The ship sailed for nearly three kilometers before slowly coming to a stop.

On board, everyone looked at the distant island with lingering fear.

The island was now completely engulfed by a giant storm that connected heaven and earth.

Gale winds howled, and lightning flashed with thunder.

Countless wind blades, flames, seawater, and shattered rocks churned {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} wildly within it, forming a Domain of death capable of shredding all things.

That was close.

This thought simultaneously arose in everyone's minds.

If they had left a few seconds later, even this ship would probably have been dragged in and torn to pieces.

Polina stood at the bow, the sea breeze ruffling her brilliant golden hair, perfectly outlining her voluptuous figure.

Her beautiful azure eyes watched the world-destroying scene in the distance with interest, and her red lips parted slightly, letting out a heartfelt sigh of admiration.

"What skill is this again?"

"It's too exaggerated."

"I've never seen a Mage with such a wide skill range."

"It's a good thing we ran fast."

Li Hao stood behind her, his face filled with self-satisfaction.

"Although we're seeing it for the first time too."

"But this was definitely cast by our captain!"

He paused, then analyzed in a matter-of-fact tone.

"After all, Park In-maeng from Kimchi Country is an Emperor of Flame."

"He should only use fire-type skills, right?"

Polina nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

"That makes a lot of sense."

She turned her gaze back to the center of the raging storm, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

"I just don't know, with a skill of this range..."

"What is its actual power, and can it deal with that Park In-maeng?"

...

On the shattered island.

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, calmly looked up at the sky.

The center of the massive 【Blazing Blade Storm】 was now completely covered by a quiet blue flame.

Park In-maeng's figure flickered in and out of sight within the center of that flame.

Countless wind blades, sharp as knives, furiously cut at his body, bringing up strings of dense damage numbers.

However, whenever his health dropped to a dangerous threshold,

He would quickly absorb the endless quiet blue flames around him to heal.

The flames at the center of the storm seemed to have become his inexhaustible blood bank.

Although the wind blades' attacks were so dense it made one's scalp tingle, Park In-maeng's health always remained in a relatively healthy state.

Zhou Huai curled his lips.

As expected.

SS-rank professionals aren't that easy to kill.

Time passed, minute by minute, second by second.

After a full thirty seconds, the world-destroying 【Blazing Blade Storm】 finally slowly subsided.

The wind stopped.

The rain ceased.

Between heaven and earth, a strange silence returned.

Park In-maeng's figure slowly descended from the sky.

Although he looked a bit disheveled at this moment, he was unharmed.

However, his handsome face was already twisted by endless rage.

He looked at the empty island around him, his fists clenched, knuckles white from the effort.

Dead.

All dead.

All the Kimchi Country elites he brought had died in this damned storm!

How could he not be enraged?!

"I want you dead!"

Park In-maeng let out a roar suppressed to the extreme, his voice hoarse, like a wounded beast.

The next second.

His seemingly unremarkable Mage robe suddenly, without warning, burst forth with a dazzling quiet blue light!

Immediately after, two figures identical to him slowly walked out from within that light!

Zhou Huai looked at the sudden appearance of these triplets, raising an eyebrow with interest.

"Clones?"

Park In-maeng's face revealed a sinister and cruel smile.

"These are not ordinary Clones!"

He pointed to the robe on his body, which emanated powerful energy fluctuations, his voice filled with venom and madness.

"These are Clones I created using my legendary equipment, the 【Shadow Robe】!"

"They possess 100% of my attributes and can use all of my skills!"

"One could say, these two Clones are just like my main body!"

His cold eyes locked onto Gandalf, as if looking at a dead man.

"Next, I'd like to see!"

"How you face me, with my strength tripled!"

The moment his words fell.

Three identical figures simultaneously raised their staves high!

Three distinct, yet equally terrifying, magical fluctuations erupted!

However, just as they were about to complete their incantation.

Zhou Huai moved.

He simply calmly raised his right hand and gently clenched it in the direction of Park In-maeng.

"Forbidden Spell: Geocentric Gravity Field!"

Buzz—!

