Chapter 79 - 75 - Machinations (3)

Shallot and Neo appeared through the warp gate Raven made and immediately noticed that out further they could hear a large number of Grimm. Shallot looked towards Neo before nodding his head and taking off in that direction.

He made it into the tunnel area he first came through and could see down the way rubble and Grimm bodies lying all over the place. Shallot rushed through at high speed taking him only a couple of seconds to arrive at the pack of the army of Grimm moving towards the front.

Shallot started punching and kicking his way knocking the Grimm out of the way bulldozing his way through. The Grimm had noticed that someone was attacking from the backside and turned and tried dogpiling on top of him.

Shallot: 'This should give me a good warm-up since I have been feeling like I'm getting pretty rusty no a days.'

Shallot looked around him while dashing forward while noticing that there were multiple packs of Beowolves, Boarbatusk, and Ursalas being led by a Silvertooth Grimm. The Silvertooth Grimm was massive and could bȧrėly fit inside the caverns since it was around 22 feet tall. The Beowolves came attacking from all sides while the Boarbatusk was rolling towards him like a certain blue hedgehog.

Shallot elbowed the first Beowolf charging towards him sending it into the Beowolf to his left while catching the hand of the Beowolf on his right. He lifted the Beowolf and spun in the air with it before slamming it into the one behind him.

The Boarbatusk was rolling towards him and he just kicked out as if he was playing soccer and kicked them into each other. Shallot was moving forward as he was dismantling the Grimm around him with his bȧrė hands.

He rushed forward seeing the Sabertooth Grimm charging towards him with its maw open wanting to swallow him. He pulled his fist back and jumped in front of its face by its nose smashing downwards cracking the bone-like plating on its face making it smash into the ground. Shallot turned towards it gathered a small amount of ki and then condensed it before chucking it into the crack of the Grimm making its head explode.

Shallot: 'Not sure if destroying the head will kill a stronger Grimm or not like the smaller Grimm but it should be the same as the Nevermore and the Gigantis.'

Shallot continued running tearing the Grimm leaving a path of dead disappearing Grimm turning into smoke. When he made it to the middle of the pack of Grimm stampeding forward he could see some more android in the middle that appeared to have some type of Grimm attached to the back of the droids pumping some type of black liquid into them.

The Grimm had a white face mask on it with tentacles spreading from it that seemed similar to the head crab Grimm but this one seemed to be more invasive than the other one.

Shallot: 'This one seems to make the body move in a more puppet-like manner. Neo was still moving like a human but her strength just couldn't be exerted properly. I'll call this one a puppeteer Grimm.'

Shallot started sending small ki blast out to clear the area but didn't want to worry about the cave system collapsing. Neo was still back behind him and she would most likely leave through the other area and doesn't want her getting buried down here.

Shallot was making it towards the front and could see the girls, Roman, Zwei, Dr. Oobleck, and Merlin holding his device with red strings coming from her. Shallot sped up more while taking out and thinning the herd.

Shallot: 'Man, I feel like I'm in a dynasty warriors game.'

Shallot jumped over the group of Grimm passing by the "Reaver".

Shallot: 'That's not a Reaver that's a Ravager. Ravager is good at close combat but Reavers are capable of going into a transformed state. They are the more evolved and advanced Ravagers that has managed to live longer than 40 years. If it's only a Ravager then I'm pretty sure that even Blake could deal with it.

They must have thought it was a Reaver due to the large number of red spots it has on its shoulders and legs. It's in the middle of evolving. I can deal with it after making sure that they are safe.'

While his thoughts were going through his head he heard something that brought back some bad memories. A loud primitive roar that sounded similar to the old Godzilla movies he used to watch with his little brother.

Shallot: 'Shit don't tell me this thing is still alive.'

Loud stomping footsteps could be heard coming from behind the walls on the right side of the tunnel and even the Ravager was hesitating in continuing forward hearing it. The sound of rocks being smashed and breaking noises could be heard when Shallot had landed next to everyone else.

Ruby was the first to notice since she was busy reloading her Crescent Rose and looked up as Shallot had landed.

Ruby: "Shallot!!!"

Everyone else turned seeing him feeling that they can deal with this situation now.

Roman: "So you can just blast all these Grimm to kingdom come and we'll all be done right."

Shallot turned and looked towards Roman and shook his head.

Shallot: "Can't, Neo is heading out the other end and don't want the cave to collapse while she is still inside of here. Her scroll was destroyed and she needs to get back to your hideout to put the information she got down. So far I know who's behind messing with our plans."

Roman was still firing before retorting.

Roman: "So it was Dr. Marlot, and here I thought the nutjob died in the fall of Mount Glenn."

Dr. Oobleck shook his head at that.

Oobleck: "So it was Dr. Merlot. Professor Ozpin told me about him once about how he was more enthralled by the understanding and workings of Grimm and not towards the safety of the people. This could be what drove him to such actions. We had a suspicion that he was the cause of the Grimm attack here but with anyone being left alive from what happens we all thought he perished with the city."

Yang chimed in.

Yang: "We can destroy the area above us with Shallot using a big attack. The tunnel shouldn't collapse down where you said Neo is."

Shallot was trying not to let what happened in the show happened again but if he needs to fight the Gigantis then an open area would be best. In an enclosed area like this, the others could be in danger.

Shallot jumped back towards the group of Grimm chasing the hoping that what he is about to do is going to work.

Ruby: "What is he doing?"

Shallot had spread his ki sense out to make sure there weren't any life signatures above him and seeing that there weren't any but they were close he got ready. Shallot started concentrating and gathering a large amount of ki before shaping it and raises his hands into the sky and charges a large energy sphere.

The Grimms started dog piling on top of him and the ki was becoming more condensed. No matter how the Grimm attacked it seemed as if they couldn't harm him. Shallot was finally ready and the ki became volatile and the Grimm around him started burning up and evaporating.

Shallot: "Heat Dome."

The massive amount of energy from his barrier flew upwards and slightly outward taking a large chunk of the Grimm with it smashing the ground above leaving a twenty-meter diameter hole.

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