“Tungsten Golem Calvary, salute.”
Another heavy thump resonated within the forest, the earth-shaking with enough force to send birds fleeing from their trees. Riding atop lightweight aluminum horse golems, the Calvary force was considerably smaller than the infantry, but it was a necessary sacrifice I needed to make. For the Cavalry, the quality was far more important than quality.
“Copper Golem Artillery, salute.”
The coup de grace of my golem army were humanoid copper golems, every single one of them appearing innocuous with large, spiraling rings holding on their arms, but that was particularly the reason why they were the most dangerous force. Every single one of my Copper Golems was an artillery cannon unto themselves.
“Tungsten Infantry, raise your weapons.”
A series of smooth, dual-edged half-diamond, half obsidian blades rose in the air, along with shields of hardened diamond and reinforced steel. The idea for obsidian blades came to me after remembering Arol’s macuahuitl and remembering the fabled sharpness of the material of obsidian itself. However, despite being sharp, the rock was often brittle, and the solution to that problem was to encase the obsidian in strengthened diamonds and give the weapons steel grips.
“Tungsten Calvary, your weapons.”
Half-diamond, half-obsidian lances rose into the air, and I made sure there was not a single soldier on horse-back that did not have a lance with him.
“Forces, raise your secondary weapons.”
They were well equipped with secondary items. Each soldier, holding clay flasks and rounded clay bottles. If things progressed as I needed them to, then the secondary weapons would not need to come into use. Though, the likelihood of that occurring was far too low.
“Forces, ready.”
I adjusted my new armor. Magnetite-infused, halite-encrusted Tungsten-Copper Gauntlets and Tungsten-Copper Brogues designed for tungsten’s ability to withstand extreme heat and cold temperatures, magnetite’s famous magnetic properties, copper’s ability to conduct electricity, and halite’s ability to deal with poltergeists. With a formidable suit of lightweight armor made of diamond and stainless steel called Stainless Diamond Armor, accompanying my Mask of Janus, I was ready for war.
Daily Task: Gain at least two new Weapons/Armor/Skills/Minions [Complete!]
“Door – Widen.”
The Enchanted Hybrid Door morphed. It increased in size, enlarging until its height became like that of the trees that marked the Hlahan forest. With the increase in height, the door increased in breadth as well, swinging open until it was such that the two-hundred and twenty-five Tungsten Golem Infantry, one hundred Tungsten Golem Calvary, and fifty Copper Golem Artillery would have little difficulty charging through, albeit, one squad at a time.
With my right hand, I crafted myself a mount of aluminum by blending Metallurgy Master with [Golem Creation]. As much as I would have preferred to create bikes and cars, I did not have an ounce of the engineering knowledge needed to do so. Aluminum horses would suffice, until I had both the time and the patience to reverse-engineer the fine workings of automobiles and recreate the marvel that was the internal combustion engine.
Still, the aluminum horse suited me fine. It did not tire. It did not need food nor fuel. Powered by magic and steered by thought alone, I mounted the creature, adding a pair of reins with some steel wire, and settled myself comfortably atop it.
It’s time.
Steeling my mind for combat, I rose my right hand into the air, squeezing it into a fist. “Golem Army… CHARGE!”
There were no battle cries to support the call. No trumpets blew, no yells of valor. All there was, was the rumbling of the earth, and the charging of man-made monstrosities with the explicit instruction to kill and destroy.
The sun was at the highest point in the sky when I whipped forward my mount, commanding it to charge, commanding the door to open towards my intended destination, and then charging through it, ready for battle.
[You have walked through a door]
[HP and MP Fully Restored]
[All Negative Status Effects have been Cured]
[Attack power has been greatly boosted]
[Defense has been greatly boosted]
[Speed has been greatly boosted]
[All your attacks are now infused with [Silver]]
[All your attacks are now infused with [Electricity]]
[You have attained the temporary effect [Metallurgy Master] from Enchanted Hybrid Door]
The alarms rang the second we appeared within Erzili’s domain.
[You have entered the Domain of Erzili the Slithercreep!]
[You have taken damage equivalent to 90% of your Mana upon entering this domain without its Owner’s permission.]
[Your HP Regen is cut by 75% while in this Domain.]
[Your MP Regen is cut by 75% while in this Domain.]
[Your Attack and Defense have been reduced by 50% while in this Domain.]
[The MP Cost for all Skills are increased by 100% while in this Domain.]
[Your Intelligence and Defense will reduce by (1) for every day spent in this Domain until you are accepted by the Domain’s Owner.]
[Epithet Skill [Gatekeeper] has mitigated harmful effects from entering the Domain without the Owner’s permission]
The first enemies that appeared were the nameless ones. The nightmares of the Fort that had no names above their heads. The ones I disregarded as canon-fodder. The Calvary led the charge, lances of obsidian blurring as they pierced through the skull of the first enemies they approached. Tearing effortlessly through a floating-eye monster, a snake-like human monster, and an odd centipede creature.
[You have slayed an Oculbeast!]
[You have slayed a Snakeman!]
[You have slayed a Centipeon!]
[525,402 Experience Points Gained!]
[You have gained a level]
[You have gained a level]
[You have gained a level]
[You have gained a level]
[You have gained a level]
[You have gained a level]
[You have gained a level]
[You have gained a level]
[You have gained a level]
The title [Genocidal] has come into effect for the Species: [Oculbeast].
The title [Genocidal] has come into effect for the Species: [Snakeman].
The title [Genocidal] has come into effect for the Species: [Centipeon].
[75 Genocide Points Earned]
Daily Task: Gain a minimum of 200,000 EXP [Complete!]
