The beings resembling elongated humanoids drooling were undoubtedly water spirits similar to Fibryn.
Both sides had suffered considerable damage, and the battle of the front-line troops was just coming to a close.
I quickly expanded my magic wave.
The area protected by the water spirits felt incredibly similar to the lake where Goddess Irmana was initially located.
The flow of magic and its scent reminded me of that place, which had been an endlessly expansive lake.
This place was like the starting point of a much smaller lake that continued some distance away.
Did the human race invade the world of the water spirits?
Turning my gaze back to the water spirits, I noticed something peculiar.
“Hmm? Are they planning to fight on land?”
Fibryn seemed unable to exert power outside of the water, but the water spirits over there appeared to be different.
Sway— Sway—
The spirits were bouncing around, lifting their arms high into the sky.
Was this an effort to make themselves appear larger to intimidate the enemy?
“Does that actually work? They just look cute…”
They resembled chubby arctic foxes, hopping in place, and I didn’t feel threatened at all.
“Fibruuu!!”
“Guweeeeek!!”
Soon, a blue light flickered from the mouths of the water spirits, and magic projectiles swirled forth and were launched.
Puffpuffpuffboom!!
“Oh… Is that the skill that launched the Assault Turtle?”
The group of water spirits was attempting to prevent the enemy from getting closer by firing water cannons, but it didn’t seem easy due to the overwhelming number of drooling humans.
Additionally, the skill had shown considerable power underwater, but now that it was on land, its destructive capability seemed diminished.
“Even considering they’ve come outside the water, the spirits look weak, right?”
I often spotted creatures weaker than ‘Fibryn’, and it puzzled me.
I could definitely feel Irmana’s energy flowing in from somewhere. Why wouldn’t she grant power to the spirits? There must be some reason.
“A world where the spirits following Irmana are this weak… But is this really happening right now?”
According to the message, ‘Irmana’ had already lost the world entrusted to her to the Evil God. So, was I transported back to a previous timeline?
“Hmm…”
As I widened my view, my surroundings filled with the disgusting energy emanating from the humans drooling black water with every breath they took.
“Ew… What is all that?”
At a glance, it was clearly a far worse toxic substance than my [Corrupted Breath].
The water spirits struggled to defend the entrance to a world that connected to a giant lake, but they were gradually being pushed back and appeared on the verge of losing their stronghold.
“Fibru…”
Sway—
There were numerous spirits already falling, contaminated by the dirty water.
Squish— Crunch—
In an instant, I grasped the situation and lightly shook my head from side to side.
“My body… is fine.”
What I needed to do was clear.
The quests provided by the system were always intuitive and straightforward.
I had been restricted from using fire attributes.
Perhaps that was due to Irmana, or it could be linked to the environment of this world.
However, even without the ability to use fire, my magic power and other abilities weren’t gone.
Sizzle—!
Transforming into battle form with Lightning Armor, I dove into the battlefield without hesitation.
– Combating over 500 entities solo.
– Achievement [Small Madness] conditions met!
“Buh?!”
The achievement I had gained the first time I activated [Manhwa Portal] in the Dire Wolf Dungeon was about to activate.
I couldn’t discern the precise effect, but would I get to use it finally?
“Fibruuu!!”
However, the water spirits left on the battlefield followed behind me, and the activation of [Small Madness] abruptly halted.
It seemed the system judged the water spirits as my allies.
“Do I have to fight 500 monsters alone for it to activate…? How troublesome.”
Swallowing my disappointment, I charged back into enemy territory. Fibryn-like corpses were littered everywhere.
Each had a face twisted in pain as they met their end.
Spirits melting down like ice cream and seeping into the ground.
“How dare they hurt the cute Fibryn!!”
Rather than thinking I must help Goddess Irmana, my desire to protect that cute creature was far greater.
I activated [Ferocious Roar] first.
[Ferocious Roar]
– Sends enemies into a state of fear with a horrifying roar.
– Puts weaker enemies into a state of utter chaos.
The moment I activated it, a formless intense aura burst forth from my mouth in a fan-shaped spread.
Then, the hundreds of humanoid monsters in the front line clutched their heads and toppled forward.
“Uh…?”
Seeing the monsters shudder on the ground in shock, I wondered if [Ferocious Roar] had such an effect.
“Is it due to the overpowering presence?”
Let’s take care of these disgusting things first, I thought.
Even excluding the ones that had fallen due to my skill, over four thousand enemies remained.
I knew a skill that would work efficiently against a massive group.
Each of those creatures spewing vile water was slightly stronger than the Dire Wolf.
“That’s more than enough.”
They hadn’t even noticed me charging towards the center of the battlefield at an incredible speed.
Entering the midst of the enemy without hesitation, I activated the skill.
[Manhwa Portal]
Hissssssss—
I activated [Manhwa Portal] easily since I had infiltrated while in stealth. Soon, I felt my body transform into an invincible state like a diamond.
As soon as I confirmed the activation of [Invincible], I immediately dropped my stealth.
Bang────!
With the sound of my canines clashing fiercely, I unleashed a massive amount of magic from my body.
“Fibru──?!”
“Ueeek?!”
