My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 15

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Episode 15

“Uh, uh, uhhhhh.”

Following the shrill scream, another Hunter’s dumbfounded voice flowed out.

“He cut through the armor.”

“Was it magic?”

“No. Just a sword.”

“Not just any sword though. Look there. It’s a weapon made of bone.”

“Could it be that the weapon is something special?”

Not really.

How amazing could a sword made from an Orc Thigh Bone be?

“Living Armor is an upper D-rank monster.”

“The summon might be C-rank.”

The atmosphere of the team, which had been gloomy, changed a little.

“Sir Isra.”

【I could fight all day long.】

Good.

“If you give up on the raid, I’ll do it alone.”

“Could we discuss it with our friends for a moment?”

“Do as you please.”

The team members stepped aside slightly and whispered among themselves.

Either way is fine with me.

Look at that reliable back.

With just Sir Isra, wouldn’t the Gate raid be possible?

If I think things went wrong, I’ll just run away immediately.

I noticed just now that his walking was quite slow.

Having finished their discussion, Yang Seong-su, the team leader, came closer.

“We’ll trust you, Summoner, and give it a try.”

Step, step.

We advanced for a while, but no other passages appeared.

“That’s fortunate. It doesn’t seem to be a Maze Type.”

“Instead, Living Armor keeps appearing for us.”

“Summoner. Could our team take the lead this time?”

“Yes. Go ahead.”

That works out well.

Maybe because Sir Isra took it down in one strike.

The Living Armor’s notorious reputation didn’t really hit home.

I’ll be able to objectively assess their combat power.

The four took their positions and approached.

“Ice Javelin!”

Ice shards wrapped in white cold air struck the armor.

The abdomen was deeply dented.

The damaged Living Armor only trembled slightly, then moved its body again.

“Hiyaaaah!”

[Power Strike]

The Melee Dealer’s sword turned yellow.

The sword fell on the armor’s shoulder area.

Kagagagak!

“Ugh.”

The Melee Dealer let out a groan.

The Living Armor was the one that got hit, but the person who struck it looked like they were in more pain.

“Holy water!”

Ting—.

The arrow hit the armor but bounced off weakly.

Seeing Sir Isra slice through things so easily, I thought it might be some pseudo-metal.

But looking at those Hunters’ reactions, it really was a genuine Metal Chunk.

“Summoner!”

【That’s what happens when you only rely on brute force.】

Swoosh.

When the Bone Knife moved once.

Clank.

The Living Armor fell one by one.

Even the one that had been pummeled by Ice Javelin, sword, and arrows was no exception.

—Enemy defeate…

Crash.

【I understand the level of these monsters well.】

“How was it?”

【So boring I wanted to die.】

“Kup.”

“Ugh.”

The Hunters let out pained sounds.

【It’s unfortunate that I’m already dead and cannot die again.】

If you want, I could kill you once more.

The tip of the Bone Knife turned toward the Hunter team.

They showed tense expressions.

Uh.

Sir Isra.

Why are you taking a threatening pose?

【You are weak, so assist your lord.】

“Excuse me?”

【At least pick up the Magic Stones.】

The corpse of the Living Armor split in half.

Inside it was a bluish stone.

【So that my lord need not bow down.】

Sir Isra turned his body sharply.

A fierce and stern expression.

A resolute appearance he hadn’t shown me.

Should I apologize to the Hunter team?

“Ah, hmm. It would be awkward to just stand and watch, so I should do something.”

“Just receiving the clear reward would be fine.”

“Summoner, we’ll take good care of the Magic Stones.”

“We’ll transfer everything to you, so don’t worry.”

The four people spoke in turns, sweating profusely.

Hmm.

I don’t know anything about this.

Please work hard, everyone.

* * *

Sir Isra leading ahead.

The iron Living Armors fell without exception in a single blow.

“Did the Living Armors have some weakness we didn’t know about?”

“Maybe he’s targeting specific parts.”

“That’s not it.”

“The parts where the sword cut aren’t the same.”

Surprisingly.

Sir Isra used no other skills besides Swordsmanship.

