“So, do you have any idea how to bring these shitheads down?!” The leader sprung back, evaded the attack of Ashura-Tenrei.

Meil blocked the other one’s attack and punch to its chest. For a while now, he’s been observing what kind of elements does the machine made of. He has already come up with a few ideas about its nature.

“I may have some idea, about the nature of its compound.”

The Blue Klitz fends off the Ashura-Tenrei allowing the Leader to have the momentum to strike the enemy, but just like before, it was not enough to take it down.

“Do share with me.”

“A being like this—requires an enormous source of energy, which suggests it’s somewhere on its body, but I can’t pinpoint where it is. But we can still take it down by heating its plate until it reached its boiling point, but the problem is the firepower.”

“How can you say that heating is enough?”

The two continued to talk while they avoid each of the enemy’s attacks.

“Well, if the blacksmith and the engineer of the machine itself would want these machines to hold and last longer, they would want to make its defense made by hardest material know. My guess is its armor system was made in iron reinforced by tungsten to withstand firepower’s of the enemies.”

As a blacksmith, the validity of using elements to reinforce inventing is not a foreign world for him.

“Now, come to think of it. These machines were designed to withstand firepower. What was Theo planned on using this for?”

He couldn’t help but think of it, this invention is enough to be feared as a national threat. Yet, Theo is willing to show his inventions.

“Fire magic would do the trick, right?”

“Again, the metal has a high melting point, which, requires a huge amount of firepower.”

“We have Blue Klitz here. I'm sure he can handle it.”

Cornered, Meil ducked as the enemy swung its arm sideward. He quickly gets inside the building to have the higher ground. The Ashura-Tenrei followed him inside the compounds squeezing through the small pathways.

“That’s right, follow me.”

His quickness was enough to save the time of getting caught by the enemy. When he finally sees that the distance between the two gigantic beings, he stopped and looked up against the enemy. He raised his hands, pronouncing the magic. Suddenly the ground shook and the buildings tremble, including the foothold of the enemy, it suddenly collapsed. Ashura-Tenrei was left trapped in the collapsed building.

The Leader rode the Blue Klitz and guided it to fight the enemy. They flew high out of its reach to evade its attack. The Ashura-Tenrei glance up and sprung, but it was interrupted none other than Meil by crashing its feet to overthrow the balance and position having it fall down in fetal position. The Leader took this as an opportunity and ordered the Blue Klitz to dive down.

“Now!”

The Blue Klitz nodded and flare spurt out of its mouth raining the enemy with its powerful fire magic. When the Blue Klitz couldn’t hold it any longer, they left out.

“The bird is on its limit. It’s up to you now!”

Meil leaped on top of it, he could feel the heat through his boots. He raised his fist and in his fortified position, he gritted his teeth as he concentrated his power on his fist. Finally, he settles his to it, his fist went down and the ground trembles as Ashura-Tenrei's armor is being torn with his inhumane strength, but it only cracks it. A disappointment was written on his face.

“Not enough, eh? Then, how ‘about this?”

With a quick shift of position, Meil proceeded with a one-inch punch. He finally broke through but the machine is still alive and still trying to get up. Meil raised his left hand, fist closed, and with that, he finally destroyed the machine. Seeing how the Leader of the mercenaries’ relief expression, he couldn’t help but yell at him. “Don’t get relief all of a sudden. There’s another one.”

His face turned sour, “I know. You don’t have to tell me.”

They saw how the humungous being leaped out of being trapped from the pit that Meil has done. The Ashura-Tenrei raised its fist and slammed it down at Meil. With his Inquiara Magic ‘Maximum Defense’, he enhanced every muscle of his body and shielded himself against the attack. He felt that the pit of his stomach turned upside down. His body momentarily ached. Riding on Blue Klitz, the Leader jumped off and with his sword scratched the face. His attack was not effective, but it was enough to draw its attention to him. The Blue Klitz uses its fire magic to blast off the enemy. Meil was able to regain his senses and pull himself together from being nearly crushed.

“We need to finish this quickly. I don’t know how long I’m able to hold on longer.” Meil said.

“If you’re approaching your limit, then I will lead the attack.”

“Oh yeah, I didn’t catch your name.”

“Lid.”

“All right, Lid. Since you lack the firepower and apparently do I, we’ll rely on the bird’s power. To kill that thing, we’ll focus on one part.”

They gazed at the enemy. The three measure each other’s strength and when they forfeit the tension, the enemy lunges. The enemy became wild and attack flippantly, making it more unpredictable.

“Damn it!” Lid shouted. “It’s getting smarter the more it fights.”

Meil focused and once again activated his Inquiara Magic. His fist steeled and was 10 times stronger than before and met it with the enemy’s fist. The ground trembles with their might contesting against each other. The Blue Klitz showers the enemy with powerful fire magic and forces it to back off. Lid leaped to its chest and clad his sword with mana. He pierced his sword to its chest and manage to crack its surface, but before he could claim their victory, he was flickered away by the enemy. Unbeknownst to it, Meil pushed himself to the edge and with all his might he breaks through the enemy and finished it.