Don't move, it's a robbery!

There are 3 gravel monsters on the left and 2 on the right.

Charge!

There's one facing you too; dodging it would be a waste of time.

Smash it!

The fire giant has launched an attack, and the expected target is my current advance route.

Get out of the way!

We've reached the foot of the fire giant, and sure enough, the guy habitually raised his right foot.

attack!

I held the "Elegant Glacier" in my mouth, gripped the Three-Star Staff tightly with both hands, my muscles tensed, and the veins on my cheeks bulged as I unleashed a full-force attack on the Flame Giant's left foot.

"boom!!"

The sandpaper armor shattered, but only a small amount of it cracked.

I was confident I could shatter the wall with that last blow, but it seems to be different from what I expected. The sand armor is not only unusually thick, but its hardness is also comparable to steel.

But there is good news: these broken parts have not healed, and their toughness is not much different from that of ordinary stone. If you continue to use blunt force, you can break them.

In that case, it's just a matter of the number of attacks.

I didn't immediately attack again, but quickly rolled away to dodge. After I left the previous position, the fire giant's right foot had already stepped onto the ground.

This time it will lift its left foot!

I looked up and, as I expected, the fire giant raised its injured left leg.

Without hesitation, I turned around and accelerated again, leaping onto the giant's right leg. Then, I exerted my strength again, using its right leg as a base to jump onto its raised left foot, and swung my stick again.

"boom!!"

The crack has gotten a little bigger.

The fire giant roared angrily, raised its left leg, and kicked me and the other person to the ground.

However, nothing happened.

As the Flame Giants moved, I switched to holding the Three-Star Staff in one hand and raised the 'Elegant Glacier' with the other, blocking them the moment their feet touched the ground.

The 'Elegant Glacier' cracked again, and the cracked area was larger than before, but it healed itself in just one second.

I took the opportunity to break free from the fire giant's feet, and as I left, I didn't forget to deliver another blow.

"boom!"

The blow was delivered with less force, but the crack still got bigger.

The fire giant roared and unleashed a subsonic wave in an attempt to harm me, but this energy attack was completely ineffective against "Elegant Glacier," which gave me the opportunity to deliver another blow.

"Click~"

After being attacked multiple times, a gap finally appeared in the sandy armor on the fire giant's foot.

Unfortunately, this gap was still a long way from breaking through the foot armor.

Just then, the fire giant suddenly jumped up. I initially thought it was going to attack me, but I quickly realized that it wanted to create some distance.

Unfortunately, although I realized this, I had no way to stop him. With the slightest movement, he could jump dozens of meters.

To make matters worse, this guy even started using ranged attacks against me.

The fire giant stopped creating sand monsters and instead picked up various stones from the ground, then hurled them at me.

Some of these so-called stones are broken walls and ruins, while others are complete houses.

Although his accuracy was mediocre, each attack caused an earthquake, forcing me to stop my charge and use "Graceful Glacier" to block the attacks while dodging.

After a while, the fire giant's hurling of rocks finally stopped. Just as I was about to continue my attack, I discovered that a skyscraper, a full 40 meters tall, had appeared next to the enemy.

Well, to me it's a skyscraper, but to a fire giant it's just a two-handed greatsword.

A true 40-meter-long greatsword.

"But!"

Seeing the fire giant wield his greatsword, I decided to run away, but unfortunately, I couldn't escape.

The fire giant had clearly put in a lot of effort to forge this giant sword, and its efforts were not in vain. After wielding the weapon, the fire giant's attack power increased to another level, and with just one strike, it cleaved the upper city in two.

Looking at the cracked earth, I couldn't help but feel a toothache.

We both wield the same divine weapon, so why is this guy's ability on a completely different level from mine?

(ﾟωﾟ): "They activated the 'Altar of Pain' ability. Although it's not as good as a true contractor, they did manage to use its effects. You're only bound to 'Elegant Glacier,' so you can only rely on your passive skill to hold on. What makes you think you can compare to them?"

"How can I activate 'Elegant Glacier'?"

(ﾟωﾟ): "Normally, you have to become a contractor first to unlock the features."

"What about abnormal situations?"

(；￢_￢): "No, you're asking me this? What's the difference between this and going to the official website and asking for a cracked version?"

"I knew you couldn't be trusted. I... wait, what's that underground?"

I was suddenly stunned, because I could vaguely see a city in the crack slashed by the fire giant.

No, it was a city, a city buried in rocky hills.

This rocky hill, located within the city-state of Mogoslor, is actually hollow!

This must be the ruin where the 'Azure Peak' is buried; no wonder it hasn't been discovered for so many years. I really want to take a closer look, but now is clearly not the time, because the fire giant has attacked me once again.

Another earth-shaking tremor ensued, and I dodged the attack once more before charging towards the fire giant once more.

The fire giant didn't swing his sword wildly; instead, he held it horizontally and swept it across everything in front of him.

I desperately wanted to dodge the attack, but due to the huge size difference, the range of the attack was simply too large, leaving me no room to dodge.

Left with no other choice, I had to use "Elegant Glacier" to take the opponent's attack head-on.

"Kara~"

The giant's sword-wielding motion suddenly stopped, as if a pause button had been pressed, and the blade of 'Elegant Glacier' was covered in cracks, only one step away from shattering.

Considering the possibility that the fire giant's attack power may increase, my chances are running out.

Since that's the case, let's succeed on the first try!

Taking advantage of the giant's pause, I resumed my stance with both hands gripping the staff, and with a sudden burst of power from my legs, I left a circular crater in the sand. Magic surged forth, fully activating the potion's power. In an instant, my strength surpassed its limits, and my muscles ripped open my trouser legs and sleeves.

"boom!!!"

I successfully hit the target. The impact shattered my tiger's mouth, and the armor on the fire giant's left foot cracked again, with wisps of black flames emerging from the cracks.

One more time! Just one more time! And we can break it!

I roared and attacked again, but my body became a little sluggish.

Under the influence of the potion, my power briefly exceeded its limit, but this was only borrowed power.

It may be powerful, but it will eventually come at a price.

With just a moment's hesitation, I missed my target. The fire giant leaped up again, this time without retreating, but instead soaring straight into the air and slashing at me with his sword.

The two swords clashed, and the fire giant's movements came to a standstill once again, but it was the ultimate winner.

Because the "Elegant Glacier" has shattered.