The Paper User: Exiled for a ‘Trash Skill,’ Awakens True Power and Rises with Two Unique Skills ,Volume 2 - Chapter 22

Chapter : The Cave, Part 7

After an hour of rest, we set out to defeat the Armor Golems.

Our party consisted of me, Almine, Piln, Kinako, Melt, six members of the Flame Dragon Guild, and three other adventurers—a total of fourteen people.

After several dozen minutes, we arrived at an open area.

Large rocks lay scattered about, and white crystals jutted out from the walls on both sides. Several dozen meters ahead, we saw four Armor Golems. Melt’s orange tail bristled at the sight.

「…Four of them, huh. Then you all stay out of this.」

Melt drew the two short swords at his waist. Their blades gleamed red.

A fire-element magic sword… The hilt is embedded with a Sunstone to amplify mana. Those are incredibly expensive weapons.

Melt strode straight toward the Armor Golems.

「Goh… Gogoh…」

The four Armor Golems noticed Melt. The lead one charged forward, swinging its massive arm diagonally downward.

Melt blocked the strike with his left-hand short sword. A loud thud rang out, and Melt’s feet sank into the ground.

I stared, mouth half-open.

He stopped an Armor Golem’s attack with one hand…?

「Is that all you’ve got?」

Melt glared at the Armor Golem with dark green eyes.

「Rikkel… Jim… Taccas… Yuri… Watch from the afterlife as I destroy the Armor Golems that killed you!」

「Gogoh…」

The Armor Golem opened its left hand. From the hole in its palm, a purple orb of light shot out.

「Too slow!」

Melt twisted his neck to dodge the orb and slashed at the Golem’s extended arm, severing it at the joint.

「Goh… Gogoh…」

The Golem swung its other arm to crush him, but Melt leaped back, dodging with ease. The giant hand smashed into the ground, scattering stones.

Melt landed on that very arm and thrust his short sword toward the red gem inside the Golem’s mouth. The jaws snapped shut, but Melt didn’t stop. His glowing blade pierced through, shattering the gem. With a sound like breaking glass, the massive body collapsed.

Two more Armor Golems lunged from the sides.

「Two at once now, huh…」

Melt spread his feet slightly and smirked. From the tips of his black boots, pale blue blades extended.

「Lucky for you, you can’t feel pain!」

Melt dodged a swing and countered with a kick. The blue blade sliced clean through the Golem’s wrist, sending the thick hand crashing to the ground with a metallic clang.

「I’m just getting started!」

He slashed the Golem’s leg with his right foot, then hacked at its armor with both short swords. The two Golems lost balance and toppled. Melt drove his blade into their mouths, shattering the crimson gems.

「GROOOOH!」

The last Armor Golem charged. Melt dropped his hips, lips pressed tight, and in an instant, he was behind it.

「Raging Gale Thousand Strikes!」

As the Golem turned, Melt spun like a tornado. Red and blue blades carved its body into ribbons.

「He’s… strong…」

I murmured through parted lips. Melt had defeated all four Armor Golems in under a minute. His final technique was so fast the sword lines couldn’t even be seen. Almost no one could avoid that.

「That’s Melt, the Four-Blade Master.」

Kinako crossed her arms at her chest.

「Power and speed, combined with unpredictable attacks—he’d be a nightmare to fight.」

「Yeah. If his opponent were human, missing the very first strike would end the battle.」

I stared at the shredded blue-black armor. The Twelve Heroes’ Sylphiel was a magic warrior who fought with spells and weapons, but Melt must be channeling all his base mana into physical enhancement instead. He likely has combat skills like Power Boost and Speed Boost.

So this is the difference of S-rank…

「Alright! Let’s move to the next area!」

Melt looked over the map.

「We’ll kill all the Armor Golems first, then search for the exit!」

「Lord Melt!」

A Flame Dragon Guild member approached.

「Let me take the next one. Rikkel was my friend.」

「…I see, Dallas.」

Melt placed a hand on the man’s shoulder.

「Fine. The next Golem is yours. But don’t let your guard down. One mistake and you’re dead.」

「Yeah. If I die now, Rikkel will have my head in the afterlife. No way I’m dying here.」

At Dallas’s words, the other guild members behind him nodded firmly.

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