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Chapter 633 - Its da bomb
🕑 Added 2020-10-15 10:55:55 +0000 UTCMy minds are pushed to the breaking point once more. Containing this level of energy isn't easy, and it doesn't get easier. One might think that my increasing stats and levels would make this process more manageable, but in fact, all it does is allow me to push further and make a more destructive gravity bomb! What sort of moron would keep the power of the spell the same? That would be madness. Madness!
As I continue to squeeze and crush the mana together, squeezing my minds to the breaking point as I do so, Invidia floats forward, delighted to be finally let off the leash. Not just a little let off the leash either, totally free of my many restrictions.
He's a powerful monster in his own right, this little demon, I only managed to defeat him based on a superior knowledge of jumping. Now all of that power is directed towards the defensive line of the Legion as they await my spell.
It starts with explosions, as it usually does. The tunnel is suddenly rocked with detonations that shake the dust from the stone roof and pierce the oppressive dark with light for a just a moment.
BOOM! BOOM!
The little ball flits gleefully in the air, his two long, stick-thin arms dangling down past the wide Cheshire-grin that appears beneath his body.
[Even if you want to keep it. I wantssss your life!] He purrs.
His eye flashes bright with green energy as mana begins to accumulate within the orb. Explosions continue to burst against the shield wall as the envy demon prepares his most powerful attack. The speed he pulls it together still puts me to shame, as his eye is filled to bursting with mana before I'm even close to completing my Gravity Bomb. One more evolution and I'll show you! Damn eyeball.
Ignorant of my own envy, Invidia grins widely before he darts forward and unleashes a terrifying ray energy. The eye beam of death lives again! Even focused on my own growing ball of doom, the take particular interest in watching the Legion deal with this situation. The mages brace hard, more barriers springing to life even as they reach out with their minds to break apart the magic. The beam travels so quickly, they don't get much time before it impacts their shields, shattering one after the other until it crashes into the front line of soldiers.
They brace hard, each one supporting the Legionaries around them, their defensive shields coalescing into one defensive line. The green ray hits home and tries to drill through, a piercing whine rises in the tunnel as the two forces contest each other. Finally, the beam scatters across the face of the shield wall and disperses having failed to break through.
His eye exhausted of its strength for the time being, Invidia returns to flinging detonations toward the Legion as their mages attempt to reinforce their barriers. The little demon doesn't give them time to gather themselves, working magic as quickly as only a hyper-specialised monster can.
"Bring the artillery!" I call to the ants around me, causing them to shift.
The Legion is still outside the range of most soldiers, but the scouts who've evolved for range will still reach with their acid at this point. Anything we can use to put the heat on them will help, even if only a little. In a few seconds time, the acid barrage begins to fly over my head, forcing the Legion to defend against the sizzling liquid as well as Invidia's magic.
I don't have the minds to pay attention to them anymore, all of my focus is invested in the slowly rotating sphere of gravity magic. It has darkened almost to pure black as I pour every last drop of mana I can get into it until I feel as if I'm trying to squeeze a brick inside another brick, or a thought into Tiny's mind.
All four brains are aching, screaming even, but I keep forcing. I need this one to be big, I've no doubt that the Legion will be more capable at repelling magic than even the Kaarmodo and its servants. Once I can't take anymore, I open my mandibles wide and unleash the beast.
I immediately get a surprise. Turns out even the second strata can get darker. When the ball of magic appears, that familiar, spine tingling shriek fills the air.
HOOOOOOOWLLLLLLLLLLLL!
All the air in the tunnel is pulled into the sphere as it travels, vanishing into the impenetrable depths as it goes. Drained as I am, I can see the wall of Legionaries concentrating as they tighten their defence to prepare for the storm.
Prepare all you like, if that thing hits home, you're going to be in trouble.
The moment I release the Gravity Bomb, I feel the tension rise in the enemy. They could feel the build up of the spell, they could tell what sort of thing I would be throwing their way. But I highly doubt they could have predicted just what the bomb can do!
I grip the floor tightly with my claws, making sure I'm not sucked forward and Tiny has to reach out a hand to snatch Invidia out of the air, lest the demon be pulled out of the air. The pull of the sphere is so strong, and it hasn't properly detonated yet!
I'm almost a little fearful of the effect.
Almost as if to allay my fears, I feel a host of minds reach out to break down the spell, ripping into the mana and dispersing it as best they can before it slams into their ranks. Good luck to you, I know as well as anyone how hard it is to break apart compressed mana. Still, they manage more than I expect in the short amount of time they have. They frantically tear away at the gravity bomb, reducing its power by half when it finally impacts.
