Chapter 283
As the battle between Surtr, the Archduke of Swords Declan, and Ancestor Cardenas erupted, the battlefield began to move in earnest.
The hordes of outer-dimensional beings pouring out of the sealed abyss surged endlessly toward the defensive line. Towering over the battlefield, Hydra and Monegarm raised their massive bodies—each over a hundred meters tall—and let out deafening roars. The roars were not mere sounds but waves of power that made the air tremble. The force was so overwhelming that it hammered home the vast difference in existence between them and their foes.
■■■■■■■■■——!!!
Even those stationed kilometers away felt a chill race down their spines. Even if the enemies descended as Demigod Tier beings, mortals could hardly endure the presence of such beings. And these were not merely brushing the threshold of True Gods—they had surpassed it.
If not for the past three years of relentless special training, countless troops would have collapsed under the sheer pressure of their existence. There were ways to mount a resistance against Demigod Tier foes, but the moment the enemy was at the True God–level, they would cause unimaginable devastation if they were left to freely roam the battlefield. Thus, the allied forces had no choice but to deploy forces that could match them.
With thunderous steps, the bronze giant Talos sprang into motion.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Every time the bronze giant’s feet struck the ground, the earth quaked, and deep craters were left in its wake. Talos’s strides grew longer, its momentum accelerating, each step pushing it faster and faster. The shockwaves from its movement blasted the dust and debris outward. The technology and material that went into creating Talos were not weak enough to be damaged just from the pressure of breaking through the speed of sound.
The sheer mass of Talos—hundreds, perhaps even thousands of tons—rushed forward like a living cannonball. Then, with all that force, Talos collided head-on with Hydra, crashing directly into its monstrous, nine-headed form.
Kabooom—!!!
The impact resounded as if the sky itself had collapsed. The bronze giant and the nine-headed Outer God tumbled away from the battlefield, locked in a violent struggle. Incredibly, Talos’s charge had forcefully pushed Hydra back, creating a distance between it and the defensive line. Though the damage was superficial—some scales tore loose and a faint shock vibrated through its monstrous body—the mere fact that Hydra had been repelled at all was astonishing.