Leveling Up Alone

Chapter 450 - Mechanical Creature (7)

The steam that was shooting out from both their shoulders picked up speed.

Now, it was like a booster firing from the back, gaining speed and pushing more powerfully toward Han-Yeol.

The important thing was the continuous application of this attack.

‘Agh, it’s hot.’

Even Han-Yeol, who was somewhat adapted to heat thanks to his fire and magma attributes, felt that the heat from this mechanical creature was quite hot.

However, the mechanical creature found it a bit strange.

[Huh, why isn’t this guy getting cooked?]

[No matter how much the mana is protecting him, this is fifteen-thousand-degree steam!!]

[Maybe the temperature has gone down since you haven’t used it in seventy million years?]

[If the booster doesn’t work, then I’ll use the mega ultra booster mode!]

Shhhh!

The steam grew more powerful.

‘Aghhh!’

Han-Yeol’s entire body became red even as he blocked the steam with his force shield.

[Han-Yeol-nim!]

Han-Yeol was incredibly angry.

It was easy to lose one’s temper when using Blood Strengthening since this was a skill that increased one’s physical abilities but made one's mental state fragile.

There were both pros and cons to this skill, but Han-Yeol had only used the advantages up until now.

Clank!

‘Chain Smite!’

While protecting himself with the force shield, Han-Yeol sent the chain flying sideways, striking the robot in the side with a powerful Chain Smite.

Clank!

[Aghhh!]

The chain strike also included the cold chain.

The robots did not pay attention to their sides as they were excitedly shooting steam at Han-Yeol. They were completely caught off guard and screamed at the searing pain.

Thump!

The giant body staggered violently.

[Hey, pay attention, will ya?]

[We’re hurt too because of you guys!!]

Even though only two souls were participating in the fight, if they were attacked, the other two souls who weren’t directly involved could also feel the pain. The other two souls, who were in pain because of the two souls participating in the fight, argued with each other.

[I’ll never forgive you!]

The mechanical creature, previously preoccupied with its steam, became infuriated after Han-Yeol struck it.

Thump! Thump!

“Ha, how did that feel?”

Han-Yeol felt refreshed after he thought he landed a solid blow.

But Karvis, who looked at everything objectively and indifferently, didn’t sound so pleased.

[Han-Yeol-nim.]

‘Yes?’

[This isn’t good.]

‘What is?’

[It seems like they’re really upset now.]

‘So?’

[I think moving quickly would be...]

Zinggg!

‘Aghhhh!’

If the robot on the very top shot steam, the robot in the middle, located at its waist, shot lasers. The relatively thin robot at its waist, which had been standing still until now, started to join the fight.

‘I thought they could only fight one at a time!’

Han-Yeol thought so since they had only been shooting steam.

[I don’t think so. Judging from the voices that keep coming out, it seems like the personalities of their souls are pretty aggressive. I think the robot that had been shooting steam up until now insisted that it would continue fighting on its own, but after getting hit once, the robot in the middle got angry and joined the fight.]

‘No way?’

Although Karvis didn’t understand the language, she could understand the overall gist of their conversation like the genius ego she was. Karvis’ interpretation of their conversation wasn't confirmed, but Han-Yeol had a feeling that it wasn’t entirely wrong.

‘Am I in trouble then?’

[Probably...]

‘Damn it!’

It was one thing after another.

‘Please don’t be as strong as Craspio.’

[Don’t worry. This guy isn’t stronger than Craspio.]

‘Oh, okay. Thank you so much for that useful information.’

[Ah, is this the right time to thank me?]

‘Ugh!’

Han-Yeol’s head started to hurt twice as much.

Goooo—!

‘Huh?’

The middle robot that was firing its laser at Han-Yeol suddenly stopped for a moment.

‘Is it reloading?’

[I think so.]

‘Ah ha, now this is another story.’

Han-Yeol could see why Karvis had said that it was weaker than Craspio, because Craspio didn’t have to do anything inefficient like reloading even though he was very strong. He just smashed, swung, and slammed things endlessly.

Craspio was a monster that was barely hunted down by the strongest being in the Bastro Dimension.

However, this three-tiered mechanical creature was different.

‘So this creature is a dumbass that needs time to reload, huh? Let’s aim for that!’

[Yes, Han-Yeol-nim!]

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a wave of mana surrounded Han-Yeol.

‘Huh?’

[Haha, you stupid intruder. See you on the other side... Wait, that’s not right. I’ll have to keep him alive for experiments. Anyway, take this. ??Divine Hellfire!]

Boom!

While the robot on its waist was reloading its laser, the robot on the lower half fired an attack filled with divine power at Han-Yeol.

Shhhh!

A bluish-white light flashed, and even though the powerful attack had hit Han-Yeol, he didn’t suffer the slightest bit of damage and stood there in perfect shape.

[H-How!?]

