In the Name of God - Chapter 31.2
“Can you at least consider giving them credit? Their effort is admirable.”
“Very well.”
Even in this situation, Lee Sunho joked calmly.
“How about tearing the barrier and both of us going out?”
He said it as a joke, keeping his whole body tense to move at any moment.
“Are you serious?”
“Of course, I am joking. This is an opportunity to earn extra points. Why pass it up?”
Since it was a rare opportunity, it would also extend my lifespan.
Lee Sunho stepped forward with a smile, as if he had expected this.
“All I need to do is create an opening, right?”
“Yes. Draw the aggro well.”
Nodding, Lee Sunho suddenly charged forward.
Almost invisible slashes followed at incredible speed. Even with my hawk eye, I could barely follow the afterimages of his sword strikes and could not read the exact trajectory.
Crack, snap, shatter!
Lee Sunho’s sword swept the rock fragments one by one. Somehow, he was not just cutting but also shattering the fragments at the same time.
As a result, the rock golem’s regeneration slowed slightly. A gap began to appear amidst the spinning fragments.
Crackle, crackle!
Perhaps sensing danger from the repeated destruction of its fragments, the rock golem changed its attack pattern.
Dozens of stone pieces bent like wings and then exploded outward, raining down on Lee Sunho. One might have been surprised by the sudden shift, but Lee Sunho did not even blink. He effortlessly avoided every attack.
Bang, bang, bang!
From my side, I destroyed the fragments aimed at him.
With mana infused in my hawk eye, I could detect the weak points in each fragment and know exactly where to strike to shatter them all at once. As long as the mana did not run out, I could destroy everything in one blow.
Lee Sunho repeatedly cut and deflected dozens of flying fragments as if performing a sword dance. I covered him while keeping my eyes on the black rock golem.
‘With the fragments moving so chaotically, it was definitely hard to find the core.’
Like with the lizardman warrior, there must be a calm point at the center of the storm.
Even while the fragments crossed wildly, the hawk eye continued to extract information.
As I scanned the fragments, I noticed that energy was converging on one of the fragments surrounding the core.
It was at the rear of the fragment from my perspective, but that did not matter.
I just had to destroy it entirely.
My eyes were already strained, so I focused mana only on the revolver. A bluish energy gathered around the silver barrel.
Bang!
The bullet flew along a blue trajectory and pierced a solid fragment.
Like throwing a stone into still water, the black energy scattered at once.
Thud, thud.
The fragments that had been floating in midair fell with a crash.
The black smoke seeping into the barrier vanished as if the air had been released.
At the exact moment the barrier master arrived to hastily dismantle the barrier, the system window appeared before my eyes.
<Shadow-contaminated rock golem has been destroyed.>
<As a reward, lifespan is extended by seven days.>
I felt the fatigue in my body ease slightly due to the lifespan extension. The heat on my face cooled down a little.
<The shadow fragments wish to synchronize with you.>
<Do you accept?>
<If not accepted within one hour, a penalty will be applied.>
-If you accept now, it will be a big problem. You know that, right?
“Of course.”
I answered Echo without hesitation.
If I fainted in front of so many people, I would end up in the hospital, regardless of promotion. With Seong Do‑wan around, that would surely happen.
I looked down at the faint black haze rising from my legs and then shifted my gaze to the rock golem fragments that no longer moved.
‘Twice… right in front of me.’
Echo had said the system could not intervene, but the dead monster had moved twice right before my eyes.
Should I call it a coincidence, or does something that contaminates monsters with shadows have its sights on me…?
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