201. Ancient Godhead (3)
The tension naturally expanded at the newly learned truth.
“… … .”
It was worth it.
At the point where it might be possible to obliterate all gods, I am like an enemy to them.
Perhaps if I were a godhead, I wouldn’t be so calm.
If he might one day become my enemy, I would have killed him cleanly and nipped him in the bud.
Even in this place, all the deities who participated in the giant tree labyrinth event are gathered.
I chewed on my lips and thought.
‘What should I do?’
As he left the 7th floor stage, his apotheosis was also sealed, so he had no means of resistance.
With a resistance skill like Last Stand, I can avoid instant death once… … .
Would that be such a meaningful time buy?
It won’t be.
‘Even if I revive as a final resistance, it won’t change if I die again.’
Then there are two remaining chances of survival.
The tower forced me out of this place.
or.
To use the #B-714 [Region Movement] exclusive authority previously passed on from Arya.
Should I say I’m lucky out of misfortune?
The conclusion was drawn that both had a high probability of survival.
‘… … As soon as the final resistance is triggered, I’ll be able to survive if I run away to the manager’s area.’
Thinking so, I felt the alarm bells ringing in my brain subside.
but… … .
[Funny. How can you settle the commotion so quickly? That’s not enough, so I even set up a survival strategy right away. ]
Seeing the God of Light speak in a pleasant tone, the tension did not ease.
‘I thought I kept my poker face properly.’
The [Labyrinth Temple] is not the sanctuary of a certain deity.
It is impossible to read the thoughts revealed in the surface consciousness.
So it means that the god of light directly inferred my accident, which was not very good.
It means that the god of light, unlike the gods he has dealt with so far, is a real man of skill with experience.
[There is nothing to be so nervous about. I have no intention of harming you. ]
“… … .”
[Ah, of course I know you won’t believe me even if I say this. It’s not a hard word to believe. ]
“That’s right.”
[But I bet you know that too? That if I tried to kill you, I could kill you a long time ago? ]
“… … That’s not wrong either. Isn’t it because you want something from me?”
There is always cause and effect in everything.
There must be a reason why the god of light is not so hostile to me.
Maybe there is a purpose you want to achieve through me.
The same goes for other deities.
The fact that they also send me a murderous message is the reason why they don’t attack me right away.
so… … .
“Please tell me.”
Now it was my turn to find out why the deities were watching me.
“What the hell do you want from me?”
and.
[I was telling you the truth with that thought in the first place. ]
The god of light soon brought up the main topic in an emotionless tone.
[Challenger Han Seong-yoon. Most deities hate you. But why do you think it’s like that? ]
yet.
[Simple. ]
A voice containing divinity continued from the shape close to the halo of light.
[I think that beings who can annihilate deities are valuable on this side as well. ]
***
At the words of the god of light, I narrowed my eyes and glared at the sphere of light that contained divinity.
“… … .”
I couldn’t understand.
‘Is an existence that can destroy a godhead worth it?’
It was hard to guess where on earth they looked and told me I was worthwhile.
However, in the words that followed soon after, the doubt was cleared a little.
[If you look at the tower, it’s a kind of god. It’s just that its power is stronger than that of an ancient deity. ]
“Are you convincing me to remove the tower?”
[That’s correct. ]
“… … .”
I responded in an emotionless tone.
“Do you think that would be possible?”
The tower is more powerful than an ancient deity.
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That’s why you’re doing nonsensical things like fostering transcendentalists.
Raised by a tower with such tremendous power, I could have turned the blade to the tower rather than the gods.
but… … .
“I’m not strong enough to betray the tower, and the gains from betraying the tower are small.”
It was hard to betray the tower in this position.
Then you won’t be able to climb the tower any more.
‘That’s troublesome.’
Still, as a challenger, I had a strong desire to climb the tower.
However, as if this was expected, the god of light spoke with a smile on his face.
[I knew I would refuse, but it’s a pity that it turned out like this. ]
“… … .”
[Then I won’t bother. trade with each other instead. ]
“A deal… … ?”
[As the world says, it’s a middle way. ]
The god of light shook the halo and continued.
[From now on, the Ancient Godhead will not interfere to harm you. ]
“What is that… … .”
[However, don’t be hostile to a deity that hasn’t harmed you instead. ]
“… … .”
[Isn’t this a good enough deal? ]
“Then the deities hostile to me… … .”
[Don’t let that interfere. Live or die, you know. ]
“All right. I think the terms of the deal will suffice.”
[ … … Attitude change is quick. ]
“Because I don’t hate trading without loss.”
The Ancient Godhead won’t lay a hand on me anymore.
Even other deities have the right to deal with those who do harm first.
This is a huge benefit, so there’s no reason to refuse it.
