DEATH… AND ME

hen looked to another side, just to see Kentucky fighting another two Stage Three Golems on his own.
Still, his beak was just so long, so his attacks failed to reach the Golem Cores every time.
Fortunately, Kentucky seemed to have understood that he had to continue to keep attacking to prevent the Golems from recovering.
He focused on a single golem while bearing the attacks of the second.
It seemed like Kentucky ’s defense wasn ’t any worse than the Golems either.

*Clang, clang, clang…*

Every time he received and performed an attack, only metallic sounds could be heard.
It was a real brawns only battle.

Rean then looked at Roan and nodded.

The twins then looked at the largest Golem in the group and changed their targets.
As soon as the twins and their mirages changed direction, the Stage Three Golems on the sides changed targets as well.
They were not thinking much, just choosing the targets that seemed to be the easiest to kill.
Naturally, they charged at Malaka and Kentucky.

Rean and Roan ignored it, though.

’Focus on its core! ’

The four of them dashed at full speed to increase their attacks ’ power.

’Death Style, First Form, Stellar Piecer! ’

Stellar Piercer was commonly used for long-range attacks.
However, this attack ’s real power was at close range.
If they considered single target damage, none of Rean and Roan ’s skills could beat the Stellar Piercer.

Four Stellar Piercers came at the Golem Leader from all sides, all of them aiming at the place where its core was.
However, the Golem understood the danger and immediately assumed a boulder-like form, covering its core with its enormous dark stone body.

*Bang, bang, bang, bang!*

All the Stellar Pierces connected, leaving deep holes into the Golem ’s body.
However, they still failed to reach deep enough to touch the Core.
Soon after, the Golem opened its arms and rotated its body, sweeping Rean and Roan ’s group away.
However, at this moment, another Rean and Roan appeared right under this guy ’s body in a flash!

”Idiot! Who said that we can only make two copies? ”

’Death Style, First Form, Stellar Piercer! ’

The Golem was already slow to start with, so it simply had no time to react at all.

*Puchi, Puchi!*

The twins ’ attacks pierced right through the layer of dark rocks, hitting the enormous Golem Core head-on!

*Crack!*

*Boom!*

However…

*Roar!*

The Golem looked at Rean and Roan as it brandished its arms at them.
Rean and Roan didn ’t have time to change the attacks into a defensive form, so they could only move away.

”Jump back! ”

*Bang, bang!*

Even though Rean and Roan were fast, they were still a little too slow.
The Golem ’s attack was powerful, which immediately made some of their bones break on impact.
That ’s already considering that the twins mitigated some of its power by moving in the same direction as the attack.

”Focus, he isn ’t the only one. ”

Roan didn ’t lose his calm.
He kept his Spiritual Sense locked on the other two Stage Three Decaying Golems that didn ’t change target and followed them.
Not long after, the two controlled their mirages that were free and blocked the Golems ’ path.

’Death Style, First Defensive Form, Reversive Arcs! ’

*Bang, bang, bang, bang!*

The four Mirages were sent flying for trying to stop those Golems ’ attacks head-on.
Still, it brought the real Rean and Roan more than enough time to land and reach a safe distance. 

It turned out that they hit the Golem ’s Core, but they lacked the power to shatter it.
In the end, that Golem only had its Core cracked, but not destroyed.

’Life Style, Second Form, Instant Recovery! ’

Rean and Roan ’s body began to heal, and their bones mended together once more.
However, there was really a significant lacking of the Light Element in this place, so it would take at least a minute to finish.

’That thing ’s level is probably at the Middle Stage of the Core Formation Realm, but its defense is probably at the late, no, Peak Stage. ’

Rean then looked at Malaka and Kentucky.
Rean was surprised to see that Malaka had defeated one of the Stage Two Decaying Golems before the Stage Three ones arrived.
After that, she assumed a defensive form and kept retreating in circles, holding one Stage Two and two Stage Three Golems occupied.
However, it was evident that she was also reaching her limit.
There were also a few injuries on her body, proving that she was hit at some point.

As for Kentucky, Rean noticed that it had also destroyed one of the Stage Three Golems it was fighting previously.
However, with the addition of another two, Kentucky held its ground against three Stage Three Golems.
Rean noticed that Kentucky ’s scales began to crack already as his blade feathers were broken everywhere.

”We might need to retreat from this place. ”