Kaijin Fighter: So I Have to Make Monsters, So What?

KABOOM!

'HOLY CRAP!'

Zhen Liu's plan to run Dante's missile into the caven's ceiling had worked gangbusters...sort of.

Moments before the missile could make contact and blow him into smithereens, Zhen Liu made use of Blazejudicator's flames to jet out of the way at the very last minute.

As he plummeted towards the ground, Zhen Liu could see the missile penetrate the ceiling a solid two to three feet before detonating.

Thankfully, most of the explosive power of the missile was directed upwards and away from the people below.

Unfortunately, the explosion had also turned the ceiling into falling rubble.

As boulders, stalactites, and chunks of raw ore fell down like a biblically cursed rain, Zhen Liu made sure to repeat an order he just had Nepherage and Blazejudicator issue. Of course, all while making his way to where he felt the next stage of this conflict was heading.

'Kaijin and zako! Defensive maneuvers!'

...

[What the fuck just happened?!] Razorstella shouted at her fellow kaijin. [Why were there so many explosions?!]

[Dante apparently knows what a high yield rocket launcher is and decided to abuse that idea,] Nepherage informed her beleaguered siblings. [Most of them blew up the clones, but our lord had to ditch one in the ceiling. Beware of falling boulders.]

[Fuck!]

...

"What the hell was that explosion?!"

"I don't know!"

"Incoming boulders!"

"Oh come on!"

"It's just one thing after another!"

"Well, no one said war was neat!"

The impromptu bombing due to Dante's reckless barrage had already sent the warring sides in random directions.

None of them wanted to get caught up in an explosion strong enough to outright obliterate a Kaijin if they could help it.

But now they had to deal with an entirely new problem: falling debris.

None save a select few understood how or why one of these missiles had flown towards the ceiling, but they all understood that getting caught up in a cave-in like this was probably a terrible situation to be in.

As such, a good chunk of the warriors either decided to haul ass to get out of the danger zone or stood their ground and destroy the debris that was heading their way.

Neither the former or the latter judged the other's for their actions, they just knew that they weren't built for the opposite of what they had chosen to do.

Now, one would think that a crumbling environment would be enough incentive to get both sides to stop fighting each other...but that wasn't the case.

Some people were just...a little too stubborn for their own good.

There were, however, people and kaijin that knew better than to stand still.

...

[Oh man, PD. Things are getting really messy.]

[Messy is an understatement, CD.]

When Slavina knocked Porcelain Doll and Corpse Doll away, they had the misfortune of getting embedded into a cavern wall.

It had taken the twins a bit of time and force to extract themselves, but once they did, they found themselves entering a chaotic mess.

Massive explosions had scattered the rebels and enemies in all sorts of directions, and shortly after that little moment of carnage had passed, the ceiling began caving in.

Confusion almost befell the duo, until they got their new orders.

[All Kaijin, defensive maneuvers!]

[What does that mean?]

[Smash the boulders!]

[Oh!]

Coating themselves in [Chaos], the twin proto-kaijin flew forward and prepared themselves for crushing duty.

[Wanna see who can smash the most in the shortest amount of time?]

[You're on!]

...

^Are you kidding me?!^

Right when Olstenna was about to figure out the best way to actually land a blow on Gumba after finally learning the rhythm of all of the fat fucker's [Taboos], a huge bomb had fallen down near them and screwed with his rhythm.

Mostly.

One would think that constantly dancing about while humming would make one more vulnerable to shrapnel, but that turned out to not be the case for Olstenna. It had actually allowed him to avoid a majority of the explosion's blast.

On the downside, this dance also forced him to separate from his opponent, Gumba.

Olstenna had attempted to immediately get back into the fray

Unfortunately, the sudden appearance of falling boulders dashed that prospect out of his mind.

^Blazing hell!^

Literal moments before he could get back into the fighting, a chunk of earth fell and prevented Olstenna's momentum, while giving Gumba a chance to escape. ThischapterwasmadepossiblebythecommunityatMV|LEM|PYR.

Needless to say, the Ignatii warrior was less than thrilled over his opponent escaping.

