Chapter 127 – Master Golem (1)
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“Let’s catch the dungeon boss today.”
“Dungeon boss? Really!”
“Are you saying you want to catch the Master Golem if it’s the dungeon boss here?”
“Yes. If I help you, you will be able to catch it now.”
Master Golem.
It is a being that can be said to be a superior entity to the warrior golem, and is a much larger golem than the warrior golem that uses both a sword and a bow.
The difficulty level is the same as that of the Warrior Golem in the B category, but it is considered quite dangerous even among the difficulty levels of B, and can actually be said to be similar to the Ogre, which can be said to be the gatekeeper of veterans.
“Of course, if you help me, I can catch it.”
It was only natural that Kalt had caught countless difficulty A monsters in the Maybelle party.
“Of course, I’m helping you out of harm’s way, and you have to do most of the attacking.”
“Can we really defeat the Master Golem with our own attacks?”
“Yes, I believe so.”
“Hey… Mr. Kalt.”
Nellis carefully raised her hand.
“Why, Nellis?”
“I can’t use the Mana Blade yet. Is that okay?”
Nellis heard that when Kalt captured the Ogre, she used the Mana Blade to kill it.
Therefore, he was anxious about whether his attack would work against the Master Golem, which boasts a similar level of danger to the Ogre.
Kalt answered Nellis, who was anxious, with a kind smile.
“Don’t worry, Nellis. Even if you don’t have the Mana Blade, it’s no problem. Without the Mana Blade, of course, you won’t be able to deal a critical hit. But now, you can play the role of a vanguard against the Master Golem.”
“The role of the vanguard?”
“Attract the enemy’s attention, block attacks, and protect your allies. And even if you can’t use the Mana Blade, you can inflict some damage. I trained you to do that. Trust me, Nellis.”
“…! Yes! I will trust Mr. Kalt!”
Kalt turned his gaze from Nellis, who immediately perked up, and looked at Scarlett and Aria.
“Me and Nellis will serve as the vanguard to attract the attention of the Master Golem. So, I will leave the main attack to Scarlett and Arya.”
Scarlett can use advanced magic because the problem is almost solved.
And Aria, who recently learned a new holy attack and has a lot of holy power as a saint candidate from the beginning.
It could be said that they were the main characters of this dungeon boss battle.
“… Okay.”
“I’ll do my best.”
Although both of us were still embarrassed about what happened yesterday, we decided to work on the monster while keeping our spirits up.
“Of course, it won’t be easy to deal with the Master Golem. Still, let’s try our best. Oh, okay.”
Kalt said with a grin to encourage everyone’s motivation.
“If you fought well against Master Golem… I will give you a reward.”
“Award? Yay!”
“”… !””
Nellis is purely happy at the word ‘award.
On the other hand, Scarlett and Aria flinched, trembled, and gently lowered their heads as the word award crossed with memories of yesterday.
It was unclear whether Kalt had actually spoken to them with that intention or not.
“Huh? Scarlett, Aria? What’s wrong?”
Scarlett and Aria were dumbfounded at Nellis’ question.
“What?”
“What do you mean, Nellis?”
“No, I suddenly lowered her head and wondered what was going on.”
“Well, I was just thinking what a prize would be.”
“Even if it’s an award, it’s vague.”
“Aha!”
Nellis did not even question the two’s excuses, but rather looked at Kalt with her face filled with curiosity.
“Mr. Kalt! What is the prize!”
“That’s a secret until I receive it. You’re looking forward to that, right?”
“Hehe, yes!”
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After deciding on today’s policy, Nellis’ party went straight to the guild and told the receptionist of their plan to capture the dungeon boss while accepting a request to exterminate the Warrior Golem.
“You also mentioned Nellis’ party. It will be a competition.”
“Competition?”
“The Twin Strike Hero Zenit party also reported that they are going to defeat the dungeon boss Master Golem today.”
“What? Really?”
“Yes. He was very motivated.”
First, after completing the application process and walking away from the reception desk, Scarlett muttered to herself as if she had some doubts.
“Can the Zenit party capture the Master Golem?”
Kalt responded to that muttering.
“I guess I can catch it? Well, even if I don’t catch it smoothly, it’s definitely possible.”
Although he lost easily against Kalt, Zenit’s skills were not inferior to those of other warriors.
And although she did not see herself fighting, Kalt judged that since the party members she was with also had some level of skill, they could easily defeat the Master Golem if they fought hard.
“But we’re in trouble.”
“Why, Mr. Kalt?”
“If the Zenit party captures the Master Golem first, the Master Golem will not appear until at least a week later.”
