138. Advent (3)
It was the moment the black seal was engraved on the back of his hand.
「The manager, ‘the dragon slayer born in a thousand years’, sees the seal of offering and falls into great fear!」
「The administrator, the ‘Hero of the Ruined World’, screams why the offering seal is actually written!」
「The administrator, the “Divine Seeker,” tells the Tower that it is irrational to give even the seal of the offering!”
All of a sudden, messages from managers who had been quiet began to flood in.
So far, there hasn’t been much reaction except for a few small messages… … .
After using the seal of offering, the amount of manager messages increased rapidly.
「The manager, “The Ruler of the Sky,” strongly protests against the tower, asking if this makes sense!」
「I am astonished at what the manager “Priest of the Seven Gods” is thinking about doing this!」
「The manager, the ‘Hero of the Black Islands’, wants you to quickly retrieve even the veil of night that swallows the embers!」
Even managers who don’t show up often now started to make a fuss.
After looking at the messages for a while, I immediately noticed something strange.
‘… … Could it be that this was an item that could not be used?’
Administrators were reacting as if these relics should never have been usable.
Whether it was the Seal of Offering or the Veil of Night Devouring the Embers, the reaction was that I should never have had one.
‘Why?’
It was pretty amazing that this item was SS-grade, but the administrators reacted more than that.
As if the Tower had given me something that should never have been given to me, I was questioning it.
What is the holy relic that reacts so drastically?
I opened my mouth to ask him without holding back.
however… … .
「Confirmed leakage of unauthorized information.」
「Admin messages are temporarily blocked.」
Immediately, the administrator’s message is blocked and you can’t even ask.
“The Tower of Trials warns the administrators.”
「If you reveal more information that is not permitted, you will be banned from observing challenger Han Seong-yoon’s trials.」
If there’s one thing I’ve come to know, it’s that at least the current situation isn’t normal.
“… … .”
I watched the message floating in the air for a moment, then half-opened my eyes.
‘At least the holy relic is an item that administrators cannot easily deal with.’
I thought it was nothing more than an item containing divine power, but… … .
Maybe there is a bigger secret hidden than the grade that looks on the outside.
‘Well, I guess I’ll have to try it myself to find out exactly what it is.’
I immediately focused my consciousness on the seal engraved on the back of my left hand.
and.
「The Seal of Offering (SS-) exclusive effect, “Offering” is activated.」
“You can offer your [talents], [abilities], and [treasures] to the gods.”
Then, I pondered for a while about the appearance of a message with options.
I couldn’t believe it, but it’s an exclusive effect to offer something to the gods as I thought… … .
I was worried about whether it was the right thing to do to make an offering to a god who might become my enemy, but there was no other choice.
“I chose to offer a [treasure] to the god.”
“Please designate the [treasure] you wish to offer to the gods.”
As soon as I designated one of the items to use for steel eating, a reaction appeared immediately.
「I specified the small magician’s wand (D+).」
“Please select a god to offer this treasure to.”
But something was strange.
“An error has occurred.”
“I can’t find any traces of other gods in the divine power.”
「Recognized as the holder of an individual divinity, it is possible to make offerings to oneself.」
Suddenly, an error occurred, and instead of the message to choose a god, something else came to mind.
“I received a small magician’s staff (D+) from myself.”
「Replaces the item with divine power and accumulates it in the heart.」
Immediately, the staff designated as the offering target disappeared and the divine power in the heart increased.
“What is this… … .”
Of course, the grade of divine power itself was not enough to grow, but the energy was definitely increased.
‘So absurd. It is an offering to oneself… … .’
I don’t know what the hell is going on, but one thing is certain.
‘… … But there is a way to increase the divine power.’
It is said that the divine power that there was no other way to grow until now can be grown by one’s own power.
It is completely different from the fact that the divine power was strengthened through the fulfillment of special conditions.
Being able to directly increase the amount of divine power was quite important.
Of course, it should be said that the problem is that there is no place to properly use the divine power yet… … .
Well, as the myth builds up, the use of divine power will also increase.
“Is this all that’s left… … .”
The veil of night that devours embers.
After thinking about what to do with this holy relic, I folded it in my arms and kept it.
Well, since it’s in the form of a handkerchief, there’s nothing to wear, so if you keep it in your bosom, it will activate later in a dangerous situation.
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Of course, it would be best not to go to such a situation, but since not everything happens the way you want, there was nothing bad to prepare for.
even… … .
‘The tower won’t give you something like this for nothing.’
The tower gave me an item that even the managers said they shouldn’t give.
However, as I realized while climbing the tower, there is no such thing as unreasonable favor.
That much I could say for sure.
‘There will definitely come a moment when I have to write.’
Until the very end, I will never be vigilant.
***
One day, two days, three days… … .
Time passed helplessly, and during that time I fought several battles.
Of course, all battles were won over and over again, and the friendly camp became increasingly aggressive.
Since I play an active part in every battle, I think that this side is completely advantageous.
‘Well, the truth is, without me, it’s still at a precarious level… … . You don’t have to correct it.’
By clearing the special task “Object of Longing”, the level of the friendly faction has definitely improved.
The ranks of the mercenaries did not collapse, and the skills of the priests had risen to the limit.
