Chapter 108

Song Dae-beom and Joo Da-hyun opened their eyes when Yu-Wha-rin got caught in the storm.

“Uh… !”

“Hwarin-ah… !”

The frost storm created by Alexei was so intense, and his skill at handling magic was extraordinary.

Whether it was for efficiency or safety, the storm created did not invade the stage’s mana barrier.

‘As expected, I’m glad I chose Hwarin as my opponent.’

Unlike other people, Taemin Kang was relaxed. It was because he had deliberately pointed out Alexei as Yoo Yu-rin’s opponent.

‘Ice sculptor, Alexei.’

Kang Tae-min remembered him before returning. Alexei was a person who would grow up to be a skilled person who had established himself as one of Russia’s leading hunters.

But more important than that was the fact that Kang Tae-min had worked with him as Iron Judgment.

‘It was useful in stopping Necrod’s undead army.’

Kang Tae-min did not deal with Necrod alone. As the saying goes, the enemy of an enemy is an ally, he had allies, whether intentionally or unintentionally. It also proved that Nekrod’s range of activities was wide.

Alexei was a person who voluntarily helped Kang Tae-min.

‘I must have had that weird quirk since I was young.’

Kang Tae-min met Alexei while chasing the ‘Red Cross’, a villain with the Russian Mafia. Alexei was dispatched as if there was a conflict with the villain on the Russian side.

-It’s a pretty beautiful way.

Kang Tae-min was quicker to deal with the villain, and it was the first word Alexei said after arriving a little late.

It was a gruesome scene to anyone’s eyes, but Alexei liked the situation.

– Let me see you again next time you have a chance.

Although he had an eccentric temperament, his skills were useful enough, and with his cooperation, he was able to keep the undead army at bay.

‘Hwarin needs more refinement.’

Kang Tae-min covered his old memories and returned to reality. Yuhwarin has obtained more power than he expected.

It was something I couldn’t help but like.

‘No matter how strong a weapon is in your hand, if you don’t know how to handle it, you’ll get hurt instead.’

No worries against the weak. However, it is a different story when playing against a strong opponent, such as against Anne Najoz.

In battle, it was not a good idea to do your best. Yuhwarin had to realize her karma.

‘Alexei will be a good teaching aid.’

* * *

Yuyurin rolled her eyes.

I had to get out of this frost storm. However, Phoenix refused her will.

<Hwarin, if I spread my wings now, you will be frozen.>

With Phoenix’s ability, he was able to get rid of the storm. However, at that moment, the invading cold and magical energy would freeze Yuhwarin.

Then Phoenix had no choice but to return to the spirit realm.

‘Still, it can’t be like this!’

I couldn’t stand it like this. I don’t know exactly how much mana Alexei has, but in terms of consumption, she must have had more.

While the opponent uses the synergy between magic and lower-level spirits, isn’t he constantly summoning second-tier spirits?

‘It’s better to break through as one incarnation.’

Judgment to see the game before it is too late. Wouldn’t it be possible to break through this storm if all the incarnations were wrapped in white flame?

Phoenix, however, objected this time as well.

<The number of enemies may still remain. If you go through the storm, even if you are in the state of incarnation, your momentum will decrease, and there is a risk of providing an opportunity for a counterattack.>

Yuyurin frowned. If this doesn’t work, what if that doesn’t work?

But she wasn’t upset. He wasn’t foolish enough to ignore the advice Phoenix had given him.

‘… Yes, we have to weaken the intensity of the storm first.’

Yuhwarin looked back at the power she could use. Then, through the wings, through the raging storm, she identified the location of the snow fox.

‘Fights!’

<Accept your command.>

Yellow flames blazed up and transformed into knights. The sword of the yellow flame aimed at the snow fox and fell.

The startled snow fox hurriedly turned and escaped, and the intensity of the frost storm subsided further.

‘Pagos, the magic circle!’

<Yeah!>

As her vision became clearer, she summoned the 4th tier spirit. The fireball spirit spewed fire at the magic circle that appeared in front of Alexei.

“It’s gorgeous, I like it.”

Alexei used his other hand to cast magic. A wall of ice appeared in front of him to block the flames.

However, the act was enough to distract him, and the storm that subsided due to it was enough for Phoenix to spread his wings.

“Now it’s our turn!”

A gust of white flame erased the storm and the snow foxes hurriedly retreated. Yuyurin and the spirits rushed towards Alexei.

“Can you show me some more?”

Alexei smiled and pierced the lunging Fitz with an ice spear. The snow foxes clung to Pagos and reduced its size.

“What did you say.”

Yuhwarin sighed and stretched out her arms.

<Hwarin, this is a very good choice.>

Having read her will, Phoenix scattered feathers. Feathers of white flame seeped into her skin and burned. Incarnation is applied only to a specific area.

Alexei quickly blocked it with an ice wall.

“Oh, this won’t work.”

I felt it when I saw the fire burning the ice wall. The flames poured through the cracks and cracks.

Alexei’s body crashed into the mana barrier with a dull impact sound before falling.

I didn’t get burned because I reflexively raised my arm to block it, but the protective gear was so black that it could never be used again.

‘It’s broken.’

The pain was overwhelming, but Alexei smiled. He froze his arms and slowly stood up, opening his mouth.

“I lost.”

Joy and sorrow were mixed at the declaration of surrender. Nikolai opened his mouth in contemplation, and Kang Tae-min nodded and lifted the mana barrier.

“Oh oh… !”

“Both are great!?”

“A spirit is really amazing… !”

Only then did the spectators realize that the match had been decided. In the midst of cheers and applause, Yuhwarin took a breath and sent the spirits back.

Alexei smiled at her and said.

