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"Damn, this is good," Alan muttered, looking at the simple, plain book in his hand.
"This is much better than any staff I could find," he added with a smile as he stored it.
"Haha… now I really want to see what else I can find here."
He chuckled softly as he continued on to the next island.
Alan continued raiding the remaining islands.
The 57th island was another monster survival stage, but this time, the monsters were all around level 500.
"Free EXP!!"
Alan grinned as he unsheathed his sword and activated his skills without hesitation.
He charged forward like a storm, cutting down everything in his path.
Monsters fell one after another, unable to withstand his overwhelming power.
Within moments, Alan had already wiped out waves of enemies with ease.
[You have entered the 60th island.]
[This is a save point. Would you like to register?]
[You have been registered. When you enter the Behen Archipelago later on, you will start from the 60th island.]
"Alan, the true fight begins from here," Sage Sticks said. Bini, who had been following behind, nodded in agreement.
Alan nodded calmly.
"What is on this island?" he asked.
Sage Sticks' expression turned serious.
"The past legends… Pagma, who was also Baal's contractor, committed a grave sin. He used the bodies of former legends and turned them into guardians of this place."
Alan's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Although his intentions may have been pure… using the bodies of human legends is nothing short of madness," Sticks continued.
Alan recalled something he had read before—how Braham once asked Chrysler about the final resting place of the legends.
"So that's why he wanted their locations…"
A faint understanding dawned on him.
'But this is good for me… If I can create guardians from the bodies of legends, they would surely become incredibly powerful.'
Alan thought to himself.
Sage Sticks, unaware of Alan's thoughts, simply continued walking forward.
Alan followed behind silently, his mind already planning how to make use of the fallen legends.
[ You have entered the 61st island. ]
"Kuuoooh!"
A roar echoed across the island.
The entire land was engulfed in flames. What was once a lush forest had turned into a blazing inferno, and the river flowing through it glowed with an ominous red hue, like molten blood.
Heat waves distorted the air, making even breathing feel heavy.
[ The temperature is extremely high. ]
[ You are affected by the heat. ]
[ Health and stamina are being continuously consumed. ]
[ You have resisted. ]
Alan stood calmly amidst the raging flames.
The scorching heat that would've crippled ordinary players barely affected him.
"Looks like it's starting…"
A faint smile appeared on his face as he stepped forward into the burning island.
"I wonder who my first opponent will be," Alan muttered.
He already had a guess.
Lantier—the Legendary Assassin who had once died.
That was why Alan remained relaxed, yet fully alert. He activated his Magic Sensitivity and Hypersensitivity, scanning the surroundings carefully.
'There are no monsters… no missions.'
Even the structure of the island felt different from the others.
"…."
Alan moved through the blazing forest, his eyes sweeping left and right. His expression turned more cautious than ever. He was completely focused, prepared for any sudden attack.
But against an enemy that couldn't be perceived normally—
Such caution might be meaningless.
Step. Step.
Footsteps echoed softly through the burning forest.
They sounded calm… confident… almost arrogant.
The owner didn't even bother hiding the sound, as if unconcerned about being discovered.
'Who…?'
Alan turned toward the direction of the footsteps and frowned.
The thick smoke obscured his vision.
'The smoke… it's getting denser?'
Step. Step.
The sound drew closer.
Alan immediately drew his weapon and activated Magic Detection.
Then—
[ No life has been detected. ]
'Its useless against him' Alan thought as he for the first time acquiring it activated the Domain ability he got from the Frost Queen Heart.
[Domain of Harmony - Ice]
A domain born from the fusion of the Rune of Harmony and the Myth of the Frost Queen. Due to the effect of Rune of Harmony it's free of Curse and can be contolled freely.
Radius: 150 meters
Resource Consumption: 2,000 Mana per second.
Casting Time: Instant.
Cooldown: 30 minutes.
Field Effect 1 – Empowering Mist
All allied entities within the domain (including the caster):
All stats increase by 20%.
Ice attribute damage increases by an additional 20%.
Mana regeneration increases by 30%.
Gain 50% resistance to cold and water attribute damage.
All enemies within the domain:
All stats decrease by 20%.
Movement speed decreases by 25%.
Magic resistance decreases by 20%.
Healing effects reduced by 40%.
Cannot be dispelled by lower-tier domains.
Field Effect 2 – Frost Mist
The ambient temperature drops drastically.
All enemies accumulate Frostbite stacks every second.
Upon reaching 10 stacks, the target is Frozen for 2 seconds.
Frozen targets receive 2000% Ice damage instantly.
Every second a target remains Frozen, they take fixed damage equal to 50% of the caster's Magic Attack.
Bosses above Alan's rank have reduced freeze duration but cannot fully resist stack accumulation.
Field Effect 3 – Siphoning Mist
All damage dealt within the domain restores 5% of the damage as Health and Mana to Alan.
If Alan receives elemental damage, 30% of it is converted into Ice damage and reflected back to the attacker.
Field Effect 4 – Stance of King
If Alan remains stationary for more than 30 seconds:
The domain effects strengthens.
Radius increases to 200 meters.
All debuff effects double in potency.
Freeze chance increases by 30%.
Visual manifestation: A massive frozen throne forms behind Alan.
If he moves, the enhancement resets.
Field Effect 5 – Sealed
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Field Effect 10– Sealed ]
A cold silence spread across the battlefield.
The moment the Domain of Harmony – Ice expanded—
The burning island trembled.
Hissssss—
Flames that once devoured the land began to freeze.
The red river slowly crystallized, turning into a flowing stream of ice.
Steam rose violently as fire and frost clashed.
Alan stood at the center of it all.
"…Now this is better."
His breath turned into mist as the temperature plummeted.
Even the smoke that blocked his vision froze mid-air, forming drifting shards of ice.
Step.
Step.
The footsteps didn't stop.
Instead—
They became clearer.
"…So you can still move inside my domain?"
Alan's eyes narrowed slightly.
Frost began to gather in the direction of the sound. The invisible presence was being forced to reveal traces of itself—tiny distortions, faint pressure in the air, subtle cracks in the forming ice.
Alan didn't move.