After a few minutes of walking, Shaan finally met Chelsie again. Chelsie was seen opening the box in front of her, and soon her hand was holding the two dark blue crystals that they had been looking for.
"Shaan, we made it!" Chelsie smiled, revealing a dimple on one cheek. "We finally managed to get this stone, Shaan."
"Yes, Chelsie. I’m glad we managed to get that thing, too. At least now we need to return and give the stone to the officer waiting outside the cave."
"Yes, Shaan. I agree with you," Chelsie walked closer to Shaan. "Now we can-"
"What’s that sound?" Chelsie gasped for a moment and slowly turned her head to look at the source of the sound. "Oh... this can’t be."
A large creature twice the size of Chelsie’s body could be seen behind her. The body of this creature was covered with a collection of large stones that were attached, making its body look solid and strong. Strangely, the creature also had a pair of large feet and palms, which were much larger than the size of a normal human palm.
"Chelsie, get out of there before-"
Sadly, before Shaan could finish his sentence, the creature threw a punch at Chelsie. She instantly blocked the creature’s attack with her staff, but the creature’s blow was so hard that Chelsie was thrown off and her body slammed straight into the surface of the cave wall.
[Oh my, it’s... It’s a Golem.] Robin Hood’s face tightened. [Shaan, we need to help Chelsie before the Golem finishes her off.]
"Yeah, I know." Shaan pulled out his dual short swords. "Robin Hood, listen to me. Use your skills to lure the Golem, I’ll try to save Chelsie as soon as possible."
[Alright, Shaan. I’ll try.]
When the Golem started to walk closer to the badly injured Chelsie, Robin Hood shot a few arrows of his own and managed to distract the Golem. Seeing the opportunity, Shaan ran as hard as he could to help Chelsie.
"Chelsie, hold on. I’ll help you soon." Shaan quickly carried Chelsie, who was quite badly wounded. "Damn, I need to find a hiding place around here, before the golem finishes us both off, but where?"
Shaan cast his eyes around and found a pile of rocks in front of him. Good, it seemed that the pile of rocks could be their hiding place for a while without lingering too long. He immediately ran towards the pile of rocks.
"Chelsie, stay here. I’ll defeat the golem soon so that we can get out of here."
Chelsie nodded her head weakly. "All right, Shaan. Please be careful."
Shaan quickly came out of his hiding place and saw Robin Hood, who was having trouble dodging every blow that the golem threw at him. Gosh, it seemed that the Golem was not as easy to defeat as the mimic.
"Robin Hood, hang on."
Shaan quickly launched his attack at the golem, but sadly, Shaan’s attack didn’t hurt the golem’s body at all. He continued to throw the same punches, but to no avail. The creature was completely unharmed and only saw scratches that did not hurt the golem at all.
Golem immediately threw his punch at Shaan, but luckily, he managed to avoid the golem’s punch. The creature’s punch landed on the ground and instantly smashed the ground to pieces.
[Insanity level increased to 40%]
[Insanmeter indicator: Yellow]
[Insanmeter status: Alert]
"Man, that was so close." Shaan sighed. "Good thing I managed to avoid it in time." He looked at his Insanmeter. ’Damn, but because of that attack, my insanity level immediately increased rapidly. I should be able to defeat this golem as soon as possible.’
[Shaan, golems are not the creatures you think they are. You can’t attack the golem’s body carelessly] Robin Hood uttered while firing his arrow. [The golem’s body is made of a collection of very hard rocks, and it will be very difficult for you to paralyze this creature.]
"So, how can we defeat this creature?"
[Weakness point. The golem has a weak spot around its back.] Robin Hood pointed his finger at the golem, walking towards him. [If you can attack the weak point, the Golem will be instantly defeated.]
"Alright, I got it. I’ll try to immobilize this thing."
Shaan once again ran quickly towards the Golem that was moving towards him. Quickly, he dodged all the attacks that the golem launched at him. Fortunately, the golem’s movements were not as fast as his, so he could easily get behind the golem.
’That red light! I’m sure that must be the golem’s position of weakness that Robin Hood told me about.’ Shaan quickly swung his dual short swords. "But, I can’t reach it at all. The position is quite high up, and I can’t-
The Golem’s punch instantly shot towards Shaan, but fortunately, Shaan once again dodged the Golem’s attack quickly. Perhaps if he hadn’t dodged in time, his body would have been blown to pieces.
[Shaan, what are you doing? Why don’t you attack the golem’s weak point?"]
"I can’t. It’s on top and I can’t reach it at all. At least if I had a foothold close to the golem, I could easily reach the golem’s weak point."
[ A foothold? ] Robin Hood furrowed his brow. [Why do you need a foothold if we can just upset the balance of this thing?]
" Disrupting the creature’s balance...." Shaan immediately snapped his fingers. "Gosh, that’s right. Why haven’t I thought of that at all before?" he patted his forehead. "Robin Hood, now shoot your arrow at the golem’s leg."
[No!] Robin Hood patted his head. [Argh, dammit. What’s wrong with me?]
’’Oh no, Robin Hood seems to start losing control. I need to quickly defeat this thing.’
"Robin Hood, now aim your arrow at the golem’s leg."
When the Golem returned its attack towards Shaan, Robin Hood immediately pointed his bow downwards and shot several arrows right at the Golem’s feet. In just a matter of seconds, the Golem’s legs immediately lost their balance and fell to the ground.
’Good, now is my chance to finish this thing off.’
Seeing that the Golem did not move at all, Shaan immediately darted up the body of the Golem that was lying on the ground. With all his strength, he thrust his dual short swords right into the Golem’s weak point, which was now very close in front of him.
" Take this, you damn golem."
Shaan’s dual sword tip finally managed to touch the Golem’s weak point, making the creature groan in pain. In just a matter of time, fine cracks spread rapidly across the golem’s body, and a strange white light seemed to grow brighter and brighter as it emerged from the cracks.
"Oh, damn it. I have to get out of here before-"