Chapter 128
Izumi Winterbell scanned the battlefield with sharp eyes. In front of her stood Vaaz, a Demon race Legion Commander clad in massive armor, and beside him was another presence flickering like a shadow—Kaaz.
She drew in a short breath, then glanced sideways at Ran Winterbell standing next to her.
“Ran, while I deal with one of them, can you hold the other in place?”
I let out a short breath at her words. The Legion Commanders before were strong. But I couldn’t afford to retreat here. With a resolute expression, I nodded.
“I can do it.”
Even after hearing my answer, Izumi’s expression didn’t change. She clearly didn’t think I could defeat a Legion Commander. It was unreasonable for soone like , still in the process of growing, to face one head-on. But if I could at least buy so ti, she could finish one quickly and join .
“Good. Don’t overdo it. Just hold them so they can’t move. Even that alone ans you’ve done your part. Understood?”
Before she even finished speaking, Izumi’s body disappeared.
A shockwave burst out in an instant, scattering the snowstorm in all directions. She had already closed in on Vaaz, and a lightning-fast, razor-sharp slash struck out.
KWAANG!
With a massive crash, Vaaz’s armor tore apart. His body was shoved heavily backward, making the ground tremble. Yet Vaaz quickly regained his balance and raised his enormous iron mace.
“KUAAAAAAAK!”
The roar of the Demon race Legion Commander shook the battlefield.
At the sa ti, demon soldiers pouring out from the rift rushed toward Izumi. But she showed not a hint of panic. Instead, the corners of her lips curled slightly into a cold smile.
“Pathetic.”
Izumi raised her sword high. In an instant, her body shimred with a blue glow.
Chwaaaaaak.
The secret cultivation thod unique to the Winterbell family.
Extre Cold Frost (Ice Blade) was activated.
With a single swing of her sword, the entire battlefield froze. The demons that had been pouring out instantly turned into shards of ice and shattered.
Even Vaaz felt one of his arms freezing over and clenched his teeth. But that alone wasn’t enough to stop him. He manipulated gravity to make himself heavier and swung his iron mace with great force.
KWAANG!!!
Izumi took a step back, avoiding the impact.
“…….”
“Quick little wench.”
Yet she showed no sign of being pushed back. Her cold gaze remained as intense as ever. Step by step, she advanced, her sword glowing with blue frost, ready to devour the battlefield.
“It won’t take long to finish this one.”
“How arrogant. Winterbell is the sa as ever.”
Izumi Winterbell was a warrior who had never retreated even once. At the tip of her sword was the condensed power of the Winterbell family that ruled the North, and that was precisely why she could face the Demon race Legion Commander Vaaz here.
Vaaz’s massive iron mace tore through the sky as it ca crashing down. Its weight was beyond imagination, and by actively manipulating gravity, he maximized its destructive force. Yet Izumi twisted her body without the slightest hesitation, evading the attack with a movent that seed almost like she was soaring.
Boom!
The mont the mace struck the ground, massive cracks spread outward as the earth collapsed. Even the frozen ground around them split apart from the impact. But as if she had predicted it, Izumi vanished from Vaaz’s sight in an instant.
In the next mont, blue frost scattered as she appeared behind him.
“Don’t think sothing as sluggish as you can ever be my opponent.”
A slash unfolded in an instant.
Vaaz’s right arm armor shattered into pieces. Fragnts flew in all directions as if glass had been broken. At the sa ti, blood and dark energy burst out.
But Vaaz, contrary to his massive size, spun his body quickly and tried to grab her with his other hand. Izumi dispersed like the wind. No—more precisely, her ice-like aura occupied the space as it flowed. Like an illusion, she slipped past Vaaz’s grasp, and in that instant, she swung her sword once more.
Clang!
Vaaz instinctively defended with his remaining arm. However, his armor could not fully withstand Izumi’s blade. Winterbell swordsmanship was not about a single decisive strike, but about gradually gnawing away at the enemy and overwhelming them.
“I’m getting sick of you demons underestimating humans.”
Izumi muttered firmly as she raised her sword.
The air around her grew even colder, and the ice covering the ground once again ca alive, imbued with blue frost.
Vaaz gritted his teeth.
“No matter how strong you Winterbells are, don’t think you can take down a Legion Commander!”
At that mont, his body beca even heavier. It wasn’t just an increase in weight. Space itself twisted, gravity condensed, and an overwhelming pressure surged from him, as if a small black hole were forming around his body.
“Compressed Gravity.”
As Vaaz muttered lowly, the surrounding space began to break apart. Even small pebbles turned to dust and were sucked in, and even the air grew heavy, unable to flow normally. Izumi could feel even her hair being slightly pulled.
Yet she did not waver in the slightest.
“Concentrating gravity to maximize defense? Hahaha. You really underestimate .”
Izumi raised her left hand and gathered blue frost. As the frost condensed, a spear ford in her hand. It wasn’t a simple spear of ice.
It was Ice Extre (Binggeuk), one of the ultimate techniques of the Winterbell family, containing overwhelming cold.
“Manifestation.”
She lightly threw the spear.
Chwaak!
