Chapter 799 – Winter in the Capital

As soon as I got home, I told my wife about this incident.

Since the story itself had been told the other day, the departure was decided as if going on a picnic.

The higher level spirit itself wanted to see Karin too, and Risha was also in a state of interest. Cloudy was also curious.

Liz noona didn’t seem to have much interest in higher level spirits, but Winia and Ari were the same. I feel like going with you anyway. She said that Hilde could never forgive her, but she jumped around.

That’s how we set out as a group in the middle of winter.

Of course, I didn’t go right away, and I made sure to prepare as much as I went far in winter. It took two days to prepare.

It was time to set off.

“Cloudy. Are you sure you’re okay?”

But I’m also worried about Cloudy.

Half-elf Cloudy, a half-elf half-elf from the desert, is very strong in the heat, but very vulnerable to the cold. It’s like getting a debuff that doesn’t let you use all your strength. I know that.

“Yes. It’s okay. I also have this Sasquatch coat. Of course, I’m not in better condition than usual… But this should be fine. I’m going far, but I can’t stay at home.”
“If so…”

Well, even in winter, he went out with me and didn’t go out. And the debuffed Cloudy is also stronger than me. And if it’s a Sasquatch coat, it’s sure to have a cold weather effect.

While doing so, Hilde came over and grabbed Claudy’s wrist her and said,

“I’ll help you. You can use magic to increase the temperature. It will have some effect on warming up your body.”
“Oh, thank you.”

Cloudy smiled and gently touched Hilde’s head.

“Ehehe, what is it? It’s something I have to do.”

After absorbing Belial’s power, Hilde’s magical skills her greatly improved. She continued to practice using her new powers at home every day.

“And Ari?”
“Hmm… Honestly, I don’t think I can be of any help this time. Winter is such a season. I can’t be alone, though.”

Ari said honestly. Alaune ministering to plants. Perhaps, when they grow up, they will exert great strength from spring to fall, but for now, there is nothing they can do in winter. But what’s wrong with that?

Ari is Ari.

“Yes, yes. Ahri, put this around.”
“Ah…”

I wrapped Garros’ hide around Ahri’s shoulder. Because Ari didn’t have a Sasquatch coat with extremely high warmth. Still, I tried putting on another coat, but that wasn’t enough.

“I think it’s warm.”
“Sure. What kind of a bastard is Garos?”

The skin of the lycanthrope is also quite good.

“Ah! I want to write that too!”
“Hilde gave me my coat.”
“Yeah!”

Anyway, the luggage must have been loaded. Now bring the Ilryongi and the Leeryongyi and bind them to the wagon, and that’s it. After confirming that the wives were getting into the carriage, I went to the barn.

“Let’s go, you bastards.”

ㅡGreen.
ㅡKreureung…

I was afraid it would be cold for these bastards, so I made simple clothes yesterday. It was a bit difficult to put them on because the kids are so fucking bulky, but I’ll have to wear them like that for the winter.

So I left the house

*           *

There was no problem with going.

It was because the road leading from the capital to the neighborhood was being managed. In addition, since people are flocking here and there now, the snow piled up on the main road has been mostly cleared.

So it went on without a hitch.

Anyway, with that feeling, I soon arrived at the city located near the grain belt, and as soon as I arrived, I got used to the biggest inn, unpacked my luggage, and took a day off.

As a result of resting and finding out, the city is now fucking crowded.

Troops gathered from all directions were stationed there. Not only magicians and mercenaries, but also adventurers who had nothing to do in winter flocked there.

All of them are puppies who came because of the higher spirits.

An ice palace was built not far from here, but honestly, I’m not sure. It’s not Elsa, what kind of ice palace is it?

Anyway, the combined forces of the kingdom knights and local lords who were trying to attack there were defeated, but how the hell did they get punished?

I can’t imagine.

Even so, I don’t understand why the knights of the kingdom gave a damn about the spirits. Those puppies are real human weapons. Of course, it doesn’t show that way because I’m so fucking strong now, but their powers can be said to be beyond first-class.

Those guys joined forces with the lord, but can they lose?

From a historical point of view, even though the upper level spirits were strong, they were all subjugated somehow. As such, the Knights of the Kingdom must have the experience of hunting them and the manual for dealing with them… Was Arcina stronger than expected?

Or, as the real Karin said, it could be that everyone is a fucking asshole.

Anyway, after a good day’s rest, we woke up early in the morning, got ready, and headed to the grain belt there.

Whatever it is, if you look directly at it, angles will come out.

*           *

“Is it real?”

The world of ice was unfolding before my eyes.

“What kind of frozen kingdom is it?”

Ami, don’t hit the gura, and the open mouth won’t close.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that this is a large-scale skating rink. The frozen floor glistened dullly in the sunlight, and chunks of ice rising like glaciers added to the busy atmosphere.

As soon as I arrived, I saw this damn plate.

All you can see is a granary, barefoot, and an ice rink that has been rugged with glaciers.

No, it’s not actually a skating rink.

I just thought that when I saw the completely frozen floor. To be precise, it would be correct to say that the mountain range of ice rose randomly above the skating rink.

In addition, the various ice trees nearby further amplified the inhuman atmosphere.

End.

Yes, this was truly an apocalyptic sight. The result of an ominous prophecy that in the end everything will freeze. This sight was just a tiny fragment of a taste of that fucking ruinous future.

