118. Myth (2)
“Congratulations, you have cleared the 13th floor of the Tower of Trials.”
“As a breakthrough reward, ‘Random Skill Book (A+)’ will be sent to your inventory.”
“You have acquired ‘90,000 points’ as a breakthrough reward.”
「You acquired ‘4,000 SP’ as a breakthrough reward.」
「You acquired ‘5,000 SP’ as an additional breakthrough reward.」
“Go to the waiting room.”
Even the system message confirmed the death of Sel Neir… … .
Soon, a portal appeared next to Sel Neir’s cold corpse.
‘It’s finally over.’
In fact, it was only 1 day out of 14 given as remaining time.
I couldn’t help but think that it took quite a while too.
That would be too… … .
‘The Vampire Count was too weak.’
It was because Sel Neir, who appeared as the last enemy of the 13th floor ordeal, was weaker than imagined.
If I’d rather escaped the city and ran away, I might have tracked it by looking at the mini-map.
But it wasn’t like that, it was natural that it was trivial since it appeared splendidly and died ugly.
Of course, apart from trivial things, the 13th floor had a good influence on my growth.
Such was the proficiency of necromancy he had accumulated while slaughtering vampires, as well as his greatly increased stats.
‘If I absorb Sel Neir’s command, the level of Necromancy might go up.’
Although it is regrettable that the skill absorption did not occur, the skill was imprinted with the blood of the Blood Demon Sword… … .
Even this is not the only acquired skill.
‘And I got two skills as an achievement.’
Torture skill (D-) was created from the achievement of ‘torture without blood and tears’.
『Skill – Torture Skill (D-)』
『Skill Level – None』
『Description – You will become familiar with torture and can implement effective torture methods.』
『Effect – It is easy to give fear to the incapacitated opponent and the torture efficiency increases by 10%.』
Pain Amplification (D-) was learned while completing the strange achievement ‘On the Beginning of Madness’.
『Skill – Pain Amplification (D-)』
『Skill Level – None』
『Explanation – You can amplify the pain the opponent feels.』
『Effect – When inflicting damage on the opponent, the pain the opponent feels is doubled.』
Somehow, these were skills that I acquired by completing achievements one after another.
The contents were also not that suitable for actual combat.
‘Torture skill makes it easier to torture an incapacitated opponent, and pain amplification is a skill that amplifies the pain the opponent receives.’
It was ambiguous.
It is not known why these achievements were achieved in the first place.
‘I didn’t do anything to learn bloody skills like torture and pain amplification.’
If I had to choose a better one, it was a vicious skill called Pain Amplification.
Since it amplifies the suffering of others, it may be able to distract the opponent in battle.
Of course, those who are used to pain probably won’t mind, but it was better than nothing.
However, these two skills were just a bonus, and the main point was somewhere else.
as soon as… … .
“Blood Recipe Exclusive Slot (1/3)”
「<Engraving Skill: Enhanced Blood (C+)>」
「<Engraving skill description: A skill absorbed from the Vampire Count ‘Sel Neir’ to strengthen the blood within the blood control area.>」
「<Engraving skill effect: Strengthen durability and dominance when consuming magic to strengthen blood within the area of blood control.>」
It was the result of the growth of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword.
I was quite satisfied with the fact that I had brought the most useful part of Sel Neir’s Blood Sculpture.
The point of supplementing durability and dominance by strengthening blood was no different from being able to resist similar types of abilities.
‘Of course, even though I had this ability, seeing that the area of control over blood was taken away from me, there may be limits to strengthening blood… … .’
The important thing is that there is no concept of cost in the Blood Demon Sword.
Enhancement of blood doesn’t consume magic power, and this skill itself has no cooldown, so you can activate it to the limit at any time.
「Activate the <Engraving Skill: Strengthen Blood (C+)> of the True Blood Demon Sword.」
I stood there and used Sel Neir’s cold Blood Enhancement.
I was able to immediately grasp the benefits of the Blood Enhancement skill.
The effect of the skill did not deviate greatly from what he had imagined.
“True Blood Demon Sword’s <Engraving Skill: Strengthen Blood (C+)> is disabled.”
Soon after, I stopped using the Blood Enchantment and turned my eyes to see the Sel Neir’s mark.
The black smoke-like mark created by necromancy shimmered like a haze and pulled me in.
「Absorbs the spirit of the Vampire Count ‘Sel Neir’.」
「Skill increases by 17%.」
Then, as I absorbed Sel Neir’s command, I felt a little regret.
‘I can’t fill all the skill levels yet.’
Still, I thought that his skill level would go up quite a bit because he showed a fairly powerful Blood Jogging technique.
Rather, it was disappointing that they gave me a lower amount of proficiency than the replica I met on the 12th floor.
But that was only for a moment.
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「Absorbs a spirit stronger than the user, and the judgment of power extraction begins.」
Power extraction was activated despite the fact that the enemy did not seem to be stronger than me.
At that, I frowned and stared at the system message as much as I could, and fell into agony.
‘I don’t know where the standard for judging whether an enemy I can’t handle or a strong enemy is.’
I don’t think it’s just judged based on pure combat ability.
Perhaps it is judged based on stats, skills, or additional abilities such as authority?
In fact, those who were judged to be unbearable or strong enemies seemed to have more skills and powers than me.
Or maybe it’s just judging based on authority.
「Judgment successful.」
At least, it wasn’t about judging strength based on pure combat ability.
「It has been confirmed that the authority exists in the spirit of the vampire count ‘Sel Neir’.」
「Extracts authority from the spirit.」
and… … .
「The empowerment ‘Faith Harvest (C+)’ is imprinted in the soul of user Han Seong-yoon.”
Then the cryptic power of Faith Harvest was absorbed into me.
‘Faith Harvest?’
