“Freytion used the ‘Frozen Hourglass.’ It’s an item that temporarily halts skill activation, right?”
“That’s right. It’s a legend almost on the level of a myth among the hidden pieces Freytion possesses.”
Caster Kim Yong-woo nodded at the words of analyst Lacl.
“If that’s the case, it seems the self-destruct strategy prepared by Lily’s team has gone up in smoke. They’ve weakened their defenses by sending all their power toward the attack.”
“With such a vulnerable strategy brings a massive risk! How should we see this?”
“That’s right. The plan was to blow everything up at once with Redberry’s ‘Enemy Flame Explosion’ and Devil’s ‘Black Flame Frenzy,’ but…”
The activation stopped due to Freytion’s hourglass.
Now, all that’s left is to resist against a tremendous army until death.
[It’s over]
[Whoa]
[Freytion is so cool haha]
[As expected, Leo’s team is ridiculously strong hahahaha]
[What a mess]
[Lily is so strong, how could she lose this?]
[???]
[Isn’t Lily still fighting?]
[What happened to Lily’s side?]
[Pure Lily-chan…]
[hahahahahahahaha]
[Maiden Lily! Maiden Lily! Maiden Lily!]
[Whoa]
[Crazy bastards hahahaha]
[One life left]
Lily and Black are blocked by Leo, and the Dinosaur is Alive, and the number of defenders is about to break through.
The power Lily showed was beyond what Leo’s team or the viewers anticipated, but unfortunately, the mock siege war is a ‘team battle.’
No matter how strong one person is, they can’t withstand a majority attack.
“It seems impossible now.”
“Just as you said, Devil is out! He lost all his lives and got eliminated! Redberry is still fighting Freytion, but the chances of winning look bleak.”
Crackling!
Redberry dodged eight mana balls flowing with electricity and created twenty heated mana shields at the same time as she teleported.
The shield looked incredibly sturdy.
But it was meaningless.
‘Destruction.’
The blessing of the Extreme Dragon granted to Leo’s team is woven into Freytion’s skill.
A buff that could be called the strongest in terms of destruction.
The shield shattered like a thin glass window. The destructive power made the defense look meaningless.
Ping.
A sharp current following pierced through Redberry.
[GG]
[This is Centipede]
[Wow]
[It’s insane, really hahaha]
[The strategy itself was the problem; they really need feedback from Lily’s team]
[How could they lose this?]
[Leo lost all his lives and they lose this?]
[Why leave the castle empty, seriously ;;]
[Leo! Leo! Leo! Leo!]
[Pure and noble, but still can’t win the game haha]
“Looks like I can’t win this game, haha.”
“As expected, it’s too much.”
“The skill level of your players is all similar. The winner and loser can change at any time depending on the situation, but… right now, it seems like the Leo team has the advantage.”
Both players blocking the castle have been eliminated.
Now there’s no ‘player’ left to stop this army.
Lacl turned to Luna with a cheerful smile.
“It’s unfortunate. Even though Lily’s team faced some bad luck, as you pointed out, Luna, they really had a chance to win.”
“…The game isn’t over yet. Both teams still have their cores intact.”
“But looking at the current situation, the Leo team has players to stop the opponents while Lily’s team has no one left to stop them. No matter how you slice it, this is too much for Lily’s team.”
Definitely.
Lily’s team has run out of options.
Everyone watching the broadcast is bound to wonder why Lily’s team charged into the opponents with half, no, almost 90% of their strength in such a disadvantageous situation.
Luna also desperately wanted to ask, but the one who could answer was just about to make Leo lose his last life.
The strong person without answers or solutions, but the situation itself had no answer either.
Kim Yong-woo, ready to announce the game’s conclusion at any moment with high tension, opened his mouth.
“Ah! Just in time, players Freytion and Iron have approached the core! Are we ending the game like this?!”
[LOL]
[LOL]
[LOL]
[Wow]
[Round 1 victory to Leo]
[Lily’s gonna lose? Seriously?]
[LMAO]
“Alright! The winner of this mock siege war Round 1 is…”
With Freytion’s magic and Iron’s fist approaching the core…
“Leo…”
Boom!
“…!”
“What was that? Something blocked the attack!”
[?]
[??]
[What?]
[Is there something left?]
[Huh]
[???????]
Iron’s punch was deflected, and Freytion’s magic was consumed by something.
A thick darkness slowly spread around.
─Tsk.
Out of the shadows of the core, a formidable Cloud of Darkness, filled with dissatisfaction, emerged before them.
A fluffy, humanoid shape.
