The Golem Mage

32  Gordons Family ʼLava Kingʼ

In other parts of the city, families that had always kept a low profile were finally emerging to showcase their hidden and mysterious powers.

All the clans in the city had opened their doors, leaving many people speculating about their reasons for finally revealing themselves, after going into close doors seclusion before.

The revelation came when they realized that the banquet for the younger generation was about to commence.

This prompted all the hidden forces within the Estonia city to reveal their true strength, but the main reason for these once-secretive families stepping into the spotlight remained a mystery.

The Gordon family had just concluded their family meeting to decide who would attend the banquet, and it came as no surprise that Alec was chosen.

Even though they didnʼt know his actual strength since he had not come out from his house for days, they were confident that with Alec present, the Gordon family would be unstoppable.

After all, Alec possessed an elite golem capable of slaying a peak Tier 1 zombie.

The young masters from other families wouldnʼt stand a chance against his golem.

Many people believed that Alecʼs claim of killing the peak Tier 1 zombie was a bluff to boost his reputation.

This belief led to numerous challenge requests being sent his way.

And the fact that the Gordon family kept declining these challenges only further fueled the speculation that Alecʼs claim was indeed a bluff.

”Now that we have finished this meeting, letʼs reconvene in five days to wish our young cubs victory and honor on their journey to the banquet.”

” We want them to win us more prestige and recognition,” George, the patriarch of the Gordon family, said as he waved to the elders, signaling their departure.

”That little twerp didnʼt show up again today,” the grand elder remarked with disappointment.

”Why are you so hard on him?, Cut him some slack,” the Gordon patriarch replied with a smile.

”How can I cut him some slack?, You spoiled him too much. I clearly told you to leave him as an enforcer of the clan, but you decided to make him the familyʼs seventh elder, granting him freedom and showering him with cultivation treasures. Heʼs too young for all of that,” the grand elder protested angrily.

”Men, I donʼt understand how you can be so strict with your own son,” the patriarch said to his brother.

”The same way youʼre trying to discipline your grandson,” the grand elder replied,

Causing Georgeʼs expression to change as he recalled how his mischievous grandson had recently blackmailed him recently.

”Those are two different things, brother. Your son is a role model for the younger generation to follow”

” as he was the flag bearer of the previous generation, But my grandson brings me concerns. I fear he might corrupt this generation mages after he becomes their leader,” George complained.

”Heʼs not that bad. You were worse when you were his age,” the grand elder remarked, embarrassing his brother.

”I think I know what to do,” the patriarch said.

”And whatʼs that?”

”Why not have your son lead them to the banquet,” the patriarch said, a mischievous smile forming on his face, reminiscent of Alecʼs own mischievousness.

”Why do I feel like youʼre up to something?” the grand elder asked suspiciously.

”Because I am. That little brat doesnʼt have a match among the younger generation, with his golems by his side. The only person who could handle him is Draco.”

” As a matter of fact, Alec is still trying to craft a golem with both fire and earth elements,” the patriarch explained, still smiling.

”So, youʼre sending Draco, the ʼLava King,ʼ to break his confidence?” the grand elder asked, surprised that George could be this cruel to his own grandson.

”Hmmp, itʼs his fault for negotiating and scamming me with the family treasures,” the patriarch grumbled.

The grand elder could only shake his head, realizing he couldnʼt argue any further with his senior brother.

”I wish you good luck,” the grand elder said as he started walking away.

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Five days later, Arthur and Brandon were chatting after finishing their sparring session.

They sought advice from each other on how to overcome their weak spots.

Alec had told them to spar with each other to get a sense of how other fighters would attack and to work on improving their weaknesses during the process, as they were not only going to be fighting zombies there whole lives.

Just as they began to lose themselves in laughter and their conversation, a small shadow crept up behind them.

Suddenly, the shadow materialized into a figure rising up, but before he could say or do anything, a shiver ran down his spine.

Quickly swallowing his saliva, Knight spoke up, hoping that his voice would trigger their memory and prevent them from pushing the blades any closer into his neck.

