Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

Although Laurentina said this in front of outsiders, she actually knew that Lotin knew nothing about Syracuse and Letanian, and only had a superficial understanding of Ursus and Kazimierz.

However, his Kazimierz language proficiency will take a leap forward after switching to the [Light Knight] skin.

"That's not the point. The point is your duty, Superintendent."

This was, after all, Loting's native language, but he was not obligated to answer questions from the police superintendent that were outside his duties.

"Strengthen the frontal defenses; the enemy's numbers are enormous."

Swire pointed to the white torrent that was crashing into the Guard Bureau's defenses. Rhodes Island had been praising the bronze giant to the skies in their communications, and she hoped it wasn't just Rhodes Island's misleading advertising.

In Lotin's view, only Laurentina is qualified to speak for him now.

Lotin, inside his diving suit, frowned in disgust. These things were far more abhorrent than ordinary Reunion infected; they were a desecration of corpses, a twisted product that made the dead march again.

"Herd".

Luo Ting murmured the word to himself.

According to the system's assessment of the Terrorfish, this enemy, which lacks self-awareness and has low individual combat strength, provides very little gold and experience.

This was one of the reasons he decided to leave Iberia quickly. He needed to absorb water to grow bigger, but if he stayed in the water for too long, he would be pushed ashore by the sea creatures and wander around the shore, where he had very few resources to develop.

Skadi skillfully drew her greatsword from her scabbard; at least for now, she wasn't averse to wielding it for Lotin.

Chapter 43: Yu Casts the Nine Tripods

Even within the Reunion Movement, these ragged "herd" troops, covered in Originium spikes, are among the most notorious. They know no pain, no fear, and nourish their bodies with expanding Originium crystals in exchange for dangerous power far exceeding what they possessed in life.

Infected to the bone marrow, driven by the animal instincts of the Terrans, the berserker disruptors, running like wild beasts, launched a fierce attack on the Sentinel Bureau's lines.

They would frantically throw everything around them at their target, the dangerous Originium Arts attached to the projectiles containing their most primal rage, enough to pierce the shields of a Guardian Defender.

Providing cover for these monsters was another force: the phantom crossbowmen led by "Faust," who, under the cover of "Herd," deployed powerful semi-fixed ballista firing positions to conduct long-range fire strikes.

As a police force, the Lungmen Guard also maintains some armed personnel equipped with military equipment to deal with high-intensity conflicts. However, they are still unable to gain a significant advantage against the Phantom Crossbowmen, who have looted the Ursus Armory and obtained a large amount of regular military equipment.

On the outer perimeter of the Guard Bureau's positions, which were divided and surrounded, Guard Bureau operators had no choice but to huddle behind the ruins.

Their opponents were not the living, but the dead marching again.

The projectiles were enveloped in the frenzied Originium Arts, blasting a breach in the only cover, and then a second and a third followed.

These living dead will never stop until the Originium drains their last bit of life force.

A gust of wind howled past, and a dim sword shadow flashed by. It didn't possess the visually stunning Originium Arts, but it contained immense destructive power. The greatsword, which could slay giant objects, cleaved through all the dangerous and unstable projectiles.

Even the wall in the distance was cut in half.

The silent Agor ignored the Guard Bureau agents huddled in their bunkers and charged toward the writhing herd.

These land dwellers had never seen towering waves before, and Skadi's astonishing onslaught showed them this image.

Just when the Guardian Bureau agents, trapped on the front lines, thought that was all the support they had received, a massive anchor roared overhead again. The stealth turret, which even the Guardian Bureau's detection equipment could hardly detect, was uprooted by the giant anchor and smashed into the enemy lines.

This is thanks to the scanning and visualization capabilities of the Oracle Lens.

The 4-meter-tall brass giant became the most conspicuous presence on the battlefield. Driven by their instincts, the berserk infected launched a fierce attack on the brass giant, while the brass hatches surrounding the giant smashed it apart.

Thanks to the significant health bonus from the Staff of Time and Heart of Steel, the shield provided by his W skill has become much stronger, and the amount of damage that used to break the shield can now be withstood by Lothing.

Laurentina, perched on Lotin's shoulders, wielded a deadly circular saw in the area behind him, sending shards of crystal and flesh flying everywhere.

The giant anchor, entwined with energy by the W skill, and the roaring circular saw form a closed circle, instantly dismembering any overconfident individual who dares to approach this brass giant.

Laurentina and Lotin now work together much better than before. They can cooperate effectively without words or even typing in the system interface.

Two similar people will naturally understand what the other is thinking.

Once Lotin had penetrated deep enough into enemy territory, he stomped the ground as usual, unleashing destructive power that created three ring-shaped shockwaves. The high-rise buildings swayed precariously in the impact, and the Originium crystals on the bodies of the berserk infected and herds were detonated.

Superintendent Swire was observing the battle situation in real time via drone from the front-line command post. The three of them had already created an opening in the Reunion Movement's offensive.

