“Welcome to the boundary zone.”
“Oh… Muno.”
The border of the sea, dyed in pitch black.
One more step and you’ll enter the Kraken’s territory, facing various penalties and both physical and mental restrictions.
Leo seemed fascinated by the changing color of the water, lightly tapping it.
The sea rippled under his touch.
Given that there’s nothing odd happening, Leo’s mental state seems intact for now.
“Then again, he was never really sane.”
[Leo is so cute]
[Sealing, let’s go!]
[Not sealing?]
“Can we just go straight?”
“We need to seal first.”
Currently, the maximum number of seals possible is five.
One can be replaced by Lasty, but it won’t be perfect.
This isn’t an official route, and more importantly, I haven’t even met the Sword Saint yet.
“Will I even manage to seal in time?”
He pulls out the Bracelet of Sealing.
A blue wave encroaches into the main body’s territory, slowly advancing.
Still, the reaction is faint as it’s just one.
At this rate, sealing one would be almost meaningless.
Zzzh…!
A wave occurs far away once again.
As the waves overlap, the sealing power grows stronger.
The Kraken’s territory is so vast that spreading out to seal is more efficient.
Zzzh…!
This time, a wave erupts from the opposite side.
A part of the sea calms down, and there’s another wave nearby.
“Is it over?”
“…Not yet, but close.”
A total of four seals have been used.
Thinking of replacing one with Lasty, only one remains.
‘Sword Saint.’
[Sword Saint, where are you?]
[Not sealing?]
[Sword Saint, Sword Saint, Sword Saint!]
[No, but seriously, what’s up with Sword Saint?]
[???]
[Not starting?]
[What’s up with the troll?]
Ten minutes pass with no wave.
Did he not arrive on time?
“Or did he suddenly change his mind?”
Whatever it is, without the bracelet, nothing will work.
“Heavenly Horse.”
─Why isn’t he responding… Lily! Did you use the premonition?
“Where did Sword Saint go?”
─I don’t know. He assured me he’d come but suddenly vanished without a word. How rude…
“……”
Already division before finding the last one?
I expected it, but it’s too early.
“Well, I guess there’s no other choice. I’ll handle Bin’s spot.”
─Are you sure you’re okay with that?
“Yes. Honestly, this is more convenient for me.”
He activates the fourth state.
Pure white Holy Power swirls, drawing a cage with the Holy Power contained within the unique weapon, the staff.
Clang!
All five slots are filled.
Now, only one person remains.
“Lasty.”
“Yep.”
Zzzhhh…! A door made of blood opens in mid-air, revealing a girl with doll-like beauty, the Progenitor, stepping out.
A girl with stunning beauty, the Progenitor walked out.
Her blood-red eyes are staring at the monster beyond.
A pale hand traces the Blood Magic circle.
[Lasty, older sister]
[Older sister, hee-ung..]
[Progenitor! Progenitor! Progenitor!]
[Seriously, so pretty]
[Not joking, lol]
[How old is Lasty?]
[But why is she an older sister when she looks like a girl?]
[Older sister’s jokes are driving everyone crazy]
[The professor is casting magic, lol]
As the Blood Sealing technique completely envelops the Kraken, change begins.
Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
[Many Bracelets of Sealing have gathered, but some imperfections are mixed in.]
[Successful seal on some!]
[Duration of the seal is 1 hour.]
[Warning! A World Boss-grade entity (highest) is revealing itself!]
[LV.175]
[The first eye of óctĭpes opens.]
[Incomplete sealing state. The eye closes.]
[Incomplete sealing state. The area effect is greatly reduced.]
Sre…
The eyes that crush willpower and ego close, and the body’s movements become free.
It’s still a bit shaky, but the conditions to confront it have been met.
“It’s 1 hour. Everyone, slowly advance…”
“Now’s the time! Everyone charge!”
Waaaah!!
Kuuuung…!
Boom!!!
Before I even finished, countless users, waiting behind me or their owners, rushed toward the Kraken.
People running on water, flying, riding Floating Ships, or just taking boats—everyone is charging in various shapes.
Among them, quite a few were residents from the kingdom, not even users.
[?]
[Lololololol]
“It’s war!”
“Are you serious? Lol!”
“Look at that pack of hyenas!”
“Lily, stop ignoring orders and jumping out!”
“Let’s just lift the seal and fight, Lily!”
“I’m tempted to release the seal!”
“Is Lily not fighting?”
“Lady Lily is not fighting?”
Leo, holding the Sword of Light, asks me as he waits.
I glance at my staff and shake my head.
“I can’t fight. As you can see, in this state.”
“Oh, you said you couldn’t hit?”
“Yes. With Holy Healing, I can’t deal damage. To inflict damage, I’d have to go to Tier 3, but then the seal would break.”
The reason the seal is possible, even if it is unsteady, is that I fill a position with my immense Holy power from Tier 4.
