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The altitude of the ash is actually much higher than the height of the ice wall.

Moreover, maintaining such a large-scale Originium Arts system would consume a lot of physical strength, and it would be impossible to solidify every corner; melting was only a matter of time.

However, Frostnova did not stop. Whenever Skadi stirred up waves, the ice wall was extended by Frostnova because it received enough water.

What is the maximum length it can reach?

This is not like when the streets and squares were frozen, where you just had to keep releasing cold air.

She also has to spend extra energy maintaining it.

Five hundred meters? One thousand meters?

Frostnova was unaware of her limits.

But if she builds just one more meter of wall, at least the people behind it will be less in danger.

"Since joining Rhodes Island, I've actually been risking my life more often than before..."

When the Originium fragments on her body started to ache, Frostnova stopped walking while complaining. Then, she took out a syringe from her small bag and injected it directly into her exposed neck—the pain from the Oripathy lesions immediately lessened considerably.

It is said that the medical department is not even satisfied with the treatment results.

After the pain subsided quickly, Frostnova realized that the length of the ice wall had reached the limit she could create.

She no longer had time to think about how many kilometers it stretched.

She is now making some adjustments to the top, tilting it slightly towards the city center to allow the heat waves to slide upwards as much as possible.

"The freeze has stopped... It seems we don't need to keep splashing water anymore. What happens next is up to fate."

Skadi stopped manipulating the waves at sea and, somewhat annoyed, washed away the volcanic ash that had settled on her body from floating on the surface.

But when she looked down at her body, a soft light was reflected on the murky sea.

Even though the sky was already obscured by the thick smoke from the volcano, why was there still such a clear light source?

Flare?

There is no need to launch flares near the volcano.

The light was very soft, yet it had enough penetrating power.

Under a dark sky strewn with scattered volcanic ash, it was bright enough to illuminate the entire Siesta, as radiant as the moon at night.

However, unlike the two moons, it does not shine its light together; instead, it shines alone in the sky.

Some people were lucky enough to see it suddenly light up in the sky from the beginning, while others, who were late to the party, couldn't help but look up to observe the sudden appearance of the light source.

Only a very small number of people also keenly perceived another swelling "sense of presence".

"Pop pop pop..."

Skadi, who was immersed in the water, suddenly had a large number of bubbles rising around her.

It seemed as if something beneath the sea was continuously releasing energy upwards.

But Skadi keenly realized that this was not a submarine rift caused by a volcanic eruption, which caused volcanic gases to be released from below the sea surface.

Because when those huge bubbles burst, they don't release any scorching airflow or pungent volcanic gases.

Skadi swam away quickly, sniffing the scent released as the bubbles burst.

"...Why does it taste a bit like the pizza I just ate?"

Before Skadi could ponder anything further, she noticed that the currents beneath the surface of the sea seemed to be becoming turbulent.

Something enormous was stirring up the waters at that moment.

She was all too familiar with this feeling.

But there was no familiar scent in the air—the salty smell of the sea didn't fill her nostrils; all she smelled was the pizza she had eaten at the coffee shop earlier.

The surface of the water, bubbling and churning, began to rise, and a huge shadow gradually emerged on the sea.

"boom--!!!"

The giant, blood-red head of the beast suddenly emerged from the water, creating a wave larger than any Biskadi had ever made before.

Then, his entire body was exposed above the water.

That was the giant ape that appeared at Lungmen—a dangerous creature judged to be a top-level biological calamity.

Its image is known to almost everyone, except in regions where information is extremely limited.

Its colossal body, reaching a height of twenty meters, can withstand heavy firepower attacks against mobile city-states.

Its massive limbs can easily tear the earth and mountains to pieces.

That huge mouth full of fangs was definitely not for tearing things apart.

Instead, it is used to unleash an energy breath that can shatter an entire nation's territory in one blow.

Skadi, swaying precariously in the waves stirred up by the giant ape emerging from the water, stared into the eyes of the giant ape floating in mid-air.

Skadi, feeling that the other party was very large, was reminded of something she had fought against in the past.

