Chapter 78
Chapter 78
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 78
Chapter Title: Raffaello Moves the Orc Statue
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"It's visible."
Those were Raffaello's words.
Using various speed-related skills and items, Raffaello had been charging toward the orc camp when he spotted the human forces heading their way.
Seeing that, Raffaello finally halted his approach.
The stationary Raffaello opened his inventory again.
"Alright, shall we go full buffs, then?"
With those words, Raffaello pulled out potions and scrolls excluding those for agility and speed, set his gear for intelligence focus, and prepared to take on the human camp alone.
Once all setups were complete, what Raffaello drew was a hammer.
Raffaello usually fought with a hammer or a book, but right now he held one with a notably long handle.
He bashed with a book only in ultra-close quarters; until then, it was the hammer.
Having cast all sorts of buffs on himself like that, Raffaello slammed his hammer into the ground and shouted.
"Come forth, my golems!"
Rumble rumble rumble!
Raffaello shouting for his golems to emerge.
Lightning crackled around where he slammed down the hammer.
Arms burst from the struck ground.
Six arms in total.
Two more arms emerged to form pairs, and the iron arms protruding from the earth formed torsos, from which sturdy golems resembling chess rooks appeared.
Unlike necromancers who made golems from corpses, blood, and bones, these were metal golems—one of the summons an alchemist could create.
Metal golems came in various types.
Depending on the metal used, their attributes and properties differed.
And the golems Raffaello was using now...
"Earth, fire, wind, water, darkness! And diamond!"
Just as the names implied.
An earth golem made from earth-attribute spirit stones, a fire golem from fire-attribute ones, a wind golem from wind-attribute stones, a water golem from water-attribute stones, a darkness golem from darkness-attribute stones.
Five golems each bearing an element were summoned, along with a diamond golem made from diamond—the hardest metal among those without attributes and one of the strongest.
Naturally, the human camp was startled by the sight.
Especially since the humans' first hero was who?
It was the great mage Mullon, who possessed considerable knowledge.
Seeing the golems Raffaello summoned, Mullon remarked.
"Hoho, so one of the otherworld heroes summoned by the enemy camp can call forth such golems?"
In truth, Mullon had thought this while watching Raffaello approach alone.
'Far stronger than the heroes summoned to our camp. But taking us on single-handedly would be tough, wouldn't it?'
That had been Mullon's thought just moments ago upon seeing Raffaello draw near alone, but witnessing the golems summoned right before contact made him realize victory was uncertain.
Even so, they couldn't avoid battle.
Mullon shouted to the human camp.
"No need to fear golems from some otherworlder siding with the orcs! Everyone, attack!"
"Attack!"
"Uwaaaah!"
The human camp had initially thought Raffaello, arriving alone, must be insane, then flinched at the golems' appearance.
But spurred by Mullon's morale boost, they all charged at Raffaello.
Watching the human forces rush him, Raffaello thought.
'Fight without targeting heroes unless necessary, but if they need to be taken out, do it quick and structure it so three enemy heroes gather—that's what he said, right?'
Recalling that, Raffaello began battling the human camp.
"Let's go, kids!"
[[Groooar-.]]
The golems moving toward the human camp at Raffaello's command.
Each using their attributes and traits to sweep away the human soldiers.
It was Raffaello's first time using the golems in actual combat after just crafting them, but thanks to Hae-jin, he marveled at the power of these golems he couldn't have made at the Trials' Arena stage.
"Wow, they're insanely strong?"
They were insanely strong, no doubt.
The golems took no damage from the human soldiers' and players' attacks, massacring indiscriminately.
Even Mullon, the human hero, made them flinch slightly with his magic, but...
'It doesn't even scratch them.'
That was what the watching players thought.
They'd hoped a hero might make a difference.
He could make them flinch, but Mullon couldn't handle Raffaello's golems.
Seeing that, Raffaello thought.
'At this level, maybe we don't need to follow Hae-jin hyung's advice?'
Originally, Hae-jin had told his party members that without him, it'd be hard to wipe out enemy soldiers and players while sparing heroes.
So, they needed to arrive fastest, take out the first and second heroes quickly to rack up points and retreat—that was the way to clear the hidden mission.
But seeing his golems' prowess now, Raffaello suddenly wondered.
'Could I clear the hidden mission like Hae-jin hyung?'
Clear the hidden mission like Hae-jin.
Meaning, keep the heroes alive while slaughtering enemy soldiers and players en masse to pile up points.
He thought that, but soon...
"Graaak!"
He saw Mullon, who had been fighting while leaving the golems alone, finally collapse.
Seeing that, Raffaello realized his mistake.
"Oh no! One hero just died?"
