The knights were still far away.
But the black-haired youth had already thrown two bottles at him - alchemy bombs? Ben frowned slightly, taking a step back. Although they wouldn't be lethal, these bombs would leave anyone severely injured if they hit.
The bottles exploded mid-air, sending scorching acid and glass fragments flying everywhere. However, before they reached Ben, a flickering red flame shield appeared, blocking them.
On the Red Blessing, the Fire Shield spell automatically activated.
But as the white smoke dissipated, Ben found two bizarre humanoid creatures in front of him. They resembled flesh golems, with distorted, ugly bodies covered in alchemy arrays, looking like piles of flabby rotten flesh - but upon closer inspection, they were frailer than golems and only slightly taller than an adult.
