Blade was sent flying by the kick, tumbling hard onto the ground, his handsome face half-buried in the dirt, fresh blood splattering across the area.
The crowd queuing at the medical center witnessed this scene and instantly scattered like startled birds, fleeing in all directions.
Fu Zhu saw the Iron Golem suddenly return and couldn't help but be stunned. This was clearly the White Giant walking the Path of [Preservation] that Fu Xuan had divined!
At the same time, as the Iron Golem was sent back, Herta's voice grumbled in Fu Zhu's mind.
"Hey! Why have you given me an experimental subject these past few days that completely doesn't fit my experiments, without even saying a word? Also, in the spirit of human reciprocity, as a return gift, I've given it a bit of a power-up."
The Iron Golem was strengthened again?
Fu Zhu couldn't help but be taken aback. Originally, when the Iron Golem was in the space between Paths, it had been enhanced by Nous. Although its outward appearance hadn't changed much, Fu Zhu could see that its health bar was no longer comparable to that of an ordinary Iron Golem.
Even the Iron Golem's health bar, enhanced by the Path of [Erudition], was longer than that of some elite monsters from the Simulated Universe!
And now Herta had strengthened this [Erudition]-Path Iron Golem again? Just how strong had it become?
Fu Zhu couldn't help but wonder. At this moment, he raised his Divine Scepter, eager to see just how formidable this Dual-Path Iron Golem truly was.
March 7th and the others also gathered by Fu Zhu's side, each one curiously sizing up the Iron Golem, their eyes filled with unconcealed surprise.
"Fu Zhu, who is this? Is this the White Giant that Fu Xuan mentioned?"
Fu Zhu nodded slightly. He then recalled that back on Jarilo-VI, when he was creating the Iron Golem, Herta had whisked it away the moment he finished. March 7th and Xing probably hadn't seen it before, so he gave a brief introduction.
"Remember when I was on Jarilo-VI and said I'd show you an interesting technique? This is it. It's a golem I created."
"Golem?!"
Upon hearing this, Xing's eyes lit up. Looking at the Iron Golem's back, she asked Fu Zhu excitedly, "Then doesn't this mean I can always bring it with me when I go out shopping in the future?"
This was a bodyguard! This was the kind of treatment a proper young lady from a prestigious family received!
To think that she, too, had become a young lady!
At this thought, Xing couldn't help but straighten her posture, crossing her arms, feeling that she absolutely had to buy a brush and inkstone to observe and learn.
Compared to the Iron Golem's role, Qingque and Yanqing were more astounded by the fact that Fu Zhu could actually create such an unprecedented intelligent lifeform! This was truly beyond the capabilities of an ordinary person.
Qingque also remembered Fu Xuan's instructions. She quickly took out her phone, activated the camera function, and aimed it at the Iron Golem.
However, before Qingque could get close to the Iron Golem, she saw it suddenly turn its head to look at Blade, who was still lying on the ground. Then, it raised its iron arm, palm facing Blade.
Just as Blade was about to push himself up, his eyes widened. He threw himself to the side, narrowly dodging the Iron Golem's attack.
"Hmph..."
Blade paused for a moment, lowered his head to look at the wound on his chest, a ruthless glint in his eyes.
The Iron Golem's kick just now had made him feel the chilling threat of death. He couldn't afford to die so meaninglessly. Although this was an unprecedented lifeform before him, it couldn't sever his undying body.
Thinking this, Blade planned to disengage from the Iron Golem before him first. According to Elio's script, he was supposed to be captured by the Cloud Knights tomorrow, not apprehended by Fu Zhu now.
But Elio had miscalculated one thing: he definitely hadn't anticipated Fu Zhu ruining the script.
In the instant Blade was distracted, the Iron Golem's iron arm swung over, and the long sword it wielded slashed directly towards Blade's arm.
Although Blade had forgotten many things from his past, some deeply ingrained instincts and knowledge remained, such as his familiarity with various ores.
He had just given this intelligent lifeform a quick scan; its body seemed to be composed mostly of various common types of iron.
The long sword in his hand should be able to shatter it into pieces with ease!
Then, as the long sword in his hand struck the Iron Golem's arm, it emitted a sharp metallic clang. To his astonishment, he found that his keen blade hadn't left even a single mark on it.
In the next second, Blade was sent flying by a direct kick, landing heavily dozens of meters away. He crashed through the wall of the medical center, sending dust and debris billowing into the air.
Fu Zhu witnessed this scene and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
He hadn't expected the Iron Golem's attack patterns to have changed. It was no longer the ordinary Iron Golem that merely possessed a flight attribute; now it seemed to have even gained a repulsion attribute.
As for Blade's attempt to pierce the Iron Golem's arm failing, Fu Zhu wasn't too shocked.
As his own creation, the Iron Golem also benefited from MC's inherent characteristics. In Minecraft, unless special mods are installed, Iron Golems and Steves are singular, indivisible entities. It also carried its own 'historical precedent' – its very form needed to be 'equipped' (intact) to possess its full resistance! Why bother trying to wear it down from range with so many attacks? To deal with an Iron Golem, you need a direct approach, like Steve, or the unwavering resolve of someone like Yue Fei!
At this moment, the Iron Golem, having kicked Blade away, quickly pursued him. Its speed was considerably faster than that of an ordinary Iron Golem.
This Iron Golem charged straight into the medical center. Encountering obstructing, damaged walls, it didn't navigate like an ordinary golem but simply plowed straight through!
A massive, humanoid hole was punched through the damaged wall.
After Fu Zhu and the others heard a series of crashing sounds emanating from the dust and smoke, it wasn't long before the Iron Golem emerged from the haze.
The Blade in its grasp was stained with blood, yet the Iron Golem itself remained spotless.
Fu Zhu couldn't help but ponder: what exactly was this intelligent lifeform before him?
No matter how Blade attacked, the opponent seemed completely unfazed, like a nobody. He even tried to find the core of the opponent's body, but couldn't locate it at all.
The long sword in Blade's hand was even shattered into pieces by a punch while parrying an attack. It was said that the Yamato itself was very special and could self-aggregate, but the toughness of such a blade was beyond compare to ordinary swords!
The Iron Golem gave Blade no chance to recover. Seeing it charge at him once more, Blade's mouth couldn't help but curl into a cruel smile. Today, even if he had to die fighting this Iron Golem, he would make this Iron Golem beat itself to death! An eye for an eye, who was afraid of whom!
A playful Fu Zhu suddenly thought of something. The Iron Golem's hatred mechanism was to target an enemy until they were out of range, or until the opponent died. So, he raised his head and asked Blade:
"The dead Stellaron Hunter, are you going to hand it over or not?"