"Thank you, my lord"
"Your welcome, protect me from now on, though for now, destroy these golems and bring back their cores… I May actually be able to create something from them" Steve said as the Automata bowed before standing up and then simply vanishing from his sight.
"Insight wasn't lying, it is really fast" Steve commented before taking his time to start walking towards the mouth of the other mountain.
….
Outside the gate, Jin Chul had his heart in his throat. Losing a hunter was a shame but losing this one was way much more than that.
"Mr. Grant, are you there?" He called into the earpiece
[Yes] Steve replied almost instantly
"Oh, thank God, how are things going on in there?" Jin Chul asked
[So far, good, oh and can you help me Google how to make a sniper]
"What do you need that for?"
[What else do you think I would need it for? Cooking?]
"Okay, but how many days has it being, have you found shelter yet and did you discover how many bosses there are there"
[It should be about two weeks now, I am shelter and there seems to be three bosses]
[Ehm, I just encountered something here, i'll send you footage of it now, please help me identify the creature] Steve suddenly said
"You can do That?"
[Yes, but only for a while, I assume… Mana may allow us communicate momentarily even through such time difference but it's only that, temporarily] Steve said
As he spoke, Jin Chul saw a holographic screen appear before him, clearly from the ear piece. The screen seemed to be from a body camera and it showed an aerial view of what looked like a hollowed out mountain
[Okay, if you look down there, those creatures, does the Association have any record of them. They look like Lava demons from the games but I can't be sure, they seem capable of creating Lava golems with ease as well] Steve explained in the view as Jin Chul saw a hand grab on to the camera before raising it
Seeing the man who had gone in, still in full health, Jin Chul immediately heaved an even greater sigh of relief.
"Okay, I'll check it out, also how do I initiate a video call with you?"
[Just ask, the time difference here may make you call when i'm sleeping, the voice connection is always active]
"Okay then, i'll call soon to send the sniper schematics"
[Thank you] Steve replied before the call was cut.
…..
Back in the gate, Steve could now be seen before a massive cave. From within the cave, he could feel a massive amount of ferocious mana flowing out.
"It's not even the boss, S-rank gates are really something else" Steve noted as he continued walking forward.
It was finally time to actually test his power against someone. As he moved, behind him an army of about a hundred automata could be seen.
Each one equipped with a weapon of some kind, Steve walked in fearlessly into the cave.
His life detector showed that there was only one monster within the cave so he wasn't worried about biting off more than he could chew.
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