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“I will try to freeze sea water. Although it is impossible to do the whole thing, it is possible to create a road by freezing the surface. Of course, it would be their responsibility to keep the ice from breaking. “I don’t think I’ll be able to participate in the battle because it’s quite hard work.”
Lord of the Snow Lake Empire, Ryoma was the king of the empire that ruled over ice. As he said, freezing sea water with his abilities might not have been that difficult. The problem was whether it would be maintained even when attacked by monsters.
“Mr. Theo. Is it possible to apply protection skills above and below the ice? Just make sure the ice doesn’t break even when monsters attack. “Solidly.”
“It is possible. But then, I won’t be able to participate in the battle either?”
Theo is not an attack type anyway. The only people who could attack directly here were Lee Jae-young, Baluk, Lee Jeong, and Hume. Sehyun, Fan, and Tyra are closer to the auxiliary world, so they won’t be of much help in battle.
The problem was Baek Do-hyun.
“Where do you want to be, Baek Do-hyun? “You can stand on the side you are confident in, I won’t force you.”
“I will join the fighting side.”
“Then, Mr. Tyra, me, and Mr. Fen will assist in building the road. For the rest, please focus on the battle. “Teo and Ryoma, let’s focus on building the road for now.”
Everyone nodded with solemn expressions. All eyes that were on Sehyeon turned outside the tower. The monsters swarming around the tower looked like they were waiting for their prey. They were eerie.
Talk, Todok-
“uh… “Brother, it’s raining.”
Rain began to pour through the chill. The damn rain followed everyone here too. The rain that started falling in one or two drops soon became heavy enough to obscure the view. Everyone braced themselves as they listened to the fierce sound of rain hitting their ears.
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[Mr. Theo. Is it possible to apply protection skills above and below the ice? Just make sure the ice doesn’t break even when monsters attack. Solidly.]
At the place where all the road players in Elix gathered, Kwak Jeong-han and Owl were looking at Se-hyeon through a mirror. Their gaze never left that place. There wasn’t even a flicker.
“Everyone, take note. Soon we too will have to fight like that.”
The person who spoke those words was Numan. Numan said this as if threatening those who were frightened by the sight of the monster and retreated.
There were a lot of people here. Like rolling waves, people changed their expressions every moment and watched the plight of the people in the mirror. Among them, there were those who endured the resentment of not being able to participate there. It was Kwak Jeong-han and Aul.
Kwak Jeong-han watched for a while, and if this continues, someone will die. It was a fact, not a prediction.
Why?
That place was the sea. Even though he and Owl could fight better than anyone else, they were here now. There has never been a situation as helpless as this.
“… croak. “Dog, croak.”
Tears formed in Owl’s eyes as he looked at Sehyun. Owl was now saying that Sehyeon could die. Kwak Jeong-han also agreed. The naval battle was not easy. How could people who can’t breathe fight without a single ship?
Kwak Jeong-han’s fist was tightly curled in his hand. Even though so many road players gathered, the guides didn’t say anything. The explanation was replaced by the hardships of those in the mirror, and death was implied through their situation. And silence made me realize my powerlessness.
This was not what Kwak Jeong-han wanted. He didn’t send Se-hyeon in despair to see something like this, nor did he swallow his helplessness.
The reason Kwak Jeong-han came here was to check the ‘rights and qualifications’ that appeared in the blue window. He wanted to get a chance.
“… “Let me ask you one thing.”
A suppressed voice reached Billwill through the sound of rain. Bill Will’s red eyes, visible under the brim of his hat, gazed quietly at Kwak Jeong-han.
[We are your guides. Whatever you want, we will be happy to help you. Of course, I hope you realize that there may be a price to pay. In order to give an answer that comes close to reason, you must receive in return something you created that can counter reason. That’s how we can interfere.]
“Is it okay if I make it myself?”
[of course.]
Before asking a question, Kwak Jeong-han took something out of his inventory and threw it at Bill Will. Billwill caught it flying at high speed without even looking at it. Then he shifted his gaze and checked the object.
