Chapter 397

Chapter 397

The Ring of Fire rotated violently around his heart. The seven rings resonated in unison, and Raon could feel a hot fire flowing through his spine.

The tsunami of the swamp slowed down, and the screams and breathing of the people on the castle walls came to a halt.

The time seemed to have stopped during his extreme focus.

Raon entered that world and called Wrath.

You managed to call the King of Essence in that state. Youve gotten better.

Wraths eyes turned round in surprise. As Raon expected, Wrath was inside that world with him since they were connected by their souls.

Help me use your technique.

Technique? Dont tell meare you talking about the one I showed you inside the mental world?

Yes.

Raon quickly lowered his eyebrows.

Thats the only chance we have.

He realized it when he extended his hand earlier. Even if he unleashed all of Glaciers frost that he had access to, he was incapable of freezing the tsunami. The incomplete freeze would result in falling ice shards and kill even more people.

Teach me the technique you used to freeze the space itself inside the mental world.

He felt like time was flowing slowly because he was extremely focused, but it wasnt actually slower. He had to act quicklythe tsunami was approaching as he spoke.

You shameless bastard.

Wrath snorted.

The King of Essence doesnt even want to teach you, but you wont be able to use it even if he does.

What?

That technique requires you to be as talented as the King of Essence when it comes to controlling the frost. A weak human like you will only create an icicle by using it.

He shook his round hand, saying that it was a meaningless struggle.

The King of Essence recommends creating a barrier of astral energy after gathering those Mad Dog kids behind you. You shall be able to save them at lea

Ill buy everything you want to eat from today until the day we return.

Huh?

You wont be able to eat the regional products made from grapes and blueberries if this place is ruined.

Huuh?

Wrath didnt contemplate for long.

Repeat after the King of Essences flow and control Glacier right now!

His ice pierced into Raons mana circuits. He unleashed Glacier to the maximum output and followed that flow.

Kuh

The pain in his mana circuits made it feel like they were going to burst from utilizing too much frost at once, but he gritted his teeth and endured.

The next up is the wrath.

The wrath seeped into him from Wrath. Raon unleashed the wrath dwelling at the bottom of his soul and followed the huge flow Wrath was creating.

Ack

Raon clenched his back teeth. He felt like his body was creaking and was about to break. He endured the bone-shattering pain and his mana circuits getting ripped apart to extend his hand once again.

Unleash the gathered wrath and ice at once! The name of this technique is

The moment the tsunami of the swamp created a huge shadow on the castle walls, Raon opened the embankment that was blocking the energy from his hand.

Pssh.

Along with the cold sensation of freezing blood inside his veins, silver-white frost emerged from his hand.

Lastly, the most important thing isthe image.

Raon created the image that Wrath had been constantly talking about. He imagined the entire wave of swamp freezing and twisted his wrist. The Ring of Fire rotating around his heart resonated with the frost scattered all around the world.

He incorporated the entire flow of Glacier and unleashed all of it, not leaving a single speck behind.

Swaaa!

The brilliant, shining silver-white flash soared from the center of his right hand to cover the entire tsunami.

The ultimate technique of the Monarch of Wrath.

Silver-White Aurora.

The wave of swamp was tilted towards them, ready to engulf them at any moment, but it turned a silver-white color and its movement came to a halt. It wasnt because of his extreme focus. The swamp itself froze, falling completely still.

Whir.

The huge tsunami was frozen, not leaking mud in the slightest, and that sight felt alien. It was as if it was a power beyond the balance of the world was present.

This is the Silver-White Aurora

An aurora was often called heavens curtain covering the sky. The prowess was befitting its name.

Uuh

Di-did he just freeze that? Is he even human?

Mud ice cream

Burren, Martha, and Runaan swallowed nervously while looking at the shadow made by the huge tsunami, which was covering the sunlight.

Gasp!

Vi-vice squad leader!

He really is insane

I knew he was a monster, but

The Light Wind squad on the castle wall had fallen on their asses and were staring at him, their eyes trembling like sailboats on a turbulent ocean.

Whir.

Raon kept rotating the Ring of Fire without sparing any time to listen to their surprise.

Damn itIt hurts so damn much.

Even though he was rotating the Ring of Fire and had increased the level of his soul, the pain felt like his entire body was being torn apart. It was because hed controlled too much energy at once with a method that hed never used before.

Huff

He raised his head while exhaling in pain. He still couldnt believe that hed created that silver-white frozen tsunami of mud with his own hands. However, there was a more important matter that needed his attention.

The one that created this tsunamimust be him.

Such a huge tsunami couldnt have occurred naturally from the swamp. It mustve been the work of the magician whod previously summoned the death knight. Since they could be watching him from somewhere, Raon maintained a peaceful expressionas if he were unaffected.

Grit!

Wrath violently ground his teeth while looking at Raons nonchalant expression.

You crazy bastard! How did you do that?!

Why are you asking when you are the one who taught me?

About that

Wrath did teach him the flow of the technique, but he didnt think he would actually manage it. He thought the swamp would freeze to a certain extent before it collapsed, but the crazy bastard actually managed to freeze the entire swamp.

