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chapter 82
“Damn…….”
“Oh!”
At the appearance of the roughly ten-meter-tall golem, the two widened their eyes.
But Hanbit felt more baffled than surprised.
‘Why is that here of all places?’
A golem made entirely of special stone.
Three blue crystals embedded in the center of its upper body shone brightly.
“Is a monster like that even allowed?”
“Doesn’t it make your heart race? A raid with just three people—what romance!”
As expected, Kim Jaeha and Avantgarde reacted very differently.
Of course, the truth was different.
“That’s not a monster—it’s a Guardian Golem, a magic device.”
“A magic device? That thing?”
“I had no idea something like that existed……!”
Guardian golems existed throughout the world in various forms.
As the name suggested, they were usually used to guard something.
“Let’s divide roles. You two buy me some time.”
“Oh, sounds fun!”
Whatever the situation, what needed to be done was clear.
It was fortunate that Hanbit knew a way to neutralize it.
“Just looking at it, breaking it seems impossible. Should we just draw aggro and run?”
“Even running will be extremely difficult. Don’t even think about destroying it.”
Destroying a golem wasn’t impossible.
It just meant that even bringing the full vanguard would make it difficult.
Right now, following the proper method had the highest chance of success.
Whit—!
At that moment, the slowly moving golem’s gaze turned toward them.
“Then I’ll leave it to you two.”
“Of course! I’ll show you this time that I’m quite useful in combat!”
“Wait. You know what that thing is, right? Don’t you have a countermeasure?”
Kim Jaeha asked while glaring at the golem, hammer in hand.
Hanbit’s answer was simple.
“It’s much faster and stronger than you think. Give up on the idea of reacting after seeing it—”
Boom—!
His words were drowned out by a tremendous roar.
“What the—!”
The ground ahead was deeply cratered, and the golem was gone.
Startled, the two looked around frantically.
But it was no longer on the ground.
“It’s coming from above!”
At Avantgarde’s shout, a massive shadow loomed overhead.
And the moment everyone looked up—
Kwa-gwang—!
The golem’s enormous fist slammed into the ground.
***
Boom—!
Kwa-gwang—!
“Holy shit, this makes no sense!”
A curse spilled from Kim Jaeha’s mouth as he respawned.
Death count: 25.
And since he’d just died again, it was now 26.
“I can’t believe something like this exists!”
Tap—!
Respawning a beat later, Avantgarde exclaimed in admiration and charged at the golem again.
His death count was only six.
“How did he dodge that?”
Kim Jaeha recalled what had happened earlier.
When the massive golem slammed the ground, only the two of them died.
Hanbit had moved out of position faster.
He’d even received a message shortly after.
[Hyung, try using the golem’s feet and the terrain.]
Boom—!
Kwa-gwa-gwa—!
Kim Jaeha stared blankly at the golem rampaging around.
“…How am I supposed to target its feet?”
The advice was simple, but unrealistic.
He’d get crushed before even entering its range.
It was hard to find any weakness—destructive power, speed, and detection ability were all overwhelming.
Kwa-gwa-gwa—!
Suddenly, the golem swept both arms across the ground.
“Ugh!”
Kim Jaeha instinctively closed his eyes, sensing death again.
But—
Drdrdrk—!
The golem’s arm narrowly missed him by a paper-thin margin.
Tadat—!
When he opened his eyes, he saw Avantgarde.
His twin blades were viciously carving into the golem’s shoulder joint.
Perhaps thanks to his high stats, his movement was on a different level.
At least by player standards.
“Fall back—!”
Thunk—!
Before Avantgarde could finish warning him, a gigantic hand engulfed his entire body.
With a bursting sound, his body vanished.
Kwa-gwang—!
Then came a downward slam.
Crushed like an ant, Kim Jaeha died instantly.
“That bastard is insane.”
Respawning, Kim Jaeha muttered in disbelief.
He’d never been slaughtered so one-sidedly before, so even his pride wasn’t hurt.
“Isn’t this absurdly unfair?”
Avantgarde, already respawned beside him, spoke with admiration.
His face was genuinely delighted, making it hard to argue.
“As unfair as it is, at least it’s holding aggro. Let’s keep repeating this until Black Dragon finishes whatever he’s doing.”
“Looks like that thing has other ideas.”
“Huh?”
At that moment, the golem, which had been staring at them, turned its back.
It moved as if searching for another enemy.
“We’ll need to draw its attention more clearly. Let’s think of a way to restrict its movement.”
Avantgarde tightened his grip on the twin blades.
But Kim Jaeha, hammer slung over his shoulder, still couldn’t see an opening.
“I want to, but with my speed I can’t even get close. The moment I enter its range, I die in one hit.”
“That’s only natural. At minimum, a party of vanguards would be needed to have a chance. Even I’m mostly dodging on instinct.”
Both Kim Jaeha’s and Avantgarde’s specs were far from sufficient to face the golem.
Sensing danger on an almost instinctual level and aiming for tiny openings—
That was all they could do.
