Chapter 17 - Golems

< Iron Golem x1 Killed! >

< LOOT >

1️⃣ 500 EXP

2️⃣ Iron Ore x12

3️⃣ Stones x20

4️⃣ Copper Ore x5

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The golem's entire arm exploded, and its previously sturdy body collapsed. Approaching the monster's corpse, I quickly collected the loot and continued to move further into the cave.

The dimly lit tunnel was playing with my nerves. Every time a pebble fell and made a noise, a shiver ran down my spine, I was afraid of a sneak attack. Losing 2 Lv. would be a major setback to my plans. I don't have enough time to fail, I bet there are already players near the city of Culg.

Bang...

-1 HP

A small pebble fell on my head. I scratched my aching forehead and lowered my body to examine the fallen pebble. Its surface was hard, but it looked like a normal rock. I picked up the stone and placed it in the inventory.

< LOOT >

1️⃣ Unrefined Obsidian Ore x1

A strange feeling of dread came over me. Obsidian ores don't usually fall from the ceiling. I clenched my fists and lifted my gaze from the ground, and what greeted me was a golem with dark spots all over its body.

< OBSIDIAN GOLEM >

~ An Earth type monster; Usually reside in mountains and caves

~ Aggressive

~ Immune to Physical Attacks from being below Lv. 15

< ATTRIBUTES >

Lv. 8

HP: 1500

MP: 300

STR: 1200

AGL: 60

PDEF: 2000

MDEF: 14

INT: 200

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< ACTIVE SKILLS >

1️⃣ Obsidian Shield < Lv. 3 >

-- Deform your arm to form an Obsidian Shield

~ Cost 50 MP

~ 10 min cooldown

2️⃣ Throw < Lv. 3 >

-- Throw projectiles at high speed

~ Cost 5 MP

~ 1 sec cooldown

3️⃣ Earth Manipulation < Lv. 2 >

-- Use Earth to do various things

~ Cost depends on how the earth was manipulated

~ No cooldown

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< PASSIVE SKILLS >

1️⃣ Sturdy Skin < Lv. 5 >

-- Boosts your Defensive Attributes

~ +500 HP

~ +100 PDEF

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< SPELLS >

< None >

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The golem somehow managed to cling to the ceiling. My eyes widened and I immediately took a dozen steps back to avoid the descent of the obsidian golem.

Boom...

The golem's landing sent up a huge cloud of dust. The golem's large body slowly emerged from the cloud, slowly revealing its oppressive features. His body was composed of various ores and stones. Unknowingly, money symbols appeared in my black eyes.

When I checked the golem's stats, I found that it had almost no MDEF. My spells should be able to do a lot of damage. It's a shame that < Demonic Flame > can't burn the golems, otherwise I'd turn this cave into a factory.

I cast a Shadow Blast and let the Shadow Energy flow through my arm and appear in the form of an orb in my palm. Later in the game I should be able to cast spells elsewhere and not on my palm, so I could hold my staff with both hands.

Imagine being able to create spells above your head and fire them all the time. That would look pretty darn cool.

With so much anticipation, I didn't even notice how my Shadow Blast hit the golem.

- 425 Magical Damage!

The annoying thing about the golems was that they'd no feelings or other senses. My two guaranteed status effects < Blindness > < Fear > couldn't be inflicted because of these strange properties.

I didn't know how the golems knew my location without any senses, but I think it's something to do with the Earth Manipulation ability they possess. They probably feel my weight on the ground and recognize my location.

I jumped backwards and dodged several rocks that were thrown at me. As I fired another Shadow Blast, I clicked my tongue and visibly frowned. The golem's stupidity was starting to get on my nerves. He just ran at me without even trying to dodge my spells. His strange attack pattern made it hard for me to concentrate when I knew that a crazy bull was constantly trying to smash me.

- 846 Critical Damage!

My shadow projectile hit the monster's chest, leaving a huge dent in its body. Half of the HP of the golem was gone...

Soon after, the golem fell over without even scratching me. For some reason, it didn't even try to create a dirt wave like the iron golem did.

< Obsidian Golem x1 Killed >

< LOOT >

1️⃣ 800 EXP

2️⃣ Iron Ore x8

3️⃣ Stones x48

4️⃣ Obsidian Ore x7

5️⃣ Copper Ore x6

6️⃣ Silver Ore x3

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" 2 down, 48 to go "

I muttered under my nose as I walked deeper into the cave.

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At the entrance to the cave, a massacre was taking place. All the previously peaceful demon workers were now holding some kind of weapon. The previously green forest was covered with snow, and ice was scattered randomly over the area.

A huge beast hovered above the ground, breathing ice at the little demons who were desperately trying to escape the attack.

Unfortunately, the breath was too fast for anyone to escape.

Whoosh...

The entire battlefield was destroyed by a single breath. All the demons nearby were killed on the spot or frozen to ice. The only demon left standing was the leader of the group. Looking around, he found that most of his comrades were dead. He raised his tired eyes, eyed the beast, and made a run toward the cave entrance.

Of course, the beast wasn't so generous to let him go. A breath as cold as ice followed close on the demon's heels. Everything in the breath's path was demolished, and previously frozen statues were shattered.

Blood stained the pure and white snow.

Whoosh...

The fleeing demon's body turned to ice. When the creature saw that everyone in the vicinity was frozen, it plummeted from the sky and landed with a loud thud.

The beast looked around, approached the frozen statues and began to slowly devour them, one by one.

< ICE WYVERN >

~ A boss that resides in the High mountains

~ Carnivore; Territorial

~ Immune to Cold/Ice

~ A Hidden Boss; Once killed will never respawn

< ATTRIBUTES >

Lv. 150

HP: 10000

MP: 8000

STR: 5100

AGL: 2250

PDEF: 6540

MDEF: 5400

INT: 12000

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< ACTIVE SKILLS >

< Unknown >

< PASSIVE SKILLS >

< SPELLS >

1️⃣ Ice Breath < Lv. 7 >

-- Devastating breath of a strong monster able to destroy armies

~ Cost 500 MP

~ 10 sec cooldown

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< Unknown >

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