133. Ikkidangcheon (2)
torture techniques.
One of the skills acquired as an achievement reward in the 13th floor integration ordeal.
This skill, which didn’t seem to have many situations to use, certainly had good abilities.
It makes it easier to instill fear in the tortured, and increases the efficiency of all types of torture… … .
It was surprising that it was a skill that specialized in torture, but it was mixed with the skill of amplifying pain, so the result was quite good to see.
“Kill, kill me… … . That, sorry… … . Now, it’s okay, because it’s okay… … .”
The torture process was cumbersome and annoying.
Often Seindall would threaten me, shouting that he would kill every single thing in the country.
Every time that happened, I had to resort to torture techniques and create all sorts of disgusting sights.
Well, if it’s fortunately out of all the misfortunes, Seindal’s willpower is weaker than I thought.
The longer the torture lasted, the weaker he became, and spewed out all the information at will.
Divinity, magic, the god of proof, the god of battle, and miscellaneous information about the Ares dimension… … .
It was hard to listen to him because he would tell me even the things I thought I didn’t have to say.
‘This is also really hard labor.’
It seemed that his body was also tired due to his mind suffering from the cumbersome and tedious torture work.
Of course, in reality, it was only at the level that I had just filled up about seven hours.
The combination of pain amplification and torture skills was so powerful that it ended quickly.
However, since it was the first time I had ever experienced full-scale torture, it tended to consume a lot of mental energy.
However, the income was also significant.
‘Especially, there was a lot to know about divinity.’
Even though I’ve heard so much about divinity that I’m sick of it, I didn’t even know what it was… … .
Through this opportunity, I learned a lot in many ways.
First of all, this divinity is not treated as a god just because you have it unconditionally.
It is said that when the magic organ, which Moorim calls Intermediate Battle and Ares calls Circle Heart, is opened, divinity can accumulate.
It is pure energy above all else, and according to Seindal’s words, which responds most easily to all wills, the most pure decomposition of magical power is divine power.
and.
A knight or wizard who has accumulated this type of divine power can easily raise the level, he said.
Whether it’s magic or swordsmanship, when both of them reach a certain level, the level of intention seems to be important… … .
Magic in its purest form reacts sensitively to all wills, so it can realize a higher level than the skill of the caster.
‘But he said it’s very difficult and difficult to build divine power in the heart by dissolving magic like that.’
However, the divine power could be accumulated in the heart even if it was not a method of dissolving magical power.
That was faith.
Whether it’s worship or fear, if you receive intense faith, divine power builds up in the heart of the target.
Through it, he could improve his skills, so Seindal caused mass slaughter in the Earth, which was considered a minor dimension.
‘Well, in the end, Seindal couldn’t build up his divine power like he thought and failed.’
This is all the information Seindall said was the ancient knowledge he had acquired from the ancient ruins.
The income for divinity is this much, but I was able to learn more about the god of proof and the god of battle.
―Si, there was an oracle! Well, the oracle that told me not to reveal it at all… … !
It was information in a completely unexpected form.
―Uh, if I find some ancient ruins, I’ll be able to become the third great wizard of the empire… … .
―A priest who serves the god of battle suddenly came and gave such an oracle. Gee, it’s real!
―Following that oracle, I found an ancient document about divinity in the ancient ruins.
god of battle.
In the 13th floor integration ordeal, there was an oracle of existence that was felt only as a message.
Even that is a poor quality oracle that induces Seindal to come here.
‘As the god of proof said, it’s certain that the other gods don’t like me very much.’
I didn’t expect it to be directly intertwined with the god of battle… … .
Feelings grow cold when I think of how the god of battle expressed his displeasure just by acquiring divine power alone.
It was no longer something to be taken lightly in that it did not stop at the line of showing negative emotions, but led to a situation that led to genocide in London.
The god of battle was now completely my enemy.
Of course, I don’t know why God, whom I recognized through a message, made me an enemy… … .
What is certain is that the god of battle is a being who can do such tricks simply by acquiring divine power.
“… … Okay, let’s try this, right?”
The God of Battle has a clear hostility towards me and has expressed it directly through Seindall.
Even if it was a god, I didn’t want to cringe anymore.
To become stronger, stronger, stronger and not be oppressed by anyone.
As much as I climbed the tower thinking only of that, I was able to build up my enmity towards the god.
I calmly controlled my emotions and thought.
‘… … I need to grow my divine power a little more.’
Previously, the God of Battle tried to make the divine power itself a problem.
Of course, at the time, I just thought it was absurd and moved on… … .
