The street lights flickered quietly above the empty road.
Broken glass glittered across the pavement.
And in the middle of it all stood Renzo.
In front of him lay the massive corpse of the Iron Horn Boar.
Level 10.
Renzo slowly exhaled as the blue system windows faded from his vision.
His body felt stronger.
Sharper.
Like the world itself had become clearer.
Kensei-Ryu spoke with excitement.
"So."
"The blacksmith finally has real materials."
Renzo looked down at the boar's body.
Thanks to Material Insight, glowing outlines now appeared across different parts of the monster.
The horns.
The hide.
The heart.
Each part whispered its purpose.
"Iron horn — high density forging core."
"Armored hide — defensive reinforcement."
"Muscle fiber — durability enhancer."
Renzo crouched beside the corpse.
His hand touched the creature's massive horn.
Golden light immediately spread across the surface.
The Divine Forge activated.
Vulcanos spoke calmly.
"Refinement possible."
Renzo nodded slightly.
"Let's try something bigger."
He closed his eyes.
The golden energy intensified.
The boar's horn began dissolving into glowing fragments.
The armored hide followed.
Then the dense muscle fibers.
All of it flowed into the forge.
Heat filled the air around Renzo.
The energy swirled above his hands like molten sunlight.
Kensei-Ryu asked,
"What are you making?"
Renzo answered simply.
"A weapon worthy of hunting."
The molten materials began forming a shape.
Long.
Heavy.
Brutal.
The energy condensed.
Compressed.
Refined.
Then suddenly—
CLANG.
A massive weapon dropped into Renzo's hands.
It was a sword.
But far larger than Chrono Fang.
The blade was thick and dark like forged iron.
The edge carried faint crimson lines running through the metal.
And near the base of the blade…
A curved horn fragment had been integrated into the design.
The weapon looked savage.
Built for power.
A blue system window appeared.
Item Created
Name: Iron Horn Greatsword
Rank: E
Effect:
• Increased damage against armored monsters
• High durability
Special Trait:
• Heavy Impact — attacks have increased stagger effect
Renzo raised the weapon slightly.
It was heavy.
Much heavier than his katana.
But perfectly balanced.
Kensei-Ryu whistled.
"Now that… is a weapon."
Renzo swung the blade once.
The air split with a deep WHOOOM sound.
Not elegant.
Not precise.
But devastating.
Renzo smirked slightly.
"A good backup weapon."
He strapped the greatsword across his back.
Chrono Fang returned to his side.
Now he carried two weapons.
Speed.
And power.
Vulcanos spoke quietly.
"The forge grows stronger."
Renzo looked toward the distant skyline again.
Purple flashes continued appearing far away.
More monsters.
More chaos.
And more materials.
But suddenly—
A new system window appeared.
Different from the others.
Its color was darker.
Almost purple.
Hidden Quest Detected
Title: First Wave Survivor
Objective:
Defeat 10 monsters released from the first gate.
Progress: 2 / 10
Reward: Unknown
Renzo raised an eyebrow.
Kensei-Ryu laughed softly.
"Now the real game begins."
Renzo adjusted the greatsword on his back.
Then he began walking toward the next street.
Because somewhere nearby…
More monsters were already hunting.
And now—
So was he.