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It had been a day since Liam had completed the last game. And surprisingly for Liam he was able to complete the game with S class rating. Though it took much longer time to finish, he was able to get the S class rating. And when the combined reward came, he didn't know how he would feel.

The other game which Liam had been playing was called Forspoken. A game just like Anthem. Too much money spent on it and at the end received mixed to bad reviews. But the game had magic. Magic that was powerful, though it might not be like the magic of WOW or Path of Exile. 

But it had elemental power in the magic. Liam had to face the last enemy Susurrus, the same monster/demon which made the protagonist to travel to the world of Athia. Liam had never played that game before and thus was very cautious and finally able to win against the enemy after dying just once and for the 9th time in total. 

[Congratulations to the host for completing the game in S class. The rewards from this game are. 

1. Frey's Magic (Purple Magic): This type of magic is earth-based. 

2. Sila's Magic (Red Magic): This type of magic is fire-based. 

3. Prav's Magic (Blue Magic): This type of magic is water-based.

4. The Veriment Cloak : A cloak that has boosting effect on damage done and recharges mana and surge faster 

]

Liam wasn't surprised by the 4 rewards of the game but he did expect to recieve all the magic elements from the game because that would have been cool. Though the cloak was also good, it wasn't like the other element, but nonetheless he didn't complain. 

"So I have completed both in S rank missions. What is the other reward?" Liam asked

[The extra reward is from now....] 

Liam was excited to know but once the system spoke the whole thing, Liam wasn't very thrilled any more. He had also been given the next game which made him more unhappy. Especially with the new reward system. Yes, the rewards system had changed and though from a different perspective it was a great one but Liam felt that the new game he had been given was not what he hoped for. 

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Liam wasn't done with just his wraith abilities in the battle. 

As the Frost Giants converged on him, Liam switched tactics. Channeling Frey's earth-based magic, he slammed his palm into the ground. "Bind!" he commanded. Jagged rock erupted from beneath the ice, ensnaring several Frost Giants and crushing them beneath stone fists.

One of the larger Giants broke free, roaring as it hurled a spear of jagged ice at Liam. He countered instantly. "Shield Shot!" With a flick of his wrist, a massive chunk of earth rose before him, intercepting the spear before it could reach him. He then leaped off the rock in a smooth parkour motion, vaulting over an enemy, landing behind another, and unleashing Tempest Strike—his wraithblade slicing through three Giants in a single fluid motion.

Fury was looking through everything from afar using drones as he had evacuated along with high level agents. He didn't expected Liam to even know elemental manipulation. Or was it magic? He was unsure but he was glad that Liam was on their side and also thankful that Tony had a new suit that Liam had provided. Though he didn't know the full logistics, he was sure that Liam was associated with it. 

Another wave of Frost Giants surged forward. Liam's eyes flared with an eerie glow as he drew on Sila's fire magic. "Fusillade!" Liam summoned tripe flaming arrows and threw them at the Frost giants impaling multiple of them and killing them entirely without leaving ashes. 

The battlefield was chaos. BT-7274's heavy artillery fired in coordinated bursts, vaporizing Frost Giants as they attempted to flank the human defenders. Liam too helped BT in this regard. He had summoned fire into his sword using the Arc Slice move and then he delivered wide sword slashes and each attack blasted the Frost giants into charred corpses. 

Liam also summoned two fiery soldiers to attack the enemies. If Fury thought that Liam was doing elemental manipulation, he didn't think so anymore. Manipulation couldn't self thinking soldiers. 

Liam was moving in an out of the battlefield like he was some ghost. Not only his wraith abilities provided him speed but now with the help of support spells from the three types of magic allowed him to almost fly in hyper speed near the ground. It was as if Liam didn't need to touch the ground. 

Loki's expression darkened. The battle was not going as he had planned.

Liam wasn't finished. Calling on his ultimate ability, he raised both hands. "Charge!" A massive wall of fire erupted, incinerating dozens of Frost Giants in a raging inferno. At the same time, his wraith abilities synchronized with his magic—Elven Rage activating in tandem. His body flickered between reality and shadow, a relentless force of destruction as he carved through enemy ranks with inhuman speed and precision.

The battlefield was now an inferno of elemental fury. Fire, ice, and lightning clashed violently as the defenders pressed forward, forcing Loki to finally step in himself.

Meanwhile, some Frost Giants managed to slip past the main battlefield, descending upon the SHIELD agents stationed further out. Cries of pain and alarm rang out as the agents were cut down, frost spreading across their bodies as the Giants tore through them.

Liam was mid-battle when a Frost Giant lunged at him from behind, ice spear poised to skewer him. Before he could react, an arrow whizzed through the air and struck the Giant in the head, exploding on impact. Liam turned sharply, spotting Barton in the distance atop a ruined building, already nocking another arrow.

"Nice shot! You can keep the bow."

"Damn right I will." Barton blinked in surprise before a wide grin spread across his face.

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