The new Titans (part two)
Finally, Bazel appeared, but strangely, Ivanor's Paladin Titan did not revert to its transformation. Instead, it strolled to the side, its hooves occasionally pawing the ground.
As Yago looked at the squinty-eyed man below the stage, he sat up straight. His intuition told him that this seemingly harmless guy was more threatening than the two men from before.
Under everyone's gaze, Bazel actually plopped down on the ground, patting the muddy surface like he was slapping a watermelon. "Pretty comfortable," Bazel said contentedly, then lay down with a blissful expression.
"What's going on?" This scene baffled the Marley Officer on the stage. Why were they sleeping? What were they doing?
Even Magath frowned, then looked down at the documents in his hand, but at that moment, Transformation happened!
Golden Thunder erupted, instantly enveloping Bazel's body. However, unlike others, or rather, unlike other Titan transformations, the Golden Thunder that Bazel transformed into did not form a pillar of light, nor did it form a skeleton or flesh. Instead, the golden lightning seemed to spread outwards from Bazel to the surrounding earth, forming a lightning curtain on the ground.
Just as everyone was filled with astonishment and doubt, the earth suddenly began to shake violently. The ground trembled and the sky shook, even the high platform where Yago was sitting was swaying.
Thud! Thud! Crack! Crack! The dull sounds of rocks crumbling echoed continuously. A Marley Officer pointed at the ground in astonishment and shouted, "Something's out! Something's coming out of the ground!!"
A massive, sky-covering figure slowly burst through the earth, scattering dirt and rubble from its body. Amidst the swirling dust, only a pair of scarlet eyes were clearly visible.
Gradually, the turmoil subsided, and the previously chaotic Marley Officer calmed down. After the dust slowly settled, they all stared in disbelief at the enormous creature before them.
Yago slowly raised his head, his massive body standing before the high platform, completely blocking out the sun.
Magath put down his documents, looked at the figure, and said its name, "Fortress Titan!"
The Fortress Titan, just like its name suggests, is almost unrecognizable as a Titan from its appearance alone. It looks more like a Fortress Titan Fortress made of countless dark gems, and its entire body emits a dark glow under the sunlight.
Its height, from head to toe, reached a terrifying thirty meters. Some Marley Officer even exclaimed, "Our Colossal Titan has returned!"
Boom! Boom! The Fortress Titan made the earth rumble with just two steps. Of course, its movements were also extremely slow, taking more than ten seconds just to turn around.
The way the Fortress Titan displayed its power was also quite unique; not far away, several Anti-Titan Cannon captured by the Marleyan were already aimed at it.
Reiner's gaze turned serious. Those Anti-Titan Cannon were practically the bane of his Armored Titan. Even his fully-concentrated hand shield could only withstand three shots at most. These weapons were developed specifically to counter Titan.
"Fire!" At the command, boom! boom! The sound of cannons rang out, and dozens of shells flew straight toward the Fortress Titan.
With such a dense barrage of bullets, if Reiner's Armored Titan were present, he would likely be in grave danger.
However, what happened next made Reiner's eyes widen. The cannonball, designed to kill Titan, hit the Fortress Titan but didn't even leave a dent. It just made a dull thud and sparked a few sparks on the Fortress Titan's body, and then nothing happened.
Dozens of cannonballs hit the Fortress Titan like it was just a tickle, and Reiner stood up in astonishment. It seemed that the title of the Shield of Marley was doomed to fail today!
As Yago watched the Fortress Titan being relentlessly bombarded, his heart skipped a beat. It was so hard that even the Thunder Spear Titan couldn't harm it. As for the back of its neck? Upon closer inspection, Yago was bewildered to find that the Titan was like a stone come to life; Titan shape was almost unrecognizable. If it weren't for its scarlet eyes, Yago wouldn't have even noticed that it had a head.
The Fortress Titan's head was almost fused to its body; it didn't even have a neck, so where did the nape of its neck come from?
"Although it's tough, with that speed, what can you do besides being a target for artillery fire?" The Fortress Titan's weakness is also very obvious: it moves too slowly, probably not even half the speed of the Colossal Titan.
So, is the Fortress Titan really just a "Fortress" that draws fire?
Wait! Yago was startled. He looked at the Paladin Titan pawing the ground to the side. That guy had been waiting there the whole time. Could it be...?
After the artillery fire ceased, although some were surprised by the Fortress Titan's defensive capabilities, others, like Yago, noticed its weaknesses. Soon, the Fortress Titan Paladin Titan, galloping on their horses, answered their questions.
The Paladin Titan appeared behind the Fortress Titan, grabbing its upper Fortress Titan and embracing it. "Roar!!" With a roar, the Fortress Titan's body suddenly began to twist and deform, its jewel-like form Fusion with the Paladin Titan.
Crack! Crack! As they coalesced and condensed, an even more ferocious behemoth appeared before them, like Knight clad in heavy armor. The Fortress Titan seemed to have transformed into a suit of heavy armor and Fusion with the Paladin Titan, though not Fusion. Most of the Fortress Titan's body condensed into a pointed, heavy cone.
So the current scene is that a 20-meter-tall Paladin Titan is covered in the armor of Fortress Titan, and is carrying a heavy cone that the Fortress Titan has transformed into, just like a chariot in ancient epics.
With the help of the Fortress Titan, the Paladin Titan immediately charged at a nearby hill. Boom! The sound of hooves hitting the ground was even more terrifying than before, and the charge was even more frightening, bringing more despair to the enemy.
Magath stared in horror as he watched a small mountain crumble to dust right before his eyes.
Such terrifying power stunned everyone. With such overwhelming strength, what fortress could withstand such a charge? The Middle Easterners were doomed.
General Sko led the applause, for with such a powerful Warrior Unit, victory was sure to belong to Marley!
Witnessing the Fusion Titan smash the hill, Yago's expression turned serious like never before. He subconsciously touched the small glass bottle hidden in his pocket. To deal with these two Titan, the only way was probably to Fusion the power of the Colossal Titan.