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1.78% Endless Evolution: Last Star / Chapter 14: Rust Squad

Chapitre 14: Rust Squad

Felix was driving at full speed, cutting through the wasteland and looking serious. Squads often ran into trouble, but more often than not, the Phantoms simply canceled the mission and returned to the Citadel. It was much better than getting into a suicidal fight and losing valuable people.

However, sometimes there were situations when it was impossible to escape, you just had to fight and wait for help.

A warplane could not fly out to help each Squad as was the case with Fire Fox Squad. There were only a few of them on each Fort, and they would only fly in for particularly difficult cases and those that were close to the walls.

Unfortunately for the Rust Squad, this was not a situation for which the Fort's forces would be activated, however, the defense department was doing their best to save them.

Adam, Felix, and Verna, thanks to their location, were the first to arrive on the spot in a few minutes.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Several massive silhouettes about five to six meters tall were approaching the Rust Squad huddled in a ring.

There were about ten monsters in total, each of them was a huge figure covered in stone armor that as part of their body protected them. Along the cracks in the armor was protruding flesh, showing that they were living beings. 

The monsters had bulky legs that left a massive footprint in the sand and shook the ground with every step. The torso of the monsters was wide and grew even closer, rising to their massive shoulders, it seemed that not even a cannon shot with an explosive shell could hurt them.

The most notable detail was their hands or rather, their dual appearance. To their massive fists were attached cannons with glowing magma at their bases, ready to attack at any moment.

"What are those big guys?" Adam muttered in a daze.

'Stone Goliaths. White Threat Level, White Book.' Silvana hastily replied, 'However, they are much stronger than the Living Strings. They're not as fast, but it'll be harder to break through their defenses, and one attack will be enough to turn you into a pancake. Also, beware of the cannons on their arms.

Adam nodded before stepping out of the truck and calling upon his needle again.

"Do not engage, against such monsters, I will not be able to protect you. However, you will be able to help with grenades, right?"

"Sure. It's unlikely that even a direct hit will hurt the Stone Goliaths much, but part of their armor will definitely be broken." Felix said confidently.

Adam nodded silently before running forward.

This region of the Scorching Desert had much less sand and more stones. The sand was only a small layer, so with each step, Adam got faster and faster.

On the hard surface, during the battle, he could finally feel how strong and swift his body became. He could feel every step he took as the power flowed through his muscles, rebounding with a slight pulse in his legs.

'Alright, this is the way it's supposed to be. I'm Phantom now, I'm strong and fast, but not invincible...' Adam muttered inwardly as he moved towards the nearest Stone Goliath.

At the same moment, two grenades flew over his head.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The crushing blast, designed specifically to break through armor, shattered the sturdy stone frame, revealing the gruesome flesh on the Stone Goliath's shoulder.

Adam's pupils narrowed as he jumped up, plunging the needle into the monster's shoulder and through to the neck, leaving a long cut. Streams of blood rushed outward flooding all around while the huge monster slowly died.

"Agh... Agh... Agh... Fuck, that was hard." Adam breathed heavily, looking at his right hand. His fingertips trembled slightly, and his wrist whimpered. Cutting through the stone layer closer to the neck, though badly damaged was a difficult task.

Bam.

The Stone Goliath's body fell to the ground with a clatter, raising a cloud of dust.

Then, all the Phantoms and Harvesters turned their attention to it, they finally got a short respite after a long defense.

"Great! The backup has arrived! No giving up! We just need to hold out a little longer!" A man with thick black hair and a mustache exclaimed before tearing forward, holding the massive lance with both hands.

His eyes sparkled as torrents of wind enveloped his legs like whirlwinds. He became several times faster, in a heartbeat, crossing several meters and thrusting the lance into the Stone Goliath's leg.

The stone armor tried to withstand the pressure, but it was useless. Thus, the man smashed the Stone Goliath's leg into splinters, causing the monster to fall.

Whooooooooooosh.

Several grenades were right in front of the monster's face, tearing the armor apart.

'No! That's not enough!' Adam inwardly exclaimed, realizing that the grenades wouldn't be able to kill Stone Goliath.

"Agh...?"

His gaze was caught by a bright red flash coming from the second Phantom of the Rust Squad. It was a tall girl with red hair who was holding a bow created from flames. She quickly drew the bowstring, releasing a fiery arrow.

With a whistle, cutting through the air currents in its path, the arrow slammed into the monster's head, blowing it up. Bloody shards were scattered around, as well as red-hot rocks.

