100 Floors All Master - Chapter 83

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 083

 

15th Floor. Heaven-Gifted Blacksmith (4)

 

Claaaang!

 

The great sword and the golem’s fist collide.

 

And the one pushed back was Kang Jun-hyeok. His body retreated three full steps backward. Kang Jun-hyeok let out a bitter laugh.

 

‘The current me is being pushed back this much?’

 

Kuuung!

 

The golem didn’t stop and advanced forward while swinging its arm. It was an incredibly fast speed that couldn’t be considered typical for a golem. Even Kang Jun-hyeok couldn’t dodge perfectly and had no choice but to defend.

 

Claaaang!

 

Every time fist and weapon collided, his body shook and impact was transmitted.

 

Strong and fast.

 

Strong and fast. It was difficult to respond with pure strength and speed alone. Only when Kang Jun-hyeok drew out his internal energy to strengthen his body and wielded Manbyeonggi’s Divine Art could he manage to face it.

 

But the golem’s abilities weren’t limited to just that.

 

The golem roughly threw its fist. Kang Jun-hyeok threw his body backward to evade. At that moment, the red gem embedded in the fist glowed.

 

Puhwaaaaak!

 

Fierce flames erupted from the gem and engulfed Kang Jun-hyeok. Kang Jun-hyeok quickly raised his shield to block, but the aftershock struck his entire body.

 

“Mm.”

 

He let out a short groan.

 

His Fire Resistance was C.

 

He took no damage from most flames and heat.

 

But the flames the golem had just unleashed pierced through his Fire Resistance and burned his flesh. Kang Jun-hyeok roughly brushed it off while creating distance.

 

What the golem wielded wasn’t limited to flames. It roughly swung its other hand. The blue gem embedded in that fist glowed.

 

Zzzeojeojeong!

 

Cold air swirled from the gem. Extreme cold that cut through flesh and froze lungs. He quickly activated Crack Movement to escape the range.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok muttered.

 

“Red Flame Jade and Cold Ice Jade, huh.”

 

Gems that inherently contained fire and cold. They were quite precious and powerful materials. An ordinary Player would need to surpass the 50th Floor to obtain them.

 

That wasn’t all. What comprised the golem’s body was precious and hard metal. It appeared to be Cold Iron. Ordinary attacks wouldn’t even leave a scratch. Even if enhanced with internal energy, it would be difficult to deal meaningful damage.

 

A golem made of Red Flame Jade, Cold Ice Jade, and Cold Iron.

 

This was the final boss of the 15th Floor.

 

“They want me to defeat something like this. There wouldn’t be any Player capable of it, would there?”

 

[That arrogant bastard spoke his true feelings. He must mean to show ability worthy of that.]

 

The golem was faster and stronger than Kang Jun-hyeok. Its body was incredibly hard and it wielded two gems.

 

In Manbyeonggi’s judgment, even Kang Jun-hyeok had little chance of victory.

 

No. It was beyond little—it was almost nonexistent.

 

And precisely because of that, Manbyeonggi spoke with anticipation.

 

[Show your ability, your worth.]

 

“Absolutely.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok smiled. The countermeasure was already in his head. To execute it, he first needed to approach the golem.

 

Zzzzzing!

 

Cold air pours out from the Cold Ice Jade. Kang Jun-hyeok quickly throws his body toward the wall. He tramples the wall and heads toward the ceiling in an instant.

 

Kraken’s Tentacle Mass. The shoes he wore allowed him to walk freely anywhere.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok, who quickly ran across the ceiling, dropped down above the golem’s head.

 

Boooom!

 

The golem roughly swings its arm to strike him down. Kang Jun-hyeok kicks off the air.

 

[Air Jump.]

 

[Stealth.]

 

He dodges out of the attack range while activating Stealth. The golem, having momentarily lost sight of Kang Jun-hyeok, hesitates. Taking advantage of that gap, he approaches right in front of the golem’s face.

 

Boooooom!

 

The golem, belatedly grasping Kang Jun-hyeok’s position, throws a punch. He pulls his body back to evade. The fist doesn’t reach him, and only the wind pressure hits Kang Jun-hyeok’s body.

 

Kiiing!

 

The Red Flame Jade embedded in the golem’s fist glows brilliantly. Flames rise up to engulf him.

 

And Kang Jun-hyeok had been aiming for exactly that.

