He Became the Genius Blacksmith of the Namgung Family - Chapter 85

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Chapter 85

Episode 85

A giant rat the size of a building bursts through the ground?

Even a tough guy would scream.

But aside from ‘It’s huge!’ and ‘What a surprise!’ not much else?

‘It’s not like I haven’t seen building-sized monsters once or twice in my past life.’

I’ve beaten them down and even tasted them.

‘The experience of dancing together with giant monsters is what makes the difference!’

I was just surprised that a giant monster appeared in a martial arts setting.

After that?

No mercy.

Following experience, I’ll just hunt the giant monster!

“Strike down!”

Kwang!

“Squeak!”

Thwack!

“Smash down!”

“Squeeeak!!”

Crack!

“Strike up!!!”

“Squeeeeek!!”

Thud!

“The feel is incredible!”

Is it because of its large size?

The striking range is wide.

Every hit I land gives me that satisfying impact.

It’s thrilling.

I’m getting goosebumps.

Ah, yes.

Right.

Sometimes you need this kind of satisfying feel!

“Let’s go wild, Heavenly Thunder City-Breaking Hammer!”

Heavenly Thunder City-Breaking Hammer.

What is that, you ask?

It’s the Namgung Cheon-gang style giant hammer I created during the Direct Lineage Promotion Exam.

Made of solid Divine Baekryeonjeonggang, two and a half ja wide and long (about 80cm) by one and a half ja thick (about 40cm).

The handle alone is about five ja long (about 150cm).

A crazy weapon weighing over 800 geun!

Originally, I was going to use it in the Direct Lineage Promotion Exam.

But I didn’t want to create a Seo Beon-hong incident, so I sealed it away temporarily.

‘So I made and used the Black Coal Life-Saving Mace, which is like a child of the Heavenly Thunder City-Breaking Hammer.’

Since there was no particular need to use the Heavenly Thunder City-Breaking Hammer, what could I do?

If I used it carelessly, it would be a martial arts world public enemy on the level of the Blood Cult.

But after the incident with the Blood Cult, I carried it just in case.

“Who knew I’d get to use it like this!”

Whoooosh!

“Squeeeeeak!!”

“Thank you, giant rat!”

I’m excited!

I’m thrilled!

“Hammer play!”

Kwang! Kwang!

* * *

Blood splatters.

Fur flies everywhere.

It tries to counter with fists the size of boulders.

Crack!

“Squeeeeeak!”

Only its hands hurt.

They feel like they’re going to break.

There’s no time to blow on its aching clenched fists.

The crazy human with mad eyes comes attacking again with his giant hammer.

The giant hammer right in front of its nose.

The giant rat crossed its arms in an ‘X’ to defend.

“Trying to block? Don’t your blocking hands hurt?”

Crack!

“Squeeeeeeeak!”

It hurts!

It hurts so much!

“You’re tough!!”

Being tough is regrettable!

“Die, no wait, live and get hit some more!”

Bang! Bang!

“Ahahahahaha!”

It’s madness.

The rat plague must have been right.

‘Was he a madman!’

The giant rat.

Seo-heung, who had fled to the ground in shock after seeing the giant hammer falling above the head of Nammantae Daehyeolseo, reborn through the Bloodletting Flute Technique, was horrified.

He thought he was just a blacksmith who made and repaired things.

Who knew he’d be such a brutal guy?

He should have noticed from the way he talked!

‘Did he hide his martial arts!?’

To a degree that even I couldn’t tell!?

‘Judging by the energy he possessed, he clearly looked like he was at most at the peak level!’

What’s the point of regretting misjudging him now?

The water has already been spilled.

‘Ugh! If only Hyeol-doli had been intact!’

Nammantae Daehyeolseo had not yet fully recovered its power.

Wasn’t it sealed deep underground in the Nanman Beast Palace 30 years ago after suffering great wounds?

Since it hadn’t been long since he took it and fled, there’s no way it would have the same power as before.

It’s only big in size, but inside it’s empty…

Therefore, he needed the power of the divine insect.

