Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 41
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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
Unrepairable (5)
“Blacksmith Hyeon……?”
Hyeon-su turned his head at Nel’s voice calling him.
He smiled softly as he looked at her watching him with trembling eyes.
‘I almost got caught.’
Actually, it would have been fine to be caught. Yes, one person like this was necessary.
Right now, the community was full of all kinds of speculation about Blacksmith Hyeon.
Among those speculations, he needed at least one person who had conviction.
He simply smiled and completed the crafting of the bell.
Ding!
[An artifact imbued with Divine Custom Crafting is completed.]
[The experience and knowledge of a blacksmith with Master Craftsman skills have been infused, dramatically increasing its effect application rate.]
[Effect application rate is 58%.]
[It is Unique grade.]
[Please name the bell.]
[The God of Blacksmiths title shines brightly.]
[Would you like to apply the all-stat increase from artifact crafting that can only be activated once per week?]
“Yes.”
[You gain 4 to all stats.]
[You gain 50 Dexterity.]
[You gain 100 Fame.]
Hyeon-su was ecstatic. A Unique grade artifact no less.
When he made the Damascus Dagger, he had crafted an Epic Artifact that became Unique when the Blacksmith’s Soul was imbued.
But this was different. An artifact reborn purely through his own knowledge and experience.
And an amazing notification came as well.
[You have repaired an artifact imbued with divine power.]
[Sacred Blacksmith Mastery Lv.1 proficiency increases by 57%.]
Sacred Blacksmith Mastery unlocked!
A smile of ecstasy settled on Hyeon-su’s face.
‘A mastery was created? Isn’t this something only the Church’s blacksmiths originally have?’
It was because of this mastery that divine power could be infused.
In other words, Hyeon-su could now craft artifacts imbued with divine power.
And Hyeon-su looked at Nel, who was examining the bell with trembling hands.
He had deliberately carved the Chinese character ‘現 (Hyeon)’ on the bell.
It was because he knew this bell would change many things in Hyeon-su’s life going forward.
Nel, who had examined the bell, said:
“I want you so desperately……!”
“…….”
This was what Hyeon-su had wanted. He hoped many others would harbor such desires like her.
But there was no more time to continue the conversation with her.
[The castle gate of Cassel Territory will soon collapse.]
[Please evacuate.]
Hyeon-su, who had put the bell in his inventory, ran toward the castle wall together with Nel.
[The Fallen Cassel Territory update will soon be complete.]
[Current progress: 85%.]
Standing on the castle wall near the castle gate, Hyeon-su spotted Knight Commander Karl and the monster called Lord of Death.
Recognizing that Karl was in danger, Hyeon-su quickly rang the bell.
As the bell rang, the undead were greatly weakened while the territory’s soldiers became even stronger.
Claaaaaang-
The mysterious force shot by the Lord of Death struck the bell, but Hyeon-su smiled.
[Hyeon’s Second Custom Bell has infinite durability.]
Immediately, Hyeon-su struck the bell with all his might, activating White Flame.
“Kuh, kuhaaaaack!”
The overpowered ability that unconditionally cut enemy HP by 70%.
The White Flame ignited on the Lord of Death blazed up from his body.
“Grrrruuup……!”
The Lord of Death, engulfed in flames, writhed in indescribable agony.
Moreover, what drove the Lord of Death even more insane in that pain was that he couldn’t move.
‘What the…… what the hell is that bell! No, what is that bastard!’
A 3-second stun.
In Ares, sealing an opponent’s movement for 3 seconds was originally considered an overpowered skill.
Because there was so much an enemy could accomplish in those 3 seconds.
Drip, drip drip-
At that moment, the Lord of Death’s spine went cold.
Because Knight Karl, blood dripping from his sword-holding hand, was glaring at him.
The Lord of Death’s face turned deathly pale.
He had been a guy who was nearly dead.
No, he was a guy who would be finished with just a beheading.
