The Frozen Player Returns

g your mentality is…

If Seo Jun-Ho was trapped in a dream created from a seven-layered magic circle, there was no way he would be able to escape.

Tak!

Piglet shut the book, and it quickly disintegrated into black ash.

Its over.

Now, he just had to get rid of Rahmadat.
Then, he would emerge victorious.

With that tidy ending in mind, he turned around.
But the sound of familiar footsteps made him turn back around.

…What? Thats impossible…
Piglets eyebrows furrowed.
He couldnt believe what he was seeing.
He was sure that he had activated the seven magic circles at once.
The spell was sure to corrupt and destroy the sanity of anyone caught in it.
After all, it would show them seven horrific nightmares that were even worse than death.

Even I dont know if I could survive a three-layered circle.

And Seo Jun-Ho was trapped in a seven-layered one.
The deeper he wandered through the dreams, the more he would lose his grip on reality.

Maybe he has lost his mind and his body is moving on its own?

It occasionally happened.
Sometimes, the bodies would move unconsciously, as their owners overcame the limits of their willpower.

Then…
I should end it myself.

Piglet retrieved a crossbow from his inventory and aimed at Seo Jun-Hos forehead.

Zing!

The bolt flew through the air, only to be cut in half by Seo Jun-Ho.

Y-you…! How are you still…?!

Slice!

Seo Jun-Ho immediately rushed in and cut off Piglets tongue.

’

Hes crazy!

Rather than the pain, Piglets body was trembling more from fear.
He remembered a time when he had stumbled upon the elite fighters of a demon clan and watched them from a distance.

Why…
Why can I feel it from him?

Piglet could sense the aura of the truly strong, and it was an aura that couldnt be replicated just because someone had made a few escapes from death here and there.

And it was coming from the 2-year-old Player in front of him.

Crackle!

…?! Piglet let out a soundless scream.
His body had started to freeze slowly, very slowly from the tips of his toes.

Guhhhh!

His heartbeat began to slow down.

Uh…
Ugh…

It was cold.
It was so, so cold.
The biting cold bore into his bones like he was standing outside naked on a wintry day.

…

Piglet died the worlds coldest death just like that, with his eyes still glaring.

I always say this, but youre too nice, Rahmadat said as he stepped closer.
You sent him off so easily.

…Its merely because I dont want to stoop to their level.

Youre way more uptight than you look.
You could have just let me do it for you.

You know that I dont like it when you drag it out.

Thats true, but he made you cry.

Cry?

Seo Jun-Ho unwittingly swiped his eyes with his arm.
He stared at the dampened sleeve, and then looked back down at Piglet.

Son of a bitch.
I dont ever want to see that again.

Even if Heros Mind had become EX-grade by then, he still had no idea if he would be able to survive through it again.

Rahmadat patted his friends shoulder wordlessly.
He didnt know what kind of dream this dead swine had shown Seo Jun-Ho, but if it was enough to make the great Specter sob like this…

Past, present, future…
Maybe he showed him all of them.

Death wasnt a strong enough punishment.

After Rahmadat consoled Seo Jun-Ho for a while, something fell from the sky with a loud thump.

…

It was Jung Hyun.
He looked completely out of it.

I suppose we will need some more time.
For both you and this guy here, Rahmadat muttered, checking on their conditions.

***

I dont know how I can ever repay you…
Viscount Hosen squeezed Rahmadats hands, completely beside himself.
The fiends had stolen the residents sleep and put them under hypnosis.
But now, they had all returned to their normal selves.

’

Hm.
Im sorry, too.
I completely ruined your courtyard…

Not at all.
Ill take care of it myself, of course.
You saved my life, after all.

The legend of the 5 Heroes was known far and wide even across Frontier.
Hosen had the utmost faith in Rahmadat.
Its truly an honor to meet one of the Heroes.

Sure.
If something happens again, call me.

Holding a heavy pouch in each hand, Rahmadat soon headed back to the inn.
He stepped into the room where Seo Jun-Ho was staying and placed them down next to the bed.
You can have all the money.
Being able to unwind like that was more than enough for me.

…Do what you want.

Four days had passed since that night.
During that time, Seo Jun-Ho slept like he was dead, but now, he had somewhat recovered.

Are you alright, Contractor? Shall I make you some porridge? How about that? the Frost Queen asked.
She had put in a lot of effort to take care of him.
She had seen all the dreams he had gone through, so it was only natural that she did.

What are you planning to do now? Rahmadat asked.
Seo Jun-Ho noticed that Rahmadat was still standing, and he realized that Rahmadat was going to leave.

…I dont know.
Im planning to rest for a few more days, he said.

Mm, I was planning to go to a Dungeon soon because I heard something from Moonlight.
How about it? Wanna come?

Im not interested, Seo Jun-Ho replied.

Rahmadat nodded coolly.
Ill go by myself then.
Anyway, I have to get on with the farming if I want to close the distance between our levels.

Have fun.

After sending him off, Seo Jun-Ho checked his status window.
He had leveled up four whole times after killing dozens of fiends.

[Seo Jun-Ho]

Level: 100

Title: Bringer of Spring (+4 more)

Strength: 336 Stamina: 317

Speed: 339 Magic: 370

Fame: 61,942

Sure enough, he would recover more stats the more he leveled up.
This time around, his strength had increased by 27, while his speed had increased by 27 as well.
On top of that, his magic stat had increased by four additional points thanks to Limit Breaker.

…

He was now level 100; he had fulfilled the baseline requirement to enter the 3rd floor.
However, Seo Jun-Ho closed his status window and silently looked out the window.
The news of the overwhelming victory at Maliva was making headlines in Community.

The world never changes, whether it was back then or now, he commented.

…Such is the nature of the road you travel, the Frost Queen muttered, sipping her tea.

After winning a battle, heroes needed but a single bottle of medicine to heal their wounds rather than a hundred praises.

If there is a God, I wish to meet them just once.

She wanted to ask them why they made her Contractor suffer like this.

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