If only he had absorbed that power, it wouldn’t be getting beaten up like this!

Whoooosh!

“Squeeeeeak!!”

Nammantae Daehyeolseo’s face turned sharply.

One giant tooth flew out.

It was because Namgung Cheon-gang had struck its face hard with the Heavenly Thunder City-Breaking Hammer.

“Hyeol-dol!!!”

Seo-heung screamed in shock!

Ah, ah.

My Hyeol-doli who had been cute from the moment I first discovered him.

My little rat whom I combed the fur of, caressed the paws of, and secretly bathed.

The crystallization of my dreams, my companion for devouring Namman.

‘Not even the Palace Lord, I can’t let him be defeated by some mere blacksmith!’

Run!

Now is the moment to flee!

Kuuuung!

While briefly thinking and making his resolve.

Hyeol-doli, the Nammantae Daehyeolseo who had been struck in the face, collapsed to the side.

“Hyeol-doli!”

Seo-heung shouted at the top of his lungs.

The fallen Hyeol-doli’s red eyes looked at Seo-heung.

The eyes of one person and one rat met.

Without speaking, it seemed their opinions were shared.

A nod.

“Hammer! Let’s taste some more hammer, big rat!”

Namgung Cheon-gang had already soared into the sky.

With crazed eyes, he fell while swinging the Cheonroe Paseongchu far back.

“Squeak!”

In an instant!

Hyeol-doli spun greatly.

Hyeol-doli’s spinning kick aimed at Namgung Cheon-gang falling from the sky.

Crack!!

He flew straight to the side.

Kuuung!

He crashed into the wall of Cheonjam-gak. He was buried under the collapsing pile of stones.

Squeeeak!

At the same time, when Seo-heung whistled, the ground burst open from all directions and blood rats emerged.

Some rushed toward the collapsed wall, others charged toward the warriors.

At the same time.

Hyeol-doli ran.

Seo-heung chased after him, using lightness skill to rise high into the sky and land on Hyeol-doli’s back.

Hyeol-doli’s speed increased even more.

In an instant, they shot into Dongyun Forest.

“Where are you running!! Come here!!”

Breaking through the debris of the collapsed wall, grinding blood rats with his hammer, Namgung Cheon-gang gave chase.

“Here—”

“We’ll handle this! Please go!”

“I’m counting on you!”

Behind him, Hwanggyeon, Namgung Yeong, Suwang and the Namman Warriors followed.

“Beggar’s Sect, join with Namgung to eliminate the blood rats!”

“Namgung, join with Beggar’s Sect to eliminate the blood rats!”

The warriors of Beggar’s Sect and Namgung took charge of the cleanup.

* * *

“Huh?”

Hwanggyeon, Suwang, the Namman Warriors and Namgung Yeong, not long after entering Dongyun Forest.

“Huff, huff, huff.”

They met Namgung Cheon-gang.

He was breathing roughly.

His face was deathly pale.

No way!

“Little brother, were you poisoned!?”

Hwanggyeon hurriedly approached to support Namgung Cheon-gang and asked urgently.

“No, no, that’s not it, huff, huff, huff!”

“Then why are you breathing so hard! Anyone can see it’s poisoning symptoms!”

“Internal energy…”

“Huh? What? Internal energy? Don’t tell me, energy-dispersing poison!?”

“Internal energy, huff, huff, I ran out of internal energy…”

Huh? What did he say?

“I’m about to die from running out of internal energy, brother, huff, huff.”

“…”

“Huff, huff. If it’s not too much trouble, could you carry me on your back, huff, huff.”

“…Uh, yeah. Sure…”

“I’ll carry him. Considering the weight of that magnificent giant weapon too, only I can carry little brother and run. So, the pursuit must not stop.”

Suwang stepped forward.

He carried Namgung Cheon-gang on his back.

Then, he picked up the Cheonroe Paseongchu that Namgung Cheon-gang had set beside him.

“…!?”

“A bit heavy, isn’t it?”

“…This much is nothing.”