But he himself was weakened by 35% from normal, and because of that, Karl had become stronger against the undead.
Hissssss-
Smoke rising from the Lord of Death.
And the aura of divine power flowing from Karl’s sword!
Slaaaash-!
Karl cut through the Lord of Death without hesitation.
Karl was ecstatic.
‘Thank you…… truly thank you…….’
For helping us protect our territory.
The reason Karl didn’t fall. It was to repay the will of the Outsider named Hyeon-su by slaying the lord.
Only after cutting him down did Karl finally fall to his knees.
And the Lord of Death’s eyes flashed open as he sensed his own death.
[The Lord of Death’s HP has dropped below 1%.]
He survived.
The Lord of Death. He had barely managed not to die.
Looking back, he saw Knight Commander Karl watching him with wavering eyes.
But soon Karl lost consciousness and collapsed with a thud.
Now only 1 second remained until the stun wore off.
After this 1 second, he would flee.
He would return to his territory, recover all his strength, and then come back!
In the end, his victory…
Just then.
“It’s not over yet.”
The Lord of Death’s eyes widened in shock. The mysterious man who had been on the castle wall.
The man who had struck the bell with a hammer was now standing close to him with cold eyes.
The Lord of Death’s eyes grew even wider.
Click-
The mysterious man had loaded an arrow into some kind of bamboo contraption.
He was drawing the bowstring with all his might, aiming at his head.
[You have crafted a new bell and greatly weakened the undead.]
[You can prevent the update and create a new story.]
[New Story. If you create the peaceful territory of Cassel, you will receive a special reward from Lord Kern.]
He could receive a special reward from Lord Kern.
The possibilities were endless.
It could be money, that mysterious ore, or perhaps a blessing like Hans the Subjugation Captain had received.
This update was almost completely blocked.
But it needed to be blocked more thoroughly.
So that undead could never even approach Cassel Territory again, so they would lose their will to fight.
And so they would lose their focal point.
The way to do that was to kill the Lord of Death.
Looking at Karl’s eyes as they slowly closed and he fainted, it seemed like he was asking this of me.
Hyeon-su, who had run roughly, steadied his breathing.
‘I’m just a level 40 blacksmith…’
Click-
The class treated as the weakest in this Ares.
The gap between the Lord of Death and me was like heaven and earth.
But it was fine.
[The Lord of Death’s HP has dropped below 1%.]
I was aiming at his head from within 5 meters.
Whoooooosh-
I drew the bowstring with all my might. The Baby Arrow Point inside the tonga attached to the string.
A fierce divine power swirled around it.
[You have activated White Flame.]
[For one use only, attack power against evil increases by 450%.]
Right, this was just a finishing blow.
And this finishing blow was also the greatest opportunity that could never exist again.
The Lord of Death’s HP bar visible to Hyeon-su was thread-thin.
Only a tiny red thread remained floating there.
Users called this:
‘Critical health.’
[Perfect Accuracy]
The arrow aimed at his forehead flew forth.
Swooooooosh-
A fierce sound of cutting through air rang out.
That single arrow that tore through the air soon embedded itself in his forehead.
Thwaaaack-!
The Lord of Death, struck directly by that arrow, was bewildered. Because it was such an insignificant and trivial power.
The attack had succeeded, but the damage was far too little…
Just then.
Whoooosh-!
The divine flame that started from the Baby Arrow Point spread out from his forehead.
That flame soon became a blaze that filled even the Lord of Death’s vision.
No, more precisely, that’s what he believed.
The Lord of Death was turning to ash, being swallowed by the light.
And Hyeon-su smiled slightly as he watched him.
[You have hunted the boss monster Lord of Death.]
Hyeon-su trembled with excitement.
[Your contribution is very low.]
[Rewards are being calculated based on contribution.]
[Contribution is 4%.]
[You gain 9,862 experience points.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up…]
[Congratulations.]
[You have reached level 50.]
