9 Defeat

The power armors used by the space knights were capable of releasing power well beyond the limits of the human physical bodies, tremendously increasing the wearer's strength several fold. With his Captain rank, Siegfried was not only given the power armor Mk. 2, which gave an even greater boost to his strength, but also the tier 4 hammer he was holding right now.

Right when the other two knights were about to be slashed in half by the elf's sword, Siegfried intervened, saving their lives. When he reached his two men, Siegfried immediately swung his hammer down, clashing with the elf's sideways slash. As a result, the elf's sword was slammed to the ground and caught by the hammer.

Seeing the situation he was in, the elf quickly took several steps back as he dragged the sword with him, freeing it from the hammer. Eyeing the new enemy, the fight suddenly turned into a duel, as the other two wounded soldiers retreated back and watched the fight.

On the podium, the white-haired goblin didn't look happy even though the elf had killed two of the space knights.

"What is going on?! Was there something wrong? How come he doesn't show his real strength!" The goblin scientist then hurriedly took the control device and began to operate it in anger.

While still fighting, Siegfried suddenly discovered the elf's movements were becoming extremely bizarre and ghastly. One time, he had managed to push the elf into a corner, but in a split second, the situation reversed and the elf suddenly swung its sword in an unexpected manner, successfully injuring one of the soldiers.

There were also moments when the elf would abruptly stop moving right when he had the chance to kill his men. Thus, Captain Siegfried knew something must have been wrong with his opponent, so he decided to finish the fight quickly, taking the opportunity before his opponent sorted out his problems.

Raising his tier 4 hammer, Captain Siegfried carefully watched the elf, who was still swaying around. He then activated his tier 4 limited-use weapon ability, [Thunder Strike].

Erratic electric charges appeared on top of the hammer and were slowly being pressured inward, until they formed a crackling ball of lightning. Siegfried stood there firmly, waiting for the perfect moment to launch his attack. When he saw the elf standing motionless once again, Captain Siegfried quickly struck his hammer.

BANG!

KABOOM!

[Thunder Strike], Captain Siegfried always kept this trump card as a last resort, using it only in situations where there was no other choice. The ability was so powerful that even though he had his Mk. 2 armor, he was sure it wouldn't be enough to receive the attack directly and escape unscathed.

When the elf was smashed by the powerful attack, its body was thrown backwards once again and it rolled on the ground several times before coming to a stop.

Watching the elf collapse, Captain Siegfried quickly dashed and approached the elf's fallen body. He then immediately swung and bashed his huge hammer towards him, over and over again, without giving the elf any chance of respite.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Loud sounds continued to reverberate in the air as the elf's body was being continuously crushed by Siegfried's hammer, making those who heard it feel chill go down their spine. The ground beneath the elf gradually sank, creating a small crater, due to the force of the repeated impacts from the hammer.

The captain stood next to the heavily injured elf, eyeing this creature coldly. When he was about to land the last blow, killing the elf, the space acolyte suddenly said something that stopped his actions

"Captain, remember the mission objective!"

Thinking for a while, Captain Siegfried said, "It only says to recover the specimen. Nothing about it needs to be alive!"

When the captain was about to send the killing blow, his man once again said. "Captain, the sensor also said that the elf is part human."

"..."

BAM!

The ground shook and dust flew around as Siegfried slammed his hammer into the ground beside the battered elf, missing it completely.

"ARGHH!!!"

Roars of anger echoed inside the dome-like structure as the captain was still angry for the death of his men. But he knew that what his subordinate had said was true. So he could only hold back his anger and not kill this abomination

However, what he had to do and what he wanted to do were two different things, therefore, he pointed his finger at the goblin on the podium and shouted, channelling all the rage within him.

"What else have you got for me, you fucker?!!"

Hearing the glaring provocation, the goblin's face turned ugly.

"Y-You... ARGGHH!!! My creation!!!"

While its hands were trembling, the goblin continued, "If only I had more time with him… ARGH!!!

The goblin looked at the orcs beneath it, then shouted angrily, "KILL ALL THOSE HUMANS!"

Hearing the order, all the remaining Uruk restarted their charge and began to attack the soldiers wildly. The remaining space knights, who had been watching the orcs from the start, immediately fired their weapons.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Explosions appeared around them, as the orcs were slowly being annihilated by the heavy barrage from the space knights. An hour later, the battle ended with the death of more than a hundred of Uruk, while two space knights were heavily injured.

The goblin scientist, who saw the situation turning bad, tried to escape but was captured in the process.

"Goblin Scientist, Cursaac, you are now under arrest! The Empire will decide what your fate will be."

Hearing that, the goblin scoffed, "Huh! I will not submit to any human authority. Just kill me!"

"I don't care about what you will or will not do. My job is to catch you and send you back to the Empire."

The goblin, previously full of anger, suddenly laughed hysterically as its gaze fixed elsewhere. When Captain Siegfried followed its gaze, his eyes narrowed, as he saw a sight that shouldn't be possible.

In the middle of the small crater, the figure that should have been crushed past common sense, was rising, covered in blood.

"kekekekek! You are all doomed now. DOOMED!"