The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 332

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Episode 332
332.
Crunch—!
“First, Pur.”
“!”
By creating and summoning golems, Baxter already knew that Jin-woo was a Necromancer.
But the only subordinate he’d ever seen was the newly created golem.
That’s why he had no idea how powerful Jin-woo truly was.
“Those tentacles so easily…….”
The tentacles that the golem had torn apart with all its might, using its horns, were severed with casual ease.
“Cut them down.”
“I. have. received. your. command.”
“I shall obey!”
Slash—!
From the darkness, First and Pur shot forth like arrows, charging directly at the tentacles with perfect precision.
“Bon, Fin.”
Jin-woo summoned Bon and Fin next.
Thud—.
Bon took First, and Fin took Pur.
“Hmm—! As a legion commander, you have every right to ride upon my back!”
“Closer.”
“Yes. Gladly!”
Bon charged at Kraken at a frenzied pace. Kraken’s tentacles turned toward Bon.
Shriek—! Shriek-shriek-shriek—!
Bon executed a complex aerial maneuver, dodging the tentacles and reaching Kraken’s front with precision.
“Commander!”
First raised the Eternal Cycle Sword high in an instant.
“Roaring. Legion.”
It was a Skill he hadn’t had the chance to use when fighting players in Positano.
He’d fought while restricting information as much as possible.
Slash—.
From First’s entire body, a roaring, intense force burst forth.
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom—!
A deafening sound erupted, and immediately all three of Jin-woo’s subordinates began to gain immense power.
“!”
Pur, Fin, and Bon all looked at First in surprise.
Jin-woo watched First with evident satisfaction.
“I was curious about this too. It works well.”
Yet only First himself showed no surprise.
This was new power granted to him by Jin-woo.
There was naturally no reason to be amazed.
Such strength was only natural.
“Focus.”
First kept his excited subordinates in check and then severed Kraken’s tentacles in one motion.
Crunch—.
A single strike of the Eternal Cycle Sword cleanly severed Kraken’s tentacle.
“Shriek-shriek-shriek-shriek—!”
Kraken writhed in agony. The Eternal Cycle Sword’s property was circulation—thus, the last strike carried freezing power.
Kraken, with its strong water attribute, was highly vulnerable to cold.
Moreover, as fire power was mixed in at the same time, Kraken’s wound—which should have regenerated immediately—was not healing.
Kraken’s dark blood scattered in all directions.
“What a waste.”
Jin-woo thought that Kraken’s blood could be made into excellent potion material.
“Pur!”
Jin-woo threw something forcefully at Pur.
Clack—!
It was a glass bottle.
“Collect some of it!”
It was a difficult task, but Pur felt motivation rising instead.
“I shall show you it’s done.”
Shriek—!
Pur grasped Fin’s neck and descended directly.
“Fin. Increase your speed.”
“Fin—!”
Fin dove at tremendous speed. At the same time, First swung the Eternal Cycle Sword once more.
Shriek—!
“Shriek—!”
Kraken wrapped mana around its tentacles, as if refusing to be struck twice.
Suddenly the seawater surged and transformed like a shield.
Boom—!
“Hah.”
Yet it could not stop the Eternal Cycle Sword.
Shriek—!
First, now a legion commander, wielded the Eternal Cycle Sword far better than before thanks to his experience in Positano.
Of course, he still couldn’t draw out the sword’s full power.
He attempted here and there, but each time he was pulled along by the sword. It was far better to maintain complete control while reducing power than to be pulled and risk greater chaos.
Shriek—!
Nevertheless, the power was considerable.
“Shriek—. Shriek-shriek-shriek—!”
Though he thought he’d blocked it, the tentacle flew again.
First sliced and sliced and sliced again.
But Kraken had countless tentacles.
Among the countless tentacles, First’s cool gaze shone brightly.
His eyes perceived what others could not see.
A gleaming crystalline concentration of power.
Within Kraken’s head burned a fiery core.
“Core.”
That was Kraken’s core. If he destroyed it, the tentacles wouldn’t regenerate.
“Pur.”
First looked at Pur.
Pur was in excellent spirits, having completed the mission perfectly.
He was swinging the War Hammer wildly, turning Kraken into something like dried squid.
“Yes, Commander!”
“The. tentacles. I. trust. to. you.”
“Yes!”
Pur raised the War Hammer high.
Then he leaped among the tentacles.
Boom—!
Attacks rained down madly on Pur as he landed on the tentacle. Crunch—. Snap—. Shriek—! It was as if hundreds of punches were raining down simultaneously.
Each tentacle carried immense force. Moreover, a shimmering green liquid coated the tentacle tips.
Dissolution liquid.
The dissolution liquid that dissolved everything clung to Kraken’s tentacle tips. Kraken itself seemed unharmed by the dissolution liquid and pressed its attack on Pur without regard.
Pur gripped the War Hammer and spun on that spot.
Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-whoosh—!
“Commander. Leave this to me!”
Thanks to the Roaring Legion’s power, Pur remained in a state of exhilaration.
With his attack power greatly increased, he could fully manage the onslaught of tentacles with the War Hammer.
“Fin—!”
And Fin periodically attacked the tentacles with his front paws, providing support for Pur.
“Slimy, foul-smelling creature. How dare you lay a hand on me!”
Bon also carved a path for First.
First pressed his foot down hard.
The core was in Kraken’s head.
“It’s. well. protected.”
But that head section was heavily guarded.
