The Academy’s Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter

“Aaaaaah!!”

Ian Fairytale’s scream resounded as they dashed at tremendous speed.

The Frost Dragon, carrying Ian, turned her course towards the sky.

Sssssss.

Isaac enveloped Ian in a [Frost Barrier], muffling and quieting his screams.

Isaac now ruled the skies. The Frost Dragon was immune, but any other human would freeze solid and shatter if they ascended to such heights.

“It’s up to you now, Ian.”

Hilde must have explained Ian’s role to him.

Thanatos’ invincibility could be undone by dispelling the [Veil of the Evil God].

For that, Ian’s unique skill [Expelled from Paradise] was absolutely necessary.

Then, by unleashing overwhelming firepower to topple Thanatos’ enormous form, its true essence would be revealed.

[Gaaaaaahh!!]

Thanatos the Ruination roared at Isaac, who then checked the demon’s status window.

[Thanatos the Ruination] 

Lv: 2■■

Race: Demon

Elements: Dark, Annihilation

Danger: Extreme

Level 200 was a combat power capable of annihilating the world.

Therefore, levels beyond that were meaningless and unassigned, according to the setting of ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.

However, the closer one was to a transcendental state, the more fragmented their status window appeared.

The reason for the mosaic was unknown, but it likely signifies that gauging their true power was nearly impossible.

Thanatos the Ruination had reached that level. He was already on par with the Abyss.

“Jormungandr.”

“Kraken.”

“Salamander.”

“Pegasus.”

The Elemental Kings simultaneously extended their wrists.

The 8-star familiar contract circle on their wrists glowed, and enormous beasts of each element emerged from the swirling storm.

The Lightning Sovereign’s 8-star lightning familiar, Jormungandr. A humongous serpent magic beast with sharp scales wrapped in lightning.

The Water Sovereign’s 8-star water familiar, Kraken. A colossal, black pearl-hued octopus magic beast wielding fierce water mana.

The Fire Sovereign’s 8-star fire familiar, Salamander. A gigantic salamander magic beast unleashing terrifying flames.

The Wind Sovereign’s 8-star wind familiar, Pegasus. A black horse magic beast with wings cloaked in light green wind mana.

Beasts summoned from the legends and myths of another world…

Upon seeing the magic beasts, Isaac recalled a setting from ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.

At first, he thought it was a setting created to attract players, but now, seeing this scene, it felt unsettling.

However, he needed to concentrate on the battle now. Isaac shook off his inner thoughts.

“Deploy the barrier.”

Jaul, the Lightning Sovereign, commanded.

The Elemental Kings took their positions and, with their familiars, expanded their elemental barriers far and high. These barriers soared to the sky, merging to form an immense wall.

The barriers of the Elemental Kings seemed to isolate Isaac and Thanatos the Ruination from the outside world.

That overwhelming spectacle was visible to everyone in Aldreque. The unimaginable scale of magic left everyone in awe.

[Gaaaahh!!]

Thanatos began absorbing the mana contained in the barrier, but the Elemental Kings continuously poured out their mana to restore it.

Siren, the Water Sovereign, spoke, “As time goes on, the barrier will turn into a deadly trap.”

Thanatos was getting stronger by absorbing the mana of the barrier after all.

“Water Sovereign, have you ever run out of mana in the past few centuries?”

The voice of the Wind Sovereign, Erin Campbell, resonated in the Water Sovereign’s ears using magic. The Elemental Kings were communicating that way.

“Of course not.”

“You’d better brace yourself today.”

“I can feel it too. For the first time in a while, this is going to be tough…!”

Even the Elemental Kings, the archwizards who stood at the apex of their respective elements, anticipated that a single block of Isaac’s attack would drain their mana.

Such was the overwhelming pressure that Isaac exuded.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Incredible, what kind of absurd mana is this…?”

Siren, the Water Sovereign, laughed in disbelief.

Above the wasteland.

