The ship struggles against the storm, waves crashing hard against its hull as rain and wind tear across the deck.

-Shrrrrrrrr…!

“Sckeeeeeeeeee…!”

Above, a massive Thunderbird, a creature of folktales, crackling with lightning, circles and screeches, diving at the crew. Its wingspan wide, lighting up the sky with each furious flap.

In the stormy air, Alex battles the Thunderbird directly. With dark, demonic wings on her back provided by her servant, she strikes with a gleaming white sword that shines with golden light, slashing through the Thunderbird’s lightning attacks and diving out of reach of its claws. Her presence in the sky, fierce and determined, is a beacon against the darkness.

She had used a temporary key to access a part of her power, gaining the ability to use her Aura in a better manner and integrating with her servant to enhance her powers, so her current firepower was nothing short of the powers that other top contributors of the raid had.

She was the master of the storm-covered sky right now, she was fighting so gracefully that some younger people on the deck were simply looking at her with awe-filled eyes.

Those who had seen her fight previously knew just how strong she was, and seeing her after all this time, even without her full powers, they could not help but watch her battle with that mystical creature in the highest peak of the sky,

-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG!

On the deck below, Sera moved with a calm focus. Her holy powers glowed around her, a warm light against the raging storm.

She raised her hands, sending beams of light that striked down the winged creatures emerging from the waves. Her shields protected the crew, her powers pushing back every threat.

She was there to help the others so the rest who could fight the threats coming out of the turbulent waters, the threats diving down from the sky, the lightening that was falling on their ship, the magic of the mystical creatures that no shield could block was something Alex and the rest of the combatants were taking care of.

And, thanks to Alex, things were going pretty well…

-Oooooooooooooooong!

Meanwhile, Elio stood in the center of swirling energy, casting six spells at once. Fire, ice, lightning, and wind whip around him, striking down any creature that got close to the people who fought the creatures coming out of the waters.

His green glowing ‘eyes’ were seeing everything going on around them, his focus never wavering, each spell he cast creating a shield for his allies and a strike against their enemies.

Elio had mastered various spells that many mages onboard did not quite understand. All these spells, with their foundations in the ancient magic, were something no simple (tier-3) mage could cast.

These spells were also complicated, made of more strings than any normal spells, with more unique cores than what spells needed.

This wasn’t a bad thing since the harmony of the creation of these spells only enhanced the spell effects so, those who experienced his powers, knew well how powerful these spells were.

He was also not casting those spells the usual way the other mages were casting their spells.

He had a unique spell casting method and thanks to that method, he could use the spells in a way that the others around him could not even follow with their eyes.

“Thanks, Sera.”

[{ It is alright, master. You don’t have to thank me for something so obvious. }]

He could cast many spells but to do that, he needed an enormous amount of Mana. Something he did not have naturally.

However, Sera had a new ability that she used to share her powers, her abundance of Mana that she could regenerate faster than any of them, to help him with the spells.

-Booooooooooom!

Together, Alex, Sera, and Elio held their ground against the storm and its threats. They were a force, their powers combined, standing against the Thunderbird and the wild sea that tried to engulf them, engulfing the entire Qlipot. Their unity and strength kept the ship afloat, but they were not the only ones who were fighting these dangerous beings.

They were fighting against a bunch that was stronger than the average creatures that players of their level might face.

The only reason Alex was able to fight against a creature that was almost a hundred levels higher than her was thanks to sir Victor’s powers that she was sharing as well as because of the sword that she was holding.

Sera was stronger now that she had the Key of potential as well as her original powers. She also had a few weapons that she had not used yet, but she was going to use them when the time arrived. And there wasn’t much time left before that time came.

For this battle though, she was fighting with only what she needed, and she wasn’t going offensive for this battle. She was a support unit for this battle like Elio and Alex was the one doing the battle work.

She was the only one that can go against a creature like that being in the sky anyways so, Sera was simply helping the others.

Elio was fighting with his spells, but he still had to try out his synergy with Meta. They still needed to test out what kind of cool things they can do together, so for now, they weren’t fighting together.

Mets was here, watching everything without being materialized into the world, and since everything was going on without any problems, it did not feel any need to interfere.

