Blacksmithing Is Child’s Play for a Dark Mage - Chapter 15

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Episode 15
Tei had just approached the location where the Dark Sorcerer and the Golem contingent were locked in fierce combat.
He had to pause for a moment at the message that appeared for the first time since arriving in this world.
—Ting!
—A Quest has been generated.
[Quest: Subjugate the Dark Sorcerer]
Eliminate the Dark Sorcerer who performed a human sacrifice for promotion.
Success Reward: 1 Confirmed Skill Book
Failure Penalty: None
‘A Quest!?’
Tei was astonished.
In his previous life, he could count on his fingers the number of times he’d received a Quest.
A Quest was something all Hunters dreamed of receiving.
Because the rewards were incredibly lucrative!
Just look at that Confirmed Skill Book! Isn’t it amazing?
Leveling up even a single Level is brutally difficult for Hunters.
You can tell from the fact that the world’s strongest ranker was Level 24.
And surprisingly enough.
Acquiring skills is also damn near impossible.
To be more precise, obtaining powerful skills is extraordinarily difficult.
As far as Tei knew, there were three ways to obtain a skill.
First, repetitive actions become skills.
Power Strike, which he’d gained upon arrival, was one such skill.
It was reasonably useful, but honestly, its absence wouldn’t make much difference. These kinds of skills were called Common Skills.
The next method was leveling up.
When you reached an odd Level, you could obtain a Class Skill.
In other words, at Levels 3, 5, 7, 9 and so on, you could obtain one Class Skill.
The problem was that it was random!
This was where luck could completely screw you over!
And then.
You acquire skills as rewards from Quests or dungeon clears.
The probability of obtaining a skill from dungeon clears was extremely low, and in his previous life, Tei had received Quests only a handful of times.
Do you understand how difficult it is to obtain a powerful skill?
But they’re giving me a Confirmed Skill Book, not a random one?
That means I can choose the skill myself, doesn’t it?
It’s too much! The reward is too generous!
‘Damn. The reward is insanely good, but… can I actually do this?’
Just by looking, there was one demon that seemed incredibly powerful.
And those grotesque clusters made from corpses were enough to tell him this was no ordinary Dark Sorcerer.
Since his enemy didn’t know where Tei was yet, he could probably bring them down with a surprise attack, but.
Could he actually pull it off?
On the other hand.
Avoiding combat and simply fleeing was also an option.
The Dark Sorcerer’s attention was fixed on the battle with the Golems, so if he ran at full speed, he could escape the Sewers.
That way, he would survive.
‘Just survive, or risk danger for the reward. So it comes down to this choice…’
The Hunter System.
It was still a mystery what transcendent being had created it.
‘Nothing ventured, nothing gained.’
Tei made his decision.
And he carefully began to unpack his backpack.
There were a few things he’d brought with him.
A Hammer used by the Hobbit-like Race, and an Anvil that the Hobbit-like Race had used.
Both were small in size (it seemed to be because of their diminutive stature) and didn’t weigh much, so he’d brought them along.
He needed these two items to activate his Crafting Skill, so he’d brought them just in case.
Beyond these, he’d also collected things of value.
Things like Golem Core Fragments from broken Golems.
Tei glanced at the Dark Sorcerer, then quietly gathered some of the corpses nearby.
The Imp Butler and his chattering mouth both watched Tei’s actions in silence, sensing his seriousness.
Tei picked up a corpse near the Anvil and grasped the Hammer.
And then he activated his Crafting Skill.
Flash!
A twisted, bone-white spear materialized in a burst of light.
“Perfect.”
[Finger Sacrifice’s Twisted Bone Spear]
Quality: Superior
Rank: Magical.
A bone spear imbued with mystical power.
In exchange for breaking one of the user’s fingers, it will always strike true against its target.
Function: Guaranteed Hit
Function: User’s finger fractures (1)
Function: Non-reusable after activation
Always finds its mark. A genuinely useful weapon for one’s arsenal.
The speed is impressive, and the force potent enough to pierce an ordinary human clean through.
It works well against monsters of level ten and below.
Though the target cannot evade it, they can still defend.
A shield or protective spell would be sufficient to block it.
Or if one’s body is sufficiently durable, the spear simply won’t penetrate.
But.
When Tei glanced at the Dark Sorcerer, he didn’t appear to have cast any protective magic on himself.
“I’ll make another.”
Flash!
He crafted a second Finger Sacrifice’s Twisted Bone Spear.
Holding both spears, Tei waited for his moment.
Then, the instant the Dark Sorcerer began to speak in fury—
“Shot!”
Crack!
Thud!
The spear tore through his back in one motion and drove straight through his heart!
“Nice!”
Snap!
At the same moment, one of his fingers fractured.
‘Filthy pain! But… I can take it!’
Tei gritted his teeth, enduring the agony of his broken finger.
But remarkably, the Dark Sorcerer did not die instantly.
