I Became A Thief Who Steals Overpowered Skills

Lavados.

A 7-star erosion species made of lava and rock.

True to its 7-star designation, Lavados was an absurd monster capable of turning an entire mountain into an active volcano.

In fact, according to ancient texts on world erosion, there are regions where the terrain was altered due to volcanic eruptions caused by Lavados’s appearance.

However, perhaps due to such traits, Lavados’s raw power was slightly lacking compared to other 7-star species.

This was also why Lavados was chosen as the 7-star magic-generated erosion species for the current Red Line.

If it were a combat-oriented erosion species, there would have been no way for students to handle it.

And in front of such Lavados.

There stood a girl desperately fending off its attacks.

Healthy skin tone and dark red hair.

Although she usually adorned herself with numerous accessories, today she wore none, preparing solely for the test.

Instead, she held nothing but a shield made purely of water.

At first, she had used a sword, but quickly realized that she could accomplish little with it.

So, she shifted her focus entirely to defense, enduring Lavados’s direct assaults head-on.

Karandis Poseus.

She was naturally adaptable by temperament.

Her thought process was always flexible, and she would go to any lengths to achieve what she desired.

Perhaps because of this, her adaptability was fully reflected in her combat style as well.

Unlike before, she now flowed with incredible fluidity against Lavados’s attacks.

Her shield, made of water, adjusted its flow to counter Lavados’s strikes.

As a result, Lavados’s fists slid off her defenses, allowing her to deflect its attacks.

This effectively captured Lavados’s attention.

The sight of such a small human continuously deflecting its attacks only infuriated it further.

When Lavados spewed lava, she erected walls of water to weaken its power.

Consequently, darkened patches of lava, scorched and blackened by water, were scattered everywhere.

It was truly a clash of compatibility and flexibility.

However, if it were just her, Lavados wouldn’t have had much trouble.

A few more blows, and eventually, her shield would break, or her aura would deplete, leading to Karandis’s defeat.

The problem was that she wasn’t alone.

“Ballack!”

“Got it!”

As Glenn swung his spear sideways, Ballack, who had evaded Lavados’s lava, landed on the shaft of his spear.

At the same time, Glenn swung the spear shaft, sending Ballack flying toward Lavados again, and then followed closely behind him.

There was not a hint of hesitation or doubt in his actions.

The synchronization between Ballack and Glenn was so seamless, it was almost breathtaking, as if they had practiced their coordination countless times.

Their coordinated attacks consistently annoyed Lavados.

Although they couldn’t deliver a significant blow, they played a sufficient role in preventing Lavados from fully focusing on Karandis.

In fact, the two repeatedly thwarted Lavados’s opportunities to finish off Karandis.

Still, with just the three of them, it might have somehow managed to handle the situation.

It was true that none of the three could deal a decisive blow.

However, among them, there was someone who could deliver a definitive strike to Lavados.

Pak!

A dagger flew through the air and embedded itself in Lavados’s side.

Crack!

At that moment, the dagger blossomed into a flower of ice from Lavados’s flank.

“!”

Lavados, furious, slapped at his side with his palm.

But his hand struck nothing.

The only thing that remained was the ice flower, which partially froze his flank.

The source of the ice flower was none other than one of Haring’s poisons.

After extensive and relentless research, Haring had recently taken her poison efficiency to an extreme level and begun incorporating curses into her concoctions.

At first, her discussions about poison and curses with Darlene were simply to assist Kraush’s research.

But at some point, she started to discover her own methods within that research.

As a result, Haring began wielding various poisons infused with curses.

Starting from combinations like explosive curses that detonate anything they touch mixed with acidic poison, to icy flower curses that freeze upon contact combined with poisons that seep instantly into the body.

Unlike before, she now employed a wide range of poisons and curses.

Ever since the day she met Kraush,

Haring had tirelessly honed and refined her craft in poison to stand by his side.

The result of her efforts was a level of skill that continued to grow day by day.

In times of crisis, geniuses always take steps forward.

Haring, too, was one of those standing shoulder-to-shoulder with such geniuses.

Perhaps because of this, she had once again achieved growth today, just as she had on the day she faced the Mad Sword Emperor.

‘I can see it.’

Lavados’s attack patterns began to appear far clearer to her than before.

She began to realize where and which poison she needed to use to push Lavados further into a corner.

