"This outsider is far too arrogant!"
The same thought flashed through the minds of all three Legendary Knights almost simultaneously. As far as they were concerned, this climactic battle, one that would decide their plane's fate, had only just begun—and their opponent was already brazenly claiming she would wipe them all out?
Seeing the mix of anger and indignation on the three native powerhouses' faces as they felt slighted, Hermione merely gave her wand an elegant twirl and smiled with composed confidence.
"Soon, you'll understand all too well what a desperate nightmare it is to face a well-prepared Archmage."
Before she had even finished speaking, she thrust her wand sharply into the air.
"Arcane Rune Formation: Golem Summoning!"
With a grating tear of space, an enormous, intricate magic circle radiating a deep blue glow instantly took shape on the ground of the Mirror Dimension.
Then, amid the heavy grinding of metal, a slender iron golem rose slowly from the center of the circle, its design a perfect blend of brutal elegance and futuristic technology.
Its body was forged from an unknown, dark metal. It had no face, and its arms were none other than a pair of Plasma High-Frequency Vibration Blades, gleaming with a bloodthirsty chill!
"A... Legendary Tier alchemical golem?!" Marcus's pupils contracted. He sucked in a sharp breath, his grip tightening involuntarily around his golden greatsword.
"Good eye." Hermione's gaze lingered over the golem's sleek metal contours, as if admiring a perfect work of art. Her face was alight with undisguised pride. "To be precise, this is the Supreme Research Institute's masterpiece: the AS-987 Special Annihilation Golem. It was personally designed and developed under the direction of the Arcane Empire's exceptionally brilliant alchemical Archmage, Cedric Diggory. It's a limited-edition one of a kind."
She paused and swept her