Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 49

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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game

 

 

 

 

Super Rookie Tournament (3)

 

 

 

A moment of silence fills the arena.

“Kuheeeeek!”

The Stone Golem hit directly by the arrow flies about 7 meters and rolls on the ground.

Although the arrow didn’t penetrate the Stone Golem, it caused fierce rotation in its chest area, delivering a massive impact.

“Kueeeeek…!”

The Stone Golem’s continued screams leave the users speechless.

Amidst the still pouring horde of golems.

Only one user stands alone in front.

All users take in his back silhouette.

“That’s what a Super Rookie is…”

One user murmured.

Super Rookie. A term meaning a user whose potential is higher than anyone else’s despite having a low level.

One who excels compared to users of the same level and accomplishes what users of the same level cannot.

Hyeon-su, with his back to the users and golems, shouted.

“A variable has occurred in the tournament. With this level of force, the organizers must be expecting total annihilation!”

A story no one could deny.

“What would happen if we defeat the Stone Golem and safely finish this tournament!”

One user who had been staring at his back as if mesmerized said.

“The Goyad Kingdom would give rewards to everyone…”

“You’re going to defeat the Stone Golem!? Is that even possible!?”

“I’ll do my best. Please help block the golems too.”

Everyone inwardly denied it. It’s impossible for a level 50 user to defeat a Stone Golem single-handedly.

“…It might be possible.”

But the destructive power of the arrow he showed was proving him right.

Hyeon-su takes one step, then two steps, getting closer to the Stone Golem.

 

[Stunned for 4 seconds.]

 

The Stone Golem was penetrated by the Piercing Arrow and couldn’t move.

One of the users rushed at the golem.

“Let’s give it a try!”

“Uoooooo!”

“Goyad Kingdom bastards! Give us our rewards!”

 

Ding!

 

[More than 30 users listen to your words and put them into practice.]

[You have acquired the title Battlefield Commander.]

 

(Battlefield Commander)

Multiple Title

Grade: B

Special Ability:

·Charisma increased by 1%.

·Many people will listen to your words even more attentively.

 

Hyeon-su’s eyes calmly settle.

He would hunt the Blood Golem alone.

When the Orichalcon Short Arrow was crafted, Hyeon-su thought this hypothesis could become reality.

But that speculation has now turned into uncertainty.

Even so, there was nowhere to run.

 

[Piercing Arrow can be used again.]

 

Retrieve.

Chaaaak-

Once again gathering all his strength, he pulls the bowstring taut.

Hyeon-su, who had gotten a few steps closer to the Stone Golem, activated Piercing Arrow once more.

Kwarrrrrrrreuk-

Peooooooot-!

“Kuheeeeek!”

What Hyeon-su aimed for was the right leg. Its right leg was miserably shattered.

 

[Stone Golem’s HP drops below 69%.]

 

Peooooooot-!

Peoooooooot-!

He fired two additional Short Arrows, further reducing its HP.

 

[HP drops below 62%.]

 

“Krhaak!”

And the Stone Golem’s stunned state was released.

Hyeon-su strapped his bow to his back.

Hyeon-su, gripping Gwangmyeong tightly with both hands, charged forward.

Hyeon-su had restrained his skill usage to the minimum solely for this moment. Because he thought the cooldown time might not return.

Heat haze rises from Hyeon-su’s charging body.

 

[The Unyielding One]

[For 1 minute, physical attack power increases by 13%, cutting power by 7%, and critical damage probability by 20%.]

 

The power taught by a lord who manages a small Novice Zone Territory but is quite remarkable in swordsmanship guides him.

“What, wasn’t he an archer?”

“Wasn’t he going to defeat it with arrows!?”

The users who had been blocking the golems’ aggro from reaching him were quite flustered.

At that moment, the Stone Golem’s stun was released.

“Krwoooooo!”

The creature, unable to maintain balance with one leg blown off, wobbled and reached out its arm toward Hyeon-su.

He dodges by twisting his toes and simultaneously strikes upward at the chin.

Kkagagagang-!

The Swordsman Users’ eyes widened. Such excellent swordsmanship for someone they called a nobody.

No wasted movements?

No, to be precise, it was overwhelmingly superior to their own.

Hyeon-su hadn’t simply learned concepts from a Skill Book.

He had spent days learning and practicing these movements from the inheritor of this swordsmanship.

“Grrraaah!”

