Chapter 351: Regnare Vs Kaldaroth. Battle of Ice and Curses
Regnare and his team froze—caught between awe and terror—as the roiling cloud above them twisted into something unholy.
From its churning mass emerged a towering monstrosity, nine feet of primal dread made flesh. Its fur was a pitch-black void that seemed to absorb light. Two deep crimson eyes, slitted and burning like coals in a dying fire, pierced through the haze with an otherworldly malice.
The creature was a grotesque hybrid—part yeti, part gorilla, but far more sinister. Thick cords of muscle rippled beneath its coarse fur, each movement exuding raw, savage power. Its clawed hands, long and jagged, shimmered with dark energy, while glowing blue runes pulsed like veins of frozen fire along its forearms and shoulders.
Two long, spiraled horns jutted from its skull—sharp and obsidian—twisting backward in a nightmarish arc as if forged in some infernal crucible.
It didn’t roar. It simply breathed—and that breath, heavy and hot, made the air itself feel wrong.
"Hmm? This is different from the one I used to fight my King... did I evolve unconsciously?" Kaldaroth muttered to himself.
"You... who are you?" Regnare said in a bit of fear as he stared at the monster in front of them. He could feel the dense aura of ice and curse radiating from him. ’He’s just like me. A dual affinity holder but way stronger!’
"Me? I’m your examiner," Kaldaroth replied nonchalantly. His sharp gaze passed over all of them, taking them all in. ’They are pretty strong for their age, but it’s not enough for what’s coming. That person was as strong as me or even more powerful!’
"What the fuck is this gorilla saying?" Kalev shouted, trying to build up courage. This being was way stronger than Tyrant. He was sure of it. Just his mere presence twisted the air and made their blood boil. He couldn’t even activate his affinity. ’Damn it! Just who the fuck is this!’
"Manners, kid. I’m no gorilla. I am a Knight of my King. Now, where were we?" Kaldaroth said with a smile, showing off his sharp fangs that sent tremors of fear through them.
He slowly floated to the ground where they stood. His landing caused the place to experience a small earthquake.
"Get ready for your test. But before that, let’s make the place more fightable. Watch and learn, Prince," Kaldaroth said as he spread his hands wide. A dark blue sigil formed in his left palm, radiating a dense curse energy.