The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 349

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Episode 349
Episode 349.
Gorden, the Guild Master of Special Months, ordered a full mobilization of all guild members and immediately went to find Hamus.
“Hamus. Council Member Hamus.”
The last time he’d seen Hamus was two weeks ago.
Even then, he’d only heard his voice—he hadn’t seen his face properly.
Since they’d taken Sacra together.
Hamus’s body had begun to deteriorate, and his temperament had grown strange as well.
You could say he’d become vicious.
Or perhaps he’d gone mad. Either way, he was not in a normal state.
“……What is the matter?”
“Baxter has returned, and he’s brought back rather troublesome reinforcements. I don’t think we can leave this as is. Council Member Hamus, you’ll need to lend your strength as well.”
Gorden judged that he could not proceed with this alone.
He had to gather everything he could.
He had to eliminate every variable, and if he truly meant to seize Jin-woo, he needed more power than this. Without overwhelming force, he couldn’t face Jin-woo.
“Baxter…… Surely everything’s settled now, so it shouldn’t matter, right?”
“……What do you mean everything’s settled? This is just the beginning. If we’re to operate Sacra together, we must deal with Baxter thoroughly, must we not? And frankly, the problem isn’t Baxter.”
“…….”
But Hamus gave no answer.
“What on earth is wrong with you all of a sudden?”
“……Ugh.”
Then a groan came from behind the door.
“Council Member Hamus?”
“Go. I’ll send the combat mechanics I created. Handle it yourselves. My body still hasn’t recovered—I need more rest.”
“Understood. Then I’ll be counting on you.”
Gorden’s frown deepened.
“What is going on here?”
Before Jin-woo appeared, everything had been proceeding smoothly.
But now that Hamus had suddenly become like this, Gorden himself couldn’t help but grow uneasy.
“He’s not having second thoughts, is he?”
If that were the case, they’d need to move against him first.
“Damn it. If that’s true, the timing couldn’t be worse.”
But first, he had to do what needed to be done. If you wavered when things became complicated, nothing would get done.
Since he’d already received combat mechanics from Hamus, he’d deal with Jin-woo first.
“Phew.”
Gorden took a deep breath.
“This is New Gene.”
Not Eternal Sunshine.
“You can’t possibly be my fear forever.”
* * *
Full Mobilization Order for Special Months.
The many guild members belonging to the guild began gathering in one place.
“Where’s Irere?”
“They haven’t logged in yet!”
“Tell them to get here fast! Unless they want to be fired!”
“Yes!”
In the Central City of Sacra, there stood a massive fortress. This colossal castle was where the Council convened and the center of power.
Troops began gathering at the castle.
“Is there an enemy in Sacra worth issuing a Full Mobilization Order for?”
“No way. Are we finally moving on from the Sacra expedition to the continent?”
“Finally!”
The gathered guild members didn’t understand exactly what was unfolding.
There was no enemy in Sacra worth issuing a Full Mobilization Order for anymore.
All that remained were the Resistance Forces, demanding the cancellation of Baxter’s exile and the lifting of the ban on Magic Core Theory.
The Resistance Forces, which had once been quite numerous, had nearly all been thrown into the underground dungeons, and many had already been dealt with by combat mechanics.
So the guild members were naturally confused.
“It doesn’t seem like that. Apparently there’s an intruder in Sacra right now?”
“An intruder?”
“Don’t tell me it’s the Earth Dragon?”
“If it’s that madman Tokaji, he’d bring along his whole force. Hasn’t he always been a thorn in our side?”
“We had the upper hand against the Earth Dragon. Until now.”
“Then this is our chance for revenge.”
“We should have plenty of combat mechanics stockpiled anyway.”
“No.”
A guild member spoke up.
“They said he came alone. With Baxter.”
“Baxter?”
“Baxter came with reinforcements?”
“But just one person?”
The guild members exchanged bewildered glances. Just one? It was fine that Baxter had returned, but the notion that there was only one reinforcement was absurd.
“You issued a Full Mobilization Order to capture just one person?”
“Who could it possibly be?”
“Don’t tell me it’s Slayer?”
“Or Kalantiir?”
If Slayer or Kalantiir had come alone, that would’ve made sense. In that case, they could’ve seized the opportunity to destroy them once and for all.
But it was unlikely those two would come by themselves.
After all, wasn’t the Leap Guild simultaneously challenging numerous towers and embroiled in conflicts with other guilds?
They’d have no resources to spare sending Slayer or Kalantiir here.
The guild members kept throwing out the names of Rankers.
“A.I.?”
“Payback?”
“Infinite Blade?”
“Wolf?”
Wolf was the Guild Master leading the famous mercenary guild.
“No. Not a combat specialist.”
He said.
“They said his name is Jin-woo.”
“……?”
“……Jin-woo?”
“Jin-woo……?”
Jin-woo was a Blacksmith.
A Necromancer Blacksmith. Skilled in large-scale warfare and, through his unparalleled equipment-crafting abilities, the most talked-about player in New Gene at the present moment.
“Why would he be here?”
The guild members’ reactions froze at this utterly unexpected name.
Did this mean they’d issued a Full Mobilization Order just to capture Jin-woo?
“I mean, sure, Jin-woo is incredible. It was the same back in the Underworld, and I heard recently that he clashed with a guild in the Conflict Zone. And he completely dominated them, supposedly?”
