Chapter 69: Guardian (2)

According to StarlightPrincess’s explanation, it was an existence inhabited by a spirit.

The guardian’s form resembled the typical golem that usually appears in fantasy stories.

I stared blankly at the guardian that had risen up imposingly.

It had a figure very similar to a human’s, but its size was several times larger.

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No, rather than appearing, it felt as if it had awakened from a deep sleep.

Just moments ago, it had been nothing more than a pile of rocks, but those stones began joining together as it rose.

But more than that, the real problem was that the guardian had appeared out of nowhere.

‘Why did it suddenly appear…?’

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It had no eyes, but from the way it slightly tilted its head, it was obvious.

Kiiiiing—

The guardian made of orichalcum stared directly at me.

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I slowly stepped back while looking at the center of the guardian’s chest.

‘And that thing there…’

Embedded in the middle of its chest was something especially blue.

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I vaguely remembered it.

‘A core?’

It looked like a sphere or something similar, but in any case, it stood out clearly.

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When I defeated Mad Dog and encountered a guardian, SwordMaster mentioned that I had to aim for the core in its chest.

Its enormous size actually gave me a certain advantage.

‘If it comes down to it, I could aim directly for that core…’

To do that, I would first need to cut off its legs. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

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Clack! canvas Clack!

As if putting on armor, the guardian’s chest became covered with another layer of orichalcum.

…That would be ideal, but things are never that easy.

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Thanks to that, its body became much thicker than before.

As if it were bulking up or something.

‘No. riddle I can do this. atomic I defeated the saber-toothed tiger too.’

I was already starting to feel dizzy just looking at it, but I managed to calm myself down.

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Just from the way it completely covered the core it had previously left exposed, it was obvious it was on guard.

But it was clearly preparing to attack at any moment.

The guardian still didn’t seem to consider me an enemy.

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Wonmo’s fur also stood on end as he prepared himself.

He seemed to understand that this thing was dangerous.

“Kyuuu…”

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Maybe he thought he could fight it because there was only one.

Even so, since I wanted to avoid fighting if possible, I slowly tried to retreat.

When the giant chicks chased him before, he had been trembling in fear, but now he was acting like a true wild beast.

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[Giiiiiiik—]

At that moment—

Boom!

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With a mechanical noise, the creature stepped forward.

It seemed the core acted like a magnet and attracted the surrounding orichalcum.

At the same time, nearby pieces of orichalcum began attaching themselves to it as if pulled by a magnet.

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Just comparing sizes alone, it was far larger than the tiger, so I couldn’t help but tense up.

Boom! harbor Boom! silence Boom!

The guardian made of orichalcum walked toward me with huge strides.

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As my breathing stabilized, the mana inside my body also began flowing more smoothly.

I carefully observed each of its strange movements while controlling my breathing.

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[Gigigik—]

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The moment I circulated mana, the creature emitted a strange sound.

Boom!

Then it raised one of its massive legs and slammed it into the ground.

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Crack!

But what happened afterward horrified me.

The impact made the earth tremble.

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It wasn’t especially fast, but I was so shocked that I froze for an instant.

The ground rose into spikes and rushed toward me.

“W-what the hell?!”

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The guardian had ranged attacks too?

I forced my stiff body to move and barely managed to dodge.

The spikes brushed past me by a hair’s breadth.

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It didn’t seem like this would be an easy fight.

‘Either way, I have to get close.’

This was completely different from the saber-toothed tiger.

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I tightened my grip on my sword and shield.

First, I planned to follow the advice SwordMaster gave me.

If I could cut off one of its legs, it would lose a huge amount of mobility.

The main advantage and weakness of humanoid monsters was their upright posture.

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Startled, I reached out my hand, but Wonmo’s attack was faster.

But considering the difference in size, that wasn’t bravery—it was recklessness.

While I was organizing my thoughts, Wonmo bravely charged forward.

“Kyuaaa!”

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An adorable full-body slam.

It did absolutely nothing to the guardian.

