Chapter 1189: Suppressed Battle
Karl frowned as more thoughts filled his mind, strategizing a defensive perimeter around what the Greater Golems assumed were the weakest members of the group. Cara and the Epic Guard.
"Damnable World Dragon! He can still use all his magic, even under suppression." The leader of the Giants snarled as he dodged Karl’s attempt to bite his face off.
It took many times more mana than it should have, and they weren’t even at the centre of the effect yet. But yes, Karl could still summon Golems well enough. However, if he was going to keep spamming [Void Blast] he was going to need to supplement his mana supply, even with his prodigious mana reserves.
Fortunately, the Giants were all Warriors, so he didn’t have to deal with too many complex spell effects, mostly just direct attacks.
The Golems were doing an excellent job of holding off the rest of the Giants, but the constant stream of thought from the Greater Golems was surprising. Karl didn’t even hear the Myceloid Kings’ thoughts, and he knew that they were intelligent, as they were speaking to each other in some language of flashing colours he couldn’t decipher.
Then, it came to him.
They were Cerro.
The Cerro Packs shared a mental connection, it was an innate ability of the species, and Karl had just never noticed because it was also a skill granted by his class. So, the Golems treated him as part of the pack, and the Golems were close enough to real Cerro that the mental communication worked.
Karl did notice that their Refreshing Lightning was either missing or superseded by Eternal Lightning, though.
He could hear swearing in the distance, but Karl didn’t have an opportunity to search for new threats. A crushing blow of the Giant’s maul narrowly missed as Karl charged, but the Giant had four arms to grapple with, and only two holding the maul.