Chapter 468 - Chapter 416 We Entered Through the Back Door
[Blessed One access confirmed. Highest administrator authority confirmed. Unlock?]
When I placed my hand on the door handle, I heard the authority confirmation and question, so I answered, "Yes." I looked at everyone and conveyed it with my eyes; they all nodded firmly in response. They're reliable.
The path beyond the door I gently pushed open was also bright, and…
"!"
A few meters down the corridor, I saw the back of a large [Stone Golem Commander] that reached almost to the ceiling. Further ahead, several human-sized Stone Golems were lined up in two rows.
"We should go back for now!"
I don't think they reacted to Mion's words, but the golems slowly turned towards us. The nameplate of the closest, large golem displayed [Stone Golem Commander] in red, clearly indicating we were considered trespassers.
"Are you all okay with fighting them here?"
"Woof!" "Ryu!" "Nya!"
Everyone, led by Lupi, agreed. I was glad they were willing to indulge my whim. We couldn't pick up Mion without getting past them, and retreating wouldn't solve anything, so we had to defeat them here and now. The best scenario would be for me to handle the big one while the others eliminated the surrounding minor golems, but…
"~~~!"
"Ryu!" "Nya!"
"That's a relief!"
Sweee must have sensed my thoughts, as she began to direct our formation. Lupi and I were at the front. Leda and Shal on the right. Roy and Pan on the left. Raz and Sweee providing support from the rear.
"Whoa."
I dodged the Commander's large downward swing. It would hurt if it hit, but I could probably avoid it if I watched carefully. In that case…
"Nyaan."
Shal's rapier expertly parried the Stone Golem's punch, and…
"Bow!"
Leda immediately swept the golem's legs, knocking it down.
"Kuru!"
Raz's forehead gem glowed, and then the tip of Shal's rapier glowed red. "Nyah!" It was brought down into the golem's medulla oblongata, piercing it. Seeing its movement stop, that must be its weak point?
As for Pan, I saw… "Huh?" There were already remnants of a defeated golem scattered around. His fighting style seemed similar to Shal's? Roy drew its aggro with a feint, then Pan immediately brought his hoe down. "Ryu!" The golem's body, which should have been made of stone, was tilled like field soil, and its arm dropped off as if gouged from its shoulder.
"Amazing…"
"Shou-kun!"
"Watch out!"
"~~~!"
I avoided a massive horizontal swing, and Sweee scolded me for looking away. Shal and Pan seemed fine, or rather, I needed to step up my game too. I aimed my Ken-nata at the Commander's upper arm.
"[Gravity Increase]!"
With a gakin, a hard metallic sound, a numbing sensation shot through my right arm. As expected, trying to hit a block of stone with a Ken-nata is probably futile.
"Gau!"
Similarly, Lupi's [Crash Claw] hit its knee directly, but it only staggered a little and didn't seem effective.
"~~~!"
"Understood." "Woof."
An order from Sweee: don't overdo it. Thanks to Pan's strength, the minor golems would be annihilated if we waited a little longer.
"Ryuryu~!" "Bow!"
And it's over! Too fast! Pan was already trying to find an opportunity to attack from the left. "Nyanya!" "Bow!" And Shal's side is done too! Aren't the residents of my island too strong?
"~~~?"
"Roger. I'll try it."
Sweee ordered me to stop the Commander's feet for one hit. It would probably be a very heavy hit, but I had something I wanted to try. "Here I go!…[Fixed]!"
At the moment I blocked the descending fist with my Round Shield, I activated [Spatial Magic]: [Fixed].
"Shou-kun?!"
"I'm fine!"
I felt like I consumed a lot of MP, but once it was stopped, it wouldn't consume any more. "~~~!" "Ryu!" "Nya!" Pan's hoe tilled and destroyed its right leg, and Shal's rapier pierced the back of its left knee. The Commander lost its balance and collapsed.
"Raz!"
"Kururu!"
With Raz's magic (?), my glowing Ken-nata struck the Commander's medulla oblongata… "[Vitals Attack]!"
Bibi…, Beegagaga…
"Huh? What's that sound…"
I was startled by the strange sound that started, but its movements had completely stopped, so I guess it counted as defeated?*
"Shou-kun. Appraisal."
"Ah, right."
Sweee and I peered at the fallen Commander. [Stone Golem Commander: 43 seconds until self-destruct]
*"Commander that issues orders to subordinate Stone Golems during combat. Possesses high durability to prevent its own destruction first, but its combat ability is inferior.
Upon incapacitation, it self-destructs to prevent salvage."*
"~~~!"
"Oh no!"
A golem of this size exploding and scattering fragments would be disastrous!
"Um! Um! [Gravity Reduction]!"
And I kicked it through the door! "~~~!!" "Ryu!" "Nya!"
Pan and Shal closed the door for me, and I put my hands on it and locked it! …,…,……!!
"!"
The door was hit with tremendous force by the Commander's fragments, and a loud sound and vibration transmitted through my hands. The vibration subsided after a while, and…
"Haa… Is it over?"
"That was good…"
"I never thought it would self-destruct. Is everyone okay?"
"Woof!" "~~~♪"
After confirming everyone was fine, I opened the door again. The shattered remains of the Commander were scattered everywhere, a terrible mess.
"The passageway seems okay."
"The ceiling lights are on, so are these Ancient Ruins operational?"
"I wonder? Even when Nina was in Preservation State, some floors had lights, so it might depend on the Ancient Ruins."
"I see. In that case, there might be a Control Room here too."
"Ah…"
Should I become the manager of these Ancient Ruins too? But then, a World Announcement would probably be made…