Episode 84: Nada
I opened my eyes.
A cold sweat soaked my back.
I quickly looked around and saw a strangely familiar place.
This place.
“10th floor hotel?”
Come to think of it, I extended my stay before the arena event.
I thought it was too long, but I didn’t know it would be this helpful.
I almost fell in the middle of the square.
Since your face isn’t sold, you won’t be attacked by large guilds, but you can’t avoid having your equipment stolen.
I examined the frost flame sword in my hand.
[Frost Flame Sword (S)]
-Relics of the Temple of Ice and Fire
-Sealed for not receiving Magnarok’s approval.
“As expected.”
It seems that there were restrictions when combining with the holy relics on the altar.
Even though I lost my function, I should be satisfied since I fed the bastard some shit.
Well, this is just the beginning.
“I lost. I’ll show you the fear of infinite coins.”
Anyway, no matter how many times I die inside the tower, I will come back to life.
The ability to challenge the ruins as many times as you want.
You guys, you made the relics wrong.
The relic key should have been a consumable item.
I took the relic key out of my treasure pouch and checked it.
It was a good thing I opened the door and packed it away.
Splash.
I gritted my teeth and made up my mind.
I will definitely take care of Deokchun’s grudge… … .
uh?
wait for a sec.
For a moment, my head felt dizzy.
I’m sure I’ve checked this with the system before.
“When a pet’s owner dies, it returns to the safe zone with them, and even if it dies, it will come back to life if I go to the safe zone.”
What does that mean?
I quickly turned my head away.
“Yeah, yeah.”
Deokchun, who was lying on one side of the bed, wiggled his fingers.
A guy who is comfortably leaning against a pillow and scratching his stomach.
There are crumbs around the corners of my mouth, as if I had eaten something in the meantime.
“More, Deokchun!”
“Eugegegege!”
He threw himself into Deokchun’s arms and hugged him.
Deokchun is kicking his feet in frustration.
But still, I didn’t let go.
-slam!
Deokchun hit my cheek hard with his tongue.
My neck turned in an instant.
Ouch, I almost died again.
A frog son of a bitch who has no emotions.
Who went through all that trouble to get revenge?
I tried to stroke Deokchun’s cute tail out of spite.
Laughter broke out before that.
What is important?
What’s important is being able to see it again.
“I missed you.”
“Ggg …
Deokchun must have felt the same way because he came closer and tapped my leg.
Anyway, he’s not very honest.
“Phew.”
I took a long breath.
I feel like I’m finally calming down a bit.
My head, which had been paralyzed from excitement, begins to roll again.
“The situation itself isn’t bad.”
The process itself wasn’t good, but in the end, we lost nothing.
No.
Frost Flame Black has lost its function.
It was my only A-class equipment.
There’s nothing I can do about it. I’ll just get the equipment again.
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As of now, there is no problem climbing the tower without any special equipment.
Now, I feel relieved that I haven’t lost Deokchun.
Still, I couldn’t help but feel regretful, so I licked my lips and swept the sword away.
“Because it’s just the beginning.”
Just let go of that dirty feeling.
f*cking Hyaltin ruins.
Magnarok I couldn’t leave that guy alone.
It is impossible to kill it directly.
Because he is a guy who has been systematically judged as indestructible.
The commander did give a tip.
That you need to use a more powerful divine power, or perhaps magic or chaos.
There is no divine power, of course, and no magic.
All that remains is chaos.
“Him?”
“Why don’t you have much faith?”
It is true that Deokchun has chaos properties.
However, it is questionable whether it can deal any effective damage to the bastard.
Didn’t you get hit once last time too?
Anything has to be able to attack to be meaningful.
There is no need to take risks.
I have no desire to see Deokchun die again.
Because apart from the revival, there are some things that cannot be compromised.
Of course the person involved wouldn’t want to die.
“I guess I’ll have to be content with stealing the holy relics.”
After roughly organizing my thoughts, I nodded.
