Chapter 68 - The Blurry Witch (3)

The chat window was filled with excitement at the unprecedented appearance of the fusion spell. However, Lee Kyungbok had no time to carefully observe the reactions. The boss, the Wraith Golem, had thrown another corpse.

"I won't fall for the same trick twice!"

Lee Kyungbok swung his whips with both hands. A red whirlwind enveloped the flying whips. He immediately twisted his waist and sent the bloated corpse back to the Wraith Golem.

- Wow, so flashy!

- Is this Elden Soul? Haha, it's like your son has returned!

- Haha, you're a God of War!

- As expected of a fireworks-loving people!

The bloated corpse, now on fire, rushed towards the Wraith Golem's gemstone. However, the golem's defense was not so easily breached.

The golem used its thick arm to knock away the flying corpse. With a loud crash, bone fragments scattered in all directions.

"Looks like I need to do something about those arms."

- Yeah, that's right.

- But how do you attack?

- Can't you just hit it hard with that flame whip?

- But the opponent is a golem...

- You need a greatsword or a blunt weapon.

- This might take some time.

To exploit the weakness, the logical step was to deal with the defensive arms. However, the viewers couldn't think of a proper way to attack.

"I have a plan."

Lee Kyungbok's words left question marks in the chat window, but no further explanation followed.

The golem tried to tear another corpse and throw it. Lee Kyungbok moved his hand a step ahead.

This time, three red tendrils extended from one hand. The spell quickly wrapped around the golem's hand, binding it.

The viewers realized what Lee Kyungbok was aiming for.

- Oh, haha!

- You can use it like this too!

- Yeah, it can't throw now!

- Getting hit by its own weapon, huh?

The corpse in the golem's grasp began to swell. If left alone, it would explode in the golem's hand.

However, the golem didn't just stand there. It moved swiftly, swinging its arm.

Lee Kyungbok couldn't resist the force with his strength alone. To maintain the spell, his body was lifted off the ground.

- Aaaaaah!

- Tree! Tree!

- Smash it!

The golem swung its arm towards an obstacle, as if trying to dispose of Lee Kyungbok.

Large trees and rocks quickly approached. The viewers panicked, but...

"Wow, this is interesting."

Lee Kyungbok smiled, showing no signs of panic. He had plenty of room to maneuver.

With the remaining red whip, Lee Kyungbok adjusted his direction in mid-air.

- You're dodging this?!

- I'm getting motion sickness...

- Is this the Spider-Man perspective?

- ???: My stomach feels weird...

- Haha, that's not what it means!

- Haha, it's dizzying!

- Your reaction speed is insane!

As the viewers marveled, a loud crash echoed. The corpse exploded first.

Lee Kyungbok quickly retracted his whip and landed, checking the golem's condition.

The golem's hand was filled with bone fragments, and small cracks appeared on its wrist.

- A bit disappointing.

- It was just a loud noise...

- The golem is really tough.

- That's because it's a golem.

- It might take four or five more tries?

Considering the minimal damage for the risk taken, the viewers expressed their disappointment.

However, Lee Kyungbok thought differently.

"It's enough."

Before the viewers could react, Lee Kyungbok drew the broken greatsword from his waist.

Four red tendrils quickly wrapped around the hilt. With a confident smile, he swung his hand.

A swift, long red trajectory shot out.

It precisely targeted the crack on the golem's wrist. With a crack, the crack widened.

- Incredible!

- You hit that?!

- What kind of accuracy is this?

- How long have you been using spells?

- Supreme Jushuri! Supreme Jushuri! Supreme Jushuri! Supreme Jushuri!

- Golem: You're playing this like a game!

- Haha, the best compliment!

The golem's hand, now riddled with cracks, fell off. Most viewers expected Lee Kyungbok's victory.

However, those who had played Elden Soul thought differently.

- Phase 2 is coming!

- When I fought the Maw, it took about 30 minutes of rolling on the ground.

- The strategy is really fast!

- Even if you're a god, Phase 2 is not easy.

- Haha, it takes an hour to fight while avoiding minions.

Using corpses as grenades was just the basic attack; the Wraith Golem had other patterns.

But the following situation was different from their expectations.

The golem's crimson gemstone began to vibrate. It used its remaining hand to scatter the corpses attached to its body on the ground.

"Wow..."

Lee Kyungbok let out a small exclamation.

A crimson aura, the same color as the gemstone, enveloped the scattered corpses. The bones of the corpses rapidly multiplied and intertwined, as if they were alive.

- ?????

- What?

- This isn't right...

- Why aren't they coming to life?

- The pattern is different?

- What's going on? What's going on?!

The viewers were confused.

The Wraith Golem's Phase 2 was completely different from what they knew.

