Chapter 167
Chapter 167
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 167
Chapter Title: Kingol
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Click-.
Rumble-!
The Mirdum pieces found their places, assembling into a solid form.
Differently shaped parts fit together perfectly, leaving no gaps as they gradually formed a humanoid figure.
Soon, even a smooth, helmet-shaped head was complete.
Flash-.
In the very center of its chest, the cubic Dragon Heart gleamed brightly.
Mana spread like a web through the seams between the Mirdum pieces, enveloping its entire body in a faint red glow.
Finally, blazing mana filled its two empty eye sockets, which flashed brilliantly.
Fwaash-!
Clank-.
A golem forged from Mirdum and a Dragon Heart.
It knelt on one knee before Do-jae.
"I shall serve only you, for all eternity."
The new golem spoke in a clear, weighty voice.
It was filled with absolute loyalty toward Do-jae.
"Hoo..."
Do-jae let out a deep sigh.
‘What a monster. I’m seriously shocked…’
Do-jae barely managed to keep his legs from buckling.
Summoning just one golem had not only consumed all his mana but had also drained half his life force.
Just then, a message appeared before Do-jae's eyes.
[The Mirdum Golem is complete.]
[The level of the skill ‘Golem Summon’ has increased.]
[Golem Summon Lv. 9 -> Golem Summon Lv. Max]
The Golem Summon skill had been mastered with the summoning of a single golem.
This one creature had provided more experience than summoning hundreds, or even thousands, of others.
But that wasn't all. More messages continued to appear before Do-jae.
[You have acquired a new title.]
['Golem Creator' has been added.]
[Golems created by consuming life force will transcend level limitations. They can acquire experience independently.]
['One Who Possesses Divinity' has been added.]
[The Attack Power (500%), Defense Power (500%), and Movement Speed (500%) of golems granted a higher status are permanently increased.]
Do-jae marveled as he read the messages.
Two titles acquired at once.
Both were titles that granted incredible effects.
‘Golem Creator…’
The effect of ‘Golem Creator’ was a title that would allow him to create golems of a higher grade than the black golems.
The maximum level for the black golems was 200.
Magicol had been the first to reach it, revealing that limit.
However, the golem before him was one created by consuming life force, thanks to the title's effect.
It was a being that could grow infinitely, without any level restrictions.
Furthermore, the fact that it could gain experience independently meant it would no longer share experience with Do-jae.
When Do-jae hunted monsters, his golems took about 10% of the experience.
In contrast, when the golems hunted, the amount of experience Do-jae received was about 30%.
Because of this, the more golems hunted, the more minuscule the amount of experience each one received became.
But if it didn't have to share experience with him, and all the experience from its own hunts went solely to it, it would be able to level up rapidly.
Of course, he would have to create more golems to understand the certain and detailed effects, but it was an incredibly promising ability nonetheless.
‘One Who Possesses Divinity. A title with a rather ambiguous meaning.’
A title that could be interpreted in different ways.
It could simply be a title that appeared because of Eurabia dwelling within him, or because of the other Ascetics.
But if he took its meaning intuitively, it could also mean that Do-jae himself had gained divinity.
‘It doesn’t feel like anything’s changed…’
For now, Do-jae felt no different.
Even if he had acquired some kind of higher status himself, nothing felt out of the ordinary.
So, setting aside the matter of 'status' for now, Do-jae was tremendously satisfied with the effects granted by the title.
Attack Power, Defense Power, and Movement Speed increased by a whopping 500%.
This creature before him was born with its abilities boosted fivefold right from the start.
"Just how strong are you, to be created at the cost of my own life force?"
Do-jae looked at the golem, which was still kneeling and looking at the floor.
He wanted to see its detailed information with the Eye of the Golem.
[Information]
Name: None [Set]
Level: 200
Class: Golem
Title: Summon
Health: 890,000 / Mana: 530,000
[Stats]
Strength: 1,100 / Stamina: 1,010 / Agility: 950 / Spirit: 500 / Resistance: 630
(Points: 0)
[Skills]
Passive: Self-Heal Lv. Max / Mana Reflection Lv. Max / Mana Eruption Lv. Max / Transfiguration Lv. Max
Active: None
"Haha... Hahaha!"
Laughter burst out of Do-jae uncontrollably.
His eyes were drawn to its overwhelmingly high stats compared to the others and its passive skills, which looked incredible at a glance.
"You were certainly worth being made from Mirdum and a Dragon Heart, weren't you?"
Do-jae placed his hand over the status window.
[Set]
He needed to give the creature a name.
"What should I call it... Right, I've got a good one!"
"What is it? I hope it's a really cool name..."
Oson, who had been watching quietly, looked at Do-jae with an expectant face.
But the name that came out of Do-jae's mouth made Oson's jaw drop.
"Your name is Kingol! Got it, Kingol!"
"Yes. I, Kingol, will devote everything to my master."
***
Do-jae and Oson emerged from the underground chamber.
Herteias was stunned when he saw the golem following them.
"You... what did you create?"
Herteias rushed over, unable to contain his shock as he examined Do-jae's new weapon, Kingol, from every angle.
