Genius Blacksmith's Game

“Cough......!”

Kabel’s HP, after succeeding in cutting off Gremory’s left arm, gradually sank toward 0%.

It was the effect of Rending Blade, a direct hit from a legion commander.

Even though he had succeeded in cutting off her left arm, he too could not escape death.

Those little bastards.......

Leaning against one side of a tree, Kabel smiled faintly as he recalled the time he had met the legendary tamer.

The day alarm bells had gone off in his head.

That day, Kabel had denied it.

Tamer Atro had asked why he was worrying when four legends had gathered, but in Kabel’s eyes, they were legends, yes, yet incomplete.

But Kabel had misjudged them.

Not long after, Kabel heard a shocking notification.

[The wearer of Atro’s Necklace changes to KyooKyoo.]

Lucky Lump must have taken off the necklace and put it around KyooKyoo’s neck.

It knew.

That Atro’s Necklace could not awaken its own power, and that there was not enough time to bring about an Assemble.

And Kabel knew the connection between KyooKyoo and Lucky Lump.

Originally, KyooKyoo had been the dragon of “the greatest evil,” born from the most ferocious dragon.

But Lucky Lump’s power had dyed even such a KyooKyoo in “good.”

And because of a certain notification, Kabel came to realize it.

[Atro’s Necklace shines.]

[This is abnormal potential.]

[KyooKyoo awakens the traits of a Bone Dragon.]

Lucky Lump, too, had been seeing several moves ahead, just like him.

And now, on the chessboard Kabel had made, Lucky Lump itself was reigning as the “king.”

Because they were still young.

Because they were still incomplete.

Kabel, who had taken them into his arms with those kinds of words, mulled over what old man Atro had told him.

That the being above even the Four Divine Beasts did not fight losing battles.

*****

3rd Legion Commander Beond.

As he looked at the beings revealing themselves from behind the bushes, he could not hide his absurd disbelief.

One white puppy, snot dribbling from its nose as it marched forward in big steps.

One undead bird made of bones, so tiny it was about the size of the puppy.

One pretty black cat with odd eyes.

And lastly, one stupid bird-brain tilting its head this way and that.

The right arm that could be called Gremory’s core.

They had been beaten by those things.

The legion commanders’ HP had all fallen below at least 60 to 70%.

As for the priests, around 200 had turned to ashes, and even among the survivors there were badly wounded.

What was even more absurd lay in the “traits” they had meant to bestow on Atlas.

The traits of the legion commanders gathered here were all optimized for “Slaughter” and “wide-area destruction.”

In other words, they were a group with the most efficient powers for striking the enemy leadership and wiping them out.

And yet they had already used the very powers most important for delivering that slaughter and wide-area destruction.

On top of that, the legion commanders were so exceptional that their cooldowns were relatively short.

But now all of that had been locked down for one hour.

Shuddering, he shouted,

“To those fucking worthless pieces of shit, we......!”

He should not have said that.

Lucky Lump’s eyes changed.

From that usually gentle, placid expression, for an instant it took on some brave look from the past.

KRAAAAAAGH—!!!

The cry of a gigantic beast swallowed them.

A being Gremory had briefly projected once before.

Flinch—!

And that completely paralyzed their hearing and crushed them beneath overwhelming pressure.

At the same time, the priests, seized by enormous fear, began firing black magic indiscriminately.

BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM—!

KRAAAAAK—!

The pouring black magic was like a torrential downpour of black rain.

At that moment.

The Myriad Mile Bird, which had been tilting its head back and forth, turned to face forward.

“Kko.......”

The Myriad Mile Bird.

The being that had defended the Island of Stories together with Admiral Yi Sun-sin in the history of centuries past.

The being that had fought with him across the battlefield before tens of thousands of enemies.

FWAAAAH—!

The blazing Myriad Mile Bird crossed space at a ridiculous light speed.

FWOOSH, FWOOOOSH, FWOOOOOSH!

Endless small rings of fire sprang up in its wake.

Those rings of fire.

Originally, they were a power used to call someone in from somewhere else, but the Myriad Mile Bird, now holding on fully to its memories of the past and with its combat sense awakened, used them with genius creativity.

SHAAAAAAA—!

All the priests’ attacks were swallowed by the rings of fire.

