441 - - 13-29 Struggling
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"Ji,jin ...... what are you going to do?"
Saki, looking pale, said in a trembling voice.
"We'll have to destroy it physically."
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"Physically ...... what?"
"Saki, what brother Jin means is that we have to do something by force."
Saki looked even more confused at Erza's explanation.
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"Reiko, stop the first one!"
The theory would have been to control the last one, but they decided to give priority to the one that was slightly damaged by the laser and was in a rage.
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The speed of Titan is 150 km/h. This is nearly eight times faster than a gigantopod. In no time at all, Titan overtook and circled five of them, and caught one of them, which was wounded and rampaging wildly.
But the 50-meter-long gigantopod was stronger than expected, and it wrapped itself around Titan and tried to hold it down.
The other four animals were heading toward the village of Toka without a care in the world. It was honestly a relief that they did not all come at the same time.
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"You!"
Titan's fist exploded into the head of the gigantopod. Surprisingly, the head was not crushed by the blow, which was equivalent to 200% of Reiko's power.
It only slowed down his movement to a slight degree. But thanks to that, she was able to land two or three more blows with her fists, and even the gigantopod was visibly slowed down.
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"All right, Reiko, get out of the way!"
Jin focused his Magi Cannon.
"Fire!"
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Adjusting the output to a mere few hundred meters away, the adamantite warhead was launched at a speed of about Mach 3, missing its target and piercing the body of the gigantopod.
Immediately, yellow bodily fluids gushed out.
Smoke billowed out from the rocks near where the body fluid had been splashed. The fluid seems to be highly corrosive. It may be strong acid. At least it seems to be the same as what he spits out of his mouth.
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Reiko! Watch out!"
Depending on the acid composition, even light silver can't be completely safe. Reiko put up an anti-material barrier.
The gigantopod, which had been almost torn to pieces in the middle, began to run amok.
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It spurts liquid from its mouth. Titan narrowly avoided it, but the rocks covered with the liquid began to melt in a cloud of white smoke. The liquid seemed to have the same composition as the body fluid.
It was a marvel to see, even though I had been informed of it.
"Is he synthesizing some kind of strong acid in his body?
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Maybe it is something more powerful than acid, a liquid that corrodes ...... materials.
Anyway, Jin grew wary that Titan, Reiko, and the golems must not come into contact with each other.
The remaining four gigantopods were speeding up a bit, heading toward Toka village at about 30 kilometers per hour.
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"Do you have to crush their heads completely ......?"
Jin pondered as he looked at one of the shredded ones, which didn't die easily after piercing its torso and spreading destruction all around it.
"I'll have to chop it into little pieces to stop it. ......A blade of water current (water jet) would be good, but ...... I see!"
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Jin remembered the magic swords he had made before, <
"I think a thermal type will be effective here. ...... old man, send <
The magic sword, which had been in the warehouse, not the fodder of a chest, since it was made, was not used much.
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It was sent immediately via the warp gate.
"Okay, let's do this ......."
Jin immediately begins to remodel it. Four eyes look at him anxiously.
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"Jin, Jin, I don't know what you're doing, but are you sure you want to take it easy like that?"
"Brother Jin. ......"
Saki looks helpless and anxious, and Erza is horrified by the gigantopods that even Jin seems to have too much of.
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"......Good, it's done."
Jin, holding the modified magic sword, opens the skylight of Pegasus 1 and activates it to point it toward the sky.
A bluish-white light with a purplish tint extends out. The sword of light reached about 10 meters. Jin stops it immediately. It was an improvised weapon created by overloading the magic circuits.
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It worked!
Jin-Jin! What's that?
It's a plasma sword I modified in a hurry.
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Plasma Sword?
When a hot gas is heated further, its molecules split into cations and electrons. This state is plasma.
Jin created a state called thermal plasma, and trapped it in a sword-shaped boundary.
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The temperature is about one billion degrees Celsius. It is the temperature at which nuclear fusion can occur.
"It probably won't last for a long time. ...... I guess we'll have to rely on Reiko after all."
Jin calls Reiko with the manacam, and Reiko answers. Reiko made the Titan move backward, got out of the cockpit, and waved to Jin.
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Jin sees this and throws a plasma sword from the sky. Reiko catches it without a hitch.
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Reiko's voice echoes from the manacam.
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"Yes, that's right. It will probably burn out the magic circuits in a short time. It's a race against time. Please!
I'll leave it to you.
Reiko, having cut communications, released 100 percent of her output.
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* * * *
<......Laser cannon is less effective, and so is the magic cannon (magi cannon)>>
In the command center of Horai Island, the old man was analyzing the battle scene projected on the magic screen while explaining the situation.
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"What is Jin going to do?"
Reinhardt's face showed a hint of impatience. If they can't achieve much with such a powerful weapon, what can they do?
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The old man reassured the rest of the group.
At that moment, a request from Jin came in. He immediately reacted and ordered his mobile terminal, Lao Tzu, to transfer the magic sword
"What was that, Lao-kun?"
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The old man explained briefly. Reinhardt's respect for Jin was further heightened when he heard this.
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In the magic screen, there was Reiko wielding a huge sword of light.
No, Reinhardt and the others could only see Reiko-like shadows moving around at blinding speed, chopping gigantic gigantopods into pieces.
First of all, one of the gigantopods that had been nearly shredded into a thousand pieces was quickly split into seven pieces. No blood or bodily fluids gushed from the severed section. This is the reason why Jin did not use a water jet.
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He wanted to prevent damage to the surrounding area by bodily fluids. No, not to the surrounding area, but to Reiko who wields the sword.
Then one of them became eight again, and the other nine rolled on the ground. And then the fourth one was first cut in half, at that moment.
At that moment, the brightness of the sword of light, which had been dazzling, disappeared.
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"Is that the limit?
About 5 seconds. The magic sword, which had been used far beyond its limits, had burned out its magic circuits and stopped working.
Three of them were completely killed, but one was incomplete, and the other was unharmed.
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The intact one is still moving toward Toka village.
The body of the one that was cut in two was still writhing around, and the fluid spewed from its mouth was corroding and scorching trees and rocks alike.
Since the identity of the fluid was unknown, it was dangerous for even Reiko to approach the body, and Jin did not allow her to do so.
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"In this case, old man, send me the other magic sword, too.
The thunder magic sword
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In less than a minute, the modification is complete.
"Reiko, do it again!"
"Yes, Father!"
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Reiko receives the magic sword thrown to her again. And it glows...
"Jin, what's that? It's different from before.
"Yeah, this one's a thunder magic sword, so the effect might be a little different..."
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The sun has set and the darkened ground is illuminated by a sword of light that emits purple electricity.
The plasma excited by the mega-electron volts penetrated through the sword-shaped wards and was clad in purple electricity.
And then the sword of divine speed is wielded. This time, the Gigantopods were all destroyed.
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"Yes, I did it! ......"
Staring at the magic screen, Reinhardt and the others let out a sigh of relief.
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"That was amazing. ......
"Ah, that's Jin and Reiko for you," said Reinhardt.
"......Well, I mean, it's not exactly out of the ordinary, but it's because it's Jin-kun, isn't it?"
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The old man's voice sounded somewhat relieved.
And there was a sense of relief in the air in Pegasus 1. Then...
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"Hmm?"
Saki, who was looking outside, raised a questioning voice.
"Jin! Look at that!"
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"What?"
Saki pointed to the Inado Mine.
Countless gigantopods were crawling out of the collapsed mine shaft in the darkness.
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