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The silence was short-lived.

It was broken by, “What kind of bullshit is this!!”

The 4-meter-tall muscular woman.

“‘Pleasure to see you’? ‘King’? Hey, Princess, do you know this human?”

Her face, filled with shock, contorted into rage.

“So that’s why you didn’t heal Shirane immediately but instead said those nonsense words…”

Sss.

Even underwater, the unique steam of the Jotunn began to rise from her body.

However,

– But is it wise to greet openly like this? I remember the king was broadcasting.

“Oh, don’t worry about that. I’ve temporarily turned off all transmissions except sound effects.”

– Self-censorship? Well, I suppose the broadcasting system is one of the few merits of the arena.

Neither Shimun nor Ashaz paid any attention to the fuming Jotunn woman.

– But isn’t it a bit reckless? We have Shirane and Jotunn Nynid here.

“Ha ha! If someone’s moving this secretly during the promotion match, there’s no way they have the broadcast on, right?”

– Hmph, I called you astute just now, and you’re making silly remarks. Truly the king.

They continued their conversation.

“These damned things!”

Nynid’s eyes rolled back in fury.

Ssssss!

White steam emanated from her body like smoke.

“I’ll crush you both into formless pulp!”

Rumble.

Her body grew rapidly. Nearly 10 meters tall. Yet even as Nynid transformed into a giant,

“Hmm.”

– Heh.

Shimun and Ashaz remained unfazed.

Especially,

“Smaller than Ingmar.”

Shimun looked down at the building-sized Nynid. It wasn’t surprising,

‘The hidden boss Ingmar in the Cradle of the Spirit King was bigger than this Jotunn.’

Chief Researcher Ingmar. Wearing a white lab coat that didn’t fit his enormous body, he was over 12 meters tall.

‘She’s about 10 meters, give or take?’

The Jotunn Nynid was smaller at roughly 10 meters.

‘Giants’ strength is directly proportional to their size.’

Considering the Jotunn’s characteristic where size equates to power, Nynid,

‘Is weaker than Ingmar.’

She wouldn’t be stronger than the hidden boss Ingmar that Shimun fought. Shimun smirked. Seeing his mocking expression would have incensed anyone.

“What did you just say!”

But there was something else that piqued Nynid’s interest.

“Ingmar? Did you say Ingmar?”

It was the name, Ingmar, mentioned by Shimun.

“Could it be!”

Nynid’s eyes widened.

“You’re the one who ruined the experiments in the Cradle of the Spirit King?!”

Being a Jotunn, Nynid was well aware of the research in the Spirit Realm. Since it wasn’t something worth hiding, Shimun found it more surprising that she didn’t recognize him.

“What? You didn’t know it was me?”

Shimun naturally directed a questioning glance towards Princess Ashaz.

– Ah, regarding that incident, we hadn’t properly informed the Giants.

Reading his query, Ashaz shrugged nonchalantly.

– The Second Dragon Lord asked us to keep it quiet as much as possible. Besides, there was no need to inform those brainless brutes of the true nature of the incident, was there?

Which meant, “So, despite working together, you’re not in an alliance?”

Even though they had conducted significant research together, they weren’t friends; they weren’t even allies.

To prove that,

– Ho ho! You jest, my King. An alliance with such ignorant beings?

Ashaz laughed for the first time,

– We’ve only joined hands to achieve a common goal.

She glanced disdainfully at Nynid, who was trembling with anger so much that bubbles were forming all over her body.

Naturally,

“You damned dragon scum!!”

Nynid roared and raised her house-sized fist.

“You species are not worth associating with at all!”

With a bellow, she brought her fist crashing down. Steam continuously billowed from her fist and arm, a sign of manifesting the unique power of the Jotunn.

However,

– Heh.

Despite the approaching massive blow,

– Ashaz emitted a faint smile.

With the grace of a sea serpent, she easily dodged the giant fist. But that wasn’t all.

“You rat-like wench!”

Despite Nynid’s relentless assaults, Ashaz effortlessly evaded without any counterattack. This only served to enrage Nynid further.

“Damn it! You’re mocking an envoy, Princess?! Stop fleeing and fight!”

Switching between her abilities of hardening and softening, she unleashed relentless and varied attacks. Yet it seemed Ashaz could read her every move.

Moving with the precision of having Odin’s eye, Ashaz casually avoided each attack.

‘What’s going on?’

Watching this, Shimun tilted his head.

‘Why is she only dodging? Ashaz could easily handle Nynid.’

Princess Ashaz of the Naga. Even though their first encounter was back in his Gold debut, a long time ago, back then, Ashaz was a formidable Naga unaffected by the King’s Eye.

This assessment still held true.

‘The King’s Eye works now, but in pure combat, she’s a challenge even for me.’

