Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild-Chapter 372 - 211: Guardians of World Authority (Part 2)

The Steel Giant gripped the Magic Staff: "Such creations must not wander the mortal realm."

Its armored body seemed to host a soul, with two ghostly flames under the helmet gazing at the crowd, focusing on the Oathbreaker’s Vengeance Thornlance on Li Ang’s back and the Treasure Artifacts Elaphia had just summoned.

"These too, once the creations are reclaimed, you crazed usurpers of authority shall be executed."

"Heh." Elaphia gave a soft chuckle.

The Steel Giant reached to seize the Dark Gold Demon Mask Warhammer the young girl had taken out. Elaphia immediately wielded the Giant Hammer to strike the giant, but its body seemed to contain infinite power, taking the heavy blow unflinchingly, grasping the handle directly to snatch it away.

Its chest opened like a mechanism, revealing an arsenal of weapons and equipment inside.

"Those items are—the destroyed Treasure Artifacts!" Cassandra exclaimed.

Gaelin murmured in disbelief, "How is that possible? Destroying Treasure Artifacts?"

"The Creator’s mercy endowed mortals with the power to govern, yet the pitiful mortals use it to destroy the world’s foundation. I represent the Sanctuary maintaining world balance, reclaiming Divine Artifacts, eroding the Power of Origin over time to release the power they controlled."

The Steel Giant spoke steadily, sending the Magic Staff forged with the Dome Furnace Association’s power and Elaphia’s Giant Hammer into its chest.

Its chest mechanism slowly closed, and Elaphia released the Pure Magic Chain, but it couldn’t stop the process; the chains were torn apart bit by bit.

"Its body itself is a Treasure Artifact."

Blondie Douding frowned and said, "It possesses the power to suppress Treasure Artifacts, regular Combat Techniques have no effect, I must use my Domain to negate its Innate Barrier."

Molaine worriedly said, "In that case, the magic balance of the entire Mountain Copper Furnace will be disrupted, this forge will be done for."

"Retrieve our creations!" Hephaestus declared, "Time spent building a furnace is trivial, I cannot tolerate it being destroyed by this inexplicable entity before I achieve my life’s masterpiece!"

"I think so too!" Cassandra shouted, "Miss Senator, please be the vanguard!"

"An immense sin." the Giant Metal spoke slowly.

[Guard of the Genesis Cauldron·Alpha]

[After the flaming creation of the world was quenched, the Genesis Cauldron was born. The Creator left programs to adjust world permissions within it. When the world experiences anomalies, permissions will change accordingly. When an anomaly that does not adhere to world permissions arises, the Guard of the Creation Furnace will deploy for correction.]

[Species: Creation·Undead]

[Combat Wisdom: Tier 9]

[Servant: None]

[Energy Source: Genesis Flame [Furnace Magic Power Pipes]]

[Physical Strength: Secondary Source Material Armor, Tier 8. Concept Rune: Unbreakable, Tier 9]

[Special Attack: Furnace Extermination Flame Impact]

[Skills: Treasure Artifacts Disabling, Divine Power Crush, Elemental Immunity, Non-human Giant Body, Permissions: Power of Essence Extraction]

[Combat Power Amplification: 99%]

Upon seeing this status panel, Li Ang was certain that, even with the Staff of Dependence, the Dome Furnace Association’s attempt was doomed to fail.

It was he who tossed the Refined Source Crystal of the binding tool from Bahamut into the furnace, allowing the Magic Staff to forcibly surpass the "permissions" stipulated by the Creation Furnace and be forged into a Treasure Artifact.

It was as if violating the world rules, attracting this Guard of the Creation Furnace.

Put this way, Hephaestus’s severe reaction was precisely because he recognized the location in the dimensional channel behind the guard, which was the Genesis Cauldron they had long sought.

The giant lifted a foot and stomped on the ground with great force, just its calf towering over the petite individuals here. With this stomp, the ground lifted up in a shockwave, causing many artisans to fall instantly.

Its fist took the opportunity to crash down like a giant hammer, not targeting any individual, for if the impact landed, four or five bodies of flesh and blood at the landing spot would be turned to pulp.

An equally sized metal palm materialized from thin air, receiving the heavy blow.

The roar of metal clashing and shockwaves resounded through the cave, yet Elaphia of the Haven Race stood as immovable as a mountain on the Flying Sword, her petite frame steady before the gigantic Steel Guard.

Behind this similarly giant palm, pure Magic Metal continuously took form, creating a complete giant arm. From the exterior, its lines were smoother and its structure more delicate, resembling a woman’s hand.

Cassandra removed the gun from her back, and all the distant shots and nearby pellet shots were ignored by it.

Elaphia’s judgment was very accurate, as the status panel confirmed; without a Domain to counteract the skill known as "Concept Rune" on its surface, it simply couldn’t be harmed. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

However, it seemed slightly less capable of defending against High-tier Magic attacks, yet it could control the "Radiance of Creation," which Li Ang guessed to be the "Power of Essence Extraction" on the panel, a power at a level seemingly above High-tier Magic, able to neutralize them at once.

Suppose the Crimson Demon controlled deconstruction from the level of Spiritual Manipulation over mortal power, then this Furnace Guard possessed higher-order presence on the material and energy level.

Only a Level 9 Powerhouse, transcending dimensional restrictions and establishing domains between dimensions under their own new set of rules, could contend against it.

Beneath Elaphia, a golden light emerged, spreading outward from the floor, a precursor to the unfolding of her Infinite Armament Forge Domain.

"Don’t dream of expanding a Pseudo Divine Realm." The Steel Giant raised its foot to stomp on the spot where she was creating the domain, forcibly closing her domain expansion by bombarding the dimension with a thunderous roar.