A skill that grants penetration effects?

Or equipment power?

It was neither.

It meant he was splitting the Living Armors with pure physical force.

It was natural for those Hunters to be curious.

【You should be starting to get a feel for it.】

Sir Isra spoke casually as he passed.

Right.

Unlike the Hunters who were muttering as if they couldn’t understand what was happening.

I was starting to get a veeeeery slight idea.

The parts where the Bone Knife was striking.

As I observed with [Spirit Eye], I could see faint ‘grain’ in the armor.

Kekeke.

I can see the lines.

…Though I’m not at the age to say that anymore.

“Sir Isra.”

【Why do you call?】

“If I face one myself, I think I’ll understand completely.”

【No!】

Teacher.

Why are you shouting like that.

【You must stay in a safe place.】

“I learned A-rank Swordsmanship, so I should get some real combat experience.”

【Nooooo!】

Ugh.

My ears hurt.

【If anything happens to you, I’m finished too!】

“I can just be careful while doing it.”

【Stop thinking nonsense and just watch.】

Sigh.

I don’t know if I’m commanding a subordinate or serving a superior.

About three hours after entering the Gate.

We encountered our first door at the end of the long passage.

“That must be the Boss Room, right?”

“Yes. It should be.”

The Melee Dealer replied with a trembling voice.

“You can go back now if you want.”

“N-no. We were wondering if there’s anything we could help with.”

【Just prepare some popcorn.】

“Excuse me?”

【It means you just need to watch.】

The Melee Dealer made a bewildered expression at the domineering Telepathy.

“Are you really going to be okay?”

【If there’s one variable, it would be this.】

A blade suddenly approaching toward my chest.

Eek.

This guy is suddenly threatening me.

“I’ll give you as much money as you want. So please spare my life!”

【What are you talking about?】

“When you point a sword like that, it’s usually threatening!”

【Ah. Sorry about that.】

Sir Isra pointed at the blade with his finger.

【After cutting through metal, the edge has gotten quite dull.】

“So you do have some humanity after all.”

【What humanity are you looking for in the dead?】

That’s not the kind of humanity I meant.

Never mind.

I gave up on explaining and laid down the brand carrier.

Zip— the zipper going down.

The opened bag appeared to be empty.

More precisely, that’s just how it looked.

I stuck my hand into the subspace located inside the bag.

And pulled out the items I bought from the Hunter Market.

“A hammer?”

“Are you planning to fight with that?”

These people.

I also took out an anvil, so why are they only fixated on the hammer?

A crafting hammer and anvil, [Fire Scroll].

Finally, I took out a portable furnace and placed it beside them.

“Let’s do some maintenance before we go.”

“Yes. Please make yourself comfortable.”

Curiosity was dripping all over the team members’ faces.

It wouldn’t be strange if three question marks were floating above their heads.

Well now.

I’m already using the repair set I prepared just in case.

I opened the lid of the portable furnace.

And put in the Fire Scroll I had just torn.

Whoosh!

Flames erupted inside the closed chamber.

After waiting for the temperature to rise appropriately, I put in the bone knife.

“Have you done blacksmith work before?”

【Shh.】

“Mmph.”

Sir Isra’s sharp warning couldn’t even reach my ears.

I concentrated all my attention on the heating bone knife.

This should be enough.

I took out the bone knife that had turned moderately red.

Clang!

Clang!

I evenly hammered the blade with the hammer.

[Bone Metallurgy proficiency increases by 1.2%.]

[You have perfectly repaired this item.]

[Slash and Thrust levels increase by 3 each for 60 minutes.]

“Wow.”

The item effects increase?

Instant repair.

This has more uses than I thought!

“Um, Summoner sir.”

“Yes.”

“Are you really a Summoner?”

The Melee Dealer let out a question with an “uh,” then said something dumbfounded.

“Ahhh. I’m sorry for asking something rude.”

I command Undead.

And do instant repairs too.

So he became curious about my profession.

“It’s called Necrosmith, not really a good profession.”

Is it okay to expose personal information like this?

My profession name became quite well-known during the 5 years I was stuck at E-rank.

