Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 155 Clay Golem
The moment Thorne stepped into the first floor of the tower.

In the pitch-black space, four scarlet rays of light flickered suddenly, like four sharp swords, locked on him in unison.

Feeling the four glaring red spots shining on his body, Thorne, whose eyes drooped slightly, felt an inexplicable palpitation in his heart.

This feeling is like just stepping into the dark forest, being stared at by an evil beast hidden in the dark, as if it will launch a fatal pounce on you at any time.

"Find an intruder, start the self-defense protection program!"

The cold mechanical siren paused, like two pieces of metal rubbing against each other, and echoed in the dark tower again. The unpleasant sound made one's scalp tingle.

Realizing that the light was too dazzling, Thorne subconsciously pulled down the brim of his hat, and immediately looked in the direction of the source of the sound.

The "dark vision" feature attached to the blood of the elves made it easy for him to spot enemies hidden in the dark.

It turned out to be two clay golems!
Looking at the two constructed creatures about 2.5 meters high, Thorne was slightly taken aback.

These are two golems made of clay. The fuzzy facial features of the two constructed creatures look distorted and weird, like the facial expressions of suffering torture. The blood-red glare comes from their two pupils shoot out.

In addition to allowing the clay golem to lock onto the target and attack the enemy conveniently, this kind of light also has an effect similar to infrared rays, giving them the ability to see in the dark.

Their chests are very broad, and their arms are connected to their shoulders by a thick metal joint. The length of their hands can hang down to the knees, and the two wrists are also inlaid with metal spiked wrist guards.

At the end are stubby fingers. From the ground mace weapon held in the hand, it can be found that they should be very flexible in swinging.

The two clay golems have no necks, their heads appear broad and flat, and their legs are short and curved, as if bent under the weight of their bulky bodies.

But the soles of their feet are wide and flat. Obviously, this design can make them move and maintain the balance of their bodies.

These two dark yellow clay golems don't wear other equipment except for a metal block similar to a breastplate on their chest and a mace in their hands.

It can be seen from this that the core device of the clay golem must be hidden in the place covered by the metal iron block. As long as the core device is destroyed, the clay golem will immediately fall into a dead state.

Because the core device of the clay golem is: the soul spar.

This is a kind of spirit from the elemental plane, these tiny sparks of life do not contain any memory, personality, nor any history, just a pure motivation for activation and obedience.

After the internal structure and shape of the clay golem are finished, the last procedure, which is the most critical step, is to embed the soul spar in the core position (chest) of the golem,

Then use the "Animate Construct Life" spell to activate it, generate a simple will, and make it obey the orders of the golem maker.

For this kind of biological clay golem, Thorne was fortunate enough to see it in Winter City, but the clay golem in Winter City looked softer and smoother than the one in front of him.

The two obviously handmade clay golems in front of them are a bit rough, and they still drop dirt from time to time due to the friction of their limbs during activities.

Although the two clay golems were added with a lot of private goods by the creators, Thorne found through comparison that they were still incomparable with the clay golems produced in the assembly-line factory in Winter City.

Thorne was slightly surprised by the unexpected appearance of two clay golems in the tower.

Of course, he wasn't surprised by how terrifying the constructed golem in front of him was. What really surprised him was that there were still clay golem guards in this tower abandoned by wizards.

As for the manufacturing price of the golem, before leaving, Anderina also briefly explained to him that the clay golem is the cheapest because the main material is clay, and the manufacturing price will cost about 20000 gold coins.

In other words, the two clay golems cost at least 40000 gold coins, but they were randomly discarded by the wizards here for nearly a hundred years. Whether the wizards are too extravagant to look down on these things, or for some other reason, no one knows up.

It was this kind of doubt that made Thorne feel that there must be something weird about this abandoned tower.

However, with the current situation, it is not the time for him to consider these.

Because just when the two Constructed Golems locked Thorne, the foreign invader, they walked towards him with heavy steps.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The slow and heavy steps didn't sound so coherent, but made Thorn feel bulky. The rhythm of walking paused, and the wide soles of his feet kicked up thick dust on the marble floor.

"The weight of these two constructed golems is at least half a ton." Based on the heavy footsteps, Thorne immediately judged the approximate weight of the golems.