“Didn’t he take over Positano? Jin-woo by himself?”
“What? Isn’t that a famous neutral zone?”
“Insane.”
“But still, he’s just one person, right?”
Amid the chatter, Gorden, the Guild Master, appeared.
“Baxter has returned and brought reinforcements. It’s that Jin-woo everyone knows.”
Gorden quickly explained the situation.
“I issued the Full Mobilization Order to capture that Jin-woo. Everyone, prepare yourselves.”
Then one guild member raised their hand.
“What is it? Do you have a question?”
“I understand Jin-woo is strong, Guild Master! But is he strong enough that all of us need to go? Or did Baxter return with something special he created after his exile?”
The guild members were bewildered.
They knew Jin-woo was strong.
But not strong enough to warrant a Full Mobilization Order to capture him. Of course, there were stories that Jin-woo had defeated an entire guild, but that was only possible because it was just a mediocre guild.
Special Months was on an entirely different level than such riffraff.
So their confusion was understandable.
Why would all of Special Months go to capture just one person named Jin-woo?
In truth, this was what everyone in the room wanted to ask.
“Erima went and got beaten.”
At Gorden’s words, Erima’s expression hardened.
She’d been humiliated in front of everyone here. But at the same time, a different thought occurred to her.
If the Guild Master himself was thinking of Jin-woo in such a light, then perhaps losing to him wasn’t something to be ashamed of.
“Jin-woo was testing us. To see how much power we have.”
Gorden spoke.
“Now that he’s probed our strength, he’ll have made an estimate. And if he’s made an estimate, we could be pulled into his orbit.”
If Jin-woo had indeed assessed the situation, then from his perspective, the matter was essentially settled. That’s why they had to act in ways he couldn’t predict.
Otherwise, they’d lose.
Even with this overwhelming advantage, they could still be defeated.
“……Understood.”
The truth was, they didn’t really understand.
It just seemed like Gorden, their Guild Master, was very afraid.
Gorden wasn’t usually like this.
He was the man who’d raised Special Months to fifth place through sheer strength of character and decisiveness. Many Rankers had defected because of his fierce ambitions, but those who remained shared his vision.
And besides, didn’t they have combat mechanics on their side?
“……Let’s move.”
But they didn’t know.
It was precisely because he was a decisive man that he’d issued the Full Mobilization Order against Jin-woo.
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Having taken District D, Jin-woo immediately headed toward District C.
“District A is the center even within the Central City. That fortress you see there—that’s District A.”
The district Jin-woo had originally entered was this very District C. It was where the entrance was, the place where he’d been spotted by a Surveillance Mechanic and driven out as soon as he arrived.
“There are no people here?”
Normally, this place should have been packed with people and mechanics.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The moment they saw Jin-woo and Baxter’s group, everyone slammed their doors shut hard.
“Something must have come down from above.”
“……What on earth is happening?”
“This is where foreign guild members are always stationed……”
This District C was where they conducted patrols and engaged in various activities. Yet those figures were nowhere to be seen.
The Mechanical Engineers observed the expressions of the residents of District C.
Their faces showed signs of fear.
“They must have been told not to make contact.”
At Jin-woo’s words, the other Mechanical Engineers nodded.
Boom!
Then came a tremendous roar.
Boom-boom-boom. Boom-boom-boom-boom!
“!”
“!”
Baxter, Mate, Tabuk, and the Mechanical Engineers all held their breath.
Those were footsteps.
Heavy footsteps, along with the sound of combat mechanics.
“That…… surely not.”
Baxter’s expression went rigid. Since they’d been noticed from the other side, he thought they’d send a stronger force than Erima.
But he hadn’t expected this.
“Have they…… all come?”
For Special Months to bring every last soldier all the way down to District C.
“Bold.”
This was something Jin-woo hadn’t anticipated.
“They know me, apparently.”
And he caught on immediately.
The enemy was someone who knew him.
Someone who knew of Jin’s glory, not Jin-woo’s. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have brought everyone like this.
‘I only defeated Erima, after all.’
To bring all of Sacra’s forces, they’d have to call in guild members who weren’t even logged in.
‘The fact that they’re willing to do that means they know who I am.’
Crash!
Everyone came into view.
“Form up. I’ll give the signal.”
Jin-woo snapped his fingers.
Whoosh. Whoooooosh!
Tremendous darkness suddenly spread across their surroundings.
And from that darkness, Familiars began to materialize.
First, Pur, Pin, Moltus, Bon, Beom, and Speed.
Along with them came Abyss, the Undead Mechanic, and the entire JU series.
“Actually, this works out perfectly.”
Jin-woo said.
“No need to drag things out. I can handle them all at once.”
Boom-boom-boom!
The troops became visible. An endless column of soldiers appeared, and the Mechanical Engineers’ bodies went stiff with dread.
Until now, they’d only known about the army’s size from information. They’d never actually seen it.
But witnessing the actual numbers made their bodies lock up.
Jin-woo slowly raised his hand.
“Bon.”
Jin-woo gestured to Bon.
“Yes.”
“Greet them.”
“Yes-!”
Pleased to be the first one chosen, Bon shot upward at tremendous speed.
Then he opened his maw wide.
“My Master bids you greetings!”
Screeeeeeeeeeeeeech!
Dragon Breath engulfed the guild members of Special Months.

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