Chapter 26: The Giant Mutant

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When the giant mutant appeared, everyone gasped in shock.

It was a towering humanoid creature, standing about three meters tall, with bulging muscles that looked as hard as stone.

Each time it breathed, its muscles seemed to writhe like living things, tightening and relaxing in a way that exuded overwhelming pressure.

It was the embodiment of raw violence, as if it wanted to tear everything apart!

The giant mutant's blood-red eyes locked onto the soldiers at the front line, and a savage grin spread across its bloodstained lips.

Pieces of another mutant's limb fell from its mouth, landing with a sickening splat on the ground.

Thunk!

A grenade landed on the creature's hard muscles, rolling down to its feet.

The mutant glanced down just as the grenade exploded with a loud boom.

Roaring with fury, the giant mutant brushed off the shrapnel from the explosion, bellowing at the soldiers.

The tense atmosphere shattered, and the soldiers pulled their triggers, unleashing streams of fire toward the giant mutant.

"Attack! Kill that monster!" roared Arye, the one-eyed commander, as his heavy machine gun spewed bullets, rapidly depleting the ammo belt.

Empty shell casings piled up on the ground like a small mountain.

Beside him, Kaes spat out the pin of a grenade, aimed a rocket launcher over the barricade, and fired at the giant mutant.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Shells from the self-propelled artillery pounded the area around the giant mutant, lighting up the battlefield with explosions.

The barrage covered a five-meter radius around the mutant, sending up thick clouds of dust and smoke that obscured everyone's view.

Arye's heavy machine gun clicked empty. He tossed it aside and raised a shotgun, keeping his eyes fixed on the thick smoke.

"You think it's dead?" he asked Kaes, but received no reply.

Turning, he found Kaes had already disappeared.

"That sly bastard, where'd he sneak off to this time?"

Cursing quietly, Arye turned his attention back to the smoke.

Suddenly, a massive chunk of concrete flew out of the smoke, smashing into one of the self-propelled artillery units, destroying it in an instant.

Boom!

A massive shadow leaped into the air, landing in front of the defensive line with a thunderous crash.

As the dust settled, the giant mutant emerged, its muscles twitching and pulsating with an intimidating presence.

It glared down at the tiny humans before it, bloodstained teeth bared in a vicious grin.

The air was thick with violent intent—it was going to kill them all!

The mutant's shadow loomed over Arye, and for a moment, he froze under its malevolent gaze.

His mechanical red eye gleamed even brighter under the intense emotions, almost glowing.

Arye took a deep breath, gripping his shotgun tightly, and whispered to himself, "I am Arye the Undying, I fear nothing, I am undying..."

His courage surged, overwhelming the fear, and control of his body returned.

"Die, you bastard!"

With newfound determination, Arye raised his shotgun and fired a round directly into the giant mutant's eye.

In retaliation, the mutant swatted Arye aside like a rag doll, sending him crashing into a nearby barricade.

The force of the impact made Arye cough up blood as he hit the ground.

When he looked up, the giant mutant was already coming toward him, its massive arm raised, ready to crush him into a bloody pulp.

But just then, a shell whizzed by, slamming into the mutant's back and drawing its attention away.

Roaring in fury, it charged toward the self-propelled artillery, smashing it with its huge fists.

In mere moments, the artillery was nothing but rubble.

Still, the giant mutant's rage hadn't been satisfied, and it turned its fury toward the remaining soldiers.

The battlefield filled with screams as brave warriors were smashed, ripped apart, and devoured.

Even the heavily armored infantry, clad in their shell-like armor, were no match for the mutant's brutal strength. They crumpled like paper under its attacks.

The enemy was terrifying beyond words!

Yet none of the soldiers ran. Instead, they fought back, roaring in defiance.

Behind them was their home—no one would flee!

Arye's men were known for being the bravest and most fearless, with one exception—Kaes!

Arye struggled to his feet, watching as the young soldiers he had trained were torn apart, one by one, right before his eyes.

An overwhelming fury surged in his chest, and his mechanical eye blazed bright red.

He drew his chainsword and charged at the giant mutant with a roar.

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Arye the Undying was always charging forward, bringing death to his enemies!

Using the defensive barricade for leverage, Arye leaped onto the mutant's back, gripping its blood-soaked flesh with his mechanical arm and climbing toward its head.

"For the Emperor!"

He bellowed as he drove his chainsword deep into the mutant's skull, spraying blood and flesh everywhere.

The searing pain made the mutant howl in agony, thrashing its head to shake Arye off.

But Arye's mechanical arm dug into its flesh, holding on tightly.

He gripped his chainsword and activated its full power, cutting deeper into the mutant's skull!

Szzz!

A massive hand reached up, grabbing Arye and yanking him off with brute force.

Arye's mechanical arm was ripped apart, spilling black oil as he was torn from the mutant's back.

Yet he still hadn't given up—he had one more grenade!

This would be his final attack!

But as Arye reached for the grenade with his remaining hand, he realized it was gone.

The grenade had fallen off!

With the mutant's crushing grip tightening around him, Arye could no longer resist.

The sheer force of the mutant's grip was enough to slowly crush him.

Was this the end for Arye the Undying?

As his consciousness faded, Arye thought of nothing but his impending death.

Just as he closed his eyes, ready to accept his fate—

BAM!

A loud crash echoed, and Arye felt himself lifted into the air, only to slam back down onto the ground.

"Cyclops! Cyclops!"

Was someone calling him?

Am I... still alive?

Fighting off the dizziness, Arye opened his eyes.

All he could see was red.

Wiping the blood from his face, Arye finally made sense of the scene before him.

It was that sly Kaes!

Kaes had driven a heavy mining truck straight into the giant mutant, pinning it against the iron wall of the transport pipe.

Because of that, Arye had been thrown free from the mutant's grasp.

"Sneaky bastard, always showing up at the right moment!" Arye muttered with a grin, feeling his strength ebb away. All he wanted was to lie down and rest for a bit.

"Run, Cyclops, run!"

Kaes, looking flustered, jumped out of the mining truck and dashed toward Arye. "If we don't get out of here, we'll be dead!"

Still dazed, Arye barely registered the urgency. Kaes cursed under his breath, then slapped him hard across the face.

"What the hell!" Arye snapped awake, glaring with his one good eye.

"The truck's gonna blow! If you don't wanna be blown to pieces, start running!"

"Dammit, give me a hand!"

Kaes helped Arye to his feet, and together they sprinted forward, shouting warnings to the other soldiers. "Get clear! Danger!"

They hadn't gotten far when the giant mutant, still trapped under the mining truck, began to thrash wildly.

Fuel spilled across the ground.

As the mutant lifted the truck, it noticed the cluster mines stacked inside the driver's cabin.

BOOM!!!

The cluster mines detonated, and the fuel ignited, engulfing the giant mutant in flames.

The shockwave from the explosion knocked Arye and Kaes to the ground as they scrambled away.

Arye spat out a mouthful of dirt. "Think it's dead now?"

(End of Chapter)