196. Labyrinth final layer (3)
The fact that the seal of apotheosis was lifted was an unexpected benefit.
It was worth it.
It is a very basic knowledge to the extent that it is classified as a basic divine authority in the case of a godhead… … .
After all abilities were sealed by the labyrinth, he had to come down the floor without even having the basic knowledge.
Of course, deification itself was a power that could be regained at any time.
The labyrinth allowed challengers to bring their original abilities whenever they went down the hierarchy.
But I’ve never thought of getting my apotheosis back.
That would be too… … .
Apotheosis was a power that was close to a guild to be an ability that had to be restored after breaking through the hierarchy.
If the physical abilities were not supported, the body would burst like a balloon pricked by a needle as soon as deification was activated.
So it was useless.
But now it’s different.
『Han Seong-yoon』
『HP – 417/450』
『MP – 207/240』
『Muscle – 111』 『Stamina – 117』
『Agility – 115』 『Magic Power – 114』
『Endurance – 113』
『Unique Attribute – Necromancy (A)』
『Inherent Authority – Skill Synthesis』
『Unique Divine Authority – Transcendence (SSS+)』
『Basic Divine Authority – Apotheosis (SS+)』
『Powers – Divine Power (A), Blood Heaven (C+), Warrior’s Protection (C+), Brightness Index (C-), Faith Harvest (C+)』
『Skill – See details』
There was a huge gap between the abilities seen on the first floor of the labyrinth.
Of course, compared to when I was outside, I still think it’s a long way off… … .
‘Since his stats have risen enough, he should be able to use Deification without difficulty.’
Now, all of his stats have exceeded three digits, and if he is supported by Shinhwa, he should be able to handle deification.
At that, I smiled softly.
‘I didn’t expect to benefit like this.’
—… … I don’t think it’s something I would like very much. There are people out there that you really like.
However, the slightly excited feelings did not last long and were subdued by Dam Tianyu.
―The deities whose spiritual status was seriously low, and who did not even look like deities. Although the number is small, it is not non-existent.
Damcheonwu continued to speak in a low tone as if he was worried.
―Even though you have been deified, you have not been able to receive the incarnation. But low-class deities are different.
‘The seals must have been lifted for the divinities that the incarnations possessed.’
-answer. So, there is no reason to be happy. From now on, some of the lesser deities will run rampant.
‘… … I don’t think it’s going to be that serious.’
It’s not wrong, of course, but it was an opinion that couldn’t be said to be right blindly.
Even if you can use some basic divine powers, the gods cannot run wild.
‘Won’t the deities who can’t use apotheosis take action if each other’s camp seems to be ruined?’
Powerful deities who could not be allowed the power of deification and incarnations can also use <Advent>.
So, through that, I will put pressure on the deities who can use deification as much as possible.
Whatever the case may be, there are only a handful of deities that are low enough to be allowed to be deified, so the check itself should be effective.
Therefore, I just have to look at the liver quietly in between.
―Do you really think so?
but.
―There is no need to keep an eye on the gods. If it’s a problem to deal with a high-level godhead, then you can deal with a low-level godhead.
There was something overlooked.
―And a low-level deity that reveals the location in real time is right here.
that’s right… … .
“A number of nomination rights have been used for challenger Han Seong-yoon.”
“Challenger Han Seong-yoon’s location is open to all camps, and he is designated as unable to hide.”
That I am currently in a really good situation to be targeted by someone.
「The clumsy god of deterioration fixes the appearance location of the special divine power ‘Incarnation’ to challenger Han Seong-yoon.」
「The clumsy god of observation fixes the location of the appearance of the special divine power ‘Incarnation’ to challenger Han Seong-yoon.」
「The false god of misery fixes the appearance location of the special divine power ‘Incarnation’ to challenger Han Seong-yoon.」
“… … .”
Looking at the flashy messages, I had no choice but to realize it.
“shit… … .”
That there are not so many rewards that can be eaten day by day in this world.
***
My emotions quickly subsided and my thoughts accelerated.
I didn’t even think about lamenting now that unexpected situations were constantly happening.
I’m just thinking about how to get over this gobi.
Soon, I narrowed my eyes as I looked at the system message that still remained.
