Chapter 108
Golden sword energy flew across the sky, splashing across the wasteland-like battlefield and crisscrossing the earth.
The steel robot's shell gleamed.
The robot was over ten meters tall, covered in thick gray steel armor, every inch of which gleamed with a cold, hard metallic luster.
The earth groaned as it moved, each step leaving a deep footprint, as if the hills were shifting.
The man opposite him had long, lion-like golden hair that flew wildly, and his twin swords were wrapped in a powerful Haki. The swords made a faint hum in the wind as he unleashed a series of slashes.
The battle has been raging since it began.
"Lion's Might - Earth Strike!"
Shiki unleashed the full power of the Float-Float Fruit, lifting the entire ground up. The land surged like a flood, transforming into multiple lion head shapes before crushing the robot.
John remained inside the robot, watching as the ground seemed to wrap around him from all sides, like a dumpling being made.
He acted decisively, taking flight to escape the encirclement.
"Lion - Thousand-Cut Valley!"
Shiki darted out like an arrow, and with a flick of his wrist in mid-air, dozens of bright yellow sword energies tore off from the blade and slashed at the robot.
The sword energy wasn't just randomly slashing; Shiki aimed at the metal robot's knee joint hinge seam, and another aimed straight at the robot's chest cavity.
"Large Heilig Pfeil!" John shouted.
The robot raised its hand, and Reishi gathered and solidified, forming a giant Spirit Bow.
Following closely behind were numerous arrows.
The arrows, like a dense rain of bullets, shattered the cluster of sword energy in mid-air, whistling sharply as they pierced the air, like a swarm of Interceptor Shell.
The robot suddenly let out a low growl, and a blinding blue light burst forth from its outstretched palm.
The magnetic field expanded instantly.
As usual, he would attract scattered steel nails, iron plates, broken steel bars, and so on from the ground.
However, aside from the weapons brought in by outsiders, the Wandenreich itself doesn't have much metal.
Therefore, the Reishi in the air changed form.
The Reishi gradually materialized, transforming into metal objects such as iron chains, steel plates, and large gears. They hovered in mid-air, radiating a blue aura, as if being gripped by an invisible hand.
Then the robot suddenly waved its hand, and the controlled objects shot towards Shiki with a whooshing sound.
Meanwhile, in mid-air, metal objects automatically twisted into a giant steel spear, emanating a fierce gust of wind that tore through the air.
"Ding! Ding! Ding!"
Shiki swung his twin swords, creating two shimmering halos of light, unleashing a series of sword strikes that landed on the steel spear.
Steel scraps were scraped off, sending sparks flying, but the spear continued its relentless thrust, straight towards Shiki.
He prepared to leap up and dodge, but his body, which had just left the ground, was slightly pulled back by an invisible force.
Magnetic force?!
He felt the sword in his hand suddenly become heavy, and he immediately applied his power to the sword, giving it the ability to defy gravity and float.
He then slashed to the side, not taking the steel spear head-on, but attacking its side, deflecting the spear.
Thump!!
The steel spear pierced the ground, creating a large crater, with half of it submerged within it.
In that instantaneous gap, the robot followed closely behind, and its left arm suddenly "hummed" as the entire arm visibly wriggled and thickened.
It transformed from an alloy arm directly into steel, becoming a heavy steel axe several feet long, whistling through the air as it swung down at Shiki.
This axe strike was powerful enough to shatter rocks!
Shiki manipulated the ground beneath his feet to roll, bounced himself up, twisted his waist and turned sideways, barely avoiding the attack.
The steel axe crashed to the ground with a deafening roar, instantly creating a huge crater. Debris mixed with falling steel shavings flew everywhere, some landing on Shiki's clothes.
Shiki snorted and flicked his cloak.
Before the dust had even settled, he had already landed on the robot's shoulder blade, wielding both swords simultaneously, unleashing two sword energies several meters long that fiercely slashed down through the gaps in the armor.
Clang--!
Amidst the ear-piercing metallic scraping sound, the sword energy slashed deep grooves into the robot's shoulder armor, splattering sparks all over Shiki's face.
That enormous arm was almost sliced open!
"Fool!" John laughed loudly.
The magnetic force around the robot suddenly surged even stronger, and as the magnetic force exerted its power again, the steel arm that was about to fall was once again firmly attached to the robot's shoulder.
A deafening roar erupted from the robot's chest, as if its core were churning, and it opened its arms to grab at Shiki.
Shiki felt as if the scabbard at his waist and even the blade in his hand were being pulled down by a tremendous force.
Instead of retreating, he advanced, his face the Roar.
"Golden Emperor Lion Haki!!"
Sizzle--!
Black and red Inazuma surged, and Haki bounced across the twin swords, causing their blades to glow instantly.
"Oh no!" John clapped his hands.
The robot's lower body was sucked in and folded up, quickly forming three steel shields in front of it, with rough and uneven surfaces.
Then the shield dispersed, transforming into dozens of steel spears, each gleaming coldly, pointing directly at Shiki.
Shiki leaped from his shoulder blades, his twin swords pointing to the sky in mid-air, and golden sword energy suddenly poured out from the blades like a madman.
No longer a few scattered streaks, but like two rushing golden snakes, they intertwined into a net in the sky.
Roar~!!
With a deafening the Roar of a lion.
The flying sword energy created turbulent currents, and the steel spears that touched the sword energy shattered inch by inch. The remaining sword energy, with its momentum undiminished, slammed into the robot's torso!
The armor on the giant robot's chest was dented by the cleavage, and intense stress spread inward along the crack.
"Aaaaaaah!!"
John felt an immense pressure throughout his body, as if his bones were creaking.
He gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, showing no intention of leaving the robot, but instead determined to continue fighting.
"Supreme Magnetism! Sōkyoku Vortex!"
Molten steel rapidly formed at the broken part of the robot, and Reishi filled the air like a gushing spring. In just two breaths, the damaged area became smooth, and the robot was reborn in its full glory!
"How come I never knew you were such a troublesome guy!" Shiki shouted angrily.
The robot can use the surrounding steel and Reishi energy to repair its armor in real time.
It's pointless to destroy the robot no matter how many times it's destroyed unless John, the operator inside, is killed.
Snap!!
The robot's hands suddenly clasped together, and the magnetic force twisted them into a huge, long tube in its palms. The opening of the tube was pitch black and deep, exuding a cold aura.
But soon, a cold light shone from the cylindrical opening, like a cluster of sparks gathering together.
"What is this?!" Shiki's eyelids twitched.
"Super Spiritual Power-Conducted Electromagnetic Cannon!" John's face contorted with rage, the veins on his forehead throbbing.
Bang!!
Suddenly, a blinding indigo light burst from the muzzle, illuminating the heavens and the earth!
High-voltage electromagnetic energy surged out of the cannon barrel in an instant; it was a ball of blue plasma light that was bound by a magnetic field and constantly churning and flowing.
The cannon trembled violently, the ground behind it cracked from the recoil, and debris was thrown into the air by the airflow. The air was instantly ionized by the high temperature, producing a sharp and ear-piercing hissing sound.
A pale blue shockwave erupted from the cannon muzzle, tearing apart and blasting away the surrounding earth and buildings.
A thick blue beam of light ripped through the field of vision, distorting the air in its path and leaving a translucent blue ionized trail.
The dust and moisture along the way were directly evaporated by the high temperature, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of ozone!