Star Forge Titan

At the same time, Andre did not express any objection. The current situation did not allow for arguments about irrelevant matters, and he also felt that Ivan's judgment was very correct.

However, unlike the others who retreated silently, the tall black-haired boy stood there motionless. He did not make any movement, but just stared at the monster in front of him with scrutiny.

It wasn't that Alvin looked down on the other party, but rather that he felt a vague sense of oppression, a faint pressure emanating from the hybrid creature covered in insect shells.

The feeling of threat is very weak, but this is not necessarily because the opponent is much weaker than himself. It may also be that the monster in front of him knows how to suppress his own pressure.

That would be a little scary.

Monsters are not scary, but intelligent monsters can be called a disaster.

Suddenly, Alvin's eyes focused, and his sharp vision allowed him to see a line of incomplete Uranus language at the junction of the monster's shoulder and chest.

Unlike handwriting, the neat feeling is more like the printed text that only appears in industrial production.

Although it was severely damaged, some information could be barely read from the remaining font.

【Third Class Shell Knight】

[Special Land Beast on board...]

[No.: 07463…]

"Shell Knight."

As he whispered the monster's name, Alvin's eyes became sharp.

Sure enough, these insect beasts that were obviously specialized for combat were not natural products, but relics closely related to giant civilization and war.

At the same time, the complete schematic diagram of the ship that he had memorized also appeared in his mind. One of the areas was named the Land War Beast Production Factory.

But if they are also members of the giant's combat sequence, why would they attack the cats and bugs who are also on their side?

Is it a betrayal? Or is it a loss of control?

Or is there something more complicated?

All kinds of speculations emerged in Ivan's mind, but he knew that now was not the time to think too much, so he couldn't help but remind himself to concentrate.

rub!

Under pressure, Andre suddenly drew his sword from its sheath. With a serious expression on his face, he held the sword in his hand and assumed a fighting stance.

At the same time, seemingly due to the stimulation of the weapon, the originally faint sense of oppression on the Shell Knight suddenly became stronger.

It was seen crawling on all fours, its insect-like mouth making a clicking sound, a sharp spine growing outward from each shoulder, and the curved spine at its tail vertebrae, which was originally only palm-length, suddenly elongated, turning into a powerful long tail that swung in the air with a "whoosh" sound.

The magic power in the surrounding environment was quickly absorbed, and Alvin even saw the stone walls of the surrounding corridors gradually turning into sand.

At the same time, the color of the hybrid monster's shell became darker and its hardness continued to increase.

Although everything in the world of Palladia is affected by magic, magic exists in every corner of the world just like water or air.

But the scene before him was definitely not normal! How could a creature cause the surrounding solid matter to change simply by absorbing magic power? That would simply violate the laws of nature!

The boy's vigilance grew, and the hybrid monster in front of him had completed its form change.

Shell Knight, battle mode!

"Be careful!" Alvin only had time to issue a warning before he felt a strong wind blowing in his face.

He didn't push Andre away because it was too late.

The speed displayed by the monster in front of him was simply amazing. A thunderous sound was faintly heard in the air, and a dark green figure rushed straight towards Andre.

That speed is totally incomparable to that of low-level transcendents. No matter what the opponent's qualities in other aspects are, this speed alone is enough to turn the greatsword in Andre's hand into a useless toy.

So, Alvin did the opposite, raised his hand and summoned the Axe of Annihilation to sweep across a large area!

The whistling and rotating chainsaw axes directly covered most of his body, forcing the Shell Knight, an insect beast that was classified as an elite knight in the land beast clan, to give up the attack, unless it wanted to be cut in two by the whistling Annihilation Axe in Ivan's hand at the same time as hitting Andre.

"Stand back!" the black-haired boy shouted in a deep voice, but his hands did not hesitate.

Under the control of Ivan's hands, the Axe of Annihilation rotated and continuously cut the air, outlining an extremely smooth arc around him like a planetary orbit.

These death lines that filled the entire passage prevented the hybrid monster in front of him from crossing over him and attacking others.

Thus, a great battle between the Knights of Embers and the Knights of Shells took place.

It broke out!!!

