48 An Unstoppable Tank(2)
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Music: Mick Gordon - 11. BFG Division
Link: https://youtu.be/QHRuTYtSbJQ
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After getting boosted by countless arrow potions by the help from our three lovable idiots, the more powerful Iron Golem looks at the group of Black-dressed men in front of him.
Cracking its neck, the Iron Golem starts to move.
No, not move... he moves at a blur!
Massive shockwaves are heard and dust rises high as they get closer and closer to the assailants at a terrifying speed.
The group of black-dressed men in the distance were all panicked by the ludicrous speed they were witnessing. They tried to attack the golem or escape from death, but before they move, Xavier is already in front of them and immediately smashes the ground, creating an earthquake
*Rumble!*
The earthquake shocks the entire area making all of the black-dressed men lose their balance.
Which gives the Iron Golem the opportunity to...
...Rip and Tear.
...and started harvesting lives.
Blood splattered, heads stepped on, flesh and bones torn, and bodies getting yeeted like flies and were crushed like insects.
Most of the assassins were advanced Beginner and Intermediate Realm Practitioners, with that speed, they couldn't react to that, the Golem's speed was so fast that none of them knows what kills them, it is a speed equivalent to most Rank-5 combatants.
In less than five seconds, Xavier killed more than thirty men.
"STOP!"
An enraged roar came from the forest. Almost instantly, four new black shadows joined the fight.
They rushed towards both the trio and Xavier and attacked at full strength.
At the same time, one of the black shadows created a glowing orb floating on his palm.
Marcel and the others turned serious. Just one glance was enough for them to realize the strength of the newcomers.
Four Master Realms, all Rank-5 Individuals exactly, and one of them was a mage.
'Finally serious, huh?' Delirious' eyes narrowed. But instead of stopping, he then gives a new order to Xavier.
"Whoop their asses, Xavier!"
The next second, the Iron Golem jumped high into the sky.
Not even a second has passed already, like a meteor, the figure of the Golem struck down to the group of men below, creating a large explosion that upto 15 meter radius and creates a huge crater, the force of the impact torn numerous trees from the ground and killed 10 men in an instant. Unfortunately, the four Master Realm Combatants manage to dodge that easily.
"Die you fuckin' piece of metal dump!"
As the Golem stood proudly, before it could react, a Rank-4 assassin dashed behind Xavier at full speed, wielding a flaming sword. It is a <D+> rank weapon that could easily melt through any steel, it includes Adamantine, with Xavier being made out of metal, so it will be effective against it.
However...
As the sword made impact against the Golem, the sword shattered and the flames within it dispersed.
"WHAT?!?"
Unfortunately for him, the arrows that one of the three shot at Xavier is an Arrow of Fire Resistance. Even Xavier is made of metal, the fire resistance will affect him making him nearly immune to most fire based attacks, even Xavier could swim inside a volcano with no problem at all.
While the assassin gave a surprised look, he didn't even react in time when Xavier swung its metallic arm at the man's face. Destroying the barrier around his body to his face, pushing him tens of meters.
The assassin tries to crawl away from the monstrous beast he couldn't win against. He looked at the large shadow behind him and saw its huge figure.
"Please, no—!"
*Bam!*
*Splattered*
Without hesitation, the golem immediately stepped its foot on the assassin's head, blood splattered all over the floor and eyeballs rolled around the dirty grassland.
The gory scene they witnessed made the people around pale. Karen even covered her mouth with her hand, forcing herself to not vomit.
The four black-dressed men at the Master Realm, on the other hand, turned red with rage.
"Damn beast!"
One of the Master Realm combatants bellowed in fury. He already appeared in front of Xavier and unleashed a powerful punch that pushed Xavier a few meters, showing several cracks on Xavier's body.
"Now you nonsensical drivels, face the power of high-tier magic!" The Black-dressed Mage that has a glowing orb on his palm snorted looking down at the opposing force with disdain. Or more likely, at the three members of our retardes heroes.
"『7th Tier Magic: Holy Smite!』"
Then all of a sudden, Marcel and the others' expressions turned pale when they felt a shift in pressure, if it was heavy before then it was crushing now.
"""Shit!"""
