Chapter 77
Absolute Zero
Translator : PolterGlast
Ginia sliced through
five Silver Golems without any trouble.
Aoi, too, managed to
destroy five Silver Golems with her fists, albeit in a much more precarious
fashion, thanks to my healing magic support.
The remaining Golems numbered
eight, and just from watching the fight, I felt that the two of them could
probably defeat them on their own, but...
Ginia was out of magic
power. Aoi had exhausted her stamina from repeated use of her skill, and was in
no condition to continue fighting.
"You two fought
well to get this far."
"Graham-san,
we'll leave the rest to you!"
"Haaah, haaah.
The rest is up to you. I'll watch your fight while I rest."
After patting their
shoulders in praise, I walked towards the Golems in the back.
All I've done so far
is find the hidden passage and use healing magic on Aoi.
Even though I was the
one who suggested this "good deed," I've done practically nothing
this time.
I psyched myself up,
rolling my shoulders, and approached the Golems that were devouring ore in the
back.
Even while the ten
Golems in the front were fighting, these Golems hadn't moved a muscle, acting
as if they didn't notice.
Perhaps because they
are inorganic, they lack a sense of camaraderie; not a single one moved to help
its comrades.
Even as I approached
to within visual range, they continued to completely ignore me. When I drew my
katana and brandished it... they all turned towards me at once, just like the
previous Silver Golems.
The ones eating silver
ore in the front were the Silver Golems, and the one eating gold ore at the
very back was the Gold Golem.
The Gold Golem had a
crest-like pattern on its core, and it had a somewhat beast-like form, walking
on four legs.
Unlike the
mechanically moving Silver Golems, its movements were fluid, making it look
like a completely different species of monster.
"I suppose I'll
start by defeating the Silver Golems."
I muttered that
quietly and then held my left hand out in front of me.
Gravity magic would
work, but I decided to use a different spell to defeat the Silver Golems.
"[Absolute
Zero]."
[Absolute Zero] is an
ice-attribute spell, a combination of water and wind-attribute magic, capable
of freezing a wide area in an instant.
While being careful
not to let the magic reach Ginia and the others behind me, I had it spread
along the cave floor and froze the Silver Golems all at once.
I had intended to stop
their movements in this state and then deliver the finishing blow, but it seems
their cores were frozen solid, and they were already dead.
Controlling my magic
is truly difficult. Just like with the gravity magic, I ended up finishing the
fight before it even began.
Freezing them will
likely lower the quality of their materials, so I shouldn't use ice-attribute
magic on the Gold Golem.
Ignoring the frozen
Silver Golems, the four-legged Gold Golem charged at me.
If it were a living
creature, it would have surely fled in this situation. Its actions, despite its
beast-like movements, showed that it was an inorganic Golem.
As I thought that, I
let it get as close as possible and then activated my next spell.
"[Gravity Magic -
Increase]."
The opposite of
[Gravity Magic - Decrease], this spell increases the gravity affecting its
target.
It is similar to
[Gravity Magic - Impact], but [Gravity Magic - Increase] is easier to adjust
and is a spell specialized in stopping movement.
The Gold Golem, which
had been moving nimbly, suddenly slowed down. I continued to apply gravity
while observing it.
Crushing it would
defeat the purpose, so I carefully increased the load, and after confirming
that it was completely immobile, I approached the Gold Golem, which was
desperately resisting the gravity.
And then, I aimed for
the defenseless Gold Golem's core and cleanly extracted it with my katana.
The moment I removed
the magic core, I released the spell.
Unable to maintain its
life, it collapsed, but the outer shell of the Gold Golem remained beautifully
intact.
I had been particular
about how I defeated it so that it would sell for a high price, and as a
result, I was able to finish it off in a state where it looked like it could
move at any moment.
I'm sure if I were to
re-embed the core I just extracted, it would start moving again. I can expect a
good price for this.
Grinning to myself, I
also released the magic that had been freezing the Silver Golems.
Even after being
released, they remained frozen solid, but... I'll just leave these Silver
Golems as they are.
I can't carry them
back anyway, and I can just leave them frozen and come back for them later if I
feel like it.
The biggest problem
from here is... how to carry this Gold Golem back to Biodasdal.
It would be a shame to
dismantle it, but it's about four meters long, and carrying it would be
difficult even for me.
It can't be helped. I'll
have to cut it at the joints and dismantle it so I can carry it.
I'll try to see if I
can reassemble it when I get back to the city, but for now, I'll dismantle the
Gold Golem.
Ginia and Aoi are
waiting, so I quickly dismantled the Gold Golem into a portable size with my
katana and then returned to the two of them.
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