The Splendor of Netheril
Chapter 789

Battle of the Magic Lock (2)

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Summoning spells generally found it difficult to create anything intelligent. Their true advantage lay in the endless numbers of summoned creatures and their fearless charges, a trait that remained highly useful even at the Legendary tier.

Generally speaking, only those "Legendary Summoning Spells" could grant summoned creatures complete, intelligent simulated souls. Even if the soldiers created by most "Legendary Level" spells could shout a few slogans, that was merely the result of simple "programming."

At this moment, the army of giants summoned by Azterlan perfectly embodied the characteristics of "summoned cannon fodder." Even though Smile had already slipped into the cavalry formation like a venomous snake bringing death, the giant soldiers still roaring in frenzy could think of no strategy beyond ceaselessly swinging their weapons and unleashing "Slashes."

But how could those monotonous "Slashes," which lacked even the most basic variations, possibly touch the maiden goddess's snake-like figure?

Thus, a genuine massacre began.

Smile, having entered a frenzied harvesting mode, began fully displaying her "assassination" techniques. Her figure darted madly through gaps between flashing blades and swords.

Like a butterfly dancing among flowers, like a bird strolling along branches, every flickering crimson shadow announced the death of a giant cavalryman, and every enemy brought down bore one—and only one—perfectly placed wound!

In the blink of an eye, the cavalry regiment that had seemed so imposing moments ago had lost nearly half its numbers. The gaps exposed between them became even wider, their successive "Slash" attacks developed more and more openings, and the maiden goddess's harvesting efficiency grew ever faster.

In the end, Smile no longer even needed to repeatedly cycle through "invisibility"—"reappearance"—"invisibility" to evade attacks. The greatly reduced attack density was no longer enough for those grand-looking yet clumsy and stupid giant axes to strike the agile body of the

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