The sea turns upside down.
The frozen sea cracks open and a storm pours down, bringing an enormous tsunami crashing toward Sre and me.
“Ugh!”
Crack…!
Some parts of the tsunami swirling around Sre freeze again, but it’s just a tiny fraction.
The waves of the sea pass me by and spread far away.
At this rate, not only will the port be submerged, but the entire surrounding kingdoms will drown as well.
[What?]
[What about the tsunami?]
[???]
[Tsunami?]
With the technique I’ve held on to, the Ice Dragon strikes down, not onto the Kraken but below.
The explosion of cold quickly diminishes the tsunami’s impact.
The tsunami, which had been spreading like a massive wall, is cut down to about half its size.
With Leo and other ranker guilds around, we should be able to hold this off.
“Lily… Elbrite!”
“…!”
Crack!!
Dozens of massive legs come crashing down on me.
The weight is enough to crush Sre’s shield, and I swing my hammer in defiance.
Boom!!
This time it’s holy, not demonic.
The seamless strike of the holy force pushes back all of the Kraken’s legs, and even my hand holding the White Guardian trembles.
It’s indeed heavy.
“Holy…”
Boom…!
The sea churns, and every droplet becomes a sharp dagger, shooting toward me.
I spread my Wings of Light to absorb most of the attack and escape the range with Sre.
As the storm comes raging in, a gigantic leg enters the quadrilateral space and shatters my shield, striking me dead on.
“…?!”
The hammer imbued with the power of holy healing blocks the leg.
The power flowing through me is unlike anything in the third state; instead of being pushed back, the leg engaged in a power struggle with my hammer is gradually getting healed.
[Wow]
[Fourth state on]
[That’s strong!]
[Wow]
[Lily in fourth state is invincible! LOL]
After easily knocking the leg aside, I revert back to the third state and shoot as many spears as I can.
‘Clone Spear.’
Thousands of clone spears shoot out simultaneously, increasing their numbers through cloning.
Compared to the Kraken’s huge body, they look like toothpicks, but that’s not all.
Riding on Sre, I lift the White Guardian of the main body and concentrate.
‘From small power springs a great storm; even if they’re clones, everyone shares the same strength.’
It manifests.
‘Storm of Spears.’
Crackkk!!!!
Thousands of storms tear through the Kraken’s body.
The storm grinds the Kraken down, and dozens of its legs vanish in an instant.
Thud…!
[Wow]
[LOL!!!]
[That was insane]
[Lily is going crazy after a long time]
[Sound?]
[Oh shoot]
[Cut?]
[Grinding it down is really insane]
[Spear >>> Hammer]
[God of Spear Lily! God of Spear Lily! God of Spear Lily!]
“Hoo…”
“Did you catch it?”
“Not yet.”
I shake my head at Sre, who has lifted his chin.
The Kraken remains where the storm raged.
Two-thirds of its body is torn apart, but its infinite regeneration is quickly restoring it.
To kill the Kraken, you either have to obliterate it completely or completely block that tremendous power of regeneration.
But blocking it isn’t possible.
“It was an imperfect seal from the start.”
From the moment the six bracelets couldn’t be gathered, a ‘perfect’ fight was impossible.
If the best option isn’t available, you have to at least choose the second-best.
Having somewhat weakened it, now I need to destroy the eyes as planned.
Capturing the Kraken means destroying the Six Eyes. That comes after taking them all out.
“Lily!”
“Lady Lily!!!”
In the distance, Yena and Leo come flying towards me.
The fight was so fierce that no one could approach, but now that the tidal wave has cleared and the situation has stabilized, they’re gathering one by one.
In addition to them, there are Rankers who can withstand the bitter cold following behind.
I glance at them for a moment before swiftly kicking off from Sre and flying toward the Kraken.
This state of weakening won’t last long.
I need to finish this as quickly as possible.
Swoosh!
[The fourth eye of óctĭpes is closing.]
[Amazing achievement! You have defeated the fourth eye of óctĭpes!]
[The fourth eye of óctĭpes will not regenerate for 18 days.]
[The fifth eye of óctĭpes is closing.]
[Amazing achievement! You have defeated the fifth eye of óctĭpes!]
[The fifth eye of óctĭpes will not regenerate for 30 days.]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[LV.114]
[Contributor – Lily Elbrite]
I shattered the barrier of power surrounding the Kraken’s eyes and burst the fourth and fifth eyes.
Even while weakened, it was apparent that the Kraken remained a Kraken, as the limits of its holy powers were approaching.
The first eye is completely shut due to the seal, and the second will regenerate today, but since it has already been damaged, breaking it again shouldn’t be too difficult.
I set aside the first eye and headed straight for the sixth.
Then I stopped.
[Why?]
[?????]
[?]
[Hmm?]
[Feeling a bit uneasy…]
[Lily?]
“…This is bad.”
The half-open sixth eye.
If the original six eyes of the Kraken all held equal power, the current Kraken had eyes with entirely different strengths.
The second eye is stronger than the first, and the third is stronger than the second.
