The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 282

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Chapter 282
Episode 282.
Crack-. Crack-.
Clang-! Clang-!
Work on the Colossal Statue began immediately.
The Spirit Stones brought from Skypia and those gathered by the Spirit Knights and Spirit King were combined to form the body of the Colossal Statue.
‘Mm.’
Jin-woo observed the Spirit Blacksmiths of Skypia and felt quite satisfied.
‘Time was spent, but.’
Persuading them to come along had been a very good choice. They were quite dexterous and quick.
What would have taken a full day if Jin-woo worked alone was completed in just an hour.
With ninety Spirit Blacksmiths moving in perfect unison, it was only natural.
‘If there’s one drawback.’
Of course, they weren’t all advantages.
Jin-woo continued to give instructions to build the Colossal Statue, but they spent considerable time marveling at his orders.
“Remarkable, sir.”
“We hadn’t thought of that aspect.”
“Doing it that way should work. Mm-hmm.”
‘It feels good, though.’
Thus the Colossal Statue began to be completed rapidly.
At that moment, a representative of the young Spirit Blacksmiths and a representative of the elder Spirit Blacksmiths approached Jin-woo.
Both wore quite serious expressions.
“Jin-woo.”
“We have something to tell you.”
The two blacksmiths held out blueprints and spoke about the most critical material.
“We can make the body with Spirit Stones, but the true power of the Colossal Statue lies elsewhere.”
“There is a core material for the Colossal Statue, and truthfully, that…”
The two Spirit Blacksmiths discussed the core material of the Colossal Statue.
Making the body of the Colossal Statue could be completed quickly if they continued like this.
But without the core material, the Colossal Statue could not be completed.
“It’s quite difficult to make. Honestly, we don’t know how to make it.”
“We need to imbue five attributes, but…”
Then Jin-woo grinned and pulled something out.
An Ether Prism.
The core material of the Colossal Statue.
“?”
“…?”
The two Spirit Blacksmiths looked at the Ether Prism in confusion.
“How…?”
“This, this is.”
“That’s right. An Ether Prism.”
“!”
Then taking it from Jin-woo, they examined the Ether Prism carefully.
Piru in particular, unlike the younger Spirit Blacksmith, knew very well the crafting method of this Ether Prism.
Of course, knowing the method and actually making it were different things.
That’s why upon seeing the Ether Prism that Jin-woo had made, he both gasped and marveled.
“How did you make this?”
“With difficulty.”
Jin-woo replied simply.
“It was hard to make.”
“…”
This was the first person to speak of it so casually.
“Since the core material is already prepared, don’t worry—just finish the rest now.”
Crack-. Crack-.
Already half of the Colossal Statue was complete. Now if they finished just the upper body, they could prevent the destruction of the Western Region.
“Jin-woo!”
But then a Spirit Knight watching the Northern Region came running in urgently.
“Demons are coming!”
The Spirit Knights who had fled the Western Region immediately recognized those demons.
“They’re the Supreme Demons from the Western Region!”
“Are there other demons as well?”
“The Supreme Demons are bringing their subordinate demons with them!”
‘I thought the Greater Demons would come too.’
If so, this was actually better.
‘I could increase the pace?’
At the news that Supreme Demons had come, the Spirit Blacksmiths’ eyes grew uneasy.
These weren’t just any demons—they were Supreme Demons.
“Shouldn’t we stop this?”
All the Spirit Blacksmiths looked at Jin-woo.
But Jin-woo gave no order to stop.
Instead, he quietly moved toward the Colossal Statue and began crafting it.
Bang-!
That was all the confirmation everyone needed.
Jin-woo wasn’t going to stop.
“…”
“There’s no reason to stop!”
The young Spirit Blacksmiths ignited once more.
“Nordin.”
“Yes. We will handle them.”
Nordin and the Spirit King, along with the Spirit Knights, all set their faces with resolve.
Screech-.
In their hands were the equipment Jin-woo had made.
“We will repay this vengeance properly.”
* * *
The Supreme Demons spread their wings wide and unleashed their aura like maniacs.
“Insane bastards. These guys are really insane!”
“They’re doing something impossible!”
Their eyes were wide with madness.
The lower half of a massive Colossal Statue was visible even from a distance.
They had suspected.
Rebuilding the Colossal Statue—they thought the Greater Demons’ concerns were excessive.
But it was real.
They were really making it.
“Destroying that object consumed tremendous power from the Greater Demons!”
The destruction of the Object had also delayed the occupation of Elementia.
And the failure to capture the spirits acting like guerrillas in other regions was another reason.
But now they were resurrecting that Object?
“Where have these guys been hiding all this time!”
They thought they’d eliminated all the spirits. Yet skilled spirits capable of resurrecting the Colossal Statue remained.
The Supreme Demon accelerated further.
And they spotted it.
“Nordin. That foolish spirit.”
“So that bastard ends up causing trouble!”
Should have eliminated him completely from the start.
Should have decided to kill him outright instead of absorption.
But suddenly the Supreme Demon felt a chill.
“…!”
Were they afraid upon seeing Nordin?
No.
Something felt wrong.
It wasn’t Nordin alone. The thought struck that this situation wasn’t created by Nordin alone.
And then they spotted it.
“That, that one!”
“Not a spirit!”
Among the spirits, there was one who was not a spirit.
And he was the one directly leading the construction of this Colossal Statue.
“How, how could this be.”
How could such fear grip them like this.
That human hadn’t even demonstrated anything, yet instinctively they feared him.
“…We must kill him!”
The Supreme Demons felt a crisis.
They absolutely had to kill that human first.
