Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 102

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Chapter 102.
Together When We Leave
Doo-ho couldn’t simply rejoice.
The information about Nol he’d obtained from Hunter Gallery was.
‘They said 150 centimeters.’
Yet the pack of Nol before him were each built like they’d tower at two meters, and muscular brutes at that.
Right at that moment.
One of them, brimming with youthful vigor, began hurling punches at a boulder resting in the Village.
Doo-ho’s brow furrowed.
‘Is this neighborhood full of lunatics?’
But then….
Crack. Crunch.
Fragments of stone scattered from the creature’s fists, and cracks finally spiderwebbed across the boulder.
Ooooooh.
His companions howled as if in celebration.
Watching this, the smile faded from Doo-ho’s lips.
Then Bom-i spoke softly.
Master.
-That looks rather dangerous, ribbit.
‘Y-you’re right.’
Wait.
‘Why have creatures of this caliber never been discovered before?’
He then surveyed his surroundings.
What had been nagging at his eyes since earlier was the darkened Forest behind the pack of Nol.
It was that distant place from when he’d first entered the 6th Floor.
Doo-ho could roughly piece together why only the Nol here were out of specification.
Normally when a Quest appears, Hunters sweep the area and subjugate the magical beasts.
No one would venture far beyond clearing a Quest.
There was another reason as well.
“Was there no Village on the way here?”
-There were a few Nol at the entrance, Mechromancer.
In short, there was nothing that could be called a proper Village.
‘That’s why Hawkeye, who prides himself on speed, came all the way out here.’
The ability to freely use Save Points must have played a role as well.
While Doo-ho organized his thoughts on why this situation had unfolded, Isto, who’d emerged from the Garage, was surveying the surroundings.
A camera fixed to his head with a headband and all.
Doo-ho’s brow furrowed.
‘He’s not even on edge.’
In a way, it was natural.
I’d never encountered a monster that surpassed Isto until now.
This creature even shattered Poseidon’s toes.
But….
Why was he filming like that?
Doo-ho tilted his head in confusion.
‘Does he enjoy filming like Doo-na?’
The reality, however, differed from Doo-ho’s assumption.
Isto tapped the camera fixed to his head.
-Did you inform Go Gyeong-taek?
A brief silence followed.
-Cop, aren’t you listening to me?
Only then did Cop’s trembling voice emerge from beyond the camera—Isto’s slave number one.
-Good heavens, so many terrifying monsters gathered in one place….
Cop couldn’t hide his excitement upon witnessing the countless Nol swarm.
Whoosh.
Isto covered the camera lens with his fingertip.
Ah!
-W-what are you doing?!
-Hey, slave number one.
-…!
-Why are you ignoring my question?
-I-I apologize. I was so astonished and moved that I lost my focus for a moment.
Cop quickly continued.
-I informed Go Gyeong-taek.
Isto, his LED eyes narrowed into a straight line, issued a warning to Cop.
-From now on, answer promptly when I ask. Understood?
-I’ll correct myself!
-Shh. Speak quietly.
-…Y-yes!
Jacob—or rather, Cop—on the other side of the laptop still couldn’t believe this situation.
When he thought about it, it made perfect sense.
The Abyss, where electronic devices could never survive.
Yet he, an android, was witnessing its interior.
Technically, he hadn’t set foot inside.
But.
He had succeeded in extending an android’s vision into the depths of the Abyss itself.
And….
Without realizing it, Doo-ho was accomplishing what humanity could not.
Perhaps.
It might be better not to know—precisely because of Cop, something that shouldn’t exist in this world….
Hawkeye soon entered stealth mode. Just before fading from perception, a soft voice echoed through Doo-ho’s mind.
-Mecromancer, please enter the Garage.
Doo-ho nodded and entered the Garage with Bom-i.
Meanwhile.
Crunch, crunch.
Isto descended over the hill, walking forward.
Toward the Stronghold of the massive Gnoll horde!
He passed boldly through the entrance constructed from woven beast bones.
Cop’s voice trembled from beyond the camera.
B-Boss?
-You’re just walking in like that?!
Isto continued walking in silence. The absurdity was that because Isto was so small, the towering Gnolls failed to notice him and passed right by.
-Those things are even bigger than the boss?! Aren’t you listening?! Boss!!
Between the tents and bone stakes inside the Stronghold, Gnolls played by tossing animal bones into pits.
A Gnoll wielding a spear among them spotted Isto and approached.
What the—!
-He’s coming! Boss! Hey! Yanma!
Cop was in complete uproar, as if he’d hit a panic button.
