-168- [ Summon Golem ]

————Golem.

This term originates from Kabbalah, referring to "embryo" and "prototype."

Kabbalah is a term derived from Judaism, also known as Hebrew mysticism. It's a set of mystical teachings that developed within Judaism even before the emergence of Christianity.

This system eventually evolved into a system of magic, becoming a secret art of "recreating the process of God creating humans." It's widely featured in various stories and legends.

The result of this magical practice is the golem.

Because God created humans from clay.

God fashioned the first human in the world according to His own image, using clay. This human, the first man on Earth, was Adam.

From this legend, the magic system of Kabbalah began to take shape.

The secret art of "recreating the process of God creating humans" involves using clay to create life, just as God did.

Naturally, what's created from clay is merely a mud figure, not a real person.

Magus aren't gods; they can't bestow true life and soul to clay. They can only make it move, under their control.

And thus, the golem was born.

Puppet created from materials like clay, rocks, wood, or even machinery are referred to as golems. These Golems are also mentioned in various myths and legends.

Rozen didn't understand the techniques of making golems, let alone the magic of the Kabbalah system. Naturally, he couldn't create golems.

However, perhaps due to the materials and manipulation techniques for various dolls stored in the library of the Akabane clan, after thoroughly reading all the books, Rozen somehow found that he could naturally use the magic of summoning golems.

This magic became Rozen's trump card before he returned to Chaldea.

Because golems vary in strength based on the materials and methods used in their creation, similar to dolls.

The weaker ones are only at the level of lower-tier familiars.

The stronger ones can even reach the level of top-tier familiars.

After mastering the "Golem Summoning," Rozen could only summon golems equivalent to lower-tier and Mid-tier familiars.

However, even among the same tier, there were variations in strength.

For Mid-tier familiars, some might barely be above ordinary beasts, while others could be at the very top, just a step below top-tier familiars.

Rozen's "Golem Summoning" allowed him to summon golems that were just a step below top-tier familiars within the intermediate tier.

It could be said that the ability to summon golems was Rozen's strongest magic before returning to Chaldea.

Now, utilizing the immense magical energy he gained from releasing the Command Seal, Rozen employed this technique.

"Boom..."

The ground in Orleans began to shake.

"What's going on...?"

Caster, who stood atop a massive sea monster, couldn't help but be stunned.

During that moment of hesitation, the ground ahead of him suddenly upheaved.

"Thud!"

Amidst the sound of earth exploding, a golem appeared on the street.

It resembled a stone giant, muscles bulging all over its body, extraordinarily sturdy, with short, stout limbs that appeared somewhat cumbersome, yet exuding a sense of immense power.

"Thud! Thud!"

The heavy footsteps of the golem resounded on the ground, causing the earth to tremble slightly. It then began to run, charging towards a sea monster.

"Boom!"

Amidst a deafening roar, the sea monster, caught off guard, was sent flying.

"Gurgle...!"

"Gurgle...!"

Around him, one sea monster after another finally realized the situation, turned around, and prepared to charge towards the direction of the golem.

But at this moment, more golems appeared.

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

With each burst of earth, golems emerged consecutively on the streets of Orleans.

To match the seemingly endless sea monster army, Rozen utilized all the magical energy converted from the Command Seals.

Without the Command Seals, given Rozen's current magical energy, he probably wouldn't be able to summon more than three golems before his magical energy ran out.

However, in this very moment, armed with the vast magical energy converted from the Command Seals, Rozen managed to summon over a hundred golems.

Moreover, all these golems possess robust bodies and strength.

Based on their performance, golems are generally divided into small-sized golems, medium-sized golems, large-sized golems, and super-sized golems.

They correspond to lower-tier familiars, Mid-tier familiars, upper-tier familiars, and top-tier familiars, respectively.

Among them, small-sized golems are about the size of beasts, medium-sized golems are akin to small giants, large-sized golems are comparable to buildings, and super-sized golems can rival skyscrapers, resembling monsters capable of wreaking havoc and destruction upon a city.

Currently, Rozen is summoning medium-sized golems, each with a stature resembling small giants several meters in height.

With the immense magical energy granted by the released Command Seals, he summons over a hundred medium-sized golems that can be ranked among the top within the Mid-tier familiars.

"Bam!"

With their powerful bodies, the golems send another sea monster flying.

"Thud!"

A golem swings a heavy stone fist, sweeping away the sea monsters blocking its path.

As if trampling over the sea monsters, the hundred or so golems pummel, collide, and sweep away sea monsters one after another. Some even seize the sea monsters, tearing them apart with force, causing their viscous fluids to stain the ground.

"Noooooooooooooooooo!"

Witnessing this scene, Caster holding the grimoire seemed to be dealt a severe blow, clutching his head as he cried out. The sea monster army turned its attention to the golem army and launched an attack.

Unfortunately, Rozen's choice of summoning golems wasn't merely because "Golem Summoning" was the strongest magic he could use before his return to Chaldea. It was also because golems' characteristics were advantageous against sea monsters.

The sea monsters' attacks landed on the heavily-built golems, proving ineffective as they got entangled.

The sea monsters' tentacles were powerless against the golems, as the golems were stone figures that couldn't be crushed or strangled.

The sea monsters' toxic fluids merely generated a puff of smoke when they touched the golems, unable to corrode these constructs formed from clay.

Consequently, the sea monsters could only be overwhelmed by the golems.

"Unforgivable!"

Caster's furious cry resonated, prompting the massive sea monsters to charge.

Facing sea monsters the size of large buildings, the golems finally couldn't maintain the upper hand, being ensnared by giant tentacles, thrown to the ground, and emitting resounding roars.

In this state, Caster didn't see a phantom-like owl suddenly appear and slip into his body.

"Whoa...!?"

Caster let out a strange cry, tumbling down from the sea monster's body.

Beneath him, as if having planned for this scenario, several golems appeared and pounced on him, restraining him.

At this moment, Rozen had already controlled the giant eagle and soared out of Orleans.

"Ooh... ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh...!!!!"

Only Caster's voice, filled with despair and madness, echoed through the sky, not ceasing for a long time.