There's a flicker in the darkness and the ball is gone, replaced with a large sphere of slowly rotating pure black that begins to try and drag in everything it can touch. It lasts for only ten seconds before the mages manage to break it down and disperse the spell, but the damage is done. When the bomb is gone and some light returns, we can see the Legionary line is in shambles. Heavily wounded soldiers are being picked up and dragged away as quickly as they can manage whilst others step forward to brace their shields towards our position.
I'm almost tempted to try and launch an offensive as they retreat, but I resist the urge. We aren't prepared for that, no need to snatch a defeat from this victory. The Legion pulls back to nurse their wounds and adjust their strategy as the Colony clack their mandibles. They won't be so bold as to advance right into my face without properly accounting for my spells now, which means a slower advance, which means more time for the Colony.
I'll take it.
Comments
Lee Ortiz
the black whole comprises everything it swallows, its either die or loss a limb or a good chunk of flesh the dead are one small ball mixed with earth the failure to mention them didn't mean none of them died.
Atli
A shame that Morrelia is such a wimp, makes little sense to me.
conkerer
Counterpoint: it is well known that they have little to no countermeasures against the enemies' scrying magic, so if they dig tunnels around, the enemies will know exactly whay they're doing while the ants dig blind.
Guilherme Silva
If he have released the spell soon after Invidia laser the spell would be weaker.
Orion Dye
I disagree Runaway Cactuar. I think he colony could easily win this war, or at least win through attrition if they changed tactics. Right now they are trying to win/delay by straight up fighting the legion, which is playing to the enemies strengths. What they need to do is leverage their mobility advantage moving through rock and soil and their numbers advantage to win. By this I mean they need to collapse the tunnels leading to the nest, then dig their own around the enemy force and collapse the tunnels back to the main base, then bring the ceiling down on the base, then evacuate the brood from the nest and rig it to collapse once the enemy gets into the queens chamber. Doing that will confound the legion much more than what they have been doing.
Orion Dye
Now that the legion knows about Anthony’s gravity magic, they will likely spread more mages along the line. The next gravity bomb will likely not even land before they’ve torn it apart. Anthony basically wasted a trump card as a delaying tactic.
Anthony Romanov
I think as he manages to form new way of spells he may find a way to encrypt making it harder to unravel.
Lee Ortiz
I need to know the death count. I read that there were a thousand strong, give or take a few if he can kill forty to fifty with a gravity bomb and fire one of every few hours then he's looking at a total win as just 100 of them would be 10 percent and depending on his rate of fire he's looking at a solo win.
Edgar maya
I missed out on cacophony of sounds, needs to be a skill that can strengthen mana from breaking down like coding or a wall or even feedback with resonance
stubs
Though the chapter didn't mention deaths, I'd be very surprised if there were none at all ... Also, he should have started with the acid barrage immediately and then Invidia after, and launched his gravity bomb right after Invidia's laser, after the mage shields/stamina had been worn down a bit. And he and Invidia should have focused efforts to protect the bomb to keep it as close to full power as possible. Though I guess Anthony is not exactly a strategist xD Now that his elemental grind is done with, he should really focus on mana masking. Can you imagine how terrifying it would be if as far as they knew there was no build up needed to cast one?
reji
Not after bomb, but before. Coordinate with Invidia most offensive spells and Death Rays
Tomer Yud
so no deaths at all??? also, they should have attacked immediately after the bomb. now the legion will come back prepared. whats the point of no attacking??? that was a waste of a surprise attack.
Damian
yet
Nikita
Though heavily damaged, there are no casualties. That's Legion for you. Anthony needs an instant shift to push rasengans right into their faces.
Crazy Abe
I doubt he will AS LONG as nothing happens to his daughter, the moment someone from the colony misfires at her he will LOSE IT however.
Gonvas
he still doesn't have the skill related to gravity mana
M van Dongen
Or he could actually level up his gravity magic.....something he hasnt done much lately...wasnt it still low compared to the elemental magics he's been grinding ?
OneAngle Heaven
Just a quick count the Legion must have lost 1-200(10-20% fo their total number) of their font line force from that one attack. Seeing that the commander will have to request additional reinforcements or risk unnecessary loss if he rushes to kill Antony. Best thing for the Legion Commander to do is to wait and fortify the frontier position then come in force.
Drew Lim
I believe they should have pushed a little more and hurt more of the legionary
If only he chose to talk to Anthony once he found out he was a reincarnation.
Apollo that sun person
I think the legion will finally understand the GRAVITY of the situation after this battle :3
Ben Waschuk
Titus is going to be pissed! I wonder how the colony will deal with him if he goes berserk and spear heads the next attack cuz he doesnt want to lose more soliders.