Then he tightened the Demon Slaying Sword in his hand, ready to face the attack of the Constructed Golem.

Constructed golems are almost immune to damage caused by all non-magical weapons, but the quality of the long sword in Thorne's hand is not comparable to that of ordinary magic weapons.

And it also comes with high fire damage, breaking the armor of the two constructed creatures in front of them is still easy.

Just when Thorne had already smelled the unique clay scent of the clay golem's body, and was about to make a move.

Anderina just stepped into the tower, with a faint golden light shining in her eyes. She first looked at the two constructed golems that appeared at a glance, and then slightly raised her head to look at the crystal embedded on the ceiling. Her eyes fluttered slightly. Obviously a little surprised.

"It turned out to be a clay golem." Andelina sighed in surprise, then thought for a while, and immediately walked to Thorn's side, stopping him and saying, "Don't do anything, let's come out first."

Thorne was taken aback when he heard the words. Although he didn't quite understand what the sorceress meant, he didn't ask, but chose to do so immediately.

Because he understood that although the other party's profession was a warlock and an advanced dragon vein warlock, and casting spells depended on bloodlines, Anderina also possessed a wealth of mysterious knowledge.

Letting him out at this critical moment must have other purposes or ideas.

So Thorn and Anderina immediately retreated from the tower.

Due to Thorne's sudden disappearance, the targets of the two clay golems also disappeared. They hesitated in place, the red lights of their pupils flickering frequently like warning lights, as if they had fallen into a short circuit.

In this way, the short-circuit state of the two clay golems lasted for a while, and then turned back to the original guarding place with heavy steps.

Moreover, after they returned, their standing positions completely coincided with the footprints they had left before, showing that they would meticulously complete the last order even if they were not controlled by their masters.

In the end, the two clay golems fell into a standby state as the red light in their pupils disappeared.

After stepping out of the tower, Thorne briefly adjusted to the bright morning light, then looked at Anderina beside him and guessed, "You probably plan to keep these two clay golems for your own use, right?"

If the opponent really has a way to control these two clay golems, Thorne will definitely try his best to cooperate.

Although the clay golem is cumbersome and slow, its own advantages are also very obvious.

As Constructed Golems with a challenge level of 9, they have powerful destructive power and defense capabilities immune to various damages. They are most suitable for defense or attack.

"That's right." Anderina nodded slightly, then looked up at the top of the tower and said softly:
"Most builders of golems will make a special talisman or other items at the same time when making golems, so as to facilitate the control of every move of the golem, even if the creator of the golem disappears or dies, as long as Those who have obtained this control device can also easily control the golem."

"Then do you know where the control devices of these two clay golems are?" Thorne understood what the other party meant, so he asked.

"I don't know." Andrina shook her head slightly, then glanced at Thorn and continued: "That's why I stopped you from making a move, just to find the golem's control device, otherwise it would be useless if you broke it. "

"But you also saw it just now, as soon as we step into the tower, the two clay golems will immediately sense the presence of the intruder." Thorne glanced at the dark interior of the tower and said to her:
"Obviously the first floor of the tower has been equipped with all-round detection spells by the wizards. With the abilities of the two of us, it is impossible to sneak through unless we find a device for detecting spells and turn it on." destroy."

"That's right, but there's one thing I'm curious about." After listening to Thorne's analysis, Andelina nodded, but she didn't answer his question. Instead, she looked at him with interest and said with a smile in her eyes: "You As a ranger, you probably know too much about magic."

After she finished speaking, she walked a few more steps and said in thought: "I came out of Winter City with you until now, and I found that you are very familiar with the spells that many spellcasters are about to prepare."

"That's because I have the "Spell Recognition" skill. When I was looking up spell information in the library of Winter City, I read some knowledge about magic by the way. "

Thorne didn't quite understand what the other party meant, but he still replied truthfully: "Although I'm not very good, I still know a little about the simple structure and formation of magic."

"Spell Recognition" is a skill that must be mastered to deal with the attacks of spellcasters. Thorne is naturally very clear about this, otherwise he would not waste time learning this skill.

When a low-level spellcaster casts a spell, perhaps because of the jerky movements, he will cast it step by step according to the casting action and the spell.

This kind of rookie, low-level "Spell Recognition" skill can easily determine the spell that the opponent is about to cast, and then deal with it early.

