Chapter 128
Chapter 128
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 128
Chapter Title: Lightning Strikes the Magma Golem
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As the raid progressed, the number of viewers in the broadcast chat skyrocketed.
Lee Gi-dae, the caster, glanced sideways at the screen.
243,455 viewers. Considering it was a weekday afternoon, that was an impressive number.
Moreover, while relaying the raid broadcast, Lee Gi-dae was growing increasingly fond of the Justice Guild.
'Saw in the chat earlier—they call this "getting sucked into the Justice Guild."'
It really felt that way.
He'd initially dismissed them as a naive guild clueless about the industry's harsh realities when they chose Taesan—a group with a poor reputation—as their partner for the first joint raid.
But watching them in action, they were a rare breed nowadays: a guild that stuck to the straight and narrow.
Even as they witnessed Taesan occasionally crossing lines, they never resorted to dirty tricks themselves.
In an era where guilds were obsessed with results at any cost, ones like Justice Guild that played it fair were hard to come by.
"The Rock Golem cleanup is going smoothly! Oh, my broadcast partner, Hunter Jo Tae-seok, is throwing a fit to join in! What should we do? Let him in?"
As positive comments flooded in, Hunter Jo Tae-seok—who'd already mic'd up and was waiting—deliberately stumbled into the studio in a flurry.
"Heard you were having fun without me, so I rushed over! Hello, I'm Hunter Jo Tae-seok!"
"Aigoo, our Lee Gi-dae caster can't beat me on expertise. Anyway, straight to it..."
Hunter Jo Tae-seok flashed a thumbs-up under the desk.
Successful broadcast intrusion.
"First off, as Caster Lee Gi-dae said, the Rock Golems guarding the boss are no issue. The problem is the boss keeps eyeing the basin where the healers are. Right now, Taesan's Jeong Myeong-ho Hunter is tanking it, so it hasn't lunged yet."
Jo Tae-seok drew a red circle over the paused screen to explain.
"In any raid, who's most crucial? The healers. Without them, the raid crumbles fast."
"Right. We've seen plenty of promising raids melt away from healer shortages."
"The Magma Golem instinctively knows that too. So, Nayeo-ju Hunter's call to keep Taesan's Jeong Myeong-ho Hunter close was spot-on."
"Nayeo-ju Hunter—super veteran move for a newbie."
While the caster and commentator bantered, the Rock Golem cleanup wrapped up.
"Last Rock Golem down! What's the score now, Hunter Jo Tae-seok?"
"Justice Guild eight, Taesan Guild four. Taesan's definitely lagging."
"Why's that?"
"Flame dungeons aren't common. Even Taesan, experienced in gates, is basically a rookie here. Naturally, Justice Guild—with higher ranks and tighter teamwork—clears monsters faster."
"Makes sense. Rumor has it the dungeon they originally targeted wasn't a flame one. If true, tough break for Taesan."
Lee Gi-dae's comment drew a nod from Hunter Jo Tae-seok.
He added one more thing.
"Hunter Gwak Ho-young's off his game today too."
"You mean his condition looks rough, Hunter Jo Tae-seok?"
"Less condition, more... lack of composure. See, even now—they cleared the Rock Golems, guild's regrouping, but he's starting the boss already?"
"He's right! Taesan Guild's hitting the Magma Golem first!"
The screen captured Taesan Hunters charging the Magma Golem.
Exhausted and battered, their desperate rush was pitiful.
Justice Guild, by contrast, looked composed.
"Justice Guild's chugging potions in sync. Probably products from their guild's S-grade Potion Master, Hunter Im Cheong-su?"
"Rumored so effective even major guilds line up for them... Oh, Justice Guild's attacking now!"
"A-grade Shielder Jang Su-ho Hunter leads the charge. Must be their formation."
"Looks like it. Justice Guild waits for Jang Su-ho to grab aggro, then rotates attacks. Ah, Taesan—too bad."
A sigh escaped Hunter Jo Tae-seok.
"Joint raids aren't pure competition. Look—Justice has tons of S- and A-grades. Teaming with them means knowing how to leverage that power."
Then, a shift occurred.
One member broke from Justice Guild's flawless formation attacking the Magma Golem like a single organism.
"Whoa, Guild Master Kang Han's gearing up for something?"
"Solo attack...? Whoa! There it is! Kang Han's Lightning Spear!"
"It's out! It's here!"
The duo's sudden excitement ignited the chat.
Kang Han leaped back, swung his arm wide, and hurled a brilliant yellow lightning bolt at the Magma Golem with all his might.
"Guild Master Kang Han's lightning lands clean!"
...I should never piss off Kang Han again.
I watched him unleash bolt after bolt of pure lightning, thinking that deep down.
At the same time, I could tell his mastery of the new spear was still lacking.
If he were confident in spear techniques, he'd have thrown the actual spear, not lightning.
That was the biggest reason to bring in Hunter Yu Jin-rok as his master.
Boom!Boom!Boom!
Three bolts slammed into the Magma Golem's shoulders and gut.
S-grade protagonist Kang Han's lightning ignored elemental matchups.
The Magma Golem's movements visibly slowed.
"I'm going in first!"
Jang Su-ho shouted and charged the boss.
Thud!
His eternal steel shield clashed with the C-grade boss monster, shaking the entire dungeon with a thunderous roar.
The Magma Golem, unmoved by Taesan's mob rush, staggered and lost balance.
Jang Su-ho held the front firm, blocking proper attacks while opening lanes for others at key moments—a textbook shielder performance.
Gwak Ho-young grew frantic.
"Fuck, get out of the way!"
After spamming skills wildly, he climbed atop the Magma Golem.
And, unwilling to suffer alone, he egged on his guildmates.
"What are you doing? Pile on! Climb and hit if you have to!"
Taesan's Hunters hesitated briefly but obeyed their guild master.
That was Taesan's fatal mistake.
"Groooar!"
The Magma Golem roared, flailing its arms and legs wildly.
To shake off the Taesan Hunters clinging to its body.
Justice Guild, maintaining safe distance with hit-and-runs, took no damage.
Taesan Guild wasn't so lucky.
"Aaaagh!"
"Guhk!"
The boss's immense power sent Taesan's Hunters flying like leaves.
And they landed on the black volcanic soil where crimson flames still flickered.