#169
The thick smoke gradually cleared due to a fierce wind blowing from somewhere. The first thing that came into my clear vision was Ruhak, who was still in the same place as before.
And beyond that, there was a monster whose entire body had been hideously melted and its eyes were blinking helplessly. Just barely able to breathe.
As soon as he saw this, Sehyun’s knees buckled. Euncheong supported him firmly, but he could not stop his head from lowering.
“road!”
As my body stiffened from tension relaxed, the aftereffects of my depleting stats hit me all at once. Sehyeon took out the potion and poured it into his mouth.
Did they capture them all?
Sweat ran down the tip of my chin and dripped onto the floor. Sehyeon, who was looking at it with blurry eyes, suddenly saw a long hand come into view. It was a familiar fingertip.
The hand that cupped the tip of the chin and lifted it was immediately placed near Sehyeon’s ear. Standing before his eyes was Ruhak with an expressionless expression. No, it was darker and heavier than usual.
Sehyun knew what this was. This meant that the monster’s scream would soon echo throughout the world.
However, Sehyun made a different choice this time. By taking Ruhak’s hand and lowering it.
“… are you okay.”
There was something I realized after watching the heroes fight. The people who had been opposing the achievement all along were Ruhak and the heroes, not Sehyeon. All Sehyun did was ‘think’.
I was fooling around with the carefree thoughts that time would solve the problem and that it would be okay if I just kept at it. Even though extreme fear was closer than I thought, I ignored it.
“… Do it now.”
Sehyeon, struggling to breathe, spoke soothingly to Ruhak. Ruhak looked at Sehyun’s trembling fingertips for a moment and then closed his eyes deeply. How long did he wait? The sound of something exploding was heard from behind him.
And then a faint text appeared before my eyes.
[You have successfully conquered the 88th floor of the ‘Tower of Tests.’]
It was as if the words were ringing in my ears. Sehyun held on to Ruhak’s hand tightly for just a moment before encountering a white fear with a clear shape.
Kkkkkk-
A fear that overwhelmed my entire body came before my eyes. It felt like a monster with its mouth wide open was approaching at a frightening speed. He couldn’t even scream. His whole body became stiff as if he were stuffed, and his hands and feet trembled to the point where he couldn’t exert any strength.
What Sehyun saw amidst the terrible screams was a shadow so large that it could not be described.
My body slowly collapsed. Her breath was panting, barely able to breathe. However, the moment his eyes met something whose shape was not even clear, Sehyeon lost consciousness as if blinking.
It was very brief. When I came to, the monster’s howl had disappeared. The only thing that resonated in the cave was the sound of Sehyeon’s heavy breathing, shaking his shoulders and trying to catch his breath.
The arms holding my back tightly were telling me that I had made it through. Leaning his head on Ruhak’s shoulder, Sehyeon twitched his fingertips. What he had longed for was fluttering before his eyes.
[You have acquired ‘Fear Block LV.1’.]
now… it’s okay.
The words, I don’t know if it was relief or relief, made me take a long breath. A brilliant light appeared behind Ruhak’s back as he lazily rubbed the back of her neck. It was a ‘door’ that let out those who succeeded in conquering the tower.
And many words pass by my ears.
‘Brother, I love you!’
‘For the weakest, it’s quite good. Isis is also quite good.’
‘Sehyeon, huh… . thank you… . I’ve really grown a lot. Thank you, Sehyeon.’
‘Kuhm, I guess the Celestial Race is quite good.’
‘Have you searched for the country guys? I’m not the only one living there, right? Hey, just search for the hillbillies.’
‘Haha, this is it! Ah, it’s nice to show off my skills after a long time!’
‘For the eternal victory of the East German Empire! Haha, would you like a drink? I’m giving you a special invite! Why do you have all these parrot-like friends, haha!’
From Lee Jae-young, who smiles and shouts that he loves her, to Baek Do-hyeon, who speaks as if it is all right, to Yoo Si-un, who cries, and other vassal empires who act arrogantly. Everyone was announcing the joy of victory, both alive and dead.
The hazy gaze slowly lowered. Sehyun’s head fell deeply on Ruhak’s strong shoulder.
I was tired. So much so that I want to fall into a deep sleep.
“a little bit… finely.”
I heard something being said, but it didn’t make any sense. The last thing that came before my eyes, which gradually closed, was the sight of the heroes walking through the brilliant door.
As I let out a long breath, my vision went black. It was the end of a long day.