Unlike ordinary dungeon monsters that respawn within a day after being defeated, the reappearance time of the dungeon boss is long.
It is not clear exactly why this happens, but according to theory, the dungeon boss is such a powerful and important being in the dungeon that it takes time to regenerate.
“Oh, no! If you do that, the prize will be far away…!”
Nellis wanted to receive the award from Kalt today, if possible.
“Let’s get started! We can’t let the Master Golem be taken away by another warrior party!”
Nellis’ eyes burned with blazing motivation.
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Nellis’ party headed straight to the dungeon.
After entering the dungeon, I avoided fighting as much as possible and quickly headed towards the door that led to the dungeon boss.
“Mr. Kalt! Please do me a favor!”
“Okay.”
And how to minimize combat as much as possible.
That was what I was asking Kalt for.
What Kalt said was that he would provide adequate help when dealing with the dungeon boss, Master Golem.
But on the way to the Master Golem, you have to go as fast as possible.
Kalt accepted Nellis’ motivation and actively swung his sword until he reached the dungeon boss.
Calt decided that there was no time to pick up the magic stone since he had to arrive as quickly as possible. Without hesitation, he swung his sword at the exposed magic stone and killed the warrior golems with a single sword.
“It’s still really fast.”
“I remember when a group of kobolds came.”
“Mr. Kalt, you’re amazing!”
“Thank you. We’ll be there soon, so get everyone ready.”
Nellis’ party, nervous about Kalt’s advice, reached the entrance to where the dungeon boss was.
However, until they arrived, the Nellis party could not see the Zenit party.
“Ugh… I guess the Zenit party went inside first, right?”
“Well, I guess so.”
“Then what are we going to do? Are we going to go back like this?”
Kalt shook his head at Scarlett’s words.
“No, we’ve come this far, so we can’t go back. Well, even if we can’t fight in person this time, let’s watch other parties fight and take a tour. That’s all good learning, too.”
“Can I just watch another party fight a dungeon boss?”
In response to Aria’s question, Kalt said with a sly expression.
“Wouldn’t it be okay to just say that I went in to kill a dungeon boss and happened to see a Zenit party without knowing there was one?”
“Kalt…”
“The world needs this kind of flexibility…”
“Click ahhhhh!”
“”… !””
A scream was heard inside the door.
“Ka, Mr. Kalt!”
Kalt made a decision right away.
“It might be a crisis. Let’s go in.”
Nellis Party hurried through the door.
And what greets them.
“Ugh! Ugh…”
The Zenit party’s vanguard lying on the floor.
“Damn it! What is that Master Golem!”
Zenit injured one arm.
“Ha, ha, ha, no more magic power.”
The wizard of the Zenit party who has exhausted all his magic power.
“J-Zenit! Dren! I’m coming!”
A nun from the Zenit party was seen rushing out after seeing her severely injured colleague.
And the Master Golem standing against the Zenit party.
“You idiot! Don’t come!”
The bowstring was pulled towards the nun running forward.
When the bowstring is pulled, a thick arrow made of stone flies towards the nun at Zenit Party.
“Damn it!”
Zenit quickly used her blessings to create her clone and manipulated it into jumping high.
A thick rock arrow pierced Zenit’s clone.
A rock arrow whose trajectory changed after colliding with an obstacle.
However, it did not completely miss the target.
“Aaaaah!
Even though the rock arrow grazed the nun’s forearm, part of her forearm was torn off.
In her excruciating pain, the nun sat down and pressed her forearms.
“Marty!”
The mage of the Zenit party calls out her nun’s name.
Anyone can see that it is a desperate situation.
Without pulling the bowstring again, Master Golem took out his sword and raised it towards Dren, the Zenit party’s vanguard who had fallen on the ground.
“Dren!”
Zenit hurriedly tried to respond somehow by sending her clone towards Dren.
But.
“Ugh!”
As she tried to move quickly, the pain in her injured arm hindered Zenit’s movements.
Meanwhile, Master Golem’s sword swung towards Dren.
“No! Dren!”
“”Aaaaah!””
Everyone at the Zenit party thought that Master Golem’s sword would crush and split Dren’s body.
They will lose their colleagues.
Kwaaaaa!
Master Golem’s rock sword struck the ground.
A cloud of dust rose up, and just from the sound, I could feel that it was a blow of power that the human body could not withstand.
The dust cloud cleared and the Zenit party thought they would see Dren split in half.
But.
“Huh?”
All I could see was the Master Golem’s sword making a dent in the floor.
“Hey, Zenit.”
At that time, Zenit heard a voice next to her and immediately turned around.
“How on earth did this happen?”
There was a Kalt carrying Dren.