The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 128

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Chapter 128
Episode 128.
Jin-woo’s awakening led directly to Pur’s awakening.
Lost in a state of immersion, Jin-woo was startled by the overwhelming blue chill radiating from Pur.
“A mere shell of a being…!”
That shell of a being had awakened. Shadow Wing roared.
‘So that’s it.’
Only now could Jin-woo understand.
Currently, Pur’s tier was distinctly higher than his other familiars.
Heroic-tier Undead.
What’s more, Pur possessed two souls of the Incarnation of Evil.
Yet despite all that, Pur’s specs were not markedly different from First’s.
‘He wasn’t using the full power of a Heroic-tier Undead.’
It appeared this battle had satisfied the conditions for a proper awakening.
‘A new skill…’
Jin-woo examined the notification window carefully.
“Wait, that’s not right.”
The newly awakened skill was not Pur’s skill.
“I gained a new skill?”
He’d thought the Banshee Lord Pur would learn a new skill, but he was mistaken.
It was Jin-woo who had learned the skill.
-Conditions satisfied.
“The condition was a Heroic-tier familiar awakening, then.”
Jin-woo looked at his hand.
Shaaaaaaa—!
What was now unfolding was Domain Declaration.
“Something’s different.”
Originally, this Domain Declaration was characterized by dense Dark Energy flowing out.
A sense of wielding darkness itself.
But now something else was flowing from his hand.
“Chill.”
The chill of the underworld dwelt in his hand.
-Domain Declaration is upgrading!
-You have learned Holy Domain Declaration.
-Your power is no longer confined to your domain.
-You interfere with the very soul of all beings within your domain.
“Holy Domain Declaration.”
He had learned Holy Domain Declaration, the upgraded skill from Domain Declaration.
Jin-woo wielded his hand and properly activated the skill.
“Sanctuary of souls.”
Shaaaaaaaaaa—!
In an instant, Dark Energy and the chill of the underworld erupted explosively from his entire body.
Shadow Wing’s domain, which had been locked in a tug-of-war split halfway, was completely consumed by Jin-woo’s domain.
Now all the space around Jin-woo belonged entirely to him.
“A sanctuary.”
Beyond a domain—into a holy realm.
‘Of all the forces opposed to sanctity, I happen to wield the most sacred of the dark forces.’
Ironically, this could be considered the most sacred of all dark-aligned powers.
“!”
Shadow Wing’s wings trembled.
Everything had changed now.
The very power of the undead was being amplified around this human.
It was not relying on familiars.
He was commanding his familiars.
“My very soul—”
Shaaaaaaa—!
“Interfere with my soul? How dare you—how dare you—!”
The original Domain Declaration had been merely a simple enhancement technique for familiars.
Holy Domain Declaration imposed powerful debuffs on all beings within the domain alongside such buffs. Shadow Wing had considerable immunity to such debuff magic, yet it was affected by the Holy Domain Declaration that directly interfered with the soul.
‘If it’s affecting even a dragon like this—’
It meant his specs had risen considerably.
‘With Domain Declaration, I could only nullify Shadow Wing’s debuffs and buffs.’
He could immediately tell how much stronger he’d become.
Shaaaaaaa—.
“Now we’re done.”
Watching his familiars fight, Jin-woo saw the path forward.
Then there was no need to drag this battle out any longer.
“Pur.”
Jin-woo gestured to Pur.
“Today is your stage.”
At that, First quietly stepped back.
“Faith. Repaid.”
He murmured quietly.
Pur nodded.
Shaaaaaaa—.
Judgment of the World Tree was steeped deep in the power of Holy Domain Declaration along with the chill of the underworld.
Crack—!
A devastating blow.
With Holy Domain Declaration and Pur’s properly awakened Heroic-tier power, the damage was immense.
“Gah…….”
Shadow Wing, who until now had not uttered a single painful cry, began to breathe heavily.
In the follow-up, First swung the Orichalcon Greatsword.
Screech—!
And Moltus shot that spot with a shadow arrow.
Bang-bang-bang—!
Fin also shook Shadow Wing’s torso with steel wings.
And once more.
Pur’s strike followed.
Boom—!
In the face of attacks that poured in like an explosion, Shadow Wing could not regain his senses.
“Impossible… this is impossible…”
Defeated by mere undead.
“Pathetic… rotting creatures of death…!”
Shadow Wing flapped his wings.
At that moment, Jin-woo pulled something else from his possession.
“I made an extra one just in case.”
Whoosh—!
Jin-woo threw a third Obsidian Net.
In truth, the process of crafting nets had been quite enjoyable, and the feel of working with obsidian was so good that making multiple nets felt far more natural.
“How many did you make in that brief moment?!”
Shadow Wing couldn’t believe it. It really had been just a moment.
“Grrrrr—.”
Cornered, Shadow Wing deployed the power he trusted most once more.
Not dragon speech.
Breath.
Shaaaaaaaaaa—.
From the maw of Shadow Wing, now considerably purified, erupted a vivid crimson breath.
“Perfect.”
Jin-woo broke into a broad grin at the sight.
