Chapter 65 - The Battle for Chateau Meso Part 3 (2/2)

Ben rushed over to the van and shook his head in disbelief. He pushed back the tears as his eyes swelled to the sore sight.

The entire front end of the van was pushed into the engine bay. Ben was certain he would have been crushed like a bug without the bullbar, and he added armor upgrades that prevented the engine from coming through the dashboard and into the cabin. After glancing up, the roof looked like it had also gone to hell and back, with the solar panels shattered into a hundred pieces and the entire ceiling going in and out like a mountain range.

As Ben moved toward the driver's side, he was starting to regret what he had done. When he pulled the latch, the entire door came off its hinge and started hanging off, with only the cables holding it upright to the ground. Expelling a sigh of frustration, Ben looked inside and noticed that the windscreen, although cracked a little, had survived a shattering. He sat on the seat, put the key in, and prayed it would work. After twisting his hand a few times, he only received sounds of ignitionless cranks.

“Damn it!” Ben cursed under his breath. He knew that without it being on, there was no other way for the menu screen to appear and activate the repair skill. He took a deep breath and added, “Please, come on. You’ve served me without issue all these years. Just start one more time.”

The sounds of the cranks rang through Ben’s ears as his prayers went down the toilet. He was about to call it quits when suddenly, there were a few hums here and there. Keeping the key pressed, it jerkily hummed back to life.

[Condition: 5%, Fuel: 57%, MP: 200.]

Ben wasn’t certain how long the engine would stay on, so he quickly got to work by pressing the [Repair] skill. He could have used the MP stored in the tank before he realized he had made a silly mistake by not using it to repair the van when he struck the Titan.

The entirety of the van glowed like a lighthouse as the skill worked its magic. It was like the rewind button had been pressed, with the panels cracking back into place and everything returning to its original condition.

[Condition: 100%, Fuel: 57%, MP: 105.]

Hauxwell and Le’Vieux were losing the struggle with the Titan, who was getting more upright and back to its spell-casting position.

Ben revved the engine, which sounded like it had just come out of the factory. Putting it into gear, he muttered, “It’s time to dance.” Turning the van around, he positioned the front to align with the Titan’s face before racing ahead.

Ben pressed the [Kunai Outbreak] skill. The chained blades shot towards the Titan's head and landed under its chin. Instead of bringing the enemy to Ben, the chains pulled the van with such force that it was sent airborne. Ben followed up with the [Expenential Mass] skill and prepared to hit the repair skill when he made contact to avoid repeating the same mistake.

The van hit the Titan in the face, which looked like a knockout punch from a professional boxer. Combined with the knights' efforts, it was enough to bring the oversized head down to the ground. Luckily for Ben, the van had survived, and the wheel spun away as the fairies and mages moved in to conduct their part of the plan.

The fairies were given the remainder of the explosive fire vials and moved just above the creature's mouth, where they started to throw them in carefully. It was done so they didn’t crack and blow their load. Once done, they flew out of the way, allowing the mages to take their places.

The mages hovered in a circular position and began to charge their staves full of magic. Some had even gulped down a few potions until they were ready. They all pointed the ends of their staves to the center point, where they discharged everything into a giant ball of fiery goodness.

Suddenly, the ball became unstable, and the mages used some telekinetic ability to push it down and force-feed it down the behemoth's mouth. The fairies came up behind them, grabbing them by the shoulders and pulling them back in a coordinated retreat.

Hauxwell and Le’Vieux dropped their ends of the chain and were about to high-tail it out of there when the Titan jumped up and was about to throw up their plan. Its efforts were in vain as its head exploded as if a metric ton of TNT had detonated.

The entire structure of the Chateau was shaken to the core, with the courtyard ground cracking in every direction before tearing apart and falling into the catacombs below. The palisades followed suit, some falling into the river while others added to the mayhem. A few towers flatlined and fell like tree trunks in a forest.

Most of the knights had made it out and across the bridge, with Ben following suit. The fairies dropped the mages to safety while Le’Vieux and Hauxwell were the last to make it out, helping the knights caught in the raining debris.

With the dust still settling, Ben glanced up into the sky. Although the portal was getting smaller, it was still active, and it looked like a few high-level creatures were approaching the event horizon as if they were seconds away from hopping over.

“Damn it! Ben exclaimed, hitting the steering wheel. Till then, there was no kill notification for the Titan, which meant it was still alive and kicking. Huffing a sigh of frustration, he gripped the steering wheel tight, expecting another fight when something strange began to happen.

The sky had become encased in a shroud of magical energy that shimmered in light blue. A figure materialized, hovering near the portal. Upon closer inspection, Ben realized that it was Blue.

Note From Author

Hey Friends,

Just a reminder that the final chapter for Book 1 will start on Monday. It will be broken into three segments for quality control (I try) which will be posted Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm expecting it to be rather long when compared to an average chapter to wrap up the story. See you then :)

Thanks for reading and supporting the story :)