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Chapter 129 - Melted End

Chapter 129 - Melted End

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[Akari POV]

Here it comes...!

⟨⟨Absolute Zero Zone⟩⟩

"Ugh...!" I flew backwards as Khione erected another barrier in quite the large vicinity. The blast still knocked me, nonetheless. Except for me, the whole area has turned into a frozen realm.

⟨⟨Umbral Wave⟩⟩

Responding with a swift incantation, I summoned a sharp wave of darkness to counter her assault. Khione, demonstrating her mastery, conjured both a defensive shield and an offensive response in the blink of an eye.

⟨⟨Aegis of Frostbite⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Hypothermic Pulse⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Aurora Lance⟩⟩

Ice lances materialized, pulsating waves disrupted my movements, and a barrage of frozen projectiles followed suit. It's quite numerous...!

⟨⟨Umbral Collision⟩⟩

However, as many as Khione had created to attack me, all icicle lances disintegrated as the beam of darkness pass through it heading towards Khione. Briefly as it may, I saw a glimpse of shock within Khione's face as she severely dodged sideways to evade my laser beam.

My skill—the ⟨⟨Umbral Collision⟩⟩ is a destruction of disintegrating beam that I could continuously use at the cost of only a fragment of my mana. It's my first, as well as the strongest skill currently at my arsenal.

Khione dashed sideways and quickly attempted to cast something. However, she's forced to cancel her spell or else, her Health will diminish if I ever strike with my beam as I move it towards her. Give your best Khione. As long as I have mana, this beam won't go anywhere. Moreover, I'm already getting used to the pulsating ground so it's futile.

"—!" In spite of that, Khione halts from her tracks, raised her hand as she casts her spell, and let the beam assault her whole. Ah, she's...

⟨⟨Shardfall Storm⟩⟩

Razor-sharp ice shards cascaded from above, creating a temporary spectacle in the frozen battlefield. Well, even if Khione were to hit by my beam even for a while, her humongous amount of Health won't really make any difference. I promptly dashed out, clicking my tongue in return. "Tsk! she found out, huh..."

[Elemental of Snow, 『Khione』 (C̸̣̼̜̦̩̭̞̩̓̾̂̈́ǫ̵̤̦̖̩̻͈͔̊̉͂̔̎͠ȓ̴̟͕̂̄r̴̢̘̰̞̱͉̟̟̮͛û̴̢̢̠͈͖̭͙̰̏͋͆̍̓͒̒͒p̴̱̜̦͈̤̟͂̌́̈͂̾̉̽͜͝ẗ̶͉̠͖͔̹͍̰̰́͠è̸̝̺̹͙̾͋͗̿͝͠d̶͍̺͓͔͔͇͍̜̝̽̇́͒͂͘̕͠): 39,916/86,400]

I kept the beam as I evade the volley of icicles. However, the beam slowly started lessening its usual firepower. Ugh, casting spell while moving is hard. I can't multitask...!

Left with no choice, I was forced to cancel my attack and prioritize dodging all the hail of icicles. Her attacks... How was she able to cast multiple spells seamlessly?! It's been on my mind for a while now.

The myriads of falling icicles began producing a pile of smokes from the impact, eventually turning the place into a smog of frost, visibility ceased.

Now, how does she do it?

Shortly, the hail of icicles finally ceased. Outwardly undisturbed, Khione stood still, patiently waiting for something to happen. However, there were no response, prompting her to puff a form of relief.

⟨⟨Umbral Wave⟩⟩

"—!" I didn't waste any time and took the opportunity. With little to no time for a response, a blade sharp projectile blasted towards Khione, forcing her to block it in instinct.

Nevertheless, it was a bait.

Now, I raised my hand and start materializing the spell. Additionally, simultaneously with my mind already thinking how to manipulate ⟨⟨Umbral Collision⟩⟩, conjured an invocation of ⟨⟨Glistening Dark⟩⟩. Ugh, my mind is in shambles!

Finally, clenching my other fist, I conjured,

⟨⟨Glistening Dark⟩⟩

Ugh...!

⟨⟨Umbral Collision⟩⟩

Chain of gleaming darkness engulfed Khione from the ground followed with a delayed blasted laser beam. Unfortunately, already aware of her complete dominance to the fight, Khione ate the whole beam, followed by nonchalantly conjuring a defensive shield.

⟨⟨Aegis of Frostbite⟩⟩

"She doesn't even care about it anymore..." I complained. Nonetheless, she was chained. Even if I failed, I have already completed my part. "It was mainly to stall time after all,"

"Haap!" Someone tore a hole in Khione's frozen domain, prompting its next collapse. Khione tried to unbind herself, but it was too late—the blade was already within her face gritting in desperation.

