Nameless King

Bam. Bam. Bam.

Among the caves walked several massive Golems about three meters tall. They had one eye in the shape of a glowing sphere and a huge crystal in their chest that flashed with every step they took.

"Here. One of them will be your first opponent." Karia said as she pointed at the Golems.

She and the group were behind a boulder a few dozen meters from the Golems, so they were safe.

"What...? Are we going to fight them all?" The man muttered with a frightened look, "There are eleven of us while there are five of them... I don't think we can handle it."

"Hmm? What the hell are you talking about?" Karia frowned, "We're not going to fight them all, at least not right away. You're going to attack them one at a time, one soul per person, simple as that. You can't divide one soul among ten, is it really that hard to understand?"

"What...?" The man muttered with a dazed look.

The others had a similar reaction. In fact, they all knew it as well as Karia did, but when they saw the monsters that were their enemies instead of their helpers for the first time in their lives, they forget all about it.

'Damn... The same thing happens every time. Why are they all such cowards? Karia inwardly muttered as she sighed.

'Hey, look, I was scared too, but nevertheless, I was able to do it and move on. You can run away if you want, but you have nothing to worry about as in case of danger I will save you." Karia said as she held out her hand as if urging someone to go forward.

People looked at each other, and someone raised a hand.

"I want to try to do this..." The guy said with a frightened look, but there was a fire in his eyes.

"Huh, I didn't expect it to be you, but it looks like the most cowardly-looking one was the bravest." Karia said with a smile on his face while holding his arms crossed, "Okay, now I'm going to bring out one Golem."

Whooooosh.

Karia jumped over the boulder, picked up a rock from the ground, and threw it right into the crystal of the nearest Golem.

It was the most sensitive spot for Golems, so the monster reacted instantly and headed in her direction with slow steps.

"Good. Your task is to damage its crystal. The Golem is a very slow monster and not particularly strong, so even if you miss a punch, at worst you'll break a few ribs." Kaira said as she pointed to the sword in the young man's hands, "Just stab it into the crystal, that'll be enough."

The guy nodded, looked at his sword, and stepped forward. The others looked at him with dazed looks as to them it was something incredible.

"He's afraid, very much so..." Zero muttered while staring intently at a guy, "However, his willpower is strong enough to make him go forward."

"I hope he holds out until the very end. People like that usually accomplish a lot." Gisle muttered with a sly smile on his face.

Bam. Bam. Bam.

The powerful footsteps of the Golem made the ground shake slightly as the monster stopped when he reached his opponent who was barely holding his sword in his hands.

'Well, this may be my first real fight... but I can't just lose, right? It's all just a slow pile of rocks. I'm gonna make it work. The guy muttered internally as he sighed.

The golem stepped forward and attacked. Its massive arm was as though a hammer came down on a guy, but the attack was so slow that the guy just stepped aside. The Golem's arm collapsed to the ground as it lodged in it.

'Great! This is my chance!' the guy inwardly exclaimed.

He jumped on the Golem's arm and ran across it, heading for the crystal. The guy gripped the hilt of his sword tightly as he prepared to attack, but suddenly the sphere in the Golem's head glowed brightly.

"Agh!" The guy covered his face with his hand.

Whoooooooosh.

The Golem waved his hand as it tossed the guy aside. He fell to the ground and a clot of blood burst out of his mouth with a painful look.

"Damn, can Golems do that?" Karia uttered in a worried manner, "Is that an evolved monster?"

Crackle.

At the same time many yellow crystals that shone brightly appeared on the Golem's arms, then the Golem with its arms folded in front of it rushed toward a guy.

"Shit!" Karia exclaimed as she run to his aid.

However, suddenly her legs were bound by dark chains that prevented her from moving. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get rid of it.

"Hmm? Why did you do that?" Zero asked as she turned to Wain.

"You do realize that this Golem is unusual, don't you? It could easily kill a guy, one attack is enough." Gisle muttered while pointing at a guy.

"Huh, apparently you're not going to help him." Wain smirked, "Well, I just don't want this inexperienced girl to ruin such a good moment. Just look, I don't believe some Golem can break a man with that kind of fire in his eyes."

The Golem was quickly approaching a guy, so he had a few seconds to make a decision on which his life may have depended.

'I'm going to get help, right? No! Now is not the time to think about it! I don't have to rely on anyone, my life is only in my hands!' The guy inwardly exclaimed as he rose to his feet.

The golem was already close, but the guy's legs no longer trembled as before, for some reason he was completely sure of himself.

Whooooooooosh.

He made a roll as he slid right under the Golem's massive fists. The monster was stunned as it didn't understand where its opponent had gone.

'This is my last chance!'

The guy bounced off the ground and thrust his sword into the Golem's crystal with all his might. The sword, though with difficulty, went in halfway.

"That's not all!" The guy exclaimed as he swung the sword.

Crackle.

The crystal cracked as it exploded into tiny shards, at the same time the Golem's massive body fell to the ground.