Chapter 702

Chapter 702

Right from the start, it was an absurd situation. When it comes to dealing with MP, 10 points of mind are given when creating the initial character. Currently, Leeha’s mind is 125 points, with an additional +115 points from achievements or items.

‘Ah...’

From the beginning, Leeha hasn’t used a single point on mind! Obtaining a staggering amount in this area was already a luxury, enough to provoke envy from other users.

“It’s not too late now. I should start paying more attention to mana management for a while.”

The character invested 5 points into mind and, after closing Leeha window, darkness on the edge of the forest began to come into view for Leeha.

“Ah! Blaugrunn-ssi! Can you see it clearly now? It’s the perfect time to attack.”

“Is that so?”

With dusk beginning to fall, the Shades would likely start becoming active. As Leeha rummaged through the bag once again to retrieve items, Blaugrunn suddenly raised his head.

“Ha Leeha, be careful! It’s dangerous!”

“Huh? Whoa!”

“[Absolute Shield]!”

Blaugrunn quickly cast a spell while embracing Leeha. Completely unaware, Leeha had to endure the onslaught of various types of magic pouring down before him.

“What, what is this sudden magic?”

Despite a massive explosion causing both Blaugrunn and Leeha to be pushed away significantly, thanks to the Absolute Shield, no harm was done. However, Blaugrunn’s face was noticeably distorted.

“I don’t know either, but... that’s incredible power.”

It wasn’t without damage. After checking Blaugrunn’s tense face, Leeha immediately turned his head.

“Absolute Shield has cracks in it...”

The aftermath of the explosion made it difficult to see ahead due to the debris. However, the fact that gold had chipped off from one of the most powerful defensive spells Blaugrunn could use was visibly concerning.

“I sense at least four energies. It’s not a joke. Be careful—”

“Leeha! You son of a-!”

As Blaugrunn was casting a new barrier spell with tension, a voice from the other side of the dark forest could be heard.

“Who- who’s there!? Who is it?”

“I’ll kill you! Because of you—! Get lost!”

The voice sounded familiar, but the owner didn’t immediately come to mind. Did they recognize him? Did someone bear such a grudge against him?

“Elerestra! Celestine! Selena! Noeanen! Kill that bastard right now!”

As the next words followed the voice, he realized who it was. His eyes widened, but there was a strange sense of amusement creeping up.

“Pff, P-Prea.”

The white-eyed spiritualist, Prea, was trying to offer everything she had to him.

“Master! Release the transformation-“

“No, not now.”

Blaugrunn was preparing to transform back into his dragon form to confront Prea, but Leeha stopped him.

“You??”

“I was the one who set the conditions from the beginning... I had somewhat expected this.”

“Conditions? Expectations? Is this the time to talk about that? [Absolute Barrier]!”

Blaugrunn hastily used barrier magic.

The supreme elemental magic of the four highest-ranked mystical creatures poured down. The supreme water spirit Elerestra.

The supreme wind spirit Celestine. The supreme fire spirit Selena. The supreme earth spirit Noeanen. Handling just one would elevate someone’s status as an outsider.

It was a well-known fact from the national war that even a rock mage who once faced Leeha had raised his name by handling just one earth spirit.

Handling the four top-grade spirit indicated a level of skill that could be described as ‘cheating.’

“But you should’ve provided that level of power. Um, certainly... I thought there would be something!”

“Leeha-nim!?”

Leeha, however, remained still. He didn’t use Platinum Shield, nor did he dodge using Ghost in the Shell.

“Y-you dare to oppose me... All of you will be excluded...”

Prea, whose forced smile twisted into a grimace, quickly hardened his expression. As flames engulfed the area, Leeha shrugged off the ashes, removing the charred layer from his shoulder.

“By the way, I apologize for my rudeness last time, selena. I troubled you a lot due to my lack of manners. Is Ifrit doing well?”

“Y-you... H-how did you... How could you withstand that attack?”

Leeha looked at the rabbit-eyed Selena, showing a calm smile. Naturally, he had endured it.

“I once fetched a Fire Flower for Ifrit, you see. You haven’t heard about it in the spirit world? Oh, while I was at it, I also took a bit of root for myself... I’m quite resistant to fire.”

Leeha’s fire resistance was +125%.

“Fire... Flower?”

Leeha’s expression of surprise at the differences in the personalities of water and fire spirits clearly showed.

“Wow... Impressive.”

“Indeed. He was always a troublemaker, but I never expected him to find his way to a place like this.”

Chiyou couldn’t help but think, ‘It’s incredible.’

How long had it been since they crossed over to the eastern part of the new continent where even spatial movements were restricted and walked northward?

Chasing after the swift footsteps of Bluebeard towards the north, they finally reached a snowy mountain peak.

“The terrain heading north from the western part of the new continent was closer to the eastern region. It even felt like the Arctic over there. Here, everywhere you looked was filled with perennial snow.”

However, the place where Chiyou and Bluebeard stood was not even a ‘summit.’

It was merely the middle of the mountain, where nothing could be seen except snow and ice.

“Could this be the Himalayas?”

The relentless snowstorm, the abrupt crevasses disappearing, and occasional avalanches threatened Chiyou and Bluebeard.

Even for her, a high-ranking Ranker, there were traps in the terrain that she couldn’t avoid despite her movements, making her heart race with fear. The level of danger was beyond words.

“If Count Le hadn’t helped, I would have died. Shamefully.”

She said, looking at Bluebeard before raising her head. The mountain peaks still looked far away.

“That way.”

However, there was something faintly visible near the peak.

“It’s Bransylvania Castle.”

“Keep in mind. I won’t be able to help you from there onwards. Be careful. If you think you can’t make it, it’s better to come back more prepared.”

Bluebeard looked straight into Chiyou’s eyes.

It was amusingly serious, but Chiyou understood that his laughter contained no mockery or provocation.

“Is this guy really giving advice...?”

Literally meaning ‘not ordinary.’

The danger there was beyond imagination. Chiyou nodded her head.

She had roughly grasped their current location. However, even if she ‘prepared,’ wouldn’t she need to know what to prepare for?

“Well, I appreciate the Count’s concern. But you need to test the water by dipping your foot and checking whether it’s hot or cold.”

Chiyou used a Japanese metaphor, and Bluebeard understood it, bursting into laughter.

He then replied with a cryptic remark.

“Haha, no need to worry about that. The coldest thing you’ve ever experienced since birth will definitely be there.”

Chiyou was approaching the coldest place in the world, the snowy mountains of the northeastern part of the new continent.