Level Up Machine

Chapter 91 Clue of Truth (3)

Lacteon.

Upon hearing that word, Yeong-sik’s eyes widened in shock. He thought of the jet-black suit lying dormant in his inventory.

The official name of the suit, which possessed an almost absurd amount of power, was ‘Multipurpose Functional Combat Suit Lacteon Type 2’. The prefix wasn’t particularly important, but the name at the end was the problem.

“The creator’s name is Lacteon…”

A low voice escaped from Yeong-sik’s mouth. It couldn’t be a coincidence that one of the creators who died in the Great War was named Lacteon, and that the suit found there was called Lacteon Type 2.

‘Does that mean I’ve been using the creator’s belongings all this time?’

Yeong-sik’s mind became cluttered. Fragments of disjointed information swirled in his head. He couldn’t understand what was happening.

“Damn it, what the hell is going on…”

He grimaced and clutched his forehead. At that moment, a loud noise emanated from the blue orb.

-zzzzzt. To kill them… zzzzzt.

“Ugh, everyone, move back!”

Park Si-a shouted, looking at the increasingly distorted blue orb. The magic emanating from the orb was swelling as if it would explode at any moment.

‘It’s dangerous.’

He didn’t know the exact cause of this phenomenon. However, one thing was certain: the blue orb was emitting extremely dangerous power.

“But, but…”

“Tiria, quickly!”

Yeong-sik grabbed Tiria’s wrist, who was hesitating with her hand on the blue orb. The power emanating from the blue orb was anything but ordinary.

Grrrrk!

The cavern shook.

Crack.

The surface of the blue orb began to crack and distort. Dense magic, suffocating in its intensity, spread out around it.

‘Where does such power come from?’

Yeong-sik looked at the orb with a bewildered expression. The magic flowing from it far surpassed Lekras. He couldn’t comprehend the source of such absurd power.

‘No way.’

Yeong-sik’s eyes caught sight of the four altars surrounding the blue orb. The items on the altars each contained astonishing amounts of magic.

If the power those items held was the source of this strength, the situation was far from simple.

Crunch!

The blue orb distorted and changed shape. Four crystal-like shining arms emerged, followed by two thick legs that supported them. It looked as if a giant was being born from a massive egg.

White letters floated around the blue giant’s crystalline body. The letters encircled the blue giant as if protecting it.

### Episode 91

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Even its size was over 20 meters. The blue orb, which had transformed into an absurdly gigantic giant, with fingers almost as large as a human, emitted a rigid voice.

– Intruders identified. Eliminate them!

“A Guardian…?”

Han-seong’s expression hardened as he looked up at the blue giant. A Guardian. A powerful golem created to protect the dungeon. The blue giant’s speech was unmistakably that of a Guardian.

“Damn it, even with Tiria here, why suddenly…!”

None of the others, nor Tiria herself, had done anything to provoke it or attack the blue orb.

Park Si-a bit her lip harshly and shouted to the guild members.

“Prepare for battle!”

“To, to fight that thing?!”

Kang Ha-rin pointed at the blue giant with an incredulous expression. The blue giant, with its four arms, was over 20 meters tall.

No matter how superhuman the summoners were compared to ordinary humans, it was not a size that could be easily dealt with.

A size of 20 meters in itself was an overwhelming weapon. If such a gigantic monster went on a rampage, it would undoubtedly result in a catastrophe.

– To protect the secret, eliminate the intruders.

The blue giant turned its massive body and looked straight at Yeong-sik. It seemed as if it had no interest in anyone else.

‘What is this?’

Yeong-sik stared at the blue giant, which was drawing in dense magic while glaring at him. He instinctively knew that this Guardian was targeting him alone.

The question of why flashed through Yeong-sik’s mind.

He had never approached the blue orb or touched it. He had merely stood beside Tiria, listening to her.

Despite that, the blue giant regarded him as the sole “enemy” and targeted him.

Countless questions swirled in Yeong-sik’s head. But as if to cut off his thoughts, the blue giant moved its body.

Rumble! Boom!

“Prepare to fire spells! Summoners capable of long-range attacks, aim for the giant’s head!”

Park Si-a’s cold voice echoed throughout the cavern. She looked pale as she watched the giant move.

‘A monster.’

She looked up at the blue giant with a trembling expression. The mere movement of a 20-meter tall being was a catastrophe for humans.

However, if the Guardian’s only attribute was its size, it wouldn’t have been such a threatening existence. The summoners gathered here each possessed superhuman strength, and those ranked among the top could demolish mountains if they set their minds to it.

For them, a Guardian that was merely large wasn’t a significant threat.

The problem was.

Boom!

– Detected hostile actions from other entities. Annihilate all living beings.

“D-damn it! Skills aren’t working at all!”

A female summoner with a longbow cried out urgently. An archer of level 85, she had fired an Explosive Shot brimming with magic at the blue giant’s head.

However, the blue giant’s body, which took the arrow head-on, didn’t have even a scratch.

“What kind of monster is that…”

She looked up at the blue giant with a shocked expression.

