Genius Blacksmith's Game

Very rarely,

there existed classes that raised the abilities of the same team just by forming a party.

Most of them existed among priest classes, and to party-hunt with them, people had to pay them for the privilege.

However, there were drawbacks too.

-Priests cannot hunt monsters. In Paul’s case, however, he is excellent in close combat as a hunter, and he even possesses that kind of buff.

-Also, because he possesses a power that gives buffs to party members, it is not a skill in concept, so it has the advantage of not causing a time limit or MP consumption.

-The more astonishing fact is that most users with such powers only provide buffs below the 10% range.

That was why the entire world was shocked.

-Usually, it stays below the 10% range, whereas Hunter Paul’s Benevolence raises attack power by 25%, skill attack power by 23%, and all defense by 22%.

Viewers were puzzled.

-Then why didn’t he have that power the first time?

-He did, but it got dispelled because of the status ailment, damn.

-Isn’t Hunter’s Benevolence pretty well known? Its original buff effect was in the 10% range, right?

-Huh? Then it suddenly doubled? How is that possible?

-Guys, you seem to have forgotten something. Hyunsoo came in through player substitution.

-......?

-???

Despite that explanation, the viewers were bewildered.

-No matter what, raising a buff effect by double? That’s insane.......

Even after receiving the buff effect, viewers thought it would be impossible for the last-place team to win a medal.

The people of the world were especially scathing in their criticism.

-There’s a Korean proverb that says even an earthworm wriggles if you step on it.

-They’re wriggling pretty hard, though?

-Wriggle. Heh.......

One Korean user replied.

-lol

The people of the world were puzzled by that sneer.

-You know something?

-What?

-What is it?

-Hyunsoo got 20% stronger too.

-......!?

Those words gave the entire world another shock.

And before that astonishment could even fade,

the Iron Golems finally began appearing.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOOOOOM—!

In the dungeon where deep darkness had settled, the giant monsters blocked every path leading forward and approached Team Korea’s users.

The commentators already remembered the first round.

-During the first round, Team Korea’s players spent about 16 minutes here. Compared to other countries’ players, who averaged around 11 minutes, they were infinitely slow.

-Confusion came because Hunter’s Benevolence was dispelled, and the Iron Golems’ defense surpassed common sense.

-Archer Hers’s arrows broke helplessly, and in truth, Kas the mage and Paul had to burn most of their skills here just to hunt them.

Paul looked at the Iron Golems that had made them drink bitter defeat before.

[Iron Golem Lv.478.]

The level was not the problem.

Instead of having low attack power, everything about them was concentrated into defense.

-We must remember that Paul could only shave off 5% of one Iron Golem’s HP with a basic attack.

Just as he was recalling that memory,

Hyunsoo spoke.

“Paul, Hers. Equip your weapons.”

Paul and Hers each drew their weapons.

What Paul drew was a huge greatsword.

What Hers drew was a huge greatbow and arrows so large they could be called spears, suited to that greatbow.

And among the commentators, there were many people with deep knowledge of artifacts.

One of them recognized the rippling pattern on the huge greatsword Paul held.

-It contains Damascus’s distinctive pattern, a blade known to split even stone.

-Damascus is like a legendary sword from the medieval era. And the biggest point here is that in Ares, if you create something similar to that legend, it grants an ability fitting that legend!

In truth, Paul’s heart was pounding.

Hundreds of blacksmiths from the nation of Hyun.

Among the things they had crafted, Hyunsoo had finished the ones that were being made the most excellently.

And an astonishing result had occurred.

The Legendary artifacts that Hers, Paul, and he himself would use had been born.

(Damascus Greatsword.)

Grade: Legendary.

Durability: 13000/13000

Attack Power: 786

Restriction: Warrior class Level 450 or higher.

Special Abilities:

·Attack power against stone-related beings rises by 60%.

·Critical hit damage against stone-related beings rises by 120%.

·Cutting Power against stone-related beings rises by 200%.

·Passive Skill Two Hits.

Description: A greatsword crafted by Brand Hyun to hunt monsters made of stone. It is extremely useful for golem hunting.

Even looking at it again, Paul found it hard to believe.

Can attack power really rise this much against golems?

At this moment, Paul felt one regret.

It was his regret that he had not sought out Hyun in advance before the match began.

TAAAT—!

Hunter Paul.

He was an especially extraordinary person when it came to monsters.

In truth, aside from Hunter’s Benevolence, an additional notification sounded.

[The hunter discovers prey.]

[Physical attack power becomes 15% greater.]

His greatsword was swung horizontally at an Iron Golem more than three meters taller than himself.

[It is a monster made of stone.]

[The advantage of the Damascus Greatsword is applied!]

The greatsword, sweeping sideways, was swung into the Iron Golem’s arm.

SLAAAAAAAASH—!

At that clean cutting sound, emotion surged in Paul’s chest.

Thud—!

Because the creature’s arm was falling to the floor.

“Kghwooooooh!”

[The Iron Golem’s HP falls below 73%!]

More than 25% of its HP had been reduced in a single strike.

One reason Paul had suffered bitter defeat against the Iron Golems in the past was because he had not had Hunter’s Benevolence.

Another was because he had not held an excellent sword like this.

Because of the synergy created by many different things—

FWAAAAASH—!

Paul powerfully swung up the greatsword he had used to slash horizontally.

[Cutting Power 200% is applied!]

[Two Hits.]

[One additional attack is applied!]

The attack of the greatsword that had slashed once and risen upward was applied once more from below to above.

CRAAAAACK—!!!!

“Kghwooooooh!”

As Paul watched the screaming Iron Golem, he felt another difference.

Originally, his sword had not made a slicing sound, but a “clang” as if it were only striking.

On the other hand, right now, the greatsword was clearly “cutting.”

