The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 120

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Chapter 120
Episode 120.
Suomisa Monitoring Room.
GM Kim Na-yoon was grinning to herself as she watched Mytube.
The JBS channel.
The moment Jin-woo’s video went live, it triggered an enormous response and explosive view counts.
—10.32 million views
“It’s a 1-hour-40-minute video and it’s already hit ten million views!”
It had climbed to number one on the trending videos list and continued to gain exposure.
Moreover, across various online communities, users were going wild praising Jin-woo’s tower conquest strategy.
“They’re so amazed that he’s crafting inside the tower.”
For Kim Na-yoon, who knew Jin-woo was Jin, it wasn’t particularly surprising—but for the other players, it was shocking.
“Where will this even end? It hasn’t even been 24 hours yet. Is he going to break the internet?”
What made her even more invested in the video’s success was that her own voice was featured in it.
—Who’s the narrator?
—The narrator’s diction is really good?? The voice is easy on the ears too.
—JBS picked a great narrator. Works really well with Jin-woo’s video. Especially during the crafting scenes.
—Feels like there’s fan appreciation in this. They must know Jin-woo really well?
The comments were full of praise for Kim Na-yoon.
Refresh. Refresh again.
—The narration really helps you get immersed.
“They’re appreciating it.”
Kim Na-yoon smiled softly to herself.
Her narration had been infused with genuine affection.
“If you saw him in person, you’d really understand.”
On top of that, she had information about Jin from her time in Eternal Sunshine.
She’d used that knowledge to craft her narration for Jin-woo’s crafting segments.
Kim Na-yoon clicked play on the video again, determined to add one more view herself.
In the video, Jin-woo was extraordinary.
“Seeing it directly now… he really is monstrous.”
New Gene was a game where you could truly move like in reality.
Eternal Sunshine, by contrast, had so many limitations.
“The movements back then were all stuttering and choppy.”
And with those jerky movements, he’d managed to craft equipment like that?
“He was the best even back then.”
Kim Na-yoon recalled all the achievements Jin-woo had accomplished up to now.
“This isn’t excessive. It’s just natural.”
A Jin-woo who came to free New Gene could simply show his true talent.
Then.
—[Alert]
—[Alert]
An urgent notification message arrived.
“Oh! Looks like he did something in the Metropolis?”
Jin-woo had achieved an Achievement of Advancement.
There were quite a few achievements to gain in the Metropolis, so Kim Na-yoon was very curious.
“The Metropolis blacksmiths are famous for being stubborn. Did he manage to get an achievement from them?”
But when Kim Na-yoon checked the alert message, she froze in place.
—User Jin-woo has reached UR Rank. Earliest Level Attained: 211.
—Logical Message: Achievement [Unique] Hall of Fame score has been updated to a score you thought was absolutely unreachable.
“Level 211?”
It was a bewildering level—too bewildering.
Level 211.
For an ordinary crafter, that would be around the time they’d just reached S Rank, or maybe SS Rank if they were fast.
But he’d just reached UR Rank.
“I thought he might… slow down.”
Instead of slowing down, he’d erupted and shot upward.
And there was another Logical Message attached to it.
“Wow.”
After confirming the Logical Message, Kim Na-yoon checked the [Unique] Hall of Fame rankings.
“More than 80 points ahead?”
Overwhelming.
It was truly an overwhelming gap.
“And he’s already UR…”
As you could see from looking at the scores on the current rankings, the higher the Rank, the smaller the gaps between competitors.
“He’s climbing alone.”
But Jin-woo’s momentum hadn’t stopped.
It hadn’t even paused. It felt like he still had so much further to go.
“The Logical System looks absolutely flustered.”
He’d already exceeded its predictions several times over.
“Your shackles are off, Jin-woo. The Logical System can see it.”
Who could stop a Jin-woo set free?
“Now he really can’t be dismissed as a newcomer anymore. He’s UR Rank.”
A natural disaster had arrived in the crafting ecosystem that had been built over the course of a year.
* * *
“From here on, this is the Fallen Dragon’s domain.”
The Desolate Land.
Compared to the Iron Helm, which reeked of sulfur and churned with magma, this place was starkly different.
Boom-boom! Boom-boom!
Relentless tremors continued, and the surrounding volcanoes bubbled and churned.
‘It’s worse than I thought.’
“The condition has gotten worse. At this rate, the Iron Helm will be swallowed up entirely.”
Jin-woo nodded in response to Hairun’s words.
“I’ll take care of it and return.”
First, Pur, Moltus.
And then he summoned Fin as well.
“You had more subordinates…”
“Please find a safe location.”
Hairun looked at Jin-woo.
“I’ll wait and trust in you. Just don’t die. Absolutely don’t.”
Jin-woo turned from Hairun and entered the Desolate Land.
—You have entered the Desolate Land.
—Corruption Energy weakens your body.
