“Please!”
Saying that, I ran towards the wall.
Seeing my action, Safi exclaimed,
“Hey, where are you going!?”
“There is a wall that can be unsealed! It maybe the dwarves’ forge or some kind of power may be lying dormant there.”
Up until now, there have been many things in unexplored areas.
—The sleeping Gods. The Spear of Sigris. And the Water Mirror of the World Tree Yggdrasil.
Maybe we can also find something there that can turn this situation around.
“O-oi, do you want us to buy some time?”
Mia-san is right. The opponent is a giant of nearly 10 meters, and with just the two of them, it will be too hopeless.
『Rion, don’t forget me.』
With those words, I reflexively touched the gold coin. With a flash of light, a giant god—Thor, jumps out of the coin.
“Ah, damn! As expected, it’s cold here in the 5th level!”
The incarnation of rage swung his fist.
With his red hair swaying, Thor parried that attack with his crossed arms.
“Heh~. I felt that, though just a little……!”
As he speaks, Thor also blocks the next attack. Thor was about two meters in size, but he was not at all outmatched by an opponent several times his size.
“Loki, Solana, you guys come out too!”
The gold coin trembled and the gods spoke one after another.
『Oi Thor. You can come out, but don’t forget that if you fight with all your might, it will affect Rion’s blessings too.』
Loki said that.
Thor became silent.
“…… Mu-”
『The seal here is also strong. If we all run out of power, how will Rion fight?』
I-, I see…
When I fought the golem, only Solana was by my side. That’s because when a god loses his power, their blessing weakens as well, so only the goddess stayed by my side.
『……Thor. What happened to your hammer, Mjolnir?』
At Sigris’ words, Thor became more silent.
“The truth is……… it’s because I used too much magic in the previous battle so…..”
『Haah!? You don’t even have Mjolnir now? Save some strength! There’s still an unexplored area at the bottom floor you know.』
“Uh-, b-but ….…”
When Uru spoke, the gods began to get angry with Thor one after another.
『Huh! ……Sigh. Well then, Sigris―』
『Rion, I want you to use our power.』
Sigris and Solana’s voices overlap. The strategy they told me is certainly perfect for our current situation.
| Skill 『Divine Protection of the God of Medicine 』 has been used. 【 Spear of Sigris】…… Remote assistance. It transfers magical effects to the spear and delivers them to the target. |
I am combining the power of the gods.
| Skill 『Sun’s Divine Protection』 has been used. 【 Golden Flame】……Improves physical ability. Further effect for a limited time. |
I threw the spear with the power of Golden Flame twice. I passed it at Felix-san and Mia-san. The spear reached each of them, imbuing my comrades with the effect of improving their physical abilities.
Doing that, the magical power in my body was greatly reduced.
『Rion, my blessing works the strongest on you. Therefore, I think that the duration and buffs they have are probably about half of what you get. But…….』
“It means we can buy some time, right?”
That also means that I am now using my trump card, Golden Flame, twice in an instant. If I hadn’t leveled up, I wouldn’t have been able to withstand the consumption of magic power.
Led by Thor, my comrades began to fight back.
I quickly withdraw my attention from them. I put my hand on the wall that I had reached.
“Wake up.”
The wall began to shake and crumble. It was dark and cool inside.
Looking around inside, I gasped.
“Eh……?”
It was like an armory.
The nearly 10-meter-high wall is frozen and holds a huge piece of armor inside. There was even a tremendous axe, with a handle as big as a pillar and a blade as tall as an adult. More than a golem, it seemed more like a giant’s —just the right size for that incarnation to use.
“Why is something like this……”
I shook my head and cut off my thoughts.
What we need now is human-sized weapon.
I moved my gaze away from the gigantic armor. Looking around, there are also several rusty lumps on the anvil.
At that moment, the sound of battle intensified. I turned around and saw Thor and Mia-san fighting the giant. Thor uses his magic to blow the flames away. Then, the fist that came down was flicked by Mia-san with her axe.
“H-Herculian strength……”
It’s the power that resides in the skill <Axeman>. There’s also the unbreakable ability “Immovable”, but “Herculean strength” further increases that power. Mia-san not only held her ground with the ability “Immovable”, but also deflected the incarnation’s attacks with “Herculean strength”.
A chain of roar followed.
『……That’s impressive.』
Loki was impressed.
『The skills that reside in humans seem to originate from the power of the gods ―in her case, it’s like the skills of a god of war like Thor.』
Every time a fist is swung down, a heat wave reaches here.
But Thor and Mia-san did not crumble. Right now, it seems that there are two gods of war.
“Ha!”
Through the gap in the fireproof cloak, I could see Mia-san’s grin. She’s like a hero standing up to a giant. However, there is a limit.
—It was her weapon that can’t take her power.
“Mia!”
Safi screamed.
It was an axe engraved with runes and had increased strength, but it still couldn’t handle Mia-san’s power. The blade of the axe shattered into pieces.
“……Uuh-?”
I heard Mia’s anguished voice.
I can’t hesitate anymore. I grabbed something shaped like an axe and made a heartfelt whisper,
“Wake up.”
| The Scarlet Axe has been unsealed. |
Enveloped in light, a scarlet axe engraved with magical runes appeared in the air. The blade sparked as if it had woken up, and for a moment it seemed to glow red. It’s an unmistakable mythical piece of armor.
