Episode 106
With the advent of the system, numerous gates have appeared, and people have analyzed the gates, expressed numerous opinions, and considered their definitions.
And it was not until the latter half of the Cataclysm that people were finally able to define the Gate.
‘The gate is a kind of ‘theme dungeon’ created by the system.’
There are hundreds of types of gates that have appeared in the world so far.
If you combine the overlapping numbers like the Iron Valley, the number increases to thousands, but whatever it is, what is certain is that everything within the gate is an instance dungeon provided by the system for the player’s growth.
That is why it is defined as a theme dungeon.
‘Because each gate had a different concept.’
For example, some gates were set in a typical otherworldly dungeon, while others had the appearance of a martial arts world, and still others had the appearance of an alien civilization that had never been heard of before.
Of course, there were also many gates that had unique cultures that only existed on Earth.
A representative example was the Iron Valley, which was inspired by the myth of Hercules.
In that sense, ‘The Library of Martial Arts’ was a typical martial arts concept gate.
In China, they saw gates with a martial arts concept and claimed that they were a representation of their culture… …
‘So what?’
It wasn’t a very important fact, so no one paid any attention.
Suho continued to climb the stone pagoda.
In fact, it would be more accurate to say that this is a tall stone mountain rather than a stone pagoda.
However, the reason it is called a stone pagoda is because it resembles a tower in the sky that stretches out as if reaching for the sky.
‘You said that climbing here was the first gate.’
In my previous life, I wasn’t on bad terms with King Mu Gu Taek-su.
No, if we were close, then we were close.
He was a man who purely pursued martial arts, and as a king of martial arts, he was very interested in swordsmanship. As such, he was a man who showed great interest in the swordsmanship of Suho, who was called the Swordsman.
‘He was one of the top five swordsmen I’ve ever met.’
But even though he was such a great king, Suho was never able to win.
I don’t know about anything else, but at least Suho was known as the Swordsman all over the world, so when it came to swordsmanship, Suho was one step ahead… no, several steps ahead.
But ironically, that’s why we were able to be close.
Whenever I met Gu Taek-soo, we had a swordsmanship duel at least once, and after that, we could talk about swordsmanship all day long.
‘That’s when I learned about the library of Muhak.’
How many times did you climb the stone pagoda like that?
After soaring upwards for a while, Suho could finally see the tip of the stone pagoda that spread out like an island.
Suho, who reached the top of the stone pagoda, moved along the ceiling as if he was climbing a ladder of clouds, and only when he reached the very edge was he finally able to set foot on the top of the stone pagoda.
“It took a long time.”
It was literal.
It really took a long time.
If it weren’t for the Red-grade stamina stat and S-grade jump skill, I would have been eliminated a long time ago.
But I knew that everything was ready, so I boldly took on the challenge.
Because the Muhak Library was put up for private auction shortly after its creation.
Why was it put up for auction?
Nothing much.
The gate of Muhak was not classified as a dangerous gate compared to its reputation. Firstly, it was open to the public, and secondly, most people gave up on climbing the stone pagoda.
‘Then Gu Taek-soo started attacking.’
The library of Muhak had been without a conqueror for quite some time.
Because the height of the stone tower that had to be climbed was too high compared to the level restriction attached to the gate, everyone gave up halfway.
But Gu Taek-soo was different.
Despite being a low level human, he was the first to conquer the stone pagoda, perhaps because he had been pursuing martial arts since before the Great Cataclysm.
So we had to attack quickly before the gate went out for external auction.
Otherwise, Gu Taek-soo will invade here again.
‘In this respect, there is nothing sweeter than being a member of the Daeheonhyeop for exclusive growth.’
Would Suho have become a civil servant hunter in a harsh environment for no reason?
Here is an opportunity to secure the sources of power that no one else can obtain even if you pay a billion dollars faster than anyone else.
Suho raised his head and looked around.
At first glance, this place, which looked like a spacious training ground, resembled Kunlun, the training ground for banshees, but what was decisively different from Kunlun was the presence of a large library built on top of a stone pagoda.
‘That’s the famous library of Muhak.’
The library, which was spread out in a U shape, literally looked like a bookshelf and was filled with various books.
Gu Taek-soo said that now that he thinks about it, there is a high probability that the things in the library are martial arts secrets.
That’s why Suho approached the library without hesitation.
That was when.
Ddudduk-
The sound of something turning.
Suho stopped moving at the unfamiliar sound.
‘I guess that’s it, the sound of something like an organ turning.’
There is ample data on the library of Muhak.
Because King Mu liked to gossip more than you might think.
According to him, the real test begins the moment you reach the top of the stone pagoda, called ‘Seogopyeong’, and approach the library.
And the beginning is the activation of the organ that is sleeping inside the Seogopyeong.
At that moment.
Hmph!
The sound of the wind cutting through the air.
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At that sound, Suho instinctively lowered his head.
Then, just as Suho lowered his head, a huge spear flew past him.
“What a warm welcome.”
The flying spear split the Seogopyeong and disappeared far away.
And that’s where it starts.
Ddudduk-
Hoong! Hoong!
This time, two sounds appeared with a split second between them, and this time too, Suho instinctively dodged them half a beat faster.
Boom! Boom!
This time, what flew in was a giant hammer.
