The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#181 - Don't blink, this one will be cool

As the fire lizard continued to burn, the Snow Sprite King deflated like a balloon, constantly releasing air from the exit.

If the Snow Sprite King is a collective, then as the Snow Sprites continue to split, the main body should also weaken.

With this thought in mind.

Everyone slightly distanced themselves, watching the fire lizard's performance.

"Looks like it's working pretty well."

"Hmph, thank me for bringing the fire lizard! Worship me more! And then treat me to some high-end sparkling wine when we get back."

I didn't want to scold her. Even if it was her contribution, her getting carried away like this was infuriating, and they had more important things to do now.

"Everyone, if we're going to defeat it, it's only possible now while the Snow Sprite King is weak! Let's go!"

"Oh—!" X5

Although they said that, only Zun Zun and You You actually attacked. Lightning surged through the canyon, blindingly bright as it reflected off the ice mountains. Kazuma Sato and the others instinctively shielded their eyes.

After two and a half hours of releasing lightning, the Snow Sprite King was finally defeated.

"Sn-Snow Sprite King... defeated..."

You You said, panting.

Darkness sighed in admiration, "Even though it was a non-aggressive punching bag, its mass was enough to make it a very difficult opponent..."

"Just like someone else."

"Z-Zun Zun... are you saying... I'm just a meat shield that can only be beaten and can't fight back, just grunting like a pig is enough...? Th-that kind of thing... how wonderful!"

Yeah, she's beyond saving.

But Darkness was right, the Snow Sprite King was made up of an absurd number of Snow Sprites, so its mass was naturally very large.

Plus, electric magic emphasizes power, not heat, so they had to put in a lot of effort to successfully eliminate the Snow Sprite King.

Not strong, but super durable.

Aqua pondered, "Its power is probably used up, and it's turned back into ordinary Snow Sprites. At that size, if it didn't disappear, we could enjoy years of chilled sparkling wine..."

"You can't even carry it, can you bring it back?" Kazuma Sato rolled his eyes at the idiot goddess who was full of regret.

The process was tough.

But in any case, they avoided being frozen to death because the exit was blocked.

The group was noisy and quarrelsome.

Zun Zun, however, didn't join them. Instead, he went to the place where the Snow Sprite had split, searching for something.

"Hiss——!"

At this moment, the fire lizard cried out.

Zun Zun looked over and found it staggering towards him. The reason it was unsteady was that it was holding a block of ice crystal in its hands that was almost as tall as it was.

"Oh, oh, oh, that's it!"

Zun Zun held it in his palm.

It was a standard hexagonal prism, ice-white throughout, and very beautiful under the sunlight. It wasn't as cold as he imagined when he held it, and the warm, jade-like touch made people love it.

Aqua came over, puzzled, "Is that it, the legendary Eternal something or other?"

"It's the Eternal Crystal!"

Kazuma Sato approached the ice crystal, his eyes gleaming slightly, "100 million Eris... 100 million Eris, huh... Hey, what should we do with so much money anyway?"

"Let me state one thing in advance, I want the lion's share! I have to get at least 50%!"

"Why?!"

"Because I brought the fire lizard, and it was my contribution to defeating the Snow Sprite King! So, you have to give me 50%!"

"You bastard...!"

Aqua's words were reasonable and well-founded.

Even the scum Kazuma Sato couldn't refute it, but wasn't 50% a bit too high? Wouldn't that mean that the remaining 5 people only get 10% each? Isn't that only 10 million Eris!?... Wait, 10 million Eris isn't bad either?

No way, the base number is too large.

At this time, Aqua cheered, "Then let's go back this time, I really want to eat a luxurious crab hot pot tonight!"

"Sounds good! I also want to eat it, let You You buy it to celebrate getting the Eternal Crystal this time," Hui Hui shouted.

She can only think of You You in these kinds of things.

You You naturally didn't agree.

"Wait a minute, Hui Hui, why are you making me buy it? That's too unreasonable!"

"You You, aren't we friends? This is a friend's request, please, please treat us to a luxurious crab hot pot tonight!"

"...Hui, Hui Hui is always like this, so cunning!"

Even though she said that, You You still agreed.

Zun Zun suddenly opened his mouth and said, "If You You doesn't agree, then let Darkness buy it."

"Yo-You're targeting my wallet!?" Darkness was slightly stunned, and immediately excited, "Zun Zun, when did you start acting like a kept man...? Isn't this wonderful!"

See, she's happy.

"Alright, alright, let's go back quickly! My crab is still waiting for me!"

Aqua urged the others.

Everyone was very happy to have obtained the super rare material today, but just as they were happily teasing each other and preparing to go back, Darkness suddenly poured a bucket of cold water on them.

"...By the way, there's something I'm concerned about."

"Ah? What are you concerned about?"

"Although it was in the form of splitting, we did defeat the Snow Sprite King, right?"

"Let's just say that."

Zun Zun nodded.

