episode_0043

— Giuuung…..

but.

There was one thing that Hyunwoo was overlooking.

For magical creatures like golems, the head is merely decorative, and in order to stop them from breathing, the core that supplies their magical power must be destroyed.

Since this was information that was close to common sense to adventurers, Gunther did not explain it separately, and Rosemary, Baselard, and Kukri did not look down on the warrior to the extent of giving such advice.

However, Hyunwoo thought that the bastard’s life was completely cut off at the moment he smashed Gaigantos’ head.

“–Hero!!”

About 0.3 seconds before Baselard was about to issue a warning.

Gaigantos activated the spirit stone embedded in his throat–a rock-shattering stone.

— Pfft….!!

“Ugh!!?”

A warrior rolling on the ground, swept away by the heat wave and shockwave that burst from his throat.

Without missing that opening, Gaigantos began swinging his arms wildly and beating Hyunwoo.

— Thud, thud… thud! Boom, bang! Boom, bang! Kook!

“Kyaaah…! Ow, ow…. Aah….!! Woof woof…..!!”

Could it be because I never imagined that Choi Hyun-woo would be beaten so pitifully?

It took some time for the new warrior party members to react.

“Hero…!!”

“Ugh…. !!”

— Kkwaddd…! Squeak, squeak….!!

A wall of ice spread by Kukri blocks Gaigantos’ movements.

Rosemary rushed over and helped Hyunwoo up, then fed him a recovery potion to help him regain his strength.

“Gasp, gasp…. Keuheuk…..”

“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere badly or…..”

After pushing away Rosemary, who was feeling my body with careful hands and asking how I was doing,

Hyunwoo got up from his seat.

“Ugh… This… dog… You little bastard!!!”

Hyunwoo runs towards me, howling like a mad dog, and starts swinging his sword.

The attack power of the warrior with sincerity was more than Gigantos’ defense could handle, and in less than a minute, its body was torn into five or six pieces.

— Kkwaddeuddeuk…. Kkwak!!

After destroying the exposed core, Gigantos’s windpipe was completely cut off.

Hyunwoo looked around, breathing heavily.

“……….”

“…………..”

I guess it’s because of the shameful behavior he displayed during the battle and his crazy fighting style afterwards.

The soldiers of the suppression force did not give him the awe, respect, or praise he had expected.

He was looking at me with eyes that seemed to convey a sense of bewilderment.

“Tsk…..”

And again, anger at the fact that things didn’t go his way.

Disgusted at the fact that the surplus kids who couldn’t even deal with one of these mobs were laughing at him.

Hyunwoo, panting in a whirlwind of emotions that felt like his head was going to burst, raised his sword and cried.

“Everyone…. Turn around!!!”

“………!!”

“…………!?”

“Let’s go!! You fucking idiots!! Let’s kill all those dirty little dwarfs!!”

Hyunwoo runs like crazy and cuts down dwarf soldiers.

Apart from his pathetic antics.

The influence of the warrior’s skill and the animosity accumulated from fighting the dwarves over the past few months created a synergy effect, and the soldiers began to run after him with a kind of elation that was difficult to describe.

“Ohhh!!”

“Let’s go!! Let’s kill all the dwarf babies!!”

“It’s slaughter time!! Wryyy!!”

— Bam, bam…! Pukaak…!

— Smack, smack….!!

At the point when the last bastion, Gaigantos, was destroyed, the dwarf soldiers had lost half their will to fight.

They collapsed helplessly before the madly rushing onslaught of the suppression forces.

“Huh… Okay, wait a minute!! Everyone, stop….!!”

Gunther, who was hastily stepping forward to stop the soldiers, hit his head–

— Creak….!!

One of the stones thrown by the dwarf slinger hit the target.

Unfortunately, the damage from the boulder that hit the vital spot was fatal…

Gunther fell to the floor.

“Ultimate…. Ugh…. Ughh …

I didn’t mean to do this.

Although the relationship has deteriorated for various reasons, the coexistence with the Baek Eun Moru tribe is a lifeline that Baekjakryeong cannot afford to lose.

The Count’s instructions were to put enough pressure on the dwarves before they could come to terms and restore trade with them, and Gunther was to move quickly to bring the dwarves to the negotiating table once the warrior had dealt with Gaigantos.

but–

The soldiers all went wild and started running wild at the warrior’s mad charge order.

The madness of the soldiers, which had already become uncontrollable, was spreading not only to the dwarf warriors, but also to civilians, including women and children.

If this happens, the Baek Eun Moru tribe – and even the relationship with other dwarves – will be crossed over a river of no return.

“That… crazy… kid… Ugh… how…. did… him…. do……”

In a consciousness that is slowly fading away.

Gunther closed his eyes with a heavy heart.

— Pot, crack…! Crunch, squeak…!

Indiscriminately slashing at the dwarf soldiers blocking his way.

The warrior charged towards the innermost part of the residential area.

Since it had come to this, he had the idea of cutting off the head of the culprit of all this – the dwarf chieftain – and going out to save face in front of his soldiers.

— Thud…! Thud….!!

“Kkaaah….!!”

“Ugh… Ugh… This… monster, bastard…..”

After lightly dealing with the two guards guarding the front of the chieftain’s room.

Hyunwoo kicked open the door and entered the chief’s office.

— Thud, thud, thud, thud…..

“Hmm…..”

Tall and broad shoulders for a dwarf.

