chapter 220 – Building a Castle (8)


    [Yomwang Wall]


    [SSS+ Rank]


    [Special Abilities: Fire Nest, Diamond, Evil Absorption, Evolution]


    *Fire Nest: Creates a curtain of fire energy that protects everything in the wall.It is strengthened by the power of the me and never weakens.


    *Diamond: Strengthens defense and durability beyond the limits.


    * Evil Absorption: It absorbs some of theenergy of those wanting to harm those inside the wall to energize the creaturesinside thewall.


    *Evolution: This artifact has the potential to grow beyond the limits of itsrank.


    [A buildingpleted with the help of a craftsman and many helperswho have crossed the limits of a mortal body.The scale was so huge thatit did not receive enough energy, butthe building that inherited the possibility of a craftsman will surelybe reborn as heintended.]


    -You made history again. 400,000HP bonus from an impressed administrator!


    “No, this isn’t what I made.” It was made out of anSS+ rank metal, so he had high expectations, but the fact thatthe entire wall was an artifact was beyond anything he hadimagined. It was well out of what could be considered a cksmith’s work.


    -You are the member who alloyedthe explosive gold brick, and you are the one whodecided how to build the wall. It is no exaggeration to saythat you made thiswall.


    The administrator said so as if he guessed what Shin-hyuk had beenthinking. Kang Shin-hyuk felt bad for Shu. Itwas all thanks to her ability that theyhadpleted it soquickly.


    “Is this enough?”


    -I don’t know, but the conditions were good.


    The administrator told him to lookaround. Indeed, all of the Yeomin except for Kwati had fallen totheground.


    [Hey, Anvil.]


    Meanwhile, Kwati called out to him quizzically asshe had yet to grasp the situation.


    [What the hell is this damn girldoing? The two of us have to fight against them?]


    “Can’t we try to solve it through talking?”


    [There’s a bunch of them.]


    [Smash it!]


    [Destroy the volcano and regain our peaceful world!]


    The people living in this world charged atthe wall with the fire lizards besidethem.


    -ng!


    -Kiii!


    However, while Kwati and Kang Shin-hyuk stoodby not knowing what to do, everyone who rushed the wall bouncedoff it. The walls were unaffected, however.


    ‘Well, it is made of that explosive gold.’The metal had insanely high durability. It was piled up and rebornas an artifact, so itsdurability and defense had only further increased. It was no wonderthat the monsters of this world would bounce off likethat.


    -Quaaaaah!


    -Quaah!


    The fire lizards crawled around it, but they couldn’t climb the walls or breakthrough it with their mes.Rather, the mes they breathed only reinforced it.This wall was imprable to the firelizardsalone.


    [It’s pretty hard,but…]


    [That’s right, it’s their trick.Push!]


    [Let’s attack with wind and water!]


    The storm turtles could produce wind, and the swamppigs could producewater. The rock wolves used the power of the earth,so they weren’t suffering much damage even when they collided with themetal wall. The explosive gold didn’t havethe vulnerability to water and ice as the icesalt gold did, but it didn’t boast of theinvincibility it had against fire. Each enemy reached theSS-rank on the minimum, so if they continued to attack,it would only take them a day to break through.


    [Damn, we just finished the walls too. Once we’re gone, you’re next!]


    “These ones are the real problem.” They seemed to have at leasta minimal level of reasoning, so why couldn’t theygrasp such a simple fact? KangShin-hyuk was genuinely curious.


    -Member, sometimes beasts, rely on their instincts over reason.They are impatient and obsessed with their desires.


    “Uh, that…”


    -Most beings only think of themselves evenwhen disaster strikes the world. They often think that theywill be the exceptionto thedisaster.


    “Wow.” Such things often happened on Earth, so that he couldn’t denyit.


    “I have to giveup.”


    -That’s right. Edifying them can’t be achieved.


    Kang Shin-hyuk jumped up on the wall to look over the situationnow that he had given up on persuadingthem. Thousands of enemies were strikingthe walls from all sides. It was fortunate that all of them were beingblocked by the special ability FireNest.


    “It’s impressive.”


    [Now’s not the time to admire them,Anvil.]


    Kwati came up to his side and redat the hordes around them with a murderous gaze.


    [I’ll admit the walls you made are amazing. But how long will they hold out?]


    “Is it okay to be hostile likethis?”


    [It can’t be changed now. Besides, there’s nothing tofear. You only need to be able to defeat themproperly. If the Yeomin were in good shape, it would be simpleto use this wall to stop them.]


    Kwati replied that there was a reason they weren’t invading eachother’s territories in the first ce. She had a me shiningorange in her hand, but she didn’t know which one todealwith.


    “Okay, then let’s wake up Shu first.” He ran down the wand found Shu’s body lying halfway down. Her chestgently rose and fell, informing him that she was only sleeping.


    “Do you have any advice, administrator?”


    -You should use your best skills.


    “Oh, really? Then, I’m sorry, Shu, but a kiss…”


    -?!?!


    The administrator had only been joking around, but Kang Shin-hyuk wasintent on doing it right. He supported her head up and heldherhand.


    -Member, are you really confident that your best ability is that?


    “Shh, I need to focus.”


    -Was this mymistake?


    What he meant was, of course, his spiritual power. KangShin-hyuk carefully let his spiritual power flow through Shu.Originally, such a thing would be impossible, but since she was stunnedand he had more experience in reading other’s sources with hispower, it was actually rather easypared to working withMirang. It seemed that she was stronger than Mirang, however,but her spiritual defense wasweak.


    ‘Ah… indeed, it is.’ He understood some of themechanisms by which her abilities worked as he dug through to herroots.


    ‘In exchange for bringingthe results right away, Shu is cutting away at her future. Inother words, her immature body is the price and penalty for herability.’ Perhaps that wasn’t the only penalty. There must have been many things shehad to give up in exchange for them. A typical example would beskill proficiency since she skipped the process and wouldtake a penalty for not properly learningit. Perhaps that was why her stake inpleting the wall had beenoddlysmall.


    -It is the ability to look forward to the future, but only if youcan wisely walk the tightrope between desire and reason. So, dearmember, it is really…


    Half ignoring the prying administrator, he sank deeper into Shu’s source. At thatpoint, she seemed to realize his invasion, but she eptedhim without any rejection.


    [Grandpa…?]


    [Did you wakeup?]


    [It’s still hard. Interfering with causality causes strain onmy body. Was it not solved with the finished wall?]


    [I don’t know, but it doesn’t seem likeit will hold outforever.]


    [Well, that’s right. They need to be overwhelmedso they won’t attackter…]


    Each time her voice rang out, her core, a sphere of bright light, swelledup.


    [Okay, I can do this. It’s still difficult for me to getupmyself.]


    Shu dered so.


    [I’ll lend you someof my abilities. Wanna try a rocket punch?]


    [Uh?! Can I do it?!]


    [It would be impossible with my body. But Ithink Grandpa can handle it.]


    He could feel her power flowing throughhim.


    “Ah…”


    -Member, are you okay?


    “…Yeah.” When he opened his eyes, Shu was still asleep.


    [Anvil, please help! The walls are vibrating… huh?]


    [What is that?!]


    Something great had appeared in the sky.