Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 132 - 106: Blood Soul Insects, the Turtle Shell with 5,000 Defense
Chapter 132: Chapter 106: Blood Soul Insects, the Turtle Shell with 5,000 Defense
Hiss hiss hiss!
The seemingly sharp spikes actually boasted astonishing power!
The Refined Gold Golem, known for its formidable defense, was torn with cracks in front of the spikes!
The Metal Storm lasted for more than a minute.
When the storm finally subsided and all the spikes melted into liquid returning to Sunan’s body, the once majestic Refined Gold Golem was riddled with holes, with hardly a single intact piece on it!
Its two thick arms were reduced to short stumps, and even half of its head had been smashed to pieces!
Rose was already stunned, standing there dumbfounded, not coming to her senses for quite a while.
What was that just now?
A spell? A magical item?
The power was too exaggerated!
A Refined Gold Golem nearing Tier Three Legendary level was severely damaged in just one exchange!
Sunan gently breathed out, his face somewhat pale, but his spirit was very invigorated.
The intense bombardment just now almost exhausted his Spiritual Power, but the effect left him very satisfied.
The Refined Gold Golem is famous for its robust defense, even a Tier Three Legendary Knight mastering Earth Element strength can’t match its defense.
Yet even such a defensively strong Refined Gold Golem couldn’t withstand a round of bombardment from the Demon Pattern Core.
It’s worth all the effort he put into merging the Demon Pattern Core!
Although the Refined Gold Golem was severely damaged, it wasn’t completely destroyed. Sunan then threw out a piece of High-level Rune Gemstone to ruin the Soul Core inside the golem, completely eliminating it.
Afterwards, Sunan collected the remnants of the Refined Gold Golem.
Restoring the Refined Gold Golem is impossible, but its remains should be able to be dismantled to extract quite a few rare metals.
At this time, Rose finally returned to her senses, looking at Sunan as if she were staring at a monster.
The Refined Gold Golem that she had worked so hard to deal with was taken care of by Sunan effortlessly.
It really gave an illusion of being in a dream.
This time, Rose truly recognized the stark differences in strength between herself and Sunan.
In her disappointment and dejection, she also felt relieved.
With such a formidable power like Sunan around, the exploration of the Wizard’s legacy would be much more assured.
“I need some time to recover my Spiritual Power.”
Sunan turned and said, then found a spot away from the cave entrance, released two Elite Stone Golems to guard him, and sat cross-legged to begin meditating.
Rose cast a complex glance his way, then found a place to rest.
In the underground world, there’s no distinction between day and night, perpetually dim and shadowy.
The enveloping darkness from all directions makes it hard to notice the passage of time.
After an unknown duration, Sunan opened his eyes and stood up.
“Alright, let’s head in.”
Rose had been waiting impatiently, and upon hearing this, she immediately stood up.
The two stood in front of the cave entrance, first proficiently casting various protective spells and Energy Particles on themselves, activating magical items, then stepped in together.
The interior of the entrance was a very spacious tunnel, approximately a hundred meters long.
At the end was a massive semi-circular metal door, tightly shut, with its surface etched densely with Enchanted Runes.
Sunan and Rose exchanged a glance and approached it to inspect.
“There are Secret Technique locks and magical traps arranged on it, but they’re almost completely worn.”
“Judging by the wear, these Secret Technique locks and magical traps must be over a hundred years old.”
Rose ran her hand over the grooves on the door and sighed.
The longer a Wizard’s legacy and secrets remain undiscovered, the lower the chance of finding rare materials, potions, and magical items.
With long years of erosion, these things often either deteriorate or get worn, nearly unusable anymore.
The only good news is that there might be a treasure trove of valuable knowledge inside.
The closer the time point to the wizarding golden age a millennium ago, the more complete and powerful the knowledge legacy often is.
With little effort, the two quickly erased the Secret Technique locks and magical traps on the metal door and pushed it open to enter inside.
What came into view was an ancient cave.
