Chapter 108
-Goooor....!
Instead of flesh and bone, blue flas flickered within the Frostfire spirit's armor. Despite being a spirit, it burned with vitality and fighting spirit more intense than the living. And the mont Seo Gangrim took a step forward, the Spirit's sword clashed against his.
-Clang!
Seo Gangrim couldn't understand how it had such power without flesh or bone. While the Frostfire spirit's strength was remarkable, Seo Gangrim hadn't retreated a single step back.
The Frostfire spirit itself was a strong demon. However, the demons he had faced in the training facility were much stronger.
-Swish, swish!
With every clash of their swords, the Frostfire spirit was pushed back. Seo Gangrim planned to sever its neck in the mont it let its guard down.
Realizing the difference in strength, the Frostfire spirit hastily retreated. And the air around us chilled sharply.
[Unique Skill 'Frostfla' has been activated!]
Flas ignited on the Frostfire spirit's sword, burning fiercely. The raging flas were a pale blue. The mont the flas blazed, the Frostfire spirit swung its sword widely.
-Whoosh!
Rather than taking the blow head on, Seo Gangrim lowered his body to evade the attack. His nape was instantly chilled. Looking around, the surrounding trees that had blocked the sword in my stead were left in terrible condition. Where the sword's aura touched, they burned and froze over at the sa ti. The trees crumbled black as if reduced to ashes, frozen in the wake of the blue flas.
Frostfla was a unique skill possessing both fire and water attributes. At a glance it looked similar to ice-elental skills, but the difference was that the ice spread like flas. Even a graze would leave one frozen by the frostfire, of that Seo Gangrim was certain.
-Crackle...
As he paused briefly, the Frostfire spirit crackled and strode towards him. The flas still burned an icy blue. If he engaged in close combat, he would be at a disadvantage.
While Seo Gangrim inherently had bad luck, he didn't expect to end up like this. If even just one of his party mbers had co along, it would have been easy to take it down, with the Frostfire spirit being weak to ranged attacks. And excluding Seo Gangrim, all four of them had ranged attack abilities. Seo Gangrim could try summoning Yorn or Linnie but...
'I didn't think there was any need to go that far.'
[Unique Skill 'Radiant Fla' has been activated!]
Like the Frostfire spirit, he ignited flas on my sword. Unlike its icy blue, mine burned a fiery red. Thanks to his training, Radiant Fla had risen to the Human Third-class.
-Hiss...!
Seeing his flas, the Frostfire spirit hesitated briefly but did not retreat because the size of their flas was different. Obviously, its firepower was greater.
As if to intimidate him, the Frostfire spirit poured out mana to enlarge its frostfla. The temperature around them dropped further.
Compared to the Frostfire spirit's, Seo Gangrim's flas looked insignificant.
'Then all I had to do was make my fire bigger.'
[Spending experience points to raise the grade of the ability 'Radiant Fla'!]
[The ability 'Radiant Fla' has evolved to Human Second-class!]
[The ability 'Radiant Fla' has evolved to Human First-class!]
[The ability 'Radiant Fla' has evolved to Spirit Third-class!]
The more experience points he spent, the more the flas grew as if fueled by oil. In an instant, the massive blaze made the Frostfire spirit flinch. Now, his Radiant Fla was almost on par with its frostfla.
-Boom!
Their swords clashed, their flas collided. The frostfla raged fiercely as if trying to swallow Seo Gangrim's Radiant Fla. Searing heat and piercing cold assailed his face.
-Goooor!
As the swords ground against each other, sparks burst out everywhere. The flas shrieked as if maddened, trying to destroy one another. The air around them flickered red and blue.
-Boom, boom!
Seo Gangrim continued his fiery sword dance. The flas raged as if to consu both the enemy and himself. Seo Gangrim's heart pounded hotly, screaming out.
Kill the enemy, burn them, incinerate them completely.
As if understanding his will, the flas grew even more violent. Just as the searing heat beca too much for even him to endure.
-Whoosh!
Seo Gangrim's flas began to swallow the frostfla. The piercing blue that had burned sharply just monts before was now dampened as if doused with water. The frostfla flickered weakly once like a dying fla then swiftly cooled. In the mont the Frostfire spirit flinched at the sight-
-Swish!
Seo Gangrim's fla severed its neck. Its head was sliced off and imdiately wrapped in flas. The headless demon grasped at its neck stump then finally knelt down. In an instant, the Frostfire spirit's head turned to ashes.
[Spirit First-class 'Frostfire spirit' defeated!]
[Calculating contribution points...]
[Additional rewards for defeating a stronger opponent!]
The sll of charred remains filled the air. Seo Gangrim dismissed Radiant Fla and checked his experience points. While his stats were higher, he still got an additional bonus. Fortunately, strength was based on Destiny class rather than stats. Seo Gangrim smiled to himself, looking at the nice stack of experience points. But this contribution was just an incidental extra.
Seo Gangrim approached the Frostfire spirit's corpse for the main dish.
