BXBX NOVEL Chapter 415: Whack-a-mole [2/2]
"Commander, even with everyone in the Ten Graves, we need more time. Maybe 10 more minutes."
"Make it two." Your next journey awaits at M-V-L
"What?! Fuck! Addi! Get everyone to eat skewers! Double time!"
"Commander, Freyja\'s Bulwark has finished inspecting and reinforcing 40% of the item, but will this work? I know the Sirens are amazing, but this plan sounds like a mistake."
"Enough yapping, you goateed idiot. My husband and I got this! Or I am not the Coroner!" Eva Baker scolded.
As I surveyed the battlefield, Joshua asked me anxiously.
"My Lord, I find myself agreeing with Terence. Will this really work?"
I kept my eyes on the sky, worried for my girls. Our current plan was hatched by our local goddess of wisdom, Minerva. The Ten Graves, Freyja\'s bulwark, the Bakers and I were waiting for our cue.
The plan consisted of three steps. The first was to ground the demon and distract him from the real attack. My group would be the ones to come next.
And right now, my girls were in the sky with two others.
"It will work, Joshua. I know it will."
At that moment, as if answering our prayers, {Listen} picked up something moving as it descended rapidly from the sky.
"GAHHH!!! YOU ARE ALL SO ANNOYING!" Andromalius, who had finally had enough, opened his wings and began to soar into the sky, raising both of his hands and gathering a massive amount of souls.
A large cluster of energy, almost a thousand times more than what he had used before, began to gather. Then he threw it at the ground, destroying everyone there.
At the same time, a large metallic mountain appeared behind the demon. It seemed to come out of nowhere and charged down like a comet.
The very air trembled as it fell, and with its descent, a loud airstream pierced the atmosphere.
Still reeling from his powerful attack, the larger demon did not see the huge rock falling toward him. The mountain shimmered in the moonlight. With a powerful hurricane pushing the rock, it was a wonder the demon missed it.
"How could he? It is an attack formed by my girls and two Specters," I quipped in annoyance.
Earlier in the Minerva Network.
[Minerva: Honey, we need Raymond Gertrude and Xander Rutherford to win.]
[Limitless: What do you have in mind?]
[Minerva: We do not have the weapons to take down something the size of Andromalius.]
[Inari: I agree, you cannot kill such a being with bullets barely an inch long.]
[Freyja: Then what do you suggest?]
[Satis: You are going to make a bullet, aren\'t you?]
[Minerva: Yes. Since Xander can control metal, we can have him create a giant bullet and have Raymond direct it at the demon.]
I see, if you can\'t kill something with a gun, it means you either don\'t have enough bullets or you don\'t have a big enough bullet.
[Vela: ehhhh... this is boring! Let\'s drop a mountain instead!]
[Ishtar: What in the world are you talking about?!]
[Satis: I see, that could work. Yes, it would. With the Sirens present, it is definitely possible.]
[Minerva: It is frustrating that even with {Calculate}, I am slower than the Nut job.]
[Vela: Ehehehe... that\'s because I have {Calculate} too, remember?]
[Ishtar: Fine! I just got it. I guess we have a plan now.]
[Rhiannon: Can someone tell me what is going on?]
[Freyja: I am sorry, I don\'t understand.]
[Rhiannon: I have no idea either.]
[Limitless: Don\'t worry, even in [Wizard] I got nothing.]
[Inari: How do we get their cooperation? Would they even help?]
[Vela: Ah! I volunteer! Leave it to me! I will get them to help!]
And so the Sirens all switched to [Wizard] and flew into the sky. It was only Jasmine who explained it to me in a private chat.
[Husband, to make a bullet, you need a projectile and momentum.]
"Yes, I understand that part."
[To make the bullet, you need Xander Rutherford, whose nickname is Living Metal. But even if he makes a big enough bullet by getting elements from the earth, it\'s a colossal task to create momentum. The answer is to use gravity and launch it from the sky instead.]
The metal mountain screamed as it accelerated towards Andromalius.
[Lilly and Aki will handle this part. With Aki around, Lilly can use {Portal} to move the metals into the atmosphere. From there, Raymond and Robyn will use their {Fates} to reduce the metal\'s weight.]