"If my house hadn't collapsed, this operation would have been even more perfect."

As the daughter of a prominent business family, it would be impossible for Swire to be completely unaffected by the loss of her family's wealth.

However, as a senior superintendent of the Royal Guard, she was certainly able to distinguish between what was more important in an emergency, so she only grumbled a few words. When formulating an operational plan, she would never consider these factors.

She had to admit that this "Nautilus" was a true humanoid chariot.

But in the heart of Lungmen, in the bustling inner ring of Lungmen, the “real Lungmen,” the impact of the war was still limited, and the citizens all thought it was a large-scale exercise organized by the Guard Bureau.

The towering Lungmen Building is a symbol of the prosperity of this commercial city, and the office of Lungmen's highest administrative official is located on its top floor.

Inside the elegantly decorated office of the commander, a man of extraordinary bearing and dignified appearance, known as "Dragon," stood by the window, gazing in the direction from which the smoke of battle rose.

His attire and demeanor, without exception, exuded the elegance and solemnity of the East.

A faint-smelling man in a black cloak stood respectfully behind him, humbly seeking instructions from this true "dragon".

"Lord Wei, Rhodes Island has sent three exceptionally powerful Agorians who instantly turned the tide of the battle. Should we—"

"No need."

The man known as "Dragon," holding an exquisitely carved pipe, exhaled a puff of smoke and calmly replied.

"Be sure to treat them with courtesy and never bother them without reason."

"My subordinate understands."

May Longmen enjoy lasting peace and stability.

After a brief moment of doubt, the man in the black cloak nodded and withdrew.

The dragon recalled the painting he had seen in the palace in the past, a copy of some even more unfathomable wonder.

"The scroll of mountains and seas is filled with clouds."

"After Yu controlled the floods, he cast nine tripods to ward off the fierce waves and evil spirits."

"When the beast caused chaos, the Nine Tripods were sunk in the Si River to subdue the ferocious beast."

According to the copy of the Mountain and Sea Scroll in the Yan Kingdom Palace, the guardian who helped seal the "Sui Beast," the bronze giant whose every step could shake mountains and tremble rivers, was the transformation of the Nine Tripods cast by Yu.

Of course, this also includes artistic descriptions, such as the origin of this bronze giant.

The facts that the Yan Kingdom's royal family could confirm ended abruptly with the sealing of the "Year Beast" by this bronze guardian.

There are many versions of the ending of the legend of this bronze giant. Some legends say that after the guardian sealed a part of the Sui Beast under the waterfall, he exhausted his power and turned back into the nine cauldrons that sank to the bottom of the river.

This claim lacks archaeological evidence.

Another version of the story says that the guardian was bewitched by the beast of the year over the long years and began to pursue true power and divinity, which is why the flowing river turned into lava.

This claim is highly improbable, as the disaster described in it never occurred in the Yan Kingdom.

The prevailing view within the Yan Kingdom's royal family has long been that this giant left the country.

The bronze giant, now invited by Rhodes Island to provide assistance, may look different, but its temperament and spirit are exactly the same as the bronze giant recorded in "The Scroll of Mountains and Seas".

Time has passed and circumstances have changed; though the form has changed, the spirit remains the same.

Such a person should only be treated as an honored guest, and no one should have any improper thoughts about them.

This is Wei Yanwu's attitude towards Luoting as the highest administrative official of Longmen and also as a member of the Yan Kingdom's royal family.

Chapter 44: Faust and Mephistopheles (1)

The black-clad man, who had been observing from the shadows, received instructions and secretly left the battlefield. Only the phantom crossbowmen were revealed by the [Oracle Lens]. The walls were breached, the cover was destroyed, and the enemy had nowhere to hide.

Unlike the "Herds," the Phantom Crossbowmen under the command of Faust, a cadre of the Reunion Movement, are highly trained special forces soldiers who possess excellent stealth capabilities under the protection of Faust's special Originium Arts.

Faust himself is a master of stealth, and countless Guard Bureau agents have already lost their lives at his hands. This infected boy from the Phildian race is the true silent grim reaper on this battlefield.

Ursus's oppression forced him to go to the battlefield at an age when he shouldn't have. Since he chose to take up arms, it meant he was no longer a child.

A heavy explosive crossbow bolt pierced through the gap between the tall buildings and accurately struck the bronze giant who stood out from the crowd on the battlefield.

He was pondering the very nature of this war machine that had torn their attacking ranks apart. Before he arrived on the battlefield, the situation was dire, with Mephisto enabling his fallen comrades to rise again.

Meanwhile, he and the Shadow Crossbowman precisely sniped the Guardian agents operating heavy weapons, maximizing the qualitative advantage of the berserk infected.

It seems that the fall of the Guard Bureau is only a matter of time, and their fight for the infected's right to live in the sunlight is not a distant dream.