For now, I had at least some understanding of what this system message meant.
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“… … .”
The incarnation is probably a special power that summons an avatar of a godhead… … .
Judging by the phrase that the appearance location is fixed, an avatar will be created near me immediately after use.
However, seeing that the location of the appearance was fixed and not used right away, I felt that there was another ulterior motive.
—… … Are you fortunate in misfortune? You guys are looking at each other. I know that it’s a loss to send each other an incarnation first.
It was worth it.
‘He must know that the incarnation that appeared later gains the fisherman’s position.’
If the first incarnation gets tired from fighting me, the next incarnation will have an advantage.
It was a time when I thought that it was fortunate that I bought time for him.
hard… … .
“Fixed appearance location… … . On the subject of insignificant miscellaneous gods, I dared to mislead Han Seong-yoon… … .”
Before I knew it, Arya was chewing on her nails with her eyes darkened.
Even to the extent that the flesh that cannot be hidden is slowly rising from the body.
—… … I don’t know why it’s doing that again. In any case, the apostles are all bitter bastards.
Seeing this, Damcheonwu muttered as if he was fed up, and then continued.
―It seems that a lot of miscellaneous gods have been twisted. This level should be enough for you to deal with.
Surprisingly, Dam Chun-wu did not view the current situation so badly.
– clumsy, clumsy, false. Those who have such modifiers attached to their names are miscellaneous gods among miscellaneous gods. So if you don’t rush in unison, there’s nothing to worry about.
surely.
I had never seen such an insignificant adjective attached to Shinmyeong.
‘All the divinities I’ve seen so far have only brief divinity tendencies such as proof and darkness.’
Even the lowest deity did not deviate from this regularity.
However, the fact that they are wearing such low-quality adjectives must be proof that they are really low-level.
In addition to this, the situation is not as unfavorable as I thought, seeing as they do not rush at each other in concert, but aim for the fisherman’s geography and check it.
“… … .”
However, it is not known how long this situation will persist.
Is it supposed to be a kind of pre-storm state?
Even in a situation where the gods notice each other, I was sure that this would not last long.
and… … .
“… … Sungyoon Han. The ghosts seem to be moving now. Challengers are coming this way.”
In fact, I could hear the bad news from Arya, as if that idea wasn’t wrong.
―Is it really inducing the consumption of strength by the challengers belonging to its own camp…? … .
It was pretty obvious what the evil spirits were aiming for.
By having them engage in a war of attrition, they take away a lot of my strength, and after that, they try to release each other’s incarnations.
I smiled at him.
“It’s a war of attrition… … .”
To be honest, the strategy itself chosen by the gods was fine.
If the prey is exhausted, the advantage of the latecomer aiming for the fisherman’s geography will be greatly reduced.
They can create a situation where they can attack each other at any time.
But that’s only when it’s assumed to be the normal case.
‘Since he doesn’t know anything about me, he must have chosen an unlikely tactic like a battle of attrition.’
war of attrition?
This could be called my long-term skill.
The nastier the fight becomes, the longer it gets, the stronger I get.
“If you give me an order, I will deal with all of those cultists without leaving a single one behind.”
Arya’s gray eyes flashed, revealing a dark murder, but I shook my head to stop her.
“Aria, please protect Catherine. It’s going to be a little more noisy from now on.”
After saying that, I started preparing for the upcoming battle.
“Confirm your will.”
“There are 71 items dedicated to the 3rd floor of the Giant Tree Labyrinth, [The Corrupted Fairy’s Control Area]’s layer breakthrough condition.”
「All items stored in a random space will be sent to challenger Han Seong-yoon.」
For now, all the items accumulated through the contract with the fallen fairy were transferred to this place.
Until now, there was no reason to summon items, but… … .
It’s different now.
「The Seal of Offering (SS-) exclusive effect, “Offering” is activated.」
It was worth it.
‘I need to recover as much divine power as possible to use Apotheosis.’
It was a situation where I had to recover my divine power even by consuming all these items.
“I was given a bag (D+) to handle rainwater from myself.”
“Replaces the corresponding items with divine power and accumulates them in the heart.”
