Those monsters were huge and every time they moved, the cave shook a little. There were a total of four of them in front of Ruminas, two of them holding axes and two of them holding shields.
"Appraisal!"
[Stone Golem]
[Description: Creatures made of stone, extremely hard, they are statues used to guard doors, preventing others from entering]
[Characteristics: Each attack is extremely powerful but slow, ability to shoot laser beams from eyes]
[Weakness: Central core located in the middle of the body]
"We know the enemy well enough to go, but four of them is a real problem…"
Ruminas looked at them, they had lined up to block her way, there was no other way around here so if she wanted to continue she could either run past them or defeat them.
Ruminas took out a large mouthful of black blood and drank it. Her body immediately convulsed violently but then slowly stabilized. Her stats began to rise.
"Baby, back off," Ruminas said.
The little spirit was quite worried but didn't know what to do other than step back so as not to get in Ruminas' way, while she held the axe in her hand and started charging forward.
Ruminas clenched her axe, her muscles tensing as she accelerated towards the four stone golems. They stood firm like giant walls, their crimson eyes glowing as they detected the approaching threat.
One of the axe-wielding beasts swung its massive weapon down, creating a powerful whistling wind. Ruminas quickly dodged to the side, letting the axe blade sink into the ground, causing the floor to shake.
Pop!
Before the golem could raise its weapon, Ruminas turned around, jumped onto its back, and swung his axe at its chest.
Pop!
The sharp axe blade cut through the hard rock, creating a small crack. But instead of being destroyed, the golem only took a step back, its eyes flashing a bright red light.
"So hard… Can't it be broken right away?" Ruminas muttered, then immediately jumped back as the second golem swung its shield at her like a giant hammer.
Range!
The shield slammed into the ground, creating a deep dent. Ruminas spun in the air, landing softly.
In the distance, the little spirit was floating in the air, seeing Ruminas having trouble, it raised its hand and chanted a spell. A small ball of light appeared between its tiny hands, then shot towards a golem, hitting it right in the head.
Boom!
Although it didn't deal much damage, the blow was enough to stagger the golem.
"Good job, baby!" Ruminas smiled, then rushed in again.
She turned to the shield golem, swinging her axe and slashing hard at its arm. The hard stone cracked a little, but not enough to incapacitate it. It immediately raised its shield, intending to throw her away.
"It's not that easy!"
Ruminas jumped up, kicked its shield with her feet to gain momentum, and then launched herself straight at its head.
Cup!
She used all her strength to swing the axe down!
Boom!
The blow was so strong that it broke part of the golem's head, causing the red light in its eyes to flicker faintly. But before it could fall, another golem swung its axe at her.
"Tch—!"
Ruminas hastily jumped back, but was still blown back by the wind from the slash.
At that moment, the little spirit immediately chanted a recovery spell, creating a light glow that surrounded Ruminas' body, helping her recover quickly.
"Thanks, baby!" She smiled, then dove back into the fight.
The four golems were still intact, but one was weakened. Ruminas took a deep breath, feeling the power flowing through his body.
"Okay, let's go big."
She put strength into her legs, then charged straight towards them once more!
Ruminas jumped high, swung his axe to gain momentum, and then slashed down at the wounded golem.
Boom!
The sharp axe blade sliced through its cracked head, shattering the rock into pieces. The red light in the golem's eyes flickered a few times before going out.
Clack… Clack…
Its giant body gradually lost its life, cracks spreading from its head down its entire body. In an instant, the golem collapsed and turned into a pile of rubble.
"Done one"
Ruminas lowered his axe, but before he could catch his breath, the two axe-wielding golems immediately reacted. One swung his axe from the left, while the other slashed straight down from above!
"Tsk!"
Ruminas quickly retreated, but one of the axe's blades still grazed her shoulder, leaving a deep cut. Blood oozed out, but she had no time to care.
The little spirit immediately chanted a healing spell, warm light enveloped the wound, causing it to gradually heal.
"Good job, baby," Ruminas smiled softly, though he could still feel a slight pain in his shoulder.
The remaining three golems did not seem fazed by the death of their comrade. They continued to stand in line, blocking her path.
Ruminas licked her lips, her eyes flashing with excitement.
"Okay, let's continue"
She gripped her axe tightly, then charged straight into battle!
