Bab 28: Gaal's Assault, the Self-Made Divine Beast?
The Water Stone Plate flew behind Gaal, hovering in the air.
Then Gaal also floated up, gliding above the river, gazing at the 'Unicorn' across from him.
At that moment, facing the 'Unicorn' head-on, he could finally sense just how gigantic this so-called monster truly was.
It appeared to be a huge mutated squid, with six pairs of horizontal magic eyes on its head, alongside a vertical magic eye in the center. Each eye twitched slightly, evoking an unsettling feeling.
From a distance, its form, perched atop the giant waves, was comparable to the size of the town behind him.
And those thrashing tentacles were multiple times longer than its body.
No wonder during attacks, only one tentacle could be seen.
With just that one tentacle, it could pierce through a city; attacking several ships didn't require it to surface.
At that moment, perched atop the massive waves, the Unicorn, with its seven gigantic magic eyes, radiated water-blue light from the Water Stone Plate, which floated quietly behind Gaal. This made the Unicorn furious, believing that the pest had stolen its plate.
" hsss—— !!!"
A chilling long howl echoed.
The Unicorn's tentacles were raised high, each extending for over a thousand meters, piercing into the river below.
The tentacles twisted deeply into the riverbed, releasing a rich water element, then surged upward, attempting to overturn the river water.
As the Unicorn atop the giant waves let out a long roar, around the tentacles piercing the river, water bags began to swell up as the Unicorn exerted its power.
Boom——!!!!!!
The tentacles within the water bags shot skyward, each bag bursting open, transforming into massive waves that converged from all directions.
In an instant, the water level of the entire river dropped by two-thirds.
Such a tumultuous flow made the ground tremble uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Gaal remained unperturbed. With a flick of his right hand, a staff taller than himself appeared in his grasp.
At the staff's tip was embedded a water elemental gem inscribed with stacking magic.
The Water Stone Plate behind Gaal floated to the front.
Gaal raised his staff, pointing at the Water Stone Plate. With a flick, the water elemental gem on his staff emanated a bright blue light, and the stacking magic array transmitted through the Water Stone Plate instantly expanded to envelop the entire river.
In such an area rich in water elements, the stacking array passed through the Water Stone Plate.
It almost transformed Gaal into a deity controlling the flow of water.
In mere moments after the ultra-large magic array covered the river, control of the water was seized from the Unicorn.
Not even the massive waves beneath the Unicorn held any governance.
This sudden loss of control caused a hint of panic in the Unicorn's eyes, as it waved its tentacles, trying to reassert control over the waters.
However, it was to no avail.
Having lost the ability to manipulate the water, the Unicorn seemed like an ordinary squid.
Despite its enormous size, it posed no intimidation.
Gaal pressed down the Water Stone Plate with his staff and waved it at the Unicorn.
Boom——!!!
The massive waves beneath the Unicorn suddenly erupted with tremendous energy.
It directly launched the Unicorn, whose size equaled that of a city, into the air.
The ultra-large magic array in the sky rotated rapidly.
The overwhelming waves that were sweeping towards the port began to turn back, transforming into arcs as they adjusted their trajectory.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Wave after wave crashed down upon the fallen Unicorn.
Even with the Unicorn's city-sized stature, under the relentless barrage of towering waves, it cried out in anguish, attempting to flee but finding the waters beneath dreadfully heavy.
Each movement consumed its full strength, compounded by the layers of massive waves crashing down.
Wailing helplessly, the Unicorn soon lost all power, allowing the waves to ravage its body.
Boom!
Boom!
Gradually losing consciousness...
After a while, as Gaal watched the Unicorn being battered without resistance, drifting aimlessly in the water, he finally retracted the ultra-large magic array in the sky, letting out a long breath.
"It holds up surprisingly well."
Although the Water Stone Plate and the stacking magic on his staff saved him ninety percent of his magic power to cast this ultra-large magic array, he still had to expend the remaining ten percent.
Yet, this prolonged expenditure had already drained half of his own magic power.
However, the results were remarkable.
In Fairy Tail, both large and small kingdoms existed, even some established at sea.
While not much could be said about the terrestrial kingdoms, those maritime nations likely wouldn't withstand a single strike.
The towering waves, whenever they crashed, were fatal for island nations; that was a nation-ending blow.
After taking a breather, Gaal pointed with his hand.
The Water Stone Plate flew to the center of the river, right above the unconscious colossal creature, the 'Unicorn'.
The Water Stone Plate, floating at the river's center, emitted a blue glow, beginning to enlarge, expanding...
Until it reached a diameter of a hundred meters.
A pulling force emanated from the plate.
The water in the river below began to swirl, transforming into a water tornado that shot skyward, continuously absorbed by the hundred-meter-wide Water Stone Plate.
The Unicorn's massive body was gradually lifted by the swirling river.
Driven by the water tornado, the Unicorn was ensnared within it, its enormous form rotating upward.
Despite its size being many times that of the plate, the Unicorn's body kept shrinking during the ascent until it was completely absorbed by the hundred-meter-wide Water Stone Plate. Only then did Gaal recall the Water Stone Plate.
The commotion at the port was too great, and many witnessed the Unicorn's disappearance.
But they dared not approach, only gazing from afar.
Gaal didn't linger, directly activating Space Magic to teleport away.
Not long after Gaal departed, the people celebrating the Unicorn's disappearance were preparing to set sail.
However, they discovered that the kingdom had dispatched a large army across the river, landing at the port.
Without any hesitation, they headed straight for Lord Cachino's residence.
Soon after, they captured Cachino, who was fleeing with boxes of gold coins, from outside the town.
Cachino carried too many gold coins, filling an entire carriage. As the carriage sped away, coins spilled everywhere, failing to cover the boxes...
Before long, they were caught by the army.
However, the gold coins fell all along the route.
When Cachino was captured, he had already fallen into a coma.
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A few days later.
In a certain snowy mountain.
A massive creature suddenly emerged from the long-frozen snowy landscape.
The Unicorn awoke from its slumber.
What greeted its eyes was the swirling snow and the biting cold wind.
Though the Unicorn had thick skin and muscles, it couldn't fend off the environmental chill; the extreme cold engulfed it completely.
This immense squid could not help but squirm.
But its writhing tentacles quickly froze under the influence of the ice magic arrays that appeared all around.
Not a single tentacle was spared, leaving it helplessly sprawled on the ground.
As time passed, the Unicorn's thoughts began to slow, its body grew colder, and its seven massive magic eyes seemed to be at their limit, frequently trying to shut.
Seeing that it was almost time, Gaal floated to the top of the Unicorn's head.
Standing above the huge magic eye at its forehead, he flicked his right hand, causing the Water Stone Plate to appear in his grasp.
"Please don't disappoint me. Unicorn."
Gaal raised his hand and swiped, splitting open the Unicorn's forehead.
Puff!
The Water Stone Plate plunged into its brain.
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