As I tore my gaze away from the message of the useless deity and focused ahead, a giant made of fire raised its hand.

“Alsetin!”
“Information Dealer!”

“Understood!”

Just as I shouted Alsetin’s name, he pulled back his bowstring.

The arrow he launched had the Eternal Winter gemstone as its tip.

That gemstone normally spread the chill it contained, but in the face of extreme flames, it exhibited entirely different effects.

When the barrier that kept the cold from escaping shattered, the gemstone would explode!

As the gemstone detonated, ice formed over the giant made of fire. In the …