Star Forge Titan

Being in the midst of a chaotic enemy, Ivan was naturally more cautious than usual. He immediately activated most of his protective abilities, including the Sun Shield.

This seemingly faint white ball of light withstood the simultaneous attacks of dozens of insect beasts, buying him enough time to accumulate strength.

Without any hesitation or delay, Alvin raised his five fingers forward and a dazzling white light began to flash.

The free-floating mana in the environment turned into dancing light particles, like flowing water stirred by a whirlpool, rushing towards Ivan's palm.

At the same time, the impact absorbed by the Sun Shield was also transformed into streams of magic power flowing into it.

I'm not the brave hero in the children's cartoons, so how could I use my ultimate move on the enemy at the last moment?

The ultimate skill is not only used to get kills, but also to drive away the minions and clear the field!

Now is the time to clear the area!

Destruction White Light Sword!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As Lilim screamed and closed her eyes, Ivan released his accumulated "ultimate move" with a sunny smile.

A dazzling ray of light pierced through the sun like a rainbow, directly penetrating the surging army of insect beasts like a tide, and fiercely struck the Shell Knight, whose appearance was more aggressive than that of its peers, and almost completely swallowed it in an instant.

Although everything seemed to be going well, Alvin frowned silently.

Things seem to be developing differently from what I expected.

The Shell Knight, whose shell shone with golden light on the edge, did not die.

Under the impact of the fierce torrent of light, it roared and used its arms to block in front of its body. A disc-shaped light curtain was quickly generated. Although it was soon covered with cracks, it also bought it precious time.

The high temperature and kinetic energy created a charred trail on the ground, and a large number of insect beasts turned directly into ashes, but the Shell Knight, who was the main target, was basically intact.

The bright light gradually went out, and the noisy screams of insects and beasts were heard again around. Alvin frowned and looked at the Shell Knight whose shell was emitting bursts of high-temperature mist.

Only then did he notice that the edge of the Shell Knight's shell was not golden, but was engraved with ancient runes printed in gold.

The other party's head no longer had the long insect tentacles like the Shell Knight, but instead had a pair of golden horns similar to the mandibles of the catalpa insect.

The entire carapace is a dazzling, fiery red.

Perhaps, it is not the Shell Knight...

"Who are you? No, what are you?"

Ivan subconsciously asked:

Then, he unexpectedly received a reply.

Ancient Norse with a strange accent came out intermittently from the constantly opening and closing mouthparts.

"I, I am... the personal guard of the Insect Mother, one of the Twelve Attack... Shell Generals..."

"Hero-class Ghost in the Shell—Hercules!"

Chapter 63: Wrestling and Breaking Corners

After calling out that name, the strange-looking 'Shell Knight', or as it called itself, Ghost in the Shell Hercules fell into a strange state of stagnation.

A troublesome guy popped up from an unexpected place...

The expression under Ivan's helmet was a little helpless and a little headache.

Although it is unclear what the hero level the other party is talking about, and roughly what level among the extraordinary people it is equivalent to, the continuously increasing magical pressure from this monster should definitely not be underestimated.

He even vaguely sensed some kind of fluctuation similar to soul energy. If the other party really possessed the soul power that only high-level transcendents possessed, combined with the amazing physical fitness of the Shell Knight, then it would be really difficult to deal with him.

However, this guy seemed to have something wrong with him at the moment. His eyes were fixed on Ivan, and red and blue lights flickered back and forth in his compound eyes protected by a transparent crystal shell, as if they were fighting for something with each other.

and so--

Looking at Ghost in the Shell, who seemed to be in a bit of trouble, Ivan didn't hesitate at all. He grabbed the Annihilation Axe and began to push forward with his feet. Immediately, he heard Calbant's excited cry, "Are you going to attack? That enemy looks worth fighting!"

Then... the black-haired boy turned and ran without hesitation.

Why are you running?!!!!

Karlbant's angry and sorrowful voice resounded through the sky. It sounded just like a sad tank who was happily playing a team battle with friends, shouting to charge forward at the beginning of the team battle, but turned around to see his teammates retreating at the speed of light.

There is a change of plan, take advantage of the other party's bad condition.

What a joke! The enemy reinforcements are coming in continuously. Who would stay to fight this guy who looks difficult to deal with?

Turning at high speed, turning and then moving forward, the inertia brought about almost threw Lilith out. The halfling thief was like a broken cloak or a slightly longer scarf. He framed Ivan's neck with both hands, but his body was thrown backwards and floated sideways.

