"March~"
"After I deal with that big guy, you can come out."
Ryuga raised his hand and gently patted the ice block.
Inside the ice, the girl pouted in dissatisfaction, her brows slightly furrowed, as if silently protesting to Ryuga.
Her adorably cute little face showed a trace of stubborn blush.
She gave Ryuga a coquettish eye roll, her eyes full of childlike grievance.
"Don't worry~, I'll make that big guy pay."
Ryuga's eyes flashed with cold intent.
They were traveling just fine, but got inexplicably dragged into Amphoreus.
The dual shock of time and space also left him in a trance for 3 seconds. It was during this moment that the Spear of Divine Punishment flew over, which is why he couldn't intercept it in advance.
"..."
March 7th blinked a few times. Inside the ice block, there weren't many expressions she could make.
For her who had no memories, Ryuga whom she saw upon first waking was her 'family'.
Moreover, he had seen her entire body.
This added a different kind of sentiment.
And the starship—that was their 'home'! How could she not be angry that it was inexplicably blown up?
...
After comforting March, Ryuga began scanning the entire battlefield.
Which era was this?
Attacking Okhema?
The beginning of the story, the scene when entering the city riding an earth beast?
In the game, there were only two or three minion soldiers, but reality definitely wouldn't be like that.
But the Black Tide besieging the city was very strange.
As for little March?
As everyone knows, after arriving at Amphoreus, she became the 'Frozen Beauty' again, her memories transported to Amphoreus's distant past.
But now her entire person had fallen in—Ryuga truly couldn't predict what would happen.
...
At this time on the battlefield, after a brief silence, brutal scenes continued to unfold.
The Black Tide creations were almost crushing the Okhema Legion.
Though the Titan followers were wounded, they systematically hunted the Black Tide creations.
Of course!
The followers seemed somewhat 'mad'—they attacked everyone. Attacking the Black Tide, attacking humans.
In short, whoever blocked their path got attacked.
A figure suddenly entered Ryuga's view.
"Tides, sink with me."
A clear shout tore through the wind. A long-haired beautiful figure leaped into the battlefield like a fish entering the sea—graceful yet with an unstoppable solemn momentum.
In her hand, she gripped an oddly-shaped weapon—like a zither but not, like a bow but not, yet also like a sharp blade or long sword.
Before the sword light arrived, killing intent came first.
Wherever she passed, Black Tide creations died upon contact.
The woman's eyes were cold as frost, yet her lips curved with a mocking flavor, as if greatly enjoying battlefield slaughter.
Riding on ocean currents beneath her feet, wielding a zither-bow-like sword in her hands, the girl splattered blood like ink on the battlefield, her military prowess unstoppable.
Ryuga's pupils contracted sharply, his heart trembling.
A woman full of schemes!
It was actually her?
Hyselins!
He froze, turning his head toward Okhema's front-line central command tent. Sure enough, he saw a small blue figure.
So, was this the time when Cerydra took control of Okhema?
But he remembered that time was when they repelled the allied forces of the three great city-states—Lequeia, Icaria, and Corinth. There was no Nikador, and no Black Tide creations either.
Was the real-world plot different, or...
Hyselins had already gone mad with killing.
Riding wind and waves beneath her feet, cold light from continuous slashes in her hands, unknowingly she had already torn open a gap in the enemy formation.
Behind her, rock debris piled up all over the ground.
Like a monster.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
Hyselins kept slaying. Her bravery drew Nikador's attention.
"Your Majesty the Empress, the Sword Banner Knight will surely sever the head of the Strife Titan."
Inside the central command tent, the steward looked at Hyselins's slaughter with extreme shock.
As if entering a realm with no opposition.
No one could withstand a single strike from her sword.
"It's not that simple."
Cerydra looked at Hyselins's departing back and shook her head, then her gaze once again turned toward the titan at the other end of the battlefield.
This being had descended from the sky—friend or foe was temporarily unclear.
