Chapter 1002: Futility in Motion

Chapter 1002: Futility in Motion



"Damn."

Having seen Valyr take care of the eighth wave on his own, both Tristan and Myst felt that there was no point in them accompanying the young man once he fought against the Greater Tidemother.

After all, the young man had shown all of them that his strength went beyond even their wildest expectations, causing some of them to wonder whether he'd now directly fight the Greater Tidemother now that the eighth wave was cleared.

Yet, contrary to those thoughts, Valyr remained in place after he retrieved his spear, his gaze fixated towards the Greater Tidemother from afar.

Though both of them remained at the periphery of the battlefield, both Tristan and Myst saw through their high perception that the young man seemed to be engrossed in thought, prompting the two to look at each other for a bit as a thought came to mind.

'Is the Tidemother talking to him?'

With that question in mind, it did not take long for their curiosities to be satisfied as Valyr began to speak up all of a sudden.

Understanding that the recipient of those words was none other than the Greater Tidemother, Tristan and Myst felt a hint of expectation as they thought that Valyr was going to make his move now that the conversation was over.

However, subverting their expectations once more, Valyr instead focused his attention on the item he'd brought out amidst their conversation, seemingly doing something that brought the atmosphere in the battlefield to a lull.

"What... is Valyr doing?" Watching as Valyr stuffed dark powder and what looked to be a ball made out of pure metal into the item, Myst soon had a look of confusion on her face.

Shifting her gaze towards the man beside him, she thought that the man would be confused as well.

Yet, there was no hint of confusion on Tristan's face whatsoever.

Only expectation and excitement could be seen on it.

"Is that... what I think it is?" Though the town wasn't directly participating in the war, Astarto was still contributing to the war efforts through its equipment as a forging town.

Being the leader of the town's Blacksmith Guild branch, Tristan was updated by the guild through letters regarding the general situation at the frontlines.

On one of those letters, the man read that a new ranged weapon was gradually being introduced through the soldiers, needing one to only memorize a specific set of instructions before having the ability to unleash a massive amount of damage on one's foes.

Recalling what he read through that letter, Tristan did not take long to put two and two in his mind, eventually realizing that the item Valyr brought out felt somewhat similar to the weapon he'd read.

Thankful to the heavens for the opportunity that was given to him, the man kept his eyes peeled as he wanted to see the capabilities of the new ranged weapon that shook the battlefield for himself.

Though, what he didn't know was that the ranged weapons being used on the battlefield were merely poor implementations of the real thing.

If anything, he was going to see the capabilities of the actual weapon that would shift the course of the ongoing war in the future.

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Myst.

Screeeeeeee!!!

In response to Valyr charging up the arquebus, the Greater Tidemother let out a horrendous screech, causing many to cover their ears in response.

Then, while most of the people had their ears covered, it began to close the gap between it and Valyr, getting the ominous feeling that its death was slowly becoming imminent.

Pushing its agility to the limit, the Tidemother briefly went over the conversation it had with Valyr earlier, confident that the one that tormented their kin's soul would shudder in response to its words.

Yet, against its expectations, Valyr instead mocked the Tidemother's words, deciding to take a stand as he seemingly rejected the Tidemother the opportunity to mete out its punishment. Furious at the thought, the Tidemother continued to close the gap between it and Valyr, even going so far as to use the few movement buffs it had to get closer faster.

Eventually, it entered the radius of Valyr's curse, causing its strength to go up by a notch as its multiple eyes began to glow an ominous crimson red.

Thankful to the Alltide for granting it the power to become stronger, the Greater Tidemother soon stopped in its steps, utilizing its various legs to try and inflict an attack on Valyr before his preparations could come to fruition.

Unfortunately, just as one of its legs would land on the young man, a woman in black and green armor appeared to deflect the leg away, allowing Valyr to avoid the attack as he continued to keep most of his attention on the arquebus.

Incensed, the Tidemother struck once more at Valyr, only to be deflected once more.

However, unlike before, it was now a well-built man wearing a set of red and blue gloves,

grinning as he defended against the Tidemother's actions.

Feeling its anger reach the peak, the Greater Tidemother decided to aim for Valyr at an angle that both the man and the woman wouldn't be able to react to in time, utilizing one of its hind

legs to land an insidious strike on him.

Though, just as it seemed the young man mocking its words would finally receive the

punishment he deserved...

The arquebus had finally reached its maximum charge.

"[Grand Burst]."

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Bang!

'-926,665!!!!