The Golem Mage

As Legion broke through their defenses, the realization dawned on them that they had greatly underestimated the golem.

It was a deceptive, pretending to be a harmless sheep while he is powerful wolf in disguise who is just forced to defend due to the weak Gordons clansmen.

Legion swiftly wiped the two mages nearest to him with the bottom of his spear, fully aware that engaging them in battle would only prolong the fight.

He had no interest in such a prolonged skirmish, as it would only lead to him being surrounded quickly, jeopardizing his main mission.

His objective was to infiltrate their formation and take out the Magic Path Mage of Kethra's group. Experience new stories on My Virtual Library Empire

All the taunting and banter exchanged between him and Titan had a purpose - to goad the mage into revealing a weakness.

Even their bet was nothing more than a playful jest, The intricate plan they had devised was unique to them.

This surprised the Gordon's group, as Titan rarely engaged in conversations with anyone other than his master, Alec.

With a swift motion, Legion slammed the shafts of his spear onto the heads of the two mages, causing them to lose focus.

Without wasting a moment, he resumed his sprint, simultaneously raising his left hand and releasing compressed mana bullets to his right.

The bullets prevented the encroaching mages from reaching him and obstructing his path to the targeted mage, Legion was resolute in not allowing anyone to impede his progress.

[< Low Rank Tier Spell –Raging wave>]

A torrential downpour swept towards Legion, but he viewed it as a futile attempt to attack him.

There was no way he would be deceived by a mere wave of water, The immense waterfall crashed through, forcefully pushing back even the mages from the Kethra group, showcasing the overwhelming power of raging water.

However, Legion remained unaffected by the sweeping torrent, Snickering, he levitated in the air, activating his boosters once again.

Not only did he utilize the rear boosters, but he also activated the ones beneath his feet, He glanced at the small mana core embedded on his chest, feeling a twinge of anger.

The core symbolized the power he had achieved by devouring the Great Beast Crystal stones with Alec's assistance, enabling his evolution into a robotic golem.

It served as Legion's personal energy storage, and he could sense that his energy levels were dangerously low.

Facing a situation where he had dipped below thirty five percent in energy was unprecedented for Legion.

Typically, he could absorb the surrounding mana to replenish his reserves.

However, this battle had been too intense, leaving him with no opportunity to recover his energy consumption.

[< Low Rank Tier Spell – Water snake >]

The mage, whom Legion believed had given up, unexpectedly cast another spell that appeared to have no effect on him.

However, as Legion's robotic and analytical eyes observed the smirk on the mage's face, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was awry.

It was as if a small alarm went off within him, signaling that all was not as it seemed.

[< Low Rank Tier Spell - Water Sphere >]

[< Spell Combination – Wrath of the Water Python >]

As the mage combined the spells, the small water snakes that had fallen into the pool of raging waves suddenly surged upwards, disappearing from sight.

In their place stood three enormous titanic water snakes, one of which let out a screech in an attempt to mimic a lifelike appearance.

With Legion still suspended in the air, the water snakes dashed towards him.

Before Legion could evade the attack, a long tail struck him from the left side.

Reacting quickly, he swung his spear upwards, emitting a wave of hot streaming energy that sliced through the water snake's tail.

However, Legion had underestimated the control of the magic path mage, who had already ascended to the Tier 3 Mage realm.

As Legion felt a tremendous force at his back, he was forcefully slammed into the water.

Lost in his concentration on the two water snakes in front of him, Legion was caught off guard when the third snake attacked from his blind spot.

Outside the newly erected water sphere , the Gordon mages watched in confusion.

Both Legion and the mages from the Kethra group were now trapped within the immense water barrier, which contained a minimal amount of raging water, giving it the appearance of a small, enclosed section of the sea.

Their main concern now was that this battlefield heavily favored the Kethra group's Magic Path Mage.

"Shit!, That idiot should have informed me he couldn't handle water, What a clueless block of metal,"

Titan muttered, frustration evident as he placed his left hand on the enormous water sphere imprisoning Legion.

As soon as he made contact, ice rapidly spread across the sphere, Once satisfied with the spread, Titan swung his hand

Crack!

With immense force, His mace struck the barrier, immediately causing it to shatter.

The impact was so powerful that the wind created by the swing alone had already started to weaken it before the mace even made contact.

The water sphere that had been imprisoning even the mages of Kethra's group burst apart, leaving them coughing and gasping for breath.

Unable to react quickly enough, they were unable to save themselves, As the water dissipated, the raging wave dispersed, and the massive snakes that had been restraining Legion reverted back into harmless baby snakes.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Legion effortlessly broke free from their grasp.

"Are you kidding me?, Do I really have to clean up your mess as well? Capture the foolish mage!" Titan cursed at Legion, clearly irritated by the situation.

He thrust his spear forward, and even though the distance between him and the other mage was significant, a powerful beam of light shot out from the weapon and pierced straight through the mage's back as he was trying to escape.

The mage fell to the ground, his condition unknown.

Legion's robotic face frowned as he desperately tried to absorb mana from his surroundings.

"What are you all waiting for?, Tie them up!, Or do you expect us golems to do everything for you?"

Legion exclaimed, feeling embarrassed by his own vulnerability after his energy had dangerously depleted.

"I owe you one,"

Legion said to Titan, who only grumbled in response.

The Gordon mages quickly restrained the weakened mages from the Kethra group.

Then turned to observe Alec's battle, only to discover that it had already concluded.

Alec had put his iron bracers back on, but the Arcane lock crown was still firmly in place upon his head.

Arthur surveyed the area, unable to locate Kethra's body.

His brow furrowed slightly as he turned his attention back to Alec, who had finally retrieved his armor.

"Where is Kethra?" Arthur questioned.

"He escaped!" Alec replied.

"What do you mean he escaped?" Arthur asked, his hand open in confusion.

"Do you know the amount of strange talismans and life-saving equipment he has?, He had this trick up his sleeve, and when I didn't realize, he made a run for it with an equipment that boosted his wind powers, I was powerless to catch hi, After all, I'm just a Tier 2 Mage," Alec said with wide arms looking helpless, and Arthur sighed.

"Well, let's ask James what's next, and if there would be any legal ramifications for taking down this backstabber," Agnes suggested, and Alec nodded in agreement.

Since he wasn't able to kill Kethra, Alec still had to wear the Arcane Lock Crown for the next 24 hours and be restricted from accessing his Mana pool.

The Gordon mages noticed a deep slash across Alec's chest, but they decided not to bring it up since Alec didn't mention it himself.

His blood killing intent seemed to cover the wound, and before Alec could fully comprehend what was happening, he saw his wound closing slowly, as if something was stitching it up.

As his wound healed gradually, Alec realized that it came at a cost.

The materialized blood killing intent he had developed from his previous kills using the Blood Changdao was diminishing, shrinking with each passing moment.

His biggest fear was that it would eventually disappear, but he had no control over it's healing power.

The blood killing intent he had acquired as a blood reaper seemed to be different from the normal intents he had encountered, just like the Blade intent he had recently comprehended, which only increased his Blade techniques and lethality.