[Dark Fire is extinguished.]

[Dark Bolt is extinguished.]

[Dark Spear is extingu......]

[Extingu......]

[Extingu......]

In a single instant, the power of the Myriad Mile Bird neutralized every last attack.

And then.

Sliiiide—

The black cat.

Brightest Moon vanished “like a shadow.”

And where Brightest Moon appeared—

“Meow.”

It was right in the gap between the priests.

Brightest Moon did not possess only status ailment techniques.

To begin with, it had a power called Invisibility, which let it completely hide its body and move.

And Brightest Moon also possessed a power people did not know about.

It looked beautiful on the outside, but it at least had the strength to protect itself.

Then why had it never used it despite being abused all this time?

Because Brightest Moon’s own temperament was far too fragile.

But Pretty knew as well.

These were not humans. They were complete “enemies.”

“KYAAAAAAAGH!”

The moment it bristled its fur—

“......?”

“......?”

The priests fell into shock.

It was because the moon seemed to have drawn close, as if it were dropping on top of them.

After that brief, enchanting figure—

[Confusion]

They were brainwashed once more and stabbed with their swords.

And the place those swords pierced—

They thought they had stabbed Pretty, but it was actually the hearts of their own allies.

THUNK—, THUNKTHUNK—, THUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNK—!

The legion commanders grew frantic.

“You filthy monster bastard!”

BOOM, BOOMBOOM, BOOMBOOMBOOM—!

The various powers they released succeeded in striking Pretty, which kept appearing and disappearing.

KRAK—!

“KIHYAAAAAGH!”

As they watched Pretty go flying, one legion commander loosed an arrow, and dozens split off from it.

“Demon Realm Marksman!”

FWOOOOONG—!

At that moment.

FWAAAAH—!

The Myriad Mile Bird appeared at just the right time, scooped Pretty onto its back, and vanished once more as fire.

FWAAAAH—!

Flash!

Flash!

Flash!

Watching the two beings appear and disappear all over the place, the legion commanders’ vision kept shifting.

They kept moving their bodies and firing skills as they chased after them.

But the Myriad Mile Bird, with its battlefield senses awakened.

It was now a creature on an entirely different level than before.

And the moment the Myriad Mile Bird came to a stop—

“Got.......”

The ones who believed that soon realized they had fallen into a trap.

“Kyoo!”

A tiny bird with nothing left but bones.

Looking at it, the legion commanders had wondered what in the world this bird even was.

And soon they learned what kind of being it was.

KRAAAAAAGH—!

[Dragon Fear]

[You have been afflicted with the status ailment Fear.]

[You cannot move for 1 minute.]

It was a dragon.

The eyes of Beond and the other legion commanders widened greatly.

Ordinarily, beings with power on their level resisted most status ailments.

That was because they possessed absurdly high resistance to them.

However.

They could not even move.

A dragon, the strongest existence on land.

A single Fear released by such a being bound eight legion commanders and 800 priests.

Beond sneered.

“And what are you going to do by binding us?”

Brightest Moon’s attacks ultimately killed enemies using the enemies’ own power.

The Myriad Mile Bird merely flew through the sky and showed strange movements.

And the baby puppy was just dribbling snot.

Right, even if they were bound for one minute, nothing would change.

Their offense was miserable.

And right now, the 18th Legion Commander was secretly preparing something.

Come a little closer.

He was a being with the power to nullify all traits.

That was why he had become a legion commander.

KyooKyoo came toddling over.

He intended to grab its neck and twist it off.

But his thinking was wrong.

KyooKyoo had not come over carelessly.

It had sensed it on instinct, as a dragon.

That he had not been caught by Dragon Fear!

“Kyoo......!”

“.......”

As KyooKyoo stood in front of him and opened its mouth wide, the 18th Legion Commander made a puzzled expression.

Energy gathered inside that mouth.

It was one of the powers KyooKyoo had originally possessed.

(Little Breath)

Active Skill

Grade: Legendary

Level: 1

Effect:

·Hits a single target only with 50% of the Bone Dragon’s Breath damage.

Description: You should not dismiss it just because it is small. If it is 50% of a Bone Dragon’s Breath damage, it can melt any monster.

Hyunsoo had not taken KyooKyoo to hunting grounds.

