Unholy Player

After passing through the ruined city walls and drawing closer, Adyr came to a stop. He could feel even his organs beginning to tremble. That metallic taste rising in his throat was unmistakable.

Any closer, and he might start vomiting blood. He decided this was the limit.

Behind him, Mirela followed, carrying the massive metal structure. While the vibrations didn’t seem to affect her as severely, she was clearly feeling them, especially considering she lacked any dependable [Resilience] stat. Still, she was holding up well.

The metal plates had begun to vibrate. The bolts binding them rattled violently, looking as if they might shoot off at any second. Even the heavy wooden beams framing the structure had started to crack. But the concept had worked: the plates reflected most of the incoming vibrations, allowing the structure to hold together without shattering.

"Wow... looks like it might actually work," Mirela said, gently lowering the structure to the ground, positioning it to face the Colossith directly.

Malrik and Lucen landed moments later, both nodding in agreement.

The structure before them now resembled a giant natural vibration barrier. With its deep, melodic hum, it absorbed and reflected the tremors, creating a buffer zone of calm air behind it, as if the world on the far side was untouchable.

"Well... now we’ll find out," Lucen muttered, eyes narrowing as he focused on the Rank 4 Spark ahead.

This behemoth, which fed off vibrations, would normally freeze and begin absorbing when there was a sudden spike in tremor activity. That was what they were hoping for.

Until now, the Colossith hadn’t made any direct attacks, but its massive legs had been pressing into the earth, trying to push past the six-armed ape holding it back.

Now, however, as the reflected vibrations reached its body, its leg movements noticeably slowed. Moments later, it went completely still.