In that moment, everyone in the castle froze, unable to act.
‘Merely’ a powerful being they could not handle.
With the appearance of a ‘Grand General’ level figure like Leo or Lily, Freytion quickly gathered his troops and fell back.
‘I haven’t heard of anything like this, is it Black’s ability?’
Darkness, inevitably calling to mind Black’s name.
The foundation of Black’s abilities is darkness, and everything he uses is imbued with it.
Because darkness has taken root in what was once light.
However, Black and his long-time friend Freytion have never seen or heard of such abilities.
Moreover, this guy who uses ‘summoning techniques’ is definitely not one of them.
The eyes of darkness moved.
It felt as if it were looking at something beneath contempt.
─You’ve caused so much chaos, I had no choice but to come out. Damn it. Looking just like him.
“What, what?”
─It can’t be helped. She’s the queen over there.
I have no choice but to follow until I regain my strength.
Darkness surged.
■
“Hah… hah… when will this end…”
Leo gasped as he surveyed the battlefield.
Three days of light had been completely destroyed, and his stamina and mana, which had been almost infinite due to Spirit Ascension, were now depleted.
The sword of light had long since broken and was consumed as a resource for power.
He had tried to create variables through multi-attribute Spirit Ascension and numerous weapons and techniques, but dealing a fatal blow was difficult.
“This is interesting. You’re just as impressive as I expected.”
But had Lily suffered no damage at all?
Not quite.
Lily had received deep wounds on her arms and legs, at least three or four times.
She’d even managed to dodge a technique that exploded like a spear, escaping to the spirit realm.
The most significant damage was cutting off her left hand.
It can be said that it was merely a small achievement, but even that was quite impressive.
However.
“You’re truly amazing, Lord Leo.”
Paaah…
“No, Evan, this is unreal.”
She keeps recovering even if she only gets hurt.
For the opponent, it’s maddening and infuriating.
It’s not particularly difficult to deal with, and whenever that holy-looking light envelops Lily, her condition completely restores.
‘But I don’t have the energy to finish this in one go.’
If I hadn’t had three lives, this would have been over long ago.
‘Still, I just need to hold on.’
Soon, Freytion and Iron will break the core.
With Black over here as well, just a bit longer…
“Feeling uneasy? You’ve already used up all your lives, but it’s still not over.”
“…Not really? I’m not uneasy at all.”
“Really?”
It’s uneasy.
Why has it been so long since we entered, and we still can’t break it?
There’s no way we should be at a disadvantage in terms of power.
Lily smiled faintly.
“I’ll tell you slowly later.”
Of course, along with what needs to be learned.
“Somehow, it feels like the door to hell has opened…”
“Looks like Lin…”
“Is this the hell gate? What kind of good place is this?”
It’s never easy to attend my classes.
Even back in the academy, students always rushed to enroll in my courses.
I remember it was packed within a second of opening.
I don’t know if they regretted it later, but most were satisfied.
‘Maybe?’
“Well then, that’s it.”
The hammer falls on Leo.
Leo exerts his last resistance.
But the hammer is a trick.
The rapidly charging white spear pierces Leo’s heart.
Hee hee hee~
“It seems like that’s ending over there too.”
With Leo gone, the unicorn rapidly crumbles.
A black moon rises in the sky, and a giant strike decapitates the unicorn.
The dinosaur that retires with it is alive.
Blak, having used too much power, collapses without any strength left.
It must have been tough to deal with something not even the Grand General could handle.
What worries me more than Blak or Leo is our team structure.
‘So they showed up after all.’
I was a bit anxious, but it seems they managed to come out somehow.
Honestly, I still don’t understand why they’re helping me.
The Space of Despair was formed over 20 years after the consciousness of ancient beasts gathered, having been possessed.
I regained my holiness, but that doesn’t mean I can enter without any medium.
Even if I got in, it’s a matter of physically subduing them since it was a method of imprisonment, and that isn’t easy either.
‘I don’t understand why there’s a connection. It’s strange that they’re following me to some extent.’
Whether I use a medium or become stronger, I’ll have to visit that place again.
[The core of the Purple Team has been destroyed.]
[Destroyer – Lily Elbrite.]
[Congratulations! The final winning team is the ‘Blue’ team…]
■
[Congratulations! The final winning team is the ‘Blue’ team!]
“…They’re strong.”
The woman with golden hair, who was eliminated long ago and was only watching the broadcast, folded her fingers one by one, overwhelmed by the intense match.
Once, and then twice.
“It might… be possible.”
It is possible.
It must be possible.
In the next match, I must…
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