First glided smoothly, continuing to sever tentacles.
He was waiting for an opening.
One devastating blow.
If he aimed precisely and thrust it in, he felt he could crush through the protective magic and shatter it.
But to do that, he needed to wield the Eternal Cycle Sword even better than now.
The slightest misalignment of force could cause the Eternal Cycle Sword to consume First instead.
He could be overwhelmed and driven backward.
Jin-woo observed First carefully.
If Speed or Moltus were here, it could be handled easily.
‘They probably already finished their part.’
When Speed and the others rampage, even innumerable tentacles mean nothing.
They’ll overwhelm with speed, slicing them all away, and the moment they regenerate, they’ll slice them again.
‘But now isn’t the time for that.’
Jin-woo deliberately didn’t summon the other three subordinates.
This was First and Pur’s stage.
‘Fin and Bon are merely support.’
Since they were above water, a means of movement was necessary.
Jin-woo wanted to let the two subordinates gain experience.
‘They need to become familiar with MR Grade Equipment.’
Without mastering MR Grade Equipment, they’d continue to be pulled along by higher-tier gear.
Experience was essential.
‘They need the experience to fully control the equipment and make it their own.’
Jin-woo would craft even better equipment.
MR is only the beginning.
MR+, and beyond to even higher tiers.
‘If they get stuck at MR, that’ll be a problem.’
Moreover, they hadn’t fully drawn it out yet.
The overwhelming power that MR equipment possessed.
‘Equipment with Wildness.’
That Wildness needed to be fully displayed.
“Jin-woo…… is this situation alright?”
They seemed to be gaining the upper hand in the battle with Kraken.
But Kraken seemed to be growing accustomed to the subordinates’ movements.
“I don’t know what Kraken will do. The thing’s turning even redder. It might even explode.”
At Baxter’s worry, Jin-woo nodded.
“It’s a strong opponent, after all.”
It’s only natural that it would take time.
But that wasn’t what Baxter was asking.
He was asking whether they could win or not.
Yet Jin-woo was already saying that winning was a given.
…….
At that confidence, Baxter felt oddly reassured.
Despite it being words that shouldn’t reassure him at all, he felt a sense of calm.
And simultaneously, First swung the Eternal Cycle Sword rapidly.
Boom—. To reach the head where the core was, he had to pierce not only the protective magic but also tentacles that were far sturdier than the others, unlike the rest.
He needed to concentrate all his force at a single point.
Whoosh—!
Then a reinforced, blood-red tentacle lashed out like a whip, and something shot from the head.
Whoosh—!
A poison spike pierced directly into his chest.
Thanks to his armor, it didn’t penetrate.
“!”
Yet First’s eyes flashed with light.
A brilliant blue light shot toward the spot where the poison spike had just been fired.
“There. it. is.”
The moment it opens.
When First swung the sword again, the poison spike burst out once more.
First stomped his foot hard.
Boom—! Drawing all strength from the earth, channeling it through his arm, concentrating it at the sword’s tip.
One point.
He put everything into that one point.
Shriek—!
At the perfect moment, First thrust in perfectly aligned with the poison spike.
Crunch—!
He’d gained plenty of experience timing attacks against Aktos.
The combat experience from Elementia had honed First’s battle sense considerably.
“Shriek-shriek-shriek—!”
Kraken began to glow madly.
Its body shifted to a brilliant red.
-Kraken begins its final death throes!
Kraken, whose health was plummeting, had begun its last desperate struggle.
Suddenly, new tentacles sprouted from Kraken’s head.
“Good. experience.”
First’s body shook as he faced Kraken’s increasingly powerful attacks and swift strikes.
Slash—! Crunch—!
Against the head tentacles trying to pierce through him, First twisted his body, evading the attacks. Yet he deliberately took a few blows, flowing with them.
Crackle—!
The armor he currently wore was also MR Grade Equipment.
To draw out the armor’s full potential, simply taking hits held no real meaning.
He needed to bring out the armor’s various advantages and apply them in combat.
Brilliant blue flames erupted from First’s entire body.
“Difficult.”
Difficult. Combat had never felt this difficult before. MR Grade sword and MR Grade armor were making it so.
And therefore.
“Enjoyable.”
At this moment, First thought like Jin-woo.
And moved like Jin-woo.
Enjoyable things remain enjoyable even in failure.
Crackle—! Shriek—!
He flowed, blocked, and dodged the relentless barrage of head tentacle strikes. Then he advanced again.
He thrust the Eternal Cycle Sword into the same weak point he’d been aiming for.
“Shriek—. Shriek-shriek-shriek—!”
-The Deep Lord, Kraken, has suffered a fatal wound!
When Kraken tried to thrash even more desperately, First thrust the sword in again.
The sensation was similar to before, but the power was vastly greater.
“Understood.”
First had definitively drawn out the power of the Eternal Cycle Sword.
Boom-boom-boom—!
The tentacles that had been battering Pur all at once went still.
“Oh.”
Pur slowly lowered the War Hammer.
Then he looked at First.
From his silhouette, a black Aura rose, and Pur clenched his fist tightly.
“You’ve done it.”
First had now brilliantly mastered Jin-woo’s MR Grade Equipment in this very moment.
Boom—!
-The Nightmare of the Deep, Kraken, enters eternal sleep.
-Your Level increases!
-Your Level increases!
-You’ve defeated a monster too powerful for your Level!
-You receive a bonus reward!

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