Devil C325: Trial Run for the Safe Zone (2/2)

Because my little sweetie was intrigued by my whole plan, she bravely volunteered herself to be the commander of five Winged Abyssal golems as they dug up the hole.

Faced with their breathtaking efficiency, No.6 was just that, out of breath and with nothing to say. Even if it was just five golems digging, the speed at which they dug this hole could outmatch the mightiest of authors, HAH…

All in all, the planned hole only took half an hour to complete. All that was left was to dig out the entry point. With just 3.5 meters of depth to dig out, that was a lot easier to finish. As for the width, it was set as ten meters while the distance between the lava lake and the hole was set as twenty meters. Because this was just a test, I only had one entry point dug out.

Having finished that as well, the lava immediately rushed in like a bubbling red tsunami into the dugout channel. The Demon Fire Worms, whom had been summoned beforehand by Nola to take up positions near the proposed channel entry point, started flowing into the dug out pit. Like a giant school of fish, they would swarm through the entry point as a couple of temporarily stationed Winged Abyssal Golems stood over them and the entry point like sentinels.

As time passed, both the lava and the worms continued filling up the prepared pit, in other words, the test safe zone. Soon, the pit filled and the number of worms within that pit had ballooned, all as I had expected. However, just as I thinking about digging out an exit point, something that I did not expect happened.

Suddenly, and without any warning whatsoever, the worms waiting to enter the tunnel leading to the safe zone started acting up. Seemingly scared out of their wits, they furiously struggled to crawl up to shore, frantic wriggle by frantic wriggle.

Still new to this environment, No.6 was a little perplexed and asked: “What’s wrong with them?”

“The Flame Devouring Fishes have come.”

As she said, Nola’s eyes sharpened into a pointed gaze directed at the entry point. That spot was packed to the brim with Demon Fire Worms, resulting in all the panicked worms being unable to crawl up to shore. Because the entry point’s tunnel was limited in width, not all of them were to able squeeze in either. If we chose not to do anything now, all they could do was quietly wait outside for the fishes to devour them…

“Don’t worry, didn’t we already predict this would happen…”

I placated the slightly anxious Nola beside me. Even without me sending out another command, the two golems I had stationed there started lumbering towards the entry point. Because of how huge they were and the lack of control they had over their strength, each step they took managed to push aside a great deal of lava and worms, causing the two to jump in the process. Being golems, these guardsmen didn’t know the meaning of the word gentle, all they had on their minds was their mission.

Thankfully, the worms had a special body makeup that prevented the shock from these golems from killing them. At the very most, the resulting force only managed to shove them aside like the lava.

By the time the two of them reached the entry point, the place had turned into a veritable paradise for the Flame Devouring Fishes. Dozens of fishes, all with varying levels, were busy slaughtering the worms still trapped in that tiny spot. As they ravenously dug into the feast before them, sounds of teeth gnashing pierced the ears of those of us present.

The number of injured and dead continued rising. As it did so, I soon began to detect a distinct scent of blood in the air, one that left me slightly nauseous.

Turning to the golems, I found that they were functioning perfectly as I had expected. While it might have been hard for them to operate in the lake, standing within the confines of the entry point was still manageable.

One of the golems immediately reached out to try and grab one of the offending fishes but just as it did so, a Flame Devouring Fish, with a body that was at least half a meter long and with teeth even more terrifying than a bloody hacksaw, clamped down on the hand of said golem. Yet for all that, while it might have managed to bite down on one of the golem’s fingers, it found that it wasn’t even able to bite through the golem at all. In fact, its teeth might just break first…

A Winged Abyssal Golem possessed the strength of a Seven Stars and thus had a terrifying level of defense that would leave any lower level opponent in despair. How could a mere fish ever hope to bite through its armor? Let alone a bite, even if it was given an entire hour to saw through that golem, there was no hope of it ever leaving a scratch on the golem.

As for the golem, it merely closed down with its open palm and, amidst that unfortunate fish’s belated attempt at escape, blocked said fish from our sights. By the time it had opened its palm once more, there was nothing but a pile of fish meat leftover…

The killing speed of the two golems was anything but slow. The difference in strength between the two of them was simply too great to overcome. Without the previous worry of them falling into an endless lake of lava, the golems were free to do their job by simply reaching out and squishing a nearby fish.

By now, even if those fishes weren’t all that bright, their one-tracked minds should have had all the time they needed to realize that they couldn’t harm the golems. In spite of that, should they decide to continue throwing themselves at the golems, I had only this to say to them: you asked for it.

It was a one-sided slaughter for our side. In just the span of a few minutes, the entire fish army had basically been wiped out, or at least it would have been had it not been for the few bright sparks who were at least smart enough to run when things started to go wrong…

Because the golems weren’t able to enter the lava lake, they could only watch as the fishes swam away from the battlefield.

“You think you can leave just like that? Fat hope.” Came Nola’s furious roar just as I had thought that this whole saga was about to end. With a rumble, her mammoth body dove into the lava lake…even without guessing, I knew that she had gone hunting for those fishes.

‘Was she planning to chase them down to the ends of the earth?’

With her strength, Nola was basically able to run rampant throughout this zone so I wasn’t worried at all as I commanded those two golems to resume their duty.

Now that the fishes were all defeated, the scattered worms started swimming over to the entry point once more. So began the mad squeeze towards the pit…