In the underground palace, Lucien was running in the corridor with Frost in his hands. Sophia, who had cast Haste on herself, was following closely behind him. However, they could not run at full speed, as they had to stop from time to time to find the right direction in case they got lost in the ever-changing maze.
"We can't use the door in front of us, or we'll step on a trap and trigger a very powerful magic circle." Sophia pointed at the end of the corridor and said after carefully identifying the magical patterns nearby and comparing them to the map.
Lucien, who was twice as fast as her, frowned and said, "Then what should we do? It's time-consuming to crack the magic circles. "
Sophia chuckled, and her fear seemed to have completely disappeared, "Of course we should take a detour. This is not the trial of the Congress of Magic. It's about understanding and cracking the magic circles. Among all the people who came in here, except for me, how many of them knew about magic? They're still relying on the information and maps they've gathered to slowly explore. When they encounter a dangerous formation, they'll take a detour or wait for the formation's location to change on its own.
"Is it longer to take a detour or wait?" Lucien felt that he was like a "professor" who was testing his female student's judgment with the relic.
Sophia answered without hesitation, "Detour. Let's go into this room. It's connected to the other corridor."
She pointed at the mahogany door a few steps away, and there was a sense of pride on her face. Obviously, she had the pride of a spellcaster.
Full marks! Lucien murmured to himself. Then, he walked a few steps forward and carefully pushed the door open.
The underground palace of the Sun King had a natural suppressive effect, and since Sophia was right next to him, Lucien could not use his spiritual power.
The mahogany door was even heavier than Lucien thought. It was almost as heavy as the heaviest metal. As the door was slowly opened, Lucien smelled a foul odor.
"Be careful!" Sophia hurriedly reminded Lucien, and then she saw that "Beaulac" dodged to the side without any time to react, as if he had been prepared for this.
Sophia pointed the green wand in her hand at the door, and a fierce wind came out. Soon, the foul odor was gone.
"Poisonous gas?" Lucien asked even though he already knew the answer.
Sophia nodded solemnly. "Someone might have passed by and triggered the magic array. You have to be careful."
She saw 'Beaulac' holding the blue sword and dashing into the house like a Knight.
In the room, the wardrobe, sofa, and desk were either severely damaged or overturned, as if they had gone through a fierce struggle.
On the other side of the door, there were two young noblemen lying on the ground. Their faces were dark, their hands were clenched like chicken feet, and there was a dirty liquid at the corner of their mouths.
"Poisoned?" Lucien recognized that they were the nobles who followed Arthen. One of them had even activated his Blessing.
Anxious exclamations came from behind Lucien. Sophia also saw the two corpses. Her expression turned gloomy again. "They are Deniz's cousins. I didn't expect them to die here. No matter how this matter ends, the Gorse Family will face a lot of trouble. The combined power of so many noble families cannot be underestimated. You will have to pay a huge price to appease their anger. "
"Damn the schemer and the traitor who cooperated with him!" Lucien cursed like a real member of the Gorse Family. Then he slowly moved to the two corpses and checked the wounds on them to figure out what had happened to them.
"Huh?" On the chest of one of the corpses, Lucien found an obvious dent. The dent was too big to be made by a normal human being.
Lucien thought of something and suddenly rolled to the side. Behind him, the wooden door was broken and the wind was howling.
"Iron golem!" Sophia shouted the word to remind Lucien.
After rolling away, Lucien hit the ground with his elbow and turned around. He saw a golem made of iron that was as tall as two people. In its eye sockets, two red light spots were flashing. The golem raised its giant hammer high and swung it down.
Suppressing the urge to use Infrasound Resonance, Lucien stepped to the side of the hammer. Holding Frost tightly in his hands, Lucien chopped at the side of the hammer.
In the ear-piercing sound, the giant hammer was knocked to the side, and Lucien's hands were seriously numb.
What a terrifying power!
The strength of the iron golem was even greater than that of an ordinary grand Knight. Even Lucien, who was wearing the Ogre Glove, felt a bit overwhelmed.
However, the golem was not affected at all. It swung its giant hammer at Lucien's waist.
Silver light flashed in Lucien's hands, and a layer of blue light appeared on his sword. He pulled back his sword hilt and blocked the giant hammer.
The wind suddenly turned into countless cyan blades and hit the iron golem. However, the blades only left shallow scratches on the golem's body.
Sophia, who did not have much fighting experience, seemed to have chosen the wrong spell.
Clang! Clang!
Lucien had not fought in close combat for a long time, and he was facing an iron golem that was stronger than him. The narrow room did not leave him any room to dodge, so he could only block the attack with his sword. According to the Knight skills taught by Natasha and John, he took a step back to relieve the pressure.
The power of the golem was comparable to that of a top level five grand knight. Lucien was in a precarious situation, trying his best to defend himself.
The more difficult the situation was, the calmer Lucien was. Even if his hands were shaking uncontrollably, he could still hold his sword tightly and block the attacks of the iron golem.
The blue light kept flashing, and a layer of frost gradually appeared on the giant hammer and body of the iron golem. Although the frost could not hurt it, it slowed down its speed.
The tiny changes of 'Surging Tides' were so obvious in Lucien's mind when he was fully focused. He immediately stepped forward and dodged the hammer. Roaring, he waved his longsword and slashed at the iron golem's knee joint.
Clang! Since the beginning of the battle, Lucien hit the iron golem for the first time. A layer of solidified ice appeared on its knee joint.
