The Genius Blacksmith's Game
The heart of Hyunmu. (3)
There was a being.
It is a being that has lived alone in a nest for a long time in solitude.
He felt guilty that tens of thousands of people were burned to ashes at the time of his birth, so he hid even deeper and thought that he would live his life like this.
One day like that.
A human came to him, who had been a loner, and he made a friend for the first time.
Before parting ways, he knew that his friend would face a great deal of adversity and trials in the future.
So he gave his greatest power, his 'heart'.
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Whoosh!
Pumping began in Hyunsu's right chest, his eyes frozen solid.
Thump thump-!
With the sound of a massive stirring, the blood that had been growing cold begins to heat up again.
I will stay by your side anytime.
This is what Phoenix said to Hyunsu before he left.
"Phoenix……!"
Although he was not there, Hyunsu imagined him spreading his crouching wings wide.
also.
Hyunmu is a giant creature with the head of a snake and the shell of a turtle.
Kiiieeeeee-!
Kuu
It looks as if two beings are fighting.
Hissing-!!!
What had frozen up to the bottom of Hyunsu's eyes is gradually beginning to melt.
Grrrrrr-!
[The Black Tortoise's storm unleashes its power even more fiercely!]
[Hyunmu's Storm unleashes the power of 7,600% Ice Attribute Attack!]
The even greater cold emanating from Hyunmu's heart pressed down on Hyunsu, but his body, which had been completely immobilized, slowly began to move.
Drip, drip-!
The frozen water melted and flowed, wetting the floor, and the frozen cells began to function again.
Whoaah-!
Hyunsu's hair turns red, and his eye color also turns red.
Thud thud thud-!
The ice that had bound Hyunsu's body crumbled away with a thud as he took a step.
Shhhhhhh-
Only then do the ice crystals swirling violently before Hyunsu's eyes become visible.
Those wildly fluttering things melted as they tried to touch the heat emanating from the Phoenix's heart.
Eventually, the power emanating from Hyunmu's heart gradually weakened and faded away.
The sight was like watching a black tortoise cower before a phoenix with its wings fully spread.
[You succeeded in resisting the Hyunmu storm.]
“Gasp gasp gasp…….”
Hyun-su, who had barely survived, took out a potion and hurriedly drank it while breathing heavily.
[HP recovers to 43%.]
The Four Divine Beasts are also the strongest of their respective attributes.
Hydra is evil and poison.
The goodness and fire of the Phoenix.
The white tiger is strength and wind.
Hyunmu was Water and Ice.
The power of the attribute possessed by this Black Tortoise must also be one of the strongest powers.
It might even freeze a dragon.
No, it could be a power capable of freezing even archdemons.
“And on top of that, a material that could become the ultimate armor…….”
Hyunsu's common sense is off the mark.
Because the Black Tortoise shell that Hyunsu obtained in the past revealed its greatest power solely in defense.
One thing is certain… … .
The strongest armor and the strongest ice-element power may reside in the heart of the Black Tortoise.
Getting to know some of its power before obtaining it makes one's motivation surge.
“So that’s why you sent me here so willingly. I can understand why the dwarves haven’t been able to obtain it until now. Hmm… Then what happened to the dwarves who tried until now?”
Hyun-su walked further inside with a puzzled expression.
As I went deeper, I reached a wall made of ice.
"Are they here? Do they automatically move here when they freeze? The dead are trapped here to make visitors let their guard down, I suppose."
The thought that if Hyun-su hadn't had the heart of the Phoenix, he would have become one of them gave him goosebumps.
“No, it’s impossible to even hold on with ordinary strength.”
Considering that I barely managed to hold on thanks to the power of the divine beast Phoenix, I also realized that the Phoenix's power does not resist only the 'fire attribute'.
After a certain amount of time had passed, Hyunsu opened another potion bottle.
Pong-
[HP is restored to 100%.]
Hyun-su, holding the pickaxe again, brought it down with all his might.
Kaaaaaang-!
At that moment.
[The Storm of the Black Tortoise is activated.]
A massive power erupted once again, filling the entire space.
But now, Phoenix's heart also reacted immediately.
In the first place, the moment Hyunsu's hair color turns red is when the power of the Phoenix remains.
It was usually effective for about 2 minutes, and the power could no longer freeze Hyunsu.
However, the HP amount dropped by as much as 30%, and the activation time of the Black Tortoise Storm was about 50 seconds.
Okay, confirmed. I can do it as long as it's not too difficult to mine.
Hyun-su, having steeled himself, struck down with all his might.
But the moment I struck him, I realized my mistake again.
“……They said Hyunmu boasted the strongest defense, but he’s put the strongest defense into his own heart, too…… Tsk.”
It had higher durability than anything I had ever bought.
Moreover, it was a situation where one had to continuously take potions.
At this rate, the cost of the potions would be as much as the cost of the materials for a Mythic Artifact.
It is by no means an exaggeration.
Also, it takes a very long time, so I didn't know it might take at least a month.
Hyunsu didn't have time.
Even if it is a Mythic-grade material, if it takes that long, it will eventually fall behind and be overtaken by others.
Caw!
Kaaang!
Hyunsu let out a hollow laugh after obtaining only 0.5 in collection points despite striking for about an hour.
“Wow, if I dig this up, I’m a god. A god.”
And Hyunsu smiled faintly.
I remember how the fire of the Phoenix melted and endured the storm of the Black Tortoise.
