Chapter 82

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Translated by Jinmu

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“Crazy…”

“Oh!”

At the appearance of a golem that seemingly could be 10 meters, the two opened their eyes wide.

However, Han-bit’s feeling was bewilderment rather than surprise.

‘Why is that thing coming out of here again?’

A golem whose whole body is formed of special stone.

The 3 blue crystals embedded in the center of its upper body were shining brightly.

“Are monsters like that even allowed to exist?”

“Doesn’t it make your heart pound? A raid progressing with only three people, this is truly romantic!”

The still contrasting reactions of Kim Jae-ha and Avant-garde.

Though natural thoughts, the truth was different.

“That’s not a monster, it’s a magic tool called a Guardian Golem.”

“Magic tool? That is a magic tool?”

“To think there was such a thing…!”

Guardian Golems existed in various forms throughout the world.

Like the name, they were usually used for the purpose of protecting something.

“Let’s divide the roles. The two of you please buy some time.”

“Oh, this seems like it will be fun!”

Whatever the situation was, the task to do was clear.

It was fortunate that he at least knew how to neutralize the golem.

“It looks hard to destroy just by looking at it. Will it be enough if we just draw aggro and run away?”

“Even running away will be incredibly difficult. It’s better not to even think about destroying it.”

It’s not that destroying the golem is impossible.

Just that it would be difficult even if all the vanguards of current level were brought here.

Right now, penetrating it with the standard tactics is the most probable for success.

Whirr-

At that time, the gaze of the slowly moving golem headed here.

“Then I will leave it to the two of you.”

“Of course! I will show you this time that I’m quite handy in combat as well!”

“Wait a minute. You know what that is, right? Are there no countermeasures or anything?”

Kim Jae-ha, holding the hammer, asked while glaring at the golem.

The answer Han-bit would return was exactly one thing.

“It’s much faster and stronger than you think. You have to abandon the thought of dodging after seeing it…”

Boom-!

Han-bit’s words were buried in a tremendous roar.

“What th…”

The pitted ground over the front and the disappeared figure of the golem.

The surprised two turned their heads hither and thither.

However, the guy was already not on the ground.

“It’s coming from above!”

Along with Avant-garde’s voice, a giant shadow was cast over their heads.

And the moment everyone’s gazes looked to the sky.

Craaash-!

The giant golem’s fist slammed the ground.

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Boom-!

Craaash-!

“Fuck, this makes absolutely no sense!”

Curses naturally came out of the lips of the reborn Kim Jae-ha.

25 deaths.

Since he just died again, it was now the 26th time.

“To think there was such an amazing thing!”

Ta-dat!

Reviving a beat late, Avant-garde spat out admiration and rushed at the golem again.

His death count was now barely 6 times.

“How did he dodge that?”

Kim Jae-ha recalled the situation from a moment ago.

When that giant golem slammed down the floor, the only ones who had died were the two.

Since Han-bit had left his spot faster than that.

Even after a short while, a message arrived as well.

[Try using the golem’s feet and the terrain well, hyung.]

Boom-!

Craaash-!

Kim Jae-ha blankly watched the golem madly destroying the surroundings.

“…How is he saying I should aim for the feet.”

The advice was simple, but lacked a sense of reality.

Since they were getting crushed and dying even before stepping into the guy’s radius.

Not only destructive force, but even its speed and ability to sense enemies, it was an enemy where identifying any lacking areas was difficult.

Craaash-!

In an instant, both arms of the golem swept broadly over the ground.

“Ugh!”

Kim Jae-ha, sensing death this time as well, closed his eyes involuntarily.

However.

Creak-!

The golem’s arm that should have descended upon him missed by a paper-thin margin.

Ta-dat!

Avant-garde came into view of Kim Jae-ha who lifted his gaze.

His twin swords held in both hands were wildly tearing through the golem’s shoulder joints.

Whether thanks to his definitely high stats, his movements were different.

To the extent of player’s standards, that is.

“Fall back for now…!”

Pow-!

A massive hand covered Avant-garde’s entire body as he was trying to spit out a warning.

Along with a popping sound, his body disappeared.

Craaash-!

A continuing attack slamming into the floor.

Trampled on like an ant, Kim Jae-ha remained dead as he was.

“What a truly crazy bastard.”

Reviving at the respawn area, Kim Jae-ha lamented desolately.

Because he never had an experience of being unilaterally massacred like this, his pride wasn’t even hurt.

“Doesn’t this truly make no sense at all?”

Avant-garde, who was already next to him, let out a voice mixed with admiration.

Because it was a face expressing a genuine thrill, it was impossible to quibble.

“It makes no sense, but it is fortunate that the aggro is drawn. Let’s keep repeating this way until Black Dragon does something.”

“I think that guy’s thoughts are different?”

“Pardon?”

Grind.

At that time, the golem that was staring at the two turned its back.

It was a movement as if searching for another enemy.

“It seems we’ll really have to draw its attention more surely. Let us find a way to catch its movements.”

Avant-garde adjusted his grip on the twin swords.

However, Kim Jae-ha, carrying a hammer on his shoulders, still couldn’t see an angle at all.

“Although my heart is in it, with my speed it’s hard to even approach. We die in a single blow just by getting into range.”

“It’s a matter of course. At least a party composed of vanguards must come for the odds of winning to be visible. I am also dodging mostly on instinct.”

Not to mention Kim Jae-ha, Avant-garde’s specs were also vastly lacking in dealing with the golem.

Sensing danger near instinctively and aiming for tiny openings.

Right now, that was exactly the single possible task.