In his past life, an eight-armed Naga could stand toe-to-toe with a high-ranker. Yet Ashaz was only evading without any counterattack?

‘She doesn’t seem the type to enjoy toying with her opponents…’

Shimun’s eyes narrowed subtly.

Then,

“Oh.”

He let out a small sigh.

‘I see. She’s in a situation where she can’t kill anyone?’

The reason was obvious.

‘If she uses her full strength or kills a player, she’ll likely face sanctions from the Galaxy Arena.’

The dozen Nagas he had previously dealt with were formidable, as expected of elite Dragonkin, but they weren’t strong enough to dominate a Diamond promotion match.

Thus, they had barely passed through the “Barrier of Respect” set by the Galaxy Arena.

“Then, I’ll have to handle this.”

Making his decision, Shimun pushed off the ground.

– Heh. As expected.

Ashaz, with a satisfied smile, ceased her graceful flight.

“So, you couldn’t use your strength, huh?”

With a murderous smirk, Nynid raised her massive fist.

“Then quietly meet your end!”

Just as her fist came crashing down,

Whirr.

With a sharp resonance,

Crack.

Nynid’s fist, imbued with her hardening ability, shattered. It wasn’t just her fist.

Crunch!

Her wrist, forearm, and even her shoulder, her entire right arm disintegrated.

“Aaaargh!”

Screaming in agony, Nynid,

“You, you! After using such power, how can you still have this strength!”

Looked in horror at the one who had obliterated her right arm. But Shimun didn’t bother responding.

Whirr.

He simply covered his fist with dark, overwhelming energy once more.

Then,

– Wait. My King.

His devastating punch was halted by Ashaz’s enchanting voice.

– You mustn’t kill Nynid now. We need her demi-god blood to break the seal.

“Demi-god blood?”

Shimun tilted his head momentarily.

“Oh, you mean Jotunn blood.”

– Yes. And Nynid likely holds a Death Prevention Right. If you kill her now, only your information will be transferred to the Giants.

Though a cosmic superstar among the Dragonkin, Shimun wouldn’t be much bothered by the information reaching the Giants, but, ‘I don’t need to go out of my way to make more enemies.’

It would be pointless to unnecessarily increase his adversaries.

“Understood.”

Nodding, Shimun redirected his punch.

Not towards his initial target, the heart,

Crunch.

But towards Nynid’s large abdomen and lower body.

Nynid, rapidly regenerating her disintegrated right arm, screamed again.

“Aaaaaargh!!”

The partial disintegration of her body caused her to cry out once more.

– And if possible, please spare Shirane as well.

“Alright.”

Shimun didn’t even ask why, he trusted Ashaz enough.

– Thank you.

Ashaz smiled and moved towards a particularly crimson spot.

Hiss.

Shimun revived the dying Shirane with Asclepius’s Staff.

However,

“What is this abomination! Why didn’t you heal my arms!”

He didn’t restore her four disintegrated arms.

Typical of a Jotunn,

Crack.

“Kyahhh!”

Shimun slammed another Demolition Strike into Nynid’s partially regenerated body.

With Shirane and Nynid restrained, he promptly arrived at Ashaz’ designated location.

– Place Nynid here, and Shirane over there.

Pointing to a circular stone slab inscribed with mysterious symbols emitting the red energy, Ashaz instructed.

Snap.

Shimun alchemized the surrounding floor.

“Aaack!”

“Guh!”

Fixing both Shirane and Nynid to the stone slab with sharp spikes.

Of course,

Crunch.

“Aaaargh! You’re worse than a demon!”

Not forgetting to rework Nynid’s partially regenerated body. Satisfied with his thoroughness,

『Constellation Baal acknowledges you with a dignified face, saying “Hmm.”』

『Constellations Black Goat and Heavenly Demon applaud enthusiastically.』

The Constellations associated with demonic power expressed great satisfaction.

– Hmm. Usually, we would need more sacrifices…

Ashaz let out a regretful sigh. Shimun quickly understood the cause of her lament.

“We’re short on sacrifices?”

Indeed.

Besides Nynid and Shirane secured on the two largest slabs,

About ten similarly sized slabs surrounded them.

The seal requires a total of 12 sacrifices.

As she explained, Shimun recalled the ten Nagas he had dealt with earlier.

“Then, those Nagas who came with you…”

– Sharp as always. Yes, they were all chosen as sacrifices.

“How unfortunate…”

Shimun’s brows furrowed slightly.

– To be precise, they were selected in a process called “Culling” in the name of loyalty to the Queen.

Ashaz wore a bitter smile.

– It’s really just a euphemism for abandonment. As you likely discerned, those four-armed Nagas were weak.

“Indeed, that’s true.”

Shimun nodded thoughtfully.

‘Even though they blocked my Dragonoid’s attack in a combined formation, it was only once. They quickly crumbled under sustained attacks.’

