[Resistance impossible. Requesting reinforcements... Code unrecognizable. Reporting to command... failed.]

[Reporting to code name A.S.]

The Bronze Golems spoke similarly to the Stone Golems, but something different happened after Lee Shin-Woo had broken all but the last two into pieces of bronze.

[No answer. Retrying...]

[Reporting to code name A.S. again… Rejected.]

"Wait a sec. A.S.? Is that a service center?[1]"

Lee Shin-Woo had been listening to the Golems with only half of his attention. Right when he was about to make the finishing blow, he heard those strange words and stopped swinging his axe.

"They said they had no signal, right?"

"Rather than there being no signal, it seems more likely that whoever they’re contacting have all been killed."

The two of them had come to a similar conclusion. After the failure, the Bronze Golems froze in place like they were damaged. Lee Shin-Woo didn’t have the time to worry about them now, though.

"Let's collect the loot first."

[Ceasing function.]

[Ceasing function.]

Lee Shin-Woo swung his axe and easily shattered the Golems into pieces, which then dispersed into particles of mana and returned to nature. He collected all the Perium and Bone Core dropped by the Golems before looking up to survey his surroundings. As expected, he wasn't able to find anything.

But then he said, "The connection hadn't been completely cut."

The Golems had started out requesting reinforcements before attempting to report...