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As if Wonmo didn’t even exist, it silently continued walking toward me.

Seeing that made my blood run cold, but the guardian’s reaction was strange.

‘Does it ignore the weak?’

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Although each of its attacks was powerful, its movements were so slow that Wonmo also wasn’t in danger of being crushed.

Grrrrrrk—

I wasn’t sure, but it didn’t seem to have any intention of attacking Wonmo.

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The moment I saw that, I sensed danger and quickly moved to the right.

Gigigik—

The guardian, advancing heavily, slowly began raising both of its arms.

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But the creature’s movement as it followed me was strange.

By the time it lowered its arms, it looked as though it had turned nearly one hundred eighty degrees.

Its waist twisted at a grotesque angle.

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Its massive arms slammed into the ground.

And at the same time, just like before, the ground rose into spikes to attack me.

Boooom!

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Its movements were slow, but once activated, the attack speed was extremely fast.

‘Now!’

I couldn’t let my guard down.

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The instant just before it launched its attack was the opportunity I could exploit.

Like I said before, its movements were slow.

Wooooong—

Mana began rising like a mirage over the Heavenly Demon’s sword.

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With a single strike, I had to cut off the guardian’s leg.

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If I succeeded, the guardian would lose its balance and become far easier to defeat.

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The guardian was beginning to lift its heavy leg.

The sound of grinding stones pierced my ears.

Grrrrrk—

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Wonmo, who had been attacking that leg this entire time, got startled and clung onto it.

The guardian still didn’t acknowledge his presence.

“Kyuuuu?!”

I decided to attack the other leg before it slammed down.

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My head barely reached the guardian’s crotch.

‘Up close, it’s way bigger.’

But the larger it was, the more openings it had.

Thanks to its slow movements, reaching the leg that remained planted on the ground wasn’t difficult.

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Now all I had to do was cut the leg with this.

The aura surrounding the Heavenly Demon’s sword became much more intense.

I circulated the mana inside my body at an even faster speed.

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‘Good. apron It worked—!’

To transmit the force properly, just as I had read in the gallery, I executed an inward-to-outward slash.

Just before the leg Wonmo was clinging to came crashing down, I swung my sword.

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The aura rising like a mirage was instantly absorbed by the guardian’s leg.

Just as I was about to smile in satisfaction, something completely unexpected happened.

Swoooosh!

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It got stuck halfway through.

Craaack!

Like water touching a sponge, it disappeared in an instant after being completely absorbed.

To make matters worse, not even the Heavenly Demon’s sword managed to cut through the guardian’s leg. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.

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There was no other explanation.

‘Right… orichalcum absorbs mana…’

One of orichalcum’s characteristics was that it temporarily hardened after absorbing mana.

Even if the aura disappeared completely, it was still a divine sword capable of slicing through even solid wood like tofu.

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And that unexpected mistake turned into a crisis.

Since I thought that effect was only “temporary” and unrelated to me, I overlooked it.

I focused so much on strengthening my attack that I forgot one important detail.

BOOM!!

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The moment I saw it, I immediately raised my shield to prepare for the next attack.

The guardian’s foot slammed heavily into the ground.

At the same time, I quickly retrieved the Heavenly Demon’s sword.

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The ground around the guardian’s foot rose up alongside a massive shockwave.

Thank goodness I extended my shield toward the foot.

Boooom!

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“Khugh!”

Otherwise, it would have been truly dangerous.

The force transmitted through the shield sent my body flying backward.

But that didn’t mean I had blocked all the damage.

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SwordMaster had explained it in a post.

Even if it was difficult to soften the fall, you had to keep your head raised no matter what.

That minimized secondary damage.

Even in the middle of that, I lifted my neck to avoid smashing my head.

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Just before I hit the ground, I felt as if someone gently supported my head. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

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Thud!

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“……”

“Uugh… thanks.”

Soon after, intense pain shot through my back, but at least my head was intact.

The one who held my head was none other than Sloth.

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‘Wonmo? adapt Where’s Wonmo?’

