Shin Sang Legend
Enemies

‘It looks like they're not like Vivian. Their prudence towards me is quite prominent.’

How to have a light conversation with such a beautiful woman?

What's he supposed to do?

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In the novel, the protagonists who could do such a thing without any problem definitely had some kind of cheat.

‘I really hope my cheat can be useful under these circumstances. ’

Shin sighed for who knew how much time was in his mind, and after a brief silence, relaxed his shoulders.

Shin grumbled to himself calmly.

Indeed, Shin had just given up.

Since the others had no intention of making a conversation, and they maintained a cautious attitude the entire time towards him, then Shien himself did not care to do something unnecessary and ended up causing more drama.

In short, presenting a warm attitude towards a cold demeanor was not something Shien would do.

Therefore, Shin only said one thing.

“No need to pay special attention to me. Since it's only been a month, I'll do my best not to burden you. In the end, I hope we will part peacefully.”

After saying something like that, Shin stopped talking.

His words though ended up shocking the three girls.

“It...”

Diere, Lumia, and Melika looked at Shin in surprise as if they had never expected that Shin would say such a thing.

So, the three of them looked at each other and fell silent as well.

The atmosphere inside the car became slightly heavier.

Vivian who is still driving has been monitoring the situation on the train the whole time. When he heard Shin's words and felt the heavy atmosphere, he showed a resigned expression.

‘As expected, what happened before really affects them a little huh?’

As she thought that, Vivian was also quite surprised by Shin's own statement.

‘I didn't expect Shin would draw such a clear line.’

With that in mind, Vivian finally became a little interested in Shin.

‘Maybe she is different from the previous male adventurer.’

Vivian thus drove the carriage while considering such things.

The wheels of the train continued to advance forward.

At this moment, a huge rock on the side of the road suddenly moved.

“Eh?”

Inside the carriage, Shin who was not originally planning to start a conversation suddenly reacted and stared in a certain direction.

‘A foe?’

Shin's [Enemy Detection] skill reacted, which told Shin that the enemy had appeared.

‘The reaction is not very strong, so the level is not too high. And, it's just one.’

Shin quickly made a judgement.

However, Shin did not warn Vivian and her group.

After all, he was currently a novice adventurer who had not even learned a single skill. If he ended up warning them, all he would do was attract suspicion towards himself.

Because of this, Shin decided to watch and wait without reacting, and moved as the circumstances demanded.

However, Shin ended up underestimating the Vivian Party members.

“Vivian!”

A second later, the originally silent Diere suddenly lifted his head and shouted towards where the driver was in a warning tone.

Vivian who was driving also reacted. He pulled tight on the rope, and with a hard neigh from the horse, stopped the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Lumia and Melika had already stood up and entered a state of alert.

Seeing that, Shin paused for a moment before realizing what had happened.

‘So they've found the enemy huh?’

Shin gave a meaningful look towards Diere who jumped out of the carriage.

The girl probably had the same [Enemy Detection] skill that Shin had. However, his skill level should not be too high, which was why he took a long time after Shin detected the presence of the enemy.

Vivian and her group knew all of that very well, so when Diere sounded, they were immediately on standby. Their reaction speed made people think as expected of adventurers from the same party, their excellent teamwork.

So, Shin followed Lumia and Melika and jumped out of the carriage as well while carrying his bundle and sword.

Everyone gathered in front of the carriage and looked towards Vivian who was currently calming down the frightened horse.

Then, with a completely calm expression, Vivian directed her gaze at Shin.

“See there Shin.”

In the direction Vivian pointed, a stone slowly moved. In the end it actually rose and became a giant statue.

“It was a creature known as a golem. Originally, it was only a stone that had magical minerals mixed in, but due to the effect of the nearby magical spring on the surrounding magic stream, it ended up becoming a golem.

Vivian then explained to Shin.

“There are also magicians who will use magic to create this type of creature, and they will control it to fight and work. They are the kind of creatures that can appear anywhere. And if it was a golem from a certain dungeon, they could have a number of precious minerals within their bodies, so they were quite popular among many people. That said, there were also golems like this that acted like rocks on the side of the road and attacked from ambushes whenever someone passed.”

“Their destination is a merchant caravan delivering minerals or people like us adventurers carrying lots of precious metals as weapons and other supplies. Consuming this matrial is their best way to increase their strength, raise their level, and improve their body for the better.”

Vivian carefully assessed the golems running towards them and spoke to Shin.

“From this golem shape, the level should be around 15 or so, probably 20 at most, so it should not be a dangerous opponent for you.”

That sentence made Shin understand what Vivian was planning.

“Then, we will hand it to you.” Vivian told Shin, “Let's see how strong you are.”

This was his first test after becoming an adventurer and joining Vivian's party.

Shin noticed. It's not just Vivian. Even Diere, Lumia, and Melika were also staring at him.

In front, a giant golem-like heavy step made of thunderous rock approached.

“Understood.”

Shin nodded his head and walked towards the golem while pulling the sword at his waist.

A man and a stone thus closed the distance between them.

Vivian, Diere Lumia, and Melika quietly observed from behind.

As he noticed the various gazes on his back, Shin began to count in his mind.

‘How much power should I put out?’

Since he was supposed to be a novice adventurer who had not learned a single skill, then he couldn't possibly show too much battle power right?

‘First of all, [Limit Evolution] cannot be used, nor can I show any damage resistance skills. Therefore, I can't let it hit me.’

Unlike [Limit Evolution] and other skills that require manual activation, passive skills are the same as written ones, they are valid since they are learned. There was no way for him to choose whether to use it or not. In that case, for the sake of not exposing those passive skills, Shin could only do his best to avoid them.

Furthermore, his fighting skills needed to be passed down. He could not show off too much, and he had to pay attention when he dodged as well. Only in that way could he hide the existence of the [God of War] and [Evoiding] skills.

As for the Sacred Sword, it was clear it was completely unusable.

‘However, I can't put on a show that's too ugly.’

Otherwise, if he made Vivian and her group think that he was very weak and had no potential as an adventurer, then his test results would not be visible, either, and in the end he would lose his purpose to become an adventurer.

So, Shin needed to demonstrate a certain amount of competency, but he also could not show too much. At the same time, he also needed to hide many of his own skills in order not to reveal his secrets.

‘I really trouble.’

Shin complained in his mind.