Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong Chapter 2673: 1469: Exploration and Encounter_2

A glance around revealed the hall brimming with an assortment of bizarre ornaments, from assorted vases and candelabras to ornate armors and a collection of enchanted artworks portraying diverse landscapes such as woodlands, streams, grottos, and aerial isles.

Though an intruder, Leo Ray could plainly discern that the brushwork and hues in these enchanted paintings varied sharply, clearly crafted by different races. The remaining adornments followed suit, clearly showing that the dwelling's master had journeyed across numerous spots in the Outer Region to gather them.

Besides these, a striking rosy rug lay in the hall, appearing somewhat mismatched amid the surrounding finery.

While Leo Ray and his allies scanned the area and geared up to ascend the stairs, the void ahead twisted wildly all at once.

In a blink, a surge of ashen glow shifted the staircase fully a hundred meters distant, scattering nearby ornaments in every direction and leaving the spot where Leo Ray and his group stood abruptly wide open.

This abrupt shift put Leo Ray's senses on high alert in an instant.

To be precise, it wasn't the nearby items fleeing outward but rather the encompassing space expanding swiftly, leading to this odd state.

As Leo Ray pieced together what was happening, dim gray spell circles flared up from the floor encircling them. Moments later, a squad of sturdy, see-through forms materialized from the circles, boxing in Leo Ray and his allies entirely.

By their presence, every one of these shadowy figures boasted strength far surpassing Leo Ray's, hitting at least Tier 6, two-star level.

“Lord, these must be space golem puppets, the trickiest kind of golem puppets!”

Xiao Jing snapped to attention and called out, “These golem puppets embody the space around them; you have to blanket their entire area with overwhelming force to shatter them, or striking any single spot won't do a thing!”

“Who would have thought such a pesky foe existed.”

The Rolandel gripped by Leo Ray gleamed with purple radiance right away, as Odust surfaced too, promptly directing Little Jie to unleash the binding field.

This binding field carried a strong gravitational restraint, offering the perfect shift from defense to offense without a doubt.

“Lord’s Binding!”

True enough, the instant Little Jie unfurled her binding field, the golem puppets charged at Leo Ray and his group from every angle.

Thanks to the binding field's gravity pull, the golem puppets' pace dropped noticeably, though that was the limit.

With ten in total, they overwhelmed Little Jie's limits, so she couldn't pin them all in place.

Yet for Leo Ray, merely delaying them granted him precious moments.

“Thunder Arc Burst!”

As Leo Ray flicked his staff, blinding and savage bolts of lightning erupted, surging toward the golem puppets at speed.

Now past the Tier 6 entry point, bolstered by Odust and the Power of Divine Grace, Leo Ray unleashed Tier 6 incantations sans any incantation.

The second the electric glow struck the golem puppets, wreathed in purple aura, they stiffened clearly, their motions lagging even more.

“Quintuple Thunderfall Skill!”

Leo Ray lashed out once more, unleashing a cascade of purple energy from overhead that swallowed one golem puppet whole, blasting it into mere specks in a flash.

“Amazing work, my lord!”

Watching Leo Ray's strikes land true, Xiao Jing and Little Jie, stationed at his flanks, lit up with excitement and let out joyful cries.

Still, as bolt after bolt of lightning tore through, once Leo Ray had demolished half the golem puppets in quick succession, the rest barreled in close.

“Divine Servant Stab!”

At that sight, Xiao Jing seized her slender blade and jabbed it repeatedly, over a dozen times, into a nearby golem puppet.

But as a Stone Spirit excelling in breaching defenses and stealth strikes rather than broad assaults, Xiao Jing failed to envelop it fully, and the foe's form merely warped faintly before snapping back.

“Lord’s Shelter!”

Only when Little Jie switched the binding field to an unbreakable shield did the advance halt, though the onslaught pressed on.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The leftover five space golem puppets hammered away with their massive fists against the protective shield.

Their unyielding barrage etched clear fissures across the shield. With Little Jie's fatigue from back-to-back fights, it was clear she wouldn't withstand them much longer.

Right as Little Jie's complexion drained and her stance faltered, Leo Ray triggered the Tier 6 Offensive Magic Scroll.

Whoosh!

A blast of biting frost wind gusted out initially, erasing one golem puppet from existence.

Following that, barrages of Wind Demon, Fire Dragon, Water Explosion rained down one by one, utterly wrecking the final golem puppet and restoring utter silence.

Beholding the now-peaceful surroundings, Leo Ray exhaled deeply in relief.

In truth, he possessed a broader-reaching Tier 6 Magic Scroll that could have dispatched the threats with less hassle, but the confined area and their proximity made it risky—such vast spells would harm his own team too.

With that in mind, as Leo Ray steadied himself to press on, a gravelly, wrathful tone boomed: “You wretched human whelp, are you aiming to rip the roof off this lord’s home? You’re pushing me to the brink!”

This enraged, guttural shout made Leo Ray and the pair of Stone Spirits stiffen, their gazes whipping toward the source.

There at the second-floor landing loomed a diminutive shape draped in a rosy cloak, exuding an immense pressure.

This display drew a deep scowl from Leo Ray. The form was tinier than expected, the timbre clashed with the look, and the garb stood out oddly, yet the crushing aura felt bottomlessly dreadful.

Xiao Jing and Little Jie remained utterly vigilant, hovering right by Leo Ray's side.

As the rosy-cloaked figure's words trailed off, the extended space snapped back, drastically closing the gap to Leo Ray.

“Human whelp, this lord merely probed your power on a whim—look at the mess you've made!”

The very next instant, the rosy-cloaked figure materialized before Leo Ray, jabbing a finger at the scorched rosy rug underfoot: “I bartered it from the Merfolk using two pieces of Tier 5 superior gear, and now it's reduced to ash!”

“So those pesky golem puppets served only as a trial?”

At these words, Leo Ray's tension eased somewhat, mixed with resignation.

Since the foe fixated on gear and rugs alone, resolving the issue grew far simpler.

With power like that hidden away, allying him would prove an enormous asset without question.

To secure that, I'd gladly offer a hundred or thousand times the cost—it's no burden at all.

“My apologies, Your Excellency; our actions were hasty. If we've slighted you, please forgive us.”

Leo Ray offered a mild smile in reply, “Regarding the rug, I lack one at hand, but should opportunity arise, I'd gladly procure a grander, finer replacement for you.”

“Clever lad, now you're talking sense.”

The rosy-cloaked figure gave a faint nod, proceeding to size up Leo Ray closely.