[…] It’s a sculpture.]
What was in Billwill’s hand was a wooden sculpture the size of a fist. The shape was quite rough, but it clearly resembled someone. He resembles the blonde-haired man currently struggling in the mirror. Their wings were the same, their smiles were the same, and the stuffy clothes that covered their necks were the same.
The sculpture showed signs of clumsy handling and the marks of many years of handling. Billwill looked down at the sculpture for a long time and then nodded her head.
[As long as it is not an impossible request, it will be sufficient compensation.]
“okay.”
Kwak Jeong-han closed and opened his eyes as if he was convinced. Many people watched Kwak Jeong-han and listened to his questions. The sound of the wind sweeping across the open sea passed through Kwak Jeong-han’s ears like a whistle.
“… So, if there is a way for me to get there, please let me know. “I will be with you in this fight, which may be the last.”
It was a question no one expected. The sincerity in his heavy voice was so stubborn that it didn’t even seem like a lie. The surroundings quickly became filled with commotion.
“Is the price not enough?”
[The answer is well paid. However, in order to realize that method, other costs are required.]
“It sounds like it’s possible.”
Billwill looked back at the other guides standing around for a moment. Numerous eyes turned to Billwill. Even though they only looked at each other, the guides exchanged dozens of words within them. Some guides rubbed their chins, while others twitched their eyebrows or frowned.
Meanwhile, the guides finally came to a certain conclusion.
[I will give you a choice. Since our guides are currently holding the barrier, we cannot afford to help those who have entered the goddess’ cognitive world. The only power we can use for them is to open the doors to ‘enter’ and ‘exit’ the cognitive world in the first place. One of them has already been used up.]
“then… Are you saying that if I go, I won’t be able to open the door to ‘come out’ of that cognitive world?”
[Of course, that only applies in case of failure. If they succeed in persuading the Goddess, they can follow the Goddess’ guidance and come out of the cognitive world without our power. The remaining strength is for ‘when you fail’. So your choice here is like a gamble. You will have to think for yourself whether your choice is worth blocking their ‘way’ to return.]
Billwill’s words were no different from saying that if you are confident of success, enter the cognitive world.
Kwak Jeong-han was lost in thought for a moment. If they fail, everyone becomes trapped in the goddess’s cognitive world. Due to one choice made by Kwak Jeong-han, the way to return is completely blocked.
“Isn’t it okay if I succeed and come back? Did they go to that cognitive world with the intention of failing? I said something that could have been said as long as I didn’t fail, but I ended up saying it for a long time. And even if you fail and come back anyway, isn’t there going to be no point? Ah, that’s it. Meanwhile, I would like to ask you something. “How many people can go?”
The person who spoke to me carelessly was Numan, who seemed to be very dissatisfied with everything in the world. At Numan’s words, the Celestials standing next to him were all startled and their shoulders trembled. Yu Si-un was also in it.
[I think it can accommodate about ten people.]
“Then I will go too.”
“Frog!”
“Well, I’m going too!”
When Yoo Si-un shouted that he would go, the Celestial Races also rushed to follow him. Seeing this, Numan let out a long sigh and waved his hand.
“The non-sils are left out. “Where are you going?”
At Numan’s words, the Celestial Race looked up at Numan with faces that looked like they were about to cry. It seemed like he was telling me not to go. Numan stretched out his pot-lid-like hand and tapped the heads of the Celestials one by one as they approached.
“I don’t think you guys are pretty.”
Although he said that with an indifferent expression, Numan did not push away the clinging Celestials. Still, he drew a clear line.
“There are three of us going, me, that fishman, and this frog, so the rest stay here. Do you understand?”
Perhaps because the stern expression on their faces was quite different from usual, the Celestials shifted their gaze here and there as if they were anxious, and finally reluctantly nodded.
[It seems vaguely decided.]
It was a sonorous statement. Kwak Jeong-han did not take his eyes off Bill Will from the moment he spoke. From the beginning, Kwak Jeong-han seemed to have made a decision.
And of course his decision was to ‘go for it’.
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