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“……?”
He had to question his eyes at the sight of Kudran striding over.
The viewers reacted exactly the same.
-Huh?
-He didn’t die?
-A corpse is walking;
-???: Call an ambulance, you idiots!
-He’s alive;
“How…….”
“How is he perfectly fine?”
The two adventurers processed the situation a little belatedly.
But nothing had been resolved yet.
Grrk—!
The Yeti, having failed to kill its target, snarled and rumbled in its throat.
Its gaze was fixed solely on Kudran.
Whoosh—!
Just then, the Yeti suddenly stretched its arm into the air.
Crack crack crack—!
A long piece of ice forming in the space within its gripped fist.
One of its techniques.
Thump—!
Hanbit immediately kicked off.
And swung his sword, which had been surging with cold, with force.
Crack crack crack crack—!
The cold released along the arc instantly swept over the Yeti’s arm.
A force strong enough to freeze everything from the ground to beyond the shoulder — half its body.
The effect of the options attached to the sword was clear.
Grrk—!
The creature, turning red eyes, glared at the approaching Hanbit.
Then it raised the fist of its opposite arm and brought it down onto its own frozen body.
Bang—!
Boom—!
After several punches, the ice cracked and shattered.
Only natural for a creature that lived in the snowy mountains.
Cold resistance would be something it had as a baseline.
Thump—!
In the meantime, Hanbit had circled around and closed on the Yeti from behind.
Cutting low, he swung the sword toward the creature’s ankles.
Whoosh—!
The blade drawn precisely with concentrated force.
Even the creature’s thick skin couldn’t fully stop it.
Swoosh—!
Grrraugh—!
The Yeti screamed and cried out in pain at the sudden sting.
But the damage was not enough to restrict the creature’s movement.
Boom boom boom—!
The enraged Yeti swept its arm and raked the ground indiscriminately.
Having pulled back, Hanbit checked Kudran’s position.
Despite the impact he had taken earlier, his approaching form looked completely intact.
‘Is it that armor?’
The silver armor Kudran was wearing was something he had never seen before.
Even in past memory, his toughness had always been certain.
That hadn’t been enough to withstand a Yeti’s attack — but that armor was evidently excellent equipment.
“Black Dragon! Get back!”
Just then, Jinuk’s voice reached him from the side.
Kevin running behind him.
The polearm in both hands was flickering with red light.
A technique for drawing out a weapon’s power.
Whoosh—!
Kevin, leaping high, brought the polearm down with force.
The Yeti, sensing the attack, simply swept its right arm.
Claaaang—!
The collision of tough skin and metal weapon scattered shockwaves and rang out.
“Ugh!”
Not the slightest waver in the Yeti.
By contrast, the intense impact traveling through his hands twisted Kevin’s expression.
Thump—!
In that moment, Jinuk too plunged in rapidly.
Having watched Hanbit’s combat, he went after the creature’s legs and ankles.
Whoosh—!
Swoosh—!
Jinuk’s attacks didn’t go in cleanly.
They merely further agitated the Yeti.
“Haha! It really is a strong one!”
Kudran, arriving at some point, wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled.
Hanbit looked at him and asked:
“How did you get here? Weren’t you fighting alongside the other dwarves?”
“His Highness the Prince commanded it! He said it was easy over there so go help Black Dragon-nim! He even gave me these shoes to run faster!”
Kudran, pointing at his feet and saying so heartily.
Looking at the movement from before, they appeared to be magical devices for boosting speed.
-Oh.
-Insane support;
-For real, if it hadn’t been Kudran, he would’ve died earlier.
-The Yeti’s fist size was bugged, I swear.
Gorik’s support, something that had never happened in the past.
The process and situation were different from those times, so it was difficult to pinpoint the exact cause.
“Can you block that creature’s attacks?”
“Of course!”
Kudran took out the shield he had been carrying on his back.
And he had stopped the Yeti’s fist with his bare body at that.
It was clear how urgently he had tried to save Hanbit.
Bang—!
Boom—!