Because he wasnt expecting you to succeed!

I imagined it.

What?

You always say that image is the most important part about using mana. I remembered how you used that technique in the mental world and thought about freezing the entire swamp.

Ugh, the King of Essence is never teaching anything to you ever again!

Wrath ground his teeth. He seemed so butthurt.

Its fine.

Because thats also my No, the Light Wind squads power.

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After everyone left, Raon remained on the castle wall and watched over the land of death. His internal injuries were healed thanks to the Ring of Fire, and House Ariannes people were preparing for war with courage, but he still felt anxious.

This is so intense now.

The energy of death rising from the land below the swamp was getting stronger and stronger without any limit. An ordinary person without any mana would become unable to breathe and collapse the moment they left the castle.

Thats not the only problem.

Indeed.

Raon nodded and stared at the end of the Swamp of Death. A countless number of undead were being summoned from far away.

It was so bad that he could feel the monsters energies, enhanced even further by the powerful energy of death.

This is extremely danger

Hes not talking about that! The King of Essence is asking why we arent eating grape sandwiches and blueberry pies!

This isnt time for that.

The King of Essence doesnt care! Keep your promise already!

The shop is already closed.

Then make it open!

Raon was pushing Wrath back as he kept sticking to him like the swamp, and Wendy Arianne came running towards him.

W-we have a problem.

What problem?

The emergency network isnt working!

Wendy scratched her arm with her nail, saying that the emergency network hadnt been working for hours.

I expected it wouldnt.

Raon nodded casually. He never believed that a monster that could summon a growing death knight and create a wave of swamp was going to leave the emergency network alone when it could be used to call for reinforcements.

Which means

We have to fight on our own for now.

Raon took out two rings from his clothes and put them on his fingers. One of them was the Blue and Red Ring that hed obtained from House Yonaan, and the second one was the ring that the Archmage of the Eternal Flame, Chamber, had gifted to him.

Haa

Wendy hit her forehead and clenched her fist.

So we have to defend without any reinforcements.

She hardened her resolve and clenched her sword.

Indeed.

Raon nodded, and the Light Wind squad came up to the castle walls. Their complexions were better than before because they finished their cultivation.

We are ready.

We will protect this place, so you

Martha was about to tell him to go back and cultivate, but Raon felt the rumbling land from below.

Everyone, including Raon, went towards the edge and looked at the land of death.

Screech!

Along with a grotesque noise that sounded like a bone flower was blooming, gray skeletons and green zombies were rising from the ground. The undead were surfacing from everywhere except for the area surrounding Arianne Castle. It was like new leaves sprouting from seeds scattered all around the land of death.

Ah

Wh-what the hell?

Are they all undead?

Is it even possible to defend?

The rangers waiting on the castle walls trembled in fear as countless undead started to rise.

Th-this is a lot.

Burren chewed his lip while watching the skeletons rise endlessly.

There are more undead heads than land at this point!

Martha clenched her fist and watched the zombies with flashing eyes.

They swallowed nervously with frowns on their faces. That number mustve been unexpected for both of them.

They look like bead ice cream.

Runaan licked her lips while looking at the skeleton heads. She was really special to have that impression in such a situation.

Haa

Th-the castle isnt going to collapse, is it?

We are all going to die if that happens.

Shut up and get ready. Theyll be here soon.

Everyone was nervous because of the overwhelming numbers. The undead lined up like an army and turned around.

Instead of looking at House Ariannes castle, they knelt towards the three pillars in the Swamp of Death and let out a grotesque scream.

Urrrrr!

Grrrrr!

It was an anthem of darkness. The undead were bowing at the master who summoned them after hundreds of years and singing an anthem for him.

Just like the priests who gained holy power by worshiping their god, the energy of death dwelling in their bodies intensified from the action.

Uwaaaa!

Kieeeeh!

The song of death coming from the countless undead even made the sun hide behind the clouds in fear.

The sky turned gray, and the castle walls atmosphere that was ready for battle became as gloomy as a mourners house.

Even the sound of people breathing had disappearedit was as if no one was there anymore.

Wh-whats happening?!

What are they doing?!

M-my limbs are trembling

Are they gaining their power from a demon?

The rangers and the Amber Blade division, even the Light Wind squad, turned pale upon hearing the song of the undead.

Cut the crap.

Raon sneered and unsheathed Heavenly Drive. He unleashed the Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation to the maximum output and pulled his right arm back. His pose looked like he was shooting a bow as he thrust the sword wrapped in concentrated flame forward.

Whaaam!

The firestorm rising from the entire blade engulfed the group of undead who were praising the darkness.

The hundreds of undead melted down without even leaving a single bone behind.

The endless anthem came to a halt, and the sunlight was revived, shining upon the castle walls.

Mad Dog squad.

Raon turned around. He smiled while noticing the fighting spirit in everyones eyes revive.

Flesh next to the bone is usually the most delicious.

He raised Heavenly Drive to point at the countless undead that remained after his attack.

Chew them up.