137. Advent (2)
After careful deliberation, the archbishop finally decided to give me the highest-grade holy relic.
Well, I didn’t give it casually, I was in the mood to shed bloody tears… … .
The reward was paid right away, as if the desire to win in this holy war was great.
I was almost disappointed because there were only two of them, but after using the Hwaryong’s Eye to check the information on the relic, I was astonished.
That would be too… … .
「Seal of Offering」
「Rating: SS-」
「The black seal bestowed by the god of darkness to the Pope who gave everything to the god of darkness.」
「You can engrave the special effect ‘Gongyang (供養)’ when you stamp the seal on the back of your hand.」
「When the corresponding exclusive effect is engraved on the back of the hand, the item disappears as it dwells in the seal stamped on the back of the hand.」
“… … However, the item will disappear when challenger Han Seong-yoon’s personal ordeal on the 15th floor is removed.”
“The Veil of Night That Swallows the Embers”
「Rating: SS-」
「A veil of God that swallowed even the flames of the beginning in darkness.」
「When the owner dies, the exclusive effect ‘Night Veil’ is activated without exception.」
「When the exclusive effect ‘Certain of Night’ is activated, all of the owner’s holy power is consumed and revived.」
「When the exclusive effect ‘Night Veil’ is activated, after being resurrected, it enters the ‘Apostle’ state.”
「When the exclusive effect ‘Certain of Night’ is activated, the item disappears immediately after being revived.」
“… … However, the item will disappear when challenger Han Seong-yoon’s personal ordeal on the 15th floor is removed.”
It was because the clumsy black seal and simple black handkerchief were items beyond imagination.
‘This crazy… … .’
Looking at the description hidden inside the fire dragon, it seems that you can’t take it outside the 15th floor… … .
Even so, both were SS-class items that had never been seen before.
Even if you don’t know the seal of offering, the veil of night that swallows the embers has the same effect as ‘last resistance’.
resuscitation effect.
Of course, there is a difference from the final resistance that makes a fatal wound nonexistent, but… … .
The effect of being able to revive by consuming divine power from death had a great merit.
Since the final resistance was consumed in the battle with Namgoong-hyeok, it will take a few more days to be able to use it.
‘It’s definitely an item that can be considered a 15th floor trials limited item.’
If this 15th floor ordeal had only poor enemies until the end, there would be nothing to use.
However, if an unexpected variable appears, it can be difficult, so I decided to think of it as insurance for just in case.
“… … Ah, it is the highest grade relic of the Dark Religion. Please treat me well.”
I immediately took the holy relic that the archbishop handed over to me with trembling hands.
And when he packed the holy relics into the subspace pouch he had prepared in advance, the archbishop sighed.
“… … Whoa. The temple is only just beginning. I want you to show your strength as much as the reward you received.”
“I will do my best as far as I can. Do not worry.”
“… … If you escape, the Dark God will punish you. remember.”
“sure. How could a mere human take the holy relic and run away?”
Half true, half lies.
I won’t run away because I’ve even received the holy relic, and there’s nowhere to run to because it’s a world in trials… … .
I didn’t believe anything that said God was punishing me.
It was worth it.
Even the god of battle who was hostile to me right now, sending a few messages was all about exercising direct influence.
‘It means that it is possible to use a challenger to oppose me, but it is difficult for a god to directly curse it.’
As long as I was under the protection of the tower, even a divine being could not touch me.
“Then let’s go.”
Soon after, I got up from my seat and said that.
“… … Got it. Nameless, please rest for a while until the next battle.”
The archbishop also quietly issued a congratulatory order with a gloomy face.
Even knowing that it was an existence recreated by the tower, I felt a bit sad.
Well, he had no intention of returning the relic he had just received because he felt sorry for him.
From an objective point of view, having killed more than a thousand people, the value of receiving this amount of holy relic was sufficient for me.
I’m also planning to be more active in the temple from now on.
‘And to be honest, I can’t guarantee that the 15th floor ordeal will end smoothly… … .’
There was no reason not to have these relics, even for insurance purposes.
A tower is a being that always gives challenges that are difficult to solve.
Then, as I went outside the barracks, a female mercenary I had seen several times approached me.
“Ah, prosecutor! Did you have a good meeting with the Archbishop?”
It was Raynel Asir.
I smiled at her and opened my mouth.
“I lived resolutely and said that if I met him, I would buy him a drink or something, but he didn’t even get hurt.”
“Ahaha… … . Somehow, I was lucky enough to escort the archbishop and survive.”
Reynel said with a smile, and I soon stopped laughing and brought up the main topic.
“By the way, it looks like you’ve been waiting for me. Do you have anything else to say?”
“ah… … . uh, well Like I said before, I’m going to buy you a drink… … .”
“Thank you, but I will decline.”
I immediately rejected the words that Raynel managed to get out after hesitating.
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I’ve never had anything like alcohol in my mouth.
I didn’t even feel like drinking that much.
Avoid alcohol or cigarettes that have a bad effect on the body like a habit.
It was one of the habits I heard after trying to raise the odds of becoming a Hunter even a little for 7 years.
‘And my body already doesn’t look like a human.’
If there is any alcohol I can drink in this world, you could call it deadly poison.
However, Reynel, who didn’t know that, became very sullen at what I said.
“Ah, yes… … . I’ve committed an offense. Forget what you just said.”
I thought about correcting her misunderstanding for a while, but decided that there was no need to do so.
Clearing special assignments, Reynel’s existence established a command system, and the morale of the allies doubled.
