Chapter 14

Chapter 14

[Skill Proficiency Increased]

Spearmanship LV.1 → LV.2

Newly Acquired Techniques:

▸ Enhanced Penetration: Increased defense-ignoring effect

▸ Enhanced Consecutive Thrusts: Increased consecutive attack speed

Proficiency Bonus:

▸ Spear-type weapon power +15%

It was a message that made all the hardship feel worthwhile.

“Why are you smiling?”

Park Jeongsu asked.

“Ah, I leveled up.”

At that moment, Kim Dohyeon and Lee Seoyeon joined in from the side.

“Ah, me too.”

“Me too. My Archery went up.”

Maybe because we had killed so many, I wasn’t the only one who had leveled up.

‘Enhanced Penetration. Enhanced Consecutive Thrusts.’

I repeated the new techniques in my head. I was looking forward to the next fight.

“But if you leveled up from this battle, does that mean a combat-type skill increased?”

“Ah, yes. Something like that.”

At that moment, Lee Seoyeon tilted her head.

“Huh. Then your combat ability wasn’t natural talent, it was a skill? A Growth-Type can get combat skills?”

All three of them looked at me. How was I supposed to explain this? Planetary Ruler System? Buying skills with points? There was no way they would believe me even if I told them.

“It’s a little... complicated.”

In the end, I gave a vague answer.

“Complicated?”

“Yes. I raise things, and I fight too. I think I’m that kind of type.”

It wasn’t a lie. I really did both.

“That’s rare.”

Kim Dohyeon muttered in admiration.

“If you’re Growth-Type but you’re strong yourself too, isn’t that completely overpowered?”

Lee Seoyeon said it half-jokingly.

‘She’s not wrong.’

Instead of answering, I merely shrugged.

Clap. Clap. Clap.

Park Jeongsu lightly clapped her hands. It seemed like she was trying to settle the atmosphere.

“All right, enough chatting. We’re not finished yet.”

She jerked her chin toward the interior of the temple. Following her gaze, I saw an enormous stone door. It looked at least five meters tall.

“If you’ve recovered some stamina, let’s go.”

Park Jeongsu raised her shield again. It was dented and cracked, but it still looked usable.

Kim Dohyeon stood up with his spear resting on his shoulder, and Lee Seoyeon pulled out a spare quiver and equipped it. Apparently, she had another one.

I gripped my spear too. The handle settled familiarly into my hand.

‘Enhanced Penetration. Enhanced Consecutive Thrusts.’

The newly acquired skills flashed through my mind. This was the perfect time to use them on the boss.

We headed toward the stone door.

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It was dark beyond the stone door. There were no torches and no windows. Only the magic lantern Park Jeongsu had taken out faintly illuminated the path ahead.

At last, the end of the passage came into view. The space opened up, revealing a massive chamber.

It was a circular room. The ceiling was impossibly high, and blue crystals were embedded along the walls. The light emitted by the crystals softly illuminated the entire room.

And in the center, a golem was sitting.

It was on an entirely different level from the ones we had fought so far. Even seated, it looked to be at least five meters tall, and its shoulders alone were as wide as an ordinary room.

Its lower two arms rested neatly on its knees, while its upper two hands were pressed together in front of its chest. It sat like a monk. Its eyes were closed, but merely existing there gave off an oppressive presence that made it hard to breathe.

“Guardian Asura.”

Park Jeongsu muttered.

“So it really was the boss here.”

Kim Dohyeon nodded. Lee Seoyeon looked tense too, but not surprised.

‘Is this a known boss?’

Apparently, it was a fairly famous monster.

“Isn’t there already a strategy for that thing?”

Lee Seoyeon asked.

“Yes. Other teams have killed it a few times. Its patterns are known too.”

Park Jeongsu turned toward me.

“Lee Junhyeok, this is your first time, so I’ll explain briefly.”

I nodded.

“Asura has two phases. In the first phase, it only uses its lower two arms. It’s slow, but every hit is heavy. Ground Slam and Sweep are its main patterns.”

“What about the second phase?”

“Once its health falls below half, it releases its upper arms too. Since it uses all four arms, its attack speed doubles and it starts using consecutive attacks. That’s when the real fight begins.”

Kim Dohyeon added.

“Its weak point is the core in its chest. But the hands pressed together are blocking it, so you can’t target it during the first phase. Once its arms open in the second phase, that’s when we focus our attacks there.”

“Understood.”

I engraved the information into my mind. Endure the first phase. Focus on the core in the second phase.

“Let’s prepare for battle.”

Park Jeongsu said.