If the seal breaks in this state, everyone who rushed in would be utterly wiped out.
“…Well, it feels like they’ll be wiped out anyway.”
“?”
“Let’s go. I’ll give you some buffs.”
“Yes!”
■
“Let’s go! We will be the main characters in the raid!”
“Go!”
“Yes!”
“We have to strike first! We must take some damage and then die!”
“Hey! Come out!”
“I’m first!!”
Countless users were tangled up, rushing towards a single destination.
From a distance, it looked like quite a plausible war scene, but up close, it was a clumsy army like no other.
Dozens, hundreds of factions were rushing in without regard for anything, all for their own gain.
The floating ship didn’t shy away from colliding with others and was speeding madly, with thousands of people rushing across the sea.
There were even people swimming to get there.
“Wow, it’s insane. It’s like a flea market or something.”
“Are you not going?”
“Just a moment.”
And among that chaotic march, the Master of the Magic Tower Neris stepped back a bit, feeling exhausted.
“Let’s hold back for a second. If we rush in, we’ll get swept away.”
“Still, isn’t it better to go as quickly as possible?”
“That’s right! This is the first time for the highest-level raid…”
“…No, no. Absolutely not.”
Neris shook her head at the shouts of the mages of the Magic Tower.
Something feels off.
Neris felt that while raiding with Lily.
Lady Lily was incredibly strong and knew a lot about the Kraken.
But could the enemy, whom Lily was so cautious about, really just sit there quietly after being sealed?
“I don’t think so. Something’s going to explode.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Besides, among those rushing in, there’s no one in the top 10. If they charge in like that and just swing a leg, everyone will be wiped out…”
Kugugugu…
“Wha…?”
One ‘leg’ moves.
In such slow motion, some users laughed at it and launched attacks, but the leg merely brushed them aside without taking any damage.
Realizing that their attacks were ineffective, the panicked users tried to escape, but it was already too late.
‘…It’s huge.’
One leg was like a small replica.
—Oh, no…?!
—Take cover!
—Where?
—Just anywhere…!
Pwoooosh!!!
With a thunderous noise of water exploding, over a thousand users were crushed and killed instantly.
“…Damn it! Evacuate!”
As Neris activated her group teleportation, a gigantic leg swung down, just as she predicted.
With one sweep, everyone nearby was swept away, and the area was devastated.
Neris, barely appearing outside the attack range, couldn’t hide her chill.
‘…Are they all dead?’
Almost no signs of life were felt.
It seemed like 90% of those who came here were dead.
“Insane…”
Even sealed, it’s at that level?
How on earth are we supposed to kill that thing?
‘Lady Lily can’t use her powers while sealed, and the Sword Saint didn’t come, according to the broadcast earlier. Then who? The Angel Guild?’
Perhaps having anticipated this kind of situation, there was no Angel Guild among those who ran ahead.
There was no Angel Guild.
But no matter how I thought about it, even if there was an Angel Guild, they couldn’t kill that monster.
Then who on earth…
“Hyayaya-yap!!”
A small something suddenly flew over, making a cute scream from a distance.
The monster moved its legs, trying to swat it away, but something amazing happened.
“Slice through the line!”
“…!”
Shwaaaak!
The Kraken’s leg was severed, and a young girl with white wings like a Nymph swirled her short white hair as she brandished her sword.
Shwarrak!!
“Summon a lot of swords!”
As the girl descended, dozens of shining swords, easily over 50 meters long, were summoned to fall with her.
Kwahwahwa-gak!
As the swords plunged into the Kraken’s body, it was pushed back with a great force.
The only being here capable of ‘confronting’ the monster.
“…Leo! Leo was here, right?”
“Oh… Lord Leo! With Lord Leo, we can win!”
“If it’s Leo…”
If it’s Leo, it’s possible.
Looking at him, it seemed he had received a buff from Lady Lily, and since he was incredibly strong, he could indeed deal damage to that monster.
At this rate, we could definitely take it down.
“Alright! End it right there!”
“Please finish it!”
“But if we end it here, won’t we get nothing?”
“…As disappointing as it is, there will be other chances.”
Rushing in to gain contribution points in this situation would likely just get me scorned and killed.
Rather, it would be better to use this opportunity to build a connection with Lady Lily or Lord Leo.
Swallowing my disappointment, I looked at Leo, who was joyfully swinging his sword, and suddenly, a question arose.
“But didn’t they say ‘the first eye’?”
The Kraken had a total of 6 eyes.
And even though it had more legs, the one it was using right now was just one.
‘That means…’
“Don’t tell me.”
Shudder.
Once again, the world stopped.
The smile vanished from Leo’s face, and the second eye that had been sleeping beside his closed eye suddenly opened.
Whoosh!
“Euk?!”
Aside from the giant leg, a thin Kraken leg shot like a dagger, piercing Leo’s heart.
“Kweck…”
“The power of the Celestial Race…”
Leo’s wings were clipped.
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