Chapter 8: Behemoth Subjugation (3/3)

Previously on Living in Idle...

Ace: "Yo, Touya-bro... You hangin' fine down there?"

Touya: "Haaaaa~. Yes, but... Ace-san, later when we finish this task and my business, let's have a serious talk."

Ace: "Sure thing~!"

Ace answered with a bright smile while Touya is still feeling confused, relieved, and a bit excited.

His emotions have already mostly calmed down, but some still remained active. But, oh well... All questions can be answered later, for now, the completion of this task is more important.

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Ace: "Oh? It seems that we're just right in time."

Touya: "Yup, so it seems."

Consecutive thundering sounds could be heard from where they stood. The ground is shaking that if not for their trained bodies, would've already thrown them down to the ground. Looking towards the direction of the thunderous stomps are coming from, two gigantic scorpion like magical beasts with twin tails could be seen towering even the tallest trees in the forest.

Ace: "Hm... From their appearance, they're most likely Twin-tailed Scorpinas. Nasty guys when it comes to defense, especially their poisons. Just a drop of it could turn a normal person into a living vegetable for a few years."

Touya: "Those sounds really dreadful, you know? Don't you have something that will help us right now?"

Ace: "I do, actually. Though their defenses are extremely high because of their exoskeletons, it doesn't mean that it's the same for their insides. So with enough strength, we can kill them from the inside."

Touya: "That's good to know. So how about it? You take one, I take one?"

Ace: "Yup~! Wait here, I'll be done in a bit. After all, I don't want to miss my first mecha fight~! It'll be like Godzilla Vs Robot! Or better yet, like Jaeger Vs Kaiju!"

He said excitedly and shoots off towards one of the behemoths.

Seeing this, Touya just sighed in helplessness. He didn't make a move yet, he's also curious about the capability of the famed Asura, he even brought out his smartphone and started recording.

Oblivious to this, Ace flew up over one of the behemoths. These two are almost of the same size, but one is noticeably much bulkier than the other, so he went for it. Raising his hand above his head, multiple golden ripples began forming all around him, covering the sky.

Ace: "I've wanted to play a little bit as this is one rare opportunity that I face an opponent that could take a beating, but~... then again, seeing a real mecha battle is more enticing~."

[Die]

With that single word, weapons ranging from spears, halberds, to swords and daggers shot out of the golden ripples at lightning speed that basically just appeared then disappeared in one moment, then the next, a loud boom of explosion resounded followed by a huge mushroom cloud of smoke and dust. The behemoth didn't even have time to register what was happening before it was killed and just stopped breathing. As for the other one, it entered the state of shock.

From Touya's perspective, he just saw Ace flew over one of the behemoths, raised his hand then golden ripples appeared, then said the word [Die], he briefly saw weapons appeared in the middle of the ripples in a split second as they disappeared, then explosion. A mushroom cloud of smoke and dust rose from the ground, which caused his eyes to widened in shock. The behemoth didn't even have time to cry out it agony before it died!

When the cloud of smoke subsided, the huge, unmoving body of one of the behemoth could be seen lying down on the ground, motionless, with blue-green blood oozing out of the multiple holes on its body.

Seeing this scene, Ace sighed in relief.

Ace: "Fortunately, my GoB automatically summons back the weapons it shot the moment it hits the target, if not, I'll have to dig through that ginormous disgusting looking body with all of those substances oozing out of it. Really helps that it also has an auto-clean function too."

Ace said to himself, but couldn't stop the shudder that followed as he thought of himself personally retrieving and cleaning those weapons covered in those slimy stuff.

After getting rid of those disgusting thoughts out of his head, Ace flew back and dropped beside Touya, who had just finished saving the recording and keeping his smartphone into his pocket.

Ace: "Well, I'm done with that one. It's your turn~! I want to see an epic fight, alright? Don't let that kaiju get a hit in~!"

Ace said in excitement as he cheered with his hands clenched into a fist.

Looking at him acting like this, then looking back at the terrifying scene he saw earlier, Touya couldn't help but be amazed, he was speechless. If he heard someone with that kind of power that made a pincushion out of a behemoth with a single attack, he wouldn't have believed it if he didn't see it happen with his own eyes, and now that someone is acting like a kid in an Anime Expo.

