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title: "Chapter 279: Slaps"
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slug: "ch-279"
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novel: "Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100"
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number: 279
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likes: 0
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wordCount: 1316
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createdAt: "2026-04-13"
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---
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Each weapon was ready to move.𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
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Luna, Frevo, Marcus, and Drake… hesitated.
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For the first time, true calculation appeared in their eyes.
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It wasn't fear.
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No.
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It was consideration.
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They weren't afraid of losing—they were thinking about the cost.
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Handling this many weapons at once would require them to go all out.
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That meant—
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Bringing out their strongest techniques.
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Using energy reserves they weren't willing to waste on a minor scuffle.
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Most importantly.
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If they fought here and now, it wouldn't just be a battle between a few geniuses.
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It would be a war between powerhouses.
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Battle between Seeker Rank experts.
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And that could definitely alarm the seniors in the palace which they didn't want to.
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The tension stretched.
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The entire garden held its breath.
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Would the South Region's strongest risk everything to push forward?
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Or would they stand down?
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The balance of power teetered on the edge of a blade.
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Frevo's eyes darkened as he stared at Max, his pride clearly bruised but his instincts forcing him to hold back.
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For now.
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"You just wait."
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His words carried the weight of a silent promise, his snort filled with resentment and warning.
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Then—one by one—
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Frevo, Luna, Marcus, and Drake took a step back.
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Not because they were afraid—
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But because they weren't reckless.
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They knew when to withdraw and when to strike again later.
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Crown Prince Aelric, still standing firm in the center of it all, kept his golden weapons floating in place, not dismissing them just yet.
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His sharp gaze flickered toward Max, assessing, waiting.
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"And what about you?"
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His voice was calm, but there was an unmistakable edge to it.
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The South had backed down, for now—
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But the masked figure was still an unpredictable factor.
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And that's when—
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Max turned toward him, the blue mask reflecting the golden glow of the weapons above.
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"Yeah, about that…"
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His voice was casual, almost playful—
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And then—
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He vanished.
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Faster than anyone could process.
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One moment, he was standing calmly in place—
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The next, he was high in the sky—
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Above Arthur.
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Bypassing every single one of Aelric's floating weapons as if they weren't even there.
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Arthur's eyes widened—
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But there was no time to react.
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No time to register the attack.
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A fist.
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Coated in the force of 30 Draconic Scales.
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BANG!
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The impact was instantaneous.
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Arthur's body was sent flying downward, cutting through the sky like a meteor crashing toward the earth.
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The wind howled violently, trees and nearby structures shuddering under the sheer force of the descent.
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Then—
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BOOM!
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His figure slammed into the garden below, sending shockwaves rippling outward.
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The ground split apart, stone tiles cracking as a deep crater formed beneath him.
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Dust and debris shot into the air, swirling chaotically before finally settling.
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A silence fell over the crowd.
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No one spoke.
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No one moved.
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Because in just one hit—
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Arthur, a top genius of the South Region, had been obliterated into the ground.
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Just as the garden trembled from Arthur's impact, just as the world stood in stunned silence—
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The sky moved.
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A golden storm of weapons, thousands of swords, spears, halberds, and arrows—all surged forward at once.
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Aelric had finally acted.
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The golden weapons that had once loomed like a silent warning now descended like a divine judgment, aiming to consume Max entirely.
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The air shook with their combined force, the sheer volume of their presence blinding to those below.
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And yet—
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As the blades rushed toward him, threatening to tear him apart—
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Max did not run.
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He did not retreat.
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He charged straight toward them.
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The moment was so absurd, so utterly reckless, that the entire crowd froze.
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And then—
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Something impossible happened.
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Clang! Clang! Clang!
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The first wave of weapons collided with Max's body.
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And—
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They bounced off.
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Like they had just struck an indestructible wall.
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Like they had just hit something beyond mortal comprehension.
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One by one, swords, spears, halberds—all repelled violently backward, their momentum completely nullified upon impact.
