174. Acceleration (4)
Being able to restore additional abilities each time you go down a floor was a huge advantage.
It was worth it.
It meant that I could bring another skill, no matter how fraudulent it was, whether it was a skill or authority.
Currently, the ability of the gray blood and the seeker of the blood is being replaced with the Blood Heaven Deep Gong… … .
By using this additional ability recovery perk, you can regain both skills without having to use them instead of blood drilling.
‘Of course, it would be better to get another skill than to restore the gray blood and the seeker of the blood.’
Anyway, it was certain that I had made a ridiculous profit.
Feeling delighted by that, I immediately opened the status window.
‘My abilities have gone up a lot.’
The level of ability he saw on the first floor was now completely different.
Soon enough, all abilities could reach triple digits.
But rather than that, he was more interested in the newly acquired skill.
『Skill – King of Manmaji (B-)』
『Skill level – 0%』
『Basic effect – Forces all demon-related beings to feel awe.』
『Detailed effect – It has tremendous resistance to demonic energy, and it becomes possible to absorb demonic energy and convert it into magical power.』
It was a skill obtained through the Labyrinth achievement of Evil Incarnate.
It was obtained during a battle with an ancient demon, so there was no time to find out what skill it was.
After skimming through the skill description, I smiled.
‘It’s interesting.’
An incredibly high skill level is also a skill level… … .
It was said that this skill, Manmajiwang, forcibly instills awe in all beings related to the devil.
In other words, not only demons, but also monsters are forced to feel fear… … .
Although conditional, it was an undeniable fact that it was a good skill.
Even the detailed effects were too good to be ignored.
‘It’s a good ability to have resistance to magic and be able to absorb it and convert it into magic.’
At least it seemed like it would be easy to gain an advantage against enemies related to demons.
Now that the newly created skill was recognized, it was time to apply the reward obtained at the end of the battle.
「Absorbs the spirit of the ancient demon ‘Carnizle’ to permanently increase your stats.」
“Muscle strength has increased by 17.”
「Agility has increased by 21.」
“Your physical strength has increased by 19.”
「Magic power has increased by 22.」
“Durability has increased by 21.”
It’s a huge stat increase, but it wasn’t that amazing.
That would be too… … .
‘I defeated an enemy that was close to being impossible to clear, but this should be enough.’
This is because the ancient demon Kanizl was a being that ordinary challengers could not deal with in the first place.
This level of growth was natural as it was a near-miraculous victory.
As I was enjoying the pleasure of growing up, I suddenly heard a voice.
“and… … . What is all this… … . What kind of great battle was there… … ?”
Before anyone knew it, familiar faces had arrived in the cavity where the challengers had fled and disappeared.
Looking at Katherine Bennett’s face as if she had seen something she couldn’t see, I asked a question in a sullen manner.
“Are you done exploring?”
“Yeah, what… … . To some extent. Seongyun-ssi bought me a lot of time. So, I found a lot of things.”
“That sounds nice to hear.”
“… … A nice voice. I think there are more items Sungyoon piled behind him than we found.”
Katherine Bennet grunted and lifted her head to look near the altar.
“I was wondering why the challengers suddenly got scared and ran this way… … .”
And then she gave me a look with her coy eyes.
“The cause was right here.”
During the battle, the challengers died as if shrimp were bursting in a whale fight… … .
It seems that there were quite a few who escaped without dying.
In the meantime, after seeing the runaway challengers, the team members gathered together again.
‘I wondered why he came so quickly, but it must have been because the challengers rushed in.’
For a moment I thought about what to do with the runaway challengers.
Most of them were hostile to me, so I didn’t want to see them.
but… … .
‘Well, it’s annoying to follow and kill them, and it’s a waste of time, so I’ll have to stop at this point.’
Just because he had hostility, it was not worthwhile to follow him to the end.
There should be at least as much benefit as following, but there is none… … .
I immediately and cleanly gave up chasing the challengers.
Instead, they decided to look at the items the team members had farmed.
“So, did you find any useful items?”