The battle between the Yeti and the two A-rank adventurers was quite precarious.
As expected, it had to be steered according to plan.
“Kudran, please focus solely on defense as much as possible.”
“Understood!”
Kudran gave a nod and gripped the shield tight.
Watching that, Hanbit put a mana potion to his lips and extended his hand.
“Fire Lance!”
Whoosh—!
A fire spear launched with the incantation.
More potent in form, carrying the Elemental Amplification effect.
Bang—!
The magic that flew precisely toward the creature’s eyes collided and exploded.
Grrraugh—!
The Yeti writhing in a more agonized scream than before.
Hanbit, swallowing the mana potion, changed direction and called out:
“Move to the cliff!”
Whoosh—!
Flames and a gale beginning to blaze from Hanbit’s sword as he ran.
The three immediately followed behind.
Boom—!
The Yeti, thrashing in pain, began charging while sweeping its arm.
The magic’s effect from the eye hit still remained, but expecting it to last long was difficult.
Crack crack crack—!
The approaching creature once again created a long piece of ice in its hand.
Then it threw it at Hanbit.
Whoosh—!
The ice thrown with tremendous force surged forward generating a gale.
The one who moved to block it was Kudran.
Thump—!
Shield raised, he kicked off and positioned himself in the trajectory.
The ice made contact right after.
Bang—!
Kudran getting pushed backward with an enormous impact.
But this time was different from before.
Boom boom boom—!
His sturdy two legs and shield, being shoved back while gouging the ground, held out against the attack to the end.
When speed had naturally dropped, Kudran rejoined behind Hanbit.
-Oh. Lol.
-That tanking is insane;
-Now that’s a tank.
-Compared to Mars, not much.
-Bringing in the vanguards again. Lol.
-Right, got humiliated by the Snow Drake, didn’t he?
Whatever the comparison to vanguards, Kudran’s ability was certain.
More than sufficient to be entrusted with defense.
Dash—!
Continuing to move, the flames and gale on the sword were steadily accumulating.
“So what’s the plan? Doesn’t seem like we can kill that thing.”
Kevin, keeping pace alongside him, glanced back and asked.
The Yeti coming on with tremendous momentum.
Once the pain in its eyes wore off, that speed would only increase.
“We’re killing it. Otherwise it’ll keep chasing us to the end.”
The Yeti was not a creature that let prey escape.
It would obviously pursue its target across an entire city until it killed it.
“The cliff’s close!”
Jinuk, watching ahead, raised his voice.
The dense forest boundary disappearing to reveal a precipice.
And simultaneously, the Yeti’s movement returned to its original state.
Bang—!
Having leaped high, the creature suddenly drove both hands into the ground.
And the moment the muscular arms swelled up in one burst—
Crack crack crack crack—!
A massive ice wall appeared at the boundary where the forest met the cliff.
“What——!”
“It can even use a technique like this.”
At the escape route being blocked, the two adventurers’ expressions turned serious.
Hanbit stopped his feet and turned around.
“You two attack the legs and draw its attention.”
“No idea how long it’ll hold, but let’s try.”
“Got it.”
Kevin and Jinuk giving nods while gripping their weapons.
The dwarf standing beside him had the same role.
“Kudran, please only block the large attacks.”
“Understood!”
An answer returning with a booming voice.
Hanbit used Elemental Amplification and drank another mana potion.
Whoosh—!
The flames and gale surging from Hanbit’s sword rapidly finished accumulating.
The moment to face the enemy had come.
Thud—!
Having pulled its hands from the ground, the Yeti shook the earth as it approached.
Having blocked the escape route, the creature wore an expression as though the advantage was seized.
“Starting.”
Thump—!
Hanbit immediately kicked off and ran.
The Yeti, seeing that, grabbed a massive boulder embedded nearby with one hand.
Then put force into it and threw it.
Whoosh—!
The boulder flying straight at him was threatening.
But Hanbit had no need to dodge.
Thump—!
Kudran, getting out a step early, raised his shield.
The boulder made contact right after.