This would be a level that even the Tower could condone.
… … maybe.
‘… … Well, if he really wanted to dry the tower, he would have revealed his will.’
Seeing that the top didn’t show any reluctance, it must have been something that didn’t bother them.
I immediately nodded and accepted the deal.
and… … .
[Okay. So, this is the end of the deal… … . I can tell you now. my friends ]
The god of light said so as if he had nothing more to say.
friend.
I knew immediately who the target was without thinking deeply.
‘an ancient deity.’
Those who sit in the top seats now have the right to speak.
[Uh heh heh. I thought I was dying because it wasn’t fun. god of light. I even thought I wanted to sleep for a long time. ]
The first to respond to those words was the demon god.
[ Han Seong-yoon! There’s no need to talk too long! The previous contract in Macheon has been excellently fulfilled! ]
He smiled cheerfully, then looked at me and shouted loudly.
[No, it was more than great! I could never have thought that he would drive all the gods on the 7th floor to ruin! It was more than expected! ]
“Ah, yes… … .”
[So I’ll give you a reward! Hahaha! Even so, it’s like a reward already given to you by the God of Darkness! ]
“It doesn’t matter. The authority of the tower is a power that I have never encountered too much.”
[It’s nice to hear that! ]
After those words, black energy from the demon’s body reached out and flowed into me like a flash.
「Acquired exclusive permission #A-9871[Gaze Blocking].」
「It becomes possible to completely block the line of sight of the godhead and administrator.」
「This can be triggered and terminated at any time at the discretion of the person holding the authority」
line of sight blocking.
It was a very good privilege in that it could be used not only by administrators but also by godheads.
‘Is this similar to the authority that allowed the Tower to arbitrarily disable observation of trials?’
Of course, the versatility itself would be superior to the authority to restrict the observation of trials written by the Tower.
actually… … .
「Exclusive authority #A-9871[Blind line of sight] is activated.」
「All deities and administrators’ gazes are blocked at once.」
As soon as the gaze blocking authority was activated, the pressure of divinity that poured into the body disappeared all at once.
“that’s interesting.”
This does not stop at simple eye-blocking purposes.
‘I’ll be able to erase some of the shapeless pressure given through divinity.’
As I felt pleasure in it, I removed the activator of the gaze block, and soon a foolish voice was heard.
[Ugh, ugh… … ! heir! Me, I can give you anything like that! ]
It was a dragon god.
Seeing the reward given by the demon god, she immediately handed me a gray aura as if she couldn’t lose.
[I’ll give you this, don’t be like that, come under me! Now that I’ve learned the Dragon God style, I’ll treat you well! ]
「Acquisition of exclusive authority #K-1547[View information].」
「The information possessed by low-ranking beings is viewed through the system.」
“This exclusive authority can be used without restrictions even on non-living things.”
access information.
Having received an unexpected reward, I smiled lightly.
‘I don’t think he had this kind of authority.’
Being able to know the information possessed by low-ranking beings was a considerable advantage.
That would be too… … .
「Exclusive authority #K-1547[View information] is activated.」
This is because it allows you to see information that you cannot see.
「Damcheonwoo」
「He is the 7th blood demon of the Blood Demon Church and a challenger who climbed to the 41st floor of the Tower of Trials.」
「I once had a bloody divinity, but now the divinity is deprived.」
“Waiting for the moment of choice.”
“He’s scared now.”
Originally, I couldn’t see the information window of the Soul Ego nested in the Blood Demon Sword… … .
Using the right to view information, he could now even know Damcheonwoo’s condition.
‘It’s interesting.’
I had been wondering why he was silent from before, but it seemed to be because he was frightened by the deities.
I don’t know what it means to wait for the moment of choice.
Still, I knew enough that this was a more useful power than I thought.
of course… …
[Now that you have passed on the authority given to you by the Tower, will you accept my offer as an apostle? ]
“I don’t like it.”
[ uh? ]
“However, I will use the authority you gave me as a gift.”
Receiving good authority is a given, and the offer of an apostle is another matter.
[Where is that… … ! You bastard… … ! Even after learning dragon god skills at will! ]
「The dragon god proposes an apostleship to challenger Han Seong-yoon!」
“… … The light is also well written. Of course, it wasn’t from the dragon god, so I’m not grateful for this.”
[If you think about it, it’s because I gave permission to give the holy sword to Top! ]
“The dragon god proposes an apostleship to challenger Han Seong-yoon… … !”
“Then, I’ll assume I’ve received the holy light as well.”
“The dragon god offered the apostleship to challenger Han Seong-yoon… … !”
[ no… … ! Thank you, but please accept the offer as an apostle… … ! ]
The dragon god frowned and plastered the system message with the apostle’s proposal, but… … .
