The Golem Mage - Chapter 57

Chapter 57: Genius In Tactis Always Have A Black Heart (Part 1) Chapter 57: Genius In Tactis Always Have A Black Heart (Part 1) The earth spears flew into the pack of Goblins that were still charging forward, claiming another wave of lives as over sixty more Goblins fell to the ground.

While everyone else rejoiced at how easily the Goblins were being defeated, Alec couldn€™t help but frown at the slow progress in skill development.

He wished the others would upgrade their skills as quickly as his golems did.

However, he quickly realized that even with the assistance of the system, he shouldn€™t place such high expectations on humans or compare them to his golems, who were directly connected to him, at least the mages were still improving by constantly using the Earth Spear spell, even if they couldn€™t perceive the subtle changes.

€œIf this continues, we€™ll still be overwhelmed by a large horde of Goblin foot soldiers, and I can€™t allow that to happen,€ Alec muttered to himself.

He glanced at the remaining one hundred and thirty Tier 1 mages from his clan and used his inspect skill to identify twenty of them.

€œI want the twenty of you to channel your mana into the ground and use your Earth Shaking spell,€ Alec instructed, pointing towards the oncoming Goblins.

€œYou don€™t have to do anything else, I just want you to keep using your mana to distort the ground, making their journey more challenging and delaying their advance,€ Alec explained.

The mages quickly sprang into action, although some of the older generation mages who were still at Tier 1 felt it was unnecessary, they didn€™t believe the Earth Shaking spell would have a significant impact on the terrain.

After all, it was a common Low Tier earth spell skill that most of them didn€™t even use, only the Higher Tier mages had the ability to manipulate the flow of the skill, enabling them to enhance their speed when escaping on ground, thanks to their better control over the earth element.

However, in this moment, Alec was clearly using the Earth Shaking spell as both an attack and a means to hinder the Goblins€™ advance.

Many of the older mages watching felt that Alec€™s efforts would be futile, but what followed left their jaws hanging open in disbelief, the effects produced by the Earth Shaking spell were far beyond their expectations.

The ground where the Goblins had been running suddenly experienced a small earthquake, causing them to lose their balance, some unfortunate Goblins even stumbled and fell, with the quaking ground crushing their skulls or they were stepped on by their comrades passing unbalanced.

The Goblins, who were previously full of confidence, now felt as if they were facing demons from the second Dimension itself, as they couldn€™t comprehend how an ordinary human could devise such cruel methods.

They suspected Alec was just a human in disguise, they almost felt like crying, but even their tears seemed to betray them, refusing to fall due to the overwhelming fear they were experiencing.

Normally, an ordinary Earth Shaking spell would not have such devastating effects, however, with over twenty mages casting the spell simultaneously in the same direction, the power of their combined spells merged and created something far more dreadful-a mini earthquake.

Some Goblins regretted switching their targets, they wished they had just stuck to the timid, sneaky humans (Darkbliss clan) they had been pursuing, at least those humans didn€™t employ such evil tactics.

In this moment, the Goblins felt that death was looming above them as the next falling spears have been created, the threat of death silenced their roars, as they dared not provoke Alec any further.

Observing that their speed had decreased, Alec nodded in satisfaction.

€œFire!€ he commanded, ordering another round of spears to be launched, the Earth Spears soared through the air, landing in the midst of the Goblins that were still running towards them, the light in the Goblins€™ eyes was no longer as fierce as it had been at the start; they now appeared on the verge of collapse.

However, the Goblins knew that retreating now would only provide the wicked human in front of them with more opportunities to exploit, they had already witnessed his abilities, so they decided that, despite potential losses on their side, they would at least attempt to overwhelm him with their sheer numbers.

Alec ordered,
€œGo, assassinate those who are fatally wounded by the Earth Spears, make sure not to attack those who still have energy left, you only have three seconds, i don€™t care whom you kill, but if you stay more than three seconds, be prepared to become a target for the Earth Spear squad as well.€ He directed his gaze towards Knight.

Knight simply nodded his head and disappeared, sinking into the shadows on the floor before swiftly transporting to the shadows cast by the nearby Goblins who were closing in.

€œMan, that shadow element is incredible!

If only I had it, with my handsome face, all the girls would chase after me, and I could just vanish into the shadows, what a sight that would be,€ Arthur dreamily remarked.

Meanwhile, Knight emerged among the swarm of Goblins, swiftly slashing his two daggers and ensuring that multiple injured Goblins met their demise as he targeted their necks.

He then swiftly retreated back into the shadows, eluding the Goblins who attempted to vent their frustrations on him, with the aid of his cloak and his mastery of shadow travel,
He managed to make it back to the squad within two seconds, having successfully eliminated about seven injured Goblins in the process.

€œCan€™t even hit double digits with such a cool element, huh?€ Arthur questioned, but Knight ignored him.

He was catching his breath, due to the energy drain from staying too long in the shadow travel, it wasn€™t easy, especially considering he had just performed two long-distance shadow travels, if it hadn€™t been for his cloak, he might not have been able to pull it off at all.

€œEnough of this, hey, Brandon, I need you to drop some blocks on those goblins or do whatever you can, I€™m tired of their speed; it€™s not slow enough for my liking, i think we should make them suffer more before they get this close,€ Alec chided Arthur before giving Brandon a nod, signalling a plan.

Brandon returned the nod, indicating his understanding of Alec€™s request, while Arthur continued to give Alec a puzzled look.

€œHey bro, seriously, when are you planning on donning your armor?

You do realize they€™re nearly upon us, right?€ Arthur inquired.

€œWe€™ll see, as of now, I don€™t see anything that necessitates wearing my armor,€ Alec replied, his expression one of disinterest.

Brandon performed a series of hand signs and then slammed both hands onto the ground.

[> Low Tier Spell €“ Stone Pillars <]
In an instant, a massive stone wall erupted from the earth, effectively blocking the goblins€™ advance.

€œDrop that on them before they climb up or find a way around,€ Alec commanded, and a shiver ran through everyone nearby at the sound of his order.

The thought of being crushed into a pulp intensified their fear of Alec, despite his calm demeanor, his orders were delivered with a chilling nonchalance.

Without hesitation or question, Brandon manipulated the earth wall, causing it to collapse onto the goblins who were attempting to scale it and those waiting below, they were crushed into a gruesome paste.

The goblins halted momentarily, stunned by the sudden turn of events, but a voice they had come to dread snapped them out of their shock.

€œFire,€ Alec commanded, and the mages with their earth spears at the ready launched them into the throng, decimating another wave of goblins.

€œHmm, we€™ve significantly reduced their numbers; there are only about five hundred goblins left,€ Agnes observed.

€œNow we€™re even, Hey, Brandon, it€™s your turn to shine!

Charge!€ Alec exclaimed to Brandon, with Titan, Legion, and Oni following closely behind, they led the charge alongside approximately 50 skilled combat mages, rushing towards the dazed Goblins.

The city guards looked on with smiles on their faces.

Alec€™s actions had alleviated some of the pressure on them, allowing them to defend more steadily.

Clarisa Darkbliss was utterly astonished by everything she witnessed.

She and the mages from her family had only managed to defeat around 350 Goblins on the brink of death and escaping while assisting the city guards with their shadow magic, after several minutes of attempting assassinations.

But Alec, on the other hand, had effortlessly slain over 500 Goblins without even budging from atop his horse or wielding a weapon, all he had done was give orders, and in a matter of minutes, he had massacred around 500 Goblins.

With not a single mage lost from his squad, and there was no strain on them whatsoever, the disparity between their abilities to lead was starkly evident for all to see.

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– Author's Note –
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