Chapter 34 Part1 (1/2)
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The moment he was sure of Metafel Rerdan's death, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was swarmed by lines of text that he should be familiar with by now, but wasn't.
[You have hunted one of the 12 Generals, the Eater Metafel Rerdan! All heroes who contributed gain 50,000,000 Perium, and all stats are increased by 100. You have acquired 15 permits to G.o.d's secret shop. Proficiency in all combat-related skills increases significantly!]
[The High Rank Combat Sense skill has become Lv3. Agility has increased by 20.]
[The High Rank Fire Resistance skill has become Lv2. Magic has increased by 10.]
[The Mana Acceleration skill has become Lv2. Magic has increased by 10.]
[The High Rank Command skill has become Lv3. All stats have increased by 5.]
Killing one of the 12 generals meant removing a portion of the curse that covered the Empire. He'd not only taken down one of those generals, but Metafel had grown to level 8 and would've been a huge threat to the other heroes, so he was given an unprecedented reward.
He'd gained the same amount of stats, but he'd been given at least 50% more Perium and permits than normal. From what he'd been told, permits to G.o.d's secret shops were fragments of G.o.d's power, so he knew that, if nothing else, G.o.d had sacrificed much of her power to give him these.
[Through your fight against one of the 12 generals, you have shown your ability as a leader, a warrior, and a thief. You have achieved a feat worthy of the Joker karma. All stats have increased by 20.]
[The Joker karma has become even stronger. The Joker's innate skills have grown. The Acting skill has become Lv18, the Disguise skill Lv7, and the Instigate skill Lv8. Magic has increased by 10.]
Was that all? Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had used all the means available to him to win this battle, and had made the t.i.tle of Joker proud, causing his Joker karma to become even stronger.
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, who read through the messages, smiled happily. Just how many stats had he gained from this battle!? As he thought, it was worth pus.h.i.+ng himself to manufacture the golem and to fight Metafel head on.
[You have received G.o.d's grace. The Invisible Heart skill's max level has increased by 10.]
Finally, his last message was of G.o.d's grace. This time, too, his Invisible Heart's max level had increased. He'd killed 7 of his undead seniors through the hero quest, and had killed two of the 12 generals, so his Invisible Heart skill's max level had gone up to 127.
'...It's still not enough. I still don't know how exactly this affects me.'
It would've been nice if he could precisely feel and control Invisible Heart. No, it would be possible sometime in the future. He would be able to do so in the future, he thought, and stiffly nodded his head. As if this were all planned, the t.i.tan golem's duration time just finished up.
[The t.i.tan Bone Golem's core is recharging its heat. Time until fully charged: 60 days.]
First, the mana that flowed through the golem's exterior body disappeared, and the body rapidly shrunk. Then, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's synchronization with the core was released, and the exterior body returned to its original state, attaching back onto the core.
The core went back to charging, but because the core was surrounded by material which would eternally emit heat, it didn't freeze its surroundings like before. Due to that, he could say that he had indeed completed the golem. Even if he left it alone, it was 'fully armed' now.
”Hoo, it feels like I've suddenly become a lot weaker.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo grabbed the core, softly landed on the floor, and smiled bitterly. So this is what it felt like to be a giant hero. Now he understood how the t.i.tans, who were obsessed with their size, felt.
[Oh t.i.tan!]
[Congratulations on your resurrection!]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was swarmed by Ellata and Arogan, followed by the newly reborn t.i.tan Tribe.
Although the t.i.tan Bone Golem was no longer active, there was no way that the t.i.tans, who'd been reborn, would return to their original forms; they all remained in their elite forms. They were no longer weakened.
”I told you, I'm not a t.i.tan. Look, this is the t.i.tan you wors.h.i.+p. This thing.” [1]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo instantly re-equipped his equipment, and then brought the core before the deeply bowing Giants. However, their att.i.tude didn't change in the least. Arogan, who was the only one amongst them that had evolved into a Bone t.i.tan Knight, slightly raised his head and spoke respectfully.
[Paul Zero, you have not only resurrected the t.i.tan, but you have become the t.i.tan yourself. That is enough for us. Us t.i.tans will always follow you, Paul Zero.]
”...Right.”
Of course, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo knew that this was how it would turn out from the very beginning. Well, at least when he'd figured out that the t.i.tan that they wors.h.i.+pped was actually a golem. However, he sported an expression that seemed to say 'Well, if that's how you feel, then it can't be helped', and nodded his head seriously.
”Alright then. I can't always maintain that t.i.tan form, but I can make it so that you can remain as the powerful t.i.tan Tribe.”
[It's an honor!]
Arogan was the first to bow his head and soon after the other t.i.tans followed suit. That was the beginning. They, who had hidden in the depths of the Giants' domain for their own safely... as well as those who had originally been part of Metafel's corps bowed their heads before him.
[Sir Paul Zero!]
[We'll follow you forever as well!]
[Please allow us to accompany you, even from the rear while you do your great work!]
Mm, as expected, turning into and moving around as a t.i.tan had a huge impact on them. After all, the best way to achieve absolute loyalty was a show of absolute force.
”I already know how loyal you guys are. Even if you don't bow like that, I won't abandon you.”
”Hoo, Paul Zero is so cool...”
”...Well, I suppose right now he is.”
Kratia said, and Jin bitterly nodded his head. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo stood in the center of hundreds of t.i.tans (who had been reborn as elites), as well as thousands of undead soldiers who maintained military discipline and prostrated before him, and looked them over; there was no way that sight could not be cool.
Of course, all of his bowing troops were undead, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was undead as well, so he seemed more like a great demon rather than a general.
”You all did well, so make sure you rest. Ah, s.h.i.+no Rendu, come forward.”
[Yes, Sir Paul Zero.]
s.h.i.+no Rendu stood before him calmly. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo briefly sighed and spoke.
”I promised you that I'd let you cut off his head, but I couldn't keep my promise. Sorry.”
[Please don't worry about it. He didn't even have a head left to cut off. I'm happy that I could at least get a good hit in.]
It seemed like he was talking about that time when he had stood in front of Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and hit Metafel in the groin. Not only was it a surprising attack, but his attack began Metafel's transformation into a true monster... He supposed those were the end days for a man who'd lost 'it'!
”Still, a promise is a promise. So instead, I have something to give to you.”