The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 387

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Chapter 387
Episode 387.
Like a meteor, the Golem, Jin-woo’s familiar, came crashing down upon the High Goblins.
Crash-!!!
Boom-boom-boom!
The fallen Golem carved out a massive crater.
It looked exactly as though a meteor had struck.
“Grooooo.”
The Golem cried out. The High Goblins crushed beneath it died without ever understanding what had happened.
“Th-this is insane!”
“What is this thing!”
The surviving High Goblins were utterly bewildered.
The massive bone structure before them was so alien that its very nature defied comprehension.
A terror born of the unknown.
“It’s not magic…”
“This is a familiar… isn’t it!”
Having faced the Necromancer Velasquez before, they could belatedly identify its nature.
This bone mass was a familiar controlled by a Necromancer.
But something was wrong. The sheer size was one thing, but it was on an entirely different level from the ordinary corpse-familiars they knew.
“It’s impossible…”
Where in the world was there a Necromancer who used Familiar summoning as an offensive tactic!
Moreover, the Golem had done nothing at all.
It had simply been summoned and dropped.
“…Heh.”
Even Velasquez, who was on the same side, wore a dumbfounded expression at this sight.
His earlier question about whether the spire could be destroyed seemed to have been asked for this very reason.
The impact had obliterated the spire near the entrance.
But the outcome was undeniable.
“I’ve bought us time.”
Jin-woo spoke.
“Now teach me the Necromancer skill.”
“…!”
Now they had a window to work with.
Jin-woo had essentially forced time into existence.
“I’ll teach you right away!”
Velasquez’s hands swept rapidly through the air.
Dark Energy flowed from his body.
“The pinnacle of my Necromancer skill that I’ll teach you is this—the art of Shaping Darkness.”
In the earlier battle, the Dark Equipment that Velasquez’s familiars had carried were all crafted through this Shaping Darkness.
“The power to Extract Darkness and to Shape it.”
Velasquez scattered darkness toward Jin-woo.
“Dark Refinement, it’s called.”
Whoosh—!
-You have learned Dark Refinement!
It was an exclusive skill that only Necromancers could learn, fundamentally different from ordinary Refinement.
Velasquez had reached his current position through this Dark Refinement.
“It’s a Refinement art, but it needs neither fire nor Hammer.”
This Dark Refinement allowed one to Extract and Shape Darkness using only the hand.
Because of this, it could be used anywhere as long as Darkness was present.
“But in a situation like this…”
It was a skill that demanded concentration, making it impossible to use in such an urgent crisis.
Learning it was one thing; actually using it effectively would be another matter entirely.
Especially with the sensitivity needed to manipulate Darkness—even Velasquez himself had struggled to grasp it at first and required focused training.
“Don’t worry.”
Jin-woo smiled.
This sort of situation was simultaneously familiar and entirely natural to him.
‘Crafting on the battlefield is always a pleasure.’
Jin-woo flicked his hand.
“There are plenty of corpses to Extract Darkness from now.”
Jin-woo immediately activated the Divine Proclamation Special Ability.
-All the dead within the Domain of Destiny become Abyss’s familiars!
Whoosh—.
Jin-woo immediately dismissed the Golem.
As he did, spirits rose into the air from where the Golem had been.
Countless spirits moved at his gesture.
“Rise.”
Crack-. Crack-crack-!
Jin-woo raised the fallen High Goblins from the dead.
Whoosh-. Whoosh-.
The resurrected High Goblins radiated their characteristic darkness.
“Extract the Darkness.”
-Using Dark Extraction!
Jin-woo extracted the Darkness. The High Goblins’ darkness shot toward him like arrows, gathering in his palm.
‘It feels quite like clay.’
The sensation of Darkness in Jin-woo’s hand was identical to clay.
‘He created equipment with just one hand?’
Jin-woo recalled the Dark Equipment Velasquez had made.
‘The detail was quite refined, too.’
All of it had been crafted by hand.
Jin-woo immediately began shaping the Darkness.
-Using Dark Shaping.
Dark Extraction and Dark Shaping.
These two skills were Velasquez’s signature techniques. Arming resurrected familiars with Darkness-forged equipment was possible through these two arts.
‘It’s like working clay.’
He infused Mana into the malleable Darkness to harden or soften it, shaping it into equipment.
‘Adding detail is quite difficult.’
Even when formed, Darkness quickly collapsed back into formlessness.
“The sensitivity of the hand is key, and you’ll understand this better than anyone. But it requires more than just manual dexterity. The technique of a Necromancer is essential.”
Darkness was not an ordinary material. Apply too much pressure and it would slip through your fingers; handle it too gently and it would scatter entirely.
Because of this, even extraordinary craftsmanship made it difficult to work with. Only through countless practice and rigorous training could one master Darkness.
But there was another problem—enemies stood before them now.
True, the frightened High Goblins weren’t rushing at Jin-woo yet, but they would regroup soon.
Velasquez himself knew best how deep their resolve ran.
They would likely understand the situation quickly and charge at him.
“Don’t worry. I’ll hold them off. You focus on shaping the Darkness!”
