143. Warrior (3)
In fact, it was Damcheonwu’s fault that he quickly tried to give the Blood Heaven Demon Sword an indestructible property.
That would be too… … .
He can use a lot of high-grade skills, and he was a challenger who climbed the tower to the 41st floor in his lifetime.
‘It goes without saying that the durability of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword needs to be restored, and it also needs to be given an indestructible property.’
As a challenger, the various information obtained while climbing to the 41st floor will be worth more than a thousand gold.
I haven’t heard details of him as a challenger yet, but maybe if I raise the level of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword, I’ll have more time to talk.
‘But the problem is that the durability of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword was worn out in the previous battle.’
Even so, as a soul ego, Damcheonwu was still in an unstable state… … .
He was still silent because he had forced Dam Tianyu to overwork himself in the previous battle.
I tried to wake up the consciousness that was immersed in the sword with the electric sound, but it didn’t come out with a very meaningful result.
Inevitably, I prepared for the quest by opening the shop window with the Blood Demon Sword re-soldered.
“You have purchased Explorer’s Handmade Gloves (B+).”
「85,000 points will be deducted.」
“You have purchased the Eyepatch (B+) of the Search Redeemer.”
「92,000 points will be deducted.」
Actually, I didn’t have to prepare much, but after going through the ordeal on the 15th floor, I realized.
Beyond the 10th floor, humans suddenly began to be embodied in trials, and now the frequency is increasing.
‘Quests are performed in place of individual trials, so I can’t assume that humans won’t materialize again.’
So I decided to equip myself with a little bit of equipment, even considering the person who was embodied within the ordeal.
Although a lot of points were spent, the performance of the purchased item was not that great.
‘Explorer’s Handcrafted Gloves (B+)’ only makes it easier to adapt to an unfamiliar environment.
‘Seeker’s Eyepatch (B+)’ is an item that allows you to detect enemies who harbor hostility.
In fact, there was no good ability for spending close to 200,000 points.
It’s just that points are not so important to me now, and even if I can’t say it’s good, I just bought it because I have the ability to use it.
‘Ah, come to think of it, I can get the items to use for eating steel at the store.’
Then I put on gloves and an eyepatch and bought several items that I could use to feed on steel.
The gloves were quite comfortable to wear, but the eye patch slightly obscured the view, which was slightly uncomfortable.
of course… … .
「The skill ‘Fire Dragon’s Eye’ is activated.」
Now, using this skill once rather than using eyes is more efficient in securing sight, so it wasn’t something to worry about much.
「The skill ‘Steel Feed’ is activated.」
Ododok, ohdodok… … .
As I chewed and swallowed the item I bought at the store, the message immediately came to my mind.
“It consumes <03:47:59> until complete absorption.”
Unlike before, the absorption waiting time was longer, probably because I purchased a higher-grade item from the store.
‘Well, it doesn’t really matter… … .’
Anyway, unless the waiting time for absorption increased to a few days, it was not a level to be concerned about.
“You have selected the quest <Savior of the End>.”
“The 16th floor individual trials are replaced with <Savior of the End>.”
「Observation of trials by other administrators is restricted, and only a few authorized administrators can view the trials.」
As soon as I selected the quest, a message popped up that the ordeal on the 16th floor had been replaced with <Savior of the End>.
In addition, a message appeared saying that the administrator’s ordeal observation was limited.
Come to think of it, there was a message saying that the quest would proceed based on the administrator’s records.
‘Hey, it’s strange to casually show the manager’s life record.’
I decided not to pay attention to the admin message and since it wasn’t very important.
“Will you accept the trial on the 16th floor?”
I was ready, so there was no reason to wait any longer.
As soon as I recited the command of the ordeal, I immediately moved to the portal that appeared.
“Enter the 16th floor of the Tower of Trials.”
「Difficulty – Hard」
「The subject of this ordeal is ‘Hero’.」
“I hope that the challenger will have a satisfactory result at the end of his or her chosen penance.”
and.
“The trial on the 16th floor begins.”
「Remaining time – 48 days」
「Condition to break through trials – making a choice that you will not regret in the remaining time」
「Trial Failure Condition – Challenger’s Death or Remaining Time End」
「Trial Breaking Reward – Absolutely indestructible property given to two items」
「Trial Failure Penalty – None」
Suddenly, as soon as I opened my eyes, I realized that I was looking at an unfamiliar ceiling.
“… … .”
Even while lying on the bed.
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“The quest <Savior of the End> begins.”
「The wearing of some equipment is restricted and will be transferred to the inventory.」
「Challenger Han Seong-yoon has skills that are not suitable for the difficulty of the quest.」
“All stats are fixed at 50, and this will not change until the ordeal is over.”
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“However, the growth-type abilities acquired within the quest will be recalculated after the ordeal is over.”
As the quest began, his stats were reduced by more than half.
Even the twin swords that should have been worn on the body disappeared.
Of course, I could see that the ‘Explorer’s Homemade Gloves (B+)’ and ‘Explorer’s Eyepatch (B+)’ purchased right before the start of this trial were still the same… … .
The ‘Vampire Count’s Old Tailcoat (A-)’ and ‘Wind Spirit’s Boots (A+)’, which were supposed to protect the body, were also gone.
‘This is a bit strange.’