The ship’s people, the crew members, were no weak individuals either.

They were strong, stronger than Odin and them, so they were fighting the creatures that were coming out of the waters with ease.

Things would have been difficult had they been the ones fighting that thunderbird in the sky, but they were not doing it.

Alex was taking on the mythical creature by herself, so the burden on them was comparatively lesser than usual.

“Skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii…!”

She was fighting the unique creature, the big bird covered in lightning. The creature was the guardian of this land, protecting the land that was the gateway to the underwater kingdom.

It was a being that fought anyone that wanted to enter that land, defeating this creature was the only way they could enter that place.

At least, that was the only direct way to go there.

“Skyyyyyyyyyyy!”

Other than that, as their group had experienced the first time they came here, they could just try almost getting killed by this creature by forcing it to create a whirlpool in the ocean and deliberately fall into that whirlpool.

If there was anyone else in their place, they would die instantly or face dire consequences, but since they had Qlipot, a single turbulent whirlpool wasn’t anything for them.

They somehow passed through the whirlpool, and then they were able to almost get caught by those merpeople.

-Oooooooooooooooong!

They did not have to do anything like that this time though.

“Last dance, baby.”

“Skyyyyyyyyyyyy!”

‘{Blink}!’

The creature was six times her height with a wingspan three times her own. The wings of this creature were like metallic lates that were directly channeling the lighting that was born in the clouds above them.

The creature, Thunderbird, was a mythical being that not many got the chance to witness firsthand…

It is a colossal, mythical bird with feathers that seem forged from the storm itself.

Its wings stretch wide, each feather pulsing with a unique electric glow that flickers like lightning.

As it soars, clouds gather around it, swirling in its wake and darkening the skies. Its eyes, intense and sharp as lightning bolts, seem to see everything, blazing with a fierce intelligence and a hint of wrath.

-Swiiiiiiiiiiiiish!

The Thunderbird’s beak, long and razor-sharp, powerful enough to pierce the toughest armors, and its talons are like diamond jewels, capable of tearing through wood and steel with ease.

As it flaps its wings, thunder rolls, and each beat sends powerful gusts that stir the wind into a frenzied howl, reminding the world of how it was a being that inspired one of the Keys that Alex was here to collect.

-Ooooooooooong!

-Swiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiish!

Just like right now, when it screams, its voice is a deafening crack of thunder that reverberates throughout the entire sky, sending a shockwave that shakes everything in its path and around it!

“SKYYYYYYYYYYYY…!”

Electricity arced around its body, casting a blue-white glow across its feathers, and as it moved, streaks of lightning followed, flashing and crashing down to the ground below.

The creature was so fierce that even in the past when she used to have more power than what she did right now, she could not defeat it by herself.

Back then, she neither knew the weakness of this creature nor the patterns that this ‘fake’ thunderbird followed each time someone was going to fight it.

There were not many people that knew about this underwater kingdom. There were not many in this world and among those that knew about it, not many could defeat this fake copy either.

But there were many who had done it, who had defeated this unfathomable enemy by themselves or with help of many capable people. Olive’s dad and their clan being one of them.

And she had done it in the past with less knowledge than what she had right now. So, this being that followed the same old patterns was not going to defeat someone who had already learned from it.

‘Now, Vic.’

-Ooooooooooooong!

She avoided a critical attack from the creature, and right when it was about to move its body away from her, she used her wings to wound the creature’s eyes.

At the same time, she channeled her strength and focused it on her sword as the simple sword in her hands increased several times.

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She used another {Blink} at that time and vanished from her place, and when she reappeared, the sword in her hand had returned to normal.

At the same time…

-Swiiiiiiiiiish…

-Zaaaaaaaa…

The creature that was glaring at her with eternal rage simply started vanishing, with its body almost splitting in half.

-Click.

She placed her sword back inside her sheath.

“Goodbye… and let’s meet for real if fate allows it next time.”

The creature started turning into particles of light as the storm above them started cleaning down.

The turbulent waters also started calming down, and when they did… the ride that was going to take them to their original destination, had arrived there as well.

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