Boom—!
Stone fragments scattering into the air with an enormous impact sound.
Kudran, sent flying by the shockwave, planted his feet on the ground and bore it with the strength in his legs.
Dash—!
In the meantime, Hanbit, who had not slowed, closed on the Yeti.
The target was the creature’s solar plexus.
The spot where the weakness of the non-uniform muscle structure was exposed.
Whoosh—!
The Yeti moved to throw a punch at the approaching enemy.
And at the same moment, the two adventurers appeared at the creature’s legs.
Boom—!
Swoosh—!
A polearm brought down radiating light, and a sword drawn with a yellow line.
Small, but clearly dealing damage.
The two, having delivered their attacks, quickly hid behind tree and boulder cover.
Grrk—!
At the irritating attacks, the Yeti rumbled in fury.
The attacks did not stop.
Whoosh—!
Boom—!
The two adventurers’ offensive continuing rapidly, striking and retreating.
A Yeti that needed to chase after both of them at any moment — but the creature had already made its decision.
The first target was the strongest enemy here.
Hssss—
The creature, eyes fixed on Hanbit, suddenly drew a deep breath.
A chest visibly swelling to a significant degree.
The appearance of readying a breath attack.
Thump—!
The two adventurers appearing again moved to charge in to attack the legs.
At that moment.
Groooaaar—!
A storm-like cold erupted from the Yeti’s mouth.
“Ugh!”
At the wide-area attack blanketing the ground, Jinuk and Kevin urgently broke away.
Crack crack crack—
A technique that froze a wide range solid.
The Yeti lifted its gaze in satisfaction.
But.
Grrk—
The target that should have been frozen alongside them was nowhere to be seen.
Whoosh—
It turned its head this way and that looking for the enemy.
Movement would inevitably produce presence.
The Yeti’s senses could clearly capture that.
Shhk—
Just then, a small sound from a tree above.
The Yeti ripped up a frozen boulder and threw it toward that direction.
At that moment.
Thump—!
Footsteps rang out from an entirely different direction.
Grrk—!
The Yeti, reacting on instinct, swung its fist backward.
But the sensation felt through the skin was not what was expected.
Clang—!
A small form sent bouncing off the hard iron it had struck.
Overlapping with that, something scattering flames came flying in.
Whoosh—!
Hanbit, along with a surging scorching gale, reached the Yeti’s chest.
Throwing this force out would be meaningless.
It had to be driven inside beneath that skin.
With that judgment, he put everything behind both hands.
Crack crack crack—!
The blade driving inward through white fur and skin, burning as it went.
The Yeti moved to bring its fist down quickly.
But that motion could not be continued.
Boom boom boom—!
The scorching gale that surged from inside ravaged the interior and exploded.
The Yeti’s tough fur and thick skin were rendered meaningless.
Grrraugh—!
The Yeti, screaming as the excruciating agony rolled its eyes back, moved forward.
Crack crack crack—!
Bang—!
Trees and boulders breaking in chaos.
Its staggering steps had at some point reached the ice wall it had created at the forest boundary.
Boom boom boom—!
With a swing of its fist the ice wall shattered without resistance.
Crack crack—!
Hanbit, clinging to the creature’s scorched, blackened chest, twisted the sword he had driven in.
Grrraugh—!
The Yeti flailed its arm trying to shake off the foreign object, but the precision was far off.
The shadow of death descending on its fading vision.
Hanbit, gripping the sword hilt in both hands, used Elemental Manifestation and Elemental Amplification together.
Crack crack crack—!
An enormous chill erupting while burning through mana.
It instantly froze the interior of the Yeti’s body, which had been torn to shreds by the scorching gale.
Grrr……
The Yeti’s body, having completely lost all motive force, began to tilt.
Hanbit drew out the sword and kicked off the creature’s chest into the air.
Shhk—
Having completely lost consciousness, the Yeti fell straight off the cliff.
A clear alert rang in Hanbit’s ears as he stood on the ground.
Ding—
[Main Quest #12 has been completed.]
