#81
Episode 81
Trial’s Reward (2)
The statues of the Join people that stood like decorations at the end of the hall began to rush towards Jeongdo. It was like a gargoyle from a novel.
That number is exactly twenty-four.
Although Grandel was relatively large, these statues were much larger than Grandel. Just looking at it, it’s more than 5 meters! In addition, each statue was holding a large vessel in its hand that matched its gigantic size.
Huh-!
The two dogs at the forefront each swung their hammers at the target.
Quang!
The hall shook violently and dust rose up. It was the most powerful blow of any enemy Jeong Do had ever faced. And there are a whopping twenty-four of those guys. There was a reason why Grandel stopped him.
None of the users currently known on Earth will be able to withstand this blow.
however.
If it was a black-level hero, it was a different story. The scenery revealed after the dust settled.
“Whew. “It’s heavy.”
Each of them was blocking the giant soldiers coming from both sides with both forearms. It was a feat achieved purely through physical ability, without any armor. It was an unbelievable sight, but it didn’t seem difficult at all. That’s right too.
The hero loaded this time is:
Because he was truly a person worthy of the word unconventional.
The strongest hero born by Zeus, the king of the gods, in preparation for war.
He defeated the ferocious Lion of Nemeia and turned it into a constellation.
He subdued Cerberus, the gatekeeper of Hell.
A monster with nine heads. He defeated the Hydra and used its poison as his weapon.
And he shot the Stymphalus bird with ‘bronze’ wings, beak, and claws with an arrow.
A great hero from Greek mythology who overcame twelve trials of murderous difficulty, one by one.
At least a status window was opened.
Name: Jinjeongdo
Level: 299
Mana available: 327
Strength: 378 Stamina: 399 Reflexes: 350 Mana Responsiveness: 301
Talent: <Blunt skills-lv.3>, <Courage-lv.3>, <Strongness-lv.3>, <Archery-lv.2>, <Indomitable-lv.2>, <Berserker-lv.2> , <Liberty-lv.2>, <Shinwi-lv.1> … and 13 others.
Skill: <Skills of characters loaded with a trial ticket cannot be used.>
Hercules.
The most famous hero in all of history and mythology on Earth has now descended.
Jeong Do grabbed the right hammer of the huge hammer that attacked him with both hands.
“Huh!”
And pulled hard. Although it weighed close to 10 tons, the bronze statue of the Join people was dragged away by Jeongdo as if it were a lie.
Kwasik.
The floor on the side of Jeongdo’s left foot was broken. Jeongdo lifted the hammer he had grabbed and the statue of the Join people holding the hammer and threw it at the statue of the Join people on the left.
Kwaang!!!
Two statues of the Join people were stacked on top of each other and placed on the wall of the hall. If it were a living thing, the impact would have been enough to shatter every bone in the body or rupture internal organs, but the bronze statues were a kind of battle golem. The statue, strengthened by magic, was not easily broken and was raising itself with a loud sound. Jeongdo looked at the scene and was lost in thought.
‘It’s a golem.’
Golem.
A moving combat weapon made by wizards using rocks, metals, etc. for a certain purpose.
Its power varies greatly depending on the level of the magician who created it.
The golem, which was created with the determination of a person of the rank of a great mage, boasts strength that does not easily break even under the sword master’s sword strike, and was able to continue fighting semi-permanently. Even just one golem was treated as a strategic weapon that could turn the tide of battle, and it was a luxury item that was not easily found.
There were now twenty-four golems of that strategic weapon level in front of me.
‘It becomes easier to find the nucleus… .’
The golem is a weapon that has as many distinct weaknesses as it is powerful.
nucleus.
The golem’s power source and weakness at the same time. All golems have a core, and if the core is destroyed, they stop moving. Therefore, how well the core could be hidden was something that all golem manufacturers struggled with.
The twenty-four bronze statues in front of him could be said to be masterpieces of luxury. The degree left an impression.
‘I can’t find it.’
No, to be precise, we were able to find the location of the nucleus using observation. However, the location of the discovered nucleus was changing in real time. It was located on the head, at one moment it was located on the chest, and at another moment on the right knee.
The bronze statues in the hall were state-of-the-art masterpieces whose core position constantly changed according to certain magic formulas.