But, he could be recruited...
She had been paying attention from the very beginning.
Naturally, she also noticed that Ryuga deliberately avoided the Okhema Legion in his advance.
"Not a demigod."
"Could it be... the Thirteenth Titan?"
Amphoreus had ancient legends of a Thirteenth Titan.
Some schools believed the 'Thirteenth Titan' was the only true god, representing the world's chaos, and from chaos, order was born.
Originally, she didn't believe it, but Trithosbies also said she had glimpsed an unknown fire emblem pattern in her dreams.
...
As Cerydra expected, Nikador's attention didn't linger on Hyselins.
After brief contemplation, he suddenly raised the Spear of Divine Punishment in his hand.
Taking heavy steps, he pointed straight at Ryuga.
The ground rumbled and trembled, cracks spreading across the earth like spider webs.
An unavoidable storm was about to erupt.
"Compared to me, you chose him?"
Hyselins snorted lightly, her lips curling slightly upward, her smile condensing into a trace of cold frost.
Though she understood in her heart that she wasn't a match for the titan, being ignored by Nikador was still somewhat irritating.
She wasn't someone who didn't know her limits, but her heart was proud—even an ant should look up at the firmament.
Her slender fingers moved slightly.
The zither-bow traced a silver arc in her hand like a spirit snake. Water ripples responded, spreading from beneath her feet, continuously surging and roaring.
Then, the rushing water suddenly soared into the air, condensing and taking shape, transforming into a giant whale.
The water whale sang, sound waves like tides, causing ripples in the air.
It opened its mouth and inhaled—heaven and earth changed color.
Black Tide creations and Titan followers didn't even leave bones or debris under the whale's vacuum absorption.
Water surging, Hyselins rode the whale straight toward them.
Ryuga smiled. Though she only had one appearance scene in the story, her personality could still be seen.
Even if hope was as fragile as bubbles, the waves would still charge forward.
...
Looking at Nikador striding over with momentum as if wanting to devour him.
This guy presided over war, confrontation, protection, glory—basically all concepts related to fighting and killing.
And he truly was fierce.
Not only fighting humans, fighting Titans, but also fighting the Black Tide.
After being eroded by the Black Tide and falling into madness, he started fighting humans, fighting Titans, fighting the Black Tide.
Hilarious!
So what was the difference from before?
In short, pick your poison—enjoy!
"ROAR——"
Nikador roared, like an ancient fierce beast breaking free from its seal. His massive body, wrapped in violent aura, strode over with great steps.
Still ten thousand meters away, he had already locked onto Ryuga.
The Spear of Divine Punishment was thrown with full power!
In that instant, the sky changed color.
Countless golden spears poured down from the ninth heaven, densely packed, all nailing toward Ryuga's location.
Ryuga's eyes were cold as ice. Daring to hit March?!
He crouched to lift the 'Frozen Beauty', then his form burst forth, crossing ten thousand meters in an instant with a single step.
At the same time, force concentrated in his right arm, Infernal Blaze swept horizontally.
Seven years of Q, suddenly erupting.
Siphoning Strike!
Hitting solidly on Nikador's chest.
RUMBLE!
Heaven and earth exploded!
With Ryuga as the center, a terrifying shockwave swept outward.
A massive fissure hundreds of thousands of meters long penetrated the entire battlefield, the earth forcibly torn open, rubble flying into the air.
This was with him deliberately holding back.
Otherwise, Amphoreus would have been split in half.
Nikador was already dead, not even a trace of residue remaining.
The entire battlefield fell into deathly silence.
"This... impossible, how is this possible?"
Hyselins was dumbstruck, her feet wavering, nearly falling off the giant whale's head.
Inside the central command tent, Cerydra similarly looked like she'd swallowed a goose egg, her little mouth forming a perfect O.
Ryuga didn't acknowledge Hyselins.
Because his LOL cards had just been activated again.
To be continued…