Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 24

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

 

 

 

 

Orc Subjugation Force (3)

 

 

 

Hyeon-su, who had been observing the battle situation, quickly read the flow.

‘If one more orc warrior joins the fray, the subjugation force will be annihilated.’

By shooting an arrow at the orc warrior engaged in fierce combat with Hans, he became certain of one thing.

‘Neither my Gwangmyeong nor the Buffalo Horn Bow can ever pierce that armor.’

The situation had taken a serious turn.

Especially Hans, the subjugation leader, looked precarious.

Of course, if he joined the fight against the orc warrior with Gwangmyeong and the Buffalo Horn Bow, the situation would improve somewhat.

But even so, he was certain that they wouldn’t be able to kill the orc warrior because of that thick armor.

Then, an arrow flashed through Hyeon-su’s mind.

‘An arrow as fast as a hunting rifle and with penetrating power as strong as a hunting rifle.’

Hyeon-su had one habit as a handcrafting blacksmith.

He would substitute everything in nature that he saw while walking with blacksmithing materials.

In fact, many things made through handcrafting also used natural materials.

That’s why there was something he had seen while walking with this subjugation force.

‘Bamboo…’

Bamboo was used as an essential material for that arrow.

While Hans and the orc warrior were engaged in fierce combat, he hurriedly ran.

And quickly cut the bamboo.

Then he took out a ‘Beginner’s Arrow’ from his inventory.

Hyeon-su, holding the two materials, was about to start working on them.

“In the end, it can’t be pierced…”

At that moment, Hans the subjugation leader’s voice was heard.

Hyeon-su needed it.

Someone strong who would hold out during the time he made this arrow.

“It can be pierced.”

Hyeon-su’s voice was filled with conviction.

Hans looked at Hyeon-su with trembling eyes.

“One minute. Please hold out for just one minute!”

“Uooooooo!”

Hans the subjugation leader, who heard his words, ignited his fighting spirit.

Now what Hyeon-su could do was repay Hans who had trusted him.

He spread the bamboo and beginner’s arrow on the ground and immediately began quickly working on them using his dagger.

 

 

 

Special User Management Team.

Team Leader Kim Tae-seok and Employee Lee Ji-hee’s expressions were colored with tension.

“There’s no way the orc warrior’s armor can be pierced.”

The Special User Management Team also had a high understanding of monsters.

The orc warrior, classified as the boss monster of the orc subjugation force, had physical abilities of only about level 30.

However, due to the armor and horned helmet it wore, it was set to level 50.

A monster’s level is usually displayed as a combination of all things.

That meant the armor it wore was so solid and formidable that it couldn’t be pierced.

Soon, the two people tilted their heads while watching the incomprehensible work Hyeon-su was doing.

“He says it can be pierced?”

To Team Leader Kim Tae-seok, it seemed impossible.

No matter how excellent his Buffalo Horn Bow was, that was all it was.

He watched intently as User Hyeon-su created something using bamboo and arrows.

At that moment, an arrow flashed through the mind of Team Leader Kim Tae-seok, who was a huge fan of historical movies.

“…Gasp!”

“Why?”

Employee Lee Ji-hee made a puzzled expression at Team Leader Kim Tae-seok’s shocked voice.

Soon Team Leader Kim Tae-seok tapped away at his keyboard.

 

[Pyeonjeon]

[Refers to arrows that are much shorter in length than regular arrows. Pyeonjeon is called aegisal in Korean.]

[Pyeonjeon is characterized by being shot from a tonga, which is a bamboo tube split in half, and was called Joseon’s ultimate weapon.]

[Amazingly, it had power comparable to hunting rifles and was known to have penetrating power that could pierce armor.]

 

“…Is he making this right now?”

Team Leader Kim Tae-seok’s eyes widened.

Before he knew it, Hyeon-su on the monitor was inserting a shortly carved arrow into bamboo split in half.

 

 

 

Aegisal.

This aegisal, which was a perfect match for the horn bow, was something Hyeon-su had made very often.

Whenever he had arrow shafts that had become useless and bamboo tubes.

The ancestors responded to enemies shooting hunting rifles with this aegisal.

It penetrated the armor worn by enemies.

When regular arrows were shot, enemies would split them or pick them up to shoot back at them.

But aegisal was completely different.

An arrow that couldn’t be split or blocked.

The arrow that was called Joseon’s ultimate weapon.

 

[You have quickly crafted an arrow with excellent skill.]

[Grade is being measured.]

[It is Rare grade.]

[From now on, all arrows crafted in the same way will receive the same grade.]

 

Hyeon-su, who had completed it, checked the newly crafted arrow.

 

(Aegisal)

Grade: Rare

Durability: 100/100

Attack Power: 95

Restriction: No restriction for creator. Level 5 or above.

Special Abilities:

·Penetrating power increased by 70%.

·Arrow speed increased by 60%.

Description: The arrow shaft is short, allowing it to fly faster than any other arrow with strong destructive power that might even break rocks.

 

‘As expected…’

The good thing about the game called Ares is that everything is shown in numerical values.

In reality, Hyeon-su knew that baby arrows were far superior to regular arrows.

However, when he actually made them and confirmed it, the difference was clearly apparent.

‘The beginner arrows I was using until just now had 22 attack power and 5% accuracy increase.’

In contrast, the baby arrows were.

‘70% penetration increase, plus 60% arrow speed increase!’

Also something not to forget.

Hyeon-su also possessed the Buffalo Horn Bow that no other user at his level could have.

A bow’s damage is bow + arrow.

Having finished his inspection, Hyeon-su quickly put the baby arrows into the half bamboo tube.

 

[The Horn Bow and baby arrows create a set effect.]

[Arrow attack power increases by 5% and penetration increases by 10%.]

