Chapter 243 – Rune Scrolls
There was a story I heard from Rumi about the Wiseman family. All Wiseman have a tendency to become obsessed with rare magical knowledge. Elemental magic, necromancy, elemental magic, witchcraft, alchemy, etc. The type of magic doesn’t matter. No matter how insignificant the knowledge, if it is only rare, it becomes a collectible for Wiseman. Because it was my relatives who were full of curiosity and a desire to collect.
‘Albert was aiming for the rune scroll.’
It was strange that quite a while had passed since he arrived at the Holy Land, and there had been no news. A dreamer like me would stand out in Morph, but there was no rumor that he had seen Albert. Probably because he didn’t move himself. If he wanted to steal something, all he had to do was use the homunculus he had created through alchemy.
The homunculus men and women we are dealing with.
These two men and women were proof that Albert had started working in Morph. In an unexpected place, he stepped on the bastard’s tail.
‘If there was a completed homunculus, why didn’t they use it in the Northern?’
I’ve never heard of Albert ever dealing with a homunculus in the North. But I don’t think it’s something to think deeply about. Even if people don’t know about it, they might have secretly already been using the homunculus. On the outside, they look just like humans. It is close to impossible to identify a homunculus with the naked eye.
“I asked if your owner was Albert. Albert Wiseman.”
When I asked again, he glared at me with eyes that would kill Franz.
“How does he know that name?”
“All of the wandering wizards who followed Albert were blown up. It was easy to figure out the names.”
“As expected, I should have dealt with it… Was it a mistake to let the wanderers live?”
The brief question and answer ended. The gaze Franz looked at me was full of murder. They didn’t say the owner’s name, but it was certain that it was Albert who had created them. The Wiseman family is the only place with advanced technology that resembles overtechnology.
“Jesse! Liberate the body from restraints!”
Franz shouted at the woman who was struggling with my party. The two homunculi exchanged signals and retreated to avoid the pouring attacks. A split second occurred and a change took place in their bodies.
Kwap! Kkadeudeuk!!
The body that took the form of a beastman swelled. The hair that had grown thickly came out and the animal ears disappeared. His oversized body instantly turned into giants.
House-sized body.
Rugged face.
“What are these bastards! Their bodies have changed!”
“The things that used to be beasts have become Jotun!!”
Giants of Jotunheim.
They look exactly like the giants I saw in the Seaside Cave during my Bronze days. The two homunculus had the power to freely transform their physical form. I spoke calmly to Rebecca and Kate as I cast the spell.
“Because it’s a homunculus. It can transform its body freely.”
“What the hell is that homunculus?”
“Artificial lifeforms created through alchemy! Homunculus have the ability to transform from birth. It is a method of reconstructing their bodies with Yeonseongjin engraved inside their bodies. I only learned about them in class, but it’s the first time I’ve seen them myself.”
The homunculus had a form change. Does it make sense to cast Gigantamax when it’s not even a Pokemon? I heard that even the latest homunculus developed at the Mage Tower ends with changing part of the body. Those guys seem to be able to change the whole body.
“Huh…! Dreams look fierce! Why are you a giant!”
Rebecca, remembering the past, frowned. When she was bronze, she risked her life together to catch an old giant. It’s fake giants, but the time has come to take revenge for what they did badly at that time.
[Flame Spear]
Roaring-!!
I gathered heat in the air and poured magic power into it to fix the shape. The heat that was about to spread in all directions was compressed in the form of a javelin. Before I knew it, I had a spear of blazing flame in my hand.
“Huh-!”
He took a step forward and threw a spear of flame at the giant Franz. Thanks to the increased size of the body, it is easier to hit the target than before. In the cramped cave, Franz raised his forearm to catch the spear of flame.
Haha-!!”
A high-temperature flame that burns skin tissue and muscles.
The spear of flame stuck in his forearm set Franz’s arm on fire. If he was a normal mana user, he would have suppressed the heat with mana, but his opponent was a homunculus. The extraordinary countermeasures were put into practice.
Poududeuk-!
Franz grabbed the top of his burning arm and tore it off. He unhesitatingly separated his arms as if he were breaking his Legos. It was only for a moment that blood poured out. Soon, a new arm protruded from under Franz’s shoulder.
“Relentless bastard!”
It is a countermeasure that utilizes the super regenerative ability of the homunculus. Even if a limb is injured, it regenerates quickly, so there is no need to be attached to it. Franz, who had recovered, moved his huge body and ran toward me.
Kung-kung-kung-kung-kung-!!
The inside of the cave shakes violently. As his body grew, his jumping speed became much faster than before. I gathered the cold element and wrapped it thickly around my body. I saw the giant Franz slam his fist above his head. But we must fight and not back down. It was the rune mage that emitted more powerful firepower in fierce battles.
“Hagalaz! Ice shield!”
The crystallized ice created a huge barrier between me and Franz. As Franz’s fist struck the ice barrier, pieces of ice flew in all directions. It was safe when I got the longsword earlier, but it’s different now. The fist, loaded with enormous pressure, shattered the ice barrier and flew towards me.
