The Golem Mage Chapter 1075: Ice Captains Revealed.
Previously on The Golem Mage...
“Bulwark, Glacius... Arise!” Titan ordered while thrusting his right hand ahead.
Right after his words, summoning runes illuminated the icy terrain he had recently traversed.
These runes shimmered with a frosty glow, crafting complex magical designs. Before spectators could fully grasp the event, two elite Captain-rank golems under Titan's command started emerging from the earth, pulled upward by an invisible power.
Battlefield mages gazed in astonishment, arena stand viewers felt greater bewilderment, and VIP lounge observers grappled to make sense of the scene unfolding before them.
One golem calling forth others.
This rare event appeared only in old texts; no one present had witnessed it personally, but now it transpired live in their sight.
As crowds pondered the feasibility of this feat, Ren and Alec's duel reignited fiercely, with the pair trading a pair of rapid blows prior to pulling apart once more.
Alec initiated the exchange by lunging with a slash, having secured an edge by boot-kicking Ren's flank and unsettling his stance slightly.
Yet in the final instant, Ren rotated his sword with remarkable accuracy, parrying Alec's Changdao mere moments before impact.
Right away, Ren launched a slanting riposte after shoving the blade aside, though Alec parried it and quickly leaped back, creating space anew.
Pursuit crossed Ren's mind, but as Alec retreated with each stride, minor earthen spikes jutted up from the soil. Though not towering, they sufficed to caution Ren, prompting him to pause rather than rush ahead blindly.
Precisely then, a duo of fresh auras materialized amid the fray.
Ren glanced sideways, and the sight altered his face; two extra ice golems had materialized upon the arena's surface.
Stunned, Ren appeared frozen in place.
Alec showed scant reaction, since from the start, he had advised Titan to hold back revelations.
He aimed to keep Titan's powers concealed from the public for now, thus directing him to deploy no fewer than two Minion Golems to wrap up the conflict.
Titan merely reveled in the moment. Nonetheless, he moderated his power meticulously, capping it at Low Tier 7 and no higher.
Alec realized that unleashing Titan's genuine might would conclude the skirmish instantly, given that his peak prowess matched a fresh Tier 8 mage.
This prompted Alec's demand for minion golem summons, ensuring on-site mages could at least trade hits with them rather than face total domination.
“Looking away while fighting me? I’m trying to figure out whether you’re that confident... or just that stupid.” Alec mocked with icy tone, sweeping his left hand rightward to left in a reverse gesture, unleashing earthen spikes from the dirt near Ren to target his flanks.
Ren reacted without delay, leaping back from the earth; his katana gleamed as it sliced toward the spikes, unleashing a red Qi surge that pulverized them immediately.
Yet Alec closed in as Ren handled the spikes, plummeting with an overhead chop that compelled Ren to lift his left arm, defending via the red Qi-formed handguard on his frame.
Their collision emitted a piercing scrape as the changdao grated over the fortified barrier; prior to Ren regaining poise, Alec thrust a forward kick, shoving him rearward.
Unyieldingly, Alec maintained the offensive.
Hardly shifting spots, their limbs hazed with velocity during the barrage of assaults, each blade contact hurling luminous sparks skyward.
Numerous onlookers failed to grasp Alec's parity with Hoshino Ren—a sorcerer empowered by Tier 7 might plus Akagami's profound fighting senses fused inside.
Certain Central Kingdom supporters started ridiculing Ren, insisting he ranked as the feeblest Tier 7 mage.
Such views stemmed purely from distant observation. Truthfully, the contest they viewed held layers far deeper than perceived.
Ren stood no chance against Titan. Despite matching realms nominally, Titan wielded vastly superior combat strength.
Even restrained, harming Titan meaningfully proved arduous for a mere Tier 7 like Ren.
Lacking capacity for substantial harm, Titan could effortlessly dominate Ren via raw might.
Regarding Alec and Ren's engagement, though crowds thought it balanced, keen observers discerned a stark contrast.
Evidently, Alec dominated Ren, his actions smooth—snapping, coiling, and diverting assaults with casual accuracy. Even with Akagami's battle savvy in Ren, Alec dueled with striking simplicity.
The cause proved straightforward. Alec attained Advanced Weapon Mastery, whereas Ren's skills derived mostly from his soul's memories.
Though integrated with Akagami, Ren's form couldn't flawlessly mimic those methods; this shortfall made Ren's fighting errors increasingly evident to the mastery-advanced Alec as the duel progressed.
At the same time, elsewhere in the arena, Bulwark and Glacius joined fully, Titan's frozen floor expanded wider with the duo of Captain-tier ice golems manifesting.
An massive shield hung on Bulwark's back, akin to gear for a tank-type mercenary.
His right grip clutched a compact knight-pattern shield, left bearing a curved one featuring a crescent notch by the elbow; its borders gleamed more frozen than the bulk of the chilled form, rendering it menacingly keen.
Conversely, Glacius brandished a graceful but fatal ice lance, its tip seeming mortally keen, plus a lower shaft blade for near-range thrusts or grapples.
“Knock them all out.”
Titan uttered no more, and the pair of golems surged ahead, charging directly at the leftover Shinsei Academy casters—Shun and Kiri.