“I feel like no matter what I do, I’ll win…”
The Dinosaur is Alive sat on a giant bear, deep in thought, making the Purple Team’s castle an invincible fortress.
They already have the upper hand in every aspect.
Their growth rate is overwhelmingly higher compared to Lily’s team, and their buffs are above average.
Especially ever since they caught Raizaka and obtained ‘Blessing of the Extreme Dragon,’ the tide has already turned.
Honestly, even if they went in, they could probably win against everyone except for Lily or Black…
But the reason they haven’t pushed in is solely because of one person.
“I think she’ll come. If it’s Lady Lily, it’s a definite, right?”
Lady Lily is on her way. The same Lady Lily who almost single-handedly obliterated the Red Team just moments ago.
Given her personality as seen through broadcasts and mock siege wars, it’s totally plausible that she would charge in.
The Red Team just did that, after all.
But ‘now’ is not the time.
They sustained heavy losses while taking down the Red Team, and the gap in growth became far too serious.
No matter how much Lady Lily is capable, wouldn’t she be looking to hold off and strategize her growth instead of facing them directly?
“I wonder if I’m going to be caught up in this.”
Of course, they won’t just sit still either.
“Still, it’s not like you didn’t go at all, right?”
Leo said with a smile, returning from the hunt.
Even though he chose to defend under such favorable conditions, he included Freytion and Iron, who have grown to Grand General level, and sent 30% of the summons to the Blue Team’s castle.
If Lady Lily really comes over here, there won’t be anyone who can stop that ‘large army.’
“Still, if Lord Leo goes and attacks with the Extreme Dragon buff, wouldn’t that be enough? At least if it’s not about summoning spirits, using ‘Destruction’ with a spirit buff…”
“Impossible!”
“Huh?”
“It’s impossible.”
Leo felt the tumultuous energy and recalled.
The ‘thing’ that Lily had shown against the Copycat.
No matter how much power is summoned, it doesn’t seem likely anything could block or nullify that technique from back then.
The only one who can stop it is undoubtedly the Copycat-like ‘Lily’ herself.
In fact, Lily has grown much stronger since that time.
“As long as Lily blocks the core, breaking through is impossible. We need to draw her in instead.”
Only then will there be a chance for them.
The Dinosaur made a slightly puzzled expression.
“Is it really that much? That even Lord Leo, in such a favorable situation, can’t win?”
“Honestly, our strengths are similar. If the Spirit Ascension is used well, it’d probably be about even?”
Leo is strong.
He is regarded as one of the best users and the only Spirit Sorcerer of the five elements.
Sorcerer.
A nymph who changed her race, an unapproachable ranker who succeeded in Spirit Ascension after contracting with the Light Spirit.
Countless titles define her, and her status is truly overwhelming.
Unless we’re at an equal state, a gap like this definitely gives us an advantage.
Yeah, we have the odds in our favor.
“So that’s the bigger problem. We have odds in our favor.”
“?”
It’s unclear where the limit ends or how far the power can go.
If I think the abilities shown so far are the limit and act recklessly, I might face something much bigger.
‘Even that technique shown earlier is still pushing it.’
We need to create variables on our side for this.
Leo hastily reached out while continuing the conversation.
Something intense flew swiftly toward the Core.
‘Spear.’
A spear imbued with pure white light was rushing towards us.
Leo quickly extended his hand and cast a spirit barrier.
The spear and barrier collided, leading to a clash of strength.
The spear felt heavier than expected.
Tch. Leo clicked his tongue and waggled the legendary hidden piece, Id’s staff.
A staff woven from the branches of the World Tree in the Elven Kingdom, Eposis.
‘Loss.’
Swish…
The tip of the spear was ‘lost,’ leaving only the shaft to drop to the ground.
The dinosaur gazed into the distance with wide eyes.
The forest was already quaking.
“Really…?”
“Hoo… I told you, right? It’s truly coming!”
Just as predicted, Lily was heading this way.
Kaboom!
Splat!
“…I didn’t see that coming.”
Black hadn’t anticipated it.
Kioooo!
Kraaaar!
Kreeek!
How long has it been since they entered the area? Summoned beasts were already dying left and right.
Leo smirked.
‘How much enhancement has she done?’
Truly, there is no monster like that.
“If this goes on, we’ll get through! Let’s go!”
“What? I’m in the back…”
Crack!
“A true friend of nature fights together!”
“Uh, no! I have no combat ability—!!!”
Leo and the dinosaur soared into the sky.
