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[ Magpies who came to return the favor (2) ]
At that time, the Combined Forces Command was establishing a position in the Great Basin Desert
! Cough!
Every time the blade hit the ice, a piece of ice broke off little by little.
“Phew…”
Daein paused for a moment and took a long breath. White breath leaked out from his mouth.
The great man took a break and looked around. It was a landscape where all you could see was ice and snow. Even the clouds stayed far below, and a bitterly cold wind blew from all directions.
“If I had known this would happen, I would have brought a pickaxe…”
It was no use regretting it now.
Because it is impossible to go back down to the ground from the top of this ice mountain, which is tens of kilometers away, to get a pickaxe.
Kah-ang!
The ice at the top of the ice mountain was as hard and thick as steel. It seemed like I would have to knock hundreds more times to get the ‘jewel’ from deep inside.
“Damn it…”
The great man, with his eyebrows furrowed, held his sword backwards and slashed at the ice like a pickaxe.
Cough! Kang! Kang! Kaga river!
…Maybe it’s not ice but diamonds?
The great man hanging on the ice cliff began swinging his sword wildly with all the anger he had built up on his way up here.
“What ice!”
Cough!
“What like this!”
Cough!
“Is it hard?”
Kaaaang-!!!
In fact, it was ridiculous.
If he had the skills of a great man, he could extract strength of more than 10 meters. You should be able to easily cut through ice with just your swordsmanship skills, without having to use any strong weapons.
So, has Daein become weaker than in the past?
Rather, it was the opposite.
Compared to 7 months ago, Daein had become much stronger.
For the past seven months, he has been traveling through various dimensions around the world in preparation for Hellgate.
I took all the hidden skills and artifacts I could find and gained new skills and abilities. There were also achievements in martial arts.
Even the ‘second trait’ blossomed not long ago.
But…
‘The problem is that this damn ice mountain is under the protection of the Frost God.’
I couldn’t swear openly for fear that the god of this dimension, the Frost God, would hear and be angry.
Wooooow!
God’s protection was at work on the entire ice mountain. As I climbed to the top, the protection became stronger and I could barely raise my magic power.
Moreover, he was hanging from a cliff tens of kilometers high with both feet and one arm.
In the end, Daein had to dig out the “sacred ice” from the extremely thick and hard ice using only his physical abilities under limited circumstances.
-Hero! If you pass this ordeal, you will get what you want!
Before climbing this ice mountain, Daein recalled a story told by the king of the frost dwarf race who lived in the kingdom below the mountain.
“Heroes are shit….”
Heroes. saver. God’s messenger. And so on and so forth.
This was something Daein had heard tirelessly over the past seven months.
There was no way I could feel any emotion.
“Because there’s no need for it! “I wish I could quickly get rid of all the disasters and retire!”
Cough! Cough!
As he steadily broke the ice, Daein lamented why his situation had become this way.
“…What on earth are you saying that I committed a crime in my past life?”
Past life. So, life before regression.
Even though I didn’t live that kindly life, I thought I lived faithfully in my own way. It wasn’t so much that dust came out when I shook it off, but it wasn’t so much that dirt or feces spilled out…
“Damn clock! Damn regression! Damn devil bastards!”
Cough! Cough! Kangkangkangkang!
If it’s God who brought him back, he must be a bastard. The great man continued to break the ice, blaming a god he did not believe in.
Sniff. My nose was running down.
The great man was startled and his body froze.
‘…Wasn’t I immune to cold weather?’
The coldness of the ice mountain made Daein suffer from a cold, as if laughing at that idea.
The man known on Earth as the hero, savior, and final black man was now hanging on an ice cliff, sniffling in misery.
It was sad…
Kang! Cough! Kangkangkang!
“You devil bastards! “If I go back, I’ll kill them all!”
There was no use blaming God, so the great man gritted his teeth in search of a realistic partner for revenge.
As I thought about various things and broke the ice, the image of ‘sacred ice’ became more and more clear.
Wooooow!