He said, then added.
"Well, one should be fine, right?"
After that, Raffaello used his golems to decimate the human camp.
Once they'd wiped them all out, he headed straight for the human fortress.
That's when he saw.
'The second hero's come out.'
It was the human camp's second hero, Griffin Knight Griron.
Seeing him, Raffaello commanded his golems.
"Ignore the one on that mount and sweep the rest, golems!"
[Groooar!]
Following Raffaello's orders, the golems ravaged the human camp.
The human players, being mercilessly swept by the golems, grew grim.
They had no choice.
'So this is how we die.'
That's what they all thought.
No one could handle the golems.
Even their hero NPC had fallen without a fight.
So they figured they were done for.
No one could beat Raffaello.
But just as despair set in...
"Huh?"
"What?"
"Hmm?"
"What is it?"
"Why're they turning?"
"What're they doing?"
...
It was like question marks popped above everyone's heads in the human camp.
Raffaello and his golems, who had been massacring them nonstop, suddenly began to retreat.
They had no idea what was happening.
The reason was simple.
'Time to pull back.'
Raffaello's thought.
He had to retreat.
No choice.
Hae-jin had tipped him that for the hidden mission, wipe out as many as possible before allied forces arrived.
That way, the allies wouldn't be pushed back to defeat.
Naturally, when Raffaello retreated, the orc camp was baffled too.
"What? Isn't that Raffaello?"
"It is."
"What's that? Golems?"
"Seems like golems."
"But why's Raffaello coming back here?"
"To join up, maybe?"
"Yeah?"
"Yeah."
...
Everyone in the orc camp was puzzled seeing Raffaello return.
Figured he was finally joining the allied forces.
But no.
"Huh?!"
They all startled upon seeing Raffaello.
No choice.
The Raffaello they'd thought was joining them just blew past.
"What're you doing?"
"No idea?"
"Herding the enemies, maybe?"
"Herding?"
"They're coming this way, yeah."
Chatting like that while watching Raffaello pass by, they glanced toward the human camp.
And saw it.
Sure enough, enemies were swarming from the human camp.
No choice.
Raffaello had stormed their fortress alone, pinning them inside and killing nonstop.
So when he pulled back, the enemy forces piled up in the fortress came pouring out.
Even more due to Raffaello—now with extra heroes—the human forces outnumbered.
Thus, the orc camp struggled against the horde from the human fortress.
"Damn! What the hell?!"
"Why do they have three heroes over there?! We only have one!"
Even the Mullon Raffaello had killed had revived and rejoined the human forces.
As the orc soldiers were brutally swept by the human horde, Raffaello arrived at the allied camp.
Upon arriving, Raffaello fell into contemplation.
His expression serious with thought.
Then he spoke.
"Should I try pushing it first?"
Raffaello suddenly talking about pushing something.
The spot where Raffaello pondered was none other than in front of the Orc Statue.
The Orc Statue, central to the orc camp's victory or defeat.
Protect it and destroy the enemy human camp's Goddess Statue to win; if the Orc Statue shattered first, they lost.
So actually, before pondering now, Raffaello had tried something.
Testing if he could destroy the Orc Statue himself.
But it was impossible.
When he ordered the golems to smash it...
[System! You cannot attack the allied camp's 'Statue'.]
An invisible barrier like a shield had blocked attacks on the Orc Statue.
Because it was the allied statue.
So Raffaello pondered.
'What about moving it instead of attacking?'
He wondered if that would work.
Finishing that thought, Raffaello commanded his golems.
"Everyone, go to one side and push the Orc Statue."
[Groooaaar-!]
The golems moving as Raffaello ordered.
Then—
Rumble rumble rumble—.
"Huh? Can't attack, but pushing works?"
Surprisingly, pushing the Orc Statue with the golems also moved the protective barrier along with it.
Raffaello grinned.
"Nice, then let's move it to the fortress entrance!"
[Groooar-!]
Since attacks were blocked but movement possible with the golems, Raffaello ordered them to shift it to the fortress gate.
Thus, the Orc Statue at the fortress center began sliding toward the entrance.
Once it reached the gate, the revived orc camp members saw the sight and were baffled.
"Wha... what?!"
"Why's the Orc Statue moving?!"
"Look there—aren't those the golems Raffaello was using earlier?"
"Yeah."
"But where are they taking the Orc Statue?"
"Toward the fortress entrance?"
"Why?"
"How should I know!"
...
The orc players revived after dying to humans wore expressions of utter confusion at what Raffaello was doing.
To the other players' reactions, Raffaello thought inwardly.
'Sorry, everyone. But to see the end of this Survival Game, I need to get stronger—please understand.'