The Priest was shocked to see that Alec was still capable of summoning three more golems.
After the encounter with Titan at the temple, he had been quite cautious of Alec, but when he considered the amount of power that Titan had displayed, he was confident that Alec would not have another golem as strong as him.
However, now he witnessed Alec summoning three more Tier 3 golems that emitted the same eerie vibes as Titan.
The Priest could only stand his ground because he had brought two Tier 4 mages with him, he was grateful that he had requested for two of them, as he believed that if he had one mage less in his quarters, he would likely lose this fight.
Just as he had failed in the sneak attack at the temple, one of the mages brought by the Priest expressed disdain towards Alec's Tier 3 summons.
"Just a bunch of Tier 3 summons and some leftovers, we should take care of them easily," the mage remarked as he dashed towards Alec and his golems.
"I shall take care of that one, you two take care of the second mage," Titan declared as he charged forward.
Ice spread beneath his feet, forming runes on the ground from which ice golems mysteriously emerged and began following him.
Titan quickly approached the Tier 4 mages, but before Titan could swing his mace, the mage spread out his palm and emitted a bright flash of light that temporarily blinded Titan.
As he attempted a follow up sword attack targeting Titan's neck, but one of Titan's minions , a lesser ice golem, intervened, causing the sword to only graze Titan.
Though the minion died in the process as the mage pierced its head, but it had successfully allowed Titan the chance to recover from the stun attack.
When the mage turned back to face Titan, he was struck by a powerful blow to the head, feeling a chilling sensation as the mace connected.
While the spiky parts of the mace did not break through the his Mana defense to fatally injure his head, it did stun him momentarily.
As he tried to comprehend why he was so affected by an attack from a Tier 3 entity, Titan suddenly charged towards him.
[> Low Tier Attack – Blizzard Bash <]
Titan's mace shattered as he instantly re- forged it into his ice shield.
The shield seemed to carry a vortex of icy particles that impaired the mage's vision as he was struck by Titan, sending him flying several meters.
The lesser ice golems, now at the Tier 2 realm, all teamed up to smash him with their heavy weapons, as they jumped on him.
And Titan took the time to Summoning the deceased Ice Golem back, but its realm had regressed from the low Tier 2 realm to the peak Tier 1 realm as a penalty for its demise.
Without waiting for Titan's command, the reanimated Ice Golem charged towards the Tier 4 Mage who was already struggling with four golems, adding to the challenge as Titan was assisting them with keeping him immobilised with the ice.
The scene shifted, to Oni and Butcher who were locked in a tight battle against the second mage.
[> Low Tier Spell – Light Arrow <]
The mage unleashed a rapid burst of light arrows, as the arrow pierced Butcher's body, the dark fog and lightning surrounding him dissipated, chipping away a significant portion of his corporeal form.
Though it began to close and heal the wound, it was not quick enough.
As Oni pushed him aside, transforming the tendrils behind him into hands as he clashed swords with the second Tier 4 Mage, taking each blows with composure as he showed his blade skills
Just as the mage let his guard down, Oni nearly sliced his hand off with the scythe he summoned, However, due to the mage's quick movements, he managed to evade with just a minor cut.
Without warning, Butcher, who had been previously disregarded, emerged suddenly and slammed the sharp edge of his axe into the mage's spine.
As the axe tore through his flesh, the mage cried out in agony, as Butcher then unleashed bolts of lightning into the wounds though the lightning Axe, while Oni swiftly closed in and decapitated the mage with his scythe.
As they Turned their attention to Titan to check up on his progress, they found him standing with his arms crossed, one of his Minions holding the head of the other mage.
Titan's minions were the strongest among all of Alec's summon, having been in the Tier 3 realm the longest, it allowed Titan minions to have enough time to advance into the Tier 2 realm and they now provide crucial assistance in battles one.
"You are a monster!" Oni complimented with a smile, but it was Alec who felt the most pride as his golems had progressed to the point where they could now hold their own against newly upgraded Tier 4 mages with additional support, and Titan could handle one on his own.
Alec noticed that his achievement points had been updated, earning about a thousand points for each Tier 4 mage his golems had been killed.
With his previous total, he now had a sum of three thousand and one hundred points, he recalled General Edward's words, mentioning that once he garnered a hundred thousand points, he could advance to the rank of captain, having the privilege of overseeing ten different commanders beneath him.
"What are we going to do now that the evil Sect's envoys have fallen to the demonic human and his summons? What fate awaits our village? Are we on the verge of annihilation?"
The moment the mages that the priest had placed so much faith in were killed, a wave of questions and murmurs rippled through the crowd.
Even the merchant leader, who had been rallying people to overthrow the city lord, stood frozen in place, reluctant to speak any further as he did not want to draw Alec's attention.
After witnessing Alec's summons swiftly dispatch two Tier 4 mages in under ten minutes left him in awe,
Considering he was only a Tier 2 Mage, he even no longer had faith in his guards, fearing they would abandon him in a life or death situation to save themselves.
"Do not move, if you come after me, I will kill this boy, you are from the War God Mage Academy, correct?, That means you must be on a mission, if I kill him now, you will have a dent on your result, hand over that treasure blade at your waist and let me leave the city."
" Only then will I promise not to harm this boy," the priest declared, holding the young boy hostage. As Alec furrowed his brow, realizing he had overlooked the fact that no one was confronting the priest while his golems battled the Tier 4 mages.
Upon seeing the boy's face, he recognized him as the same child he had encountered upon first entering the small city, leading him to question if this was fate unfolding before him.
As he watched the boy's mother fall to her knees, tears streaming down her face, she never expected that the priest in whom she had placed her trust would resort to such extreme measures as taking her son hostage.