All I could think of was that it was extremely hot. The Lava King’s EX ranked flames were burning my mana. I had heard that there was nothing it couldn’t burn, but this was still too much.

Before it was too late, I howled, “Kuaaaaang!”

[You have used Frozen Roar! All enemies in the battlefield have frozen in place. All allies have temporarily become super-armored and have all abilities increased by 50%. Your chance of landing a critical hit has doubled when fighting enemies affected by Frozen Roar.]

[Frozen Roar’s effect has been suppressed! The enemy’s power has halved your skill’s power. You could not freeze your target completely!]

That didn’t matter. What was important was that I could now breathe. Really, I had received more damage from this guy’s heat than from any of his direct attacks! What an absurd monster!

Even as I gritted my teeth, I took in a deep breath and pointed my spear towards the roof of his mouth. He was gigantic, so even if I stabbed him with my strongest attack, it would only feel like a tiny thorn pricking him. Even if I could expand my aura to dozens of meters, it would dissipate in the process of breaking through his defense.

As such, I deactivated it to use Sky God’s Play.

[Kuaaaaaaaa!]

His scream was music to my ears. I opened his mouth forcefully and stood on his tongue. Then...