Evening In A Dungeon

Evening...? In the Trial of the South

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Golems were a very painful and annoying enemies for a weak mage like us, using borrowed strength instead of our own.

Of course there was the prestigious ones...

BOOM!

CRASH!

Zhao Lina was blasting a small golem with fire, the flames were angry and are determined to consume the enemy.

However, it was not strong enough to kill the golem.

' That is not my job. '

She side stepped, jumping from where she stood and a moment later a giant boulder crashed on the spot where she was.

Zhao Lina let out a small gasp, and then flicked her hands, launching another wave of fire.

She glanced at the corner of her eye and then summoned two fire orbs on her palms.

The golem stood up and walked out of the dust that was cast from it's crash landing, it's eyes had a shiney orb on it, it had life and sentience in them.

"Phew..."

Zhao Lina clasped her glowing hands and then blew into them.

Doing so, black smoke suddenly covered the entire area of the surroundings of the cave, the golem was not affected, marching slowly at the cornered human.

Step.

The golem did not react, not paying attention to another figure within the cloud of black smoke.

WHOOSH—!

An invisible force flew into the black smoke, there was no sign of any elements, like it was just a swift breeze. But even a breeze can be detected.

THUD!

CRACK...

Zhao Lina peered into the black smoke, the small orbs of orange light that belonged to the golems ruby eyes...

What was supposed to be towering above her and high up in the air, was now on the floor.

She controlled her Mana and recalled the smoke, moments later the black veil that covered the area receded.

The head of the golem...

Was gone, laying on the floor.

"This obviously is not Roan's doing."

Zhao Lina looked around, there were several tunnels that lead to who knows where.

' Take the risk and venture or sit here like a coward and wait for rescue like a damsel in distress? '

She scoffed and then dusted herself off.

Zhao Lina huffed, a small breath of fire escaped as she did so. Then she started walking, towards any random tunnel.

***

I watched Zhao Lina go into a random tunnel, good thing it wasn't really that random.

Thankfully she went towards a safer tunnel, she'll meet with the girl...

"What was her name again? Annabelle?"

Just as I was about to lose myself in my thoughts, a lesser golem appeared.

I turned towards it and clutched the gem of the necklace in my pocket.

Unlike the golem that Zhao Lina was fighting, this one was just the size of an adult.

The ground quaked slightly but that's all there was.

The eyes of the golem shone, it was blue, letting of some mist like it was the coldest orbs ever.

"Just looking at its eyes gives me the shivers, that just means it had high resistance to water elements."

My Mana enveloped my body and it surged forward.

The small golem suddenly lunged with staggering speed, even leaving a misty afterimage.

"!!"

I retracted my Mana and shaped into several ropes like a net, giving it a sturdy body while not solidifying it enough, so it can stretch.

A loud crack suddenly echoed inside the tunnel, since I attached the lines of my Mana to the walls and ceilings of the dungeon, the golem was caught in the web like Mana.

The golem tried to move, only getting more tangled in the rope of Mana.

"You surprised me," I spoke evenly as I raised my hand and pointed it at the golems head.

"You don't seem to posses enough intelligence though."

I flicked my wrist and willed my Mana forward, it hit the golem right at the cracks that helped it turn it's head and decapitated it, the head falling down on the ground as it's blue gem eyes no longer had a color.

Now then, I should be searching for the melee team.

* * *

The melee team was scattered just like everyone else was, Wang Zihan was with the three commoners.

With them was Anne and her friend Lia, they were the two girls.

Their improvised group seemed more likely to survive.

It was balanced, having a melee team and a mage team. Roan was not here to help but the three commoners were competent, the mage team had Wang Zihan of course, while Anne and Amie supported from the rear.

Wang Zihan had a new weapon, a staff, it seems he has finally been spoiled by the masked girl.

Despite having his new powerful weapon...

"...Cage."

CREAK! BAM!

"...Javelins. Pierce."

Sharp rods of light appeared in the air around him, he was currently fighting a horde of smaller golems.

He trapped them in the cage and chanted some magic, though his chantings are limited since it was what the masked girl put and allowed on the limitations of his staff.

The javelins soared through the air as it hit every golem that was trapped in the cage, the surroundings shaking just from it's fire power.

"Hyup!"

THWACK!

The ones not trapped in his bright cage were dealt by the melee and the supporting teams.

One of the commoners lunged at a golem trying to disturb Wang Zihan and crushed it with their sword.

"Fire, milady."

One of the commoners said as he raised his sword up in the air, about to bring it down on several golems all at once.

"Shut it, Jake."

Anne said angrily as she aimed and shot a bolt of fire at the young youths sword, Jakes weapon glowed in the dim cave as he horizontally slashed at the opposing golems.

Anne also willed her fire to grow stronger and burn hotter, Jakes slash was powerful and swift, and Anne's flames flew at the neck golem behind the first crowd, burning them all.