The Rice-Eating Hero’s Capitalist Streaming - Chapter 69

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The Capitalist Streaming of a Freeloading Hero

 

Episode 69

 

Constellation’s Game [Lyka]

 

The Small Brazier we had settled at was right near what hunters commonly call an ‘Elite Spawn Point’.

 

This Elite Spawn Point was something that almost all high-level dungeons above level 80 had…

 

Simply put, it’s a specific point where powerful elite monsters that aren’t quite boss-level but are still formidable spawn periodically – that’s what we call an Elite Spawn Point.

 

So in fact, we had settled at the most dangerous brazier among all the Small Braziers scattered throughout the Underground City.

 

No matter how strong Chloe Kang and I were, it would have been quite dangerous without the ‘inverse body temperature buff’ mechanic.

 

“It finally spawned.”

 

“What… is that?”

 

“It’s an ‘Overloaded Incinerator Golem’. An elite monster.”

 

“…!”

 

True to its name as a golem, it was an elite monster with a massive body that seemed to be about 5 meters tall, and it was a very familiar monster to me.

 

Unlike the monsters that appeared on the outskirts of ‘Frozen Seoul’, this guy was actually the same elite monster that spawned in the same spot in the Iron Grave Dungeon.

 

Hissss-

 

[Intruder- Kill-]

 

This guy, heavily overheated and spewing steam with puff- puff- sounds, was a monster with the unique concept of managing the Underground City’s heating system.

 

At first glance, it had a ridiculous appearance, but…

 

That red-hot steel hide made it difficult to even approach, and it was a troublesome creature that would cause tremendous burns the moment you were exposed to the steam it spewed in all directions.

 

‘Hah, it’s been a while.’

 

But I was grinning.

 

After all, one of the main purposes of settling here was to summon this very creature.

 

“Crazy… It’s an elite close to level 60. You want to kill that thing?”

 

Kangmin-woo seemed quite flustered by the creature’s intimidating physique, but I was thinking the complete opposite.

 

‘Level 58 is pretty reasonable, isn’t it? I thought they would have set it at around level 65.’

 

Since it was being compared to the level 95 steel golem from my memories, how could level 58 not seem cute?

 

Moreover, considering its drop table, level 58 was practically free.

 

This guy drops the Ignition Set, which is the most famous among 6th tier hero-grade equipment, and I know that just one piece goes for about 3,000 LP.

 

Of course, even if we got it here, it would naturally just be data fragments that we couldn’t sell…

 

‘Since it’s a nerfed version, the equipment will probably drop downgraded as well.’

 

Anyway, just picking up any piece of that Ignition Set would definitely display tremendous power here.

 

Why?

 

Clank-!

 

[You have equipped the ‘Mana Coolant Pipe’ item.]

 

[You have equipped the ‘Corroded Iron Round Shield’ item.]

 

I was still hunting with stuff like this.

 

Chloe Kang had picked up a decent 3rd tier rare-grade mana orb before entering the Underground City, though.

 

“Kangmin-woo, you know you need to draw its attention from the front, right?”

 

“Ugh… Are we really going to fight?”

 

“Just draw aggro and run around well. We’ll handle the rest.”

 

“Phew. Got it.”

 

Watching Kangmin-woo reluctantly walk toward the battlefield with heavy steps, I conveyed precautions to Chloe Kang this time.

 

“Since I’ll be dealing with it anyway, everything else is fine, but when the red gauge on its abdomen fills up completely, you need to definitely keep your distance.”

 

“Is it a mechanic?”

 

“It’s an explosion pattern. The casting motion is quite long so it should be easy to dodge, but if you make one mistake and get hit, it’ll be quite dangerous.”

 

In this elite strategy, Chloe Kang’s most important role wasn’t actually dealing damage to this golem.

 

Chloe Kang, who specialized in area magic, wasn’t particularly efficient at boss fight DPS to begin with.

 

Therefore, her role here was to handle other mobs while I killed the golem.

 

Thud- Thud-

 

Grroooar-!

 

After briefly explaining that role to Chloe Kang, I urged the hesitating Kangmin-woo once more.

 

“What are you doing? You need to take a shot first.”

 

“…!”

 

“Even if you don’t deal damage, you need to draw initial aggro to start, don’t you?”

 

Reluctantly shouldering his mana gun at my order, Kangmin-woo took a deep breath and pulled the trigger aimed at the golem’s head.

 

Bang-!