Although the layer of ice was instantly broken as the iron golem exerted its strength, it brought it a brief pause. Lucien seized the opportunity and cut the other knee joint again.
The wind whistled, and wisps of cyan wind condensed into ropes, entangling the iron golem's knee joint, elbow joint, wrist, neck, and other parts, making its movements more and more sluggish.
Lucien's attack seemed to have inspired Sophia, allowing her to cooperate with Lucien effectively!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lucien launched a torrential barrage of attacks in front of the Steel Golem with firm and nimble steps. He swung his sword again and again, dodging the attacks time and time again. Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The steel golem's eyes flickered with red light. Its iron jaw opened, and a yellow-green gas spurted out.
Lucien was just about to dodge when the gas was blown away by a sudden hurricane and drifted behind the steel golem.
"Dispel the Smoke." Sophia "miraculously" reacted and chose the right spell.
Lucien stomped his foot and dashed forward, dodging the falling hammer. His longsword once again slashed at the golem's knee joint, causing the golem's movements to become rusty.
However, the Grade Four longswords could only leave shallow marks on the Iron Golem's body. Even with so many swords, they were unable to damage its knee joints. Instead, Lucien was almost hit by the giant hammer several times. If it were not for the special slowing effect of Frost, Lucien would have already failed.
At this time, Lucien suddenly felt a strong suction force coming from the opposite side. It took him a lot of effort to stabilize his longsword, but the Iron Golem was even more vulnerable. It was dragged by the invisible force and could not move forward.
More than ten seconds later, the sound of metal twisting came from inside the Iron Golem's body. The red light in its eyes quickly died out, and it fell to the ground with a boom.
Sophia finally remembered that the best spell to deal with the Iron Golem was "Strong Magnetic Field", so she cast the fifth-circle talent spell, "Strong Magnetic Shock".
"Luckily, this is the palace of the Sun King, not the palace of the Lord of Storm, or I would have to hold on for a while." Lucien secretly sighed. The latest model of the Iron Golem of the Congress of Magic could already maintain its combat ability for several minutes in the range of Strong Magnetic Field, which was enough time for it to kill most middle-rank sorcerers and grand Knight.
Thinking of this, Lucien breathed heavily. Ever since he became a real sorcerer, he had never engaged in such a horrible melee battle. Under the great power of the Iron Golem, Lucien was in great danger every second. There were several times when he almost cast Professor's Infrasound Resonance.
However, after the battle, Lucien felt that his blood was flowing smoothly. Although he was sweating and his hands were shaking, he felt very comfortable.
This was the feedback from his body!
"I have to keep exercising in the future. I can't neglect my body …" Lucien suddenly had a weird idea.
Seeing that "Beaulac" did not say anything, Sophia blushed and said timidly, "I … I didn't mean to … It's the first time I encountered the Iron Golem, and I forgot all the knowledge I learned. Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. It's your first battle. Don't mind it, Her Royal Highness." Under the surging blood, Lucien felt that his strength was recovering very fast, but he was thinking about something unrelated to him. It was said that Sophia had the blood power of the Angel of Wind, but she was able to cast powerful magnetic spells. Did the power of wind in this world really represent the electromagnetic force?
As far as Lucien knew, among the four elements redefined by the Congress of Magic, the element of wind represented the electromagnetic force. Most arcanists also believed that the element of earth represented gravity. However, the element of fire and the element of water had never been recognized as the fundamental force.
"It's my first battle. It's so nice to have you as my Guardian Knight." Sophia looked at Lucien gently.
"It's my pleasure." Lucien answered "excitedly".
Sophia nodded quickly, "Then let's take a rest and move on."
When Sophia started to check the passage in front of them, Lucien lowered his head and thought to himself, "Was she trying to test my power?"
Unless Sophia was really scared out of her wits, or no one taught her how to cast a spell, there should not be such a long interval between casting several spells. Beaulac, as a Knight, did not know how to cast a spell, but as a senior-rank sorcerer, Lucien was an "expert professor". During the one-minute fight, Sophia only cast four spells. Without the buffer, she had enough time to focus on casting a spell again. Even if she could not find a suitable spell, she would still try to cast it a few times.
After regaining their strength, Lucien and Sophia continued to move forward.
After bypassing the room with the dangerous Magic Array, the two of them abruptly went from one hall to another.
In this hall, more than a dozen nobles had gathered.
Relph, Claire, and their companions were standing in a corner, facing Arthen and the rest of the nobles. In the middle of the hall, there were several bloody bodies.
Their faces were filled with fear, panic, and anger, as if they had been frightened by the real tragedy of death.
Judging from the number of nobles, Lucien knew that most of them were either not here yet, or they were running around like headless flies, trying to find a secluded corner to hide in, waiting for the nightmare to pass. The rest of the nobles were able to suppress their fear and stay together to protect themselves, which meant that they were the elites among the nobles. If they could get out of here alive and go to the northern provinces to experience the war, they might be able to become the backbone of the nobles in the future.
"It's you, Beaulac! You must have changed the magic circles! You want to kill us all here!" Seeing Lucien and Sophia coming in, Arthen shouted with his shield in his left hand and his sword in his right hand. His voice was filled with hatred and hatred.
"Only Her Royal Highness is a spellcaster among us. She can change the magic circles, and she supports you!"
"Claire, Relph, let's forget about the previous battle and kill this bastard together!"
The accusations aroused the intense suspicion and anger of the frightened nobles.
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