Although the Destroyer in the movie didn't seem strong.
But movies are, after all, limited by special effects technology and imagination. Anyone who truly treats them as textbooks is simply too foolish.
Saiki Kusuo raised his palm, and the psychokinesis, powerful enough to block a Rocket, covered the Destroyer's entire body, attempting to twist it.
However—
Accompanied by a piercing metallic sound, the Destroyer's massive body creaked as if completely unaffected, taking a running stance and charging forward, crushing the ground. The flexibility of its joints and its fierce power were astonishing.
"This is a bit troublesome,"
Shen He swiftly retreated, his firearm raised. He didn't have many close-combat skills and could only attack from a distance.
Meanwhile, Ryougi Shiki swung the long saber she had just acquired, cutting through the air with a shrill sound. Her body leaped nimbly as she charged forward, and the World before her instantly filled with dark brown Lines of Death.
"Qi Mu, make sure to protect her."
Shen He found a high vantage point and tried to lock onto the Destroyer with the scope on his magic gun.
He knew very well that although Saiki Kusuo possessed powerful superpowers, precisely because they were too powerful, he lacked combat experience. As a result, he didn't quite understand how to exert force or how to flexibly use his abilities. When he couldn't overpower his opponent with brute force, his weaknesses became apparent.
"Understood."
Saiki Kusuo's voice appeared in Shen He's mind, and he also emerged from his hiding place.
After charging a certain distance, Ryougi Shiki raised her hand and threw a card. It was [Gale], which Shen He had drawn during his first gacha pull. Suddenly, a fierce wind raged, kicking up dust and dirt to completely envelop the Destroyer, attempting to obscure its vision. With a pivot of her foot, Ryougi Shiki circled around from the side, intending to attack from behind.
Boom—!
A terrifying beam of light, painful to the eyes just to look at, shot out from the gale.
Qi Mu timely pulled Ryougi Shiki away with his psychokinesis. That deadly high temperature carved a lava-like scar on the ground, and even the gale seemed to be blown away. The revealed Destroyer's hands glowed with surging energy orbs; the attack had surprisingly come from its hands.
"The Destroyer doesn't aim with its eyes," Thor shouted from not far away.
Although he lacked combat capability, Thor was unwilling to simply flee. He wanted to watch his friends fight.
"It's actually this strong."
Shen He took a deep breath, infused magic power, and pulled the trigger. Profound magic circles instantly appeared around the Destroyer, contracting and cutting, leaving several deep marks on its steel body.
However, just like the Destroyer's characteristic in the original work, the newly appeared marks automatically repaired themselves within two breaths.
No, conventional methods simply couldn't cause it harm.
"Qi Mu, send me to the back right side."
Ryougi Shiki's gaze was fixed on the largest Line of Death on the Destroyer's back.
Its Lines of Death were unexpectedly few and narrow, but they were not absent!
Saiki Kusuo suddenly rushed over, placed his palm on Ryougi Shiki's shoulder, and with a teleportation, the two of them abruptly appeared behind the Destroyer's massive body.
However, the instant they appeared, a giant steel fist, with fierce speed and power, struck at the two of them from an angle impossible for humans to achieve.
Clang—!
With a metallic clang, Qi Mu, who blocked the blow, flew backward, crashing hard onto the ground.
"It was deflected," the thought flashed through Ryougi Shiki's mind.
Her long saber simultaneously slashed at the Destroyer's body, but due to the sudden change in angle, it only produced a series of sparks and did not hit the Line of Death.
But the Destroyer's palm was facing her, already glowing with a terrifying energy beam.
"No—!"
Shen He suddenly jumped up, his eyes bloodshot, his heart pushed to its limit in an instant.
Boom!
A destructive ray hit the ground.
At the critical moment, Saiki Kusuo dragged Ryougi Shiki away with his psychokinesis.
"Hoo, hoo."
Shen He panted heavily, his heart beating extremely fast, his eyes filled with lingering fear.
"No more fighting! Retreat!"
The veins on his fists bulged. If Ryougi Shiki were to be harmed before his eyes, he feared he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Moreover, if you can win, fight; if you can't, run. Shen He never liked to play the hero.
"You were the one who wanted to fight, and now you're calling for a retreat." Ryougi Shiki rolled to her feet from the ground, a clear look of dissatisfaction on her face. "Are you not going to complete Chaldea's mission?"
"Chaldea, Chaldea is just—"
"It's just fake." The last part of the sentence couldn't escape Shen He's lips.
Ryougi Shiki knew Chaldea was fake, just a lie he used to deceive others.
"Hmph, this guy is indeed quite strong, no wonder you want to run away." Ryougi Shiki's lips suddenly curled into a smile. "In that case, I absolutely must kill it!"
This guy, this guy.
Shen He stared blankly at that familiar smile, suddenly recalling how he felt watching Shiki-nee fight in the anime back then.
Excited, amazed, as if she came with her own BGM.
"Damn it!"
He once again sharply raised the magic gun in his hand.
Although he could use the opportunity to issue a forced command, he even more so didn't want Shiki-nee to look down on him.
At the same time, the other four finally charged in front of the Destroyer.
As famous warriors of Asgard, their displayed combat power was also far from as low-end as in the movie, with swift and direct movements.
But the Destroyer was clearly stronger!
An indestructible body, terrifying ray attacks, immense power.
Even though Shen He had switched the magic bullets to auxiliary impact and binding rounds, within just a few minutes of combat, only Ryougi Shiki and Saiki Kusuo were still able to stand near the Destroyer.
"Enough, enough!"
Thor suddenly shouted and rushed towards his friends, who lay on the ground, their fates unknown.
Shen He didn't pay attention; all his focus was on the battle before him, precisely disrupting the Destroyer's attacks with impact rounds, which was an immense challenge for him.
Boom!
The Destroyer's fist once again collided with Saiki Kusuo, kicking up rings of dust.
But this time, Qi Mu was not sent flying.
"Seriously."
Saiki Kusuo gripped the Destroyer's fist tightly with both hands, and even his usually expressionless face now had bulging veins.
"I've been too careful for too long, I almost forgot how to use my full power!"
Swish—!
Ryougi Shiki's blade flashed past.
In an instant, the Destroyer's arm sprang apart and dismembered like a taut spring.
Loki, sitting on his throne in Asgard, suddenly stood up.
This is impossible!
"Try this blow!"
Saiki Kusuo enveloped his fist in psychokinesis and slammed it down hard.
Bang—!
Accompanied by a loud crash, the ground collapsed, and rings of cracks spread out from the Destroyer's center. A deep indentation clearly appeared on the Destroyer's chest.
The indentation was rapidly repairing itself.
But it didn't have a chance to finish repairing.
—Pffft.
The sound of a sharp blade entering a body.
Ryougi Shiki stood with one foot on the Destroyer's body, her long saber precisely piercing its most fatal Line of Death.
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