—You have been cursed by Shadow Wing.
The moment Jin-woo entered the Desolate Land, the master of this land and the Fallen Dragon, Shadow Wing, cursed Jin-woo’s entire army, weakening them.
“Thanks for the welcoming curse.”
Shaa-aah!
Every curse became a buff.
“The hospitality here is decent too.”
Jin-woo mounted Fin and flew forward at high speed.
Whoosh—!
Moltus released Dark Energy as he flew, while First summoned the Skeletal Horse and charged forward.
“…”
Only Pur ran on two legs.
“I will grow stronger…!”
Jin-woo’s army burst through the Desolate Land at maximum speed.
Boom-boom-boom-boom!
But not long after, a horde of monsters appeared.
Glimmer.
“Hm?”
Normally, he would have ignored them and pressed on. The monsters were monsters, but the situation could explode at any moment, so he needed to deal with the Fallen Dragon first.
But what caught Jin-woo’s eye was something gleaming pitch-black.
“…A golem?”
Not just any golem.
“An Obsidian Golem…!”
He couldn’t possibly pass by such beautiful obsidian. If he left it behind, he’d be disqualified as a crafter.
“Hmm. Looks like dwarves made these.”
The golems that had been created as guardians in the past seemed to have been transformed by the power of the Fallen Dragon in the Desolate Land.
Jin-woo gently grabbed Fin’s shoulder. Fin, flying at high speed, reacted sensitively to Jin-woo’s movement.
The pace slowed, and they descended to the ground leisurely.
“I can’t help it. You’re thinking the same thing and stopped too, right, Fin?”
“Fin-?”
“Yeah, yeah. Can’t leave something like that behind. We have to clean it up completely.”
Jin-woo grinned.
“If we leave it, we’ll be punished.”
After dismounting Fin, Jin-woo snapped his fingers with a sharp click.
“Domain Declaration.”
Shaa-aah-aah-aah!
Darkness spread thickly around the area. This was no longer the Desolate Land.
It was the Necromaster Jin-woo’s domain.
“I give… command.”
“Please give us your command!”
“Fin-!”
Jin-woo pointed at the Obsidian Golem.
“You know the drill. Try not to damage them.”
Jin-woo spoke.
“Hunt.”
Thwack!
First moved first.
In the past, the Orichalcon Greatsword shone the brightest, but now the Skystone Basago Armor was far more impressive. First dropped among the Obsidian Golems and waited for their attacks.
“Do… not… damage.”
The top priority was keeping the obsidian intact. So First took the golems’ powerful strikes head-on.
Crash—!
Boom-boom! Crash—!
The Fallen Obsidian Golems were tremendously powerful.
“First.”
Even Moltus was momentarily startled.
Moltus swept away the smoke from the golems’ attacks with Darkness Release.
“Are you alright…?”
Moltus, who had started speaking, stopped. There was no need to ask if he was alright.
“Per…fect…ly. Fine.”
First, clad in the Skystone Basago Armor, took virtually no damage.
Despite the Obsidian Golems’ powerful attacks, the armor’s defense far exceeded their offense.
“Pretty useful.”
Jin-woo, watching from behind, grinned.
After unleashing one powerful volley of attacks, the Obsidian Golems prepared to strike again.
Crash! Crash!
This time, First didn’t dodge either. Instead, he adjusted his stance to enable better offense and invited their attacks.
Crash—!
Boom—!
The Obsidian Golems attacked First with various techniques.
But First didn’t budge an inch.
“Grrr… keee-ing.”
The Obsidian Golem made an eerie sound. This situation—it was far too strange. The moment the Obsidian Golem tried to create distance.
“You… can’t… flee.”
Now it was their turn to attack.
Slide!
The Orichalcon Greatsword drove precisely into the golem’s joint.
The light faded from the Obsidian Golem’s eyes.
Thud!
As First launched his attack, Moltus followed suit.
Crash-crash-crash-crunch!
Moltus released Dark Energy like sharp spikes, protecting the obsidian from harm. Only the golem’s body needed to be dismantled.
Fin too raised his steel wings vertically, attacking only at the joints.
Boom-boom-boom!
The Obsidian Golems fell helplessly.
“Fin!”
Fin picked up the Obsidian Golem’s by-product and quickly brought it to Jin-woo, handing over the obsidian.
—Obsidian [SSR]
“Oh. It’s shining even brighter than I thought? Up close, it’s even more attractive.”
While his three subordinates processed the remaining Obsidian Golems and collected the obsidian.
“I’m sorry… I haven’t arrived yet.”
Pur, arriving late, reached out in apparent panic. His eyes gleamed with a bright blue light as he belatedly entered the domain.
He couldn’t help being late. Pur was strong, but the three upgraded subordinates were considerably faster.
“I’m coming right now!”
“It’s already over.”
Pur’s face fell.

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