Chapter 596: THESE ARE MY {KINDRED}! [1/2]
"FUCKING HELL! NOW THATS MY WOMAN!" I exclaimed at the top of my voice.
Like a fortress, Liv slammed her shield into the ground and braced herself. The charging Alpha must have been surprised by the obstacle that appeared out of nowhere. But I noticed that it lowered its scythes down as its speed increased drastically.
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Name: Lizardkin Dragon (Monster)
Rank: Champion
Soul: 100,000
Known Abilities: {Bull Rush}, {Hardened Scales}, {Adaptive Armor}, {Kaiser Mandibles}, {Cocoon}
Background information: The pinnacle of the Lizardkin species. This mutation has remarkable defenses and grows stronger as it becomes more enraged. Scientists have been unable to recover a living specimen of this beast. Adding to its mystery. Despite its massive strength, raiding parties often find its bodies in various zones. How or why they live such short lives remains unknown.
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Though the Lizardkin was an impressive monstrosity born of nature, it paled in comparison to my beloved. The overwhelming majesty of my Northerner caused my emotions to explode with fervor.
Unconsciously, I sent the brunt of my battle hunger to the rest of my harem. Roaring at the top of my voice, death resonance poured from me like a beast escaping its cell.
"MY {KINDRED}! IN MY NAME! I COMMAND YOU ALL! FUCK THEM UP!} {Recursion}!"
Immediately, I felt my girls all accept my blessing, I didn't know if they even needed it, but it was better to be safe than sorry.
"[KNIGHT]! [OVERDRIVE]! [VENGEANCE]! {WITHSTAND}! [ENDURE]! {SUFFER}!
{BLOCK}! {SHELTER}!"
[[Wizard] setting shifting to [Knight]. [Knight] levels up to [Heavy Knight].]
[[Sniper] setting shifting to [Knight]. [Heavy Knight] levels up to [Knight Lord].]
Liv, who was at the frontline, started to cast defensive {Fates}. Stacking my class settings, [Overdrive], and every {Fate} in the {Withstand} family. This was without a doubt the most powerful defense Hellsend had.
And its resilience was proven in the next moment.
What I saw next was something I would never forget. Like a raging bull, the Lizardkin Alpha collided with my gigantic beloved. It was like a clash of the forces of nature. The moment Liv met the beast, powerful shockwaves were released.
It was so tyrannical that dust from the ground flew up and was blown away. Winds began to stir as if a category six hurricane was sweeping across the land.
However, despite the fierce might of the monster's ferocious attack, my Northerner stood unyielding like a mountain. Her hair, normally blood red, now glowed scarlet orange and was engulfed in flames.
"IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN DO? HERE! HAVE IT BACK! {COUNTER}!"
Liv taunted the beast as she raised her sword. It glowed like a star about to explode. Liv brought the edge of her blade down on the Alpha's right mandible. A devastating blow staggered the monster, followed a second later by a mighty crash.
"BROOOOOOOOAARR!"
The Alpha went wild as one of its scythes fell to the ground. Liv didn't get careless and slowly approached while hiding behind her shield. Like an experienced shield maiden, Liv kept her guard up, her sword held loosely behind her.
If the Alpha attacked suddenly, the shield would block his attack while the sword would deliver a savage counterattack. Conventional shield tactics came from our ancestors who hunted wild animals.
So while what was currently used was developed to fight humans, it was certainly effective in killing beasts.
In general, an animal's instincts were as ferocious as its surroundings would allow. If it was surrounded by hunters, it would become strong. But if it had never experienced defeat, it would retreat after a few blows.
Ignoring everyone else, the lizardkin guards all rushed to attack Liv. [War Cry] seemed to work too well. However, I had no intention of letting any of them get past me. My soul avatars and I lined up and began our assault.
"You will not lay a hand on my woman, you fucking bastards! DIE!"
Normal Lizardmen were already about 10 feet tall. But the ones around the Alpha were even bigger, maybe 15 feet. Not that it mattered. Bullets flew at supersonic speeds and impaled the Lizardkins.
