Chapter 117

“…”
Ming Hu frowned as the summoned gargoyle knights summoned gargoyle soldiers.
“I’m going to kill those first.
The original target was a higher-ranked Gargoyle Knight, but as things turned out, it looked like we’d have to kill the summoned Gargoyle Knight before the Gargoyle Soldier could be summoned.
Dada dada dada!
Ming Hu began to run toward the summoned gargoyle, but as if realizing his purpose, a higher-ranked gargoyle stepped forward and ran toward him. Seeing the superior gargoyle knight running alone, Ming Hu thought about changing his goal again, but shook his head.
Wham!
Soon, a superior stone knight arrived at Ming Hu and brandished his sword.
“Moving Strike!”
Ming Hu struck the furthest back Intermediate Gargoyle Knight with a teleporting strike as the Higher Gargoyle Knight swung his sword.
Puck!
The mid-level gargoyle knight shattered, and the summoned gargoyle soldiers disappeared. However, there were still two gargoyles left, and Ming Hu quickly turned and walked away, shouting, “I’m coming!
“Life Explosion!”
[Gain 20% increased damage for 20 seconds].
[Gain 20% attack speed for 20 seconds].
Oooooh!
-Come, my bottle…
-Come, my soldier…
The wave from Ming Hu’s body passed through the bodies of the gargoyle knights as they rushed toward him. The gargoyles stopped dead in their tracks as the wave passed and began to crumble.
“You’re a little late.
The only good news was that the gargoyles were summoned by lower-ranked gargoyles, so there were no higher-ranked gargoyles, and four of the six summoned were shattered by the wave.
Sigh
Ming Hu turned his gaze to see a superior gargoyle knight running toward him, then turned his gaze back to the gargoyle soldier who was about to swing his bow and staff at him.
Puck! Puck! Puck! Puck! Puck!
After smashing the gargoyle soldier, Ming Hu saw the sword flying toward him and quickly stepped back.
Wham!
Seeing the sword slashing through the air, Ming Hu thought he had dodged.
Squeak
[10% Physical Armor reduction for 10 seconds].
“…?
But the sound and the message made Ming Hu puzzled, and he turned his attention back to the sword flying toward him. Upon closer inspection, he saw something transparent protruding from the tip of the sword.
Wham!
Ming Hu quickly ducked and dodged the sword, then plunged into the gargoyle knight’s arms and extended his fist.
Bam!
But Ming Hu’s fist failed to reach the gargoyle knight.
“Shield?
Ming Hu couldn’t help but frown at the shield that appeared to block his fist.
‘Huh. That means at least three rooms.’
The shield was cracked, meaning it was unbreakable. It would take at least one more hit to break the shield, and another to attack the gargoyle knight.
“At least it’s not a regular shield.
The good news was that the shield cracked, and the stone knight stopped moving as if stunned. Ming Hu extended his fist toward the shield once more.
Bam!
The shield disappeared with the sound of shattering glass.
-You’re strong!
With the shield broken, the unstunned gargoyle knight swung his sword at Ming Hu and cried out. Ming Hu saw the sword flying toward him and stepped forward, his fist outstretched once more.
Squeak!
[10% Physical Armor reduction for 10 seconds].
Puck!
“Huh.”
Ming Hu let out a short sigh as he watched the crumbling stone knight. He began to pick up the dropped items as he watched the rapidly disappearing remains of the stone knight.
-You have earned the Mark of the Lesser Gargoyle Knight.
-You have earned the Intermediate Gargoyle Knight’s Mark.
-You’ve mastered a low-level marble piece with life.
-You have earned the Intermediate Gargoyle Soldier’s Mark.
-You have earned the Mark of the Advanced Gargoyle Knight.
Finally acquiring the Mark of the Advanced Stone Knight, Ming Hu closed his inventory and began walking again.
Jab!
After a while, Ming Hu stopped walking when he spotted the statue knight, and frowned slightly at the statue knight.
“Two… That means six gargoyle knights will be summoned.”
There are 2 Superior Stone Knights guarding the road. A Superior Gargoyle summons three Gargoyles, meaning that if the two Gargoyles in front of it summon Gargoyles, it will summon a total of six Gargoyles.
“The summoned ones will summon the gargoyle soldiers again, so…”
But it doesn’t end there. Summoned Gargoyle Knights also summon Gargoyle Soldiers. There are 3 of each, and 6 Stone Knights being summoned, for a total of 18 Stone Soldiers.