The sacred ice was a pure white gem the size of half a palm. It looked like a snowflake magnified hundreds of times and gave off a pure white light.
‘Almost everything is gone!’
Thinking that the end was finally in sight, Daein’s hand as he wielded his sword became faster and faster.
Go go go go!
After hanging on the ice cliff for half a day, my whole body ached and my stomach felt like it was sticking to my back.
“When I get back to Earth, I’ll eat warm soybean paste stew mixed with rice…”
Gulp. The great man swallowed his saliva and muttered.
At that moment, a loud noise erupted from the bottom of the mountain, as if in violent agreement with those words.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
It was such a loud noise that I thought it might have been a landslide. The vibrations spread to where Daein was.
The great man glanced down the cliff and muttered.
“It looks like the little boy was quite annoyed.”
-I hate it here! I’m cold and hungry…!
hungry…! hungry…! hungry…!
Lily’s voice echoed from below.
While the Great Man came up here to mine the sacred ice, Lily attracted the attention of the guardians protecting the mountain.
In other words, he took on the role of bait.
The great man shouted towards the bottom of the mountain.
“Wait, kid! “Because it’s almost done!”
I don’t know if you heard it, but several more explosions erupted.
Daein hurriedly broke the remaining ice and took out the jewelry box from his chest.
‘I’ve almost got it all now.’
When the jewelry box was opened, the inside was revealed. The interior was divided into a total of five compartments in the shape of a pentagram.
Three of them already contained other jewels.
“ruler. “You come in here too.”
When the great man held out the jewelry box, the sacred ice trembled once and was sucked into it.
“Phew….”
The great man sighed in relief.
It had already been several months since I had been traveling through various dimensions to retrieve the five jewels containing the power of God.
I found four of the five gems I needed, and only the last one remained.
‘The last dimension we will visit is…’
It was time for Daein to think for a moment about his final travel destination.
Fuwaaaaaaaaaa!
Suddenly, a whirlwind swirled around, sucking in the surrounding ice crystals and forming a single shape.
[dare…! God’s… power…!]
The appearance of a woman made of scattered ice particles. It approached Daein and threatened him.
[Give me the power of God…!]
The great man knew the name of that being.
“You are the Frost Queen.”
A being that appears in the legend of the Frost Dwarf Kingdom.
The messenger of God who protects the ice mountain and the owner of the mountain who judges those who fearlessly climb the mountain.
‘But the reality is that it is a spirit driven mad by the power of ice.’
There was no need to panic because I knew about it in advance.
The great man put the jewel box deep in his arms and waved his hand at the Frost Queen.
“I’m sorry, but I’m busy.”
And then he threw himself off the cliff.
Whi profit!
The great man fell down at an incredible speed.
dozens of kilometers above. It was at a height that would have made a normal person faint a long time ago.
However, Daein did not faint, was not in pain, and had no intention of committing suicide.
‘When the ice is recovered as expected, the divine power that covered the entire mountain disappears. It’s much easier to use magical power.’
In fact, if you wanted to, there was no way you couldn’t use magical power at all.
I only restrained myself for fear of irritating the Frost Queen before I even found the ‘sacred ice’.
“Seup…!”
Feeling the magic power filling his body, the great man used the Heavenly Demon God’s Armor.
Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The Heavenly Demon Goddess that covered the entire body watertightly appeared to be much more elaborate than 7 months ago.
As a result of incorporating several other world technologies, several new functions were added.
For example,
churralalak!
Black wings spread out from the back of the Heavenly Demon Goddess, greatly slowing down its falling speed.
Daein used his wings as parachutes to control his falling speed and landed on the ground.
Tuk!
Light footprints were left on the snow.
“Where is the little one?”
The great man looked around for Lily. There was no need to search far.
“mister-!”
Lily, who found the great man first, spread her flame wings and flew away.
Lily didn’t look any different from 7 months ago. The person flying in with crimson hair fluttering in the wind was a young girl who still looked like she was about 10 years old.
…It hasn’t grown at all.
“Did you find the ice?!”
