Chapter 20: Ch 20 massacre
Klaus grinned slightly, stretching his limbs. Ahead, he spotted massive, hulking figures moving slowly but surely through the distant snow. A procession of ice golems was travelling through the forest, making low, grunting sounds as they searched for prey.
This particular group had five golems, traversing the frozen woods, likely looking for materials or a hunt.
"Let’s try my luck," Klaus said, the Lost Echo humming subtly in his hand, almost as if amused by her master’s carefree attitude. His first true hunt in this new world was about to begin.
As the golems lumbered along, surveying their surroundings, one of them caught sight of a small silhouette standing on a huge rock, looking down at them.
To the golem, Klaus probably looked like an insignificant, ant-like creature. The moment the golem spotted him, it tried to let out an even louder grunt, trying to alert its companions about the new prey it had found.
But before it could even fully open its mouth, a horrifying pressure descended upon the golem.
It was so intense that before the creature could react, its eyes lost all colour.
It stood there, frozen, silently, without making a single move. One by one, the same fate befell the other golems. They all stiffened, their stony eyes losing their light, remaining upright for a moment as if still alive.
The instant the immense pressure lifted, all five dead bodies collapsed onto the ground with dull thuds, shattering the eerie silence of the snowy forest.
If one were to inspect the fallen golems, one would find that their cores, deep within their rocky bodies, were cracked.
"Wow, they died just like that?" Klaus muttered, a mix of awe and disbelief in his voice. He didn’t even need to ask for confirmation, as notifications immediately popped up in front of him.