148. Choice (4)
To be honest, there was no need to explode the star light so grandly.
Even if he had just opened a small breather in the sphere like he had practiced so far, it would have been powerful enough.
But I didn’t.
because i was curious
How powerful it will be if you unleash the starlight with all your might.
Coincidentally, for several days, he gathered the spirits of the monsters and prepared to use the necromancy shield.
That’s why I thought I wouldn’t get hurt even if I released the orb of holy light.
… … However, the problem was that the technology was stronger than expected.
“The spirit has absorbed the damage inflicted on the user.”
「The spirit of the monster ‘Ludern’ has been extinguished.」
「The spirit of the monster “Maia” has been annihilated… … .」
「The spirit of the monster “Mireuk” has been annihilated… … .」
The spirits of countless monsters escaped in an instant, and black smoke rose from the body like a haze.
A sizzling and melting sound could be heard from the surroundings, as if the divine starlight was showing off its traces.
Looking at it, I swallowed my saliva.
‘… … If I hadn’t been steadily collecting the spirits of the monsters, I would have been a bit dangerous.’
Star Light was a more powerful skill than anyone could have imagined.
It seemed like he knew how crazy it was to release a holy light that had been strengthened to the limit.
Perhaps the reason why the demon king told me to stop as if crying was because he expected this to happen.
Of course, I was sure I was safe, and indeed I was, but I couldn’t help the chills running down my spine.
“Turn off, turn off, turn off… … . Rain, damn you… … .”
A distorted voice came from the center of the half-collapsed Black Fortress.
When I turned my head and looked at the owner of the voice, the burnt demon king was glaring at me with a grip on his heart.
“What the hell are you thinking doing this?! Didn’t you tell me! I made a contract with your colleagues! If only you die, the world will be saved!”
To those words, I replied calmly.
“Isn’t that the same as killing the Demon King?”
In the first place, the purpose of the hero is to kill the demon king.
Killing him and preventing the demon from manifesting was one of the purposes of this 16th floor ordeal.
Of course, the purpose was only a fake, and in reality, I had to take into account the betrayal of my colleagues… … .
From the outside, killing the Demon King was the true answer.
“Do you know there is no such thing as insurance! If I die here, the demon will descend! Do you think there will be no more demonic apostles in this world!”
But even that was denied by the Demon King.
I tried using the Fire Dragon’s Eye because I wondered if I was telling a lie.
「The skill ‘Fire Dragon’s Eye’ detects that there is no lie in the opponent’s words.”
The result was that there was absolutely nothing false about it, very cleanly.
… … If you really kill the demon lord, the demon will descend into this world.
‘The background of the trial is so bleak.’
Then it is meaningless that the hero came to catch the demon king in the first place… … .
Seriously, I don’t even want to imagine how bleak it would be if this wasn’t an ordeal.
but… … .
“whatever.”
This 16th floor ordeal was just a reenactment, and it didn’t really make me gloomy.
So, when I replied to the demon king, he immediately shouted as if he was absurd.
“Three, the world will perish! There is enough causality for the demon to come and descend! There is nothing in this world that cannot be erased at all!”
“So what?”
“What is that?”
“Whether this world perishes or not, does that have much to do with me?”
“… … .”
At that, the demon king opened his mouth as if he was at a loss for words, but this is the reality.
The demon king must have realized this belatedly, so he clenched his teeth and spoke in a venomous voice.
“… … bloke! Were you really not a hero!”
“I said so in the first place.”
“How can you use that authority on someone who isn’t even an apostle of the Dragon God? What the hell do you mean!”
I couldn’t think of anything else to say, so after thinking for a while, I said my current identity.
“challenger.”
And with that, I took out the holy sword from the scabbard hanging from my waist.
「Authority ‘Blood Thousand Heart’ is activated.」
「Authority ‘Dark Flame Martial Arts’ is activated.」
「The skill ‘Pacheon 破天’ is activated.」
「The limit on what can be broken disappears.」
Roaring!
As if the sword was on fire, red thunderbolts flowed and at the same time purple energy permeated.
Since the skill of punishment was activated, even though magic was injected into the sword to the limit, the magic did not decrease at all.
‘It’s definitely rewarding to learn by consuming the sword sense.’
It would have been really nice if it wasn’t an ability that could only be activated by demons and monsters, but… … .
It didn’t make sense that such a powerful ability could be used without any restrictions, so he thought so.
Then, it was the moment to move to kill the demon king.
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The demon king saw me approaching with a sword and quickly opened his mouth in shock.
“… … insignificant things! I saved her life, so why are you procrastinating so much!”
Before I could understand what this meant, I sensed an arrow flying from the left.
「The skill ‘Fire Dragon’s Eye’ is activated.」
I couldn’t feel the arrow’s presence, but an attack from a blind spot was meaningless to me with the Fire Dragon’s Eye.
“What is this?”
Chow!
With my left hand, I grabbed the arrow that had come close to reaching my head, and I frowned.
“no way… … .”
As if the bad feeling wasn’t wrong, an ice arrow was fired from the right side.
「The skill ‘Small War Sword’ is activated.」
Kwajangchang!
I understood the situation properly only after I pulverized the ice arrow with a slash at once.
“… … This is a bit surprising.”
He clicked his tongue as he saw those who appeared from various parts of the fortress digging through the wreckage.
I didn’t want to be bothered by an annoying scuffle, so I tried to wipe it out with the holy light… … .
