Chapter 1611
Just as Lith and Solus had predicted, the skeleton golems fought with no fear of death nor care for their survival. The moment they became damaged above a certain threshold, they didn’t hesitate to blow themselves up.

The Phoenixes had been forced to retreat and fight only with magic, losing the advantage that their superior physical prowess granted to them. Getting anywhere near the battlefield was risky yet Lith’s heart raced from excitement.

‘Can you study them?’

‘From this distance, no. What can I tell you even from here is that while the pseudo cores of the enchanted weapons prototypes have been shielded with cloaking spells, those of the mana crystals are perfectly visible.’ Solus replied.

‘It makes sense.’ He thought while formulating his battle plan.

‘Without the Eyes, studying an artifact during a fight is impossible and the golems are programmed to self-destruct the moment they are incapable of fighting anymore.

‘On top of that, unless someone already knows that mana crystals can store memories and willpower, no one would waste their time studying them in the first place. Even Salaark had no idea that a mana crystal is more than just a power source before we shared our research with her.