Isaac, his three pairs of icy wings unfurled, faced Thanatos the Ruination, who leaned on his staff.

Thanatos summoned his dark green annihilation mana once more.

The deathly power that incinerates souls with a mere touch gathered and swirled in the staff’s gem.

A dark green magic circle etched its trajectory.

The composition of the strokes was chaotic but uncannily precise.

Is this because of the fairies? My mana has recovered quite a bit.

Isaac could still feel the mana coursing abundantly within him.

Isaac gently thrust the Frostscythe forward.

His soft murmur reverberated through the air.

It was a life full of hardship.

Hwaaah!!

Nothing remained by my side.

As his whispered incantation continued, an elaborate ice magic circle formed behind Isaac, like interlocking gears.

Nothing held meaning in my life.

A single large magic circle overlaid all the smaller ones, tracing a grand trajectory.

Solitude.

The brilliant pale blue glow spread, showcasing its majestic grandeur.

Only you remained by my side.

[Gwaaaah!!]

I never basked in the glory of countless victories.

Sensing the danger, Thanatos fiercely roared and unleashed the annihilation mana from his staff.

Neither fame nor fortune had meaning.

KABOOM!!!

It was only when the owl of dusk spread its wings did I realize.

The dark green flame, aimed solely at Isaac, raged like a powerful storm, fiercely brushing past the Elemental Kings’ barrier.

A world with only you.

The flames swallowed Isaac whole…

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Is hell itself.

「Cocytus (Ice Element, ★9)」+「Cocytus (Ice Element, ★9)」+「Cocytus (Ice Element, ★9)」

Paaaah!!

An icy chill spread out, effortlessly driving back the dark green flames.

Annihilation ceased, and the world was plunged into an eternal ice age it could never recover from. Life lingered but ultimately perished, and the air became dry and dull.

Beyond the limits of absolute zero, frigidity embraced all.

And amidst the desolation, Isaac stood alone, shining with a noble light.

“Pathetic.”

His ridicule was laced with a sigh.

Before long, Isaac had transcended the domain of an archwizard, conjuring three world-ending spells.

“This can’t be…”

The Elemental Kings realized why Isaac hadn’t deployed a barrier himself upon seeing the scene.

Whooosh!!

Overhead.

Below the right diagonal.

Below the left diagonal.

Three enormous icy suns emerged, each radiating a brilliant light, their power seemingly capable of freezing space and time.

9-star ice spell [Cocytus]. Triple formation.

Even one world-ending magic demanded intricate calculations and an immense amount of mana. Isaac was now conjuring three at once.

Isaac was clearly intent on focusing all his efforts on sheer firepower.

The Fire Sovereign Andersen, looking at Isaac with eyes full of awe, “This is my first time witnessing the Ice Sovereign’s power firsthand… It far exceeds human capabilities. Summoning primordial beasts and now, world-ending magic…”

Extraordinary. To describe him with just one word felt inadequate. The boy was truly extraordinary.

Within the barrier, the extreme cold had already transformed it into a frozen hell.

The four Elemental Kings felt as if they were being crushed by the pressure of Isaac’s mana.

“Kugh…!”

The water barrier created by the Water Sovereign and Kraken was slowly freezing and losing its strength. Yet, its master and familiar frantically increased the water flow to sustain it.

The water barrier was powerful enough that any creature entering it would instantly be crushed and torn apart.

No one in this world could construct such a powerful water barrier.

Yet, if they let their guard down and weakened the barrier for even a moment…

Isaac’s frost would devour the barrier and consume everything.

In Aldreque, Hans McGregor’s voice trembled with fear, “That’s… the Ice Sovereign…”

Despite his title as the Ice Sovereign, Hans had regarded him merely as an exceptionally talented academy student.

This was because the widely known public information about the Ice Sovereign was just that “a new Ice Sovereign has appeared,” nothing more, nothing less.

Hans had underestimated Isaac’s power with his narrow perspective.

