I JUST WANT A PEACEFUL LIFE

'This will be a hard fight.' thought Angus inwardly.

At this moment, the winged lizard below the monster overlord opens its mouth and gathers white-black energy on its mouth. *BOOOOM* Before it was released at Angus, a giant bluish arrow struck the monster's head [Bow Art - Arbalist Blast].

Back at Angus' camp location, Lilith already shapeshifts into a giant and holds a giant bow. Despite facing the attack head-on, the winged lizard only gets a few scorched marks on its front white scale and already rapidly heals.

"Tch… What a sturdy defense." grumbled Lilith from far below.

Still, Lilith's interruption is enough to stop the winged lizard's point-blank attack. Using this opportunity, Angus orders Silvia to use an elven enhancement spell on him. *Wung* *Wung* *Wung* Various bright colors envelop Angus.

During this moment, Angus also tries to cast a few fire spells only to find it is snuffed as soon as it is released from the magic circle.

'Tch… It seems no low-circle fire elemental spells are going to work here. That means Jayna also couldn't use her fire properly. It is amazing she could gather that much fire during the previous incident.' thought Angus.

Because they are very close to the Everwhite Basin, all the fire elemental is immediately snuffed off into nothingness. However, it didn't mean these fire elements were gone. All of them just gather at the Basin, which makes the Basin flow like a waterfall.

It is also the exact reason why no fire could be produced near the Basin. Previously, the furious Jayna somehow managed to use the uncontrollable fire in the surroundings and turn it into a giant phoenix. Unfortunately, this power is momentary and burdens Jayna's psyche a lot.

Angus will never let Jayna do the same thing again, as she is still not fully recovered. Forget about using fire in battle. She may just barely be able to recover when they forge the sword later.

Still, it didn't mean no one could use fire elemental. The mysterious strong suction power from the Basin only interrupts the use of fire elementals in nature.

Everyone still could use fire but at a larger scale rather than a small one. Any close-contact fire elemental skill could also be used. It is also the same method Patimura used before to release his fire.

*GROOARR* The winged lizard approaches Angus quickly. *Clang* *Clang* *Clang* In a few moments, Angus and the Monster Overlord clash dozens of blows. Each blow is enough to cause a strong shockwave to the surrounding area.

At a glance, their attacks seem equal. However, if someone looks carefully, they will notice Angus getting hurt every once in a while after a few clashes. Angus' body may be strong for humans, but it is still incomparable to a sixth-grade monster body.

If not for his superb skill and body control, along with absurd regeneration, he may already have exploded into pieces from the first strike. Still, it is impossible to avoid injury under the continuous onslaught.

'Urgh… This power is ridiculous!!' grumbled Angus inwardly.

*Clang* Angus was pushed a few meters back in the air by the monster overlord's white lance. Then, the Monster Overlord makes a grip hand sign towards Angus with his other free hand.

*Clang* *Clang* *BANG* At once, dark miasma spikes appeared out of nowhere and surrounded him. In a split second, Angus manages to react to counter this instantaneous attack through his sharp instinct.

"Huft.. Huft… What a dangerous attack?!" said Angus while looking at the miasma spike.

Angus deflects and dodges most of the deadly miasma spike before using [Unbreakable Shield] to protect his side. This also shows how close this attack was upon hitting Angus.

*BWUNG* *BWUNG* *BWUNG* A Few giant mana arrows flew through the winged lizard as it made a swift dodge. *GROOOARR* At this moment, countless Gram monsters climbing the frozen bottomless Basin start pouring out everywhere.

At the same time, an enormous mana also erupted from Angus's camp. *GRRTTT* Giant red crystal walls erupted from the frozen ground and covered the whole camp [4th Circle - Ruby Fortress].

This enormous mana attracted the Monster Overlord's attention for a moment. At this moment, two bluish, sparkling magic circles appeared above and below him.

"Luv.. Shan.. Fie.. Lor… Ohm.. [Disaster Magic - Vulcan Doom]." said Silvia in the air.

*BZZTTT* *BOOOOOM* An enormous explosion and a thunderstorm suddenly erupted from the Monster Overlord location. The explosion concentrated on the area briefly before releasing a stronger heat wave to the surrounding area.