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The sound of metal crashing against an immovable force reverberated through the garden, echoing like a deafening symphony of destruction.
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Clang! Clang! Clang!
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Each impact rang louder, sharper, until it became undeniable—
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Nothing was piercing his skin.
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Gasps rippled through the onlookers.
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"What... What just happened?!"
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"Those were Aelric's divine weapons! They didn't even scratch him!"
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"I-It's like his body is harder than steel!"
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"No... no, it's something even greater!"
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Even Aelric's expression tightened, his usually composed demeanor wavering for the first time.
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He had felt it—
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The moment his weapons struck Max's body, he knew.
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It wasn't just defense.
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It wasn't just resistance.
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It was absolute rejection.
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His weapons hadn't even been able to embed themselves, much less cut through.
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And then—
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Before the shock could settle—
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Max moved again.
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Max flashed forward, his speed like a lightning bolt cutting through the air.
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His figure became a blur, passing through the failed onslaught of weapons like they didn't even exist.
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And when he stopped—
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He was standing right before two people.
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Tom and Nathan.
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Their eyes widened, their breath hitched—
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And before they could react—
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Max raised his hand.
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"You two ants are also getting smacked."
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His arm snapped forward.
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SLAP!
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His hand met Tom's face.
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A moment later—
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SLAP!
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Nathan suffered the same fate.
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And then—
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Both their figures were sent flying, tumbling helplessly through the air before crashing to the ground, completely disoriented.
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Gasps of pure disbelief erupted among the watching crowd.
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Another two geniuses of South Region… reduced to nothing but toys in the masked figure's hands.
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But even as they crashed, even as their bodies skidded across the ground, the weapons in the sky rushed again, determined to strike down Max once more.
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And yet—
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Clang! Clang! Clang!
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Again, the weapons bounced off.
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Again, they failed to even dent his skin.
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Crown Prince Aelric's expression darkened, his patience all but exhausted.
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Everything—everything—had spiraled beyond control.
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Arthur had been humiliated.
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Tom and Nathan had been slapped into the ground like mere children.
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The golden storm of weapons had failed.
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And this masked figure?
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He wasn't just winning.
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He was toying with them.
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Aelric exhaled sharply, his gaze shifting to a particular figure.
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"Restrict his movement."
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And the person he called upon?
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Amelia.
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Amelia nodded, her eyes gleaming as she prepared to bend the space around Max, intending to trap him in her space elemental skills.
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But then—
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She froze.
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Not by choice.
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Not by any technique she had encountered before.
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She simply… could not move.
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Her body remained rigid, her breath caught in her throat, her mind screaming at her to act—
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But nothing obeyed her will.
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And then—
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The masked figure turned his head slightly.
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The moment his masked gaze fell upon her, a deep, unshakable terror filled her.
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Not because of killing intent.
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Not because of pure power.
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But because she realized—
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She had intended to use something like what Max used to restrict his movements.
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Yet now—
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She was the one who had been restricted.
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The irony was devastating.
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But before Amelia could even process it, the masked figure's attention shifted elsewhere.
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And that's when—
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Everything turned cold.
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A bone-chilling frost surged forward, wrapping around Max's body faster than he could react.
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Before he could even move—
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His entire form froze solid.
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A perfect ice statue, his body completely encased, his features locked in place.
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The surrounding temperature plummeted in an instant, frost creeping across the ground as cold air spread outward.
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A few gasps echoed through the garden.
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Had he been—
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"—No."
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Before the thought could even settle—
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CRACK.
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A sharp sound—like glass fracturing—
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And then—
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BOOM!
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The ice statue shattered into nothing.
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Fragments of frost scattered in the air, glowing under the lights of the Sun Palace before dissolving completely.
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And standing there—
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Unharmed.
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Was Max.
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The same as before.
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As if he had never been trapped at all.
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Just then—
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Another wave of frost came. |