Volume 9 - Chapter 41 – Fierce Battle (1/2)

09-41 Fierce Battle

“Hm? So there was an exit there too.”

Jin who could literally see the big picture from the sky saw an exit open in a rock wall about 500 meters behind and to the west of where the Land corps were fighting with the enemy.

“Land corps, watch your backs! Titan-1, back them up.”

Jin immediately gave orders.

After receiving that the Land units from 1 to 60 turned around. The remaining units from 61 to 100 kept massacring the old type combat golems.

“Oh? This time the golems are of a different model, probably a newer type. Be careful!”

Jin gave further orders, even to the Raptor team circling in the sky.

“Be prepared to fire down Magi Jammers at any time.”

Then he returned to watching the battle.

There were 500 of the new type golems that had appeared. Although the old types were mostly defeated, it was still a five times difference in the fighting force.

But that’s where Titan-1 came in.

“What a gigantic golem. In practice just the sight of it is menacing. Although even Adrianna didn’t built something like that.”

As you’d expect, even Elena felt threatened staring at the gigantic Titan.

“Before our golems meet with theirs, toss two Gigantes cores in the middle of them!”

Elena’s instructions.

One of the all-purpose golems followed them.

The past’s superweapon Gigantes was controlled by its Core. That Core absorbed Mana from its surroundings and made it its own.

Simply by touching it could suck out the opponent’s Mana and render them immobile. That’s the kind of superweapon it was.

Gigantes’s Cores were usually held in sealed boxes, so the all-purpose golem tossed the cores, boxes and all, into the middle of the old type combat golems.

The boxes hit the ground and broke, then the Gigantes sucked the Mana out of the old type combat golems and formed themselves. Their bodies were composed of rock and old type combat golem body parts which had been lying around.

“Two Gigantes, huh. So the two we failed to find were in their hands.”

Jin said while watching the battlefield’s state from a Magic Screen while flying in the air.

“But to use your allies’ Mana. What a nasty bunch.”

Currently, the Land corps were under pincer attack by the two Gigantes and the enemy golems.

A number of the Land golems stopped moving when they received an attack from a Gigantes, but they were rescued by their compatriots, had their Mana Drivers safely restarted, and re-entered the battle.

“Land corps, don’t be concerned about the Gigantes. Draw back. Titan-1 will stop the Gigantes.”

Jin sent out his orders.

“Father, although it’s a Titan, won’t the Gigantes still suck all its Mana out?”

Reiko who had once fought a Gigantes said.

“Mh-hm, I’ve got an idea for that. Let’s see if it’s correct, shall we?”

Jin then issued more orders.

“Titan-1, apply [Solid Barrier] on your fists.”

Jin’s plan.

First, concentrate the defensive barrier that usually covers the whole body to just the fists.

What Gigantes could absorb was only Mana, Ether, and so on, not magic.

According to Ann, Gigantes could ‘absorb Magic Energy from many sources: from touching things, the surrounding air, or fired magic.’ but during the last confrontation Reinhardt’s [Flame Lance] had melted its body. That’s why Jin had made the guess that it probably can’t absorb magic.

“Alright, just like that bash the Gigantes!”

the Gigantes’s movements were slow. Titan’s right fist easily smashed into Gigantes.

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“W-what is this!”

Elena was surprised.

Gigantes’s body scattered around. Among the fragments was something shining. It was the Core.

The moment the Core landed on the ground it collected the surrounding scrap and rock and once again formed into a Gigantes.

“…Hehe, I was a little surprised but Gigantes won’t be defeated by an attack like that.”

Elena muttered while watching the Magic Screen.

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Meanwhile, Jin watched attentively from the sky.

“Just as I thought. Gigantes can’t absorb magic. Alright Titan, keep on attacking like that!”