Hyeon-su couldn’t help but be shocked. His level had jumped up by 10 all at once.
‘Even though my contribution was only 4%…?’
Well, even if it was only that much and he had only dealt the finishing blow, the level difference between Hyeon-su and him was beyond common sense.
[You obtain 185 gold.]
[You obtain Lord of Death’s Finger.]
“…?”
Hyeon-su was bewildered. No, where was he supposed to use that finger?
For no reason, he resented this ‘contribution’ system of Ares.
The contribution system was like this, a system to completely prevent stealing.
Of course, if you landed the final blow, you could get the highest contribution.
Probably most of the real rewards would go to Karl.
And Hyeon-su clenched his fist.
‘Blacksmith Shop……’
Karl had promised.
If he repaired the Bell of Lamas, he would give a reward worthy of it.
‘I can find it…… I can find Father’s Blacksmith Shop……!’
He trembled with excitement.
Now he had to go meet the Lord.
If he just met the Lord, Father’s Blacksmith Shop……
Huh?
[Fatigue is accumulating.]
[You fall into the abnormal status of fainting.]
[Taking a good sleep in Ares has the same effect as taking a good sleep in reality.]
Hyeon-su’s vision became blurry.
He hadn’t slept for a week while making Hyeon’s Second Custom Bell.
In reality, he had been awake and repeating for over two days.
Hyeon-su was already at the limit of his mental strength.
‘This can’t happen…… Blacksmith Shop…… I need to find it…… I need to receive the contract money from the Lord.’
Thud-
Soon Hyeon-su ended up fainting.
After he fainted, Nel came running.
“Hyeon-su sir, Hyeon-su sir……!”
Nel had taken naps here and there during the crafting time. She understood why Hyeon-su had fainted.
‘Really, he’s an amazing person.’
And Nel smiled softly while looking at him sleeping.
Then.
“……”
Nel could see the crowd gathering around them.
Those people had their eyes on only one man.
“I saw it, for a week these two people made the bell without sleeping a wink.”
“This young lady was sleeping every time I went there though?”
“……Anyway, I saw it!”
A woman cried out with tears flowing.
All the people looked at the Outsider named Hyeon-su.
‘What is this……?’
It was a scene Nel had never seen in her life.
Soon countless crowds bowed their heads and stepped back.
From among them, a man appeared.
[Lord Kern]
He looked down at Hyeon-su silently with bloodshot eyes.
Kern, who had been drunk, had suddenly come to his senses. And he had finally decided to evacuate.
It wasn’t abandoning the territory. It was to plan for the future.
Kern, who was looking at Hyeon-su, asked Nel.
“……What kind of blacksmith is he.”
Nel understood the point of that question.
She answered honestly as she had seen.
“……I don’t really know either.”
Right, she didn’t know. This stubborn person with unknowable power. But she could say this.
“I know that this person did his best.”
Kern’s fist clenched tightly.
In the end, he had wanted to run away.
But this blacksmith had not run away.
Kern commanded.
“Bring him…… no.”
He looked at Hyeon-su and smiled softly.
“Escort the Benefactor.”
Notifications were spreading to the sleeping Hyeon-su.
[You are recorded as the Benefactor of Cassel Territory.]
[Intimacy with all people of Cassel Territory increases.]
[The people of Cassel Territory spread the story of the Benefactor.]
[That story reaches some people who need you or whom you have passed by.]
[You gain 300 Fame.]
[You gain 50 Charisma.]
[You can purchase all items 30% cheaper in Cassel Territory.]
Ding!
The notification that the sleeping Hyeon-su had been waiting for so much also reached him.
[Quest: Repair the Bell of Lamas Complete]
[The reward is being changed.]
[The original reward was gaining 30,000 gold.]
[That reward will become immeasurably better.]
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Wraith
How was his contribution to the killing of the Lord of Death only 4%? He dealt 71% of the damage solo. 70% from using the bell’s effect, a bell HE forged mainly by himself, plus the final 1%.