I thought maybe I couldn’t find anything… … .
“It seems that there was a great battle, but we also saw the gains in the meantime.”
Maybe it wasn’t so, Kim Seung-hoon immediately threw a potion with a green color at me.
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Accepting it, I immediately opened my eyes wide in surprise.
“This… … .”
It was worth it.
「The water of life in the labyrinth」
「Rating: C」
“The water of life obtained by diluting a part of the essence of the World Tree with alchemy.”
「When you take the water of life, all status ailments on the body are lifted.」
「When taking the water of life in the giant tree labyrinth, additional [HP] is recovered by 40.」
An item that could restore [HP], which had been impossible to regenerate until now, had appeared.
“As expected, there was an item that could recover [HP] separately… … .”
Somehow, I thought that [HP] was not automatically recovered.
Oh Chun-seok handed me a small box while I was fooling around with the green potion.
“Well, that’s a huge income, but you could say the real income is this.”
and… … .
“This item seems to suit Seong-yoon the best.”
As soon as I opened the small box I was handed over, I couldn’t help but open my eyes wide.
“Box of Life”
「Rating: A+」
“A box containing the power of life made from pieces of wood collected from the World Tree.”
「When worn in the Giant Tree Labyrinth, recovers [HP] and [MP] by 1 per minute.」
「When worn in the Giant Tree Labyrinth, all abilities of the user are additionally increased by +10.」
It was an unexpected jackpot.
***
Originally, it was an exploration to arm the team members… … .
‘I never thought he’d bring such a crazy item.’
Rather, for now, I was in a situation where I was being armed by my teammates.
Of course, it was a bit like receiving it unconditionally, so I handed over the items I had collected so far to my teammates.
“I never thought the challengers from the first floor would have such good items… … .”
“hmm… … . The equipment level of the other challengers wasn’t bad either. There were so many great things.”
“On the 2nd floor, there were consumable items instead of proper weapons, which is absurd.”
Well, since they weren’t items I could use in the first place, I didn’t have the slightest bit of regret.
“Now that you’re armed, let’s go down.”
As soon as I got my teammates armed, I immediately moved to the portal above the altar.
“The 2nd floor of the giant tree labyrinth, you will be given a reward because you have qualified to go down [Evil God’s Whisper].”
“You can restore two abilities by selecting two of [Item, Authority, and Skill].”
I chose one ability right away at the message that appeared without fail.
「You have selected [Authority] among [Items, Powers, Skills].”
「Choose what you want to recover from among the sealed powers.」
as soon as… … .
「The unique divine authority ‘Transcendence’ is released from the seal.」
It was <transcendence>.
‘Until now, I couldn’t raise the proficiency of the Power skill because I didn’t have this.’
The power skills attributed to the divine were intact, but the inherent divine power was not intact.
Therefore, I thought that the first priority was to regain this unique divine power.
It was worth it.
Because raising the proficiency of authority skills is important.
I don’t know about other abilities, but the authority skills are skills that will be maintained even after leaving the labyrinth… … .
It was not an option but a necessity to steadily develop that ability.
‘And I’ll have to use this for the remaining one.’
Soon I moved my hand to restore the rest of my powers as well.
「[Skill] selected from [Item/Power/Skill].”
「Choose what you want to recover from among the sealed powers.」
and… … .
「The skill ‘Apocalypse (A+)’ will be released from the seal.」
Soon after, Pacheon’s skill was released from the seal, and I smiled softly.
‘With this, I can now use a sword technique comparable to Geomyeom.’
The reason I chose this skill was simple.
It is to reinforce the current disadvantages in using geomgi.
My sword skill is still hard to match with other sword skills… … .
In addition, it was difficult because it was not suitable for a short-term decisive battle with a subject with poor retention.
Even with skills and powers, there was a lot of possibility that it would collapse.
‘Because the swordsmanship before reaching the Sword Flame is such a skill.’
It’s a great technique, but it’s not an absolute power, so I had to take advantage of the strengths while eliminating the weaknesses.
