Division (2)
The golem rattled its armor and stood up.
The guy with a large sword in his hand, instead of Grace and Hudson, who were in front of him, turned to face me.
I’m clearly aiming for this.
It seemed that he was blocking his way through this door.
Since he holds the key to open the door himself, what better gatekeeper could there be?
This armored golem must be the ‘one who covets fire’ as mentioned in the text written on the entrance.
I couldn’t relate to it just by looking at the exterior, but I was sure it was the only one here.
In the end, you’ll have to defeat him before you can go beyond this.
“Then where… … .”
While holding the aculium in the form of a sword, I calmly observed him.
It was surprising that a golem that was hundreds of years old could still move, but what was even more surprising was its movement.
It seems to be made of stone, but the movement was natural and smooth, as if it were a living thing.
I wondered if the gesture of waking up and looking back was also a human.
Finally, the giant came running towards me with a thump, and then swung the sword as if splitting me in half.
Kwagwagwagak!
I glided inward, watching the pillars in the path split, and a gust of wind whizzed overhead.
In that state, he rotated his body and swung his sword toward the guy’s right arm.
Kagagak!
It was a blow aimed at a gap in the armor, but I could feel only strong resistance.
Perhaps it was some kind of magical treatment, and the intensity far exceeded expectations.
The plan to cut off his right arm and open the door at once failed.
I bit my body to avoid the foot of the guy who was trying to step on me, and Hudson, who approached me in the meantime, raised his sword.
No, it should have been called a blunt weapon rather than a sword.
It was in the shape of a sword commonly used by executioners, but the rectangular blade had no sharp edge at all.
Then Hudson’s sword hit the armor golem’s knee.
Kwaaang!
There was a dull sound, but the guy’s posture didn’t break, rather he swung his arms at Hudson as if to drive away flies.
Hudson seemed to be able to move quickly even while wearing armor, easily dodging moderate attacks.
Looking closely, I could see a faint halo of light surrounding Hudson.
It was divine power.
Paladins wrap their entire body with divine power like this, strengthening their overall physical abilities such as strength, stamina, and durability.
That’s why, even if you catch the armor golem’s sword swung like that with your shield… … .
Kwaaang!
Well, it’s been pushed out for a while, but isn’t it fine?
As he turned his attention to Hudson, I quickly climbed onto the body and stood on his shoulder.
Looking at it from here, there was no gap where the sword could penetrate.
No, wait a minute.
Is there something strange about this guy?
While I was thinking for a moment, I saw the guy’s left arm stretched out to grab me, kicked my head hard, and left the seat.
Coincidentally, it landed near Hudson, who was adjusting his posture, and then Grace came up to Hudson and held out her hand.
“Please guide the young leaf that follows you with a ray of light.”
Immediately after, the warm light from Grace’s hand enveloped Hudson’s body, and Hudson took a step forward with a stiff face.
The armored golem targeted me again, but I swung my sword with all my might, probably deciding that I couldn’t just pass by Hudson, who was firmly holding his shield in front of it.
Wow!
Hudson, whose physical ability was further strengthened by the blessing, was no longer pushed back even with the same attack as before.
I was a bit envious of seeing him like that, as I don’t usually get blessings like that.
Someone has to squeeze their body and pour all their energy into it.
I don’t know if the gods should at least take care of my life if I made it this way.
While I was complaining in my heart, Grace, who was behind me, took a step forward and said,
“Irvine believer, we will also join you.”
“No, absolutely not!”
“Yes, yes?”
I hurriedly turned around and grabbed Grace by the shoulders and said that with a straight face.
Grace seemed startled by my sudden appearance, but now was not the time to care.
Grabbing Grace’s shrunken shoulders, she said again with strength.
“From now on, you must never step forward and fight. You know?”
“Uh, yes… … . I just… … All we can do is offer support through blessings and restorations… … ?”
“I hope you don’t change your mind.”
“Yes… … .”
I wanted to say something crazy all of a sudden, but I had no choice but to do this.
It was because the ‘saint of the battlefield’, not the ‘saint of light’, could not be awakened here.
That’s why he never let Grace fight directly.
I let go of my hand and looked at Grace, who was still puzzled, and Hudson, who was blocking the armor golem’s attack, and opened my mouth again.
“And there is one oddity.”
“Are you talking about something strange?”
“That golem must have been here since the days of the hero of light. Originally… … It should have stopped working right away.”
As with most relics, things powered by something had a lifespan.
It was an absurd story to say that the power was maintained indefinitely.
Any power eventually wears out, wears out, and disappears.
There were artifacts that could be fully charged with mana in the air, or non-standard items such as holy swords, but that was generally the case.
That golem must have also endured for a very long time, but there was nothing wrong with its movement.
A golem is an artificially created automatic doll, and if it does not receive any more mana from the core, which is the center of its body, it will collapse as it is.
In addition, even the magic on his body did not fade at all.
It looked like someone was constantly managing it, so it was absolutely impossible to think realistically.
“Originally, it would have consumed the golem’s power to take advantage of it, but it seems that it is getting mana from somewhere else.”
That was the conclusion.
A magic trap only needs to be activated the moment it activates, but a golem uses mana just to maintain itself.
I could have guessed this naturally, but I had no idea where the replenishment was coming from.
If there had been at least one wizard, they would have been able to figure it out somehow.
Grace listened to me, took a look at Hudson, who was still fighting the golem, and muttered.
“So you’re saying that this could be a meaningless war of attrition?”
