The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 290

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Chapter 290
Episode 290.
Ding-!
—Logical Message.
—Three towers cleared simultaneously.
—User Jin-woo’s solo clear.
—Logical Message: The prediction itself was impossible.
—Additional achievement expected.
“What?”
The monitoring room.
Kim Na-yun checked the message in surprise.
“What is this?”
Even Kim Na-yun, who thought she’d been shocked by everything, found this absolutely baffling.
“Three towers cleared simultaneously?”
She wondered if she’d read it wrong and looked again.
“No, it’s right.”
It was certain.
The message said Jin-woo had cleared three towers alone, all at the same time.
“That can’t be…”
Towers were fundamentally large-scale team content.
NewGen wasn’t a game with one set answer—you could clear various quests in various ways—but the basic framework was definitely there.
“The towers weren’t meant to be cleared alone.”
Team battles.
Solo clears were possible if you managed it, but tower raids were fundamentally team battles.
Yet not only did he clear them solo, he cleared three at the same time? How was that even possible?
“Wait, do such places even exist?”
It was shocking enough that three towers were cleared simultaneously, but she couldn’t even figure out where these three towers were located.
“Where exactly did he go?”
What place did he reach to produce a result like this?
Kim Na-yun also checked the Logical Message.
“An unpredictable result is natural enough, but it’s saying there will be additional achievement unlocks?”
It seemed Jin-woo was in the middle of conquering some massive quest.
“I’m so curious.”
She was desperately curious what additional achievements would be unlocked.
* * *
Whoooosh—!
Aktos’s power was absorbed into the opened Ten Thousand Demon Palace.
—The demons have been sealed in the Ten Thousand Demon Palace!
As the three archdemons were sealed in the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, darkness began welling up from Jin-woo’s body.
Hisssss—!
The rising darkness seeped swiftly into Jin-woo’s body.
—All stats increase greatly!
—Screams of demons erupt from the Ten Thousand Demon Palace!
“Hm.”
By sealing all three archdemons in the Ten Thousand Demon Palace at once, Jin-woo’s stats rose dramatically.
This was the reason they trembled in fear upon seeing Jin-woo, calling him the Master of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace.
Even in death, they served Jin-woo’s purposes.
Perhaps one of the last things they ever wanted.
“The tree that gives without measure.”
Jin-woo smiled and breathed slowly.
“Let me check.”
Jin-woo gripped the Hammer.
Then he poured all his strength into it.
“!”
The overwhelming power he felt was startling even to himself.
Agnes, the hammer, trembled violently—a phenomenon caused by Jin-woo’s strength exceeding what it could bear.
“This is going to cause problems.”
With this kind of power, much more delicate hammering was possible.
‘I can strike as hard as I want.’
If he used Flame Blessing to further increase his strength stat, he could handle even the hardest minerals.
‘No, not hard minerals.’
This overwhelming power had a better use.
‘It shines when carving.’
Especially bone.
Until now, Jin-woo had relied entirely on the Ultra-Vibration Carving Knife when carving bone.
But with this power, he could set the Ultra-Vibration Carving Knife as a secondary tool and primarily use his own strength.
That way, he could achieve much greater finesse.
‘I can carve with far better quality.’
Jin-woo smirked.
‘I can try some truly interesting things now.’
* * *
Floating gently—
Jin-woo saw Aktos’s soul rising.
One soul.
Looking closer, three souls were contained within that massive soul.
Jin-woo smiled.
“Just as I thought.”
—Aktos’s Trinity Soul [MR]
It was material of MR Grade, no less.
The power embedded in the soul itself was so strong that even Jin-woo, a Necromancer – Lord, had difficulty handling it lightly.
“I got it.”
Jin-woo slowly reached his hand toward the soul.
Hisssss—
—Obtained a powerful soul!
“!”
—Necromancer – Lord level increases!
—Job level has risen.
—You have become Necromancer – Lord LV3.
—You have become Necromancer – Archroad.