"This material, this texture... is this all Mirdum? Where did you get all this... Gah! This thing in the center! A Dragon Heart...? Wait. Wait a minute... Surely, with this much mana, it has to be at least an ancient dragon's... Where in the world did you get all this?"
After his outburst of astonishment, Herteias slowly backed away, then grabbed Do-jae by the shoulders and shook him.
Do-jae knew Kingol was a formidable creature, but seeing it was strong enough to fluster a dragon like this made him feel good.
"The Mirdum I got from here and there. As for the Dragon Heart, Briareus gave it to me, right?"
"What? That guy! He had the Dragon Heart of an ancient dragon? No way! Where did he get it?"
Shake, shake-!
"Stop. Ask him yourself where he got it. Just wait here for a moment."
Do-jae pried Herteias's hands off his shoulders and headed outside the temple.
Herteias just stared blankly at Kingol as it followed Do-jae, a dazed look on his face.
Creeak-!
Once outside the temple, Do-jae summoned all his golems before him.
With the exception of Myriadol, the black golems and stone golems positioned themselves at precise angles, with Kingol at the lead.
"Kingol. From now on, you are the overall commander of the golems here. Attacol, Defensol, Magicol. You will continue to lead the 25 stone golems you are each in charge of."
Kingol and the black golems bowed their heads.
Following their lead, the hundred or so stone golems also bowed their heads in perfect sync.
Clank-.
Clank-clank-clank-!
"Kingol, until Myriadol returns, you will personally command the 25 golems that he used to lead."
"Understood."
"And one more thing. Try to take as much of the experience you can get from hunting monsters for yourself. The other golems can't grow any stronger anyway."
"I will obey your command."
"Now, no monster is to set foot inside this temple! Do you understand!"
Clank-!
Clank-clank-clank-clank-!
Once again, the golems bowed their heads in unison.
Then, they spread out in perfect order, forming a circle around the temple.
They formed a perimeter, maintaining a perfect, unerring distance from one another.
"Good. Now I can relax a little."
His worries somewhat eased, Do-jae returned to the temple.
He told Oson he would be gone for a few days on business and went to Harkes and Herteias.
"A golem... a mere summon created by magic... Maybe I should try my hand at making golems, too..."
Herteias muttered to himself, deep in thought, not even noticing Do-jae's approach.
Only when Do-jae came right up to him and nudged him did he snap out of it.
"Huh...? What?"
"Let's go. Teleport us."
"Teleport...? Where to?"
"To the Titan village..."
"Oh. Right..."
Woooong-.
Herteias suddenly began chanting the teleportation spell.
Do-jae and Harkes hastily moved to his side.
"Harkes! The coordinates, quickly!"
"L-Lord Herteias! The village coordinates are...!"
***
Despite their concerns over Herteias's state, they arrived safely in the Titan village.
"Dad! Do-jae! A human...?"
Theus, who happened to be where they teleported, came running over with an innocent expression before stopping short.
It was because a Titan, a High Elf in appearance, and a human were standing together in one place, which was an unfitting sight.
Considering their past history, the three races were not on friendly terms.
"Theus!"
Harkes rushed to the frozen Theus and pulled him into a tight embrace.
After all that had happened, he must have missed him dearly.
The two of them stood there for a long time, holding each other.
"Dad, but..."
Theus looked at Harkes with a somewhat troubled expression.
His hesitation to speak suggested that something had happened.
"Speak. It's alright."
"Well..."
After some hesitation, Theus finally spoke.
According to him, Harkes was currently in danger of being stripped of his leadership position.
He said they were discussing whether it was right to keep Harkes, who had abandoned his post as village leader without any consultation, and that a village vote would be held soon.
"Is that so... It can't be helped. They are not wrong in their thinking..."
"Dad! But still! You're the strongest warrior and our spiritual pillar! Mr. Achilles and Mr. Oidas are on your side, saying you must have had a reason. I've also been going around the village telling everyone that you must have had a reason you couldn't speak of! So there's no way you'll be removed from your position as leader..."
"No, Theus. 'Leader' is just a title. I will strive for the good of the village whether I am the leader or not. And I have returned with the results of my efforts, so that is enough."
Harkes soothed Theus, who was scowling deeply.
"Then let's go meet Pelos and Helia."
"That might not be possible right now... Actually, Lord Pelos said that you absolutely should not meet them when you return..."
"Is that so... I must prove Lady Eurabia's existence to them..."
Harkes gazed toward the village interior.
At the end of his line of sight was the Leader's Council Hall, where the three leaders gathered for meetings.
Poke, poke-.
Just then, Do-jae nudged Harkes in the side.
"Are you just going to stand there because they say they don't want to see you?"
Do-jae said, tapping his wrist.
Harkes didn't know the conventional gesture for showing time was running out, but he instinctively understood Do-jae's intent.
"Indeed. You are right. I cannot stand idly by when I have brought Lady Eurabia with me. Go on."
Harkes walked past Theus and headed for the council hall.
Do-jae took a spare robe from his Subspace and tossed it to Herteias.
"Put this on and follow me."
"Golems... I wonder who’s skilled in summoning magic..."
Herteias caught the robe and draped it carelessly over himself.
Still muttering, he slowly followed behind Do-jae.