“I’ll draw aggro from the front. The three of you attack from the sides or rear. Once phase two begins, I’ll signal you, so focus all your firepower on the core then.”

“Understood.”

Kim Dohyeon replied as he took a small bottle from his waist. He pulled out the cork and downed it in one gulp, and a red aura rose from his body. I could visibly see his muscles swell slightly.

Lee Seoyeon coated her arrowheads with blue liquid. Then she plucked her bowstring once. Twang. The entire bow became tinged with blue light.

‘So those are buffs.’

It was my first time seeing them in person. They must have been saving them for the boss fight.

“Lee Junhyeok.”

Park Jeongsu called me. She was holding a small glass bottle. It contained red liquid, and faint light seemed to swirl inside it.

“Drink this. It’s an attack power enhancement potion. The effect lasts for five minutes.”

I took it. The bottle felt warm in my hand.

“It’s single-use, so you have to drink it all at once. If you split it up, the effect is reduced.”

“Understood. Thank you.”

“It’s pretty expensive, so make it worth the cost.”

Warmth flowed down my throat and spread throughout my entire body. I felt strength filling my muscles. The spear in my hand felt noticeably lighter.

Thump... thump.

Then it happened.

My heart suddenly began beating rapidly.

Crackle... Bzzzzzt!

At the same time, the space before my eyes warped, then sparks flew as a new dimension appeared.

Vwoom!

And before I could even react to it, I felt something inside my body being pulled out.

At the same time.

Thud!

“I greet... the Ruler!”

A familiar-looking guy appeared before me and knelt down.

“You... Awakened...?”

The one I had entrusted the tribe to, and the chief who led the humanity inside my body.

He had appeared before me.

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I couldn’t speak.

The guy who was supposed to be on the planet inside my heart was kneeling in the middle of the dungeon.

My mind couldn’t keep up with the situation.

‘Summoning?’

No. I didn’t have a skill like that. There was no summoning option anywhere in the Point Shop. I had never learned it or bought it.

‘When did something like this become possible?’

One thing was certain. I hadn’t called him.

“How did you get here?”

He wasn’t the one who answered.

Ding!

[The Awakened traveled across dimensions using his own power.]

[Remaining Duration: 20 minutes.]

A system message floated in the air.

I looked around.

The three of them had frozen in place. More precisely, they were staring at the Awakened kneeling before me. Their mouths hung open.

“...”

“Wow.”

Park Jeongsu looked at me.

“Lee Junhyeok. Yesterday, didn’t you clearly say you couldn’t summon yet? That you were still raising them.”

Fortunately, she didn’t sound accusatory. She just seemed genuinely curious.

“Ah, I definitely couldn’t before... It just appeared now.”

“A summoning skill just suddenly appears?”

“You all leveled up earlier too. This is what I got.”

“Didn’t you say earlier that you got a combat-type skill? I thought you said your skill tree was complicated.”

“And now you already have a summoning skill too...”

Lee Seoyeon let out a hollow laugh.

“I’m jealous. Seriously...”

There was no envy or resentment.

Instead, she looked at me with eyes full of genuine jealousy.

“Well, you were already pretty far from common sense when you killed the High Chief yesterday.”

The conversation ended there.

Hunters had no obligation to reveal all of their skills.

As long as they weren’t harming the team or betraying them.

Meanwhile, the Awakened himself remained kneeling with his chest proudly puffed out.

‘Sorry, but this is the best explanation.’

It wasn’t even a lie. This really had just happened right before my eyes.

“But your summon... is a person?”

Kim Dohyeon spoke first. He looked like he could hardly believe it.

“Is he really a person? Not a doll or illusion?”

Lee Seoyeon asked too, her eyes wide.

As they said, Growth-Types usually summoned spirits or monsters. Summoning a person was extremely rare.

Park Jeongsu silently examined the Awakened. She seemed to be gauging something with the instincts unique to Hunters.

“...He’s no ordinary person.”

Park Jeongsu muttered.

“What do you mean?”

“That summon. He’s not just a person. The energy around him is unusual.”

Kim Dohyeon and Lee Seoyeon looked at the Awakened again. This time with more serious expressions.

“Definitely... there’s something about him. That’s an F-rank summon?”

“I don’t know. Wouldn’t something like that be at least D-rank?”

The two whispered to each other.

“But his clothes are made of hide.”

Park Jeongsu pointed at the Awakened’s clothing. Crude clothes woven from animal hides.

“He doesn’t even have armor. Won’t he get hurt like that?”

“It’s fine. He’s tougher than he looks. And his armor will change as he grows.”

It wasn’t a lie. I still hadn’t transmitted armor-making technology to Primitive Humanity. Once their civilization developed further, that would change.