Naturally, I thought the sixth would possess even greater strength, but…
I thought I was going to lose, and I had some power left, but…
‘…It’s insufficient.’
The Sixth Eye is like a source of light itself.
The scale of its power is on a completely different level compared to the eyes that came before.
In my current state, I can’t break through this.
Then again, using my fourth form makes attacking impossible.
What more do I need to do here?
‘Lasty? Pharaoh? Or the combined force of other users?’
Even with countless possibilities in mind, a clear answer doesn’t come easily.
‘…Should I really resort to that?’
To break the last eye in my current state, I will need to use the ‘Spear of Annihilation.’
But using that might shake the status I’ve maintained so far.
Though not a casket, annihilation is a technique of equivalent worth.
“……”
[Lily?]
[???]
[Is it not a trap?]
[Isn’t that awakening?]
[Oh.]
[Unmatched level-up haha!]
[Wow.]
[Lily, why are you stopping?]
[That looks really dangerous.]
[It’s okay?]
“…I’ll have to take the risk.”
War is an inevitable loss at times.
To win and survive, one must exhaust all available options and face the possibility of dying that day with the resolve to return.
That is war, and I’ve always approached it that way.
‘But not this time.’
Not everyone has been annihilated, and there’s a chance for everyone to return.
The Kraken is a threatening enemy of the world, but it’s not worth risking everything for a grudge.
Above all…
Wooaah!
Lady Lily~
The hatchling has grown so much!! Super big!!
Wububu!!
“…….”
I see an absurd combination of a cat beastman riding on a pure white lizard and a nymph.
This hardly looks like a state of war.
If it’s not a situation that guarantees an end, there’s no reason to pull out annihilation.
After breaking the first eye, I activated my fourth state, gathering the remaining power to seal the Sixth Eye.
Then, dragging my exhausted body, I immediately moved to Sre’s side and collapsed.
I’m really going to die.
[Huh?]
[???????????]
[Lady Lily?]
[Whoa.]
[Lily?]
[What’s going on? Why are you dying?]
[Huh?]
[Don’t die!]
[No! No! No! No! No!]
“L-Lily!”
“Ah? Stop it!”
“Lady Lily?”
“Lady Lily! Don’t die!!”
Shake shake!
The cat and the nymph are shaking me violently, while Sre is sobbing heavily with tears streaming down.
This is such a mess.
“Calm down, I’m not dead yet… for now, being incapacitated means I need to…”
“W-What do we do now?! Do we just catch it?”
“Are you actually suggesting that as a plan?!”
“No, we can’t catch it now. It’ll die on the spot…”
With my eyes barely opened, I weakly look at the Kraken.
The partially risen Sixth Light is watching me.
If it weren’t for the seal, I might have been shaken myself.
“That last eye must have the power of focus incredibly activated… Besides, I’ve sealed it, so don’t make unnecessary moves and step back for now…”
“I got it…”
“Huuum…”
Yena and Leo glance at the Kraken with a hint of disappointment.
They are perfectly cornered in this situation.
There’s no guarantee that a stronger seal will be placed, and there’s only a mere one eye left now.
Temptation is rising.
I pointed below with my finger, lacking any energy.
With all my strength depleted, moving any further is tough.
Even if my body recovers, my mind and soul, which have been focused on the light right in front of me, won’t recover.
However, thanks to the feature of Holy Healing, if I don’t move and just wait for about 10 minutes, I should recover to some extent.
“If you’re curious, look there.”
“Huh?”
“Yeah?”
Yena and Leo look down.
The rankers are charging toward the Kraken through the greatly weakened chill thanks to the Kraken.
This is a situation where even the average rankers and the Angel Guild members who possess bracelets are getting involved.
Even though they charged in and were slaughtered before, this time, the Kraken is definitely in a neutralized state.
It almost looks like the raid is nearing its end, so there was no need to hold back.
Countless techniques explode on the regenerating Kraken, and it simply absorbs the damage.
But if it was going to take it lying down, why would it even be called a Kraken, the top-tier World Boss?
Swoosh.
[The sixth eye of óctĭpes awakens.]
[The light is focusing on the world.]
■
Kugugung…!
“…Wow. They seem to be struggling over there too.”
“……”
A space tainted by darkness.
Aisha arrived at the dimensional boundary caused by the spatial rift and approached the Sword Saint, who was already there.
The Sword Saint, poised on a precarious edge where a single step could lead to a fall, stared into the void.
“I brought what you asked for!”
“…I never told you to gather them.”
“Come on. You said it would be necessary.”
Since the day he received orders from the Empire, the Sword Saint had been steadily collecting Magical Stones.
Only he knew the reason, but the moment Aisha found out he was gathering them, she kept bringing him more.
The Sword Saint glanced at the bundle containing the Magical Stones and turned away.
“I don’t need them anymore.”
“So take this… Huh?”
“I’ve already found it.”
His hand points downward.
Below lies an endless, pitch-black darkness lurking.
“Down there? What were you looking for?”
“I’m going.”
“Huh? Le, let’s go together!”
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