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Seeing Lia’s 180-degree change, I quickly realized that the other Lia had emerged.
“It’s been a while. Sis.”
“Hahaha, I know, right?”
It was only my second time meeting Sis Lia, but I felt a strange closeness.
From her eyes and tone, I could feel that she also felt the same way.
After a short greeting, Sis looked around and soon her eyes brightened.
“I can’t believe there would be such fun entertainment as soon as I came out! I guess I’m lucky this time.”
“Well
?”
Like the last time when she insisted on having a ranking battle at the picnic, this time too, she looked excited like a child.
“Li
 Lia
?”
“That’s
”
Yerin and Captain Daeho, who came belatedly, were speechless when they saw the transformed Lia.
The change was not in just her appearance, but also in the atmosphere around her.
It was a very natural response since she has changed significantly.
Yerin, who knew Lia was a Demon, seemed to understand the situation roughly, but Captain Daeho asked me with a stiff face.
“Sihyeon. Lia is a
”
“Yeah. That’s right.”
“Um
”
When he saw me agreeing too easily, he looked even more confused.
Sis, who was watching us, suddenly intervened.
“Hey, hey! Are you sure about having small talk right now?”
She pointed behind her with her red-scaled hand, where, the fallen monster rose again.
– WOOOOOOOOOO
Its figure reminded me of the saying that a wounded beast was the scariest.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
The anger that could be felt from the crying gave me goosebumps.
On the other hand, Sis laughed, as if the monster’s crying was funny.
“I just have to get rid of him, right? It’s perfect for warming up after a long time. I’ll do it.”
Captain Daeho stood side by side next to her raising his fighting spirit.
“I’ll also help.”
“Hmm. I’m not interested in working together. I’ll fight my way. If your skills are half-baked, it’s better you just stay out.”
Captain Daeho took out the sword and raised his mana around.
“There won’t be any disturbance.”
“Ho-hoh?”
The strong energy he exuded made Sis look interested.
“Okay. It would be fun to check how talented people in this world are.”
During their short conversation, the giant monster rose completely. His eyes were fixed on Sis.
“Shall we start now?”
In an instant, Sis, who raised her spirits, quickly rushed toward the giant monster.
Captain Daeho gave instructions to me and Yerin before following her.
“You two continue to help the injured. I will be stopping the monster along with her.”
“Be careful Captain!”
“I’ll rejoin you as soon as I’m done dealing with the injured, Captain Dae.”
Captain Daeho rushed toward the giant monster as we cheered looking at his back.
We also moved immediately to pick up the wounded.
WOOOOOOOOOO
The giant monster swung its front foot fiercely and attacked with a roar.
However, Sis and Captain Daeho avoided everything and attacked his gap.
While the two of them were fighting the giant monster, Yerin and I killed the mushroom monsters and recovered the wounded Awakeners.
The overall strength was greatly reduced due to many injuries, but the Awakeners who were still able to fight continued the battle with all their might.
BAM BAM BAM!!
“BEAR! Is this all you got?”
Sis pressed the giant monster without backing down despite the fierce attack.
Thanks to her, wounds piled up all over the giant monster’s body.
The moment when everyone thought victory was near.
WOOOOOOO
Once again, the monster made a loud cry, but this time there was no anger.
It sounded like the howling of a wolf calling for a companion, something like asking someone for help.
The result of the cry was immediately visible.
CLING CLANG!
Numerous red chains popped out of the Rift with the sound of space breaking.
The chains that permeated the mushroom monsters also escaped into the air like dancing.
A huge number of red chains flowed out as if to cover the entire sky.
Soon, the giant bear monster absorbed all the chains all at once.
“What on earth is that red chain?”
“  ”
The big and small wounds that were all over the giant monster’s body got healed in an instant as soon as it absorbed the chains.
At the same time, it began to emit a terrible madness that was hard to compare to before.
WUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
It felt dangerous.
It wasn’t just the enemy’s strength that mattered. Now, the giant monster was not just an enemy to be fought, but a time bomb that had to be dealt with quickly.
Not only Sis and Captain Daeho, who were near the monster, but also those who thought victory was near a while ago, turned pale.
Everyone was conscious of how dangerous the condition has become.
It was literally a rampage.
The giant monster intends on destroying everything around him, including himself.
The bear monster’s front paw struck Sis and Captain Daeho at a tremendous speed.
Sis avoided the attack by a narrow margin, but Captain Daeho failed to properly cope with the attack, which was too fast.
WOOSH!
Captain Daeho, who bounced into the air, rolled heavily on the ground.
“Captain Dae!”
“Captain Daeho!”
Yerin and I called out his name with worried faces.
Fortunately, he got up right away, but red blood spilled from his forehead.
It didn’t seem like a light injury at a glance, so, he was forced to take a break from the frontline before he gets seriously injured.
Soon, Sis also got pushed into defense.
Captain Daeho’s vacancy was not easily filled despite the support from the Awakeners around.
In a hurry, I once again activated the magic artifacts with the maximum output.
“Sis! Be careful!”
“Ugh
!”
Hearing my cry, she quickly widened her distance from the monster.
BANG
-WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Once again, a huge fireball hit the monster’s chest accurately.
There was a strong explosion and a tailwind.
With the expectation that it would have taken a hit, I confirmed where the monster was.
WOOOOOOO