 

He pulled out the Fireball Staff with his other hand and pressed it against the gem.

 

[Fireball.]

 

The Fireball activates, and the flame devours the Red Flame Jade that was about to burst with fire.

 

At that moment, a massive explosion erupted.

 

Kwaaaaaaang!

 

The cavern shook and the iron mine trembled. Kang Jun-hyeok, who was slammed into the wall, put away his shield and stood up. He had quickly drawn his shield, but couldn’t eliminate all the damage. A considerable amount of his health had been consumed.

 

But there was a worthy result. The Red Flame Jade that had been embedded in the golem’s arm was shattered to pieces.

 

“First one down.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok muttered and kicked off again. The staggering golem roughly raised its body.

 

Its body charges forward to crush Kang Jun-hyeok. Kang Jun-hyeok quickly throws his body aside. A fist swings, aiming for his body.

 

He can’t dodge it. Kang Jun-hyeok, making a quick judgment, activates a skill.

 

[Instant Acceleration.]

 

For 5 seconds, all speeds become 1.5 times faster.

 

His accelerated body dodges the golem’s attack.

 

He quickly closes in.

 

Uuuung!

 

The golem roughly raises its arm. The blue gem points toward Kang Jun-hyeok.

 

Cold Ice Jade.

 

A gem containing endless cold air.

 

The cold air wasn’t energy. It was impossible to shatter it by injecting external force like with the Red Flame Jade.

 

However, the surface of the Cold Ice Jade is smooth like glass.

 

In other words, it’s weak to vibration and impact. A Laser Rifle appears in Kang Jun-hyeok’s other hand.

 

[Laser Rifle.]

 

Kiiiing!

 

A powerful laser strikes the Cold Ice Jade. Kang Jun-hyeok thrusts his great sword.

 

[Impact.]

 

Wooooong!

 

The great sword touching the Cold Ice Jade shakes violently, transmitting powerful vibrations. It doesn’t stop there.

 

[Sword Energy Wind Blade.]

 

Kwaaaaang!

 

Sword qi swings out and strikes the gem. He puts away the laser rifle. He takes out a hammer and strikes down in sync with the vibration’s timing.

 

Crack!

 

Cracks spread across the gem.

 

The golem hastily doesn’t activate the Cold Ice Jade and strikes Kang Jun-hyeok with its other fist. Unable to defend while attacking the gem, he takes the hit directly. Kang Jun-hyeok’s body bounces away, flying through the sky.

 

In Kang Jun-hyeok’s hand as he flies away, a spear appears.

 

[Spear Throwing.]

 

[Spear Throwing.]

 

[Spear Throwing.]

 

In an instant, three spears precisely pierce into the Cold Ice Jade.

 

Cracks spread like a spider web, and it can no longer hold up and shatters.

 

Craaack!

 

The latent bitter cold bursts out and engulfs the golem. Its massive frame staggers. Kang Jun-hyeok, who was slammed into the wall, gets up while dusting himself off.

 

“That worked.”

 

Red Flame Jade and Cold Ice Jade. He succeeded in breaking both.

 

Manbyeonggi let out an exclamation.

 

[Perfect.]

 

Manbyeonggi let out an exclamation.

 

Red Flame Jade.

 

It was a powerful gem that contained flames within itself.

 

Conversely, this meant the gem was already full of flames. When it received external heat, it would shatter.

 

But even that wasn’t easy. You had to inject heat at precisely the right timing when it was erupting to break it.

 

And the Cold Ice Jade.

 

It was crafted like glass, making it vulnerable to external impacts and vibrations.

 

But it was only relatively weak – normally it wouldn’t even get scratched. At Kang Jun-hyeok’s current level, he could barely break it only by targeting the precise timing and applying vibrations and impacts in succession.

 

Right now, Kang Jun-hyeok had perfectly succeeded at both.

 

[Your Observation proficiency has greatly increased.]

 

“Hmm.”

 

It wasn’t like Kang Jun-hyeok came out unscathed. His stamina had dropped to double digits.

 

[Grace of Compassion.]

 

Kuuuuung!

 

The golem stamps its feet as if in rage. Its rough fist swings out. Kang Jun-hyeok lowers his stance and kicks off the ground to evade.

 

He had succeeded in breaking the two gems, but at best it only made things less disadvantageous. The golem’s body was made of Cold Iron, making it difficult to wound even when wielding Internal Energy.

