Forging Golem Is Still Chasing Me!

Pikachu stared at everyone with its big, bright eyes, tilting its head cutely and wiggling its long ears.

If you were given 10 billion, would you have the heart to hit this little cutie?

Da Er stared at it for a moment, then looked at the stick in his hand, turned around and stared at An Ti Li with dead fish eyes, and asked, "I need a reason."

"Do we need a reason to fight monsters? Just keep fighting!" An Ti Li waved her fist to cheer him on.

"Remember, when you fight it, you must have the intent to kill, pure malice is fine too, but you can't have thoughts of driving it away or sparring with it," she added.

What kind of convoluted rules are these?

Da Er spread his hands and said, "I won't do anything unless you give me a clear reason. I have no reason to attack a monster that won't attack me."

"Why,"

An Ti Li rubbed her hair helplessly. "Yesterday when I tried to explain, you were busy feeding the wolves and didn't have time to listen. Now you want an explanation. You're such a pain."

She patted someone on the back and said, "Hey, Beast Control Magician, you explain this to him."

"Oh," Luo Jieer, who was drinking tree-grown milk cocoa, cleared his throat and said:

"Actually, we asked you to come here to verify the recent rumors. It is said that attacking these non-aggressive monsters in Gourmet Paradise will trigger a punishment mechanism, and powerful monsters will fall from the sky and kill the attackers."

"Moreover, once the penalty mechanism is triggered, you will be chased and attacked by monsters the next time you enter the Gourmet Paradise. If you enter it again, you will return to normal."

He chatted animatedly as he picked various exotic ingredients and popped them into his mouth:

"However, there are many discrepancies in the rumors. Some people attacked monsters without triggering any punishment, while others triggered the punishment but summoned different monsters. It seems that the type of monster changes based on some characteristic of the attacker."

"That's why we asked you to verify it,"

Da Er nodded; he understood what had happened, but he still had something to say.

Why didn't you argue at all when that woman called you by your nickname?

That's terrible. I'm banning this guy from my farm from now on.

"If I summon a monster that I can't handle, I'm not going to play along," Da Er knew his physical condition and didn't want to die here again.

"You just focus on fighting, we'll take care of the monsters," An Ti Li assured them.

The main reason they didn't do it themselves was because they didn't want to be disliked by the Pokémon, especially since they had been doing a great job researching here lately.

Da Er didn't have this worry; he was always indifferent, as long as he wasn't disliked by the wolves.

To verify the rumors, theoretically the more subjects the better, so why only bring in Da Er?

Because Luo Jieer had actually organized a group of people to do these things a few days ago and gradually figured out a pattern.

But those people were all Bronze Rank or even ordinary people; Da Er was the first high-level combatant they recruited.

They were curious whether the punishing monsters triggered by Silver Rank adventurers would be even stronger.

"Remember this: when you attack, you must harbor malice!"

"Um,"

Da Er gave a faint reply, stared at Pikachu, thought to himself that he was sorry, and then swung his stick and charged forward.

Harboring malice is easy to say, but what normal person would harbor malice towards Pikachu for no reason?

Da Er tried to imagine Pikachu as Ghrū, but that didn't work. He then tried imagining it as a Soul Eater, but that still didn't work.

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu was startled and lashed out with its Iron Tail, Da Er barely dodged.

This won't work, that won't work, what should I do?

Da Er closed his eyes, and the memories he didn't want to recall surged into his mind. A raging fire burned in his memory, and a twisted figure grinned at him.

Finally, murderous intent arose in his heart, and he swung the wooden stick at Pikachu!

"Buzz—"

A strange sound rang out in the air, and the space behind Da Er rippled and distorted, as if something was about to appear.

Pikachu shuddered and turned to run, the wooden stick crashing heavily to the ground.

If you look closely, you'll see that even if Pikachu didn't dodge the attack, it wouldn't have been able to hit it; in the end, Da Er held back.

"Here it comes," Luo Jieer said, pulling out his staff and gripping his rapier tightly as he stared intently at the gradually forming giant figure. "Hey buddy, you'd better get out of there!"

Just as Luo Jieer had guessed, the stronger the adventurer, the stronger the punishment they would receive.

Da Er, of course, didn't hesitate. He leaped far away with a light tap of his toes, and when he looked back, the monster had already taken shape.

With its giant-like physique, strong arms, and body constructed from some unknown mineral, its first impression is that it is incredibly resilient to beatings.

Forging Golem

Overall combat strength: D+

The moment the Forging Golem appeared, it raised its scorching stone hammer and charged toward Luo Jieer was closest to it.

"This is a species I've never seen before. I'm really looking forward to what information the Hunting Handbook will unlock."

He quickly used invisibility on himself and disappeared without a trace. The Forging Golem's attack slammed into the ground, sending rubble flying everywhere.

