The stone monkeys moved at him with no regard for their companions or the environment. They violently jumped, smashed and ran towards him on the basis of their creator's instructions.
The designs were very simple but complex at the same time. Hugo could tell that Liam had put a lot of emotion and sweat into these unliving soldiers of his.
They weren't hard to take down but seemed to keep moving even if their heads were destroyed, making it difficult for Hugo who had long accustomed himself to finishing battles swiftly.
With each passing moment, he gradually released the restrictions that he'd placed on his power when he started fighting the golems.
The Black Matter that surged from his body or soul rushed towards the golems in a formless shape. They didn't have hearts that he could stop, but they had to have a core somewhere. A device that kept them moving even if he'd incapacitated them.