Normally, they would be able to shrug off normal ammunition. But the rounds I shot were loaded with [Penetrator]. That is, every single bullet I fired was empowered by {Fates}.
From the minigun that ripped the living shit out of the reptiles to the M433 40mm grenades that blew them apart.
Despite their size, the 40mm grenades I shot at them tore their bodies apart. Of course, the FT5 was even worse. Those that got close were peppered by the AA-12 and the Benelli M1014.
'Exa, send out Burger and Fries.'
[Roger. Retrieving UGVs from the [Armory]]
A void portal opened behind me. It was a localized {Withdraw} that opened a door to my subspace. Out came my unmanned ground vehicles. The Ripsaw M5 "Burger" and the TRX Razorback "Fries".
'Exa, let Burger go wild. Run them over. Use Fries to make sure nothing gets near Liv.'
[Acknowledged.]
My UGVs began to follow my words. The sight of the Lizardkin trying to stab a 10-ton tank was hilarious. Especially when their bodies were practically sawed in half by the immense firepower of the 30mm Bushmaster cannon.
Explosions rang out as Fries launched his switchblades into the air. The monsters continued to ignore me and walk past.
If I were alone, I couldn't stop them all. But I was not. On the contrary. I had the most reliable women behind me.
"HELLSEND MONSTER DIVISION! KILL THEM ALL!"
"HIIISSSSSS!"
The sounds of bodies colliding echoed. In a chaotic melee, Jo was standing motionless in the middle. However, I could feel the souls radiating in the air. Her eyes remained focused as she continued to shoot the reptiles dead.
Compared to the large lizardkin guard, Jo's army looked like children. But unlike the stupid charge the former did, the smaller ones were now teaming up and surrounding their opponents.
Even more unbelievable, after the lizardkin guards were stabbed by Jo's monsters, they switched sides.
They turned. Slowly, the number of lizards under Jo's command grew. I was about to ask them when I saw that the tips of Jo's lizardkin were covered in soul energy. When I followed the energy, it was directly connected to Jo's chest.
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[Lady Benelli is using her soulgear's 3rd skill, {Share}. Anyone stabbed by her monsters gets brainwashed to fight for our side for a few minutes. Normally her soulgear would be restricted to one instance at a time, but she is also using her {Program} [Transmitter] to forcefully break {Share}'s limits.]
'FUCK, isn't that terrifying? Instead of straining herself, Jo basically turned into her legion to a zombie horde!'
[My lord, you should see the rest of your battle harem. It seems that your praise of Lady Liv has made them all burn with jealousy.]
"What?"
Funnily enough, I saw the corpses slaughtered in Jo's melee all get up and fight again. The lizardkin corpses gathered and formed a huge phalanx. It then joined Bella's soulless army, which slowly continued to inch forward as it blasted the living shit out of the Lizardkin guard
"Has Bella's control grown even more? I thought she could only control a few of them, isn't that way too many?"
My bombshell's corpse army, along with Henry and Alfonso's machines, surrounded an M2 Bradley. The same Bradley that was firing TOW missiles with reckless abandon. In complete contrast to the anarchy of Jo's monsters, Bella's marched in lockstep, both the dead and the machines.
Explosions rang out in the sky, making me look up. They were lizardkin, hurling themselves into the air to attack our titanic Liv. Similar to me, Bella had her Switchblades block the area around my Northerner.
To prevent any of the reptilian bastards from getting to her, those that tried to jump were blown out of the sky. Bella had the smaller 300's blast the lizards towards each other, then had the heavier 600's finish them off.
Like flocks of sheep in the air, the monsters that tried to help their king were herded together and ruthlessly slaughtered to the last. Bella's insane tactics resulted in smoking corpses raining down as they were bastardized by the switchblades.
I wasn't that precise, so I just let most of mine smash them towards the jumping Lizardkin, compared to Bella only half my targets died. I was about to let her control my switchblades when I heard a loud scream from another part of the sky!