589. Episode 589
One month. It was a very short time, but in that short time, Plaka regained her original form.
No, it has become more developed and vibrant than the original.
It was thanks to the combined strength of all the demons and players in Plaka under the leadership of the twin sisters.
“Are you really leaving right now? The 81st floor and above is incomparably more dangerous than before. It would be better to prepare a little more leisurely and go… .”
“Seongmin, those words are like a curse to those who are going to the next shelter. Instead of worrying, you should be cheering them on!”
“Don’t you know how dangerous the trials from the 81st floor are? I’m just so worried… … .”
“Seongmin, are you crying right now?”
“Crying? No!”
Now that the Diablo Guild is about to leave their shelter, everyone in Plaka is paying attention.
Anyway, the Diablo Guild was the one who saved Plaka and helped him develop into a better person.
To them, the Diablo Guild was nothing short of a savior.
In particular, Choi Sung-min, who is holding back tears.
He seemed especially emotional as he was a Korean who was rarely seen in the top ranks except for the Diablo Guild.
“Hey, mister, why are you like this!”
“Anyway, I have a lot of affection!”
His twin sisters consoled him.
The guild members also greeted each other.
It’s not that I don’t trust the Diablo Guild, but some people greeted me casually, saying, “I might come back soon, knowing the difficulty level starting from floor 81.”
Meanwhile, Seun was talking to a resident of Plaka who was not a player.
“Are you going now?”
“I have to go.”
“Please tell him I’m grateful. Thanks to you, I can afford to buy Plaka. Thanks to you, I don’t have to worry about managing the annoying Mashinhyeol either.”
“thanks.”
“What thank you? You’re not coming again, are you?”
“If possible, we should go up right away.”
“If possible, what? I’ll gulp down the blood in one gulp, and if I can’t get up, I’ll hang myself and die.”
Even so, the demon that played the biggest role in Plaka was Heathrow.
Beyond connecting the Demons and the players, it also solves most of the problems that occur in Plaka.
There was even talk of putting Heedrow in the position of ‘Demon King’, a position that had been abolished due to support from both the Demon Tribe and the players.
“If I see you again, I’ll become the Demon King.”
“What about the Demon King? Even if you say Demon King, it’s just a hollow position, so I won’t do it. It’s a troublesome position that doesn’t make any money.”
“But wouldn’t that be more fun than just guarding the entrance to the soup?”
“Hehe, maybe so. Anyway, goodbye, you human.”
Heathrow offered Seun something along with a greeting.
It was a jewel that gave off a familiar vibe.
Redder than blood. A red jewel reminiscent of drunken blood.
“This?”
“I found it in the place where you sucked up all the blood you had consumed. It must have been created by the condensation of blood consumed over a long period of time.”
“Is it okay if you give this to me?”
“You don’t need that. It’ll just cause trouble among the kids. You can eat it quietly, whether you boil it or chew it.”
– The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, has sparkling eyes.
Se-Woon, who had somehow received compensation, expressed his gratitude and left the place.
In the center, the Diablo Guild, the Cheonghae Guild, and even the Valhalla Guild were all gathered there.
“Hahahaha! You’re finally here! I’m already excited to see what the next shelter will look like!”
“Isn’t this too much, since we’re just leaving?”
“They say the bigger the dream, the better! The next shelter is just the next step, but the dream is much bigger!”
As planned, this raid will be conducted with the Valhalla Guild.
Of course, even if we do go through trials together, there won’t be many instances where we actually go through trials together.
As has been the case up to now, the number of participants varies greatly for each trial.
Especially the next theme, the sky. The number of people in the place called heaven is more strict than you might think.
“Let’s go now.”
“We’ll really start working together on the 90th floor, so I hope you make it up there safely!”
“I hope you arrive at Valhalla safely.”
“Mr. Seun! Now… … .”
“It’s departure.”
Thinking of the deposed king who might be somewhere and doing something, Seun and the Diablo Guild stepped forward toward the next trial faster than expected.
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Preparations for the next ordeal have already been completed.
Just like in Death Hill, you need to be ‘qualified’ to move beyond the shelter and challenge the next trial, but Diablo’s qualification was already sufficient.
Thanks to this, the Diablo Guild was able to move on to the next trial right away.
Choaaat-
“Ugh… … .”
“It’s been so long since I’ve seen such bright light that my eyes hurt.”
The biggest difference from Plaka was, of course, the light.
Unlike the sky over Plaka, which was so gloomy that one wondered if the sun even existed, here bright light shone from all directions.
Even though my time in Plaka was shorter than I thought, including the ordeal, I could say that I didn’t see the sunlight for several months.
Because of that, everyone was unable to open their eyes properly even after entering the ordeal.
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“Hahahaha! This is probably the last time I’ll see this damn place!”
‘long time no see.’
Seun and Brin Jar, who had prepared in advance, were the first to open their eyes. Following them, the others opened their eyes one by one and looked around.
“Isn’t it too sudden of a change?”
“It’s so different from Plaka.”
“Well, hasn’t it always been like that? Even before reaching the Demon Realm, I was in the verdant Elheim.”
“But isn’t this too big of a change?”
The appearance of the Demon World and Plaka has completely disappeared.
All that is visible is a brilliant light.
The place I was standing was a wide island that I could see at a glance. At the end of it, instead of the blue sea, there was white clouds covering it.
Above all, in front of everyone, in the center of the island, a huge structure was erected.
“This…….”
“tower?”
The Tower of Babel rising above the clouds.
