Every step the Construct took sent a rumble through the floor. The shaft of its massive hammer had just been severed, leaving it so short that it resembled a hand hammer.
But it was still an artificial Construct. Driven by its gears, it swung its arms wildly, almost turning them into a spinning fan as it charged at Dawn as though seeking revenge.
Tang Qi knew, however, that [Swift Aura] and [Peerless Athlete] were still eating away at her body throughout their ten-minute duration.
Afterward, she had also been forced to use [Supreme Holy Slash] to repel an attack.
Their escape had been so desperate that she had never had time to repair her body with Restoration Gel—
Her body probably could not support a second slash.
So he shouted an insult:
"You're bulkier than a fat pig, and you move like one too!"
"Hum!"
As an artificial life-form, a [Construct Guard] was immune to almost every disabling condition—
Charm, fear, paralysis, petrification, poison...
Some spellcasters even incorporated special metals into their armored bodies, granting them resistance to particular types of damage, such as fire.
But they were still "life-forms."
They retained a degree of awareness.
And with awareness came a "mind."
That meant the insults of [Verbal Abuse] could inflict "psychic damage."
The insult reached inside its metal helmet, seemingly penetrating its very mind.
The guard staggered, nearly losing its footing.
Once it steadied itself and continued charging at Dawn, she nimbly dodged it. The instant its heavy hammer fell, she slipped aside and slammed her broken sword into its arm assembly.
With a clang, her blow failed to budge its arm armor!
The guard's geared waist rotated, sweeping its arm around in a full arc. It tore through the air with a howl and smashed into Dawn's head—