 

[Party member ‘Kangmin-woo’ has dealt damage to elite monster ‘Overloaded Incinerator Golem’.]

 

A fairly refined mana bullet bounced off the golem’s thick armor.

 

‘At least he hit it.’

 

Even without damage, it was enough of an attack to draw aggro.

 

[Warning. Foreign substance detected.]

 

[Contamination removal protocol activated.]

 

Clank- Clankclanklank-!

 

A metallic screech burst from the furnace in the golem’s belly.

 

Simultaneously, black smoke exploded from the chimney on its back.

 

And the next moment.

 

Thud- Thud- Thud-

 

That 5-meter steel giant began charging toward Kangmin-woo at an unbelievable speed.

 

“Eek…!”

 

Kangmin-woo seemed to want to prove his worth somehow and appeared to attempt an additional attack, but faced with the golem rushing at him in an instant, he had no choice but to sling his gun over his back and run.

 

Thud- Thud-

 

The entire floor of the Underground City shook noisily as if an earthquake had struck.

 

Overwhelming mass.

 

From Kangmin-woo’s perspective, it must have felt like facing a dump truck.

 

“Damn it! Do something!”

 

Kangmin-woo’s pale expression made me chuckle, though I could understand it to some extent.

 

That steam golem was quite fast compared to other monsters of similar size.

 

It was even nearly twice as fast as Kangmin-woo’s running speed.

 

I was quite flustered when I first encountered it too.

 

‘But anyway… I should probably join in soon?’

 

The golem that had rushed behind Kangmin-woo in just a few steps raised its massive red-hot fist high into the sky.

 

Then the fist came crashing down, covering the spot where Kangmin-woo had been.

 

Crash!

 

He managed to roll away by a hair’s breadth, but his body, caught in the shockwave, tumbled ungracefully in the snow.

 

“Ugh-!”

 

I hadn’t expected much to begin with, but even considering that, he felt quite sluggish.

 

‘How did he even get into Hunters School with that skill level?’

 

But regardless of my disappointment, I naturally had no intention of abandoning Kangmin-woo like this.

 

I hadn’t even extracted anything from him yet, so abandoning him now would just be a loss, wouldn’t it?

 

Roar-!

 

The very moment the golem raised its arm again to attack Kangmin-woo.

 

‘Now.’

 

Having somehow approached close range, I kicked off the ground and shot forward.

 

A straight sprint?

 

No.

 

It was a kind of slide, diving into the trajectory of the fist it was bringing down.

 

Crack!

 

The ‘Corroded Iron Round Shield’ in my left hand struck the inside of the golem’s forearm momentarily.

 

If I had blocked head-on, this 1st tier iron scrap wouldn’t have been able to withstand the golem’s attack, but…

 

Crunch-!

 

Pushing against the inside of the joints to twist the trajectory was something perfectly achievable even with this level of equipment.

 

[You have dealt damage to the Elite Monster, ‘Overloaded Incinerator Golem’.]

 

Kigigiik-!

 

With an unpleasant metallic sound, the golem’s fist crashed into the bare ground next to Kangmin-woo’s head.

 

“Ugh… Urgh…”

 

Kangmin-woo, who couldn’t regain his senses from the shock, looked up at me in a daze.

 

Without even glancing at him, I extended my right hand that had been hidden behind my shield.

 

What I held in my hand was naturally the ‘Mana Coolant Pipe’.

 

A precious club filled with swirling liquid nitrogen.

 

“Move aside. Unless you want to get trampled.”

 

Now that the aggro had switched back to me, there should be enough time for Kangmin-woo to get his body out of the way.

 

With that thought, I climbed up the golem’s arm and leaped into its embrace.

 

Hot heat enveloped my entire body, but…

 

This was quite painful at Iron Grave, but here it’s surprisingly warm and pleasant?

 

Tatat-

 

Having such idle thoughts for a moment, I precisely drove the coolant pipe into its weak point.

 

Clang-!

 

The golem’s exposed weak point was right at the joint.

 

Among them, it was the knee that bore the most weight.

 

Having good mobility despite its size meant the joint structure was complex.

 

It was only natural that the durability would be correspondingly weak.

 

Moreover…

 

Kkagagang-!

 

My attack wasn’t a simple physical strike.

 

It was the concept of instantly penetrating the cold from the coolant inside the pipe into the overheated golem’s knee joint.

 

Chiiiiiiik―!

