The Rising Of The Shield Hero is going better than expected. The first episode of the series was amazing, but the second episode was even better. And there are still so many episodes yet to come.
With every episode, we get to see a new mystery or an appearance of a new character. The second episode was mostly about the upcoming disaster known as the Spirit Tortoise.
Spirit Tortoise is a giant creature who is known to cause even a greater disaster than the Waves. It is the first legendary beast from the known Guardian Beasts. Its appearance can terrify even the greatest of heroes.
With the size as large as a mountain, hard turtle skin, and a shield on the back, it is not easy to defeat the Spirit Tortoise. Its size is so large that the city of Reiki settled on its back once.
How strong is Spirit Tortoise?
In episode 3 we saw that the spirit tortoise have magic which can immobilize its foes, leaving them helpless and unable to escape being crushed under it.
What’s truly terrifying about this attack is that it not only wipes out mountains, but it drains all of the victims’ SP, leaving them truly helpless before the next shot, which can come as soon as immediately after
The Spirit Tortoise’s enormous weight is advantageous on most days, and it has powerful gravity if it had managed to absorb enough SP in the last one.
The Spirit Tortoise uses Way of the Dragon Vein magic to empower its attacks. the Tortoise is also able to summon demon bat familiars, as well as many others including those that resemble gorillas, yetis, floating eyeballs, caterpillar-like familiars and even zombies made from the people who lived on the city on its back this extends to the beasts inside as well.
There are several more familiars that protect the heart that acts like a biological immune system. Spirit Tortoise is nearly considered an immortal.
1. Does this mean the Spirit Tortoise cannot be defeated?
There is a way by which the spirit tortoise can be defeated If we take the reference from the manga volume 6 In order to defeat him, our heroes must destroy him from his inner core.
The core gives access to the heart and head of the tortoise and it is very important to keep in mind that a single mistake can be our hero’s last mistake.
enemy has to work with his company to deal with him and there’s nearly impossible for him to defeat the spirit tortoise single-handedly.
Did Naofumi defeat the Spirit Tortoise?
Episode 5 we saw how Naofumi and his party decapitate the head of the Spirit tortoise by the join effort of Naofumi and raftalia and philo for now the Turtule is Immoblized but soon he will regrow the head and will be ready to fight again
So In order to defeat him, naofumi must destroy him from his inner core. The core gives access to the heart and head of the tortoise and it is very important to keep in mind that a single mistake can be our hero’s last mistake.
Naofumi has to work with his company to deal with him and there’s nearly impossible for him to defeat the spirit tortoise single-handedly.
What’s next? Is this fight over?
As the main body of the Spirit Tortoise “defeated”, Naofumi and his party clean up the remaining familiars and search for the other Heroes. However, a mysterious woman named Ost arrives.
She identifies herself as a familiar of the Spirit Tortoise and warns Naofumi that the Spirit Tortoise in being controlled by an outside power and that fight is not over.
After the body of the Spirit Tortoise “defeated” they Immediately seal the heart which allows Ost to open the corridor to the Spirit Tortoise’s core.
Travelling further into the Spirit Tortoise, Naofumi finds the core of the Spirit Tortoise, the other three Legendary Heroes captured
Naofumi saw something that made him stuned, he saw Kyo with the Spirit Tortoise’s energy the team was in shock , after they saw Kyo they knew he was the one controlling The Spirit tortoise after that
Ost reveals that she is the Spirit of The Spirit Tortoise
The story have come to an interesting turn now let’s see if our heroes can destroy the core if spirit tortoise and defeat Kyo and stop him from destroying Melromarc’s Castle Town.
About The Rising of the Shield Hero
Tate no Yusha no Nariagari or The Rising of the Shield Hero is an isekai light novel series written by Aneko Yusagi. It was initially published as a web novel on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website from 2012 to 2015.
In August 2013, Media Factory started publishing the light novel series with an expanded storyline featuring illustrations by Seira Minami.
Later on, Kinema Citrus adapted the light novel into an anime television series. The first episode aired on 9 January 2019.
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