Assimilate All Talents

Chapter 262: Combat Puppet

"HAH!" Sol slashed horizontally, sending a wave of mana that split multiple mechanical creations in half.

[Azrem Combat Puppet Model Knight

Unique

Skills:

[Rune Algorithm] Lv 8, [Oscillating Sword] Lv 6]

[Azrem Combat Puppet Model Vanguard

Unique

Skills:

[Rune Algorithm] Lv 8, [Force Dampener] Lv 6]

[Azrem Combat Puppet Model Seeker

Unique

Skills:

[Rune Algorithm] Lv 8, [Precision Firing] Lv 6]

Not wanting to waste any time, Sol used his recently combined skill [Umbral Domain], sending multiple streaks of shadows into the passage, making sure no one noticed in doing so. Once inside the passage, the shadows rose from the ground, forming shadowy figures wielding various weapons. They began attacking the puppets in the narrow passage. They were able to hold off the enemies without any issue, as only so many could attack at once in the confined hallway without the puppets risking damaging each other.

With the shadows buying him time, Sol created a large, thick slab of compressed stone and lodged it into the entrance, completely blocking it off.

’The shadows should be able to hold them off for now.’

Believing his job was done, Sol turned to return to the rest of the team. But he noticed that more mechanical beings were still pouring in as quickly as before. Looking further down the hall, he saw yet another side passage from which more puppets were emerging, and another even farther away.

’This might take a while...’

While Sol was busy sealing the servant passage entrances, Lapis was destroying as many of the puppets as she could. But without Sol’s help, more and more of them kept slipping past, overwhelming those at the back. Nataly was also doing her best with her tree sentinel, but with countless enemies ganging up on it, there was only so much it could do.

To keep them at bay, Lapis used multiple skills to temporarily boost her power and restore the precarious balance. Her body blurred as her agility, her highest attribute, soared to nearly 700 points. She moved so quickly that she left afterimages, blurring back and forth across the hallway, shredding any mechanical creation that dared approach her spear.

Even with Sol using [Overpower], he wouldn’t have been able to match her raw speed. The enemies, much weaker than him, couldn’t process her attacks before they were destroyed.

With no more enemies slipping through, the soldiers were able to quickly dispatch the remaining puppets. They watched in awe as the green blur of Lapis became an unstoppable force, sending metallic scraps flying everywhere.

"What a powerful woman. How have we not heard of her before?" an orc said in amazement.

The human archer next to him shook her head. "We haven’t heard of her either, but she’s definitely stronger than any of my superiors in the army. Besides the A-Rankers, of course."

A more analytical soldier pointed out, "She’s probably using burst skills to pull this off. She won’t last much longer."

Nataly, who had just finished healing her tree sentinel, chugged a mana potion and said, "Then let’s take this chance to reduce their numbers before her burst skills wears off."

The others agreed, and they began using their ranged skills and weapons to support Lapis.