Mirien, the Storm of the North Sea, watched the situation unfold from atop her tower.
Through a sophisticated artifact known as a “cell phone,” she confirmed that a group claiming to be rulers had set out to subjugate the storm dragon Tempestra.
“How pathetic.”
Mirien found this new dimension rather dull.
Although it was more advanced and offered more entertainment than the previous one, it was still superficial.
Compared to the realm of the Rift Lord she had once inhabited, this world was pitifully inferior.
Moreover, these so-called rulers were disrupting the world’s order by arrogantly using the title of “Lord.”
Only a true Lord has the right to wield calamity.
Their feeble attempts to mimic this power were intolerable.
Mirien was tempted to immediately strike down these insignificant beings, but she couldn’t, as the Lord Actor was among them.
“…Actor. Why are you ignoring me? All you need to do is come here.”
Mirien grimaced.
When she first arrived in this world, she was filled with joy.
Surely, the Lord would acknowledge her.
Being driven from her stronghold was all for this purpose.
[You are dismissing 5★ Mirien, the Storm of the North Sea.]
[Y/N]
– ‘No, no way. Actor, you’re not that kind of person, are you?’
Mirien refused to accept that the Lord she loved and yearned for had abandoned her.
If she gave her emotions, she deserved to receive them in return.
Thus, Mirien denied reality.
Instead, she built a tower that reached the heavens so that the Lord could find her whenever he wished.
In this new dimension, she created a home for the two of them, waiting for the Lord Actor’s return.
But he ignored her.
Some vixen had stolen the Lord away.
“…That bitch.”
Mirien gritted her teeth, suppressing her anger.
She wanted to tear Selene apart, but the Lord Actor was currently relying on Selene.
Mirien knew that the Lord disliked internal strife.
But she wasn’t about to sit idly by.
She was a mage to her core.
She valued analysis over narrative, practicality over justification.
“I need to prove my worth. That I’m better than that wench.”
Fortunately, Mirien was exceptionally intelligent.
She roughly understood why the Lord Actor had freed them and why he had taken on a human form in this new dimension.
Mirien placed her hand on her heart.
The new life the Lord had gifted her.
“You desire ascension, don’t you, Actor? Just like me.”
Mirien concluded.
The Lord Actor had shed his divine form and taken on a human guise to ascend in this higher dimension, to become a god among gods.
To eventually reign as the Lord of all dimensions.
It was inevitable that Mirien would stand by his side as his consort.
Thus, she needed to support him.
[Awakened Management Bureau ‘Tempestra Subjugation Team Deployed’… What’s the outcome of the Ilsan Nest Liberation?]
Coincidentally, Mirien had a useful tool at her disposal.
The group known as the Awakened aimed to subjugate Tempestra, and among them was Actor.
Coincidentally, Tempestra was currently under Mirien’s control, a puppet obeying her commands.
“…Perfect.”
Mirien smiled with satisfaction.
*
Above Ilsan.
“We can see the nest now.”
At Jeon Dongwook’s words, I looked up.
We were moving by helicopter, and in the distance was the nest we had seen on the news.
The area around the nest was teeming with 1-star calamities, and at the center, Tempestra coiled and glared at us.
“…It looks fierce.”
It was at least three meters tall.
Fortunately, despite its name, it wasn’t overwhelmingly large, but it still exuded an intimidating presence.
Jeon Dongwook wiped the cold sweat from his brow and looked at me.
“Nam Jooyeon, our role is to support Team 1. Just remember that.” “Yes.”
The helicopter slowly descended.
The ground was bustling with Awakened and soldiers.
Teams 3 and 4, who had arrived earlier, were already clearing the calamities near the nest.
As soon as the helicopter landed, Bureau Chief Yoo Junseo jumped out and shouted.
“Hey! Let’s do this!”
“…That guy’s got a look in his eye like he’ll do anything to get the last hit. Jooyeon, don’t get on his bad side. He’ll grill you alive.”
Jeon Dongwook shook his head in disgust.
Apparently, Bureau Chief Yoo Junseo was quite ambitious.
“Anyway, let’s move in.”
Jeon Dongwook and I, along with Team 2’s Awakened, reviewed the plan once more before entering the dungeon.
[Entering the Dungeon ‘Tempestra’s Nest’.]
A nauseating sensation, as if my insides were twisting, accompanied the shift to a blue sky.
When Selene had subjugated the nest, I had only watched from afar due to her insistence.
This was my first time entering the dungeon.
It wasn’t a pleasant experience.
“…Is that Tempestra?”
Tempestra had made its nest in a large convention center, so the entire nest was visible at a glance.
Arriving at the plaza, we faced Tempestra perched on an office building.
True to its status as a 4-star calamity, its massive size and wingspan created an illusion of being twice as large.
It seemed impossible to defeat, but fortunately, there were many of us.
“Surround it!”
The Awakened summoned their calamities, and the soldiers provided supporting fire.
Crystal spiders webbed Tempestra’s feet, and rock-element golems charged at it.
Boom!
A loud crash shook Tempestra’s massive body.
But instead of falling, it spread its wings and opened its mouth wide.
[4★ Tempestra roars towards the front.]
Rumble!
The ground shook.
I quickly dodged, and Tempestra leaped up, sweeping everything in its path.
Several soldiers were crushed by its wings, instantly killed.
I had seen people die before, but I couldn’t get used to it.
“…Damn.”
Truly a calamity beyond measure.
But we Awakened also wielded calamities.
Especially Team 1, led by Yoo Junseo with two 3-star calamities, was performing admirably.
I also summoned the faded specter Lucifen to offset Tempestra’s attacks.
With the support of Team 2, including Jeon Dongwook and me, Tempestra’s movements began to slow.
“Just a bit more!”
The soldiers’ faces showed hope.
Could we subjugate Tempestra with minimal casualties?
But that hope was dashed as purple lightning began to envelop Tempestra’s body.
“…What?”
Tempestra was of the sky attribute, essentially wind.
But the lightning now surrounding it was unmistakably electric.
And lightning was Mirien’s attribute.
[4★ Tempestra is enraged.]
[4★ Tempestra gains the effect ‘Blessing of the Thunderstorm’.]
[4★ Tempestra is afflicted with the status effect ‘Berserk’.]
“…This is insane.”
Blessing of the Thunderstorm.
I learned this skill well from Disaster Order.
A rare skill among lightning attributes, it greatly increases attack and defense at the cost of driving the target berserk.
In other words, Tempestra was now on a completely different level.
……How are we supposed to defeat that?
It was clear that Mirien had done something to Tempestra.
Tempestra didn’t seem to distinguish between friend and foe.
Should I summon Selene?
As I hesitated,
[4★ Tempestra uses the skill ‘Roar of the Sky’!]
My hair stood on end.
Roar of the Sky.
Commonly known as a breath attack.
Tempestra’s head was turned towards me.
I reflexively grabbed the neck of an unknown Awakened next to me and pulled us both down.
“Ugh!”
A cold sensation passed overhead.
The beam swept through the area.
All calamities in its path vanished, and several Awakened were killed.
“…Ah, ah…”
The Awakened whose life I had saved turned pale at the destruction caused by Tempestra’s breath.
He must have been thinking,
That’s not something humans can defeat.
And he wasn’t the only one.
“Ahhhhh!”
When one flees, others follow.
In an instant, the subjugation team began to collapse.