There were light sources on the surrounding walls, natural Fluorescent Crystal Stone.
On the left and right sides were open doorways, with a total of six rooms.
Through the doorways, racks, workbench-like items could be faintly seen inside, estimated to be laboratory or small workshop-like rooms.
Facing the entrance were two dark, deep passages, with squeaking sounds emanating from the dark depths, unknown what might lie within.
Without needing to remind each other, Sunan and Rose raised their vigilance in tacit agreement, preparing for battle.
The next second, countless dense and bloody shadows rushed out from the left passage, surging towards the two.
By the glow emitted by the crystal stones on the wall, Sunan quickly discerned the true appearance of those bloody shadows.
They were fist-sized insects, entirely blood-red, their mouths filled with extremely sharp teeth.
“Blood Soul Insects!”
Sunan’s face slightly changed, quickly shouting to remind Rose.
“Don’t let these insects touch you, they can gnaw on souls!”
Blood Soul Insects are said to be descendants of the exotic beast Scarlet Tooth from ancient times, containing a trace of Scarlet Tooth’s bloodline.
However, this one trace of bloodline has become extremely thin through generations.
Even so, it doesn’t hinder Blood Soul Insects from becoming dreaded terrifying creatures.
They can feed on souls.
Any creature bitten by them, physical damage is secondary, but the soul will also suffer equivalent damage.
If a person’s body gets completely gnawed by Blood Soul Insects, their soul will be thoroughly obliterated, leaving nothing behind.
Swarming Blood Soul Insects can be said to be a headache for any soul-bearing creature.
Upon Sunan’s words, Rose’s face drastically changed.
These insects could actually attack souls!
If the soul is harmed, even a Wizard Apprentice with strong Spiritual Power would take a long time to recover.
If severely damaged, it might even affect future advancements.
This is something any Wizard Apprentice absolutely cannot accept.
Rose decisively scattered more than ten seeds around her, and the seeds rapidly took root and sprouted, turning into strange plants with huge blossoms and numerous thorny branches.
These odd plants surrounded Rose, their branches wildly flailing, constantly knocking away the Blood Soul Insects.
But the number of Blood Soul Insects was simply overwhelming, and the outermost plants were quickly devoured by them.
Rose had no choice but to scatter another handful of seeds, simultaneously casting spells to kill the Blood Soul Insects.
During the battle’s chaos, she somehow managed to glance at Sunan’s situation.
What she saw made her widen her eyes.
Beside Sunan, at some point, appeared three Steel Golems, swinging their huge fists against the Blood Soul Insects.
Blood Soul Insects struck by the fists exploded into a cloud of blood mist in mid-air with a snap.
“Steel Golem! The player even has this thing!”
Rose was once again shocked significantly.
Seeing the player earlier bring out hundreds of Stone Golems, she marveled at his lavishness.
But never expected the player even had Steel Golems.
This thing is a legendary level construct, three Steel Golems together could easily counterbalance a weaker Level 3 Wizard Apprentice!
Rose also coveted Steel Golems before, but these things not only have ridiculously high manufacturing costs, requiring high expertise in Puppet Refining techniques.
An apprentice not specialized in this field simply couldn’t craft it.
“Where in the world did the player obtain so many golems?”
“Could they be personally made?”
Rose for a moment was filled with doubts, only feeling the player was surrounded by more mysteries.
Steel Golems have no souls, their bodies are indestructible, perfectly restraining creatures like Blood Soul Insects.
The only downside is their action is somewhat slow, unable to block all the Blood Soul Insects.
A large number of Blood Soul Insects bypassed the Steel Golems, charging directly at Sunan.
However, they quickly found that this seemingly easier prey was actually an even sturdier shell than the Steel Golem.
They threw themselves forward, finally breaching the invisible protective field on Sunan, and suddenly another layer of invisible protective field emerged.
No less than five rings of Extreme Protection, with a defense rating of 5000 points, even surrounded by insects, Sunan remained calm and composed.