 

Hans’s face, caught by the neck in the orc warrior’s brutish hand, was turning red.

“C-Captain…!”

“Captain Haaaans!”

The soldiers’ cries and despair filled the air.

Just as Hans’s neck was about to be broken.

 

[Perfect Accuracy]

[70% chance to accurately hit the intended target area.]

 

While doing blacksmith work, Hyeon-su sometimes feels it.

How good the piece he’s currently making will be.

There exists a fleeting certainty or intuition that passes by in an instant.

And right now, Hyeon-su noticed the moment he released the bowstring like a skilled archery athlete.

“Finished.”

That the baby arrow would penetrate the orc warrior’s head!

Swooooosh-!

Crack-!

The arrow flew with a rough tearing sound and penetrated the orc warrior’s head.

Thud-

The power of the baby arrow that even gouged the tree positioned behind.

Crumble-

“Guhack!”

Hans’s airway opened as the orc warrior crumbled into ash and scattered.

 

[You have hunted the boss monster Orc Warrior.]

[You gain 1,560 experience points.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[Level up…]

[You gain 34 gold.]

[You obtain the Orc Warrior’s Old Greatsword.]

[You obtain the Orc Warrior’s Plate Armor.]

[You achieve 65% contribution.]

 

By leveling up 4 times at once, he reached level 10.

Considering that ordinary orc warriors gave about 75~85 experience points, he had gained nearly 18 times the experience amount.

What was more surprising was the contribution rate.

The contribution that had been under 30% suddenly increased by about 37%.

However, Hyeon-su was still thirsty.

Hyeon-su still needed more.

“Y-you…”

Bell looked at Hyeon-su with eyes that saw something miraculous.

One step.

Two steps.

With each step Hyeon-su took, the soldiers watching him cleared a path.

Click-

Hyeon-su nocked another baby arrow to the string.

“Grrrrrrr!”

The second orc warrior, letting out a fierce roar, had already come within close range.

The creature flew toward Hyeon-su, who had come to the front, pulling its greatsword back.

Whooooo-

Hyeon-su’s breathing stopped for a moment.

This time there was no Perfect Accuracy effect from the Buffalo Horn Bow.

However, several bowstring releases had become familiar to his hands.

“Kraaaaa!”

The creature’s greatsword came right above his head.

Hyeon-su was one step faster.

Twang-

As he released the bowstring, the baby arrow flew precisely into the creature’s chest.

Thwaaack-!

With a loud boom, it penetrated the creature’s sturdy armor, and from the impact the orc warrior flew about 1 meter into the air.

“Kuheeeeeek!”

The orc warrior that had risen into the sky fell clumsily to the ground.

Thud-!

The orc warrior wore an expression of incomprehension.

Though it was a monster, it knew how great and sturdy its armor was.

That’s why it enjoyed wearing it and showing off among humans.

But the armor had been completely penetrated.

“Kraaaaa!”

Trying to deny this, it roughly got up and tried to charge with its greatsword.

However, he was already nocking another baby arrow to the horn bow and shooting.

Thwaaack-!

His arrow flew precisely through the helmet covering the orc warrior’s forehead.

Crumble-

The last sight the orc warrior saw was the scene of the human who had looked at it with an indifferent gaze turning away.

 

 

 

Silence filled the battlefield.

The soldiers and subjugation captain Hans just stared blankly at Hyeon-su, who had turned around and slung his bow behind his back.

The orcs, whose morale had been sky-high with the appearance of two orc warriors, now showed expressions of terror as they watched their two leaders disappear in an instant.

“Squeeeeek…!”

“It’s a monster…”

“Squeal, run, we must run!”

“Squeeeeal, squeeeeeeal!”

The silence was broken by the orcs’ screams.

Subjugation Captain Hans, hastily regaining his composure, gave his orders.

“This time we’ll drive out every last orc. Don’t let a single one escape.”

“Yes sir!”

Hyeon-su heard the notifications coming in.

 

[You have hunted the boss monster Orc Warrior.]

[You gain 1,600 experience points.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[Level up…]

[You gain 38 gold.]

[You achieve 92% contribution.]

[You acquire the title Orc Slayer.]

 

(Orc Slayer)

Unique Title

Grade: A

Special Abilities:

·Attack power and defense against orcs increased by 15%.

·Orcs fall into a state of fear when they encounter you.

 

This time he had gained 3 levels, though unfortunately no artifact dropped.

‘92% contribution.’

Hyeon-su smiled slightly.

Daeng, the master of the Sword Blacksmith’s Tower, had said he would guide him down a special path that others couldn’t walk if he achieved just 70% contribution.

And now Hyeon-su had achieved a whopping 92% contribution.

‘Can I finally become a legendary class?’

 

Ding!

 

[You have completed a new episode with remarkable achievement.]

[Subjugation Captain Hans will give you a reward for your remarkable achievement.]

 

When Hyeon-su looked around, most of the orcs had been wiped out.

Subjugation Captain Hans walked over to Hyeon-su.

Hyeon-su had a gut feeling that what he had accomplished was quite remarkable.

‘Isn’t a subjugation captain a very high position?’

Of course, Hans was just a level 48 subjugation captain at best.

But rewards and NPC status depend on the user’s perspective.

To Hyeon-su, who was only level 13, Subjugation Captain Hans was someone very high-ranking.

As proof, wasn’t he currently leading over 50 soldiers?

Moreover, he knew that normally when users completed this orc subjugation, they could receive a reward of 1 gold.

Soon Subjugation Captain Hans stood before Hyeon-su, bowing his head respectfully.

“Thank you, Outsider. No, warrior.”

 

[Subjugation Captain Hans bows his head to express his gratitude to you.]

 

Considering his position, this was unimaginable.

Hyeon-su had a gut feeling. That he would receive an incredible reward.

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