Then, she screamed and saw the wall crashing towards her. To be precise, Ivan and Lilith randomly chose a side of the wall and rushed towards it at the fastest speed.

He couldn't go back the same way, otherwise the cat and bugs' new home might be exposed, so he had to choose a direction where there seemed to be fewer bugs to break out.

Fortunately, perhaps because Ghost in the Shell fell into a strange state, the large number of insect patrols around it were unable to cooperate smoothly due to the loss of command.

This brought a lot of convenience to Ivan's breakout. There seemed to be an enemy identification mechanism between this group of insect beasts that prevented them from attacking each other. So when he was surrounded, he only needed to kick away the insects in front of him without having to worry about coordinated attacks from other directions.

It seems that without a commander issuing a mandatory order, friend-or-foe identification will prevent other insects and beasts from ignoring their own units and forcibly launching an attack.

But things did not develop as smoothly as expected. Ivan suddenly felt a sharp pain like an electric shock between his eyebrows. He was about to respond, but suddenly remembered something.

After making a judgment in a very short time, Ivan grabbed Lilim who was "floating" behind him, and then threw the halfling thief forcefully towards the entrance of a passage located high on the wall in front of him.

"Newcomer?!" Lilith's astonished voice quickly faded away, and the black-haired boy who remained in place felt a powerful impact from behind without surprise.

The force even penetrated the Sun Shield and created a noticeable crack in the Light Forged Armor.

Ivan was pushed by this powerful force and hit the wall in front of him heavily like a cannonball.

Boom!

The harsh sound echoed in the vast space. Unlike the stone walls and corridors in the outer ruins area, this area was entirely covered with metal and looked like the cabin environment inside an aircraft carrier.

But even this wall completely covered with metal was hit by Ivan, leaving a deep hole, which fell directly into another area opposite the wall.

The smoke and dust cleared, and Alvin slowly straightened up. His movements were not fast, but they contained a terrifying momentum that was constantly rising.

At this moment, even Karlbant, who had been shouting non-stop, shut up.

Because, from the Ash Knight in white armor, a suffocating aura is continuously emanating.

The invisible throne appeared, and after leaving Lilim behind, the Titan descendants no longer had to worry about their teammates, and finally stopped restraining their exaggerated and terrifying magical pressure.

The noisy insect beasts fell into silence in an instant. Their blade feet trembled slightly at first, and then were forced to begin to bend.

Just like that, an invisible huge pressure descended from the sky, pressing all the insects and beasts to the ground, unable to move at all.

The tall Embers Knight slowly turned around and looked at the Ghost in the Shell who had just punched him with a scrutinizing gaze.

"That's a very powerful blow." Ivan let out a low laugh.

"If I remember correctly, your name is... Hercules?"

The words were faint, and the Ash Knight in pure white armor had disappeared from the spot.

But when he pronounced Ghost in the Shell's name, the voice was already very close, as if it was coming from right next to his ear.

A dazzling red light flashed in the compound eyes of Ghost in the Shell Hercules, but even with his amazing physical fitness, he didn't have time to react at this moment.

The five fingers covered with white armor were like iron clamps, tightly gripping Ghost in the Shell's head. An irresistible strong force surged over it. The opponent obviously intended to simply and roughly press it to the ground!

At the critical moment, Ghost in the Shell grabbed Ivan's right hand with both hands, and the collision of the two forces instantly caused a transparent shock wave to spread in the air!

The surrounding insects and beasts were blown away, and for the first time, the black-haired boy felt a force on his right hand that was no less than his own.

interesting.

The unexpected situation did not make Alvin panic. Instead, the corners of his mouth began to curl up unconsciously, revealing an undisguised smile.

Ghost in the Shell's sharp claws scratched the white armor, making harsh friction sounds, but even with its sharp claws reaching the single-molecule level, it could not easily break through this layer of magic armor forged with crystallized high-concentration skyfire light.

Ghost in the Shell is as tall as Alvin, and the two extremely tall figures stood there and engaged in a fair wrestling.

It was clearly just a static confrontation of forces, but transparent spherical shock waves exploded out of thin air, causing the shells of the insect beasts that could not move nearby to break and their limbs to shatter.

What couldn't withstand the impact of both sides was the solid metal ground beneath their feet.

It can be seen that the ground stepped on by a person (?) and a bug is sinking little by little to a degree visible to the naked eye, and extremely sharp and piercing sounds of metal deformation can be heard one after another.

crunch...

In this unpleasant battle BGM, the balance of power is being quietly broken.

Ivan stretched out his right hand and moved forward little by little, while Ghost in the Shell's arms, which were trying their best to resist, trembled and were forced to retreat.