“Finally, it’s here.”
Ready.
He had come all this way for this flame.
As he watched the dying Shadow Wing, Jin-woo pulled something from his possession.
-Magma Bottle
It was quite a large vessel.
‘A bottle that can hold the flame Hairun gave me.’
Shadow Wing was no longer in a state to make proper decisions.
“Flame Breath—!”
There was no more Nether Breath.
Screeeeeeeee—!
His final desperate strike—pure breath unleashed—Jin-woo captured in the Magma Bottle.
Shaaaaaaaaaa—!
Tremendous heat. And the power was so great that Jin-woo’s body was driven back forcefully.
-Rune of Flame Breath effect activates.
-Health recovers!
“Almost didn’t make it.”
The process of capturing this breath had been the most perilous moment in the entire confrontation with Shadow Wing.
“Guuuuugh—!”
Only then did Shadow Wing grasp the situation.
“Thank you.”
But the situation was already over.
Jin-woo made a gesture.
At that, Pur swung Judgment of the World Tree.
With all his strength.
“Judgment.”
Crack—!
Thud—.
Kuuuuung—!
That massive body fell forward.
-The Fallen Dragon, Lord of the Abyss, Shadow Wing, enters eternal slumber.
-Level increased!
-Level increased!
-The Great God of Dwarves commends your achievements!
-The Great God of Dwarves expresses brilliant gratitude for saving the dwarves!
-You have received the Rune of the Great God of Dwarves.
-You have cleared the Quest!
-You have been registered in the Hall of Honor!
-The God of Hunters takes notice of you!
-You have achieved the [Magnificent, Magnificent Hunter] Achievement!
-You have achieved the [Dragon Slayer] Achievement!
The moment Shadow Wing fell, so many notifications flooded the screen he could barely see ahead.
‘The God of Hunters.’
Jin-woo had hunted the dragon in his own way.
Perhaps because of that, the God of Hunters seemed to regard Jin-woo with interest.
“Level up, rune, and achievements.”
Jin-woo first checked the rune.
“The rune of the Great God of Dwarves!”
-Rune [Rune of Earth]
Effect: Absorb power from the earth and convert it to strength in an instant. Strength stat temporarily increases significantly.
The rune given by the Great God of Dwarves was the Rune of Earth.
“The effect is quite decent.”
Like the Radiant Nature Rune he’d obtained before, it was a rune used in skill form.
“The higher the strength stat, the better.”
Having greater strength opens up more possibilities.
Next, Jin-woo checked the achievements.
Magnificent, Magnificent Hunter and Dragon Slayer.
These two achievements could only be obtained by those ranked at the top among those with combat-oriented classes.
Jin-woo, who had hunted a dragon, had achieved both of these simultaneously.
Both achievements were registered in the Hall of Honor.
[Achievement] Magnificent, Magnificent Hunter
-Hall of Honor Leaderboard
1. Tehent [250 points]
2. Shajam [224 points]
3. Lepidance [200 points]
4. Jin-woo [199 points]
[Achievement] Dragon Slayer
-Hall of Honor Leaderboard
1. Tehent [178 points]
2. Shajam [170 points]
3. Lepidance [150 points]
4. Jin-woo [134 points]
Amusingly, Jin-woo was ranked fourth in both Hall of Honor leaderboards.
“I didn’t expect this.”
This was a respectable ranking. After all, Jin-woo wasn’t even a hunter.
“From the looks of it, the achievement shows the specs you had when you achieved it.”
What stats you had when you accomplished the achievement.
That seemed to be the basis for the score.
“The ranking doesn’t matter much anyway.”
Thanks to this, Jin-woo now knew the ranking of hunters.
Tehent, Shajam, Lepidance.
These three were positioned at ranks 1, 2, and 3 across both of his achievements.
“The Hall of Honor ranking isn’t necessarily the same as the overall ranker rankings, but there’s a general correlation.”
It would be good to remember these names.
“There’s no harm in befriending hunters.”
Just as he’d become friendly with miners like Yur and Artem before, building connections meant gaining access to their quality materials.
“These achievements have pretty good effects too.”
Beyond just the ranking, the effects themselves were substantial.
-[Magnificent, Magnificent Hunter]
Effect: The probability of obtaining high-tier materials from hunted targets increases! [+5% increase]
“Drop rate goes up?”
The chance of rare materials dropping from monsters had increased by a full five percent.
“So hunters gain these kinds of excellent achievements and use them to acquire materials.”
Then he looked at the Magma Bottle, which needed to be secured as the highest priority. This was essentially the greatest reason he’d come hunting for a dragon.
-Magma Bottle [Shadow Wing’s Flame]
“This is it. This is the flame I needed.”
This was the very flame he’d received from Hairun’s furnace.
“But more importantly—”
Now came the truly crucial part. What he’d obtained so far was merely an appetizer.
Jin-woo smiled widely.
“Materials.”
Jin-woo examined the byproducts Shadow Wing had left behind.
“This is…”
Among the materials he’d anticipated, there was an entirely new one.
“Insane.”

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