Chapter 126 - 28

The heroes were dumbfounded at the scene before them. Right now Brolia was stabbed by the adamantium rod and didn't move. Two on her feet, one on her hands, one on her chest, the last one on her forehead. They didn't even know how the rods had pierced certain parts of Brolia's body.

"What happened?" Megumi looked around the place. She felt no sign of anyone's presence except for them there.

"I don't know either. Before that, I couldn't see anything because of that woman's attack." Hikaru shook his head. He also looked confused by the sudden turn of events. Just a moment before they were on the verge of death, but now they had won the battle.

They had the same feeling about the events before them. They didn't look any further because they weren't the targets of the attack and that person had indirectly saved their lives. It was precisely now that they were grateful for that person's help. But there was one person who was stubbornly trying to figure it out. That person is Kyouka. She walked around the place looking for clues. She found the hole punctured by the adamantium rod. After she traced it, she finally found out where the attack was coming from.

The attack came from the finished golem storage room. The place that Kyouka and the students visited before.

"Who helped us? Was it that boy? No way. He's only a student from class D. Is there anyone else that strong in the academy?" Kyouka muttered and kept racking her brain to find the answer.

"Kyouka, what are you saying?" Megumi asked her after overhearing his words.

"Ah, nothing. By the way, what are we going to do with that woman's corpse?" Kyouka looked at Brolia's body which was still stabbed by the adamantium rod.

"I'll take her!" Prince Torin walked over to Brolia's body. He couldn't hide his excitement in his words. This left the heroes and the others confused. But as he approached Brolia's body, Prince Torin frowned.

"Where's the red crystal on her forehead!?" Prince Torin suddenly screamed hysterically.

"What's wrong Prince Torin? Why do you look angry like that?" Kyouka and the other heroes ran up to him. They were startled by the sudden scream from him.

"Ah, I'm sorry. I just felt surprised because the red crystal that was previously on her forehead disappeared." Prince Torin pointed at Brolia's forehead which was currently empty and had nothing on it except the adamantium rod that had pierced it. He was sure there should still be a red crystal flake on his forehead. But after he got close to her body, Prince Torin couldn't even find a tiny flake of the crystal.

"Is it possible that the crystal disappears after its owner dies?" Kyouka gave her opinion. Prince Torin raised his eyebrows and thought what Kyouka said made a lot of sense.

"You're right. I never thought of such a possibility." Prince Torin shook his head and looked disappointed.

"So what are you doing?" Hikaru joined in their conversation.

"I will bring this golem..." Prince Torin stopped his words because while holding Brolia's body an unexpected thing happened. Brolia's golem body parts suddenly turned to dust leaving only her head.

"Eh?" Everyone there was dumbfounded. They saw a strange thing happen to Brolia's corpse.

"What's going on here?" Prince Torin sighed heavily.

After that, they decided to quickly join the rest of the students. They were worried that the students would be attacked by people with the same power as Brolia's.

***

On the head of one of the large golems, Ziel stood looking in the direction where the heroes were fighting Brolia. When he saw the heroes were almost killed by her, Ziel threw the 5 adamantium rods he picked up from the surroundings. Fortunately, the heroes managed to weaken Brolia and eliminate her ability to nullify magic. So he could use up some of his mana in the adamantium rods he threw. He also managed to pick up the crystal on Brolia's forehead with the 'space shift' and decomposed the golem's body.

"At least they managed to fight against such a strong enemy despite getting help from others." Ziel muttered while playing with the red crystal flake in his hand. Then he kneaded the crystal into dust and scattered it in the air.

"In the end, you helped them too." Kalya smiled sweetly seeing him. She didn't expect Ziel to step in when those heroes were in danger. Because she remembered what he said before about the experience of doing life and death battles.

"I think that's enough. After all, by helping them I'm also helping myself. So this isn't a problem at all." Ziel shrugged his shoulders and ignored the seductive smile Kalya gave him.

"Hee... Is that true?" Kalya leaned towards him and brought the distance between their faces very close.

"Yes. Because they might be able to help me in the future if I need them. But before that, they have to get stronger." Ziel honestly answered her.

"Ooh, I forgot to ask this. Why did you go to the trouble of taking the crystal and destroying the golem's body?" Kalya asked him curiously. She thought that he would only help the heroes out of a dangerous situation. But after seeing the red crystal suddenly appearing in his hand and Brolia's golem body turning to dust, she knew Ziel had other reasons.

"Because I can't let that technology fall into the hands of the Dwarven Kingdom. I see the current Dwarf King has big ambitions. I also still don't know, what is the purpose of the Dwarf King inviting academy students to take a study tour in this kingdom. " Ziel explained the reason to her. Ever since seeing the Dwarf King in person, Ziel knew his intention of inviting academy students on a study tour wasn't purely out of the kindness of his heart.

"Ah, you're right. I also thought about this for a while, but soon forgot about it because of King Auva's kind treatment to the academy students." Kalya nodded as if she had just known something.

"You still have to be careful." Ziel seriously warned her.