I thought about what kind of authority this was, but the thought didn’t last that long.
“The authority skill ‘Reaping Faith’ is strongly activated.”
“You harvest the faith in you from those around you.”
As if to answer the question right away, the power of faith harvesting was activated at will.
「The authority ‘divine power’ is strongly activated.」
“… … !?”
As if they were interlocking with each other, even the divine power began to vibrate in the heart.
「Calculation of myths based on actual results and Shinto beliefs.」
An unknown message comes to mind, and soon the heart is heated by divine power.
‘What is this… … .’
Messages appeared faster than I could grasp the situation.
“The myth <Vampire Exorcist> has been completed.”
「Myth <Vampire Exorcist> accumulates in divine power.」
“From now on, challenger Han Seong-yoon’s holy attack will have the effect of <cannot be reproduced>.”
「From now on, challenger Han Seong-yoon’s holy attack will have the effect of <Exorcism>.”
“… … .”
After reading through the messages, I was at a loss for words.
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divine power.
I just regarded this authority acquired on the 11th floor as something I would use later.
However, the more I climbed the floor, the more the divine power brought about strange changes to me.
I was perplexed because I didn’t know why the mysterious absorption ability called divinity extraction was also activated.
This time, it was even more so than that.
The Power of Divine Harvest and the Power of Divine Power were activated together, and the accumulation of myths occurred.
What was obtained as a result was roughly this.
「The authority ‘divine power’ is activated.」
Previously, even if you circulated divine power through your body, your body would only glow.
Touching the feeling of tickling in the body now has a new effect.
「Myth <Vampire Exorcist> is activated.」
「The effect of <cannot be reproduced> is applied to divine attacks.」
「The divine attack has the effect of <Exorcism>.」
“It’s really ridiculous.”
As I looked at the divine light that shimmered all over my body, I smiled.
It seemed that I now know what the ‘Accumulation of Myths’ obtained in the waiting room on the 13th floor is.
In connection with the harvest of faith, a new power is created within the power in the form of ‘myth’.
Of course, the ‘myth’ that is invoked by the authority within the authority was a form of consuming the divine power nestled in the heart.
It was to the point where I could feel the divine power that I had never properly consumed until now draining away.
「Myth <Vampire Exorcist> is deactivated.」
Soon, I deactivated the ‘myth’ I had acquired this time and stopped consuming divine power.
‘Hey, it doesn’t make sense if there’s no cost at all.’
However, even if there was a cost to consume, I was uncomfortable with this myth.
It was worth it.
A unique ability is created based on a story that actually happened… … .
It was because it was no different from his own authority.
The Vampire Count Sel Neir was prevented from regenerating, so he killed it, and the <non-regenerative> effect was applied.
At the same time, the vampires in the city were slaughtered, and the <Exorcism> effect seems to have been applied.
that was really weird
‘… … I don’t think the other priests I saw on the 11th floor were like this.’
The priests on the 11th floor I had seen before didn’t have this ability.
At most, there were only powers that felt like recovery and attack.
Even that, it felt like he had special powers created only when he reached the same level as the pre-apostle.
The same was true of the Vampire Count Cel Neir.
He possessed authority befitting the head of the vampires who believed in the god of battle… … .
Sel Neir’s powers had never been so over-the-top radical.
If Sel Neir had a power within a mythical power, the aspect of the fight would have been different.
However, the fight went in my favor from start to finish and there were no changes.
‘What is my divine power… … ? Why is the direction different from other divine powers… … ?’
Of course, worrying about it didn’t mean that the answer would come out, but it was natural to have questions.
But it was only for a moment that I was immersed in that thought.
“The god of battle recognizes your presence.”
I half-opened my eyes at the system message that popped up before I had time to think.
The message that the god of battle recognized me had a meaning.
‘I thought there was a god on the 13th floor… … .’
Just as there was a god of proof on the 11th floor stage before.
On the 13th floor stage this time, there was a god of battle.
It wasn’t that there were no signs of a god of battle at all.
I was able to guess based on what the vampires were talking about the god of battle.
Looking at Sel Neir through the eyes of the fire dragon, I knew that he had powers, so I wasn’t embarrassed.
“The God of Battle realizes that his prospective apostle, recreated, has died.”
All the more so, knowing that God could not have any ill will toward me.
The tower has the will to protect me, and God cannot treat the tower carelessly.
Of course, the story would be different if the divine power was consumed favorably like the god of proof… … .
「The god of battle recognizes the divine power you possess and harbors hostility.」
Unlike the God of Proof, the God of Battle had no favors with me, but hostility.
“The god of battle says that the tower raised a dog has crossed the line.”
“I feel disgusted that the god of battle only embraced divinity in a mortal subject.”
Through that hostility, I realized that what the god of proof told me on the 11th floor was true.
-Don’t believe in the gods. They will consider you an enemy now.
“The god of battle remembers challenger Han Seong-yoon.”
The god of battle was hostile to me.
“… … .”
But unlike when I encountered the God of Proof, I wasn’t afraid of God.
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve experienced the power of God once or because I’ve been warned indirectly.
I was certain that I would have had similar feelings even if I had heard the bloody warning from the god of battle.
‘I don’t like it.’
Instead of harboring fear at God’s message, harboring anger… … .
Anger soon acted as a new craving and stimulated me.
‘Having divinity itself crossed the line?’
The god of battle was hostile to me, saying that he was a dog raised by the tower just because he had a divinity.
‘dog sound.’
I absolutely did not want to submit to this absurd hostility and tremble.
The Tower of Trials gave me infinite possibilities.
So there was no surrender.
‘You have to grow more. To the extent that even God couldn’t treat me carelessly.’
I stared at the system message quietly and intuition.
Now I won’t be able to stop climbing the tower.