The furious golem’s flashing eyes, struck in the jaw by an uppercut, fixed on Hyeon-su. Meeting that gaze, Hyeon-su thrust Gwangmyeong without hesitation.

 

[Vital Strike]

[Identifies enemy weak points and deals 45% additional damage on successful vital attacks.]

[15% chance to apply 60% damage.]

 

Thunk-!

He thrust forcefully into the creature’s chest.

However, the sword tip couldn’t pierce through the stone-made creature.

 

[Gwangmyeong’s durability greatly decreases.]

 

Hyeon-su’s face contorted.

‘What…?’

He pulled back his sword and looked at the tip. The sword tip had become blunted.

The Stone Golem reflexively struck at Hyeon-su.

Whoooosh-

Flying backward while simultaneously activating Retrieve.

Click-

Quickly loading an arrow into Tonga and pulling back with force.

Thwaaaack-

“Kheeeeeek!”

The struck Stone Golem’s head whipped around.

The creature, feeling unbearable rage, roared.

Its massive fist slammed down on the ground.

Craaaaaack-

The shockwave spread throughout the Arena.

The reason boss monsters are troublesome is that they have higher HP, defense, and attack power compared to same-level creatures.

Even at the same level, creatures recognized as boss monsters are superior, and the reason they’re more troublesome is due to their traits.

Boss monsters often possess unique traits.

These traits sometimes defy common sense and throw Users into confusion.

One of those traits manifested.

 

[Golem’s Rage]

 

The vibration traveling through the ground engulfed Hyeon-su.

 

[You fall into a stunned state for 2 seconds.]

[Weapon Breaker is bestowed upon the Stone Golem for 30 seconds.]

 

Two seconds were stolen from him. The creature with one lost leg crawled toward Hyeon-su. The massive creature reached close range in an instant.

It grabbed Hyeon-su with one hand.

And struck with the other hand.

Whaaaaang-

 

[HP drops below 80%.]

 

He couldn’t regain his senses from the massive impact.

Another blow followed.

Whaaaaang-

 

[HP drops below 60%.]

[You have received significant impact in a short period.]

[You are afflicted with the status ailment: Dizziness.]

[Your vision becomes blurry and it’s difficult to regain your senses.]

[Stun is released.]

 

The Stone Golem threw Hyeon-su to the ground. Hyeon-su, rolling clumsily on the ground, barely managed to hold onto his consciousness.

He tried to swing Gwangmyeong, gripped in both hands.

Grab-

The Stone Golem’s hand snatched the sword.

The Stone Golem’s strength was overwhelmingly higher than Hyeon-su’s.

Crumble-

The gauntlet he held in his hands also scattered and disappeared.

Crack-

A chilling sound echoed from within the creature’s grip.

Hyeon-su, whose vision was slowly returning, could see Gwangmyeong breaking within the creature’s grasp.

Clang-!

 

[Weapon Breaker]

 

The Stone Golem’s second trait.

Weapon Breaker crushed Gwangmyeong within its palm.

Craaaack-

The moment Hyeon-su’s grip loosened, the creature kicked forcefully.

Whooooosh-

It scattered hundreds of blade fragments across the floor.

Clatter-!

 

[Damaged artifacts will be restored after the match ends.]

 

“…Damn, it was impossible from the start.”

“Shit! We tried so hard for nothing!”

Hyeon-su, hearing the voices of Users behind him, looked at the sword fragments scattered on the ground.

“Dude, let’s get out of here!”

“How can you kill a boss mob without weapons!”

The Stone Golem laughed mockingly at Hyeon-su, going ‘Kukekekeke.’

A drop of sweat from Hyeon-su’s forehead fell and dampened the floor.

Drop-

“…The sword is broken.”

The Orichalcon Short Arrow was Hyeon-su’s ultimate technique. Even so, it couldn’t kill enemies fatally.

In close combat, the bow would be poison instead, and this bow alone couldn’t defeat the creature.

The plan was falling apart.

“Dude, I’m telling you to run!”

“Aren’t you panicking because your sword broke?”

But Hyeon-su chuckled softly. He had heard one special notification dozens of seconds before the sword shattered.

“……If I don’t have one, I’ll just make one.”

His eyes still held their fighting spirit.

 

 

 

Chairman Bekal entered the Arena in Invisibility Mode. No one could see or touch him.

His Majesty wished for the tournament to continue.