Felix-san came to support with his ice blade, and Mia-san escapes from the attack zone. But the incarnation of rage was relentlessly trying to crush Mia-san, who had lost her weapon.
“Mia-san!”
Taking a gamble, I threw the axe to her. Mia-san threw in a chain and caught the weapon that was still in mid-air.
“Thank you.”
Mia wields the axe she received and aimed it on the incarnate fist. The impact occurred like a tornado. The incarnation even took a big step back.
“…… D-did you strike back with magic?”
Felix-san was stunned, and the god Uru answered him.
『It’s the dwarve’s technique. When that weapon receives magic attack, the runes on it will be imbued with magic and eventually strikes that magic back. It is a technique for tenacious fighting, harnessing the power of a powerful enemy.』
Thor parried the blows, and Mia-san deflected what he couldn’t handle. Magical power accumulates in the axe. The enemy can’t get close carelessly. Both me and Felix-san became aware of it. The supremely reliable vanguards, God Thor and Mia-san, are creating a huge opening for us now.
“But……!”
It seemed to be a precarious equilibrium.
Who will collapse first, the enemy or Mia-san?
Just then, a small shadow darted around at the edge of my vision.
“……Safi?”
The dwarf blacksmith approached a fallen guard golem.
“Thank you, you guys. You’ve done well for a thousand years. But… let me give you one more bonus…!”
She took out a hammer from her waist. Safi wielded her hammer at the guard golem that is still in its original form. The golem core glows in the shape of a rune.
“Blessing……!”
The guard golem that has lost one of its arms begins to move. Even though its body is in tatters, it received the encouragement of the dwarf and runs towards the incarnation of rage with only one arm.
Safi slumped, as if she had exhausted her strength.
『A blessing …………? That’s the technique of the white dwarves…』
『Maybe it’s a special power. The title of Ten Blacksmiths is not for show you know?』
Solana and Uru muttered to each other. In fact, Safi’s power was certain.
――Guoooo!
The incarnation annoyingly swatted the golem away. But by doing so, it became a huge opening for the others.
“Let’s go……!”
A scarlet light dwelled in her eyes and the axe. Along with the ability “Herculean Strength”, Mia-san’s weapon spewed out magical power. The giant seems to have been shocked. It unleashed the magic of many shots of that fist at once.
“Kuu-”
Mia-san also puts her hand on the ground. The difference between her and the enemy is that she is not alone.
“Rion, I’ll leave the rest to you!”
“Yes!”
We can’t let this chance slip.
I quickly used all of the God’s power now.
| Skill 『Sun’s Divine Protection』 has been used. 【 Golden Flame】……Improves physical ability. Further effect for a limited time. |
The third golden flame.
My eyes flickered at the sudden decline in my magical power. But I can’t be weak. It’s an opening that my comrades made for me.
“Haaa!”
I jumped towards the head of the incarnation of rage. The flames of the enemy started to burn my skin.
“Wake up!”
―However, the salamander residing in Lu’s gauntlet created a barrier against the flames.
I broke through the flame defense.
I then used the skills of the gods who have defeated the titans.
| Skill 『God of Thunder’s Divine Protection』was used. 【Hammer of the God of Thunder】⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅Shoots a powerful lightning attack. |
With the power of the Golden Flame, I swing down the Hammer of the God of Thunder.
The lightning in the short sword smashed into the giant’s head. The blow was much more powerful than usual. If magic is the power of imagination —perhaps the “Golden Flame” can also strengthen the “Hammer of the God of Thunder.”
Cracks appeared in its head. The crack grew larger and larger, reaching the chest containing its core.
――Gods!
The Incarnation of Rage screams from his collapsing throat.
――I’ll be waiting for you at the bottom level.
――My name is ……!
It was more of a declaration of war than a death knell.
――Remember the name of Flamebone Surtr!
Like the other golems, the Incarnation of Rage crumbled. A huge pile of rocks and dirt formed in the hall. Smoke was rising here and there, probably because of the intense heat.
Then came silence.
The sound of the golem returning to the rubble subsided, and the large space is enveloped in a calm silence.
“……We won, so that’s good, right?”
Mia-san muttered as she sat down.
“Rion, you guys ….…”
Thor looked at us with wide eyes. Then he shook his head slowly and disappeared, leaving behind a red light.
“……Yeah, we won. And this victory is ours.”
There was no cheering, no joy, nothing. We just slumped down and congratulated ourselves for having survived.
| You leveled up. You are now Level 22. |
I leveled up but…… How strong was that monster?
Don’t tell me…. like Skoll’s level……
Mia-san sprawled on the ground.
“Ah~, I’m so tired! Hey, Raven Warriors, please give me a generous reward!”
Safi approached Mia.
“See? You’d better take care of your weapons!”
“Un. I’ll take care of this.”
Mia strokes the Scarlet Axe. It had a hook on the handle and was large enough to be used as a chain axe.
“Next—”
I look at the unsealed forge.
From the gaping entrance near the wall, I could feel the cold air even from here. We have to investigate that place.
But a giant-sized armor encased in ice —why was there such a thing?
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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