Even the knight ranked first was only level 37, not to mention the last knight who was only level 30. But before Ella could consider the difference in strength, the four goblin knights picked up their weapons and rushed towards the monster that had squeezed half of its body into the city - the demon with a goat's head and a human body, Baphomet, who only existed in mythology.
If only the head and one arm can squeeze in, four knights should be able to buy enough time. For now, it's best to deal with the surrounding fire goblins first.
As for the soldiers' situation, only those holding long-handled axes and sledgehammers can cause damage to the fire goblins. Bows and arrows and standard long swords are almost ineffective. On the contrary, every charge and punch of the fire goblins will make the soldiers fly backwards. In addition, the fire goblins are only attached to the lava and can change their shape at any time. The strange attack method is difficult for soldiers to dodge. It is an overwhelming advantage. If it continues, not only the soldiers, but also ordinary people will be affected.
Ella looked at Camisia and Lotte.
"Forget about Baphomet for now. Let's go get rid of the fire goblin."
"Yes, my lady."
"Then I'll find a place where I can overlook the entire city."
After nodding to Ella, Lotte picked up Hela and flew straight above the city, while Ella took the opportunity to turn to the captain who was serving as their guide.
"We're responsible for the fire fairies on the lower levels. Could you please have the soldiers who are still able to move rescue the wounded and evacuate the residents?"
"Me, me?"
Hearing Ella calling him, the goblin captain, who was trembling with fear at the doomsday scene, raised his head with anxiety in his eyes.
"Of course, we can... but is it okay for just the three of you, young ladies? And that big guy is Baphomet! We better run!"
"It's okay, leave it to us."
Realizing that the goblin captain had lost his will to fight, Ella stopped asking him to do anything and instead focused her attention on the battlefield that had turned into a sea of fire. While she was talking, the fifth of the seven knights had already started evacuating the residents, and Ella felt relieved.
"Camisia."
"Yes."
The two of them cooperated very well and flew in two different directions, up and down.
Using the "Fly" magic to stay in mid-air, Ella flew to the upper part of the lower layer and glanced at the terrain. There were nearly ten fire fairies in the area she was responsible for, two of which were medium-sized monsters close to level 30.
"The shape of the Minotaur, huh? It's really a bit of a nasty taste..."
Two level 30 fire fairies appeared in Ella's vision with the heads of minotaurs and the bodies of humans. They even held giant fiery red axes made of lava in their hands. Even the heavy shield towers held by the soldiers would be smashed to pieces by one blow.
When they discovered Ella suddenly landing in the middle of the passage and blocking them from chasing the goblins, they immediately drove their huge three-meter-tall bodies straight towards Ella, causing the ground to tremble.
“Woooooooo!”
If it was a monster with a physical body, it would probably have a foul odor coming out of its nose, Ella couldn't help but think so. In the past, she might have been intimidated by its aura, but for her now, unless the monster had a body size like Baphomet, it would be impossible for it to scare her.
Raising the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment, Ella breathed a sigh of relief as she stood on the approximately five-meter-wide aisle.
"Frost Nova."
The moment the magic was used, the surrounding temperature dropped rapidly, and then, ice crystals appeared on the ground. Affected by the temperature, the two fire fairies' movements slowed down a lot, and the lava on their bodies also gradually solidified.
[Hmm, it seems I can use offensive magic on them.]
Frost Nova is a third-level offensive magic that can freeze the target while causing a certain amount of damage to the opponent. At first, I just wanted to give it a try to see if I could successfully cast it on the fire fairy. Now it seems that not only can it be cast successfully, but the damage can also be dealt.
As for why he could use offensive magic, it was probably because these fire goblins were non-intelligent, non-living monsters, and had hurt the goblins in front of him.
Two fire fairies in the shape of Minotaur stopped motionless about ten meters away from Ella. The fiery red lava on their bodies completely turned into the color of ordinary stone. They could only make low roars, and their HP also dropped to near zero.
If we just leave them alone, someone will come to deal with them soon, Ella thought so while looking in other directions. The small fire fairies had been pulverized into powder by Lotte who was on the high ground, while the other medium-sized fire fairies were easily smashed by Camisia. However, it is worth noting that the shattered fire fairies did not completely lose their resistance. Instead, they plundered the surrounding lava and reshaped their bodies. They would only completely die after being killed by water-attribute attacks.
