Man on the ark, forced to become king

However, this is not over yet.

Before the defenders, stunned by the sudden attack, could react, the giant whale swimming in the void suddenly plummeted as if it had lost its support, crashing into another pile of ruins. Its golden-red body shone with a blinding light, and its massive body suddenly disintegrated and exploded.

The Furnace of a Hundred Forms - Orca - Whale Explosion!

Skadi's fighting style is straightforward and emphasizes 'recklessness'. She has come to understand and continue this style in her prayer, and has taken it to a new level, with everything serving to maximize destructive power.

With its enormous size, the Furnace Whale is incredibly destructive, crushing ordinary soldiers and even the outer walls of sturdy fortresses cannot withstand it.

But Skadi did not continue her prayer and physical attack; instead, she detonated it directly.

The destructive power of a whale explosion far exceeds that of crushing a body!

The violent shockwave engulfed everything in an instant. Steel twisted and broke, bricks collapsed and shattered. From a distance, the Black Stone Fortress standing on the snowfield looked as if it had been hit head-on by a meteorite falling from the sky. The upper space cracked open into a huge hole. Only the structure a little further away was strong enough to barely withstand the aftershocks of the explosion and did not collapse directly.

Even so, the upper level of the fortress was teetering on the brink of collapse, and the soldiers inside were torn apart and vaporized by the force of the explosion, disappearing without a trace. Only a few scattered limbs and bloodstains could be seen in the far distance.

"..."

Skadi's astonishing victory silenced Goredia, who was watching from afar, as the Yan Kingdom term she had learned from the Golden Tree came to mind—"Inhuman!"

Even with her extensive knowledge, she couldn't help but be shocked and astonished.

Skadi had never used this prayer in their usual practice sessions, so neither she nor Laurentina knew that this simpleton was hiding such a trump card.

Good heavens, you wouldn't believe it until you see it!

Could it be that spending too much time in the Golden Tree, where monsters roam, has made him gradually lose his humanity?

Such destructive power is simply appalling!

One impact, one whale explosion, directly shredded off a section of the upper part of the fortress, causing countless deaths and injuries.

If she had known this would happen, would she have bothered to come up with any plans or strategies? Wouldn't it have been better to just let Skadi charge in on her own?

The destructive power she unleashed single-handedly was something that even if she and Laurentia were tied together, they couldn't match. If this happened a few more times, would there be any need for a direct assault? Would there be any need for an internal breakthrough? They could just shatter this fortress from the outside!

Even if the garrison here used outdated equipment, it wouldn't matter if they brought out all of Ursus's latest equipment and strapped it to their bodies!

Even the most robust powered armor would be instantly killed by such a blow, shattering into countless parts that could never be put back together.

"Be good..."

Laurentina, standing next to her, stared wide-eyed, her mouth agape, and she even dropped the circular saw she was holding.

As planned, she waited for Skadi to draw the enemy's attention so she could rush over and create an opening to break through from inside the fortress. Who would have thought that Skadi would launch a surprise attack with an explosive strike, which was extremely effective.

Now there's no need for her to create an opening. The top of the fortress has been sheared off, and a large section of the wall has collapsed, turning what was originally a sturdy defensive fortress into a high-risk building. What's the point of creating an opening?

Let's just charge in and see what happens!

At that moment, a crimson light appeared in her eyes, and the circular saw in her hand spun and roared as she leaped out of the hidden hill and rushed straight towards the crack in the collapsed wall of the fortress.

Why wait any longer? What a great opportunity!

Skadi has completely stunned the other side, and they haven't even raised the alarm yet. Who among them is paying attention to them?

……

Pfft!

Skadi fell from mid-air and crashed into the ruins. Her legs gave way, and she almost fell to the ground. She used her greatsword for support to barely keep her balance.

Although the Crucible of a Hundred Forms - Orca was her exclusive prayer, this was the first time she had used it at full power since she had mastered it. The effect was exceptionally obvious, the results were exceptionally large, and the consumption was also beyond imagination.

After using it only once, she felt her life energy was completely depleted, her limbs were weak, and her mind was foggy.

Fortunately, the Golden Tree Blessing has a unique advantage in terms of recovery. In just a few breaths, the depleted body began to regain its strength.

However, the enemy clearly did not want to give her more time to recover.

Even if a fortress with thousands of defenders is suddenly attacked and many are crushed or blown up, there are still plenty of survivors.

As she fell to the ground, fully armed soldiers, wielding sharp blades, rushed out of the ruins, their eyes bloodshot and red, clearly driven to the brink of rage and madness.

Skadi, whose arms were weak, drew her sword to block, but she was no match for the four hands and was still slashed, leaving a long, narrow bloody gash on her arm.

call out!

The wind howls!

At the critical moment, a long spear gleaming with golden light pierced through the air. The force of the spear pierced through the soldiers who were swinging their swords at Skadi, and the momentum continued unabated, impaling more than a dozen men and sending them flying into the crumbling wall, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Goredia's figure became clearer as she appeared beside Skadi and took her arm.

She felt helpless about the current situation.

It's all in chaos, complete chaos.

The plan was well-thought-out, but unfortunately it didn't follow the proper procedures.

