“Lan,” He called out. “This will become a tough fight so can you hold it and endure a bit of pain?”

Cryaaaaaahhh!!!

The [ Luan Eagle ] let out a loud cry inside his mind as if proclaiming its determination.

Allen narrowed his eyes.

He then summoned his Summoning Grimoire.

“[ Summon Ice Queen ]!!”

Allen roared.

In a blink of an eye, the Summoning Grimoire lit up and a beautiful sound akin to a gentle laughter echoed in the area, and Allen realized it was coming from behind him.

Something stood behind him. At first, he could barely make it out—just a flicker of a blurry image.

But as he concentrated, it took on a vague form—a beautiful outline of a woman.

She was taller than Allen, her eyes closed but on her beautiful lips, a smile was hanging.

When she opened her eyes, Allen noticed some confusion but the moment her eyes laid on him, the woman’s eyes widened in shock. She was saying something but Allen couldn’t hear anything as there were no sounds coming out from her.

Under Allen’s shock expression, the woman rushed at him and hugged him. But unfortunately, the woman only passed through him as she has no physical body. She was once again saying something but Allen can’t hear anything – though he can guess some part of what it was by looking at the movements of her lips.

‘How… can’t…him…’ She seemed to say.

Allen was not proficient in lip reading so he can’t understand her words properly, especially when she was speaking so fast.

As Allen and the woman were looking at each other, ‘Roooooooaaaaarrr!!” the monster deep in the side seems to be annoyed for being ignored and the tornado was almost in Allen’s position.

The woman finally noticed the situation and her eyes narrowed. She then looked at below,

‘Monster of the deep…’ Allen caught on her words.

The woman seemed to be enraged as her expression become terrifying. She flicked one finger, and in an instant, the sea below freeze and turned into ice hell.

The coming tornado even stilled and become nothing but an Ice sculptor.

Seeing this spectacular scene, Allen was shocked and dumbfounded. So strong!

Ice Queen!

So this is the Ice Queen… extremely fitting…

Rooooaaaaaaarrrr!!

An angry howl appeared and the ice covering the sea trembled. The monster seemed to be destroying it.

The woman, no the Ice Queen spread her arms and seemed to be saying something. The air around her started to distort.

But before she could finish what she wanted to do, her image started getting blurry and disappeared.

Eh?! Allen froze.

1 minute had already passed… that, isn’t it too fast?

Roooaaaaarrr!!

The monster was pounding the ice even stronger; it woke Allen from his daze.

Damn it! Allen couldn’t help but cursed. Time flies too fast!!

After using the Ice Queen, he wouldn’t be able to call it again after a week.

Without a choice, Allen gritted his teeth. Before the monster broke free,

“[ 100,000,000 Volt Thunder God ]”

Boom!!

Allen instantly turned into a huge giant. But this time it wasn’t humanoid but in the form of a huge bird of lightning.

“[ Thunderbird Form ]!!” Sorry, Lan please endure it for a bit… Allen muttered under his breath.

By transforming into a Luan Eagle using [ Monster Morph ] and activating [ 100,000,000 Volt Thunder God ], he became a huge bird of lightning.

Although this could only be sustained for a moment because Lan wouldn’t be able to endure the massive amount of power.

Cryaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!

A huge bird made of Lightning appeared. It possesses two pairs of wings as it soared into the sky. One pair was his own while the other pair was from Lan.

“[ ThunderBird Flame Lightning Blade ]!!”

BOOOOOM!!!

A huge streak of Lightning followed by blue colored flames strikes the frozen sea. Its width was around 10 – 20 meter, dispersing the tornado that turned into an ice sculptor in an instant.

With Lan’s extra help, the blue flames that covered the Lightning became even stronger.

Rooooaaaaarrrr!!

The monster’s scream enveloped the entire sea.

‘Serve you right, you bastard!’ Flashing a satisfied smile, Allen in his [ ThunderBird Form ] immediately turned around and escaped.

This is the way he has always been, his belief was to always pay back what one owed. But for now, this is only a deposit, next time will be the full payment!!

Allen knows that this wouldn’t kill the monster. Although it can injure it pretty badly, however with Instant Regeneration, Allen wasn’t so optimistic.

But he will return!

He will challenge it again!

When that time comes he will rob all of its skills and turned it into an undead, compensation for his Kraken and Qin’s injuries!

Allen turned into lightning and disappeared.

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"Urm...... Damn it......"

Suppressing his painful and wildly beating heart, Allen squeezed his voice out.

After flying for a while, Lan passed out and Allen and the bird almost fell to the sea, if not for Madam White appearing in the nick of the time.

Allen returned Lan to the Grimoire while he lied, exhausted at Madam White’s back.

“… What a troublesome enemy …” Allen ground his teeth in frustration. Allen summoned his Summoning Grimoire and called out Alkras, the [ Golden Dragon Bug ] which was formerly Alkrasha’s pet.

In Heaven Concealing Array, this [ Golden Dragon Bug ] came together with Sun Wukong as a sign that Alkrasha indeed sent her.

He asked it to become his tamed beast, without actual any hope for it to agree, after all, Alkrasha was its real owner. However, surprisingly, it agreed, causing Allen to be caught off guard.

