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Orhel pointed to one side of the map drawn on the snow.
“So…you mean there are people who look like giants in this location?”
We squat on the floor.
They were going through a temporary strategy meeting by making a situation board with their fingers over their eyes.
However, the faces of the four of us were not so bright.
It was because the position where the giants were ambush was very exquisite.
In addition, the water spirit king’s forces have already been defeated.
Without reinforcements, we had to face the colossus in this terrible blizzard.
Not just one, but two.
“Nao, the giant of the sea. And Barbau, the giant of the lake. They seem to be each of them. This… they ate the terrain perfectly?”
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Just as Orhel said, the canyon where the two giants are located.
The entrance is very narrow, so it is basically difficult to hit and enter.
If the position was guarded by two giants, it seemed that it would be almost impossible to break through with only this number.
In addition, I’m doing an ambush.
If it hadn’t been noticed in advance, it would have been dangerous even for us.
From the point of view of having already fought the giant once.
It was me who felt that their power was strong enough to be called a god.
With the situation at this point, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for the small number of heads.
Maybe Magmaros had the same thoughts.
commented on me
“Why don’t you rather reorganize and come up again with the Neuer death squad?”
But I couldn’t agree with that opinion.
“We had already taken enough measures against the cold and came up. It’s just that the temperature here was lower than we expected. It’s difficult to come up with stronger measures against the cold than now. …In the end, I’m sure I’ll only become prey for the two giants.”
Orhel also nodded at my words.
“I think Brother was right about this. They aren’t much help to us right now. can’t you?”
“Hmm. That makes sense.”
Magmaros eventually acknowledged it.
But even so, it was not a good idea to shut up and charge with ignorance.
We had to put our heads together again and devise a different path.
In this harsh situation, as if my whole body froze even more when I was still.
As time went on, it seemed that his hair was getting harder and harder.
Orhel sniffed.
“Uhh… I’m going to freeze to death before I can even fight like this.”
In the meantime, an interesting idea popped into my head.
I asked Magmaros.
“If I want to claim the power of the water spirit king… what should I do?”
“Hmm? Suddenly, why?”
“I was wondering what it would be like if I hit the back first.”
“Back… Huh?”
* * *
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Jerk, jerk, jerk.
Footprints in the snow.
Those footprints were approaching the narrowest canyon in the Ice Valley of 2,000 years.
coo goo goo…….
And the two giants who sensed those steps.
Neal and Barbau’s blue eyes flashed.
they whispered
“come……”
“Magmaros, that’s him.”
“Yes, Magmaros… that’s right…”
The two immediately felt the energy of Magmaros.
That would be the case, because the spirit kings were basically created to keep the giants in check.
Now that the era of Arlem has arrived.
In particular, the giants with the attributes of nature had been suppressed by the spirit kings and had been sealed.
From their point of view, the spirit kings had no choice but to be guards guarding the prison they were imprisoned in and at the same time, Cheolcheon’s enemies.
“Kill…Magmaros, kill…!”
“Be patient, come out. The time for revenge will come soon.”
“If you kill Magmaros, can you bring Hellperion back to life?”
Barbau nodded his head at Naeol’s question.
“Yes. We have to bring Hellperion back to life, and turn the whole world upside down.”
“Good…! Coming out, good! Exciting…!”
“Shh. Now they’re right in front of you.”
“Yes. Shh.”
after a while like that.
The moment the three footsteps enter the gorge.
Quagga gag gag gag!
Naul and Barbau rose through the snowdrift.
“Magmaros! I’ll kill you…!”
“Receive the wrath of the giant!”
But.
“…Huh?”
“What, what?”
I couldn’t see them.
Reacting so quickly and hiding…
Only one thought came to my mind naturally.
“Could it be… did you know about the ambush?”
“Nonsense……”
Naru and Barbau only glanced at this absurd situation.
* * *
Whoa!
While Magmaros, Orhel, and Kroyton draw attention.
I’m riding on Pegasus’s back.
They were making their way through the snowstorm.
When I first saw Pegasus, I thought that there would be a big difference because I can fly too.
But when this situation comes up.
Pegasus felt quite useful.
First of all, it definitely took less power.
‘When I spread Gauriel’s wings and used them, it felt like my stamina was literally leaking out.
It was because he forcibly used the power of the heavens in the middle world.
But Pegasus was different.
A creature born in the middle world.
It was also a golem, so it did not feel fatigue.
Is that all?
