Chapter 76: Tomb (2/2)
But, inside that very place, something was so omnipresent that it made it look grander than what it was. That something was gold. Immense piles of gold coins, mixed with a few precious objects and stones.
There was so much of it that a certain pile occupied an entire corner until it could even touch the ceiling. This sight even made Rakna a bit stunned but then, he focused on something much more worrying.
In the center of the room, surrounded by riches, was a rectangular pedestal on which laid a stone container of the same shape.
”Don't tell me…” Rakna started but was interrupted by a System prompt.
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Congratulations, you have discovered an ancient hidden tomb! You have been awarded 3 Attribute Points and the title Treasure Hunter.
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Before Rakna could even try to inspect this new title or react at the free points he got, the whole underground tunnel started shaking and cracks appeared on every wall. His eyes narrowed in alarm and light flashed around his ring as he cast a magic, ”[Spike]!”
In an instant, earth spikes were summoned from the ceiling and pierced the floors of the tunnel in order to maintain enough stability for it to not bury Rakna alive.
A few seconds later, the tremors weakened and both he and Pronos sighed in relief. But soon after, something else caught their attention. From under the piles of gold coins, two silhouettes emerged and directed their red eyes at them.
They were a pair of white and black golems with golden accents on them.
|| The Creator's Presence has been Detected. ||
One of them said mechanically and analyzed Rakna from head to toe.
|| Analysis Complete. Overruled. Intruder Detected. Proceeding to Elimination. ||
Rakna's whole body shuddered before his survival instinct forced him to jump back as one of the golem's arms detached itself from its shoulder and flew at him with terrifying speed.
Rakna used Artzpul whilst deploying his wings right when the fist crashed on the ground in front of him and caused a shockingly deep hole before exploding with a detonation that scattered sharp shrapnel which Rakna barred with his wings.
He grunted at the pain and transformed into a werewolf as his hearing picked heavy footsteps getting closer. He used Fabled Sight to look through the lingering dust and crossed his arms to block a fist attached to the arm of the second golem.
Right after, the other caught up and swung its leg at him with uncanny agility. Rakna took a side glance at it and ignored it in favor of clawing the other fist of the golem he was entangled with. As for the other one, a cyan flash coiled around its leg and fissured it.
Pronos hissed and bit into it while releasing an acidic fog. The golem recognized the threat and consciously detached its leg as it melted and retreated. Its fellow magical puppet similarly stepped back when Rakna almost crushed its head with his claws.
The two pairs stared at each other in silence afterward and Rakna cursed internally when he saw the crushed limbs of the golems being reconstructed at a speed visible by a sort of grayish goo.
He quickly cast Appraisal and one identical status appeared for both of them.
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Liquid Stone Golem
Level: 25
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Attributes:
Strength: 25 | Endurance: 25
Speed: 10 | Dexterity: 10
Intelligence: 0 | Luck: 0
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Swiftness: 20 | Agility: 30
Senses: 270 + 5 | Atr Cap: 70
Attack: 132.5 | Defense: 100
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Skills:
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- Limb Detachment: Allows the user to eject their limbs at will.
- Self-Destruction Structure: Allows the user to detonate their body parts, even remotely. The damage of the explosion will correlate to the size of the body part as well as the user's attack.
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Traits:
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Liquid Stone Regeneration: The holder of this trait has a body composed of synthesized-mana molded into stone. It will forever regenerate as long as its energy bank is not empty.
Current Value of the Bank: 94/86%
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Note: A timeless puppet created to guard the tomb of its creator.
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Rakna snarled exasperatedly and summoned the Dreorin Greatsword. ”This is going to be a pain,” he grumbled as he wielded the weapon with one hand.