 

So he targets the weak points.

 

The opponent was made of Cold Iron pieces woven together to form the shape of a golem.

 

In other words, the joint sections were vulnerable like the connecting parts of armor.

 

He targets those parts.

 

He blocks and dodges the swinging attacks while striking the joint sections.

 

[Repulsion.]

 

He activates the skill against the thrusting fist. He can’t push it away, but succeeds in making it veer off course. In that gap, he strikes the joint section.

 

It was a near-perfect response.

 

It was the movement of someone who had grasped the golem’s movement and behavioral structure, and its algorithm, perfectly understanding how to respond.

 

After repeating this dozens of times.

 

Kuuuung!

 

The golem’s left arm falls off. He smiles and grips his sword.

 

“Let’s continue.”

 

Kuuuung!

 

The golem’s body trembles.

 

But when it couldn’t easily respond even in perfect condition, now with one arm fallen off, it was no match at all.

 

In an instant, both arms and legs of the golem fell off. The golem, left with only its torso, desperately shook its head, but nothing happened.

 

“Whew.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok caught his breath. Both his systemic and physical stamina had been considerably depleted. Beyond muscle soreness, he was in a state close to exhaustion.

 

But it wasn’t over yet.

 

The core that existed near the golem’s heart.

 

He had to extract that.

 

The problem was that it was firmly protected by Cold Iron. The method of targeting joints wouldn’t work either. He had to break through with pure force and extract it.

 

So finally.

 

[Royal Blood.]

 

Absolute dominion over Fresh Blood emerges. He strengthens his body with the thread-like remaining Internal Energy and wraps his sword in blood.

 

He puts force into it and strikes the chest.

 

Jjeoeoeoeng!

 

Cracks spread across the golem’s chest. He applies force again and strikes. The Fresh Blood wedges into the created cracks, making gaps. He channels the force generated by the repulsion back into his sword.

 

Jjeoeoeoeng!

 

As a result, just before Royal Blood’s time ended, he could see it.

 

A white-glowing orb the size of a human fist, embedded in the golem’s chest.

 

That was the core. Kang Jun-hyeok reached out and grabbed the core, pulling it out. The light in the golem’s eyes went out.

 

Kuuuuung.

 

The golem’s body slumped down.

 

[Level Up.]

 

[Health + 40]

 

[Strength + 2]

 

[Speed + 1]

 

[Internal Energy + 1]

 

[Observation proficiency has increased from D to C.]

 

[Impact proficiency has increased.]

 

[ Divine Technique proficiency has…]

 

“Phew.”

 

It wasn’t easy.

 

He had won because he perfectly understood the countermeasures and methods to break through the gems’ defenses, but if that hadn’t been the case, he would have likely been defeated. It was indeed worthy of being the first condition to make the Blacksmith a retainer.

 

But he had ultimately achieved victory.

 

Not only had his level increased, but his Observation proficiency had also risen by one stage.

 

[Passive Skill: Observation]

 

[Grade: Lowest Grade]

 

[Proficiency: C]

 

[The power to observe all things and find answers. Not just answers, but reasons, processes, and even the principles of how they work. Everything can be understood.]

 

With Observation proficiency reaching C, it was no longer limited to just objects.

 

All things.

 

He could now find answers about everything.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok looked at the Golem’s Core. He began to understand the structure made of strange and complex mechanisms and its resulting values.

 

“To think it would reach C already.”

 

The Observation Skill had very broad versatility. It was useful for that reason, but precisely because of that, it was even more difficult to raise its proficiency.

 

In his previous life, his Observation proficiency had reached C only after the 40th Floor.

 

This was more than twice as fast. He smiled with joy.

 

‘At this rate, I could reach A soon too.’

 

If proficiency reached A, the skill would evolve one more stage.

 

It would no longer be an ability within the normal category, but closer to a transcendent ability.

 

There was still quite a way to go, but it wasn’t that far off. He felt pleased.

 

After resting to remove the Royal Blood penalty, Kang Jun-hyeok went back up from underground and headed to the Blacksmith Shop. There, the Blacksmith was sitting on the floor waiting.

 

“How did it go?”

 

Instead of answering, Kang Jun-hyeok threw him the Golem’s Core. The Blacksmith who caught it grinned broadly.

 

[Hidden Quest Clear.]

 

[The Blacksmith acknowledges you and will sincerely craft weapons and armor for you.]

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