Chapter 771: Real World Colossus

Chapter 771: Real World Colossus

Have you ever seen anything like that? Dallion flew further up.

The creature was miles tall, rising like a small mountain in the middle of the wilderness. If it were any closer to a settlement, the Order, the Academy, and the emperor himself would have sent troops to stop it.

Its just a matter of size, Dallion thought. The bigger they are, the louder they fall.

He was confident that he had what it took to fight the creature, and yet his mind still rebelled against its mere existence. There was no way the Azures were responsible for this. If they could create such creatures, they would have already done so many times.

The cone of void mater wiggled on the colossus head, like a single hair on a bald scalp. While there was little doubt the chainling had caused the mountain to emerge, it wasnt certain that destroying it would kill the being as well.

The colossus took a step forward, moving away from the giant hole in the ground. Looking at it, Dallion couldnt help but think of Ogres Gorge near Dherma. According to the local legend, the place had been the battlefield of giants. Apparently, the legend was more literal than anyone could imagine.

No, the harpsisword replied. Ive only read about them.

Even that was a lot more than Dallion could say.

How do you kill it?

The same way you kill anythingby attacking.

Dallion allowed himself a smile. The guardian could have told him to flee. There was no way the mountain could reach him. Even if it threw boulders, there were more than a few ways to avoid the attacks. Doing so, though, would make it someone elses problem. What was more, Dallion wanted to test himself against something this size.

Taking a deep breath, he did a series of double point attacks aimed at the colossus head. Of all the attacks he had, this was the only one that had a chance of succeeding.

Reacting faster than its size made possible, the mountain blocked the attacks with its hands. Chunks of rocks the size of a castle chipped off at every hit, crumbling to the ground below. And yet, the attacks didnt manage to pierce through, let alone deal any damage to the beings head.

Use the Moonstone, Vihrogon suggested from Dallions domain. The ray should be able to melt through.

Not yet. The Moonstone was a single-use item. Even if it could destroy what it was supposed to, using it now would be a pointless waste. There was no telling how many other colossuses could emerge. In contrast, there were only a few enemy battle mages. Ill find an alternative.

I know youll try. Keep in mind that you dont have to. Youve proven you can take on chainlings. That should be enough.

Not good enough. Besides, I know its weakness. Dallion cast a duplication spell, creating dozens of copies of himself. Ill go for the ears.

A swarm of Dallions split up, flying towards the massive creature along different paths. Flying among the rest, the real Dallion split into instances, heading straight forward.

Before he could halve the distance, the colossus swung his arms as if chasing a fly. A strong torrent of wind pushed all of Dallions copies back.

So much for that distraction, he thought. His enemy wasnt only large and fast, but smart. Using simple tricks wasnt going to work. Remembering back to Dallions previous fights, he had used every skill bonus to his advantage. His current magic abilities were far superior to a lot of those bonuses, except for one: time freeze.

Even in the real world guard skills would provide a huge advantage against this type of opponent. The only issue was how to get close enough to actually avoid its attacks.

Striking with his harpsisword, Dallion performed a spark infused music attack. It was unlikely that the spark would do anything to the colossus, but at least this way, the music threads would be visible. Dozens of them attached themselves to the rocky fingers of the creature. Upon doing so, the entire arm froze. It didnt last longone or two seconds at mostbut it presented a weakness Dallion could exploit.Gét latest novel chapters on nov(e)lbj/n(.)c/om

Another wave of wind crashed upon him, as the colossus swung with its other hand.

I dont know. Their age ended long before ours started. It might return there, or it might not. Only the Moons know.

That was likely true, but at the moment Dallions conversations with the Moons were rather one-sided.

Do you think therell be more? He asked.

Maybe. Im not sure. The Moons allowed it to happen, so it must have occurred before.

So it might occur again, Dallion added. That doesnt sound good.

Dont worry too much. If it was easy, the chainlings would have attacked you with it to start with.

That was true, but Dallion didnt like the notion of banished creatures appearing in the real world. The colossus itself was more scary than difficult. Sure, it could easily destroy a town or city, but not the awakened inside. In some ways, it was similar to a dragon. Like all purely magic creatures, they were terrifying, and still Katka had defeated one without issue.

Lets get this over with, Dallion thought.

Casting a flight spell boost with the index finger of his right hand, Dallion crossed the distance separating him from the monsters ear. When time resumed, he was no more than ten feet away.

A massive opening, the size of a large cave, continued into the colossus head. A feeling of void emanated from within, merging with the darkness. Dallion didnt hesitate, doing five point strikes with his harpsisword. The spark within the attack briefly illuminated the inside of the opening, as it continued further in.

Expecting the unexpected, Dallion burst into instances.

The dull rumble of a bang came from within. The entire colossus froze still. Unwilling to leave it all to chance, Dallion followed up the attack with a series of Nox dagger strikes, then continuing with the harpsisword again.

Screeches of agony filled the air, causing all the instances to immediately pull back. There could be no doubt that he had hit the chainling within the mountains head. The question was whether he had killed it or just wounded it.

Why cant I have three hands? Dallion cast an aether sphere round the Nox dagger, then grabbed the aura sword that had been faithfully floating with him. Jugging with three mutually exclusive powers was getting a bit too much.

Magic threads ran through the blade once more. Spinning in place, Dallion cast dozens of spells. Each spell sent a rain of aether blades flying towards the still motionless head. Individually, a blade was less significant than a splinter. But with hundreds of them, or even thousands, they were enough to destroy something already weakened.

Purple light filled the colossus ear canal. Within moments they faded away, followed by an explosion that took out fifty of Dallions instances. A mere seven had remained, though even they werent unscathed. Chunks of rock had torn through parts of the protective mesh of magic threads, dealing minor injuries.

Dallion quickly extended more magic from his body, filling the breaches, while also casting a healing spell. Five hundred feet from him, the head of the colossus crumbled into itself like a hollow egg.

That was a bit close, he thought, adrenalin pumping into his bloodstream.

So cool, old man! Onda cheered from within his realm.

He could have simply entered the ear and avoided a lot of that, Vihrogon said in a slightly critical tone. The colossus wouldnt have been able to attack him while inside its head.

Wheres the fun in that? Dallion asked. What matters is that

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