The ground and the houses were swallowed by a thick layer of ice.
❄️
The Kabane wandering among them froze where they stood, like lifeless sculptures.
Everyone, including Mumei and Ayame Yomogawa, shared the same thought.
Is this the work of a god?
In the chat group, only one person was truly stunned.
💬
Kato Megumi: “Is that really… Ethan?”
Frieren: “He said his name is Ethan. But it feels like he’s gotten stronger again.”
“So… this is what Ethan is really like.”
Kato Megumi’s eyes flickered, shock mixed with curiosity.
Stella: “Huh? How did he get this strong so fast?”
At first, Stella had been confident she was stronger than him.
She hadn’t even thought about trading with him.
But it had only been a few days.
How had he already surpassed her?
Saeko Busujima: “He probably grows stronger through battle.”
The ground and the houses were swallowed by a thick layer of ice.
The Kabane wandering among them froze where they stood, like lifeless sculptures.
Everyone, including Mumei and Ayame Yomogawa, shared the same thought.
Is this the work of a god?
In the chat group, only one person was truly stunned.
Kato Megumi: “Is that really… Ethan?”
Frieren: “He said his name is Ethan. But it feels like he’s gotten stronger again.”
“So… this is what Ethan is really like.”
Kato Megumi’s eyes flickered, shock mixed with curiosity.
Stella: “Huh? How did he get this strong so fast?”
At first, Stella had been confident she was stronger than him.
She hadn’t even thought about trading with him.
But it had only been a few days.
How had he already surpassed her?
Saeko Busujima: “He probably grows stronger through battle.”
And she didn’t think she was that shallow.
After clearing the Kabane from the entire street, Ethan felt a massive influx of “experience” pour into him, filling him with delight.
📈
“Killing Kabane really does level me up.”
He hadn’t merely frozen them.
They were dead down to icy dust.
Turning back to Ayame Yomogawa, he said, “Didn’t you say we were heading to the Kotetsujo? Lead the way.”
“!!!”
Ayame snapped out of her shock and quickly pointed.
“That way!”
…
He escorted everyone safely to the Kotetsujo.
[Ding! Trade completed!]
Basic archery skills flooded into his mind, but Ethan barely paid attention.
Ayame immediately prepared to start the train.
Her hand was suddenly grabbed by Ethan.
Mistaking his intent, she pleaded, “My lord, please be patient. Once the Kotetsujo leaves Aragane Station, I will offer you everything I have.”
Only then did everyone realize.
Lady Ayame had exchanged her own service to this “god” in return for his protection.
🤝
Their hearts trembled with awe.
She hadn’t abandoned them.
She was even willing to offer her purity to a god for their sake.
Ethan’s face darkened with exasperation.
Did he really look that impatient?
“I meant there’s no need to start the train. Turn the whistle up to full.” 🚂
“What?!”
Ayame’s face went pale.
“That will attract all the Kabane!”
Ethan smiled calmly.
“That’s exactly what I want.”
“So I can kill to my heart’s content.”
No one could resist him.
Not Ayame, and certainly not the others.
The train whistle blared at full volume.
Panic spread among the passengers.
On top of the locomotive, Ayame looked worried sick.
Mumei, meanwhile, curiously studied Ethan.
“Do gods really exist?”
She didn’t know.
But soon she would witness power that looked divine.
The earth began to rumble.
From the distance, a black tide of Kabane surged in from every direction.
🧟
“There’s no way we can kill them all. Shouldn’t we run?”
“Run? No need.”
This was exactly what Ethan had been waiting for.
Tens of thousands of Kabane.
In his eyes, they were nothing but shining piles of experience points.
For the first time, he grew serious.
He spread his arms.
Everyone felt the temperature plummet.
The sky changed most of all.
Freeze.
Ethan froze the moisture in the air.
Centered on him, hundreds of meters of sky filled with half-meter-long icicles.
🌨️
They packed together so densely they covered the heavens, sending chills down everyone’s spine.
When the Kabane entered the area, Ethan’s gaze sharpened.
“Fall.”
At his command, the icicles rained down.
⚔️
Clink!
Clink!
Clink!
The sound of ice colliding rang endlessly.
Below, the Kabane were obliterated.
Icicles smashed them apart or skewered them through.
They couldn’t even approach the Kotetsujo.
And under Ethan’s control, new icicles formed endlessly as others fell.
No matter how many Kabane came, they died.
“He’s a god… he really is a god!”
“Is this the domain of the Ice God?!”
The miracle-like scene drove the people of the Kotetsujo into absolute reverence.
The icy wind howled.
Ayame nearly lost her footing.
A warm hand pulled her into an embrace.
“Careful. You haven’t paid your reward yet.” 😏
“Ethan… my lord…”
She stared up at his calm face in a daze, her reverence no less than anyone else’s.
“…..”
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