Genius Blacksmith's Game

Common sense.

It means ordinary knowledge.

Most things in the world operate within this thing called “common sense.”

The appearance of a mythology artifact for the first time in 300 years was still within the bounds of common sense.

Even the emergence, after so long, of an incredible blacksmith capable of pulling it off was still something that fit inside common sense.

A demon that had lived for over 500 years.

For Gremory, there had in fact been nothing that could truly be called beyond common sense.

Their very existence already belonged to the category of the unreasonable, and there had never been anything shocking enough for beings ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) like them to call something absurd.

And yet, now.

How can an attack power this absurd even exist......?

Yes, it shattered the frame of common sense completely.

Was it because that sword was mythology grade?

No.

No matter how high the grade, there was still supposed to be a proper limit.

Then was it an error?

KRAAAAAANG—!

As the White Tiger Sword swung once more, black blood burst from the slash across her chest like a fountain.

FWAAASH—!

Tremble, tremble, tremble......

Her body quivered faintly.

For her, who was almost never wounded, pain was not something familiar.

And there was also the power contained in Mythology Crafter.

You are the protagonist within mythology. No one will be able to disregard one who has forged mythology.

It was an effect that applied even to enemies.

And also—

[An alien power is observing your White Tiger Sword.]

[It is a power that can only glimpse attack power.]

The reason Gremory had begun to feel fear—

it was entirely a side effect of Gremory’s Demon’s Numbers.

In truth, the White Tiger Sword’s attack power was not in the four-thousands.

(White Tiger Sword)

Grade: Mythology

Durability: Infinite

Attack Power: 1,343

Restriction: Pope, First Holy Knight

Special Abilities:

·Critical Hit Chance +120%

·Cutting Power +175%

·Attack Accuracy +150%

·Attack Speed +30%

·Physical Attack Power Against Evil +200%

·Magic Attack Power Against Evil +150%

·Active Skill Cry out, White Tiger

·Active Skill Tear them apart, White Tiger

·Active Skill Sweep them away, White Tiger

·Passive Skill Resolute White Tiger

·Passive Skill White Tiger Aura

·Because it contains overwhelmingly immense power, stamina consumption increases threefold.

Description: A peerless mythical sword in which the blacksmith who leads an era, through the spirit of learning the old and knowing the new, imbued both the power of righteousness and the White Tiger at once.

It was the result of Demon’s Numbers being able to see only the “cross-section” called attack power, with the White Tiger Sword’s Physical Attack Power Against Evil +200% applied.

But even so, it was true that this was astounding even to Hyunsoo.

Base attack power is 1,343...... and on top of that, cutting power increases by 175%, and critical hits increase by 120%?

Hyunsoo could say it with certainty.

At the very least, the monsters and demonic beasts here—

even if they were in the level 400 range, they would struggle to survive a single critical strike from the White Tiger Sword.

And the White Tiger Sword’s real wonder lay in the fact that it was not a greatsword.

A greatsword was simply too long, which made its method of use awkward.

That was why Hyunsoo had always dragged the Twin Dragon Sword behind his back when he swung it.

A greatsword was also heavy, and its attack speed dropped.

Of course, since the Twin Dragon Sword was a Transcendence artifact, those weaknesses had been partly compensated for, but it was nothing compared to the White Tiger Sword, whose length sat between a greatsword and a phantom blade.

And then—

[Attack Speed +30% is applied.]

The White Tiger Sword was not slow to begin with.

But for that attack speed itself to become 30% faster—that made absurd things possible.

And another reason Gremory was feeling fear.

“......They said you were the weakest of the great archdemons in close combat, didn’t they?”

“......!?”

Gremory knew very well what happened the moment she allowed someone in close.

In truth, the demon called Gremory was, if compared to a user, a being that mixed a summoner and a tamer together.

Why had Gremory hidden herself in the middle of all forty thousand troops?

Of course, she had trusted in attack misses—but she had also known how to prepare for the worst.