Chapter 52: Round 2

"This is a battle we cannot intervene in. The newcomers are really powerful."

Looking at the two sides colliding rapidly like two storms, Andre couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"The tiny oasis cannot accommodate the huge Komidon beasts." The orc shook his head.

He then uttered another desert proverb.

"A passing camel caravan will only be a brief encounter, and will set off again tomorrow."

"Ah, that's true." Andre nodded without saying anything more.

Compared to the other two who were quite emotional, Lilim's reaction was much simpler.

Bugs have hit me before, and bugs are not good guys.

The newcomer is killing bugs, the newcomer is a good guy!

"Good guy! Newbie! Beat it up!"

The halfling thief jumped three feet high, holding a throwing knife in his hand and looking eager.

To be honest, if the combatants hadn't moved so fast, she would have definitely hit the damn bug from behind with a legitimate paralyzing flying knife!

Well, in the current situation, even if she was confident in her own skills, Lilith was not sure whether she would end up in an embarrassing situation where the flying knife would hit her own people's butts after she took action.

So she simply stood in the distance, jumping and waving her knife to cheer Alvin on.

Compared to his teammates who couldn't help, Alvin now felt his blood boiling.

He lowered his head to dodge the opponent's claw that was strong enough to tear through steel, and his heart beat faster and faster.

Good guy! Really [desert curse] is a good guy!

The humanoid hybrid insect-beast in front of us named Shell Knight is extremely good at fighting.

Although he only used primitive and brutal fighting techniques such as waving his claws and swinging his tail, his opponent's physical fitness and fighting instincts were extremely outstanding.

Not only can it keep up with its normal speed, but it can also occasionally give itself a sharp sense of crisis like a weak electric current.

It is conceivable that if cats and insects encounter this kind of monster, they will definitely not be able to escape.

The little guy's reaction earlier was obviously due to this. Perhaps, someone very important to him died at the hands of this monster, perhaps even a dear relative like his parents.

At the same time, the word "fang" in ancient Norse is also very appropriate for the hybrid monster in front of him.

The opponent was indeed as unstoppable as the sharp and bloodthirsty teeth of a carnivorous beast.

If the other party is the primitive and ferocious fang, then I represent steel! The iron blade forged by civilization and fire!

The surging emotions in my heart burned like flames, but my fighting mind was as calm and composed as ice.

Annihilation Axe, let's go!

With such a roar in his heart, the chainsaw spinning at high speed at the edge of the battle axe in his hand seemed to be echoing the roar of its master, constantly increasing the speed and emitting a higher-pitched scream.

Facing the black-haired boy wielding a ferocious weapon, the beast instinct and combat intuition continued to convey an extremely strong threat of death to the Shell Knight.

This made it dare not slow down at all, always maintaining an extremely high-consumption burst state, and at the same time it was unable to get close to Alvin and cause damage.

Hiss!

He once again dodged the fierce blow of the Annihilation Axe that had cut a crack in the ground.

The Shell Knight, whose shell was already burning all over, trembled slightly. After making a sound like an insect, he decisively distanced himself from Ivan.

Just as humans sweat through their skin to lower their high body temperature, high-intensity combat will cause the Shell Knight's body temperature to rise, and it cannot sweat.

However, as an elite biological weapon specialized for combat, this humanoid hybrid insect beast also has its own solution.

The carapaces on the sides of the Shell Knight's face, behind his calves, and on his left and right ribs suddenly opened outward, revealing a unique structure inside that resembled an exhaust grille. From this, streams of scalding white mist rapidly gushed out.

Apparently, this is how it allows its body to quickly lower its temperature.

Alvin did not pursue, but instead cautiously glanced at the surroundings out of the corner of his eye.

Then, the black-haired boy immediately noticed that the distance between himself and his teammates had widened a lot, and the corridor he was in was much narrower than the previous one.

"Sly guy." With a laugh and a scolding, Alvin looked at the Shell Knight who was still trying to adjust his condition, and nodded approvingly.

The battles in reality are not fair competitions. In order to be the one who survives, it is understandable to use some conspiracy.