Only then would this trembling cease.
Shriek-!
They ignored all the spirits. If the Colossal Statue was being built, the Greater Demons’ order to destroy that statue as the priority was forgotten.
They looked only at Jin-woo, intent on killing him.
But then.
Crash-!
A tremendous force struck them head-on.
“!”
“Where are you going?”
Nordin and the Spirit Knights equipped with Jin-woo’s gear blocked their path and struck them simultaneously.
Crack-!
“!”
Such power from such small spirits.
The Supreme Demon saw blood dripping down.
Wounded by the attack of mere small spirits?
Unbelievable.
“Ha.”
“These bastards…”
“I’ll tear you all apart and kill you!”
The Supreme Demons looked at Jin-woo. Unless they dealt with Nordin and the Spirit Knights, they couldn’t reach him.
Screech-!
So they had to unleash their full power here.
“Die!”
Even as the Supreme Demons and Nordin clashed, Jin-woo’s concentration remained utterly unshaken.
Crack-.
Clang-. Whoosh-.
The construction of the Colossal Statue was simple work.
Forge the Skeletal Framework that would form the centerpiece, then refine its appearance.
Since Jin-woo had already done the central work, what the Spirit Blacksmiths needed to do was the labor-intensive work of refining the appearance.
That work, closer to sculpture, inevitably took time, but all the Spirit Blacksmiths had been inspired by Jin-woo.
Gradually they forgot that Supreme Demons were right before them.
No, they could clearly see them in the corner of their minds.
So paradoxically, they had to concentrate.
Concentration allowed them to forget even Supreme Demons.
Entering a world where only the object to be created and oneself existed.
Crack-. Crack-. Crack-.
The pace of the Colossal Statue’s construction accelerated.
Jin-woo at its center drove the work forward like wielding a whip.
Bang-. Bang-. Bang-.
Each time they brought down their blades and hammers, Nordin and the Supreme Demons clashed fiercely as well.
“Ugh!”
A Supreme Demon staggered back from Nordin’s strike. Its entire body was covered in wounds.
Nordin wasn’t unscathed either, but rather those wounds set him ablaze.
“We can do this.”
He raised his Twin Swords high.
The Spirit Knights answered his call.
“We’ve been waiting for this moment.”
The moment to repay the humiliation.
“Nordin-!”
The Supreme Demon’s massive claw tried to smash Nordin’s Twin Swords outright.
“Relying on mere equipment, you dare.”
“How foolish of you!”
“Once your gear is destroyed, you’re nothing!”
“That’s true.”
Nordin nodded and swung his Twin Swords.
Clang-!
“But what if.”
Then he gripped the blades firmly and swung with all his might.
“It doesn’t break.”
Equipment alone breaking might make him nothing, but if that equipment doesn’t break, he remains strong.
“Ugh-!”
Crunch!
A Supreme Demon staggered back from Nordin’s strike.
At the cross-shaped wound, they grimaced.
“Heal, healing…”
“Why isn’t it healing.”
Two Supreme Demons repeatedly brought their hands to their wounds with pained expressions.
They should have healed immediately, but it wasn’t happening.
“These are weapons made by Jin-woo. Do you think wounds from his equipment heal easily?”
The blades that Jin-woo made carried a new special attribute.
An attribute that reduced health recovery—the Curse of Corruption.
This special attribute was one that appeared for the first time. Through various applications of the Spirit Stone’s power, the special attributes of the Necromaster – Lord had also been strengthened.
“Damn it.”
The Supreme Demons continued to take damage. Originally, their combat style was to advance while absorbing all of the opponent’s attacks.
Fast recovery made this far more efficient.
But now if they insisted on that fighting style, damage would stack and they would die.
Crash-!
Recognizing this, Nordin pressed his fierce onslaught.
-You inflict Lethal Damage!
The special attribute wasn’t limited to that.
An attribute that ensures the first strike inflicts Lethal Damage.
An attribute that adds additional damage.
Countless attributes drove the Supreme Demons into a corner.
“Why won’t it break!”
Another Supreme Demon groaned while fighting a group of Spirit Knights.
They exerted their full power trying to destroy the shields and weapons in their hands.
But instead of breaking, their own fists were shattering.
“Keep striking!”
The Spirit Knights slowly pushed the Supreme Demon back.
Already understanding their superiority in equipment, they had no need to eagerly create openings.
Slow pressure. Destruction.
“Stay calm. Never create an opening.”
“This situation must not repeat!”
Having experienced complete despair and retreat once before, they controlled their emotions all the more.
And behind them now stood ordinary spirits.
Those ordinary spirits were their family, their comrades, and their friends. That’s why they could do nothing but concentrate.
“You bastards…!”
The Supreme Demons couldn’t do anything against the fierce resistance of the spirits they had thought to be the lowest prey.
There was only one option left.
Retreat.
The Greater Demons were already slowly descending from the Northern Region.
Retreating first and facing them together with the Greater Demons was the only option.
But that plan wasn’t easy to execute.
“Damn it!”
The two Supreme Demons stuck to Nordin were struggling.
The remaining two facing the Spirit Knights finally decided to abandon those two and flee.
Even if only two survived, they had to report to the Greater Demons.
That a truly dangerous one was here.
That he had changed everything.
“Where are you running to.”
“Jin-woo commanded us.”
But their retreat was already blocked.
“You’re all quite strong, after all.”
The Spirit Knights gripped their weapons simultaneously.
“He said good materials would come out.”
“He told us to collect those materials well.”
Screech-!
“Now we carry out his command.”
-You hunted a Supreme Demon!

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