Pacheon was adopted as an alternative.
Of course, it’s a little late to say that by choosing Pacheon, you can recover the Blood Heaven Demon Sword… … .
‘It doesn’t matter much.’
To be honest, they could have been retrieved on the next floor.
After a while, as soon as the team members regained their abilities one by one, they immediately walked over the portal on top of the altar.
Shaa… … !
「You have entered the 3rd floor of the giant tree labyrinth, [the domain of the fallen fairies].」
“This is a place where the corrupt fairy who entered the giant tree labyrinth oppresses all living things.”
“The Corrupted Fairy is intent on playing a very practical joke on the challengers.”
“Follow the suggestion of the fallen fairy and participate in the play.”
「※However, if you do not participate in the play according to the suggestion of the fallen fairy, you may become her enemy.」
I looked around the newly changed place at the same time as the unpleasant wind brushed through my body.
Should I say it looks like a small forest has been moved into a large cave?
It was a state of unparalleled spectacle.
even… … .
‘Could this be Magi?’
Even an ominous magic power I had never encountered before was floating in the air.
It wasn’t difficult for me to adapt to it because I’ve encountered it while climbing the tower, but… … .
The team members who were exposed to Magi showed blatant displeasure.
“eww… … . It’s a bad place. Why is there a forest like this in a cave… … .”
“Sat, I think I’m going to vomit… … . Seo, Seongyun-ssi and Seung-hoon hyung-nim are doing fine… … ?”
“Did you say Margie? I’ve been through trials in similar places before.”
At least, Kim Seung-hun was relatively fine, perhaps because he had gone through a demon like me.
It was then.
“Are there other stupid people who want to play with me?”
Suddenly, a young voice came from the air and I looked up.
A little beauty with butterfly-like wings was flying around.
Fairy.
It was a very small beauty that really suited the word… … .
As the system message said it was a fallen fairy, there was malice in her eyes.
“Well, the humans who came to the labyrinth probably know that they have to play along with me, right?”
The fallen fairy made a giggling sound… … .
“I don’t like crowds of humans, but there are a lot of stupid humans besides you that have arrived in this hierarchy right now.”
He then spoke with a sly smile on his lips.
“Let’s play a game of reducing each other’s numbers.”
and… … .
「Find and kill 4 or more challengers in the 3rd floor of the Giant Tree Labyrinth, [The Corrupted Fairy’s Domain].」
I frowned at the new system message.
Another battle between challengers?
Even now, I had to go so far as to find the challengers like an annoying game of tag.
It couldn’t be helped that it wasn’t very pleasant.
“At this point, did you understand roughly?”
But that was only for a moment.
“From now on, let humans kill each other. Then I’ll think about whether or not to reward you.”
Then, the moment I saw the message that popped up at the same time as the fairy’s words ended.
「Challengers who are chosen by the Corrupted Fairy can use the ‘Labyrinth Exclusive Shop’.」
I immediately opened my mouth and spoke to the fallen fairy without going through an accident.
“Nothing to worry about.”
“… … what?”
“Because you’ll have to reward me anyway.”
“… … under! Is this a funny person? Why should I?”
“That’s it… … .”
She frowned and said very disapprovingly, but… … .
“If you don’t, you will bleed.”
It was only for a moment that he maintained his rude attitude.
「Skill ‘Manmaji King 萬魔之王’ is activated.」
That would be too… … .
“Uh, uh… … ? No, nonsense! Wow, how could a human get this kind of energy… … !?”
It’s because I’ve acquired a new skill that I can use at this time.
I spoke in an overbearing voice to the fairy’s frightened response.
“Okay, answer.”
“uh… … ?”
“Answer me.”
“… … .”
“I will not?”
“Lord, I will… … .”
“It’s the first time we’ve met, but I don’t think talking casually is a bit much.”
“… … yo. this.”
At that, I smiled softly and looked at the fairy.
‘I’m finally ready to talk.’
I was proud of it because I seemed to have rehabilitated this fallen fairy a little bit.
