Chapter 89
Did you just say something? I'm sorry, I can't hear you very well right now.
Apart from Frieren and Frieren's group, the others relaxed as well. They also witnessed the terrifying Demon Dragon being defeated by Frieren's magic.
"We've won?"
"Probably."
Looking at the huge block of ice embedded in the ground, everyone present admired Frieren's strength.
The blizzard has dissipated, and this once scorching red space has now become a cold white kingdom because of Frieren.
A chill permeated the space, lingering for a long time, and even the surrounding magma was rapidly solidifying.
"Speaking of which, have you guys felt a bit cold?"
"That's true, the temperature seems to be gradually decreasing."
Someone suddenly noticed something amiss, and the others followed suit.
At that moment, an old man with a long beard came up to Frieren and Frieren from the crowd.
He wanted Frieren to undo the effects of the Magic, because if the temperature continued to drop like this, it would become cold.
However, when he opened his mouth, Frieren interrupted him with a startling remark.
"This temperature... no, it's not over yet!" Frieren quickly turned around to look at Frieren, who was supporting her.
"Quickly tell everyone else to get away from there immediately!"
"What?!"
Click.
No sooner had these words left his mouth than a crisp sound of something cracking suddenly rang out.
Click, click-click.
In this chilly space, the massive block of ice that Frieren had created began to develop countless cracks.
"Throat----!!!"
Suddenly, accompanied by that familiar dragon roar, the solid ice shattered, and fragments scattered in all directions, as a huge figure flew out from the ground.
Everyone immediately activated their Defense Magic, resisting the impact from all sides while watching the figure soar into the sky.
Several people were too close together to withstand the impact and were thrown backward after their defenses were breached. Fortunately, those who were behind them caught them, preventing them from falling into the still-fragmented lava outside the tectonic plate.
A black figure, symbolizing misfortune, hovered high in the sky, its scarlet dragon eyes gazing down at the crowd below. The flames in its mouth were no longer red; instead, white chilling air replaced the scorching heat.
The dented scales on its body indicated that it had indeed suffered some damage, and the undisguised killing intent in its eyes showed that it now officially regarded these humans as its opponents.
A cold wind swept through the area, lowering the temperature of the space once again.
Alatreon returns to the battlefield in a brand new form.
Episode 67: The Final Judgment
"Throat----!!!"
Without giving anyone else a chance to attack, Alatreon first let out a battle cry before immediately swooping down on Frieren below.
However, everyone has prepared corresponding methods to deal with this dragon's roar.
Everyone used a sound-blocking Magic to muffle the roar of the Alatreon, avoiding being disturbed by the huge, piercing sound.
Seeing the enormous creature swooping down from the sky, everyone instinctively chose to stay away from the area. Frieren knew the moment she made eye contact with Alatreon that she had been targeted.
"I knew it, Xiu Er's test questions would never be this simple."
Facing the enormous Demon Dragon that was lunging at her, Frieren calmly used Flight Magic and quickly took off from the ground.
She needed to take Alatreon away from the crowd, ensuring the safety of the others while creating opportunities for them to deal damage.
The moment Frieren took off and left her spot, the massive body of the Alatreon crashed down on the spot where she had just been standing.
As she flew, Frieren turned to face the Demon Dragon, her staff pointed at it.
"Ruinous Lightning".
Purple lightning shot out from the magic circle that appeared at the top of the staff, and the fierce lightning struck the Alatreon, but had little effect.
In response to Frieren's attack, Alatreon prepared its own retaliatory gift.
Suddenly, the pair of horns atop His head glowed blue, and the potential energy of lightning accumulated within those giant horns, ready to be unleashed.
Just as He was about to unleash His magic on Frieren, Magic came from other angles, most of them striking the pair of giant horns.
It seems that the others have also noticed the change in the horns and realized that the monster is accumulating energy for some kind of attack.
These attacks were insignificant, unable to even scratch the scales, so the Alatreon paid no attention to these minor disturbances, which were like mosquito bites. Its eyes were fixed on Frieren, who posed the greatest danger to it.
But amidst that pile of Magic, someone somehow tore off the edge of the floor and used the fragments to pelt Him.
It was this physical attack, different from Magic energy, that caused His head to be smashed off course by those huge chunks of lava.
With his head tilted, the attack that was originally aimed at Frieren deviated from its original direction. The blue lightning grazed past Frieren and struck the wall behind her.
Realizing what was happening, Frieren immediately changed direction to avoid being hit by falling pebbles.
"Flame, lightning, and... ice?"
While dodging, Frieren also observed the movements of the Alatreon.
Seeing his attack miss due to interference from others, Alatreon had to admit that although these humans were so insignificant, they were enough to annoy the dragon.
At this moment, His gaze finally shifted from Frieren to the humans who were biting Him.
When bothered by mosquitoes, one will naturally try to swat them. This is what Alatreon did, and it just so happened to have an efficient and feasible solution.
So Alatreon ignored everyone and flew straight to the very center of this space, which was also the very center of the only plateau in the area where it could stand.
Ultimately, it was a man-made site; Xiu Er deliberately built it this way when he constructed it.
The purpose is to maintain the atmosphere of battle while allowing Alatreon to fully display its power.
Suddenly, the Alatreon landed in the center of the arena. With each flap of its sky-covering black wings, countless wisps of cold air drifted outwards, frost covered the entire ground, and the surrounding temperature plummeted further.
