"Quick! Everyone, concentrate your fire!"
"Special Operations Squad, move in and hold the line!!"
The moment Roland activated Dominus State, the New United States forces immediately reacted. Orders rang out across the battlefield as surrounding units quickly closed in. At the same time, the New United States' elite single-soldier squads began preparing to engage.
Buzz—
A sharp mechanical hum spread across the battlefield as a combat vehicle equipped with an electromagnetic cannon began charging. Blinding light gradually gathered at the muzzle.
The powerful energy fluctuations immediately caught Roland's attention.
He pushed off the ground violently.
Boom!
With a thunderous explosion, Oblivion's massive body vanished from everyone's sight in an instant, leaving streaks of orange afterimages behind.
Thud!
The next moment, Oblivion landed directly in front of the vehicle.
The driver's pupils shrank.
Ignoring the distance and the incomplete charge, he fired immediately.
But just as the projectile was about to leave the barrel—
A gigantic claw shot forward.
CRACK—
A horrifying metallic screech echoed as the cannon was twisted out of shape, followed immediately by a deafening explosion.
Slash—
Before the soldiers could react, a massive tail shaped like an energy battle-axe swept across the battlefield.
The violent wind scattered flames and dust. Under the flickering glow of sparks, Oblivion slowly turned around like a demon emerging from hell.
In front of him, half of the combat vehicle had simply vanished.
Seeing this, Maitoh felt his heart twitch painfully.
They didn't have many of those electromagnetic cannon vehicles. Most were still experimental models. The ones deployed here were merely the most stable prototypes.
And ironically, those designs had been based on PROJECT combat vehicles in the first place...
But soon Maitoh had no time to worry about that.
Because on the radar he saw Oblivion's massive signal rapidly approaching the command center.
Without hesitation, Maitoh ripped off his headset and ran for the exit.
Damn it!
I'm not dying in a place like this!!
Meanwhile, Roland was rampaging across the battlefield.
Nothing could block him for even a second.
At the same time, he constantly scanned the battlefield using the tactical scanning system. The fastest way to stop such a large force was simple—
Kill their commander.
Suddenly, another wave of robots and armed drones surrounded him.
Countless armor-piercing rounds and explosive shells slammed into Oblivion's body.
Roland felt his vision becoming obscured and grew irritated.
He tightened his grip on the Moon Blade.
Cull the Meek!
Slash—BOOM—
An orange-red flash cut across the battlefield.
For a moment, the surrounding space seemed to freeze.
The flames and smoke were instantly split apart, and the drones and robots rushing toward him were crushed into scrap in an instant.
After clearing out the cannon fodder, Roland scanned the battlefield again, searching for the enemy command center.
At that moment—
A figure wearing black exoskeleton armor burst through the smoke from the side.
Boros' eyes lit up when he saw the monster focused entirely on the troops.
He had already realized how terrifying the creature's strength and defense were.
But such massive power and size had to come with a price.
And he—
Was the user of the latest Sandevistan developed by Militech.
The strongest soldier who had completed hundreds of missions without a single failure.
Combined with the powerful energy melee weapon from PROJECT in his hand…
He could absolutely kill the monster and turn the battle around.
A smile appeared on Boros' face.
He had joined the New United States military at a young age. His natural physical talent allowed him to synchronize with the Sandevistan.
He could activate it more than a dozen times a day.
Because of that, he gained the attention of the higher command and was transferred into the Special Operations Squad, performing missions around the world.
He had even fought Adam Smasher before.
And dealing with slow, bulky enemies like this—
He knew exactly how to do it.
So…
Die!
Whoosh—
The moment the newest Sandevistan activated, the entire world seemed to freeze.
Everything around him slowed to a crawl, and the world lost all color in Boros' eyes.
A look of intoxicated pleasure appeared on his face.
He loved this feeling.
In this frozen world, it felt like he was the one controlling reality.
"Die…"
Boros tightened his grip on his weapon.
His acceleration cyberware exploded with power, leaving trails of afterimages as he dashed forward.
Just as he was about to reach Oblivion—
Oblivion's head slowly turned.
Directly toward him.
Boros' expression instantly changed.
A thought flashed through his mind—
But he quickly suppressed it.
"Impossible… absolutely impossible. That must be my imagination!"
Pushing the thought aside, his expression turned vicious.
His speed increased again.
Slash—BANG!
"Gah!!"
Intense pain exploded through his body.
Boros spat out a mouthful of blood, staring in disbelief at Oblivion.
"This can't be… impossible!! How can you see me?! That's absolutely—"
BOOM!
"Damn it, stop yapping. You're annoying."
Roland frowned.
His hand suddenly tightened.
CRACK!
With a crisp snap, Boros' spine was crushed.
Roland then slammed him straight into the ground.
The body instantly turned into a puddle of mangled flesh.
Just as Roland was growing impatient, a figure appeared in the distance that immediately caught his attention.
The shining military rank on the uniform was extremely eye-catching.
"Don't even think about running."
Whoosh—
With a sharp tearing sound, Oblivion's enormous body surged forward.
Holding the massive Moon Blade, Roland transformed into a spinning drill of destruction and charged ahead.
Everything in his path was torn apart.
Soldiers.
Combat vehicles.
Mechs.
All of them were crushed like paper into twisted metal.
The soldiers watching this scene were already losing their sanity.
Madness and despair began to fill their eyes.
Because against this enemy—
They couldn't even break his defense.
Meanwhile, Maitoh, who was desperately fleeing, suddenly saw that terrifying figure tearing through the defensive line and diving toward him from the sky.
His soul nearly left his body.
"No—no—no! Don't come closer! Don't kill me! I have intelligence, I can tell you—"
BOOM!
The orange-red figure landed directly above him.
A torn military cap slowly drifted down from the air.
It landed on the ground—
And was crushed under Roland's foot.
After killing the commander, Roland slowly smiled.
Meanwhile, the other commander still hiding inside the command center saw everything.
He gasped sharply.
His face turned deathly pale.
Maitoh's fate made him imagine his own ending.
And sure enough—
In the next moment, Roland's gaze shifted directly toward the command center.
The commander's face instantly turned white.
Only one thought flashed through his mind.
I'm screwed!