Chapter 1236 – Blacksmith of the Deep, Deep

“Let’s go out through that portal, then turn around and take the same portal again.”
The group follows Dre’s suggestion.
It was a difficult road with no rules, but as Dre said, we were gradually moving forward.

Lulua didn’t know how on earth he was doing it, so she wanted to ask Dre how he knew this, but Dre’s eyes lit up and said, “Wow. I’ve played games like this a lot. You have to go back the way you went and a new path will appear… Ugh…!” I couldn’t ask because he was mumbling to himself.

But another party. What was the point of asking the giant monster rabbit?

Thud. Thud. It was scary to walk silently, but it was three to four times bigger than a human and had the face of a skull. Its eyeballs were burning with blue flames, making it look like some kind of monster.

“Dre. Why didn’t you come down and come to us?”

But Raldud was invincible.
She asked with a happy voice, her expressionless face bright, and Dre answered right away.

“I’m not worried because Aran Kaitz and Muhyeong have gone. This place is more important to me.”

It’s more important.
Not only Raldud, but even Lulua felt slightly excited by those words.
Therefore. Doesn’t that mean he gave them priority over the hero party’s mission?
As I suppress my heart from beating, it clicks. Dre stopped walking.

“…Hmm.”

After thinking for a while, Dre opened her mouth.

“Irene.”

Why is Iren suddenly here?
A moment of puzzlement.

Flash!

An ocher-colored being very familiar to the dwarves of the Holy Land. Artificial intelligence Airen has appeared.

[Did you call me, O Trial?]

“What?!”
“…! How?”

Iren is an artificial intelligence system that operates only inside the sacred site.
It doesn’t work even if you go outside the barrier, let alone the land of odor?
While the Prince and Lulua were shocked, Dre scratched her head with her fingers and muttered.

“I guess… I guess they’re ‘connected’.”

[Keuuuuu-!]

Jeez. Jeez.

I don’t think I can even move from the roar of a huge tiger roaring in front of me.
Rius was frightened and whipped his body, which was trying to stiffen, and barely raised his sword to block the slash of his claws.

Kwazijic-!

‘It’s heavy!!’

The mighty power of a tiger as big as a house.
Although the arms and sword were full of energy that strengthened the body extremely, it was overwhelming.
It feels like fighting an iron club with a matchstick.

‘He’s so damn good at it…!’

While I was gritting my teeth because my arm was numb.

[Keuuuuu-!!]

The tiger’s roar deafened me for a moment, and then, whoop! I heard the wind.

How he raised his sword and blocked the claws was almost a miracle.

Float!!

“Ugh!!”

Rius was pushed back because he couldn’t put enough force on his feet and ended up hitting his butt.
This is not practice. He had no time to rest.
Topaz Tiger mercilessly swung his front paws and launched a barrage of attacks against the slumped Rius.

[Kaaaaang-!]
“!”

This roar is something different.
I feel ‘Ryunar’.
Rius hurriedly threw himself, and soon a sharp golden crystal spike appeared where he was.

Papa papa pap!

“Pfft!”
[Kuong-!]

Topaz Tiger persistently chases after Rius, who rolls away and hits him with his claws.
Rius also rolled and swatted away his claws.

Kakakakakakakakang!

The claws of a jewel tiger the size of a house and the small sword, which was so shabby in comparison, were constantly sparking.

[Hmm. Hmm. Excellent, great talent.]

For some reason, the light returned to the eyes of the scrap metal robot, which had been silent and lost in thought for a while.
The guy shook his head, stroking his chin with his rusty fingers.

[In the meantime, I will never let go of the Edo sword. Even the defense that seemed to have been blocked by persimmon before that was inevitably brought about by steady training. I may have met a good teacher, but for a young person these days, it’s quite good.]

But what I am most looking forward to is that overflowing ‘spirit’.
Moreover, it aroused great interest that the Eleunarians, who had made a contract with God, seemed so ‘free’.

[Topaz and Tiger’s special abilities are nothing special.]

Topaz Tiger’s ability is to emit sharp thorns when it howls.
It has sufficient killing power against minor objects, but its purpose is mostly to wipe out weak enemies.

Topaz Tiger has speed, strength, and strength that are unimaginable for a body the size of a house, even without any tricks. It is a powerful individual even among leader-level demon beasts based on its physical ability alone.

