Episode 427
427. Episode 427
62nd floor trial, swaying forest.
Most players find the biggest challenge when they first arrive at this ordeal to be the plant-like monsters that populate the forest.
The thought becomes even stronger when you realize that the wooden pillar you were leaning against for a brief rest was actually a monster.
But, it wasn’t.
A key location in the 62nd floor trials. The largest flower in the center of the forest, Giant Arun.
The moment they arrive there, players will realize that this location is the biggest challenge of this ordeal.
“Pollen?”
“Isn’t it too thick for pollen?”
“Well, isn’t that obvious? It’s pollen that spreads from such a large flower, so of course it has to be thick.”
“Hey, but this thing just sticks to my body.”
“Hey, wait a minute. Take that off now!”
“No, I’m trying to take it off, but it’s not coming off easily.”
“Quick! Get it off somehow!”
“This, this is sticking to my skin! Eww!”
“Even if the skin falls off, take it off!”
“Eww!”
Giant Arun’s pollen has strong adhesive properties.
No, it’s a little different from adhesiveness.
As soon as it touches a spot, it takes root firmly and uses the nutrients to germinate quickly.
When it touches the soil, it grows at a speed no different from that of a normal plant, but when it touches a living body, the speed increases strangely.
“Unbelievable…….”
“The plant… … became?”
As a result, those who are exposed to Arun’s pollen become nutrients and transform into giant plants.
And this plant doesn’t just stand still.
In order to protect Arun, who can be called his mother, he becomes a sentinel who indiscriminately attacks any living thing that approaches him.
“Kill him!”
“Ha, but!”
“Check the guild window! He’s already dead! He’s no different from a zombie!”
“Everyone, be careful not to get pollen on your skin, and put on your robes! But since it’s big, if you’re careful, you should be able to avoid the vital points!”
The number of watchmen is not one or two.
I wondered why there were no bugs or animals in the Swaying Forest, but it turned out that bugs and animals that had been turned into plants by Arun were endlessly taking up residence here.
Because of this, players had to constantly avoid the pollen that flew from the sky while fighting the sentinels.
“The destination is!”
“Anyone can see that it’s there. They definitely guide you.”
Stem of Giant Arun.
There was something like a long spiral staircase there.
Anyone could see that they were walking up those stairs, and when it got dark at night, the area around those stairs even began to glow subtly.
The problem was the sentinels standing guard along the road.
“The problem is that they don’t open the road.”
“Dudududuk-”
The stairs were so narrow that only two people could pass at a time, and guards stood like an iron wall blocking the way.
Not only that, but the thick vines that sprouted from the trunk attacked from all sides, so there was no time to relax.
This is not the end.
If you accidentally cut the stem, the acidic liquid will spurt out like a fountain, the extremely poisonous venom that emanates from the purple vines, and even the most horrifying stench that will shake not only your sense of smell but also your mind.
“What kind of guidance is this!”
“What do you mean by guidance? Why don’t you just shake off the rudeness and go in?”
As a result, players had to endure this biggest challenge for the longest time.
Some even set up camp in safe areas outside of Aaron to figure out a strategy.
Fortunately, no forest monsters approached Arun’s surroundings.
Meanwhile, players who showed off their skills by climbing Aaron with overwhelming skill began to appear in large numbers.
– Player Yushua uses the ‘Tarantula’s Fourth Leg’.
Tadadadot!
Yusua runs vertically up the trunk of Giant Arun as if she doesn’t care about stairs.
Hundreds of vines blocked the path ahead, telling her that this was not the path to take, but they were all cut down without a trace by Yu Seo-ah’s twin swords.
Baal’s poison affected Arun as well, causing the area around the cut stem to turn black and rotten.
“Ah, can’t we just turn this into a zombie? Maybe we should at least try it? Hurry up and bite it! We’ll infect it!”
“Geuuuuuuuu-”
Below, hundreds of zombies raised by Baekhyun were biting Arun.
Arun is neither an ordinary monster nor a boss monster. He is the center of trials beyond monsters. You want to turn him into a zombie?
It was a ridiculous attempt, but Baekhyun didn’t admit that the impossible was impossible until the experiment was over.
Thinking that there might be a limit to attacking the outer shell, I even went as far as to use corpse explosions to remove the outer shell and bite the inner shell to spread black magic.
Just then, a dangerous sound, as if something was collapsing, was heard from the other side.
Kookookookook!
“It’s over!”
“Everyone get out of the way! Get out of the way!”
Right next to Giant Arun.
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A tower so huge that it almost reached the sky was falling towards Arun, matching the height of the giant Arun.
At first, they thought it was a tower, but as the building began to tilt, everyone’s thoughts changed.
that…….
Kuung!
It was a bridge.
The twin sisters leapt over Arun’s slanted legs, crushing his petals.
“Hey, look at that!”
“Let’s go up there too!”
“run!”
“Hey, wait a minute! Eww!”
Other players tried to follow the twin sisters, but unfortunately their legs could not hold out for long.
It wasn’t that the bridge wasn’t strong, but rather that Arun had wrapped vines around it and destroyed it, as if he couldn’t forgive its existence.
In addition to this, the Diablo Guild climbed Arun in various ways.
Players who had been struggling for days or weeks to conquer Arun were left speechless by the sight.
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“They are all rising brilliantly.”
“I know.”
Even Seun was impressed by the sight of the Diablo Guild members climbing Arun, each with their own unique style.
