Chapter 1028: Chapter 777: Whose Strike Is Stronger
"What’s going on?"
"Why is this thing appearing on the ground?"
Theona and Theone both jumped in front of Reiger who had fallen to the ground, facing away, shouting without turning their heads.
"This Istar Clan..."
Grace had more or less guessed something, looking displeased, but her hands moved quickly, swinging the battle axe to chop down the thick vines one by one.
"Right, probably the Istar Clan has teamed up with those underground forces again?"
Reiger held the sword in one hand, releasing swift attack magic with the other, letting Flame Thunder as thick as pillars shoot out one after another, striking the giant mutant ready to lift its meat axe, causing explosions all over its body and continuous painful howls.
But just like before, even Flame Thunder penetrated the giant mutant’s body and burned its flesh, the green flesh on its body still rapidly wriggled, replenishing the missing parts, continually inflating the giant mutant.
Thanks to this, the giant mutant’s attacks became increasingly fierce, its power more terrifying, to the point where even a casual strike could make Fengyue Street tremble several times now.
Facing the terrifyingly powerful meat axe and frenziedly dancing tentacles, even Grace, the super-vanguard of Lv.7, did not want to handle it head-on.
So, Grace, Theona, and Theone quickly spread out, jumping aside to avoid direct hits from the meat axe and tentacles, leaving the ground to be trampled and ravaged.
Reiger also leaped into the sky, flickering back and forth like lightning.
The four of them continuously attacked the giant mutant from the air and ground several times, cutting with the Crystal Sword, battle axe, large double blades, and recurved blade consecutively on the giant mutant’s body, breaking open its flesh repeatedly, spraying blood again and again.
However, this was still a futile offensive returning with no success.
"Not... how do we defeat this thing!?"
"Damn muscle freak!"
Theona and Theone had already cursed continuously.
"Reiger kid! Do you have any ideas?"
Grace shouted towards Reiger while fighting on the front line, struggling with countless tentacles.
Reiger transformed into lightning, blinking several times, repeatedly dodging incoming meat axes.
"This monster’s regeneration ability is particularly strong. If I’m not mistaken, I fear even if we smash it into pulp, it can rapidly regenerate and recover!"
Ignoring the violent Qi Force and gust kicked up by the meat axe brushing past his side, Reiger calmly voiced his thoughts.
"And the troubling part is, even if we do nothing to it, the green flesh on its body keeps regenerating and multiplying, making the monster grow larger and stronger, completely unstoppable!"
"Of course, this proliferation surely has a limit; it cannot grow indefinitely!"
"But precisely because of this, things have become a bit dire!"
Reiger’s eyes flashed with a transparent glow, telling everyone a terrifying detail.
"If this continues, it will eventually be crushed and explode from the constantly regenerating proliferating flesh on its body!"
"But the exploded flesh will scatter over the entire Orario, regenerating and multiplying again, turning into endless green flesh!"
"Then, the green flesh will rapidly devour everything, turning the entire Orario into a hell similar to a man-made labyrinth!"
"This monster’s appearance serves this exact purpose; the enemy clearly plans to use it to consume everyone in Orario, including us!"
As these words reached the ears of Grace and the two, their pupils shrank instantly.
"Those guys, not only just the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles], they designed another method to destroy Orario huh...!"
"Isn’t this really dire? No, it’s especially dire!"
"Aah! So annoying! Why do these abnormal monsters always appear!"
Grace, Theona, and Theone yelled out one after another.
In such circumstances, Reiger could only deliver the solution to the enemy to everyone amidst the chaos.
"To completely eliminate this threat, we can only use a high-firepower attack to destroy this monster along with the ’Treasure Bead Embryo’ inside!"
"This time, the other party parasitized not a monster, but a human, with no magic stone, hence no weak point, and can only be resolved in one go with this method!"
"It must be an attack with great power and range that doesn’t leave a single piece of flesh behind!"
"Otherwise, the opponent will immediately regenerate again!"
This is the most troublesome part.
Completely eradicating the enemy without leaving a single piece of flesh is the only way to fully defeat the giant mutant.
Reiger can do it, but as previously mentioned, this is ultimately Orario, a city area. Using such powerful magic will likely not only eliminate the enemy but also affect and involve many people inside Orario.
Magic with too large an attack range and excessively strong firepower is always like this; it always requires considering the venue before activation, which is why tactical and strategic-level magic outside of battlefields is always restricted and strictly managed on the Akasha continent.
