Episode 24: Golem

 

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The request Lisha received was to defeat 10 Golems.

 

Golems are slow-moving monsters with a rock-like appearance, known for their high attack power and vitality. Despite this, due to their low agility, even rookie adventurers can manage to defeat them.

 

By the way, the location was slightly uphill from the foothills of Noble Mountain, just like yesterday. However, the distance was considerably farther than yesterday. In terms of position, it was roughly behind where we were yesterday.

 

It's said that Golems frequently inhabit the rocky areas where the trees are sparse. This information was heard from the guild and matches the strategies I know.

 

"Now that we're here."

 

In front of us were the slow-moving Golems.

 

Since we need to defeat ten of these creatures, we should quickly find and take them down. The challenging part of this request might not be the difficulty itself, but rather the distance we had to travel.

 

"It took quite some time, huh?"

 

"Yeah."

 

We departed at 9:30 in the morning, and it's now 13:00. Even with our higher abilities compared to typical adventurers, at this pace, it would normally be an overnight job. This might explain why this area rewards high guild points.

 

Now. The visibility is slightly impaired due to large rocks. The Golems themselves are slow, so they shouldn't catch us off guard from behind, but it's wise to stay cautious of other monsters just in case.

 

"Alright, let's start with me. Watch this!"

 

"Hmm, she seems confident."

 

Lisha confidently aims at a Golem walking a bit away from her.

 

Then, she swiftly unleashes the high-difficulty fire magic that only fire attribute mages can use, "Flame Burst Meteor Explosion."

 

A roaring red fireball streaks through the air in a straight line—

 

**BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!**

 

It explodes upon impact.

 

It was clearly an overkill with its tremendous destructive power. The Golem that took the hit naturally couldn't survive and disappeared without a trace.

 

"How was that? My magic."

 

Lisha turns to us with a smug expression.

 

As expected of a mage who rose to the rank of officer with the "Black Mist Blade." Her level is clearly on a different scale compared to ordinary adventurers. She must have put in blood, sweat, and tears to master single-attribute magic to this extent.

 

"Amazing...!"

 

"Both the attack power and precision, as well as the activation speed, are flawless. Impressive."

 

"Hehe."

 

Praised by us, Lisha smiles contentedly.

 

"Now, I want to see Rain and Milia's skills."

 

"After seeing Lisha go, I'm feeling a bit nervous..."

 

While saying that, Milia targets a nearby Golem.

 

Incidentally, they're not competing, but considering that Lisha uses fire attributes and Milia uses water attributes, Lisha has the advantage in terms of attacking Golems, which are earth attribute.

 

Milia swings her sword just like she did with the "Red Dragon" yesterday.

 

The sword technique she uses is "Ice Blade Destruction: Ice Burst."

 

The moment the sword touches the Golem's body—

 

**CRACKLEEEEEE!!**

 

It shatters into pieces.

 

"How was that?"

 

"As expected."

 

It was something we already knew from yesterday, but her power doesn't seem to be hindered by elemental disadvantage at all.

 

"...! Amazing...!"

 

Seeing Milia's ability firsthand, Lisha couldn't hide her surprise.

 

"I've never heard of such powerful adventurers before. Just who are you guys?"

 

"I'm not all that... Rain is the one who's really amazing."

 

Good grief. Milia, please don't raise expectations unnecessarily.

 

While sighing inwardly, I aim my right hand at a Golem.

 

And then, I unleash "Elemental Sphere: Elemental Ball" with a speed approaching zero seconds.

 

**DOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH!!**

 

The Golem enveloped in white light is instantly burned to ashes.

 

"What...! What's with this activation speed?! The power is absurd, and I've never seen magic like this...! What's going on?!"

 

It seems my attack magic has bewildered Lisha.