“I’ll try to draw its attention as much as possible. Since dying isn’t really dying anyway!”
Tap—!
Avantgarde kicked off the ground boldly.
Without hesitation, he leapt high toward the golem’s back.
Clang—!
The twin blades screamed as if striking a steel wall.
Twisting midair, he began moving, searching for a weakness.
“Hoo.”
Watching him, Kim Jaeha took a deep breath.
He had only one thought.
He wanted to help the person who had pulled him out of hell.
For now, all he could do was curse his own lack of ability.
Boom—!
Kwa-gwang—!
Avantgarde moved busily, narrowly avoiding attacks.
His joyful fighting stood out more than the completely destroyed terrain.
“Instinct, huh…….”
For Kim Jaeha, instinct had always been focused on survival.
He’d lived solely to survive.
Compared to a rotten company and manager, facing a golem was almost better.
At least he could hit it.
That thought suddenly crossed his mind.
“Let’s do this.”
Gripping his hammer tightly, Kim Jaeha began running forward.
And when he reached the edge of the golem’s attack range—
Whoosh—!
Despite his resolve, the golem reacted instantly.
“Ugh!”
Seeing the golem move, Kim Jaeha reflexively threw himself flat on the ground.
A massive arm brushed past just above his head.
“Wow… that worked.”
A subtle thrill welled up at having dodged it.
“Going again!”
Before he could get up, Avantgarde’s warning rang out.
Whoosh—!
A massive shadow fell from above once more.
Kim Jaeha raised his hammer instinctively to block.
At that moment—
Pop—!
Yellow threads burst forth near the golem’s elbow.
The incoming fist veered slightly off course.
Kwa-dud—!
The fist smashed into the ground beside Kim Jaeha.
In midair, strands of thread scattered from Avantgarde’s twin blades.
Thud—!
The struck golem immediately twisted its body.
Then it lifted a leg and slammed it down.
Kwa-gwang—!
A tremendous shockwave spread with a deafening roar.
Pushed back, Kim Jaeha shouted instinctively.
“Dodge!”
At the warning, the golem’s posture changed.
Avantgarde was falling helplessly from the front.
The golem swung its leg straight at him.
Tap—!
Regaining his senses, Kim Jaeha kicked off the ground.
He slammed his hammer into the sloped ground beneath the golem’s right foot.
Kwa-gwang—!
With all his strength, he shattered the overlapping stone slabs beneath.
The golem’s stance wavered slightly as it swung its leg.
“Hah!”
Avantgarde, who had taken a defensive posture midair, seized the chance.
Kiiiik—!
Twisting his body, he swung his blades with force.
Scraping the surface of the incoming leg, the speed and impact rapidly diminished.
“I’ll keep drawing its attention! Let’s keep doing this!”
“Yes!”
Srrk—
As Avantgarde started running again, thin yellow light gathered around his twin blades.
Then, kicking off the ground and surging forward—
Swish—!
The blade’s trajectory left afterimages as it began slashing at the neck.
Swish—!
Slash—!
What looked like only a few seconds.
In that brief moment, the blades were swung dozens of times.
It was a Rank 4 skill: Thread Swordsmanship.
Kwa-gwang—!
The flurry of attacks didn’t deal meaningful damage to the golem.
But it was more than enough to take its gaze and aggro.
Boom—!
Boom—!
On the ground, Kim Jaeha moved busily, swinging his hammer.
Each collapse of the ground beneath his feet gradually threw off the golem’s center of gravity.
Srrk—
After that assault repeated for a while—
The golem’s head turned toward Kim Jaeha.
It stopped without attacking, an eerie sense of dread emanating from it.
“That’s a new pattern. Or is it… thinking?”
Avantgarde, who had landed, still looked delighted.
Facing a strength so overwhelming that plans and strategy became meaningless.
Opportunities to clash with such an existence were rare.
And with no death penalty, even more so.
Gulp—
After drinking a mana potion, he gripped his blades again.
“Since we’re working well together, we can last quite a while.”
“I’m just digging the ground, though.”
“You’re basically creating new traps every time. It only works because you have a sharp eye. Black Dragon-nim should be sending a signal soon—”
Crack—!
At that moment, sparks flew from the golem’s chest.
The massive body froze briefly.
Looking closely, one of the three cores had gone dark.
Ting—
[2 remaining. It won’t take long, so hang in there a bit more.]
A message from Hanbit followed.
The golem resumed moving immediately after.
Drdrdr—
As it slowly turned its head, it looked no different from before.
Even if it felt like fighting a wall, they had no intention of stopping.
“I’ll engage first!”
Tap—!
Gripping his twin blades tightly, Avantgarde kicked off again.
He looked even more energized, likely because of Hanbit’s message.
Clench—
Kim Jaeha tightened his grip on the hammer.
His role wasn’t particularly glorious.
But it was necessary—absolutely essential to this situation.
He steeled his resolve and stepped forward alone.
“Let’s see this through to the end.”
