"To think he's just an enemy with larger energy reserves…"

I couldn't do anything to an enemy who was purely pushing a power struggle because if I were to ride on a Gigas, I couldn't increase its energy reserves.

Partner, it's impossible to defend or dodge! We need to fall back!

"I know that too, but where do we even fall back to... fuck!"

I invoked <Energy Absorption> to try and block the golden light Goldrian emanated, but it was a failure. It was still a better attempt than before; that being said, the attack this time round blasted apart part of the barrier as the impact coursed through Napoleon's body.

Partner! We need to invoke <The Undying Emperor>! 

"But we're almost running out of energy."

Even so, we have no choice. At this pace, the next attack might cost us our ability to move.

"...Stay still for a minute."

I calmed Napoleon down and focused on my consciousness.

'More. More. More...'

I invoked the <Penetration> Ability. The Penetration Ability wasn't an attack that could blow away the enemy's defense like how Goldrian did. Instead, it was an Ability that could pierce through and make a hole in the enemy's defence.

The remaining barrier wouldn't be affected and would still work fine. In any case, if my attack could pierce through the barrier, then it wouldn't matter how much energy the enemy had left.

'And, to that...'

I activated the <Sniper> Ability. This Ability could increase the shooting...