 

[You have dealt critical damage to the Elite Monster, ‘Overloaded Incinerator Golem’!]

 

The moment extreme temperatures collide, steel becomes as fragile as glass.

 

Thanks to that.

 

Jjeojeojeong-!

 

Spider web-like cracks split across its knee armor with a crack.

 

Geuwoeoeo-!

 

The golem, having lost its stance, staggered and attempted to counterattack again.

 

The fireplace door in its belly opened, and fierce flames shot toward me.

 

Close-range flame spray.

 

There wasn’t much space to dodge, but this was naturally within my expected range as well.

 

“Sohee!”

 

Simultaneously with my shout, Chloe Kang’s support fire came from the pre-arranged position.

 

The high-density poison mass she shot struck the golem’s face.

 

The golem, with its vision blocked, reflexively raised its head and scattered flames into the air.

 

Hwaleuleuk!

 

As the flames swept over my head, I didn’t miss the opportunity and burrowed into the golem’s embrace.

 

Leading with my shield heated by the flames, I planned to target its upper body this time.

 

And at the same time.

 

‘The steam has almost fully accumulated.’

 

I needed to safely get through the most dangerous wide-area explosion phase.

 

“Everyone, get some distance!”

 

I used its collapsed knee as a stepping stone to leap up.

 

And twisting my body in mid-air, I dodged the giant pincer it swung by a hair’s breadth.

 

From the outside, it would have looked like a close call, but that was because I deliberately limited my movements to the minimum.

 

Taat-

 

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to climb up here so quickly.

 

“It’s going to explode!”

 

To avoid this steam explosion without creating distance from it, the only method was to climb up to its shoulders.

 

Pueoeong-!!!

 

Thanks to my warning, the two had already escaped outside the explosion range.

 

[Warning. Foreign object detected.]

 

[Destruction protocol activated.]

 

Kiik- Kiiiik-!

 

The panicked creature’s entire body writhed as it attacked me, but I dodged here and there while leaping toward its back.

 

My target was the two smokestacks rising from its back.

 

More precisely, it was the ‘main pressure valve’ hidden between them.

 

[Warning- Warning-]

 

The golem, detecting the foreign object on its back, aimed its slag discharge pipe at its own back.

 

A pattern close to self-destruction, willing to burn its own back to eliminate me.

 

Watching the red-hot molten metal pour into the pipe, I gripped the coolant pipe in reverse.

 

‘Clean pattern.’

 

Now, if I just block its breathing hole, everything I need to do will be finished.

 

Being a level 58 elite monster, it probably still had a lot of life remaining.

 

But once I induced the self-destruction phase, it was as good as caught.

 

Kwadeuk-

 

Driving the pipe into the valve’s rotation shaft gap like hammering in a steel stake, I used the pipe as a lever and put my weight into forcibly twisting the valve.

 

Kigigiik- Teong!

 

[You have dealt critical damage to the Elite Monster, ‘Overloaded Incinerator Golem’!]

 

With the sound of internal gears being crushed, the valve was completely locked.

 

The heat and pressure that couldn’t be discharged began to flow backward inside its body.

 

[Warning. Internal pressure has reached dangerous levels.]

 

[Emergency venting impossible. Power reactor runaway.]

 

At the same time, its movements stopped completely.

 

The smokestacks on its back swelled as if expanding, and blue steam leaked from every joint.

 

Which meant an explosion was imminent.

 

“Get down!”

 

I heard Chloe Kang’s urgent shout from below, and I leaped off its back without hesitation.

 

While falling, I didn’t forget to deploy my shield to prepare for the explosion’s aftershock.

 

Kwang-!

 

A tremendous roar shook the area around the fireplace.

 

A red pillar of fire shot up from behind the golem’s back.

 

It wasn’t an external attack, but an internal collapse from being unable to withstand its own heat.

 

Kuuuuung-

 

The steel body that had been as massive as a mountain knelt down and toppled forward.

 

In the middle of the battlefield where thick smoke and dust rose.

 

Then, above the debris of the collapsed golem, a line of System Message appeared.

 

Ttiring-!

 

[You have defeated the Elite Monster, ‘Overloaded Incinerator Golem’!]

 

And the next moment.

 

[You have achieved the first kill of the Elite Monster, ‘Overloaded Incinerator Golem’!]

 

[As a first kill reward, Ignition Buster will be dropped.]

 

From within the charred remains of the golem, a single pillar of brilliant purple light rose up.

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