The three shouted in confusion and fear.
They were unfamiliar with that magic spell, but they knew it was powerful. The feel and weight to it was on a whole other level compared to the magic spells being slung from other enemy mages earlier.
The glowing orb on the Master Realm Mage's palm shattered into even gold colored rectangular motes of gold light which spun around the large dark frame of the Mage's torso.
Seeing this, the three were about to brace themselves what's coming. But not before long Xavier rushed towards them and pushed them all far enough from the attack range of the spell.
Noticing the Golem's action, Delirious immediately gets up from the ground and tries to rush towards Xavier, only to be held by his friends.
"Xavier Number 2, nooooo! Save yourself, you majestic bastard!!" Delirious cries and tries to get out from his friends' grasp only for them to grip him harder in order to protect him.
"Sorry, Delirious but you will only get yourself killed!" Moo warned.
"Noooooooooo!"
One second later, the Master Realm Mage finished his spell.
And from the heavens above, a ray of blue light fell from the heavens in a surge that crashed into the Golem.
*Boom!*
Following the powerful beam of light, a strong wind resounded in the forest. Marcel, Delirious, and Brock felt the shockwave passing through their bodies, they almost nearly got launched back by the force.
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Meanwhile, Xavier, the Metal construct, struggled valiantly but no amount of struggling could have allowed him to survive a 7th tier spell. Slowly but surely the beams of blue light punched a hole through the iron giant and reduced its lower body and one of its arms to a pool of molten steel.
Few moments had passed, the spell was finally over and the strong pressure that engulfs the entire area stopped.
"Holy shit! I never knew magic can be so fucking deadly!!" Basically yelled out, with a hint of shock and fear in his voice.
"God, it is." Moo nodded.
"Hm, it lasted longer than expected but as expected, the thing is nothing against the power that exen Master Realm Individuals could withstand from." The black-dressed Mage who casted the powerful spell grinned at their faces of shock, confusion and despair. Their earlier demonstration of massacring his comrades angered him even more if it continues.
At the same time, when the cloud of dust disappeared. It shows Xavier, who seemed to be still alive but his lower body and one of his arms turning into molten steel.
However, his durability stats are something above his level, if not for that, he would be completely turned into a pool of mercury.
And as for the spell『Holy Smite』, it is a 7th Tier spell that only Master Realm Magic Casters or above could access. It was able to make an entire City Block into ruins in one shot, and envelops the target in a column of pure light and inflicts extra damage if they're evil-aligned, beings with negative karma such as undead and demons, speaking of demons, it could easily one shot weak Baron-ranked demons(Master Realm) with one blow. It is a spell that people won't mess around with or else they'll accidently kill thousands of people around them.
The other three Master Realm black-dressed besides the Mage smirked in delight. Seeing the Golem that killed their companions almost at the gates of the Underworld like this was very satisfying.
One second later, though, their expressions froze.
Miraculously, Xavier's melting body due to the spell, it starts to rise as the metallic liquid below begins to reform, slowly regenerating the Golem.
And now, it stood proudly, returning to battle once again.
"Impossible! That's impossible! this piece of metallic shit is supposed to be dead already by the powerful spell, DEAD!" The mage spoke in a hoarse voice. It was their first time seeing a creature healing itself after being almost completely destroyed by one of their strongest spells in their arsenal.
Moreover, that same creature had just killed many of their companions a few seconds before.
Moo patted Xavier's back and smiled at the four Master Realm Individuals. He also paid attention to the group attacking Herald.
"Well, let me tell you. A simple low-level Resurrection Item like the [Totem of Undying] helps out." Moo said with a smile as he took out a small golden statue of a villager with green emerald eyes.
"Wait, so you gave Xavier the Totem of Undying without our knowledge? Hahaha! Brock, you son of a bitch!" Delirious laughs out loud as his worries fade away.
"Not gonna lie, you got us there, Moo." Marcel by Delirious side shook his head in relief.
Meanwhile, the four Master Realm Individuals did not know how to proceed.
One second later, though, one of them spoke. "You all, what are you waiting for!? Attack them!"
""Y-Yes sirs!""
The remaining black-dressed man did not hesitate. The twelve of them that had still been attacking Herald's group charged towards the three.