「I was offered a sword (E-) imbued with a deep light from myself… … .」
「Replaces the corresponding items with divine power and accumulates them in the heart… … .」
“To receive a staff of mana regeneration (D) from yourself… … .」
「Congratulate the heart by replacing the corresponding items with divine power… … .」
As many items were replaced with divine power and accumulated, a lot of divine power was restored.
‘But even this is not enough.’
I had to build up enough divine power to maintain the deification for as long as possible.
Well, there are no items that can be replaced with divinity anymore… … .
「Inherent authority ‘Skill Synthesis’ has been activated.」
Even that could be solved with the skills he had accumulated so far.
「View the skill list.」
「Please choose a synthetic material from the existing skills.」
Without having to consider skill combinations, I was able to acquire high-ranked skills.
That would be too… … .
「The authority ‘Protection of the Hero’ is strongly activated.」
“Fortune temporarily and violently increases.”
This is because I had the power to increase my luck to an extreme level.
「Skill synthesis has been completed.」
“A new skill is created.”
So, high-ranked skills were created, and regardless of their usefulness, divine power quickly accumulated.
—… … At this point, divinity is almost duplicated. It is absurd.
Soon, all the synthesized skills were converted into divine power, and a satisfactory level of divine power gathered in his heart.
and.
Coo-gu-gu-!
As soon as all preparations for battle were finished, an unexpected change occurred.
as soon as… … .
“I never thought that something like this would be possible.”
A bluish orb was created in the sky, imbued with the most gloomy aura.
「A terrible sadness is engraved on the enemies designated by the special power ‘Moonlight of misery that holds lies’.」
「Enemies designated for the special power ‘Moonlight of Misery with Lies’ will lose their vitality when feeling sad.」
I think it’s probably a mental system power that can touch emotions… … .
「All emotions created artificially by the Authority’s ‘Emotional Intelligence’ will disappear.」
I had already prepared everything for the power of the mental system, so I didn’t care much.
「Condition satisfied.」
「Body advantage <Moonlight Favor> is activated.」
Even unexpected abilities were activated thanks to the special authority given by the enemy.
“Because it is a place with moonlight, all stats increase by 10%.”
“Because it is a place with moonlight, the growth rate of all types increases by 10%.”
I didn’t expect <Moonlight Favor> to be activated even with artificial moonlight… … .
“It’s fun.”
I thought to him with a deep smile.
「The skill ‘Starlight Star Light’ is strongly activated.」
This is a fight you can never lose even if you want to lose.
***
Holy Knight.
A knight infused with divinity by a god could be said to be an agglomeration of pride in the dimension of Ares.
It was worth it.
Those who are favored by the gods quickly reach a level that even knights belonging to the imperial family cannot reach.
Even the emperor who ruled the empire had a status that was respectable even if it was a show.
It did not change even after the tower came into being.
Therefore, the challenger, Legvik, felt joy as soon as he learned that he was being teased by the god in the giant tree labyrinth.
「The clumsy god of deterioration sends goodwill to the challenger, Legvik.」
Even if it was a miscellaneous god he had never heard of, it was because the godhead showed favor to him.
Perhaps, as a believer, you may be able to receive divinity from a godhead… … .
Legvik thoroughly served the clumsy god of deterioration, and it came to fruition as he reached the 7th floor stage.
「Challenger Legvik has been selected as the <Deterioration> faction [God’s representative] and [Grail Fragments] will be given.”
“Oh, oh, oh oh… … ! Great God of Fever… … ! I will serve you… … !”
He was designated as a prospective apostle and was not enough to receive divinity, so he even acquired various powers.
Results beyond imagination.
Regvik cheered for being the chosen one, but it soon disappeared.
It was because of reaching the 7th floor and realizing that there were quite a few people who were selected as God’s representatives.
However, he thought that there was no way he would lose the battle with the other reserve apostles.
He was a knight who knew how to wield an aura sword, and he received a lot of power from the clumsy god of deterioration.
But that thought began to fade as time passed.
「A terrible sadness is engraved on the enemies designated by the special power ‘Moonlight of misery that holds lies’.」
「Enemies designated for the special power ‘Moonlight of Misery with Lies’ will lose their vitality when feeling sad.」
In the sky, an artificial moonlight emitting a blue light was created… … .