At some point, the aura that coated her daggers started to take on a solid, defined form.

It was no longer the formless, dissipating aura of an Expert, but rather a blade-shaped manifestation.

Aura Blade.

Haring was now stepping onto the threshold of becoming a Master.

Unaware of this herself, she continuously hurled daggers laced with poison toward Lavados at perfectly timed moments.

Thanks to her, Lavados was on the verge of going mad.

Though it could easily crush each one opponent at a time, the coordinated attacks of multiple enemies made it nearly impossible to break through.

Perhaps because of this frustration, Lavados soon changed its strategy.

It raised both its arms high into the air.

Boom!

Instead of targeting Karandis, it aimed at the ground.

“Kyaaah!”

Karandis screamed in surprise at Lavados’s sudden move and barely managed to stay upright.

But even during this moment, Lavados didn’t aim for Karandis but instead kept pounding its fists into the ground.

“It’s trying to unleash lava! Everyone, stop it!”

Glenn shouted as he realized Lavados’s intentions.

At his words, Ballack leapt forward first, but at that instant, steam began to rise from Lavados’s body.

Fwoooosh!

A surge of searing heat erupted, forcing Ballack to retreat without being able to get close.

Lavados continued to pound the ground relentlessly.

With each blow, the earth cracked further, and the molten core beneath began to peek through.

Just as Glenn had warned, Lavados was preparing to unleash a lava eruption.

Within the lava, Lavados was invincible.

Far from being harmed by the lava, it could absorb it, growing even stronger.

As Lavados kept pounding the ground repeatedly,

Crack—

Suddenly, a sound like ice freezing echoed through the air.

Distracted by its relentless assault on the ground, Lavados didn’t immediately register the source of the noise.

But soon, it noticed an unsettling sensation—an inexplicable drop in temperature.

The surroundings, filled with its scalding steam, should have been blazing hot.

Why, then, did it feel as though the temperature was plummeting?

Momentarily forgetting to strike the ground, Lavados raised its head.

In front of it a boy was approaching.

Beneath the feet of the boy, whose crimson eyes gleamed vividly and whose sword blade radiated a glowing blue light, everything was freezing.

The ground he touched froze solid, an otherworldly sight that sent chills through the onlookers.

At the same time, Lavados felt a deep sense of unease.

It didn’t take long for it to realize that this unease was actually fear.

A sensation entirely different from what it had experienced against the earlier opponents coursed through its body, leaving it trembling.

Danger.

That boy was dangerous.

Lavados raised both its arms high.

The lava it had been conserving to maintain its own form suddenly surged into its palms.

It was prepared to unleash the molten heat and melt its opponent into nothing.

“Hey.”

But then, from below, a voice called out.

Startled, Lavados lowered its gaze.

The boy was already there, his hair flowing as he grinned with a mischievous smirk.

“Do you think being that slow will get you anywhere?”

The boy’s sword blade slashed upward toward the sky.

The blade struck Lavados’s rock-like arm with shocking ease, embedding itself as though slicing through air.

“―――――!”

Lavados’s expression twisted in disbelief, but it was too late.

Without hesitation, the rising blade severed one of its arms entirely.

The force of the slash was extraordinary.

Splat!

Lava spurted from the severed arm, only to collide with the icy energy, instantly turning into steam.

A loud hissing sound filled the air as the surrounding area was engulfed in scalding vapor.

Lavados’s eyes darted quickly through the mist.

Kraush was still moving swiftly within the shroud of steam.

Crack!

The sounds of freezing echoed repeatedly, confirming his continued movement.

This can’t go on.

Holding back its power would accomplish nothing.

Lavados, with its shattered arm, hurriedly raised the other.

In that instant, the lava spinning fiercely within its body burst outward.

“Everyone, get back!”

At Haring’s shout, everyone immediately retreated.

The lava pouring endlessly from Lavados melted everything in its vicinity.

The ground itself seemed to dissolve under the sheer heat, leaving nothing but a molten wasteland around the raging monster.

The lava had begun to flow like a river, cascading down the ground.

The molten stream soon merged with the lava already pooling below.

Having consumed much of its own mass, Lavados had shrunken to human size. It hurled itself into the river of lava without hesitation.

Several daggers rained down on it, but now that Lavados had submerged itself in the lava stream, there was no way to reach it.