It can be observed that from the moment Alatreon made this move, a certain kind of energy began to accumulate within his body.
The ice froze everywhere on the field, and within seconds, there was no place left to stand.
Having no other option, the Magic User had to use Flight Magic to take refuge in the air.
But the air was not safe either. Ice cones condensed in the air and fell from above. At this time, everyone's attacks could no longer shake the Demon Dragon in the slightest, and its power could not be interrupted.
Those Magic User who chose to attack also had to spare some energy to dodge the ice spikes falling from above.
"Lord Frieren."
Frieren approached Frieren, glancing at the Alatreon below, her expression far from calm.
Her attacks were no longer effective; what was originally meant to obscure her vision had become useless when Alatreon chose to charge up its attack.
Blue lightning crackled across the Demon Dragon's body, and the energy within Demon Dragon grew increasingly terrifying.
Unable to find a solution, she had no choice but to seek answers from Frieren.
But Frieren noticed that even Frieren's face was not calm.
"Frieren, it seems we're all doomed here."
"What?"
Even Frieren uttered such words of giving up, and Frieren's eyes were filled with shock.
As time passed, the original blue lightning turned into eerie red lightning, and the ominous red color also mixed into the ever-spreading cold air.
It seemed to have reached its limit, and even this space was trembling.
"Do you remember what Xiu Er said?"
Frieren looked at Frieren, who first gave her a puzzled look, then realized what she meant.
"You mean those three chances?"
Frieren remembered that Xiu Er had said that any damage sustained during this trial would be completely healed upon returning outside.
It must be some kind of powerful barrier Magic that can create a dreamlike illusion that provides a realistic experience.
"Yes, Xiu Er certainly wouldn't set an impossible test. There's no doubt that this Monster is powerful, but it must also have some weakness, just like how my attack worked."
Frieren patiently explained to Frieren that since the game was over anyway, she gave up struggling. Although the condition was that "as long as one person is left when the Demon Dragon is defeated, everyone is considered qualified," it was pointless for her to struggle alone.
Furthermore, upon learning that Xiu Er had given them so many opportunities—three in total—it seemed that he was also giving them a chance to try and fail during the assessment.
Why not seize this opportunity to find the Demon Dragon's weakness and defeat it next time?
After Frieren explained everything to Frieren, the energy accumulated within Alatreon reached its peak.
"Watch out, everyone! The big one is coming!"
Suddenly, He took off and flew into the sky, tracing an arc in the air before crashing to the ground, releasing the energy that had been compressed within His body.
Instantly, a destructive energy radiated outwards from the Alatreon, leaving ice crystals and red lightning along its path.
Faced with this catastrophic attack, everyone prepared their defenses.
Unfortunately, all defenses crumbled instantly before Alatreon's fully charged attack, as if made of paper.
Ice crystals and crimson lightning streaked across the entire space; it could be said that no one inside this space could escape their fate.
Those humans who had bothered him vanished along with the crimson lightning and shattered ice crystals, Alatreon's gaze swept over its territory once more.
After confirming that the group of humans had been completely wiped out by his attack, he returned to the ground.
Then, Alatreon raised its head.
"Throat----!!!"
The dragon's roar, announcing victory, resounded throughout the entire space.
The Day Approaching Chapter 68
Buzz—
A blue Space Gate opened in the air 3 meters above the ground, and then more than a dozen people fell out of it and landed on the ground.
"Ouch! Hiss—"
Several cries of pain came from the crowd, indicating that some people had fallen to the ground in the wrong positions.
Xiu Er stood aside, expressionless, watching the group of people who had just been dumped out of the tunnel.
Long before Alatreon began its all-consuming attack, having confirmed the inevitable demise, Xiu Er returned to the outside world to await the return of the mages from their failed Magic User.
The first failure was entirely within Xiu Er's expectations. In fact Xiu Er, it would have been surprising if these people had defeated Alatreon on their first attempt.
Because Alatreon is different from the various Monster in this world with different abilities; it is a more purely numerical and mechanical entity.
Even if it's a fake, it's a fake based on that "natural disaster".
Ultimately, it was precisely because they were counterfeits that these Magic User had a chance to win.
As Frieren understood it, Xiu Er would not set a test with a 0% success rate, because that would be meaningless, like some games in his previous life, difficult for the sake of being difficult, which would eventually wear down the player's patience, except for certain masochists.
Although life is not threatened within the barrier, the mental exhaustion is inevitable after facing such a terrifying enemy and experiencing the complete reality of one's own death.
Therefore, it was only natural for Xiu Er to give this group of people, who had just experienced failure and life-or-death moments, time to rest.
As soon as she came out, Frieren began looking for Xiu Er, and she found him very easily.
Xiu Er certainly noticed Frieren's gaze, because among this group of bewildered people, the only one staring at him was particularly noticeable.
He could see the intention behind the inquiry in the other person's eyes, but he was not going to say anything. He would not give any hints; everything was left for the examinee to discover on their own.
So after giving Xiu Er a look, all Frieren got in return was Xiu Er's silence.
Xiu Er has already made his stance clear, and Frieren is no longer considering these underhanded tactics. What she needs to do next is share her findings with her "teammates."
After all, these Magic User had passed the first two rounds. Those who were standing here were the elite among the dozens of examinees. After experiencing the terrifying power suppression of the Alatreon, which was like a natural disaster, they quickly recovered.