On the Icefield.
Drones, Unmanned Tanks, and fully armed bunkers all went into action.
Ammunition poured onto the Black Shadow but did no damage.
It did not even deign to acknowledge the drones.
Only when an Unmanned Tank drew near did it grab the tank, tear it open, and shake it upside down.
No one was inside.
From that moment on, it paid the tanks no further attention.
Three robed Returners waved their Staffs together, unleashing enormous icicles that slammed straight into the Black Shadow.
Frost sealed the Black Shadow in place, leaving it rigid and motionless.
Barely two seconds later, the frost shuddered and fell from its body with a clatter.
The Black Shadow kept advancing.
A Returner leaped down from the wall, his body suddenly swelling to over twenty meters tall.
He was nearly as tall as the Black Shadow now.
The ground opened.
Steel constructs resembling rocket launchers rose one after another, laden with enormous weapons and armor.
Once equipped, the Returner seized a Giant Axe over ten meters long and charged at the Black Shadow.
At that moment, he looked like a Giant out of legend!
The ground shook as he ran.
Only then did the Black Shadow slowly stop and wait for the attack.
"Die!"
The Giant roared, raised his battleaxe high, and brought it straight down on the Black Shadow.
Bang!
The axe struck the Black Shadow's shoulder with a dull thud, but did not even break its skin.
"It's this tough..."
The Giant blurted out in shock.
The Black Shadow threw a casual punch, sending the Giant flying. He rolled hundreds of meters across the Icefield before coming to a stop.
The Giant lost consciousness.
Suddenly.
A pillar of holy energy shot from the Returners' wall and struck the Black Shadow in the