While catching my breath after slamming my back, I looked around.

As always, he answered with his expressionless face.

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I hoped he was okay.

That attack had been incredibly strong.

I got up frantically searching for Wonmo.

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He scratched it with adorable little claw swipes, but the guardian didn’t react at all.

“Kyuuu! aspect Kyukyu!”

It didn’t take long to find him.

I didn’t know when he climbed up there, but he was on top of the guardian’s head.

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Just as I tilted my head in confusion, the guardian turned its body toward me.

‘What the hell…?’

It seemed incapable of recognizing Wonmo’s existence.

No matter how weak he was, it was strange that it couldn’t notice something clinging to its head.

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I wondered why it would reveal something as important as its heart.

Grrrrrk—

The guardian’s chest opened, exposing the bright blue core.

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The light of the core intensified even more.

Then—

Wooooong—

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Otherwise, I would die.

The instant I saw it, it felt as though all the blood in my body froze.

I had to dodge it no matter what.

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The moment I hurriedly got up and threw myself to the side—

Wooooong!

And then—

The light of the core became even brighter than the Light magic floating in the air.

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The beam barely grazed past me.

Boooooom!!

It fired a beam worthy of appearing in a manga.

Kuwaaaaaaah!

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No matter how much orichalcum absorbed mana, it apparently couldn’t withstand destructive power on that level.

The ground had been completely blown apart, as if a shell had exploded there.

And the result was horrifying.

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“Haa… haa…”

If that attack had hit me directly, there was no way I would have survived.

Breathing heavily, I stared at the enormous crater.

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It seemed unable to fire that attack recklessly.

The guardian’s core covered itself again as if wearing armor.

Clack! atlas Clack!

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That was the only logical hypothesis I could come up with.

‘Did it absorb my mana and then release it?’

I let out a growl and stood up.

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It was the first time my mana usage had been restricted like this.

At least there was one piece of good news.

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And on top of that, I still had the Heavenly Demon’s sword.

‘That means I can still reinforce my body…’

It only absorbed mana released outside the body.

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“Sloth. athlete Can you cut that?”

If I kept fighting calmly, sooner or later I would find a weakness.

I still had chances.

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At my question, Sloth shook his head.

Even a creature capable of slicing through iron with his claws seemed unable to pierce orichalcum.

“……”

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Boom! athlete Boom!

The creature once again approached me while emitting grotesque sounds.

[Giiiiiiik—]

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Rather than seeing me as a human, it felt more like it was “detecting” me through some kind of perception.

It had no eyes, yet it still knew exactly where I was.

‘I’m still not sure.’

And yet it still couldn’t notice Wonmo clinging to its head.

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Then the guardian slowly raised its arms.

I needed to fight a little longer to confirm it.

I took a deep breath to calm myself.

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I reached between its legs just before its arms came down.

‘Without using aura… just with the Heavenly Demon’s sword…!’

This was my opportunity, right before it launched the same attack as before.

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Then I unleashed a slash with all my strength from the inside outward.

My target was the right leg.

Slash!

Thanks to the mana acceleration, I could clearly feel every movement of my muscles.

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Once it lost a leg, the guardian’s balance completely collapsed.

And the result was that one of the guardian’s legs was cut off.

As expected of the Heavenly Demon’s sword.

BOOM!

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But it still wasn’t enough.

Wonmo, who had been clinging to its head, became startled.

The guardian fell forward the instant it lost the leg.

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Fortunately, it had fallen onto its knees, so climbing onto its back was easy.

As long as I didn’t destroy the core embedded in the center of its chest, the guardian wouldn’t stop moving.

I jumped hard and landed on its back.

Tap!

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I immediately reversed my grip on the sword and raised it high.

Since using aura might prevent it from penetrating, I accelerated only the mana inside my body.

If I drove the sword into the core, everything would end.

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Boooom!!

With a powerful shout, I thrust the sword downward.

“Haaaa!”

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‘…Huh?’

A rock that burst out from the guardian’s back struck directly into my abdomen.

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