「I can no longer hide due to the special authority, “The gaze of an observer who looks down on everything.”」
「All stats decrease by -10 due to the special power, ‘The gaze of an observer looking down on everything’.」
Above the top of his head, the divine eyeballs began to look down at all challengers.
At that, Regvik drool, realizing how alien the current situation was.
“… … That’s terrible. God’s authority overlaps like this. It’s become something like that.”
“The clumsy god of deterioration grinds his teeth, saying that things like wildcats are stuck.”
The current situation could not be said to be good in empty words.
“Turn off, turn off… … . My head, my head feels like it’s going to break… … .”
“Cool, cool… … ! uhhhhh… … . Whoa, the tears won’t stop… … .”
“shit! My stats are already low, but what if I get a debuff again!”
In the midst of moving to hit the other camp, the challengers from the same camp started to suffer.
‘The situation is not so good.’
They wouldn’t have fought each other, but the challengers from the same camp were losing their vitality.
It was not enough, so the ability was lowered and designated as non-stealth, so the anxiety swelled.
If you keep going like this, if you are attacked by another faction on the way, you will die without any preparation.
Regvik secretly questioned his god.
“Oh God. Is it really right to go there? We are getting tired.”
Although it was a question that stemmed from the desire to allow retreat, the answer that came back was a far cry from expectations.
“The clumsy god of deterioration urges the challenger Legvik, saying that it is useless to worry.”
“Sorry, sorry. But I feel like I’m really going to die if I keep going like this… … .”
“The clumsy god of deterioration says it doesn’t matter since you guys are just consumables anyway.”
“… … .”
“If the clumsy god of deterioration drains challenger Han Seong-yoon’s strength, he will take care of the rest himself, so don’t worry.”
“Okay… … is… … .”
Legvik pressed his lips together tightly, finished his words, and moved on again.
I couldn’t help it.
He was a preliminary apostle serving God, and he was not given the right to decide.
Legvik, unable to do anything, tried to reassure himself.
‘… … Okay. After all, all you have to do is tire the enemy God is aiming for. No matter how tired he is, he should be able to practice.’
The clumsy god of heat boasted that he would directly manifest himself as an incarnation.
So, he thought, all he had to do was follow the path God led and tire the enemy at the end.
Then the god himself will appear incarnate, slay the enemy, and allow him to go downstairs.
But that belief didn’t last long.
That would be too… … .
“What… … !”
It was because of a high-level flash that Legvik couldn’t even fathom suddenly from the front.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Regvik screamed with his eyes wide open at the dark red flash that reminded him of starlight.
“This crazy!?”
In an unexpected wide-area period that could not be imagined, he immediately activated his authority.
「The special power ‘Deterioration Veil that Brings Weed’ is activated.」
“All external attacks that touch the veil are greatly deteriorated.”
The special power bestowed upon him by the clumsy god of deterioration protects the challengers who form the same camp.
Kwagwagwagwagwa—!
The dark red holy light that seemed to crush even the earth collided with the curtain of deterioration made of power.
At that, the Holy Light hesitated for a moment and at the same time lowered the intensity of the light… … .
That’s all.
Kwajangchang!
Subsequently, the curtain of deterioration shattered miserably, and a dark red light swept around.
Quaaaaaa!
Of course, the Holy Light was more deteriorated than before, and it was able to withstand it enough… … .
「A total of 17 challengers belonging to the <Degradation> camp died.」
This is a level that even a prospective apostle like Legvik can endure.
“Quaaaaa! Rain, damn it! Eyes, eyes can’t see! Hey Healer! No healers!?”
Most of the challengers were either dead or mortally wounded.
“… … ha ha ha. Is this all a dream? yes? Can’t this make sense?”
Even with a very serious blow to the psyche.
and… … .
“… … .”
Legvik could see the culprit behind the situation through the terrain opened up by the starlight.
“oh. There are many challengers who belong to it even though it is unexpected. It will be fine as it is.”
He was smiling as if he could do this level of tragedy casually.
Legvik even forgot to breathe and trembled at the overflowing divine power around him.
It was intuition.
「I am astonished that there is no such thing as a clumsy god of deterioration!」
That… … .
“Hey, hee hee… … ! Poetry, my God… … !”
