The Elven Cultivator

At the same time, Gustus and the Rock Beast Ghost leader also attacked.

The former’s central giant eye flared to life, blasting forth a dark purple disintegration ray.

The latter’s claws tore through the air, and five visible vacuum trails slammed into the barrier.

The trio’s full-power attacks struck the blood-red barrier simultaneously, sending out waves of crimson ripples.

However, the ripples quickly subsided. The blood-red barrier remained, completely motionless.

The expressions of the underground creatures present changed in unison.

’The three leaders working together can’t even break this barrier?’

Meanwhile, Romance and Darian also tried attacking the blood-red barrier, but to no avail.

”What kind of Array is this? Its defenses are so strong!”

Romance looked to Darian, but he simply shook his head.

He had never seen such a bizarre Array before.

Just then, the sound of heavy footsteps suddenly echoed.

Everyone turned to look and saw a massive figure slowly emerging from the depths of the cave.

It was a humanoid creature that resembled a Golem.

The word ’resembled’ was used because it was easily four to five times the size of a typical Refined Gold Golem, like a moving fortress.

A typical Refined Gold Golem was already considered a behemoth among Alchemy Puppets, yet before this Golem, it seemed as small as a child standing beside a giant.

Its entire body was forged from an unknown metal that seemed to flow with a deep, dark light. Its joints weren’t simply riveted together but were connected by a starlike radiance. Its form was a perfect fusion of organic power and mechanical precision.

Its massive head was adorned with an ethereal yet majestic mask. Instead of pupils, its eyes were bottomless vortexes of energy, like two miniature black holes.

At the core of its chest, heavy armor spiraled open to reveal an orb pulsating with incandescent white light.

In one hand, it held a greatsword. The blade, made of the same material as its body, also flowed with a dark light and intricate patterns.

Its other hand was cupped around a concentrated force field that distorted the surrounding light.

Everyone stared in astonishment at the behemoth that had suddenly appeared.

’When we scouted the cave earlier, we didn’t see a single living thing. So where did this monster come from?’

But they soon realized one thing.

The appearance of the blood-red barrier was clearly connected to the strange Golem before them.

The Di Luo Dwarf Elder was the first to react.

The encroaching crimson light, which had already twisted his personality to the point of madness, made him even more violent. His reason was almost completely consumed by the killing intent that surged from the depths of his being.

”Stop your posturing!”

With a furious roar, he gripped his warhammer in both hands and launched himself forward like a cannonball, charging brazenly toward the Golem.

Carrying immense force, the warhammer came crashing down on the Golem’s head.

The Golem responded to the Di Luo Dwarf Elder’s attack.

Its fist, wreathed in a force field, suddenly lashed out.

Despite its massive, bulky frame, its movement was unexpectedly swift, faster than lightning.

The Di Luo Dwarf Elder didn’t even have time to react before the massive fist struck him.

A sickeningly dull boom erupted in the basin.

The Di Luo Dwarf Elder’s warhammer, his arms, his head, his torso… in that single instant, everything burst apart as if from some immense, invisible internal force, exploding into a cloud of bloody mist that sprayed everywhere.

The moment the bloody mist hit the ground, it was completely devoured by the crimson glow, vanishing without a trace.

The basin fell deathly silent.

All eyes were fixed blankly on the Golem, the color drained from every face.

’The Di Luo Dwarf Elder... a powerhouse at the Upper Gold tier... was insta-killed in a single punch?’

Even an expert at Golden Peak couldn’t have done it so effortlessly.

”Legendary...”

The Rock Beast Ghost leader’s voice was so hoarse it was nearly inaudible, its bestial eyes filled with intense horror and fear.

In all his long life, he had never heard of an Alchemy Puppet of the Legendary Tier even existing in this world.