Park In-maeng felt an irresistible, terrifying pressure, like a towering mountain, suddenly descend from the sky!

The pressure was so immense that his half-chanted spell was instantly interrupted!

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

The three figures were all simultaneously forced to bend at the waist, uncontrollably dropping to one knee!

The solid ground instantly cracked where their knees landed, spiderweb-like fissures spreading wildly in all directions!

"This... what kind of cursed skill is this again?!"

Park In-maeng gritted his teeth, struggling to lift his head, his handsome face filled with incredulous horror.

Zhou Huai thought for a moment, then answered in a serious tone.

"This skill is called."

"Since you have seen the Buddha, why do you not kneel?"

Park In-maeng: "???"

Zhou Huai sneered inwardly.

So what if there are two Clones with identical strength?

All of my Gandalf's skills are area-of-effect damage.

Pressing one is pressing, pressing three is still pressing.

Park In-maeng's heart was in turmoil.

He never imagined that this Forbidden Spell Mage would be so terrifying!

One powerful skill after another emerged endlessly, almost suffocating him!

He wanted to struggle, to force himself to chant the spell despite the terrifying pressure.

However, Gandalf's chanting speed was far faster than his.

"Alright, shut up."

A calm voice, like a death sentence.

"Forbidden Spell: Thousand Mile Ice Seal!"

Crack—!

Absolute zero descended once more!

The terrifying cold, like an invisible tide, instantly engulfed the three figures kneeling on the ground!

In just one second.

Three lifelike ice sculptures appeared in their place.

"Crack!"

One of the ice sculptures shattered first.

A figure escaped from the ice, his face still showing the shock of surviving a disaster. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

However, the remaining two figures were not so lucky.

One was trapped within the indestructible Ice Prison Cage.

Although he was still subconsciously releasing skills, attempting to break through the ice wall.

But his cold eyes had become dull and lifeless, losing all focus.

The other one had its mind completely frozen.

He remained in a kneeling position, motionless, as if he had become an eternal statue.

Zhou Huai watched this scene, controlling Gandalf, and slowly walked forward.

He shrugged at the only Park In-maeng who had escaped, a playful smile on his face.

"See, hasn't it become one-on-one again?"

He extended his finger, pointing back and forth at the other two ice sculptures.

"I just don't know if you're the main body or a Clone."

"If the main body got frozen, that would be hilarious."

The moment his words fell.

The Park In-maeng who had just escaped from the ice suddenly trembled.

The next second, with a "poof," he unexpectedly turned into a dazzling bubble.

Disappearing without a trace.

Immediately after, the Park In-maeng trapped within the Ice Prison Cage, with dull eyes, also turned into a bubble at this moment.

Only the ice sculpture, whose mind was completely frozen and maintained a kneeling posture, remained on the entire island.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Huai himself couldn't help but chuckle.

He hadn't expected that 10% chance of freezing the Soul would actually happen to your main body.

I wonder if your luck is good or bad.

Zhou Huai no longer hesitated; he slowly raised the eternal sanction in his hand, preparing to send this Emperor of Flame from Kimchi Country on his final journey.

However, at this moment.

"Boom—!"

A terrifyingly thick blue lightning bolt, without warning, descended from the sky!

It tore through the dim sky, carrying world-destroying power, and fiercely struck the lone ice island!

Zhou Huai's brows furrowed slightly.

Within that blue lightning, a burly figure suddenly appeared!

It was none other than Thor, the SS-rank God of Thunder from the Free Federation!

He had arrived at this critical moment!

Thor didn't even glance at Gandalf; he extended his hand, covered in electric snakes, and gently clenched it towards the ice sculpture that had Park In-maeng frozen within.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound!

The solid ice sculpture instantly became covered in cracks, then shattered with a crash!

Thor then picked up Park In-maeng, who was still in a Soul-frozen state, in his hand.

After doing all this, he slowly turned his head to look at Gandalf, grinning to reveal a mouthful of white teeth.

"See, didn't I arrive right on time?"

"Heroes should appear at the most crucial moment!"