So I'm a Snake, Who Cares

Chapter 184: Three, Or Five (1)

The golem was close.

I reflexively focused my eyes.

[Obelisk's Giant - Triple Combination]

Ah, Triple Combination!

Three golems combining into one triple-combined Giant.

And one wyvern who split her head into three, Wyvern Chugota.

Were they born destined to fight each other from birth?

Looking more at the golem's status window, I could clearly tell.

[Traits]

[Guardian], [Golem], [Combination]

[Skills]

[Stack lv5], [Trinity lv1], [Super Acceleration lv2], [Strong Strike lv10], [Sturdiness lv10], [Shock Wave lv10], [Magic Resistance lv10], [Slash Resistance lv20], [Heat Resistance lv20], [Poison Immunity lv-], [Acid Resistance lv5], [Threat Detection lv5], [Self-Repair lv10]...

[Status]

[Alert Stance]

There's not just one or two amazing-looking skills.

You could say it's an upgraded version of Pelerian's Guards A and B that I met before.

Including the toughness of its material not shown in skills, it would really be strong.

There are several skills I'd like to borrow but now's not the time.

I haven't completely mastered Gigantification yet, and I might accidentally draw aggro.

"Grrrr-."

Amazingly, Ta of Chugota was still alive.

With her neck horribly twisted, she let out cries along with pink saliva.

She directed that hostility toward the golem.

"Golems don't die, nor are they unstable. As long as they're not broken by external force, if maintained periodically. They could even live forever."

Pelerian admired the masterpiece his living self had created.

Even that great Heaven Defier magician couldn't mass produce this golem.

Dungeons prepared with golems of this level could be counted on one hand.

"But there is something where golems are worse than even unstable chimeras, do you know what it is?"

'What is it?'

Though it doesn't seem like the time for a lecture, I'm curious.

"It's that golems cannot grow. Though the creator can add functions, they cannot develop on their own."

That makes sense.

Since golems don't have levels, it's natural they can't level up.

"Super Acceleration, Trinity, and Stack. All amazing skills. Abilities and techniques worthy of heroes."

That golem's invisible movements were combinations of such skills.

"As you know, skill combinations often produce multiplication-like effects rather than addition. That combo was implemented assuming such things."

Trinity.

The inevitable power loss that occurs when three entities combine forces.

Heat loss of energy. Unavoidable increase in entropy.

Chugota suffered losses in mana conversion, and serious losses in computational ability, perception, and memory capacity by having three heads.

Meanwhile, the three golems could combine their powers without any loss thanks to the Trinity skill.

Super Acceleration is literally an upgraded version of acceleration skills.

It accelerates at an amazing speed. If only it can handle the aftermath.

Lastly, Stack.

Using skills repeatedly and consecutively.

Flesh masses with muscles, blood vessels, and nerves cannot use stacked Super Acceleration.

But it was possible for golems assembled from inorganic materials.

The golem used that meticulously calculated combo once more.

Its eyes glowed red, revealing heat sinks as it circulated coolant throughout its body to prepare for acceleration.

The golem's form blurred, then disappeared as if blinking.

Soon, dozens of impact sounds rang out simultaneously.

Bang bang bang bang!

Chugota did a crazy breakdance in mid-air.

Pelerian's golem performed dozens of strikes in the blink of an eye.

All three heads spat blood like ketchup simultaneously.

At that rate, her insides must be mush.

Truly overwhelming performance.

Pelerian's golem really had that level of combat power.

For a golem he made to have such power. It was enough to change my view of Pelerian.

But Pelerian didn't look very satisfied.

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"I said golems can't grow. So it remains at the ability level from when I added functions. If it had developed even a little as time passed..."

'If it had?'

"That wyvern would have exploded into hundreds of pieces now."

Unlike golems, chimeras and monsters can develop.

They can level up, and their skills can become stronger.

If they just survive, evolution is possible too.

Meanwhile golems cannot improve beyond the point they were made.

Rather, they'll just break down if not regularly maintained and inspected.

Creak-

Such a sound came from the golem's joints.

I can understand what Pelerian's dissatisfaction means.

'Well still, it's plenty strong.'

"That's true."

But still, the Obelisk's Giant was strong.

"Guuueee!"

Chugota roars trying to take flight.

Once again the golem's form blurred and impact sounds rang out.

Meanwhile, I hadn't just been watching.

I poured potions into the wyvern mom's mouth.

She's too big to get up right away with just one or two bottles. I'd already used up all the potions.

However, thanks to that the wyvern mom painfully got to her feet.

We need to escape quickly. Before the golem turns its hostility toward us.

And we need to gather the wyvern triplets too.

"Kuuuu."

The wyvern mom slowly spread her wings.

Fortunately, flight seemed possible.

That's when it happened.

Bang!

When I turned my head, the golem was in a scissor kick pose in mid-air.

Chugota's massive body bounced far away.

I don't know if she's alive or dead.

Whoosh, whoosh-

The wyvern mom hurriedly took off carrying me.

The golem's head moved toward us.

It seemed to judge us as a threat now that Chugota was eliminated.

"It's fine! If we move away from the dungeon it won't chase us."

It was as the creator Pelerian explained.

The golem, whose top priority was protecting the dungeon, didn't bother chasing us as we fled.

"Kuooo-!"

Despite saving her life, the wyvern mom wasn't happy.

Her cry was rather filled with grief.

Her group was already disintegrating.

The White Wyverns that Chugota brought were tearing apart the Black Wyverns.

'Ugh...'

White monsters should all work together.

But now my allies are the black ones and enemies are the white ones.

I hoped the white ones wouldn't harm the smallest black ones.

The ground here was white because of wyvern guano.

So the black wyvern baby triplets would stand out easily.

"Kugak!"

The one who found them first wasn't me but their mother.

Celeta lowered her altitude while crying out like a scream.

Down below, three baby wyverns were hiding in the shadow of a stone pillar.

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