Probably all A-class items were transferred to the inventory, which was quite absurd.
It was because he did not know that items and abilities would be sealed because they were not suitable for the difficulty level of the trial.
However, I thought this was because it was a quest, not a normal ordeal.
Because I’ve never had anything like this before.
“… … .”
I slowly rolled my eyes and looked around, with only the upper half of my body raised on the bed, and I could see that this was a tent.
It should have been a little bigger, but like the previous trials, it didn’t feel like a military barracks.
This was the moment I was trying to figure out what the situation was.
“You’ve come to your senses now, Neil.”
As I was quietly looking around, a mysterious woman approached me while saying that.
I looked at him with eyes demanding an explanation of the situation and opened my mouth.
“What is this situation?”
It was a question I asked without even a hint of empathy for the assigned role.
Maybe I’ll have to figure out the quest story separately… … .
I didn’t want to naturally find out the story of the quest until I did something annoying.
But, perhaps it was a coincidence, the haggard woman smiled bitterly and said something unexpected.
“… … In the end, did this happen? Did you lose your memory, Neil?”
I didn’t do anything, but an atmosphere was created that made me mistaken for myself.
So I let myself go with the flow and nodded.
“… … It seems so. I don’t remember anything. Who I was, and even why I was lying here.”
It was a lie to some extent, but the woman in the black robe acted as if she knew it.
“… … I’m seriously ill. The aftereffects are more serious than I thought, so there is nothing I can do about it.”
“aftereffect… … ?”
“… … I’m running out of time, so I’ll explain briefly. Neil, you are a warrior. He is also the only apostle of the Dragon God Cult with the mission to save this world.”
“… … .”
“You, no, we were on an adventure to defeat the demon lord. In the process, you were seriously injured in the battle with the Great Demon.”
“Is that why you lost your memory?”
She responded with a slight nod of her head.
‘What is this… … .’
Aside from convenient settings like amnesia, it was absurd.
A demon lord subjugation?
It was a development that could be seen in an old cartoon that was decades old.
However, judging from the haggard woman’s impression and her gloomy tone, subjugating the demon king didn’t seem as easy as in the cartoon.
When I asked why she had to kill the demon king, she frowned.
“… … It’s terrible. I could never have thought that all of my memories would have disappeared until this point.”
She soon began to speak grim words in an explanatory tone.
“Listen. There are many reasons, but the demon king serves the devil.”
Again, it was a story about God.
“I intend to materialize a demon god in this world. If that happens, the world itself will end.”
It’s a problem that it’s on a completely different scale than the 15th floor ordeal… … .
No matter what, as much as I was willing to faithfully clear this quest, I had no intention of stepping back.
I wrapped the thought well and spit it out, and soon the woman’s eyes widened for a moment, and then again contained gloomy.
“… … yes, that’s how it should be you are the chosen warrior You can’t rest just because your memory is gone.”
I couldn’t even question the way he spoke, as if he was blaming himself.
“hang on. I will call other colleagues.”
It was because she left the tent to call a colleague.
I thought as I gazed at the now deserted ceiling of the tent.
‘… … I heard that the quest proceeds based on the records of the administrator’s life.’
I don’t know who is going through this ordeal, but the manager who went through this nonsense must have lived a really bleak life.
「The administrator, the ‘Iron-Blooded Lord’, is apologetic for saying that he knows the story.”
「The manager, ‘Baekhak Geomseon(白鶴劍仙),’ says that it is not bad after hearing the story.」
「The administrator, the ‘Hero of the Ruined World’, silently watches over you.」
However, the two administrators watching me seemed to know the story well, perhaps because they were friends with the administrator who gave this quest.
Well, to be honest, I could only guess which way the story of this quest itself would go, even as I didn’t even know him.
That would be too… … .
‘Since he said he was a hero of a ruined world, he probably didn’t have a very good ending.’
The tower expands the quest command on the 16th floor and informs you that the quest proceeds based on the records of the manager during his lifetime.
So it was only natural that he could feel the ominousness in the nickname of the manager who openly gave the quest.
Either the Demon God appears, or the Demon King can’t be defeated… … .
One way or another, this manager’s career would have ended in a bad way.
That’s why he said that ‘making a choice that you won’t regret’ is the condition for the success of the quest.
Either way, I thought it wouldn’t be easy.
However, given the penalty, such as the reduction of all stats, the mental difficulty must be stronger than the powerless difficulty.
‘But can mental difficulties be great in this ordeal?’
It’s just a simple quest to subdue the demon lord who wants to manifest a demon… … .
I couldn’t understand why it was designed as if the mental difficulties were great.
But that was only for a moment.
“Neil, I brought another colleague.”
I was able to realize it when I saw my colleagues breaking through the silence of the tent.
“Neil! My God, you opened your eyes again! I’m so glad! As expected, the dragon god chose the apostle!”
“… … A miracle happened! I had no doubt that you would rise again, hero of salvation!”
Why was the quest design so focused on mental challenges?
“We have detected that multiple enemies are approaching you.”
「The ‘Auto Search’ effect exclusive to the Eyepatch (B+) of the Search Redeemer is activated.」
‘… … What kind of situation is this again?’
The three comrades I saw through the eyespatch were reddish.
As if he had a very strong enmity towards me.
