Zich distanced himself from the creature. The sudden shock shattered the pieces of ice on its surface and the tree’s roots. Eyes and lips protruded all over its face and arms, making it a truly bizarre sight. Yet, that was only the beginning.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

As its body swelled, it became a large, solid clump of meat. Arms and legs popped out everywhere. Eyes, nose, lips, and ears formed all over its body without missing any of the newly formed bits as well.

“Is that your true self? How beautiful! At least in comparison to your original form!” Zich shot a sword attack at the clump of meat. The dozens of arms sticking out of the clump simultaneously lifted their hands forward.

Wing!

A magic barrier formed in front of the clump of meat. A single barrier was incredibly strong by itself, but barriers as many as the existing arms formed on top of each other, and Zich’s attack failed to penetrate them. 

Slide!

Even as dozens of arms formed a magic barrier, it still had some free hands to do other tasks.

Crack!

Waterspouts cracked through the frozen lake and gushed out. Simultaneously, the lips on the clump of meat began to murmur spells, each different from one another. It was a situation they had experienced...