An old man with a muscular body covered in heavy armor who appears to be in his 70s in human terms, but it is hard to believe that he is.

Tatrouga, the chieftain of the Baekunmoru tribe, stood up from his seat, grabbing the war hammer that was lying next to him.

“I heard that the Count is raising a new hunting dog…. Phew. I never thought it would be such a crazy dog. Do dogs really take after their owners…..”

“Haha…. This crazy little dwarf is dying to get laid… huh!?”

— Kaaang…!!

Pretending to laugh it off– A surprise attack with a sword strike along with one last word.

But Tatrouga easily parried the attack, and straightened his posture while laughing.

“That’s funny.”

“What…?”

“This isn’t a kid’s joke. Do you really think that kind of attack would work against a real person?”

“This… little bastard!!”

— Bang, bang… bang…! Whirl…! Crack, crack…!!

A series of mad, explosive attacks, full of rage.

The offensive, which combined the warrior’s incredible stats and the holy sword’s attack power, was so fierce that it could turn even a dragon into a piece of meat…

— Kang, kaang…! Card thud…. Crack….!!

Taking advantage of the dwarves’ unique overwhelming physical strength and heavy armor, Tatrouga dug into Hyunwoo’s attack range while enduring a certain amount of damage.

and–

— Tukaak….!!

The dwarf’s fighting spirit-filled hammer strike hit Hyunwoo’s chest.

“Ugh….!!”

“Die, Earl’s dog….!! The soul of our Baek Eun Moru tribe will not be trampled by the likes of you!!”

Towards Hyunwoo’s head, panting in excruciating pain–

Tatrou tried to strike with a full swing of his battle hammer.

–Whoaaah…!!

at that time.

The whip flew in with a creepy cracking sound and slashed Tatrouga’s face.

“Kyaaak….! Ugh, gasp…. Huh….!”

“–Hero!!”

Rosemary’s whip flew in at exquisite timing.

Tatrou lost his balance and staggered, and the warrior did not miss the moment and got up–

— Crunch…!!

Tatrouga’s right arm was cut off.

“Ugh…. Huh….!!”

Tatrouga let out a terrible scream and fell to the floor.

With the tip of the knife pressed against his neck, Hyunwoo smiled triumphantly.

“Gasp, gasp…. Phew…… What the fuck, this fucking old bastard…..!

“Ughhh….. Ugh…..”

“Why are you making a fuss and making a fuss? Why didn’t you just deal with the count like you always did, and live off the things he gave you? You’re making a fuss with your incompetent abilities, and now you’re committing suicide together with those bastards… This is the first time in my life that I’ve seen such a pitiful thing.”

“Shut up… hit me, Count’s dog….!!”

“What…..?”

“No dwarf would simply sit down and choose death when faced with imminent destruction….! They would simply resist until the very moment of death….!!”

“No shit, you brought about the ruin because you were doing something stupid like trading with other territories. If someone heard you, they’d think you were threatening them with a knife to stop trading with the Count.”

“Gasp, ugh…. Hah….! How far are you going to act innocent….!! Because of the drugs that that bastard Count ordered the merchants to release…! All the young people in our clan are turning into ruins! If we don’t cut ties with that bastard…. Our tribe will be his slaves forever!!”

“Uh…what? Drugs?”

A slightly different story from what I heard from the Count or Rosemary.

A strange doubt rose deep in Hyunwoo’s heart, but…

“……….”

The position and reputation you currently hold.

And considering Rosemary’s gaze watching him from behind…

Hyunwoo had no choice now to listen to his story.

Before leaving the party, I heard a story about the from Hyer and Julia.

The story that the wise man Lee Shin once told, that dwarves never lie.

And even Rosemary’s somewhat sinister smile.

There were a lot of things on my mind, but…

After roughly shaking his head and shaking it off, Hyunwoo thrust his sword.

— Phew…!

“Ugh…. Ugh…. Huh…..!”

“Stop whining and just go away, you crazy old dwarf.”

“Kuh, huh…. Heh heh heh heh heh heh…. Heuk…. Ugh…..”

My heart was pierced, and I was shaking in excruciating pain.

Tatrou let out a strange laugh….

At that very moment, when Hyunwoo was about to open his mouth and ask if she was crazy.

— Thump, thump…. gurrururururung…..!!

The entire dwarf living quarters began to shake and emit a loud roar.

“Huh…?”

“Ah, no….”

“Heh… Heh….. The Magna Stone… installed in… my heart… has been activated….. Heh heh heh heh…. If possible… Heh… I wanted to take that Count as my companion on my journey to the afterlife… Well, a piece of trash of a warrior and the Count’s daughter… It wouldn’t be a bad outcome….. Heh heh heh heh… Keh…..”

“This, this… crazy… kid….!!”

“Let’s go to hell together. Hoohoohoohoohoo…..”

— Kukwaaang….!!

The plan was to somehow use intimidation to stop the collapse.

The collapsed ceiling’s bedrock fell on Tatrouga, and he stopped moving as if he had completely died.

“Fuck, shit…. shit…! Chew haaal….!!”

“Hey, warrior!! The ring of return….!!”

“Huh? Oh, ah… That, that’s right!!”

In a situation where inevitable death is imminent.

The warrior had no time to think about anything else, and he quickly called his party members.

and….

Leaving behind the collapsing mine and the dying soldiers.

He activated the ring of return.

— Paaah….!!