After which Allen sent Alkrasha an apologetic email. In all honesty, he actually didn’t expect it to happen. He just asked on a whim, who knows it actually agreed.

Alkrasha didn’t mind so Allen happily accepted it while promising to give him a good present sometime.

Alkras which he named after Alkrasha, spit a slimy goo before returning to the Summoning Grimoire.

Allen ate it, reducing his fatigue.

“Master, are you okay?” Madam White asked worriedly.

Allen had no idea what he should be saying, as he faced Madam White, who had her head lowered just to face him. She could feel anxiety and worry in her voice.

“I’m fine,” Allen smiled faintly, his face pale.

“Master, you should have called me! If not for the Qilin, I wouldn’t know you’re fighting a dangerous battle.”

“Baishe…” Allen muttered softly, “Baishe, it was dangerous. You might die,”

Allen definitely understood Madam White’s determination. He didn’t even need to look at her and read her mind. It was obvious with just one look at her face.

Madam White didn’t fear her own death because, for her, Allen’s well-being was the most important. For her, it was the most valuable thing in the world.

And when faced with her determination, Allen couldn’t help but be moved.

“But Master, I’m not afraid to die!” Madam White said strongly. “As long as Master lives, my death wouldn’t be in vain!”

Hearing those words, Allen was overcome with a mysterious feeling. He then remembered the Lightning Qilin’s eyes, voice, and actions just before…

These bastards…!

Allen cursed inwardly. But his words don’t contain any contempt or disgust.

It was words filled with playful affection and warmth.

Each of them, they thought their lives are not all important compared to his…

Thinking about them, warmth speared through his chest. It was a feeling of security that he would feel from his sister.

The feeling of duty to wanting to protect their family.

And while he felt comfortable, he felt just as strongly that he wanted to return those feelings back to them.

He wanted to protect these feelings and their embodiment, them!

Allen smiled and stroke Madam White’s head lovingly. “I know but I will be sad if something happened to you,”

“… …”

“If possible I’d like you to always be together with me….” Allen smiled at her. It was his normal smile; though awkward, it was an earnest and honest smile without anything hiding behind it.

It was not the attitude of a master to his servant or a king to his attendant but a man to his family.

It was the smile Madam White always loved to see.

“Master” Madam White rubbed her head at Allen affectionately. She was moved by his words and felt her affection almost went off the ceiling.

“Now then, take me away from here. That monster might find us…” Allen smiled wryly. “That would be trouble…”

“Yes, master!” Madam White nodded her head in happiness and continued swimming away. The faster the better!

As long as she was here, she would never let anyone or anything hurt her master! She vowed.

Allen lied in Madam White’s back, exhausted. He took his mask and wore them again, returning his normal appearance.

While lying down, Allen felt for the Silver Crystal he had acquired.

It must be something good after all, that kind of monster was guarding it.

Ding! While looking at it, a familiar chime echoed inside his mind and a notification window appeared.

[ Leviathan’s Blood Essence ]

[ Legend-Superior ]

[ Blood Essence that holds the entire existence of the legendary Leviathan, a great monster of the sea. This essence gives the host the bloodline of Leviathan, meaning;

Giving the Host a body similar to a Dragon kind. Strengthening the host body and vitality, almost similar to that of a dragon species.

Doubling the Strength and Agility and increased the speed of self-healing when in contact with water.

Acquiring [ Water Manipulation ] enabling the host to manipulate any kind of water with ease.

And lastly; the ability [ Leviathan Form ]!

[ Leviathan Form ] The ability to transform into the legendary Leviathan, the unconquerable monster of the sea. ]

Is this considered an Item- Crystal?

And mostly, Leviathan the monster he had only read of in book in the past?!

So this is why it was guarded by such monster of that caliber…

The Silver Crystal lit up and in a blink of an eye; it suddenly turned into a vial. A small fist-sized vial containing a blue colored liquid.

Was this the blood essence of the Leviathan?

Allen examined it closely. Its appearance was nothing special, just a blue colored liquid.

He opens the lid and smelled… it did have some kind of a fishy smell…

Allen opened his mouth and drank it.

… nothing happened …

That’s it? Allen tilted his head in bewilderment…

Other than the taste which was unimaginably horrible and stinks that seemed like a spoiled and rotten raw fish, I don’t feel anything…

Allen frowned at the lack of changes when at this moment, he was suddenly struck by intense dizziness…

“Master, I can finally see land! We’re almost there now……”

Madam White’s voice sounded out distantly.

Allen’s eyes had also gradually turned redder, and many illusions started to appear in his field of vision.

Dragons, sea battles, ships fighting, war…

Allen vaguely saw an image of a huge dragon wreaking havoc on the sea!

He was losing his consciousness but Allen bit his lips tightly, to the point of bleeding.

Because this pain was making him a little more clear-headed.

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Ice Queen's Image - ( In my Head XD )

( Leviathan - is a sea monster referenced in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Job, Psalms, and Isaiah. While the name Leviathan comes from Job 41, the creatures have more in common with Kabbalah's stories. Genesis 1 mentions the creation of man and woman before discussing Adam and Eve. Some Jewish texts suggest a race of intelligent beings were created before humans. It goes on to suggest that these beings were so terrible that God destroyed them, but that their spirits lived on as demons. )

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