"Thump!" "Thump!" "Thump!"
As Orion was thinking of his plan, he again heard the thumping sound of the monster moving towards him.
Hearing that, he quickly regenerated his lower torso and stood up on his freshly made legs, his eyes staring at the incoming monster.
He felt it would be difficult to hold on for even a minute against the monster if he were to continue like that.
He wasn't as strong as it was, nor was he fast enough. The only upper hand he had was his arsenal of curses on him and how he would use that to his advantage.
With cunning and strategy, he would exploit every weakness and leverage every curse at his disposal to turn the tide of the battle in his favor.
'Let's take the battle to the air.'
He thought as he used the ability of Electrostatic Disruption on himself, causing his collosal body to start floating in the air.
After his upgrade to iron rank, he could use Electrostatic Disruption in normal mode to fly in the air and now that he used it in the Curse Transformation mode, he could even make his collosal body float in the air.
Soon, his body reached almost the ceiling of the enclosed dome where Aethelgard City was situated. If he were to go any higher, then he believed his head would touch the fake sky in the ceiling.
Looking down from there, he noticed that the monster was only staring at him.
"Initiating flight mode."
"Flight mode activated."
However, hearing his robotic voice made him grimace once again.
'It could even fly?'
He had thought earlier that by flying in the air, he could gain a superior position and better control the battle between them more easily. However, it appeared he had underestimated the monster's abilities.
'But I guess it's fine since what I am about to do may harm other humans if the monster were to be on the ground.'
He thought as he added Velocity Burst in the Curse Transformation mode. Including the Electrostatic Disruption, a total of two curses had been added to the Curse Transformation mode till now.
However, the moment he added the Velocity Burst to the Curse Transformation mode, an intense force of negative feelings poured into his mind. Waves of despair and doubt washed over him, threatening to overwhelm his resolve and cloud his judgment.
With a focused effort, he channeled his energy into stabilizing the fiery construct before turning his attention to the monster.
"Because of you, I have to do this. So, be proud that you will be the first one to ever witness my first technique that I named myself."
He declared, pointing his flaming hand towards the monster.
"Ten Thousand Burning Swords!"
As if given a command, the miniature sun floating above him began to send tens of, if not hundreds, of burning swords towards the monster. Each sword blazed with intense flames as it streaked through the air, leaving trails of fiery light in its wake.
***
In the far distance stood the trio of Famir, Ryfin, and the masked girl.
Their faces appeared soaked in sweat due to the intense heat released from the miniature sun on Orion's palm but it couldn't hide their shock.
From their viewpoint, it appeared as though the sun itself was attacking the monster, sending hundreds of burning swords to decimate the monster before them.
It was such a surreal scene that they were having a hard time believing, especially for Famir and Ryfin.
This was god-level stuff for them, for they hadn't seen anything like this before. The sheer magnitude of Orion's power left them awestruck, their minds struggling to comprehend the extent of his abilities.
As they watched the burning swords streak towards the monster, they realized that they were witnessing a battle of epic proportions, one that would determine the fate of this world.
Meanwhile, the expression of the masked girl was hard to tell because of the mask covering her face. But seeing something like that, she would definitely be surprised, if not shocked, because this level of strength was beyond what someone in the iron rank could have.
***
Orion watched as those hundreds of thousands of burning swords finally collided with the monster, their fiery impact lighting up the sky with a dazzling display of power.
He couldn't see if this attack had any effect on the monster or not because of the blinding light caused when those burning swords collided. The brilliance of the fiery onslaught obscured his vision, leaving him to rely on his instincts.
However, the onslaught of his fiery swords was far from over, as the miniature sun was still floating above him, ready to unleash its power upon the monster once more.
'Let's continue.'
With a fierce determination, Orion directed the sun to continue its assault, sending wave after wave of burning swords crashing down upon the creature in a relentless barrage.