173 - The Tower of Causality (13)

173 - The Tower of Causality (13)

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Episode 173, Chapter 45: The Tower of Causality (13)

The Frost Queen.

In a past so distant it defied comprehension, she was an absolute ruler of the entire northern continent, a transcendent being closer to a spirit than a human, more immortal than mortal.

When the Frost Queen broke free from the 'shackles' and fate to ascend above demigods, she left behind a shell.

A shell filled with all the negativity within her, including evil.

And that shell was,

'This thing, huh.'

The final trial's boss, the 'Remnant of the Frost Queen Tainted by Evil', now standing before Zion's eyes.

Though called a remnant, it contained most of the authority the Frost Queen wielded just before ascending to demigod status, so its strength was naturally beyond imagination.

No matter how much gods and ancient dragons had created it, this was a being that should never have appeared as a dungeon boss.

'Still, it's good they're alive.'

Zion thought this as he glanced at the hero and her companions who had held out against the remnant until now.

Screech!

The Frost Remnant, having observed the suddenly vanished cold wave and the flames engulfing the entire cavern, let out an eerie howl.

Along with this, a cold wave condensed in front of the remnant's chest, far faster than before, transforming into a needle shape and shooting towards Zion.

Though much smaller than the previous omnidirectional wave, its power remained the same.

No, it was even stronger due to being condensed.

This was the Frost Queen's strike, sensing a great threat from the newly appeared Zion.

"Watch out...!"

Just as the silver-haired woman was about to shout a warning to Zion, who stood motionless despite the needle approaching at a speed far surpassing sound,

Whoosh!

The flames burning around Zion were sucked into his lightly extended hand, condensing, then colliding with the cold needle.

Boom!

An enormous shockwave spread from the collision, filling the entire cavern with an incredible amount of steam.

As the onlookers' eyes wavered uneasily at this sight, whoosh!

Bright red flames exploded from the collision point, burning through the surrounding steam and drawing a straight line to where the Frost Queen's remnant stood.

Zion extended his fist, which had gathered all these flames, towards the remnant.

In response, the remnant created dozens of layers of ice walls in front of itself, just as it had done to block the silver-haired woman's strike earlier.

The Wall of Lament that no one had been able to penetrate until now.

But, crack!

It was no match for Zion.

Zion's fist, shattering all the ice walls as if tearing through paper, struck the remnant's body.

At the same time, the remnant's form vanished from that spot.

As the remnant's figure reappeared, embedded in the cavern wall, boom!

A belated thunderous noise erupted, and a red line was drawn from where Zion stood to where the remnant was.

Crack!

The remnant's body began to crack and crumble from the terrifying impact that spread throughout the entire cavern.

Before the remnant could even recover, whoosh!

Zion glided along the red line, appearing right in front of it, his fist already drawn back to its maximum.

Flames from the surroundings were sucked into Zion's fist as he threw it.

Crack!

Once again, the remnant hurriedly deployed defensive barriers, but Zion's fist shattered through these authority barriers, instantly pulverizing the remnant's left shoulder.

Screech!

Though screaming in pain from its shattered shoulder, the Frost Queen's remnant counterattacked by creating hundreds of ice spears around it.

Just as these spears, each powerful enough to erase a small castle, were about to pierce Zion's entire body,

Whoosh!

The soft flames of Muspelheim enveloping Zion's body turned pitch black, then spread through space, beginning to annihilate all the approaching spears.

This was Muspelheim's unique authority, Flame Heaven, imbued with Zion's Black Star Force that negated everything.

Originally, this shouldn't have been possible, but Zion, having not only gained the qualifications to use Muspelheim but also dominated the divine artifact itself, made it possible.

Screech?

Perhaps some emotions remained even in the remnant?

It let out a questioning sound at this scene that defied common sense.

Zion dove into the remnant's embrace, lowering his body, then used the momentum of rising to extend his fist upward.

Whoosh!

The remnant's two arms blocking the front were sent flying to either side from this strike, exposing its chest.

Crack!

Countless ice shards burst from the frozen lake's surface, all imbued with the authority of freezing, shooting upwards.

In contrast, a sky of flames fell from the top of the cavern.

-------------!

Amidst the explosions created by these two completely different powers colliding, Zion and the Remnant of the Frost Queen continued their fierce exchange.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The contrast between Zion, who bore no particular wounds, and the remnant, cracked and broken in various places, showed which way the battle was leaning.

However, despite this, a smile that hadn't been there at the start now played on the remnant's lips.

Though it was still at a disadvantage, it could feel the gap narrowing.

Crack!

The leeway growing in its exchanges and the reviving cold energy.

In contrast, the flames emitted by its enemy were noticeably weakening.

Screech!

Having fully realized this fact, the remnant let out a chilling cry and changed its movements.

Unlike before, when it had been mostly defensive, the remnant now actively went on the offense.

As if these movements were working, crackle!

Zion's form, blocking the pouring attacks, gradually began to be pushed back, and the tide of battle quickly turned in the remnant's favor.

The cold energy swelled instantly, devouring Muspelheim's flames, and Zion's momentum rapidly shrank.

Along with this, wounds began to appear one by one on Zion's body.

Seeing this, a longing gleamed in the remnant's eyes.

Just a little more.

If it could push just a little more, it might be able to end this opponent's life.

With this thought, the remnant's senses became extremely focused solely on Zion.

And at that moment, whoosh!

Zion's form, which had been continuously pushed back but had barely avoided allowing critical or fatal wounds, wavered for an instant, swept up in the surging cold energy.

The remnant didn't miss this opening.

Screech!

With a cry mixed with joy, a freezing authority of a completely different caliber from before gathered in the remnant's right hand.

A transparent sword made from this authority shot without delay towards the gap revealed in Zion.

Even then, Zion stared blankly at the approaching sword, unable to properly defend.

The longing in the remnant's eyes watching this scene turned to ecstasy.

Finally, as the Queen's authority sword was about to pierce Zion's heart,

Crack!

A chilling sound reached their ears.

It wasn't the sound of Zion's heart being shattered by the ice sword.

It was the sound made by two weapons that had suddenly pierced through both sides of the remnant.

Screech?

A dumb cry escaped the remnant's mouth at this incomprehensible situation.

It had surely been aware of all its opponent's movements right in front of it, so how could this happen?

But those weapons weren't Zion's either.

The owners of the weapons came into the remnant's view as it turned its head.

"You should've paid attention to your surroundings too."

It was the silver-haired woman and Turzan.

They had secretly approached while the remnant's attention was entirely focused on Zion, following his instructions from earlier.

"There's no need for me to face you alone, is there?"

With those words, Zion grinned at the remnant and pulled back his fist.

As the dark red flames burning ominously in Zion's fist explosively grew, forming the shape of something massive,

......!

The remnant finally realized.

That everything Zion had shown until now was aimed at this moment.

And, crack!

At last, the King's fist pierced through the Queen's heart.

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