Jin-woo was currently in his second job advancement.
‘Not a third advancement.’
It appeared his job had been elevated within the second advancement stage.
‘Archroad, then.’
—Learned an exclusive skill for Necromancer – Archroad!
“Oho.”
Jin-woo immediately checked the exclusive skill.
—Minion Summon is enhanced!
—You can strengthen the power of your familiars.
—A consumable skill that targets one individual and enhances them!
The Archroad’s exclusive skill was special.
It was a consumable skill that could only be used once and would deactivate immediately upon use.
“Ah.”
—Archroad’s Authority [Designate one familiar to be promoted.]
It was an extremely straightforward skill—promoting one familiar.
‘I can only promote one familiar.’
It was somewhat disappointing, but Jin-woo didn’t dwell on it long.
“There’s only one choice.”
And everyone would understand.
‘Pur will be disappointed, I’m sure.’
But Pur, more than anyone, would understand.
It was First who had essentially held back Aktos alone and endured against him throughout this battle.
‘I’m not choosing because he was my first familiar.’
It was a choice based on who was most dependable among all his familiars.
Hisssss—
With a snap of his fingers, First was summoned.
Though First had been considerably exhausted when facing Aktos, now fully recovered, First was in excellent condition.
“You. Called. Me.”
“First. You worked hard.”
“No. Rather. I. Was. Lacking.”
“Is that so?”
Jin-woo smiled.
“Then this is a gift for your shortage.”
First knew that Jin-woo had reached a new level this time.
So he thought Jin-woo would give him new equipment.
“I haven’t made new equipment yet. But this is better than that, probably.”
Jin-woo immediately used the skill.
—Choose a familiar to be promoted!
—Promote familiar, First?
“I promote First.”
—Skill activated!
Hisssss—!
—Archroad’s Authority is bestowed upon familiar, First!
Tremendous darkness engulfed First.
And then—
Slowly, First walked out from within the darkness.
An aura of rising darkness.
First was promoted, emanating an ominous aura.
—First has become a Legion Commander!
—Familiar First has become a Legion Commander.
—You have a Legion Commander under your command.
—You have become a Necro Lord!
“My. Lord.”
The Legion Commander First knelt before Jin-woo. No longer was he merely a master—Jin-woo was now his lord.
The master of a legion commanding undead familiars, a Necro Lord.
‘That sounds good.’
Jin-woo immediately checked his familiars.
“Familiar status.”
1.
Name: First [Legion Commander]
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Grade: Hero LV3
Type: Undead, Melee [Dark Knight King]
[Weapon] Eternal Circulation Sword
[Armor] None
[Skills] Wave Emission, Roar Legion
The title “Legion Commander” was clearly marked next to First’s name.
‘His level increased too.’
Pur, Speed, and the others had been Hero LV2, but now First had reached a distinctly higher level.
Hero LV3.
‘The next rank would be a new grade.’
And a new skill appeared as well.
‘Legion Strengthening.’
It appeared to be a technique that granted power to his subordinate legion.
‘It seems to function separately from my Celestial Proclamation?’
—You can designate familiars to belong to First’s legion!
As First was now a Legion Commander leading a legion, Jin-woo could assign other familiars as his subordinates.
It was as though creating a dedicated First Team just for First.
Now under First’s command, the legion could move with perfect tactical precision.
‘If I give orders to First, the familiars in his legion will move much more carefully.’
And First’s power would spread to them, allowing them to display far greater strength than before.
Jin-woo immediately placed all his familiars under First’s command.
—Legion formed!
“Thank. You. For. Trusting. Me.”
First bowed respectfully.
“I. Will. Carry. Out. All. Your. Orders.”
Intense determination gleamed in First’s eyes.
“I’ll craft your broken armor soon. Now that you’re a Legion Commander, you deserve something more befitting your rank.”
Hisssss—
When First was desummoned as a Legion Commander, the impact was different.
Darkness swallowed First, and he vanished as if teleported away.