Gradually, the black-haired boy's five fingers, which were wrapped in white sturdy armor, forcibly pinched one of the golden horns on Ghost in the Shell Hercules' head.

This behavior caused Ghost in the Shell to roar in anger, but Ivan, who had just been attacked by the opponent, turned a deaf ear to it.

He just exerted force suddenly and indifferently!

Snap! Snap!!!

The black-haired boy broke the enemy's horn!

Jia ...

A scream of pain and anger rose to the sky...

Chapter 64: Physical Awakening

Let you sneak attack me...

The wailing filled the entire empty hall.

The broad-minded descendants of the Titans were very open-minded and forgave their enemies.

But at the same time, he was also surprised by this humanoid hybrid insect beast that was different from ordinary Shell Knights. To be more precise, he was surprised by its amazing strength.

The strength that erupted from the opponent's arms was not much weaker than his own. Without activating the [Divine Wrath] state, he could not completely suppress the opponent with one hand.

Very good, it looks like we can have a good fight.

When it comes to punching, Ghost in the Shell's Hercules is also a power player.

It simply gave up its single-molecule claws, which were sharper than those of ordinary Shell Knights, and instead hit Ivan hard with its clenched fists.

The sound barrier exploded, and a sonic-speed jab was already the limit of what many third-level transcendents could achieve. But for Ghost in the Shell's Hercules, it was just an ordinary straight punch.

A ring of white mist exploded in front of him. The heavy punch that broke through the mist hit the Sun Shield silently but without making any sound, and quickly broke through it.

It turns out that this seemingly ordinary punch actually utilizes a very sophisticated force-generating technique, which can gather all of Ghost in the Shell's strength into one place, while also aiming at a spot where the flow of magic power is relatively sluggish.

These factors combined together caused the Sun Disc Shield, which was originally strong enough to withstand continuous bombardment of magic of the same level, to be broken slightly.

Immediately blocking the fist was the virtual scale steel armor that Ivan had just obtained.

Previously, because Lilith was too close, he did not activate this active defense with offensive characteristics, but now he does not have that concern.

The sharp scales that stood outward emitted a buzzing vibration, and Hercules's shell-covered fist was cut with white marks. However, the shell on his body was obviously stronger than that of an ordinary Shell Knight, so he did not lose his entire arm. Instead, he continued to exert force to penetrate this second layer of defense.

In the end, all that was left in front of this punch that reached the limit of solid strength and skill was the white armor solidified by the light of heavenly fire.

After that, it was Alvin's flesh and blood.

The moment the fist and palm touched, the white armor quickly cracked, but pure white magical flames suddenly rose from the damaged areas.

Later, Ghost in the Shell Hercules discovered that his own destruction speed could not keep up with the speed of the armor's self-repair.

At the same time, Ivan, who stood in place without dodging, also swung his fist in counterattack, and the force fields of the attacking and defending sides were exchanged at this moment.

In a brief moment of less than 10 milliseconds, or less than one hundredth of a second, the iron fist covered with pure white light-cast armor slammed heavily into the center of the chest of the heroic insect beast in front of him.

Ghost in the Shell flew backwards and slammed into the wall just like Ivan who was attacked just now. The metal wall was dented inward, leaving a very obvious circular mark.

The solid metal was now like a calm lake with a stone thrown into it, with circles of curved ripples caused by the deformation of the metal spreading out in all directions with the impact point as the center.

Even the metal wall that was indirectly hit was in such a terrible state, one can imagine how miserable the heroic insect beast itself would be after being directly hit by Ivan's powerful punch.

The bright red shell, whose hardness and comprehensive defense power were more than thirty times that of an ordinary Shell Knight, now cracked with a mournful cry like a crisp and delicious Le-O potato chip.

The white magic flame wrapped around Ivan's fist, as the name suggests, rushed into the deep cracks in the shell like fire, causing Ghost in the Shell Hercules to scream uncontrollably.

As an elite war weapon of the giant civilization, it should not be troubled by mere physical pain.

But that strange white magic flame was different from ordinary attacks. It actually made Hercules feel a sharp pain erupting from the depths of his soul.

It was as if something that had been sealed and restrained for a long time was breaking out of the ground, so that the pair of compound eyes protected by a solid crystal shell also lit up with unusual colors.

Normally, the place was a pitch-black darkness, as cold and merciless as the night, yet imbued with a strong sense of tyranny. But at this moment, Hercules' compound eyes, like a bright lamp lit by something, began to flicker an unusual red and blue light.