The little Rattata in the grass quickly ran away, the Fletchling scattered and flew away, and the three Diglett used Digging.

The peace of the Gourmet Area was shattered at that moment!

"Rub!"

The rapier struck the side of the Forging Golem in an instant, but only broke through a small part of the stone skin.

"So hard?"

Luo Jieer was surprised. His sword could pierce through even the stone golems of the outside world, but it couldn't do anything to the Forging Golem!

The Forging Golem's fist swung towards him, forcing him to roll on the ground to dodge it.

"You seem a bit weak, magician," An Ti Li rummaged in her pouch for a moment, and finally pulled out two round things. They were Poké Ball!

"Go! Take it down!"

With a flash of light, two monsters leaped out of the Poké Ball and pounced on the Forging Golem.

An Ti Li's Poké Ball doesn't contain Pokémon, but rather monsters she raised herself.

After a "friendly exchange" with Luo Jieer, she learned about the magical existence of Poké Ball, which could shrink monsters and carry them with her. More importantly—

The ferocity of monsters caught in Poké Ball will be suppressed!

Monsters may still bare their teeth at their owners and attack them, but these bad habits can be changed through education and daily interaction!

They transformed untamed, ferocious monsters into somewhat ferocious beasts that could be tamed.

This is an unprecedented discovery, and it is of immense value to an animal trainer like her.

Because monsters cannot be tamed, the battle pets driven by the profession of beast tamer are either hybrids of monsters and wild beasts that have been artificially bred to reduce their ferocity and strength, or monsters that are forcibly controlled by magic.

There are too many things to worry about when you bring your battle pet with you: will it hurt you? Will it be kidnapped? Will it be targeted by enemies?

If you have Poké Ball, you can hide your Pokémon, and only she will know what it will pull out during battle.

Animal trainers were already a near-extinct profession due to various drawbacks, with only a small group of people still persisting.

The appearance of the Poké Ball will bring new vitality to Pokémon trainers!

An Ti Li has already written down her existence in letters to all the animal trainers she knows across the country, and they will all be heading to Bede City soon.

What she didn't know was that deep within the Saine lay a more violent and even Brain Control item than the Poké Ball — the Pal Ball.

Because the Brain Control effect was so powerful, Gong Qiying only released an ordinary one, and hid it in a dangerous Forest Area.

"Awooooo!"

As soon as An Ti Li's battle pet appeared, it charged at the Forging Golem, its sharp teeth biting into its skin.

Then the battle pets let out a wail, rolling on the ground in pain.

Their teeth broke.

"No way?" An Ti Li's eyes widened slightly as she threw out another Poké Ball, this time producing a bird-like monster.

The offspring of the monster Fire Pine Bird and ordinary birds, although their physical strength is reduced, can breathe scorching flames.

If physical attacks are ineffective, switch to magical attacks; this is common sense for adventurers.

"Bang bang bang!"

Fireballs Forging Golem, but

The damage caused was actually less!

An Ti Li's expression was strange; her common sense was crumbling little by little.

A figure leaped high into the air, delivering a powerful sword strike to the top of the Forging Golem's head—it was Da Er!

This should be super effective, right?

Indeed, a crack appeared on the top of the Forging Golem's head, and in contrast, Da Er's sword broke.

Having lost another weapon in just a few days, Da Er's facial muscles twitched.

Slashes, thrusts, and flames cannot produce greater effects.

The figure of the Forging Golem wielding a great hammer was like an indestructible war god in the eyes of the adventurers. How could they possibly fight against it?

Luo Jieer and his group were chased by the Forging Golem and ended up being driven out of the Gourmet Area in a sorry state.

I looked back and there was that damn Forging Golem still chasing me!

The group ran and ran, attracting the pursuit of many monsters along the way, and ended up with many wounds on their bodies.

Fortunately, I didn't bring anyone with weaker skills this time, otherwise we would have suffered heavy losses.

The desperate battle only came to an end when they reached the Firelink Shrine.

Everyone sat around the campfire, panting heavily. For a moment, no one had time to speak, and they all felt that their actions just now proved the saying—"If you don't court death, you won't die."

"What, what should we do?"

Luo Jieer felt like he couldn't breathe. "Should we continue with the strategy?"

"It's still early, we have plenty of time."

Da Er lay by the campfire, looking like he was about to die, but his eyes were resolute.

"I must kill the Soul-Sucker today!"

Luo Jieer and An Ti Li exchanged a glance. Although they were very tired, this was something they had agreed upon beforehand.

Da Er helped them first, and then they helped Da Er gang up on the Soul Eater.

"No problem, buddy."

Luo Jieer gave a thumbs-up and said regretfully, "I will definitely help you."

Let's start with 10,000 words a day from tomorrow until the end of the National Day holiday.

This is the fastest I can do while maintaining quality, uh...