In a bad way, that is.

Didn’t that uncle from the Hunter Academy care work know about it too?

“That’s amazing.”

“Your summons are strong and you can do blacksmith work too.”

“We’re really lucky today.”

This was the first time there was no disappointed expression after revealing my profession.

What’s this about.

The feeling was quite strange.

“Take it.”

【Haha. A sword forged by you personally. I’ll use it well!】

Hearty laughter vibrated through the passage.

* * *

Before opening the iron door.

We received a boss monster briefing.

“This type spawns Twin Living Armor.”

Armor with two cores.

The right hand handles swordsmanship.

It’s a boss monster that uses magic with its left hand.

“To kill it, we’d need to destroy both cores.”

“Yes. They say even if you destroy one, it regenerates within a minute.”

The [Domain of Challenge] was a Gate that had already been conquered countless times.

Even the passage type among the five courses, called the dud, had quite a bit of information available.

The Melee Dealer also told us about the attack patterns.

“The most threatening thing is its charge.”

Living Armor, whose entire body is a metal chunk, making its movements sluggish.

Twin Living Armor can close the distance instantly with a combination of Leap Skill and magic.

A speed that even max-level D-ranks find difficult to react to.

That’s why Defense Magic is essential when conquering Twin Living Armor.

“Twin Living Armor is a formidable enemy that even veteran D-rank teams find difficult to face.”

Is that so?

I glanced at Sir Isra.

【Leave it to me.】

“Don’t you need support?”

【Don’t make me repeat myself multiple times.】

At Sir Isra’s sharp retort, the Melee Dealer shut his mouth tight.

Grrrrrr—

The steel door opened with a heavy sound.

A single ray of light entered the room shrouded in darkness.

Clank— The room’s owner, who had been waiting for visitors, rose to its feet.

【I thought it would have two heads, but it doesn’t.】

“There are monsters like that too?”

【There are Twin Head Ogres and Trolls.】

Ugh.

Ogres and Trolls, already strong as they are, having two heads.

Just thinking about it is terrifying.

I should hope I never have to face such things.

—Intruder. Eliminate.

—Intruder. Eliminate.

There was one helmet, but Telepathy with different tones echoed simultaneously.

The Twin Living Armor slightly bent its knees.

[Dash]

[Wind Release]

At the same time as kicking off the ground, I burst wind behind my back.

Speed incomparable to the sluggish Living Armor!

The sword thrust straight forward reached right in front of my nose in less than a second.

Indeed.

This was a pattern worth warning about.

If I didn’t have Heavenly Martial Body and Spirit Eye.

I probably wouldn’t have been able to perceive the attack itself.

【Using cunning tricks.】

A diagonally held sword.

The freshly forged blade clashed with the Twin Living Armor’s sword, making a clanging sound.

Sparks flew in all directions.

The center of the charging armor’s balance was disrupted.

“How did he react to that?”

“I, I almost died.”

Exclamations from the Hunters came one after another.

Those guys don’t know.

It’s not just the reaction speed that’s amazing.

Even though the Twin Living Armor was superior in strength.

He didn’t just block the sword that had momentum added to it, but used the opponent’s force against them.

A mysterious technique I could barely understand thanks to Spirit Eye and Heavenly Martial Body.

Clang clang clang!

The Bone Knife dug into the armor.

【This one has some substance.】

It didn’t cut cleanly like the Living Armor.

The cross-section was ragged as if forcibly torn apart.

The sword must have been quite damaged too.

―Intruder. Strong.

The voices merged into one.

It seems one core has already been destroyed.

【I must ask for your understanding.】

“What is it?”

【The weapon you personally forged for me. For victory, I must sacrifice it…】

Oh, come on.

I thought it was something important.

“I’ll make you more, so just finish it off.”

[Imperial Swordsmanship (Modified) – Isra Style]

[12th Form ― Heaven Slash]

Clang!

The Bone Knife that swept across the armor once more broke in half.

[You have gained massive experience points.]

[You have leveled up.]

Huh.

Heh heh heh.

Conquering a D-rank Gate.

Pretty easy, right?

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