But—

“I wasn’t just sitting around sucking my fingers, Gremory.”

A young beast had once encountered a hyena.

The hyena’s words—Next time, I’ll definitely eat you—had filled it with fear.

But the young beast’s fangs had grown larger and larger, and its forepaws had become too much for a single hyena to handle.

GRIIIIP—

The beast, now fully grown, needed something to devour.

And so it had come to find that same hyena from before.

KRAAAANG—!

“......Ghk!”

[You have dealt 97,431 damage.]

When level 400 Holy Knights got lucky and succeeded, the damage they dealt was only around ten thousand.

And yet now, damage ten times that amount was being driven into her.

SHRRAAAK—!

[You have dealt 100,031 damage.]

[You have dealt 89,031 damage.]

[Critical hit triggered!]

[You receive the 175% Cutting Power correction!]

[You have dealt 251,305 damage!]

FWOOOOSH—

And on top of that, the White Tiger Sword ran counter to ordinary common sense.

Originally, the White Tiger and righteousness had nothing to do with each other.

And yet, within the spirit of learning the old and knowing the new, both the mystery of the Four Tiger Sword and the power of the White Tiger coexisted within it, so that every place it cut erupted with flames like white blossoms.

“You, you bastard......!”

She stretched out a hand, meaning to show that while she was weak in close combat, she could still kill at least one opponent.

In truth, it was a fact known to all that she was weaker in close combat than the other demons, because everyone knew one thing.

That was why ultra-named bosses were terrifying.

Their total MP was five times higher than that of high rankers.

So Gremory had only needed to counter him with her many traits and abilities.

And yet—

I, I can’t move?

The instant her body was struck, it was controlled.

[White Tiger Aura]

[With a 12% probability, White Tiger Aura inflicts Stun for 1 second.]

The White Tiger Sword swung more than three times in a single second.

At that point, a 12% chance of a 1-second stun functioned as a ridiculous status ailment.

Upon the stunned Gremory, again and again—

[White Tiger Aura]

[With a 12% probability, White Tiger Aura inflicts Stun for 1 second.]

KRAKRAKRAKRAKRAK—!

[White Tiger Aura]

[With a 12% probability, White Tiger Aura inflicts Stun for 1 second.]

KRAKRAKRAKRAKRAKRAK—!

“KIIIAAAAAAAAK!”

“Shut up.”

[White Tiger Aura]

[With a 12% probability, White Tiger Aura inflicts......]

It caused continuous stagger.

And there was more power that followed.

[Resolute White Tiger]

[With a 15% probability on hit, it strikes 8 times with basic attack damage.]

KRAKRAKRAKRAKRAKRAKRAKRAK—!

[Resolute White Tiger]

[Resolute White Tiger]

KRAK, KRAKRAK—!

KRAKRAKRAKRAK—!

The entire world watching this was flustered.

The words of the commentators shocked the countless people currently watching.

But it was not broken.

Some viewers were watching with friends, and some were new to Ares altogether.

One viewer defined it cleanly.

KRAAAAAANG—!

Foam gathered at the corners of the great archdemon’s mouth.

Of course, Gremory’s flailing attacks were definitely landing on him.

However—

[Overlord]

[It returns damage tripled and ignores all defense.]

As that damage was reflected back to her, Gremory staggered violently.

Watching her HP bar drop at a terrifying pace, viewers across the world shuddered.

But at the same time, the truth was visible.

The various trait attacks and powers Gremory lashed out with whenever she slipped free of stagger for a moment.

And even her basic attack damage.

Even though he was wearing Overlord’s Armor and Overlord’s Helm, Hyunsoo was clearly taking massive damage.

Which meant that in the end, Hyunsoo’s HP was dropping faster than Gremory’s HP.

And to make matters worse, the monsters and demonic beasts of the Calamity Church were arriving late from behind to protect her.

Because of the attacks crashing into him from the rear like a storm—

Hyunsoo’s HP plummeted, and Gremory—

being a summoner—felt a brief sense of relief thanks to her children.

