Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 108
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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Hunt for the Giant King (1)
Hunt for the Giant King (1)
Lukk was called one of the five talents of the kingdom.
He was called a sword prodigy from birth and had received solid support from his father, Marquis Lukburg.
Nevertheless, Lukk took the difficult path instead of the easy one available to him.
The reason was to prevent even the slightest blemish from appearing on his father’s name.
He finally became a knight.
But what was this situation?
‘Father has been demoted…’
Lukk needed something.
Something to fill the tarnished name of his father.
Also, for the sake of the man who had been filled with worry lately, he wanted to complete the subjugation magnificently.
In reality, the subjugation was too easy.
Lukk had easily transcended the level of an ordinary knight.
Indeed, while Lukk didn’t have talent comparable to the Sword King, he was material for a Sword Saint.
Because it was so easy, Lukk became bold.
‘Let me establish a foothold so Father can be comfortable at least in this place.’
Though he was a demoted lord, he wanted to give his father more strength.
Also, since subjugating the ogre chieftain was this easy, he would surely have an easy subjugation in the Forest of Green Leaves too.
Indeed, it was smooth in the Forest of Green Leaves as well.
Cyclopes, who were stronger than ogres, appeared, but Lukk was an excellent knight and commander.
Of course, Lukk had no intention of challenging the Giant King.
‘At my level, just having rumors spread that I killed ten cyclopes with soldiers would be a magnificent achievement.’
So he defeated ten cyclopes together with his soldiers.
That was the source of trouble.
The moment they defeated ten cyclopes, what they had believed to be a giant rock placed to one side crumbled away with a rumbling sound.
The being that rose from within reached a height of 5 meters.
Watching the creature stretch to its full extent, one being came to mind in Lukk’s head.
‘A troll…?’
Of course, it wasn’t an ordinary troll.
The creature was twice as large and had a ferocious face.
The one with snake-like narrow eyes looked at him as if viewing an insect.
“Uh, uaaaah…”
“Uh, uhhhh…”
Just the scattered killing intent paralyzed thirty soldiers, making them step backward.
Lukk was bewildered.
However, he was someone who could make rational judgments quickly.
‘It’s now or never…’
He was seized by the instinct that if not now, when it had just awakened and was loosening its stiff body with creaking sounds, he wouldn’t be able to kill it.
He kicked off the ground and flew.
Swoooosh-
He slashed the creature’s neck with all his might and passed by.
But something shocking happened.
The sword couldn’t penetrate deeply and only left a shallow wound.
The problem was that the wound wriggled and regenerated before Lukk could land again.
‘Even if it’s a troll…’
Lukk had never seen a being with such regenerative power in his life.
Soon the Giant King mocked him.
Lukk realized that the Giant King had deliberately allowed his attack.
Soon the creature’s belly swelled up.
The creature that had inhaled deeply raised its head toward the sky.
“GROOOOOOAR!”
[The Giant King awakens.]
[Giant King’s Rage]
[Regeneration against weapons with cutting and piercing power increases by 300% compared to ordinary trolls.]
[The Giant King regains its lost power as time passes.]
[Giant King Lv.281]
[Level will increase by 10 after 10 minutes.]
[It will regain all its power within 40 minutes total, and the Giant King’s final level is 383.]
NPCs sometimes hear and sometimes don’t hear what are called divine messages.
Usually, messages about such creatures are heard by them as well.
“Shoot, shooooot!”
“Kill iiiiit!”
“Hiiiiiiek!”
The terrified soldiers shoot arrows randomly.
Someone else thrusts with a spear.
And someone hacks at the creature’s thigh with an axe.
But.
Wriggle wriggle-
Hissssss-
Smoke puffs out and the wounds are regenerating in just a few seconds.
‘This won’t work…’
Lukk’s vision became dizzy.
Even ordinary trolls have excellent regenerative power.
They regenerate wounds they’ve received in just a few minutes.
But this one was much faster than that.
The problem was that the weapons with ‘cutting and piercing power’ mentioned in the divine message were all related to what the soldiers were holding.
Swords, spears, arrowheads.
All those weapons accelerated the Giant King’s regeneration.
“Everyone retreat…”
Before Lukk could finish those words.
CRASH-
The Giant King struck down a soldier with its fist.
The soldier, crushed like a tomato, met death instantly.
Thick blood splattered all over Lukk’s face.
But he quickly came to his senses.
“Everyone retreat! Don’t maintain formation and survive at all costs!”
The soldiers began to scatter and flee.
Rook moved swiftly and cut both of the Giant King’s Achilles tendons.
Kuuuung-
The Giant King, slightly losing his balance, made a strange laugh.
“Guhh?”
And Rook ran with all his might to escape.
Running frantically like that, Rook could see the Giant King suddenly appearing from the bushes and killing soldiers.
After killing several soldiers, the Giant King soon became quiet.
He wasn’t killing other soldiers.
And he appeared countless times around the running Rook.
Only then did Rook realize.
‘He’s hunting.’
The Giant King was toying with him to hunt himself, the leader of the group.
Suddenly, Rook came to understand.
‘This is bad.’
The Giant King was cunning even while hunting himself, the leader.
The reason he deliberately didn’t clash with other soldiers anymore.
‘He’s waiting until his power fully awakens.’
And once he finished all his awakening, he would lead the giants that awakened in this place and charge toward Abraham territory.
And at that moment, the fleeing Rook could see the Giant King who suddenly appeared behind him.
Kwaaaaang-
Rook, hit by his kick, flew dozens of meters.
