I Became a God in the Refrigerator

55. Night Booth Queen Bee

“These brats dare to touch anyone!”

Han was furious at the sight.

The moment he changed Golem’s stance to aggressive,

[─!!]

Kwaaang!

Earth Golem rushed in and struck the goblins.

[Kieeek!]

The startled goblins retreated in disarray.

Even the Boss, the goblin shaman, lost concentration, and his magic scattered.

His gaze turned towards the group that had entered.

A lad with rotten teeth snarled and shouted fiercely.

[Kii! New intruders! Stop them!]

[Kieeek! Stop them!]

The goblins followed the orders of their leader and charged.

However, it was futile.

Rampaging like a madman, the frenzied Golem indiscriminately attacked goblins.

“God!”

Irrena and Zion’s faces brightened up.

“We’re here too!”

“Fireball!”

Yumina’s magic and the potato roots sprouting from Muamua covered the enemies around.

Instantly, giant Dire Wolves grew, fiercely roaring and tearing apart the disoriented goblins and bees.

[Pieee!]

The frightened bees tried to flee.

Seeing this, the Boss, the goblin shaman, angrily scolded.

[Kiik! Have you forgotten the queen? Come back!]

[Pieee!]

Inside the iron bars, the queen bee was trapped.

As the queen bee resisted, he stabbed her deeply with a rusty dagger.

The goblin shaman laughed mockingly at the bees.

“If you run, your mother will die!”

[Pii, pieee…!]

The bees hesitated, standing by the goblins once more.

Muamua shouted, “Now’s the time! Gather here! Irrena, Zion!”

Upon hearing this, the two agilely leaped forward and ran towards the group.

In an instant, the goblin shaman’s magic took effect.

Kwong!!

A burst of flames, fireballs, engulfed them.

The disarrayed group regained their composure.

As a result, the initially favorable situation quickly turned the other way.

Dealing with the others was not difficult.

It was just that troublesome goblin sorcerer.

With a numerical advantage, he was able to unleash powerful magic from the back, making it impossible to aim carelessly.

If the golem moved, the others positioned behind would suffer.

“[Keehee, die! Die!]”

Successive fireballs exploded, turning the cave into a sea of flames.

As the explosions spread, even the bees and goblins guarding the front suffered damage.

However, he seemed indifferent to his own kind getting hurt.

Thud!

The golem’s right arm was blown off by the explosion.

Crack! Crackle!

Successive accumulations of exploding fireballs.

And then.

“God!”

It’s fine.

This much is no problem at all.

No, it actually altered the golem’s nature.

The golem’s strength was depleting.

The earthy body formed between the massive rocks and crevices was gradually crumbling and collapsing.

It couldn’t maintain its form.

System alerts popped up continuously.

[Current damage: 88.07%!]

[Current damage: 92.54%!]

[Warning! The earth golem is in critical condition! Recovery of health is impossible!]

[The golem’s health will reach its limit and collapse shortly!]

“If it’s going to happen anyway…!”

He had always kept a protective stance for the elves, but now there was no need for that.

“I might as well self-destruct before it happens!”

Switching to a ‘combat’ stance.

The golem began to charge forward with a thud! Thud!

“[Gasp?!]”

Their surprised expressions were evident.

Never in their wildest dreams did they expect them to charge in this situation.

Before being defeated, at the very least, he must capture these guys!

[─!!]

The golem swung its fists, several times larger than the goblins, with force.

[Keak!]

The goblins were instantly crushed without even a chance to scream.

“[Ki, ki…!]”

Lucky enough to survive by being thrown to the opposite side, the trembling goblin sorcerer gripped his staff with shaking hands.

Thunk!

Just before the golem’s stamina was depleted, it managed to successfully smack down on one of the creature’s legs with its massive hand.

“Kyeeek!”

The creature let out a painful scream.

“T-This…! These bastards!!”

The goblin sorcerer, covered in blood and tears, screamed vindictively at that moment.

Thud, an arrow flew and pierced his forehead.

“Kkii…”

With that brief whimper,

the goblin sorcerer’s body slumped backward.

He was dead.

“Haa. Haa.”

Gasping for breath, Irina knelt down.

“G-God!”

Yumina, shocked, ran towards the direction where the shattered golem fragments lay.

Now, they were just piles of earth and stone scattered on the ground.

Tears welled up in Yumina’s eyes as she embraced the fragments.

“Anyway,” Han let out a wry smile and beckoned her over.

Swoosh.

As his hand gently caressed her head, Yumina, tears streaming down her face, looked up.

Her eyes widened in surprise.

“…Huh? God! You’re alive?”

“To be this surprised. Of course, I’m alive.”

Such a reaction was rather typical of Yumina.

Don’t worry.

A mere golem dying won’t harm a god.

Turning around, Zion and Muahmuah also had wide eyes as they gazed up at him.

“It seems besides Irina, you’ve never seen a golem die. It may come as a shock to you.”

***

They cleared the 2nd floor of the tower.

