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Jaeho’s attack carried a debuff that made Gold Tooth cock her head in puzzlement for a moment, but she quickly dismissed it.
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With her current level, she didn’t feel especially threatened.
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Bang bang bang—
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The barrels spun as flame spat out in rapid bursts, engulfing Jaeho.
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“???”
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Even for Jaeho, dodging every single pellet from this close range was unthinkable…
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[You have selected <Elbo Spiritization> for <Thunder Reed> .]
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[Agility greatly increases.]
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[Evasion increases significantly.]
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“!”
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***
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Just as Gold Tooth was wondering what nonsense he was spouting, her attack speed dropped sharply.
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She was still fast, but it bought Jaeho enough time to evade.
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Fwoosh—
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With graceful movements like a dance, Jaeho slipped through the hail of bullets, and Gold Tooth’s eyes widened.
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“Impressive, aren’t you?”
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It was genuine admiration.
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No matter how much someone’s stats or skills were boosted, if they lacked their own sense, there was no way they could dodge at this level.
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It was a movement only Jaeho could pull off.
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[You have selected <Elbo Spiritization> for <Devil Grass Spirit> .]
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In an instant, Jaeho closed the distance, swapped spirits again, and thrust the Legendary Sapling Shovel.
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Twang—
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Though she had been slowed by the word curse, Gold Tooth still managed to block Jaeho’s attack with ease!
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Amazingly, even while fighting Jaeho, Gold Tooth was providing covering fire for her own allies.
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Because of that, Jaeho’s blows occasionally landed, but it was by her allowance.
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“So you’re letting some through on purpose.”
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Apparently, she had decided that Jaeho’s unarmed attacks weren’t much to worry about.
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Even the Magi stacking up on her wasn’t much of a threat from her perspective.
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“Hmm—your level isn’t that high, is it?”
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“?!”
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In the midst of their exchanges, Gold Tooth finally caught on.
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The accumulated damage was negligible compared to the number of hits she’d allowed.
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“So all that monstrous play is just natural talent… You really are a monster, just like you look.”
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Jaeho abruptly stopped attacking.
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“?”
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Gold Tooth tilted her head at him, and Jaeho stared back.
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“Why’d you stop?”
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“…I was just wondering where the line between my conscience and morality really lies. And I’ve just made up my mind.”
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“What are you talking about?”
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“This.”
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Jaeho pointed behind Gold Tooth—no, exactly at something behind her.
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“<Rapid Growth Mutation>”
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***
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Without a doubt, Gold Tooth was one of the top talents Jaeho had ever met.
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She instantly saw through Jaeho’s level, and always blocked his shovel strikes even if she let punches or kicks through.
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If it turned into a contest of stamina, Jaeho would likely be the one to collapse first.
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Of course, there was always a chance Gold Tooth could finish him off with a powerful technique before that happened.
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So Jaeho couldn’t afford to hold anything back.
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But the reason he’d been restraining himself was simple.
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Social controversy…!
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Jaeho’s attack power was enough to make even Rankers shudder.
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How else could he have taken out Usster or Taylor so easily?
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The reason Jaeho, who always fought the strong, could bring out such overwhelming power was thanks to his sure-fire finishing moves.
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In other words, growth-type skills that used plants!
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…The truth was, most of those skills were pretty brutal.
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When Taylor got caught in the desert, bound up and utterly humiliated, it became the “highlight of the week.”
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If people found out he’d used such skills on a female player?
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He’d be branded a pervert.
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But once Gold Tooth pointed out his looks, all such concerns vanished.
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“Why am I the only one getting beaten up here?”—that sense of injustice made Jaeho bring out his skills at last.
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And his targets were the local specialty monsters scattered around the Embay Forest!
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Kudududu—
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Monsters—or rather, plants—began to grow rapidly.
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Already huge to begin with, they swelled to the size of giants, forming a colosseum just for the two of them.
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A move to block her from supporting her allies and to head off any social scandal!
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Ridiculous.
