Chapter 3296 Rising Core (Part 1)

Chapter 3296 Rising Core (Part 1)

An eight-man unit of Wood Golems charged at the hybrid from the front while another moved from the back, each construct reshaping its four arms into axes.

A horizontal swing of Ragnarök pruned the several extended limbs while nine tower-sized hammers knocked down as many Golems. Stone gloves with blades coming out of them covered the hybrid's free hands.

The creature used the blades to defend themselves while they drew a deep breath and released a barrage of Primordial Flames from their body so violent that it pushed the Golems several dozens of meters back, making their feet dig meters-deep trenches in the ground.

Some of the axes reached their mark and opened deep wounds on the hybrid's body but they healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. The Yggdrasill constructs regenerated even faster, but that didn't reassure the World Tree one bit.

Not only had the hybrid survived the assault of sixteen Golems, but also the creature had become stronger after healing whereas once fully repaired the constructs had just gone back to their peak strength.

'It's not some kind of Invigoration. The World Tree realized while studying the hybrid with Soul Vision. "That thing is recovering while also pushing beyond the bright violet by the second. How is that possible?'

Nothing in the archives compiled by generations of Yggdrasills answered such a question.

The Golems divided themselves into two lines, one defensive and the other offensive, circling their prey with perfect coordination to create an opening. Even with two minds, the hybrid still had only one head and could only focus in one direction.

Bolts of lightning emerged from the creature's body, reaching the fringes of the violet aura emanating from the hybrid before dissipating.

The World Tree sighed in relief when Soul Vision confirmed to them it wasn't Life Maelstrom just to choke on that thought.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Sure, the lightning bolts were white instead of silvery but it was still there. Deep white streaks covered the parts of the violet aura where the lightning had struck. On top of that, the edges of the hybrid's aura now flared white with growing intensity.

When the Golems launched their second assault, a second jolt of white energy crossed the creature's aura, going from their body to the white-hot edges. Another white burst. replaced part of the bright violet and the hybrid's strength surged of another notch. The creature spun on itself in a whirlwind of blades and hammers, sending the Golems reeling back from the impacts. The bone spike on the end of the hybrid's tail was covered in razor-sharp stone and had joined the onslaught.

The constructs had suffered more damage during the new clash whereas the creature had come out unscathed. Even worse, before the Golems could get back to their feet, a third stream of lightning painted most of the hybrid's aura deep white, making both factions stop for a second to stare at the scene.

tower, forming a thick full suit of armor that covered the hybrid from horn to toe talon. 'So this is the Anvil of Menadion. Lith recognized the armor from Solus' memories. 'The sixth hidden piece of Menadion Set.'

'More like the sum of the other five, Fury included. Remember how in the past my stone form resembled one arm protector and then split into two?' She asked and Lith nodded. 'It must have happened because the tower retained a few runes of the Anvil but missed the full blueprint.'

'Which we have now.' Lith completed the phrase for her. 'It would be a fine addition, but who needs an Anvil when you can have the Engine?"

The tower reshaped itself around its masters as it took its battle form, creating an enchanted exoskeleton. It still had all the powers of the Prime Engine and the complete, unlocked Menadion Set, making the armored form of the hybrid reach 50 meters (164') of

height.

'Grow as much as you want." The World Tree weaved several Tower Tier spells to avoid them being Dominated and had the two units of Golems prepare anti-Guardian spells. 'It's just one more tower and I can deal with it like I'm doing with the rest.

Except the Yggdrasil didn't.

Before they could finish the thought, the hybrid enveloped the sword in their black-scaled right hand and the hammer in their golden-scaled left hand into two

spheres of light.

As the creature brought the spheres together, the Eyes studied the two weapons, the Ears their mana flow, the Mouth conjured the necessary spells, and the Hands fueled

them.

The combined effects of the Workshop, the Library, the Factory, and the Heart adapted the enchantments of the tower meant to adjust the size of the Fury for the Prime Engine

to Ragnarök.

Gold-veined white marble and parts of the materials stored on the various floors of the tower coated Double Edge, expanding it into an almost exact replica of the angry blade that suited the armored hybrid's size.