Volume 6 Chapter 21: Wring His Neck Out
<span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 6 Chapter 21: Wring His Neck Out
<span style="font-weight:400">"Like your attitude," Tennol nodded, "And begin!" The golem made the first move again, dashing at the two. The target was Alfia.
<span style="font-weight:400">Herrick quickly jumped in to block its path.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Think you can charge in without fighting me?" A grin formed as he stared at the monster.
<span style="font-weight:400">"You know it can''t hear you, right?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Shut it! Put some distance between us!" Herrick scoffed at her.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Don''t need to tell me that." Alfia scowled as she jumped away from the fight.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Good. There''s at least some teamwork going on." Despite the harsh words, he could see the teamwork between them. There was some idea of what they wanted to do; use Alfia''s magic while Herrick distracted the golem.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was the same tactic that Scarlet and he used.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Could they really do it?" Gabriel questioned.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Yeah."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Herrick isn''t like Keith. He doesn''t have the footwork like him." One of the reasons Keith could block the thing was his footwork and technique. Herrick didn''t have any of that. His was strength.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I think he''s using me as the base," Keith could tell Herrick was trying the same thing he did. Simr, but not entirely.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I see. That would make more sense." Herrick had tried to copy Keith before. But it was impossible, not with his body.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I doubt the golem would only charge," Keith muttered. He felt something off with the golem. And he was right! The golem started to spin!
<span style="font-weight:400">"!" Herrick reacted, but he was sent flying in the process.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Damn!" "It could do that?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"What kind of golem spins like a top?!" The way it was spinning was too fast.
<span style="font-weight:400">"!" Alfia was the next target. However,
<span style="font-weight:400">"Wind Heel!" Wind formed under her feet as she flew up.
<span style="font-weight:400">"That thing isn''t going to let Alfia chant."
<span style="font-weight:400">"And Herrick really can''t dodge and take those hits." He would be sent flying again.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Wait a minute, what are they doing?" Herrick and Alfia huddled up together. She had quickly grabbed him and brought him up.
<span style="font-weight:400">"We''re not going to win with our strategy."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Of course not! Not with it spinning like that!" Herrick retorted. Their strategy was based on the golem swinging its hand. Herrick would lock it up, and Alfia would fire her magic at the chest.
<span style="font-weight:400">"We need to get that thing to stall out first," That was their first objective. Having it spin like that was annoying.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Got any ideas?" Alfia asked. She was thinking long and hard, but all her ideas would take too long.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I think I got one. But it''s going to send me flying till next week." Herrick groaned.
<span style="font-weight:400">"...Is it quick?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Yes." Herrick nodded. It was fast but hurt a lot.
<span style="font-weight:400">"...Are you sure?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Of course!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Let''s do this!" Herrick jumped down while Alfia continued to float.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Rawr!" A giant roar came from Herrick!
<span style="font-weight:400">"Beastified," Keith muttered. So that''s his n. And the battle between the two started again.
<span style="font-weight:400">"He''s charging at the golem like that?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Is his hit going tond?"
<span style="font-weight:400">Herrick charged at the raging tornado. He was going to be sent flying again. But he never did as Herrick mmed into its body.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Caught you," Herrick smirked as he stomped his feet down. He lifted the giant golem with all his strength and dropped it right on its head.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Do it now!" Herrick screamed.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Spiral edge!'' Alfia fired her magic. A tornado of her own surrounded the golem, shredding it like paper!
<span style="font-weight:400">"We did it!" Alfia shouted. She walked over to Herrick. The two were so excited that they pped their hands together. It was a perfect victory.
<span style="font-weight:400">Tennol smirked. The two did well.
<span style="font-weight:400">...
<span style="font-weight:400">"Alright, everyone., It''s time for your scores." Tennol stared at all the failed students. There was a heavy silence as he did.
<span style="font-weight:400">"All of you have passed."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Yes!" The students roared in happiness.
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." But by the skin of your teeth. He was going to add this. However, looking at their expression, he would leave it at that. A budding friendship formed from some of them.
<span style="font-weight:400">So this is what he wanted.
<span style="font-weight:400">...
<span style="font-weight:400">"Good job, you two!" On the ind, the rest congratted them.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Princess, that was a spectacr performance!" Faelyn praised Alfia to heaven and earth.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Thanks. But this was a team effort." Alfia muttered. She couldn''t take the credit alone.
<span style="font-weight:400">"You know it." Herrick smiled. But then he got a p from Melor, "How could you beastify like that and not lose your sanity?" That was a surprise. Usually, the person would turn rabid.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I don''t know either. I guess because I lower the output?" Herrick wasn''t fully beastified. He only went around 50.
<span style="font-weight:400">"To think Keith''s n would work so well!" Nephelemented as she wiped her tears.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Idiot!" "No!" Diana and Aidiun grabbed their heads when they heard that.
<span style="font-weight:400">"...n?" A nk expression appeared on Alfia and Herrick''s faces.
<span style="font-weight:400">"There was a n?" Melor tilted his head. When did this happen?
<span style="font-weight:400">"No! There was none of that!" Nephele waved her hands. She realized what she said.
<span style="font-weight:400">"This woman is just saying nonsense. Pay her no mind." Diana tried to wave it off. However,
<span style="font-weight:400">"I have to do so much paperwork because of that Keith!" The clincher was Cadmus entering the mansion.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Principal, why do you need to do more paperwork?" Alfia asked. Keith''s name was brought up again. That couldn''t be a coincidence.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Because he''s the one who asked me to alter the golem."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Eh?!" Everyone''s expression dropped.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Oh, dear god!" Aidiun pped his head. Did you have to say it like that?
<span style="font-weight:400">"Wait, he didn''t tell you guys about it?" Cadmus blinked. Behind the students, Diana, Nephele, and Aidiun made many gestures, telling him to shut it.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Wait a minute. Never mind. I said something wrong. Did I say Keith? I meant this tree!"
<span style="font-weight:400">"..." This idiot dragon. Diana and the rest face-palmed while the students backed away from Herrick and Alfia.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Where is Keith?" The guy wasn''t here.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I think he''s meeting with someone right now?" Sarah remembered him saying something.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Good. We''ll wait for him toe back." And then we''ll wring his neck out. There were no two ways about it. This man was going to be facing two monsters.