Then a Gnoll resembling a werewolf touched Isto’s chest with the rusted spear point in his hand.
Tap, tap.
He prodded at Isto’s chest.
In that instant.
Snap—.
Isto seized the spear shaft.
Grrr?
The Gnoll instinctively tried to pull back, but was dragged helplessly toward Isto.
Thud.
A blunt punch.
The Gnoll’s upper body tore open explosively, flesh scattering through the air.
「Experience gained」
Cop’s breath caught beyond the camera.
-…Huh?!
Silence descended simultaneously.
The gaze of countless Gnolls fixed upon Isto.
Then.
Isto raised both arms.
-It’s showtime.
Cop, witnessing his absurd power, screamed in excitement.
Woooah!
-Let’s goooo!!!
Kraaaaaaagh!
A horde of Nol roared from all directions, surging forward like a tidal wave.
Isto seized the leg of the first creature that rushed at me. Though the Nol towered over two meters, it made no difference.
Thwack!
Isto slammed it against the ground without hesitation.
Again—thwack! Thwack!
After striking the ground twice, three times, the Nol’s body went limp.
[Experience gained]
I seized the limp Nol’s leg in one hand and swung it toward the creatures charging from the side.
Crack! Crunch! Screech….
The Nol corpse, now a club, swept three more creatures away in one arc.
An armored one then charged forward, raising an axe overhead.
Isto hurled the Nol I’d been using as a weapon and stepped forward.
My fist drove into the Nol’s abdomen.
Thud!
The armor shattered.
A gaping hole tore through its back.
The Nol’s legs buckled and it collapsed.
[Experience gained]
That was the moment.
A shadow fell across Isto’s back.
A Nol wielding a sledgehammer raised it high overhead.
Just as it was about to bring it down on me.
Screeeech!
Whoosh—.
A hole punched through the hammer-wielder’s forehead, and it collapsed helplessly.
Isto raised my thumbs up.
-Nice shot, Hawkeye.
The invisible Hawkeye moved and began unleashing arrows of light.
Screeeech!
Each arrow of light pierced through a Nol’s head and continued straight through the chests of those standing behind it.
The Nol fell into chaos.
Isto crushed everything in front while an unseen force pierced skulls from without.
Ooooo…. Ooo!
The creatures howled into the empty air.
A call summoning their allies.
The Nol did not retreat.
Instead, more Nol poured in like a swarm from within the tents and over the ridges.
Nol wielding long spears thrust from a distance. Those with bows unleashed volleys of arrows from the hilltop behind.
Screech, screech, screech!
Hawkeye did not cease their assault.
Arrows of light pierced through the spearman’s neck.
They penetrated the archer’s chest.
And without hesitation, skewered those behind them as well.
A bizarre spectacle unfolded—two figures methodically slaughtering a multitude.
* * *
Inside the Garage.
Doo-ho and Bom-i had their eyes glued to the magnifying glass above the monitoring screen.
The display, set to AUTO, switched ceaselessly.
A screen of Isto seizing a Nol and slamming it to the ground. A screen from Hawkeye’s perspective with arrows of light embedding themselves in rapid succession. The feed jumped frantically between whoever held the offensive advantage.
Thwack! Thwack! Squelch! Squelch!
The sounds erupting from the speaker never ceased.
Simultaneously, notifications poured into Doo-ho’s ears.
[Experience… experience… experience…]
As if the system had lagged, the word “experience” simply stretched on and on.
A mad torrent of experience points—something I hadn’t witnessed since the Ratkin incident.
And soon the system, as if the lag had cleared, unleashed a deluge of experience.
[You have gained experience]
[You have gained experience]
[You have gained experience]
[You have gained experience]
[You have gained exp…]
[Level Up!]
Bom-i’s eyes widened from atop Doo-ho’s shoulder, round as buns.
M-master.
-Is this subjugation or slaughter, croak?
Even the creature seemed to be witnessing such a sight for the first time.
Doo-ho kept his gaze fixed on the screen.
In less than ten minutes, Isto and Hawkeye were dismantling the Nols’ Stronghold.
Then, that moment arrived.
A Nol that was clearly exceptional revealed itself.
Its head was a full size larger than the surrounding Nols.
Tap, tap, tap, tap—.
Shield-bearing Nols surrounded it and struck the ground in formation.
Equipped with spears and shields, they maintained their ranks as they advanced toward Isto.
Their formation resembled a solid tortoise.
In that instant.
The shield wall split open to the left and right.
Through the gap, the one at the center brought a sledgehammer crashing down toward Isto’s head.