[The ability 'Destiny theft' has been activated!]
[Currently two items can be stolen.]
Seo Gangrim was slightly surprised at the following ssage. Now, he could steal two things. While it was good news, he was a bit worried about his karma stacking up. After all, the faster he grew stronger, the quicker he approached the boundary. But he was already prepared to face the risks.
[Ability 'Frostfla' stolen!]
[Portion of 'magic power' stolen!]
[Ability] Frostfla
[Grade] Spirit Second-class
[Description] Flas that burn at subzero temperatures. Anything touched by these flas will burn and freeze over simultaneously.
Seo Gangrim stole Frostfla without hesitation since it was a skill he had wanted for a while. He debated whether to take other stats, but the Frostfire spirit's magic power stat wasn't bad. After stealing its magic power as well, Seo Gangrim checked his stats.
[Strength] Level 37
[Vitality] Level 35
[Agility] Level 36
[Sense] Level 36
[Magic Power] Level 38
This was fairly decent. Especially considering the stats the saw earlier for mbers of the Moyung Sect were in the late 10s.
With the Frostfire spirit handled, Seo Gangrim had to take care of the rest. Glancing at the chanical device it had been guarding, he saw dozens of lamps glowing red, staring at him like the demon's eyes.
Seo Gangrim then contacted his party mbers.
"I've reached the device's location. How about you all?"
[It's Jang Taeheon! Still searching but it's taking so ti to find the place.]
[This is Bom! We'll clear the nearby demons then head right over!]
These devices weren't only in this zone but all three zones. For months no one had known of their existence, leading to failed raids. The devices functioned to strengthen the boss. A boss with all the enhancers in each zone active is... Honestly, broken.
The enhancent device in zone one granted an 'auto-recovery' effect. Zone two's device granted 'physical damage reduction.' Zone three's device granted 'physical damage boost.'
In other words, normal attacks barely did anything to the boss, and any damage was instantly recovered. Unless all these devices were shut down, it was impossible for the Awakened to clear this realm.
After months of failed raids the person who finally cleared this place was Shin Sooah. That had raised her reputation trendously and greatly aided the founding of Flying Tiger sect.
Seo Gangrim then spoke into the device.
"Take your ti. I'll engage the boss after everyone else is successful."
Despite being the first Great Demon realm, all sorts of riffraff had gathered, but strong players were lying low among them. They wouldn't clear it but could probably reach the boss area. If others snuck in when they shut the devices down, it would be troubleso.
For now, leaving the devices on, he headed back towards the passage to assess the situation.
"Ugh, uwaa..."
"I'm...dying..."
Groans of pain echoed here and there. mbers of the Moyung Sect and others lay strewn about. Since they were low-level demons, it seed none had died yet.
Glancing around, Seo Gangrim didn't see any trainees, and everyone's stamina seed depleted. They'd likely retreat around here. They were halfway in, and a portal for escape was also nearby.
Just then the Moyung Sect leader noticed Seo Gangrim. He shot up and shouted at .
"You, you bastard! You ditched us and ran?!"
"I just went the sa direction as you, didn't I?"
"Th-this is...!"
"Co to think of it, the exit is over there right? Wouldn't it be better to head out?"
At Seo Gangrim's words, the Moyung Sect mbers visibly winced. They seed hesitant at the ntion of the exit. But their leader stubbornly yelled.
"We're not leaving! We'll clear the boss and then...!"
- Kugung...!
But at that mont, a loud vibration was felt nearby. Seo Gangrim checked the ssage that appeared before him.
[Boss area unlocked!]
Soone had entered the boss zone. Despite the distance, he could feel the air thrum as if charged with electricity, making his skin tingle. At this point, the only ones capable of entering the boss room were...trainees from the facility.
'Who opened the door?'
The nas and faces of powerful players Seo Gangrim knew flashed through his mind. But no matter who it was, everyone would be defeated on their first try.
Just as he was waiting for the boss room to seal itself again, the people around him abruptly stood up.
"W-what's that?"
"Is that...the boss?"
The collapsed people were startled awake and got to their feet. The high walls enclosing the boss zone opened, and sothing slipped out from the gap.
[Dragon Third-class 'Diamond Guard' has appeared!]
It was an odd sight, like seeing a giant statue move. Amidst everyone's panic at the Diamond Guard's appearance, Seo Gangrim was also taken aback.
'Why did it leave the boss zone?'
The first Gread Demon realm's boss, Diamond Guard, was supposed to be sealed in its designated area until the gates opened for it to beco active. For it to co out like this was unprecedented.
-Thud, thud...!
Moreover, the Diamond Guard seed to be chasing sothing as it charged out.
'Who pulled aggro from the Diamond Guard?'
Just then, the Diamond Guard's head whirled around and its eyes t Seo Gangrim's. He thought it might be a mistake but the following ssage told it was real.
[Diamond Guard has recognized you as its enemy!]
[Diamond Guard has set you as its primary target!]
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