Rook shook his head vigorously and made a puzzled expression.
Because there was a man looking down at him.
“…You awakened the Giant King? We’ll discuss this story later, I’ll make sure to hold you accountable for that crime somehow.”
Rook’s face crumpled miserably upon seeing him.
“You bastard…!”
His fists clenched tightly.
Just a few hours ago when the cannonball fell and was about to explode, Rook had also been at that place.
Yes, he was precisely Hyeon-su, who had demoted his father.
***
Having learned of the Windstorm Corps’ existence through the Hidden Piece, Hyeon-su needed a higher subjugation rate.
Currently it was only 35%.
Kan, the vice-captain of the Windstorm Corps, had developed loyalty toward him and could be brought along.
‘But the other members are different.’
Through the Hidden Piece notification, he knew why they wouldn’t follow him.
He had proven himself to Kan, but not to them.
Therefore, that proof could only be achieved through the subjugation rate.
And then came the new story and the sudden Quest that erupted.
[Sudden Quest: Giant King Hunt]
Grade: SS
Restriction: One who triggered a new story.
Reward: 50% subjugation rate, Marquis Rookburg will bestow a reward.
Penalty upon failure: Title revocation.
Description: Due to Rook, the son of Marquis Rookburg, the Giant King who had slept for a long time has awakened. Rook is Marquis Rookburg’s only child and his paternal love is special. If you save Rook’s life, there might be a special reward.
Marquis Rookburg.
He didn’t particularly have a good image for Hyeon-su.
‘But right now I need the subjugation rate.’
And Hyeon-su wasn’t a reckless person.
“Kan, immediately lead all forces and return to the territory.”
Kan and the soldiers were silent for a moment.
But they now had such high loyalty toward Hyeon-su that they wouldn’t voice a single word of objection or concern.
“We receive your orders.”
Having sent them back, Hyeon-su soon faced a soldier who had turned pale.
Thump, thump thump, thump-
Soon he heard giant footsteps approaching.
“What happened here?”
Hyeon-su quickly received a briefing.
‘Rapid regeneration no matter what weapon cuts him?’
Hyeon-su acquired all information about the Giant King.
“Return to the territory.”
The terrified soldier ran away as if fleeing.
Then Hyeon-su could see Rook who had fallen in front of him.
In fact, Rook was the culprit behind all of this.
However, now he had to put this aside.
“…You awakened the Giant King? We’ll discuss this story later, I’ll make sure to hold you accountable for that crime somehow.”
“You bastard…!”
Rook also growled while looking at him.
However, soon Rook’s vision spun dizzily.
He had literally flown through the sky from the Giant King’s kick and fallen here.
Rook spoke through his fading consciousness.
“That thing… no weapon… works on it….”
“I know.”
Rook watched Hyeon-su walking forward indifferently.
“Even if it’s not a weapon, I have the strongest weapon that can kill that thing.”
He had vaguely heard that he was the greatest blacksmith.
At that moment, Rook lost consciousness and then woke up.
The awakened Rook couldn’t collect himself.
Every time he opened his eyes, the scene changed.
He closed and opened them.
Before he knew it, the Giant King had approached right in front.
And above that man called Hyeon-su’s head, tree branches were weaving together to create a weapon.
‘The strongest… weapon…?’
Even in the dizzy situation, Rook pondered the words he had said.
He closed his eyes again.
And when commotion was heard, he opened them again.
Before he knew it, that man called Hyeon-su was holding the strongest weapon he had mentioned.
“This… this….”
Even in a situation where he couldn’t collect himself, a sound came out upon seeing that weapon.
No, a sound had to come out.
“You crazy bastard, what are you going to do with a club… just what the hell is that club.”
His eyes closed again and darkness encroached.
Flash-!
When he opened his eyes again, he saw Hyeon-su smiling while facing the Giant King charging frantically.
Glancing, he turned his head.
As if answering his earlier question, he began to speak.
“There was a god.”
He shifts his weight to his hind legs.
“That god was born between an ordinary mother and an absolute god, and was truly a pitiful deity. From the moment of birth, his mother tried to kill him using snakes, so you can imagine how tragic his life was.”
A story unrelated to the mythology of Ares.
“Through countless reproaches and trials, he eventually became a true hero on the day when all gods faced crisis, slaying all the giant race with a single club.”
“Krheeeeeeee!”
The Giant King let out a fierce roar as he tried to grab Hyeon-su’s neck.
Just 20cm away. A distance that could be reached with just a little more extension.
But suddenly the Giant King stopped in mid-air.
Flinch-
He tries to move but cannot. The power of Lord’s Command has seized him.
At that moment, tremendous power began to concentrate in Hyeon-su’s club.
[You can concentrate your possessed stats into the club.]
[Strength is amplified.]
[Strength is amplified.]
[Strength is amplified.]
[Strength is…]
[…]
[Strength increases by 510%.]
He struck the Giant King with his club.
Kwaaaaaaaang-!
The Giant King went flying.
Trees and rocks that collided with him as he flew dozens of meters shattered one after another.
The Giant King who crashed to the ground appeared to have broken bones somewhere in his body.
“Kuheeeeeeek!”
However, what surprised Rook more was something else.
‘Recovery from weapons…!’
Does a club count as a weapon?
It did not. The Giant King with broken bones was unable to recover.
Rook, who had regained his senses, asked him as he rested the club on one shoulder.
“Wh-who is that god?”
Hyeon-su chuckled and answered.
“Heracles, the god of strength.”
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