Seeing the clear hostility now, I was convinced that there was something hidden in the divine power.
Even if you don’t know in detail what it is yet, at least it’s not ordinary.
‘It was said that pure divine power increases the level of the realm.’
An aura that can never be created normally, in which mana is decomposed into its purest form.
If the divine power truly possesses transcendent supernormal abilities, what I must do has been decided.
‘… … If there is a tower, if there is divine power, can I become strong enough to kill even a god?’
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It may be a road that may not have an answer, and a road that may not return.
But there was no hesitation.
Because I’ve never walked the path to come back from the beginning.
Awesome!
「You have absorbed the spirit of the challenger, Seindal.」
「Skill has increased by 4.4%.」
At the same time as the cool cutting sound resounded, the Blood Demon Sword sucked up all the blood scattered on the floor.
「The exclusive effect of True Blood Demon Sword (A-), ‘Blood Eat’ is activated.」
「By absorbing the blood of challenger ‘Nam Goong-hyeok’, the grade of the item grows to A- grade (1,400/1,400).」
「The grade value reaches the growth point, and the item grows from A- grade to A grade.」
「Absorbs the blood of the challenger, Seindal, and imprints <Engraving Skill: Give Soul Ego (B+)> to the dedicated blood slot.」
Now comes the time to return to the tower.
***
The subjugation ended so quickly that it was a waste to buy the lowest-grade hearthstone.
After killing Seindal, the realm of nothingness collapsed about an hour later.
The British Hunter Association confirmed that the magic realm by Seindal had completely disappeared.
Since then, the British Hunter Association has been bothering me in many ways, such as whether they have any plans to respond to press conferences or whether they do not intend to come to England at all.
They lured me in using tax cuts or welfare benefits as bait… … .
In fact, wealth or fame on Earth were no longer more important to me.
growth.
I only focused on how strong I could become on my own.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been bothered to mess with this and that.
Because of that, I asked Lee Ha-yeon to take full responsibility for post-processing.
Lee Ha-yeon took care of various miscellaneous tasks with a tear-stained face.
and… … .
「Hunter Han Seong-yoon」
「Grade: A」
「Type: Melee」
「Classification: Challenger」
「Registration date: 2026 – 01 – 21」
I was staying at a hotel in England in preparation for reporters coming, so I was able to get a newly issued hunter license.
“A-rank hunter, la… … .”
In the past, it seemed like a dream if I could become an A-class hunter… … .
Even after seeing the newly issued hunter license, I didn’t have any special thoughts.
Well, at least it was about saying things like using dungeons would be easier later on.
‘Really, I’ve changed a lot too.’
It seems like yesterday that we were training every day with the goal of becoming a hunter.
Now, even though he was recognized as an A-class hunter, he couldn’t feel much emotion.
With my hunter license in my arms, I cut off those trivial thoughts and sat cross-legged again.
‘Saindal said that divine power is the result of dissolving magical power in its purest form… … .’
It was no different, he was using the new knowledge about the divine power he learned this time.
He was training and experimenting to see if he could purify mana from inside his body like a centrifuge and turn it into divine power.
Other than that, if there was a way to refine magic, I tried everything… … .
Despite several attempts, there was a final line that could disintegrate magic power.
‘no. If this is the case, I can’t refine magic into divine power.’
Of course, he even found out that Seindal’s words were not lies, and that the more refined his mana was, the more sensitive he was to his thoughts.
But it was just there.
Even if he frantically tried to decompose mana into its purest form within the body, once it reached a certain level, it was not disintegrated as if it were completely blocked by a barrier.
‘It’s difficult.’
It seemed like he could understand why Seindal was trying to build up divine power through mass slaughter.
If it wasn’t a decent level, you could never create divine power in this way.
But I didn’t feel disappointed in that fact.
because… … .
「The authority ‘divine power’ is activated.」
It’s because the divine power already exists in me anyway.
Hwaaak!
As the divine power was applied as if wrapped around the body once, a subtle glow filled the hotel room.
I tilted my head after trying this and that while using divine power for a while.
“Hmm, even if you use divine power, you can’t create sword skills or magic with it… … . what.”
Seindal clearly said that divine power is the dissolution of magical power in its purest form.
However, no matter how much he put his will into the divine power, it was immovable, and autonomous operation would not have been possible without the authority of the warrior’s blessing.
“… … .”
I was lost in thought for a while, stopping the use of divine power.
It doesn’t react to intentions at all, and it only takes effect when several myths are activated… … .
