Volume 7 - Chapter 19 – The Super-technology of the Past (2/2)
“Hmm, now that’s a golem.”
Even at this point Jin had a thought like that. Reiko launched a second stone as large as a handball.
This time a sound like a clink could be heard, and a a larger piece of rock than before popped off Gigantes, but it too was quickly repaired.
“That reformation ability sure is troublesome.”
Jin and Reinhardt were both of the same mind. But just how fast could it repair itself thought Jin, and instructed Reiko to throw a large boulder.
Reiko easily lifted up a stone at least five times larger than herself, and tossed it at Gigantes. Rather than in a parabola, the giant boulder flew in a straight line and directly hit Gigantes without error.
“No use, huh.”
At the shock Gigantes stumbled, the boulder smashed into pieces, its body smashed into pieces, and before you could tell which was which it had completely repaired itself.
“I guess smaller attacks would be useless then.”
Reiko had her katana Peach Blossom, but even if a piece was cut off it too would probably regenerate. In the first place, this location where there was nothing but rocks was most advantageous for Gigantes.
“In that case, how about attacking with magic!”
Reinhardt took out his Wand charged with magic, aimed at Gigantes and shot off a spell.
“[Flame Lance]!”
Just by inserting Magic Energy to it, with a Wand charged with magic one could instantly fire the spell. The high-level fire magic [Flame Lance] hit Gigantes.
“So not even that works.”
The rock warmed by the high-temperature flames melted and dripped off, but soon it was replenished by the surrounding stones, not able to make a decisive blow.
Moreover, Gigantes finally noticed that there was an enemy here, changed its course, and slowly began walking towards them.
“Its reactions are slow, though.”
Its enemy recognition was too slow. This must’ve been one of the reasons why it was a failed work too.
Yet they didn’t have that much time to take it easy. The ten-meter tall Gigantes who was approaching was rather intimidating.
“I’ll destroy it personally!”
Reiko leapt out to strike Gigantes.
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“Jin-kun, Rai-nii, I’m worried.”
The left behind Elsa was worrying endlessly inside the carriage. In front of her was the Automata Ann.
“Hey, does Gigantes have, no weak points?”
For some reason the two had left without asking that.
“Weak points? If it runs out of Magic Energy it becomes unable to maintain its body. Its reactions are slow. It has no intelligence.”
It was rather useless information. But, the first thing said, if it runs out of Magic Energy, was stuck in Elsa’s mind.
“Gigantes, how does it get its Magic Energy?”
She tried asking. And thereupon Ann gave her an astonishing answer.
“By touching things, the surrounding air, or cast magic, it can absorb it from many sources. That’s why its use was to be anti-devil race.”
Against the devil race to whom Magic Energy is an indispensable requirement for living, it was extremely effective, Ann explained. After hearing that an ill premonition hit Elsa.
“In that case, what if a golem or something attacked it?”
“Yes. It would not be useful against Gigantes, I think. Because just by touching it could absorb Magic Energy from the opponent.”
Hearing that, Elsa felt the blood draw from her face.
“Then, in that case, would an Automata like you be no good too?”
She tried asking as if clinging to a single ray of hope.
“Yes. If it’s an Automata, Gigantes will completely absorb its Magic Energy. Someone like me would become unable to move just like that.”
The trump card of Jin and Reinhardt was Reiko. Reiko was an Automata that moved with Magic Energy.
“Jin, kun….”
With uneasy eyes Elsa faced towards the mountain where Jin and Reinhardt went.
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Reiko was going to strike Gigantes. Gigantes raised its leg to meet its enemy.
Reiko’s fist bashed Gigantes’s leg to destroy it, or so it seemed, but.
“…?…”
In the instant she touched Gigantes’s leg, for just a moment Reiko stopped moving, and immediately afterwards she was kicked flying by Gigantes’s leg.
“Ah.”
The difference in weight was upwards of 50-fold. And so Reiko sailed through the air in an arc, and just like that fell below a cliff.