"What a troublesome monster..."
The fire goblins in the lower level were cleared out, while those in the upper and middle levels were still wreaking havoc. However, based on the terrain search, it was discovered that the soldiers in the upper level, who were suspected to be the king's personal guards, had already set up defenses and were slowly advancing towards the lower level, about to reach the middle level. Therefore, compared to the crisis over there, Ella was more concerned about Bafromel in the south. Two of the four knights responsible for fighting Bafromel were seriously injured, and the remaining two were in danger of their lives at any time. However, Bafromel had no scars on his body. Originally, only his right arm and head had penetrated into the city, but now all parts of his body above the chest were squeezed into the city. At the same time, more and more fire goblins poured into the city.
"We have to solve the source first."
After putting the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment into storage and switching to the Arrow of Fire, Ella used the identification magic again. This time, it correctly displayed the level of Baphomet, a level 60 monster.
It was a little more difficult to deal with than expected. Ella couldn't help but ponder whether to let Camisia fight back or switch her state to deal with it herself. After thinking with a frown for about half a minute, Ella suddenly had another idea. She adjusted the display range of the terrain search to outside the underground city, in the direction of Baphomet.
"Isn't it a wide underground cavity outside instead of a narrow tunnel? Although there is some lava, it shouldn't affect our movement."
According to the terrain search, the area outside should be the place where the goblins use to farm. It is a natural underground cave. However, due to the appearance of Baphomet, the farming area has now turned into a sea of fire.
After deciding on the battle venue, Ella shouted to Camisia.
"Camisia! Can you knock Baphomet out of the city?!"
"I understand, but that will only lead to more fire fairies flooding into the city."
Camisia jumped to Ella's side.
"It's okay, just knock it out and leave it to the artificial puppet."
Although we can directly take out the artificial puppet and let it knock Baphomet away, its huge size will definitely cause a secondary disaster, so we can only ask Camisia for help.
Ella's words brightened Camisia's eyes.
"Yes, Princess, please stay away from me."
"Um."
After Ella finished speaking, Camisia transformed the Sword of Disorder in her hand from a giant sword into a spear. Then she took a step forward with her left foot, raised the Sword of Disorder over her shoulder with her right hand, and made a standard throwing posture. A huge amount of magic power immediately soared into the sky due to Camisia's action, and the strong wind formed almost blew Ella away.
"Spear Throwing Technique: Meteor Blast."
Purple magic enveloped the five-meter-long javelin, forming a layer of tangible magic crystals on its surface with an absurdly high concentration of magic. After accumulating strength for about a minute, Camisia hurled it with all her might. The immense wind pressure and sonic boom reverberated throughout the city. The dark purple meteor seemed to possess a spell that captivated everyone, drawing everyone's attention to itself.
Feeling a blow that made his soul tremble, Bafmiel ignored the attacks from the two goblin knights and concentrated his entire body's defensive barrier to deal with the Sword of Disorder.
boom! ! !
As if it was going to burst through the eardrums and penetrate the brain, the almost deafening roar spread from Baphomet's head to the entire underground city. Baphomet was like being hit by a high-speed flying mountain. The upper body that had squeezed into the city flew out in an instant, and even one of the goat horns covering the defensive barrier was broken in half. A cry mixed with wails and roars came from his throat, like the wailing of a devil, which made people tremble in their souls.
Ignoring the sound, Ella flew towards the hole created by Baphomet, and then she wanted to take out the artificial puppet.
Camisia subconsciously called out to Ella.
"Princess, please allow me to accompany you."
"Hmm...it's enough to deal with Bavume's artificial puppets. Camisia, stay here and work with Lotte to clean up the fire fairies that have flooded into the city during the chaos."
"Yes."
Without any doubt, Camisia nodded to Ella and quickly jumped down to clear out the fire fairies that had flowed into the city with Iris and her group who had just arrived.
Chapter 39 Baphomet and the Artificial Puppet
Using flying magic to reach the farmland outside the goblin city, Ella looked down at Baphomet, who was writhing in the lava below, clutching his broken horn.
