Chapter 255: Safety

Chapter 255: Safety

"Oh shit!" However, the Giant suddenly moved and Gerald's eyes enlarged in fright as he realized what the former was doing.

A giant rock, the size of a car, was lifted out of the ground and with the speed of lightning hurled towards the sky.

It was so far away, yet the speed at which it was approaching was terrifying! Realizing he couldn't simply glide out of the way, Gerald utilized 10X Gravity and pulled himself sideways out of the way of the upward meteor.

Yes, a meteor! The rock started glowing due to the friction with the dense atmosphere!

It narrowly missed, barely five meters or so.

However, just as he thought he was safe

Rumble!

A shockwave behind the supersonic meteor hit him like a mountain of trucks carrying bricks. His entire body was smashed into the invisible pressure wave and obliterated any clothes he was wearing. His silver hand was torn from his body and his limbs twisted at unnatural angles, producing many snapping sounds.

He couldn't hear or see any of it, however, as he went momentarily deaf and blind as the capillaries in his orifices burst and filled it with blood.

His lungs and internal organs didn't fare much better and he was sent spiraling down while spraying blood across the sky.

It was a miracle he could even stay conscious with the massive concussion he just suffered.

At the moment he felt nothing. His body was in too much shock to process any pain, and the adrenaline also shot through the roof, making his heart roar like a car engine.

'I'm dead,' Was Gerald's first thought. He shouldn't have taunted the monster, but how could he know it was so insanely powerful?!

Just the wind it generated by throwing a rock was enough to obliterate any normal human being and turn it into a bloody mist.

Even his reinforced body nearly crumbled apart, and although he barely survived the first strike, he could not guard against a second one.

He didn't know how long he laid there. A few curious animals came to see what was going on and sniffed him and tried to lick his face. Gerald let them do whatever they wanted as long as they didn't try to bite or move him. What did he care if a curious dear tried to lick the salty blood from his body?

However, when a hungry bear came and tried to take a bite out of his leg, the only thing it received was an angry punch made of stone to the face. The bear then whimpered and ran away as fast as it could.

Keeping Magic Eyes working all the time was exhausting but luckily he was quite mentally strong so he could keep it up hours at a time, even if it was uncomfortable to do so.

Anyway, towards the evening, that's what Gerald figured it was because the air became colder, he created a seat made of stone and utilized Rockslide to move.

He was still blind and deaf, but he felt the pain decrease and he could move slightly, although it was still unwise to do so.

Traveling on top of a rolling mound of dirt and stone was much more conspicuous than silently gliding in the sky and it was much slower, but it used less Mana and was significantly less straining on his body. He just had to lay there and let his mind do all the work.

He draped the cloak over himself to guard against the cold and traveled during the night while producing rumbling sounds through the forest. No animal dared to come close.

In the morning he reached the capital at last. He was half expecting to see many monsters surrounding the city and attacking, however, the place was quite peaceful.

As peaceful as it could be, with all the soldiers on the guard towers and manning the walls. Many powerful ballistas were currently being assembled on strategic vantage points, giving the white city quite a menacing look. The contrast between black metal and white stone was quite great indeed.

Another thing Gerald noticed was dozens of soldiers coming to light from the forests not far away.

They were the same soldiers that left Auralba not long ago and then fought against the horde of monsters. It appeared they finally returned, however they did not look good.

Many were supporting each other, all bandaged up and with multiple scratches and bruises all over their body.

"Open the gates! They are back!" A lookout shouted from his watchtower.

The gates of the capital were until now closed even though the sun rose quite a while ago. The city was taking no chances.

As the tired soldiers entered the city, Gerald seamlessly blended in and pretended to walk by making himself weightless. His sight was slowly returning although the world still appeared blurry, and even the hearing was already repaired. These potions truly worked miracles.