It is a ‘real god’ that is completely different from the god he serves.
***
I guessed, but the enemies weren’t strong enough to ask me to fight attrition.
‘Is it at the level where the holy light can be cleaned up at once?’
Even though it was at maximum output, the camp collapsed at the level of holy light that did not consume all of the divine power.
“The clumsy god of deterioration protests harshly to the manager of the labyrinth, claiming that this is unjust!”
In addition, the other party’s affairs fell into a state of panic, and a sense of satisfaction filled the whole body… … .
The camp clearing rewards didn’t end there.
“The authority skill ‘Reaping Faith’ is strongly activated.”
“You harvest the faith in you from those around you.”
「There is not enough folklore and faith to base it on.」
“The harvested faith is stored for the next myth.”
Is fear also a kind of faith?
“oh.”
harvest of faith.
Upon entering the 7th floor, the powers that had been released from the seal were automatically activated.
Perhaps, at the end of this battle, a new myth will emerge.
As the level of divine power increases, the myth integration function has also been created… … .
Through the myths that will be obtained later, you may be able to use the benefits of features you hadn’t even thought of.
‘I’m looking forward to it. What kind of myth will arise this time? I’ll just watch it.’
I left a small expectation behind him, and soon activated another holy light in my left hand.
Since the current camp that has been dealt with is <Deterioration>, the remaining two camps also had the intention to work on it.
and… … .
Aaaaaaaang!
「A total of 11 challengers belonging to the <Observation> faction have died.」
「The clumsy god of observation is greatly perplexed by the unexpected situation and suspects that the labyrinth has exceeded its authority!」
Kwakwagwagwang!
“A total of 14 challengers belonging to the <Misery> camp have died.”
“The false god of misery has disbelief that this is truly a mortal being’s ability to use!”
The rest of the camps were also organized by using the holy light twice without wasting more time.
—… … I didn’t know that the defense system authority could gather so many useless people.
“Iknow, right. There is no faction that blocks the Holy Light properly. Everyone is close to extinction.”
Even if there were survivors in the opposing camp, the situation was not relaxed enough to continue the battle.
In response, I immediately moved my body and absorbed the spirits scattered around me as much as possible.
It was an essential process to go through because it was to be used in the battle against the deity from now on.
「You have absorbed the spirit of the challenger, Cetiligen.」
「Skill has increased by 0.0017%.」
「I have absorbed the command of the challenger ‘New Grid’… … .」
「Skill has increased by 0.0041%… … .」
「Absorbing the spirit of the challenger ‘Coachalkan’… … .」
“Proficiency is 0.0089% higher… … .」
and… … .
“The clumsy god of deterioration swears to cooperate with the gods in order to eliminate challenger Han Seong-yoon.”
“The god of clumsy observation swears to cooperate with the gods in order to eliminate challenger Han Seong-yoon.”
“The false god of misery swears to cooperate with the gods in order to eliminate challenger Han Seong-yoon.”
By the time the collection of spirits was all over, each of the deities popped up a message.
—… … flaw. I realized now that we are not in a position to fish for each other. They must have realized that they had to work together.
The Godheads no longer considered me their prey.
「The clumsy god of deterioration activates the special divine authority ‘Incarnation’ and appears in a fixed location.」
“The god of clumsy observation activates the special divine power ‘Incarnation’ and appears in a fixed location.”
「The false god of misery activates the special divine authority ‘Incarnation’ and appears in a fixed location.」
To them, I became a formidable enemy that must be defeated unconditionally, even by joining forces.
oh oh oh!
“Finally, you are moving your heavy body yourself.”
Then, at the strange torrent of divinity that swirled around me, I smiled and activated my authority.
An authority with truly fraudulent powers that was allowed to be used only on this 7th floor stage.
「The divine authority ‘Apotheosis’ is activated.」
「It becomes possible to exercise divine authority according to the potential divinity.」
「The potential divinities are <Transcendence>, <Death>, <Immortality>, and <Reversal>.”
next moment.
[ I’m curious. ]
My eyes sparkled with golden divinity wrapped around my whole body.
[Is it possible to obtain the command even if you kill the incarnation of God? ]
Now, I felt the end of the rewards I could get from this labyrinth approached.
