445 Finding the Book Heaven 2 (1/2)
Truen barely had time to register the words but his body moved automatically when he sensed a flashing light from behind. The archer was glad that he dodged that in time because Zero didn't understand the meaning of moderation.
In five seconds, all twelve golems that Truen had trouble stalling were decommissioned. The metal ones that his arrows were useless against were sizzling and the stone ones that kept regenerating were now ordinary piles of rocks.
”What did you do?” he asked and Zero grinned. The angel wings and halo set looked slightly odd on his current vessel but Zero didn't mind it too much. Practicality over aesthetics, they gave him flight ability although he would very much prefer mounting Bob for a good first appearance. Riding a dragon would never fail to impress people according to the novels Zero secretly stayed up to read at night.
”Just deconstructed the alchemy arrays and blew the fuse in the circuitry. The gnomes must be real geniuses if they managed to create broken golems like these. I've never seen metal golems before. Even Robo Mike is made from stone imbued with Merlin's mana.”
Truen cringed. He struggled a lot with those golems because their metal exterior was very sturdy like an impenetrable shield. Not to mention, magic had absolutely no effect on them when Truen tried. Fire magic heated the metal to a glowing red but that was about it. Truen couldn't get them off his heel until Zero swooped in like a battle angel.
”What now? Wait, where's the girl?”
Zero grinned. Initially, he thought that Truen and Jermine didn't get along but look at this tough guy worrying about her now.
”Don't worry,” the doctor smiled knowingly. Truen could act all tough and uncaring but Zero knew better than anyone else how kind and selfless the archer can be. ”She's safe. I told her to hold onto En's bag and not lose it because our dinner is inside. Also, I layered a deca-spell so nothing should harm her. If it gets attacked, I will know. Let's clear the rest of the golems now. You act as the decoy while I smash them from the top again.”
Truen heaved a sigh hearing that Jermine was in a Zero-made fortress. The girl was in the safest place now so they should try to clear the second trial before they retrieved her.
”Ok. Let's hurry. I want to quickly clear the trial before we get her. The third trial might be more dangerous than this.”
With a perfect combination and attack pattern, all the eighty-nine golems left behind by the gnomes to protect Gnaway were decommissioned. The process didn't take more than twenty minutes and Zero sneezed when they were done.
”Are you alright?”
Zero sniffed and rubbed his nose. ”Must be the dust. Let's get Jermine, I think it's rather safe now. We destroyed most of the traps in the process too.”
Truen thought about it and agreed. However, just to be sure, he fired a few arrows in different directions to scout the area. Once it was safe, the boys went back to the hut.
Zero panicked when he didn't see Jermine where he left her.
”Jermine? Where are you?! That damned b*stard! I'm going to sell his soul to Mammon instead!” Zero swore when a black furry head with a strange pink nose appeared from the dirt.
”Zero?” the girl asked. Truen and Zero looked at her in disbelief as she dug her way out quickly.
”Thank goodness you are alright! Truen too... I was so afraid that you've either lost your way back after relieving yourself or that the monsters have gotten you!”