SSS-Class Gacha Hunter Chapter 221

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Episode 221

Oratorio (2)

oratorio.

This event, held at the Heavenly God’s Tower, is an event that solidifies the authority of the Heavenly God by pouring out hymns and praises to the Heavenly God.

The oratorio, which lasts for about a month, presents scenes that cannot normally be found in heaven.

‘Is this the Tower of Heaven?’

The building was clearly visible even when viewed from afar, but when seen up close, its majesty was extraordinary. I couldn’t help but be impressed.

A huge white square pillar that seems to penetrate heaven and earth. Needless to say, the height was high, and its circumference was also indescribably large.

When Do-do turned his head to the left, there was only the pure white wall of the tower stretching out endlessly. The endless wall was reminiscent of the pyramids I saw on my travels.

‘Just by looking at it, it looks like it’s thousands of times bigger.’

Its area is thousands of times that of the pyramid. Height cannot be measured.

Isn’t this why this tower alone can be called a world? It could literally be said to be the most extravagant building in the entire universe.

Jeong Do stood in front of the door leading to the Tower of the Heavenly God. There were doors all over the walls of the tower, so it wasn’t too hard to find them.

The door was wide open, as if welcoming everyone who entered.

‘It’s really open.’

Heaven is a strictly class society.

Among the Elyos, starting from the 1st rank angels to the 9th rank angels. It was a class society with a pyramid-style hierarchy divided into a total of 9 levels.

Originally, the only classes that could enter the Tower of the Heavenly Gods were the first rank, Chicheonsa, the second rank, Jicheonsa, and some of the third rank, Lowered Angels. The reason was that beings below that level were too low of a class to get close to the Heavenly God. And no one complained about it. Because it was such an obvious fact to them.

According to the words of <Eternal Life>, the entrance to the Heavenly God Tower is usually tightly guarded by numerous angels taking turns.

However, the door in front of me now had no guard and was instead wide open, as if inviting me to come in.

It was one of the special sights that could only be seen during the oratorio period.

Jeong Do recalled the story told by <Eternal Life>.

‘The oratorio is the greatest event in the world that sings of the authority of the heavenly gods. It’s nothing particularly strange. There are many similar things in other religions, just slightly different in form and scale. Well, the important thing is that anyone in the heavens is allowed to enter the Tower of Heaven during that period.’

Thanks to this, Jeong Do, Cheok Jun-gyeong, and Musinma were able to enter the Tower of the Heavenly God without any restraint. The other two probably also entered the Heavenly God Tower through a different entrance.

The reason they split up and entered through different entrances was because it could look suspicious to see three men who were not angels hanging out together.

‘There are many beings who are not angels, but there is no harm in being careful.’

Heaven was a world where angels expanded their power through conquest (which they claimed was enlightenment), and many of the natives of the universe they occupied were also present here. In addition to humans, there were races classified as monsters such as elves, beastmen, and even orcs.

It is unknown whether they were truly influenced by the Celestial God or brainwashed, but many races were entering the Celestial God’s tower.

As one of them was about to enter the entrance where Jeong-do was standing, he glanced at Jeong-do and let out a look of astonishment.

“Ji, meet Angel Ji!”

“… … .”

As of now, the disguise has been completely completed. Not only the face, but also the four beautifully folded wings on the back were difficult to distinguish from the real thing.

A scarf by the bay.

This is an item obtained by defeating Ditarteron on Dokdo Island. It is a type of costume item that can be worn above the shoulders, such as a hat, mask, or necklace, and can be turned into any desired clothing or accessory.

However, after passing through the dwarves’ hands, the restriction of ‘from the top of the neck to the top of the head’ disappeared and it became an item that could decorate the entire body as desired. It was the birth of a perfect disguise item.

Anyone can see that the current appearance is Jicheonsa Temple itself. When decorating, I tried to create a sacred atmosphere by adding a halo-like effect, but it seemed to attract even more attention. I disguised myself in case I got caught, but looking at the current situation, I don’t think it was a particularly desirable action.

Jeong Do ignored the person who spoke to him and walked into the Celestial Tower with great strides.

‘It’s noisy.’

The inside of the tower was very noisy.

There were statues of heavenly gods all over the tower, and people from various races were praying or singing to them. Some people were kneeling naked facing the statue of the Heavenly God and shedding tears, while others began to harm themselves in front of the statue of the Heavenly God. At first glance, it seemed like he was offering his blood to the heavenly gods.

And no one thought it was strange when they saw it. Each person was praying in their own way, as if it was just a natural scene.

‘I was expecting it.’

I couldn’t help but frown. To a certain extent, I just wanted to quickly end my tiresome relationship with this group of fanatics.

At least I went to a fairly deserted place, got down on my knees, and pretended to pray. At the same time, he recalled the conversation he had with <Eternal Life>.