A real monster that can destroy a decent city in just a few hours.
Against such a monster… Rius held up well.
However.

[Now, kku, akki, dagan. Die.]

That was when the scrap metal robot finished speaking.

Wow!

[!]

Unusual power.
Rius, who was watching Topaz Tiger’s movements one by one, swung his sword without missing the slightest opportunity.

That alone makes him a skilled prosecutor. I would have been so impressed.
What the scrap metal robot truly admired was the power contained in that sword.

[Under. That’s right, let’s sleep. It resembles this one.]

To be exact, he imitated that unusual man’s sword very closely in his own way.
Excellent swordsmanship that conveys a sense of admiration and effort.

Rius-style cutting sword.

Unlike Dre, it does not focus on one point, so its power is less, but its range is enormous.
The scope of the sword energy was enough to cover Topaz Tiger’s entire body.

Creep!!

[Cow-!!]

As usual, the demonic beast, who trusted only his strong body and did not even think about dodging the sword, suddenly lost his front feet and cracked all over his body.
He jumped up and retreated towards the scrap metal robot, but the crystals falling and cracking all over his body made it look like he couldn’t fight anymore.

[Hmm, God, righteousness. Without using force. Is it that much? Indeed, it’s okay. The hero, the candidate, was, no, he was.]
“Damn it! You interrupt me so much!! It’s annoying!!”

Rius pointed the tip of his sword at the scrap metal robot and burned his eyes.

“I guess they suddenly tried to kill someone. Don’t complain even if you die. Damn it.”
[Huh, hehe.]

Before I knew it, the scrap metal robot was holding a hammer and spanner in both hands.
Rius was nervous.
Maybe. That scrap metal robot is much stronger than a tiger.
It’s annoying that there’s barely any sign…

‘How to deal with a hammer… How to deal with a hammer…!’

The scrap metal robot let out a satisfied voice to Rius, who was breathing shallowly and thinking about his class with Dre.

[Hehe, hehe, promising. Effort and,good,teacher’s,synergy,in,ga. Still. Also. I can’t help it that I have little experience.]

Little experience?
Before I understood what he was saying, I thought, float, float, float!! A loud sound rang out.

Before I could understand what was being said. Crumbling. Topaz Tiger growled lowly and stepped forward.

“…Uh?”

Topaz Tiger’s appearance had changed.
His entire body was equipped with thrusters and something like armor, and his broken right front foot had a mechanical claw that was twice as big as the original foot and had a magic circle engraved on it.

“W-what is it?”
[This, too, endures, if. Candidate, by. Admit it, I’ll give it to you. ]

There was no time to reply to that comment. Something passed by Rius.

“…Uh.”

Udangtang. Clink!
After hitting his butt, Rius looked blankly at his right arm.

An arm bent in a bizarre direction.
The lost sword.

Dump. It wasn’t until he got down on one knee that a sharp pain hit him.

“…Huh, huh…!”

A fear that tightens your heart.
Now. It wasn’t visible at all.

[Crrrrng…]

The tiger that had moved into the distance lowered its posture.
The thrusters on its body changed to a sharper shape and spewed out flames.

Intuition.
My intuition was that the ship would arrive faster than before.

‘I can’t win.’

I haven’t used those steel claws, which look the most dangerous yet.
It’s much stronger and faster than before.
Even if it breaks, shouldn’t that scrap metal robot be able to fix it again?
How strong is that robot in the first place?

No. Is there any guarantee that these two are the only enemies?

A premonition of death.
Fear.

And…

‘If it’s dangerous, run away at all costs?’

Teacher’s request.

Crack!!

[Hoo?]

A strange look appeared in the old, dark eyes of the scrap metal robot.
Rius stood up, holding the hilt of his sword with his intact left arm, and a look of determination appeared on his face.

A determination to overcome a powerful enemy, even death.

‘Is your right arm broken? You have a left arm. Don’t complain! Damn it…!’

The teacher is. Dre said that if you encounter a strong enemy, if it is dangerous, run away at all costs.

However, the teacher had never run away.
He always faced crises with enjoyment.

Even if you don’t enjoy this tightrope walk, as long as he calls you his best disciple…

‘You can’t just run away…!!’