“It’s a somewhat unusual skill.”

I decided to skip the detailed explanation.

“It says the summon will be released in 20 minutes.”

I pointed at the system message. Of course, it was probably only visible to me.

“Then let’s start the raid right away.”

The moment Park Jeongsu heard that, her attitude changed. If there was a time limit, we couldn’t afford to stand around casually watching.

Still, she didn’t stop glancing at the Awakened. She seemed curious about how he fought.

“Ruler.”

The Awakened raised his head. Flames burned in his eyes.

“I wish to fight as well. Please make use of this body.”

There was desperation in his voice. He had crossed dimensions just to find me. I could imagine how badly he wanted to help.

“Fine.”

I pulled out the spare spear from my waist and handed it to him. It was just a basic weapon issued by the center, but it was better than nothing.

The Awakened accepted the spear with both hands.

“Mm!”

He handled it carefully as though receiving a treasure. After swinging it a few times to judge its weight, he nodded in satisfaction.

He slowly stood and stared at the golem. His gaze changed. The eyes of a guardian who protected the tribe. The eyes of a hunter watching prey in the hunting grounds.

“That guy... is really a summon you just summoned for the first time?”

Kim Dohyeon muttered quietly. I didn’t answer.

“Let’s go.”

Park Jeongsu raised her shield and ran out first. Straight toward the golem.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Her footsteps echoed through the circular room.

At that moment.

The golem’s eyes opened.

Dark red light burned in its eye sockets. The upper two arms that had been pressed together slowly began to spread apart. As its massive body moved, the entire room shook violently. Stone dust rained from the ceiling.

Ruuumble...

Guardian Asura finally awakened.

“Battle start!”

Park Jeongsu shouted.

I gripped my spear and charged forward too. The Awakened ran beside me. Our first battle together. My heart pounded hotly.

Boom!

Asura stood up. It had looked large even while sitting, but standing made it even more enormous. It looked at least seven meters tall. Its head seemed like it would touch the ceiling.

Vwoooom...

A low resonance shook the entire room. It was the golem’s roar. The dark red light pouring from its eye sockets intensified.

Boom!

Its lower right arm slammed into the floor. Right where Park Jeongsu had been. But she had already rolled aside and evaded it.

“Phase One! It only uses the lower arms!”

Park Jeongsu shouted. She stood directly in front of the golem with her shield raised.

“Over here, rockhead!”

Her shield glowed blue.

[Taunt]

The golem’s gaze locked onto Park Jeongsu. She had drawn its aggro.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

The golem approached her. Slow, but every step felt like an earthquake.

Whoooosh!

Its left arm swept sideways. The Sweep pattern.

“Duck!”

Park Jeongsu shouted. I lowered my body. The enormous arm passed over my head. The wind slapped my cheeks.

Whoosh!

“Piercing Arrow!”

The arrowhead shone blue and embedded itself in the golem’s shoulder. Unlike before, it didn’t bounce away. It sank deep. It was the power of the skill.

Crack.

A fracture appeared in the shoulder. But it wasn’t fatal.

“If it’s not the core, we can’t deal major damage! Focus on harassing it for now!”

Park Jeongsu replied.

Kim Dohyeon moved around to the side. He lowered his spear to waist height.

“I’ll target the joints!”

Red energy wrapped around the spearhead.

“Blazing Spear!”

Thud!

It was different from before. The spear sank deep. Red energy seeped in. The joint turned black as though scorched.

“It went in!”

Kim Dohyeon shouted.

The golem staggered. Its left leg became unstable.

‘My turn.’

I charged in. The Awakened came with me.

[Vital Point Detection Activated]

Red points appeared across the golem’s body. The largest one was in the center of its chest. The core. But the upper two arms were still pressed together, blocking it. I couldn’t target it during phase one.

I lowered my gaze. A smaller point was visible behind its knee. The joint. Not exactly a vital point, but relatively weaker than the rest.

“Awakened! Behind the knee!”

I shouted. The Awakened nodded. He understood me.

We charged in at the same time. From both sides.

Thud! Thud!

Our spears dug into the back of its knee. The Awakened’s spear sank deeper. He was stronger than me.

“Uuuugh...”

The golem groaned. One knee buckled. It lost balance and tipped forward.

“Now! Focus your attacks!”

Park Jeongsu shouted. Blue energy gathered around her sword.

“Guardian’s Strike!”

The sword shone. It struck the golem’s lower right arm. A deep wound formed.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Lee Seoyeon’s arrows struck one after another. The same place. The wound grew deeper.

“Rapid Fire!”

Five arrows flew in an instant. All focused on one spot.