The creature began to flow down the molten river.

Its plan was clear: it would return to the hole it had drilled earlier, burrow into the magma chamber of its artificial volcano, and accumulate power.

Once fully charged, it would erupt the volcano, annihilating all five of its enemies.

Lavados felt assured of its victory as it sank deeper into the lava.

“Glenn.”

At that moment, Kraush, having run up beside Glenn, called out to him, snapping him out of his hesitation.

“Throw it.”

Glenn immediately understood.

His arm swelled with power as he gripped his spear tightly.

In an instant, his aura flared to life—a radiant golden hue reminiscent of Merie’s aura.

“Go!”

With a shout, Glenn hurled his spear with all his might.

As the spear soared through the air, Kraush leapt, catching it mid-flight.

The immense force of the throw propelled Kraush upward, sending him soaring through the sky.

From above, Kraush’s sharp gaze locked onto Lavados, swimming through the lava below.

The creature was rapidly approaching the hole it had drilled earlier.

If left unchecked, it would disappear into the molten depths, never to be retrieved.

Amid this dire situation, white frost began to pour from Kraush’s mouth.

Within the depths of his mind, where a wintry night loomed.

The serene, icy lake of his consciousness rippled.

That ripple soon turned into a surge, rising to consume his entire vision.

Crackle!

At some point, the blade of Thunderstorm had become encased in a scabbard of pure lightning.

Inside the now-familiar sheath of electricity, cold air spilled forth, transforming into icy rain and, eventually, a storm of frost.

As the accumulated and suppressed cold built up more power, it reached the point where even the lightning itself began to freeze.

Flash!

Kraush’s eyes snapped open as the lightning sheath shattered into countless shards.

Annihilation Snow Erosion

Third Form

Annihilation Snow Heavenly Thunder

A tempest of frost and lightning erupted violently, tearing into the river of lava.

As the molten lava surged upward, it froze under the intense cold, solidifying into rock.

Lavados, caught in the massive storm, was expelled from the lava river, launched high into the air.

Meanwhile, the cold spread relentlessly, freezing all the flowing lava and eventually sealing the vent from which the magma had been erupting.

Exposed to the freezing air, parts of Lavados’s body turned to ice. Its eyes widened in shock, realizing its last struggle had been thwarted.

The creature landed on the frozen lava, only to meet Kraush, who was already standing there, waiting.

“――――――――!”

Lavados let out an unearthly roar that no human could stand and charged at Kraush like a wild beast.

However, its path was quickly blocked.

Daggers planted in the ground erupted, creating an explosion that left its surroundings in disarray.

Through the rising black smoke, a wall of water suddenly shot up.

It was Karandis’s doing.

But Lavados, already consumed by rage, didn’t care.

It barreled through the water barrier, enduring the force as it emerged soaked but unrelenting.

At that moment, standing before it was Ballack, holding two swords in reverse grips.

The tiger-like tattoos on Ballack’s body flared to life, glowing brilliantly.

His golden eyes flashed as the two swords danced through the air.

The dance was strange and mesmerizing.

Lavados, mid-charge, found its body swept along by the strange current of the swords, sliding as if it were caught in a flowing stream.

It was a suppression technique passed down through the Hogma family, utilizing airflow to control movement.

Against Lavados in its original massive form, the technique would have had little effect.

But now, reduced to human size, Lavados could not resist the current and was forced to slide off balance.

At that moment, two daggers flew through the air and exploded beneath Lavados’s feet.

Trying to regain its stance, Lavados instead tumbled helplessly to the ground.

“Hoo.”

Kraush, exhaling frost, stood calmly in front of the fallen creature.

His sword was raised, poised to strike.

As the scene unfolded in an instant, Lavados’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Before it could react, Kraush’s blade, now infused with intense frost, swung toward its neck.

In the depths of winter’s night, seven stars simultaneously radiated light, enveloped by a crimson gale within the snowstorm.

The gale channeled into Kraush’s sword, creating a chilling, crimson blizzard.

Annihilation Snow Erosion

Fourth Form

Annihilation Snow Night Severing

Crash!

The blade, charged with the cutting force of the cold, advanced without hesitation.

Finally, as the blade reached its mark.

Slice!

Lavados’s severed head flew into the air.

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