The narrow environment is not conducive to the use of weapons such as long-handled battle axes. The walls on both sides limit the range of weapon swings and optional routes, thereby compressing Alvin's space for movement.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly dumb insect beast has intelligence that is clearly superior to that of ordinary wild beasts. It even knows how to use the terrain to increase its chances of winning when facing strong enemies.

At this moment, Ivan suddenly realized that the white cat bug was still clinging to him. Because the little guy was so light, he had not noticed it before.

At this moment, the catworm's eyes were sparkling, and it was using silk threads to stick its body to Ivan's shoulders. From a distance, it looked like an inconspicuous piece of white shoulder armor, and it would still emit background music during the battle, uh, in a screaming way.

"Poor little fellow, I will avenge you."

While pulling off the still-living catworm and throwing the little guy to his teammates behind him, Ivan also casually threw away the soul-forged weapon in which Calbant's soul resided - the Annihilation Axe.

Although he could hear Karbant's angry bleating, the narrow space was not conducive to the use of long-handled weapons, although he could try to chop the enemy and the wall together.

But that's unnecessary, and he doesn't mind fighting the opponent with his bare hands.

Therefore, the unused weapons were thrown into the lepton space like garbage.

Then, Ivan raised his arms and formed the standard configuration of the Flowing Stone Fist faction.

It's rare to feel such an evenly matched opponent. The enemies I usually encounter are either so strong that I can't defeat them even if I try my best, or they are just trash that are not worth remembering at all. The polarization is very serious.

Therefore, it is difficult to find a living target like this that can hone one's fighting skills.

Although he had only been learning the boxing technique for a few days, and the Flowing Stone Fist wasn't considered a particularly advanced boxing technique in the entire Silent Desert, Ivan still had some confidence in his learning ability; he seemed to be quite good at it.

By the way...

Boxing is really fun!

With the completion of the boxing configuration - Hard Rock, Alvin, who always maintained the boxing breathing state, immediately felt the magic power in his body flowing to his arms in a special way.

The originally pale skin was replaced by a pitch-black color, which represented the strongest substance, diamond, also known as diamond, which is a solid single crystal composed of carbon under extremely high temperature and high pressure environment.

The power of the boxing configuration gives the skin on Ivan's arms the same hardness as this solid crystal, while retaining the original toughness of biological skin.

The diamond-transformed hands were clenched into fists, and the protruding bones of the fists were also charcoal-black in color.

It is like a solid rivet, silently emitting a deterrent force no less than any sharp weapon.

At this moment, even zero-range artillery fire could not easily penetrate this layer of skin, not to mention that Ivan was covered in invisible virtual scale steel armor.

But when he saw him drop his weapon, Shell Knight, driven by his animal instincts, pounced on him without hesitation.

Its intuition told it that this seemed like a good opportunity, a good opportunity to tear the enemy's flesh and blood with its sharp claws.

The humanoid hybrid insect beast was surrounded by scalding mist that had not yet dissipated, and its sharp claws reflected an extremely cold light in the air.

Round two begins!

Chapter 53: The Shell Appears

Claws vs. Diamond Fists.

Due to the environment, both sides' movements became smaller.

But the degree of danger has increased instead of decreased. Both the Shell Knight's claws and Ivan's straight punch have caused huge damage that is inconsistent with their appearance.

The claws dodged by the black-haired boy scratched the wall. The rocky ruins wall was originally very strong, but under the sharp claws of the insect beast, it was as easy as butter being cut by a hot knife to get several scratches.

Immediately afterwards, many small pieces of gravel exploded directly, and the huge force of the claw strike even caused cracks to appear around the scratches, just like being hit by a jackhammer used for digging a mine.

And Ivan's counterattack straight punch was equally deadly.

The hard punches, which were given a layer of black diamond protection by the power of the boxing configuration, were hit continuously in the form of high-speed jabs.

Although Shell Knight's excellent fighting instincts allowed it to avoid being directly hit, the Titan Descendant's unimaginable strength gave the seemingly ordinary straight punch the power of a tank gun.

The heavy punch that tore through the air like a cannonball was enough to cause the exoskeleton of the humanoid hybrid insect beast, which was hardened by magic, to crack even if it just grazed it.