‘Damn it, damn it, damn it all!’ The emperor panicked, but he soon reached a conclusion. He clicked his tongue and glared fiercely at the Players before looking up at the giant sword of ice descending toward him.

“Damn it! Come at me!”

A huge explosion rocked the entire city, and a burst of cold wind battered the Players.

“...”

When they opened their eyes, they gulped while staring nervously at the cloud of dust.

‘Please, let this be the end. Please be dead…!’

“Ah…”

However, a massive silhouette emerged from the cloud of dust, eliciting gasps of despair from the crowd.

“I have to admit, that attack was dangerous even for me,” the emperor said. His voice wasn’t calm anymore. He sounded listless as if he had lost something precious. “I wasn’t planning on using them like this…”

“Haaa… haaa…” The exhausted Frost Queen was leaning against a street lamp. She stared at the Red Dragon in disbelief. “No way… this is absurd! How come you’re still alive after getting hit by Fragarach…?”

The Frost Queen had judged that the divine power she possessed was enough to kill the emperor using...