“See you at the World Championships. I will become even more beautiful.”

Alexei seems to have fallen in love with the way she showed her. Love welled up in his eyes.

To those words, Yoo Hwa-rin gave a short answer.

“eww.”

It was creepy again.

* * *

The Russian national team returned to their hotel right after the friendly.

Originally, it would have been polite to have a meal together with Rosalyn and the Korean national team to promote friendship, but that was not the case.

– I still have training left, so I have to go.

It wasn’t that they rejected it, it was because of Kang Tae-min. It was a rude answer if it were rude, but it was not offensive to Nikolai, but rather appreciated.

‘There was a mistake on our side, and it was an uncomfortable position anyway.’

Nikolai, as well as Ivan and Tanya, were in the worst mood. Only Alexei felt sorry for Yuhwarin.

‘Anyway, what about this… .’

The students were sent back to their hotel rooms, and Nikolai felt miserable in his room alone.

It was because I had to report the results to the Moscow Academy, but I was not sure how to convey this fact.

‘To be honest, my career is in ruins.’

Alexey lasted longer, but the other two lasted less than five minutes. A friendly like this was unprecedented and would go down in history as the worst friendly ever.

And his name will remain as the instructor who oversaw the friendly match.

‘I may have to go back to active duty… .’

If it was stuffed like that, it would be virtually impossible to get a job at another academy. In the midst of this, Nikolai let out a deep sigh.

He turned his head at the sound of a soft knock.

“Instructor, this is us.”

It was Ivan’s voice. Nikolai opened the door and all three students were there.

“What is going on?”

“There is something I want to discuss for a moment… .”

“Ha, come in now.”

He sent the students in with a dry voice. It was because he had already lost his will to become an instructor, as he had already anticipated losing his job.

“What?”

“We’ve been thinking about it.”

“This friendly match, why don’t we match our mouths?”

Ivan and Tanya whispered in low voices that no one could hear. Nikolai’s eyebrows twitched.

“… What do you mean?”

“Isn’t the instructor in trouble too?”

“If we report it like this, in fact, we will also become a laughing stock.”

The trend that Slavs are superior is based on discrimination against other races.

As much as Ivan and Tanya followed that trend, they had many similar friends around them. It was obvious what kind of treatment they would receive if the contents of this friendly match flowed as they were.

“… It seems like you’re trying to make it look like it was a fierce battle.”

Ivan and Tanya shook their heads.

It is impossible to change winning or losing. Still, the extent of the game could be changed.

“Alexei, did you agree?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Alexei didn’t care what they did. His mind was full of Yoo Yu-rin and her spirits.

‘I need to learn Korean.’

While he was lost in his thoughts, the other three started plotting.

After spending so much time and inspection, they finished the mock with a satisfied face.

“Would you like to eat soon?”

“Yes, I will buy dinner.”

After I took a deep breath, hunger hit me. Room service arrived at Nikolai’s order.

Alexei ate roughly and stood up.

“I’ll go out for a while.”

“You mean alone?”

“I will go for a walk.”

In fact, the purpose was not to go for a walk. I was thinking of stopping by a nearby bookstore to buy a Korean textbook to read on the plane.

Nikolai thought for a while and let him go. If it came out uncooperatively, all the scenarios I worked hard on would be ruined.

* * *

“No, do it. This is the Alexei I shared.”

Alexey took a new Korean textbook he had bought and tried to pronounce it, albeit clumsily.

As I was walking while reading the textbook, there was someone in front of me. I glanced up at the book.

‘… Isn’t this beautiful?’

Wasn’t there a man staring at the hotel with his eyes wide open? Alexei sensed the displeasure felt by the spirits connected to him.

In time, Alexei realized that the man had no eyelids.

“you… .”

The moment Alexei opened his mouth.

With a bang, something fell from the sky and crushed the parked car.

A loud alarm sounded from the vehicle that sensed the impact.

‘what?’

Alexei’s gaze naturally returned there. On top of the car lay the horribly mutilated body of a man.

‘Is it suicide by throwing?’

A scream rang out a beat late. Other passers-by also recognized that fact.

‘Is it gone?’

In the meantime, the man without eyelids had disappeared. I turned my gaze for a very fleeting moment, but there was not even a trace.

But I couldn’t care any longer.

“Ooh, wow!”

“What, what?! What is that?!”

It was because before long, black monsters came out from the hotel door and started attacking people.

“This is not a pretty situation at all.”

Alexei frowned and summoned the snow foxes.

* * *

“Oh, are you here? How was it?”

Torso asked Pete, who appeared as the portal opened.

“Is there any difficulty in using the ability?”

Pete silently nodded. Torso laughed and clapped his hands.

“As expected, I am an excellent person! Pete should thank me!”

Pete nodded again. Torso pursed his lips.

“Ugh, Pete is reticent and not funny. I want to see the test results.”

The hotel’s CCTV screen appeared on the monitor in the hideout. Black monsters were attacking guests.

One strange thing was that some of the dead guests started to change like the monsters.

“Kyaha! After all, I am better than Hands!”

Those monsters were the clinical test subjects of Seed, which she had improved. Pete infiltrated the hotel through a portal and planted seeds in the hotel ingredients.

“Infecting is much faster and more efficient than cloning one by one!”

It was the result of cultivating her fusion ability in the seed and remodeling it.

“… yes?”

Torso, who was so satisfied, frowned at the screen that eventually appeared.

“… What else is this?”

Originally, monsters should spread and spread, but aren’t some Russians turning monsters into ice statues on the first floor?

But that was a minor matter anyway.

“Why is this man here?”

Rather, the person who smashed monsters with a bat was more conspicuous.

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