The momentous presence and intense magic I revealed unmistakably caught the attention of all living beings nearby.
Momentarily startled, the monsters began charging towards me in unison.
They ran awkwardly, foaming at the mouth like rabid dogs.
However, behind the charging fools came countless spheres laden with magic energy, hurtling toward me.
Boom! Bang! Puffpuffpuffboom!!
“Huh?! They can use magic?!”
I had thought they would only mindlessly charge at me like zombies, but magical projectiles flew in from the back.
“Magic, huh… does that mean they are humans?”
Were they humans being controlled by someone? My questions kept growing.
Soon, they surrounded me and began attacking in a somewhat organized manner.
“Uweeek!”
“Ugh… gross.”
They clawed at me with filthy claws stained with nasty energy and gnawed at my swelling body with sharp, darkened teeth.
Separated into close-range dealers and ranged magicians, they started mercilessly beating me.
Yet, regardless of whether they attacked me with bare hands, magic, or any other means, they couldn’t inflict any damage on me.
The effect of [Invincible] was astounding.
“UKE?!”
After quite a while of assaulting me, something seemed to dawn on them instinctively.
Among them were a few stronger ones that seemed to be leading the pack. Noticing something was off, they hurriedly barked orders for a retreat.
Yet they were intelligent enough to follow the leader’s orders; they began to awkwardly backpedal and flee.
“It’s too late, you bastards!”
Before long, my body had swelled to the size of a house, and thousands of round holes appeared, from which countless magic projectiles exploded outward.
Boomboomboomboom────!!!
My entire magic depleted in this almost desperate attack, consuming every bit of magic I’d packed and the replenished amount from the top-grade magic circuit.
Thus, the now even more powerful basketball-sized magic projectiles pierced through the heads of the zombies, and seeing them topple like dominoes on the ground was quite a spectacle.
However, despite eliminating so many foes, I felt an unsettling emptiness.
“I didn’t get any messages…”
No experience points, no mana stones, no runes, and no stat boosts for eliminating this vile group.
“Sigh… Well, what can I do about it?”
I shrugged it off to concentrate on the present, waiting to return to my original agile form.
“Fibru──?!”
The water spirits gaped at me in astonishment as I swept away the enemies and, on the other hand, showed no signs of fear.
“Weren’t they following me fine just now? Did they suddenly get scared because I was too overwhelming?”
I wanted to pat the hesitant Fibryn’s head, but that seemed like too much for today.
– You have already crossed the boundary of flowing time.
The message that appeared long after all attacks finished confirmed what I had suspected.
“I really have come to the past…”
Returning to the past for what gain for the Water Goddess?
– Goddess Irmana is attempting an impossible feat of reaching forward from the past toward the future.
“Reaching into the future… so she wants to change it? Was it such a task that even the system declared impossible?”
The Seven-headed Dragon granting the ability of regression.
Hadn’t Jo Gi-man changed the future several times because of that guy?
“Well… However, reversing a single person’s life and intervening at a specific moment might be two entirely different matters.”
Anyway, overshadowed by the greatness of those with blue eyes, it was clear that the Seven-headed Dragon was also an existence beyond imagination.
“Sigh… With both the Blue Eyed one and the Seven-headed Dragon, they’re all monsters. Why isn’t there a being like that protecting our world?”
A deep sigh escaped me.
After all, it was too immense a size for me to involve myself in.
An achievement narrating the impossible even to the system.
I could tell that Irmana wanted to turn back the humiliation she suffered at the hands of the Evil God in the past.
“Just a small revelation, huh? This is a ridiculous task indeed.”
………
I threw a small tantrum toward a presence that might be watching somewhere.
While this mission didn’t seem so hard, I wondered about the next one.
“If I end up dying, it would be like losing a life in a hidden quest.”
“But thinking like this, the lack of any rewards feels disappointing.”
– Ueeek…
– Gulp-!
– Ughhh…
The monstrous screams pulled me back to reality, breaking my thoughts.
More than three thousand of them had met their end or fallen into a state of combat incapacity due to [Manhwa Portal].
“Impressive… There probably isn’t a better skill for tackling many enemies.”
It seemed fitting since it was a skill obtained from a Great Beast, and its effectiveness was astounding.
The monsters at the back that managed to avoid the wrath were hastily fleeing.
Should I chase them down?
– You are entering ‘Mana Exhaust.’
“Did I push it a bit too far…?”
Lately, I’d been overflowing with mana, so perhaps I had neglected the most basic management. I should always be careful; I’ll need to reflect on that.
I stood still, waiting for my mana to recover.
My head started throbbing.
It had been a while since I’d felt such discomfort.
– The effect of ‘Mana Exhaust’ is reduced by half.
“Oh, at least that’s a bit better.”
The ability that had first removed the turbidity within me finally started to take effect.
– You have inflicted mass slaughter on the Plague Soldiers of the Evil God ‘Blue Eyed’ named ‘Malachias’!
The following message made me stick out my tongue in disbelief.
“Huh?! They were soldiers of the Blue Eyed one?”
Even the Evil God who cornered Irmana was Blue Eyed. What a diligent little brat.
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