Meanwhile, a massive bone spear was formed and held in the golem's hand. The aura flickered like black flames.

A violin-like sound, as if tearing, echoed. The music gradually intensified and then abruptly stopped as the golem swung its spear.

A moment of silence.

But the silence was quickly filled.

With a creaking sound, trees collapsed. The ground was filled with consecutive explosions. Tall trees that had blocked the sky fell like dominoes, revealing the night sky.

The bright moonlight pierced through the forest canopy, illuminating the golem and Lee Kyungbok. It was as if a spotlight had been turned on.

"This feels like the real battle is starting."

In response, the golem's gemstone resonated, emitting a deep vibration.

- The tension is insane!

- Why did the pattern change?

- How did this happen?

- There was no such scene before!

- It might be a new route.

- The difficulty changed when it became a choice boss.

- Right! This boss can be fought later!

- Haha, how can you beat this now?

- The angle is sharp.

- This is definitely not a mistake, even if you die.

The chat window was filled with excitement and worry. Everyone was prepared to accept death.

However, Lee Kyungbok had no intention of dying or giving up.

"I'll focus a bit more."

His heightened senses assessed the surroundings. The information flooding his mind was quickly categorized.

'It will work.'

The solution came to him instantly.

Meanwhile, the golem's spear flew towards him. Lee Kyungbok swiftly swung his whip to dodge.

- Wow, look at that power!

- One hit and you're dead for sure!

- Jushuri was always like that.

- Haha, that's right.

- Haha, I need to level up and come back!

- Is there a way to beat this?

The area where the spear passed was completely devastated. The fallen trees were shattered into pieces.

The viewers judged it as hopeless. However, Lee Kyungbok silently continued to dodge the golem's attacks.

- Why are you still doing this?

- You're not even attacking the golem, haha.

- This doesn't match the broadcast concept...

- Haha, how long has it been since the trolls appeared?

- What's the point of worrying about the concept?

- Haha, trolls should just shut up.

- Haha, if you've watched God Play, you wouldn't say that.

The chat window atmosphere was not good. But despite this, Lee Kyungbok persistently continued to dodge.

He stopped after a while.

- Are you giving up now?

- In the end, there was nothing, haha.

- More disappointing than expected?

- Perfectly giving up is the right thing to do.

The viewers, thinking he was giving up, started typing messages.

But Lee Kyungbok was smiling.

"I'll increase the firepower a bit."

The chat window filled with question marks. Lee Kyungbok held the red whip in both hands.

As the golem's spear flew again, Lee Kyungbok used the golem's body to dodge.

Up to this point, it was the same as before.

But this time, two additional streams of flame whips scattered on the ground.

Flames shot up along their trajectories.

- ?????

- Fire, it's fire!

- Whoa!

- What's going on?!

- Incredible, haha!

Lee Kyungbok's movements became even more dazzling. Flames erupted with each whip strike, quickly spreading.

Some viewers realized his strategy.

- Wow, did he dodge attacks to set this up?

- The golem broke all the trees, so the fire spreads easily.

- Is he setting a forest fire to beat the boss?!

- The forestry department would hate this video.

- What forestry department? Haha.

The flames grew more intense.

The corpses attached to the golem's body began to fall. At the same time, the size of the aura on the spear started to shrink.

'So, I was right.'

Lee Kyungbok realized his hypothesis was correct.

From the original pattern, where the souls decreased when minions were eliminated, the devastated environment, and the spells he possessed.

The result was a combination of the given environment, information, and abilities.

- But won't God Play also take damage?

- He'll die from the burn damage first, right?

- Haha, that's true.

If this continued, Lee Kyungbok would also be in danger. But he landed in the flames, as if to uproot the doubt from its roots.

The chat window filled with question marks. The viewers' doubts were resolved by Elden Soul players.

- Haha, there are so many noobs.

- Just fire would kill you, but this is different.

- Haha, it's a spell-created fire.

- He doesn't take damage from his own spells, haha.

- Even From Software has its limits, you know!

All the flames surrounding him were created by Lee Kyungbok's spells. If he had taken damage, he would have felt it from the moment he fused the spells.

However, the boss fight wasn't over yet.

The golem, engulfed in flames, turned towards Lee Kyungbok and swung its spear with all its might.

A loud crash echoed. The intense wind pressure split the flames. Dust and ash mixed and rose in a thick cloud.

- Wow!

- Did God Play fail to dodge?

- It was invisible in the flames, I guess.

- Ah... He almost won...

- I can't believe it!

- The death message didn't appear, haha.

- Haha, Yudahee didn't show up.

As if to confirm the last chat, Lee Kyungbok's voice was heard.