There is no time to escape.
I clenched my molars and held the quarterstaff horizontally. I blocked Franz’s fist that pierced the ice with my staff from the front.
Coo-! My body was lifted into the sky with a tremendous shock. My arms trembled, but not to the point that I couldn’t stand it. As soon as I flew backwards, I realized that the energy inside the staff was full.
“Keugh!”
Impact energy.
It is the energy that powers ancient magic. The amount of impact contained in the giant’s fist was enough to fill the quarter staff with impact energy at once. From this moment on, it was as if the blink had been activated.
“Thurisaz!”
A wormhole formed beneath my floating body. The falling body was sucked into the wormhole and protruded toward the wormhole on the other side. In the blink of an eye, I was falling from the head of the giant Franz.
“Her?!”
Homunculus, the crystallization of alchemy, must have seen space magic for the first time. It was a magic that hadn’t even been a month since it was still excavated from ancient ruins. I aimed the quarter staff at Franz’s exposed crown.
“Freeze-!!”
I hit the head of the giant Franz with my quarterstaff. The upright quarter staff went beyond smashing through his scalp and dug deep into his head. Franz, whose head was suddenly shattered, went on a rampage as he struggled.
“Oh ahhhhh!”
[Quick Freeze] Was activated, and the top of Franz’s head was covered with ice. However, the ice covering Franz’s head prevented him from advancing further. Does that mean he has the mental strength to handle mana even in the face of the shock of breaking his head? It is an incomparable mental strength.
“Aaaaa!!!”
Franz shook his head and tried to shake me off. Wrapping around my neck with both legs, I clung to Franz’s body tenaciously. The quarter staff stuck in the crown continued to emit cold air. I can’t miss the chance to end a homunculus.
If the outer surface of the body is destroyed, it can be regenerated quickly.
However, if you freeze it from the inside out, the story is different. The brain, spine, blood, and all organs are frozen. There is also a limit to demonstrating the transcendental regenerative ability.
“Freeze! Freeze! Freeze!”
The chill literally penetrated to the bone froze Franz. The blood cooled and the huge body swelled even more. Frost formed on Franz’s open eyes. The loud beating of the heart was no longer audible.
“…”
At the last moment, Franz couldn’t even let out a scream of despair. Eventually, his entire body was covered in ice and turned into a statue. I untied my leg from his neck and fell to the ground.
“Franz…!!!”
A female homunculus who was fighting with her party saw me. Her face was full of anger because her colleague had been beaten. In her two hands, she held the Earthworm summoned by Mr. Wendy, terribly smashed. It must be difficult for lovers and Wendy to work together to deal with the homunculus. Because you won’t be able to project firepower that exceeds your ability to regenerate.
‘There’s only one left.’
She had to face another homunculus, but she didn’t have to worry. Whether it’s a homunculus or whatever, since she was born with a female body, she can’t be my opponent. Incubus has another good ability besides charm eyes.
“Everybody cover your nose and back off!”
I gave instructions to the party who had been fighting for a while to cover their noses.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden! Why are you covering your nose?”
“Stop it for now!”
I cannot explain in detail. Because female homunculus also have hearing ears. Because of my trust, my companions followed my instructions exactly. Covering her nose with her hand, she moved away from the female homunculus. At that moment, it became a sufficient condition to activate the ability of the incubus.
“I will kill you!!”
With no obstacles, the female homunculus ran towards me in a straight line. Getting closer is actually a good thing for me. The female homunculus came close enough to cast a huge shadow at her feet.
It was then.
I energized the horns on my head.
“——Get in heat!!”
Pusssss-!!
A scent so sweet that it numbed my nose emanated from me.
Pheromone, the unique ability of the dreamer clan! A scent that has the effect of stimulating the opposite sex. In the past, it only worked on women who were compatible with it, but now its ability has been strengthened. As long as the target is a female, anyone can become horny.
“Uuuuu?!”
The female homunculus sniffed her pheromones and collapsed on her floor. I could see the homunculus drooling while twisting the body of the giant. It’s embarrassing that I’m still naked.
For the sake of my mental health, I decided to omit the detailed observation.
Kwajik!
I inserted the quarter staff into the body of the female homunculus. When [Quick Freeze] Was activated, the woman faced the same fate as Franz did.
With this, the two homunculi were dealt with.
If you return with the rune scroll, the quest was a success. We have to free the merchants who are being held in a corner of the cave.
It was a moment when I thought I could be relieved.
“What?!”
A minor accident occurred.
Hearing the strange moaning, I hurriedly turned my head.
“Hasssss! Hehsssss…”
Wendy sat on the floor with her face flushed. I covered my nose with her hand, but it seems that I accidentally sniffed the pheromone. She used her magic to ventilate the cave, but it was too late.
“Ughhhhh… My body, my body is hot…”
… What do you do with this?
