Chapter 99: What Is That?!So there I was, spiraling downwards to the ground.

    ("Uh oh.") [Solace]

    There were two ways this could go. First, I could turn into a spirit and fly. Or I could just take the gravity and see if I can withstand it. Well, it kind of depends on the level of my |Gentleman''s Favor|. Now can you guess which one I went with?

    ("I can take it.") [Solace]

    I struck the ground with immense force, causing the ground beneath me to crack and somewhat cave inward. It probably didn''t help that I stuck the superhero landing, but I felt fine.

    "You have acquired |Experience|. |Gentleman''s Favor| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide]

    ("Oof...") [Solace]

    My legs felt a bit sore as I tried standing.

    ("...I should try that again sometime.") [Solace]

    To be honest, that was very fun. I don''t think I''d get that many opportunities to do it though.

    ("Alright. Back on track.") [Solace]

    First things first, I had to get a grasp of my surroundings.

    ("Hm. This is different from all the other mines.") [Solace]

    I say "mine", but it was different. My surroundings were large... how do I say this... It looked as if the ground had been dug out like an upside down pyramid. I think the word best describing it was... quarry?

    ("Is this place abandoned?") [Solace]

    Other than the many rocks, dusty tools laying around, and somewhat comforting silence, I didn''t see anyone.

    "Hello?! Anyone here?!" [Solace]

    I cupped my hands over my mouth as I yelled. I thought there were two ways this could go. One, nothing would happen. Two, people would come out. Sadly, I was wrong.

    "Hm?" [Solace]

    The ground beneath me began to shake.

    ("...Avalanche?") [Solace]

    I saw it once in the movies where crying out like that could cause avalanches, though I was probably just being dumb. What actually happened was completely different.

    "Warning: Directed hostility has been detected." [Spirit Guide]

    ("What? Where?") [Solace]

    I saw an incredibly large pile of rocks burst open, revealing a human-like being composed of rocks standing there. Sёar?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    ("A golem?!") [Solace]

    That name came to me as soon as I saw it. It really did feel like I was living in a video game.

    "|Analyze|!" [Solace]

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    Name: N/A

    Race: Stone Giant

    Class: N/A

    Gender: N/A

    Age: 479

    Level: 87

    Health: 18749/18749

    Mana: 200

    Strength: 2424

    Agility: 200

    Intelligence: 20

    Willpower: 10

    Status: Stable

    Skills: |Soul Consumption Lv. 4| |Harden Lv. 40| |Repair Lv. 35| |Stone Missle Lv. 12| |Shockwave Lv. 13| |Roll Lv. 8|

    Unique Skill: |Beam Lv. 20|

    Titles: |Sleeping Giant| |Heavy Hitter|

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    Looking at those stats, I felt pretty screwed.

    ("This dude is literally over twice my level.") [Solace]

    Don''t get me wrong, this stone giant made me think of all that juicy |Experience|. I just didn''t want to die.

    ("Spirit Guide. Is there a percentage chance you could tell me that I could win against this guy?") [Solace]

    "Response: There is a 28.9 percent chance of victory." [Spirit Guide]

    ("...Not bad.") [Solace]

    To be honest I didn''t think the Spirit Guide had such a function.

    ("28.9 percent huh... I wonder if that includes injuries.") [Solace]

    "Response: It is a 0.09% chance to be victorious unscathed." [Spirit Guide]

    There it was. The voice of reasoning of how I would probably be beaten within an inch of my life.

    ("That isn''t good.") [Solace]

    I stared at the stone giant as it stared back at me. ...Or was it? I couldn''t tell since it didn''t have eyes.

    ("Is it wary of me?") [Solace]

    From what I could tell, this thing may not want to fight me. Since all I wanted was to go to Orinda Mine, I thought of just passing it by.

    ("Let''s test it.") [Solace]

    I slowly walked around it while scanning my surroundings. Luckily, the stone giant didn''t respond.

    ("Man... You''ve gotta be kidding me.") [Solace]

    After a walk around the area, I found a few signs leading to Orinda mine. Unfortunately, the stone giant was basically standing next to the opening that leads to there.

    ("Guess I... have to kill it?") [Solace]

    I did think of talking to it, but that sounded like a terrible idea. Therefore, I equipped my Vermillion Eclipse and steeled myself.

    "Let''s do this." [Solace]

    The moment I had that thought and stepped forward, the stone giant turned to me and opened up its rocky face.

    ("What is it doing?") [Solace]

    My eyes widened as I saw a light appear from within its face, firing a white beam at me.

    "WHAAA?!" [Solace]

    I rolled to the side, barely avoiding the death beam that just melted the floor I previously stood at.

    "That''s unfair!" [Solace]