Chapter 239: Hyper Strong Arm Punch

Even the lowest of the lowest kind of Colossus in any recorded video can still decimate entire Divisions worth of S-Ranked Hunters easily… and that was a Colossus that’s only around two-three hundred meters large.

And this golem…?

Right after it had absorbed a large area that was populated by buildings, its sheer size alone had already reached a size that’s half larger than the already monstrous size of Akhenaton.

Akhenaton was already 1km in size, larger than anything the gamers had ever built themselves, and so with this golem Colossus… its sheer size was 1.3km already and Akhenaton was only up to its chest if they’d ever stand face to face.

“This…”

A trace of fear could be seen on Billion’s face and even Thorn’s expression, with the upper half from his nose covered with his mask, revealed a solemn expression thinking about the devastation a Colossus with this size could produce.

[We have to move quickly.]

Having given this suggestion, Billion gave a stern nod of accord. Thorn continued:

[As I understand City-Wide Defenses, there are levels of focus that it can be deployed based on the amount of resources have put on it. Can I ask, have you unlocked the part where it can focus its Barrier Formation to the city grounds? At least specifically at the lowest level of buildings…?]

Billion felt surprised and his mind worked on the plan that Thorn wanted to formulate.

After a while, he thought of something and he nodded at him, “I’ll be honest, I haven’t unlocked that feature yet but I at least have invested on “height” level defenses. Though it’s two grades lower than the specific-label defenses, it’s still close to the task that I think you have in mind. At least it can recognize enemies and allies to defend against.”

Thorn assented, [That’s good enough. We can’t make sure that the city will be undamaged in this operation but removing that thing from the city is going to be much better than letting it stay there and rampage on its heart’s content once it’s done with the metamorphosis.]

At this point, a thought suddenly struck Billion.

Why are they fixated on saving this city?

Having gone through this idea, Billion began to backtrack all of the actions of Siva’s entourage, beginning to when he was still known as Donar.

He was trying to save the city… why?

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Why is he fixated on saving my city?

It’s not even his own…

He’s not even from this city!

Still, no matter how much he thought about it, he was still unable to find the answer and while he still didn’t fully trust Thorn, he had no forces at his disposal at the moment and so he could only rely on the help being provided to him by free.

Billion wasn’t in any liberty to actually question or deny any help.

His situation was in that perilous of a state!

“So what’s your plan?”

[Easy. Get its attention and pull it out of the then shower it with bombardment until it dies.]

Billion swallowed, “Isn’t that too easy?”

[It’s easier said than done.] Thorn shook his head and spoke decisively. [Do you have a better one?] Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!

“None. Alright. Let’s follow your plan then…”

*****

[…I’ll be preparing the spell. Give me two minutes tops. I’ll signal you.]

“Keep the call on mute.”

Thorn finished the talk and glanced back at Ren and then to the city wall not too far away from them.

“It may be tens of kilometers away from us but I believe that with that size and its strength, once it opens its mouth, it will still be possible to reach us even in this location.”

Colossus monsters have a signature attack that’s feared by all.

They called it [Shout Cannon].

It’s a roar attack much like an S-Ranked monster’s “Pose of the King” but more specific in target.

Putting it differently, the Shout Cannon is a single target, directional focused attack.

Thus, a cannon.

Colossal Warships measured at least 200m in its average form. The small ones measure around 150m while the largest to date was 500m in size.

This 500m one was found and hunted by a large guild with all its members being S-Ranked players somewhere in the southern continent of Heartilia.

It was a famous video even until now and in it, documented, were much useful information about the terrifying [Boss] that is the Colossus Monster.

The said ‘Shout Cannon’ released by that monster dealt a straight line AOE damage of 9km, with the external force of its blast creating a tidal wave of superheated air, burning close to a 20km area of land.

Imagine a cone-shaped blast radius of almost 30km, with the tip of the cone being the Colossus Monster…

Although it was powerful, it’s already proven that only first class Colossus Monsters, commanded by Top-class Commander-Grade Demons, are the only ones capable of the Shout Cannon.

But even with that being the case, what about an Immortal’s golem body-turned Colossus Demon?

“If my guess is correct, that golem is the source of that loud booming voice earlier. And considering the things about Terroa’s Gods and such that we witnessed just now… I believe that with our limited firepower right now, and with the time and place against us, we have no choice but to fight on even if we don’t have the capability to.”

