Iris obediently responded, and the hand holding the holy sword slowly released its grip. Her clear and bright eyes gazed at the distant, burly behemoth.
The massive iron torrent was approaching at a rather alarming speed. In the early morning light, the steel all over its body emitted a dark, cold light. Eight legs supported this iron torrent, rushing towards them at an exaggerated speed.
But looking at that posture, it looked like a giant spider.
It didn't feel very friendly.
The surrounding terrain was a forest. The group didn't go deep, just stood outside. After all, the carriage couldn't go directly through the forest.
The trees were dense. Because of the magic in this other world, the trees grew extremely lush. Each tree was twenty to thirty meters tall, and the trunk was so exaggerated that it would take three or four people holding hands to encircle it. The branches were dense and long, some hanging down to the ground.
However, such a forest was now eerily quiet, as if it were dead.
The towering trees swallowed all the light, and only some insignificant rays could pass through the gaps in the foliage, scattering on the leaf-covered ground. The dim light was not enough to illuminate the inside, making the forest look somewhat eerie and strange.
The group of seven stood outside. Their packages were left on the carriage, and they only took what they might need, which were the weapons they used most often. Everyone adjusted their sights and looked into the distance.
In the far distance, they could see a huge shadowy outline spreading towards them. Each step of the giant machine caused the ground to tremble slightly.
Roa didn't speak. He adjusted his body, and wind elements gathered under his feet. An upward current lifted Roa into the air, allowing him to look down from above.
As his vision widened, Roa finally saw the full picture of that thing.
It was indeed similar to what Luna had described, and very similar to the image on the request form.
However, just looking at the request form, although you could know that this thing was terrifying, you still didn't have a concept of it. Only when you truly faced it could you know the terror and the sense of oppression.
Of course, the so-called sense of oppression was only for newcomers. Roa just frowned slightly, took a few more glances, and landed on the ground.
Seeing that Roa could actually rise into the air, the group gathered together and discussed it for a few sentences. When they saw Roa landing, they quickly stopped the previous topic and asked, "How is it? Is it difficult to deal with?"
Roa thought for a moment and said truthfully, "It shouldn't be too difficult, but only if your cooperation doesn't have too many problems. That mechanical fortress is indeed moving towards here. It's estimated that it will be able to reach here in half an hour. If you can't intercept it here, judging by its direction, it will definitely head towards the town."
Hearing this, everyone's hearts tightened, and their expressions became serious.
Even Aqua, who was usually laughing and joking, put on a serious posture and said in a deep voice, "I will definitely beat that guy down."
Everyone's morale was high. Looking at this group of people, Roa breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
These adventurers have finally grown up, at least in some ways, they are quite reliable.
But thinking this way, Roa still didn't dare to let this group of people play around at will. Roa began to command, "Megumin's Explosion magic is key. One Explosion magic is definitely not enough to end it. Megumin must release two Explosion magics to completely intercept it."
Megumin asked, "But I can only release one Explosion magic!"
Roa nodded slightly and continued, "That's the key. Megumin can only release one Explosion magic, and there is no chance to release a second one. So, at this time, it's your turn, Iris."
Roa's gaze turned to Iris's small figure. The girl's eyes were serious, and her expression was tense. Although she had a serious face, Roa always wanted to pinch the girl's cheeks when looking at this little girl.
But now was not the time to do that. Roa seriously said to everyone, "Iris has the holy sword. Although it can't cause fatal damage to this mechanical fortress, it can intercept it. As long as Yunyun cooperates with Iris, the effect may not be worse than an Explosion magic."
Megumin's Explosion magic can indeed be called perverted. In the original work, very few people can withstand Megumin's Explosion magic. In the anime, Megumin used Kazuma's life drain to absorb Aqua and Darkness's magic power and graft it onto Megumin, allowing Megumin to cast two Explosion magics in a short time, which solved this steel torrent with a body so large that it was outrageous.
But unlike the original work, there are Yunyun and Iris here.
Iris's slash power is very terrifying. Even a dragon can't withstand Iris's sword energy. Yunyun can also release high-level magic. If the two make up for it, it may not be much worse than Megumin's Explosion magic.
Seeing everyone nodding in unison, Roa nodded slightly and said to everyone, "Then that's it, everyone prepare."
The group shouted and prepared their own things, ready to meet the next challenge.
Roa had said it very clearly, and he thought the problem shouldn't be too big, so his expression relaxed a little, and he didn't pay attention to that side anymore.
However, as time passed, the trembling of the ground became even more intense, and even the gravel on the ground would move slightly. Accompanied by the sound of trees falling, the burly figure got closer and closer.
Roa's eyes narrowed slightly, he withdrew his thoughts, and looked into the distance.
This time, the mechanical fortress's figure was no longer obscured by trees, and it was fully revealed. Its body was a dozen stories high, completely worthy of the name mechanical fortress. Just walking would break the surrounding trees in half. Its eight steel claws were enough to tear through any large beast blocking its path. No one could face this steel behemoth head-on.
Since it went out of control, countless villages have been destroyed. Wherever it passes, there is no place that is intact. That's why people in this world gave it a resounding nickname: Destroyer.