"I know! So what are you going to do next?" Kalya feels warm in her heart after hearing his words. She looked around and realized that there was nothing else to do there.

"We'll see the battle outside. Aren't you worried about the principal's situation? Do you want to come with me or join the other teachers?" Ziel intends to leave that place as soon as possible because the battle outside is getting more intense. The students had already started to leave the Golem Manufacturing Facility and were approaching the scene of the battle. Clara and her group are also already in the group of students.

"I'm coming with you." Kalya answered without hesitation.

"Okay. But you have to wear a black cloak to cover yourself and also wear this mask. This is just in case we have to fight there." Ziel handed her a black robe and mask. Kalya quickly put on the robe and mask to cover herself.

Ziel tore the space in front of him and entered it while holding her hand. Kalya smiled broadly seeing Ziel take the initiative to hold her hand. She tightly grasped his hand and disappeared with him into the space rifts.

***

In front of the entrance gate of the Golem Manufacturing Facility, King Auva and the other two people stood overwhelmed in front of a huge golem corpse. They had many wounds on their bodies from the battle. Right now they were confirming that the golem in front of him was dead. Not far away, a white-red-haired girl was watching them with a smile. That girl was the master of Brolia and also a divine race, Rosier. After King Auva and the other two defeated the golems, the girls gave them a round of applause.

Clap... Clap... Clap...

"Not bad. You guys can beat that golem in a fairly short amount of time. But it's not exactly great." Rosier shook her head and walked slowly over to the golem's corpse.

"What exactly do you want!? Didn't you promise to say it if we beat that golem!?" King Auva charged what Rosier had said before. He was still curious about what they were looking for in his kingdom.

"Eh? Did I say something like that?" Rosier pretended not to remember anything.

"You...!?" King Auva gritted his teeth. He didn't lose his mind in anger and attacked Rosier blindly. He knew that even if he and the other two combined forces, they would still not be her match.

"It seemed she didn't mean to say it in the first place." Merlick sighed and shook his head. Right now he was extremely exhausted and was about to run out of mana. The golems they fought before had the strength of a demigod. So they had to bring out their best to fight it. Moreover, Merlick couldn't deal with a direct hit to the golem due to his ability to nullify magic.

"So what are we going to do now? King Gustave asked King Auva.

"We're going to fight her all out here. Otherwise, we won't be able to go inside and check on the students' condition." King Auva was forced to make that decision.

"Okay. We understand." King Gustave and Merlick nodded and agreed with his decision.

"Ooh...so you guys intend to fight me now?" Rosier smiled and didn't seem to care what they were going to do.

Just as King Auva and the other two were preparing to attack, suddenly a sound like breaking glass rang out from the area of ​​the Golem Manufacturing Facility. The barrier before them had been shattered.

"Haa...too bad she's dead. Then she failed her mission. What a useless experiment." Rosier shook her head and looked disappointed. The person she was referring to was Brolia. The barrier will be destroyed automatically when the person who created it dies.

Merlick, King Auva, and King Gustave were confused as the barrier that enveloped the entire area in front of them suddenly shattered. They could estimate the strength of the person who made it from the barrier. She was at least a demigod. Within that place, there wasn't a single person they thought could stand against her.

(Did they activate Amalgam? Or maybe there are other strong people there?)

King Auva thought of a possibility in his mind. He wanted to know immediately what had happened there and how his two children were doing.

Not long after, students and teachers were seen walking out of the place. The faces of the three of them loosened after seeing them safely exit from there. Although they do not know whether there are victims or not from the incident.

"Look at that! It's the Principal!"

"There's also King Gustave and King Auva!"

"We're safe!"

The students shouted happily after seeing King Auva and the other two. They were completely unaware of Rosier's existence.

Princess Freya and Princess Iris who were also in the group kept looking around like they were looking for someone. They were looking for a black-haired boy from class D.

(Where is he? Why is he still not back? The elf isn't there either. Are they alone right now?)

Princess Freya gritted her teeth. When she looked around, her gaze accidentally met Princess Aishia's but she immediately averted her gaze. Princess Freya couldn't help but smile bitterly in response to her behavior.

Apart from the two Princesses, the other person currently looking for Ziel was Kyouka. She wanted to immediately ask the question they didn't have time to ask before, but she couldn't find Ziel anywhere.

While the disciples were busy with their own business, Merlick frowned at their arrival. He saw the students and teachers walking towards them.

"Don't come here! You guys get out of here!" Merlick shouted with all his might to warn them.

"Stop!" Flavio who understood the situation quickly stopped the students.

"Haaa...since you guys are already here. Then, I just have to kill all of you and find the thing I'm looking for. After that, I will eliminate this Dwarven Kingdom from the Clorius continent." Rosier smiled and took out a pentagon crystal from her space storage. She threw it into the sky and the crystal shone brightly. They all closed their eyes because of the light.

They were dumbfounded when they opened their eyes. They saw three giant red golems that were even bigger than the castle tower of the Dwarven Kingdom. The heads of the golems even touched the clouds.

"King Goron! Destroy this place and all the people here!" Rosier gave her orders while smiling evilly.