Isekai Journey Of The Magic Archer

As Rein was fighting with the death knight in a different part of the tomb, her dear friend was standing before a wide area of scorching flames.

The ground was solid but burning red. The heat that one could feel from the ground was bad enough to almost burn normal humans' skin.

It was like standing before the surface of an active volcano.

The hot red-orange ground, some palaces with actual bubbling magma, a giant creature standing before an enormous cave on the other side of the entrance, and our main character standing at the entrance of the cave.

He observed the situation, the ground, the low (Blue) ranked creature with a black-red magma stone body, white light eyes, and a black diamond heart.

The creature was a golem, and he was observing this rock creature with his special eyes...

"It would have been definitely impossible to clear easily..."

The creature before him, the weapon that had only one task of protecting that cave behind him, and the different environment of this part of the cave.

This was different, and he knew that even Rein would have had difficulty facing the golem in this harsh environment.

The creature wasn't smart like the troll mage, but this one was definitely strong, really strong.

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[Magma golem]

Strength: 166

Dexterity: 92

Stamina: 88

Magic power: 133

Intelligence: 25

[Skills: Guardian's protection, Flame spheres, Magma eruptions, Slam, Crashing finger, Terrain adaptation, Energy breath, Strength burning. ]

---> A strong creature trained for guarding a specific area.

---> It is naturally a strong, strength-based creature with high fire affinity, and great physical resistance, but poor magic resistance.

---> As you already know, water and ice attacks would be better against this one, but make sure you aren't exhausting too much strength.

---> The field is disadvantages so use that thing and thank the great lady who gave you such a precious gift.

---> The skill [Strength burning] might be a problem. Try to do your best to finish it off before it uses the skill.

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"Yes, yes... I also know Zoe is amazing."

He shook his head with a smile and prepared his weapons.

This one was the blue bow that increased the power of water attribute spells that he used against his fight with the headmaster.

The silver quiver on his back was still full, even after facing some small monsters on his path to this part of the cave.

Currently, he was standing at just the mouth of the cave he, and the hot land was just a few steps away from him.

The golem was 'mostly' a low-intelligence creature and humans were able to artificially create something like them with the use of magic, magic engineering, and alchemy.

But this one was a natural creature, as well as one that had only one goal and command to follow.

He didn't have a strong enough will to understand even the basic things, but he knew how to fulfill the command given to him by the 'master'.

Anyway, he didn't think much about this creature.

He had to go on the other side, and there was an opponent standing in his path.

The creature was a master of magma, the higher element of fire attribute.

He must be in this place for a long time. The whole wide area had adapted to him, after all.

The hot ground, the bubbling lava, the hot gases filling this closed area of the cave, and the shield covering the other side of the cave the golem was standing in.

It was 'protecting' the cave, and that was his only goal that would stay true until the end of his life.

So, he had to defeat the creature and it would have been difficult to raid this creature through conventional methods.

He knew just how difficult it is to neutralize a field of flames. His master was the ruler of flames, after all.

His affinity with flames and heat was naturally high. He could also use flame magic to help in this fight, but… he didn't need to either neutralize the field or use flame against the strong magma of the golem.

"Thanks again... Zoe."

His eyes became warm as he thought about his sister... but this wasn't the time to dwell on some warm memories.

'White crack'

He took out a beautiful red finger ornament and put it on his index finger.

It was a metallic ornament that covered his index finger.

Made beautifully, this gorgeous-looking finger ornament was like a bird wrapped around the finger, flying from the base of the finger to the tip.

There were some special-looking colorful gems all over this ornament and it was also so well made that it didn't hinder the movements of the finger.

This was the special gift that he received from his dear sister, something she made herself, something like his other little one.

It was also no simple artifact... his sister was a divine creature, after all.

And though this was her very first creation, and was far more insignificant than the artifacts created by her mother, this was something she specifically made for him, with her 'insignificant' abilities and greatest love.

It was an accessory, so it would be normally difficult to fit it into the normal artifact category, and this one was even more extraordinary because of its special options.

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[first creation and present of Zoe] ★★★★☆

---> A magnificent gift and creation of a young divine beast.

---> The creation is something that could not be compared to normal trash artifacts.

---> The craftsmanship is unique and gorgeous, and the power and affection this simple ornament is made with are greater than a pure devotion of a craftsman who has devoted their life to the creation.

---> The artifact contains the ability to create a practically absolute shield that resists flames, fire, heat, and all elemental abnormalities related to flame attributes.

[Shield can only be used once a month. But the effects of the shield are absolute for one hour.]

---> It increases the damage of flame magic when worn and also strengthens light attribute spells.

---> The artifact is made from blessed adamantium, a drop of purest Amrita, and Mana crystals of purest perfect Mana.

---> It is a great creation and represents the creator's affection toward you.

---> You are a bastard but we love the creator and this piece.

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"Her grandma would be shocked stiff if she sees this one..."

He smiled bitterly as he said that.

His friend's dear grandma was also someone who made some of the best ornaments in the entire empire.

She wouldn't believe this masterpiece-like thing was made by a young girl.

Well... a young phoenix that could control, bend, change, and create things just by thoughts, as well as someone who held the greatest of potential, talent, and knowledge. That was his little sister.

