Chapter: 509

In the pyramid behind them, strangely, was a small human-sized entrance. None of the statues could possibly hope to fit through it.

The most intriguing part was the units backing up the spearman statues.

Behind the phalanx of spearmen were some floating statues. Each of them had no lower torso or weapon – instead they had some large gauntlets which ended in long claws.

“Huh… just like the giants at the third pyramid.” Jay thought as he recalled the huge statues at the entrance to the third pyramid. It seemed that these weren’t just for show – each of them were launching spells from their gauntlets.

“But how are they using magic… aren’t they magic immune?” Jay raised a brow as he gazed at them.

Each of their gauntlets were periodically charging a purple spindle-shaped spell which was sent off into the swarm of dihexapedes. The spell seemed to have no effect though, as the dihexapedes were similarly immune to non-physical magic.

Jay thought it was quite foolish of them to keep casting ineffective spells, but he guessed that the statues were simply too old, relying on their instincts as they kept launching endless, useless spells. Their minds had left them.

**Bonus chapter 1/5***


Jay had a regretful, pitying smile but he was soon bothered by something – he wouldn’t know how strong this spell is, or what it did, until he actually experienced it.

This was the least of their problems for now though, as there was another dilemma facing them: do they wait to see if the dihexapedes can thin out the stone guards before entering the battle – or do they enter now before all the dihexapedes die out, taking some pressure off themselves while fighting the statues?

It was clearly a different pack of dihexapede’s too, as the one they fought in the mist only had about fifteen left; the number of them fighting this battle were in the mid forties.

Jay squinted at them for a moment. It seemed like the dihexapede’s were doing well and the battle would be equal – yet there was one problem: each time a dihexapede died, they would all get weaker.

This would have a compounding effect – if one was slain, then the next one was easier to kill. It seemed an even battle now but soon it would snowball out of control and the poor twisted creatures would all probably die at once.

With a resolute decisiveness, Jay made a decision.

“We’ve got to go in now,” Jay made an icy stare at the small entrance of the pyramid.

“Can’t we just wait and see?”

“No, it will be too late then. We have to break through them while they’re distracted. Let’s move.” Jay crept forward with his skeletons into the ruins on the right..

Anya bit her lip but followed along anyway, deciding to trust Jay. It wasn’t like she had a choice anyway, she was the one following Jay along after all.

All seven of them – Jay, Anya and the five skeletons – crept quietly around the small mounds of rubble in the ruins. They didn’t want to be noticed by either the dihexapedes or the stone statues.

Jay had already begun to charge a few unstable teeth spells in his hand while they snuck through.

Unlike the mysterious purple spells being launched by the floating statues, these were effective because they created a physical force, which was the explosion followed by the tooth’s enamel shrapnel.

Jay led them closer to the pillar on the right; it would be better to push through the side rather than through the middle – there were also less dihexapede corpses here to jump over too.

Still, it wouldn’t be easy.

“Hmm… this probably won’t be enough.” Jay thought as he looked at the charged teeth in his hand.