The mont Binggeuk shot forward, space itself tore apart.
It wasn’t a simple throw.
Like an absolute spear of cold, it advanced in one direction, rcilessly freezing everything in its path.
Sensing this, Vaaz further strengthened his compressed gravity. He intended to shatter it before it could even reach him. But that was his mistake.
Binggeuk froze space itself. The region where compressed gravity existed, even the force that distorted the gravitational field, gradually ca to a halt under that absolute cold. Before Vaaz could even react in shock, the spear pierced straight through his chest.
“……!”
Boom!
With an explosive impact, Vaaz’s armor shattered completely. Ice spread across his body, freezing even his internal organs.
It was an anticlimactic end, almost unbelievable for the death of a Demon race Legion Commander. Even among Legion Commanders, there were ranks and differences in strength, yet he was still a Legion Commander.
Even if Vaaz belonged to the weaker side among them, this was still a scene hard to believe.
“You… just… where did this kind of power…”
The last words that left his mouth.
They were his final words.
Izumi let out a faint chuckle and lowered her sword.
“Farewell. In your next life, try to be less arrogant.”
Vaaz’s body turned into a massive chunk of ice before ultimately shattering into pieces. It was another mont where her na, said to be the strongest among the successors of Winterbell, was deeply engraved into the minds of the demons. However, she knew it wasn’t over yet.
There was still another Legion Commander on the battlefield. Slowly turning her body, she looked toward the direction where Ran was facing Kaaz.
“Oh……. Well, look at that. You’ve been hiding your strength this whole ti? Maybe you don’t even need my help.”
Izumi Winterbell ford a curious smile before infusing mana into her sword.
Chrrrrrrrk.
Her aura emitted an intense light like a supernova.
“One Slash.”
Cutting through the air, the advancing strike instantly sliced apart the horde of demons pouring out from the rift.
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anwhile, I, Ran Winterbell, was also facing my opponent.
Kaaz flickered like a shadow and let out a low chuckle.
“You think you can face ? Interesting. Let’s see how long soone like you can last.”
At the sa ti, the space around was suddenly dyed in darkness. Kaaz enveloped , beginning to dominate my senses. In an instant, all sound disappeared from my ears, and the world before my eyes began to waver and distort.
Just because I couldn’t see didn’t an I couldn’t cut.
A faint mana rose from my body. Blue light flickered from the tip of my sword as I held it upright. I drew in a deep breath. The air sank heavily, and it felt as though I was being pulled into an abyss. But I steadied my mind.
“I’ll make a night your shadows can never awaken from.”
The tip of my sword trembled slightly. In that instant, black tendrils extending from the shadows wrapped around my ankle. I quickly swung my blade, cutting them off and stepping back. But Kaaz whispered quietly.
“At this very mont, you are sinking into the deepest fear.”
My vision blurred, and my heart began to race. It felt as though I was trapped in a familiar nightmare. But I clenched my teeth and suppressed it.
Fear is part of the senses. And senses can be manipulated.
Blue mana surged once more from the tip of my sword. Then I boldly stepped forward.
The blade’s edge began to carve light through the darkness.
My strike tore through the darkness as it flew toward Kaaz. But it vanished futilely.
“…….”
I raised my sword high. The surroundings were completely engulfed in darkness. No—it wasn’t just darkness. It felt as though this space itself had beco a part of Kaaz, his presence emanating from all directions.
“Heh heh, bearer of light. Let’s see how long that light can last.”
Kaaz’s voice echoed from everywhere. Yet his form could not be seen anywhere.
This isn’t simple darkness.
I quietly gripped my sword. Kaaz wasn’t just erasing light—he was nullifying my senses as well. Not only my sight, but even my hearing felt dulled. Only the sound of my heartbeat echoed hollowly.
But I didn’t panic.
Instead, I smiled.
“Closing my eyes doesn’t an my sword stops.”
I lightly moved my blade. A blue light slowly began to rise from its tip.
In that instant, the shadows churned, and sothing sprang out from behind . It was like sharp claws. But my sword cleanly sliced through it.
Chwaak!
The severed shadow scattered back into the darkness.
“Hmph. You’re adapting faster than I expected.”
Kaaz’s voice echoed again. But this ti, there was clear admiration mixed within it.
Is he trying to guide my movents?
I quickly shifted my footing. I sensed the surrounding shadows distort ever so slightly. I swung my sword and cut through that space.
Chwaak!
For a brief mont, I heard the sound of sothing tearing.
Then, Kaaz’s figure was revealed from within the darkness.
“Keuk…!”
Kaaz’s left arm had been torn apart.
“Now you’re starting to beco visible.”
I said as I steadied my sword once more.
“Your ability is strong, but it’s not absolute. No matter where you are, if there’s shadow, that ans there’s light.”
Kaaz’s eyes narrowed.
“You… you’re no ordinary human.”
But soon, the corners of his lips curled into a grin.
“Good. Then I’ll devour your shadow directly.”
In an instant, Kaaz’s body grew larger. His shadow transford like a beast, taking on a form with four arms and sharp fangs as it lunged at .
Now the real fight begins.
I gripped my sword tightly and took my stance again.
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