I Became the Guild Leader in Exile

49 – 9# Hero Bronze Golem Man Appears! (5)

The Rock of Philos.

People called the giant rock on the Rocky Mountain by that name. The rock was so huge that it could form the entire mountain alone. But that wasn’t the end of it.

The Rock of Philos became the guardian of a much larger cave than its own body. How can such a thing be possible? In the face of the grandeur of nature, a single human was overwhelmed.

But unfortunately, in order to subdue the Bronze Golem, they had to first penetrate that rock. It was because it was confirmed that the Bronze Golems’ nest was connected to the cave behind that rock.

“The problem is how to remove that rock.”

“What do you mean?”

“Sacrificing people.”

In front of the rock, there was a massive altar. According to the villagers, if a person is placed on that altar, their form disappears. Instead, the giant rock moves.

In that case, there are three remaining options.

Sacrifice one of the guild members.

Or choose from among the villagers.

The birds were waiting outside.

Isaac, who had been listening carefully to the story, stood up with a stern expression. At the moment when everyone was exchanging glances, Isaac’s figure disappeared in an instant.

“Up you go, down I go.”

The moment Isaac heard someone had to make a sacrifice, he seemed furious. He stood in front of a massive rock, clenched his fist, and pulled his arm back forcefully.

Boom!

An astonishing event unfolded. A tiny human struck a blow against a rock much larger than any ordinary mountain, causing it to shatter into pieces with a thunderous roar.

“No sacrifices.”

“Indeed, that’s our master.”

“We believed.”

“No need for sacrifices.”

Even Zig knew, despite his dislike for Diego, that negativity towards sacrifice was warranted. It was a world apart—simply disliking something versus wishing for someone’s death.

But the opponent wasn’t a pushover.

As the rock shattered, shards soaring aside, bronze mechanical beasts surged toward Isaac. Claws mixed with magical steel tore through the air.

Yet unfortunately for them, the adversary was outmatched.

Not a single attack from any of the bronze creatures managed to injure Isaac. With a determined look, he clenched his fist again. There was no need for a sword against these. They all fell to his blows.

Isaac’s unwavering advance left even the bronze creatures bewildered. More accurately, it was the hearts controlling the bronze beasts that faltered.

Zig was the first to notice.

Of course, the master wouldn’t need to.

Just pushing them all aside head-on would suffice.

Nevertheless, apart from that, there was an inevitability to wanting to assist the master. So Zig swiftly closed the distance. The hearts of the bronze creatures lay at their core.

They were referred to as hearts, though.

In reality, they were far from human hearts.

Externally, they appeared like gears.

Yet, Zig had reason to perceive them as hearts. The intertwining bronze sinews inside the rocky cave resembled a heart’s structure.

[“How did you find this place? I tried to be as careful as possible.”]

“Why would I tell you that?”

Protecting witnesses was fundamental.

It was the first lesson Isaac taught on how to deal with clients. Zig, who had absorbed all the teachings of the master, naturally wouldn’t reveal such information.

Was Isaac upset at being blatantly ignored? The bronze heart began to throb violently. Yet, Zig calmly drew his sword. Weaknesses are always visible.

Zig’s precise strikes easily severed the heart’s veins. His movements, as swift as lightning, left even the bronze creatures unable to keep up. Watching this, Diego clicked his tongue.

“It’s disgustingly fast.”

No matter how much he disliked it, he had to admit it in the end.

The fact that Zieke possessed a strength different from theirs. Of course, Diego and Hertz, who boasted exceptional talents in Gideon, also spoke of it that way, but…

No matter how much, when faced with a rampaging monster.

Naturally, he couldn’t help but question his own talent.

Especially if the rampaging monster was of the same age.

But Diego had no intention of just sitting there and feeling jealous.

Just getting the opportunity to shine made Diego thrilled. If it weren’t for the Master, they wouldn’t even have the chance to shine. They would have died bitterly in the alley.

“I can’t just sit still!!”

A friendly competition.

Perhaps, if you had to say, it was that kind of thing.

* * *

Bronze Goujo.

It wasn’t originally endowed with a human heart. It just attacked and devoured people like other monsters. It was literally a life close to that of a beast.

But at some point, it began to observe humans. There was no specific reason. It simply became very difficult to hunt people.

Judging that it would starve to death if it continued, Bronze closely observed human behavior. To be more precise, it could barely observe at all.

But that was fortunate for Bronze. Thanks to closely observing human behavior, it could understand and take advantage of the gaps in human behavior.

Hero.

That’s what it called humans who hunted monsters. And people believed in and followed these heroes. So, it decided to take on the role of a hero.

Of course, to do that, it had to hunt other monsters.

Bronze didn’t feel guilty about it.

This is the competition for survival. It’s unavoidable to survive.

Above all, it didn’t feel a sense of belonging to the category of monsters.

The first attempt failed. It tried to imitate humans, but it was awkward somewhere. Above all, it was too cruel and was chased away. But even though it continued to fail, it kept challenging.

Finally, it succeeded.

A hunting ground that could supply food stably. What humans usually called a ranch. And to make that ranch sturdy, it laid the foundation.

Many heroes came in the middle, but.

They could easily repel them by offering a decoy. But what on earth is this situation now? Of course, it wasn’t the first time the heroes found the main body through persistent pursuit.

But why was Bronze still intact until now?

That’s because it had been feeding on humans all this time, gaining strength.

So, I believed it would be easy to handle even now. But what is this monster in front of me? Not a scratch, even from the sharp attacks of bronze.

Without stopping its steps.

Silently advancing.

What on earth is this monster?

Bronze concentrated all the monstrous beings it could summon onto a single individual. The beaks and blades of the bronze monsters, capable of tearing even steel apart, all focused on Isaac.

“Hup!”

However, just by Isaac clenching his fist and swinging it. The bronze monsters, which had torn apart numerous heroes until now, shattered into pieces. It was a sight unseen in his lifetime.

[Wait a moment.]

At that moment when he was concentrating all his power.

Bronze felt a sensation of forgetting something.

But stubbornly, even though bronze remembered it.

It was already too late.

Because an overwhelming enemy was right in front of them, all attention naturally went towards that threat. Thanks to this, the four children, relatively liberated, attacked from behind.

Perhaps the reason bronze severed its attention from the children was that.

Not only because an overwhelming enemy was in front of them.

But also because the children were too young.

Young children are weak. That was the knowledge bronze had accumulated.

However, in the world of heroes, being young was never a reason to underestimate. There were cases where they looked young but were strong. There were many strong ones at a young age.

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However, bronze had too few samples to realize that.

In the end, it met a miserable end.

Not even facing the strongest hero it had guarded against.

It was just a study guide for children to accumulate experiences.

Approaching the children who had subdued bronze and were gasping for breath, Isaac nodded and reached out to pat their heads. And at the same time, he spoke.

“Diego, what did you learn from this mission?”

“…I learned that you should definitely listen to both sides and investigate.”

“Correct. Even if they are corrupt nobles, they are better than monsters like these in this manner.”

Especially the target of this mission was even more wicked. They sanctified themselves and forced a religious attitude on people. Thanks to that, except for a few, they did not notice.

The fact that they were being raised as livestock.

To let the master know about this.

Choosing such a request intentionally was undoubtedly a mistake.

Diego felt a renewed sense of reverence for the master within his heart.

“The bronze of the monster is quite a usable loot.”

However, Isaac, in reality, was salivating inwardly.

Processed, the bronze of the monster can be used to create excellent armor and equipment.

Diego might never know this in his lifetime.

The reason Isaac chose this request was the fact that he wanted to make equipment.