Chapter 77:Shield Guard – Assemble – Grand Defense

Hmm, his speed is indeed astonishing, on a completely different level from an ordinary Bloodkin.

This kind of aura… as expected of the Rose Legion’s Staff Officer.

‘Is he of noble birth?’

‘His presence is impressive enough, but to break through my defense line—he’s still far from it!’

Julius’s figure flickered like a gale, dazzlingly fast.
The other Exterminators had long since lost track of his movements.
Only War Shield held his breath, his focus sinking into the earth.

‘I can keep up—I see his trajectory clearly!’

‘Once I’ve locked onto you, this high-frequency flashing is meaningless!’

“S-Senior!
He’s coming—please be careful!!”

“What’s there to panic about?
Everyone, fall back!
I’m enough here.
A real man fights one-on-one.”

“Yes, sir!”
The Exterminators behind him quickly retreated to a safe distance, their hearts pounding like drums as they watched the duel with bated breath.

This was the ultimate showdown between humanity’s strongest shield and the Bloodkin’s top-tier combat power!

‘Go, Senior!’

‘Tantan City’s last hope—this battle will surely become legendary!’

‘Don’t lose, Ultraman War Shield!’

‘Lend all your power to War Shield!’

‘That year, we all became light—!’

A flicker of contempt crossed Julius’s eyes.
He teleported mid-air two hundred meters from War Shield, his right hand silently resting on the hilt of his sword.

War Shield’s extermination energy had already condensed to its peak.
He poured 120% of his full strength into his defense.
His current stance was, in the absolute sense of the word—impregnable!

“It’s alright now.
Why?
Because I am here!”

War Shield let out a heroic laugh.

And even more shockingly, at this very moment, he unleashed layer upon layer of extermination techniques!

His caution was extreme—even his comrades behind him couldn’t help but gasp in amazement.

[Shield Guard: Parry]!

[Shield Guard: Upward Block]!

[Shield Guard: Disarm]!

[Shield Guard: Shield Counter]!

[Shield Guard: Solid as a Rock]!

[Shield Guard: Shield of Extermination]!

[Shield Guard: Earth’s Guardian]!

[Shield Guard: Immovable as a Mountain]!

[Shield Guard: Ten Directions Barrier]!

[Shield Guard: Assemble – Grand Defense]!

The ultimate evolution, a culmination of all defensive extermination techniques, a 360-degree all-encompassing protection.

This is what it means to reach the apex—by honing one path to its absolute limit, one can touch the realm of the extraordinary.

From the day he became an Exterminator, War Shield had focused solely on “defense.”
He alone had elevated the art of defense to an entirely new realm!

“Heh, I usually never use this move unless it’s a life-or-death situation… Come, Bloodkin, let me see your power!”

However, an even more jaw-dropping scene unfolded—

After stacking his body with shields, War Shield abruptly slammed his giant shield into the earth!

With a sound like a dragon’s roar and a tiger’s howl, a majestic city wall rose from the ground, lying like a giant dragon, completely encircling the entire frontline.

[Shield Guard – Modified: The Great Wall]!

One man, an entire fortress.
His presence was magnificent, like surging thunder and collapsing mountains.

“It’s a wall… a real wall!
Is-is this the power of an A-rank Exterminator?!”

“As a C-rank, I’m not even one-ten-thousandth of Senior War Shield’s strength…”

“Tantan City… is saved!”

War Shield’s gaze sharpened abruptly.

At the very instant Julius was about to close in, from behind his multiple layers of defense—he attacked again!

‘It’s not over yet, Bloodkin.’

‘I will show you what lies hidden behind absolute defense… a counterattack powerful enough to shatter heavens and sunder the earth!’

BOOM—!
War Shield’s entire body erupted in flames, like a ferocious lion awakening.
A fierce wind tore his outer clothes to shreds, his aura materializing into a violent storm that nearly knocked over his comrades standing far behind him.

“An A-rank Exterminator… is this terrifying!”

—[Shield Attack: Heaven-Collapsing, Earth-Shattering]