'Adam, the man with Lance is named Aron, he is the leader of the Rust Squad. The girl with the red hair is Layla, and the third one is Cody.' Silvana said quickly, handing Adam the necessary information.

Even though she was dozens of kilometers away from Adam, she could see everything through the cameras in his NEP. The cameras were in different locations, so whatever position Adam's arm was in, Silvana had a full view.

"Third one...?" Adam was puzzled.

At the same moment, the three Stone Goliaths stopped and pointed their cannons at the Rust Squad. They heated up quickly, ready to fire at any moment.

"Everyone, get behind me! Hurry up!" Cody exclaimed, running out in front of Aron and Layla. He had a massive black shield with many protective plates and grooves to fill with energy.

Cody's eyes flashed as his shield shone brightly, coating itself in ice that became several times larger than the shield, covering them like an impregnable wall.

Then, red-hot rocks began to fly out of the Stone Goliaths' cannons, at a tremendous speed as if they were machine guns.

"NO! I'm not making it!" One of the Harvesters exclaimed, trying to run to the ice shield.

However, no sooner had he taken the next step than a red-hot rock exploded his head, plunging him into darkness forever.

The same fate befell two more Harvesters. The red-hot stones made wide holes in them, they only missed by a few steps, and it doomed them.

"FUCK!!! This wasn't supposed to happen!" Cody exclaimed furiously, holding his shield tightly with both hands.

The ice barrier absorbed all the damage into itself, but everything else was a death zone.

'Adam, run!' Silvana shouted as one of the Stone Goliaths pointed its cannons at him.

Before Adam could realize anything, several of the rocks were already right in front of him.

Electric shocks passed through his eyes as his body began to move automatically. With a sharp sweep of his arm, the needle split the rocks in front of him, then Adam's body twisted several times in different directions, passing the rocks right next to him.

Aron, Layla, Cody, and the Harvesters watching got shocked looks on their faces, for they knew that it was almost impossible to dodge the direct fire of the Stone Goliath.


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Chapitre 15: Destroyer

Adam's heart sped up, adrenaline flooding through him while his breathing slowly came back to normal.

'Are you okay?' Silvana asked, trying to remain calm.

Adam glanced at the few scratches on his legs and arms before nodding.

"Yeah, but I wouldn't want to be in that situation again." Adam nodded.

'Stone Goliaths can only perform this attack once every few minutes. You and everyone else are safe for the moment, but you need to kill them as soon as possible!'

Adam nodded and rushed forward without further ado.

Aron, Cody, and Layla did the same. Together, they could quickly kill one or two Stone Goliaths and then proceed to the next one.

One by one, the Stone Goliaths fell to the ground, without their cannons, they weren't as formidable. Their strikes were powerful but slow, it wasn't difficult for the Phantoms to dodge.

"Alright! There's still a little more to go!" Cody exclaimed joyfully. 

Over the next few minutes, the Rust Squad dealt with most of the Stone Goliaths. With the help of Felix and Verna, Adam killed another one.

"Hahaha, look! More help is coming!" Aron pointed to the east.

More than ten trucks were moving from that direction. It was a squad, with a significant number of Phantoms.

Adam smiled relaxedly.

'There are only four Stone Goliaths left... When that squad gets here, it will be over. Hah, the first mission was harder than I thought.'

Adam swung the needle, choosing his next target, he wasn't going to relax just because help was approaching them. He had to make the most of it. 

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Suddenly the ground shook as the sand in the distance began to rise upwards, as if a mountain was coming out of the earth.

A huge creature over ten meters tall and the size of an entire mansion rose up. It seemed to be a Stone Goliath, but it was much larger, with a frightening aura and seemingly unbreakable armor.

Magma flowed from its two cannons, seeping into the grooves in its armor and back into a body that looked as if it had emerged from the mouth of a volcano.

As soon as Silvana saw this monster she immediately exclaimed.

'Adam! It's Prime Stone Goliath! Green Threat Level, Red Book!'

A chill ran down Adam's back. The waves of goosebumps did not want to let him go. The realization of how strong the enemy in front of him was affected him.

Four-Legged Living String was also a monster of the Green Threat Level, Red Book. However, it took him 74 attempts to win, and after 70 attempts, he already knew everything about the monster, its every move and attack.

The regular Stone Goliath was stronger than Living String, so the same was true for Prime One. Moreover, in the virtual zone, Adam was just fighting a rare subspecies of the Living String, not the Prime version.

'Damn, there's no way I can handle him alone, but there's a lot of us, right?' Adam pondered as he looked away.

