Chapter 316 (2/2)

If you looked from the outside there was no possible way for the Hillmane house to win. Their golem looked to be very lightweight and built for mobility. It didn't look that it would be able to produce enough power to damage it in the first place. That is if it didn't have a certain cultivator piloting it.

”Well then, let the finals begin, only one champion can remain!”

The start gong sounded and the crowd cheered.

”Go Hillmane, show those pompous Runefall fools that money isn't everything!”

”Yeah, go Hillmane!”

To Zhang Dong's surprise, his side had garnered praise from most of the dwarves. They seemed to prefer the smaller Hillmane faction over the other to win. It was a classical David vs Goliath scenario, though he wasn't sure if he would be considered David as he had far more up his sleeve than these people realized.

'I should probably end this fast…'

He could tell that his two partners wouldn't last through a prolonged battle. It wouldn't be hard to slowly grind away on this monstrous golem. He had seen it fight and it was rather slow, most of its wins were due to how the other golems were designed.

The dwarves by nature build slow and lumbering creations. Speed was never their forte and it seemed that they fully abandoned that notion. They invested everything in power and defense. He could see a fast machine with ranged potential being able to destroy this thing in a prolonged fight.

The biggest obstacle with that plan was the limited battle area, there were no places to hide or take cover. The golems had to directly clash with each other, thus the bulkier ones came out victorious. The only one that was going against the grain was him.

Finally, the battle started off with a bang. The cannons that were on the large golem started firing while Zhang Dong dodged to the side. His shield was used this time around, it was glowing slightly and producing a thin layer of mana that didn't let the large bullets through.

This was Takeshi's tactic in the other fights. Spam massive amounts of bullets at his target while slowly advancing forward. He was clearly forcing a win without caring about damaging the mech in the process.

The problem was his opponent that was able to dance around the massive golem without suffering any damage. If Zhang Dong had enough energy to burn through he would have preferred to wait out till his opponent was out of ammo. Alas, he needed to charge in as he had limited time. The golem with the many mana engines would surely outlast him and the girls in a battle of attrition so he needed to strike.

Thus he used his advantage, which was his mobility. The body of the white golem started glowing in blue light. Following this light was an increase in speed which Zhang Dong used to close the gap between him and the golem.

This time he utilizes his entire kit, the sword was pulled out and activated. The energy beam sprung into life and made quick work of one of the spider legs while Zhang Dong quickly backed off. The spot that he previously occupied became riddled with holes.

He didn't stop at only this one leg though, he mercilessly continued to attack. Slicing each leg off while evading all the enemy attacks that came his way. The crowd cheered as they were surprised by the speed advantage that the white golem had. It was as if the defensive capabilities didn't matter at all. A speed and attack-focused golem was clearly a valid option if you wanted to go with a cheaper variant.

Due to the large golem's limited mobility it suffered. Soon it was left on three legs that couldn't support the increased weight of that abdomen. The cannons kept firing and Zhang Dong had to even evade a spider leg being thrown his way by one of those large golem arms.

It was clear that Takeshi wasn't used to tactics like this. He mostly overpowered his opponents with sheer strength but Zhang Dong had used a simple tactic to get under his skin. This was done at a cost, he could already tell that Beatrice and Isabella were running on fumes.

'It was all for this moment, time to ignite the engine and finish this.'

He did this all so that his enemy would be unable to evade his last-ditch attack. He tossed his shield towards his enemy while grasping the light sword with both hands. While Takeshi focused on the incoming bulky projectile he charged forward.

The white body began to glow in gold color. With the boost of his holy element, the golem looked as if it was made from pure gold. Arcs of lightning traveled towards the energy sword and caused it to become longer and wider while also causing it to produce more light.

Everyone was blinded in an instant, right after Takeshi's golem batted the incoming shield to the side his vision became blurry. He could see his opponent coming and quickly reacted by swinging his own weapons forward. The large golem has swords in each of its hands, now was finally the time for Takeshi to use them.

It happened in an instant, it was as if time had stopped for everyone. Zhang Dong's mech appeared on the other side of the arena with a missing head while kneeling down. While the large golem on the other side seemed to be undamaged.

Before the people could gasp and before the cannons could shoot at the damaged white golem a strange sound was heard. It was as if two plates of metal were rubbing against each other.

”Look!”

The golem that Takeshi and the heroes were in began to split apart as it was cleaved by Zhang Dong's laser sword. It was perfectly sliced into two halves that slowly parted to the sides revealing the bewildered pilots inside that were now able to see the outside world.

No one was injured as Zhang Dong was sure not to aim for any living beings inside the machine. The fight was over and the headless golem stood up again, its fist raised high while the crowd clapped and cheered for the winner and birth of the new king.