Just looking at that huge being made me swallow my saliva and tense up.
– The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, is displeased with the warm sunlight.
– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, looks around and droops his shoulders, saying that there seems to be nothing to eat.
A tower within a tower.
While I was admiring the splendid sight with wide open eyes, a system message brought up information about the 81st floor.
– Welcome to the 81st floor trials.
– Theme: Flame of Purification.
– You have discovered the path of light that leads through the horrors of hell to paradise.
– Burn your sins in the purifying flame called Purgatory and step onto the path of brilliant light.
“Flame of Purification?”
“I don’t see anything like fire.”
“The path of brilliant light seems to refer to the entrance to the Tower of Babel.”
The Diablo Guild has put forth various speculations.
Usually, I would come back from the shelter with some information about the next ordeal, but this time I couldn’t.
There were busy times, but more than anything, there was also the reason why Plaka players answered that from the 81st floor onwards, it was closer to a real ‘trial’, so they had to go through it without knowing anything in order to grow.
Even Valhalla, an allied guild, and Seun, who had already passed the trials, did not give a detailed answer.
“Hahahaha! It’s like we’re seeing each other for the first time!”
“Let’s start with the trials first.”
Seun and Brin Jar took the lead and walked towards the tower.
Diablo, Cheonghae, and the Valhalla Guild naturally follow suit.
The difference was that, unlike the seemingly leisurely Valhalla Guild, the Diablo and Cheonghae Guilds were never stopping their vigilance.
“What kind of ordeal is it that you are not giving me any information about?”
“I heard it’s not just about defeating monsters… … I’m curious.”
The combined number of members from the three guilds easily exceeds two hundred. Roughly two hundred and fifty.
When that number of people walked at the same time, it was quite a sight.
“It’s almost here, but nothing is happening.”
“If we just go into the tower like this and the 82nd floor starts… right?”
“I don’t think that’s possible.”
Such a peaceful time.
It felt like we were photosynthesizing for the first time in a long time, and everyone’s hearts naturally became calm.
Then Seun and Brin Jar stand in front of the Tower of Babel.
After entering the 81st floor, the first strange thing happened.
Choaaaat-!
A beam of light streamed through the clouds in the sky above, shooting straight ahead of everyone.
As Diablo and the Cheonghae Guild immediately grabbed their weapons and stood on guard, a single being began to descend along the beam of light.
Pure white skin and pure white wings.
Adding to that a dazzling brilliance, a word naturally came to everyone’s mind.
“angel?”
Lion of the sky.
One who came down to convey the will of God.
In particular, the golden ring surrounding her head seemed to exactly replicate the appearance of an angel that everyone thought of.
“There are a lot of people here today!”
A cheerful voice came out of the mouth of the angel who had seemed so gentle.
Those who already knew were just snickering, but Diablo and the Cheonghae Guild had blank expressions on their faces.
“Some people have already seen it. Some people are seeing it for the first time. So many people have come to burn their sins! I’m so happy!”
She came down following the beam of light, stopping at a height where everyone’s gaze could be caught and looking around at everyone.
He looked so bright as he flapped his wings and talked with a smile.
“Mr. Seun, that. It’s not a boss monster… is it?”
“No. It’s more like a progression role.”
“Is it like a resident concept?”
“You could say they’re similar.”
“This is my first time experiencing something like this. It’s so new and… .”
Unlike the previous trials, the trials on floors 81 through 90 are all conducted by angels.
That doesn’t mean all actions are monitored.
Progress is entirely dependent on the player’s individual actions.
The angel only announced the beginning and judged the outcome.
“No need to be nervous! This is just a place to burn your sins and purify your souls!”
“uh?”
“What, are you okay?”
“Is that why no one told you? That it wasn’t a big deal?”
The angel’s cheerful attitude slightly eased the tension between Diablo and the Cheonghae Guild.
But, not everyone was like that.
Yushua and Harry. The two of them looked around without letting down their guard and discovered something strange.
“Valhalla Guild, don’t you think you’re a bit nervous?”
“I see it too. Some of them seem to be sweating profusely.”
“It’s not like I’m on guard for a fight, it’s more like I’m preparing for something… … .”
They both realized.
The real ordeal is about to begin.
The angel continued speaking in a bright voice, not knowing whether he was aware of the various emotions the players were feeling.
“Even though we are outside the Tower of Babel, it is unpleasant that sin still remains, so let’s get started quickly!”
What on earth are you talking about starting?
Before anyone could ask, something strange happened at the end of the island.
Hurrah!
“uh?”
“Oh, it’s fire!”
The outskirts of a vast island.
In that place covered with clouds, pure white flames rose.
The flames quickly covered the outskirts of the island, and then slowly began to spread from the outskirts to the center.
“Get to the top quickly!”
Hurrah!
“Ahh!”
Park Jeong-pil ran faster than anyone else and tried to enter the tower, but white flames also rose in front of him.
Soon the entire Tower of Babel was covered in white flames.
Only then did Diablo and the people of the Cheonghae Guild realize it.
The answer was written in the system message from the beginning.
‘Burn your sins in the purifying fire called Purgatory, and step onto the path of brilliant light.’
That wasn’t a metaphor.
The flames of purification, purgatory.
The content of this ordeal was to burn sins there, gain qualifications, and enter the Tower of Babel.
A very short and concise, yet sacred and painful path that is absolutely unavoidable.
“Eww!”
That was the ordeal on the 81st floor.
Episode 590