Upon closer inspection, the mountain did not glow with a metallic sheen, but with a bright, solid light shaped like a streamlined projectile.
[The Siren\'s would then use Liv\'s {Fate} to create an extremely dense hollowed bullet with {Shelter}. We will fill it with metal and then use {Crush} to increase its weight. Finally, {Sonar} and Jasmine\'s {Fates} will aim the projectile, while Robyn and Raymond will make it move even faster.]
Disproportionate to its colossal size, the makeshift missile came extremely close by the time Andromalius noticed it.
"Wha..."
Stunned by the mass and size of the bullet, he tried to fly away. Unfortunately, it was finally time for our side to come out.
I opened a {Portal} and stepped out of my subspace. Right into the demon\'s face.
"{FLASH}!"
As the blinding light came, I grabbed the metal chain in my hand and pull the giant stake it was connected to.
Using the chain, I invoked [Load] to drag the stake and threw it at the demon\'s throat. Joshua, Eva, and Adam Baker, along with everyone else, came out of my {Portal} and hammered the colossal nail inward.
I did the same, calling on my abilities.
"EXA Dump everything into Punching!"
[Roger. Overdrive ready].
"[Berserker]. [Overdrive]."
[[Wizard] setting shifting to [Berserker]. [Berserker] levels up to [Lunatic Berserker].
[[Sniper] setting shifting to [Berserker]. [Lunatic Berserker] levels up to [Primalist].
"[VENGEANCE]! [STRIKE]!" I shouted at the top of my lungs.
[Vengeance] was a buff that increased overall combat ability with {Counter}\'s kinetic energy.
[Strike] was my most powerful single attack, channeling {Crush} through my fist.
My punch, combined with the others, sent the stake into Andromalius\' flesh!
The moment the weapon touched the demon\'s throat, his skin began to rot. Without the resistance of its normal toughness, the stake\'s edge penetrated deeper. Andromalius\' eyes suddenly became hazy, as if he were drunk.
[Minerva: Honey, as a failsafe, I want you to trap Andromalius.]
[Limitless: How? What do I do?]
[Inari: I see, the moment Andromalius sees the giant bullet, he will run or hide. I assume you will be using Commander Joshua?]
[Ishtar: Dearest. Fashion a giant stake with the Ten Graves Production Reapers. Then use {Bestow} to give it Eva Baker\'s {Blight} and Joshua Hwang\'s {Disarm}.]
[Rhiannon: Won\'t he just run away from Possum? Or shoot him with the black ball?]
[Satis: That\'s why the timing has to be right. Husband, take the Ten Graves into your subspace. Only come out when Andromalius is distracted by our arrival.]
[Vela: Darling! If he moves to evade us. Use {Flash}. Then jump out and stab him in the throat! Easy!]
[Freyja: I am starting to get terrified of having you all as enemies.]
[Limitless: How can I see outside the subspace once I am in it? Can we even survive inside the void?]
[Minerva: None of you will die without air. Build a large room with {Shelter} so they won\'t get lost. As for vision, use {Perspective} with me. I will have Sabel be your eyes.]
With the stake in his neck. Andromalius looked in horror as a {fate} powered bullet arrived. Despite his immense size of 58 feet, he looked like an ant in comparison.
"Time to be the mole Andromalius! Goodbye! YVONNE!"
"PRESENT!! SAINT DIVISION! TIME FOR OUR GLOW UP! NO CAP!! PREPARE TO BLESS THE SHIT OUTTA THAT THING! Y\'ALL READY?!
HERE WEEE FUCKIIINGG GO!!!!! FLEX!"
Yvonne led all the saints, roaring at the top of her lungs. With her were the weary cries of the Reapers, yearning for strength and justice.
"IN THE NAME OF THE LIMITLESS!"
A sacred energy, more powerful than anything I had ever felt, raced. It enveloped the flying mountain like a blanket of light.
The mountain\'s blessing became the birth of a star. Brighter than a thousand suns, Hellsend\'s ultimate attack crushed the demon into the ground.
A cataclysmic explosion of holy energy followed, its power rivaling the greater demon\'s attack. But unlike before, even he was erased from reality along with Hellsend.