Not far from the Stone Golem, he saw the dazed Outsider named Hyeon-su.

‘It was impossible from the start.’

The Outsider named Hyeon-su muttered.

“……The sword is broken.”

That was the most frightening aspect of the Stone Golem.

The Stone Golem’s characteristic was breaking or damaging Users’ weapons.

It was natural for that man to look so devastated.

He was one who had lost his weapon.

A bow?

Fighting a golem in close combat with that would be vulnerable.

‘Why did His Majesty order the tournament to proceed……’

Of course, someone like him couldn’t understand His Majesty’s intentions.

There was only one thing he could do.

His Majesty had commanded him to delete one cooldown of the Mystical Power that the Outsiders believed in.

Before the man’s sword broke, this notification had already spread to all Outsiders.

 

[You can use one skill without cooldown.]

 

The same applied to the man in front.

But Bekal shook his head.

‘Wrong.’

Bekal hypothesized what he would do if he were in that position.

If his weapon were broken into hundreds of pieces, he felt he would lose his will to fight.

But the man named Hyeon-su was smiling faintly.

And his eyes still sharply watched the golem.

‘Why is he smiling?’

Had he lost his mind?

He muttered.

“……If I don’t have one, I’ll just make one.”

Bekal frowned. What was he talking about?

‘Ah……!’

He realized.

Earlier, he had created and equipped gauntlets with some unknown power.

At that moment, the hundreds of sword fragments scattered before the Outsider floated up into mid-air.

Looking at those fragments that had lost their sharpness, the man smiled faintly.

“Materials have appeared? I’ve already made weapons that cut through stone.”

‘Materials?’

Bekal didn’t understand.

Materials had appeared?

Ah!

In the tournament, potions or artifact crafting materials were prohibited.

Only equipped artifacts could be brought in.

The man quickly input something into mid-air.

The hundreds of sword fragments floating above his head slowly melted down.

What had quickly melted in mid-air rapidly took shape, and soon dozens of thin tree branches made of holograms shot up.

The tree branches quickly intertwined and soon hardened into a long, stiff spear shaft.

A mysterious blade that was completed before long. Its tip was curved and much shorter than a sword, and it combined with the spear shaft.

Click-

Bekal recognized what weapon he had made.

‘A Crescent Blade?’

The advantage of a Crescent Blade was its long range.

‘What difference would making a Crescent Blade make?’

The Stone Golem, which had been mocking the man, approached within striking distance and pulled its arm far back.

‘He’s going to die.’

Bekal was certain.

Momentarily, a faint light flickered on the Stone Golem’s fist.

That one blow would brutally crush the man.

But the man was one step faster.

Sgaaaak-

He swung the Crescent Blade with one hand.

Instantly, everything before Bekal’s eyes unfolded like slow motion.

An unidentifiable sound.

That sound disrupted Bekal’s perception.

Sgaaaak?

It was an incomprehensible sound.

There should have been a clanging, rattling sound.

The sound of blade meeting stone – that was common sense.

At that moment, in front of the man who stood with arms spread, smiling.

Kuuuuung-

The golem’s arm fell.

“Kuheeeeeek!”

‘He cut through stone……!?’

The man took in the sight of the golem suffering while clutching its arm.

Finally, the slow-motion scene returned to normal.

Soon the man forcefully thrust the Crescent Blade into the chest of the agonizing Stone Golem.

 

 

 

Cooldown Reset Once.

Hyeon-su, who had crafted an artifact through this, coldly watched the Stone Golem suffering with its severed arm.

Through Divine Emergency Crafting, he created one artifact and once again reminded himself of who he was.

‘I am neither a swordsman nor an archer.’

Hyeon-su was a Blacksmith.

Therefore, he demonstrated combat resourcefulness as a blacksmith.

A useful weapon against an opponent with much longer arms and legs than himself.

A weapon that defied the common sense of blade meeting stone.

“Krwaaaaaaah!”

The Crescent Blade that Hyeon-su gripped accurately pierced the chest of the suffering creature.

Puuuuuk-!

The name of this crafted weapon was Damascus Crescent Blade.

“How can a spear pierce through stone?”

“Did you hear that? There was a whooshing sound…!”

Amid the users’ shock, Hyeon-su, who had driven the Damascus Crescent Blade into the creature’s chest, gripped the spear shaft tightly with both hands and muttered.

“Wild Dance.”

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