"It cannot yet be clearly determined whether this is a mineral or not, but it is clearly imbued with significant ice-element power."
I try changing my way of thinking.
Then is it really necessary to dig it up? It's not like this thing is stuck in the wall to begin with.
It was definitely correct to describe the thing floating faintly in blue as ice.
And it’s ice that never breaks, just like Hyunmu!
However, if it doesn't break… … .
“I’m a god, you know?”
He goes his own way.
If I dig this up, will I become a god? I'll be the one.
God's Forge.
Rrrrrrrrr-
The distant land of the dwarves.
A blacksmith god, who surpasses the race born to create, summons a forge to secretly leave behind greatness.
Biiiiiiiii-
Hyunsu stands before it, which is heating up on its own and rising in temperature, and murmurs.
Custom made.
[God's custom crafting begins.]
It had been a while.
I mean Hyunsu making an artifact for himself.
“I want a pickaxe that can melt ice. For example, one that melts it or causes an explosion by concentrating fire power with every strike.”
The plan for Hyunsu's custom-made god takes concrete shape.
Of course, Hyunsu knew as well.
Even if an ordinary human were to create an artifact imbued with fire attributes, mining it wouldn't be easy.
However, there is an advantage unique to Hyunsu here.
Taaaaaaang-!
[Mythical Grade. Superflame Stone.]
In the past, Hyunsu once raided Balrog, who possessed hellfire as intense as Phoenix, together with the Sword God, and obtained a super-flame stone containing hellfire as a trophy.
You ask if it's a waste to use it to make a pickaxe?
You just need to use a very small portion and mix it with other legendary minerals that possess fire attributes.
Those minerals are thrown into the furnace.
Rumble-
One advantage again.
Musou is brought out.
Hyun-su made the pickaxe blade with ease and quickly finished the handle.
You can see the unrivaled advantage of the completed pickaxe.
Rrrrrrr-!
[You can freely manipulate materials imbued with all attributes.]
Supersonic stone.
The power of the strongest mineral with fire attributes boiled up as if about to explode, and as Hyunsu aimed with unstoppable force, that power went directly into the pickaxe.
It's not over yet.
Musou is a fraudulent artifact.
500% chance of making a Rare
400% chance to create an Epic
300% chance of creating a Unique
200% chance of creating a legend
200% chance of creating Transcendence
Because the probability of creating a legend increases by 100%.
The master's skill added to that creates another advantage, and another power possessed by Hyun-soo is imbued within it.
[Heart of the Phoenix activates.]
[When crafting an artifact imbued with the power of fire, the chance of crafting a Mythical-grade artifact increases by 500%.]
[The effects of fire-attribute artifacts you craft are enhanced by a minimum of 15% to a maximum of 40%.]
At the end.
Rrrrrrrrr-!!
Hyunsu finally completed the pickaxe imbued with the power of fire and lifted it up, and a huge flame shot up as if about to run wild.
Rumble-!
Hyunsu gave a name to the guy who spewed out a long, huge flame.
“Firetail.”
[Transcendent Grade. The Flame Tail is completed.]
[Artifact effects have been enhanced by 33% based on the Heart of the Phoenix.]
It is of transcendental grade or superior.
This is because this pickaxe was custom-made solely to mine materials associated with the ice element.
It's my turn now.
Since he was defeated by Hyunmu once, it is time for him to get revenge.
The moment Hyunsu struck Hyunmu's heart, flames flared up from the tip of the pickaxe like a tail of fire.
A crack appeared in Hyunmu's heart, which seemed so solid that it would never break.
Hiss!
It also melted it, albeit very slightly, accompanied by fierce flames.
Fire-tailed bomb.
Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa bang-
When Hyunsu struck once, 50 mining attacks followed in a single swing.
The surface shook once again from the successive explosions.
Hyunsu used a mix of fire tails and fire tail bombs in succession.
The more that happened, the red glow the pickaxe, which had been the color of ordinary iron.
This is the 'condensation' that Hyun-su put into making this pickaxe.
With every strike, that power continues to gather, and the harder it is to mine, the more that power is amplified.
After striking for about 30 minutes, a crack spread through Hyunmu's heart.
Beep beep beep-
The moment the pickaxe heated up as if it were about to explode.
Fire Tail Festival.
[Condensing all power and unleashing it!]
Kuwaaaaaaang-!!!
A power that instantly increases mining efficiency by 4,000% to a single target was injected.
A massive explosion and flames finally began to melt the heart of the Black Tortoise.
and…….
Crackle-!
Just like an eggshell breaking, the cracks spreading across the surface shattered and fell to the ground with a thud.
And the thing inside, named the Heart of Hyunmu, revealed itself.
That thing shaped just like an ice crystal.
[Mythical Grade. Obtain 5kg of Black Tortoise's Heart.]
It was scattering a icy chill and announced that Hyunsu had successfully completed the quest to obtain Hyunmu's heart.
[You have succeeded in acquiring the Mythical Grade Heart of the Black Tortoise in less than 48 hours.]
[It is a phenomenal achievement.]
[Something special happens.]
Something special?
It was when Hyunsu was feeling puzzled.
A massive wall made of ice located deep inside the cave.
The wall quickly melted away and soon seeped into the ground like water.
And what was behind it.
There were about 50 dwarves who had turned into ice statues.
Soon, a shocking event occurred.
"omg……!"
The dwarves who had been turned into ice statues began to melt!
