A sand island lay at the center of the Eternal Lake! A giant fortress stood upon its sandy beaches, and a dragon flew all around the fortress!
The sky was filled with the fortressâs cannon balls and the dragonâs powerful magic.
It definitely wasnât something you could see every day. However, there was no one available to catch this on film. After all, everyone besides Gainus had gone inside the fortress.
The inside of the Immovable Fortress was like an ant tunnel. It looked complex and random, but actually had a strange sense of regularity to it.
Kang Ohâs party had to find Kragon, wherever he was inside, and kill him ASAP.
It was unlikely, but what if Gainus were shot out of the sky? The fortress would transform into a prison, and Kang Ohâs party would be trapped inside.
Thatâs why Gainus had stayed outside, and kept attacking the fortress from the sky.
âWhere do we go?â Kang Oh stared at Sephiro.
âWaryong.â Sephiro, in turn, stared at Waryong.
Waryong began sniffing, and pointed at a passageway.
As a wyvern, Waryong had a keen sense of smell. Thus, Waryong pointed them in the direction that smelt the most like Kragon.
Kang Ohâs party proceeded forward.
Metal shards suddenly shot out of the walls. The Immovable Fortress possessed traps like a normal dungeon.
âDuck!â Sephiro yelled, and everyone laid flat on the ground.
Fortunately, no one was badly hurt. But the fact that traps existed here would prove to be a problem. They were on the clock, so they couldnât waste time finding and disarming every single trap they came across.
âWeâre going to push through,â Kang Oh said stiffly.
âI think thatâs best.â Sephiro agreed.
No one disagreed with them, as they understood why theyâd come to that conclusion. Though itâd be a little dangerous, they had to take the risk.
Shards shot out of the walls. Since they pushed through without regard for their own health, they took damage more frequently than before.
But because of Ederâs treatment, and Cyndiaâs healing spells, they were able to keep their HP relatively full.
They also encountered gemstone monsters. If they werenât made of diamond or steel, then it didnât take long to take them down.
Whenever they came across a forked road, Waryong would unhesitatingly choose one of them, and Kang Ohâs party would follow its decision.
âThis is the right way.â Kang Oh was sure that Waryong was putting them on the right path. After all, the road itâd set them on was filled with more monsters and traps than before.
Eventually, they found themselves in a vast room filled with a squad of monsters.
âLook over there.â Ruinari pointed at the passageway behind the monster army. âKragon is behind them. I can sense his presence.â
âLetâs take care of these guys quickly,â Eder said. âThese guysâ was referring to the gemstone monsters blocking their way.
âIâll take care of them by myself,â Sephiro said.
âWhat?â Kang Oh stared at him.
âMy arrows wonât work against Kragon. I donât have that many diamond arrows left either. So leave this to me. The rest of you should go on and kill Kragon without me.â
âWill you be alright by yourself?â Kang Oh asked.
âIâm not alone. And besides, the worst that can happen is that I die.â Sephiro stroked Waryongâs head and grinned.
Sephiro was a player. A player, unlike an NPC, would respawn upon death. Thus, Kang Oh nodded his head.
âBe careful,â Cyndia said.
Sephiro and Waryong replied enthusiastically.
âIâll draw their attention first. Then, sprint to the passageway as fast as you can.â Sephiro, with Waryong in tow, dashed away from his party, and pulled out a giant magic arrow.
The arrow left his grasp, arcing beautifully in the air.
It was a finisher that shot 100 arrows at once!
Six magic circles formed in the air, and rained a barrage of arrows onto the gemstone monsters.
The 100 or so monsters rushed at Sephiro like a rising tide.
Everyone besides Sephiro rushed towards the passageway at full speed.
It was a resounding success. They were able to enter the passageway without any interference.
They could hear Sephiro and Waryong doing battle behind them. However, no one turned back.
Everyone knew the plan. Killing Kragon ASAP was the best they could do for Sephiro, as well as Gainus.
Kang Ohâs party kept sprinting forward.
A giant meteor appeared in the air, and plummeted towards the Immovable Fortress. However, the nearby mineral structures fused together, forming a âMayanes Shieldâ that completely blocked the meteor.
âKragon! Your immortality has made you most annoying of the Mayanes!â
Originally, there was no need to infiltrate the Immovable Fortress. Because the fortress was essentially Kragonâs body, you only needed to destroy the fortress to kill him.
The mineral structures were also part of Kragonâs body. Just targeting the mineral structures would reduce Kragonâs HP. You could also just completely destroy them. However, that strategy no longer applied now that he was immortal!
Kragonâs immortality had completely changed the characteristics of his Immovable Fortress. No matter how much of the outside you destroyed, it didnât matter!
Ultimately, their only option was to go inside the fortress and kill Kragon. And even then, that would only work if you had a way of bypassing his immortality.
âHeâs no longer an immovable fortress, but an immortal one.â
Thus, Gainus couldnât help them kill Kragon. What he could do, however, was bombard Kragon with spells; this would keep the mineral structures at the entrance, keeping Kragon from transforming the fortress into a prison.
âDo your best,â Gainus muttered, thinking of Kang Oh.
