Chapter 49: Giant vs Giant
Amidst the wounded, we fled desperately... but one by one, our comrades were caught and slaughtered by the gathering giants. Firing rifles at them? Useless! Not a single hit! Then—there he was, in my line of sight.
The biggest iron giant of all! His dull silver body gleamed, lumbering slowly, roaring like he was flaunting his massive frame.
"UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
"What now!? Joshua!!"
"The biggest one’s circling around us!!"
No time to hesitate! I’ve got to save as many humans as possible!
"Split into small groups—scatter, run in different directions! Might just boost our odds a little!!!"
A few soldiers, each leading ten to thirty others, tried to split up and flee—then realized, too late, we were surrounded by dozens of smaller giants.
The massive metal giant approached slowly.
Despair blanketed everything... and me too...
I couldn’t even run anymore—no strength left to raise my gun. My comrades’ heads drooped... just as that moment came—
A flash of light. A thunderclap—
Three small giants exploded, flung away in a burst of fire and smoke. What the hell just happened? Then—suddenly, a man appeared right in front of me.
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I found Joshua and the siblings he’d saved—but the younger one was in rough shape.
"Hey, you okay? I’m getting you out—just hang on!"
"Gojo-san...!?!"
I turned back toward the giant, activating the summoning circle. First things first—get rid of these monsters...
"Come on! You freaks!!!"
I summoned five titans and charged them forward. They were a group of dozens centered around one giant, but my three 20-meter-tall titans broke through the lesser ones and closed in on the biggest one!
The two remaining ten-meter giants I’d summoned charged at the smaller giants.
I covered them with arrows, thinning their numbers! My plan—exactly how I imagined fighting a Titan—actually worked... ironic, huh.
The biggest giant—probably over thirty meters tall... the largest metallic giant I’ve ever seen. Just assessing this one-of-a-kind giant—
Giant Giga
Warrior Lv1923
HP 24238
MP 402
Strength: 37,234
Defense 20,963
Defense: 22057
Agility 182
Agile 42
Intelligence 43
Luck 61
[Skill]
Self-Regeneration (V)
Muscle Augmentation (III)
Physical Resistance (II)
Magic Resistance (IV)
Intimidation (I)
A named Titan!? This is the first time I've seen one that isn't a Titan... but after seeing a Titan, this one just looks like a tiny little thing.
Go!! Pin her down!!
Three titans slammed into a thirty-meter giant.
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I stood there, stunned. The man in front of me... the one who’d come to seek refuge with his siblings just two days ago. But he was the one I’d kicked out myself...
That guy’s back... he’s helping us... why... why...?
A giant suddenly appeared... and was fighting another giant. The man himself was shooting arrows at the giant, but each hit caused explosions, flames erupting... I couldn’t process it. Words failed me.
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Three giants pounce on the thirty-meter-tall one! But they’re thrown back hard—can’t pin it down. Body length’s only 1.5 times bigger, but the strength? Like, ten times stronger or something.
I draw my magic-infused bow taut, aiming... I know the weakness of the metal giant.
“Thunder Crash!!”
The moment the arrow hits, a massive lightning bolt裂 (zaps) across the air. The thirty-meter giant tumbles, crashing down.
The magic in the arrow’s weaker than regular attacks—but considering it adds damage and allows rapid firing, it’s still a damn powerful weapon!
The metal giant’s weak to both fire and lightning. I hit it with a combo spell, combining the two.
“Take this! Lightning Blaze!!”
Three arrows fly in succession, striking home. The giant’s engulfed in blinding light—then bursts into flames, screaming.
“GAAARRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”
I apply Enhancement Magic to the three giants, boosting their hardness. Their attack and defense rise—slowly, but surely, we’re pushing the giant back... and then—
“Tame!!”
The giant stops moving. Dissolves into glowing particles, vanishing. Added to the Tamer’s list.
Tame successful!