Suwang’s right forearm bulged up.

The Cheonroe Paseongchu was lifted with a flash.

“Let’s go! Hold on tight!”

The pursuit team began running again.

They didn’t bother asking which way they went.

Because of the enormous size of the fleeing Nammantae Daehyeolseo, the trees it knocked down while escaping served as signposts.

They followed those signs and ran.

* * *

‘Ugh, how embarrassing.’

His face burned with shame.

What kind of situation is this after running off so boldly.

‘Who would have known my internal energy would suddenly drop so much that I’d be out of breath.’

Actually, thinking about it, that makes sense.

‘The Cheonroe Paseongchu weighs a whopping 800 geun, that’s 480kg, right? I was wildly swinging something that wouldn’t be out of place as a siege weapon…’

Moreover, from the moment I first struck the Nammantae Daehyeolseo’s solar plexus, I continuously used techniques from the Changung Muae Sword Method.

Internal energy is essential for each martial art’s true essence to be properly displayed.

‘Since I deployed martial arts while handling a 480kg weight, my internal energy had no choice but to decrease directly.’

Really, I must have gotten too excited.

Handling a real giant weapon is scary.

Apart from the body being destroyed, the feel of it is too addictive.

“Little brother Namgung Cheon-gang. You’re stronger than I thought. You were no less than an elite Namman Warrior.”

The addictive feel of the giant weapon.

Even while out of breath, it wasn’t forgotten, and as I clenched and unclenched my fists.

Suwang casually spoke to me.

“Right. He was incredible, wasn’t he? Every time he struck that monster rat, it was so satisfying and amazing?”

Hwanggyeon added to Suwang’s words.

“Really, I only knew he was an incredibly amazing blacksmith… but to have such tremendous martial arts skills too. How much are you hiding? Even though we’re close, you keep revealing hidden things, making the name Palgulgae meaningless, really. Hahaha!”

“Oh please, it’s nothing special. That villain Seo-heung was already beaten up by you brothers and the martial artists anyway. He was greatly weakened, so even I could deal significant damage to him. Ha, hahaha!”

“Seo-heung is one thing, but not the Nammantae Daehyeolseo, brother.”

“Pardon?”

“Its roar contained an aura that instills fear.”

Suwang was right.

The roar of the Nammantae Daehyeolseo that appeared at Seo-heung’s call had struck most warriors of the Beggar’s Sect and Namgung with terror.

Warriors usually protect their minds with the internal energy cultivation methods they’ve learned.

Moreover, if they were warriors from the Beggar’s Sect and Namgung, their internal energy cultivation methods would be purely orthodox.

The defensive barrier formed by such orthodox internal energy methods is incredibly solid.

Yet it was able to break through the defensive barrier of orthodox internal energy methods and instill fear…

That alone showed just how powerful the Nammantae Daehyeolseo was.

But what about Namgung Cheon-gang?

He was perfectly fine and even went so far as to strike the Nammantae Daehyeolseo.

Thanks to that, all the warriors regained their senses too.

Of course, this fact.

‘I-I see.’

Namgung Cheon-gang had no way of knowing.

‘I just thought it roared to show off after bursting through the ground…’

Who would have known it could inflict a fear debuff that instills terror?

‘Was I okay because of experience?’

Because he had so much experience defeating giant monsters in his previous life?

‘Most giant monsters had fear-type debuffs, so I can’t say that’s not it.’

But would a mind trained in a previous life carry over to this life?

Because while the body is different, the soul remains the same?

Thinking about it carefully, that didn’t seem right.

‘Well, my mind is stronger than others, but not to the extent of protecting against debuffs, right?’

From what he heard, most warriors experienced it, so no matter how strong he was, he wouldn’t be completely safe.

Then why?

‘What else could it be.’

It was because of his divine techniques.

It wasn’t like he had learned just one or two divine techniques.

Namgung, Peng Clan, Beggar’s Sect, and even Namman.

He was learning a total of four, and he was also learning an absolute divine technique that combined them all.