Maybe the demon king protected them just before the holy light reached them, but their colleagues, no, those who were colleagues were quite fine.
After I stood there watching them for a while, I heard a voice.
“… … please die gracefully If you live, this world will perish.”
Zerpa, who had lost her left arm, said that while holding a staff with her right hand.
“A child like a dog… … ! As long as a guy like you is alive, everyone dies the same! Please die!”
Next, Allen behind me glared at me and growled.
“Neil! You, you are a warrior! Think a little more rationally!”
Daisy spoke imploringly as she tugged at the string of her bow.
At that, I replied with a cold sneer.
“Trying to sacrifice others when you cannot sacrifice yourself.”
Without hesitation, I immediately activated the authority I learned on the 15th floor.
There was no reason to deal with them.
“You guys aren’t even worth dealing with.”
The purpose is to kill the demon king in the first place, but what good is there to deal with traitors?
I had no intention of prolonging the battle any longer.
「Authority ‘Shunbo’ is activated.」
Shunbo (瞬步).
It was the power to move through space so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye, acquired in the 15th floor ordeal.
Of course, it’s not just jumping through space, it’s really just moving through space so fast that you can’t perceive it… … .
That was enough.
“What, what… … !”
To reach the demon king in an instant and blow his head off.
Frightened, the demon king twisted his body to evade the sword, but there was no way he would readily allow it.
Awesome!
At the same time as the neat cutting sound resounded, the demon king’s head fell to the floor.
If you can’t avoid the sword attack with various skills and powers, you can never block it.
Without fraudulent techniques such as resurrection, it could not even be revived through regeneration.
That would be too… … .
「Myth <Vampire Exorcist> is activated.」
「The effect of <cannot be reproduced> is applied to divine attacks.」
「The divine attack has the effect of <Exorcism>.」
Myths acquired in previous trials have the ability to block all regeneration.
In addition, the effect of expelling demons was attached, so the blow became more powerful.
「I have absorbed the command of the demon lord ‘Raymond’.」
「Skill has increased by 3.74%.」
In fact, the demon king’s body fell face down without showing any signs of regeneration.
「I confirmed the choice of challenger Han Seong-yoon.」
“I’ve confirmed that it’s a choice I won’t regret from the bottom of my heart.”
and.
“Congratulations, you have cleared the 16th floor of the Tower of Trials.”
Then came a message announcing the success of the ordeal.
「As a breakthrough reward, you will be able to give the item an absolute indestructible property through the manager ‘Hero of the Ruined World’.”
Absolutely indestructible property.
After a few days of hard work, I was able to achieve what I wanted.
If the property of absolute indestructibility is granted, the durability of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword can also be restored.
It doesn’t stop there, and you will be able to receive various buffs by overpowering Damcheonwoo.
‘As expected, it was good that I chose this quest.’
“Go to the waiting room.”
Points and items were not paid more, but… … .
To be honest, I didn’t have any complaints because I received a reward that didn’t match the level of the ordeal.
As soon as I tried to cross the portal by moving my legs quietly, a voice pierced my ears.
“oh my god… … . uh, what the hell is this… … .”
When I turned my head, they seemed to be in despair because the demon king had died, and they were hanging out among themselves.
“This is all wrong now… … . The world will end… … . the world… … . Heh heh heh.”
Zerpa even laughed in madness and shook her body as if she was sobbing.
However, in the history behind the trials, they would not have been able to kill the hero.
So, the nickname of the manager who requested the quest must be ‘The Hero of the Ruined World’.
I wondered if the original hero in history was chosen by Top right before he died or was called by Top while running away.
‘Then it’s obvious what will happen after that.’
Since they couldn’t kill the hero, the contract with the demon lord made by the party of the hero will be null and void.
The world would have perished as it was, and the hero would have regained his strength by climbing the tower.
Of course, there was no world to return to, so I couldn’t even do something like a return.
“… … .”
I no longer felt any emotions toward them.
There was no emotion of anger or contempt at all.
I just thought they were like living corpses.
Just because there is a way to survive without putting up any resistance, you fall in love with it.
Even though each individual has good skills, they set limits in advance and chose betrayal.
I thought it was foolish to see him act like that even though he had an overwhelming apostle of God as his ally, but… … .
It was just there.
I just felt that way.
It wasn’t even worth killing.
It’s not a strong enemy, so even if you kill it, your stats won’t go up.
Skills, to be honest, didn’t appeal to me that much.
「The administrator, the ‘Hero of the Ruined World’, quietly looks at the former colleagues.」
I stood there for a while, looking at them, thinking what I would have done if I had been a warrior.
I assumed that this was not an ordeal but reality, and I was able to draw a conclusion soon.
‘Even if this was real, it wouldn’t have been any different.’
Even if this were real, my choice wouldn’t have changed.
Even if he had to face God, he would have done his best against the enemy until the end.
As an apostle of the dragon god, he must have done everything he could and stopped the demon’s descent.
Just as he fought to the end without giving up against the god of battle.
So there was nothing more complicated to think about.
I soon reached out and moved to the portal in the heart of the broken citadel.
and.
「Due to clearing the quest, the movement to the waiting room will be delayed for a while.」
「The manager ‘The Hero of the Ruined World’ decides the payment of the trial reward.」
「Enter the Hall of Heroes.」
Looking at the message that followed, I smiled softly.
Now is the time to reap the rewards for your hard work.
