Chapter 32 Part5 (1/2)
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[The t.i.tan's strength is being restored!]
[He who possesses Fenno's will, Paul Zero, has revived the t.i.tan!]
The Giants were in high spirits. Once Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had come out holding the t.i.tan's Heart, or the t.i.tan Bone Core, the abilities of all the Giants spread out across their domain had increased. Of course, there was no way to get an exact number, but it seemed like they'd gotten about 20% stronger than before.
'And if I manage to install the core into a golem... At the very least, they'll be stronger than they are now.'
If he added in the golem's body, which amplified and refined the core's energy, then the Giants' should be strengthened even further. But he regretted just one thing: the golem would possess a natural weakness.
'It won't endlessly release heat. However, it will condense heat almost to its very limit and then release it for a limited duration...'
Of course, because it was set up that way, the core was level 8, but he couldn't get rid of the feeling that this golem was a weapon of ma.s.s destruction. It couldn't run for very long and it also had a long recharge time, so...
[We'll follow Paul Zero's orders! Become a wild ice storm and push the enemy back!]
[The returned t.i.tan's Pride! Let's show them the strength of the t.i.tans!]
[Uoooooooh!]
”Good. Then, everyone do as they've been told! ...This is all I know for now, and I'll leave the rest to you.”
”Ah.”
Once he ordered the Giants to move out, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo turned around and pa.s.sed the core to Kratia. Though the core was indeed fully restored, there was still much they needed to know about it before they could use it to manufacture a golem. And Lee s.h.i.+n Woo couldn't find out all there was to know by himself.
”Can you really leave it with me?”
”I'm going to be busy commanding them, so I don't have the time to do a thorough a.n.a.lysis. Plus, you're the only one who can protect it and a.n.a.lyze it at the same time.”
”...Leave it to me. We'll make an amazing golem together.”
Kratia, who momentarily looked on vacantly at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's words, soon snorted, nodded her head, and accepted the core from Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, along with his trust.
She said that 'she could do it' and he put her in charge of it, but her mission truly was important. She wouldn't be sitting in one place, leisurely a.n.a.lyzing the core; instead, she would be moving together with Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, simultaneously a.n.a.lyzing and protecting it so that it would eventually further strengthen the Giants.
Moreover, if she had the time, she would have to use her magic as well. For anyone else, it would be impossible, but for her, who could use Catalyst Magic through the use of her orb, it became possible.
”Do you think we'll be able to make a golem before we face off against Metafel?”
”That'd be the best outcome, but remember, we came here ready to win without this thing.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had given Kratia the core for her to a.n.a.lyze 'just in case'. If Metafel hadn't had that strange skill that allowed him to call troops to him, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wouldn't have had to prepare for the worst case scenario.
But as they say 'even if it's rotten, it's still a herring'. Because Metafel had shown what he could do, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had to do what he could, and even a bit of what he couldn't.
”But it's a relief that we were able to obtain the core early on. Since we also gained some great reinforcements in the process.”
”That's... Yeah, you're right.”
Once Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and Kratia got atop his back, Jin ran atop the hill and nodded, seeing the two Giants jumping down from the cliff and into the tail of the enemy forces. Those two Giants were none other than the two elite level 7 Sealed t.i.tan Zombies that had once been heroes, Ellata and Arogan.
”Remember, hit and run!”
[Of course. Hit...!]
[Hit!]
His High Rank Command skill allowed them to hear him, even from afar, and the two Giants enthusiastically nodded their heads at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's command.
Although they were level 7 elite Giants, if Metafel personally came forward with his subordinates, they would have no chance against him. Therefore, he'd ordered them to adopt hit and run tactics, and they seemed to obey his order without question, befitting Giants who were so loyal to the t.i.tan's Heart... is what he thought, but they soon betrayed his expectations.
[Hitttttttt!]
The two 'heroes' both placed their hands into the ground and flipped the ground, crus.h.i.+ng hundreds of soldiers underneath. Then, they picked up the unearthed land and threw it, killing the other section of the army. They had instantaneously annihilated the squad.
[As you've commanded, Sir Paul Zero, we'll withdraw now!]
[Victory for the great t.i.tan!]
It wasn't even a matter of 'hitting and running' anymore. With just one much too powerful 'hit', the Giants had destroyed the entire squad leaving no more enemies to kill, so they just had to go somewhere else!
There had to have been a few level 5 knights mixed in, yet they had died without even putting up a fight, causing Lee s.h.i.+n Woo to just laugh.
”They're quite dependable.”
Nice. If they kept doing that, then they would be able to lower the enemy force's numbers faster than he'd antic.i.p.ated. Even so, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo ordered that they not be careless. He then gave out his orders to his other troops.
”Break that side!”
[I understand!]
There were other Giants who fought at the forefront other than Ellata and Arogan, but most of them would either break the dangerous mountainous terrain or shake the mountain paths to sew chaos amongst the enemy ranks.
With their size, the Giants could easily break a single hill and crush the enemy forces under the rubble or isolate the unit from the main force!
[Hey... a rock's coming your way...!]
[A rock? Wait, it's a boulder... A boulder!]
[I-It's the Giants! The Giants have ambushed us and are throwing boulders at us!]
[What the h.e.l.l are you talking about... Kuhahk!?]
[General!]
Rem kept track of the enemy's movements, and once Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had gotten its report, he gave out orders to the appropriate Giants. They were disrupting the army at the right place and the right time, so even Metafel's ability wouldn't be able to a.s.semble all of his troops together.
[Kuhaa. Who are you so desperately looking for?]
[Keok!?]
[It's a monster!]
And it wasn't the Giants that had arrived here first, but the Paul Corps, as Lee s.h.i.+n Woo could relay his intent to them much more quickly.
Especially s.h.i.+no Rendu. Perhaps it was because of his Avenger karma, but all of s.h.i.+no Rendu's abilities increased exponentially when facing not only Metafel but his subordinates as well.
[Kuaaaaaaaaaaah!]
[Kahk!]
[Kii...!]
s.h.i.+no Rendu swung his largely reinforced right arm (with the skill bestowed upon him by G.o.d), and created a miracle much like the two Giants. Whenever his giant, reddened arm created a shockwave, the Empire's troops would be ripped apart and scatter.
Because of him, the Empire's troops faltered, and the Pauls he led merely had to strike at the soldiers and take them down. Actually, around half of them had already died and turned into loot.
[Paul Zero has given the order. The greater our resolve, the faster the t.i.tan's resurrection will be!]