The Golem Mage

787: Gordons Younger Generation Six Moons 2.

787: Gordons Younger Generation Six Moons 2.

Despite the fact that Knight had advanced to the mid-rank, he still couldn’t cast his shadow spells instantaneously, this was proof of how deep and complex the shadow element truly was, only a high-rank shadow mage with enough proficiency could perform such a spell effortlessly, even without even it’s chants.

Though while it might seem like his cool down time hadn’t improved much, or had even increased when carrying someone, the spell itself had evolved in other ways.

Its stealth had become far more refined, and the strikes he delivered after emerging from the shadows now carried additional power.

Alec had personally pushed him to refine this particular spell while also practicing what the others focused on and that is mastering their assigned Tier 5 spells .

As a result, Knight had only managed to advance that certain shadow travel spell to Intermediate Level 1, but even that was enough to make him a terror on the battlefield, embodying what it means to be a true assassin-class mage.

And Sophia played a significant role in his development, her understanding of her own abilities have grown rapidly thanks to Alec’s guidance and insights.

Unlike the others, they weren’t concerned with thinning out the Tier 4 numbers, with cool downs attached to their most powerful abilities, they focused entirely on eliminating key Tier 5 zombies, the main fighting force of the Mid rank horde.

But against Agility-type zombies, they came the closest to death.

The agility-type zombies reacted unnervingly fast to their attacks, even when they struck from the shadows, at Tier 5, these creatures didn’t just have the fastest movement speed, they also had the quickest reaction time and attack speed.

The first agility-type zombie they encountered nearly killed Knight, as the moment he and Sophia emerged from its shadow, it swung its arm backward in a lightning-fast strike, without even turning around, as if it had sensed them without sight.

The sheer speed of the attack caught Knight completely off guard, he hadn’t even launched his strike yet, but the zombie’s claw was already inches away.

It was so fast that, for a split second, he could feel the phantom sensation of his head being sliced off before the claws even made contact.

Just when Knight thought he was about to be critically injured, an unexpected saving grace intervened, as he felt something swirling around the exact spot where the zombie’s claw had been aiming.

Sophia, who had been right beside him, had instinctively cast a small, swirling shadow portal that merged seamlessly with his face like a mask.

So the moment the agility-type zombie’s claw struck, instead of tearing into Knight’s head, it disappeared into the black void of the portal.

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