The Golem Mage

Alec was flung towards a nearby tree, but he swiftly regained his footing, as blood spewing onto his armor from his mouth.

The Chimera let out a tired roar, astounded that Alec persisted with such fervour, despite how many times he had been attacked.

Yet Alec found himself strangely exhilarated by the chaos unfolding around him, As he spat blood onto his armor, he noticed strands of brown and black were intertwined along its edges.

And it jogged his memory that before the armour’s upgrade, it was a bland tricolour design.

Through the system enhancement and flaws removal, the red colour had taken precedence over the crucial sections of the armor.

However, the black and brown hues had lingered at the edges.

Alec hadn’t paid much attention to this before, Since then, all Alec could see was the crimson blur on the armour.

But now he wondered if the armor was in a sealed state, preventing him from accessing its full power until he attained the status of a Tier 3 Mage.

And perhaps some of the armour’s hidden powers were beginning to reveal themselves to him, since he has reached the pinnacle the Tier 2 realm, he observed the brown colour returning to the armour’s edges, as the black colour disappear back as if there was not enough energy to summon them.

It seemed to him that if he entered the Tier 3 mage realm, the armour’s latent power would reveal itself.

Taking a deep breath, Alec felt a surge of invigorating energy coursing through his body.

Unexplainably, his weary body began to rejuvenate, gaining newfound strength, Without checking, he realized that the option to recover stamina by drawing blood had become active.

”If the red colour was for protection, the brown colour must activate the stamina option, I suppose the black colour is responsible for the curse of drawing health,”

Alec mumbled to himself, as Titan, who had been thrown into a nearby tree, said impassively,

”Master, it’s your turn.”

Alec couldn’t help but sense the sarcasm in Titan’s tone, as he had left Titan to face the Chimera alone.

”Master, let’s join you all, We would have an easier time defeating him,” Butcher suggested, clutching his lighting axe and waiting for Alec’s command to attack.

”If we do that, it would be considered ganging up on him, This battle will be fought by Titan and me alone,” Alec responded as he energetically dashed back towards the Chimera. Your next journey awaits at NovelFire.Côm

Butcher : ”...”

Butcher pondered silently, unable to understand his master’s shameless attitude, or What is Master was trying to say?, and if Isn’t what he is doing now also considered ganging up?

This time, Alec didn’t charge straight ahead with his weapon, Instead, he chose to sheathe his Changdao and Katana, opting to jump around the Chimera and evade its strikes.

He skilfully showcased the fighting style of Earth’s kickboxing foot techniques, making it difficult for the Chimera to land a hit.

Alec had observed the creature’s attack pattern, which seemed to consist of a claw swipe when they were getting too close and a tail attack while they were out of the claws range.

And every time the Chimera lunged at him, Alec made sure to counter with his gauntlet claws, drawing blood each time.

With each successful cut, Alec felt a surge of energy coursing through his veins, invigorated by the Chimera’s blood.

He was filled with an overwhelming sense of vitality, Even Titan, who was patiently waiting for an opportunity to attack, observed Alec’s graceful movements and thought of it as a battle dance of some sort.

Though Alec left multiple scratches on the Chimera’s body, the creature didn’t take the attacks seriously. Instead, it grew increasingly enraged by Alec’s playful approach.

”Now, it’s my turn!”

Alec declared, sensing the energy gathered in his body had reached a maximum state , He felt the need to release some of that energy before it became too overwhelming.

The Chimera squinted its eyes as it swung its right claws towards Alec.

However, Alec swiftly dodged, without recognizing that the hand movement was a feint.

” Got you” The Chimera growled and swiftly sent its tail towards Alec at a rapid speed, as Its snake-like eyes widened, emitting a hissing sound.

Alec cursed his luck as he realized he had messed up his rhythm.

He should have anticipated the Chimera’s attack, However, before the snake could strike him, he felt his body being pulled back as another person took his place.

When he looked, Alec saw Titan stretching out his hand and creating an ice shield

”You’re not alone, Master. Get that bastard!” Titan exclaimed before being blasted back by a powerful force.

Despite being knocked back, Titan held onto the snake head and dragged the tail with him.

The Chimera was thrown off balance due to the pull on its tail, giving Alec the perfect opportunity to close in on it.

Throughout their battle, Alec and Titan had struggled to get close to the Chimera, as it always had a move that prevented them from doing so.

Their elemental attacks had proven ineffective, with the Chimera easily deflecting them with its wings. So Alec deduced that the only way to defeat the Chimera was through a physical confrontation.

”Ahhh!” Alec shouted, throwing a punch towards the Chimera.

However, the Chimera had been prepared and used its left wing to block the attack, sending Alec staggering.

It was the first time he noticed the wings had such a strong rebound effect.

Undeterred, Alec persisted, this time using both fists to pound at the wings.

He felt the impact rebounding, but he had planted his feet firmly on the ground so as not to be pushed back like before.

Still, he made no progress, However, he was expending the extra stamina energy he had stolen, so he decided to dig his claws into the wings in an attempt to draw blood.

To his surprise, the claws dug deeper than expected, and Alec could feel the gauntlet absorbing the blood like a vampire craving for it., while the Chimera let out a pained roar.

”Got you!, It seems blunt force is also rebounded by your wings, just like spells, All we had to do was try piercing them in the first place,” Alec said, erupting into boisterous laughter.

Bang!!!

Several ice shards flew towards Alec, as he realized that Titan had cast another ice shield to protect him. He muttered a curse as he saw what had caused the disturbance and why Titan had been forced to cast another shield.

Through the shield failed to stop the attack, but it gave Alec some seconds, as the Chimera revealed another deadly capability.

Its free wings transformed into a blade-like shape, poised dangerously close to impaling Alec.

The Chimera demonstrated that while it could use one set of wings to cover its body for defense, the other set could be designed for offensive purposes.