“Only us will get tired and he will still run amok. Isn’t Hudson’s specialty to attack?”
“Yes, that’s right. He is great at protecting someone. That’s why I don’t think I’ll be able to win against Golem either.”
Hudson was protecting us like a castle wall thanks to the strengthening of his body through his divine power and the strengthening of Grace’s blessing.
Every time the sword and shield collided, the roar was enough to hit the ears, but it was not pushed away.
However, the sword he wielded was not doing any meaningful damage to him.
One crucial point is missing.
“Then I will be the spear.”
So I had to step in.
Its body was too strong, and it was also protected once more by armor.
It took a powerful blow to pierce even that.
If you use Limit Break, you can cut it to some extent, but that alone was not enough.
We have to defeat him as soon as possible and make sure Rize is safe.
If it’s an arrangement for the next hero, it would be polite to mobilize all available power to defeat him.
“Please bless me.”
“As I said beforehand, it is less effective for those without holy power.”
“it’s okay. That’s enough.”
When she said that with a nod, Grace closed her eyes and calmly put her hands together in a prayer pose.
Grace said a prayer in a voice that sounded reverent, then opened her eyes and held out her hands to me as she did to Hudson.
“To the young leaves that follow you, lead the way with a ray of light.”
The light that spread from both hands wrapped around my body.
Should I say that she is the next saint? It seems like a warm energy is rising from the inside of her body… … .
“… … uh?”
… … All of them were scattered in all directions.
What’s going on?
Grace also made a face that didn’t understand at all, then gathered the holy power in both hands and brought it to my back.
“I’ll do a quick diagnosis.”
Saying that with a serious face, Grace forgot that it was a combat situation and focused on diagnosing my body.
After a while, Grace, who removed her hand, opened her mouth again.
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“Irvine follower, this is a very rude word… … .”
Faced with my eyes, Grace hesitated even after taking her words off, then carefully connected them.
“Your physical condition… … It looks like a dead person.”
* * *
Rize covered her mouth.
It was because he saw a huge figure kneeling in the middle of a large room.
Irina, who stayed close to Rise as if to protect her, inspected the inside of the room closely, and soon found a door across from her.
Will I be able to get there?
Wouldn’t it be better to go back to the starting point and try to open the broken exit somehow?
I had such troubles, but in the end there was no pointy way other than heading there.
Irina looked back at Rize, and when she met her gaze of total trust, her heart calmed to the point of being strange.
Smiling, Irina raised her index finger once above her lips and moved slowly while lowering her stance.
Holding hands tightly with Rize, using the pillar as a cover, they slowly made their way toward the door through the outskirts. At the same time, all attention was focused on the armored golem.
No matter how you look at it, it was unusual, so I thought it would be very hard to fight.
So I had to avoid such a situation as much as possible.
Irina, who had moved more than halfway, gestured towards Rize and instructed Rize to hide behind the pillar, and Rize pressed herself closely to the pillar and hid.
It was the moment when I approached the white door using a little faster speed when I was alone.
Kugoogu Palace… … !
The golem was getting up.
Seeing the sword pulled out from behind, Irina intuition that a fight would be inevitable and she drew her sword as well.
However, the golem’s gaze was not directed at Irina.
When the golem with one red eye fixed on Rize, who apparently hid behind a pillar, moved, Irina hurriedly stepped forward.
“My lady, run away!”
Quaggagak!
The moment swords collided, Irina’s knees almost broke.
Thinking that I shouldn’t confront him head-on, I jumped up and kicked the guy in the head while twisting my sword.
It was an ulterior motive to take his gaze away from Rize.
The armor golem’s gaze was focused on Irina. Irina thought that his purpose was to guard the door, so she flew towards it.
As expected, the golem came stomping and swung the sword, and Irina avoided the attack with beastly movements before aiming for the joints on the leg.
Kaaang!
My wrists were sore from the harder than I thought.
However, this shouldn’t have stopped, so Irina rotated with the greatsword she wielded as a pivot and dug into his back.
Then, he swung his sword vigorously with the momentum to cut through his armor.
Wow!
Irina, who was holding onto the sword that bounced off with a deafening sound, saw her huge left arm swinging towards her.
“What?!”
Courage!
Without a chance to defend properly, the body that flew off rolled on the floor once and got up right away and took a stance.
However, in the meantime, the golem was again accurately capturing Rize.
Even though he is hiding behind a pillar far away from where he was.
Maybe he has clairvoyance ability.
Thinking of that, Irina ran towards the golem while whipping her still tingling body.
I had to focus on myself anyway.
I had no idea if I would be able to defeat him, but even if I did, I couldn’t see Rize getting hurt.
Rize, who was looking sideways at Irina who continued to fight the golem, held her breath as she recalled Irina’s words.
‘No matter what happens in the future, I’ll put your safety first. So please don’t do anything dangerous.’
Before leaving, Irina made several requests for trust.
Then, at the end, he added:
‘Irvin will find the lady no matter what. Definitely.’
When she thought of her father, Rize’s anxious heart calmed down.
But even so, I couldn’t wait for Irvin.
The golem seemed too much for Irina to deal with, and at this rate, something big might happen before Irvin arrived.
so… … I had to find out what I could do.
After making up her mind, Rize quickly looked around to see if she had missed anything, and soon felt a strange sensation.
someday… … Yeah, that’s how I felt when I met the giant chimera.
Right after that, the path of light was clearly drawn in Rize’s field of view.