In order to track the location of the core, magical knowledge was needed to penetrate the magic spells engraved on the bronze statue, but neither Jeong Do nor Lord Hercules had such ability.
‘I can’t help it. ‘I go ignorant.’
Did you say that if you have a bad head, your hands and feet will suffer? Jeong-do gave up looking for the core and ran towards the two bronze statues that were raising his body from being pinned against the wall. Before I knew it, I was holding a huge black club.
Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths.
It was a steel club that he made as a gift to Hercules. Although it was not an item with any particular power, it was a weapon created by God himself. There was no doubt about its strength and power. In actual mythology, weren’t many monsters beaten with this club? Jeong-do quickly swung his club.
Quang! Quang! Quang! Quang!
The target is the limbs of the bronze statues. The club, which was powerful enough to collapse mountains, shattered the limbs of the bronze statue with the speed of a beam of light.
I said earlier that if you have a bad head, your hands and feet will suffer.
Conversely, it also meant that if you have excellent hands and feet, you don’t have to worry about your brain. And with Hercules-level overwhelming hands and feet, there was no need to rack your brains to find the enemy’s weaknesses.
Gigi geek.
If you don’t destroy the nucleus, it will function permanently? In that case, all you have to do is break all the limbs and make them unable to move! The degree moved quickly toward the next goal.
bang! bang! bang!
Each time Jeongdo swung his club, one limb of the bronze statue flew into the air.
The original intention of this ordeal was to test the observation, judgment, and magic knowledge to find the ever-changing core of the golem, as well as the boldness and strength to destroy the found core in an instant.
however.
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bang! bang!
Truly overwhelming violence.
The extent to which he was destroying the bronze statue and the intention of the ordeal was with pure physical strength alone. Perhaps if the being who designed this ordeal had seen this scene, he would not have collapsed from blood pressure.
“Whoa.”
It didn’t take much time to organize the twenty-four statues. Jeongdo blew off the limbs of the last bronze statue and looked around his intestines.
Gigi geek.
Statues missing limbs were struggling on the floor. Not a single statue could hit Jeongdo and he was completely destroyed.
Although the Black class itself was very deceptive, Hercules was especially powerful. The degree reminded me of the information about Hercules.
Level 299.
‘… It looks like it’s locked again.’
Just as the diamond level is fixed at the highest level of 99.
Isn’t the highest level of black grade also fixed at 299? If so, it means that there are grades higher than black and Hercules higher than black.
‘but. Those dwarves were also level 300… .’
It was fortunate that Earth’s strongest hero was not inferior to the strongest hero in other universes.
The relief that comes from knowing that the Earth you belong to is not inferior to other universes! To some extent, I felt okay.
‘by the way.’
What happens next? I waited a bit, but there was no change in the hall. Could it be that the ordeal can be cleared by finding the core of the statues and destroying them all, rather than subduing them?
‘Then I guess I’ll just have to turn it into powder.’
It’s annoying, but there’s nothing you can do about it. When Jeong-do made up his mind and slowly walked towards the bronze statues lying around, holding a club.
Grrrgh.
The hall shook for a moment, and the shielding wall blocking the entrance rose to the ceiling. Jeongdo saw the scene and laughed.
“It looks like it’s been cleared.”
And a notification window appeared as if that judgment was correct.
<Congratulations. You have passed the trials of Delaf Hall. Rewards are cumulative. You can receive your reward when you leave the room. All mana is restored.>
<Level up! Mana increases by 1 and strength increases by 1.>
“Huh. thank god.”
Jeong Do heaved a sigh of relief. What kind of compensation would they have installed in a place like this? I was lucky that I had a black ticket, I could have been in real trouble.
<Still, I’m glad that I was rewarded for all my hard work. Congratulations, master!>
Yes. As Ixia said, now is the time to truly receive rewards. Although I cleared it very easily thanks to loading Hercules, objectively speaking, it was a much more difficult test than Battle Royale. Perhaps a much better reward awaits. With a somewhat relieved mind, I walked towards the entrance.
at that time.
Okay.
The wall directly opposite the entrance where Jeong-do came in began to rise to the ceiling. And then another door appeared.