But those high-level spellcasting professions are much more refined. When they cast spells, they usually use a simple zero-ring trick to cast a spell, and they can often cast a powerful spell with more than three rings.

At this time, the high-level "spell recognition" skill can play a key role.

Mastering the high-level "Spell Recognition" skill, you can judge the opponent's spellcasting not only through actions and spells, but also by sensing the magic fluctuations gathered around you and the condensed invisible force field.

However, what makes him a little helpless is that the "Spell Recognition" skill is not a ranger's own skill. If he wants to upgrade through skill points, he needs to spend twice as many points, which is too wasteful. That is to say, he can only use this skill for the time being. To rely on self-learning to improve.

"No wonder that's the case." Anderina glanced at Thorn unexpectedly, revealing a dazed look.

Then he thought for a while and said: "I have a lot of knowledge about magic here, you can read it if you have time."

"Thank you for your kindness." Thorn nodded to her, and then refused: "But it is enough for now, let's talk about it when we have time."

"So, can you tell me what to do with these two clay golems?" Thorne felt that the topic between the two was getting too far, so he turned back to the original topic and asked her.

"I found the magic detection device when I went in just now, but it will take a certain amount of time to destroy it." Anderina's expression corrected, and she got down to business:

"So you have to hold on to those two clay golems for a while, and you can't destroy them, or you won't be able to use them if you break them. After all, I still don't know much about constructing creatures."

"No problem, let's go." Thorn put his long sword into its sheath and said not very concerned.

With the tortoise crawling movements of the clay golem, he didn't think they could touch the corner of his clothes.

"Then you have to be careful." Andrina patted Thorn's shoulder, and a nearly invisible protective force field directly enveloped his body.

"Find an intruder, start the self-defense protection program!"

When Thorne stepped into the first floor of the tower again, the cold mechanical alarm sounded again.

Immediately afterwards, the red light emitted from the clay golem's pupils locked him instantly.

"Come in." Seeing that the clay golem's hatred had been completely restrained by him, he immediately said to Anderina who was standing at the door.

Dealing with constructed creatures is actually very simple, because they can't think and act independently. Although they can understand commands perfectly, it is difficult to understand any other language expressions, and they cannot accept any verbal explanations and deceptions.

These two clay golems are like being fed a simple program of attacking intruders.

As long as the intruders are detected by the detection spell, they will receive the order, and then activate the program to attack without hesitation.

If a detect spell device is destroyed, they remain as still as a dead object even if you walk up to it.

Hearing this, Anderina walked in quickly without wasting any time, and went straight to a small crystal embedded in the ceiling that shone with magic aura.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The red glow in the clay golem's pupils flickered, and it slowly approached Thorne with heavy and clumsy steps.

Seeing this, Thorne immediately led the clay golem to a place far away from Anderina's casting.

At this time, a trace of lubricating viscous liquid emerged from the wide sole of one of the clay golems.

Immediately afterwards, the red light in the pupils flickered, and a swift and violent impact erupted instantly, and the huge body turned into a black shadow and slammed into Thorne fiercely.

"boom!"

Thorn, who didn't have time to react, was directly knocked into the air by the body of the clay golem, the clay splashed, and the powerful impact smashed the protective force field around Thorne directly, turning into little rays of light and dissipating.

Thorn, who fell to the ground, ignored the shock and doubts, and immediately got up. At the same time, he looked solemnly at the other clay golem.

Obviously, the clay golem's sudden burst of speed was completely unexpected to him, and this should belong to some kind of special supernatural ability.

The only thing that made him thankful was that he was blessed with a protective force field by Anderina, and his injuries were not very serious, otherwise he would be seriously injured if he didn't die from this attack.

Sure enough, under Thorne's secret watch, another clay golem rushed towards him with an extremely fast impact.

Smelling the familiar scent of clay, Thorne, who had suffered once, would naturally not make the same mistake again.

The moment the golem's pupils flashed red, he had already stood up and flashed past the clay golem, which could only strike in a straight line, with nimble steps.

After dodging the attack, Thorn immediately began to circle around with two silly clay golems in this fairly spacious space.

Because he understood that the straight line burst of the two golems would not be effective if the clay golems kept chasing them and escaped in a twisted detour.

(End of this chapter)