Chapter 558: The Recovered Stone Statue
With a clear destination, the route map from the castle room to the attic is also in Joan's mind, and the next step will be easy.
He first found the spiral escalator leading to the second floor, walked up the stairs, and climbed to the second floor of the castle.
The entrance of the stairs is facing the door of the lobby on the second floor, and a faint luminous emblem appears in the center of the door, which is obviously blessed with a magic barrier.
Joan performed the "knocking technique" again, unlocking the door lock and seal in the air.
The door made a "click" sound, and was slowly opened under the push of the airflow brought by the outsider, and the hall on the second floor was exposed to everyone.
Joan stood in front of the door and watched. Judging from the furnishings in the hall, this should be the reception room of the castle owner.
In the hall near the floor-to-ceiling windows, there is a circle of high-end looking sofas. There is a round table and a stool in the center of the sofa. An exquisite mahogany violin and a bow are quietly placed on the table—as if making a silent sound. The call, inviting people to pick up the piano and play.
The poet's eyes were immediately attracted by the violin, rubbed his hands, tiptoed across the threshold, and made sure there were no traps under his feet, then trotted boldly to the table, trying to pick up the violin to show off his talent.
Casio is nearly eight feet tall, tall and straight among ordinary people, but the violin on the table is almost taller than his head.
For the twenty-foot-tall cloud giant, this is a "cello" of just the right size. However, Casio can only stand on the piano bench, pick up the large bow with difficulty, and try play.
The poet managed to pull out a series of scales but was interrupted by the laughter of Clark and Shrek. He put down the bow resentfully, jumped off the stool, and said angrily: "Why are you laughing? People who lack artistic taste, can't you hear me?" Is the tone of this piano very good?"
"I can tell it's a good violin, but the way you were playing just now was really funny."
The frost giant's ridicule made the poet look embarrassed. Just as he was about to reply, he suddenly heard harsh movements behind him.
"Watch out! There seems to be something moving by the door!"
At the same time that Casio noticed the abnormality, Joan also turned to look at the entrance of the hall.
On both sides of the door, two tall stone sculptures are displayed against the walls.
The statues are 15 feet high. Judging from the appearance, they are all in the shape of ancient knights in armor, holding battle axes and shields, looking mighty and domineering.
This style of interior furnishings is also popular on the surface world.
Take Joan's hometown of Alfheim as an example. Noble lords and wealthy manor owners like to decorate their halls with knight statues or a full set of plate armor to show the family's martial spirit.
But these four knight statues displayed in the hall on the second floor of the cloud giant's castle are not just decorations.
The stone statues seemed to be disturbed by the sound of the zither played by the poet just now. They raised their heads in unison, opened their eyes, and shot a blue light from behind the stone-carved visor, looking coldly at the uninvited guests in the hall.
From the moment these huge stone knights opened their eyes, Joan noticed a strong magical aura emanating from them, and his heart skipped a beat.
"This is... a living stone statue?" He muttered to himself, then shook his head to deny his guess, and warned the stunned companion beside him seriously: "We are in big trouble, these sculptures... are probably all stone golems !"
Hearing the word "stone golem", even the fearless ogre king couldn't help but change his face.
There are countless types of "constructs" in the world, but among all constructs, the most famous subtype is undoubtedly "golems"!
"Golem" is actually a general term for a large class of advanced constructs, including hundreds of varieties, with different functions and uses.
As far as fighting golems are concerned, their strengths vary widely.
The mighty golem is intimidating even the dragon, and even has the wisdom to think independently.
Weak golems have no intelligence at all, and their combat effectiveness is not as good as the "activated scarecrow", so they cannot be generalized.
However, regardless of whether they are strong or weak, most of the "golems" have the same characteristic - abnormally high magic resistance!
Most of the magic in the world cannot directly affect the golem!
This alone made the two spellcasters, Joan and Casio, feel dark in front of their eyes, unable to express their pain.
What's more, "Stone Golem" is a high-level type of golem. Although it doesn't have a smart mind, its combat power is so strong that it explodes. The strength attribute alone is enough to compete with strong men like Clark and Shrek!
There were four such terrifying stone golems in the hall at once. In addition to lamenting the extravagant style of the castle owner, Joan and the others couldn't help feeling chills down their backs and crying secretly.
The four stone golems all held a shield in their left hand and an ax in their right hand. Their eyes were fixed on the four intruders opposite them like lightning. Instead of attacking immediately, they roared in unison, as if they were asking questions in the language of ancient giants.
Clark was the only one among the four present who could understand the ancient giant language. When he heard the stone golems shouting in unison, he was stunned for a moment, and then asked his companions eagerly:
"Password! The Stone Golem demands our passphrase! How should I respond to their request?"
"My God! Only the owner of the manor and the distinguished guests invited by the master can know the password. We are just a group of uninvited thieves. How can we know the password? This is really terrible! "
The poet scratched his head anxiously.
"That can't be helped. To be a thief, you must have the consciousness of being a thief. We can only fight head-on with these stone guards."
Shrek weighed the big stick in his hand, showing a murderous look.
"Wait! Fatty, are you not crazy?" Clark glared at Shrek angrily, "Think about it with your brain, neither our mages nor poets can get close to the stone golem, just you and me, how can we Possibly defeat the four stone golems!"
"Big guy, the situation is already like this, and you can't change the status quo even if you use your brain. Knowing that you can't beat it, you can only bite the bullet and give it a try. Maybe there is a chance to escape from this hall." Shrek replied nonchalantly.
The ogre king's words reminded Clark.
Fighting against the four stone golems in this hall with limited space and no shelter is indeed not a big chance of winning. If you can rush out of the door, use the narrow steps to restrain the heavy and clumsy stone golems, and solve them one by one , it's much easier.
It's a pity that the stone golems on the opposite side seemed to be well-trained. After confirming that the intruders could not answer the password, they defined them as thieves that must be wiped out, and immediately launched an offensive.
Among them, the two golems closest to the gate took a big step to the side at the same time. Accompanied by the sound of roaring footsteps, the two huge rock bodies blocked the hall door tightly, cutting off the escape route of the intruder.