Chapter 328: Explosion~!

Chapter 328: Explosion~!

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Gerald began beating the Giant even stronger and faster, but it was no use. The damn beast even seemed to be mocking his futile attempts at extinguishing its life.

It couldn't see for it had no eyes, it could not smile or curse, for it had no mouth, and it quite certainly didn't care to listen to his orders being shouted. It just continued doing...whatever it was doing.

Realizing his efforts were in vain, and that time was running out, Gerald quickly tried to fly away. But then he remembered the King lying on the ground not far away and wanted to curse. Trying to keep someone else safe was such a pain in the ass!

He quickly used some Earth manipulation magic and reformed raised the ground around the giant at an angle, making it into a bowl shape. It took him only a few seconds to do so, hoping it would be enough. Then he quickly ran and jumped over the King, making a fissure in the ground, and tossed him in, before jumping down himself.

Lastly, he took the Titan's Bulwark and stuck it into the walls above him, closing them from the outside world.

"What's...happening?" the King asked weakly.

Gerald didn't answer, but instead nervously took out a few spell scrolls and tore them apart, activating them. Sound Barriers sprang to life, layering themselves one on top of the other.

He then looked through the ground with Magic Eyes, silently cursing as the core of the Giant shone brightly like the sun.

"Hold tight," he said and cast Iron Body.

A powerful tremor was suddenly felt, shaking their little hidey-hole, making Gerald lose his footing while rattling the King in his armor. Dust and debris fell from the walls as the ruck and dirt around them cracked from pressure.

The earthquake traveled through the ground and weaker echoes came traveling back for at least a few seconds before everything went still again. During the entire ordeal, there was no sound due to Gerald's magic, making the entire event even more bizarre.

Fucking pathetic!

Gerald grumbled in displeasure for a long while, when the sounds of battle came back to life. It seemed that the massive explosion and the following blast disrupted the rhythm. Both humans and monsters were knocked down, blinded, deafened, or straight up killed by it.

Now that some of them recovered, they started killing each other again.

Actually, now that the Giant was gone, some Orcs and Ogres showed some hesitation in continuing with the fight. Despite their bloodthirsty nature compelling them to kill, they weren't completely brainless after all.

Betting pelted by arrows and lances from the wall while fighting tamed beasts and humans on the ground, the monsters were about equally matched. And now that they lost their ace, those more evolved started hesitating.

"They did it! The Giant is no more!"

"Kill them all!"

It was unclear who shouted first, but soon the news spread across the human army. The morale skyrocketed as hope was born in the hearts of men. The battle then quickly turned in their favor, with more and more monsters deciding to abandon the hopeless slaughter at the same time.

***

Gerald carried Robart back towards his palace to recover. However, Shadow Guards quickly came and took care of it, carrying their King to the infirmary.

Gerald was allowed to tag along by the King's order and was then given permission to enter the library. Since he was the only one that managed to hurt the Giant, as well as being the one to save his life, King Robart III didn't think it was necessary to keep the man waiting any longer.

He has done enough, and even though the war was still going on, they were now able to manage it by themselves.

Gerald gladly accepted the opportunity, and just went to notify his team before disappearing into the library for a few days. Toby, unfortunately, wasn't allowed to join him, but the Warg preferred to remain at home anyway, getting fed and pampered by the girls being one of his favorite new daily activities.