Velasquez moved forward. Of course, he couldn’t hold out for long either. These beings possessed power that was lethal to those with Darkness affinity.
Whoosh—.
True to expectation, they began gathering Holy Power.
“We beseech the Goblin God!”
“Grant us your sacred strength!”
The High Goblins knew how to wield Holy Power.
Unlike ordinary Holy Power, it was Goblin Holy Power—granted through prayer to their unique god.
That verdant Holy Power was what had corrupted them and enslaved them to labor in the Mine for so long.
“Cursed Necromancer.”
“How dare you make our own kin into slaves!”
The High Goblins reached toward their enslaved brethren—now Jin-woo’s familiars.
Green light wrapped around them.
“Grant rest to your kin!”
“Grant death to the enemy!”
Whoosh—.
Velasquez’s brow furrowed.
“They’re faster than before.”
The casting speed of their Holy Power had increased.
It would normally have taken longer.
“Thanks to your great fire.”
“Because you helped us, Velasquez.”
“Thanks to you, we can now dream of fulfilling our desires!”
The High Goblins laughed mockingly at Velasquez.
“So we’ve come to ask for the rest of your help.”
“Great fire—it is not fitting for a Necromancer like you. It is needed for us High Goblins to achieve illumination!”
The High Goblins charged at Velasquez with cruel grins. Velasquez frowned and retreated a step.
Blaze—!
He summoned his great fire and let it seep into the Darkness.
“Abyss Flame.”
He countered their Holy Power with the Abyss Flame.
“All the better for us!”
Whoosh—!
“We’ll dispose of that human at the same time!”
“!”
Velasquez clicked his tongue.
If things proceeded like this, Jin-woo’s familiars would have their contracts severed by the High Goblins’ Holy Power.
“Jin-woo!”
He turned to Jin-woo urgently.
But there was no need to call out.
Darkness was already pouring from Jin-woo’s hands.
The flowing Darkness had already taken form.
“This is fun.”
As Jin-woo gestured, the completed Dark Equipment was wielded by the High Goblins who had become his familiars.
Whoosh—.
Metallic hum—.
The green Holy Power struck the High Goblins wielding swords and shields imbued with potent Darkness.
“Rest…”
Normally, the contracts should have been severed and the Familiarity undone.
“Why isn’t…”
“Why won’t the Familiarity break!”
Normally, the sacred light should have pushed back the Darkness and released the bonds.
“What…?”
“Our holy light…”
But Jin-woo had used an excessive amount of Darkness while crafting this equipment.
‘So it cannot be pushed back.’
Whoosh—!
The Darkness swallowed the green light whole. Moreover, the enslaved High Goblins cut down their former brethren without mercy.
“Ahhhhh—!”
“Ugh.”
The Dark Equipment’s power was formidable.
The Mechanical Armor they had been wearing crumpled under the impact.
“With only that level of Holy Power—”
Jin-woo gestured.
“You have no choice but to be swallowed by Darkness.”
Crack—!
The enslaved High Goblins began attacking their kin without restraint.
“Ugh!”
“Ahhhhh—!”
“This Darkness…”
“It’s swallowing us…!”
Though the High Goblins were equipped with advanced Mechanical Armor, they were being pushed back one-sidedly against Jin-woo’s Dark Equipment.
“Dark Equipment of that caliber…”
Even Velasquez, who had taught Dark Refinement, was astonished. He never expected High Goblins armed with holy light and advanced Mechanical Armor to be overwhelmed so easily.
“I have a knack for this sort of thing. It was more enjoyable and easier than expected.”
Jin-woo spoke lightly.
‘I scanned all the Mechanical Armor.’
Then he shaped Darkness to create counters to those armaments. That was why hunting the High Goblins was so straightforward.
Whoosh—.
The fallen High Goblins became new familiars of Jin-woo, and he extracted their Darkness to shape anew.
-Using Dark Refinement!
All the High Goblins were felled in an instant.
-The Twin God of Fire and Soul sends forth praise for your Dark Refinement!
The Twin God of Fire and Soul had been waiting for this very moment.
-They say the wait has been worth it!
-They say their power is being used splendidly through you!
The Twin God of Fire and Soul was a deity who had long sponsored Jin-woo.
Due to higher-ranked gods and outstanding Quests, their support had been overshadowed until now.
But in this moment, they sent forth such enthusiastic praise.
The wait had finally borne fruit.
‘Excellent.’
“You should have come sooner.”
That single remark struck the Twin God of Fire and Soul like a thunderbolt.
-The Twin God of Fire and Soul says that sponsoring you has been the finest deed they have done in nearly a thousand years!
-The Twin God of Fire and Soul says you even speak beautifully!
“Thank you.”
Beyond the Twin God of Fire and Soul’s praise, Jin-woo felt considerable potential in this Darkness-forged equipment.
‘Darkness Crafting. This has enormous potential.’
Because of the clay-like sensation, Velasquez had said that Crafting itself was difficult.
But for Jin-woo, it became an advantage instead.
“Complete freedom.”
Infinite freedom and infinite possibility.

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