Chapter 428

Since the Players didn't have a class that specialized in the earth element at the moment, they basically had to rely on explosive spells to dig a hole.

Even so, the suicide squad could only hold the Mecha Giant for half an hour to an hour at most, and it would be difficult to dig a hole that could hold a three-hundred-meter tall Mecha Giant with explosions alone.

Moreover, most explosions would form a bowl-shaped hole, which was clearly different from the hole used to trap or even imprison the Mecha Giants.

It was fortunate that there were high-level Players above Level 40.

Skyflare Heralds like Edward could easily melt sand into glass if he used his Illum crystals to unleash the Blackfire Dragon at full power, instantly reaching temperatures above 4500 degrees Celsius!

At first, when he designed the Skyflare Heralds, he had intended for them to wield flames that could reach or even surpass the surface of the sun.

However, he realized that the First Flame's Authority of Flame wasn't enough during the process of crafting the class. To reach or surpass that temperature, he would either have to acquire more Authority of Flame or occupy a part of the sun (or nuclear fusion?) Authority.

Be that as it may, 4500 degrees Celsius was enough to deal with most things. Even if the Blackfire Dragon couldn't penetrate a mage's defensive barrier, it could still steam them through the barrier …

By melting the ground with heat and blowing away the lava with an explosion, it was faster than normal point-blank explosions. Moreover, the depth of the hole would be much deeper than a simple explosion.

[Joe: Are you done digging the hole? We can't hold on much longer!]

[Edward: Just a little bit more]

[Joe: Hurry up … I was almost insta-killed by the shockwave just now!]

[Edward: Can't you just let your familiar do the fighting and keep as much distance as possible from the enemy?]

[Joe: No, my familiar doesn't have enough range.]

[Joe: Hurry up, we're all going to die.]

[Doug Ag: Can't help it, we're second in line!]

[Edward: Why are you joining the fray when you're a long-range attacker?]

[Doug Ag: That thing probably has some sort of 'Arrow Avoidance Buff' ability, but long-range attacks are ineffective and won't attract its attention.]

[Doug Ag: Since we can't help much with the subsequent strategy anyway, we might as well become a suicide squad and earn some contribution.]

* * * Before the suicide squad of Players died out, Edward's construction team finally dug the hole to a barely usable level.

As a price, Edward would probably throw up at the smell of coke for a long time.

As a price, he would probably vomit if he smelled coke for a long time.

As the players in front of them shouted, a gigantic hand reached out from behind a mountain and gripped the mountain, leaving a huge and clear palm print on the mountain.

As the gigantic hand exerted force, the true form of the Mecha Giant appeared from behind the mountain. Its terrifying form that was much taller than a normal mountain once again appeared before the Players in an oppressive manner!

"Everyone, retreat!" Edward commanded, "Shooting team, maintain your firepower to attract the enemy's attention. To prevent any accidents, try not to let them notice the crater on the ground!"

Although he had used a thin layer of rock as a disguise, due to the lack of time, any intelligent creature would be able to detect that something was wrong with a single glance.

The Players' long-range attacks had no effect on the ancient Mecha Giant, but its eyes … or what appeared to be its eyes were staring at the Players, not noticing what was beneath its feet.

The Players' long-range attacks had no effect on the Mecha Giant, but its eyes … or what appeared to be its eyes were fixed on the Players and did not notice what was beneath its feet.

Therefore, when it stepped on the disguised rock, it slid down into the hole due to its terrible weight!

However, because the cave was not deep, half of the man's chest and head were exposed outside the cave. It looked a little comical, and the hill-like size gave off a sense of danger.

The ancient Mecha Giant grabbed the edge of the crater, intending to climb out.

The ancient Mecha Giant reached out to grab the edge of the hole, intending to use it to climb out.

At Edward's command, the edge of the Mecha Giant's hand that it was holding on to was promptly blown up by the Players' skills. The Mecha Giant that had been exerting its strength staggered, its head slamming heavily onto the edge of the crater. Sand and stone flew, and a massive cloud of dust billowed into the air, giving the impression that the sun and moon had lost their light.

"How's the enemy?" Edward quickly asked.

"Its HP bar is basically unchanged!" The Players who risked their lives to approach the hole quickly reported.

"Tsk!"

Still, a human would have most likely knocked out their front teeth even if they were not knocked unconscious.

Even if Edward did not believe that it was possible to kill the Mecha Giant that way, it was still frustrating that it was completely useless against it.

"Forget it. Don't try to deal damage. Focus on destroying its footing and don't let it climb out of the hole!"

Still, it was within expectations, and Edward quickly adjusted his attitude.

Moments later, with waves of rumbling, the Players at the front reported to him again.

"After being tricked by us twice, that thing has changed its movements! It's now destroying the rock walls … it seems to be using its fists to create a ramp that it can walk on without footing! "

"Then destroy the ramp!" This situation was also within his expectations, and Edward calmly ordered, "Throw explosive skills on the slope, block the path with ice, blow up the rock wall or throw seafood into the pit! No matter what, we can't let it escape! "

The Players' relentless stalemate proved effective. The Mecha Giant had been fighting the Players for almost half an hour, but apart from expanding the hole to three times its original size and showing signs of developing into a great rift valley, it really couldn't climb out of the hole!

"Good, it's stable this way!" Marni, who had joined the demolition team exclaimed happily at the sight of the Mecha Giant in the hole.

Even if he did not know what death flags were, Gou Dan immediately felt that something was wrong the moment he heard Marni say those words. From what he remembered, every time Marni said something like that, he would …

At that thought, Gou Dan rolled to the side by instinct.

What happened next proved that his judgment was correct. This action saved him from death!

In the next split second, a red mana beam suddenly shot out of the Mecha Giant's mouth, piercing the edge of the hole and blasting the Players who were standing there to stop it. Then, it struck the tortoise colossus behind them with no reduction in power!

The tortoise colossus' HP, the target that the Players were defending with their lives, dropped visibly!