"It's a living creature, but it doesn't get burned by lava? Aside from its 'Space Leap' innate skills, the rest are pretty predictable, right?"
In addition, although there are skills such as "Chaos Scattering", "Silent Seal" and "Scythe of Annihilation", the compatibility with the artificial puppet is too poor. In the subsequent battles, you only need to be careful not to let Bafomei teleport behind you.
As for whether the lava would cause harm to the artificial puppet, Ella thought it was unrealistic. Not to mention the defensive magic circle engraved on the surface of the artificial puppet, first of all, the lava here was only a few meters deep at most, and could not reach the joints of the artificial puppet at all.
Besides, the artificial puppets' means of attack is not physical collision, but long-range bombardment with magic cannons.
Ella took the artificial puppet out of the storage, and the sixty-meter-tall behemoth immediately occupied her entire field of vision. As imagined, a layer of blue light appeared on the ring-shaped legs of the artificial puppet, separating the internal metal part from the lava. At the same time, a futuristic interface emerged in Ella's mind, which clearly displayed the various values of the artificial puppet. Ella could adjust the magic output according to the situation.
"The remaining magic power in the magic core is only 80%? Remember, I used a level 100 magic core, and the consumption was unexpectedly high..."
Of course, now is not the time to talk about this. Through the interface in her mind, Ella can see the appearance of Baphomet from the perspective of the artificial puppet, who is locking his eyes on the artificial puppet that suddenly appeared.
"Defeat it."
Mentally commanding the defeat of Baphomet, Ella flew to the shadow of a boulder. While she could immediately launch her magic cannon at full blast, blasting Baphomet into smithereens, Ella was more interested in seeing how intelligent the artificial puppet could become. If it wasn't intelligent enough, she could avoid errors in future operations. If it was so dull that it required the user to issue commands step by step, Ella planned to make some changes in this regard—for example, placing the processing center of the other puppets in the warehouse within the artificial puppet.
"Wryyyyyy!"
Sensing the danger, Bafomei no longer cared about the broken horns on his head. He stood up and focused all his attention on the artificial puppet. He raised a twisted scythe as long as his body, his blood-red eyes filled with hatred and provocation.
But unfortunately, the artificial puppet is not an intelligent creature. Faced with Bafomei's provocation, it simply opened the magic cannon on its legs, adjusted the muzzle, and aimed it at Bafomei.
"Are you planning to use the magic cannon right from the start? Are you being too rigid, only using the magic cannon, or is it because Baphomet's defensive barrier is too strong and must be torn apart with the magic cannon?"
After thinking for a while, Ella believed that it should be the latter. Kamisia had reported to her about the battle in the Kingdom of Kumheim before. The performance of the artificial puppet at that time could definitely be described as satisfactory. In addition, Kamisia's full-strength attack just now only broke off one of Bafmiel's horns, so the artificial puppet should be based on the consideration that Bafmiel's defense was too high and his strength must be reduced by the magic cannon first.
"What race are you...?"
“You spoke!?”
Ella called out subconsciously. The question just now came from Baphomet, who was nearly a hundred meters tall, with a goat's head, a human body, and deer feet.
"I can sense that you are stronger than the one who just used the javelin."
Baphomet's deep voice continued to echo in the underground space.
"But, there's no way you can defeat us with just this level!"
As if making a declaration before a battle, Bafmiel bent down slightly, preparing to swing his giant scythe. Then, he pushed the ground hard and rushed towards the artificial puppet.
As if it had been waiting for this opportunity, the moment Bafromel rushed over, the artificial puppet concentrated all the magic cannons on its legs on Bafromel's sickle. From Ella's perspective, dense tracks and parameters appeared on the display interface, giving Ella the feeling that she had traveled to the future world.
Boom boom boom!
Magic cannons emitting a mixture of various colors exploded in front of Bavmi. The hurricane caused by the turbulent flow of magic swept the lava into it, and a deadly firestorm suddenly blew up in the vast cultivated area. If there were ordinary people without any protection here, the scorching air alone would be enough to be fatal.
Ella, who was hiding in a corner observing the battlefield, looked at the terrain search.
Baphomet did not die from the previous attack, but at the cost of half of his magic power and his left arm, he forced his way to the front of the artificial puppet.