With all this, would he really fall to a mere giant monster’s fear debuff?

“Come to think of it, if it’s you, brother…”

Others might not know.

But Hwanggyeon knew.

The fact that Namgung Cheon-gang was learning Namgung’s Cheonloe Jaewang Singong.

Of course, only that one thing.

“Haha. That’s right. It’s thanks to Master Mak Noya. Hahaha.”

“Ah. Since you’re the sole disciple of Master Mak Noya, you must have learned a divine technique befitting that.”

“Yes, sister.”

“Then that makes sense.”

“Mm. If it’s Master Mak Noya’s divine technique, then I can understand it completely.”

Of course, since the others didn’t know, Namgung Cheon-gang glossed over it as his sect’s divine technique.

Everyone understood and moved on.

Only Hwanggyeon’s eyes widened briefly.

“That… ah, right. Master Mak Noya’s divine technique.”

Come to think of it, Namgung Cheon-gang was Mak Noya’s disciple.

Moreover, he was the sole disciple of Cheongeumjeong.

It wouldn’t be strange if he was learning another divine technique in such a position.

Having realized this, it was understandable that his eyes would widen.

‘Ugh. My secrets are being revealed one by one without me realizing it.’

He had thought they would be revealed one by one eventually.

But who would have known they’d be revealed in this situation.

‘Still, fortunately, only tight-lipped brother knows.’

It’s still a secret, right brother?

Namgung Cheon-gang spoke with his eyes, and Hwanggyeon nodded with his eyes.

In case others might notice.

“But where on earth did that weapon come from?”

Hwanggyeon changed the topic to Namgung Cheon-gang’s weapon.

The Cheonloe Paseongchu.

Both its weight and size were tremendous.

It absolutely couldn’t be hidden no matter how you tried, so where did it come from?

“Uh… it’s an artifact of my sect.”

“An artifact of your sect?”

“Yes. You could call it a divine object passed down through generations? It can shrink and expand in size…”

Of course, that wasn’t true.

It was the shrinking ability he had gained from successfully completing the special mission ‘Catch the Blood Cult Followers!’ long ago.

Just reading the description made it sound absurd.

‘Even though it says it only works on crafting-related tools that are mine alone, its versatility is incredible when you think about it.’

Anyway, thanks to that, he could shrink the Cheonloe Paseongchu and put it in his bundle.

‘So that’s why brother Hwanggyeon said it was heavy back then.’

Of course, since there was no way to explain this ability, he had no choice but to call it a divine object of his sect.

“Aha, a divine object of Cheongeumjeong. Well, considering your abilities, brother, it wouldn’t be strange for that sect to have such a divine object.”

“If it’s a divine object from Master Mak Noya’s sect, that’s certainly believable.”

Fortunately, everyone seemed to believe that such a divine object existed.

It seemed he wouldn’t need to make big excuses.

‘Besides, everyone seems somewhat familiar with divine objects.’

And how does brother Suwang know our master?

Did he visit Namman too?

‘For now, curiosity can wait.’

Right now, catching the rat was the priority.

‘Just in case, let me quickly circulate my divine technique to recover. The monster rat and that villain Seo-heung probably didn’t just run away for good.’

Originally, don’t villains have a second phase after the first phase ends?

He had to prepare for that second phase.

* * *

“What kind of monster-like bastard is that!”

Thud thud thud thud!

Seo-heung was flabbergasted.

He had been keeping other people in check, but who would have expected to be suddenly defeated by that blacksmith bastard.

“Grr. Damn blacksmith bastard.”

Curses came out naturally.

Both his tremendous verbal skills that shook mind and body, and the hidden abilities he possessed.

He was absolutely an unforgivable bastard.

He had to be eliminated before that beggar from the Beggar’s Sect.

Just cutting down his pride was reason enough to catch and kill him.

“So hang in there just a little longer, Hyeol-dol. If we go there and absorb the power of the divine insect that’s still transforming, you’ll become stronger than before.”

Then, at that time!

He would repay all this humiliation at once!

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