Chapter 7: The Gem Golem Battle
“Hey, this is bad! Get everyone to evacuate, quick!”
“Don’t let them all gather in one spot! The monsters will flock to them!”
“Stay calm! If you trip and fall, you’re done for!”
The supporters watching the Hunting Festival were in a frantic uproar as the battlefield descended into chaos.
Trouble was anticipated the moment participants made contact with the Gem Golem. It’s the most accident-prone moment, and there have been fatalities in the past.
It’s a bounty hunt, after all. Deaths can happen, but since it’s also a festival, they can’t allow casualties lightly. Therefore, the number of supporters was increased, ready to handle any trouble.
[OOOOOOOOOOOOOGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!]
However, no one expected a disaster where participants crowded around the Gem Golem, leading to a massive brawl between adventurers and the Gem Golem, ultimately causing the Golem to go berserk.
“Look at that! Your disciple’s done it!”
“What an idiot,”
chuckled Cordal, a Silver-rank adventurer, alongside Glenn, the training hall master. They were observing the chaos with great interest.
Cordal had been watching the events leading up to the Gem Golem’s berserk state. Ur had intentionally destroyed the control magic in the Golem’s head, causing it to go berserk.
“Is your disciple insane?!”
“I think so too.”
They understood the intent.
By making the Golem go berserk, its durability would decrease, making it easier to defeat when it starts self-destructing. This method existed
but was usually a strategy for a larger group. Attempting it with just two people was beyond reckless. No one would—
[GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!]
—want to face such a monster head-on.
A massive, beast-like figure with a gaping head, roaring like a wild animal. Its body gleamed eerily in the labyrinth’s magical light.
While it’s true the berserk state makes it fragile, it also means the magical power is focused on offense, not durability. Its combat power could temporarily surpass Level 10 of the Thirteen Levels. Even White-rank or Bronze-rank adventurers shouldn’t fight it directly.
“Can your disciple, who’s been an adventurer for a month, win against that?”
“Who knows?”
“That’s irresponsible.”
“Only they can bear the responsibility for their adventure.”
“You’re quite logical today,”
Cordal remarked, shrugging as he focused on the scene, determined not to miss the desperate struggle of the novice adventurers.
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Ur was completely focused.
He sharpened his awareness, pouring every ounce of his being into the fight. He couldn’t afford even the slightest lapse in concentration. Avoiding the berserk Gem Golem’s attacks required utmost focus.
[GAHAAAA!!!]
The right fist—now more like a foreleg—of the Gem Golem came crashing down towards Ur, reminiscent of squashing a pesky insect. Considering the Golem’s size, Ur was no different from a bug.
“Ugh!!”
Ur dodged, leaping sideways and rolling away. A horizontal swing followed. He jumped just in time. As he soared through the air, the Golem swung its left hand to swat him down. Gritting his teeth—
[GAHAAAAAA!!]
“Guh!?”
He was struck. The spear and armor he used as a shield made a crunching sound as his body was smashed and thrown to the ground.
He knew he couldn’t avoid all the attacks. If he had the combat sense to dodge every attack, he wouldn’t have needed to risk fighting the berserk Golem in the first place.
He knew he couldn’t dodge everything.
“Ugh… oh…”
But pain is pain.
[GAHAAAAAAA!!!]
Of course, the Gem Golem showed no mercy. It crouched its massive body, then leapt, intending to crush Ur entirely.
the golem seems to be planning to use his entire body to make Ur into mincemeat.
“You’ve got to be kidding…!!!”
Ur grimaced, desperately running, jumping, and rolling on the ground. The impact hit, sending him flying into a wall.
“Gah!!!?”
His world turned upside down, unable to distinguish up from down. Enduring the pain, he lifted his head and saw the Gem Golem raising its fist to smash him as he lay on the ground.
“Damn it!!!?”
“Ice Spikes!!”
Just before the fist crushed him, icy spikes shattered against the Golem’s hand. Understanding it was Shizuku’s support, Ur desperately moved his body away.
[GUOOOOOOO!!!]
The Gem Golem swatted away the ice spikes embedded in its hand irritably.
Shizuku’s magic had pierced it. Its durability was clearly reduced. This was valuable information.
[GYAAAAAAA!!!]
