Act VIII
Cold sweat oozed from the corners of Sasston's forehead, a rarity for him wrapped in a cooling-magic treated armor. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
He has been a mercenary for ten years, he was originally a mercenary, he should have been used to birth and death, in the past ten years, he has shuttled through the shallow sea, and has encountered many difficult situations, but now this enemy is unheard of.
Golem, the magical structure that originally guarded Ishbal, was the product of one of the Seven Sages, the "Weaver of the Law", Veren Eslif to celebrate the completion of the city, and after years of erosion by the forces of Chaos, they lost their original great power and lost their sanity at the same time.
These behemoths roam the depths of the desert, guarding the ruined capital of Ishbal and stopping adventurers who wish to seek treasure in the once capital of wealth.
But it was also in the desert in the depths of the shallow sea, and no one would necessarily set foot in the forbidden land for months, how could the stone giant appear in this shallow outer boundary?
Saston's original patrol was just a routine patrol, but the shallow sea has been a little uneven recently, and the hot wind mercenary group in the desert has changed the style of living in the dark and only sneaking up on the big guys, and has repeatedly harassed the caravans, which has caused considerable trouble.
The city lord of Istal, or the acting city lord, was also deeply troubled by this, and had no choice but to send the Iron Wolf Guard to patrol the surrounding area, trying to deter the greedy people of the Hot Wind Mercenary Regiment.
In fact, Ishar has not been less than to encircle and suppress the Hot Wind Mercenary Group in the past ten years, but the other party is elusive, and the strength of several of its own captains is also quite strong.
"Damn, how did you meet Golem!?"
The fire bolt in Sasseton's hand, a creation from the El craftsmen that is comparable to the sharpest crossbow arrows, is quite easy to use with gunpowder, and the iron bullets are not easy to mismatch in the desert wind, which has become the standard configuration of the Iron Wolf Guard.
But these deadly bullets could not do any damage to Golem, and Susston did not dare to ask his men to fight Golem with knives, which would only lead to death, but for a while, they had no better way.
They had already sent back to the nearest outpost to ask for reinforcements as soon as they encountered Golem, but Saston now doubted that he would make it to that point.
Turning and running away, this option was abandoned when Suston saw the Golem's incredible speed, and he didn't have the confidence to escape from range before the damn fist landed on him.
But the fatigue was also palpable, not only for him and the rest of the Iron Wolf Guards, but also for the camels beneath him, these creatures had been moving violently in the heat for too long, and they were not as fast as they had been at the beginning, and on this battlefield, the slightest slackness would be smashed into flesh by the hard fists.
Boom -
A punch shook the ground and dust, and the Iron Wolf Guards relied on their nimble movement to dodge the Golem's attack.
"Shoot, shoot to the head!"
Saston said, the Golem's glowing red eyes giving him a chill in the scorching desert, and he knew the man had his sights on him.
Bang bang bang -
A burst of gunfire did not shake the Golem in any way, and Suston staggered, turning the camel's direction for a flaw.
"Is it really only a storm that can destroy this Golem?"
Thinking of the rumors that had been circulating in the desert for a long time, Saston shook his head and drove the distractions away.
Even if a storm could really destroy Golem, where could he find traces of a storm now, the last time there was a storm in the shallow seas was more than twenty years ago, when Susston was just a newcomer to become a mercenary, he clearly remembered that the endless storm and the deep purple lightning that stretched across the entire sky, if these could destroy Golem, he had no doubt.
"Watch out for the left flank, spread out!"
Sasson commanded, but Golem reacted quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the fist made of stone turned and fell towards Sasson.
"Damn it!"
He hurriedly turned the camel and tried to escape.
But out of the corner of his eye, Saston caught a glimpse of a different figure.
"Who?"
The man was wrapped in iron armor, a blue cloak, and a terrifying sword behind his back, approaching Golem's head at high speed.
"It's so strong!"
The momentum exuded by the other party could be perceived by Saston even from a long distance, and when he saw that man's big sword strike, it was a slash.
There was a blazing flame in the sword light, which was more dazzling than the scorching sun of the shallow sea, and Saston narrowed his eyes slightly, and in the next second, an incredible scene unfolded in front of him.
The terrifying greatsword pierced through the faint barrier of magic on Golem's body, plunging deep into its shoulder.
It's not over yet.
Ssarston thought that when the other party stopped here, the blade of the sword actually slashed downward, as if the body of the stone giant was not a solid stone but a scattered straw, and in the blink of an eye, one of the stone giant's arms had been separated from the body.
ā...... Just kidding!?"
Saston's astonishment, but he did not forget his duty, and he took the opportunity to immediately organize a counterattack.
"Cover that guy!"
For a time, more than a dozen firearms fired in succession, hitting the section of Golem's wound, leaving several deep bullet marks.
The golem's arm landed on the sand, stirring up a cloud of smoke and dust, and it seemed to be in pain, and its remaining hand kept waving, trying to catch the little man who was jumping on his shoulder.
But the man only took a few steps back and dodged the stone giant's palm, as if he had foreseen the other party's movements, and he jumped directly from the stone giant's shoulder to the stone head, and the great sword in his hand shone brightly.
The Golem let out a roar, a low, heart-pounding roar that shook its head, but could not stop the pace of the little man overhead.
The man slashed down five swords in a row, and a burst of explosions sounded, and flowers exploded directly on the stone giant's head, and the flames left deep marks on the stone, and the stone giant suddenly lost his balance because of this huge impact.
Boom -
It fell to its knees on one knee, its hands covering its half-missing head, and seemed unable to get up.
Then, in front of Golem, the figure of a knight with a great sword appeared.
With an indomitable momentum, he stabbed forward with the big sword in his hand, directly inserting into the center of the stone giant's eyebrows, shattering the core hidden inside, with a breaking sound, the stone giant stopped all activities, and the stones that originally composed the body began to disintegrate, and in a blink of an eye, they turned into a pile of broken stones.
The swordsman, on the other hand, fell to the ground lightly, and the great sword in his hand was withdrawn behind his back, as if the previous fierce battle was nothing more than a casual move, and it was effortless.
Not only Suston, but all the members of the Iron Wolf Guard were in a state of extreme shock.
Their childhood nightmare, one of the most dangerous existences in the shallow sea, the helpless existence of ordinary people, this stone giant was easily solved by the other party, and it was only ten moves from the shot to the end.
As for the swordsman, Lawson looked at the stone giant that had become a pile of rubble, and asked in a moment's time.
"What did you just say, that only a storm can destroy Golem?"