‘Oratorio. At that time, major figures from the heavenly world will gather, so I understand the opinion that we should make a sweeping decision. But how does the oratorio work in detail? I need to know that to make a plan.’

‘Nothing much. You can just praise the Heavenly God according to your beliefs during the event on the first floor of the Heavenly God Tower. The door opens in the morning and closes at night. In the meantime, you can pray as you wish. That’s it. Externally, that is.’

‘… … Externally?’

‘Most people in heaven know that it is an oratorio. But a true oratorio takes place after the doors are closed and during the early hours of the morning.’

What the old man said next was interesting.

‘Heaven is a class society. In general, movement between classes cannot occur. It’s not easy to change your status once you’ve decided on it.’

Excluding the first level, Chicheonsa, which can only be ascended by accumulating special ‘karma’, levels from the second to the ninth levels are determined at the moment of birth. (Residents occupied by the heavenly world are usually treated as between 7th and 9th ranks) And that rank is maintained until death.

However, ‘generally’ also meant that there were ‘special exceptions’. And this oratorio was a special exception.

‘However, through the oratorio that takes place during the early hours of the morning, a transfer of status becomes possible.’

‘… … ‘How does it work?’

‘It’s simple. All you have to do is climb the Tower of Heaven as high as possible. Rewards are given depending on how high the floor you climb. The higher you go, the better the rewards.’

‘what? ‘Is that the end?’

‘Of course, it is not just a marathon of climbing the stairs of a tower. There are trials on each floor, and you have to clear them to go upstairs.’

‘hmm. ‘How difficult is it?’

‘It’s terrible. It gets more difficult the higher you go.’

‘I might die.’

‘Cluck. of course. Because that’s their purpose. Hey, calm down too. ‘For what purpose do you think the rulers of the heavenly world are doing such a troublesome thing?’

If you think about it, yes. Why on earth do they need to put on such a troublesome event?

To select talent?

Of course, there were reasons for that, but the real reason was different.

‘Tower of the Heavenly God. It is not a building to display and honor the brilliance of the Heavenly God. The tower’s true identity is an absorption device that collects life and soul and reduces it to energy.’

People show their true colors in extreme situations.

Concentration in a crisis situation allows you to fully demonstrate your skills, and sometimes allows you to transcend your limits and reach new heights.

And it is said that the vitality and spirit that comes out at that moment are of the highest purity. The ordeal of the tower was merely a means to push people to their limits.

A factory that creates energy by grinding up materials called people, using status elevation and treasure as bait.

That was the true identity of the Heavenly God Tower.

‘I feel disgusting.’

‘is it? Cluck cluck. I think it seems like an efficient method. Isn’t it funny? The angels think of the ordeal as ‘an ordeal to approach God.’ Fanatics are really good people. There is no need for logic, law, science, or magic to rule them. It would be good for you to refer to it too.’

‘Stop this nonsense.’

At Jeong-do’s sharp reaction, <Youngsaeng> shrugged his shoulders and closed his mouth quietly, and Jeong-do also quietly began to organize his thoughts.

But now that I think about it, this is very familiar content, right?

‘Top climbing?’

If you are trapped in an unknown tower or world and complete a certain mission, you will receive a reward and proceed to the next floor. The destination is, of course, the top floor. The protagonist uncovers the hidden secrets of the tower and the unknown world, gains strength, and overcomes the tower’s trials with overwhelming power and defeats the dark side.

Jeongdo was once obsessed with fantasy novels, so he was all too familiar with these tower-climbing clichés. I had no idea it would come out so suddenly and out of nowhere. It was so absurd that I burst into laughter.

‘Then we need more information.’

In order to successfully climb the tower, it was best to understand in advance what the mission for each floor was. It’s not for nothing that ‘the protagonist’s return’ is included as a set concept in tower climbing novels.

Jeongdo asked Takujin, the master of <Eternal Life>.

‘Is there information about each floor?’

‘of course. I also participated once. Provide generously. Of course, I can only tell you about the places I’ve climbed.’

* * * * * *

Daaeaeang.

With the sound of the bell ringing inside the tower, Do-do stopped reminiscing. Jeongdo turned his head and looked around.

Before I knew it, the number of people around me had decreased significantly. As night approached, everyone stopped praying and started going outside.

As if possessed by something.

Most people started walking out of the tower with blank eyes. At some point, I noticed that the bell sound I heard a little while ago had a faint charm mixed in with it.

‘A being that cannot even withstand this magic is not worthy of participating in a ‘true’ oratorio.’

The bell seemed to say so.

In reality, it is more efficient to maintain the world’s workforce than to absorb them as energy.

purr.

Soon, all the doors in the Celestial Tower began to close. Jeongdo looked around again. The inside of the tower, where so many people had escaped, looked very empty. But even so, I could still see people at first glance. If you add up all their numbers, it would probably be several thousand, perhaps even over ten thousand. However, considering that the number of people who escaped from the tower was in the hundreds of millions, the number of people who remained was literally at the level of bloodshed.

bang!

