The Golem Mage

[> Low Tier Spell – Water Barrier <]

Agnes swiftly rotated her staff, triggering a defensive spell to swiftly extricate herself from her predicament.

However, before the Demonic Beast could get any closer, a sharp ice spike shot towards its head, impaling it against a nearby tree not too far.

Everyone followed the trajectory of the ice spike until their gazes landed on Pale, his right hand was still outstretched towards the Beast’s location.

"Thanks!"

Agnes chimed in with gratitude, but Alec swiftly interrupted her.

" Don’t let your guard down yet next time, That Beast was definitely not alone, I can sense more of its kind closing in on us," Alec warned, scanning their surroundings,

Undeterred by his exhaustion, Brandon unsheathed both his sword and saber, while Arthur summoned his bronze golem.

As the Bronze golem materialized, it split into various parts before seamlessly reassembling itself Around Arthur, encasing Arthur’s body like a Sci – fi robot suit.

He was now fitted in his Golem armor of light bronze, with room even made for his golden gauntlets, knight slowly vanished into the shadows.

The rest of the crew readied themselves for battle, each wielding their unique weapons.

Pale assumed a battle-ready stance, his Both hands holding floating ice spikes, poised to be unleashed towards their next target.

As they prepared for the imminent threat, they were suddenly startled by an eerie laughter.

Caught off guard, thinking that they would have unexpected company in the Beast King Region forest entrance was not anticipated at all.

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Despite looking at different positions and searching, they could not detect another human presence nearby.

But the laughter only grew, echoing through the air, and now multiplying.

Gradually, about Sixty demonic beasts emerged from their hiding places.

The way they walked, laughed, and carried themselves left no doubt—it was a pack of hyenas.

Alec quickly employed his analysis skills on the hyenas, realizing they fell within the Tier 2 to Tier 3 range of demonic beasts, and he decide they should stay and fight since it was still in the range of what they could handle,

As running now would only leave then more vulnerable in there weaken state and it would not be right to give there backs to hyenas ever.

Amidst his analysis, Alec’s attention was drawn to a hyena at the far end, staring back at them with a sinister smirk on its face.

[> Quasi Tier 4 demonic beast <]

Name: Demonic Spotted Hyena

Sex: Female

[Note: Failed to breakthrough to the Tier 4 realm but still has an opportunity to enter the Mid Rank Realm if lucky enough to obtain an attributed power stone to complete its evolution]

Alec couldn’t help but be surprised when he realized that the leader of this massive hyena pack was a female Beast.

It was evident because she was significantly larger than the rest of the hyenas, and The way they circled around her left no doubt about who held the leadership position.

"That’s the matriarch of the hyena pack, If we want to stand a chance at escaping this situation, we have to take her out," Agnes suggested to Alec.

"How can you tell it’s a female?, That thing looks more like a male to me!" Pale argued due to the size of the Hyena.

"That’s because it’s a hyena pack, and in hyena society, the females hold the power, They’re much stronger than the males."

" It’s safe to say that the males are essentially just slaves for mating purposes, Any respected male hyena must prove themselves repeatedly to gain acceptance from the pack," Agnes explained confidently.

"But the females are easily accepted due to their higher status, which is why I know that the current leader is a female hyena,"

She concluded, leaving Pale speechless and unable to come up with a response, Just as he opened his mouth to say something else, Alec interrupted him.

"Must you always have the last words?, This is not the time for petty arguments, We are about to be surrounded by over sixty hyenas, so drop your differences and let’s work together," Alec interjected sternly.

"For the record, Agnes is correct about the hyena leader being female," Alec added, giving Agnes a smug smile due to supporting her even after he gave a lecture.

Pale snorted in response as Alec re-summoned Titan and all the golems, readying themselves for battle.

He now had five golems out: Legion, Oni, Hive Queen, Tempest Butcher, and Titan.

He had placed them back in the space pouch while they travelled in hope to find a safe hiding place in the Beast King Region for some minutes.

Moving around with the golems would only draw attention and hinder their chances of staying hidden.

Summoning that many golems at once and freely had always been his specialty and would make mages who saw them aware of where he was or intelligent lifeform in the Abyss he had faced before,

And he would preferred to keep a low profile in everything he did on his Third Abyss visit, since He was still cautious because there were people from the opposing faction who might try to kill him and his clansmen,

Especially since they were under Terran’s tutelage and he had attracted the attention of the deranged Root who was keen on killing him for revenge.

Knowing all this, he definitely couldn’t afford to give himself away to those desperate to capture him, that’s why he had to be careful about where he summoned his golems.

His thoughts were abruptly interrupted by the leader’s hyenas giggling as he noticed them spreading out around them, attempting to corner the group into a vulnerable position.

"No way am I going to let that happen, Arthur, Brandon, how much juice do you have left in the tank?" Alec asked.

"My body is still sore, but I should have no problem moving, Just my reaction speed might be slightly affected," Brandon replied.

"Our mana levels are still low, I only have about forty percent of my overall mana left," Arthur added.

"We’ll have to do this the old-fashioned way then, Save your mana. Not that I have to tell you this, but you are all great fighters, Just augment your attacks with mana," Alec commanded.

"You don’t have to say it twice,"

Arthur said confidently, bouncing and displaying his shining Bronze Golem Armor that fit his body perfectly, Brandon silently nodded in agreement.

"Knight, I’m sure you have recovered more than the rest of us, due to your spirit equipment, so you’ll be a crucial support for us. Just make sure none of us die. Don’t waste your mana, even if we get injured. Focus on saving those in critical situations," Alec directed.

"Agnes, I apologize for burdening you with the most work again, but our victory depends on your help and that of the Hive Queen. I’m counting on both of you. The rest of you, follow Agnes’s command, while Arthur, Brandon, Titan, and I try to eliminate the pack leader."

Alec concluded his final speech, hoping that his team would make it out of this situation in one piece.

However, the sight of the Spotted Hyenas surrounding them indicated that things were about to take a turn for the worse.

As Alec was busy strategizing, he realized that he wasn’t the only one skilled at planning.

The giggling Spotted Hyena Matriarch was clearly orchestrating the pack’s movements, displaying her patience as she aimed to hunt down the entire group.

While Alec was caught up in his plans, the hyenas had been steadily closing in on them, strategically blocking off their exits and slowly surrounding the group from every angle.