‘It would be better to draw a line at just this point.’
In any case, it was not desirable to pour one’s heart into a recreated existence in the ordeal.
“Then let’s go.”
After I politely told Reynel that I would step down, I returned to the private barracks.
Even in the friendly camp, he was not treated very well, so it was right to prepare for the next battle rather than look around.
‘I have to sort out the items I received from the British Hunter Association just in time.’
I put the subspace pouch in my hand and smiled.
“Now I’m going to settle things properly.”
It was time for the compensation check that came back.
***
I was able to take out quite a few items from the subspace pocket.
As well as all kinds of rare items obtained from the tower.
From skill proficiency up potions to random skill books.
‘I’ve gained a lot.’
My conscience was slightly pricked at what I said was an offering to the gods, but my heart didn’t hurt.
I did more than I received from the British Hunter Association to the extent that this level of compensation was colorless.
A situation in which many challengers would have been killed was prevented, and invaders who tried to devour England itself were subdued.
If I hadn’t killed Saint Dal in London, England itself might have perished.
So, I thought that the reward itself was only moderately demanding.
‘It looks like I’ve taken out all the items I’ve acquired from Earth.’
Taking out all the items received as compensation from the British Hunter Association on the table made my eyes dizzy.
There were things like shining jewels, there were various weapons, and there were also consumer items that could not be easily acquired.
However, most of the items were useless.
Shouldn’t it be at a level where it wouldn’t be strange to throw it away on the roadside?
Of course, it’s like that by my standards, and it may be quite helpful to other challengers, but… … .
At least in actual combat, there were definitely no items that performed well enough for me to use.
Skill proficiency potions and random skill books are out of the question.
“… … Surprisingly, the items I received as rewards aren’t very good either.”
Fortunately, out of all the misfortunes, I had a skill to dispose of these useless items.
Misleading!
「The skill ‘Steel Feed’ is activated.」
Among the items on the table, I grabbed a small light blue wand and bit it like eating a snack.
Regardless of the high ability, the wand broke easily as if it disintegrated as soon as it entered the mouth for some reason.
‘This is rather nice.’
Well, unlike the improved texture, the wand should have had nothing to do with the taste… … .
To be honest, in a wand like this, it didn’t seem like there would be any other taste other than the taste of fishy iron.
So I thought of this as one of my skill advantages.
“You have consumed the item ‘Steel Cloud Staff’.”
“It consumes <00:09:59> until complete absorption.”
After chewing and swallowing the wand, the message of eating steel came to mind.
‘Is this what the absorption waiting time is like?’
As soon as you take it, the effect does not appear immediately, but there is a waiting period.
I knew it because I had read the skill description, but I thought it was annoying because there was an absorption waiting time.
“Complete absorption.”
“Magic power increases by 1.”
However, that thought immediately disappeared as soon as I saw the message that popped up after 10 minutes.
“… … How can your stats increase this much?”
His stats exceeded three digits, and even if he absorbed hundreds of spirits, he would not go up at all.
But just because you ate one item, did your abilities grow right away?
‘There is no such thing as a crazy skill.’
With pleasure, I swallowed the jade-colored jewels on the table.
「You have ingested the item ‘Heavenly Steel Jewel’.」
“It consumes <00:09:59> until complete absorption.”
and.
“Complete absorption.”
「Absorbs steel to improve constitution.」
「Discharges 0.8% of the turbid air accumulated in the body.」
As soon as I saw another message that came to my mind, I coughed at the feeling of a foreign body in my throat.
“Cough, Cough!”
After coughing while covering my mouth with my hand, my hands were smeared with dark, thick liquid.
“What is this… … .”
Is it takgi?
I vomited something I couldn’t understand, but somehow I felt like my body felt lighter.
I still don’t know what takgi is and what this black thick liquid is… … .
At least one thing was certain.
‘… … He said his constitution improved, so his body must have changed in a good way.’
This change in my constitution would never harm me.
Then I chewed up and swallowed all the useless steel and items on the table.
A new message appeared when he chewed and swallowed about 8 items.
“Eight or more steel or items were consumed.”
「You can no longer switch items to absorption standby mode.」
“It consumes <01:19:47> until complete absorption.”
Apparently, the items that could be consumed at one time were limited.
Of course, even this was nothing compared to the growth rate brought by the steel eating skill.
‘Well, at this point, it’s strange to be able to switch the consumed items to the absorption standby state.’
Then I took out the relic from the subspace pouch.
The veil of night that swallows the embers is nothing to worry about as the item activates only when you die anyway.
However, the holy relic called the Seal of Offering is different.
This item can engrave a special effect called ‘Offering’ on the back of the hand.
When the special effect of offering is engraved on the back of the hand as a seal, the item permeates into the seal and disappears.
In a word, it means that it is an item that can be maintained even after leaving the 15th floor stage.
‘Definitely worth it.’
As soon as I slammed the holy relic, which looked like a black seal, on the back of my left hand, a reaction came up.
「The Seal of Offering (SS-) exclusive effect, “Offering” will be engraved on the back of your hand.」
“The item is absorbed into the seal engraved on the back of the hand and completely disappears.”
shiver.
Immediately, the black seal collapsed as if it were melting, leaving only one black seal on the back of the hand.
It was a seal that looked like a wolf drawn by attaching very small letters together.
I still don’t know what power this has and what changes it will bring to me.
However, one thing was clear from the message that followed.
“The seal engraved on the back of the hand will never disappear.”
In this 15th floor ordeal, he gained more than expected.
