Chapter 94: Show off
"ERISSSSSSS!!!!"
Her name rips from my throat, my voice shattering through the icy air as my chest heaves, my heart pounding so violently I can feel it in my ears.
Damn it, Eris…
A grin spreads across my face, my breath coming in shaky bursts, my hands trembling with adrenaline.
Holy shit.
She's so cool.
But at the same time—
Once she gets back, I'm gonna tickle her to death!
She does NOT get to scare me like that again!
But—
This isn't over.
The battlefield is a frozen wasteland of carnage, littered with the shattered remains of her prey—a graveyard of ice and death.
Yet despite the destruction—
Despite the sheer massacre—
There are still thousands of them.
And they are pissed.
Once again, the remaining army surges forward, a massive tide of gleaming blue bodies, closing in onto Eris from all four directions.
A wall of ice frogs, thousands of eyes gleaming.
A relentless flood of rage and survival instinct.
And then—
BOOOOOOOM!!!
The next wave collides with Eris, their massive bodies slamming down, burying her beneath a writhing avalanche of monsters.
A mountain of frozen flesh swallowing her whole once more.
For a single, agonizing second—
Silence.
But then, the same thing happens.
Rumble rumble…
BOOOOOM!!!
Another explosion rips through the air, sending a shockwave of raw destruction outward.
The ground trembles beneath the force as Eris erupts from the pile, shattering half of them into frozen dust.
I watch with bated breath, my nails digging into my coat, my ears twitching from sheer anticipation.
And then, the same thing.
Keep happening again, and again.
The frogs keep swarming, trying to crush Eris with their sheer number.
Meanwhile, Eris keep breaking out, killing hundreds of frogs every time.
…
BOOOM!
BOOM BOOOOM!
Watching this battle unfold...
Oh. my. freaking. god.
This is the craziest shit I've ever seen.
Eris is like an overpowered manhwa MC, taking on an army of monster like nothing.
Countless amount of frogs have been destroyed so far.
However…
But… from the look of it, Eris is fine.
No, Eris isn't just fine.
She's loving it.
Her face is split into a wild, untamed grin, her eyes glowing with raw, savage delight, her entire aura pulsing with pure, unfiltered bloodlust.
The sheer intensity of it makes my hair stand on end, a cold shiver racing down my spine.
And then—
Ah.
There it is.
That feeling again.
I can feel it.
The thrill.
The love for destruction!
The way my heart pounds at the sight of her merciless slaughter, the way my blood burns with unrestrained exhilaration.
A mad grin stretches across my face.
I'm trembling.
Smiling.
That damned crazy face again, I'm now making it.
Too bad these ice frogs don't bleed.
No organs spilling out, no guts strewn across the battlefield.
No crimson splatters painting the ice in a masterpiece of carnage.
Otherwise—
The gore would be beautiful.
And I might just come right on the spot.
…
Moments later…
Suddenly, the battlefield falls eerily silent for a moment.
Too silent.
A suffocating stillness settles over the frozen lake, the howling winds momentarily hushed, as if the very world itself is holding its breath.
I lean forward, my pulse hammering in my ears.
What's going on?
Why have the remaining frogs suddenly stopped moving?
My ears twitch as I watch them shift, their glowing blue eyes flickering with some sort of understanding.
Oh shit.
Seems like they've realized that swarming Eris won't work.
So now, what will they do?
Will they run away?
However…
I was wrong
Instead of running away, the frogs leap together!
All of them!
Their massive bodies collide midair, their frozen flesh fusing together, melding into something far, far worse than any individual beast.
A deep, guttural rumbling fills the air, the very atmosphere vibrating as mana surges violently, converging at the center of their grotesque transformation.
And then—
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!
A cataclysmic shockwave erupts outward, the sheer force shattering ice, sending jagged shards flying like deadly spears.
A blizzard of frost and energy spirals through the air, thick, suffocating—
And when the haze clears—
A titan frog stands before us.
Towering.
Colossal.
A MONSTROSITY BORN FROM A THOUSAND FUSED FROGS!
"WOAAAAAHHHH!!!!"
I gape, my breath catching in my throat, my heart slamming against my ribs.
What the actual fuck am I looking at?!
The frogs have merged, their bodies fused into something far beyond a simple monster.
And now, standing before Eris, looming like an unstoppable force of nature—
A freaking boss.
Fifty meters tall.
Its spiked body pulses violently, raw icy energy crackling through its form, jagged icicles jutting from its limbs like some kind of natural armor.
And its eyes— twin frozen stars, burning with an unnatural, primal light, filled with hatred and anger.
Each flicker of its eerie glow sends a pulse of fear down my spine, like the abyss itself is staring back at me.
Then—
It breathes.
WHOOSH!!!
A colossal gust of wind erupts from its lungs, tearing across the frozen lake like a raging storm.
The sheer force of it slams into Inky, sending the massive wyvern lurching backward, his wings flaring wildly as he fights against the blast.
I clutch onto his scales, barely keeping myself steady.
But below, Eris doesn't move.
She stands there, completely unshaken, her gaze locked onto the beast before her.
Gulp.
I swallow hard.
What even is this thing?
B rank?
A rank?
I don't know, but it feels dangerous.
And for the first time—
Doubt creeps into my mind.
Eris…
Can she… actually handle this?
My fists clench, my breath growing shallow, shaky.
Then—
The titan opens its mouth.
A deep, guttural inhale—
And then—
PSOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWHHHH!!!!
A roaring blast of icy destruction explodes forward, a massive beam of freezing energy barreling toward Eris like the breath of a god!!!
"ERISSSS!!!"
I scream her name, panic ripping through me—
But before the attack can reach her—
BOOOOOOM!!!!
A pitch-black shield slams into place, blocking the blast entirely.
My eyes widen.
YES!!!
It's Eris' magic!
Dark energy hums through the air, swirling around her like a living shadow, shifting and twisting like it has a mind of its own, shielding her and reinforcing her darkness shield.
I still don't know what the hell her magic is—
But apparently, aside from conjuring swords and chains, she can make shields too?!
Holy shit!
That means…. she can just… shape darkness into whatever weapon she wants?!
If so—
That's insanely cool!!!
The titan's icy beam lasts a full ten seconds, its brilliant, blinding glow swallowing the battlefield in a storm of freezing light.
Yet—
Not a single ray of it touches her.
Not one.
Eris stands, completely unharmed, her expression bored, as if she expected nothing less.
As the attack fades, the massive titan lets out a deep, guttural roar, its frozen breath still clouding the air in thick mist.
Meanwhile—
Eris lowers her shield, the dark energy compressing into a small, floating orb, hovering effortlessly by her side.
Then—
She reshapes it.
And this time—
It takes the form of—
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A few days ago…
"Whoa! So you're, like, a total weapon master?"
"Yep, you could say that."
"And what about scythes?"
"Scythes?"
"Yeah! Big scythes! Woosh woosh!"
I swung my arms dramatically, mimicking a reaper's motion. The image of Eris wielding a massive scythe, reaping the souls of her enemies like a grim catgirl reaper, flashed through my mind.
Oh my!
That would be so cool!
And if possible, I wanted to try wielding a scythe too!
However…
"Pfft." Eris suddenly burst into laughter, clutching her stomach. "Sure, if your enemies are grass!"
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"Haha, show off…."
I can't help but snicker.
Eris… she's such a playful catgirl.
With a single swing of her massive scythe, four colossal arcs of violet energy explode through the air, slicing effortlessly through the titan frog's body.
Eight perfectly clean pieces hit the ice.