Before the trucks stopped, the Phantoms climbed on top of them and attacked with everything they had. Multiple projectiles, lightning bolts, and fireballs destroyed the Stone Goliath's armor.

Then, the Rust Squad entered the battle, dealing with the last of the Stone Goliaths with the help of the other squad's fire support.

Adam smiled.

He was impressed by what the Phantoms could achieve working together.

'Yeah, even armored giants won't be a problem for us. We just need a little caution, and that's it.' Adam mused while the squad approached them.

'DODGE!!!'

Silvana's voice broke like a clap of thunder in his ear. Then, out of the corner of his eye, Adam saw something red and bright, but extremely hot. It seemed as if the sun itself was coming at him.

Without hesitation, Adam jumped backward, rolling down the deserted slope.

He lifted his head only to see a huge magma blob flying above him, going somewhere far away.

Then, Adam saw another flash that, like a meteor falling from the heavens, rained down on the rushing squad.

Before the Phantoms could do anything, the magma clot reached the ground, exploding and unleashing its full power outward.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

The ground shuddered as streams of sand rushed upward like tsunami waves. Everything within a radius of hundreds of meters was destroyed. The sand turned to scorched earth, covered in glowing embers and corpses falling to ash.

Adam's heart began to beat faster, and a slight panic gripped him.

He had seen many dead monsters, many people had died before him already, especially from Prime Lizard, but it wasn't like this... it was different then. He was surrounded by experienced Phantoms from Fire Fox Squad, and a warplane was rushing to their aid, but now he was almost alone.

'In one attack it wiped out an entire squad... No fucking way...' Adam muttered inwardly, while his fingertips trembled.

Cody, Aron, and Layla were in about the same state, however, this was far from their first mission, and they realized that they had to act.

"Let's go! Even if it's Prime One, it should be a while before the next shot is fired!" Aron exclaimed, giving orders.

Layla nodded, creating a flaming bow, being ready to launch a fiery arrow at a seemingly invincible opponent.

"Agh...?" Layla's eyes went wide when Prime Stone Goliath bent down and picked up a huge boulder from the ground, clutching it between its hands and turning it into rocks.

"No..." Aron muttered in a disbelief.

Cody stood in front of them, creating an ice barrier when Prime Stone Goliath bent back hard and threw the rocks at them with all its might.

With a whistle of wind, the rocks broke through the ice, making fist-sized holes in the remaining members of the Rust Squad. Some were left headless, while others were torn apart, becoming chunks of flesh.

"Adam! Look out!" Felix shouted as the rocks headed towards Adam.

Whoooooooooooooooooooosh.

Rocks whizzed by him, leaving streaks in the sand and miraculously not hitting him. One of the rocks hit their truck, splitting it in two, leaving it completely unusable.

Felix and Verna jumped aside at the last moment, pinning their heads to the ground and hiding behind the sand hill.

'ADAM!!!' One of Silvana's many screams finally reached his mind, bringing him out of his stasis.

"I... I'm here!" Adam hastily replied.

'Run! There's no way you can handle Prime Stone Goliath. I've already reported it to the defense department! In ten minutes, help will arrive here!' Silvana quickly said.

"Ten minutes...? I... I'll try to hold out!" Adam uttered before running in the opposite direction of Felix and Verna. However, he couldn't believe his words.

'Running away from that monster?! THIS IS FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE!' Adam internally exclaimed, glaring at the Prime Stone Goliath, who was breaking another stone, turning it into rocks.

'Run... I have to just run... Otherwise, I'll end up like them!'

Adam looked at the scorched earth and the Rust Squad, or rather, what was left of them - just soulless corpses.

He was pushing himself to the limit, his legs were already aching, but he had hope that with each step, his chances of survival were increasing.

Then, Prime Stone Goliath bent down again, about to throw the stones. Adam saw every movement of the monster, and then something changed in his gaze, for he realized that here it was - death. 

'Run? Hahahahahahahahaha! You know it's impossible!'

Suddenly, Adam heard a voice, and the world seemed to stop, everything slowed down a dozen times.

The unknown voice seemed to come from the depths of his being as if his genes and DNA were transmitting its intentions directly into his mind.

'Fight! Just like you did earlier! Just as you will do now!' A thunderous roar, like a call that could inspire an army, traveled through his entire body, reaching even the farthest corners.

Then, Adam's Evolution Tree shuddered, as his Initial Gene and False Orb sparked like a cascade of lightning.

Adam's eyes filled with blood, his veins swelled, and electric shocks ran through his pupils when the rocks were already in front of him.


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