Crack. Crack.

Fractures began spreading along the arm. Kim Dohyeon rushed in.

“Take this!”

He drove his spear deep inside. Into the already weakened area. With a crunching sound, the stone shattered.

Crash!

The right arm fell off. It slammed into the ground, sending dust billowing upward.

“We broke one of its right arms!”

Kim Dohyeon shouted.

Good. At this pace, we could win.

Then.

“Graaaaaah!”

The golem roared. The resonance was different from before. It was filled with rage. Dark red light erupted explosively.

Crack. Crack.

The upper two arms that had been pressed together began opening.

“Phase Two! Fall back!”

Park Jeongsu shouted.

I retreated. The Awakened followed me.

The golem fully stood upright. All four arms had been released. Its lower right arm was broken, but the remaining three were intact.

And its chest was exposed.

The dark red core pulsed. Like a heart. Thump. Thump. Light leaked through the cracks.

‘I can see it.’

Vital Point Detection marked the core with a vivid red point.

“Phase Two is the real fight! Its speed increases, so be caref—”

Park Jeongsu didn’t even finish speaking.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The golem swung its arms wildly. Three arms in every direction. Its speed had increased drastically. It was incomparable to phase one.

“Fast...!”

Kim Dohyeon barely avoided it. Even though the attack only grazed him, his armor dented.

Whoosh!

Lee Seoyeon tried to target the core during an opening, but the golem seemed to be constantly guarding it, and the arrow bounced uselessly off its arm.

“It’s attacking while defending the core!”

“Keep your distance!”

Park Jeongsu blocked an attack with her shield.

Boom!

A heavy impact. She was pushed backward. Her feet dragged across the floor, leaving marks.

“Ghk...!”

Even a D-rank struggled that much to block it. Getting hit directly would be the end.

‘Now.’

The core opened. This was our only chance.

“Awakened!”

The Awakened looked at me.

“We go together. The core.”

Before I could even finish, the Awakened charged forward.

I followed.

The golem noticed us. Its upper left arm swept toward us.

“Up!”

The Awakened jumped first. Onto the arm. He used it as a foothold and leapt again. Movements honed in the wild. Agile like a beast.

‘That guy...!’

I followed and stepped onto the golem’s arm too. Maybe because the potion’s effect was still active, my body felt light.

Whoooom!

Its lower left arm rose. Trying to hit us.

The Awakened threw his spear in midair.

Whoosh!

The spear embedded itself in the wrist joint. Precisely. The arm jerked to a stop. Its movement froze.

‘Got it!’

The core was right in front of me. A massive dark red stone pulsing ominously. Darkness swirled inside it.

[Enhanced Penetration Activated]

[Enhanced Consecutive Thrusts Activated]

Power gathered in my spear. A heavy sensation unlike usual. Vibrations traveled through the hand gripping the shaft.

“Haaa!”

Thud!

The spearpoint pierced the core. Deep. Deeper. Until the shaft itself struck.

It was hard. But Enhanced Penetration forced its way through. Ignoring defense and digging inward.

At the same time.

Thud!

The Awakened slammed his fist down beside my spear. Since he had thrown his weapon away, he was barehanded. But the power was no weaker than a spear. No, it was stronger.

Crack!

The core fractured, and the cracks spread like a spiderweb.

“One more time!”

I twisted the spear. Consecutive Thrusts. Once. Twice. Three times.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

It was fast. A speed that would normally have been impossible. The enhanced skill made it possible.

The Awakened kept striking too. With his fists. His elbows. Crude, but effective. Even barehanded, he was breaking stone.

Craaaack!

The core split completely. Light leaked out. Growing brighter and brighter.

―!!!

The golem screamed. Its entire body shook.

BOOOOM!

The core exploded, scattering dark red light in every direction before it vanished.

Ruuuuumble...

The golem’s enormous body began collapsing. Its arms, its legs, finally the torso cracked apart and shattered into pieces.

BOOM!

The last fragment struck the floor. Thick dust billowed into the air.

Silence.

“Haa... haa...”

I gasped for breath. My heart was pounding like crazy.

Looking beside me, I saw the Awakened kneeling. Blood flowed from his fists. Of course it did. He had broken stone with his bare hands.

“You okay?”

“...Yes. I am fine, Ruler.”

The Awakened raised his head. He was smiling. His face was filled with joy from having fought beside me. Blood dripped steadily from his fists, yet he showed no sign of pain.

I laughed without realizing it.

‘This class might be even more overpowered than I expected.’

I suddenly wondered whether, once civilization advanced far enough, I could even produce space battleships.

There Is Primitive Humanity Inside My Body

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