I wondered if the divine power could only respond to other wills, not intentions.
‘faith? trust? What, does it only move with that kind of will?’
Is the faith at the basis of the creation of <The Reversal Hero> or <Vampire Exorcist> energizing it?
‘I don’t know, but right now I can’t use the divine power more diversely.’
I couldn’t come up with a very sharp answer even in my thoughts, so I eventually stopped thinking more.
Instead, the spirit of Seindal, which had been delayed until now, was consumed immediately.
「Absorbs the spirit of the challenger, Seindal, to permanently increase stats.」
“Muscle strength has increased by 2.”
「Agility has increased by 1.」
“Your physical strength has increased by 2.”
「Magic power has increased by 7.」
“Durability has increased by 2.”
This time, like when he absorbed Namgoonghyuk’s command, he couldn’t acquire the skill.
‘… … Well, Seindall’s skill was absorbed into the blood type slot.’
Of course, since he had pulled out a sufficiently good skill through the blood formula of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword, he did not leave any regrets.
And even though it’s only a rat’s tail, as much as my physical abilities have improved, my body has become quite refreshed.
In many ways, it was several times better than grunting at the divine power that I couldn’t figure out how to use properly.
‘Even if I try to find out about the divine power alone, I’ll just end up walking in place.’
Anyway, divine power is not something I can realize just because I want to understand how to use it right away.
In an Earth with no advisors and limited information, the limits were clear no matter what they did.
so… … .
“Time is over.”
“We return to the Tower of Trials.”
It was the turn to continue the study of the divine power in earnest at the Tower.
***
After returning to the tower with the remaining time running out, I kept the subspace pouch I borrowed from Lee Ha-yeon in my inventory.
Immediately, without hesitation, he invoked the ordeal command and created a portal.
I took enough rest for two days, which was the time left until I returned from Earth.
There was no reward left to check.
There were no rewards to use in advance.
Even if it was the rewards I received, saying that it was a tribute, there were many items that were disappointing for me, who belonged to the highest rank among the hard difficulty challengers.
Skill proficiency increase potion, random skill acquisition book, physical ability enhancement potion, etc.
There were numerous items, but it didn’t seem to matter much whether they were present or not.
Rather, it is better to write it in the right place later according to the need.
‘Of course, it’s nice to have something like a skill proficiency increase potion that can come in handy later.’
However, even in the case of a skill proficiency increase potion, it was difficult to use right away.
It was worth it.
Even if you raise the proficiency of the skill right away, the grade does not rise, so there was no way to give a big advantage.
Rather than that, it was wiser to use it around the time when the skill proficiency had grown to the point where the grade had risen.
Since there were no items with high importance, there was no need to spend extra time.
‘It’s a luxury to rest more leisurely in the tower.’
Now was the time to climb the tower.
“Enter the 15th floor of the Tower of Trials.”
「Difficulty – Hard」
“The subject of this ordeal is ‘war’.”
“I hope that the challenger will have a satisfactory result at the end of his or her chosen penance.”
It’s been awhile to see the message about entering the trials that feels familiar now.
Soon after seeing the scenery beyond the portal, I calmly tried to understand this ordeal.
What is the purpose of the ordeal and how to get better rewards from the ordeal… … .
However, I was stunned when I saw the scene within the ordeal that ensued.
‘What is this again… … ?’
It was worth it.
It was the first time that the ordeal began in the barracks, which gave off a gloomy atmosphere.
That too… … .
“Mercenaries, the order to advance!”
The start of receiving orders from a man in a black robe was unexpected.
“Kill those damn cultists who reject the Dark Gods!”
There was no time to answer questions about the current situation.
It was worth it.
It was because I first saw a man in a robe standing at the entrance of the barracks, gnashing his teeth and spitting out an angry voice.
“Money or fame! Victory in this temple will be your glory!”
holy war.
It seems to mean a battle fought by religion… … .
“It is time to bring judgment upon those fanatics who worship the god of battle!”
It seemed that I finally understood the story of the 15th floor stage.
「The trial on the 15th floor begins.」
「Remaining time – 17 days」
「Conditions for Breaking Through the Ordeal – Properly lead the crusade to victory within the remaining time」
「Trial Failure Condition – Challenger’s Death or Remaining Time End」
「Reward for breaking through the ordeal – ‘The Nameless God’s Guardian Bracelet (S+)’」
「Trial Failure Penalty – Death」
“The god of battle… … .”
I muttered quietly and closed my eyes coldly.
Apparently, this 15th floor trial was going to be quite fun.
