Fairy Tail: I don't want to be the president

Chapter 339 Receiving Rift Herald
boom!boom!boom……

The 'Big Spider' moved forward step by step. The ground shook slightly and rhythmically, and tiny ripples began to appear on the water surface from the lakeside.

A long gun barrel extended from the front of the 'Spider', gleaming with metallic luster under the sunlight.

Terrifying magical power gathered in the barrel, and the muzzle was already emitting an ominous blue-black light.

A magic cluster cannon of this caliber could raze the guild to the ground with just one shot, and now, it was aimed at the Fairy Tail members who were heading towards Phantom.

Kana warned: "Be careful, if you get hit by that thing you will die."

Natsu was puzzled: "Huh? Didn't Rod say that he would handle the first shot?"

"But he also said that we should be prepared to be dragged underground." Loki adjusted his glasses, "Although I think we can dodge before the cannon fires."

"A man should not be careless!"

The running men stared at the gun barrel, while also looking for Rhodes.

At the same time, in the Phantom Guild President's Office, which was also the Operation Room, the driver reported:
"President Joseph, Jupiter is ready and they are in range."

Joseph smiled cruelly: "Send them to heaven."

Although Lucy was seen in the team at the rear, Joseph guessed that it must be fake.

How could they send Lucy to the front line when they knew he was going to capture her? This must be a ploy to prevent him from using high-destructive magic.

So he gave the order to fire without hesitation.

"Yes!" The driver pulled the joystick.

Buzz~~~A large amount of magic power gathered at the muzzle, forming a blue-black vortex visible to the naked eye.

The vortex became smaller and smaller, condensing into a magical blue-black magic ball. Even without looking at it with your eyes, you could feel the strong sense of oppression.

At this moment, there was a violent tremor in the operation room. It should be said that the entire building of the Phantom Guild shook violently.

The muzzle was affected and tilted slightly.

Joseph cried out, “What happened!”

"President Joseph, it's a purple monster!" the observer reported, "A purple monster is attacking the hind legs of the 'Walker'! It's the goblin strategist!"

"what?"

……

Rod's Swift Crab mode was very fast in the water. Even if he started a step later than his companions, he would reach the shore before them.

After getting ashore, he changed into the Krug mode, sneaked out from underground to the back of the Spectre, and then with the cooperation and reminder of Volion, he found the right time and decisively released the Rift Herald.

The Vanguard, leaving a purple afterimage, rammed head-on into the Walker's right hind leg.

Cracks began to extend from the impact site to the surrounding areas and soon covered the entire mechanical leg.

The impact site was noticeably dented, but the Rift Herald continued to hit it with its large pliers.

The mechanical legs made a creaking sound as they were overwhelmed.

"Too slow, we can't catch up like this!" Rhodes emerged from the soil, "Receive Rift Herald!"

A light flashed on Rhodes' body, and his entire body was covered with a purple armor-like exoskeleton. He wore a purple and gray visor on his head, and his eyes emitted purple light like the Rift Herald.

The breastplate on the upper body forms an exaggerated inverted triangle, which is also decorated with purple eyes. A pair of hard wings grow on the back, and it also drags a purple tail.

His hands turned into a pair of giant purple claws, and his legs looked strong and powerful under the armor. From a distance, he looked like a small canyon pioneer, and he was somewhat similar to the B-series robot scorpion Lailai.

The wings behind Rhodes vibrated, and his feet made a shallow pit on the ground. He rushed out in a stream of purple light, with his shoulder in front, hitting the mechanical leg.

Bang! Crack...

Rhodes knocked a deep dent into the mechanical leg.

Cracks radiate outward from the dents, intersecting and connecting with the cracks created by the Rift Herald, forming an irregular network of patterns.

On the surface it looks like there are just a few more lines, but in fact there are already many cracks inside as well.

Unknown metal materials and building materials began to fall down from every small grid.

Rhodes stepped back decisively, only to see the mechanical leg disintegrate in the blink of an eye.

Whether it was the outer shell or the complex and delicate internal mechanical structure, transmission device and energy supply circuit, all of them were broken into pieces and fell down.

The entire mechanical leg was like a building that exploded. It collapsed rapidly after a loud bang, and smoke and dust began to form in mid-air. After it landed on the ground, it stirred up a large cloud of dust that was taller and wider than the building.

The huge figure of the Rift Herald was hidden in the dust, and even its outline could not be seen clearly.

The moment the mechanical leg began to collapse, the building above had already lost its balance, and the entire building suddenly tilted toward the direction of the broken leg.

As they were not prepared, the Phantom members in the guild fell all over the ground.

Many people rolled down the sloping floor from one side of the room to the other, their cheeks flattened by the walls, not to mention their companions who fell down and hit them.

Usagimaru, who represented the fire element, drew his sword and stabbed it into the ground, while Aria, who represented the wind element, thrust her bare hands into the wall.

The iron dragon Gajeel grew spikes under his feet, which easily fixed his body.

The driver in the operating room was sitting in a fixed seat and survived, and Joseph also grabbed the back of the chair in time to preserve the president's dignity.

"Damn it! The mechanical legs are made of special magical materials. How did they get damaged?"

Joseph was puzzled, and he shouted, "Hurry up and adjust your posture to regain your balance! Tell Gajeel to kill that guy!"

Bang!
Jupiter had already been launched, but now the muzzle was tilted and aimed at the sky.

A blue-purple beam of magic power shot from the ground to the sky, piercing through the clouds in the sky.

When the light disappeared, a hole was left in the white cloud, and the water vapor around it was filling the middle at a very slow speed.

Everyone cheered: "Rod succeeded!"

"Good job!"

"I actually managed to take down that big guy in no time!"

Rhode's voice once again rang out in everyone's mind:
"The assault team, charge now! The mobile team, come to my side, and Volian will show them the way!"

"Got it!" Elfman and others shouted and accelerated towards the 'Walkers' that were adjusting their posture.

"Coming right up!" Erza and Mira, under the guidance of Wallian, took Lucy and rushed towards Rhodes.

The place where Rhodes was was almost engulfed by the smoke and dust. He judged the position of the next mechanical leg from the perspective of the river crab that remained on the periphery, jumped onto the back of the Rift Herald and ran forward.

If one of its legs is disabled, the 'walker' will become a 'walker'.

Amidst the smoke and dust, an iron rod fell from the sky and headed straight for the back of Rhodes' head.

(End of this chapter)