Chương 37: Raid I

Isaac had tangled against prominent families and clans before - in the perspective of Arcadia, of course - because he always beats up their pompous heirs. It got so bad that 75 percent of the big names hated him and banned Isaac from ever stepping into their territories.

That never stopped him, and they couldn't do anything to him. Even before Isaac claimed the title of strongest, no one could really take him out without expending a lot of military prowess.

Because of this, Isaac gained a lot of experience being a nightmare to enormous forces. He's so good at it that if a big force decides to kill Isaac, it must be decisive and overwhelming, or else it would be a nightmare until they apologize.

Others think that Isaac was just good at it, but the truth was that steps must be taken. He would concoct a plan, then dismantle them piece by piece, and when their resources were depleted, only then would he strut into their gates to avoid getting mobbed.

But Isaac would fight anyone, but he's smart enough to back away if possible. Thus, he chose to escape before Orthus said anything.

He jumped back, turned around, and ran away.

"Ice wall. Where do you think you're going?"

A wall of ice appeared and got in his way. Isaac saw Orthus getting up, his eyes sharp, 'Shit, he's not letting me go… Well, time to see how much I've improved.'

"By my authority: Break." Coating his arm with lightning, Isaac summoned one of his gauntlets. With quick feet, Isaac touched the ice and then whispered.

"That's not going to work. My Ice is-"

CRACK!

"!!!" Orthus' ice shattered, and Isaac stepped outside. He was ready to summon his wings and leave when the temperature dropped, "Ice Dome."

"Tsk, the casting was fast. By my authority: Break." Clicking his tongue, Isaac touched the ice again and used his authority over Ice and shatter it, but it did not even crack,

"Don't try." from the tent walked out Orthus. His hands were steaming with cold air, "That Ice is not ordinary. It may not look like it, but it's now reinforced by the Spirits. You may conquer, but your authority is not enough to destroy my creation."

Isaac could control the elements, or rather, he could summon them in the name of his authority. The strength and temperature of his ice depend on the level of his authority; to that effect, he could even counter the same elements unless they were continuously flowing with strong mana, 'This is also spirit... I'm not a good match against him.'

There were many ways to gain such authority, and Isaac got his from his Quaternary Class [Elemental Conqueror] and its passive [Warrior of Frost] though he still had to use mana to create Ice, unlike the naturally generated lightning.

He should be able to conquer Ice or, rather, Frost as a whole, yet, he could not break the wall before him. What's more, Orthus spoke about his knowledge about how Isaac was channeling his authority of Spirits, 'He's a Spirit User.'

Spirits weren't easily detected. They were rare creatures that lived in their own planar plane of existence that remains unknown to Isaac. But, what shocked him even more was that Orthus radiated a thick smell of spirits, "I thought the Dracma was a family of Knights? How come they have someone so attuned to the ways of the Spirits? Are you some sort of Crymancer or something?"

"Do not mistake, I am a Knight, someone a Luminous Spirit Vessel of the Ice Overlord." Orthus explained.

'A Luminous Spirit Vessel of the Ice Overlord? Is that his Class or his constitution? Either way, the way he's using his power is similar to a Spirit Knight's.'

[Spirit Knight: A type of Knight that uses the spirits to boost their bodies. Because of their connection to the nerves, they also have a surplus of mana, similar to mages. They are also adept at using the elements to their advantage. They can only use a single element.]

"Hmm!? Are we going to fight, Orthy?" A little winged girl the size of a sparrow with a body that was as white as snow appeared, "Hmm? Why are you fighting with a-You! You're an Elemental Conqueror, aren't you!?"

The girl's cheeks puffed, "Orthy, are you going to avenge our fellow snow friends!?"

'So that's his [Practal]? So he's strong enough to have it pop in and out of the material world? I heard the closer they approach the spirits, the more they change… that white hair and eyes must be the effect of that. But that almost means one thing… he's strong.' Isaac was once offered the chance to be a Spirit Knight by a Fire Spirit Lord.

However, he did not like the idea of being limited. A Spirit Knight may be strong, but they limit their users. But because of his desire to understand the spirits, Isaac fought high-level Spirits, and by the end of their conflict, he got a new Class two years ago.

This also happened to be the time when he reached Lv. 97 making his chances of improving his Class level almost non-existent.

But despite their similarities, at their cores, an Elemental Conqueror and a Spirit Knight existed in opposite spectrums.

A Spirit Knight befriends the Spirits. They grow stronger by accepting the spirits into them and increasing their affinity. An Elemental Conqueror, on the other hand, makes Spirits Submit and steal their powers. He could grow stronger by defeating more Spirits, but he had to let it go because of his interest in the Tower.

"So, are we going to fight? I know I'm going to lose. You're practically dozens of levels above me. But, let me tell you this… I'm not going down easy." Isaac's entire air changed. His desire for combat disappeared; only his instincts to survive remained. "I'll take at least a limb before I go out. If you want to kill me, then… I'll take your head."

"I have no such intention." Orthus stopped the girl on his shoulder from speaking, "John may be my cousin, but his own doing got him such a treatment. I heard everything, do not worry, I will not… hold you… into… brrrrr~ can we please go back to the tent? It's freezing here."

The dome around Isaac disappeared, and around them, he noticed the gathering of people.

"What are you doing? Come on, let's come inside."

'He's…a surprisingly chill guy......heh.' Isaac laughed, 'Good one.' He praised me.

***

"What's this? I sensed a large movement of mana in their base. They are gathering more people, as I thought… we still need time." in the dark inside a cave, a man's deep voice echoed, "Guardian."

"What is it?" another voice sounded as an eye opened in the darkness.

"She needs more time before she can awaken. I am not done with gathering life energy… take the beasts and delay them for one more night. It's still not the time for them to enter."

"They have more than a hundred people, you know? Most of them are at level 300."

"I know. Why can't handle them?" one of them teased.

"No, I'm just saying that I might kill them."

"...don't."

"I'll try."

A Raid has been decided.

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Fun Fact #37

Isaac beats everyone no matter the race or the gender. He also rarely kills, but when you go against him the with the intent, he would match you and face you without mercy.

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