Since it has come to this, I should continue to challenge the ruins to gain combat experience and raise my skill level.
Stolen relics can be disposed of separately.
Since Lilka is a merchant and a blacksmith, she might be able to come up with a solution.
I want to ask right now, but you said you were going up to the 20th floor last time.
If possible, it would be nice if there was a way to use the relics without having to get Magnarok’s approval.
I’ll check this later.
“What is this?”
I looked at the notification history.
There is one thing that catches my eye.
“You got a title?”
It seems that the achievement was that he was resurrected with the Frost Flame Sword at the end.
As expected, even if you know the system, you don’t know.
I don’t mind though, I’m fine with it.
Information about the newly acquired title was displayed.
[Relic Plunderer – Title]
-The thief who stole the sacred relics of the church!
– Regardless of ethics, the process is not easy.
– Boldness. Quick judgment and action. Cleverness to escape without being caught!
-The direction is wrong, but you have the qualities to move forward.
What is this? I don’t know if it’s an insult or a compliment.
Let’s skip the miscellaneous explanation and see what the effect is.
I wonder if it will raise stats like a conqueror.
Or maybe it gives you special abilities like calling the night.
It’s hard to get a title, but somehow this is already my third.
[Relic Plunderer – Title]
-He who steals the sacred relics of the church will also obtain divinity.
-Divine Power +10
-You can temporarily use stolen relics. (Each relic can be used once.)
-The more sacred relics you steal, the higher your divine power level will be.
[Divine Power stat is unlocked.]
“Oh? Divine power?”
The effect is better than expected.
Actually, it would be nice to have stats like strength or agility, but they are not urgent.
Since your stats are calculated every time you clear a floor, you can increase them just by climbing, and they will naturally improve as you upgrade your equipment.
On the other hand, special attributes such as divine power are quite rare.
“Usually, it doesn’t exist unless you are of the clergy lineage.”
Or use a sacred weapon.
Needless to say, it’s expensive.
That’s good. Didn’t you feel it while climbing the tower? How big a difference there is between having a little bit of divine power and not having it.
Above all, I like the very last explanation.
Because it fits perfectly with what I’m trying to do.
I guess I’ll have to throw away this sacred object.
You may use the holy relic just once… … .
Okay, the title has been confirmed.
Next is this.
[Bloodborne Curse Dagger (E)]
-The owner can use ‘Curse of the Bloodthirsty (A)’.
-Other than that, it’s just a normal dagger.
“The effect was amazing.”
He literally died from the curse.
It’s a bit of a trap that it can only be used on me, but it’s still useful.
It may not feel very good, but it can be used as an escape item to escape to a safe area.
Later on, when you get the curse resistance skill, you can probably use it to level up… … .
Didn’t the fire resistance also have a significant effect?
“Huh? Come to think of it, wasn’t there another introspection skill?”
[Poison Resistance (E) Lv.1]
-Resistant to all poisons.
“I forgot this.”
The more self-resistance skills you have, the better.
It’s better to prepare in advance, as you never know when you might encounter a poison-spewing enemy.
After all, the fastest way to level up is to expose yourself to poison.
I glanced at Deokchun.
“Deokchun-ah.”
“What?”
“You have poisonous properties, right? Spit it out.”
“Eughhhhh.”
Luckily, I have a living poison generator.
Deokchun, who was looking at me with his characteristically thick expression, spat.
-Cheeeeeek
“Ouch! Slow down!”
The venom on my arm makes my skin itch.
The pain of being melted alive was considerable, but I endured it by grimacing.
Ten minutes like that. I was starting to worry that my forearms were disappearing.
[Skill Level Up!]
[Poison Resistance (E) Lv.2]
A notification popped up saying that my level had increased.
Pain is reduced.
Since the recovery effect that applies to the safe zone is also applied, it feels somewhat balanced.
As time passed, the toxicity also decreased, and after 30 minutes, the wound was completely healed.
If you use this well, you can raise your level dramatically, right?
In addition, Deokchun’s characteristics are also strengthened.
