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As soon as the news report about the blizzard sprawling from the Korean Peninsula to Northern Europe ended, I teleported toward the Golden Reaper wandering beyond Seoul Forest.

“Ah! Mom!”

Upon arrival, what greeted me was a hopping Golden Reaper and a towering white “wall” that seemed to reach the sky.

The massive white wall was slowly approaching from the horizon.

“Pretty big…”

I marveled at the distant blizzard.

Strangely, it didn’t just feel like a mere blizzard; it felt like some object was sending me a challenge.

Gooooh.

A bizarre sound resonated in my ears, shaking my entire body.

Though my ears felt muffled, it was a strange noise I had never heard before.

The sound was so loud that it almost made the surroundings feel eerily quiet.

Even as a strong wind blew, which I had to grip onto to stay upright, the sound devoured even that wind noise.

It was absolutely overpowering!

As the snow wall got closer, I could distinctly see the chaotic flow swirling within it.

It appeared as if vicious winds were manifesting on the snow wall, popping up like little whirlpools only to vanish again.

Suddenly, the image of Seoul flashed across my mind.

What if this blizzard engulfed the city?

The glass windows of the skyscrapers would tear apart like thin paper, and the flimsy buildings would collapse like sandcastles swept away by waves.

Furthermore, within the snow wall, flashes of lightning from sudden temperature changes sparked angrily.

Every time a blue flash penetrated the blizzard in the distance, the air around me crackled with electricity.

I instinctively grasped the palpable blue flash in my hand.

It felt like static electricity dancing in the air.

While feeling the cool breeze and continuing to gaze up at the blizzard, Mini Reapers began to pop up around me.

“Big one!”

“Is the human in danger?”

The Mini Reapers seemed to spread their hands as if trying to gauge the size of the blizzard or stared at me with worried expressions.

Drones could be seen filming the scene from a distance.

Thinking about it, it was now okay for machines to enter Seoul Forest.

“Shall we start?”

I spread my arms wide and summoned a halo above my head.

“When implementing the illusion, halo.”

While it was useless when fighting a strong object, it came in very handy in situations like this.

I envisioned a massive wall while burning a pile of firewood.

A barrier that was larger and sturdier than that blizzard.

At that moment, just like it had always been there, a massive wall filled my view.

So enormous that it looked like a piece of the sky.

As the bizarre sound from the blizzard was blocked out, an eerie silence enveloped the surroundings.

Given how noisy it had been before suddenly turning quiet, it felt strange, almost like stepping into a soundproof room.

After a bit of time passed, a huge shockwave rippled through the area.

Boom!

With the heavy sound of something crashing against the wall, the earth trembled as if an earthquake had struck.

‘…’

I took the Mini Reapers up onto the wall I had created.

The height offered a unique view.

To the south spread vast forests and cities, adorned with the rugged horizon and the sea line.

To the north, the endless snowfield was entirely drenched in white.

It was as if time had frozen up there, with nothing moving at all.

“High up!”

“White!”

“Mom is amazing!”

The Golden Reapers were overflowing with delight as they lay over the edge of the wall, peering down.

“Hmm…”

I gently poked one unsuspecting Golden Reaper with my toe, sending it tumbling off the wall.

“Nooo!”

The Golden Reaper flailed its limbs, disappearing into the endless expanse of white snow.

Hehe.

The Golden Reaper that had vanished into the snowy depths quickly returned to the top of the wall and began to punch the top of my head.

The Golden Reaper on my head had become a super chill Cold Reaper.

It must be quite chilly over there, at least as cold as Dobong-gu?

I gazed towards the distant edge of the snowfield, lost in thought.

*

In the middle of the endless snowfield, the city frost surrounded by sharp rocks was bustling more than ever.

The deafening sound of emergency bells sliced through the cold air.

Workers mining blue coal flocked to the outskirts of the city, starting to build tall walls.

The chairperson puffed out white breath while leading the people.

His voice rang out clear despite the raging wind.

“Hurry up! We have no time!”

A coral-colored girl watching this scene from afar thought to herself while observing the chairperson.

“He looks less scary than I expected.”

In the posters she often saw, he had looked incredibly intimidating.

Moreover, the laws proclaimed in the chairperson’s name were often quite harsh.

Every time such laws were put into effect.

“The chairperson didn’t used to be like this…”

“The city has grown, and people have changed.”

Having grown up listening to adults muttering like that, it was easy for her to think it.

Wriggle, wriggle.

Suddenly, something started rustling inside the coral-colored girl’s clothing.

“Ah, don’t move!”

She giggled at the ticklish sensation as she patted the inside of her shirt.

“Adults said you must never reveal that you are there.”

Suddenly, a Red Reaper, having crawled up to her sleeve, poked its head out, but the coral-colored girl quickly pushed down its head, stuffing it back into her sleeve.

The Red Reaper had no choice but to hide in her sleeve again with a sulky face.