None of the infected who joined the Reunion Movement in desperation could have imagined that after passing through a snowy village in Ursus, everything they had been told and encouraged would turn out to be a lie.

The tide of battle is tilting toward the other side at an incredible speed. Faust, a sniper specializing in eliminating high-value enemy units, must find a way to take down this rampaging brass giant.

The explosive crossbow bolt was not intended to kill Lotin; the previous projectiles thrown by the berserk infected had already demonstrated the thickness of their external defenses.

It was merely to cause the ground to collapse, temporarily disrupting Lotin's operations.

The explosion caused the ground, which had been cracked by the previous battle, to collapse into a small crater. The battle in Little Hill County made Lotin instantly alert. These enemies, who simply thought they were cumbersome and slow-moving, often tried to use the terrain to block their movement.

Mandra then attempted to create a massive crater using his Originium Arts.

Lotin now has new options for dealing with this small and agile enemy.

The enemy's tactics were quite cautious; simply causing the ground to collapse was not enough. Hordes of berserk infected were also rushing towards Lotin at the same time. The deeper Lotin penetrated into enemy territory, the less effective they were at killing the infected.

Lothar's E skill and Skadi's devastating slash are most effective at this time, but Laurentina's circular saw is unlikely to be able to kill the enemy in one hit.

If Loting remembers correctly, there is only one Reunion cadre who can use this Originium Arts, namely "Mephisto" from the original work, an unfortunate infected person who fights against the oppression of the powerful with madness.

He even burned the bodies of his comrades just to outline the symbol of the Reunion Movement.

If their heads are not completely shattered, some mysterious Originium Arts will heal them in a horrific way, allowing them to continue fighting without fear of injury.

Loting guessed that the other side was probably preparing a powerful and fatal blow.

Skadi is leveraging her destructive power to efficiently dismember the approaching herds; only utter destruction can stop the Originium Arts covering the battlefield from causing them to regenerate unnaturally.

"Mephisto? What spell did you just cast? Your... team is even more frenzied than before."

"They...they are in so much pain."

The dark-haired Phidia boy was Faust, and he was preparing the most powerful armor-piercing crossbow bolt.

"Oh, you see? The seeds I planted have blossomed."

"It's alright, Faust, they won't attack us."

The white-haired Liberi boy wore a stiff smile. It was his Originium Arts that accelerated the infection of his companions, causing them to overdraw their lives in exchange for short-term super regeneration abilities.

"Quickly, let's kill this hideous metal monster together."

"Only my spell can do this, otherwise, it and those Agor monsters would crush us all!"

The herd descended into unprecedented rage, their frenzied cries prompting them to pull out Originium from their bodies and hurl it as deadly projectiles.

In order to quickly eliminate these herds whose very existence was a desecration of life, Lottin frequently used his E skill, which significantly depleted his mana. Only a substantial drop in health or mana could make the tireless Lottin feel weary.

In an instant, the bronze giant was covered in a golden and silver luster. At this moment, Lotin switched to the [Light Knight] skin, and the knight colossus leaped out of the pit. Sister Agor on his shoulder also changed into a magnificent priestess robe at the same time.

"Merciful messenger, please guard my dreams and protect my soul."

As the giant anchor transformed into a hammer and axe, the circular saw also became a hollowed-out staff. Laurentina unleashed her Originium Arts as before; in terms of regenerative ability alone, her Originium Arts were not much inferior to Mephisto's.

Lothing's mana is rapidly regenerating, and as the only lock-on skill in his skill set, the Deep Sea Titan's ultimate ability is fully capable of delivering a pinpoint strike as soon as the enemy shows up.

"Hunter, I'm leaving this to you."

"The monster's shepherd and the stealthy sniper are still hiding on high ground."

Skadi's fighting style is well-suited for clearing out these herds, so keeping her on the ground is the best option.

She nodded, agreeing that this was a reasonable division of labor.

Armor-piercing crossbow bolts whistled through the air, but Loting's hammer and axe acted almost like grappling hooks, allowing him to move between buildings at unprecedented speeds. The bolts pierced deep into the ground but failed to hit Loting.

The Deepsea Titan's Q ability, "Channel Clearing," has its cooldown halved when it hits terrain, allowing Lothing to use it as a mobility skill when necessary.

Using the [Light Knight] skin, Lotin possesses greater explosive speed. He is chasing the sniper who is adept at stealth. The opponent has a strong counter-surveillance awareness, and each time [Oracle Lens] can only scan the disguise that is prepared in the shortest time.

Faust's Originium Arts are so unique that even Laurentina's Hunter Senses struggle to pinpoint their location accurately.

"Mephisto, I can't hold on much longer."

The continuous, high-intensity projection of Originium Arts to conceal his movements had already placed a tremendous burden on Faust's body.

Unlike Laurentina, he did not rely on any other medium to perform Originium Arts, but solely on his own body as an Infected as the medium.