Chapter 364
Chapter 364 Gruesome Battle
Steel statues.
As the name implied, these were humanoid constructs of steel.
These steel statues were often three and a half meters tall and around 2,200 kilograms in weight.
They had humanoid forms forged from steel. The surface of their bodies was smooth and reflected the lights from above. Complex runic circuits and patterns were engraved on their metallic shells. The chest of the statues appeared to be extremely wide, a design feature to better protect the control and energy cores within their bodies.
Their attack and defense relied upon the giant tower shield in their left hand and the giant sword in their right hand. That said, these monsters were still shocking fighters with their bare fists.
Creating a statue golem was unquestionably a difficult task. The cost of the materials was expensive. The process was strict and required high precision. It took a lengthy period of time, money, and resources. Sometimes it would even take several dozen adepts and apprentices working together to create these steel statues. Moreover, the final stage of animating these golems also required the existence of a high-grade adept to awaken the constructs.
These strict conditions caused the steel statues to be expensive products that only large adept organizations could afford. An army of steel statues like this one could not come into being without the support of a massive energy pool reserve as well as plenty of money.
“We can’t just be sitting targets like this,” The sinister-looking witch shouted, “Attack. Quick, attack; use every means at your disposal. Counterattack now…”
The witches and apprentice seem to have broken out of their panic with her yelling. They immediately started chanting spells or taking out seeds, bones, and other casting materials from their storage tools.
The witches’ counterattack landed on the steel statues after a few seconds.
Several seeds dug into the ground once they landed. A short moment later, the earth split apart, and dust was sent flying into the sky. Vines as thick as a child’s arm reached out from underground and lashed at the statues like giant serpents.
Hiss.
The rapidly growing buds on the roots of the plants quickly amassed together amid a weird hissing sound. The roots and vines turned into odd mouths that started biting and gnawing away at the bodies of the steel statues. Pungent acid dripped out of their green mouths as they bit the figures. Smoke rose to the skies when the acid landed on the metallic shells of the golems.
A dense rain of bone spikes fell upon the statues as the plant creatures entangled them.
Clang. Clang. Clang.
The sharp bone spikes exploded on the sturdy bodies of the statues and splintered into pieces of bone. Sadly, they did no visible damage to the figures, other than leaving white spots on their armor.
The magical alloy used in forging steel statues had exceptional physical and magical defense. Ordinary spells and attacks were unlikely to damage them at all. Only powerful spells or physical damage far above the limits of their guards could destroy them.
However, the witches had none of these!
That said, the twisting vines did indeed successfully throw the army’s formation into disarray. The intensity of the fight between the plant monsters and the metallic golems was breathtaking.
Three steel statues had already fallen in a shroud of black smoke with the harassment of the vines and the combined attacks of several witches.
The emboldened witches immediately summoned more elementium creatures to fight against the statues. It didn’t matter if they couldn’t hurt their enemies; they could still cause chaos to the enemy ranks.
While the first three rows of statues were dragged into a chaotic fight, the two rows of figures behind them had been smart enough to flank to the left and right. It appeared they intended to wrap around the swamp and continue their assault. Metal spears continued to shower down against the witches.
The two parties fought with all they had with a small swamp of twenty meters to keep them apart.
The witches ran around and panted as they chanted their spells with trembling voices. They hurled acid balls at the joints of the statues and tried their very best to dodge the thrown spears.
Fifty witches dodged spears and counterattacked within a small space of less than a hundred and thirty square meters. Everyone was busy fighting. At the same time, the apprentices fell all around them, pinned to the ground by the thick, heavy spears.
A frail and mysterious girl wrapped in a black cloak walked through the bloody battlefield amidst the chaos.
It was strange. Extremely strange!
The chaos of the battle was a stark contrast to her calmness. It felt so out of place. However, she still walked at her own pace, passing by the frantic apprentices one by one.
All of a sudden, she stopped and squatted beside an apprentice that had been pinned to the ground by a spear in her right shoulder. The apprentice’s voice had gone entirely hoarse from crying in agony. Blood stained her entire body. She no longer had the strength to call for help.
It was only when the mysterious girl’s form obscured the bright light from above that the dying apprentice noticed her.
She had a slim figure and a pretty face. However, the bright lighting behind her obscured her exact looks. The girl’s gentle smile had a natural charm to it. The apprentice extended her trembling hands and spoke her last call for help.
“Sa… save me. I… do not want… to die.”
A single sentence, and yet she stuttered so much. It was apparent that her life force was running out.
She was on the verge of death!
The mysterious girl extended a white, sacred hand and covered the apprentice’s eyes. She whispered into her ears, “Don’t worry, I’m here!”
The body of the dying apprentice trembled. Her weak and powerless eyes immediately opened wide. Hatred, resentment, anger, and confusion reflected in her pupils.
However, with the last drop of her life force draining away, all the light in her eyes faded away.
The mysterious girl gently removed the dagger from the apprentice’s chest and slowly got up, walking towards her next target!