Mo Na pointed at Jeerah . “Definitely more beautiful than some tramp, right!?”
“That’s right, my baby is the most beautiful of them all!” Really, was there anything else I could do but to agree and nod my head…
“You guys…”
Just as Jeerah was about to defend herself, the Nightmare Steed, Shadowfall, launched a third charge against us . Once more, we ended up in a tangled up mess… that was rather fragrant…
‘Blast it! That’s the third time already… is he about done? Before my pee pee grows back, I definitely don’t need more encounters of the close kind . ’
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Fuming, I stopped hugging Mo Na and broke free from Jeerah’s embrace . Having straightened myself, I pointed at Shadowfall and yelled, “Attack!”
At the same time that the Fallen Angel Golem stood up, it counter attacked . Unfortunately, the Nightmare Steed was too agile for its attacks . He easily avoided the golem’s swat, and as a taunt of sorts, even gave the golem’s swatting hand a light tap of his hoof .
“Attack! Get him!”
The golem continued flailing about like a headless chicken . However, all its attacks failed to even land a scratch on the nimble Nightmare Steed . Lest one forgot, this same Nightmare Steed had just breathed out a whole field of black flames; even in such a weakened state, my golem still wasn’t able to hit him . It was clear as day how slow the attacks must have been to the Nightmare Steed .
Shadowfall dodged another swat of the golem’s palms, then made a quick turn towards its back and launched a charging attack . His charges up till now had all been at the exact same spot . However, this golem’s defenses were a lot better than my Winged Abyssal Golems’; no matter how many charges he threw, it wouldn’t matter one bit .
On the other hand, this Fallen Angel golem of mine was too slow to even hit that blasted Nightmare Steed . Under such circumstances, both sides were forced to a stalemate that lasted a couple minutes before the other two Nightmare Steeds arrived as well .
Their arrival could only mean one thing: the other Warhorses had successfully retreated . Although their casualty numbers ended up in the hundreds, the fact was that the majority of them had managed to escape from this battle . With their lightning fast speeds, my golems would never be able to catch up to them . That was bearing in mind their decent sprinting speed too . Even if my golems could match them in a straight line dash, the horses could easily make a quick turn and throw off their pursuit .
Naturally, I had no intention of letting them chase after the Warhorses . Instead, I had them protect Sinmosa and her family, and those Devils that Jeerah had brought along… might as well, I guess .
“Strike together!” Warsight neighed loudly before speeding off in a fiery cloud . Because she hadn’t expended her black flames yet, her speed was a lot quicker than Shadowfall’s . In barely a second, she galloped around to the back of my golem and aimed a charging attack at the same spot Shadowfall was attacking .
“Ah…” Mo Na and Jeerah gasped in unison before tumbling into a perfect embrace with each other .
This dimensional space was a strange one . It had the effect of restricting flight, which meant that the two of them had no choice but to be thrown about . More annoyingly, this space had no walls either, so we had nothing to support ourselves with .
“Why won’t you… just stay still!”
I commanded my golem to strike at Warsight but it failed miserably in the end . Furthermore, at the same time that my golem swung at Warsight, Shade, who hadn’t joined in till now, took the opportunity to launch an attack at that very same spot again .
The spot they had all agreed upon was the area where the wings of my golem met -an easily recognisable spot . It was also the most difficult spot to defend . Even a person with a normal level of agility had problems defending his back, let alone my lumbering golem .
‘This isn’t going to work at all . I need to find a way to counter attack . This golem seems a lot tougher than my other golems, but if I were to let them continue attacking like that, I can’t guarantee what will happen…’
Yet just as I was about to go on a mulling spree, Ferti’nier popped up, same as always, to remind me of her existence . “Oh little brother, there’s no need to worry that some horsies would ever break this golem of yours . ”
‘No need to worry? Aren’t all the golems made of the same material?’
“Sigh… should I call you an idiot, or a moron?”