Aside from the number of participants in the combined formation, four-armed Nagas usually ranked in the upper tiers of Diamond, but the ten Nagas Shimun faced were at best, mid-tier Diamond level—

Comparable to the strongest two-armed Nagas.

Yet, Shimun’s expression remained stern. Understandably so.

“Despite everything, their resolve didn’t falter.”

The strongest Naga, Shirane, fled without hesitating when the situation turned dire, throwing the ten Nagas at him to cover her escape.

In contrast, the ten Nagas fought Shimun without retreat. Even knowing it was a fight they couldn’t win.

Moreover, although the Faerie Dragon Kyung’s sudden appearance interrupted Shimun’s use of the King’s Eye, he keenly felt their emotions at the moment of activation.

‘Those Nagas knew they were abandoned.’

By their Queen, and by Shirane.

They knew they were discarded.

Yet, ‘They disregarded their lives and charged solely out of loyalty.’

The ten Nagas fought with fervent loyalty to Shirane’s command, sacrificing their lives.

Reading Shimun’s thoughts,

– They weren’t even players, just rejects to the Queen.

Ashaz’s bitter smile deepened. To her, even her people are worth only as much as their utility. As a princess, it’s deeply shameful.

Though it wasn’t her fault, her self-reproaching smile, clear even without the Eye of Insight,

“Ashaz.”

Shimun looked at Ashaz with a face full of sympathy.

Then,

– This too is our penance for not stopping those past events.

Shaking her head, she expressed an inexplicable regret while looking at the two restrained sacrifices.

– Anyway, even if we offer the entire demi-god’s blood, we’re still short on sacrifices.

“Then I’ll have to catch some more players.”

While Ars Magna had wiped out most of the players in the vicinity, Shimun’s kill count was only 500. Given that there were 1,000 participants in the promotion match, he could quickly secure another 10 or so if he moved fast.

However,

– No, my King. You need not bother with that. It is not something you should do.

Ashaz shook her head decisively. Shimun, puzzled for a moment, then nodded in understanding.

“Oh, it’s a secret that mustn’t be revealed to others?”

– Yes. In arena terms, it’s called a Hidden Piece.

Ashaz confirmed.

– What lies beyond the Bloody Abyss is a secret known only to the Naga royalty, even among those who navigate Azshita.

Ashaz moved past Nynid and towards Shirane.

– Thus, we must resolve the seal amongst ourselves without anyone else knowing. The sacrificial ritual doesn’t even protect against the Death Prevention Right.

Like the Ammit summoned in the Desert of Scales.

‘It seems this is a life-or-death judgment scenario.’

Shimun nodded in acknowledgement and asked, “Is there another way?”

Naturally.

Ashaz spread her eight arms wide.

With a serene expression,

– As a Naga royal, I am quite valuable. My King, please sever my arms and place them on the slabs.

She asked for her arms to be severed without a hint of alarm.

Instead of being shocked,

“Ah, so you intend to eliminate the Queen’s suspicion with this?”

Shimun calmly deduced Ashaz’s intention.

– Heh. So sharp. It’s a pleasure working with someone so astute.

Ashaz smiled with satisfaction.

“Alright.”

Shimun nodded, recalling the unstoppable strike technique Peerless Slash that Malsuk had used during a guild war.

Channeling his magi accordingly,

Whirr.

Sharp magi enveloped Shimun’s hand.

‘Though it’s not a five-circle technique, it should be sufficient for a clean cut.’

It would also minimize the pain.

As if to affirm his thoughts,

『Constellation Heavenly Demon lets out an astonished laugh, exclaiming “Hoho! What a feat!”』

Constellation Heavenly Demon’s reaction appeared.

Then,

“Here we go.”

Proceed.

In an instant, Shimun swept past Ashaz’s outstretched eight arms.

Then,

Slash.

Her eight arms were severed, along with her blood spreading like ink.

But she seemed unfazed.

– Now place the severed arms on the slabs.

Ashaz looked at her severed limbs with a calm expression.

Shimun, who had briefly considered healing her, chuckled and placed each arm on the respective slabs.

Then,

Rumble!

True to its name, the Bloody Abyss began to violently shake.

The previously invisible front revealed itself as a door,

Ssssss.

As the crimson aura seeped through the cracks, exposing the outline of a blood-red door.

– Though you are exceptional, please be cautious.

Ashaz issued a stern warning,

– What lies beyond contains an overwhelming magi that is beyond mortal comprehension.

But her warning held no sway over Shimun.

For a simple reason.

『Constellation Baal stands up with an exclamation, “Hm?!”』

『Constellation Heavenly Demon is astonished, exclaiming “What? This was here?”』

Not just the constellations’ reactions,

Her warning,

Whirr!

‘That, that is!!’

Did not apply to Shimun at all.