Taming Master

- Beating is good... but don't be too greedy.

- Yes, sir, Girdin. Don't worry, I'll do everything I can.

- I want you to bring me a single golden scroll, without greed.

- Huh-huh, got it.

- Once you've touched the golden scroll, it's imperative you come to this lab.

- Of course it is.

Ian shakes his head as he recalls the last story he heard from Zirdin.

‘As expected, NPC didn't warn us so lightly. ’

There were two warnings from Girdin:

The first is that the moment you touch the Golden Scroll, a new phase begins.

At the moment of touching the archives, the Keeper of the Fortress knows of Ian's existence and must flee before he is discovered by them.

Of course, it was right to run out of the fortress as usual, but there were two options for Ian who received the ‘Girdin’ quest.

Run away from the fortress, or run to Zirdin's Lab.

Inside Zirdin's Lab, even the administrators have no authority to sneak in.

And a second warning.

Its contents were as follows:

- Every mechanical monster guarding this fortress shares mechanical power.

- You're sharing... power? What's that supposed to mean?

- The power supply of the fortress is limited, so the machine monsters share it.

- Well, is there a problem?

- In conclusion, every time one is destroyed, the other becomes stronger.

- Oh...?

- The power to keep him is shared with the other gatekeepers, of course.

- Well…… a system.

- That's why I keep telling you not to be greedy.

- I understand, Girdin.

In fact, even when he first left the lab, Ian was very excited.

Before you came to the lab, you had already identified the fighting power of the mechanical leopards Jonathan was dealing with.

After all, he thought that he only needed to catch such a level of bosses to get the old books.

Of course, it was not easy to think of the ‘penalty’ that Zirdin mentioned, but it was simply understood to have a ‘buff’ effect.

But by the time Jonathan took on the third boss, Ian was able to sense with his body that it wasn't.

“Crazy, why is he counting like this? ”

“Clearly the levels are the same... Isn't the buff effect bigger than you think? ”

“I think you need to be nervous, Jonathan. ”

“Got it. Ask Aggro for me, Ian. ”

The second one didn't seem that different from Jonathan's mechanical leopard, but it felt completely different from the third gatekeeper.

In Ian's mind, one family flashed past him.

Is this a fist product operation? ’

The word 'sharing power’ by Zirdin means not just getting stronger, but completely absorbing that combat power.

Reasonable doubt (?).

‘Because the gatekeeper said there were five…… the others were 1.25 times stronger when one was killed…… what if two were 1.66 times stronger when killed…? ’

And the longer the battle, the more certain Ian became.

Detailed stats such as Attack and Defense are difficult to determine by combat alone.

You can tell by the amount of damage the boss has accumulated.

‘About 1.55x…… the boss stats won't be exactly the same. I think it's freezing. ’

And when he got there, Ian had no choice but to swallow dry water.

The third one was hard to catch, but it's been hell since the fourth one, by the way.

‘The next one's combat strength will be roughly 2.5 times……. ’

Especially when there's one left and all the power comes to him.

"The last one is 5x...?" This is gonna be crazy. ’

The last gatekeeper is the boss of another dimension with the guys he's been dealing with.

That's why Ian had to change his plan.

Ian was the type of user who enjoyed reckless challenges in the eyes of others, but this was too much for Ian to think.

On a rough estimate, there's less than three chances of catching the last boss.

Moreover, if you die there, you will lose the other four golden books, so the risk is too great to gamble with.

‘I'll catch the fourth one somehow. There's no such thing as spirit craftsmanship in the last book. ’

After killing the third boss, Ian decides to reconsider.

Which of the last two lockers is left, which one should you choose not to regret?

But as always, Kailan's content doesn't just flow as expected.

“Jonathan. Let's break through here one last time. ”

“If it's what you say it is, it'll be much more powerful than the last one.... ”

“Of course.”

“Is that possible?”

“Make it possible. ”

“ ……. ”

The last time they stepped foot in the room of their choice, an unexpected situation began to unfold.

- Tyring!

- Jonathan, party animal, activated the Dark Machine Tiger.

- Blood energy moves the machine.

- The conditions are met.

- Machine Sector has been restored.

Phrase-Phrase-Phrase!

At first, it seemed like the machine facilities were working like this until now…….

- The conditions are met.

- Due to mechanical power sensing, the 'Machine of Darkness Griffin’ starts to operate.