⟨⟨Adrenaline⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Battōjutsu⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Multiple⟩⟩

A swift swipe, forming a multiple strike, Aruji-sama throws a flurry of devastating all-out assault at the chained Khione, leaving her completely taking all the slashes thrown at her.

"Aruji-sama!" I called as my body loosen in relief.

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[Sai Crimsonheart POV]

"Haap!" My blade danced with deadly precision as I relentlessly cut and slashed the girl in front of me. Akari's restraint allowed me to deliver a complete assault, fueled by a sheer lack of hesitation. "Just how persistent can you be? Die already!"

[Elemental of Snow, 『Khione』 (C̸̣̼̜̦̩̭̞̩̓̾̂̈́ǫ̵̤̦̖̩̻͈͔̊̉͂̔̎͠ȓ̴̟͕̂̄r̴̢̘̰̞̱͉̟̟̮͛û̴̢̢̠͈͖̭͙̰̏͋͆̍̓͒̒͒p̴̱̜̦͈̤̟͂̌́̈͂̾̉̽͜͝ẗ̶͉̠͖͔̹͍̰̰́͠è̸̝̺̹͙̾͋͗̿͝͠d̶͍̺͓͔͔͇͍̜̝̽̇́͒͂͘̕͠): 35,376/86,400]

The frozen domain shattered, returning us to the Wintervale City. In a synchronized move, Luna and Astra drew their swords, joining the fray from both sides.

"So, the girl inside the case of ice was Khione, huh." Astra remarked, seemingly unfazed. "And here I thought she—"

[Elemental of Snow, 『Khione』 (C̸̣̼̜̦̩̭̞̩̓̾̂̈́ǫ̵̤̦̖̩̻͈͔̊̉͂̔̎͠ȓ̴̟͕̂̄r̴̢̘̰̞̱͉̟̟̮͛û̴̢̢̠͈͖̭͙̰̏͋͆̍̓͒̒͒p̴̱̜̦͈̤̟͂̌́̈͂̾̉̽͜͝ẗ̶͉̠͖͔̹͍̰̰́͠è̸̝̺̹͙̾͋͗̿͝͠d̶͍̺͓͔͔͇͍̜̝̽̇́͒͂͘̕͠): 34,560/86,400]

"Again—?!" For the fifth time, we were knocked away by an abrupt surge of shivering blast. Khione, conjuring that blast means, "She's going on another phase now, right?"

Khione had entered another phase, rendering her invulnerable to our attacks. Yet, we faced another imminent threat that demanded our attention.

⟨⟨Haidong Gumdo⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨3-Cuts Begi⟩⟩

Swiftly unsheathing my blade, I sliced through massive werewolves, disintegrating them before they could reach me. "Everyone, focus on Khione! Especially you, Lily."

A short buzz echoed inside my head. "Me?! Is there something I'm needed...?"

"Correct, I replied. "Anyhow, eyes front, everyone. Khione is lastly on her fifth and her final phase."

Finally, Khione turned back into her vulnerability state. However, without wasting any time, Khione immediately casted her spell.

⟨⟨Shatterstorm Surge⟩⟩

Within a large vicinity, Khione unleashed a strong wave of energy, even fracturing the air itself, causing a rift in space slowly cracks open. Such sight made all of us saw the reality,

That we were fighting a deity itself.

"C-Can we even beat that..." Mikael, somewhere fending the stampede, murmured in despondent.

"Lily, you hear me?!" I asked.

"Y-Yeah..." Lily replied. "H-Hey Sai, is it even possible to beat that...?"

"Yes, we will." I firmly replied. "See those cracks of rifts from the air? I want you to focus and attack all of it one by one. It might look scary but it's really not that much big of a deal... just troublesome, though."

"O-Okay, I'll do what I can." Lily replied, her anxiety evident.

She's getting anxious, huh. "Khione's attack should've been stronger than before. Prioritize evasion. I'll head out first then. Once sure, you guys follow through."

I sprinted, encircling Khione in complete vigilance. The rift that's cracking open diminished one at a time as Lily snipe it with her bow. Great, there doesn't seem to be any more problem.

⟨⟨Absolute Zero Annihilation⟩⟩

"—?!" Quickly, Khione raised her hand, directly aimed at me—a casting time beyond my response, until I noticed—a giant disintegrating shivering beam was already in front of me.

