123 - - Episode 12 Stone Golem

Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do!

The muzzle of the "musket gun" is pointed toward the ceiling, and the magic bullets created by Tin's magic power continue to be discharged.

Her magic bullets are capable of firing approximately 1,000 bullets per minute.

In other words, she can fire several hundred magic bullets in a little over ten seconds. And she does not only fire magic bullets.

She can control the magic bullets after they are fired.

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Ola!　Smash all the stones to pieces!

Both Tin & Rock were very enthusiastic, perhaps because they were entrusted to me.

After firing, I operated the magic bullets that were standing by in the sky.

They literally rained them down, shooting, crushing, and destroying the swarm of stone golems that were about to attack them.

It crushed and incapacitated the body of the wolf type that approached most quickly.

It also crushes the humanoid, mantis, and bear type stone golems that approach late, one after the other.

At a quick glance, there were over 100 stone golems that had emerged from the forest, but they were defeated almost instantly by Tin & Rock.

What an 'intelligence weapon'...... to take down a swarm of stone golems in an instant!

Dagan and his colleagues were astonished when they saw Tin & Rock fighting for the first time, and some of them fell on their butts at the sound of bullets being fired, as if they had been cowed.

Mela, who had been backing up Tin and Rock, shrugged her shoulders in dismay.

Kekekekekekeke!　I thought it would be different from the one on the ground because it was a stone golem that suddenly appeared from the ruins of such a large past civilization, but it's not much of a stone golem at all. I was hoping for something a little more interesting."

...... Mela, it looks like you don't have to worry about that. Apparently, this underground stone golem is somewhat different from the one above ground."

To Mera, who was complaining in a bored manner, I pointed to the first Stone Golem that was defeated.

The wolf-type stone golems that were supposed to have been destroyed - the parts of the stone golem that had been destroyed were gathering and beginning to repair themselves.

Not only wolf types.

Humanoid, bear, praying mantis, and other destroyed stone golems began to regenerate and were trying to stand up again.

Dagan and his colleagues were astonished by this phenomenon.

!　What is going on?　Usually, a golem stops moving when its core is destroyed. I've never heard of them regenerating, much less regenerating!

And all the golems you've defeated start to move?　How is it possible that not a single core was destroyed under that many attacks?

In general, golem monsters such as stone golems cease their activities when their core, the nucleus, is destroyed.

Since the core is usually located in the center of the body, the basic strategy when dealing with golem monsters is to target the torso.

Once the core is destroyed, the golem monster stops moving. There have been no reported cases so far where the destroyed torso, limbs, etc. are regenerated in spite of the destruction of the core.

I observe with interest, placing my hand on my chin.

Hundreds of stone golems appear from the depths of the forest.

A group of ordinary adventurers would have been able to defeat them in an instant.

As one would expect from the ruins of a past civilization, they are very different from the golems on the ground. I wonder how they regenerate?　If all of the defeated golems regenerate and start moving, does that mean their cores are regenerating as well?"

Hey, Mr. Wright!　This is no time to relax!　At this rate, we will be overwhelmed by the Stone Golem horde!

At the sound of Dagan's panicked voice, I give them a reassuring smile.

It is impossible to overwhelm us with this amount of stuff, but we can't afford to frighten the targets of our escort any further.

Tin, Rock.

(KUNG)!"

Tin nods, and this time the muzzle fires directly at the Stone Golem swarm!

'Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do! and continue firing magic bullets until the swarm becomes a pile of rubble.

--The tin can add magic power to impart a wide variety of attributes to the magic bullets. For example, bad statuses such as deadly poison, bleeding, confusion, darkened vision, curses, paralysis, hypnosis, hallucination, and debilitation. On the other hand, it is also possible to grant recovery, physical strength, poison recovery, and magical strength.

Even a single shot can create a vicious magic bullet that gives bad status, but of course it consumes an appropriate amount of magic power.

It is impossible to keep shooting magic bullets that have been given attributes without a break, no matter how much tin they are.

However, conversely, it is possible to keep firing magic bullets that have not been given any attributes, no matter how many times they are fired.

Normal magic bullets are balanced with Tin's automatic recovery ability, so it is possible for her (?) to continue to fire magic bullets no matter how long it takes. The "Mere Old Man" can keep firing as long as he has the strength to do so.

Tin is not level 7777.

He can fight for three days and three nights.

Therefore, even if tens of thousands of stone golems of this level attacked them, they were not a threat at all.

--In the worst case scenario, if we deployed the Nazna, we could even crush the entire visible space around us. Therefore, no one on our side saw them as a threat.

But, well, it is one thing to not see them as a threat, and another thing to go along with any more regenerative assaults.

May, bring me one that still has some form left to it.

Awe."

She lightly waves her arm, and the "Magic String" wraps the wolf-shaped stone golem, which still has some form left, in the string and carries it to her hand.

The upper half of the golem's body has been crushed into two thirds.

Dagan and the others, more out of curiosity than fear, begin to gather around the wolf-shaped stone golem.

I search for the core while smashing the center of the golem's torso with my cane, but ......

No core?　Normally, a stone golem should have a core in the center of its torso. ......"

You're sure it's not there?

I suspect it's not in the torso, but in the lower half of the body."

No, some of them moved even when their lower bodies were shattered. Perhaps the core is smaller than we thought?

No, no, no, I think--

Forgetting that they were being attacked, the dwarves noisily and noisily began to argue their own theories in front of the nearly half-destroyed stone golem.

However, each theory is only a hypothesis and cannot be the decisive factor in overcoming the situation.

Furthermore, not only from the depths of the forest, but also from the meadows behind them, a swarm of stone golems was approaching, making the earth shake.

Of course, they were no match for Tin & Rock.

Although the sound of shots being discharged from their musket guns was loud, they turned the swarm of stone golems into fragments without any particular sense of danger.

The question that remains is how to deal with the regenerating Stone Golem. ......

(Should we just use the "Infinite Gacha" card to ice the Stone Golem?)

If they regenerate, just put them on ice to stop them from moving.

In that case, I'm worried that Dagan and the others might catch a cold from the cold, let alone us.

I'm sure you've heard of ......?　Come to think of it, why isn't the Stone Golem on hand regenerating?"

The Stone Golem that Tin & Rock had destroyed was now regenerating and trying to attack us.

Yet, the Stone Golem, which was brought to us with the core destroyed to confirm its existence, showed no sign of regeneration.

Dagan and the others noticed my point, and we had more heated discussions, but still no definitive answer was forthcoming.

I myself fell silent and thought about it.

(What's the difference between there and here ......?　Is it possible that because he's with us, his magic is leaking out and inhibiting his regeneration?　No, there isn't. If that's the case, just getting close to them will stop them from moving if they're not careful. First of all, there's no core, so there's no magical interference. I think there's a more obvious difference, which is why it doesn't regenerate. ...... ah)

Yes, because the answer is so different that it is obvious at a glance.

"Is it not regenerating because it is on a cloth made of May's 'magic string' (......?)?"

Mr. Wright?

Master?"

May and Nazna, who were by my side, responded to my soliloquy, except for the dwarven species who were arguing on the verge of a fistfight.

I have probably guessed why there is no core and why it regenerates," she said.

At my words, the dwarves, who had been engaged in heated discussions, stop moving.

In their eyes, I saw a look that said, "Amateurs, really? I'm really sorry, man." Some of them shrugged their shoulders with cold eyes, as if the heated discussion they had just had was a lie.

In the face of these dwarves, I told them my theory that I had realized.