It was a humanoid Earth Golem that was 1.7 meters tall and weighed 200 pounds (about 200 kilograms).
The earthy yellow body that was covered in coarse granules was constructed from loose and moist soil. It had an obvious torso, four limbs, and a head. However, all of its external surfaces were rather rough, lacking the delicate and numerous limbs and joints of a human.
The Earth Golem's lower limbs were two thick pillars of soil, and the bottom of the pillars seemed to have fused with the soil. His two arms could also bend and twist freely, and his pair of large hands that were like cattail leaf fans could be grasped with ease. Its head was a blur. If Grimm had not used his spirit to communicate with it and barely outlined the outline of its eyes, the Earth Golem would have definitely condensed into a ball of soil.
From afar, the Earth Golem looked like a bald man wearing yellow leather armor. If it wore a robe, it might be able to deceive the enemy.
Grimm commanded the Earth Golem to come in front of him.
The Earth Devil Centipede was worthy of being called an earth-type puppet creature. With such a heavy body, it was able to walk on the soft and wet soil without making a sound. It was even more graceful than an agile mountain leopard. Not a single trace could be found on the ground it walked on. However, the remaining Earth Element was a bit denser!
When he captured Simba's Heart Core, he also collected Simba's soul into it. The direct consequence of having such a high-quality core was that the Earth Golem in front of him already had intermediate intelligence, and was no longer as dull and dull as ordinary golem golems. Grimm only needed to give it a vague command through the rune imprint, and it would execute it perfectly.
Looking at the Earth Golem standing in front of him, Grimm reached out to touch it. Its skin was rough and hard, and it did not have a low defense just because it was made of soil. Grimm took out a dagger and stabbed the Earth Golem's waist a few times. Each time, the dagger slid past the Earth Golem's body, leaving only shallow white marks. These shallow scars quickly disappeared under the yellow fluorescence.
Hmm, it had a basic defense, and could effectively avoid damage from small weapons and piercing weapons. It also had a certain self-healing ability. Overall, the Earth Golem's basic defense was comparable to that of a human warrior wearing a full set of leather armor. In terms of defense, it definitely couldn't compare to the Stone Golems and Iron Golems. The only bright spot was that it could heal itself.
Grimm walked around the Earth Demon Puppet. He still felt that its height of 1.7 meters was not domineering enough to deter the enemy, so he tried to make the Earth Demon Puppet bigger.
Following Grimm's command, the Earth Golem slowly grew taller and thicker, but its solid body became soft and misty. By the time it expanded to a height of more than four meters, its entire body had turned gray. Its originally solid body had turned into a misty earth element.
What was going on?
After communicating with the A.I. Chip, Grim understood that the Earth Golem only had the strength of a high-ranked acolyte, so it could only control 200 pounds of earth elemental energy. If it exceeded this weight, it would be beyond the scope of its abilities.
A height of 1.7m was the optimal height that the A.I. Chip had obtained after extensive calculations. At this size, the density of the earth element could reach the most reasonable level, maximizing the defensive effect. Once the height was extended, the Earth Golem's defense would plummet as long as the total amount of earth elements remained the same. Although it had grown taller, its body would also be weakened. How could it ensure the safety of the crystal core hidden in its body?
Left with no choice, Grimm could only let the Earth Golem return to its basic size.
Next, he needed to test the Earth Golem's basic skills.
The weakened version of the earthquake spell was an active skill. When it was activated, the ground around the Earth Golem would slightly tremble as it moved. Grimm tested it out. The tremors had a great effect on small creatures. They could not even stand properly around the Earth Golem, let alone attack. It also had a significant effect on medium-sized creatures. As for large creatures, it was completely ineffective.
The second active skill was Earth Throw.
Grimm ordered the Earth Golem to lure out the three Onibabas from the nearby quagmires. Thus, the Earth Golem and the three Onibabas engaged in a fierce battle in front of Grimm.
To be honest, the Earth Golem was a semi-summoned elemental monster that could restrain the Onibabas in all aspects, who could neither attack nor defend. No matter how the three Onibabas pounced on its tough and fine body, the claw marks they left behind would disappear in the blink of an eye. The Earth Golem's heavy fist smashed into the Onibabas' body, leaving a deep dent.
Under Grimm's instructions, the Earth Golem grabbed one of the Onibabas, squeezed her body until it creaked, and threw her away. While her body was still gliding in the air, the Earth Golem grabbed the air with one hand, and a meter-long earth spear appeared in its hand.
Whoosh …
The spear flew out and pierced through the fragile body of the Onibabas, nailing them to a crooked Onibabas tree that grew beside the quagmire. As a monster, the Onibabas were unusually tenacious. Even though their bodies were pierced through by the goose egg-sized spear, they still struggled.