As time passed and the construction came to an end under the chairperson’s command, the disbandment signal was given.

With the chairperson hurrying out, as if he had plenty to do, the sharp voices of the propaganda department echoed.

“All personnel, standby at your respective residences! Prepare as much as possible for the strong winds and blizzards to ensure there are no disruptions to labor afterwards!”

Bang! Bang!

And with a heavy club made of steel hammering against a brass pipe, the workers hurried toward their homes.

The streets were instantly emptied, leaving only the sound of the wind behind.

‘…’

Back home, the coral-colored girl, wrapped in a small blanket, stared down thoughtfully at the Red Reaper.

“Everyone will be okay, right?”

Even the young coral-colored girl could tell that the situation seemed grave.

Thus, she worriedly wondered if the adults caring for her were all right.

“My flame will protect them.”

In response, the Red Reaper forced a smile and nodded at her.

However, the Red Reaper couldn’t entirely hide its anxiety.

“The Mini Reaper Network has been cut off…”

“Should I have called Mom? But if I call without a reason, I’d get in so much trouble…”

“But that ‘chairperson’ person seems nice, so it should be fine, right?”

Boom.

With a sound of the wind slamming against the city, a terrifying cold enveloped it.

The hastily built wall crumbled in an instant, and the cold, imbued with the power of the objects, began to seep into the city, ready to devour the people.

*

On the top floor of James Tower, located on the outskirts of Songpa District in Seoul, the situation room was filled with a quiet tension.

The view of the city outside remained unchanged, but everyone knew.

They were aware that a massive blizzard was slowly approaching Seoul from beyond the distant horizon.

“What’s the status of the winter supplies?”

James asked in a calm voice.

“Yes, all have been delivered to research institutes and government facilities throughout Seoul.”

“The tower sealing operation will also be finished soon,” another added as James nodded.

A meteorologist interjected, “The blizzard is expected to reach the outskirts of Seoul in about six hours.”

Due to the serious atmosphere among the attached humans, the Golden Reapers in the situation room huddled together and sat quietly like children avoiding angry parents.

“Hang in there, human…”

“Hang in there…”

Just then, a technician shouted, “The drone has reached the target point!”

James’s gaze shifted to the large screen.

On the screen, a strangely massive white wall was visible under the still clear sky.

It was colored a harmless white, not appearing threatening at all.

But it was a disaster that could incapacitate Seoul in an instant.

Zzzzzz.

As the drone slowly approached the blizzard, the image began to shake and lose clarity.

As James frowned, the drone technician spoke up.

“Electromagnetic interference has been detected.”

“There’s something in the blizzard disrupting signals.”

“It’s too windy to approach any further.”

The drones began to observe the blizzard, getting as close as possible without damaging the image.

At that moment, a Gray Reaper suddenly popped up from thin air.

It glanced up at the blizzard for a moment, then slowly raised both hands.

Simultaneously, red light began to emanate from the Gray Reaper’s body.

The Gray Reaper’s form darkened, cracking like broken pottery.

Before long, a brilliant halo had nested above its head.

The halo’s light grew more intense.

And in an instant, without any prelude, a gigantic wall surged up.

“!”

James shouted in surprise.

It felt as if the wall had always been there, as if it had been there from the start.

The wall was surreal to the point of questioning whether this was a mirage or some mental pollution.

The wall was as tall as the clouds and seemed solid enough to adequately block the blizzard.

James shuddered.

What he witnessed was beyond anything he had ever seen.

This was truly a miracle from a god that surpassed human ability.

Wonder filled James’s eyes as he gazed at the screen.

“Mom!”

“Mom is strong!”

“Mom is amazing!”

While the humans in the situation room were aghast, the Golden Reapers joyfully praised their mother.

*

The snowfield spread vast, extending to the horizon.

A thick layer of dark clouds covered the sky, completely obscuring the sun, leaving the pure white snowfield shrouded in dreary darkness.

Even in the faint light, ice crystals softly reflected light, illuminating the snowfield.

In the middle stood a massive throne.

Upon the ice-carved throne rested something colossal.

The air around felt frozen, and the power radiating from the throne was overwhelming.

It seemed as if the chill emanating from that place could nullify the cold of the snowfield.

As if time itself had frozen, the being atop the throne began to move.

[Begin the invasion!]

At that moment, the entire snowfield trembled.

Snowflakes were kicked up from all directions, and shattered ice began to reveal enormous forms.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

The heavy sounds of footsteps resonated through the ground.

The giants awakening from the ice were made of cold metal, and their bodies were covered in unmelting ice.

Clank. Clank.

Every time the giants moved, the sound of machinery meshed together echoed.

Their icy movements appeared even more menacing and threatening in the darkness.

Thousands, no, tens of thousands of giants began to march slowly under the command of the throne.

To the south. To the south.

As the march of the ice giants continued, the temperature around them drastically plummeted.

A thick layer of ice remained in the places they passed, freezing everything in their wake.