“…!!”
But the bad news was the Gem Golem, enraged by the damage, turned its attention to Shizuku.
“Damn it!!!”
—The vanguard must shield the rearguard.
Following Glenn’s ingrained teaching, Ur dashed forward. He hoisted the Dragonfang Spear on his shoulder and stood in front of Shizuku, blocking the incoming fist.
“Gah!!!”
The impact sounded like his muscles were crushed and burst. He was going to die. It was a miracle he wasn’t crushed outright. But he wouldn’t last more than a few seconds. He’d die.
“Sing, flame, Burning Orb!!!”
[GUOOOOOOO!!!]
An orb of fire struck the Golem’s fist, blasting it away. Relieved of the immense weight, Ur dropped to his knees. Kneeling in battle was inexcusable, but his body couldn’t take it.
“Ur-sama!!”
“I- I’m fine!!”
He shook his head at Shizuku’s scream, downing both a healing potion and a stimulant. The combined taste was hellish, but strength returned to his body.
Injuries? Covered in bruises.
Pain? His entire body hurt.
But he could still move. No problem, continue!
He stood, once again readying the Dragonfang Spear, and leapt forward. Shizuku, understanding his resolve, began chanting her magic again.
“Ice, sing and pierce, pierce, pierce.”
Even in such a dire situation, her clear, beautiful chant was reassuring. Ur ran.
Shizuku was the attacker, and he was the decoy and shield. Overcoming the pain and fear threatening to make him falter, he drilled it into his head repeatedly. Until the Dragonfang Spear’s second charge of magic was ready, he had to hold this line.
[GYAAAAAA!!!]
The fist came crashing down again, shaking the ground. Ur jumped to avoid tripping from the vibrations and struck the fist with his spear. He didn’t expect to deal damage. His job was to keep the Golem’s attention away from Shizuku.
“Ice Spikes – Enhanced!”
Larger ice spikes than before shot out. The icy blades flew straight at the Gem Golem’s chest, hitting dead on.
[GYAAAA!!]
The surface of the Gem Golem’s body shattered and scattered. Shards rained down, sparkling. The damage was increasing, but it wasn’t decisive. As long as the monster’s heart, the magic core, wasn’t destroyed, it was meaningless.
Shizuku had three more magic casts left, combining the staff’s magic tank and magic recovery potions.
They were managing somehow, but they didn’t have much time left to maintain this battle. They needed to locate the magic core soon—
“It’s above!!!”
Ur looked up in shock at Shizuku’s shout.
Due to focusing on its front legs, Ur’s reaction was delayed. Falling from above, aiming directly at Ur, was…
“What!?”
[ROAAAAAAAR!!!]
…the damaged head of the gem Golem.
Instead of using a fist, it struck directly with its head. Shocked by this bizarre attack method, Ur jumped back. At that moment, the ground shattered. Shattered by the roar of the Dragon Fang Spear, the debris turned into sharp fangs and gouged the ground.
“Ugh…”
The impact caused the remaining head to deform further. It looked like the head of a beast, with the fragments extending like fangs, shaping themselves accordingly.
The jaw that formed started to split, creating a grotesque curve. At first, Ur couldn’t understand what it was trying to do, but he soon realized.
[GYAHAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!]
It laughed. The giant, which had fallen from a human-like Golem to a beast, mocked Ur as he rolled clumsily. The sheer strangeness of it all made Ur flinch, almost losing sight of what he was fighting against.
But even so, Ur recovered from the shock and charged forward.
“How long are you going to laugh—”
[GAGAGAGA!!]
“—dammit!!!”
He thrust his spear straight into the head.
The head cracked. The forcibly reshaped head was fragile. The control magic circle was already shattered. Breaking it further might not mean much, but accumulating any damage he could was good enough.
However, he suddenly noticed a burning heat gathering in the Golem’s head.
“What…?”
The cracked head of the gem Golem was glowing. The sight was so bizarre that he couldn’t process the information quickly. He was late to realize it was the same light convergence as the roar of his Dragon Fang Spear.
“Ur sama!!!”
“What!?”
[ROAAAAAR!!!!]
Scorching heat surged from the gem Golem, and a second explosion of intense light erupted in the grand hall.
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