Our Dharma Masters are like this.

Chapter 135 How dare he

"Roar!!!"

With a roar like rocks grinding together, the giant rock golem charged straight at them.

Marcus, as the first line of defense, took the lead in stabilizing the line and preventing the formation from being broken.

"come!"

Marcus also roared, a roar mixed with fighting spirit, which served to attract the enemy's attention.

Sure enough, the giant rock golem's momentum stalled, then it veered off course and charged directly at Marcus.

It raised its fist, which was as big as a giant siege flail, and then slammed it down!

Marcus raised his heavy composite shield and poured all his fighting spirit into it.

A pale white aura barrier condensed on the steel surface of the shield.

We'll tough it out!

"Boom!"

The punch landed solidly, the immense force traveling through Marcus's body layer by layer before finally impacting his feet.

With a "crack" sound, Marcus's footprint was found embedded in the hard ground.

The already dry and cracked earth developed even more fine lines.

"call"

Before Marcus could catch his breath, the golem adjusted its stance and delivered another heavy punch!

"boom!!!"

“Uh.”

Marcus grunted, and the pale white aura barrier visibly dimmed.

This time he lost his footing and stumbled back several steps, shield and all.

Marcus felt as if his internal organs had shifted slightly due to the violent impact.

Although no physical harm was suffered, the extremely oppressive attack still felt suffocating.

Just then, a sky-blue light suddenly appeared.

Zellir has completed its energy storage.

A clear, water-like blade, several meters long, had already extended from the tip of Ye Ning's staff.

Zellier swung his right hand, and the water blade slashed down diagonally with his movement.

"Shh!"

A sharp blue light flashed by and struck the giant rock golem hard on its left shoulder.

The water blade may appear as thin as a cicada's wing, but the surging magic within it grants it extremely powerful cutting ability.

The moment the rock golem's hard rock shell touched the water blade, it emitted a piercing "sizzle" sound, and rock fragments exploded and flew everywhere.

The cutting process is progressing somewhat slowly.

Because the giant rock golem's physical strength is so high, it takes a tremendous amount of effort to advance even an inch.

By the time the cutting water dissipated, Zellir had only cut in about a meter.

There's still quite a distance to the energy core hidden right in the center of the chest; I reckon it'll take one or two more tries.

Even so, it is still a terrifying power.

"What incredible cutting power!"

In the spectator area, Riley from the third squad was stunned by what he saw.

He hadn't expected that Zellir would also be able to cut through the water.

If I were to use the Water Slicing Technique myself, it's uncertain whether I could break through the giant rock golem's defenses.

But
Is it too risky to so blatantly unleash magical attacks on the golem, especially when you're not even under the protection of the vanguard?

Lena and Manlin, who were watching from behind, also frowned slightly.

Isn't this little guy being a bit reckless?
With our positions so far forward, what if the golem retaliates?
As they expected, things turned out exactly as they predicted.

The giant rock golem, having suffered such a severe blow, immediately shifted its attention, unable to even stop Marcus's taunts.

It forcibly broke free from Marcus's battle cry control, its massive, mountain-like body charging forward, casting a large shadow that completely enveloped Zellir.

"Zeril! Watch out!" Bev cried out in alarm, her heart leaping into her throat.

The giant rock golem swung its thick arm in a crescent-shaped arc, carrying immense power, and swept it toward Zeril at the waist!

This attack has an extremely wide range and is so fast that it is impossible to dodge!
Just as the golem's attack was about to hit Zeril, he suddenly sensed a powerful magical force coming from behind him.

The magic targeted me precisely, it was very gentle, as warm as a mother's embrace.

Clearly, this was a protective spell that Mentor Manlin had prepared in advance, just in case.

Between lightning and stone.

"boom!"

The golem's arm slammed solidly into Zeril's body, a hazy aura swirling around it.

It is no exaggeration to say that the power of this attack was enough to leave a lower-ranking vanguard, shield and all, severely injured and on the verge of death.

If it were a fragile swordsman or ranger, they would basically die on the spot.

But the misty airflow perfectly protected it!

The terrifying kinetic energy of the golem's attack was guided, deflected, and neutralized in all directions by the misty air currents.

The force that ultimately acted on Zellir was like being playfully pushed by a friend—it didn't hurt or itch.

Zellir only took a slight step back, and his condition was even better than when the intermediate warrior Marcus withstood the bombardment.

However, taking this hit head-on caused the magic power in Zellir's sea of ​​consciousness to drop slightly.

To counteract such high kinetic energy, additional magic power is required.

"Really?" Lena asked in surprise from behind.

It can almost ignore the terrifying kinetic energy effect.

Are there any defensive spells that can achieve this effect?
Lena knew very well that defensive magic was more demanding and difficult to learn than other offensive magic.

Because the structure of the technique involves a force field that covers the entire body, it is very complex, so the level is generally above level three.

