444 Courtyard Battle (2/2)

She gave the order.

The buildings beside the courtyard were smashed open with a large cavity after a loud bang. Dust filled the air.

A multi-colored Gundam wielded a twenty to thirty-meter Longsword. The Gundam executed a focused attack and destroyed the Specter College building. Behind the collapsing building were wild-looking gamers who were gazing at the Liches.

The nearby Skeleton Soldiers wanted to stop them, but the Skeleton army was decimated by the Gundam and the Magic Cannons. The scattered Skeleton Soldiers were of no threat to the gamers.

”Gosh, the Gundam is awesome. I want to pilot the Gundam too.”

”Veteran Hemp Rope, don't say a word. After this battle, I'm going to marry you. Please make a Gundam for me.”

”Disgusting guys, make way. I'm a pretty gal. Veteran Hemp Rope, I'll provide complete service. Please make me a Gundam.”

Some gamers surrounded the feet of the Gundam and begged Hemp Rope Technology, who was in the cockpit with Arthur.

Hemp Rope Technology wasn't able to hear the gamers, as the height of the Gundam was ten meters. The gamers were like ants compared to the size of the Gundam.

Due to the special materials used by the Gundam, it was hard to hear sounds from outside.

Arthur was in the cockpit, looking out of the observation window. Groups of Liches stood in the courtyard, and a huge ugly box made of white bones and minced meat was placed in the middle of the courtyard.

There was also a large shimmering Mana Formation underneath their legs. The entire setup looked like an evil ritual. As for Lord Sherlock, he was sitting on top of an opposite building. In front of Sherlock was a large pit caused by a powerful explosion. A vicious battle had just occurred. Nobody knew where Phoenix had flown to.

”Arthur, attack that big box. I don't know what that is, but it looks cool. Destroy it. It shouldn't be a big problem.”

Arthur was already moving the Gundam towards the huge box.

Gray light pulsated in the eye sockets of the Liches, and various Mana gathered in their hands. Mana rays rained down on the Gundam, but there was no effect.

”Lord Sherlock, what material did you use for the Gundam? Why is Mana ineffective against the Gundam?” Bru asked in surprise.

”Nothing much. I spent millions of Magic Stones to purchase a rare ore that has anti-Mana properties, and it was applied to the surface of the Gundam. I felt that it was too expensive, but the result is better than my expectations,” Sherlock said as he stood at the railings of the building and smiled. The Gundam strolled past the Lich students who were releasing Mana in a frenzy.

”You are farsighted, Lord Sherlock,” Bru complimented Sherlock.

”Though the Gundam has anti-Mana properties, the defenses have to be improved. It's weaker than the Prototype Robot, but it's more than sufficient for these Skeletons. They don't have any heavy weapons,” Sherlock said, smiling.

The manipulated Brainiac tore a scroll. Gray Mana gathered on Brainiac's body, and small balls of Mana engulfed large building fragments that were tossed at high speed at the Gundam.

”Arthur! Be careful!” Hemp Rope Technology shouted as the gray balls came at them.

Arthur noticed the incoming light balls and executed evasive maneuvers. The huge Gundam mimicked Arthur's action and dodged to the side. Many gamers were squished by the heavy Gundam, but they weren't worried about death. Rather, they were concerned about whether their equipment would be damaged. The Gundam was very heavy, and even the best equipment would become flattened. Could the flattened equipment be repaired?

That was what the gamers were thinking about.

The gray light balls didn't hit the Gundam, landing on the heads of the gamers behind it instead. Besides the physical damage of the collisions, the light balls had gray Mana, which exploded upon impact. A series of detonations occurred to the affected gamers.

”Shucks, find cover!”

”Is Brainiac attacking us?”

”Aren't we supposed to rescue Brainiac in the Plot?”

”The equipment of half of the Guild members is gone!”

After the explosion, the gamers were complaining, but they instinctively looked for cover. They were wary of Brainiac's second attack.

After performing a side roll to evade the light balls, the Gundam placed one of its hands on the ground for support. Then, it stood up and charged towards the ugly box.

Though Arthur would like to kill Brainiac, he was too far away. Moreover, there were too many Liches blocking his way. It wasn't practical to attack Brainiac.

Arthur knew that while the anti-Mana property of the Gundam was good, its defenses were weak.

The Gundam took big strides and charged towards the ugly box while slashing the Lich students with its large Longsword. Each slash killed a large group of students. Though the students were skilled in Mana, their close combat skills were far inferior to an ordinary Orc, so how could they fight against the Gundam?

Professor Cabbage didn't feel any pain, as there were still many Liches in the courtyard. Moreover, the ritual was in the final stage. She merely had to stop the gigantic metal monster from advancing.

Professor Cabbage lifted both of her hands and manipulated the scattered bones of the perished students to form a huge bone wall in front of the Gundam.

”You won't be able to stop me. This is the last stage of reviving Frangipani. The whole world will quiver under Frangipani, including all of you. All of the sacrifices are worth it!”

She turned around and walked towards the ugly box, which had flesh-colored tentacles sticking out. The tentacles wrapped around Professor Cabbage as more and more Mana was drained from the students to the Mana Formation, which had reached its limit.

Professor Cabbage had a crazed look as she said, ”Lord Frangipani! Let us combine as one! Let me be the stepping stone to your revival!”

Professor Cabbage's Mana was drained rapidly. Before long, she was sucked dry until she became a pile of white powder that scattered in the air.

The gamers watched the scene, worried that the mission was going to fail.

There was no reaction from the huge box, and the Mana Formation was still draining the students' Mana. The huge box only quivered. The gamers could feel the impatience of the ugly box.

The feeling was like, ”Why am I not satiated yet?”

Arthur broke through the bone wall. As he was nearing the box and was about to slash with his huge Longsword, his body went into Plot Animation Mode.

Sherlock flapped his wings and floated in between Arthur and the big box. He hugged his arms and observed for a while before saying, ”Professor Cabbage's math is pretty bad. The draining of Mana wasn't completed, and she sacrificed herself. Is the revival of Frangipani going to fail?”

Sherlock spoke with dissatisfaction.

”Lord Sherlock, it's a good chance to disrupt the revival ritual. The Devil Management Committee and the Merchant Alliance will give us a handsome reward. We can purchase a new Dungeon Core, a large quantity of materials, and war equipment. I can imagine us conquering the world. The first step starts with occupying Winterfell!” Bru said excitedly.

Sherlock didn't respond. He flapped his wings and got closer to the big box.

The tentacles felt a Mana source approaching and edged closer to Sherlock to probe.

Sherlock didn't evade the tentacles. He lifted his arm and allowed the tentacles to wrap around it. Mana was drained from Sherlock.

”Lord Sherlock?” Bru asked, puzzled.

”No problem. I feel that Frangipani looks good in appearance. He's suitable to work for Eternal Kingdom. I'll offer him promising and satisfactory benefits. Of course, the prerequisite is that he must be revived. Don't you think so?” Sherlock looked at the shimmering box and said.

After draining enough Mana, the tentacles retracted, and a loud deafening bellow was heard.