Its power even managed to destroy and melt part of the frozen Basin. Black smoke, along with lightning storms, covered the whole area. It is a disaster struck the area. This powerful magic even surprised Angus, who looked at the small Silvia from the side.

"Seriously?!!" asked Angus.

"Hm??" asked Silvia.

"Since when you could do that kind of powerful magic easily?" asked Angus.

"Since the start, Master." replied Silvia without expression.

'Then, why have you never used it before?!!' thought Angus inwardly.

"*Sigh* Forget about it. Keep helping me fight that monster." said Angus.

*CRACK* *CRACK* *CRACK* As the fire and lightning storm receded a little bit, a chilly gust spread around. It instantly froze the melting frozen basin again. Along with it, the whole area suddenly became more silent. Angus could feel his nape shivering from an unknown danger.

A moment later, a white pointy spear appeared just a few centimeters away from his eyes. *Blink* Just as Angus wanted to react, he felt his position was already changed and being held by someone.

*BANG* A loud banging sound could be heard in the distance behind the smoke. Angus could see a yellowish light flashing inside the smoke.

"It seems facing the monster overlord alone is still too much for you." said King Leon with a smirk.

Previously, King Leon and Duchess Amberblaze were still in the middle of the negotiation before he suddenly felt the breath of Monster Overlord. At once, he used [Blink] multiple times to approach this location as fast as he could.

King Leon didn't expect to find Angus facing the monster overlord alone.

"Aren't you ashamed to let me hold such a monster alone?" asked Angus.

"Then, why don't you escape?" asked King Leon.

' I must use this place in four days to forge the weapon. It's the Winter Solstice. This place is too good to give up. Anyway, who is the helper?' said Angus.

"No wonder. Then, do what you need to do. As for the helper, it seems you haven't met that old man yet. Well, leave that monster to us," said King Leon.

After saying that, King Leon joined the mysterious old man covered in yellow light. This old man is the same one that Angus met not too long ago. However, he could feel enormous pressure the same as King Leon from him.

While covered with bright yellow light, he released a giant palm attack toward the humanoid Monster Overlord. Judging from the few cracks on the falling winged lizard, it had strong power.

Yet, the humanoid Monster Overlord could parry and hold against it without too much struggle.

"Are you done with your business, kid?" asked the mysterious old man.

"Haa?! There is no way I will leave such a powerful overlord to you alone, old man." retorted King Leon.

"Tch… Such an impudent kid. You are a thousand years too early compared to me." retorted the old man back.

"Hmm… I believe the last time you said it was a few hundred years." said King Leon.

"Enough chat, kid. If you want to talk, go somewhere else." said the old man before releasing a few giant yellow palms.

King Leon didn't reply and also [Blink] from his spot. *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* A strong shockwave erupted across the frozen ground. Fortunately, it also killed the Gram horde that just came out from the Basin.

"Who is that old man?! Well, let's think about it later." muttered Angus before focusing on the Gram horde.

Landing on the frozen ground, Angus starts mercilessly butchering the Gram with his Lava Twin Sword. He just needs a single slash to kill a Gram before moving on to the next. With his superb movement and body control, none of the Gram can even touch his clothes.

Moreover, Silvia and Lilith also support him from behind. At this moment, the two female dwarves are not idle either. Since the start of the crisis, they have already moved independently and made a magic cannon with the surrounding materials.

Nabe's Ruby Fortress also gives them height and defensive opportunities. After a few minutes of assembling, a strong energy blast was released from the cannon, decimating hundreds of Grams at once. Still, it didn't mean the Gram horde was an easy opponent.

Through his perception, Angus notices unless they destroy the red-veined core, these Gram will be able to regenerate endlessly using the ice elemental in the surroundings. Furthermore, they could proficiently control their core properly and not explode to pieces like the newly spawned Gram.

This is bad news for Angus and the others. Yet, Angus is also reluctant to leave his spot. All he could do was slay more Gram without stopping.

"Boy, go back now." a voice heard inside Angus' head.

At the same time, Angus notices a familiar bright red magic circle hovering above the sky, covering the surrounding perimeters.