Abruptly, I grappled into the ground behind me, pulling me immediately from the danger that nearly hit me within hair width. That's so close...!

"Master!" Luna worriedly shouted.

"I got this!" That laser beam was definitely bigger than any of the beams Khione had blasted with. I rolled to reset my momentum, immediately engaging Khione once again.

⟨⟨Cryogenic Eruption⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Chillspike Hailstorm⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Hailstorm Havoc⟩⟩

Icicles erupting from the ground, icicle rain, hailstorm of ice, all of it simultaneously was conjured before me. The combination made the vision vague. It's so chaotic.

I swiftly and sophisticatedly somersaulted from the myriads of flying ice as I encircle Khione. Striking inside intrusively was impossible. If that's the case,

 "Akari!" I shouted, raising my hands, directly aimed towards Khione.

"Yes, Aruji-sama!"

⟨⟨Umbral Collision⟩⟩

⟨⟨Umbral Collision⟩⟩

Both of us blasted Khione with beams simultaneously. Khione attempted to conjure a defensive shield, but it was shattered immediately. "Damn it, why didn't we do this earlier..."

Damage Increased II

"Eh—?!" A buff...? This is...

"We're finally here!" Lara, coming from the top of a building, informed so.

"What about the stampede?!" I replied. 

Bam! Bam! Bam! Shortly, hail of water bullets rained down, adding extra damage from the onslaught. "No worries, we left it to them."

In addition, the Mystic Dial buzzed within my head. "Leave it to us, the citizens of Wintervale City. It was primarily our home, so I hope you understand that we can't just let you guys handle what is originally our problems."

Seymore, huh. "I see, we'll leave it to you guys then."

⟨⟨Blizzard Serpent⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Icebound Minions⟩⟩

Khione, starting to get overwhelmed from the relentless attacks, summoned a pair of Snow Serpents, along with a horde of inanimate ice constructs.

"They're coming!" I warned, and so the pair of Snow Serpents lunge their way towards us.

Swift act and response, Luna and Astra intercepted against the pair of Snow Serpents, strongly colliding in a devastating assault. "Leave the Snow Serpents to us," Luna remarked.

Boom! Hail of spectacle explosions bombarded Khione along with her myriad of ice constructs, leaving nothing but remains of the melted army.

"Don't forget about me," Lemuen, coming from atop of a ruined structure, spin her staff as she informed so. "We'll handle support fire, keep going."

"I'll join as well!" Lara insisted, blowing her horn, projecting a blast of visible sound, aimed towards Khione.

[Elemental of Snow, 『Khione』 (C̸̣̼̜̦̩̭̞̩̓̾̂̈́ǫ̵̤̦̖̩̻͈͔̊̉͂̔̎͠ȓ̴̟͕̂̄r̴̢̘̰̞̱͉̟̟̮͛û̴̢̢̠͈͖̭͙̰̏͋͆̍̓͒̒͒p̴̱̜̦͈̤̟͂̌́̈͂̾̉̽͜͝ẗ̶͉̠͖͔̹͍̰̰́͠è̸̝̺̹͙̾͋͗̿͝͠d̶͍̺͓͔͔͇͍̜̝̽̇́͒͂͘̕͠): 26,749/86,400]

Lily precisely snipes the rift, preventing it from conjuring any form of attacks. Me and Akari bombed Khione with our synchronized disintegrating beam. Luna and Astra kept the Snow Serpents at bay, preventing it from interjecting the fight. Seia, Lemuen and Lara focused on support fire. It's very chaotic.

Gritting her teeth, cold sweat visibly drops from the deadpan Khione. Everything she conjure ended up being completely useless. Khione starts to conjure a defensive ice shield but was immediately shattered from our combination attacks. Khione is starting to get overwhelmed!

⟨⟨Subzero Shockwave⟩⟩

"Guh—?!" We were blasted with a shockwave of extreme cold. However, things we now different.

"I-I can't move...!" Astra groaned, and so we who are fighting on the ground.

I'm guaranteed that the Cold Resistance hasn't faded yet, but for some worst reason, all of us has been encased into an ice.

"This is bad..." Veins popped out of Khione as she raised both her hands, unleashing a ball of energy that's slowly getting bigger. Can we even take that?

『Sai Crimsonheart: 211/800』

『Luna: 276/800』

『Astra: 255/800』

『Akari: 233/800』

It'll be really bad if we get hit by that...!

"Sai!" Lily and Lemuen shouted in unison.

Everyone's face became despondent as Khione finally unleashed her big ball of energy. Kuh!

