Rumble… Rumble…
"What is happening, Father?"
Just in time, when the hunger strikes, Fernando was about to cook for food with a downcasted expression when an earthquake suddenly occurred.
It was a bit heavy, estimating level six, at least.
Fernando panicked and quickly dashed to his son.
Before he could think straight though, he was startled when he saw the terror on his son's face, staring at his big brother, whom he attempted to protect.
"Wha-"
Before he could even complete his question, the pair of father and son vanished.
Not a millisecond after, there was a sudden influx of cold and it was diffused from Kopi's body.
Even he was not exempted, with his body now coated with solid Ice.
The space, the small dilapidated house, and even five meters in the radius were subjected to the extreme cold, having their existence sealed with Ice.
It was conspicuous, obviously, but with the raging monsters coming out from the Dimensional portal, falling to the ground, and causing the rumbling with their massive framework, there was no one to satisfy their curiosity.
Meanwhile, the monsters, with their intact body, not even the height that could break their sturdy bones, sensed something that could threaten them to that place.
Therefore, they decided to stay out of it.
Of course, they didn't forget to inform their commander about it.
Regardless, there were still fifteen minutes before the commander left, so what they had to do was go berserk.
Kill all the living beings and conquer another world.
The monsters possessed different traits, but there was an eye-catching similarity between them.
It was the flame dancing all over the body.
That's right, all of the monsters coming out of the Dimensional Portals were recorded and named as Infernal Creatures.
However, even after the discovery, Elizabeth did not worry.
She, however, waited below on the Dimensional Portal, concealing her existence, ignoring the Ice coming out from a particular place.
She only surmised it should be the work of the Eminence.
After all, she learned her lesson not to meddle in the Eminence's private affairs, or else, she wanted another beating.
Elizabeth let the monsters run rampant in the place, knowing there should be no more citizens in the place.
After all, she already issued a warning.
Despite being confused about not hearing the emergency alarm from the municipality, it was already expected since the mayor and the people living there were indifferent to the worst sector's lives.
However… She was shocked.
When she saw many people inside the dilapidated house, shivering in terror.
"Those goddamn useless mother fuckers. I told them to prioritize the citizens' lives while constructing the barrier!" She grumbled with a contorted expression.
Without hesitation, she disappeared and began to annihilate the monsters.
She couldn't save them since she wasn't an agility-type Awakener to begin with.
She was a Rank 5 Awakener with the strength-related type Gift.
Therefore, she wisely decided to annihilate the monsters.
However, she was too slow.
Of course, with the amount of monsters she killed in a second, it should not be, but in the lives of the citizens, she was.
There were too many of them.
She puffed in rage and took a deep breath.
She roared, and even the sound she produced seemed to be visible.
It was a million times louder than the speaker.
The monsters stood still, slowly falling to the ground with white eyes.
The flame dancing all over their body slowly retracted, and what remained was their hideous appearance.
Witnessing the result, Elizabeth couldn't be elated.
After all, the citizens didn't have the time to cover their ears.
They naturally died…
Elizabeth shed tears.
"I'm sorry."
She should not be, for it was not her fault.
She should have expected that even the Police Officers were corrupt.
All they had in mind was their position and their family, ignoring the well-being of the people living in the worst sector.
Hence, all she could do was to give them a quick death.
"I promise you this. I will punish them."
Comforting their souls and herself, she continued her berserk.
***
Meanwhile, Kopi, who was originally encased with Ice, was now finally free.
It broke, disintegrated into pieces, after it couldn't withstand the power of Elizabeth's voice.
Even when his body fell to the ground and should have been sufficient to wake him up, he was still in a deep coma.
The wound from the outcome of his body colliding to the ground was quickly healed by the Self-Regeneration Gift.
[Congratulations to the Host for completely assimilating the Gift! The Gift has been sealed to Peak Grade.
The slots are now completely full. Please ascend to another Rank to unseal the Gift and completely assimilate it.
Detecting… Detecting… The host will enter a temporary state of Awakening after assimilating the Divine's inheritance.
A Temporary State of Awakening is inevitable.
Evaluating… Evaluating…
It has been evaluated that the host will temporarily ascend to Rank 5 Gift after the Gift is completely sealed.
Unsealing the seal on the Gift...
The Divine Grade Gift is temporarily available.
However, the host will still be in the Rank 5 Gift.
Occurring in five… four…]
As the countdown reached two, Kopi abruptly opened his eyes.
The previous snowy, silky long hair has become more artistic and becoming even longer.
Furthermore, Kopi's body… was growing.
It was transforming from being a sixteen-year-old kid to a twenty-five-year-old adult.
His face became more handsome, matured, and possessed a bearing of a higher being.
His upper torso expanded, with muscles appearing all over his body.
His clothes were being torn, but not before it was being replaced by a finely silky, snowy robe wrapping all over his body.
Not only was his face captivating, but his appearance was more appetizing, and seductive.
The unblemished chest, the gorgeous robe, the silky, long hair fluttering even without the presence of the wind, and the aura of a cold mist diffusing from his body completely altered Kopi.
He appeared like the perfect version of him.
[One… Entering the Temporary State of Awakening.]
A snowflake's eyes slowly appeared amidst the blizzard eyeballs.
A manly, seductive voice echoed from his mouth.
"I'm stronger…"