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The spear was blocked.
Only one person could stop a spear of that caliber.
‘Leo.’
Leo is in the castle.
“Of course, Lord Leo is in the castle.”
“Didn’t you check and act accordingly?”
Black said as he slashed through three-headed wolves with a crescent-shaped strike.
I too, nodded as I pierced a giant crocodile and turtle with the spear.
The dog nodded.
“That’s right.”
I had already made that mistake once with the Choco team.
To avoid it happening again, I used magic with Redberry to locate the opponent’s position before we made our entry.
If Leo had charged the castle, I would have stopped him halfway.
No matter how prepared I was, it wouldn’t be easy to hold back Leo in his current state.
“I’ll break through first.”
The attack from a distance failed.
To break through the core in the current state, I needed to either suppress Leo or exert power beyond the limits.
In the end, we had to reach the castle for it to work.
The spear twisted, and the holy energy coursing through me prepared for a fierce attack.
‘Spear’s Roar.’
The most basic yet destructive technique.
The roar reminiscent of a dragon’s breath obliterates everything in front.
An overwhelming shockwave. At the same time, an echo rings out without screams.
Such is the power of the Celestial Race.
‘Familiar sight.’
Standing above everyone, an attractive and powerful force, yet also close to a disaster.
It resurrects those who have lost their lives and kills those who must live.
Just by existing, it can destroy everything, leaving no trace behind.
Hee hee hee~!
And something that even withstood such damage covered the sky.
A gigantic figure draped in a rainbow of energy…
“It’s a unicorn.”
“…Unicorn?”
What kind of size is that, like a dragon?
Now that I think about it, its face does bear a resemblance to a horse.
It has a horn as well.
Black, who was momentarily stunned by the spear’s roar, raises his moon-like greatsword.
“One year ago, there was an update in Deoen. It was a massive event where ‘three’ World Bosses appeared at once.”
Pash…
“With the sacrifices of numerous users and NPCs, we succeeded in subjugating all three, and their heritage was distributed proportionally based on the users with the greatest contributions.”
The greatsword emits a dark energy as if remembering that day.
“Of the three World Bosses, the most powerful one was the ‘Unicorn of Purity and Nobility.’ What was reborn as a summon through a piece of its physical body is none other than Dinosaur is Alive.”
Black’s sword trembles.
I too felt an unusual energy and gripped my spear tightly.
According to him, the unicorn, strengthened by Leo’s buff, is a weakened World Boss. No, it might even be more than that.
Of course, it must be, having been empowered by numerous buffs and blessings from the Extreme Dragon.
But if we’re talking about the characteristics of the unicorn I know…
“……Something’s really annoying.”
For some reason, this is annoying.
[(僞) The weakened purity and noble unicorn looks at you.]
[(僞) The weakened purity and noble unicorn glares at you!]
[(僞) The stats of the weakened purity and noble unicorn greatly decrease.]
[(僞) The weakened purity and noble unicorn rejects any attack against you!]
Oh damn it, seriously.
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“This is bad, isn’t it?”
“What do you mean?”
The dinosaur, which is the unicorn’s master, sensed trouble as it flew into Leo’s hands, who claimed it was alive.
The unicorn…
“It won’t attack Lady Lily.”
While unicorns have traits that have been known for a long time, there is one trait that is the most special and important.
‘Purity.’
A being whose character and strength are determined by whether it is pure or not.
This purity goes beyond just physical purity; it also cares about the purity of the mind and other external factors.
It has a strictness that can feel somewhat unreasonable from the opponent’s perspective.
However, this unicorn is the purity and ‘noble’ unicorn.
Even if it is pure, if it is not noble, the unicorn will not show goodwill.
That was the reason why it was the most picky among the three world bosses.
Its master, the dinosaur, is pure but not noble, to begin with, so it was never a normal contract.
Moreover, the resurrection through the corpse is somewhat of a mitigating circumstance.
Leo let out a hollow laugh.
“How can this be?”
Nobility cannot simply be created by ‘good intentions’ or ‘serving someone.’
It can be created. Just thinking that way is already a sign that you have stepped away from nobility.
In a sense, it is an impossible thought and value for the immortal, modern-day users.
‘Who’s pure and also noble?’
It’s not like she’s a saint or something.
Sigh.
“I knew it was exceptional.”
“So, what about Black?”
“Dinosaur, go catch the purity seeker and Black! I’m going.”
A chilling cold froze Leo’s heart.
“I’m going to get revenge for the task.”
First, the Ice Spirit.
