204. Dystopia (1)
After seeing the system message, I closed my eyes for a moment and opened them, and the scenery changed.
white space.
My body was floating in a place that reminded me of pure white drawing paper.
Before I knew it, I felt that all the items, such as the twin swords in my hand and the mask worn on my face, had disappeared.
‘what?’
I felt a sense of alienation to him.
It was worth it.
‘They say they’re returning to Earth, but I don’t know what this is again… … .’
As I heard the god of despair, fall and madness howl, I saw the phrase Return to Earth.
So I thought I’d be able to go back to the tower without having to deal with that crazy godhead… … .
“Confirmed clearing the final layer of the labyrinth.”
「Deleting the data in the labyrinth and loading the challenger data in the tower… … .」
Maybe there was still a process left to go through?
「Loading failed.」
「Loading and overwriting failed due to labyrinth privilege “Absolute Preservation (SSS+)”.」
「By the labyrinth privilege “Absolute Preservation (SSS+)”, all abilities obtained in the labyrinth are integrated into the existing challenger data.”
An unexpected situation has occurred.
‘I couldn’t believe it, but all the abilities obtained in the labyrinth disappeared.’
Perhaps all of my abilities didn’t seem to disappear because the ‘absolute preservation’ I had purchased as a perk in the labyrinth was activated.
Because of that, I’m trying to add the abilities I got in the labyrinth to my existing information, which I had no choice but to overwrite.
To be honest, it’s like a system error caused by the Labyrinth perk ‘Absolute Preservation’.
‘It’s a benefit.’
Considering the stats, skills, and powers he had obtained in the labyrinth, it was a huge advantage.
「It will take some time to integrate abilities.」
Of course, it was said that it would take time to see if the system could not integrate the ability right away.
It didn’t bother me too much.
However, it seems difficult to combine the information in the labyrinth with the information in the tower in such a short time.
It seemed like it would be okay to look at the newly created mythology until all abilities were integrated.
‘I said the possibility of transcendence.’
It is a myth obtained by surviving despair, falling, and the god of madness… … .
It was natural to expect.
From the name of the myth, the word transcendence is also included, so wouldn’t it be a myth dedicated to growth?
In response, I drew an arc at the corner of my mouth and read the system message log piled up in the corner of my field of vision.
and… … .
“The myth <Possibility of Transcendence> has been completed.”
「Myth <Possibility of Transcendence> accumulates in Divine Power.」
The effects that followed intrigued me intensely.
「From now on, when challenger Han Seong-yoon activates the myth, the <causal reversal> effect will be applied.”
“Reversing causality against an unwinnable enemy creates a ‘certain win causal rate’.”
「At this time, the challenger Han Seong-yoon has a ‘fate to win’ by the law of causality.”
「However, if you lose to your opponent despite using the ‘Cause and effect rate that always wins’, you will face a headwind of the causal rate.”
「From now on, when you activate the corresponding myth of Challenger Han Seong-yoon, the effect of <Divinity Rise> will be applied.”
“Every time you win against a godhead, the level of divinity of challenger Han Seong-yoon increases.”
“Every time you repeat victory, ascension gets closer.”
“Accordingly, special rewards are sometimes given when divinity rises.”
‘that’s interesting.’
It’s different from what I thought, but this was surprising as it is.
<causal reversal> and <divine ascension>.
These effects attached to the myth <Possibility of Transcendence> were not so easy to understand.
Among them, <Cause and Reversal> had a difficult explanation from beginning to end.
‘Creating a causal rate that guarantees victory against an unwinnable enemy?’
I had a hard time understanding what the hell this meant.
I think it’s probably a buff against an opponent like <Reversal Hero> or <Despise the Strong>… … .
I felt that it was not such a simple effect because the unknown concept of causality was written on it.
There is even an unknown penalty called ‘causality’s headwind’ in case of defeat, even to the subject of the opponent’s buff.
Considering that there has never been a myth with a penalty, it was unusual.
‘If you think about it the other way around, wouldn’t this be a powerful enough force to be penalized?’
I am very curious about what the ‘causal rate that must win’ written in the explanation is.
Anyway, this is something you won’t know unless you encounter an enemy so powerful that you can’t defeat it.
First of all, I understood it to be that I got a very good buff ability.
<Divinity Ascension> is a simple effect that increases the level of divinity whenever you win against a godhead.
Even this, I was concerned because of the words ‘Ascension gets closer each time you repeat victory.’
What is the concept of ascension?
I thought about it for a while, but the conclusion I came to was no different from the previous one.
as soon as… … .
‘Anyway, if I try to write <Causal Reversal> or <Divine Rise>, I’ll know for sure.’
If you use it in real combat, you will be able to find out its true identity.
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Therefore, I soon stopped thinking about mythology.
And just in time, a system message popped up as if the work was over.
「Integrated setup complete.」
「All abilities acquired in the labyrinth were applied to challenger Han Seong-yoon’s data.」
「However, [HP] and [MP] concepts are not applied because they are functions exclusive to the Giant Tree Labyrinth.」
In response, I immediately opened the status window.
