episode_0162
by fnovelpia162. Golem.
“Hoo-ooh-oop…”
“Damn it, damn it. That con artist.”
The pupils of the audience members grew large. A violent storm of steel flying in from all directions!
If I were in that place, how would it be? Just thinking about it made my spine tingle and feel cold.
“Sseup!”
She drove red flower petals and her sword in all directions. The steel pieces approaching her were finely crushed, as if put into a mixer.
But that was only for a moment. She couldn’t overcome the violence of numbers.
Crashing- Kwaaaaaaaaang!!!
First, countless steel awls covered her, and then a steel greatsword created a loud roar. The audience members held their breath and focused their gaze on the point of impact.
Is she dead? There was a high probability, but the possibility that she might not be fueled their interest.
Then someone counted the seconds.
“One… Two… Three!”
“Ooh!”
The audience members blushed and cheered. Three seconds had passed and the match hadn’t ended, which meant…
“She’s alive! She’s alive!”
“That’s right! Go! Monster’s lover! Kill that con artist monster!”
“…Why is he cheering so enthusiastically from earlier?”
Someone muttered, looking at the blond young man cheering for Sarah so fervently.
***
Kwaaaaaaaaang!!!
The moment the roar was heard, John’s face hardened. He realized her condition much faster than the audience members.
‘She’s alive.’
John hastily put up a shield. A cloudy shield was created near the head of the steel golem. John’s head rang. It was a side effect of excessive magic use.
Immediately after, a beautiful voice was heard in his ear.
“That was a bit dangerous.”
[……!]
John, hidden inside the golem’s head, turned his head sharply…
Jjeo-eo-eo-eong!
[Keeu-eu-euk!]
John groaned with his head awkwardly turned. Nearly half of the layers of shields were shattered.
John’s eyes rolled around, identifying the attacker’s appearance. She didn’t look unscathed either.
John staggered and reached out his right hand to her.
[Well, it seems like you’re the one who’s overdoing it, Sarah!]
Phee-ee-ee-eeng-
Blue magic missiles are fired at her. Sarah swung her sword in her bloodied state. What was unusual was that, unlike usual, she was holding the sword with her left hand.
Crashing!
[You’re pretty good with the left-handed sword too!]
“Heung!”
Her right arm was limply drooping. At the moment of collision with the magic missiles, it only wobbled and did not show independent movement.
‘I don’t know how she got out, but Sarah has paid a considerable price.’
The odds are still in John’s favor. She only managed to break half of the shield. If he pushes a little harder, John’s victory is a foregone conclusion.
Woo-oong- John’s magic vibrated magnificently. Blood trickled down his nose. It’s almost the limit.
Gurgle- Wood-doo-doo-deuk!
The back of the golem’s head wriggled and instantly turned into an awl, rushing towards Sarah. He wanted to use a more diverse form, but he had no choice because his skill was low.
Chae-chae-chae-chaeng!
“Kteut, how underhanded!”
John persistently aimed for her right side. He wouldn’t have done it if her right arm was fine, but it wasn’t easy to defend the right side with her left arm.
She said it was underhanded, but it wasn’t a resentful look at all. It must have been a joke. She’s not that naive.
[That’s a cowardly excuse. Sarah.]
Shuk, shoo-ook-!
More and more wounds appeared on her body. Unless the surprise attack just now had succeeded, it seemed unlikely that she would be able to turn the tables.
John poured out various spells, pressuring her. After about twenty seconds, Sarah suffered a fatal wound.
“Heut!”
Steel, closer to a blade than an awl, cut off her left arm. A weapon can only exert its power when the user holds it.
The longsword fell powerlessly to the floor. The back of the golem and the sword met, making a clear sound.
Sarah, who had lost one arm, staggered. It seemed like her sense of balance was confused. John didn’t miss this opportunity.
Too-woo-oong!
“Keoheok!”
He attacked her with a spell that had a relatively wide range. The lethality was weak, but it was a spell with a strong repelling force.
Her body floated in the air. The position she was originally in was on the golem’s trapezius muscle. It was already a precarious space. It was amazing that she had endured this far.
John didn’t let his guard down even though he had pushed her easily.
Rough Waves.