^Son of a bitch!^

Olstenna couldn't even act upon this feeling of rage until all of these boulders stopped falling on his head.

^Alright, fuck it,^ Olstenna declared while lighting himself ablaze. ^Lets burn this mother down!^

...

When the missiles fell on the fighters in the main cavern, not everyone had the wits and alacrity to get out of the blast zone.

Some had the misfortune of having to withstand the blast with their bare bodies and rudimentary defensive aether arts.

Or, in the case of one increasingly unlucky swordsmen, had a weapon that was able to not only withstand the blast but protect the people behind him.

Which is why the death count wasn't as terrible as it could've been.

^Is everyone okay?!^

^Mostly.^

Clang!

^Lythero, how's your sword?^

^Seen better days.^

Through sheer happenstance, Lythero, the zako known as Siegfried, Taurna, Maggie and Lyona had the misfortune of being located close enough to the fallen missile but the luck of being close enough to huddle behind Lythero's [Black Iron Slab].

Pumping as much [Chaos] and aether as they could into the heavy blade, the group managed to make a nigh impenetrable shield that could block the explosive force of the fallen missile. However, this action has greatly stressed the [Black Iron Slab] inside and out.

In other words, Lythero needed to get the blade fixed as soon as possible. Otherwise,the final legacy of his masters would be lost forever.

^Gonna be honest, I don't think I'll be able to keep fighting at this rate,^ Lythero admitted to his allies. ^I am running on fumes and without my swords I'm —^

^Incoming Boulder!^

^Seriously?!^

As if the universe was mocking Lythero for his efforts, yet another disaster had occurred in the form of a giant boulder barreling towards him and his group.

Thankfully, he wasn't the only one who could do something about this incoming disaster.

^Get down!^

[You know what to do!]

^Aye!^

Lyona immediately took the lead by circulating [Chaos] and aether into her fist.

At the same time, Taurna began concentrating [Chaos] into her legs under Razorstella's direction.

[Mountain-Shattering Fist]

[Nebula Slicer!]

...

"Why am I suddenly reminded of Zhen Liu's olden days?!"

[Because of all the explosions?]

"Yup!"

Right when Zhen Xing and Zhen Tai were about to launch their combined attack against Delictum, a massive shockwave released by the fallen missile had knocked both them and the owl-like kaijin away from the battlefield and towards the upper portions of the cavern.

The two Zhen Clan scions would've been embedded in the wall of the Kaijin they were working with hadn't run interference.

Screamira had released a concussive scream that gave Zhen Xing time to course correct, while Springerdermain managed to manifest a spring that allowed Zhen Tai to literally bounce back after anchoring to the wall.

As for their foe...they weren't entirely sure where the foul fowl went.

Unfortunately, they had bigger things to worry about.

Namely, the falling debris that threatened to flatten everyone and make this entire rebellion pointless in the first place.

"Ya know, I remember when fighting worthy foes meant intimate arenas and personal grudges," Zhen Xing commented. "Why does it now seem to lead to environmental hazards, horrific mutated warriors and collapsing mountains?"

"T-this is the only mountain we ever had collapse on us," Zhen Tai pointed out. "Last time it involved a collapsing underground…oh, I see your point now."

"Yeah…whatever, let's just get to work."

Thanks to their current connection to Screamira and Springerdermain, respectively, Zhen Xing and Zhen Tai already knew that their cousin wanted to make sure that none of the debris became a problem for the rebel army below.

Therefore, they had to pause from fighting and go on cleanup duty.

In preparation for doing so, the Zhen Clan scions began mixing their aether with the [Chaos] of their respective possession buddy.

As a result of this action, Zhen Xing became surrounded by the shadow of skeletal fox demon, while Zhen Tai was encapsulated by a giant metal hydra.

[Hellfire Fox Howl!]

[Hydra Barrage].

…

[Annoying, but not unexpected.]

Dante was simultaneously livid as hell and oddly impressed by his opponent's decision to ram his attack into the mine's ceiling.

This made it so that not only was everyone forced to dodge or destroy the debris, but created a giant obstacle that allowed him freedom of movement. Of course, the same result would've been had if he just let the missile slam into a wall instead.

'That's what I would've done...unless...'