Chapter 121: I Am The Breaker (1/2)
Half an hour before the Calamity Spider was expected to reach Blacksilk, Zas and Li teleported to Arthur's location near the hill. It was easy to find the mecha after Ivy sent them their locations.
”Foolproof plan!” Zas lamented sarcastically when the group met. His appearance was more haggard than usual. ”I've had to fool them into stopping the chase by sacrificing blood and breaking bones!”
”You did good, shut up to keep our good impression of you. Furthermore, we wouldn't have been caught anyway. You've seen his piloting.” Ivy shrugged and pointed with her thumb toward Arthur, who was sitting behind her still holding his dagger. Zas couldn't refute that and Li gave Arthur a thumbs up.
”So, now we need to wait.” Zas sat on a patch of grass and Li leaned on a tree and the group waited. The two didn't ask Arthur about how he was able to unlock the mecha, and their silence was much appreciated.
The minutes ticked by as Arthur closed his eyes and concentrated. Master Ronin said that the connection was there, he just needed a key and a command. He felt slight shaking in the ground that made him open his eyes.
”It's here.” Ivy stared grimly toward the horizon where they could see the tip of the Calamity Spider. Without saying anything, the group entered the mecha with Arthur taking the pilot chair.
The group took their seats and the mecha's door closed as Arthur placed his head on the virtual reality headrest. The view changed and he looked from the mecha's eyes now, using the sensory devices to listen and see. With a simple command, the zooming function activated allowing Arthur to see the Calamity Spider.
The runes were already activating. After another minute, the walking destruction machine was already in a shooting range. Before the soldiers could do anything, pillars of fire already attacked the castle.
Arthur wasn't a target by himself, as he doubted the Ender or Prince Alfred would be able to see him. However, the pillars of fire were still a threat as they destroyed everything in his path.
He jumped and high-pressure air started propelling him upward, coming out from a set of vents on the mecha's calves. Using a tree's branch to jump again, Arthur was moments away from being engulfed by fire.
The trees were burnt to crisps as chaos ensued amid the soldiers and the army. Arthur was already close to the Calamity Spider when the other mechas and Vetus-rankers started attacking it, dealing damage of their own.
It was then that the Calamity Spider stopped and revealed the hexagram runic circle. Then, a tsunami appeared.
”Holy…” Ivy stared with a daze as she witnessed the great show of power. ”Arthur, turn back and run away!”
”No, I'll teleport us to a place near the calamity spider.” Zas unbuckled his seatbelt to start using his ability.
”Don't be crazy. You can't possibly teleport the mecha as well.” Ivy looked at him with shock. However, Zas simply shrugged.
”I can try, even if it means expanding all of my mana.” Zas knew that teleporting a single artifact with genuine runes was difficult and needed more mana. As for teleporting a mecha? It was so mana-draining that not even the kingdom used this method to transport them. However, they needed the mecha if they wished to get close to the Calamity Spider without expanding their mana. After all, the outside was the spider's playfield.
”Who can pilot the mecha?” Arthur interrupted their quarrel as he stopped the mecha on top of a hill. ”Quickly!” He shouted when the group had no answer. Zas then came forward and sat in Arthur's seat.
”What are you going to do?” Ivy asked when Arthur opened the cabinet's door.
”I asked you to trust me, and you guys did. Now it's the time I prove your trust was well-placed.” Arthur looked at her with a stoic expression before leaving the mecha and jumping on top of its head.
He took out his dagger that was fully golden and engraved with drawings he didn't know what they mean. However, the dagger didn't have the power to stop the tsunami or the Calamity Spider. The dagger was merely the key.