⟨⟨Eternal—

⟨⟨Fencing⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Simple Attack: Offensive Bladework⟩⟩

Suddenly, someone descended from the sky, smiting Khione along with her ball of energy, leaving Khione staggering from the impact, prompting it to cancel her attack.

"Mikael!" Everyone called in unison.

"Ugh! Don't waste any time!" Mikael abruptly replied, groaning in between. "Let's end her here before she begins to move!"

"Y-Yeah!" All of us quickly broke from the block of ice and swiftly dashed towards Khione. "She's staggered! Bombard her with all of your strongest attacks!"

⟨⟨Adrenaline⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Battōjutsu⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Multiple⟩⟩

⟨⟨Umbral Collision⟩⟩

⟨⟨Battōjutsu⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Multiple⟩⟩

⟨⟨Iaijutsu⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Multiple⟩⟩

⟨⟨Fencing⟩⟩ + ⟨⟨Multiple⟩⟩

Drawing out our swords, all of us simultaneously unleashed a myriad of slashes. Lily, Seia, and Lara joined the assault as well. Lemuen, causing not to endanger the team, change her staff and used her new weapon—the 『Glacial Fang』.

Lemuen lastly joined the assault, firing her weapon that quickly shoots out a volley of six freezing fangs, easily hitting Khione without causing friendly fire.

[Elemental of Snow, 『Khione』 (C̸̣̼̜̦̩̭̞̩̓̾̂̈́ǫ̵̤̦̖̩̻͈͔̊̉͂̔̎͠ȓ̴̟͕̂̄r̴̢̘̰̞̱͉̟̟̮͛û̴̢̢̠͈͖̭͙̰̏͋͆̍̓͒̒͒p̴̱̜̦͈̤̟͂̌́̈͂̾̉̽͜͝ẗ̶͉̠͖͔̹͍̰̰́͠è̸̝̺̹͙̾͋͗̿͝͠d̶͍̺͓͔͔͇͍̜̝̽̇́͒͂͘̕͠): 17,347/86,400]

Khione choked. A little bit more...!

[Elemental of Snow, 『Khione』 (C̸̣̼̜̦̩̭̞̩̓̾̂̈́ǫ̵̤̦̖̩̻͈͔̊̉͂̔̎͠ȓ̴̟͕̂̄r̴̢̘̰̞̱͉̟̟̮͛û̴̢̢̠͈͖̭͙̰̏͋͆̍̓͒̒͒p̴̱̜̦͈̤̟͂̌́̈͂̾̉̽͜͝ẗ̶͉̠͖͔̹͍̰̰́͠è̸̝̺̹͙̾͋͗̿͝͠d̶͍̺͓͔͔͇͍̜̝̽̇́͒͂͘̕͠): 9,998/86,400]

Sweat formed down our face. Only ten percent of its Health left, come on!

"Die already...!" Astra groaned.

[Elemental of Snow, 『Khione』 (C̸̣̼̜̦̩̭̞̩̓̾̂̈́ǫ̵̤̦̖̩̻͈͔̊̉͂̔̎͠ȓ̴̟͕̂̄r̴̢̘̰̞̱͉̟̟̮͛û̴̢̢̠͈͖̭͙̰̏͋͆̍̓͒̒͒p̴̱̜̦͈̤̟͂̌́̈͂̾̉̽͜͝ẗ̶͉̠͖͔̹͍̰̰́͠è̸̝̺̹͙̾͋͗̿͝͠d̶͍̺͓͔͔͇͍̜̝̽̇́͒͂͘̕͠): 3,042/86,400]

My arms started to numb from the continuous assault. Moreover, I don't know if I'm just tired, but I heard a pleasant voice coming inside my head.

"Thank you," Is what the voiced said.

[Elemental of Snow, 『Khione』 (C̸̣̼̜̦̩̭̞̩̓̾̂̈́ǫ̵̤̦̖̩̻͈͔̊̉͂̔̎͠ȓ̴̟͕̂̄r̴̢̘̰̞̱͉̟̟̮͛û̴̢̢̠͈͖̭͙̰̏͋͆̍̓͒̒͒p̴̱̜̦͈̤̟͂̌́̈͂̾̉̽͜͝ẗ̶͉̠͖͔̹͍̰̰́͠è̸̝̺̹͙̾͋͗̿͝͠d̶͍̺͓͔͔͇͍̜̝̽̇́͒͂͘̕͠): 0/86,400]

And with that,

[Elemental of Snow, 『Khione』 has been defeated]