Standing in a vast expanse of white snow, Loa exhaled not clouds of white mist, but tiny ice crystals.
Loa braced his hands on his knees and panted heavily. Even in this frozen landscape, sweat had soaked his back.
He had underestimated what it would take to fulfill his childish fantasy-pah!
His perfectly serious plan required far more magic power than he had expected. Even after reaching the third tier, with a magic power reserve of thirty thousand, he had nearly failed to sustain it.
No, he had actually run out.
In the very last moments, Loa had only completed the spell by relying on the magic power replenished by his formidable recovery ability.
Still, the results were beyond question.
Since the ice covering the ground contained his own magic power, Loa could not recover by eating it. Fortunately, his recovery was strong enough now that he could stand steadily again after a few minutes.
Once he stood up, the first thing Loa did was fly high into the sky to inspect his masterpiece.
"Oh, yeah! It's finally finished! Ice Bomb, modified model two: Stellar Superwheel Giant Spider!"
At that moment, the entire island lay beneath a covering of ice infused with his magic power, resembling an enormous cocoon.
Inside that enormous cocoon, a tremendous amount of magic power flowed rapidly. A streak of deep blue emerged from the very center of the island, staining the surrounding ice blue before gradually fading as it spread outward. From a distance, the pattern left by the blue markings resembled a spiderweb, yet also looked like crisscrossing lightning.
Spider Silk was a standard technique that did not require much magic power. But fulfilling his idea of moving this island demanded far, far more.
The massive expenditure of magic power consumed tremendous stamina as