“Twenty-six in all…huh.”
Ming Hu let out a short sigh. He looked at the gargoyle again and began to think.
“I’ll just grab one with a traveling strike, and then send a wave at the summoned ones…huh.”
As he thought, Ming Hu let out another short sigh.
“Even if I could only flip the ground and explode.”
For some reason, I couldn’t use ground skills here. Plus, the statues were bloodless, so blood blasts didn’t work.
“I’ll have to change my gear and learn some skills…”
Ming Hu muttered to himself as he thought about it.
“Lunatic”
[Gain 50% attack speed for 1 minute].
[Gain 50% movement speed for 1 minute].
The skill I learned after my third job change, but never used after I learned it, was madness.
“I can’t wait to use this.”
Up until this point, I hadn’t felt the need to use the AoE skills. However, the lack of access to the main AoE skill was worth it.
“Let’s go.”
Ming Hu muttered to himself and began to run towards the stone knight. With his movement speed increased by 50%, the distance quickly decreased.
-Hail, my knights!
-Hail, my knights!
As expected, the gargoyle knights raised their swords and shouted as Ming Hu came into range.
Siaak
Six Stone Knights began to summon at a rapid rate. The Gargoyles summoned were three mid-level and three low-level.
“…That’s pretty fast.
Ming Hu’s gaze shifted from the summoned stone knight to the superior stone knight as the distance closed faster than he’d expected, and he pondered for a moment before looking back at the summoned stone knight and muttering, “I’m not sure what to say.
“Let’s go safe. Wham boom.”
Siaak
Ming Hu’s fist glowed red. At the same time, the stone knights were fully summoned. As the gargoyles were summoned, the higher-ranking gargoyles began to run toward Ming Hu, and the summoned gargoyles raised their swords.
-Oh, my soldiers!
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-Oh, my soldiers!
Summoned gargoyle knights began to summon gargoyle soldiers.
“Moving Strike!”
Ming Hu moved in front of the summoned stone knight via a moving strike and extended his fist.
Boom!
The gargoyle hit by the punch immediately began to crumble, and an explosion erupted from the crumbling gargoyle’s back. The two gargoyles behind it were caught in the blast and began to crumble as well.
Wham!
Seeing that, Ming Hu quickly turned around and ran toward the three remaining stone knights, shouting, “I’m going to kill you!
“Life Explosion!”
[Gain 20% increased damage for 20 seconds].
[Gain 20% attack speed for 20 seconds].
Woohoo!
A wave emanated from Ming Hu’s body. The spreading wave passed the two stone knights and disappeared.
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The two that had been damaged by the wave were shattered. Ming Hu looked at the remaining stone knight.
-Come on, my soldiers!
The gargoyle knight swung his sword and shouted that the summoning was complete. Ming Hu quickly dodged the sword and extended his fist toward the gargoyle knight.
Puck!
Squeak!
[10% Physical Armor reduction for 10 seconds].
The stone knight was shattered. However, Ming Hu quickly turned around at the feel of a hand on his back and a message. By now, the superior gargoyle knight was approaching. The senior stone knight swung his sword once more.
“One punch!”
Ming Hu unleashed a one-punch to shatter the shield in one fell swoop, but what followed left Ming Hu in a panic.
Bam!
“…what is it?
The shield was cracked, but not broken. Once the shield was cracked, Ming Hu threw a series of punches at the statue knight, who stopped moving, breaking the shield and striking the statue knight in the abdomen.
Squeak!
[10% Physical Armor reduction for 10 seconds].
As Ming Hu watched the crumbling stone knight, he turned back at the sensation and the message. As it turned out, there wasn’t just one Superior Stone Knight.
Whip
Ming Hu raised his hand to block the sword flying toward him, then extended his fist toward the gargoyle knight who was about to swing his sword again and shouted, “Ming Hu!
“Strike.”
Bam!
Once again, the shield didn’t shatter at once. Ming Hu frowned and punched again.
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The shield shattered under the ensuing punch. Ming Hu shook his head at the shattered shield and the paused gargoyle knight before punching again.
Tweets.
Having dealt with the gargoyle knight and the summoned gargoyle soldiers, Ming Hu looked at the disappearing remains of the gargoyle knight and thought to himself.
“Is that 2x defense against any attack?”
The shield that broke in two flat hits didn’t break in one punch or one hit, it just cracked.
Sigh
Ming Hu turned his head to look at the palace, which he could now see clearly.