Volume 6 Chapter 38: Roaring Steam
Volume 6 Chapter 38: Roaring Steam
It looks very bulky, but it moves with surprising agility.
The mech I created is now fiercely battling the national guardian machine, [Obelisk], of Mahamatra.
The battle is clearly in my favor.
The [Liberty Babie] sure lives up to its name!
Don't mock my naming skills!
"...Walson, that name really isn't very appealing..."
Uwah! Even my dear wife can't stand it!
...Ahem, alright, let's get back to [Liberty Babie].
To describe this mech's appearance simply, you can think of a Minecraft Iron Golem, then dress it in a full-body suit of purple-black obsidian armor.
Now, imagine this armored golem scaled up to fifteen meters tall.
That's pretty much how it looks.
The [Obelisk], which was just thrown against the ceiling and then crashed down, now has its armor in tatters.
This clumsy iron octopus clearly can't handle being thrown around.
The iron octopus writhes its tentacles and climbs up, gears whirring loudly.
Its ancient magical arrays light up, gathering immense magical energy to form a military-grade strategic magic sphere.
As [Obelisk] turns around, a beam of intense heat sweeps across.
"Smash its head!" I command through the plant-based communication device hanging by my ear.
Responding to my words, [Liberty Babie] lands a heavy punch, driving a projectile into the core.
A magnificent fireworks display explodes on [Obelisk]'s head.
It's too slow.
No, it should be said that the designer of [Obelisk] probably never anticipated it would face an opponent like Liberty Babie.
First, there's the strategic magic.
Although the heat beam is incredibly powerful, it has a long casting time.
While devastating against ordinary people, it's useless in close combat against a similarly sized opponent.
The enemy seems to realize this too.
As Liberty Babie approaches to land a few more punches, [Obelisk] suddenly crashes into Liberty Babie, swinging its iron claws.
The claws scrape across Liberty Babie's chest, producing a screech of friction and sparks—yet, it inflicts no damage, not even denting the armor.
Liberty Babie swiftly stands up and punches [Obelisk]'s head again.
I know [Obelisk]'s armor is made entirely of sturdy meteoric iron, but Liberty Babie's armor is obsidian, on par with Orichalcum steel!
In close combat, as shown by how Liberty Babie is dominating, [Obelisk] close combat capabilities are extremely poor.
Apart from its weight and size advantage, it has nothing else.
Even ordinary [Steam Motion Armor] suits are more effective in close combat (under similar size conditions).
It's indeed an ancient weapon.
Though impressive, it reeks of obsolescence.
I never understood why ancient weapons are always hyped up in movies.
They're just relics of their time, outdated and discarded.
Liberty Babie reaches out and grabs the fallen [Obelisk].
With a great heave, it throws [Obelisk] straight up into the sky again!
Despite the weight difference, throwing attacks are Liberty Babie's specialty.
Why? Because Liberty Babie's pilot comes from Minecraft—the Iron Golem, known for tossing enemies away!
[Obelisk] crashes into the ceiling and then falls heavily again!
This time, more metal sheets and gear parts fall off, and large sections of its magical arrays lose function or even explode!
The heavier an object, the weaker its resistance to throwing attacks.
It's like a model shattering when dropped.
Not to mention the precision of [Obelisk] internal structure.
This is a design flaw.
No, it’s normal that something so bulky isn't designed to be thrown around.
"Huh? It can still stand!?" exclaimed Derisha, who was sitting next to me enjoying popcorn freshly made by Barella.
"Given the opponent's technical level, it's commendable," Barella remarked.
"Master, you're incredible."
"..." Grace didn't say anything but seemed very proud, as if the compliments were for her.
Ladies, you're being very disrespectful to the enemy right now.
Liberty Babie steps on the struggling iron octopus, its tentacles futilely trying to bind Liberty Babie's limbs, but they can't stop Liberty Babie's actions.
Liberty Babie raises its purple-black arm and begins hammering down on the embedded iron peg like driving a nail.
The sound of breaking metal resounds.
Twist, slam!
The outer shell of the iron octopus finally breaks.
Liberty Babie's arm forcibly penetrates the spherical head, ripping out a colorful core that looks like a power furnace.
Kroooom—!!!
A roar mixed with steam erupts from Liberty Babie, a victorious cry.
The core is crushed in its palm and discarded into the turbulent river, sinking slowly.
The tentacles around Liberty Babie fall limply.
The magical patterns covering the iron octopus dim, finally becoming silent.
Old models, forever lost in the flow of time. Hahaha!
Now, it's up to Chuck.
But I can't help with that.
Liberty Babie's size limits it to fighting [Obelisk] and similar giants.
It would struggle against smaller Steam Motion Armor... Sigh, instead of overthinking, I should focus on what I can do now.
"Grace, can you do me a small favor?" I called out to Grace, who had just fetched popcorn from Barella.
"...What is it?"
"Could you check if there's anyone still alive inside that iron octopus?" I asked.
Grace silently picked up [IRIS] and awakened the [Eye of the End] atop it.
After a moment, she set down her staff and said, "...The magical flow inside is chaotic... but at the center, there's a sign of life."
Grace paused, then added, "It's very weak."
"Grace, can you teleport inside and rescue them?" I asked.
After another throw, [Obelisk] was severely damaged, with one arm missing. It lay on the ground, barely moving.
Good, at least it didn’t play any self-destruct function.
"...No, it's too cramped inside, and it's already flooded. I can't teleport directly in," Grace responded.
"I see, that's troublesome..."
"...But, I can still go in from the outside," Grace added.
"Huh? How will you get in?" I asked.
Grace silently bent down, touched the ground, and pulled out a block.
I was speechless.
Of course, why didn’t I think of that?
"...I can dismantle it."
...I retract my earlier statement. The best at dismantling things isn’t Melon, it's Grace!