The Metal Military Academy
Chapter 5: The Genuine Power
“How can the creature have this power?” hiss Ardan. “It is certain that only one person can use it. But, why that creature..?”.
The illusory pressure generated from the monster's outer space illusion aura slowly began to affect Ardan's mind. The man felt a little dizzy, but he could still endure it.
Because of the influence of this illusion, Ardan remembered the words of his father when he was a child.
“Danu, remember! Later if you are good enough to use that power, please do not let anyone know.”
“Why, Dad?” asked little Ardan who at that time was still innocent and knew nothing.
Her father smiled knottyly, “It is difficult to trust other creatures, son. I just don't want you to be burdened by more responsibility. If you're an adult, you'll understand what I mean.”
Ardan was aware of that memory. And because of that, he became even more angry with the mysterious creature.
“Damn you, Devil.”
Ardan knew what kind of power the creature used. Referred to as the Cosmic Illusion, a power that can affect the minds of different types of living things.
While trying to counteract the influence of Cosmic Illusion, Ardan attempted to re-activate the Power of Resurrection. But it is not the controlling power of the metal that he activates, but rather the actual strength.
The power that he had been trying to hide because of the mandate of his father.
Evidently from the electrical circuits that appear on the face and neck are no longer orange, but gray.
“Advanced Levels of Awakening: Active.”
After activating Advanced Resurrection Power, various objects made of metal materials around it floated, approaching to the side of Ardan, ranging from tables, computers, generator machines, to metal walls.
All the metal objects were automatically transformed, forming five pieces of advanced firing weapons that had never been created by anyone at all. The five weapons were high-powered plasma throwers that were now hovering in a circle in front of Ardan.
Unmitigated Ardan immediately created five weapons at once so upset he with the monster. If it wasn't for the monster's power, he wouldn't have used his true power.
“You are trying to harness cosmic energy to form an illusory influence.
With a one-handed movement, Ardan began to control the five plasma throwers.
“Then I will instantly obliterate you until there is no place left for your soul to occupy, not even in another dimension!”
The red-colored circuits of the throwing weapon motif are lit. At each muzzle of the weapon accumulated many particles forming a wisp of greenish-white light that was preparing to be ejected.
“Pelontar Plasma Crusher.”
In front of him appeared a hologram circle resembling a magic circle, but this one was accompanied by a programming formula.
“Shoot!”
The five plasma throwers shot out a reddish-white light piercing through the hologram circle, forming a massive plasma burst that shot directly at the monster's body. Even the plasma light was once thrown out underground, reaching the sky until it pierced through the clouds.
As a result of the big attack, there was a huge explosion, making the road near the village destroyed instantly and creating a thick puff of smoke.
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In another position, precisely still in the village area, Damar and Regan managed to exterminate all the goblins without a remnant. However, they only realized that Ardan was not currently inside the village.
Using a communication device in his ear, Damar who just came out of the alley asked Regan, “Regan, did you see Ardan earlier? I tried to call as well, but I couldn't.”
Regan who was still at the top of the building replied, “No. I thought he was near your position. You see, I had thrown it earlier using ice blocks because of ngegganggu.”
Damar snorted exasperatedly while rubbing his forehead roughly. “Kok you threw a child? If he's stray, how about?”
Regan started to fix the gun. “No way ‘lah she strays. You think Ardan, the little toddler who loves to cry, left his mother for 5 minutes?”
Damar clucked, “Ck. You know for yourself, Ardan is a big body, the brain even fails the growth period.”
Their communication was cut off temporarily when they saw that there was a huge light piercing through the sky accompanied by an explosion at a distance that was some distance away from their current position. Damar is sure that not only he saw it, Regan and their teacher Durna must have noticed the massive explosion.
“Gan, did you see that?”
“Pa’an? Fireworks in broad daylight?”
Damar is getting annoyed with Regan's jokes, “Ish! The explosion, it was! That light looks more like a plasma cannon shot than a firework. Away ‘times swag you it.”
“Entahlah. Mending us samperin. The commander will be there too. Who knows, Ardan is also in sono.”
After communication was cut, Damar grabbed a skyboard attached to the back belt magnet patch, then flew to the location using the flying board followed by Regan as well.
....
In the helicopter itself, Durna also saw a burst of light accompanied by an explosion at the location of Ardan fell while bouncing due to Regan's ice block. He became worried about the state of his student and was curious about what was happening there.
“Ardan was thrown to the location of the explosion earlier ‘kan before the explosion occurred?” durna asked as he looked through the open helicopter door.
“Betul, Sir,” replied the pilot.
“Transfer the helicopter to that location.”
“Ready, Sir.”
At the command of the colonel, a helicopter was flown to the site of the explosion.
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The basement is now flattened by the ground, the smoke from the explosion still remains quite thick and gradually begins to vanish in the wind.
Ardan's figure had just come out of the ruins, removed some of the pieces of land that blocked him, then walked while paying attention to the surrounding conditions.
As the smoke dwindled, the weapons Ardan had created had been crushed into ordinary pieces of metal, the basement had also been destroyed buried by the ground. And even more surprising is the ultimate fate of the mysterious creature.
The figure of the creature was already invisible, leaving only a large black fleck at the last point where it was located.
Apparently, the creature disappeared instantly in just one shot from all five Ardan weapons at once.
“Dih, instantly lost. Udah no longer exist,” said Ardan somewhat dumbfounded with flecks that he saw.
He also looked up, seeing a large cloud in the sky there leaving a very large hole because the plasma beam was too strong.
“Aish...” Ardan lowered his head while twitching his temple. "There seems to be no logic."
The original power of this one is still difficult to control. Once used surely the damage produced will be very fatal. Plus he uses that power in an emotional state.
If this is the case, Ardan becomes anxious if his true strength is known by his friends and also the teacher.
“Duh.... Supposedly, I can't laugh at the emotion earlier.” Ardan looked up again, looking at the state of the sky. “Drone supervisor isn't nyampe here, right? Can ‘lah I bo’ong about this.”
“Dan!”
“Ardan!”
When dizzy to find a reason to lie, Damar and Regan have come by riding their respective skyboards. The two immediately jumped off the skyboard, and when they caught the board, they directly attached it to the magnetic patch on the back belt of their bodies.
“You all right?” ask Damar worriedly.
“So we had a very big explosion, it came from here,” said Regan as well.
“Ooo.... Emm.... That...”
In the confusion Ardan was about to answer what, the Durna helicopter had now reached above them. Durna is seen plunging from the helicopter and landing well in front of Ardan.
Do not be surprised when a soldier accidentally jumped from a helicopter without any safety at a high enough height. They are used to being trained hard.
Without further ado, Durna immediately asked, “Ardan, what is going on here?”
When viewed from Durna's confused expression, Ardan guessed, it seems like the surveillance drones that are often used to supervise the practice tests of the Taruna-Taruni do not fly watching the area here.
That means, the teacher really does not know what happened. Ardan still has a chance to lie and keep a secret about his true strength.
Ardan shook his head at Durna's question, “I don't know.”
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