aisha.
A ranker following the Sword Saint and someone with connections from the World Tree, she attended a class or two at Eli Academy before suddenly disappearing.
While attending class is optional, being the first to vanish without a word is a first for Aisha.
Aisha gazed at me with a curious expression.
“…You are pretty.”
“Excuse me?”
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ?]
[Suddenly?]
“Ahem. You told us to take classes at our discretion. I just did as I was told.”
“Were you off to find the Sword Saint?”
“Of course. I’m always with Sword Saint Oppa!”
[Still a Sword Saint fanboy, huh? LOL]
[It’s been ages since that Sword Saint fell.]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Aisha’s still the same, huh?]
[So jealous of the Sword Saint.]
[Is the Sword Saint still ranked 1?]
[They say wealthy families can go bankrupt but stay strong for three generations…]
Aisha places her hand on her chest and smiles brightly.
“Rescuing Lord Heavenly Horse was also a request from Sword Saint Oppa. Now, shall we hurry and go catch that stage 5 boss?”
“What do you mean, rescuing? If you hadn’t been so much of a hindrance, we would have reached there easily.”
“No way. If you hadn’t interfered, I would have reached it easily.”
“Well, you’d probably be dead then. Don’t you think that’s a waste of experience points?”
“Levels are just a facade anyway.”
“Facade or not, it’s the most important thing.”
Ta-gak.
I gaze into the distance, leaving the two who are bantering behind.
A 5th level clone stands majestically, shining with four sources of light.
Nearby, the highest spirit, emanating a blue aura, is also visible.
Certainly, in this current state, it’s impossible for the users to confront them, even if they were resurrected.
“All right, let’s seal it.”
“Understood.”
“Yes.”
“Got it.”
“……”
The four owners of the Bracelets of Sealing, except for Aisha, activate their bracelets.
[The current target that can be sealed nearby is ‘óctĭpes (5th level)’.]
[Would you like to seal it?]
Flash!
Four blue waves spread out, dominating the surroundings, reducing the chaotic area of the Kraken.
The power is definitely incomparable to when just one is used.
‘The more bracelets gather, the greater their power amplifies.’
This means to confront the main body of the Kraken, we absolutely need six owners.
Four are here, and one must have met with the Heavenly Horse first, indicating Aisha or the Heavenly Horse is likely the Sword Saint.
There’s one left.
Where they are is unknown, but they must be located.
‘If not…’
“It’s done!”
“The energy has disappeared…”
[Multiple Bracelets of Sealing have gathered and succeeded in sealing.]
[The duration of the seal is 60 minutes.]
The Kraken’s eyes close and its area of influence diminishes.
Now, we just need to confront it within the time limit.
I draw my spear.
“Everyone, take on the Kraken. I’ll deal with the Water Spirit.”
The Kraken is a strong opponent at level 149, but its power is sealed.
On the other hand, though the Water Spirit is only level 140, it is not sealed.
Since everyone has bracelets, there’s a chance for resistance, making it not entirely impossible to fight back.
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded except for one person.
“What about me?”
“Aisha, you’ll have to manage on your own.”
Originally, Aisha wasn’t included in this fight.
“……”
“Come on, let’s go.”
The 5th level raid has begun.
■
One day, the Water Spirit Naiad opened its eyes.
The spirit Naiad opened her eyes one day.
Spirits belonging to the highest rank possess proper reasoning and, despite differences in the size of their power and their realms, are not much different from the Spirit King.
Therefore, she couldn’t understand this situation.
“Ah… ah…”
Before her stood her king.
“…Celestial Race. I will rip you apart…”
Above them was a purple light source.
The Water Spirit King, Arrowna, was kneeling, unable to collect her thoughts as the ominous aura emitted from the light source made her head spin just by looking at it.
But even though she felt dizzy, she didn’t lose consciousness like the Spirit King did.
In fact, it felt like the Spirit King’s power, ‘Spiritual Synchronization,’ wasn’t properly working.
‘…What is this?’
What has turned us into this?
What is the identity of that thing?
Why am I…
She harbored questions, but she couldn’t bring herself to speak.
Already beside her were other top-tier spirits.
All of them were muttering and had already lost their minds like the Spirit King, and that chilling light source was also watching this side.
If they exhibited any strange behavior, that light might bring them harm.
Thus, while acting as if she had lost her mind, she received an order to accompany a being similar to the light source.
This being also possessed a light source, but compared to the ‘real’ one, it was infinitely weaker.
Since she was connected to the main body, she couldn’t completely betray, but it wouldn’t be hard to act with a bit more freedom.
“Let go of this!”
“Ah, hurry up and let’s go. That thing will chase us.”
“…….”
Even though she could pierce through the first encountered challenger, she let go.
‘…Surely, it doesn’t seem strange at this level.’
Goooh…
Fakes don’t have proper reasoning.
So, they easily overlook minor ‘mistakes’ like this.
If she continued to make mistakes like this, an opportunity to escape would arise.
Thus, she planned to confront the approaching challenger while minimizing her power, but…
“Ugh…!”
“You’re pretty good.”
The spear of the challenger with sparkling blue eyes shattered dozens of layers of water barriers.
With every strike, her ethereal body shook, and her mind felt dizzy.
If it were just a physical attack, it wouldn’t matter, but the pure white energy lingering at the spear tip was a force Naiad was well-acquainted with.
‘Angel…!’
Though she had never seen one before, it was the energy of the Celestial Race that the Spirit King had once seen long ago.
That energy resided within that woman.
There was no way she could face this being with just a ‘mistake’!
You can’t defeat the challenger!
“I… was thinking of letting it slide moderately!”
If I keep letting it slide, I’m going to be completely obliterated.
“…Step back!”
“…!”
With a sudden release of power, I swept away the hundreds of spears flying towards me and slammed the woman beneath the sea.
At the same time, I summoned dozens of corrupted water dragons to pin down and crush the challenger.
With an enormous explosion, I stirred up a typhoon intending to wipe the area clean.
“Hah… Hah…”
It’s a monster.
If I hadn’t received power from the light source, I would never have been able to defeat this formidable foe.
Why is someone who could possibly rival the spirit king here?
‘…No. Isn’t it a good thing that they’re here?’
A powerful being like this opposing the light source?
But with this kind of power, I felt an uneasy feeling that they could break even the spirit king who is bound to the light source.
The naiads exhaled deeply and looked at the completely devastated area.
The monster is quiet.
‘…I didn’t intend to kill. ’
After all, according to what I heard from the spirit king, angels can resurrect as long as their ethereal body isn’t damaged.
My recent attack wasn’t enough to shatter a soul, so resurrection should be no problem.
‘I’m sorry. Please just lie down for a moment.’
The fake over there has been signaling for help since earlier.
Despite possessing such great power, he’s fighting like a beast and is taking damage from those weak challengers.
The naiads lightly ignored that signal and stirred the water again.
Right now, I’m focused on killing this formidable foe that hasn’t been confirmed dead yet.
So I won’t be helping over there…
Whoosh!
“…….”
“Did you dodge that?”
The naiads looked at their right arm.
The area around their right arm and shoulder had completely vanished.
Even regeneration is impossible.
That blinding white light is rejecting regeneration.
Swish!!
The water surged wildly as an angel with wings soared into the sky.
Light radiated around her and a pure white spear had transformed into a hammer, containing immense power.
Truly…
“Angel…”
“I’m not an angel, though.”
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