‘Speaking of which, I do remember seeing a lot of anime characters who have wings use their feathers as weapons . And since this Devil King Idol has feathers, what if… The feathers are all made from Abyssium, even if they all look shockingly realistic . Can they be detached… how about a quick experiment?’
Even though my brain was telling me that this was impossible, that burning in my heart said otherwise . Do it, it said, but my brain clearly thought otherwise . Still, it wasn’t like I had anything left to lose at least . And Ferti’nier did say to act on instincts . So what was the harm in indulging that middle schooler in me once in a while?
Having made up my mind, I willed the Devil King Idol to flap its wings . At the same time, I gave out the command to fire its feathers . Then, it happened . The feathers actually shot out . Rather, it wasn’t just feathers that shot out, these were feathers made of mana!
Feathers of at least a meter in length blanketed the sky like a hail of arrows as they whizzed straight for those three Nightmare Steeds . From the very beginning till now, they had never seen a golem in my army use anything other than a melee attack . Naturally, they came to the conclusion that this Devil King Idol had no long ranged attacks as well . Because of that, they were a lot more lax than they would normally be, seeing as all they really had to do was dodge some punches and wing flaps .
Never in their wildest horse dreams did they expect the Devil King Idol to suddenly fire a hail of mana feathers!
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Shade and Warsight were still in good condition, so they managed to react right away to the mana feathers . With a clop of their fiery hooves, they sped off into the distance, completely dodging the hail of feathers .
In contrast, Shadowfall was definitely not so lucky . Because he had expanded too much energy on Mo Na, and then he got smacked by the Devil King Idol once, his condition wasn’t good, to say the least . Despite his best efforts, he still ended up being hit on his upper left leg .
These feathers were made entirely out of mana, funded mostly by the Devil King Idol itself . While this skill did draw some mana from me, it was miniscule, at least for my current level .
The power of the feathers, however, were definitely at the level of an Eight-star . Even though it was only a single feather that struck Shadowfall, that feather immediately exploded upon impact . Once the dust settled, Shadowfall’s silhouette was slowly revealed, collapsed on the floor and noticeably a leg short…
These feathers had the power to kill in one hit . Had that been his head which was hit, Shadowfall most definitely would have died by now -truly monstrous .
The mana that fuelled this skill was drawn automatically from the Gem of Authority . The gem itself was basically a portable storage device and a charger at the same time . As long as this mana reserve held up, I needn’t worry about the Devil King Idol’s operations . All I had to do now was keep firing off feathers at those pesky horses .
“Shadowfall!”
The other two Nightmare Steeds immediately rushed to his aid . Naturally, I wasn’t going to let this golden opportunity pass by at all . I promptly fired a second volley of mana feathers at the three Nightmare Steeds .
The feathers were fast . In just the blink of an eye, they came pressing down on the Nightmare Steeds . But their agility impressed me once more . Before the feathers could hit them, Shade and Warsight managed to pick up their three-legged comrade and speed off into the distance . Through sheer determination and cooperation, they managed to pull Shadowfall out from the jaws of death itself .
With no targets to hit, the mana feathers all exploded on the ground, turning it swiftly into swiss chess .
‘A dud, huh . Shame . ’
Shadowfall on her back, Warsight hurriedly galloped away from the scene while Shade stayed behind to cover them .
‘Hah, do you think I’m stupid?! I know exactly who is the best target right now . ’
I immediately gave the order to ignore the Nightmare Steed before me, chasing after Warsight who was undoubtedly slowed down by the injured Shadowfall .
Shade initially tried to attract my attention by galloping around the idol, yet I wasn’t about to fall for his plan . I continued running after the pair, waving my hands in the process to keep Shade at bay . Whether or not these managed to hit didn’t matter to me at all . My eyes were fixed on that pair of Nightmare Steeds, Shadowfall and Warsight .
Shade tried to launch an attack at me to halt my progress, but my defenses were just too strong . No matter how many times he attacked, my outer exoskeleton showed no signs of breaking; all he managed to do was slightly slow me down . Could he stop me from chasing them? Clearly not . After all, the difference in power between us was just too big -whether we were speaking in terms of mass or defenses…
As my Devil King Idol continued lumbering forward, I discovered another basic skill built into the idol: Instant Acceleration .
While running in a straight line, the Devil King Idol was capable of frightening speeds . However, it still suffered from the same problem as my other golems, and that was its clear inability to perform a turn well…
In other words, this newfound skill, Instant Acceleration, could only be used in a straight line dash -completely useless against more agile opponents .
If this was a battlefield, I could at least use this skill to perform a devastating charge against the enemy army . At that point, hitting someone wouldn’t be a problem at all . Now however, it was a more complicated situation . Warsight was definitely slowed down by Shadowfall, but whenever I tried to attack them, they would simply make a hard turn, causing my attack to fall flat once more .
In light of that, further pursuit was pointless . After all, there was nothing this lumbering idol could do if they were dead set on running away . But I still need that blasted horn! Even if I can’t capture all three of them, I should at least try to get a horn fragment, or something!
Unfortunately, even if force wasn’t an option, neither was negotiation . In order for that to work, I would first have to cease hostilities . Yet there was no way they would stop running away . In fact, they would probably speed up even more, leaving me no better than if I didn’t stop at all .
In order to at least procure a horn, I tried firing off more mana feathers ahead of them . However, that was in vain as well . No matter what, there would always be gaps between each feather for them to weave into . The Nightmare Steeds knew that as well, and that was precisely what they did!
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