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Gold Tooth was no stranger to the strange ecology of this forest.
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She’d seen it all on her way in.
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She’d ignored the creepy-looking plants so far, since they weren’t that threatening—but now that they’d grown so big, the revulsion was multiplied.
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Creak—
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For the first time, Gold Tooth let out a troubled groan as a thorny petal lashed toward her!
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It wasn’t that she was threatened, but a deep, instinctual disgust welled up.
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Creak—
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Now she was busier than ever.
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Not only did she have to deal with Jaeho, but also the biting flowers (?) attacking from all sides.
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“Thankfully, they’re not after me.”
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Thanks to the effect of the title, all flowers held an absolute fondness for Jaeho and left him alone.
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But with such horrific visuals, Jaeho forgot they were even “flowers.”
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Wounds began to accumulate on Gold Tooth’s body.
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With the toxins of so many flowers mixing, she was now suffering from a poisoning effect.
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Amid the chaos, Jaeho’s voice rang out.
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“!”
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“?
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A skill name? …The moment of confusion lasted only a second before the skill hit.
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“Ku—huk!”
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Hit by an enormous impact, she staggered back.
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The truly fearsome part of was this.
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The sheer incongruity between the name and the power of the skill.
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Anyone struck by would pause in disbelief after hearing the skill’s name.
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Jaeho never missed the opening created in that split second—hence the outcome now.
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Attack power?
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No need to even mention it.
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“Guh…”
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Hit by a force unlike anything so far, her face twisted in pain.
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“!”
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Boom—!
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With a loud bang, Jaeho instantly closed the gap.
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“!”
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Bang bang bang—!!
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Her signature firepower skill was unleashed at Jaeho, but the swiftly moving flowers blocked the shots, shielding him.
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“You guys…”
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Jaeho was a little moved.
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These Demon Spirits, who had always been so rebellious, were now throwing themselves in harm’s way to protect him…
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“Tch.”
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Cleaving through another onrushing flower, Gold Tooth finally started to understand.
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Why Taylor lost to this guy.
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“He’s not just troublesome.”
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If there were Elves alongside him, she’d have already lost.
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“I thought my victory was overwhelming…”
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Dragging things out any longer would only make it worse.
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—What’s the situation?
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—It’s not good!
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—Are you okay in there? What are these damn monster plants?!
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Her hurried questions were answered just as urgently.
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She was, after all, the party’s key combatant.
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The others, at best, were mid-rankers.
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Her normal style was to provide ranged support, covering for their lack of power.
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Now that was completely cut off.
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“Especially that Golem…!”
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The Golem’s first surprise attack had been serious.
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It was a completely different form from the Golems she’d seen in Bear Kingdom, and clearly much weaker now, yet still threatening.
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“Fine. I’ll get rid of these damn plants, even if I have to force it.”
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With her decision made, Gold Tooth pulled out the bombs she’d been saving from her Inventory.
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[Bomb: Causes a huge explosion.]
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It wasn’t a fancy name, but as a weapon made by Goblins, it lived up to it!
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But being focused only on explosions, she could easily be caught in the blast herself.
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Heh—
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She gave Jaeho a quick wink, smiling as she looked his way.
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“Let’s see if you’re as tough as you look!”
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“That’s my line, actually.”
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“?”
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He’d stopped attacking and was now holding one arm up.
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It looked suspicious, but she couldn’t guess what he was up to…
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Snap—
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Jaeho flicked his thumb and forefinger.
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[ <Magic Addiction> has stacked 32 times.]
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[ <Magic Explosion> will now trigger.]
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Aaaaah—!!!
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She’d paid little mind to the minor damage from , but now it exploded.
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“Kyaaaaaa!!!”
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A scream burst from her lips.
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And it wasn’t even over.
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The bombs she held also chain-detonated.
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[The Demon Spirits exposed to powerful Magi have entered Magic Frenzy.]
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Even more unwelcome effects.
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“Aaaaagh!”