“… no way.”
Probably not. Probably not. She was momentarily stunned and watched the scene in a daze.
<You have passed the ‘first’ hall trial. You have earned the qualifications to take on the next challenge. If you don’t want to take on the challenge, just leave through the entrance you came in from. However, once you leave, you can never come back.>
“… “Hey.”
That situation was unexpected.
Delaf’s ordeal was climbing the tower.
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Step by step trial system.
Also known as tower climbing.
This refers to a system in which there are trials on each floor and you reach the final floor by clearing the trials. It’s a common theme in dungeons that appear in games and novels, but I never thought I’d encounter it here.
Jeongdo looked at the door leading to the next room and was lost in thought.
‘It’s a system that allows you to choose whether or not to proceed to the next step when you clear a step.’
The good news is that it is not a system that forces you to take the next step. The reward increases rapidly as you progress to the next level, but you can give up at any time. It was like a quiz program that was popular in the past.
‘I guess it’s right to give up here, right?’
Looking at it objectively, it was too much for his current combat power. All abilities are in the low 120s. The S-class has long since surpassed it, and even among SS-class users, there will be very few who are stronger than Jeongdo.
however.
Nevertheless, it was not enough in the trials of the hall. Even in the battle with the statues that just happened, I would not have been able to defeat even five of them with my own skills. In the end, drawing is essential to continue the trial.
‘You must achieve at least a Diamond grade.’
It was also worth comparing if a diamond weapon that reached level 99 and had an average ability score of 140 or higher appeared. Jeongdo checked his mana.
98.
This figure was achieved through various boosting equipment and leveling up. It was only 1 short of 99. After all, Black Ticket is a trial version, so there are no abilities, skills, or talents! Did not receive. To some extent, that was very disappointing. When your mana increases by 1 and reaches 99, you can definitely load the diamond character from the album!
‘Let’s use up all the remaining mana and coolly quit if we don’t get more than diamonds.’
Gold level was meaningless now. Now that your rank has risen, there is no longer any difference in rank from a Gold rank character. That means you cannot receive reward abilities. Only diamonds or higher will be able to increase abilities.
Fortunately, in the Hall of Trials, all mana seemed to be restored every time a floor was cleared. Mana available is 98! That’s a whopping nine fate draws. If she mixed up the wires, she could draw eight times.
‘Quality over quantity.’
I loaded the cable without thinking much about it. It didn’t seem like the diamonds would pop out even if the draw was increased one more time. It would be better to increase the odds here.
“Dog and pig… No, Lady Luck, please… .”
Even if I draw this damn lottery every day, does that mean I will find God every day? I thought I would probably search for it until I die.
That’s how <Matchmaking> started.
first.
normal.
second.
normal.
third.
normal.
The 3rd consecutive series broke out. To some extent, I wasn’t embarrassed.
‘I’ve been a little lucky lately, but this is normal.’
If you thought that you could barely(?) shake your mentality to this degree, you would be greatly mistaken. Jeongdo made up his mind once again.
‘If it doesn’t show up, I’ll be here for about a month. If you draw every day, it will come up someday.’
After only three failed draws, I came up with a rather extreme choice… I pretended to be cool, but my mentality was clearly shaken!
And so the drawing proceeded again.
normal.
normal.
10th guaranteed draw. gold.
normal.
“Mr. Lee… .”
My eyes rolled over and I opened the status window. And he opened a function for the first time in a really long time.
<Payment.>
Then, swallowing bloody tears, I paid the ability score of 5 and purchased five tickets.
‘If you pick it with string, it will do better.’
I also remembered a superstition that all people who play lottery games commonly think of. Jeongdo closed his eyes tightly and shouted as he used the ticket.
“Is it black?”
Tiring!
<Congratulations! Wire construction has been strengthened by +6!>
The wire is up.
“… … .”
<Confucius? I say this every time, but this is a good thing… .>
“… yes. Yes.”
Due to the success of the reinforcement, the abilities that were used in the current situation were immediately restored. Even if all the tickets failed, Jeongdo used them heartlessly, thinking he had gotten his money’s worth.
“… uh?”
Basically, jackpots are born from resignation.
A diamond-colored business card fell on Jeongdo’s head.
