NOVEL NEXT The Strongest Solo Gamer with Terrible Social Skills Reincarnates as a Hated NPC in a VRMMO Chapter 32
32: Golem Battle ②
Kanzaki fiercely swung his sword at Golem, just like he said he would leave the back to him, and managed to stop Golem’s feet on his own.
While Kanzaki was agilely dodging Golem’s attacks, Aoba occasionally stopped to lure Golem’s fists. With his iron sword, Aoba parried the rock-like fists, which were as big as a person’s torso. Even a graze would cause damage. Aoba was handling the attacks skillfully.
Fighting a superior opponent was rapidly increasing the two’s “battle sense”. It’s a “combat experience” that doesn’t show up in overall power, but is genuine.
For me, it’s… easy, I suppose.
As I waited for the moment to strike, I watched Golem’s movements, waiting for the perfect timing. In Shouma’s body, I couldn’t withstand Golem’s attacks. Aoba, the 【Tank】, was doing well, but since he didn’t have a hate management skill, he would be targeted by Golem more often the closer he got… I had to be cautious.
I remembered Golem’s movements. The consecutive attacks from both arms, the spinning attack after crouching, and the powerful attack after raising its right arm.
The biggest opening was the strong attack’s recovery time, but New田愛里 was being held in my right hand. She was already in a dangerous state, being swung around like a toy, and if I were to launch a strong attack with my right hand, my head would spin.
I wasn’t immune to gruesome expressions, and I didn’t want to see such a scene.
My target was just one thing ― the preparation motion before the strong attack. I’d use the signal of Golem’s upper body leaning back to charge into its chest. What I had to be careful about was the counterattack. If I mistimed my entry, I’d be done for, and so would New田愛里.
“――Su”
I took a deep breath, waiting for the timing…
This world is Legasion, but it’s not Legasion. It’s a world where lives are truly at stake…
But why?
My heartbeat was calm.
Was it because I still didn’t feel the reality of this situation? ――I had made up my mind. I had made up my mind to live seriously in this world… But, aside from that, there’s another me who’s like a bystander. It’s as if there’s another “me” controlling this body, like an operating character on the screen…
Kudou was――existing.
However, my physical body was moving like it had been struck by lightning.
“――”
“――Shouma!!”
As I jumped out, Aoi was shouting something, but I ignored him and surpassed him, who was a Tank, and even got ahead of Kanzaki, who was an Attacker. I was exposed to the Golem’s targeting.
The massive body facing me was intimidating. It was about 3 meters tall, wasn’t it? If I didn’t do something, I wouldn’t be able to reach it, so I used the Golem’s knee as a foothold and jumped towards its face. When my shadow fell, I swung the thin sword (Rapier) in my right hand with perfect accuracy and struck the Golem’s forehead.
“Fire God, Double-Edged Sword――!!”
Behind me, Kanzaki was using his Command Skill. The Golem’s right arm was severed by the burning sword’s swift strike. Aoi protected the fallen Shinohata. The rescue was successful.
Good teamwork.
I had succeeded, so there was no need for insurance, but I still wanted to praise them. They did well, considering they were still at a low level.
“What are you doing, Shouma!? Are you crazy!? The counterattack is coming, retreat!!”
I, who was standing still in front of the Golem, probably looked like a suicide bomber to Aoi and the others. I turned back to them, still wearing the “Shouma” mask.
“What’s wrong? Who failed? You’re misunderstanding. Take a good look at the enemy’s condition.”
“…What?”
“…Isn’t it not moving?”
Aoi and the others looked surprised. It seemed they didn’t know the Golem’s weakness.
This wasn’t a Legacy-specific thing, but a classic one. Just like how vampires are weak to crosses and sunlight, the Golem’s weakness was the “אמת (Aleph)” symbol engraved on its forehead. The meaning was “to breathe life” in Hebrew, I think. It’s a popular story among RPG fans.
“The Golem isn’t alive. It’s a monster created by ABYSS, and its weakness is the symbol on its forehead. If you erase the ‘א (Aleph)’ part, the Golem will stop functioning… It’s basic knowledge, really?”
“Then, then――”
“Did we win…?”
“――This is different, this is――”
I tapped my forehead with my finger, and Aoi’s face lit up, understanding the meaning. He let out a victorious cry, kneeling on the spot. …Even Kanzaki was smiling, though he was trying to hide it.
The Giant Killing was a great success, wasn’t it?