Had the spear missed his heart? Even so, his lungs or stomach should have been pierced—yet he was moving far too well for that.
As that thought crossed his mind, he saw the creature reach for some suspicious substance.
‘He’s going to revive if I don’t act! Damn. Good thing I prepared for this.’
Time to throw the second spear!
“Who on earth—”
The creature cried out, trying to turn his gaze toward Tei in that moment.
‘Second shot, coming in hot!’
Tei hurled the spear with all his strength.
Snap!
His second finger fractured.
Gritting his teeth against the pain, he watched as the Clown Demon stepped forward and swatted the spear aside.
‘Fool! You can’t block that so easily!’
As he savored the thought, the second spear altered its trajectory and slammed directly into the creature’s flank.
“Ungh!”
The moment the creature cried out in agony, Tei stepped forward, the Ratman Skull Staff gripped in his hands.
“Strike! Beautiful hit!”
Tei shouted those words as he pressed ahead.
“Behold! My entrance, grand and glorious!”
And true to form, he continued his nonsensical commentary.
The Dark Sorcerer began to gesture accusingly, his mouth opening to speak, but he had already suffered two mortal wounds.
His strength failing, he started to say something, then fell silent. Tei leveled the Ratman Skull Staff at him.
“Infernal Mana Arrows.”
Whistle-whistle-whistle-whistle-whistle-whistle-ping!
Six arrows of sinister hellish mana took flight.
They shot forward like black lightning, streaking toward the Dark Sorcerer, but the demon wearing the Clown mask blocked their path.
Pop-pop-pop-crack!
‘The Dark Sorcerer didn’t drop dead instantly. Inconvenient.’
“Hee-hee-haw-haw-hooo! What manner of cruel jest is this! I say, friend, did I not counsel you to withdraw at once? To perish in such a pathetic fashion!”
Yet.
The demon made no real counterattack, instead flying toward his contractor and hurling mockery at him.
“Wow. Demon morality is really something else.”
“Hmm. That demon is…….”
“You know?”
“I know, but I cannot speak of it freely. It is knowledge of Hell itself—such things demand a price.”
“Well then.”
“What a delightful demon you are! Your sense of humor is truly exceptional!”
The chattering dialogue seemed to please the demon. Being of a jovial nature, he appeared to enjoy such banter.
Thud.
“You…… you wretch…… you dare…… sabotage my…….”
And then.
The Dark Sorcerer fell to his knees, fixing Tei with a gaze murderous enough to kill.
“I curse you…… I curse you! May you descend into madness eternal! Go mad! Go utterly mad! Krgh…… hack!”
Splurt!
He coughed blood and collapsed.
But it was no meaningless end.
Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick!
The curse the Dark Sorcerer had invoked before death now activated.
From his blood, a crimson miasma poured forth, sweeping toward Tei in a wave.
There was no way to dodge it!
“Damn!”
Tei cried out as the curse wrapped around him.
A curse!
Dark sorcery invoked at death’s threshold would be virulent beyond measure!
The moment that thought crossed his mind.
-You have been exposed to the curse: Advanced Madness Mental Erosion.
-The curse is activating.
-Advanced Madness Mental Erosion is taking effect.
-Madness Accumulation is triggering.
-Madness has been accumulated.
Nothing happened.
“Huh?”
“Eh?”
“What?”
“Hmmm?”
One human. One ego item. And two demons.
All four of them stared at this bizarre phenomenon, each registering a different emotion.
This…… could actually happen?
* * *
Tei knew his Madness Accumulation skill was extraordinarily powerful.
He was immune to mental-type skills that invoke madness.
In fact, it wasn’t merely immunity.
It was also a means of gathering resources.
By collecting Madness gauge, he could deploy certain practical skills.
But.
Who could have guessed the Dark Sorcerer’s curse would be mental-type?
Pure luck! Jackpot!
What fortune this was!
However.
The two demons around him understood nothing of what had occurred.
“What in the name of perdition is this! The curse didn’t take hold?! He bears no holy relic either—how is this possible!”
The Clown Demon was beside himself.
“Truly fascinating. Is this another power you possess?”
The Imp Butler also wore an expression of bewilderment at this impossible turn.
He understood their shock well enough.
But Tei saw no need to explain himself to either of them.
The contractor is dead anyway, so that demon will have to return to Hell now.
There’s no point in giving away information.
“Indeed, Master! Madness is our old friend! Ha-ha!”
Only the Clown Demon’s rambling mouth—created from a Madness engineer’s Class Skill—responded as if it understood why all this had come to pass.
And ignoring the reactions around him,
Tei looked at the message window.
-Quest Complete!
-Collecting rewards!
-You have obtained 1 Confirmed Skill Book.
He got it! A Confirmed Skill Book!
With this, he could learn even S-rank skills in a single go!
‘Which skill should I learn? Among the skills I need right now, what’s the strongest? No—should I learn something with growth potential instead?’
Tei sank deep into thought.
The Dark Sorcerer: Too Easy as a Blacksmith
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