This was a powerful attacking skill that had a massive amount of divine power attached to it.

No defensive skill had been activated, and yet he remained completely unharmed without a single scratch on his body?

The mechanical creature couldn’t understand it. However, compared to the creature’s confusion, the reason behind this was actually relatively simple.

“Thanks to you, I’m alive, White Dragon.”

Swoosh...

Han-Yeol remained unharmed thanks to the sudden intervention of the white dragon, who had absorbed all the divine power.

No matter how strong Han-Yeol was, he was still at risk of being fatally injured if he took a hit with his bare body from a monster with the strength of this mechanical creature. If this were to happen, he would’ve been overwhelmed by the attacks that followed.

“Khu!!”

The white dragon humbly replied that she was only hungry, but there was no way Han-Yeol could have understood that.

Normally, Tia would’ve translated for him, but she was asleep in her cocoon at the moment.

[W-What the hell is that white dragon?]

[Ooh, that white dragon would make the best sacrifice for the gods!]

[That’s right. The dragon race has long been the gods’ favorite sacrifice, as they are the sworn enemies of the heavenly race. Hehehe, perfect. I don’t like the fact that this attack didn’t work, but if we can sacrifice a dragon to the gods, we might be able to get rid of this nasty curse.]

[Hey, don’t say that it’s a curse. What if we actually get cursed? Watch your mouth.]

[Khehehe.]

The four souls inside the mechanical creature were engineers before they were clergymen, so they were relatively rational and were calculating about everything that happened around them.

So while the Evil Ghosts and the undead clergymen were mindlessly waiting for salvation, they had spent seventy million years here, dealing with intruders, thinking, and trying to figure out how to break free from this curse.

As scientists and engineers, being stuck in such a confined space was the worst possible curse. It had been so long since an intruder had appeared that they finally felt alive, engaging in combat once again.

They were determined to live long enough to escape from this place, though they doubted whether they’d be able to do so against Han-Yeol.

Pat... Pat...

Han-Yeol stroked White Dragon’s neck and whispered softly, “Now, hide in a safe place.”

“Khu.”

White Dragon couldn't absorb divine power whenever she pleased. She could only absorb divine power at certain times when she was hungry. Otherwise, an attack that contained divine power that would harm White Dragon. Updat𝒆d fr𝒐m n0v3lb(i)n.c(o)/m

At Han-Yeol’s advice, White Dragon nodded and flew away, quickly hiding herself behind a gap in the building.

[Khehe, just because you hide doesn’t mean you’re hidden.]

Thump-!

The mechanical creature’s attention had now shifted to the white dragon. Their concern was less about simply pleasing the gods and more about pleasing the gods so that they could escape this cursed place and rest. Han-Yeol could sense that the mechanical creature’s attention had shifted to White Dragon.

“I’m your opponent, you stupid robots!”

Swoosh!

Han-Yeol launched himself with a powerful wave.

[Huh?]

[He became faster!]

Han-Yeol’s movement speed doubled when he used the wave energy.

Until now, he had avoided using this skill due to its high mana consumption. However, after witnessing the strength of the mechanical creature, he decided not to conserve mana and refrain from using a skill he could employ out of concern for their current location's dangers.

[Hurry up and stop him!]

[But he’s too fast!]

[Ughhh!]

Clank! Swoosh!

The mechanical creature unleashed all three attacks at once: steam, laser, and divine power, but they were unable to hit Han-Yeol as he was moving too fast.

[Oh wow, so this is how this ability is supposed to be used in practice!]

Karvis was also impressed by Han-Yeol’s ability to utilize this skill to reverse the vibration energy to move. Karvis was the best at ego abilities, data analysis, and computational calculations, but since they were against a computer-based creature, she was inevitably lacking in creativity.

‘It’s no big deal. Even though I’m not as good as other geniuses, I’m the best in Korea when it comes to utilizing my skills!’

Shakk! Clank!

Once again, the steam attack missed Han-Yeol and hit the wrong place.

[Ughh!]

[Take a predictive shot, you idiot!]

[Analyze his movements and calculate the data!]

The four souls tried to analyze Han-Yeol’s movements like the engineers they were. However, Han-Yeol also couldn’t afford to leave them alone like this.

‘Let’s go, Karvis!’

[Yes, Han-Yeol-nim!]

Karvis was more adept at utilizing what she had than Han-Yeol as the creator. She was thrilled with his new ability that he had put to use.

Ding-!

[A new skill has been created—Wave Booster (F)]

‘Whoa?’

[Woah!]

Wave energy was just something that Han-Yeol had used to move, but now it had finally been made into a skill. And now that it had been turned into a skill, the skill started at 210 percent instead of just 200, and the consumption of mana slightly dropped.

‘Great!’

Swoosh... Pop!

Han-Yeol’s ankle rotated smoothly, and an even more powerful vibration wave emanated from the soles of his feet, making his movements ten percent faster than before.