The spell created in the air fell straight down. In fact, it was a sight that was better called a waterfall.
‘It’s over.’
The audience members thought so at the same time. John secretly had a similar thought. Unless at least one arm was fine, he didn’t think she could block the [Rough Waves] spell with both arms gone.
As expected, she struggled in the air for a moment and was directly hit by the wave.
Poohwaaaaaak!
Immediately after, John relaxed slightly. It was because he felt her being swept away by the wave. If she crashed into the ground like this, she would die for sure.
‘No, she might not die.’
The tower will revive her again, so it can be seen as a slightly different concept. She probably won’t even regress. That was fortunate. A life-or-death battle with an infinite regressor, would it even be possible to win?
It was at that moment.
‘……?’
Sarah’s position changed. Instead of descending while being swept away by the wave, she was going against the current like an Alaskan salmon…
[……Heot!]
John hastily pulled up his magic power. His head rang once again. But he had no choice. He had to stop her even if it meant overdoing it.
Toohwaaak!
Before he knew it, her figure, which had broken through the waves, soared into the air. She created a foothold with magic and ran through the air. The distance is rapidly closing.
Her limp right arm was holding the sword with strength. John felt a chill down his spine.
‘I was tricked!’
From the beginning, her right arm was a fake. To act like that while sacrificing her left arm…
[Crazy Bitch!]
The words in his mind came out as they were. A huge steel drill emerged from the back of the golem’s head.
Wee-ee-ee-eeng-
It rotated as if to tear the air apart and reached out to her. It was like watching a knight’s lance charging.
She dodged the drill by flying to the side, and then charged towards John by kicking the air.
The steel drill pitifully passed through the empty air.
Kka-aang!!
[Keeut!]
Her sword struck the back of the golem’s head. The shields shattered and John’s figure shook. It’s dangerous. It’s really dangerous…
Kwa-doo-doo-deuk-!
In the blink of an eye, the sword was swung again, and in the end, the back of the golem’s head was completely smashed. Bright light bathed John, who was hiding.
He could see black hair scattering. She glared with red eyes and growled.
“It was nice while you were hiding, wasn’t it? Huh?”
Her right hand became blurred. John reflexively deployed a shield, but it was too late.
Poohwaak-!
“Keeueuk!”
A long gash appears on John’s chest. It wasn’t very deep. But the important thing was that there was no longer a way to defend against her attacks.
John groped around with his right hand. He felt the cold metal surface. John’s magic power flowed out, and the steel rippled.
Shroo-roo-rook-!
John’s figure broke through the softened steel and descended rapidly. Sarah’s eyes shone.
“Like I’ll let you get away!”
Sarah also went down without giving up. She couldn’t let go of the advantage she had gained. It was common sense that the more distance there was, the more advantageous it was for the mage.
However, she wasn’t faster than John. It was because John manipulated the steel to interfere with her movements.
Koo-oong!
Cloudy dust rose at the spot where John landed. John quickly moved away from that spot.
Following that, Sarah came down with a loud landing sound. She was panting. As the height of the golem was high, there were that many obstacles.
“Shin-Jo-Haaaahn!”
Sarah quickly approached and swung her sword. The distance she had worked so hard to create became useless. John let out a hollow laugh and took a fighting stance.
Kwaang- Wood-doo-deuk!
A steel wall that sprang up from the ground ‘temporarily’ blocked her attack. In that gap, John flew his body to the side. He felt a burning pain in the soles of his feet.
Thanks to that, John was floating in the air lying down, and he rotated his upper body in that state. Hwareureuk- A huge flame harpoon hit her squarely.
Her eyes trembled slightly. Her right arm was outstretched, and her left arm was gone. In other words, there was no way to block the harpoon right now.
Kwaaaaaaaaang!!!
Her figure was pushed out. Sarah gritted her teeth and gave strength to her legs. Thanks to that, she was able to stop at a location that wasn’t too far away.
However, she couldn’t rest assured. She stared straight ahead with bloodshot eyes.
Hwareureuk-!
Two flame harpoons had arrived right in front of her eyes. Sarah quickly stepped to the side, but…
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang!
It was even faster for a huge cloud of flames to embrace her. Her body swayed limply.
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