At the same time, the four Master Realm practitioners attacked too!
Four Master Realms and twelve Beginner and Intermediate Realm practitioners. For an instant, even the three boys felt a bit flattered by that line-up.
However, the three remained calm.
"Guys, take care of the small fries. Also be careful with that wizard over there." Basically said to the rest of his friends as he also pointed at the Mage with a cautious look.
"Roger that!" Delirious agrees.
"Understood!" Moo follows.
Xavier nodded.
The group then moved. Delirious charged towards the remaining black-dressed men with his duel weapons while Marcel, Moo, and Xavier charged towards the four Master Realm each.
As for the fourth black-dressed man, the mage, they all could not do anything about him for now.
They could only try to kill their current enemy as quickly as possible.
However, they soon discovered that it was harder than they thought. Marcel wielded his Netherite sword in one hand and the Anti-tank Revolver in the other, but his Rank-5 enemy managed to avoid all his attacks with relative ease. He paid special attention to his Netherite sword, making sure to keep it always in his sight.
However, that was not the main problem. The main problem was the mage. He constantly unleashed spells towards Marcel, Moo, Delirious, and Xavier at fast speeds. The three of them were forced to place part of their attention on the mage, making their fights with their respective enemies even harder.
Moreover, Xavier had been hit a few times. The only reason it had not been destroyed yet was due to effects of the Arrow of Regeneration, Fire resistance, and Strength. But even like that, the three knew those effects would wear off soon.
Although nobody could notice the difference yet, soon the enemies would notice that the regeneration effect on Xavier was much slower than before.
But then Marcel soon noticed something strange.
Most of the black-dressed man's attacks were aimed at his right arm, the arm holding his Netherite sword.
At the same time, when the mage attacked him, his attacks were aimed at his arm too.
Marcel furrowed his brows. "Could it be...?"
Yup, that's where the realization hit him. That's where it all started, the bastards want his sword. Why would they want the sword so bad? He's not the only one who has a Netherite sword, it includes Vanoss, Wildcat, Terroriser, and himself as the four were the only ones among the group to have such swords and... oh.
He now knew his mistake, since the first fight in this city, the one those assassins want tries to kidnap Karen, he just shows his Netherite sword in battle, the Netherite Sword has shit tons of maximum enchantments that can be called cheats and was made of a type of rare metal that only founds on the Nether world, a metal that didn't exist somewhere in the overworld, it makes sense that could make everyone greedy about the weapon, even if a noble wields one, other nobles will still want to take it for themselves. Maybe he should've hid them since the start.
Meanwhile, Karen, who was observing the battle from afar, could not help but look at Herald in rage.
"Brother, what are you waiting for!? They will die at this rate!"
Herald frowned. To be honest, he was having a headache now.
No matter how he looked at things, the fact that the enemies were attacking only the three was clearly suspicious. It would be strange if any of the group did not notice something strange.
Even if he could use the excuse that they wanted to avenge their men, nobody here was an idiot. Death Warriors did not care about comradeship.
However, now that they had lost so many men, they could not afford to fail.
So, he shot a glaze at Garold.
"Mr. Garold, help them!"
Garold understood his meaning. He signaled something to Donny, the Rank-3 archer, with his gaze.
Seeing that, Donny smiled. He took three magic arrows and put them in his bow.
He then aimed his bow and got ready to shoot.
... To shoot towards the three.
But at that moment, Marcel's expression changed.
"Everyone, move out! Xavier!!"
Knowing Marcel's warning. Instantly, Xavier's speed became twice as fast.
"Wow!"
"What the?"
Immediately, Xavier grabbed the three boys and jumped away.
Every person in the forest was startled. The Golem's sudden action confused them.
Even Donny, he first thought Marcel knew what he was about to do but if he knew, he should've only dodge it simply but letting the Golem grab them and jump off. It's a weird way to dodge some arrows.
However, an instant later, though, they now finally understood.
The ground trembled.
Then, a giant shadow surged out of the ground, swallowing everything in its path.
... Including most of the assassins and the Master Realm Individual Marcel was currently fighting.
As the ginormous creature shows itself, it roars.
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