Honestly, Gainus didnât think he was reliable. However, they had no other option. Thus, he had no choice but to trust in him.
Kang Ohâs entire body was black, as if he was coated in ink. Heâd used Devil Trigger, and had assumed his Jet-Black Demon form. He, with Ruinariâs help, attacked Kragon from the left and right.
Although theyâd never really teamed up before, they worked well together. It was because their fundamentals were solid. Moreover, Kang Oh and Ruinari were both strong enough to pierce through Kragonâs diamond skin!
âGrr!â Kragonâs grimace deepened as time went on. âHow dare you!â
âYouâre just a human and a Birdman!â It sounded like he said âHow dare you!â after that.
He raised his fist into the air, and fiercely slammed it down.
His fist, coated with brown energy, grazed Kang Ohâs side.
Normally, increasing your defense by transforming a body part like Kragon would lower your speed. However, Kragon remained just as fast as ever. Moreover, he also had some annoying skills up his sleeve.
Once his fist hit the ground, the inside of the fortress shook. It wouldâve been great if that was all, but they werenât so lucky; the walls shot various shards at them too!
âMs. Cyndia, Mr. Eder! Get behind me!â Muhawk raised his shield.
Eder created a bone fence, and Cyndia cast Sacred Shield.
Kang Oh and Ruinari dodged the shards and Kragonâs attacks simultaneously, and then counterattacked.
Kang Oh was empowered by Devil Trigger and Gluttony, and he had his Hyper Intuition too. That made it possible for him to dodge Kragonâs attack from up front, as well as the shards that came flying at him from behind. After all, heâd beaten Ubist a few times already while he was completely blind!
Befitting his title as the Birdmansâ greatest warrior, Ruinariâs skills were extraordinary. Thus, he too was able to dodge the shards and engage Kragon simultaneously.
âHuahp!â Kang Oh swung his sword.
Because Kragon wasnât in top-top condition, there were marks left behind by Slash all over his body. His Hyper Intuition pointed one out that Kragon had left exposed.
âOh, yeah. Black shards!â
âStop it, you pest!â Kragon swung his left fist at him. Dodging it wasnât difficult. However, Kragonâs left wing came at him right afterâŠ
âI canât dodge this.â Kang Oh made his decision, and shielded himself with his blade.
Kang Oh was pushed back. Kragon seized the opportunity, and extended his hands. He created a giant lump of minerals, and threw it at Kang Oh as if he were throwing a dodgeball.
It completely flattened the area heâd been standing in.
âYou bastard!â Ruinari swung downwards. His attack was so fierce that it couldnât be ignored.
âYouâre annoying too!â Kragon blocked Ruinariâs attack with his wing, and stomped on the floor.
Shards shot out from the ceiling and the walls once more.
Ruinari retreated, allowing him to dodge the shards. However, Kragon rushed forward and launched an uppercut at him.
His fist, coated in brown energy, flew through the air.
Ruinari flipped backwards, dodging the attack.
Kragon focused entirely on Ruinari. Fist, wing, fist, fist, wing!
On the other hand, Ruinari focused entirely on dodging. Eder, Cyndia, and Muhawk couldnât move as they pleased due to the barrage of shards.
âAs long as I kill himâŠ!â Killing the rest of them would be easy. Kragonâs eyes gleamed.
However, something suddenly got in his way. Surprise! Kang Oh had reappeared using Abyss Transfer.
âWhat!?â Kragonâs eyes widened. âWhere the hell did this guy come from!?â
He instinctively crossed his arms. After all, he knew that Kang Oh had a way of breaking through his diamond skin. However, Kang Ohâs blade had already rent flesh.
More and more shards of light fell from his body.
âJust a little bit more!â Kang Oh then unleashed a golden aura.
Kragon retaliated with his fist.
The golden aura broke into pieces. Unfortunately, it hadnât worked.
However, Kang Oh didnât stop there. Ruinari righted himself, and approached Kragon once more.
Kragon was slowly being pushed into a corner. He clenched his fists, as if heâd come to a hard decision.
âI really didnât want to do this!â
Honestly, this method was the best way to deal with these insects. However, heâd chosen not to use it, as if it grated on his pride to do so.
âFine. Iâll kill them quickly and then finish off Gainus. I canât let that lizard leave this place alive!â
Kragon could use a destructive AoE attack called Mineral Bomb.
What if he, who was covered in diamond, was to use Mineral Bomb? Everyone here would die, but he would survive due to his immortality.
âYeah, youâll all die!â
There was no warning, no prior sign.
The massive explosion shook the Immovable Fortress.
This was Kang Ohâs best chance at finishing Kragon off, but itâd also be a huge risk.
The second he used Mineral Bomb, Kragonâs body would blow up too. At that moment, his Hyper Intuition detected a single, fatal weakness. An object that looked like a star in the night sky: the God of Creationâs source!
When he explodes, the God of Creationâs source would be exposed for a short period of time.
His body moved before he could even think it over. He aimed for the weakness out of habit!
Kang Oh stretched out his handâŠ
Kang Oh held the source, which seemed to glow with bright light, and simultaneously, the explosion rocked the Immovable Fortress.