When the Iron Golem, sliced from below to above, screamed—

SLAAAAASH!

Paul stepped forward, leaped, and struck its head down just like that.

[You have hunted an Iron Golem.]

With only three attacks in total, one Iron Golem collapsed.

It was also because many different effects had activated at the same time.

However, Hyunsoo had told Paul that a greatsword would be far more useful for hunting golems, and that was true.

-It took 6 seconds to cut down one Iron Golem!

-He looks completely different compared to the first round!

-Following Paul, player Hers is also displaying the power of a new artifact.

Viewers around the world could see user Hers drawing the string of a black greatbow.

Hers, too, had obtained a Legendary bow.

(Felamin’s Greatbow.)

Grade: Legendary.

Durability: 13000/13000

Attack Power: 643

Restriction: Archer class Level 400 or higher.

Special Abilities:

·Agility decreases by -15%.

·Accuracy decreases by -20%.

·Destructive Power rises by 140%.

·Piercing Power rises by 120%.

·Passive Skill Cooling.

·Active Skill Freeze.

Description: A greatbow crafted by Brand Hyun, containing the advantages of Felamin, the spirit known to freeze everything.

This bow slowed the wearer’s speed and had low accuracy.

However—

Drawwwww—

[Through the effect of Felamin’s Greatbow, Destructive Power rises by 140%, and Piercing Power rises by 120%.]

In exchange for its weaknesses, its Destructive Power and Piercing Power rose exponentially.

Also, a bow harmonized with its arrows.

A greatbow had arrows suited to a greatbow.

The arrow, like a spear shaft, captivated the entire world.

During the first round,

Hers’s arrows had bounced off the golems.

And the miserable result of the arrow shafts breaking and rolling across the ground had been displayed before the whole world.

But now—

[Felamin’s Greatbow and Damascus Arrow harmonize perfectly.]

[The total is announced.]

[Destructive Power against stone rises by 320%, and Piercing Power rises by 190%.]

As Hers heard the astonishing notifications, they also looked at the thimbles worn on both hands.

Felamin’s Greatbow clearly lowered accuracy by a large amount.

However, through the thimbles received from the nation of Hyun—

[Accuracy rises by 35%, and critical hit damage rises by 50%.]

Even that weakness had been supplemented.

Drawwwww—

The taut bowstring was released, and the arrow shot toward the head of one of the dozens of Iron Golems approaching with heavy thuds.

KWAAAAANG—!

With an explosive sound impossible to believe had come from an arrow, Hers took one step back.

Immediately after—

CRAAAAAASH—!

Because of the spear-like arrow that struck it in the chest, the Iron Golem fell backward.

BOOOOOOM—!

[The Iron Golem’s HP falls below 78%.]

The entire world was shocked by how different Hers was compared to before.

-Is this the Hyunsoo effect?

-Team Korea’s players have gotten faster just because one Hyunsoo was added.

-We must not relax. We have to remember that they have only barely become similar in speed to users from other countries!

The commentator who said that soon grew flustered at Hers’s smile.

That smile

was full of confidence, as if to say it was not over yet.

In truth, Hers was hearing this notification.

[Cooling.]

[Rapidly cools the directly hit area.]

CRACK-CRACK-CRACK-CRACK—!

-Look at the chest of the golem that fell just now!

-It’s freezing, starting from the area that was directly hit.

-We must remember that an area rapidly cooled becomes weakened.

-And when that area is struck......

Paul.

He brought his greatsword down with all his strength on the chest of the fallen, frozen Iron Golem.

CRAAAASH—!

[You have hunted an Iron Golem.]

-It is correct to describe it as being shattered like this, and that means it can be killed much more easily!!

The voices of the Korean commentators heated up.

But then, one viewer said,

-Team USA has already broken through close to half of the first stage. They’ve already hunted more than 40...... Don’t forget that Team USA, and the other countries too, have all become faster than in the first round.

Viewers acknowledged that Team Korea had become outstanding, but they felt regret.

At that moment, Captain Hyunsoo spoke while looking at the roughly seventy Iron Golems that had, at some point, all revealed themselves.

“Use the skill.”

Hers drew the bowstring once more.

This time, there was nothing loaded on Hers’s bowstring.

However, around Hers, enormous snowflake-shaped crystals began gently descending.

Then Hers plucked the empty bowstring and murmured,

“Freeze.”

Clatter-clatter-clatter-clatter—!

Thousands of snow crystals whirled like a vortex and swallowed the golems.

It resembled a mage’s Ice Storm.

Every time thousands of snowflake crystals touched the Iron Golems’ bodies, the golems gradually began freezing over.

CRAAAAACK—!

-They may be faster than Team USA!

-Because if they freeze all of them, they can simply shatter them and pass through!

However, Hers’s face soon turned pale.

No matter how outstanding an artifact was,

in the end, its wearer had to be outstanding.

The wearer’s magic attack power,

or skill damage, had to be higher than the enemy’s for wide-area magic to be fully applied.

[The Iron Golems begin resisting.]

Crack-crack-crack—!

The Iron Golems, which had seemed frozen and unable to move, began operating again.

Creeeeeak—

Crunch, crunch-crunch—!

At the sight of the ice fragments breaking apart, Hers realized that freezing all of them at once was ultimately impossible, and fell into a deep sense of loss.

At that moment—

“This is a team event.”

A voice rang out and woke Hers.

Only then did Hers realize that this game was not being played alone.

And they made a shocked expression.

Hyunsoo, holding another “Felamin’s Greatbow,” descended from the sky and drew the bowstring with all his might.

Also,

the artifacts he was wearing were all above Hers’s, and Hers knew it.

His skill damage.......

It was two, three times higher than their own.

Soon—

“Freeze.”

The second Freeze made the entire world freeze.

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