Having no clue what I should do first, I turned my brain off and charged.
"|Enchant Flame|!" [Solace]
I set only one arm on fire as I rushed forward. Holding out the other hand, I casted another spell.
"|Enchant Lightning|!" [Solace]
Purple lightning wrapped itself around my left arm, causing my hairs to stand on end.
"Gn… Nu…" [Stone Giant]
It sounded like a voice came from the giant, which wasn't surprising since it was a living thing.
"Translation: Leave. Here." [Spirit Guide]
The stone giant raised its massive arm, slinging it forward in an attempt to hit me.
("It's slow!") [Solace]
I sidestepped the punch as it struck the ground. What I didn't expect was the shrapnel from the ground after being struck.
"|Reinforce|!" [Solace]
Reacting before little bits of rock hit me, I managed to buff myself.
"Ow ow ow!" [Solace]
Dust accumulated before me, covering my vision.
"|Wind Edge|!" [Solace]
I thought it was a good idea to clear up the dust with a wind move, but I made a mistake. The moment my spell was launched, the smoke made way for the giant's fist to come through.
("Oh crap!") [Solace]
"|Earthen Shield|!" [Solace]
I pulled up a wall of earth to block the punch. Unfortunately, the giant's hand bulldozed straight through.
("God damn it.") [Solace]
I was forced to raise my arms to block it. This gave me flashbacks to when Jukhan smashed through my |Earthen Shield| and broke my arms.
"Oof!" [Solace]
I felt the impact send shivers down my spine. I grit my teeth as I felt the giant keep pushing, so I attempted to keep my balance.
"Urgh!" [Solace]
I dug my feet into the ground and slid back as the ground gave way. Luckily, my body withstood the blow.
"You have gained |Experience|. |Gentleman's Favor| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide]
The punch had finally fully extended. Therefore, it was my turn.
"|Blazing Fist|!" [Solace]
Raising my right arm, the flames sticking to it burst forth as I returned a punch.
"You have gained |Experience|. |Blazing Fist| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide]
The attack didn't do much. It dug a bit into the giant's hand, but it slowly closed itself.
"The hell?! That's actually cheating!" [Solace]
That was the time I remembered that the stone giant had the |Repair| skill.
("That's what it meant? This is so annoying!") [Solace]
I backed away to collect my thoughts, which was the incorrect move since the giant started to fire beams at me again.
"Ayo?! Chill!" [Solace]
Almost tripping over myself, I sprinted off to the side.
("How can I deal with this?! There's gotta be a weakness!") [Solace]
"Response: A stone giant's weakness is the core. It is normally located underneath the foot." [Spirit Guide]
("Thank you!") [Solace]
That did make sense. The only part that I didn't really get was why it was under the foot.
("Okay. Now the question is, which foot is it?") [Solace]
Turning my brain off once again, I rushed at the giant.
"Come at me!" [Solace]
It fired beams at me repeatedly, but I nimbly evaded them. I say "nimbly", which is an overstatement since some of them kind of grazed me.
"|Earthen Shield|!" [Solace]
Targeting the floor beneath the giant, I forced the ground to become uneven so it'd lose its balance.
"Gn… Nu…" [Stone Giant]
"Translation: Leave. Here." [Spirit Guide]
I took a quick look underneath its foot as it was being lifted. The time frame was small, but a glimpse was enough.
("Not the right one… Left it is!") [Solace]
"|Earthen Shield|!" [Solace]
Lifting it up on the other side, the giant tripped.
"Uh oh." [Solace]
The fall of the giant caused the floor to shake and dust to billow. However, it was a stroke of luck since a red crystal was revealed beneath the giant's left foot.
("Bingo!") [Solace]
Feeling a rush of adrenaline, I wasted no time attacking it.
"|Explosion Arts|!" [Solace]
My body followed a certain rhythm. Movements came into my mind as my body placed my hands together into a single strike against the crystal.
"Gn… Nu…!" [Stone Giant]
It let out a cry when a spark was lit, causing a giant explosion to shatter the crystal. Needless to say, I was caught up in it as well.
"WOAAHH!!" [Solace]
I found myself soaring through the air, spinning until I hit the ground.
"Urgh!" [Solace]
"You have gained |Experience|. You have gained a level. You have gained |Experience|. You have gained a level. You have gained |Experience|. You have gained a-" [Spirit Guide]
I'm gonna skip that part since that went on for a while.
("Ouch… That hurt…") [Solace]
My body hurt all over.
("I hope I didn't lose a limb… Wait, can spirits regrow limbs?") [Solace]
"Response: Spirits above the rank of Greater Spirit are capable of regrowing lost parts as long as there is sufficient mana intake." [Spirit Guide]
("Huh. That's cool.") [Solace]
I slowly picked myself up. I found tons of dust covering me, but I was fine overall.
"Ugh…" [Solace]
I tried shrugging off the aching pain. Sadly, it doesn't go away so easily.
("Well. That's fine. Now, I can finally move onto the mine.") [Solace]
I dragged myself over to the opening for the mine, only to find that the giant's corpse now covered it.
"Bruh." [Solace]
I couldn't help sighing at such a sight.
("This is gonna take a while to clean up isn't it?") [Solace]