Chapter 121: I Am The Breaker (2/2)

'Insignias are the rewards for completing the first trial of the holy crown.' Master Ronin said. 'There are many different kinds of insignias, but they all share a similar function. They aid their owner in gaining the holy crown. They're a fraction of the crown's power, given to those who had been acknowledged by the crown.'

'There's not a single way to use it. Some people can use it by saying a phrase, like the healers or the Saints. Others would require an item or a weapon. It's all different, but it should be obvious. What did you do when you gained the insignia? That's your answer.'

Arthur looked at his dagger and raised it high to the sky. This was how he ended the trial. He didn't know what type of powers he was given by the insignia, but his legacy wouldn't show it if he couldn't use it yet.

'However, the crown is a powerful artifact. Don't use it unless necessary, as insignias use the soul as a medium.'

Master Ronin told him and this was the time to use it. As Arthur faced the high-towering tsunami coming his way, his heart was beating with nervousness. He took a deep breath.

'I am the outsider.' His eyes shone golden light. 'I am the inheritor of the scholar guardian, walking the path of creation.' His dagger was pointed toward the skies defyingly. 'I shall also break everything in my path for I am the breaker.' The sky rumbled.

[Insignia has been used.] Words shone brightly in front of him.

”Break!” Arthur roared as a pillar of black descended on his body like lightning. His body was filled with unimaginable power that was far from being mana. This was a part of the source of all creation, an authority he was given.

His arm felt heavy as if he was holding a blade piercing the skies. He felt his very being shake as he slashed with his right arm toward the tsunami that was rolling furiously in his way. The giant black blade descended and cut apart the tsunami before leaving a giant gash on the calamity spider.

The defensive runes that protected the spider were cut apart as if they were paper. The runes that held the metal together fell apart. The water ceased pouring out as the wave was split in half, starting to die down as it swept through the forest.

Arthur's mind buzzed as he felt mentally exhausted. He lost his footing and fell off the mecha before its giant arm held him in place. Without saying anything, the mecha placed him next to the cabinet's door before Ivy pulled him in.

”Go! Before the water rejoins!” Arthur shouted hoarsely toward Zas who operated the mecha clumsily but still functionally to start running. Luckily, there were some remains of Arthur's slash that allowed them to slip through before the wave rejoined and continued, although it started dying down without any runes supplying it.

”Heavens, Arthur…” Ivy threw him over the bench and fastened the seatbelt in place before sitting next to him. ”What you did…”

”We'll talk about that later. We still have a prince to take down.” Arthur was breathing heavily, but he was slowly recovering. The strain wasn't anything physical but it felt like his mind was tired.

Ivy nodded but still looked at him with a complex look. He knew that what he did was not something he should be able to do, but he needed to complete his legacy quest. This was his plan all along. To use the breaker's power to get into the calamity spider.

The only regretful thing is that the outer runes of the calamity spider were now partially ruined. However, he could tend to them after he kills the prince and the Ender, even though he didn't know if the latter was killable.

Zas seemed to be barely able to operate the mecha but he still got them near the Calamity Spider. Now that they were so near, the prince, who was controlling it, was sure to focus its attacks on them after the earlier show of power.

Arthur took the seat again instead of Zas since the runes haven't activated yet. Even though he was tired, there was no helping it since he was the most skillful to drive the mecha.

Ice spears started raining down, but Arthur evaded them using the mecha's abilities. This was the reason mechas were so expensive and so appreciated. It allowed skillful but weak pilots to exhibit higher strength by controlling the mecha.

Even though Arthur was skillful, he lacked combat experience. Thus, the mecha was hit several times by wind blades that he didn't notice in time. However, he was able to climb the spider's leg to reach the large gap in its defenses left behind by his insignia.