Locke said to the Steel Golems, "Begin the test."
Immediately, the ten Steel Golems projected red gazes from their eye sockets toward him. One red dot after another appeared on Locke's body, indicating that they had locked onto him as their target.
Alicia stood in the safe zone inside the testing room. This green circle represented absolute safety; no golem would attack anything within it.
Alicia said, "Locke, be careful. The logic behind fighting these mechanical alchemical humanoids is completely different from the logic behind fighting human wizards!"
At the same time, what surprised Locke was that the ten Steel Golems, whose entire bodies were forged from refined steel, did not move as slowly as Apprentice Level golems, like sluggish giants. Instead, the gears on their backs began turning, producing a bone-chilling, icy grinding sound. Then six metal exhaust pipes appeared on each of their backs.
The six metal exhaust pipes instantly sprayed out massive amounts of superheated steam, scorching the ground until it warped.
At the same time, the ten Steel Golems leaped forward. They were like ten cars speeding across the ground, with rotating wheels even appearing beneath their feet to assist their rapid movement as they charged toward Locke.
"Are these the golems created by Alchemists at the First-Ring level?" Before Locke could react, the ten golems had surrounded him. The Steel Golems raised their steel battle-axes and hacked at him. A metal exhaust pipe was also attached to the back of each battle-axe, and it instantly released astonishingly hot steam to increase the kinetic force of the descending blow.
"Boom~"
As a massive explosion rang out, a pair of Plantain Wings resembling the wings of a Green Dragon appeared behind Locke—Great Green Leaf Dragon Sparrow!
With a roar like a dragon's cry, Locke took to the