Meanwhile, at the other end of the town, the scale and destructive power of the battle were even more terrifying.
Having assimilated with the entire town district and transformed into a towering rock giant, Pica let out a shrill roar utterly at odds with his massive body.
He raised a colossal stone palm that blotted out the sky and brought it crashing down with the force to crush everything below.
The wind pressure from the descending palm alone stirred the surrounding air into violent gales, sending rubble flying and making buildings sway.
Even more tragic were the residents who had been on the high ground and failed to escape in time.
As Pica moved his arm, they fell from above like dumplings dropped into a pot. Most died the instant they struck the ground, while the few lucky enough to survive were severely injured, lying in pools of blood and letting out faint groans.
Riku King and his family, who had just escaped the Arena amid the chaos and rushed over, happened to witness this human tragedy.
Riku King's eyes were bloodshot as he clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms. Tears streamed from Violet's eyes, yet she still reached out to tightly cover young Rebecca's eyes, refusing to let her innocent heart be stained too soon by such a bloody sight.
At the center of the battlefield, the tall Baby-5 stood amid the raging wind, the hem of her signature maid outfit snapping loudly.
Her expression darkened. Her entire right leg instantly transformed and reassembled into a thick cannon barrel, while her foot became the pointed warhead of a rocket.
Trailing a brilliant tail flame, the rocket screamed out of the barrel and struck the descending stone palm with perfect accuracy.
"Boom!"
The deafening explosion shattered