Thanks to the corpses supplied through several battles, the number of allies has now increased considerably.
and.
“Complete absorption.”
“Muscle strength increases by 4.”
“Your physical strength increases by 1.”
“Agility increases by 2.”
“Durability increases by 4.”
「Discharges 8.8% of the accumulated turbidity in the body.」
By steadily consuming steel and absorbing items, his constitution improved considerably.
‘Now I know what takgi is.’
Takgi was the sum of all the impure substances that had accumulated since before he was awakened as a player.
The beneficial effect of expelling this impurity was quite simple.
Impurity substances accumulated in the body were removed, and magic became easier to use.
However, after accepting the unpure energy for a long time, did it accumulate quite a lot of takgi?
‘It will take some time to remove all the takgi.’
Even though I think I absorbed a lot of items, only about 8.8% of the items were discharged.
“Well, it will be resolved with time.”
In the center of the battlefield, I murmured as I brushed off the blood on the Blood Heaven Demon Sword and the Break Heaven Sword.
The battlefield on the 4th day after the start of the holy war now felt like home.
It was the same with the enemy who lost his formation and ran away after killing hundreds of people.
– Do, run away! It’s a slayer! If we stay like this, we will all die… … !
―Uh, uh… … ! Oh God! How could such a monster exist… … !
-Damn it! Did these filthy morgue bastards summon the devil after all… … !
I laughed out loud as I heard several frightened screams.
Apparently, until a few days ago, I was even prepared to die once… … .
Despite the passage of time, the enemies still disintegrate so easily.
“… … Were you worrying unnecessarily? If we go on like this, the ordeal will end safely.”
After killing enemies to the fullest, I was able to realize how strong I am.
Hey, if Namgung-hyeok hadn’t intercepted the ordeal on the 14th floor, the previous floor, I would have been able to clear it without difficulty.
‘At this point, should I be really nervous? … .’
It was the moment when the string of tension that had been holding on so far was about to be released.
“… … ?”
Suddenly, the surrounding magical energy moved unexpectedly, and I was seized with a feeling.
It was only for a moment that he was taken aback by the airflow of magical energy soaring into the sky.
When I slowly raised my head and looked at the sky, a purple magic circle was created there.
Even with eyes not familiar with magic, I realized at once that it was unusual.
‘Are you planning on shooting magic from the sky?’
It was plausible.
The priests of the Telegraph Church had already retreated greatly from this battlefield.
There was nothing strange about pouring one-sided bombing from the sky through a large-scale magic circle.
‘It’s a bit annoying, but I can block it.’
He quickly watched the sky as he prepared to activate the counterattack shield.
Contrary to expectations, however, the magic circle did not fire wide-area magic.
―To come to a full body religion on the subject of a dark religion. You really want to die
However, only one man with pure white wings appeared from the magic circle.
I felt goosebumps run down my back at the sound of divinity.
―The god of battle is merciful, so I decided to grant your wishes.
For some reason, my instincts keep ringing the alarm, saying that it is dangerous.
As if something unmanageable appeared in this place.
-Consider it an honor! Dogs serving the dark gods!
and.
―God will directly punish the sundry things that do not know the subject!
After those words, a red ring appeared on the winged man’s head.
Whoops—!
Then, a presence that seemed impossible to withstand descended on the man.
pounding, pounding.
As if seeing something you shouldn’t see, your heart tightens as if it’s about to explode.
‘Oh, this… … . It’s a feeling I know… … .’
It was only for a while that accidents continued slowly due to the pressure he had experienced once.
「The god of battle consumes considerable divine power to cast an incomplete <Advent>.」
“In the state of <Advent>, you cannot properly use the myths and powers of the gods.”
「<Descent> to the prospective apostle “Zerhan Nebia”, I cannot fully use the divine power.」
「The difficulty of challenger Han Seong-yoon’s individual trials on the 15th floor has risen dramatically.」
I realized it while watching the messages that came to my mind as if they were blocking my view.
“I judge that the Tower of Trials is a level of difficulty that challenger Seongyoon Han can handle.”
「The ordeal will not stop.」
As expected, there is no such thing as favor given by this tower for no reason.
If they gave a holy relic that could be resurrected from the dead, there was a reason for that.
And no matter how much you grow in this crazy tower of trials, safety is not guaranteed.
[ … … You can kill the cheeky tower dog yourself today. ]
How much resistance can a divine being have against a prospective apostle who has descended?
I had such a question for a moment, but it was not difficult to know the answer.
[ die. While regretting that he dared to challenge the position of God. ]
Kwajik-!
“He died.”
He dies without being able to resist properly.
It was only when my heart was pierced that I finally knew.
The fact that a mere human must be really strong to deal with a god.
and.
「The Night Veil that Swallows Embers (SS-) exclusive effect ‘Night Veil’ is activated.」
「It is completely resurrected after a while by the veil of night that swallows the embers.」
「The curtain of night swallowing the embers puts you into a state of ‘Apostolic Transformation’.」
Why did the administrators clamor and demand that the relic be retrieved immediately?
“The dark god looks at you and smiles.”
「The dark god grants you permission to use the blessing of apostleship that has been bestowed upon you.」
Darkness with omnipotence engulfed me.