[Wow!]

Flash-!! Topaz Tiger turned into golden lightning and rushed towards Rius.

The mechanical claws attached to its claws were so high-performance that it was hard to believe they were made in less than a second.
Not only is it imbued with ultra-high-level lightning magic, it also collects and mixes the surrounding Ryunar, and while using this gimmick, Topaz Tiger’s physical abilities are also amplified several times.

This attack, which is properly described as a one-hit kill, will cause even Garcinido, the toughest member of the hero party, to vomit blood and fall to his knees if he gets hit even once.

Against the Topaz Tiger, which struck with such force at an invisible speed, Rius’ mind was as peaceful as ever, like a calm lake.

Tiring!

[The Sword God cheers you on.]
[God of the Sword: Cut.]

Okay. I’m going to cut it.
Even if you don’t say it.

Flash! As Topaz Tiger charged, its figure appeared behind Rius.

Truly astounding speed.
Rius, who was standing up to him… Was in a sword-swinging stance for some time.

[Excellent.]

Kang! Kang! Kang! When the scrap metal robot clapped with its two rusty arms, the body of the damn Topaz Tiger was split in two and slurped! Coo! It fell on both sides.

“Whoa. Whoa…”

Rius, who had used his divine power to maximize his senses… Trembled in fear without even being able to feel the joy of having defeated a leader-level demon beast.

This is because there was something I realized only after using my divine power and when my senses were maximized in the face of death.
That’s right. The strength of that scrap metal robot.

Go go go go go go go.

How did I not notice that?
This… This ugly Ryunar that seems to pierce my entire body.

‘Damn it. ‘What is that?’

Too strong.
As for how strong he is, it reminds me of Dre.
Maybe…More than that…?

Tiring!

[The God of Swords spoke.]
[God of the Sword: Lius Pleus. Run away.]

“…I don’t think they will let me go easily.”

I can’t believe this unknown, proud guy is telling me to run away. Rius became curious.

“Do you know what that is?”
[I can roughly guess. If it’s who I thought it was… Ha. Dimensional will. By sealing the gods, monster kings, and divine beasts and mistreating them. Why did they leave such a being alone?]

An unknown scrap metal robot that shocked even the gods slowly stood up.
And declared.

[…But, it is still a mismatch.]
“…”
[Ah. Don’t worry. I also admired you. Huh, me. You’re amazing, talented, but really, since I’ve seen you. No matter what, directly, directly, after seeing, without, learning, after. I want to judge.]

I don’t know what bullshit this is, but fights are inevitable.
Rius, who had a hunch, approached the scrap metal robot that was slowly walking towards him.

Kang. Kang.

Trudging. Trudging.

When the distance gets shorter and closer to right in front of your nose. Haha! The sword and hammer crossed.

Kaaaaang-!!

“Uh?!”

Rius, who was determined to take any blow, was greatly embarrassed.
Unexpectedly, the force on the hammer was not great.
But even so…

Patter.

The sword. Broken.

“…You! Who would have made this…!”

Quack! Rius, whose neck was grabbed, groaned.

[I do not know. That’s another, crude, thing. A sword of design, etc.]

The scrap metal robot muttered lowly and added softly.

[…Crude. Design, design… As if…]

That moment. The scrap metal robot opened its eyes wide and hurriedly stepped back, letting go of Rius.
Almost at the same time, a round sword appeared and disappeared at the location where the arm that had been holding Rius’s neck had been just moments before.

‘This…!’

I’ve seen it countless times.
A ‘space sword’ that brings relief to allies and fear to enemies.

Trudging. Trudging.

Beyond. The sound of footsteps walking in the dark.
The first thing that caught my eye was the purple spider’s head.
Tanzanite Spider.

Huh. Clink, clink!

Someone who carelessly threw away the head of a leader-level demon beast was amazed.

“Are you avoiding that?”

At that voice… Relief appeared on Rius’ face.
Just based on what I feel, it seems like that scrap metal robot is stronger, but he is still a man who will do anything.

[…I thought I went to see the traces of the goddess.]

Immediately after the scrap metal robot mumbled, a man smiling broadly appeared from the darkness.

“Brother Dre!!”

Immediately after Rius’ shout, Dre swung his sword.
A huge sword engulfed the scrap metal robot.