「Exclusive authority #A-9871[Blind line of sight] is activated.」
「All deities and administrators’ gazes are blocked at once.」
When the gaze blocking authority was activated again, the system message plastering was also immediately cut off.
‘It’s nice to have authority.’
That’s because you can immediately cut off the annoying godhead.
Soon, I looked down from the dragon god, who was still grunting, and looked at a godhead.
“God of Proof.”
He was the first god of proof he encountered in the tower.
[ … … okay. You’ve proven yourself enough. I will pay for that too. ]
With eyes that seemed to reflect everything like a mirror, he smiled and gave off pure white energy.
「Acquired exclusive authority #D-0007 [Increase reward (1/2)].」
“It becomes possible to increase the reward grade obtained through the trials of the tower.”
「However, the current [reward increase (1/2)] is not perfect.」
「Instead of a complete grade increase, it is a level that adds [+] to the normal grade.」
increase in reward.
“her.”
Now, it’s beyond the point of being useful.
‘I don’t know what kind of authority this is again… … .’
Being able to increase the level of rewards received from the tower is beyond common sense.
Of course, it’s still at the level of adding [+] to the normal rating… … .
The story changes when you acquire full reward-up privileges.
‘Because this authority is still only half.’
And the person who could complete this reward increase authority was determined.
I kept my eyes on the God of Proof.
but… … .
[If you pay the price for the remaining proof, I will give you the rest. ]
The god of proof did not immediately complete the authority to increase the reward.
[ Common area on the 21st floor. I’ll wait for you at the Temple of Proof there. At that time, I will also clear your doubts. ]
I knew what the question he was talking about was.
11th floor ordeal.
The future me as seen through the holy relic prepared by the God of Proof.
About that, the God of Proof wants to tell you.
“It’s about the future me.”
[ okay. Originally, I was going to tell you in the holy ground in the Ares dimension. I mean, things are a little different. ]
“… … All right. Common area on the 21st floor. As soon as we arrive, we will come to you right away.”
[ Don’t expect. ]
After those words, the god of proof closed his eyes as if the business was over… … .
「Condition satisfied.」
“Most of the deities in [The Temple of the Labyrinth] hope that the challenger Han Seong-yoon will return to the labyrinth.”
「Therefore, challenger Han Seong-yoon leaves the [Labyrinth Temple] and returns to the labyrinth where the hierarchy is omitted.”
In the message that followed, I felt a strange feeling of floating in my body.
「※ When moving to the final layer of the labyrinth, ability recovery will not be activated due to layer skipping.」
「※However, as long as the ability is not restored, the difficulty of the final layer will be readjusted.」
Now, the end of the labyrinth was really approaching.
***
Hard.
Before I knew it, the appearance in my field of view changed and I entered a new stage.
“You have entered the 10th floor of the giant tree labyrinth, the [end dimension].”
“This place is the final layer of the labyrinth and is a place where all challengers entering the labyrinth are tested.”
“Show potential beyond your limits.”
「If you withstand the power of the god that brings the end 4 times or more, the final layer of the labyrinth will be cleared.」
The final layer of the labyrinth.
To the place where you can see the end of the Lunatic difficulty labyrinth.
After reading all the system messages that popped into my field of vision, I looked around.
“Is this the apocalypse dimension… … .”
As the name suggests, the 10th floor stage was a dimension approaching the end.
The wreckage of collapsed buildings and the corpses that looked like something had been crushed were telling us that this world had come to an end.
As I silently watched the scene, my instincts set off an alarm.
I felt an unknown sense of alienation.
Looking at this place itself, I just had the impression that a dungeon break had taken place… … .
As if facing the Heavenly Demon, the feeling that he would die any moment groped his whole body like a worm.
“… … .”
As I was thinking about the reason for that difference, the Blood Heaven Demon Sword suddenly rang.
I was so frightened that I didn’t say anything, but I finally opened my mouth.
– Doing nonsense… … . this, this… … . There’s no way you can survive… … .
Damcheonwu suddenly let out a sound of despair. I asked with my eyes closed.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
but… … .
「Exclusive authority #A-9871[Blind line of sight] temporarily loses authority due to divinity <fall>.」
“… … !?”
Soon, the line of sight disappeared, and I immediately raised my head at the presence I felt in the sky.
It was because I felt a tremendous divinity that could not be measured.
and… … .
“The god of despair, fall and madness looks at you.”
Then I opened my eyes to the sky through the system messages.
“… … What the hell is that?”
Beyond the haze of heterogeneous divinity… … .
“The god of despair, fall and madness smiles at you.”
… … Countless eyeballs floated on the surface of the cloud, smiling.
「The god of despair, fall and madness is greedy for your divinity.」
A very unpleasant laugh, too.
