"What's the situation like?"
The one who spoke was Kale, and the person he was asking was Dorcas.
After Benson finished describing the situation in the cave, Dorcas volunteered to test Benson's words. Thus, he closed his eyes and used his mental strength to explore the surroundings.
"Just as Benson said, the surroundings are indeed a large labyrinth," Dorcas said, "My mental strength can't penetrate the walls.
I can't go up either. It should be the spatial trap Benson mentioned. "
"The path behind us has indeed collapsed. It should be the path Benson took when he came here."
"Turn right three times, then walk straight for about a hundred meters before entering the poisonous spore fog. Mental strength can't penetrate the fog either.
I don't know the exact situation inside. "
Dorcas closed his eyes and continued to explore while feeding back the information he had discovered.
"If you turn right twice, then walk straight for thirty meters, then turn left four times, you will be in a swamp …"
At this point, Dorcas suddenly paused, and let out an "eh" sound from his nose.
Not long after, Dorcas opened his eyes under everyone's puzzled expressions.
"Why did you stop at the swamp? Did something happen in the swamp? "Kale looked at Dorcas curiously.
Dorcas pondered for a moment before saying, "I saw Mud Golems in the swamp …"
What was so strange about seeing Mud Golems? Kale didn't understand.
Weren't the poisonous spore fog and Mud Golems the main obstacles when exploring a labyrinth?
Dorcas said, "Also, a hundred or so Mud Golems appeared at once."
Kale was stunned for a moment, but he didn't think it was a big deal. Benson had said before that these Mud Golems moved in groups. A hundred or so Mud Golems was a bit much, but it was still bearable.
Kale had once encountered close to a thousand magical creatures living in groups near the sandworm market. They were a special type of desert army ant.
They ate whatever they saw.
It was one of the three major insect plagues in the Laksum Duchy. These army ants had the strength of a Beginner or Intermediate Apprentice.
Therefore, when comparing the two …
Mud Golems were just so-so.
"The focus is not on the type of monsters.
It's not about their numbers, but … they seem to have sensed my Spiritual Force, and are now aggressively rushing towards us. "Dorcas sighed.
Kael finally lost his composure when he heard the demons swarming towards them.
Although the individual lethality of demonic beasts was not very high, if they gathered together, their strength would be terrifying.
In the Laksum Duchy, even official Adepts would not be willing to face an ant plague alone.
Moreover, if they encountered the Marching Ants, they could still fly into the air to avoid them. But in this semi-enclosed maze, it was difficult for them to even find a place to hide when faced with the waves of demons.
"That doesn't sound right," said Angor.
He paused and looked at Benson's frightened face. "Did the Mud Golems chase you when you ran into them?"
Benson shook his head. "No … No."
Kael's expression changed when he heard Benson's reply.
He had previously thought that since the clay figurine could dodge Benson, they should be able to do the same. But now, Benson was telling them that the Mud Golems did not chase him?!
Then what was going on with Dorcas?
Dorcas did not attack the Mud Golems either.
He only used his Spiritual Force to check.
The Mud Golem army was holding the line. Could it be that they had triggered some sort of game rule?
Kael's face paled when he heard Benson's answer, but Dorcas only gave him an "I knew it" look.
"Should we run away? Or should we fight them? "
Angor was not afraid of the Mud Golems at all. As an Illusionist, he was not afraid of these weak monsters that lived in groups. He could easily cast an illusion on himself or his enemies without any problems.
However, he was still curious about the strange behavior of the golem.
Benson had also used his mental strength to probe the Mud Golem. Otherwise, he might not have had the time to dodge it if he had used his eyes to discover it.
Benson used his Spiritual Force to check the Mud Golems. Why did Dorcas do the same?
Was it because Dorcas was a wizard?
But the strength of one's Spiritual Force was not the standard to judge a wizard.
Moreover, Dorcas was not a Magus who specialized in spiritual force. Many acolytes who specialized in spiritual force had spiritual force that was not much weaker than Dorcas.
If there was an apprentice who specialized in Spiritual Force and a wizard who did not, Angor would not be able to tell who was an apprentice and who was a wizard based on the intensity of their spirit waves.
This was why Angor felt that something was not right. The Mud Golems were behaving very strangely.
However, Dorcas was also behaving strangely.
It was not Dorcas's style to ask to check the surroundings himself. Dorcas could easily leave the job to Speed Spirit.
Besides, was it really necessary to scout the surroundings?
Their target was very clear, which was Swift Spirit's clone.
It was easy to find the clone. They just needed Speed Spirit to lead the way. It did not matter if Speed Spirit's clone was not in the Mud Golem Maze. They just needed to go through several more space barriers.
That was why Dorcas was behaving strangely.
Angor also saw something fishy in Dorcas's expression.
Perhaps he went to scout the way not just to scout the way, but also for some other purpose?
Angor did not object. Instead, he asked Dorcas about the next step.
"Don't worry," Dorcas said. "Let's wait for the Mud Golems to come.
After a pause, Dorcas said in a meaningful tone, "I have a feeling that these Mud Golems will bring us a pleasant surprise."
"What kind of surprise?" Angor asked directly.
Dorcas spoke in a mysterious tone, "When they come, you'll —"
Before Dorcas could finish, Angor cut him off. "The Riddler usually ends up in a bad way. Also, weren't you always complaining about Wa Yi's death divination? Why, are you learning how to be weird now? "
Dorcas's expression froze. He looked away awkwardly. "Actually, I … ahem … don't know what's going to happen. It's just a vague feeling."
Angor glanced at Dorcas and nodded. "I accept your answer."
Angor knew what Dorcas's ability was. He was not a Prophet, so he could not see the real future. Dorcas's strange behavior was all because of his inspiration.