***
As soon as Sehyeon opened his eyes, what he encountered were landscapes he had seen before. The 12 heroes kneeling by the window and Ruhak standing in front of the door. And even Fan, who was sitting calmly in the front, and Jaeyoung Lee and Dohyeon Baek, who were grumbling next to him. No, if we are to be specific, there were also Kwak Jeong-han and Aul.
Sehyun, who was sitting on the bed and staring blankly at the scene, was the first to talk to Fan. No, he shot it.
“Why don’t you go out, Mr. Fan? “I don’t even want to see it.”
Of course it didn’t work.
“My knee hurts, so I can’t get up right now.”
“Hey, where are you talking? “You saw me walking around fine earlier?!”
“Lee Jae-young. Basically, at that age, you don’t understand. At this age, people’s knees hurt when they turn around. “I don’t know now, but I will find out when I grow up.”
“Jenka is hundreds of years old, but he’s never had any knee pain?”
“Haha, aren’t the races different?”
I smiled calmly and lifted the teacup, but I felt like I wanted to go and knock over the table first. Some people are on the verge of death, while others are drinking tea while kneeling.
“Elder, it’s okay, just tell me your business quickly. So, what happened to the White Coat League?”
Sehyun stretched and responded as if she was annoyed. The tip of Sehyun’s collar trembled as he stretched his arms upward. All the heroes who saw this lowered their gaze.
“All members of the White Coat League are currently in my custody.”
“Good job.”
“Thanks to you, the number of victims has decreased significantly. But, it wasn’t like it didn’t exist at all.”
It will happen. The only ones that received Sehyun’s buff were the empires that entered the ‘vassal state’. And of the 68 empires that entered the Chowun Alliance, only 47 had signed vassal agreements. The 18 empires that did not express their intention to become vassals and the lower-ranking empires that did not belong to any alliance would have suffered a lot of damage.
It was like being in trouble.
“… “How many victims of the Empire were members of the Alliance?”
“Unfortunately, 11 countries have been erased from Ellix’s history. “The ranking change has now been completed.”
It was said that all empires were ranked in the top 100. It was more than I thought, and in some ways it was a small number.
“And you have announced that all of the remaining empires will become your vassals. “All of the empires of the Chun Alliance have decided to become your vassals.”
At this point, a lot of talk had already been exchanged, so there was a high probability that the figures for the buff would be widely known. It wasn’t unreasonable for everyone to be eager to come in.
“Yes, I understand the contract is in progress.”
“But… The buff increased. “I think they said it could definitely be written with ‘love’ as the premise.”
Fan slowly lifted his chin and closed his eyes with a smile. What he was talking about was the buff effect for <Depth of Love>.
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“Furthermore, I heard the figure is rising by about 80% or more. hmm… “I didn’t know you loved us this much.”
“Don’t be mistaken, Mr. Fen. “Our heroes are angry.”
All the heroes who were neatly kneeling sent shining gazes towards Fan. The expression itself was emotionless, but there was a subtle sense of life within it.
“If so, can you explain what the change in mind is?”
I looked around and saw that everyone was dying of curiosity. Lee Jae-young and Baek Do-hyeon were like that, and even though they pretended not to be, Kwak Jeong-han and Aul also seemed curious.
“just… “I just gained one skill.”
“I guess that’s not everything.”
“Mr. Fen, do you know what your reliability was?”
“I’m confident that I’m higher than anyone else.”
“It was lower than anyone else.”
“No way.”
Judging by the way he smiled, he seemed to admit it to some extent.
“Brother, me?!”
“Of course our Jaeyoung is the highest.”
“right? I knew it would be like that! Look, you uncivilized bastards. “I said I would be the highest.”
“Was it Baek Do-hyun or Yoo Si-un next? .”
Baek Do-hyeon’s eyebrows rose at those words. Ignoring the displeased look on his face, Sehyun browsed the ‘Status Window’.
As soon as the bright blue window filled the field of vision, everyone’s appearance was obscured. Sehyun went down to find the section where she had skills. The gaze stopped at the newly created <Fear Block LV.1> and <Solidarity LV.1>.
The first thing Sehyun did was click on <Solidarity> and take a look. When he touched it lightly, a small explanation window appeared next to it.
<Solidarity LV.1> – Active buff skill with passive applied. ‘All allies’ wide-area buff that applies your maximum buff value to all empires connected to the regiment. (Magic power consumption – 20% of total magic power stat per second. Stamina consumption – 10% of total magic power stat per second.)