The reward on this floor was none other than the goblin sorcerer’s relic.

A staff wrapped in faded red cloth.

Goooo-

The staff emitted a faint aura, seemingly not just any ordinary equipment.

As they gazed at it intently, the item’s information came to mind.

Goblin Sorcerer’s Battle Staff

• A staff enchanted with mana concentration magic. It greatly enhances focus and plays a role in the efficiency of magic spells. An essential item for battle mages.

“What’s this?”

It’s mana concentration magic.

It looks good, but unless you’re a mage, you can’t really grasp its effectiveness.

Therefore, it was a moment of quietly watching over them.

Yumina picked it up absentmindedly.

“Huh…”

The mana, flowing out like thick smoke, began to swirl around Yumina.

Everyone gazed at her with curiosity.

“Yumina? Is this coming from you?”

“Oh! No! It’s not me!”

Yumina raised her hands, shaking her head vigorously.

It was a strong denial to the point of turning her head briskly.

The act of leaking mana can be seen as preparing for battle.

It could be considered rude in a way, and there was no reason for such behavior when the battle was already over.

So, this was the inherent power of the staff itself.

Irina extended the staff forward abruptly.

“If you let Irina hold it, you’ll understand!”

“Um… alright.”

Indeed, that was the case.

The moment Irina held the staff.

While her flow was certainly weaker than Yumina, mana was undeniably flowing out visibly.

Irina smirked as if amazed.

“It’s true. Just by holding it… mana is seeping out little by little.”

At that moment, Muamu reached out her hand gently.

“Hmm. Won’t you give me the staff to try, Irina?”

“Oh, sure.”

“Hmm. Wow! What’s this?”

Muamu exclaimed in wonder several times.

“Hmm. I see.”

As if understanding quickly, she grinned and said, “This is a tool for accelerating the attribute of magic casting!”

“Accelerating… the attribute of casting?”

The group looked at each other.

It was an unfamiliar term to the elves.

“To put it simply, it’s a tool that allows you to complete spells faster. Undoubtedly a very valuable treasure!”

“Oh.”

Han’s mouth fell open.

He too had noticed.

The secret of his strength lay in this.

“Somehow, that goblin fellow was so wickedly fast. It seemed odd, but there was a reason for it.”

Magic-boosted magic weaponry.

Despite being users of the same Fireball, the reason Yumina was decisively lagging behind the goblin shaman in speed was precisely this.

As Han realized the reason, he let out a disappointed laugh.

Whenever Yumina cast a spell, the goblin shaman would swiftly complete consecutive spells at a much faster pace.

The secret lay right here.

Now, it was time to collect the rewards and slowly leave the dungeon.

However.

[Phew….]

[Neutral target: Nightbuzz Queen Bee.]

The Queen Bee, still trapped behind bars, remained in place.

Her sorrowful gaze was directed towards the distant dead bees.

A deep sense of regret could be felt above those large eyeballs.

“What should we do about this fellow?”

Han pondered briefly while watching over the creature.

“It seems these goblins have been imprisoning the Queen Bee and forcing the bees to die.”

“They’ve raised those bees as slaves, haven’t they?”

“That’s right.”

“Ah….”

There was no shortage of shocking behavior.

Goblins were monsters with exceptional intelligence.

They used tools and had their own language.

Some scholars argued that they should be seen as another race.

But these creatures, their demeanor was too rough to be treated as individuals.

The mainstream of their communication was mostly for violence and cruelty, with words like ‘slave,’ ‘toy,’ ‘prey’ being predominant.

The decisive reason for being classified as monsters.

But who would have thought such demeanor would manifest here as well.

Considering the creature was a monster, it was still a pitiful situation.

Was it left alone?

Or did all its offspring die?

[Phew-]

The Queen Bee’s expression as she looked at Irina’s group was far from pleasant.

Perhaps it was a look of resignation.

With her head drooping weakly, her gaze meeting theirs was somewhat empty and endless.

Was she awaiting death?

Han gazed at the Queen Bee behind the bars, then asked with a hint of curiosity.

“She doesn’t seem to show any aggression. Is she different from the other bees?”

“The recent actions were merely to protect the Queen Bee. Originally, these Nightbuzz Rabbit Bees are monsters with almost no aggression.”

“So, it means they are docile.”

“That’s correct.”

However, it seemed that the explanation of the system was not yet over.

The real deal was still remaining.

[These bees have a strong sense of family. Although it was inevitable, since all her children died for the sake of the queen herself, it was only natural for her to grieve over it.]

“…I see.”

It was the grief over the loss of her children.

Sadly, it couldn’t be undone.

Humans, elves, even the Muamua.

They were all just standing against the imminent threat to survive.

“If the elves didn’t fight, they would have died.”

[That’s correct. It was unavoidable.]

“…I know that, but still.”

Yet, the bitterness was inevitable.

Threatening goblins, unimaginable.

Such audacious behavior couldn’t be overlooked.