“Lord Hyunsoo!!!!”

“My lord, we’re coming!”

But it was far too much for them to break through the tens of thousands of monster troops and reach him.

Yet then—

KRAKRAKRAKRAKRAKRAK—!

Hyunsoo’s back was as solid as an iron fortress, and his armor seemed invincible.

Without collapsing, it endured with unshakable firmness.

[Overlord]

[It returns damage tripled and ignores all defense.]

“KHUAAAAK!”

“UAAAAAAK!”

“Guhk!”

The demonic beasts and monsters were instead causing their own deaths.

But even then, Hyunsoo’s HP was crashing below 15%.

Even so, Gremory believed she was still the victor.

And then......

“......?”

Pop—

Hyunsoo suddenly pulled out an unidentified potion bottle and poured it into his mouth.

To Gremory, it was absurd.

Under her power, recovery was impossible right now.

And yet Hyunsoo broke through even that common sense.

[You have consumed an HP and MP 100% Recovery Potion.]

It was a peerless potion that could only be bought for 100,000 Honor Points in the Tower of Honor.

And it ignored any restriction.

But considering the value of 100,000 Honor Points, it was something absurd in its own right.

And Gremory could not understand it.

Then why had he been hitting her with basic attacks?

The truth—

[Transcendence grade. You have acquired Gremory’s Horn.]

[Transcendence grade. You have acquired Gremory’s Wing Bone.]

Slide—

“......?”

From the Gremory’s Horn he quietly showed her, Gremory realized it.

The crystal-clear reason—Hyunsoo had been using the skill Gathering to steal her materials.

The reason he had kept striking her with “basic attacks” was nothing but deception to obtain those materials, and Gremory’s eyes rolled back.

“Y-you, you bastard......!!”

“I’ll make good use of the materials.”

Hyunsoo knew there were no more materials left to gather.

And the followers of the Calamity Church were continuing to stack up layer upon layer behind him, while his chest was burning hotter and hotter with excitement.

The reason—

[The 3x experience bonus for hunting Gremory is currently applied.]

That was the first reason.

That was the second.

[The Holy Knights and priests of the Ares Church hold reverence toward you.]

[They will not forget you today.]

That was the third.

[Saintess Aria briefly harbors a new god in her heart.]

[But knowing it to be a false feeling, it quickly fades.]

[However, her reverence toward you will still remain.]

And after that......

[The heavily injured Pope Karsel has risen and is watching you, the one who forged the holy relic.]

[The blacksmith that is you is being engraved upon Pope Karsel’s heart.]

That was the fourth.

[Your contribution score to the Ares Church cannot be calculated!]

[You possess an unquantifiable contribution score.]

That was the fifth.

[This is absurd.]

[The number of guild join requests is too high.]

The sixth reason was the flood pouring toward Hyunsoo as guild master.

And then......

“Sword King Rampage.”

SHRRRRRRRRRRAAAAK—!!

“S-stop......!”

“Absolute Invincibility, Overwhelm, Accumulation. And then......”

“Sever in Two.”

SHRRRRAAAAAAAK—!!!!

“......!!!!”

As Gremory was split in half and began to vanish—

[You have hunted the great archdemon Gremory!]

[You obtain the title Great Archdemon Hunter.]

[The drop rate for hunting great archdemons is increased by 2x!]

That was the seventh reason.

[You have used the White Tiger Sword for a long time.]

[Due to the penalty of 3x stamina application, your mind grows hazy.]

The blacksmith holding a single White Tiger Sword as the great archdemon scattered away staggered.

[A user with the blacksmith class has slain a great archdemon alone.]

[This is an event that has never existed in any age of history.]

As the image of Hyunsoo driving the sword into the ground and standing without collapsing was broadcast to the entire world, the final reason was......

“Haa, haa.......”

Because the whole world was zooming in on the genius blacksmith, with the vanishing demon before him and his sword planted in the earth as he endured.