The party didn’t need any instructions as they got into formation. Tim raised his shield while stepping forward, and Sungyoon stood diagonally to the back of Tim. 

Emily and Grace prepared their spells. This was their first time fighting this monster, so they went at it by the books.

Grace prepared her attack spells and Emily prepared her support magic.

“I’m shooting it!”

Thanks to the Gem that assisted her magic, Grace could cast her spell faster than Emily.

An enormous fireball shot toward the monster. It melted the nearby snow as a red streak reached the monster.

Boom!

The red pillar of flame landed on the Ice Bear, which had been charging at the party.

Flames swirled around the monster and melted all the nearby snow. Slush spread everywhere.

Emily followed up with her support magic. The physical abilities of Sungyoon and Tim were buffed.

The party was tense as they waited for their enemy to charge out of the flame.

However, nothing ran at them even as the flame dissipated.

Sungyoon’s party slowly moved toward the location where the spell had detonated. They found that the maelstrom of fire had blown all the snow away, and the frozen ground was revealed. At the site of the detonation, all they could see was a pretty deep puddle.

Everyone went silent. They could sense the heat coming out of the puddle, and the water was so clear that they...