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Jaeho himself was sent tumbling across the ashen ground by the blast.
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At the same time, he frantically downed recovery items, struggling to avoid death.
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[The Bloodstained Golden Golem is excited by the powerful Magi.]
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***
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Why are you here?
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Thud—thud—thud—
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A different, regular crashing sound rang out amid the explosions.
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Crash—
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Soon a Golem burst through the tangled flower stalks.
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“Huh? Is that you??!!”
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Jaeho’s nose tingled with emotion.
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Rushing through the still-erupting explosions, trying to protect him…
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Kyaaa—!
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The Golem’s massive fist swung at the heart of the blast.
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And there was Gold Tooth.
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Bang—bang—bang—!!
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Jaeho stared blankly at the brutal scene of relentless pummeling.
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Thanks to the Golem’s intervention, the shock of the explosion was lessened, but he doubted it came to save him specifically.
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And then…
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“What are you doing there?”
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Jaeho spotted Jingjing clinging to the Golem’s back, staring down at the ground.
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—Hey, hey, hey! Unsummon this thing right now!
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“What?”
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—It’s not listening! It has total anger management issues!!!
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***
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While Jaeho was fighting desperately inside the giant wall of plants, a fierce battle raged outside as well.
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Gold Tooth’s underlings pressured the Demonic Spirits with coordinated moves, but the real problems were Fonda and the Golem.
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Fonda, being a Spirit, was immune to most physical attacks.
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And since it flew in the sky, melee-focused fighters found it near impossible to deal with.
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And then the Golem.
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Its attack patterns weren’t much different from a normal Golem.
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Just punches and body slams.
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But the scale was outrageous.
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It was as if a god of destruction had possessed its body—crushing everything in sight.
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Players couldn’t help but be cowed by its violent aura.
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Even its punches were oddly unpredictable.
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If you prepared to block when its fist was coming, the attack would always come a split-second late.
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For veteran fighters to miss the timing on a summon’s counterattack made no sense.
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The fact that it kept happening meant the Golem was deliberately controlling its own tempo.
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A destructive trickster!
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None of them had ever seen a Golem fight this way before.
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“Damn it! We need to clear out those monster plants and free Gold Tooth so she can move again!!!”
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If they could just get Gold Tooth back to the center of the fight, everything would get easier…
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Aaaagh—!!!
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A sudden explosion!
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Its source was the field of flowers where Jaeho and Gold Tooth were fighting.
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“Kyaaaaaaaa!!!”
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Her scream pierced through the thunder of the blast!
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“Go, Gold Tooth-sama!”
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Before they could react, something else moved first.
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Kroooo!
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[The Bloodstained Golden Golem is excited by the powerful Magi.]
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Bang bang bang bang—
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Crash—crash—snap—
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The giant flower stalks were ripped apart as the Golem tore through like a mad beast.
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—Ugh, ugh, what is wrong with this thing?!
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Jingjing, who had been clinging to the Golem’s head since Jaeho threw him there, screamed.
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—…Help me.
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Seeing this, Kkunda mumbled in a daze.
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“Stop it! Stop it now!!!”
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“This crazy monster!!”
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Players from Aks Face, snapping back to their senses, swung their weapons at the Golem, but exposed to the Magi, the Golem was now even stronger!
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Crunch—pow—
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Eardrums burst.
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“Urgh, help—”
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Players were sent flying, and though they tried to scramble to their feet…
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Boom—
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[You have died.]
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***
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Notifications popped up that were so shocking it felt like a system error.
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“As expected, the Demonic Spirits are useless.”
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“They never could do anything unless they overwhelmed you with numbers anyway.”
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A languid voice called out from behind.
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Turning, the players found unexpected figures had arrived.
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Skin pale as snow, utterly at odds with their surroundings.
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Unbelievably beautiful faces.
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And… pointed ears!
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“Eh, El—”
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Fwoosh—
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Thud—
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Another fell.
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Tremble—
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Only now did they truly understand.
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Why Elves are called balance breakers…
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