“Did you really think that a material worthy of being crafted into an idol of worship could ever be produced by some lowly Black Blood Ant? Especially not the way they do so…”
I could tell she was rather disgusted by the thought . Still, her meaning was clear: the material used to craft this golem was exceptional!
She then followed up with an explanation about what my golem was . According to her, this Fallen Angel Golem of mine was a Devil King Idol, a special tool that every Devil King who owned a territory would create .
So how was it special? First off, one of the main materials used in their construction was a mineral known as Hellvite . This particular mineral was an extremely rare mineral that was usually used to craft Epic-grade weapons . Just by inserting a piece the size of a pinky finger, one could enhance a freshly forged weapon up to the grade of Epic . Putting it another way, a weapon enhanced with Hellvite would evolve in grade .
Epic-grade weapons tended to have a consciousness of their own . In theory, such a wondrous weapon shouldn’t be craftable by mortal craftsmen . Yet it wasn’t so . If an Epic-grade weapon was simply a weapon that had a consciousness, wasn’t it just a matter of adding in a consciousness then? A material capable of such a feat wasn’t as rare as some would assume . This Hellvite was one of the many such examples .
In my case, the Hellvite was the Gem of Authority hanging on my neck . As for the material used to craft this Devil King Idol, it was one of the secondary minerals that grew with Hellvite, the nigh impregnable Abyssium .
An idol crafted of such a material would be beyond sturdy . Naturally, not something crafted out of ant excrement could ever compare to . Especially not when those ants couldn’t even bite through Abyssium… one could only imagine how strong it must have been .
Given how valuable such a material was, it would make sense for an idol crafted out of it to have some sort of special power . The Devil King Idol was a drivable war vehicle, and its key was the Gem of Authority .
All Abyssal Golems were crafted as replicas of the Devil King Idol . If the idol could be compared to a king, then these replicas were all its soldiers .
As the king of golems, the Devil King Idol not only possessed the strength of an Eight-stars by itself, it functioned as an extension of its owner, meaning it was drivable like a robot or a tank .
Once a person bearing the Gem of Authority enters the dimensional pocket of a Devil King Idol, his psyche would be synced with the idol . Upon receiving approval from the idol, that person would then be the official owner of the Devil King Idol .
The idol’s special ability was to enhance its owner’s ability .
For example, being a Four-star Fallen Angel now, if I were to gain the approval of the Devil King Idol, I would instantly power up to the level of an Eight-stars when I piloted the idol . Whatever techniques I had would be enacted through the idol, and their powers would be raised to Eight-star as well .
Should an Eight-star person sync with the Devil King Idol, this person would gain the powers of a Nine-star, an Overlord’s power . Should that person already be an Overlord, he would temporarily gain the powers of the Demigod tier .
Simply put, the Devil King Idol was a power enhancement vessel, a vessel that had no drawbacks at all .
Every Devil King that possessed its own territory had a Devil King Idol . Even though piloting this idol would have no noticeable effect for such a powerful being -in fact, it might even slow down the pilot- it was still a necessity for Devil Kings, especially if said Devil King intended to have any offspring that it wanted to groom as a prince of sorts…
Anyone with the Gem of Authority could try and sync with the idol . Thus, for the offsprings of this Devil King, it could be treated as a hereditary national treasure of sorts . A Devil with this gem would essentially be a crown prince . Naturally, this princely authority would only extend within the Devil King’s own territory .
A Devil King Idol was not only able to protect a Devil King’s most favored offspring, it could also function as a powerful tool of war -definitely a must for every Devil kingdom . It served this purpose by being a font through which the power of worship could be gathered . Thus every Devil King Idol differed depending on the type of Original Sin its owner was blessed with .
For example, a Fallen Angel Devil King Idol would take on the form of a Fallen Angel while those of a Lust Demon’s would take on the corresponding form…
So what did Lucifer’s clone intend when he handed me this Devil King Idol? Was he trying to groom me to be a Devil King? Was he acknowledging my legitimacy to rule this region?
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