An invisible repulsive field erupted outward from her, sending the metal debris spraying in every direction.
This was not gunfire, but more like a torrential downpour of steel, so dense that it left no gaps, covering every inch of the deck.
The shrieks of fragments tearing through the air merged into one, drowning out every other sound.
The metallic screaming swept across the deck, completely engulfing the figures that remained.
Fragments and sparks scattered, yet failed to penetrate those standing figures-dragon scales reflected a cold gleam, golden armor remained utterly unmoved, and black and pink-and-white coats snapped in the rushing air, not even their folds disturbed.
"She's going all out."
Rossi narrowed his eyes.
The instant the barrage obscured their vision like a rainstorm, the figure wearing glasses shot forward, heading straight for-
The fallen behemoth in the depression in the deck.
Scattered swords, ruptured cannon barrels, even iron nails embedded in the planks began to tremble, roll, and converge as she advanced.
When she leaped in front of the beast's head, the metal seemed to come alive, collapsing inward, wrapping around it, and reshaping itself.
Roar!!!
A deafening roar tore through the air.
Two enormous claws covered in angular spikes abruptly gripped the edges of the cabin. The deck split apart amid ** as the massive body broke free section by section-its steel vertebrae rose one after another, its hind legs kicked wood into splinters, its bladed tail swept away the thick smoke, and two rows of vents along its back simultaneously blasted out blazing white steam, bathing everything around it in a deathly pallor.
"This world's technology tree... really has gone off in a weird direction."
Rossi looked up, watching the slowly unfurling metal wing membranes cast a shadow that blotted out the sky.
Yet his lips curled