How to Use the Black Pool: Miluno

(Miluno)

The darkness before my eyes was no longer darkness.

Not only those "Guardians," but Ceruno (Babaluno), Sirius—even the Black Pool's full appearance was crystal clear to my "sight."

Still, those weird little "Guardians" were horrifying even with the lights on.

They had never left the Breeding Facility for thousands of years... It wasn't because they were ugly, was it?

"Yo, Foma... Hey, what should I call you now?"

"I'm not in the mood to joke around. A-Ji doesn't want you dead here, or I would've attacked you already."

I looked at the Ice Dragon girl walking toward us. Her expression was as cold as the temperature around her, and without saying a word, she radiated an aura that made it seem like she wanted to devour someone.

Fomalhaut was still angry with me. After all, even after merging with Sun Ji, I hadn't removed that Tower of Babel...

Yeah, I could "see" it.

"Wait... You're hurt?"

At this distance, even with my naked eyes, I could see the blood beneath her ice armor.

Before we descended into the Black Pool, she had fought those Guardians alone for some time. Their dense whip blades had pierced her ice armor, leaving countless gaps and lacerations...

She was badly injured.

But the Guardians had clearly suffered even worse losses.

Behind her stood statues of four-legged aberrations made of ice. Even the Black Mud covering their bodies had frozen solid, leaving them unable to return to the Black Pool and be reborn...

As for the Guardians Sirius and I had just dealt with, they were already emerging from the Black Pool again, waving more than a dozen whip blades as they tangled toward us.

"You said not to kill them because you don't want them returning to the Black Pool?"

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