Touya: "Haaaa~. Hai. Don't expect too much though, I'm not that good at maneuvering the thing yet..."

Ace: "Ouuuu~! It's fine as long as I see a real mecha in action!"

Touya shook his head and let out a bit of chuckle, then he raised his hand forward and chanted.

[Storage]

A giant silver magic circle appeared on the ground and the figure of a large black knight started emerging from it.

Once it was fully out, a gigantic frame with a strong looking figure with appearance of a fully armored knight, with a gigantic mace on its right arm and a kite-type shield on its left, and sporting large horn-like protrusions on the back of both its shoulders was presented in front of the two. Oh, let's not forget about the honestly cool looking horn on the head.

Ace: "That looks so... cool~!"

Ace said in exclaimed in excitement with his eyes practically glowing.

Hearing this, Touya smiled and said with a slightly proud tone,

Touya: "It sure is~. I call it the Knight Baron. It's a commander type Frame Gear, and currently the Strongest one I have available."

Ace: "Hm? So you already have other types of Frame Gears?"

Of course, Ace already knew the answer to that, but he asked anyway, he's curious if there's a change somehow. Like with the behemoths, there was originally supposed to be only one, but they have two in their hands instead right now.

Touya: "I'm not sure if it's a good idea to tell you this, as it was still supposed to be a secret but, I'll trust you. And yes, there's another type, a Chevalier, or what I call the infantry type."

Ace: "So, the glorified foot soldiers?"

Ace asked, to which Touya nodded with a wry smile on his face.

Touya: "Anyway. I'll get to it, then."

Ace: "Yosh~! I'll cheer you on!"

With that, Touya climbed into the cockpit using a small lift. Once the cockpit closed, the Frame Gear hummed with power, as the eyes of the giant black knight flashed with a fierce light.

Seeing this, Ace's eyes glittered as he began grinning from ear to ear due to excitement. Well, who could blame him? He was a big Mecha Otaku in his past life, so seeing a real mecha in real life is like a dream come true, what more now that he's going to witness a real mecha battle?

Ace: "So cool~! Welp, it's decided~. My next big project is getting my own mecha!"

The Knight Baron, under Touya's control, whirred into life and began sprinting towards the behemoth at full speed.

Just then, the last behemoth that entered the shock state snapped out of it and began shrieking in rage and madness as it fixed its gaze towards the incoming giant knight.

*SHHHRRRRRRRIIIIIEEEEEEKKKKK!!!!*

It charged with all its might in reckless abandon as it continuously snaps its pincers and swinging its twin tails threateningly at the knight baron..

The Knight Baron, as it got close, though possessing the height of more than twelve meters is still small in comparison in front of the behemoth. He jumped into the air as he wield his mace and brought it down with so much force on the behemoth's head, which caused it to smash into the ground, but not enough to put it down permanently.

It shrieked in an even more enraged tone and swang its pincers at the Knight Baron, which evaded successfully by leaping back, but as it got its balance, the Knight Baron didn't waste any time and swang his mace vertically upward and smashed the behemoth's jaw. But he didn't stop there, he once again brought his mace down, giving another blow on the head, and just in time, raised his shield to block the attack of one of its stingers.

He jumped back to regain his footholds. The behemoth didn't let this go as it charged in with its threatening pincers snapping dangerously. Seeing this, the Knight Baron didn't falter as it dashed towards it to intercept. He leaped into the air landed on the back of the behemoth and raised his shield and brought the sharper part down on the crevice of its carapace, successfully injuring it going by the painful and agonizing shriek it's giving. The Knight Baron tried to pull the shield back but it was stuck, so he let it go and grabbed the mace with both hands and smashed onto the shield with all of his might, driving it deeper into the flesh of the behemoth. It gave shriek after shriek as it throws itself around and trying to throw the Knight Baron off and reach its back with its pincers but to no avail. The Knight Baron didn't let this opportunity go as it smashed and smashed, until the shield is fully embedded into the flesh of the behemoth.

The Knight Baron jumped back to the ground, and with a final leap into the air as high as he could, he brought down the sharper end of the mace upon its head, piercing its exoskeleton then coming out of its jaws then to the ground.

The behemoth gave a final guttural cry and slumps thunderously to the ground, motionless.

--end.