In crowded places, this type of magic becomes quite a nuisance; wanting to use it but can’t, while not using it isn’t an option either, especially vexing.
"...This really is a hassle, huh."
Grace realized this, his rugged face scrunched up.
Suddenly—
"[Eternal Struggle, Undying Thunder Soldier.]"
A voice brimming with rationality and coldness suddenly rang out.
"[Heroic Undying Soldier]!"
Suddenly, countless lightning balls appeared around the alien giant and, without hesitation, blasted towards it.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
The thunder balls relentlessly exploded on the alien giant, making its flesh fly everywhere.
And the instigator of all this descended as if from the heavens, landing in front of the howling alien giant.
"Truly ugly."
The white elf, wielding a double-edged sword-like weapon, voiced their disgust and adjusted their glasses.
"[White Demon Staff]!"
Grace, who was performing a great leap to escape the alien giant’s attack range, was shocked.
Meanwhile, inside the goddess palace bathed in a sea of fire, figures began to jump down one after another, charging toward the alien giant.
"Awaken, my demon blade."
Chanting words like a spell, the dark elf brandished a black sword emitting an ominous aura and swept towards the alien giant like a storm.
He unleashed slashes, transforming the black sword into another windstorm, weaving countless sword lights that sharply cut towards the alien giant.
"Puchi!" "Puchi!" "Puchi!" "Puchi!" "Puchi!"......
In an instant, the sword lights continuously fell upon the alien giant, creating hideous and terrifying wounds on its body.
The speed of the sword, the sharpness of the slashes, were almost comparable to Reiger, even faintly capable of contending with Ais, famed as the strongest female swordsman in the city.
The alien giant let out a wretched scream, and its massive figure seemed to stagger, stepping back a few paces, nearly collapsing onto the goddess palace behind it.
But four small race warriors forced it back.
"Get lost, big lump."
"Who allowed you to fall this way? Big lump!"
"Don’t get close to Lady Frey’s palace anymore, disgusting big lump!"
"Die! Big lump!"
With a wave of unabashed insults, the small race warriors, like four young wolves, crossed paths with nimble movements, rapidly closing in on the alien giant.
Sword, spear, axe, hammer... Four weapons danced in the hands of the four small race warriors, tracing paths that seemed to blend into one, mutually unobstructive yet complementary, blasting at the staggering, falling alien giant.
"Puchi!"
"Puchi!"
"Puchi!"
"Boom!"
Instantly, a large sword severed the alien giant’s ankle, a spear pierced its knee, a battle axe cleaved open its thigh, and a heavy hammer struck its back, causing the alien giant to still suffer skin and flesh laceration during its fall, tilting its massive form as it crashed beside the goddess palace.
Although the power of the four small race warriors was not particularly strong, unable to tilt the massive alien giant, they managed to topple it through consecutive attacks targeting its support points and balance positions.
"[Black Demon Sword]!"
"[Flame Gold Four Warriors]!"
Theona and Theone immediately called out the identities of the newcomers in surprise.
The most fearsome officials of the Freyja Clan, who fought with Frey at the goddess palace, driving Goddess Ishtar into a corner, had entered the scene one after another at this moment.
"Don’t misunderstand, Loki Clan," Hedine spoke indifferently, "We’re not helping you. This creature is simply too hideous and has barged into our battlefield. As loyal followers of the Beauty God, we cannot tolerate its existence."
Saying this, Hedine turned towards Reiger, his glasses reflecting the light.
"You said that you need a powerful attack that leaves no trace to truly defeat it, right?"
Without asking about Allen, Hedine spoke the calmest and most rational words.
"If so, then get ready, [Limit Breaker]."
"This strike must be completed by you and another person."
"He is already in position, now it’s just up to you."
Upon hearing this, Reiger was initially stunned, but then seemed to realize something, turning his gaze behind the struggling alien giant.
There, an imposing figure, exuding an astonishing presence, had appeared without anyone noticing.
"...Going all out in the city, what a reckless decision, Hedine."
The pig martial artist stood there like a towering mountain, murmuring.
"However, you have a point."
"If two people target this monster with the strongest attack simultaneously, not only can they eliminate it, but the attacks can also cancel each other out."
"At that time, even if the attacks collide, the affected range will be confined to Fengyue Street."
The strongest in the city drew the great sword from his back.
"In that case, let’s compete and see."
"See whose strike... is stronger."