Vladimir never took "Victor" lightly.

Or rather...... In the entire "Winter Hand" organization today, Victor is the only one, and he is the enemy that Vladimir must face.

This middle-aged man, appointed by Grand Duke Ivan, inherited the ring of the "right thumb" left by Vladimir, and used it to directly command the entire "right half" of the winter hand.

He, together with Zorgen, completely constitute the light and darkness of the "Winter Hand".

They guard the "Duchy of Winter" and the "Grand Duke of Winter" respectively.

Victor will never leave the Grand Duke's palace unless directly ordered by the Grand Duke, in order to prevent the recurrence of the case of Vladimir stealing the Frost Beast in the past...... It was also to prevent the escape of prisoners who were held underground in the Grand Duke's Palace.

And Zorgen will always follow Annan all the time, hiding in his shadow.

Being entrusted with this important task by Grand Duke Ivan is enough to prove that his talent is outstanding.

In fact, it is.

Before Vladimir defected, only Viktor could hold him down...... Not even Zorgen.

Zorgen couldn't even suppress his own strength - he almost killed with his shot, and there was no room to spare. That's why he is the last line of defense by the Grand Duke's side.

In addition to guarding the Grand Duke's Mansion, Victor was also responsible for negotiations, talks, and exchange of interests with the nobles.

He has a very heavy job. This is especially true when the Grand Duke is fishing.

This is one of the reasons why when Annan went to the Northland and wanted to take him with him, Victor politely refused.

When the Grand Duke was unable to work due to various affairs, he would take over the work at hand as soon as possible. In order to accomplish this mission, he had to know all the details of the entire country.

If Zoya is the head maid who takes care of daily life, then Victor is the butler of Grand Duke Winter...... At the national level, it is equivalent to the prime minister.

He is the guardian of the Duchy of Winter.

It is also the original "Winter Hand".

"Long time no see, Victor."

In a completely emotionless voice, Vladimir said in a deep voice: "You still haven't grown old...... Exactly the same as when I first met you. ”

The bloody wounds reflected on Vladimir's old countenance made it look even more terrifying.

Victor, who was wearing a butler's costume and had a straight back and a tall figure, just raised his left hand and pulled the glove of his left hand with his right hand unhurriedly to make it wear it tighter.

"Ah, yes."

Victor replied calmly, "I don't get old, you know that. ”

"Huh. In a sense, I really envy you......"

"Why, you have also fallen into the philosophical myth of birth, old age, sickness and death?"

“…… You're right. ”

Unexpected.

Vladimir closed his eyes and nodded slowly.

Victor raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth rose: "Huh." ”

"You don't have to laugh at me. For one day I will abandon this old shell and step into eternity. ”

Vladimir's emotionless voice sounded.

The dark gray figure behind him retreated from Celisia's side. Its distorted branch-like arms reaching out toward Celicia pointed back at the sky, and its twisted face of pain was aimed at Victor.

"You still have the desire to form a [sublime prosthetic]."

"Because I'm human."

Vladimir responded briefly: "And human desires are endless. ”

His voice fell.

Without warning, he suddenly launched an attack on Victor.

In the blink of an eye, the world around them was dipped in a dark gray full of despair. The whole world freezes like a black-and-white photograph, except for the scars on the bodies of Vladimir and the sublime fake behind him are bright red.

The next moment, the many wounds that had been cut open from his body suddenly began to expand.

The world is still in front of you, like a frozen photograph. And the invisible sharp things, like blades pierced from "outside the photo", easily tear the whole world apart-

Air, earth, walls.

It completely ignores the original "hardness" and "durability" of the object, and directly destroys it at a higher dimensional level. It's like a wound called "Stigmata" that appeared for no reason...... It was the stigmata that covered the surface of the world.

A force that can penetrate and cut through the world.

“…… I see, the elements of the Passion. ”

Theoretically, only elements can fight against elements.

Not to mention a sublime prosthetic body that has been developed to the limit and even has a form.

But that calm voice sounded from the frozen space on its own: "You want to be the god of suffering? No, it's not ......"

Victor, who was frosty and gray-eyed, suddenly raised his right hand in the frozen world.

[We are all guilty bodies-]

Skillful frost words poured out of Victor's mouth.

The world around them was covered with frost in the blink of an eye. And the seal of the ring that he had hung on his right thumb and exuded cold air was lifted.

It's like the wound has been frozen in ice.

-- The collapse of the world has suddenly come to a standstill.

The next moment, a dense stream of spell patterns poured out of the bearer frantically—and in the blink of an eye, it spread throughout Victor's body.

No, even though it's covered all over the body, it doesn't stop.

The cursed spell was still spreading wildly, forming two spiraling black wings behind Victor. A gray mist visible to the naked eye formed around him, making his image hazy.

It was the seal and shackles written by the gods themselves with an endless curse.

Only in this way can the power of that evil be completely cut off from his body—

After breaking the seal, Victor's ears became elongated, and his gray pupils seemed to flow with mercury.

- Yes.

He is an elf, an old elf who has lived through the era of the "Othur Empire".

He was one of the pioneers of the Frostwhisperer profession...... It can also be regarded as the ancestor of Annam. A certain generation of the pope who used to be an old grandmother.

And at the same time.

He was also a user of the "Spell Energy" - and one of the proponents of the policy of destroying the Spell Vault.

It was because of this merit that he was able to survive.

It was because of this sin that he was not allowed to die or be promoted to gold.

Because his soul was frozen by the divine power of the old grandmother, he could not age, sublimate, or dye. His life was forever frozen in the moment...... The days after that were all about atonement.

In order to suppress the toxicity of the spell energy, Victor has accumulated too many curses in his body. Once you die, it will cause a great disaster.

And the other way around...... Having accumulated enough curses for ordinary people to advance to gold, he was still silver.

Then Vladimir would never treat him as an ordinary silver-level transcendent.

"Spell Energy" and "Perfect Essence of Elements" are the same level, and they are both liquid world blood. Although the other party has not been promoted to the gold rank and cannot use the soul to extract the power of the element, Victor's soul has already been impregnated with spell energy.

Vladimir's elemental power cannot suppress the soul of the other party.

…… I'm afraid that's why His Majesty Annan only sent Victor to stop him.

Because Annan himself ...... Even with all the other Winter Hands, they will not be able to move in his Passion Field.

However, he did not come to assassinate Annan in the first place.

"Victor Frost. I knew you would be waiting for me here. ”

Vladimir read the other party's real name and looked directly at the other party: "You think I'm back here...... Will you do nothing to prepare? ”

"Ah...... Doesn't matter. ”

Victor took a deep breath, and his patience was significantly reduced: "It's just a defeat." ”

The curse that pervaded his body made him unusually unwell.

It's like walking in the cold wind for a long time, and then being in the hot wind...... He felt a sharp pain tearing all over his body.

The battle can't last long......

However, in the past thousand years, although he has not been able to become stronger...... But it was not wasted.

The moment he raised his head and looked at Vladimir with his mercury-like pupils.

Vladimir was suddenly drawn into a pure white illusion by him.