The title of Elemental King signified mastery over a single element. It carried significant weight.

Hans realized this fact clearly through the scene before him and the mana he could feel in his skin.

Same with the prominent figures who had gathered to watch the Academy Clash and the students.

Engraved in their eyes was Isaac, the Ice Sovereign, and the giant iron gate, filling them with a spine-chilling reverence.

“Now, it’s our turn,” Isaac coldly declared.

As the enormous magic circle he created began to glow, Thanatos let out a roar.

[Gaaaah!!]

Thanatos remembered the [Veil of the Evil God] cast on him.

As long as that power existed, he would be safe.

Yet, what was this sensation?

An unfamiliar emotion, long abandoned in some distant place, surged like a wave, engulfing Thanatos.

Eventually, Thanatos realized the nature of that feeling.

Fear.

For the first time, Thanatos experienced fear because of that ice wizard.

[Kuuuugh!!]

Thanatos shattered his staff, clutching the attached mana stone with both hands.

Without unleashing his full power, he couldn’t hope to defeat that ice wizard.

Such a monstrous wizard would undoubtedly discover a way to bring Thanatos down.

Thanatos wasn’t naive enough to wage guerrilla warfare against the boundless Ice King.

Whoosh!!

Rumble!!

He channeled his annihilation mana into the stone at full power, his dark green glowing eyes locked onto the Ice King.

Annihilation mana surged through his body like a raging fire.

Transcendental mana condensed in Thanatos’ right hand, gripping the mana stone, distorting the very space around it.

Ripples radiated outward.

The air trembled, the ground shook and fissured.

Isaac shrugged one shoulder and spoke calmly, “Yes, come at me like that.”

At that moment, a white magic circle appeared beneath the iron gate in the sky.

Sensing Divine Power, Thanatos looked up and discovered the magic circle engraved above him.

At that moment, the magic circle of light emitted a white flash.

Hwaaa!!

An otherworldly force swept over the area.

A storm and a spiraling torrent of silvery-white Divine Power descended.

KABOOM!!!

[Gaaaaah!!!]

The intense descent of Divine Power enveloped Thanatos’ massive body.

The 8-star light spell, [Expelled from Paradise].

From atop the soaring Frost Dragon, Ian stood tall, his Luminous Sword poised for action.

His Luminous Sword glowed with traces of Divine Power like a calm flame.

The single casting of [Expelled from Paradise] brought a sudden wave of fatigue over him.

“Huff, huff….”

His breathing grew ragged.

In an instant, all his Divine Power and strength were depleted.

“I’ll leave the rest to you, Isaac…”

Ian gazed at the unseen ground below, gave a thumbs up, and then collapsed limply onto Frost Dragon Hilde’s back.

He fainted just like that.

His outstretched hand remained with the thumb raised.

“Is he the Child of Light?”

“I see. So that was the plan.”

The Fire Sovereign Andersen admired, and the Wind Sovereign Erin Campbell understood.

The [Veil of the Evil God] that covered Thanatos was lifted. Thus, his invincibility was undone.

For Ian, lifting the [Veil of the Evil God] was the best he could do, but for Isaac, that was all he needed.

As [Expelled from Paradise] subsided, traces of Divine Power rose like smoke from Thanatos’ body.

Now, until the [Veil of the Evil God] regenerated, Thanatos was no longer invincible and could take damage.

Whoooosh!!!

The sky dominated by Isaac was filled with sharp cold mana.

The icy air penetrated deep into Thanatos’s body.

[Grrrrrr!]

Thanatos acted quickly.

His mission from the Evil God dictated that it was important to bring down Ian, the Child of Light, who was riding the white dragon in the sky.

But now, there was someone far more dangerous.

He had to confront him.

Thanatos let out an enraged roar aimed at Isaac.

“Come out, Daikan.”

At Isaac’s command, the massive iron gate in the sky creaked open.

The time for battle had arrived.