The power of Pegasus, even the giants didn’t seem to be able to detect it.
Didn’t you actually feel it even when you were doing aerial reconnaissance like a drone?
The advantage of being able to move like a stealth fighter is.
It meant a lot more than I thought.
I was able to use this strategy now because Pegasus was there.
[You hit the back. What does that mean?]
[I will ride Pegasus and move around to get the essence of the water spirit king.]
[……Well. So that’s what I asked. The question about what to do to claim the power of the Spirit King.]
[okay. If Magmaros doesn’t have to go with you, wouldn’t it be better for me to get the spirit king’s essence and join them while the three of us draw attention? As the water spirit king.]
At my words, Magmaros put on an interesting expression.
[It’s not bad… it doesn’t seem like it. But can I?]
[Can you do it? In other words, it means that there will be no risk.]
[It will be difficult to breathe. As if submerged in water. And the cold will come from the inside of your body. to the extreme. So I thought to melt that cold by my side. But… the situation is the situation…]
Magmaros looked at me with serious eyes.
[My power is already melted in you. Perhaps if you raise the energy of the flame well, it won’t be impossible. Can you do it?]
To that question, I replied with a nod of my head.
and present.
Pegasus and I were hovering over the place where the water spirit king stayed.
I said while pulling the reins of Pegasus.
“Let’s go down.”
“Hee hee hee.”
wheee.
As I sit close to his torso.
Pegasus took a dive.
Let’s get a little closer to the ground.
sparkle!
A shard of ice caught my eye shining down there.
“There!”
“Hee hee hee!”
Pegasus understood my words perfectly and turned its wings in that direction.
and.
Damn dag dag dag dag!
I stomped my feet and landed safely on the floor.
I immediately jumped off the saddle and stepped into the snow.
And I walked out following the light that shimmered faintly in the storm.
Pegasus clung to my side, shielding me from the blizzard.
“What? To block the wind?”
“Hee hee hee.”
“Whoops.”
A smile came out without me knowing.
after falling into this world.
It was common for me to take care of someone, but did someone ever stop me?
However, this golem, which I hadn’t expected, was saying something like that to protect me.
That’s why I think it’s cute.
So the two of us stopped in front of the spirit king’s essence that radiated light.
I reached out for it.
Whoaaagh!
* * *
Orhel asked Magmaros in a low voice.
“By the way, how long do we have to hold out?”
The answer that came back was a bit hopeless.
“I do not know.”
“What?”
“I can not know.”
“Then why did you send Brother?”
“…Because that was the only way.”
Orhel’s brow furrowed at the meaningless answer.
“What do you want to say now?”
“Do you think it will be that easy to transform into a new being, the Spirit King?”
“Then why didn’t you say that when Brother asked?”
“If I had spoken, would Lord Rohan have moved?”
“……”
Orhel kept her mouth shut.
As Magmaros had said, if he had given that answer, Rohan would not have moved.
Magmaros continued to speak.
“The essence of the spirit kings’ power contains the protection of Arlem. When the spirit king dies, the protection of Arlem exerts its power, making it untouchable by the giants. But that time is not too long. The spirit king of water In the case of…the power of divine protection is probably running out.”
“Then if Brother hadn’t taken it…”
“Naol and Barbau. One of the two giants must have taken that power.”
“……!”
“Originally, in the previous battle with Hellperion… I planned to be sealed forever together with him. I was going to die a real death there. If even the spirit king’s essence falls into their hands… ….At that time, even if we decide to destroy each other and attack, there is no chance of victory.”
The determined answer of Magmaros.
Even Orhel couldn’t answer the question any longer.
“……”
“It’s not that easy to deal with the giants. That’s why I couldn’t tell the truth.”
“Okay. So what are we going to do now? We have to hold out until Brother takes the power of the Spirit King.”
“I’ll take one.”
“……What?”
The face of Magmaros, who had already made up his mind.
Following that remark, Creighton also spoke out.
“Then let me take the other one. Originally, I also intended to put an end to Hellperion.”
Orhel looked at them alternately with a puzzled expression.
“Why are these in pairs?”
However, Magmaros was already detached.
“Nothing is gained without sacrifice, Orhel.”
“I agree.”
It was then.
chin!
In the corner of the canyon where they were hiding.
A huge hand came in and touched the wall.
Swoop.
Then, a lifelike head pushed in.
It was the face of Barbau, the giant.
“I found it. You rats!”