Or rather… attempted to crush them.
Boom──!!!
Isto’s fist and the sledge hammer collided, unleashing a deafening roar.
Thud thud thud….
Chunks of flesh and blood tangled together, pouring down like a downpour through the air.
And….
The shield-bearing Nols who met Isto’s crimson-stained LED eyes froze in place.
Regardless, Isto wedged through the gap and spread both arms wide.
Crack!
The shield soldiers swept up in Isto’s force were instantly cleared away.
The perspective shifts to Hawkeye.
Hawkeye’s vision, moving ceaselessly along the perimeter.
Simultaneously, arrows of light flew relentlessly toward the Nol Stronghold.
With each shot, three or four Nols were pierced through and fell.
Even the Nols fleeing in terror were no exception.
Before long.
The once-countless numbers of Nols had visibly dwindled.
In the midst of it all….
[Level Up!]
Again.
[Lev…]
Breaking through the level-up plateau of recent times without hesitation.
Doo-bin, watching their subjugation through the magnifying glass, clenched his fist tightly.
‘I should have done this from the start!’
He felt somewhat embarrassed by his own fumbling efforts up until now. Of course, no one could be satisfied on their first attempt.
Master.
-I should prepare to leave, ribbit.
Huh?
Then he witnessed a rather curious scene on the monitoring screen.
The last remaining Nol stopped in front of the Forest and took a step back.
As if refusing to enter the Forest.
And soon.
Shreeeeek─.
An arrow of light pierced through the Nol’s back.
Silence.
A welcome sound reached his ears.

[Main Quest Achieved!]
Reward: Poison Resistance Acquired
Doo-ho cheered inwardly and immediately opened his stat window.
Before entering, I was level 24 in E-rank, but now I had reached level 48.
“Just two more levels….”
-So I’m getting a successor, croak?
“That’s right!”
* * *
Doo-ho emerged from the Garage.
Bom-i descended from his shoulder and summoned Transport Ship 43 from the Garage.
Bom-i quickly boarded the transport ship and surveyed the surroundings from the cockpit.
Countless corpses of Knolls and broken weapons lay scattered in disarray.
Bom-i’s transport ship began sweeping across the ground, collecting magic stones as if drawing them in, then systematically organizing the hides and bones of the Knolls.
Indeed, Bom-i’s work efficiency was incomparably faster than Set’s, befitting a true professional.
‘Still, there really are an awful lot of Knolls.’
Doo-ho stood with his arms crossed, watching the entire battlefield transform into assets before his eyes.
Then.

[Hidden Quest Triggered!]
◈ Forest of Death Knoll Lord Subjugation (0/1)
Failure or Rejection: 1 Super Intelligence Unit Destroyed
※Summoner Participation Required
Reward: 10,000P
Accept / Reject
Everyone’s gaze fixed on the quest window. Bom-i also stopped working and approached.
Sparks ignited in Isto’s LED eyes as he saw the penalty.
Grrr!
-Is the administrator insane?!
Hawkeye was equally furious.
-This is the administrator overstepping their bounds! Mechromancer.
Meanwhile, Bom-i spoke from the transport ship’s control room in a dejected voice.
His voice echoed loudly through the speakers.
-So, if I’m the one who joined last, does that mean I’ll be destroyed, croak.
Doo-ho quickly turned around.
Bom-i.
“Nothing like that will happen, so calm down.”
Doo-ho did not grow angry.
Instead, I mulled over the penalty’s implications.
A sudden thought occurred to me.
What if the Abyss administrator was truly watching me?
Until now, I had reluctantly entered the Abyss.
So then.
‘Is the purpose to force me so I can’t avoid Hidden Quests?’
Once my thoughts reached that point, it made sense why the penalty severity had increased each time.
Hmm….
“A carrot is more efficient than a whip.”
I muttered it loud enough for the Administrator to hear.
I surveyed everyone around me.
“Since we all entered together, let’s all leave together.”
At my calm words, everyone regained their composure.
Hawkeye.
“Go into the Forest and find the Knoll Road.”
-Understood, Macromanser.
Hawkeye summoned the save point I had used before departure.
-Here it is, Macromanser.
“Be careful.”
-Understood.
Boom───.
Hawkeye nodded and shot straight toward the Forest of Death.
.
.
.
How much time had passed.
-I found it.
With Hawkeye’s words, I drove the save point into the ground.
“Bom-i, finish organizing. Isto, head into the Garage.”
With those words, I crossed the save point immediately.
I became a Macromanser
Author｜
Gungang E
Published｜
February 25, 2026
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TalesYX
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