Skadi's attack was indeed astonishing, but she hadn't calculated her own consumption. As the one responsible for long-range support, she couldn't just stand by and watch Skadi get stabbed.

Since that's the case, there's no need to make any breakthroughs; the plan is no plan at all!

At this point, the fortress was already half-destroyed. They stormed inside, and the enemy's long-range firepower had no chance to be used.

For the rest, just cut them down!

Chapter Five: Laurentina's Breakthrough Battle

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

A piercing alarm suddenly sounded, echoing over the fortress that had become a ruined battlefield, its sharp buzzing carrying over a great distance.

The shouts of soldiers, the clatter of debris, and the swirling alarms mingled together, plunging the entire fortress into chaos in an instant.

Snapped!

An officer, who had hurriedly put on his overcoat, slapped a soldier who was shouting loudly across the face. His face was so dark it looked like it could be squeezed for water.

"Damn it! Stop yelling! Grab your weapons and fight!"

Although there had been no major battles for a long time, the overall quality of the border guards was much worse than that of the veterans who first came here. But the officers never expected that when faced with real battles and attacks, their soldiers would perform so poorly!

Absurd! Shameful! Disgraceful!

If the fortress weren't still under attack, he would have loved to slap those bastards to death!

All you do is shout, shout, shout! What good does shouting do?

They've already hit us in the face, and even our fortified positions have been severely damaged by the enemy's heavy firepower. Instead of picking up our weapons to fight back, we're shouting everywhere!

Are you hoping to kill the enemy by shouting at them?!

The enemy has already begun to breach the fortress. Anyone who isn't brain-dead, even a blind and deaf person, can tell something's wrong. What are you doing here, shouting like a clown?!

A bunch of idiots!

"Take your weapons and get out!"

After getting rid of the disgraceful fellow, the officer touched the replica gun hanging on his waist and immediately felt much more at ease. This was a high-end product that he had bought from Thor Industries at a high price. It was said that its power was no less than that of Laterano's guns. With the addition of specially made high-powered etched bullets, even shield guards wearing heavy armor could be penetrated by concentrated bullets, as long as they did not hit the shields.

Nothing major has happened on the border in recent years. Not to mention those good-for-nothings who are in a daze all day long, even he himself has neglected his exercise and has regressed a lot compared to when he was young. If he really encounters a powerful enemy, this pistol will be his last life-saving trump card.

With his arm positioned so he could draw his gun and fire simultaneously, the officer strode forward. He didn't go to the upper levels of the fortress, where the commotion was greatest, but instead planned to go outside first.

Firstly, they wanted to appease those incompetent fools as soon as possible. Secondly, based on experience, since the enemy had already used long-range heavy firepower to destroy the observation facilities on the upper level of the fortress and created a breach, the next step was naturally to send troops to break through, drag the battlefield into the fortress, and block their long-range firepower.

Although the upper echelons seem to be making a big show of force right now, it's just chaos caused by heavy bombardment. It won't be long before it subsides on its own. Even if the local forces have air units similar to the Imperial Airborne Troops, their scale won't be too large. The current manpower at the top should be sufficient to handle it.

Compared to the rather deceptive movements at the top, the enemy's ground forces are more worthy of vigilance.

If they cannot stop the enemy's breakthrough, then no matter how well the defenses are built, it will be of no use. Once they lose their advantage, the garrison in these fortresses will become like caged beasts, and even if the enemy does nothing, they can be trapped here to die.

"Sir!"

Guessing the enemy's identity, the officer hadn't gone far when he bumped into a soldier running towards him. The soldier was covered in mud and water, with what appeared to be some blood mixed in, and looked quite disheveled.

"What's the situation? How many of them are there?"

Seeing the soldiers' disheveled appearance, the officer's heart sank, knowing that his judgment was correct; the enemy had probably indeed launched a breakthrough through the breach that had been blasted open.

"We can't stop them! They've already broken in! Only one!"

"Useless! Wait, how many people did you say?"

The officer instinctively cursed, then realized he must have misheard.

"There was just one, a woman with white hair..."

The soldier felt ashamed to have been beaten like this by someone, and his voice lowered, but when he mentioned the woman, a look of fear flashed in his eyes, and his whole body trembled.

"She used a long-handled circular saw as a weapon. She was incredibly strong; she smashed through the walls. We were no match for her and couldn't stop her outside..."

"Useless trash! Good-for-nothings! You think one person can scare you all?!"

The officer nearly fainted from anger, feeling a throbbing pain in his temples. He shoved aside the soldier blocking his way and rushed out.

boom!

As they walked out of the passage and ran from the indoor area to the open training ground outside, before their eyes could even adjust to the light, a dark figure suddenly flew over. It was a soldier whose arms were twisted at an odd angle, thrown with great force, his chest caved in, barely breathing, clearly beyond saving.

The roar of machinery and the sound of metal scraping filled the officer's ears. He looked closely and saw that the wall at the edge of the drill ground had collapsed, with cracks extending from top to bottom, clearly revealing the snowfield outside the wall.

As the soldiers had said, there was indeed only one enemy, surrounded by dozens of people in front of the crevice. The circular saw blade, as tall as a person, was spinning, and was easily swung up with one hand, cutting the soldier who couldn't dodge in time, along with his weapon.