Chapter 518

The monsters are all different. Some have symmetrical structures like proper living creatures, while others have appearances that are difficult to describe. Some need to eat to survive, while others can survive without eating. Some are resistant to cold, while others can survive extreme heat. Some have strong anti-magic abilities and cannot be killed by magic, while others do not even listen to most weapons. They are not trying to kill all of these monsters, but rather to weed them out. One method is to kill those who cannot withstand the cold. They can also use other methods, such as creating extremely hot climates or using climate change to reduce the number of monsters. While Rianna uses her abilities, they maintain their body temperature through Herryot's magic in a shelter. They wait for the snowstorm to freeze the monsters to death. They discuss the possibility of being surprised by the Allied Forces, but they are not worried because they are aware of their existence. They prepare to sleep in the shelter, and Ailee will help them fall asleep. She will put the monsters that need to sleep into an unbreakable sleep. The dream she has with Ailee's help is always losing, or rather, being killed. In my dream, I could see Ellen in a snowstorm on a frozen landscape.

"Hweeeee!"

Ellen with her black hair blowing in the snowstorm looks at me.

In the dream battle, there is always something I experience.

Ellen looks at me for about three seconds.

It's just a figment of my imagination, not related to the real Ellen.

Ellen's rough hair and calm expression in the snowstorm, and unfocused eyes.

Without saying a word to me, she always tries to kill me.

I wonder if the current Ellen is in the same situation.

Or maybe she's somehow holding on.

While supporting the Allied Forces' advance, I may someday face Ellen.

Will that Ellen be the same as the current Ellen?

"Kwoong!"

The snow piled around Ellen's footsteps explodes, and she jumps at me through the wave of snow.

"Kaaang!"

I swing Ellen's sword in Alsbreinger.

I'm afraid to see the real Ellen.

With the same eyes and attitude as now.

She seems like she would kill me without hesitation.

Death is not scary.

Those eyes are scary.

"Clang! Kakang! Kung!"

The shock wave of the sword strikes causes the snowstorm to swirl.

I'm afraid to face Ellen.

But I still have to do what needs to be done.

Whether the real Ellen is like this or not.

I will get you back.

By any means necessary.

* * *

The next day.

Due to the rough snowstorm that fell all night, Olivia and I opened the way out through the snow.

"Phew... This isn't something we do often."

"That's right..."

For a moment, we couldn't help but be amazed at the sight that unfolded before us, as well as the three who followed us.

The snowstorm had already stopped.

Even Rianna, who created this situation, was amazed.

The whole world had turned white.

Literally, all that could be seen was snow, snow, and more snow.

As if the snow had eaten everything in the world. Not a single blade of grass or tree was visible.

Of course, there were monsters wandering around the land covered in snow.

Large, medium, and small.

It was clear that there were monsters that could withstand this harsh cold.

"Almost all the monsters... are dead..."

However, the number of monsters that had been crawling like a swarm of insects had already drastically decreased.

"It's definitely more effective than expected."

But any level of effectiveness like this is welcome.

In just one night of snowstorm, something that could only be achieved after a massive slaughter by an army was made possible.

Something that only Rianna de Grants could do in the whole world.

With the number of monsters drastically reduced, all that's left is to destroy the warp gate.

"Well... but you know."

Olivia points to the land covered in snow with a puzzled look.

"Where is the warp gate?"

"...." Due to everything being covered in snow, we couldn't even locate the warp gate. Since monsters kept coming out of the warp gate, we could only assume that the area where monsters were popping up was near the gate. We were able to discover the effects of unexpected climate change on the snow-covered land. The number of monsters decreased drastically, and we were able to destroy one warp gate in the small city near the Regeln border. We had to wait for the Union Army to arrive, so we had nothing to do for the time being except monitor their movements and the operations of each Road Vampire unit. Hediott suggested returning to Edina, and she wore a necklace with eight blue rectangular cubes, a power cartridge. I heard a story about a new type of large power cartridge called Arc Crystal. It absorbs Kaiyer's magic and is used by Redina. It's quite an interesting idea. Like Adelia, Hediott also improved the power cartridge. If Adelia improved the power cartridge for others to use, Hediott improved it for herself. It has eight power cartridges that are automatically rechargeable. When all the magic is used up, it absorbs the surrounding mana and recharges. Adelia focused on improving the power cartridge for mass production, while Hediott made a unique power cartridge. She made the power cartridge with inferior materials and designs, but she only made eight of them. She hung it around her neck and can use it when it's most important, but she risks breaking it if she uses it recklessly. Hediott's magic is not lacking, but compared to the Road Vampires who are almost equivalent to Archmages, it's much lower. Therefore, even though she understands magic, she cannot use it. The eight automatically rechargeable unique power cartridges solve her lack of magic. She can now perfectly replace the role of a Road Vampire in our group, which is the maximum power of Edina without any Road Vampires. She can use mass teleportation, not just teleportation. Hediott, who made the automatically rechargeable unique power cartridge, is amazing. Is Adelia, who improved the power cartridge so that it can be mass-produced with inferior materials, amazing? Both are amazing. After all, they made what the situation needed. Anyway, we can return to Edina now. We were told not to push ourselves too hard, and if we think there will be damage, we should consider retreating as a top priority. Since we are performing operations separately, the judgment of the on-site commander is the most important, so I don't need to see their situation. "Hmm..." We are eating preserved food while sitting in a snowdrift. It's meaningless to prepare ahead of time before the Union Army arrives. We can return to Edina, but there's nothing to do there. "Ashur... that guy... he's dead, right?" Hediott, Liana, and Olivia's complexion worsened at my words. Ashur was our classmate, and from Olivia's perspective, they met at the religious club. B-4 Ashur. Divine talent. They weren't that close, they just talked a few times. Someone dies. After the Gate incident, people have been dying, and now that the fight is intensifying, more and more people are dying. Isn't it why we're doing this, to minimize the inevitable deaths? In the original, the protagonist, Ludwig, dies in the end. Of course, classmates die too. Even Savioline Tana dies, so it's natural that there are casualties among the students. Ellen, Hediott, Delfin, and Scarlet are some of the survivors, but the situation is different from the original story. Ashur wasn't supposed to die originally, but because the future changed, some who weren't supposed to die started dying. Those who were supposed to die in the original story might survive, and vice versa. Ashur's death signifies that such things have started happening. People can die in ways other than difficult and brutal fights. Such deaths. We can't save everyone, but we should find a way to spare our classmates from death if possible. We can't predict who will die in a fight. Reducing the scale of the fight and minimizing the monsters is the only thing we can do right now to spare our classmates from death. We can't do more to prevent deaths in fights. However, there are people who die in different ways. Due to the changes in the story and the situation, life and death in a fight are unpredictable and can only be prevented. However, there are things that haven't changed from the original story. Politics. Deaths caused by politics will proceed as planned. If someone involved in politics is alive, the dynamics related to politics will also be alive. The power structure will remain the same, and as long as their humanity remains, the desire to kill someone due to politics will arise. Fights are unpredictable, but political relationships remain the same. "Heinrich, do you remember?" Hediott and Liana turn their heads at my words. Heinrich von Schwarz. A pyrokinetic ability user. The prince of Kernstadt. He had no influence, but now he can only become stronger. "He's going to be killed soon." Not a warrior, but killed. Liana and Hediott's eyes widen at my words.