“Deokchun, let’s continue like this. Lick the poison, lick the recovery. Repeat, okay?”
“Eek? Geeeeeee.”
Since Deokchun’s trait also has levels, it is possible that it will increase if you continue to use it.
I am strong, but Deokchun needs to become stronger too.
He makes an annoyed expression as if he read my mind, but he doesn’t reject me.
I didn’t realize it might be because I got hit hard this time.
After taking off the broken gargoyle suit and putting on the battle suit that was in the treasure pouch, Deokchun did not put the armor away.
“Eww. Lick!”
Deokchun unzipped his battle suit and licked his chest.
Once, venom.
Then recovery.
The strange sensation of my flesh being bitten and healed repeatedly makes my hair stand on end.
Oh, that’s exciting.
I feel like I’m going to die, but I feel like I’m alive.
It feels like endorphins are bursting in my brain.
It was hard to bear, but I tried to pull myself together.
This is all an effort to become stronger.
Anyway, this concludes the preparations.
It’s time to go out.
-Squeak
While I was at it, I also extended the number of nights I stayed at the inn.
I’ll be visiting the ruins many times in the future, so I don’t know how many times I’ll come here.
I walked and checked the safety zone.
“The atmosphere has definitely changed.”
Thanks to the efforts of Killdereth and Lilka, the position of large guilds has been reduced.
They still hang around and show off their power, but they don’t act as ostentatious as before.
The newly elected processors also seem to be keeping quiet.
Even without the large guilds, public order was not disrupted, and instead, it became free and lively.
Good change.
I felt a strange sense of satisfaction and my steps became lighter.
I enjoyed that brief moment of leisure.
[Entering the portal.]
[11th floor]
It went straight up.
Just wait, Magnarok.
I’m going.
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17th floor. Under the oasis.
The Hyaltin ruins cannot be entered without a key.
-Gugugugugu
Deepest in the ruins, Magnarok, who had been sleeping on the altar of ice and fire, opened his eyes.
Someone is digging through the ruins.
He was the guardian of the relics, the system that found the owners of the religious relics, and the will to choose the pillars that would support the religious order.
I could definitely feel it as it was connected to the ruins.
As the challenger passes the first gate, he is terrified to find himself breaking through a path of fire.
At this speed, the ice path will also be cleared in no time.
“What great qualities.”
Magnarok was purely amazed.
In terms of qualifications alone, he is comparable to the first person to come here.
Shudder.
He frowned.
Because the relic stolen by the first challenger came to mind.
He felt angry at the thought that he had mocked himself, who was created by the will of God, and he also felt regretful that he could have become a great pillar of the church if only he had known how to forgive.
“Foolish boy, if you go through all the trials well, you will get back what you lost.”
It is not known yet because no one has properly cleared the ruins, but Magnarok does not completely destroy the challenger’s precious possessions.
To be exact, it is deleted and then recreated.
The Temple of Ice and Fire wasn’t such a harsh place.
Only for those who have passed all trials.
“I hope a normal guy comes this time.”
Magnarok straightened his back as he felt the challenger getting closer.
I hope that this time a pillar of the church will be born.
May new evangelists arise to revive the fallen church.
-Kugugugugu
-Gugugugugu
The vibration is palpable.
It’s faster than expected.
In a moment, the altar door will open and your first meeting with the challenger will take place.
For Magnarok, who has been chained to the altar for eternity, this is one of the most enjoyable times.
-Boom, boom!
It’s right in front of us now.
Magnarok slowly opened his arms.
Let’s welcome new hope.
A fresh believer who will take away the boredom!
-Wooooooooooo!
[Enter the Temple of Ice and Fire, Altar.]
A message came to mind informing the challenger of his position.
A person walking with his back to the bright light.
Magnarok opened his mouth happily.
“Who has entered the altar of ice and fire… … .”
Before he could finish his words, the challenger drew his sword.
“It’s me, you little shit.”
Jo Hyun-soo is back.
