Chapter 58:The Secret of the Ancient Temple (2)
Tadadat!
Mu-yeong circled around the Mud Golem first, moving to read its patterns.
It really is enormous.
Its massive fra looked like it could shrug off a grenade without flinching.
Those imposing limbs were so thick that even a graze from them seed like it would flatten a person into jerky.
The one saving grace was that it was made of mud.
With clumps of dirt sliding off every ti the creatures moved, they didn't look all that sturdy.
And with that bulk, they're bound to be slow.
Then the plan was simple: destroy the legs first, restrict its movent.
Mu-yeong's eyes flashed as he sprinted toward the first one.
—Greeeugh!
Mud Golem 1 raised both arms high.
It took precise aim at Mu-yeong, then slamd them down hard into the ground.
Thud!
A cloud of dust erupted alongside the tremor.
Through the haze where nothing a hand's breadth away could be seen, Mu-yeong burst out.
A predictable attack, just as expected.
A monster that relied on brute strength, swinging its enormous limbs around.
Fatal if it connected—but as long as it didn't connect, that was all there was to it.
Mu-yeong closed in to point-blank range and drove an Annihilation Strike loaded with the internal energy of the 5th Star into it.
Pweeong!
—Now that's what I'm talking about lol
—Lol look at it blow apart
—That sound is insane
—So satisfying lol
The targeted area—the left leg—blew clean apart.
The red HP bar beside its na had also dropped by about 20%.
These things definitely have way more health than Lizardn, no comparison.
But now that its mobility was wrecked, it was as good as dead.
Mu-yeong charged at the creature as it began to topple, its center of gravity lost.
Just as he was about to line up the next strike—
Tudududuk!
The mud that had been scattered across the ground began pulling itself back together.
It was like watching ti run in reverse.
It rebuilt the leg that had just been destroyed, and in no ti at all, a perfectly intact golem stood there as if nothing had happened.
Mu-yeong faltered at the sight—too surreal to be real.
Not regenerating a wound—but fully restoring sothing I completely blew apart?
—Lolololol
—Look at him being shocked lol
—Did this guy not look up the guide?
—He really looks like he's just brute-forcing it
—If he doesn't know how to kill golems, he's in for a rough ti lol
"What is this, so kind of jiangshi? How does that even make sense?"
['Gumi' has donated 1,000 Won.]
—Lol, this is fantasy, man
—For real lol
—Actually worse than a jiangshi tbh lol
—At least those things drop dead the mont you rip off their talisman lol
—Golems are rough 'cause there's no obvious weak point lol
Mu-yeong tightened his grip again.
He drove an Annihilation Strike with even more internal energy loaded into it, burying it into the golem's shoulder socket.
Pweeong!
But once again, the sa thing repeated itself.
The right arm that had been completely blown off regenerated like a ghost reappearing.
Mu-yeong halted his assault, took a step back, and glared hard at the golem.
—Is he seriously clueless on how to clear this?
—Nah but this is technically the right approach
—You don't know where the core is, so you have to try hitting everywhere ㅇㅇ
—Usually it's in the chest or head area
—But that's not a sure thing either, so you've gotta probe it all
The viewers were dropping hints, but Mu-yeong had no room to check the chat.
He was focused entirely on one thing—how to kill it—when Yu Ye-rin called out.
"Mu-yeong! With golems you can't just swing blindly—you have to find the core!"
"The core?"
"There's a stone or sothing sowhere in its body that supplies mana! Until you destroy it, it'll keep regenerating infinitely, so you're just wasting energy!"
Mu-yeong looked over at Yu Ye-rin.
She was swinging her sword rapidly, probing all across the golem's body.
Arms, legs, abdon, chest and so on.
She was shaving away at the mud from the bottom up when sothing that sparkled like a gemstone popped out near the head.
"Found it! It looks like this!"
Yu Ye-rin's eyes lit up as she leapt.
She spun once in midair, then swiftly swept her sword—wreathed in pink Sword Energy.
"Fallen Plum Blossom Rain!"
Countless plum blossoms scattered and fell.
It was almost a peaceful sight—yet the result was anything but.
Kwaaang!
The mont it touched the top of the golem's head, an explosion erupted.
The plum blossoms had split the core apart.
—Damn yooooo
—The falling blossoms are seriously cool lol
—For real, it's flashy as anything lol
—As expected from the Plum Blossom Sword Art lol
—Greeeugh.
With the core destroyed, the golem let out a deflated groan.
Then it staggered, unable to hold its form, and collapsed with a thud.
Seizing that mont, Yu Ye-rin struck a few more tis, and the golem—its HP fully drained—returned to nature.
"So that's how you do it."
Having confird the strategy, Mu-yeong fixed his gaze on the quota before him.
The golem was taking up a stance like it was about to kick.
Not going to happen.
Tat!
Mu-yeong leapt straight toward it and slid his sword back into its sheath.
I've shown off the sword plenty of tis before—a brief change of pace should be fine.
Consider it a service for the Head Abbot of Shaolin Temple.
—Huh?
—Is he going to take it down with his fists?
—It's still a golem even if it's made of mud
—What's even its base defense lol
—Said he'll reach in and pull it out himself lol
Then.
Pajik!
Sparks flew from Mu-yeong's fist.
Not white or yellow sparks—but red ones.
—?
—?
—Holy sh—
—What is that?
—Insane lol
Mu-yeong wasn't doing this without reason.
A sword, fundantally, is a weapon made to cut things.
But to find the core of this enormous creature—how many strikes would it even take?
Of course, if he loaded his attacks with internal energy the way he had before, he'd put it down quick enough.
The thing would be blasted apart in chunks.
