"..."
"Okay...Uhm..."
It wasn’t a boom, a bam, or one powerful kablam.
But was instead a giant "Fwiishhh~."
And it was awkward, to say the least.
"..."
Even the giant tortoise waited on the expected impact after it charged up like that.
"..."
But there was none.
And only a sprinkling of what seemed like sparkling dust fell upon the land.
Eh? Luca thought as he watched the dust settling from above like gentle rain.
Then it happened.
*Eeeeyaaahhh!*
The corrupted barnacles wailed as if in agony, forcefully pulling everyone out of their dazed states.
Luca was unsure what and how it happened, but the tentacles and the open maw started bubbling up, only to start slipping off the Tortoiseshell it was encroaching on.
It was an image that was hard to forget, and it would especially remain with a father and son who thought they’d soon meet their end.
When the Sludgeborn Tortoise attempted to swat at Jax, who suddenly went missing, it actually caused a giant change in topography.
Which forcefully unearthed the trapped mechas who thought they had been discovered already.
Only to see several mechas circling around the raging guardian!
Kael wanted to ask for help immediately and was planning on starting up his mecha when the mechas he was looking at started disappearing one by one!
"!"
At first, the father and son thought they had been hallucinating due to their desperation, but moments after, the same mechas appeared right where they disappeared.
"What the—?!"
They thought they had gone nuts until they saw and heard the intense fight between the three mechas and those forsaken tentacles!
It was nervewracking because, however, they looked at it, it seemed impossible for these few mechas to defeat a corrupted beast this size, much less one that was once a guardian.
But then they saw a fourth mecha, which looked imposing with that giant cannon mounted on its shoulders.
The green military manual mecha was a stark contrast to the cannon’s white build, and it was one that even the son, who was in active service, hadn’t seen.
Was this the latest military technology!?
Were they really going to be saved?!
This brought hope—something they thought they had lost as they continued being buried in the rubble for several days.
And so they waited with bated breath as the grounded mecha charged up the giant cannon.
Then came the bright light, like a photon beam, which they thought would end up in a massive explosion.
But nothing happened.
Well, not until the oozing goo that would terrify anyone started falling in clumps like someone had power-washed them off the shell.
It was a sight to see and became even more striking when the clumps started disappearing!
However, no one was more excited than the little money grubber who rushed over to collect the spoils.
Admittedly, he was terribly flustered the moment the Purifier shot, only for ’nothing’ to happen immediately.
But it seemed like it was a non-combative purification method that worked even on those that were alive.
The thought alone was groundbreaking.
It was just that Luca wondered just how many times he would have to fire the Purifier to deal with something as enormous as this tortoise?!
Uh oh. Luca thought as the cannon refused to fire, indicating a charging bar.
Xavier’s heart dropped, and his breath was caught in his throat as the corrupted guardian was this close to gnawing on the little chipmunk’s manual mecha.
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