『Han Seong-yoon』
『Halo – Ruler』
『Muscle – 217』 『Physical strength – 219』
『Agility – 218』 『Magic Power – 224』
『Endurance – 214』
『Unique Attribute – Necromancy (A)』
『Inherent Authority – Skill Synthesis』
『Unique Divine Authority – Transcendence (SSS+)』
『Basic Divine Authority – Apotheosis (SS+)』
『Authorities – Divine Power (A), Blood Heaven (C+), Warrior’s Protection (C+), Brightness Index (C-), Faith Harvest (C+), Shunbo (B+), Sword Spirit Strength (S+) , Ghost Control (B+), Heavenly Demon Regiment (S+), Steel Wings (C+), Iron Blooded Sword (A-), Rapid Magic Charge (C+), Sword Demon’s Path (S)』
『Skill – See details』
It’s not really human anymore.
‘All stats exceeded 200.’
In fact, it was a crazy body that could knock down several buildings with a light punch.
‘Wouldn’t it be possible to easily destroy a city at this point without using magic?’
Considering that he had struggled against enemies like Changchun Sword Dragon, Namgunghyuk, it was an amazing growth.
And besides stats, the number of main skills such as powers and skills also increased and became stronger.
‘I can definitely feel that I’ve grown up.’
After checking the status window like that, a new system message came to mind.
「Complete unification of challenger data has been achieved.」
「Now challenger Han Seong-yoon returns to the earth dimension from a random space.」
It was time to really go back.
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In the blink of an eye, the space changes again.
“I have returned to the Earth dimension.”
“All equipment has been transferred to the inventory.”
“After returning to the tower, you can retrieve all equipment from your inventory.”
Before I knew it, I arrived at the place where I stayed on Earth before entering the giant tree labyrinth.
But that was only for a moment.
“Time is over.”
“We return to the Tower of Trials.”
The message of returning to the tower came to mind, and the space changed completely.
‘ah.’
Come to think of it, while I was in the labyrinth, I had forgotten that the duration of the Hearthstone had also expired.
‘I never thought I’d go back to the tower as soon as I returned to Earth.’
At least I wanted to talk with my teammates in various ways and go back, but it turned out to be a pity.
Catherine Bennett was even more so because she was also suffering from a fever.
I wanted to pay a visit to the hospital.
“You have entered the waiting room on the 18th floor.”
However, putting that thought to shame, I arrived at the waiting room right away.
A place that now feels like home.
At that, I sighed deeply.
“I can’t help it… … .”
The idea of going to Earth was neatly abandoned.
I came back to the tower like this, but I didn’t want to go back to Earth.
This is not because I want to reduce the points that will be consumed in the process of purchasing a hearthstone.
To be honest, I can buy hearthstones any number of times now.
However, it is because after using the Hearthstone, you must stay on Earth for that period.
I didn’t want to waste my time staying a few more days on Earth.
That would be too… … .
‘I knew there were so many strong enemies, but I can’t stay still.’
Through the giant tree labyrinth event, I realized that tremendously strong people exist.
There were still overflowing people with extraordinary powers, as if I was nothing.
Such were the gods of despair, fall, and madness seen in the final layer of the labyrinth.
‘Did you say you were the first candidate selected by the tower? It was definitely more powerful than an ancient deity.’
The existence, which did not even look like a human anymore, was a monster that even the ancient gods could not deal with.
If what was there was the body rather than the incarnated body, I would have surely died instantly.
without any resistance.
I hated that.
To the god of despair, fall, and madness, I am nothing, and I would not have been able to survive without the Tower protecting me.
That fact pushed me to the point that I needed to become stronger.
So, I had no intention of stopping.
‘Let’s climb the tower as quickly as possible.’
I immediately put the top-specific command into my mouth.
“Inventory.”
After exiting the giant tree labyrinth, all equipment has been transferred to the tower’s inventory… … .
First of all, there was a need to re-equip the items in the inventory.
but.
“This… … .”
After seeing an item in my inventory, I put off wearing the equipment for a while.
It was the ‘regressor’s worn-out wristwatch’.
It was a reward obtained by clearing the final layer of the labyrinth.
Out of curiosity, he immediately pulled out the ‘returner’s worn-out wristwatch’ from the inventory.
The black wristwatch, which gives off an antique feel, is engraved with geometric silver patterns.
and… … .
“Returner’s worn-out wristwatch”
「Rating: SSS+」
“A worn-out wristwatch used by a regressor chosen by the god of time.”
「It is possible to turn back time with one of the holy relics left by the god of time who has now ceased to exist.」
「When challenger Han Seong-yoon uses it, the exclusive effect ‘Attack Nullification’ can be activated.」
「※ Randomly designate a specific attack that exists within 50m and return it to the state before the attack was triggered.」
「※ After using the exclusive effect ‘Attack Nullification’, a cooldown of ‘30 minutes’ is created.」
「When challenger Han Seong-yoon uses it, the exclusive effect ‘return to death’ can be activated.」
「※When a life is lost, the time of the entire world returns to 10 minutes ago.」
「※After using the exclusive effect ‘return to death’, a cooldown of ‘30 days’ is created.」
After reading all the item descriptions of the ‘returner’s worn-out wristwatch’, I kept my mouth shut.
“… … .”
‘attack nullification’ and ‘death return’.
By specifying a specific attack, the target is returned to its ‘pre-actuation state’.
When life is lost and death is reached, the entire world returns to ’10 minutes ago’.
I was dumbfounded when I saw an item with nonsensical exclusive effects engraved on it.
“Did you see this crazy item… … .”
really… … .
It was an item that seemed to be used for a very long time.