Whoosh …
The second spear flew out and pierced through the head of the Onibabas. The unlucky Onibabas finally dropped her limbs and stopped moving.
At this moment, the other two Onibabas were still nailed to its body like rabid dogs biting on a piece of meat. The two big hands of the Earth Demon Centipede tore them off and threw them on the ground. Taking advantage of their struggle, the Earth Demon Centipede raised both of its hands. After a violent wave of earth elemental energy, countless earth spears rose from the ground where the Harpy was hiding, piercing the two of them into meat skewers.
In an instant, the three Onibabas were all killed, while the Earth Golem was unharmed.
Throughout the entire battle, Grimm watched from the sidelines. The A.I. Chip continued to collect data from the battle, using it to optimize the battle tactics of the Earth Golem.
Soon, the detailed data of the Earth Golem was projected into Grimm's mind.
Earth Golem
Semi-summoned battle-type life form.
Strength Assessment: High Level Acolyte (Low)
Base Attributes: Strength 12
Agility 4
Vitality 14
Spirit 7
Innate Skills (Active):
Earthquake. Range of effect is less than 5 metres. The strength of the tremors has an obvious effect on small creatures, normal effect on medium creatures, no effect on large creatures. Cooldown: None
Earth Throw (Single Target). Earth element piercing spell. Physical Attack: 12 (affected by Strength). Earth element damage: 7 (affected by Spirit). Attack range: 5 to 80 metres. Cooldown: 3 seconds.
Earth Spear (Area). Earth element piercing spell. Physical Attack: 7, Earth element damage: 5. Spell range: 10 x 8 metres. Cooldown: 11 seconds.
Innate Skills (Passive):
Earth Self Healing. Passive Earth element ability. Able to absorb earth elements from the earth under one's feet. Able to heal 7% of body damage every minute.
With this data, Grimm finally understood the Earth Golem he had created.
Looking at the Earth Golem's basic data, it was only at the level of an intermediate Wizard Apprentice. However, with its self-healing ability and fearlessness, it could unleash the power of a High Level Acolyte.
According to Grimm's understanding, a High Level Acolyte's attack was between 20 to 30 points. It would fluctuate depending on the individual's Spirit. A High Level Acolyte's defense was between 30 to 40 points. It would be very difficult for it to withstand two attacks from an opponent of the same level without collapsing.
From this point of view, the Earth Golem's attack was still a bit weak. If it really encountered a High Level Acolyte, the Earth Golem would still need Grimm's help to defeat it. After all, Grimm's Fire Arrow attack had 13 to 18 points of physical damage and 6 to 7 points of fire damage. With the Earth Golem's help, it would be possible to break through a High Level Acolyte's defense in one round.
Once they lost the protection of their spells, those Acolytes who didn't train their bodies were like lambs that could be easily killed. Therefore, as long as they didn't encounter monsters like the Evil Worm Endik or the terrifying loli, Grimm and the Earth Golem could still fight against a High Level Acolyte.
Unfortunately, the mission to explore the Dark Crypt was beyond the scope of a High Level Acolyte. When the time came, it was very likely that there would be terrifying Quasi-Sorcerers. Therefore, with just the Earth Golem, Grimm was still alone.
According to the requirements of the mission, if they wanted to reach the destination in time, they had to leave in half a month. Therefore, for Grimm, he only had 15 days to prepare. In such a short time, it was obviously too late to improve his spells. Therefore, he had to continue to dig into the potential of the alchemy puppet in front of him and increase his strength explosively in a short period of time.
Grimm pondered for a long time. Finally, he looked at another swamp in the distance that was shrouded in thick fog.
That was the habitat of the Swamp Crocodiles, which seemed to be a type of earth element magic beast.
If he could kill the Crocodile King there, there was a high chance that he could obtain an earth element crystal that he could use. As for the water element crystal, Grimm thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of any of the monsters in the magic swamp that fit this requirement.
Hmm, I'll spend the next few days with these Swamp Crocodiles!
Grimm said fiercely towards the swamp in the distance with an ominous glint in his eyes.
After saying this, he waved his hand at the Earth Golem. The summoned puppet, which was as tall as a man, fell apart. Without the earth element, a large amount of soil collapsed and formed a small mound.
Grimm took out the summoning crystal from the mound and held it in his hand to observe it. Of the two energy nodes that were originally lit, one of them had dimmed. Based on the rate of energy loss, the Earth Golem with all four nodes lit could probably fight at high intensity for 45 minutes. If the intensity of the battle was lower, the duration would be longer.
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