”Hey now, thereʼs no need to be so serious. Youʼve spoiled my surprise,” Knight said in a rush.

Arthur smirked with pride and retracted the metal sword he had been holding to Knightʼs throat,

while Brandon slowly lowered his raised great sword, as if waiting for a command to smash Knightʼs head to pieces.

”Men, I was hoping to catch both of you off guard with that, but you monsters were quick to notice me, It seems Iʼm not as impressive as I thought,” Knight sighed.

”Of course, thereʼs no way I would fall for something as cheap as that, especially after being sneak attacked by Axe Demon over five hundred times,”

Arthur said, slightly exaggerating the number of times he had been caught off guard.

He disliked the fact that someone like Axe Demon excelled more at sneaking attacks, while his style should revolved more around charging forward and fighting recklessly, since he wield an axe.

That was his perception of someone who uses an Axe.

However, Axe Demon was a different story.

The mastery skills he had acquired from the system were heavily focused on sneak attacks.

These skills were specifically bestowed upon him because of his tendency to use sneak attacks on Arthur and Brandon during sparring sessions.

It seemed that the system believed it was best to grant him a fighting style that aligned with his innate nature.

Brandon nodded in agreement, showing his support for Arthurʼs statement.

He also believed that those who wielded an axe should be fearless, just like him and the Sword Saint, the golem who uses a great sword to fight.

Knightʼs head was filled with question marks as he tried to decipher who this Axe Demon they were referring to was.

He was unfamiliar with the term and couldnʼt understand why they were able to notice him, He remained completely clueless.

The reason they were able to locate Knight was quite simple -

Brandon had finally mastered using his peak affinity to some extent that he was able to create a passive skill that allowed him to sense anyone approaching through the earth,

As long as the person was walking on the ground, The only way to outmaneuver this type of surveillance was to be at least one realms apart or to use a powerful treasure to conceal oneʼs presence when getting close to him.

On the other hand, Arthurʼs battle awareness had sharpened from constant fighting, making him more vigilant against sneak attacks.

”Well, thatʼs not why Iʼm here, Where is Alec?, Weʼre heading to the Banquet,” Knight inquired.

”He should be coming out soon,” Brandon replied, resuming his relaxed posture as he basked in the sunlight like a cat.

Suddenly, a loud boom resonated from Alecʼs courtyard, followed by his body being flung into the nearby lake.

”(Laughs) You see, Brandon wasnʼt wrong when he said the beast would be out soon. Hahaha,” Arthur chuckled, patting his stomach to regain control of his laughter.

Knight was taken aback by Alecʼs appearance.

He couldnʼt comprehend why such an explosion would occur, yet these two idiots acted as if it were a normal occurrence.

Knight realized he couldnʼt linger with this duo any longer and swiftly approached Alec.

”Youʼve been summoned to the Clan gates, The commander for this event stated that you have only twenty minutes,”

” or youʼll be kicked out of the team, Oh, and that applies to you two as well,” Knight pointed at Brandon and Arthur.

”Oh, you can count on us being there,” Arthur affirmed.

”And for the record, Agnes may challenge you for the leadership position. She has advanced to the Mid Tier 1 realm,”

Knight warned Alec before retreating into the shadows, vanishing without waiting for a response.

”Oh, is that so? It seems that staying at home made them forget who I am, I will unleash my pent-up frustration on anyone who even dreams of fighting me,” Alec declared angrily, gritting his teeth.

He had just lost all the ingredients he had scammed from his old manʼs hands.

”Stop thinking about her, boss. If she ever makes a move, we are more than capable of stopping her,” Arthur chuckled, finally releasing the aura he had been concealing.

This showcased the stability of his cultivation also at the Mid Tier 1 realm , whereas Knightʼs cultivation seemed scattered and inconsistent.

Despite his attempts to show off in front of Arthur and Brandon as a Mid Tier 1 mage, they never took him seriously.

Cause It was laughable, considering he had just recently made a breakthrough, while they have even consolidated there own realm.