That was because, while this trait of KyooKyoo’s was strong, its HP had originally been so low.

However, as could be seen from the power called Little Breath, it said that it delivered 50% of the Bone Dragon Breath’s power to a single target.

50% of a Bone Dragon’s damage.

That far surpassed imagination.

KRAAAAAAGH—!

The Breath spewed from that little mouth struck the 18th Legion Commander directly.

“......!”

All the flesh of the legion commander burned away until only the shape of a skeleton remained, and then even the bones scattered as powder.

He died without even being able to make a sound, frozen in the shape of a scream.

“.......”

“.......”

“.......”

“.......”

“.......”

The first legion commander had died.

Because they were under the effects of Gremory’s Fragment, their levels were moving through ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) the 490–500 range. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

And.

“Maaang!”

The “king” Lucky Lump had prepared.

Atro’s Necklace, which had originated from Kabel and been hung around KyooKyoo’s neck.

Originally, KyooKyoo possessed an active skill called 1st Class Magic.

It was a power it had been born with.

And through Atro’s Necklace this time, a new power had awakened.

Was it 2nd Class Magic?

No.

Rather, the active skill 1st Class Magic itself had transformed to suit a true dragon.

Would the 1st Class Magic used by ordinary players and the 1st Class Magic used by a dragon be the same?

Not at all.

A dragon’s Intellect and Wisdom stats were absurdly high, and because of that, even when using the same magic, it could display far greater power.

KyooKyoo had awakened a part of that power.

The evolved form of 1st Class Magic.

(1st Class Magic)

Active Skill

Grade: Legendary

Level: 1

Effect:

·You have mastered all 1st Class Magic.

·There is no cooldown.

·Casting time is reduced to 50%.

·When using 1st Class Magic, magic attack power is increased by 180%.

·Because of an amount of mana beyond common sense, your MP will not be exhausted while using 1st Class Magic.

Description: As expected of a dragon called the progenitor of magic, it can casually wield even 1st Class Magic.

Previously, 1st Class Magic had stated that magic attack power increased by 60%.

And that the cooldown was 50% faster than normal users.

But now the magic attack power had been buffed from 60% to 180%.

On top of that, the cooldown had been reduced by 50%, but now it had been deleted entirely.

In other words, it could keep firing 1st Class Magic continuously with no cooldown at all.

And with the level increase of this 1st Class Magic, the power Atro’s Necklace had opened up was tremendous.

(Dragon Storage)

Active Skill

Grade: Legendary

Level: 1

Effect:

·You can store 1st Class Magic only and unleash it simultaneously.

·You can cast 1st Class Magic only instantly.

·You can store up to 200 at once.

Players also possessed a skill called Storage.

However, even magician players within the world top ten rankings were known to be unable to store more than 50 1st Class Magic spells.

In addition, they did not feel any need to use Storage.

It was better to use one wide-area AoE skill than to store 50 1st Class Magic spells.

Then did that mean KyooKyoo’s power was inferior to wide-area destruction?

No.

KyooKyoo’s 1st Class Magic carried an additional 180% magic attack power bonus.

In other words, it far surpassed their wide-area attacks—the dragon’s 1st Class Magic, especially when stored through Dragon Storage, was overwhelmingly superior.

FWAAAAH—!

[Dragon Storage]

[It unleashes the stored power simultaneously.]

Into the sky rose 200 Fireballs, Magic Missiles, Energy Bolts, Fire Arrows, and Wind Cutters.

Ordinarily, they would have laughed.

How can that......!

No way.......

I’ve never seen a Fireball that large.......

The Fireballs were three times larger than normal Fireballs.

The 200 spells filling the sky bombarded them all at once.

KRAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKBOOOOM—!

And the 3rd Legion Commander Beond, once he came back to his senses, was able to see it.

The Myriad Mile Bird, floating loftily as it burned a vast sea of flame, glaring at him with a hawk’s eyes.

The black cat, posing seductively and licking its front paw with a sneering look, as if gazing down on lesser beings.

The arrogant dragon, which had just unleashed 200 spells and yet remained utterly composed, as though it were only seeing the natural result.

And lastly—

KOOOONG—

A single puppy whose small front paw touched down, yet made him feel the illusion that the ground itself was trembling.

These four tiny creatures were shaking up every plan Gremory had laid.