Chapter 106: The Great Godblessed One
The dark knight unleashed a Sacred Slash steeped in malevolent power, its might scarcely inferior to its radiant, holy counterpart.
Though the living mercury possessed formidable magical resistance, each Sacred Slash it had sustained in the past had left it badly wounded.
And precisely because it was aware of the danger of such attacks, it knew not to take it head-on.
The blurred humanoid form writhed and reshaped itself in an instant, becoming a diamond-shaped shield off which the crimson blade was deflected.
The shield was forged of mithril, a property it had inherited earlier when devouring a paladin's equipment.
Adamantium enhanced sharpness; mithril, by contrast, was all but indestructible and was perfectly suited for shields and armor.
The living mercury could reproduce both properties. Using a mithril shield to block a Sacred Slash was the optimal solution it had devised.
Much of the crimson blade's force was dispersed by the shield, but a small portion of its energy still pierced through and seeped into the slime's body.
A violent spasm followed. The mercury homunculus let out a shrill screech, like countless steel nails scraping against glass.