As if they were firmly fixed somewhere, the two were swung strongly using the recoil force, and instead of protecting them, they hit the floor hard, creating a destruction mark.
“Okay, let’s stretch our legs for once.”
Dddd …
The organ-building ceremony under the returning Seogopyeong.
and.
Hoong! Hoong! Hoong!
This time, a surprise attack was carried out from three directions.
But this time, Suho gently dodged it again.
And from that moment on, the real ordeal of Seogopyeong began.
A total offensive by the organs, like a torrential downpour.
***
How much time has passed?
“after…….”
Sweat is dripping down.
Even though the physical stat is clearly red.
It wasn’t because I lacked stamina.
Even though it had been a long time since his senses stat had reached the red level, Seogopyeong’s ordeal was quite difficult with just those stamina and senses stats.
“That guy Gu Taek-soo came when his stats weren’t red… … .”
What a crazy monster.
Even if the stats here were orange, it would be easy, so how could you come here when you were colorless and confidently attack here?
‘Well, that guy is a very stubborn person.’
That’s why Suho never thought of giving up or failing.
There were people who had successfully conquered the area even when the stats were colorless, so it was absurd for someone with much better conditions to fail at conquering the area.
But even in the trials of Seogopyeong, which seemed like they would be a fight of evasion, there were also harvests.
Dddd …
The sound of the organs turning.
At the same time, Suho activated his sense of smell.
[Magic detection is activated.]
The skill used is Magic Detection.
Why did you use magic detection?
Nothing much.
No matter how much this place promotes a martial arts concept, the root of it all lies in the system.
In other words, what moves the gate itself is not internal energy, but magical power.
That’s why we use magic detection.
‘It’s all just a concept. Whether it’s internal energy or anything else, in the end it all comes back to one power called magic power.’
At least that was the concept pursued by the system that swallowed the Earth.
Of course, depending on the person or gate, it may be called internal energy, force, or ether instead of magical power, but in the end, it was clear that the power that was commonly used and fundamental was magical power.
Therefore, by using Magical Power Detection, he was able to predict the movements of the organ, and through numerous uses of Magical Power Detection, Suho was able to successfully upgrade his Magical Power Detection from B-grade to A-grade.
‘There is no skill that doesn’t level up as much as Magic Detection, so this is a great harvest!’
At that moment.
Knock knock! Hoo hoo hoo!
A torrent of weapons.
But Suho’s actions were faster.
Suho moved two beats faster through his magic sense and was able to successfully avoid all of Seogopyeong’s trials this time as well.
That was when.
Knock knock! Kwajik!
A strange sound.
It was the sound of something breaking, but it was different from anything I’d heard before.
However, Suho finally smiled at the unfamiliar sound.
‘at las!’
Suho knows what this sound is.
This was the sound that announced the end of the first ordeal of the damned Seogopyeong.
As evidence, a new system notification appeared before Suho’s eyes.
[ A boss monster appears . ]
The boss monster that ends the ordeal has appeared.
Suho wiped the sweat running down his chin with the back of his hand and took a deep breath.
Then the central floor of the library split open and an iron pillar rose from within.
no.
It wasn’t an ordinary iron pillar.
What was thought to be a pillar began to grow limbs like those characteristic of wooden dolls, and soon took on the shape of a human being.
“It’s you, Mokuzan, who guards the library.”
Mokuzan.
It was a nickname given to the guard who guarded the library of Muhak by Gu Taek-su himself.
‘They said it was called Mokuzan because it resembled a wooden fighting doll from an old classic game.’
That character’s name was also Mokuzan.
Of course, there was a real name.
Suho looked at the name card written above the guy’s head.
– Guardian of the Library Lv.???
The watchman of the library.
That was the guy’s real name.
But that didn’t really feel like a name, so Gu Taek-soo named the guy Mokuzan.
That’s why Suho also decided to call him Mokuzan.
Because Suho was more familiar with Mokuzan.
The guy walked forward, cracking joints that weren’t there.
‘I said that guy was like the Black Emperor.’
Sword Emperor was the nickname of the nameless swordsman, the boss monster of the Nameless Sword Gate.
So it was literal.
According to Gu Taek-soo, Mokuzan, like Ken-oh, has the same status window as the opponent he fights against.
Is that why?
Mokuzan also used his unique skill as soon as he appeared.
[The Guardian of the Library activates the Battlefield of Faith.]
[ While the Battlefield of Faith is activated, the status window of the Guardian of the Library becomes the same as that of the Challenger. ]
[While the Battlefield of Faith is activated, all fighters within the area cannot use any weapons other than those designated by the Guardians of the Library.]
Copy the status window.
And limited use of weapons.
It meant the same conditions, which meant that he had to fight here using only the pure techniques he had accumulated so far.
That is why only King Mu-Wang Gu Taek-Su could conquer this place.
Among all the people who pursued martial arts before the Great Upheaval, the only one with the greatest skills was Gu Taek-soo.
But in that field, Suho was confident.
“That King Mu-wang Gu Taek-su couldn’t defeat Geom-hwang as much as he could.”
The moment Suho took a step forward.
[ The guard of the library designates a weapon . ]
[The designated weapon is ‘sword’.]
[Battle begins.]
A sword was clutched in the guy’s hand.
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