The Returnee's Hidden Strategy Stream

[Translator - Jjescus ]

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Chapter: 82

"Crazy..."

"Oh!"

Their eyes widened in surprise at the appearance of a golem that must have been at least 10 meters tall.

Hanbit, however, felt more dumbfounded than surprised.

‘Why is this thing here again?’

The golem was entirely made of a special kind of stone. Three blue crystals embedded in its torso glowed brightly.

"Are there supposed to be monsters like this?"

"Isn't this exciting? A raid with just three people, what a romantic idea!"

Kim Jaeha and Avantgarde's reactions were as different as ever.

It was a natural thought, but the truth was different.

"That's not a monster. It's a magical artifact called a Guardian Golem."

"A magical artifact? That's a magical artifact?"

"I can't believe something like that exists!"

Guardian Golems existed in various forms around the world. As their name suggested, they were usually used to protect something.

"Let's divide the tasks. You two, buy us some time."

"Oh, this looks like it'll be fun!"

No matter the situation, their task was clear.

It was fortunate that they at least knew a way to weaken the golem.

"It looks really hard to destroy. Should we just aggro it and run?"

"Even running away will be really difficult. It's better not to even think about destroying it."

It wasn't impossible to destroy the golem.

It was just that even if they brought in the entire advanced team level, it would be difficult.

Right now, the most likely way to succeed was to defeat it using the standard method.

Thud-!

At that moment, the slowly moving golem turned its gaze towards them.

"Then I'll leave it to you two."

"Of course! I'll show you how good I am at fighting this time!"

"Wait. You know what this thing is, right? Do you have any countermeasures?" Kim Jaeha, wielding a hammer, glared at the golem and asked.

Hanbit had only one answer to give.

"It's much faster and stronger than you think. Forget about trying to dodge it..."

Bang-!

Hanbit's words were drowned out by a tremendous roar.

"What the..."

A deep crater in the ground and the disappearance of the golem right in front of them.

The two startled men turned their heads from side to side.

But the creature was no longer on the ground.

"It's coming from above!"

As Avantgarde shouted, a huge shadow loomed over their heads.

And as everyone looked up.

CRASH-!

The giant golem's fist slammed into the ground.

* * *

Bang-!

Crash-!

"Damn it, this is ridiculous!"

Kim Jaeha cursed involuntarily.

He had died 25 times.

Since he had just died again, this was his 26th time.

"I can't believe something like that exists!"

Thud-!

Avantgarde, who had revived a beat later, exclaimed in amazement and charged at the golem again.

He had only died 6 times so far.

"How did he dodge that?"

Kim Jaeha recalled the scene a moment ago.

When the huge golem had slammed into the ground, only the two of them had died.

Hanbit had gotten out of the way faster.

And soon after, a message arrived.

[Hyung, try using the golem's feet and the terrain.]

Bang-!

Crash-!

Kim Jaeha blankly stared at the golem, which was wreaking havoc around him.

"...How am I supposed to target its feet?"

The advice was simple, but it was unrealistic.

He would be crushed to death before he could even get close to it.

It was difficult to find any weaknesses in its destructive power, speed, and ability to sense enemies.

Crash-!

Suddenly, the golem's both arms swept across the ground.

"Ugh!"

Kim Jaeha, who sensed death once again, closed his eyes involuntarily.

But then.

Thud-!

The golem's arm, which should have struck him, narrowly missed.

Thud-!

Avantgarde came into view when Kim Jaeha opened his eyes. His dual swords were wildly hacking at the golem's shoulder joint.

Thanks to his high stats, his movements were definitely different.

Well, at least by player standards.

"Let's retreat first..."

Smack-!

A giant hand covered Avantgarde's entire body before he could finish his warning.

With a popping sound, his body disappeared.

Bang-!

Then, a downward strike on the ground.

Kim Jaeha, who had been trampled like an ant, died on the spot.

"This guy's crazy."

Respawning in the respawn area, Kim Jaeha sighed helplessly.

He had never been slaughtered so unilaterally before, so he didn't even feel insulted.

"Isn't this unbelievable?"

Avantgarde, already standing beside him, exclaimed in amazement.

With his genuinely happy face, Kim Jaeha couldn't argue.

"It's unbelievable, but at least we're drawing its aggro. Let's keep repeating this until Black Dragon does something."

"I think he has other plans."

"Huh?"

Creak-

The golem, which had been looking at them, turned its back.

It seemed to be looking for another enemy.

"We'll have to draw its attention more firmly. Let's think of a way to catch its movements."

Avantgarde gripped his dual swords tighter.

However, Kim Jaeha, with his hammer slung over his shoulder, still couldn't see any angles.

"As much as I want to, I can't even approach it at my speed. I'd die in one hit just by entering its range."

"That's only natural. We'd need at least a party made up of the advanced players to have a chance. I'm mostly relying on instinct."

Kim Jaeha, of course, and Avantgarde's stats as well, were far from enough to handle the golem.