The reason why Leviathan’s Guild Master, Park Si-a, looked so pale while gazing up at the blue giant was due to the immense magic emanating from its body.

Even she, at level 105—a realm other summoners couldn’t even dream of reaching—was horrified by the dense magic.

The blue giant, emitting such overwhelming power, swung its gigantic arm at the summoner who had attacked it.

– Wooooong!

Along the path of its swinging arm, blue spikes formed. These spikes, almost a meter in length, rained down on the Leviathan summoners.

“Sang-jun!”

Park Si-a’s shout echoed. Warlock Park Sang-jun stepped forward at her call. He stretched out his bandaged hands. A black magical shield formed from his palms.

– Boom! Rumble!

“…Ugh.”

The blue spikes bounced off the shield. Park Sang-jun grunted at the impact transmitted through the shield.

“Magic is ready.”

“Fire immediately! Tanks, protect the ranged classes and retreat!”

Park Si-a continued to issue orders in a calm voice, her eyes shining sharply. The mages’ spells simultaneously targeted the blue giant.

Bang! Boom!

The blue giant’s body wavered slightly under the mages’ magic, which had more destructive power than the arrow attacks.

“Ha-rin! Tae-hwang!”

“Yes!”

“Leave it to me, unnie!”

Responding to her call, Kang Ha-rin drew her 2-meter-long greatsword and charged forward. Following her, Cheon Tae-hwang kicked off the ground with his waist-slung sword floating in the air.

Kang Ha-rin, who had initially reacted negatively to Park Si-a’s declaration to face the blue giant, now moved aggressively, as if she had never voiced any doubts. This was because the guild leader’s commands were absolute for the guild members.

“Yeong-sik, us too!”

“Yes.”

Yeong-sik nodded at Tiria’s shout. With Leviathan Guild starting their battle against the blue giant, they couldn’t just sit idly by.

“Yu-na and Cheol-tae, take the lead! In the meantime, Ara, Yoo-jin, and Chae-rin, start casting your spells! Gil-soo, block those blue spikes next to the ranged classes!”

“Yes!”

Tiria’s shout was met with a resounding response from the Salvator Guild members.

Ara, Chae-rin, and Yoo Jin began casting their spells simultaneously. Intense magic gathered around them.

– Shwoooong!

“Splitting Arrows!”

Blue spikes flew towards the summoners who were casting spells.

Hwang-hyeon drew arrows from his back, his eyes shining sharply. He fired three arrows simultaneously. The blue-glowing arrows split in mid-air, becoming dozens of arrows.

Crash! Crack!

The dozens of arrows intercepted the blue spikes. Gil-soo raised his shield to block the spikes that pierced through the arrow barrage.

Boom!

“Ugh?!”

Was it because his level was too low? Gil-soo collapsed to the ground on one knee after blocking just one spike. His face contorted with pain.

“Are you okay, Gil-soo?!”

Han-seong rushed over, shouting urgently as he saw Gil-soo collapse. He cast healing magic on Gil-soo, who was bleeding from his mouth, while creating a Divine Shield with his other hand.

Despite being a healer, the Divine Shield created by the high-level 86 summoner Han-seong blocked the spikes more effectively than the tank-class Gil-soo.

“Damn it…!”

Gil-soo, kneeling on one knee, cursed under his breath as he watched.

He knew he was weak. Compared to the other Salvator members, all over level 85, he was nothing. He understood this better than anyone.

But he couldn’t remain a burden to the guild.

“I can’t let this happen…!”

A fierce resolve gleamed in Gil-soo’s eyes. He had lived being used by many people because he was kind and easy to deceive.

For someone who had lost everything, the Salvator Guild was the only place where he could smile warmly.

If he couldn’t protect such a sanctuary with his own hands, there was no reason for him to follow them here.

“Aaaaaah!”

Gil-soo roared as he stood up. He thrust his shield forward, shouting in a rough voice.

“Radiance!”

Boom!

Five layers of shields created in mid-air blocked the spikes. The ‘Radiance’ skill level obtained through the Shield of Radiance was 5. It was even higher than that of the original owner, Han Cheol-ho.

“Krrr…

He had practiced his skills hundreds, thousands of times unseen, raising his skill proficiency.

‘This was my only option!’

Gil-soo gripped his shield with fierce determination, shouting in his heart.

For him, who couldn’t grow stronger through leveling due to the low level cap, raising his skill levels was the only choice.

“Yeong-sik!”

As the barrage of spikes seemed to lessen, Tiria called out Yeong-sik’s name. Radiant angel wings spread from her back.

“Let’s go.”

Yeong-sik nodded as he drew a blade from the back of his left hand. There weren’t many summoners who could engage the blue giant in close combat.

– Wooooong!

– Intruders, eliminate.

With the blue giant’s rigid voice, intense magic spread out around them.

“What, what is that…?”

A bewildered voice escaped Yu-na’s lips as she drew the twin swords of Crimson Lotus from her waist, preparing to charge forward.