However, Skadi's keen intuition and excellent judgment allowed her to immediately realize the difference between the two after personally meeting the Great Ape.

It's probably the difference between a balloon and a solid iron block.

[Main Text] Siesta's hottest holiday: Chapter 53 Pompeii: Let's go!

Skadi didn't know why she did it.

By the time she realized what was happening, she had already propelled herself to the same height as the giant ape by stomping her feet on the water.

Then—he made a kicking motion.

Skadi knew that her duty was never to defeat the giant ape in front of her.

Even though the fierce aura and the overwhelming smell of blood made her realize that the other party was definitely not a kind person.

She also believed that the only ones she needed to defeat were the evil sea monsters with whom she had a blood feud.

Although the giant ape emerged from the water, it did not have the fishy stench unique to monsters.

At the same time, for some reason, even in the face of such a massive presence, Skadi still felt that she had recently sensed this aura—not referring to the pizza smell emanating from its mouth, of course.

It was the smell of blood.

In short, according to Skadi's common sense, it was neither her enemy nor in her way.

Skadi even realized that the other party was completely incomparable to those she had fought against.

There is no reason for confrontation, but there is a risk of confrontation.

But Skadi's body moved first, launching an attack on the giant ape before she even began her test.

What drove her was neither a sense of justice nor a sense of responsibility to protect refugees.

Rather, it is an impulse to "eliminate it even if it means sacrificing oneself again and again".

Why do I have such thoughts in my mind? Why does my body retain such instincts?

It was as if a voice hidden in her blood was whispering in her ear, urging her to make a "sacrifice" here for a greater goal.

By the time Skadi realized what was happening, her powerful kick, which had generated steam on her body, was only a step away from the giant ape.

But the next moment, Skadi's flying kick, which seemed poised to pierce through everything, was stopped in mid-air by the giant ape's palm.

Such a rapid response at such a short distance.

Skadi's leg got stuck between the giant ape's fingers.

When she tried to break free and attempted to kick away the giant ape's fingers with her other leg, she found that no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't make the giant ape's hand budge even a fraction.

This is a power difference that is as intuitive as a comparison of body size.

"Ugh...! Let go!!!"

In that instant, Skadi confirmed whether her rational judgment, made before she was dominated by her strange instincts, was correct.

A gigantic monster, she has defeated countless others.

Whether it's a living creature or a giant machine.

Even a mobile city can be rendered inoperable by sheer violence.

Compared to the giant ape before them, this was indeed like the difference between a balloon and a block of iron.

Her kicks were powerful enough to shatter the hardest armor on the ground.

Her brute strength was enough to tear open the tightly closed city gates.

But now...

With her foot being grabbed, she was actually speaking to the monster, trying to make it obey her struggling words.

—And the other party only needs to squeeze its huge hand to crush itself.

The next instant, Skadi heard a rough, deep voice in her ear.

"Stay to the side."

The sound came from the giant ape.

And how many times has Skadi encountered talking monsters?

The next instant, a strong sense of weightlessness came over her, and Skadi's body, which was extremely small compared to the giant ape, was pushed away by it.

"Bang—bang—bang—bang—"

To counteract the thrust, Skadi used her body to create several skips that were extremely far apart on the water's surface.

She almost reached the other side of this artificial sea.

Skadi struggled to stay afloat, her eyes half-closed, watching the giant ape's silhouette, which was now indistinct due to its great distance.

It was also staring at Skadi, as if to make sure she was alright before slowly turning around and facing the volcano.

At this moment, what appeared in Skadi's mind was not questioning her previous abnormal behavior, but an overwhelming sense of powerlessness.

Skadi does have things she can't do, and she's certainly aware of that. But most of the time it's just because it's not her area of ​​expertise. Even if she doesn't do something well, it doesn't make her feel powerless or frustrated.

Skadi also has things she regrets, such as the calamities she brought, the people who came after her, and the people around her who were hurt. But most of these were due to things that were impossible to prevent or that she was unable to deal with them. Therefore, in order to avoid regretting things again and to prevent others from being dragged into misfortune because of her, she learned to be alone.