“Is this a granary? At least I was thinking of the plains.”

She said as Karin tapped her floor with the tip of her toe.

Just as she said, the grain of the granary was nowhere to be seen. It’s plain and nabal, and it’s just like a dungeon made of ice.

Huge chunks of ice rise like a mountain range, and sharp ice spikes that feel menacing because they aren’t enough rise jagged as if to give a warning.

It wasn’t enough that they froze the entire area, so they even put on such inhumane decorations. Is this the power of a higher spirit?

“Bastard. Sisters. Look at that.”

But these were all nobles.

“Hemmy.”

Far away

Far beyond the terrain of glaciers and ice thorns.

“Fuck, God.”

The palace of ice that felt like a mirage was built high.

I can’t even imagine how far away it is and how big it is. It is surprising that the plains have now become like Antarctica, and even a huge palace has been built far away.

Is it true again?
Isn’t this a gurah?

It felt like some evil trickster was telling a ridiculous joke.

I asked Lisa.

“Lisha. Do ordinary high-ranking spirits have enough power to build a palace like that? No, not only that. Can you use enough power to turn this plain into this shit by yourself?”

I don’t think so.

Risha, who was silent for a moment, opened her mouth slowly.

“…Even the original woman doesn’t know, but she knows that this is abnormal. Even if she was a witch who was well-versed in ice magic rather than black magic, she wouldn’t have been able to cover such a large space with ice.”

Lisa was also quite surprised.

“There, that huge palace-like building… It can be said that it is impossible for a high-ranking spirit to produce such power alone. If such a thing were possible, the human world would have perished long ago.”

Obvious abnormality.

“It might be a different entity from the higher level spirits that have appeared so far.”
“…”

A different entity.
This high-level spirit is special, is it?

ㅡWeeeee!!
ㅡWhere you go!!

And there, in the sky, there was something like a huge bird flying like crazy, but when I looked at it, it wasn’t a bird, but something like a monster, and its body was made of ice.

A monster made of ice.

Ice cold bird.

“What is it? Wyverns? They look similar…”

Liz noona looked up at the sky and said that.

“Nuna. Look closely. The body is made of ice.”
“Oh, really. Their bodies are all made of ice.”

That such a monster exists?

“Isn’t that like a lower spirit created by magic from a higher level spirit?”
“In my opinion… I guess it’s like that.”

Risha affirmed Winia’s words her.
When I heard that, I felt serious.

“I think this is more serious than I thought.”

How long has it been since Arcina appeared, and the land of humans has turned into another world with this damn thing? It felt as if… A land of permanent ice from another world had descended into this world.

Sort of a summons.

This land of ice was abnormal to the extent that I thought about it.

It seems that even if the Knights of the Kingdom are defeated, they will have no choice but to admit this.

Even though those bastards are superhuman, there are things that can’t be helped because they are fundamentally human. It must have been something like going to fight with a small unit. If he had used his power from the beginning, he would n’t have been cut with that damn thing.

Still, it was said that the Master Knight of the Kingdom Knights, who could be said to be almost the division commander, personally brought the knights.

“Kat. Then what should we do?”
“Once you’re here, I’ll have to check it out.”

Looking at it, outside the boundary of the ice floor like this skating rink, there was a camp for soldiers and mercenaries. There were quite a lot of people as it was fucking wide. Right now, armed men from far away are gathering and entering the depths of the ice field.

Upon entering, they were soon covered by a huge pile of ice.

It is truly a maze of dungeons.

There were countless entrances, but I can see some people going in and out.

“First, let’s go to the less crowded area. Looking at it, there are so many entrances, so it doesn’t seem to matter where you go.”
“Yes.”

I went all the way around the border and headed to a place where there were few people. First of all, there were too many forces stationed around here. There are flags and camps like this.

After moving until around noon, a place where people were rare appeared. Here, too, there are several ‘roads that look like entrances’ to the ice zone.

“Let’s do some scouting. Wizards are waiting here.”

ㅡPay!

I climbed up the ice wall rising like a glacier. I see Cloudy. Karin. Liz’s sister also jumped up and climbed onto a nearby ice wall.

As soon as I climbed to such a high place, I took in the surrounding scenery.

“…”

The plain, which would have been called the grain belt, was now just a strange terrain made of ice. Pillars of ice rising jaggedly and walls of ice like glaciers soared countless times. So it was like looking at a maze.

Even the ice was ice, but the snow was piled up so much that I couldn’t properly discern the inside of the maze. It seems like you have to climb up the wall once in a while and enter the inside while checking only the nearby terrain.

“Let’s go down!!”

I shouted out loud and went down the wall again.

“Kat-nim. How are you?”
“It’s just shit. I guess I’ll have to go in and check it myself.”
“Ummm, but bastard. I think you need to be careful with this. I’m a wizard myself, so I know a little about this… I guess I should say this is a very serious situation. Anyway, yes.”
“Be careful, you’re always doing it.”

Ice Age appeared in those days, so there was no way I wasn’t careful.

After all, the preparations have been done properly.
It’s not that far from the city.

I think I can explore it over a few days, but honestly, that ice palace is too far away. The culprit of this incident must have been in that palace.

What time are you going there?

We stepped right into the ice maze.

“For now, let’s go all the way while making a map. If you find anything, you’ll know a little bit about this.”

I also care about the ice blocks flying in the sky.