Like before, Ruminas jumped forward and swung the axe forward, but this time the difference was that she threw it straight away, the golem in front of her immediately used its hand to knock the axe away.
"Hee"
Ruminas took advantage of this, she used the golem's arm and suddenly jumped to another one, her dagger ready in her hand.
"Slash!"
When the skill was activated, Ruminas was able to pierce through its sturdy rock and reach its core. Not stopping there, she immediately jumped to another golem and continued her attack.
"Slash!"
The golem was on guard this time so it used its shield to cover its body. Ruminas also changed her attack position, she swiped a line right at its eyes causing both of them to be destroyed.
"Good!"
But as Ruminas landed, a fierce red beam of light shot towards her. She didn't have time to dodge, but luckily the little spirit used magic to create a gust of wind to push her away.
"Forgot this too!"
Of the three golems, one was seriously injured in the core, and the other had both eyes destroyed, so now she had the advantage.
Ruminas continued to move, dodging the laser attacks. She ran and picked up her axe, then headed towards the golem that was wounded in the core.
"Finish it first"
Ruminas continued to move, she nimbly dodged the attacks of the other golem and with the support of the small spirit, she successfully approached the seriously injured golem.
Ruminas did not hesitate, she put all her strength into her arm, lifted the axe and swung it down.
Boom!
The powerful slash struck straight into the crack on the critically injured golem's chest.
Crack…
A shattering sound rang out, from the crack, a red light flashed violently then gradually weakened. The core of the golem was completely destroyed.
Click!
Its giant body stiffened, then slowly collapsed into pieces.
Only two more to go!
Ruminas smiled confidently. She turned to look at the blind golem, which was now swinging its giant axe around wildly, trying to attack in vain.
"What to do now?" she muttered, but at that moment—
Whoosh!
The remaining golem charged, taking the axe from its comrade and swinging the giant weapon down on her head!
"Too slow!"
Ruminas quickly dodged to the side, the giant axe blade slashed down on the ground, creating a deep crack.
"Baby, give me a hand!"
The little spirit immediately cast a spell, a strong wind swept across the battlefield, causing dust and rocks to fly everywhere.
Ruminas took advantage of this opportunity and charged straight towards the blinded golem.
"Now… disappear!"
She jumped on its back, gripping the axe tightly in her hand, and brought it down with a mighty blow to the head.
Pop!
The blow didn't break it immediately, but it made the golem's head shake violently. Not missing the opportunity, Ruminas quickly jumped up high, swinging the axe again—
Boom!
This time, the golem's head shattered, the red light inside completely extinguished. It collapsed to the ground, no longer moving.
Only one left!
"One more kill"
"But it seems like this axe has a special move too, let's try using it."
Ruminas activated the ability of her axe and swung it, but had no intention of hitting it. Immediately, an illusion of a snake several dozen meters long and green in color appeared and rushed towards it.
The illusion of the snake easily wrapped around the golem, not causing any damage but controlling it. At this moment, the little spirit also cast a spell, causing vines to grow from the ground, tightening the golem with another layer.
"Very good!"
Ruminas took a running start and charged.
"Slash!"
She used one last slash of the slash but this time instead of using the dagger like usual, she tried combining it with the axe she was holding.
The slash instantly pierced through its thick rock, creating a huge crack but still unable to finish it off immediately. Seeing this, Ruminas added a few more axes and successfully slashed deep inside and destroyed its core.
"Well, using an axe will cause a wider area of effect, but the damage is still not as good as using a knife. Overall, you can still be flexible if you want."
[Receive: 600 EXP, 4 Amethyst stones]
[Enough EXP to level up]
[Level Up Reward: 5 Optional Stat Points]
"Wow, these guys look so experienced, they leveled up. I suddenly feel like falling down here isn't so bad."
Ruminas sat there, although she wasn't seriously injured due to the little spirit's continuous healing, she was still exhausted.
The little spirit saw this and immediately approached, it extended its hand and then a faint light enveloped Ruminas' body, helping her muscles relax and reduce the pain.
"Thank you so much, baby. If it weren't for you this time, I would have died," Ruminas said.
The little elf nodded slightly, feeling quite happy to receive the compliment.
"As for the optional stats, put three points on strength and two points on agility. These two are quite necessary, so that should be fine."