The face of the girl who had been acting as bait for half a day was half happy and half hungry.
The great man patted Lily’s head and said.
“okay. Now, if I just find one more thing, this suffering will be over. But…”
The great man looked in the direction Lily had flown from and frowned.
Kyaaaaa!
Kyaaaaa!
A swarm of frostworms was coming, causing a blizzard everywhere.
The number is at least several hundred.
Each one was a monster well over ten meters long.
“Why is there so much left?”
“Sparks don’t come out very well here…”
Lily answered with a slightly sullen expression.
In sacred places where the power of God resides, like this ice mountain, Lily’s power tended to be greatly reduced.
‘It can’t be helped since I have the power of the devil.’
Moreover, since he fought against enemies with such disadvantages, it was natural that his power would not be as strong as usual.
“We found the ice, so let’s go back quickly. “I’m hungry and cold…”
“Not yet.”
The great man ruffled Lily’s hair as she whined. He also wanted to return home like this, but…
“If you made a mess in someone else’s house, you should clean it up.”
Kyaaaaa!
Kyaaaaa!
If the two leave like this, the Frost Worm army, deprived of [Holy Ice], will attack the Frost Dwarf Kingdom under the mountain.
“Because I am still indebted to the dwarves.”
The frost dwarves gave Daein information about [Holy Ice] and also showed him the way to climb the cliff.
It was a prick on my conscience to go back like this with only ice.
“kid. “You can still fight, right?”
Lily pouted her lips and grumbled.
“Anyway, no matter where I go, I never forget to do good deeds…”
“What? Just follow me.”
The great man walked ahead and pulled out a sword from subspace.
Shalit. Changcheonshingeom. Heavenly Demon Sword.
Three swords whirled above his head.
Kyaaaaa!
Kyaaaaa!
The frost worms who discovered a new enemy roared in unison. A blizzard swirled around them, and ice particles gathered around their mouths.
Lily said, walking closely beside Daein.
“I’m not good at sparking things, so you have to deal with everything?”
The great man snorted with an expression of ignorance.
“Where are you going to play alone? “Try to make a spark again.”
“I heard my strength has really weakened…. look!”
Lily stretched her hand forward and burst into flames.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The flames pouring from the palms burned several of the leading frostworms.
“uh? do? “My strength is back!”
Lily, whose energy had returned, was jumping up and down and was happy.
Daein chuckled as if he knew that would happen.
“Because we found the ice and sealed it. Of course, your strength should come back.”
Lily regained her energy and started sparking in earnest.
“You are all dead now!!”
Grumble! Grumble! Grumble!
Grumble! Grumble! Grumble!
Grumble! Grumble! Grumble!
Flames rising from all directions began to take on various forms.
Sub-human species such as humans, elves, and dwarves, as well as monsters, spirits, and other races that I have met while traveling through various dimensions with Daein were all in it.
Each flame seemed to come alive. Warriors made of flame charged at the girl’s command.
“attack-!”
The army of flame collided with the army of frostworms.
Cheeeeeek…!
The ice and snow melted, and the frostworm’s thick scales turned mushy.
‘It’s as scary as ever.’
Daeindo did not just watch but jumped into the battlefield.
I have to finish it quickly so I can rest quickly.
-Quaang!
Daein hit the ground and penetrated the enemy lines in one go. Three swords guarded him, causing a storm of blood.
Daein, who arrived in the center of the enemy lines, concentrated his mind and muttered.
“Split Sword.”
Ssssssut.
The three swords split into 30 swords, 90 swords, 180 swords, and finally 360 swords.
Was it about two months ago?
It was an ability I gained after going to another dimension on business and rescuing a pitiful wizard.
“launch.”
Hundreds of swords were scattered in all directions. Each and every one of them was loaded with strength.
Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff!
Frost worms whose entire bodies are pierced and collapse.
The predators that reigned as terror in the frost dwarf kingdom were becoming an endangered species thanks to just two people.
[ Magpies who came to return the favor (2) ] End
ⓒ Ganjjajang