“I will try to draw its gaze as much as possible. Since even if we die, it’s not truly dying anyway!”

Ta-dat!

Avant-garde kicked off his foot exuberantly.

Advancing without hesitation, he leaped high toward the golem’s back.

Clang-!

The two swords letting out screams as if colliding against an iron wall.

Turning his direction just like that, he started moving to find the golem’s weak spots.

“Phew.”

Watching that figure, Kim Jae-ha let out a deep breath.

The feeling harbored in his heart was exactly one thing.

That he wanted to help the person who pulled him out of hell.

Right now, he only just wanted to reprimand his own ridiculously lacking abilities.

Boom-!

Craaash-!

Avant-garde moved busily while narrowly dodging out of attacks.

His figure fighting enjoyably stood out more than the completely smashed surrounding terrain.

“Instinct huh…”

To Kim Jae-ha, instinct was always centered on survival.

Since he had truly lived just to survive until now.

Compared to the damn company and manager, dealing with a golem would be better instead.

At least he can hit back.

Suddenly such a thought came to mind.

“Let’s try.”

Firmly grasping his hammer, Kim Jae-ha started running forward.

And when he reached the radius where the golem’s attacks could touch.

Whoosh-!

The guy showed a fast reaction that overshadowed his determination.

“Ugh!”

Looking at the golem’s movements, Kim Jae-ha lay flat on the floor reflexively.

Then, a massive arm grazed past over his head.

“Wow, this actually works.”

A subtle euphoria dwelt inside the attack dodged seemingly by chance.

“I am going in once more!”

Right before raising his body, Avant-garde’s warning was heard.

Swoosh-!

A massive shadow falling once again over his head.

Kim Jae-ha raised his hammer high to somehow defend himself.

At that moment.

Flash!

Yellow threads surged from the vicinity of the golem’s elbow.

It was right after that the flying fist of the golem deviated slightly.

Craaaash-!

A fist breaking the ground while grazing past Kim Jae-ha’s side.

Dozens of strands of thread were scattering on Avant-garde’s twin swords floating in the air.

Snap!

Receiving the attack, the golem immediately twisted its body.

Then it lifted its leg and smashed down onto the floor.

Craaaash-!

A shock spreading along with a tremendous noise.

Pushed backward, Kim Jae-ha raised his voice reflexively.

“Dodge!”

Simultaneously with the warning, the golem’s posture changed.

Avant-garde falling defenselessly at the front of the guy.

The golem immediately swung its leg toward him.

Ta-dat!

Regaining his senses, Kim Jae-ha kicked off quickly.

And struck his hammer down onto the sloped ground right beneath the golem’s right foot.

Crash!

The hammering, done with all his strength, smashed the layered stone slab under the ground.

It was directly after that the posture of the golem swinging its leg wobbled a little.

“Hup!”

Avant-garde, who had taken a defensive stance midair, did not miss that chance.

Screech-!

Twisting his body, he instead swung his sword while applying strength.

As much as he scraped the surface of the flying leg, the speed and shock were reduced at a rapid rate.

“I will draw its attention! Let’s continue like this!”

“Yes!”

Sssk-

A thin yellow light dwelt once again upon his running twin swords.

And the moment he advanced while kicking off over the shoulder blades.

Swish-!

The sword’s trajectory began slashing the neck, leaving afterimages.

Slash!

Schk-!

A time less than even a few seconds visually.

The swords swung in that brief moment amounted to dozens of times.

It was the Rank 4 skill, Swordsmanship of Threads.

Craaaash-!

The storming attack could not inflict meaningful damage upon the golem.

However, it was enough to take the guy’s gaze and aggro.

Boom-!

Boom-!

On the ground, Kim Jae-ha moved back and forth busily while wielding his hammer.

The ground crumbling wherever the foot touched kept gradually misaligning the golem’s center of gravity piece by piece.

Sssk-

A short period after such an offensive was repeated.

The golem’s head turned back to Kim Jae-ha.

A bizarre terror could be felt from the shape stopping without even attacking.

“It’s a pattern seen for the first time. Or could it be thinking about something perhaps?”

Avant-garde, stepping onto the floor, was still appearing joyful.

A strength to an extent where even plans and strategies became meaningless.

An opportunity to keep clashing against such an existence could hardly be found.

Because the penalty for death didn’t even exist either.

Gulp-

Drinking a mana potion, he grabbed his twin swords once again.

“Since our teamwork aligns well, we can live quite long.”

“I’m just digging the ground mostly, though.”

“It’s at a level of creating traps anew every time. It is possible because your situational awareness is quite good. Black Dragon-nim seems poised to give us a signal soon too, so…”

Crackle-!

At that time, sparks flew from the golem’s chest.

The massive body’s movements stopping momentarily.

Looking closely, the light had gone out from one out of the 3 cores.

Ding-

[2 remaining. It won’t take long, so please hold out just a bit longer.]

The message from Han-bit arriving subsequently.

It was right after that the golem moved anew.

Rumble-

The guy’s status as it slowly turned its head didn’t differ even a bit from the beginning.

However, even if it felt like fighting a wall, there was no thought of stopping.

“I will engage first!”

Ta-dat!

Gripping his two swords tightly, Avant-garde kicked off excitedly.

Perhaps because of Han-bit’s message, his figure was a bit more energetic.

Clench-

Kim Jae-ha also firmly gripped his hammer.

His role wasn’t overly magnificent.

But it was a vastly necessary assignment helpful to this situation.

Firming his resolve alone, he took a step forward.

“Let’s see this through until the end.”