Thorn couldn’t help but shiver at the thought.

Mefisto… although there were no videos of him destroying a Xargoal-Fortress City back in the War of Two Powers, there were many witnesses.

The Titan Goliath Guild and the Sylphiadora Guild had put up all efforts on hunting down ‘Rogue’, who was later recognized as ‘Mefisto’, and even put up a bounty to any person or information that could lead them to him.

In the video they were looking at, the giant has entered the last moments of its final morphing phase and although everything took less than fifteen minutes, time seemed to really flow against them as every second that ticked was another bead of sweat and another ten heartbeats on their already frightened hearts.

“We have to move now.”

When he spoke these words, Thorn looked up and glanced over the descending fleet of warships.

He pulled up a panel window and activated Real@D rendering of Marshal D’Catch.

“Marshal.”

[Leave it to me, sir.]

D’Catch didn’t wait for Thorn to say anything for he had already been briefed of the plans before.

Nine Lambda-Class Warships formed an array as they positioned themselves as vanguards in front of the Akhenaton.

Meanwhile, five Garuda-Class Warships and three Knight-Class Warships descended towards the direction of the Rewloola Battleship. From their prow-side hulls shot forth anchor lines that pierced through the stern side of the Rewloola.

From their viewing decks flew many people, all wearing Mage Robes and carrying wands, staves, orbs, scepters… with some even carrying animal-skin stuffed toys or even part of them like a leg or even a beak…

These were all Barrier Mages and they positioned themselves in the very front side of Rewloola.

Numbering over a thousand, this was 50% of all the Barrier Mages that the current Company possesses. Thorn swiped the air and two Real@D figures materialized in front of him.

“Volt, are you ready on that side?”

[We’re cool here. All cannons are ready to fire so I will be putting my ass on your care, Marshal.]

[Aye, sir.]

On the Rewloola’s Command Bridge, Volt stood on the Commander’s platform while the demoted former commander stood dejectedly and full of scorn on his face on the Captain’s platform level.

In front of him was a magnified enhanced visual rendering of their target whose left arm had now almost fully merged with the squid-dragon missile from earlier.

Although Volt sounded a little bit enthusiastic about everything on this, there were no signs of him being in a smug mood, nor did he look like a confident Commander in regards to this operation.

After all, all of these are his first time.

He was rather nervous. That’s why his voice was a little louder and sounded noisier than intended.

As Thorn stood there on the castle, he looked at City Lord Billion’s Real@D rendering.

“Release the barrier spell when ready.”

[Activating!]

HUUMMMMMMM~~!!!

From the city’s direction, a low humming sound rose from every corner of the city.

This humming sound could be heard physically not from the ears but from one’s skin. It was like a vibrating engine heard through a sealed room and every wave of its sound rippled through the air and created a tremor that could be felt in the skin.

It was a sensation that was neither good nor bad but it was irritating enough to one’s mind as if it was equivalent of a grating of a dry chalk hitting a dry blackboard.

“Grit your teeth!” Billion yelled from the Command Post. “It’s not going to last long!”

Some women were the first to fall on their knees and tried to cover their ears. The low humming sound was rising in intensity and it was coming to a point that it was visually affecting the sight of air.

The land began to quake and many knights and warriors of the city tumbled and grabbed tightly on something just to hold on.

Billion was the only one who seemed to not be affected by this change as his motion looked like a craftsman trying to raise something from deep within a well.

He pulled with both hands, veins showing on his neck and arms, right at the moment that whatever invisible it was that he was trying to pull out from the ground, as soon as he raised his hands high up, the trembling and the humming stopped as a bright light erupted from the ground in every side and corner of the city.

Following this sight was an invisible rippled like that of a water surface that spread from his direction and covered the entire city in the blink of an eye.

It was another one of those ancient mysteries of the Terrans, as well as a very limited secret that only City Lords such as Ren and Billion only knew.

As soon as the last ripple reached the furthest side of the city, Billion let out a loud breath and he yelled with all his might.

“It’s ready!”

*****

Thorn didn’t waste time and ordered, “All Cyclone Units, deploy strategic defensive formation and Marshal…” he nodded at the mustached muscular man, “…send him our regards!”