“What!??”
I’m sure the magic hit, but there was only a slight trace of the explosion on the chest where the explosion occurred.
The giant monster didn’t seem to have taken any damage.
Even the traces on the chest healed quickly.
Sis, who stepped back frowned and murmured with a shock on her face.
“In a little while, he’s going to go on a complete rampage.”
“What happens then?”
When asked by Yerin, Sis did not answer anything.
That alone made Yerin understand everything.
We had to stop that giant bear monster before it completely goes on a rampage.
But how

– Poo Woo Wooooo!
“Huh? Akum?”
Suddenly, in a tense situation, Akum grabbed my pants and dragged me.
“Akum, stop it. I’m busy right now
”
Poo woooooo woooo!
“

?”
Even after saying, Akum kept pulling my pants.
Yerin, who was next to me, looked at his strange behavior and asked.
“Sihyeon. What’s wrong with Akum?”
“I don’t know either.”
Akum seemed to be trying to tell me something, but I couldn’t understand what he was trying to say even after using my communication skill.
Poo Woo
 Poo Woo Wooooo!
Akum, who made a frustrating face, cried loudly and started running somewhere.
“Ah, Akum?!”
I was startled by the baby Yakum’s sudden action and followed him.
-TAT TATAT
How can that guy run this fast with those short legs?
Even though I’m running at my full speed, I’m barely chasing after him.
-WOOOOOO

All traces of the artifact attack have already disappeared, but the eyes of the giant monster began to chase me as if the anger remained intact.
And, I was within the monster’s range at the moment.
– CROOO!
– BAM!
The one who stopped the monster’s attack on me was Yerin’s summon Camie and Sis.
“Hurry up!” cried Sis, who blocked the attack.
“What?”
“I don’t know what it is, but doesn’t that little guy know something?”
“

 “
“GO. I’ll hold on for a while. Do something quickly.”
“That’s right, Sihyeon. Lia and I will stop him. Go ahead!”
I Stopped and looked at Sis and Yerin. On the other side, Akum stopped walking and was waiting for me.
After hesitating for a while, I made up my mind quickly and shout.
“Hang in there
 I’ll be back!”
And then I turned back to the direction where Akum was.
Ignoring the roar behind my back and the sound of the crashes, I focused on running.
The place where Akum headed was where the corpse of the giant mushroom monster was.
It was difficult to even breathe due to the influence of poisonous spores filled with fog nearby.
“EW! My head is dizzy, Popi!”
Gyuri, resting in my jacket pocket, grumbled.
Even I, who received the effect of [Yakum’s Trust] felt dizzy for a moment.
I continued my steps, maintaining my consciousness which for a while became distant.
Arriving at the body of a giant mushroom monster, Akum swiftly climbed on its body.
– Pow Woo Wooooo.
“You want me to climb?”
– Poo Woo Woo!
After taking a deep breath, I began to crawl up the body, while groaning.
It took a little time to get to the place where Akum was.
The center of the body had been greatly damaged due to the aftermath of the swelling and explosion earlier.
Something glistening was seen inside the hollow pit of the body.
“Is that
”
It was a very large soul stone that could only be found in boss monsters.
Akum kept crying, hovering around the soul stone.
I approached the soul stone as if possessed by something.
“Do you want me to
?”
Suddenly, I understood little by little what Akum was trying to say to me.
It would really be great if I pull it off, but somehow it felt hard to believe.
– Pooooo Woooooo!
Akum gave a confident cry.
“
okay, I’ll do it.”
Nodding my head, I slowly reached for the soul stone.
As soon as my hands touched the soul stone, it started to tremble little by little and soon began to resonate loudly enough to make a loud sound that echoed throughout the surrounding.
Before I could realize it, a red chain popped out of my wrist and wrapped around the soul stone.
Through the chain, tremendous energy poured into my body.
I focused as much as I could while feeling the pain as if my whole body was about to explode.
I recalled the feeling I felt when I first summoned Akum, and I called the powerful existence that was connected to my soul.
RRRRRRRRRR
Huge vibrations and light flowed constantly from the soul stone.
And after a while, a familiar presence began to be felt clearer and clearer.
The presence alone relaxed my mind and drew a smile around my mouth.
“You really came
”
BOO WOO WOOO