"Without intelligence, it's indeed easier to deal with."

A broken greatsword, wrapped in whips, shot out from the dust cloud. The small blade flew towards the spear.

A crack sounded, and a fissure appeared.

- ???????

- Why is it breaking?

- What the...?

- This isn't the broken greatsword I know.

- The sound of common sense breaking, haha.

As the ash and dust settled, Lee Kyungbok's figure became visible. He recovered the broken greatsword and spoke.

"The golem doesn't consider durability when attacking, right?"

- Ah, that's right, haha.

- Haha, the aura disappeared, so the durability is gone.

- Yeah, it would break if swung so recklessly.

- ???: Oops, my hand slipped.

- Is this Fergus?

The viewers immediately understood. Lee Kyungbok smiled and dispelled the spell.

The uncontrollable flames quickly subsided.

The blackened earth and the golem were illuminated by the blue moonlight.

The Wraith Golem remained motionless. The gemstone in its chest fell weakly. Strangely, the crimson gemstone now glowed green.

The boss fight was over.

- He cleared it, haha!

- Wow... Did he calculate everything in that short moment?

- This is unbelievable, even after seeing it, haha.

- Haha, who would have imagined this?

- Where are all the quitters? They're all buried, haha.

- Breaking news: Unexpected crowd in mouse holes. Fleeing mice: "After much thought, we decided to follow the piper."

- Haha, following the piper means death, haha.

- Physical? Mental? Perfect, haha.

- We live in the age of Perfect! We live in the age of Perfect!

The viewers' reactions burst out immediately. As the chat window filled with cheers, Lee Kyungbok felt the control slipping away.

"Ah..."

A sigh was heard with the wind. This time, the scattered ashes formed the shape of a blurry witch.

"This... wasn't a giant, after all."

She held the green gemstone and returned to the protagonist.

"What is that?"

"It's the gemstone of the Forest Guardian Golem. It was originally created by the kingdom to tend to the forest. The power to grow bones was originally intended to help plant growth..."

The protagonist took the gemstone she offered. It flickered with a green light, like a beating heart.

"Surely the dead sought the souls contained within. The golem must have dealt with the dead to protect the forest and itself. As this repeated, the dead's resentment eventually polluted the gemstone."

The witch didn't hide her bitterness.

- Wasn't there an explanation like this before?

- Yeah, just take the gemstone and that's it, haha.

- I thought it was a cannibal golem, haha.

- Why is this witch so kind?

- It's all the dead's fault!

The viewers didn't hide their satisfaction with the new story.

Meanwhile, the protagonist, with a puzzled look, asked in the cutscene.

"If it was made by the kingdom, why did it end up like this? Wasn't there someone to manage it?"

"......You'll understand when you leave the forest."

The witch shook her head. She then placed her hand on the gemstone and continued.

"Broken One, thanks to you, I have found my body and freedom. Since you risked your life to help me, I want to repay you."

"Repay?"

"Yes. Before that, can you give me a portion of the golem's soul?"

The protagonist looked at the gemstone. But soon, he nodded.

"Thank you."

With a smile, her body dispersed.

- Where is Yuna? Where is Yuna?

- She said she would reward you!

- Haha, what if she's a scammer?

- Haha, the carrot market will crash.

- Was this a secondhand deal, haha?

As the viewers' reactions continued, the green gemstone cracked, and a light scattered into the protagonist's body.

['Forest Guardian Golem's Soul' obtained.]

The message appeared, but the light still lingered.

Soon, mud rose from the ground, swirling around the light. The mud coalesced into the shape of a woman, identical to the blurry witch who had just disappeared.

"Hmm, the spell seems to have worked properly."

The small mud figure's voice was the witch's.

- ????????

- Yuna? Is that the witch Yuna?

- What is this?

- Yuna became a mini version?!

- Mini Yuna is here?!

The mud figure, the witch golem, smiled faintly in response to the viewers' reactions.

"What is this?"

"I created a golem connected to my soul. It will take time to create a real body."

"Are you coming with me?"

"Since you saved my life, I must repay you with life. Since you've lost your memory, my advice might be helpful. And if you give me an appropriate amount of souls, I'll teach you spells."

"......Just teach them?"

"Umm... When I manifest spells with this body, it consumes souls. If that happens, the connection will be severed."

The chat window buzzed again at the witch golem's answer.

- Haha, it's like a spell shop.

- It seems to be a convenience feature for multiple playthroughs.

- Oh, she might provide commentary like before.

- All that matters is that Yuna is with you, haha.

- Haha, it's so cute!

- I want, I want a mini Yuna!

- Why did the developers hide this?

- So envious, haha.

- Physical and mental are enough! I want Yuna too!

- I must...