All they could do was sense the danger instinctively and look for small opportunities.

"I'll do my best to draw its attention. After all, it's not like I'll really die!"

Thud-!

Avantgarde kicked off the ground with a flourish.

Without hesitation, he jumped high towards the golem's back.

Clang-!

His two swords made a sound like they were hitting iron.

Changing direction, he began to search for the golem's weak point.

"Whew."

Kim Jaeha let out a deep sigh as he watched.

There was only one thing in his heart.

He wanted to help the person who had pulled him out of hell.

Right now, he could only blame his own inadequate abilities.

Bang-!

Crash-!

Avantgarde was moving busily, narrowly avoiding the attacks.

Compared to the completely destroyed surroundings, his joyful fighting was more eye-catching.

"Instinct..."

For Kim Jaeha, instinct had always been focused on survival.

He had lived to survive until now.

Compared to his terrible company and boss, fighting a golem was actually better.

At least he could hit it.

Suddenly, that thought came to him.

"Let's give it a shot."

Gripping his hammer, Kim Jaeha started running forward.

And when he reached the range of the golem's attacks.

Whoosh-!

The golem reacted much faster than he had expected.

"Ugh!"

Seeing the golem's movement, Kim Jaeha instinctively fell to the ground.

A giant arm passed over his head.

"Wow, this works."

A strange sense of exhilaration came from having dodged the attack by chance.

"One more time!"

Just as he was about to get up, he heard Avantgarde's warning.

Whoosh-!

A huge shadow fell from above again.

Kim Jaeha raised his hammer to block it.

At that moment...

Pop-!

A yellow thread shot out from the golem's elbow.

The golem's fist, which had been swinging towards them, slightly missed its target.

Quad-!

The fist smashed into the ground, narrowly missing Kim Jaeha.

Dozens of threads were scattered from the dual swords of Avantgarde, who was suspended in the air.

Thud-!

The golem, having been struck, immediately turned.

It then lifted its leg and slammed it down on the ground.

Bang-!

A huge shockwave spread out with a tremendous noise.

Kim Jaeha, who had been pushed back, instinctively shouted.

"Dodge!"

As soon as he warned, the golem changed its posture.

Avantgarde was falling helplessly in front of the golem.

The golem swung its leg directly at him.

Thud-!

Kim Jaeha, coming to his senses, quickly kicked off the ground.

And he slammed his hammer down on the sloping ground beneath the golem's right foot.

Bang-!

With all his might, he smashed the stone slabs layered beneath the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the golem's posture wavered slightly.

"Hah!"

Avantgarde, who had been in a defensive posture in midair, didn't miss the opportunity.

Creak-!

Twisting his body, he swung his sword with all his might.

He scratched the surface of the descending leg, significantly reducing its speed and impact.

"I'll draw its attention! Let's keep this up!"

"Yes!"

Swish-

A thin yellow light once again enveloped the dual swords as he began to run.

And the moment he pushed off with his shoulder.

Shhh-!

His sword left an afterimage as it slashed through the air.

Swish-!

Swoosh-!

It was only a few seconds, visually.

In that short moment, he had swung his sword dozens of times.

It was his 4th rank skill, the 'Thread Swordsmanship'.

Bang-!

Bang-!

The relentless attacks didn't cause significant damage to the golem.

However, it was enough to draw its attention and aggro.

Bang-!

Bang-!

Kim Jaeha on the ground swung his hammer busily, moving from side to side.

The ground collapsed wherever his feet landed, constantly shifting the golem's center of gravity slightly.

Swish-

As he repeated this attack, the golem turned its head towards Kim Jaeha.

It stopped moving without attacking, and there was a strange sense of dread in its motionless form.

"This is a new pattern. Or maybe it's thinking about something?"

Avantgarde, who had landed on the ground, still looked amused.

It was rare to have the opportunity to continuously face an opponent so strong that plans and strategies were meaningless.

Especially since there was no penalty for death.

Gulp-

After drinking a mana potion, he gripped his dual swords again.

"Since we're a good match, we can last quite a while."

"I'm just digging holes in the ground, though."

"You're creating new traps every time. You have excellent eyesight. Black Dragon will probably give us the signal soon..."

Crack-!

At that moment, a spark flew from the golem's chest.

The giant's movements stopped instantly.

Upon closer inspection, one of the three cores had lost its light.

Ding-!

[2 left. Don't give up, we'll be done soon.]

Hanbit's message arrived immediately afterwards.

The golem started moving again right after.

Thud-!

It turned its head slowly, its state no different from before.

But it didn't stop, as if it were fighting a wall.

"I'll go first!"

Thud-!

Avantgarde kicked off the ground with his dual swords gripped tightly.

Thanks to Hanbit's message, he looked a little more energetic.

Crack-!

Kim Jaeha also gripped his hammer tightly.

His role wasn't particularly great but was a necessary task in this situation.

He made up his mind and took a step forward.

"Let's give it our all."

[Translator - Jjescus ]

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