The moment all the doors of the tower closed, a beautiful sound began to flow from the ceiling of the first floor of the tower.

“Then, from now on, we will perform ‘Solet’s Oratorio.’ The stage moves. Please do not leave your current location. “The moment you deviate, you will be disqualified.”

Yiying.

With those words, a 1m-sized magic circle was created at Jeongdo’s feet. As soon as Jeongdo stayed still, the magic circle was activated.

Pot.

The level shifted in an instant.

“Hmm.”

The doctor looked around and checked his physical condition. good. No problem. Seeing that no abnormality could be found even after checking every corner of the body, it seemed that the magic circle was really only a means of movement.

The place we moved to was very narrow compared to the first floor of the tower. At most, the size of a soccer field? It was a place like the Colosseum. The degree nodded.

‘It’s as described.’

As <Eternal Life> explained, the first gateway was the Colosseum. The surrounding angels and other races were confused as if they had not yet grasped the situation. Unfortunately, Cheok Jun-gyeong and Musinma were not among them. Jeongdo examined the surrounding terrain for a moment and then looked into space.

‘Then he will appear soon.’

Moving to the Colosseum was not the only explanation I heard from Youngsaeng. There was a lot of information that <Eternal Life> conveyed, and all of that information was stored in the mind.

Support position.

It was then. The air that Jeongdo was looking at split open and an angel appeared.

“hello everyone! “It’s Lauraelle!”

A beautiful angel with pink hair down to her calves spoke in a high voice.

The standard for tower climbing.

It was the emergence of the ‘manager’.

“Oh, Archangel Laurael!”

“I can’t believe I can actually see that person’s face!”

“It’s dazzling. “It’s so dazzling.”

Except for Jeong-do, all the other beings looked at her with awe, as if they knew her. Some of them tried to kneel down and pray to her.

“Yes. No. This is the oratorio period, right? Instead of praying for me, please pray for Heavenly God. “Thank you, but I’ll just accept your heart.”

Swish.

With one wave of her hand, people who had been kneeling rose up on their own. They praised her Lau Rael for her beautiful heart and she smiled.

“hmm.”

I’m going crazy.

Only Jeong-do found it difficult to accept this atmosphere.

Judging by the atmosphere, that angel named Laurael is… … Am I even an idol? It was so pretty that it was ugly. Because it was almost Winry’s level. Still, even when I saw his beautiful face, I didn’t think anything of surprising myself. But she guessed that was just her degree. Now, she and her contestants, except for her degree, were like fans who visited their favorite idol’s concert.

“ruler. Then Laural explains the rules… … But I have to! Since you’ve all come this far, I’ll assume you know about oratorios! Anyway, all you have to do is go up high. What’s important is the mission. mission. From now on, I will announce the mission for this floor.”

She smiled brightly and continued speaking.

“Please kill each other from now on. Until there are roughly 100 people left? “If I think I’ve decreased enough, I’ll raise the rest of you up.”

‘I’m sick of it.’

This is also the standard for tower climbing.

Swarm annihilation during the tutorial stage. It was ridiculous because he was so similar to the clichés I had seen in movies and novels. Jeongdo sighed and transformed the King of Manbyeonji into Ge-Bulg.

“Okay then. city… … !”

Quang!

A red flash struck her smiling brightly, and a huge explosion occurred.

Needless to say, it was a decent piece of work.

Except for Jeong-do, the other beings were astonished at something that could never happen. And all eyes were on Jeong Do, the protagonist of the javelin.

Kuuuu.

At that moment, a wind blew from somewhere and the debris from the explosion was blown away. And as the explosion cloud disappeared, a slightly tanned Laurael was smiling. She didn’t suffer any harm.

She asked, looking at the exact degree.

“Master Jicheon. “May I ask now the intention behind this action?”

“I guess what you’re thinking is right?”

The first of the standard tower climbs.

The tutorial begins with swarm annihilation.

Most people who receive the mission are confused, but the returning protagonist moves ahead based on the information he already knows. The manager pays attention to the main character as if he is interested and sometimes provides help.

I thought that way every time I saw that scene.

‘Ah, the manager is so annoying. If I had the strength, I would have dealt with that guy first.’

“oh. What a ‘treason’! “Lauraelle’s heart is shaking.”

However, since the protagonist who has just returned has no power to defy the manager, he can only vent his anger.

But the degree was different. He grinned and opened the status window. And I held an Ex level ticket in my hand.

“Go up one floor at a time and in what time period? “There is a shortcut right in front of you, but are you telling me to just skip it?”

The second standard for tower climbing.

Normally, managers cannot be caught, but

As long as you catch it, big hits will pour in. For example, a warp scroll leading to a higher level.

Jeongdo used an Ex level ticket.