Chapter Sixty-One: Advancement
April 2, 2016
Author: Author (诸生浮屠)
The third wave of golem puppets finally made the Church of Shadows restless.
The golem legion sent from Modo City almost completely ignored the clay golems, which were truly just cannon fodder. However, starting from the stone golems, the combat power skyrocketed. A regular stone golem weighs about 2000 pounds and stands approximately 3 meters tall, with a special ability called [Slow], an enchantment effect that causes nearby enemies to be affected similarly to a ‘Slow’ spell and forces a will save.
The challenge level of a stone golem is above 8, capable of battling a professionist of level 12 or higher in a one-on-one duel.
Next is the more advanced iron golem, which weighs around 3500-5000 pounds, with most from Modo City weighing about 4000 pounds and standing around 3.5 meters tall. The iron golems are enchanted with [Poison Spray] attacks, able to spew toxic gas in a 3-meter radius around their bodies, inflicting continuous poison damage if one lacks sufficient constitution. The challenge level of an iron golem is even higher, and its resistance to both physical and magical damage is substantial.
As for the diamond golem, there’s no need to elaborate further.
Legendary-level construct life, each one of them is enough to give the Church of Shadows a headache.
……………………
Facing the third batch of golem legions from Modo City, the enemies of the Church of Shadows finally began to feel restless. Some wizards and priests started to cast spells to summon shadow life, and more shadow thieves and wanderers joined the fight.
“Ah!”
A dying scream rang out.
In the center of the battlefield, a shadow thief failed to evade and was struck in the back by an iron golem, completely twisting his spine under the immense force, and with just a scream, he died on the spot.
On the other side.
The elites of Modo City were still recuperating; they hadn’t even begun to engage in battle, yet the enemy had already suffered continuous casualties. The power of Modo City filled them with hope for victory. Even though their enemies were the long-established deity church that had existed for over a thousand years, they still believed that the final victory belonged to Modo City.
“Advance the golem legion!”
Soren calmly observed the battlefield, and when the enemies of the Church of Shadows began to retreat, he finally issued the order for a full assault, stating in a low voice, “Prepare to attack! Once underground, combat as organized units, do not disperse lightly.”
The Church of Shadows could finally no longer afford to bear the losses.
No casualties had occurred on Modo City’s side, but over a hundred of their own had fallen.
The believers of the Church of Shadows began to retreat into the underground passages, while the golem legion, following Soren’s orders, continued to advance, acting as cannon fodder and consumables. If the golems were destroyed, they could be recreated at a cost, but if people died, revival was nearly impossible. As long as they could defeat the Lord of Shadows, it was worth sacrificing all these golem legions at this location. Soren was well-funded, with the mines from Treasure Island pouring in resources continuously. He wouldn’t blink at spending a million Gind in this war.
“Follow me to the Judgment Hall!”
“The Bishopric stays behind.”
Chouhou led a team of elite wanderers into battle, following behind the iron golems. With the golem legion leading the charge, their fighting was much easier; they only needed to look for a few stragglers. However, as they entered the underground temple, extensive pathways appeared before them. The Church of Shadows, having operated for over a thousand years, had dug countless passage networks underground, and ahead, the corpses of minotaurs and shadow beings began to emerge.
Minotaurs can be tamed.
Many powerful beings like to use minotaurs to guard mazes and dungeons, but minotaurs had almost no advantage against iron golems, being easily crushed by the golem legion.
The enemy troops would reach the battlefield in thirty seconds.
Crush them!
The elite forces from the Judgment Hall and the Bishopric ventured deep underground, while the elite pirates following behind began to scatter and engage in battle. Soren’s goal was to completely cleanse the Shadow Temple, flattening the entire underground city without leaving a single straggler.
……………………
Modo City, Floating Island.
The battle on Soren’s side continued, while Gloria’s work had never ceased.
“Channel 3 has detected a legendary target!”
The High Priest’s mental message sounded immediately. Following that, Gloria issued commands: “Diamond golem number 1, proceed to channel 3 for support! Order the Bishopric to send reinforcements to channel 3!”
“Channel 5 has discovered elite shadow thieves resisting.”
“Diamond golem number 2, head to support, and diamond golem number 3, proceed to support. The priests from the Central Zone are approaching.”
“Activate the portal.”
“Alice is about to reach the battlefield!”
……………………
In the pitch-black underground passage.
Members of the Half-Elf Church and the Church of Shadows were already fighting fiercely, and the resistance of the shadow thieves was somewhat beyond expectations. When a small group of shadow wizards also began to join the battle, casualties on Modo City’s side immediately began to rise swiftly.
However.
At this moment, a delicate girl appeared in that passage; she didn’t look Western, possessing very distinct Eastern features.
Swish!
A cold light flashed, and the shadow wizard who was in the middle of casting a summoning spell suddenly felt his throat chill, followed by an inability to produce any sound. It was only at that moment that intense pain struck, and blood gushed out like a fountain from his throat. Before him was a petite puppet girl, about fifteen centimeters tall, floating in mid-air. This lifelike construct girl held a very small longsword, and that fatal strike just now was caused by her.
“Eastern puppeteer!…”
As if remembering something, the shadow wizard’s expression turned to panic, but it was already too late.
Another construct girl appeared behind him, instantly ending the shadow wizard’s life. These puppet girls, only a few centimeters tall, moved like the wind in the dark environment, completely undetectable; they acted like assassins in the shadows, continuously reaping the lives of their enemies.
Alice’s expression was calm.
As a legendary-level puppeteer, she had experienced a great deal of battles and slaughter. Initially, her puppet girls had not reached their current level, but after acquiring alchemical knowledge from Modo City, Alice had upgraded her entire construct maid group once. This battle was one she actively requested to participate in because she needed practical combat to test how much stronger her upgraded construct maid group was compared to the past.
From the looks of it!
The combat power of the construct maid group had exceeded her expectations.
…………………… (To Be Continued ~^~)