*****

From the Real@D rendering of Thorn in the Commander’s platform level inside the Black Mustache Flagship, D’Catch’s mustache seems to straighten on the sides, as stars glittered around his head as if to illuminate his glory on the task of hitting the gong to the beginning of this fight.

‘This is my stage! Time to show my creation… I will prove to the world that I am the greatest Fleet Admiral of a Lambda-Class Sniper Fleet!!!’

Fueled by his burning pride, he inhaled and made a Vince Carter punching pose along with a loud and proud commanding yell.

“Hyper Strong Arm Punch!”

His fist punched out in empty air….

GONG!!!

…and with this loud sound came a simple magic circle that appeared almost resembling a mirror’s surface in plain sight.

As soon as this sound rung in everyone’s ears, 300 Mages positioned in the middle of the Support Mages in the viewing deck of his Black Mustache Flagship cast their charged spells upwards.

D’Catch’s and their movements were synched without needing to look at each other.

In the air outside his flagship, a 7-layered Magic Circle appeared like a mirror that spread out to cover the entire front side of their spear-point warship formation.

The runes and symbols flew to the side to create a circular border effect while the space in front rippled to reveal a magnified sight of their target that should be tens of kilometers away.

Having done this, D’Catch flexed his muscles and commanded like a boss.

“Third Lambda Team, LONGHORN… FIRE!!!”

*****

The formation in the city served like a funnel and as well as protective shield for the city.

Although it wasn’t as strong as the ones cast by Barrier Mages, in regards to protecting the surface of the city with a maximum height of 50m, it was still enough to at least make sure that nothing below that height will be destroyed.

It was both an attack and a defensive formation.

On the very front, serving as the first line of defense, was the Battleship Rewloola, being pulled by 5 Garuda-Class and 3 Knight-Class warships from behind.

The Barrier Mages on the very prow of the ship charged their spells, ready to be cast any minute.

Behind them, separated by 4km, was the spear-point triangle formation led by the Black Mustache Flagship.

A mirror surface suddenly appeared 200m in front of this formation and with it was the sight of four Lambda-Class warships on the very back side of their spear-point triangle formation firing off twelve Longhorn Long-Range Cannons at the same time.

BOOM!!!

The explosive sound was loud but because of their piercing quality, it still sounded muffled rather than domineeringly loud and explosively devastating.

Still, there was no doubt to the power they possess for aside for [Bloody Marry] Cannons, there was nothing more destructive than the attacks these cannon fires can produce.

The twelve bright yellow-white lights all converged in the surface of the mirror formation and although it can be seen as to have come on the other side of the mirror, it never passed through there…

Not a single speck of it.

*****

From across the distance of tens of kilometers, 5km away from the golem knight-turned Colossus, a visible ripple in the air twisted into a whirlpool before it became a vortex of now visible strands of winds, forming a horizontal tornado.

But it wasn’t a tornado and in fact, it wasn’t actually horizontal. It was slightly inclined upwards and is positioned accurately to never hit anything in the city.

As a matter of fact, this vortex of wind floated 1km above the city and from below, the hiding knights and warriors of the city could even see the weird tornado with their physical eyes.

Ripples of Mana could be felt vibrating from that ripple and although everything moved as if it was slowly developing… this very scene itself, from the emergence of the first ripple to this horizontal tornado, all took only a second to take form.

It’s just that everyone who was seeing it were all caught by this mesmerizing scene that their minds recorded and processed it at those moments.

At the next second, the surface of the rippling vortex in that space lit up and the tornado parted like the parting of the clouds, making way for a devastating blast of pure energy that shattered every resisting barrier that existed between this attack and that Colossus golem.

BOOM!

WHOOOOOSSSSSHHHH!!!

Following that after-explosion of the wind barrier forcefully being rent apart was the after-wave of pressure that descended into the city.

BANG!

A loud resounding sound hit the city’s barrier defenses and although it was greatly reduced in that immediate vicinity, the people below still felt their eardrums almost exploding and their bodies being pressed by an invisible hand, sending them all reeling and collapsing into helpless piles of weak bodies.

Many fell back, staggering to their bums while there are also many who were blasted to the walls of buildings.

Following the trajectory of this attack, the 99% complete Colossus-Golem noticed the incoming danger at the last moments before impact… as it opened its mouth and uttered a powerful roar.