But in exchange, the durability of this one-of-a-kind sword would wear down fast.
He had to save it for the real boss.
Not throwaway mobs like these.
Besides, when it cos to destroying sothing whole—there's nothing better suited for that than this.
Mu-yeong loaded his fist with internal energy all the way to Full Power, locking onto the top of the golem's head.
Heavenly Demon Sky-Shattering Fist.
First Form.
Heavenly Thunder.
Kwarrrrng—!
In an instant, the sky roared.
Not a single cloud in sight, yet—
As question marks flooded everyone's minds.
Kwaaaang!!
A clap of thunder rang out—loud enough to burst eardrums.
So enormous that the viewers felt stunned in place.
When the shock faded, an unbelievable scene had unfolded before them.
—Lololololololol
—Holy sh—lolololololol
—Insane lol
—What even lolololol
—Did he just completely obliterate the core?! lol
Destroying the core doesn't instantly kill a golem.
To be precise, what disappears is only the mana being endlessly regenerated through the core—the creature's original HP remains intact.
The standard strategy is to then begin attacking in earnest once it's in that state, but Mu-yeong had skipped right past that step.
In short—at the sa mont he destroyed the core wherever it was hiding, he'd killed it outright with damage that exceeded its limit.
"And one more."
Mu-yeong imdiately launched himself off the ground.
He arrived beside Mud Golem 2, which had been standing roughly 5 ters away.
And left it in the exact sa state as the last one.
Tat!
Mu-yeong landed and rolled his wrist.
A cascade of satisfying notification chis burst out one after another.
['LandlordLife' has donated 300,000 Won.]
—So you're saying that's what you used to break the punch machine earlier? Lucky it ended there lol
—Now that you ntion it lol
—So you really weren't loading internal energy into it lol
—If that was a real punch, the whole area would be in ruins lol
—For real, getting away with just one punch machine is sothing lol
['Shaolin Temple Captain' has donated 500,000 Won.]
—I believed in you!!!!
—All that singing about knuckles and now you've achieved enlightennt lol
—Head Abbot doing a shoulder shimmy in real ti lol
—But honestly watching the fists in action has its own charm lol
—It was cool, gotta admit lol
"Glad it was satisfying. You donated earlier too, Head Abbot, so I wanted to show a bit of sincerity."
['Dan Jung-seon' has donated 300,000 Won.]
—But why no betting round this ti? It was practically free money.
"……."
This one's really gotten deep into the odd-or-even gambling.
Of course, that had been the goal—but Mu-yeong found himself at a loss for words, watching soone get fully hooked in a single day.
"A fight broke out suddenly, so it slipped my mind. I absolutely will not forget for the boss."
['Dan Jung-seon' has donated 100,000 Won.]
—You absolutely cannot forget.
The Martial Alliance Leader emphasizing it twice over.
It wasn't hard to picture him squirming with excitent.
Mu-yeong smirked and made his way over to Yu Ye-rin, who was picking up the loot.
"Was the move that took out the golem the 16th Form—Fallen Plum Blossom Rain? Quite magnificent."
"Co on, compared to you it's nothing. The way you punched it apart with sparks flying was way cooler."
The mandatory mutual complint session that cos with a collab stream.
After polishing each other's image, Mu-yeong pointed ahead.
"Let's keep moving."
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Mu-yeong's broadcast had already surpassed 6,700 viewers.
Among them, naturally, were plenty of regulars from the Monster World Gallery.
Thanks to those live-comntating in real ti, post generation was extrely active.
[Today's new golem hunting thod by Mu-yeong .GIF]
—Just blow it apart along with the core lolololol
—Ah— Mu-yeong, you again?
—Damn, another thing to worship today.
—Is it? It's just his everyday routine—why does anyone even need to be surprised?
—For real, perfectly ordinary lol
—But what's actually with the lightning coming out of his fist lol
—Don't try to understand. Just feel it.
—It's not like there's been much to explain so far anyway lol
[Anyone see Mu-yeong hunting golems just now???]
—I'm a newbie so I don't really know—is that even possible normally?
—ㅇㅇ Theoretically yes lol
—There are a few people who've actually done it.
—Get out of here. How is that even possible.
—Wanna post proof? Run along if you're scared
—Post it right now lol
Theoretically possible.
Before long, a post with a short video attached went up.
[Vid of taking a golem out in one hit ㅇㅇ]
—Said sothing about proof earlier so I'm posting right away. For reference, I killed it as close as possible to how Mu-yeong did it, using Thunderbolt.
—You insane lol
—One-shotting with a level 58 mage lol
—Isn't it weirder that you can't do it with 30 levels of difference? lol
—At that point you could beat it with a staff instead of a spell lol
[But seriously, is there actually anyone at a similar level besides Mu-yeong who's done sothing like that?]
—Normally you beat it half to death, find the core, then destroy it—that's the textbook thod, right?
—If you're being serious about it, it takes a bit of luck
—ㅇㅇ If the core's in the head it's doable, but if it's in the chest or stomach? Honestly, that's rough.
—So Mu-yeong's actually nothing special then?
—Did the guy above see the sa thing I did lol Mu-yeong just lted the golem.
Only the subject had changed—in truth it looked exactly like a typical day in the gallery.
And so, with aggro and nonsense flying every which way, posts began converging on a single topic again.
[BREAKING: Mu-yeong has arrived at the Ancient Temple]
[Ancient Temple entry lolololol]
[Now the real boss fight begins lol]
[He's in the middle of an ad right now—if he can't clear it, this will actually beco legendary lol]
The flood of posts that had been surging suddenly slowed.
Every last person in the gallery had been pulled back into Mu-yeong's broadcast.
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