Inspiration was even more mysterious than Prophecy. It was normal that he did not know what was going to happen.
If you don't know, then don't know.
Since Dorcas's inspiration was leading them to the Mud Golems, they had to face them. Angor did not say anything else. He quietly set up illusion nodes on the side.
Kael did not think much of Angor's conversation with Dorcas. Benson, on the other hand, was puzzled.
He recognized Dorcas, but he did not recognize Angor. Or rather, he did not recognize Angor's disguise.
In Benson's mind, Dorcas was supposed to be the leader of this group. But now it seemed that the red-haired, golden-eyed wizard was the leader? But who was he?
As Benson stared at Angor in confusion, they heard a series of explosions coming from the distance.
Along with the rumbling sound, the earth began to tremble.
Clearly, the Mud Golem horde was about to reach them.
Benson quickly gave up on thinking about Angor's identity. He took a deep breath and shrank back. "I … I …"
Benson wanted to leave this place first, but he was worried that he would offend the two wizards if he left. He stuttered for a while and could not finish his sentence.
Angor glanced at Benson and cast an illusion to cover him. "The illusion lasts for half an hour. The Mud Golems won't notice you inside. You can choose to stay here or leave. "
Benson did not know if Angor was telling the truth or not. He could not trust a wizard completely.
However, Benson still showed a look of gratitude on his face as he retreated while expressing his gratitude.
After retreating more than ten meters, Benson still hadn't figured out how to say that he was leaving.
"Go," Angor said.
Benson was surprised. He lowered his head and thanked Angor before he quickly turned and left. It was worth mentioning that Benson's gratitude was much more sincere this time.
No one tried to stop Benson from leaving, nor did anyone blame him for his decision.
They would have done the same if they were in Benson's shoes.
Compared to Benson who was considering leaving, the current situation was much more important.
Next, he cast another illusion on Kael and asked him to step aside. Next, he set up a triggered illusion node around him and Dorcas.
It could be activated at any time.
Whether or not to use the illusion depended on the current situation.
Dust clouds began to rise from the tunnel ahead, and the ground began to shake violently. The Mud Golems were only apprentices, but they were creating wizard-level auras.
As the Mud Golems approached, Dorcas seemed to have noticed something. "Don't be hasty. Leave this to me."
Angor nodded. He did not trust Dorcas much, but he trusted the man's intuition.
He took a few steps back and watched Dorcas and his army of clay monsters.
…
To be more precise, it was no longer a group of Mud Golems. It was a torrent of monsters.
The Mud Golems had a clear target. They locked onto Dorcas and charged at him without any hesitation.
Dust clouds covered the area, making it difficult to see the Mud Golems' faces. Angor could only feel the terrible impact of the torrent.
Dorcas stood alone in front of the torrent as if he was not afraid of the Mud Golems at all.
His calmness seemed to have angered the Mud Golems, who moved even faster. They rolled, jumped, and bared their fangs in an attempt to crush Dorcas.
Some of the Mud Golems even had their eyes on Angor.
Once they dealt with Dorcas, they would set their sights on Angor.
But before they could face Angor, they were defeated by Dorcas.
Dorcas single-handedly blocked the torrent of Mud Golems with his thin body.
Even Angor could not help but praise him in his mind.
Dorcas clearly did not activate his bloodline. The fact that he could block the Mud Golems with his body alone was enough to prove his strength.
As expected of a Bloodline Master. Unbeatable at the same level … Angor would not dare to do such a thing. Of course, he could not afford to do so either. Other than the green-patterned seed, the rest of his projected bloodline wasn't good enough. Currently, it was too weak and couldn't be of much use.
After blocking the Mud Golems, Dorcas did not attack them. Instead, he quickly moved through the crowd of Mud Golems.
To Angor, this action was very strange.
However, from the perspective of the Clay Golem Monsters, Dorcas' slippery behavior was like a provocation to them.
The mud dolls became even angrier. Many of them already had their eyes on Angor. Since Dorcas had already joined their group, they could easily attack Angor. But now, the anger of being provoked got the better of them. They completely ignored Angor's presence and kept attacking Dorcas.
Dorcas, on the other hand, seemed to think that "entering their group" was not enough. He even closed his eyes and looked like he was at ease.
The narrow passage was soon filled with angry roars and explosions.
"What … is Mister Red Sword doing?" Kael's hesitant voice came from the Spirit Bond.
Angor shook his head. "I don't know. Maybe he's looking for something?"
Angor asked because he noticed that Dorcas' ears kept moving. Dorcas did not close his eyes to provoke Angor. Instead, he used a spell called "Balance of Five Senses" to strengthen his hearing.
However, Angor could not tell what Dorcas was looking for.
Since he did not know what Dorcas was looking for, Angor simply looked at the Mud Golems.
Earlier, the Mud Golems were covered in dust and had a strong aura around them, so Angor could not see their faces clearly.
However, now that Dorcas had used his physical body to block their advance, the clay golems had become much more powerful, but they had also become much slower, revealing their true appearances.
Well, the Mud Golems had quite the personality.
In the eyes of most wizards, all non-humanoid monsters looked the same.
It was like a human looking at a black panther. Although there were obvious differences between the stripes and fur of the panther, it was still difficult for humans to tell the difference between them. They would only think that all the panthers they met looked the same.
Mud Golems, on the other hand, were different. Each of them looked completely different.
As their name suggests, they are a kind of clay dolls: dolls made of mud.
They looked completely different after being molded. There were humans, cats, dogs, birds, fishes, and so on. The big ones looked like tusked elephants, while the small ones looked like insects.
It looked exactly like the "Illustrated Handbook of Biology" — the clay version.
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