“ ……! ”

“Crazy?”

- Blood energy moves the machine.

- Machine Secaru Griffin has been restored.

For some reason, the wall on the other side moved and opened together to the last one.

“Ha, damn it. ”

“Do we really... have to catch these two? ”

“Bingo.”

“Phew… let's not get greedy like that……. ”

Seeing the two mechanical monsters appearing on the wall with a loud bang, Jonathan's face had to die black.

He thinks it was almost impossible to deal with these last two.

“Why don't you run now? ”

When Jonathan asks, Ian points his chin at the back.

“You think that's going to work? ”

And Jonathan was silent when he saw where he was headed.

Machining - Kuang -!

“ ……. ”

Suddenly, the space with them and the machine monsters turned into a perfect closet.

“Whew, what a mess. ”

But somehow, Ian's expression was surprisingly single.

“Enjoy, my friend. ”

“That's it...? ”

“Maybe this is our chance to catch all five. ”

“What?"

Ian shrugged his shoulders at Jonathan's statement, and started summoning all the Summoners with a giggle.

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh!

And the mechanical monsters that confirmed it began to roar, emitting a sharp mechanical sound.

Kieing-!

Kieeek!

A mechanical tiger of enormous size and a fierce mechanical griffin that resembles a fin is lacking even the expression "gathering only."

The two rushed toward Ian and Jonathan at the same time, and with it began the final battle of the Dark Keep.

* * *

A chance to defeat all the gatekeepers and get all the golden old books.

Jonathan thought this was just a bluff, but it wasn't.

This was certainly an unexpected and extreme development, but it was only for a moment that Ian was embarrassed.

Unlike Jonathan, who was already thinking about the death penalty, Ian really thought he could win this battle.

‘There's only one issue. Never catch one first. ’

And Ian's idea was never an unsubstantiated confidence.

Ian was able to figure out exactly what the mechanical gatekeeper system inside this fortress looked like.

It seemed to Ian that dealing with these two at the same time was much better than dealing with the last one.

‘It's much easier to catch two and a half times the combat power than to catch one five-times the combat power. ’

Jonathan could never have imagined, but so far Ian has not fought with all his strength.

Rather than saying it was easy for the bosses so far, they were saving resources for the bosses after they became more powerful.

Unique abilities or skills with a cooldown of more than 30 minutes were not used when distracted.

But now that he doesn't have to worry about the back, Ian plans to use all his power to fight the two machines.

“Jonathan.”

“Tell me, Ian. ”

“Can you handle only one Aggro? ”

“Phew... I don't know. ”

“You don't have to deal. Just keep Aggro clear. ”

“Well, maybe that's what I can do.... ”

Ian's strategy was simple.

Somehow Jonathan was planning to put one of his bosses to death one by one and kill them all at the same time.

If you kill one first and one receives a buff, I will destroy the other.

If we could catch them both at almost the same time, we'd think we'd have enough luck.

‘I have to catch the tiger first. Levels seem to be the same.... ’

Kuang -!

Ian, who avoided the attack by the mechanical tiger, once checked the system box that was floating over his head.

-Mechanical Sector (Legendary)/Lv.141 (transcendent)

And if I found something, my eyes were slightly enlarged.

‘Well, that name sounds familiar...' ’

The transcendence level was similar to that of the bosses we've dealt with so far, but the name 'Sekartor’ seemed familiar to me.

Ian soon realized why he had thought about the stranger.

'Oh, by the way, Harga said the tiger's name was Sekartor, right? ’

When I was doing Harga's Honey Quest to teach Holly how to slash storms.

He's a friend of mine, Sekartor.).

‘Hmm...... I don't know what the connection is, but it can't be the same name without a reason. ’

Of course, there was not much information that could be obtained from this fact alone.

Just to the extent that the monsters at the Gatekeeper Machine in this fortress were built to base monsters that existed?

But for Ian, who did not take any small information lightly, this was a very interesting fact.

"Maybe Girdin would know something. Should I ask him this too...? ’

But that idea of Ian, it didn't last very long.

Bang, bang, bang!

The moment the front legs of the Machine Sector twisted, the islands of immense power devastated the entire locker room.

‘Khh...! I guess I'll just have to survive to ask, won't I? ’

So Ian began to focus on the battle again.

Everything that was going through Ian's head was a possible scenario when he won this battle.

“Come on, scrap metal... Let's see who wins. ”