Chapter 34 Part2 (1/2)
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Metafel had left behind other loot aside from the bones, like a red, flame tinged greatsword. The blade was both wide and long and looked quite crude, but its sharpness and its sinister aura could instill fear upon any who looked upon it.
[Eater's Flame Greatsword]
[Lv6]
[Durability: 2,350/2,350]
[Attack Power: 1,400 - 1,950]
[Element: Fire Lv6]
[Options: Strength + 70, Magic + 40]
[Special Pa.s.sive Skill: Fire Eater - Absorbs all fire-related energy.]
[Special Active Skill: Countercurrent - Once it reaches the maximum capacity, the fire energy is concentrated in a single point, amplified, and discharged.]
'Why did an Eater, who didn't use fire, drop a level 6 fire artifact,' Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wondered, but once he looked through the artifact's skills, he understood.
Fire Eater. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo recalled Metafel, unable to give up on eating the flames until the very end. His regrets and his will were instilled in this artifact, so it seemed obvious that the item would be so extraordinary.
”I got a weapon I can use when I'm a t.i.tan.”
”I'd like to see you use it, but we'll have to wait another 60 days before you can.”
”I'm scared that you'll get to level 8 within those 60 days, s.h.i.+n Woo. Aren't your stats close to 9,000 now?”
”Even if I become level 8, it doesn't change the fact that the t.i.tan's a powerful weapon. And if we can remodel it, then...”
”I'm most scared of the fact that you didn't deny that you would hit level 8 within those 60 days!”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo grinned and calmly absorbed the greatsword. His strength and magic went up, and the Eater's Flame Greatsword was recorded in his Bone Armory.
He thought his Bone Armory would level up with this, but it seemed like that was still out of his reach. As expected, leveling a skill to level 10 must be special. He pondered that thought, turned around, and declared.
”Let's get out of this mountain range now. There's no reason for us to stay here any longer.”
[Yes sir!]
The ice curse had been released. As time pa.s.sed, the ice would slowly melt, and the mana's spatial distortions would gradually go away as well. ...And if that happened, the Archmage would wonder why Metafel hadn't returned, despite how the situation had changed, and he would probably come here himself.
'Even if I could summon the t.i.tan again, I think he's still out of my league.'
He didn't know if he could escape the effects of the Archmage's spatial magic, even with the t.i.tan. Plus, he couldn't picture himself landing a telling blow on him either.
Moreover, he wouldn't kill him by just crus.h.i.+ng his body. Since the container, which held his life force, was hidden away somewhere in the Empire! When Lee s.h.i.+n Woo considered the fact that he'd have to look for said container, he realized that beating the Archmage was still a ways away.
'If I want to take him down, then I'll have to be really prepared. I'll ask my seniors about it later.'
Of course, that relied on them overcoming the coming danger first. He lined up his troops, left Perlin Elta, and finally, left the gradually melting glacial mountains.
[We're finally leaving this place...]
[Arogan.]
The Giants regretted leaving the mountains, which served as their base while they were dead, but... their meaning of existing lay in Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, not in the past nor in legends. They knew that if they remained here, all they would feel is misfortune and unhappiness.
[Don't look so sad. We've become able to step forward into the future! Everyone, raise your weapons! Take out the rocks!]
[Hoo... Huaaaaaahp!]
They put all their regrets into their fists, broke apart the mountains, and followed behind Lee s.h.i.+n Woo. As expected, the Giants' strength was truly extraordinary. Their fists shook the ground and the sound of their punches rang through the air. The crumbling snow-covered mountain, the warming snowy fields... Seeing that, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo felt completely refreshed.
”Wait, why are you breaking it?”
”They're erasing all traces of us being here. It's best to make it so that the enemy's both unsure of what happened, as well as making it seem worse than what it really is.”
”The Giants sure are energetic.”
Jin was shocked and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo explained the situation. In the midst of that, Kratia was the only one to watch the Giants as they broke the mountains and her eyes s.h.i.+ned. It seemed like she'd found the next object to study after the Huginn's Eye. The magic had lasted for hundreds of years and had transformed them into Giants, so it made sense that she was so interested in them.
”If we pick up the right materials, then I think we can make another t.i.tan Golem by using that unique mana pattern.”
”Wait, we just went through all that trouble to restore the t.i.tan, so what do you mean 'make another one'... More importantly, how's the Huginn's Eye?”
”Mm, I don't think I've made much progress yet. I brought it with me, so you want to take a look?”
Kratia brought out the Huginn's Eye from inside her robes. He didn't really feel like it had changed visually. However, she explained that she had a lot of success limiting the item to just golems.
”That's not all. I can limit it to living people too, and I can limit to the undead as well. Honestly, I just got there after studying how to limit its targets.”
”If it's limited to the undead, then too many people will appear on it.”
”I feel like I might be able to limit it to high rank undead, level 7 or higher if everything goes well. If that happens, then I suppose I'll have to worry about expanding its search range.”
”What!?”
To think they'd be able to limit its search function to only high rank level 7 or higher undead. Aside from Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and his Paul Zero Corps, then that only left the 12 generals or Steves!
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo knew that the Huginn's Eye could differentiate between species, but hadn't known that it could differentiate between levels as well. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was shocked, but Kratia explained that if she could reproduce the heroes' ability to estimate stats, as well as an ability to gauge the density of mana, then it wouldn't be too difficult. Wouldn't that be bordering on G.o.d's domain!?
[The information network is functioning properly as well. If you remodel me, then I should be able to modify the artifact myself.]
”Oooh!”
If that happens, then it would be much more effective than following Arema Steelworker's movements. Moreover, if he were able to divide it and observe based on the situation, then...!
”That's really cool...”
”I think I can guess what you're imagining right now, s.h.i.+n Woo...”
”In any case, we're still researching on that front, and we've made good progress on limiting its range to golems. It's paramount that we figure out how to use the excess energy to increase the search range, but even if it's a level 8 item, I don't think it'll work just yet. So I'll add some more materials and remodel it later.”
In the process of restoring the t.i.tan Golem, it seemed like the responsibility of manufacturing the artifact had fallen onto Kratia, as she responded so confidently. She was so trustworthy!
If he could, he would've expressed his happiness to Kratia, but if he did, then Jin, who was preoccupied with Kratia, would get p.i.s.sed at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, so he decided against it.
”Then, I'll leave that to you. Since we'll probably get a chance to use it in the field soon.”
”You still haven't contacted that senior?”
”Now that you mention it, I think it's time I checked.”