Chapter 1 Iron Golem

The steel golem stood eight or nine meters tall, its entire body forged from refined steel and clad in heavy, pitch-black armor. With a head on each end and four mechanical arms, each wielding a massive war blade, it resembled a mechanical asura. Even standing still, it radiated an indescribable sense of dread.

"Guild Leader is finally getting serious!"

"So powerful! Is that the guild's steel golem?"

The members of Sin Domain, witnessing the colossal steel golem, gradually recovered from their previous terror. Their fear of Shi Feng vanished, replaced by cheers and excitement.

"A steel golem?" Shi Feng murmured, surprised by the sudden appearance of the massive construct.

Steel golems were also Bronze-rank puppets, possessing the strength of a Tier 3 peak expert and defenses even higher than the Hell Chariot. Unlike other entities, Bronze-rank puppets didn't have health points, only durability. Like chariots, they were war weapons, but with combat power several times greater. They were absolute tools for dealing with players and structures.

"Nightfall, you should feel honored. You'll be the first player to die at the hands of the steel golem!" Tie Ya, seated in the golem's cockpit, sneered.

Since acquiring this war weapon, Sin Domain had never used it.

Firstly, there hadn't been a need.

Secondly, activating the steel golem required Magic Crystals. The quantity needed was significant, initially requiring a thousand Magic Crystals to be stored within the golem. Each minute of operation consumed fifty Magic Crystals, meaning that even with a full energy storage, it could only run for twenty minutes. And that didn't include the consumption of skills.

For these reasons, Sin Domain had refrained from using the steel golem, even when facing other guilds.

However, to give Zero Wing a good showing, the Guild Leader had allowed him to use it.

As he spoke, Tie Ya controlled the steel golem, which lumbered step by step towards Shi Feng.

The Bronze-rank puppet moved incredibly fast, covering fifty yards in less than two seconds, instantly appearing before Shi Feng and raising its war blade to strike.

The blade swung, the wind howled, each strike possessing the power of a Tier 3 peak expert.

"So fast!" Shi Feng, watching the approaching blade, directly swung the holy sword Thunderflame.

Boom!

With a thunderous roar, the blade landed beside Shi Feng, the impact cracking the ground for over twenty yards. Shi Feng's own health instantly dropped by more than twenty thousand...

"As expected, you have some strength! To survive that! But what if you face four blades?" Tie Ya, seeing Shi Feng's insignificant health loss, immediately swung the other three blades.

The three blades fell simultaneously, unlike fighting monsters. Because the puppet was fully controlled by a player, the blades aimed for Shi Feng's defensive weak points, possessing Tier 3 attack speed and power.

Boom, boom, boom...

A series of blades fell, not only shattering the ground but also causing violent tremors, nearly knocking over the Sin Domain members in the distance.

The destructive power was beyond imagination.

The sight left the Sin Domain members speechless.

Aside from the steel golem's power, the golem's attack speed alone shocked many players present. The blade's speed was so fast that even the Tier 2 experts felt they couldn't block a single blade. Three blades attacking simultaneously guaranteed certain death.

As the dust settled, everyone was stunned once again.

Because Shi Feng was still standing beside the steel golem's blades, he hadn't been hacked to pieces. This time, he hadn't even lost any health...

"As expected of a Bronze-rank puppet, its combat power is indeed astonishing, incomparable to chariots." Shi Feng glanced at the terrain beneath his feet, completely devastated by the steel golem. If he hadn't activated Dark Energy, doubling all his attributes, he would have been reduced to half health.

Controlling puppets was similar to controlling summoned beasts, like merging one's body into the puppet. Although not as freely controllable as one's own body, performing simple attacks was no problem.

Moreover, each attack of the Bronze-rank puppet possessed the power and speed of a Tier 3 peak expert, approaching that of a High Lord of the Ancient species. Unlike players, whose speed was controlled by the player, each attack of the combat puppet was all-out, like a player constantly maintaining a limit state. Even a Tier 3 expert would likely be overwhelmed.

"A burst skill? You think that will work?" Tie Ya, seeing the black aura emanating from Shi Feng and his surging momentum, sneered and controlled the four blades to attack simultaneously.

Although the four blades couldn't be as agile as using his own body, their advantage in numbers, power, and speed meant that even a true Tier 3 expert couldn't match him controlling the steel golem.

The shadows of the blades filled the sky, like a mountain pressing down on Shi Feng, leaving no room for evasion.

"Then let's see!" Facing the simultaneous attack of four blades, Shi Feng directly wielded his twin swords.

Sword's Orbit!

Instantly, a layer of starlight formed around Shi Feng, deflecting or blocking all attacks.

"This is impossible! How can he be evenly matched with the steel golem?" The members of Sin Domain, watching the steel golem being completely unable to subdue Shi Feng, were all agape.

Unbeknownst to them, Shi Feng's attributes were originally at the level of a Great Lord of the same level. After using Dark Energy, even with the suppression of the Intermediate Magic Array, although his strength didn't reach Tier 3 peak, it possessed the power of a normal High Lord, and his speed was at Tier 3 level. The Bronze-rank puppet wasn't much stronger than Shi Feng, and Shi Feng could fully compensate with his skill level.

"He's actually this strong?" Tie Ya, watching Shi Feng hold his own against the steel golem, wore a grim expression.

He hadn't expected Shi Feng's base attributes to be so powerful that even the steel golem couldn't subdue him.

After defending for a while, Shi Feng stopped passively defending and began to seize opportunities to attack the steel golem.

Clang, clang, clang!

Sparks flew as his swords struck the steel golem's body, but there wasn't even a white mark on the golem's surface.

"Useless! Even if your base attributes are heaven-defying, they're useless against the steel golem's defense. I want to see how long your burst skill can last!" Tie Ya sneered.

He was very confident in the steel golem's defense.

It was a genuine Tier 3 defense. Only Tier 3 Ancient species could damage the steel golem's durability. Ordinary High Lords couldn't damage the steel golem unless they used ultimate skills. Even if they did, they would only reduce one or two points of durability, but the steel golem had a thousand points.

"Is that so?"

Shi Feng smiled, activated Blade Liberation, appeared in front of the steel golem, and struck with his sword.

Swish!

Instantly, a visible crack appeared on the steel golem's body...