"'Scythe of Annihilation'."
clang--
The piercing sound of the symphony of metal and steel was accompanied by a pupil-constricting scene. Baphomet's scythe swung horizontally and accurately hit the artificial puppet's bridge. Violent sparks and magical fluctuations emerged together. Just as Ella saw in her mind, the artificial puppet's bridge was flashing with an unsettling red light, as if it would be damaged at any time.
"While the offense is adequate, is the defense a bit lacking? Or was Baphomet's attack more than expected? No, we can talk about that later. Right now, we must do our best to avoid Baphomet's scythe."
Although the core of the artificial puppet was something he gave himself, the shell was created by Dean and his group of craftsmen. Even with the use of an alloy doped with scarlet gold and the reinforcement of a defensive magic circle, it cannot be said to be unbreakable.
After Ella gave the artificial puppet the instruction in her mind to avoid the sickle attack as much as possible, the artificial puppet quickly kicked its eight limbs and bounced to a place far away from Baphomet. The flexible movement made Ella feel that if there was enough space, the artificial puppet could even hang upside down on the ceiling.
"You can even block my strongest attack. What kind of monster are you?"
"You are the real monster!"
Of course, Bafmiel couldn't hear Ella's complaints, but just tried hard to cover his broken left arm. In the previous attack, Bafmiel's left arm was shattered by the magic cannon.
However, Baphomet was not afraid. Instead, he moved his lips and began to chant magic.
"--"regeneration"."
The missing left arm took less than half a minute to grow back, but what puzzled Ella was that Baphomet did not consume any magic power.
[Is it a natural magic? If so, there should be a limit on how many times it can be used. Wait, before that, why didn't the artificial puppet attack just now?]
Waiting until others have recovered before attacking is a plot that only appears in comics. After seeing the scene of Bafromel tearing the city apart, Ella has already determined that Bafromel is a creature with no room for sympathy.
Ella glanced at the artificial puppet, and the scene that came into her eyes made Ella open her mouth slightly.
The back part that was originally covered with countless small magic cannons split in the middle, and was replaced by a main cannon that was at least one-third the size of the body. Even Ella, an outsider, knew that even on Earth where she lived, there would definitely not be a main cannon of this caliber. With Baphomet as an opponent - no, even herself in swordsmanship would definitely feel the crisis.
"What kind of monster did Dean create?!"
If the main gun was used here, Ella could guess the result without any deduction - the underground city next to it would be destroyed as well, and the entire underground space might collapse. It was at least equivalent to eighth-level magic. As evidence, a bright red warning popped up on the interface in her mind, indicating that the main gun was about to be used, requesting Ella's permission and telling her to seek refuge immediately.
How can it be used?
Shouting inwardly, Ella decisively pressed the button to deny permission. Although the display indicated that the main gun had two modes, normal and cluster gun, it was certain that either one would be incredibly powerful.
Like Ella, Bafmiel narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the artificial puppet's main gun.
"It seems that my strength alone is indeed not enough to defeat you, but—"
Stuck the sickle heavily into the lava-covered ground, Bafmiel began to chant a long and ominous spell. Almost at the same time, two huge blue magic circles appeared around Bafmiel.
"Stop it."
Of course, they couldn't let Bafomei succeed. Perhaps they foresaw that ordinary magic cannons could not stop the opponent. Like a cannonball, the artificial puppet slammed into Bafomei. The powerful force even left a series of spider-web-like cracks on the rock.
And Baphomet did not sit still and wait for death. While chanting, he opened his arms and pretended to hug the artificial puppet.
"Ouch."
The moment Baphroditus hugged the artificial puppet, a series of sounds like broken bones resounded throughout the underground cave. However, Baphroditus was not knocked away. Instead, he followed the momentum of the artificial puppet, maintained the posture of holding the artificial puppet, leaned back, bent his waist into an incredible arc, and finally smashed the artificial puppet into the mud.
"You're kidding, right?"
She never expected that the monster could perform such a difficult move. In Ella's eyes, this was something only trained professionals could do.
But the fact is the fact. Apart from keeping a close eye on the changes on the battlefield, Ella can only be prepared to switch roles at any time.
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