Chapter 455: Deathsworn
The first wave began and Derek immediately launched himself towards a corner of the battlegrounds where one of the golems spawned. Just like Alanah had explained, the four Deathsworn and Alanah all stuck by his side.
“I can gain just about as much skill experience fighting a single one as I would if I went through and fought against them all,” Derek said as they moved forward. “So… once everyone hits the one in front of me to reduce the experience points, you can all go do your own thing.”
“That’s the plan,” Alanah said as she traveled right beside him.
Derek looked at Alanah and nodded, then back at the four Deathsworn. He realized he was speaking to them the same as he would have anyone else instead of only talking to Alanah. “Can they…” he started. “Can those four listen? Like, will they do what I say, or are they just on autopilot?”
“They will listen to you as long as it doesn’t go against any commands that I have given them,” Alanah replied. “You can even message them via the Telepathy skill if you would like. I have already commanded them to listen to you as they would me for now.”
“Great,” Derek replied. Finally, he reached what seemed to be a wind golem just as it finished putting itself together. “I guess this one is mine,” he said.
“Go!” Alanah commanded her Deathsworn, and they all rushed in and landed a hit on the wind golem. Actually, they did more than just land a hit. Each one unleashed what would have been a devastating attack if it had been against any enemy other than a golem.
A blinding light appeared as an entire lower joint of the golem’s stone base was melted away from Gianna, the light mage. Derek was even surprised when he saw a greatsword appear in the hand of one of the older men. I guess I shouldn’t be, he thought. It only makes sense that she has outfitted all these guys with proper equipment—including storage rings.
The man crashed down on the wind golem’s shoulder with his greatsword—causing stone shards to fly everywhere as it crushed the rock beneath. The two other Deathsworn weren’t as destructive as the first. One hit the golem with some debuffs, and the other whipped out a giant shield and bashed it against the golem’s abdomen. Following her four fighters, Alanah appeared behind the golem and jabbed her rapier into its other shoulder. Then, with a flick of her finger, the golem’s shoulder exploded more than the other had when her Deathworn crushed it with his greatsword.