At the very least, magic apprentices absolutely cannot learn it, and even if they advance to the next level of mage, it will be difficult to master it quickly.

How long has Zelier been promoted to a lower-level mage?
Manlin also stopped her preparations to cast a rescue spell, her eyes also flashing with surprise.

No wonder Zell dared to charge ahead alone. So he had this trick up his sleeve.

Having withstood the attack, Zellir dared not be careless any longer. He nimbly retreated a bit, putting distance between himself and the giant rock golem.

Meanwhile, Vales' reinforcements arrived.

During the battle, he moved to the side and rear of the giant rock golem, which was the perfect angle to attack.

Three arrows were fired in quick succession.

"Shhhhhh!"

This time, Vales used only armor-piercing arrows made of glass, a specialty of Blackrock Town, showing great extravagance.

Anyway, the losses can be reimbursed by the Mage Guild, so there's no need to worry about it.

The hard, glassy arrowhead pierced the rock golem's knee, and then exploded violently under the influence of lightning energy!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!!"

Three muffled explosions rang out in a row, causing the giant rock golem's knees to buckle involuntarily.

The rocky outer shell there was blasted open with several holes the size of bowls, revealing the structure inside that flowed with earthy yellow magic.

"Aha!"

Rivaia, who had been lingering around the battlefield waiting for an opportunity, launched its attack at this moment.

He suddenly accelerated, taking explosive strides, and his figure became blurry.

The armor-piercing dagger, made of the finest steel and imbued with a large amount of battle aura, suddenly thrust out like a gray lightning bolt, with astonishing destructive power!
The spot he attacked was the same spot behind Vales' knee that he had just attacked.

"Crack!"

The dagger sliced ​​through the stone chips, further damaging the internal structure of the giant rock golem's knee joint and severely impairing its mobility.

The giant rock golem roared in anger, just as it was about to twist and strike, crushing the creature that dared to ambush it.

But Rivaya had already nimbly retreated, hiding out of the threat's reach.

Next to greet the Giant Rock Golem was Zeliel's Arcane Missiles!

Vales and Rivaya's seamless attack created a great opportunity for Zellir, which he certainly couldn't afford to waste.

Arcane missiles materialized at the tip of Nighting's staff and continued to bombard the giant rock golem's shattered knee socket.

"boom!!!"

A muffled explosion.

This time, the giant rock golem's left knee was completely ruined.

Countless rubble exploded, and its massive body could no longer support itself, so it knelt heavily on one knee.

The giant rock golem suddenly became much shorter, which severely hampered its mobility.

Zellier smiled gently.

Sure enough, no matter what kind of humanoid monster it is, crippling its leg is never a bad choice.

Vales used the same method to restrict the Mist Demon, preventing it from retreating.

"Perfect teamwork!"

Seeing this from a distance, Lena smiled with admiration.

They are intelligent, skilled, and have great teamwork.

To deal with this kind of humanoid monster with extremely strong defense, if you can't kill it quickly, you have to focus your fire on disrupting its mobility first.

Then, utilizing their numerical advantage, they coordinated and pulled the opponent back and forth to finish the fight.

"Roar!"

The giant rock golem roared angrily, clenching its fists and slamming them into the ground, causing the surrounding earth to tremble.

To everyone's astonishment, the sand and gravel on the ground seemed to come alive, automatically changing shape and converging upwards to condense into earth monster servants.

These earth monster minions are about two meters tall and look like simplified versions of giant rock golems.

However, their bodies are made of ordinary soil and gravel, far less sturdy and powerful than those of the giant rock golems.

The earth monster has no core, its movements are stiff, its mobility is low, and it does not have a strong ability to fight independently.

However, they are numerous and fearless.

Being surrounded can also cause some trouble and restrict the team.

With a roar from the giant rock golem, the dozen or so newly born earth monster minions swarmed towards Zellir's squad.

"Finally, it's my turn to work."

Gray gave a cold laugh, and drew his longsword from its sheath, drawing a flash of cold light.

Although he didn't have the ability to directly confront the giant rock golem, he was more than capable of clearing out the miscellaneous creatures.

The earth monsters weren't very fast, and they weren't particularly clever or intelligent. If outnumbered, they could barely hold them off, buying time for Zellier and his group.

Once the troubles on the main battlefield are resolved, these guys will no longer be a threat.

A thought flashed through Gray's mind, and then he stepped forward and delivered a sweeping slash!
The longsword shattered the earth monster's left arm, which was made of inferior sandstone, forcing it back several steps.

Another earth monster attacked from behind, its large, fan-like hand slamming down.

Just as Gray was about to spin around and slash back, an Ice Spike spell suddenly came whistling from behind, shattering the earth monster's lower leg and causing it to stagger and fall to the ground.

(End of this chapter)