Then, Darkness said as if to remind them, "If it's the same as ordinary Snow Sprites, what impact will defeating it have?"

"Ah..."

Kazuma Sato groaned.

You You's emotions also carried a hint of panic, "Although we didn't realize it because of the size, that was also a Snow Sprite, right? Which means...!"

"N-no, that's not right! We didn't really defeat the Snow Sprite King, we just made it split into many Snow Sprites. Even if it's a super rare king that only appears every few decades, it, it...!"

Hui Hui couldn't speak anymore either.

She wasn't that idiot goddess over there, so she naturally understood the problem.

The Snow Sprite King only appears once every few decades, so naturally it's more important and receives more attention from the Winter Shogun, plus it's still the king...

Just then.

A penetrating gaze locked onto everyone.

There was already only a bad premonition.

Aqua couldn't help but tremble, even her voice was stuttering.

"K-Kazuma, Kazuma...!"

"Yes, I'm Kazuma."

"Behind us, there seems to be a very powerful cold air gathering!"

"Ahahaha, how could there be such a thing! It's just a delusion caused by panic."

Kazuma Sato said with a smile.

Although it seemed like he was comforting everyone not to be afraid, it seems like he was just escaping reality!

"In that blizzard, I seem to see a very large figure!?"

"It's a delusion, it's a delusion."

"But...!"

"We didn't see anything, we didn't see a giant figure wearing armor!"

Has Kazuma Sato's head been frozen to the point where he can't distinguish between reality and illusion?

We can see it clearly!

Is now the time to escape reality!?

At this time, Zun Zun finally saw the figure striding out of the blizzard clearly.

He was tall and majestic, imposing and awe-inspiring.

Heavy white Japanese-style armor, paired with an equally snow-white, finely crafted battle surcoat, the armor wearing a white mask, holding a Japanese sword that exuded white cold air, standing in front of everyone.

His height was at least 20 meters, almost the same height as a giant.

"So big ah ah ah!!!"

Aqua screamed.

Kazuma Sato was also shocked, "How can he be so tall, are you kidding me! The last time we encountered him, he was only less than 5 meters tall, how can he be so tall after not seeing him for a while! Did he take some height-enhancing potion!?"

"No, I think it's because of the climate. Because he's the incarnation of winter, the colder the winter, the stronger he is... Considering it this way, that's probably why he's become so tall. Of course, this is still the first time I've seen the Winter Shogun, and there's no related information in the Crimson Demons' library, so I don't know the details."

"...Is now the time for calm explanations!?"

He angrily sprayed towards Zun Zun beside him.

The entire set of white armor.

Although it was a dull color, it didn't diminish the gorgeous texture unique to Sengoku armor at all.

Finely crafted, artisan-like battle surcoat.

The Japanese sword exuded white cold air, you didn't need to deliberately look closely, you could see at a glance that it was frighteningly sharp.

Because the overall size had become larger, the attack range of the weapon had also become very long. Even if Zun Zun and the others wanted to resist, they couldn't even get close now.

"You guys retreat, leave it to me!"

"Don't mess around!"

Kazuma Sato grabbed Darkness who wanted to rush up, and said to Zun Zun beside him, "Hurry! Zun Zun, quickly use your invincible superior magic item to think of a solution!"

"...Unfortunately, I can't do anything either."

Before he wanted to say anything, Zun Zun spoke first, "Think about it carefully, ordinary Winter Shoguns leave everyone helpless, how can a strengthened Winter Shogun be defeated by mere superior magic items?"

"Hey, isn't that a dead end!?"

He shouted, holding his head.

Aqua also shouted in panic at this time, "I said, is there no way? Can I kneel down? Should I quickly kneel down now and beg for his forgiveness?"

"...Are you even a goddess!?"

It's really dumbfounding.

She's clearly a goddess, but she can kneel down and beg for mercy from a spirit without hesitation. Are her knees naturally soft?

"...Kazuma, before you talk about me, can you stand up first?"

"Uh..."

Kazuma Sato looked at his legs.

When Zun Zun said there was no way, his knees had already stopped listening to his commands, and he had knelt down very obediently. Looking at Zun Zun beside him who was standing tall and unyielding, he quickly persuaded, "I say Zun Zun, quickly kowtow and apologize! The Winter Shogun's heart is very broad, as long as you are polite and sincerely apologize, he will let us go!"

"...I don't want to!"

Zun Zun simply denied it.

He would never agree to beg for mercy before even fighting. The Crimson Demons aren't that weak!

By the way, he ignored Hui Hui who had long knelt on the ground to beg for mercy, and You You who was forcibly pressed under Hui Hui.

"Zun Zun, could it be that you...!"

"Don't blink, this move will be very cool."

Under the surprised gazes of everyone, Zun Zun's right hand stretched forward, and a powerful pressure swirled above their heads, making them kneel even more decisively.

Zun Zun slowly and faintly grasped something.

"—Winter Shogun, come on! I'm going to compete with you to see whose life is harder!"

Then he slashed down fiercely!