He could have used one of his ultimate potions for fire resistance, but that was something that had some side effects.

He also had a special bow, one of his favorite ones, that was absolute when it came to fire, but that strong thing wasn't needed against a weak one like this golem.

He was going to spend his month with his mother, so it was better to test out the effects of this special gift he received from his amazing sister.

He was excited, and the stage was already ready...

His opponent would detect him as soon as he steps into his field, so he prepared for some variables from the start.

And after his preparation, yes, the boring part was finally over... he stood before the black solid ground, filled with red cracks of hot flames.

He channeled some Mana through his finger ornament in his right hand, and as soon as a translucent thin red shield covered his body... he stepped onto the soil of hell.

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The opponent was a golem, a creature that had one clear purpose, and that was to defend the cave behind him.

The intruder was a small kid that had a strange red light covering his body.

There was a gorgeous blue bow in his hand and the power of water and ice radiating from him was very stimulating for this black golem with red cracks.

As soon as the boy stepped into his field, the golem's one eye, the big red triangle in his head, lit up with a bright red light.

The guard sensed the intruder, and this intruder was strong from his point of view.

The cool energy surrounding him was great, so great that he felt threatened for the first time in his long life.

He was a golem, a creature with sufficient intelligence to recognize danger at the very least.

He knew this intruder would be a great problem, so he knew he must not underestimate his opponent.

"Khwaaaaaa!"

So, the giant golem moved his big hands and used [Slam].

It was a wide area skill that covered his black rock hand with a hot flame and the hand became even larger, covering an area of three meters.

-Swish!

But even before the hand crushed the puny target, the intruder aimed his bow at him, exactly at his eye, and fired a blue light.

Blue light with a piercing, chilly, strong tip passed right through his flames as well as his strong hands and made its way to the golem!

His size was already big so he couldn't properly avoid the attack, but the golem had a sharp judgment ability so he adjusted his head and the arrow aimed at his vulnerable part crashed into his wide forehead.

-Booooooooom!

It was a great crash, and the golem could tell from the small part of his head that blew away because of the crashing light that the opponent was more dangerous than he thought.

"Gwuu? Khwaaaaaaa...!"

But the sudden, excruciating pain and coldness that appeared on the spot with the crash was painful for the golem so he screamed so loudly... that the ground suddenly cracked and a pillar of lava shot from the ground!!

It was painful! A golem, a creature that shouldn't feel pain, was feeling those emotions...!

And the cause of the sudden pain, the intruder that shot that wretched arrow of swirling light... was nowhere to be seen?

It was strange, the frosty energy that he felt earlier also vanished from the surrounding.

His field... now suddenly felt empty. There was practically nothing here anymore. Not before his eyes, in his area of sensitivity, or the ground that had now started filling with hot magma after his sudden use of [Magma eruption].

It was strange... but the intruder was even more dangerous than anything.

He had seen it with his own eyes. The intruder wasn't affected by either the heat, the 'warm' ground, or the fresh flames in the area.

It was doubtful if the balls of fire would work against him, so... the golem started using the best and most efficient skill he could!

He raised his index finger and aimed at the entrance of the cave first, and shot a large energy beam.

-Shiiiiiiiin~!

-Booooooom!

And as soon as the beam of energy collided with the scorching ground, it exploded, as if a powerful explosive had been activated…!

But there was no response... there were no signs of the intruder, so... he changed the direction of his finger pointing, and another beam was fired.

-Shiiiiiiiin~!

-Booooooom!

No result here either. But he didn't despair and did it again.

-Shiiiiiiiin~!

-Booooooom!

No results. Repeat at a different location. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

And it continued until he covered all parts of his field 'on the ground'. But the intruder was nowhere to be found.

Strange thing was that the intruder hadn't left his field either.

Someone had definitely entered the area that he denominated, but there was not even a single butterfly that had left his territory.

It was... actually horrifying.

Where the hell was the intruder if not on the ground?! In the air? Flying!?

He wasn't some fly or insect that he would fly in this cave where the ceiling was so high and covered with dangerous, poisonous sharp rocks that even bats avoided it.

Confused, he even used his [Energy breath] in the surrounding space and rotated around 360 degrees but... there was no reaction. He still had some vague feeling that there was something... something was here, in his house, in this territory.

And he was definitely right...

-Swish. Swish. Swish.

As silently as the dead of the night, pillars... not arrows, not spread, but actual pillars of water, ice, and soul-chilling water aimed at three vulnerable parts of his body from the upside...

Yup. The intruder was on that very poisonous ceiling covered with poisonous gases, poison-covered rocks, and fatally weak burned rocks.

The pillars of spells... he knew they were dangerous. He knew they were fatally deadly, and that they can destroy him.

But... alas... by the time these thoughts came to his brainless head, he was crumbling down...

His head, heart, and middle body had been pierced by the pillars of exceptionally powerful spells, and he had lost all his strength.

The ice pillar that pierced his heart had actually taken out the heart and froze the heart that gave the golem all his strength.

He had been defeated by a small intruder that he failed to crush under his fingers, and was now on his deathbed.

This was his end.

He had died even without using his full powers.

He should have used them from the start, but still... he couldn't do anything now.

He was dead... and the intruder that killed him was still... nowhere to be felt.