The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 669

Chapter 669 Equipped Guard

Ophelia got an excited look on her face. "You know, if you gave the Golem a blade with Life Leech, wouldn't it heal you pretty well as it fought? The ones I have are kind of low quality at this point, and I was going to pass them on to the newbies, but I'm sure we can find some new ones for you."

Karl nodded. "That's a great idea. Maybe short blades, given that the golem has stealth and high agility."

Othello took out a long blade and handed it to Karl. "That has life steal on it. Why not see how the Golem can do?"

Karl nodded in thanks, and handed the blade to the Golem, who held it in its hands awkwardly, unable to make a fist to hold the blade with such long finger claws.

Othello facepalmed. "Alright, I can see how this could be an issue. I'm used to Golems that have human hands, but this one and the Spider Golems are different."

The Golem carefully handed back the blade, but Karl still had an idea to boost its combat performance.

He equipped the Haint Claw on the Golem, which actually looked a little like an all-black and scaly version of Overlord Leafa. Karl smiled as the weapon melded with the Golem, which now had ghostly glowing eyes, and leaked Ghostfire smoke from its mouth.

"What sort of weapon is that?" Niall asked, shocked at the transformation.

"It's a Haint Claw. I obtained it in Newbon. It doesn't have life steal, but it's got a Soul Leech effect that's particularly nasty, and it adds Ghostfire to all attacks, including skills.

Normally, it's a weapon that I would use myself, in combination with my bow particularly. But for the moment, I think it works quite well with the Epic Guard skill."

"Should we see how it does while sparring against Ahmad's Golems? If it's an Epic Rank skill, it might be able to hold off his regular Golems for a while." Niall suggested.

Karl shrugged. "No better way to test it. I don't know what sort of combat instincts it inherited, since I don't have an actual combat style skill."

Ahmad summoned his four standard Legionnaire Golems on the far side of the training room, and Karl gave instructions to his new summon.

[Show us how you would defeat these targets. They're golems, so go full force.] Karl thought.

The Golems took a combat stance, and the Guard vanished. It reappeared in a swirl of Ghostfire in front of one Golem, then leapt into the air, kicked it in the crotch and stabbed all ten long claws through the Golem's eyes.

[One Hundred Percent, it learned to fight from Cara.] Rae noted.

She would have appeared behind the Golem.

The Guard was already moving, raking at the leg joints of the Golems and dodging attacks with an alarming level of agility, then periodically vanishing in a puff of pale blue-green fire. It would reappear behind another Golem and try for a new target.

First, it tried to rip their throats out, then stab through the neck of the armour to their hearts. But the Golems weren't living things, and going for the vitals of a Golem didn't work.

Finally, the Golems caught it, and sliced it to bits, causing it to dissipate and return the weapon to Karl's possession.

All four of the Overlord Rank Golems had taken significant damage during the battle, and Karl was impressed. Even Ahmad was shaking his head in shocked dismay. "Well, for a Golem that didn't come with a trained fighting style, I have to say that one is particularly vicious, and learns fast. If those had been living creatures, I suspect that your Golem might actually have been able to fight above its rank."

Tabitha chuckled darkly. "I just can't get over the fact that its first instinct was to kick the golem in the balls and claw its eyes out. What sort of fighter are you, Monarch Karl."

The last was said with a bit of a sneer, and Karl threw up his hands in a placating gesture.

Rae considered it. [I need to learn that one later. I could have a third Spider Golem.] _{free𝑤ebnovel.com}

The Haint Claw was put away, and the Guard went from animated to calm, waiting in a ready position for orders.

Dana summoned her Guard, in its black leather and plate armour. Then, with a mental command, the two Guards were on each other.

Dana's Demonic looking Guard fired off a flurry of blade energy at its Dryad looking opponent, which dismissively swatted them away with [Disintegrate].

"Is it just me, or did its combat style completely change?" Ophelia asked, as the two Guards locked in combat, right before Karl's began to use Rake to systematically dismantle its opponent into small pieces.

Niall nodded in agreement. "I think it did. Maybe it was the influence of the Haint Claw? The additional skill? Or perhaps the merger with the weapon grants it a bit more cognitive function? It fights very methodically now, in the most efficient way." Dana sighed. "I have to say, with or without the weapon, that Guard is brutal in combat."

She called back her Guard again, and the violet Demoness shook herself out in the same way as Karl's had, as if checking for damage. It had to be a function of the spell, remembering previous fights to improve.

"Alright, we have our answers. Now, we really can go to sleep. I'm sure there will be far too many questions for us all in the morning. Librarian, you can stay in my spare room if you would like." Lady Othello offered.

"I will see you all tomorrow." The Librarian agreed, then left with the Paladin, headed back upstairs.

[Now we have a new sparring partner for the trainees.] Rae cheered.

[I don't think they would survive that.] Thor reminded her.

[We could put pool noodles on her claws.]

[That's terrifying in a whole different way.]