“Ahhh. Now that’s right.”
It was befitting of a Legion Commander’s prestige.
Jin-woo then checked the main byproducts.
‘If the soul is this exceptional…’
He was eager to see how impressive the byproducts would be.
“!”
Jin-woo’s face showed surprise upon seeing the byproducts neatly scattered beside the soul.
“Yes. This is how it should be.”
Normally, tower bosses dropped between three to six materials, but this time there were a full nine.
“All the byproducts from all three archdemons are here.”
Jin-woo immediately checked the byproducts.
—Rimmon’s Lightning Essence [M+]
—Rimmon’s Lightning Storm Bone [M+]
—Bartos’s Wind Essence [M+]
—Bartos’s Wind Spine [M+]
—Ellia’s Earth Essence [M+]
—Ellia’s Compressed Immutable Earth Bone [M+]
—Aktos’s Corrupted Spirit Stone [M+]
—Aktos’s Corrupted Wing Bone [M+]
—Fused Aktos’s Trinity Force [MR]
The byproducts of three archdemons.
And the byproduct of Aktos, merged and combined.
Nine M+ Grade materials in total.
“Insane.”
Each material carried the distinctive traits of the archdemons hunted, and above all, the byproduct of Aktos—who had merged three demons—moved Jin-woo deeply.
“There’s nothing to worry about.”
His familiars’ equipment had taken considerable damage in this battle.
New gear would need to be crafted, but with these materials, there was no concern.
‘They got paid fully for their efforts.’
But the reward was only beginning.
After carefully collecting the materials, Jin-woo headed straight to the spirit blacksmith crafting the Colossal Statue.
“Jin-woo—!”
Nordin approached Jin-woo with tears of emotion.
“You’ve defeated that archdemons!”
The spirit knights couldn’t even help.
The power radiating from the archdemons was so overwhelming that they could only cheer Jin-woo on in their hearts.
It was tremendous humiliation, but at the same time, an opportunity to witness firsthand just how remarkable Jin-woo was.
The spirits had seen it.
They witnessed how Jin-woo would save Elementia.
“Thank you so much.”
Nordin bowed in representation.
“Don’t thank me yet, Nordin. There’s still work to do. The apocalypse hasn’t stopped.”
Tick. Tick.
The countdown of apocalypse still ticked forward.
Though the three demons had been dealt with and the tower had collapsed, Elementia’s balance itself hadn’t returned to its original state.
“We need to clean up what the demons left behind.”
Clang—!
Then the hammering of the spirit blacksmiths rang out.
“Excellent work. All of you.”
Jin-woo headed toward the Colossal Statue.
“You must have been forced to stop.”
The power radiating from Aktos had been overwhelming.
Nordin and the spirit knights couldn’t move properly under that force and were struggling—that said it all.
Yet the spirit blacksmiths endured well.
More than enduring, they wielded their hammers with willpower alone.
“Because you told us we could, sir.”
A young spirit blacksmith spoke.
“That we could do it.”
“So we did!”
“And we really did!”
At those words, Jin-woo smiled.
‘These are craftspeople with true artisan spirit.’
Their personalities might be rough, but wasn’t that a basic trait of blacksmiths?
“Let’s finish this.”
Jin-woo climbed the temporarily constructed sky stairs toward the very top of the Colossal Statue.
What remained was the upper body and head.
Here, they would install the Ether Prism, the core of the Colossal Statue.
That would result in a Colossal Statue of far higher completion than before.
Jin-woo gripped his hammer.
He had poured all his strength into battling Aktos just moments ago, yet he still had power left to swing the hammer.
Both the power inherited from the Ten Thousand Demon Palace and the strengthened power from becoming Necromancer – Archroad played their part.
Clang—!
“Complete the Colossal Statue.”
Jin-woo looked back at the spirit blacksmiths.
“And together, you will save Elementia.”
“!”
“!”
At those words, the spirit blacksmiths moved their hands once more.
“Here, we write history.”

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