Perhaps, even if we collected the strategies of all the players who passed the 62-floor trial, it would not be as good as the strategy we see now?
To that extent, the Diablo Guild’s 62nd floor strategy was diverse and effective.
In the meantime, half of the Diablo Guild members have already passed the 62nd floor of the ordeal.
“Then shall we set off?”
“for a moment.”
“Oh, is there anything left to collect here? I don’t think there’s anything else besides that flower called Arun. Oh, are you thinking of collecting a part of Arun?”
“No. Even if you collect a part of Arun, it will wither away as soon as it falls off the main body. Even if you collect it properly, it won’t have much of an effect.”
“sure?”
“excuse me.”
Se-un held out his index finger and pointed forward.
It was the opposite point of the destination where all players were heading, the peak of Arun, where flowers were in full bloom.
underground.
Arun’s roots were pointing underground.
“Is there something there? Oh, by any chance did you find it before the return… .”
“I don’t know either.”
“yes?”
“I failed to enter before the return. I barely managed to avoid the monsters and found it, but there was no way to get in.”
Actually, this was a dungeon I was thinking of just skipping over.
Most of the rewards you can get from the hidden dungeon on the 62nd floor are not additional rewards you can get after clearing the dungeon, but rather rare plants blooming at the end of the dungeon.
However, even before this, most of the plants were difficult to collect by Seun alone.
I thought that it would be possible to get through the guards and enter the dungeon now, but it would be difficult to collect the last plant alone.
but.
‘If I were with Lee Ha-neul?’
The words change.
With the power of Lee Ha-neul and Marbas, it would be possible to collect most plants.
Well, there’s a chance that the dungeon’s reward won’t be a rare plant, but if possible, there’s no reason not to challenge it.
“then…….”
“I believe in your strength and I’m going to give it a try.”
“If it’s foraging this time… … Yes. I’ll try. I can do it.”
– If the constellation ‘Bloody Lion’ is your skill, I am confident that there is no plant that you cannot collect.
He shows himself even to Lee Ha-neul.
Se-Woon nodded and immediately stepped into Arun’s territory.
“Follow me.”
“yes!”
Finding the direction wasn’t difficult. I didn’t have to urge the guidepost, because this was a place I had already discovered before returning.
Even if this place wasn’t Seun’s ability, it was a place that could be visited with sufficient suspicion.
as soon as…….
‘The bottom of the stairs.’
The reverse direction of the spiral staircase that extends up to Arun’s Flower. That is, it was a place that could be reached by going down.
Of course, there were many reasons why this place was not discovered and known to players.
“Thud thud thud!”
The first one is the resistance of the watchmen.
There are nearly twice as many guards on the stairs going down as on the stairs going up.
It’s difficult enough to deal with guards in a narrow space like a staircase, but the number of guards is increasing.
Most players will already have their curiosity about the Underground quenched here.
– The first skill of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Fang, is strengthened through internal energy.
Phew!
However, for Seun, dealing with the watchman was much easier than dealing with other plant-type monsters in the forest.
The weak point of the watchman is the germination point where the pollen touches and the plant begins to grow.
All Seun has to do is find the location using the guidepost of the journey and swing his sword accurately.
“Duk, duk-”
With just that one stroke of the sword, the watchman fell as lightly as a scarecrow.
It didn’t matter how large the sentinel appeared, or how complex it was to the point where it was hard to guess what creature it had evolved from.
Just end it with one sword, fairly.
The guards blocking Seun’s path were helplessly knocked down.
And the second one.
– The power of ‘Inferno’ is strengthened according to the Black Tower’s magic.
It was Arun’s pollen that filled the passageway.
Normally, this pollen would melt and disappear like snow over time, but that wasn’t the case for the stairs leading underground.
Pollen had piled up and covered the road, so only the guards were free to move around.
Hurrruk!
“Just follow me. Be careful not to touch the pollen left on the wall.”
“Yes. Well, I guess it’s okay to collect a little of this? Looking at the sentinels, it looks more like seeds than pollen. I’d like to check it out.”
Fortunately, however, Aaron’s pollen is weak to fire.
As soon as it touches the flames that Seun spews out, the pollen melts and disappears.
In addition, there are attacks that are several times more difficult than climbing up the stairs, such as vines blocking the path or toxins pouring down like rain, blocking Seun’s path.
“Don’t worry about the poison. I’ll treat it right away.”
Choop.
Lee Ha-neul took a potion out of his bosom and wet Se-un’s head with it.
Antidote. No, anti-poison potion.
It was a potion close to magic that could prevent most poisons, as she had made it herself.
– Player Lee Ha-neul uses ‘Blood-Soaked Ward’.
“It’ll be a little easier to cut now.”
Have you noticed that as you go down, watchmen with stronger characteristics appear?
Lee Ha-neul used his power to drench the guards in red liquid.
Then, the outer shells of the guards, which were as hard as rocks, became as soft as tofu.
Se-Woon nodded and penetrated the weakness with a little more ease.
‘It was so difficult before the regression.’
I remembered the hardships I had gone through in the past to discover a basement that could not be opened.
How frustrating and unfair it must have been to go through all that trouble only to not be able to open the door.
The door located at the deepest part of Arun’s stairs, which finally frustrated Seun after much hardship.
“It’s here.”
In this life, it appeared in front of Seun so easily and quickly.
fantasy,
