219. Climber (2)
「You have absorbed the command of ‘Eold Balkan’, the god of usurpation, and have satisfied the special conditions.」
「You can acquire one of the divinities possessed by the commandant of ‘Eold Balkan’, the god of usurpation.」
「Currently, the potential divinities that can be acquired are <Usurpation>, <Destruction>, <Discipline>, and <Activation>.”
「※ At this time, the potential divinity that was not selected will not appear as an option later.」
When I used the usurper’s command, the message that I could acquire divinity immediately came to my mind.
But it wasn’t that surprising.
I had already killed three incarnate bodies in the giant tree labyrinth and collected the pieces of the dead spirit.
Unlike that time, it’s not the way to collect the spirit fragments to obtain divinity… … .
“It goes the way you think.”
Still, I was sure I could take away the usurper’s divinity.
It was worth it.
Necromancy has brought the power of countless people to this day.
Even if it is a divinity.
So this time as well, I thought that since I had obtained the command, I would be able to acquire divinity.
—… … Divinity can be obtained by killing the incarnation of a godhead, and divinity can be obtained by killing a godhead?
However, Dam Chun-wu responded that he was dumbfounded.
―Really, what kind of power is this… … .
“Didn’t the ancient gods say that? I am the candidate chosen by the top. That’s why you got this power.”
—… … .
“Probably necromancy is more likely to be something like an elite course arranged by the Tower.”
I was aware to some extent.
That necromancy was not a power that was originally latent in me.
In fact, there was no room for manifestation of something like a unique trait, and it was just something the Tower forced me to do.
Although I may have a talent for combat, my systemic talent converges to zero.
“I got a message before entering the tower.”
I don’t know why, but there was a time when the top looked at me and praised me.
Even before entering the tower.
At the time, I didn’t know what it was, so I passed it roughly beyond my consciousness.
I could definitely notice it now.
“From the beginning, the tower has raised me as a candidate.”
Necromancy is the power given by the tower, and this was the route that led to the annihilation of divine beings.
The power to obtain that divinity by killing this deity must also be that the tower is trying to lure me in order to achieve its own goal.
Maybe there were several more abilities like this necromancy.
The tower has selected numerous candidates so far, so there must be a challenger like me who can achieve an absurd growth rate.
“I’m sure you’ll run into a lot of other candidates as you climb the tower.”
I had heard of it from the Iron Blood Lord before.
As you climb the tower, the ordeal of encountering challengers from another dimension is created.
Now that the ordeal on the 18th floor has also come to an end, that point is not too far away.
Therefore, you may now meet ‘another candidate’ chosen by the tower.
—… … I would have figured it out there on my own. You guys are surprisingly deep in thought.
Dam Chun-wu admired him, but I reacted indifferently.
“Otherwise, we cannot survive.”
It was just that he didn’t need to think too deeply as he got the power faster than he thought.
It was not difficult to guess the information by combining the clues floating in my head.
I smiled as I looked at the sacred realm that had begun to collapse before I knew it.
It’s because I know that there’s no point in talking about it now.
“It’s not that important anyway. Nothing changes.”
and.
“I just use everything that can be used, whether it’s the power the tower has arranged or whatever.”
Having made up my mind after thinking about it, I immediately chose the divinity to acquire.
It’s not different… … .
“Selection complete.”
「Divinity <Rule> is replaced with potential.」
I chose a divine <Rules> that I had already experienced before.
Of course, there were crazy divinities like <Usnap> and <Destruction>, as well as divinities that forcibly waste the opponent’s hand like <Activation>.
But all of them had their downsides.
‘<Rule> is the least good option.’
To be honest, the rest didn’t seem very useful.
<Extortion> is similar to Necromancy, although it is good that you can steal the ability without killing the opponent, and <Activation> is not so good even if you activate it individually.
I’m attracted to the divinity <Destruction> that collapsed the world in the blink of an eye… … .
In fact, considering that even this was neutralized by death return, it wasn’t very good.
The cooldown is 100 years, which is ridiculous.
No matter how much I thought about it, <Rules> was the best choice.
Even this time, it was all the more so because he had acquired the ability to create a divine realm (C+), which is compatible with power extraction.
「The sacred realm <Usnurture> will be closed soon due to the death of the user.」
At that time, the speed of the collapse of the sacred realm accelerated, and space itself began to shake.
It seems that the divine power that was supplied to the sacred realm was cut off and the closing speed increased… … .
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I didn’t want to stay in this place any longer, so I immediately activated my steel wings.
And then, without hesitation, I broke the sacred realm and escaped outside.
Kwagwagwagwang… … !
「Accomplishment “Master of Area Destruction” has been achieved.」
“All stats increase by 1.”
Glancing at the achievement message floating in the corner of my field of vision, I immediately looked away.
To the city below the realm of gray spheres.
“Is it really over now?”
Perhaps now the machines damaged by the usurper are back to normal.
With the disappearance of the divine realm <Usurpation>, the power that forcibly stopped the operation of the machine must have disappeared.
Of course, machines that have undergone physical destruction to the point of not being able to operate would not have changed that much.
However, just the fact that the remaining machines are working will be enough hope for those who remain.
‘I said the 18th floor stage was real, not fake.’
Recalling that fact brought a smile to my lips.
“… … I feel fine outside of my thoughts. I thought you wouldn’t be too happy about this.”
Even if it wasn’t pure goodwill, thinking that I had saved a lot of people made me feel a little better.
Still, wouldn’t it be proof that there are still a lot of human emotions left?
Of course, that feeling was only short-lived.
Soon, I wiped the smile from my mouth and activated Shinhwa <The Last Savior>.
「Myth <The Last Savior> is activated.」
“The effect of <Rescue> is activated.”
“All stats are permanently increased by 6.”
「The effect of <Seeking Path> is activated.」
“There are currently 29,972 followers, so the divine power is greatly enhanced.”
and.
“Still, this is more fun.”
I smiled thickly at the ability level growth message that popped into my sight.
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The 18th floor stage is a real world.
The world of the 18th floor stage where highly developed science dominates everything has suffered a lot, but… … .
Still, there were plenty of people who continued their lives.
That’s what I liked the most.
‘If this were a real world, <The Last Savior> would be more useful.’
Shinhwa <The Last Savior> will become stronger through the faith of those on this 18th floor stage.
Then, of course, it is possible to increase all stats, as well as to strengthen the divine power to an absurd level later.
Thinking of that, the corners of my mouth couldn’t stop twitching.
The benefits you will get later will be beyond your imagination.
“Hope for you spreads rapidly with the skill ‘Hope Spread’.”
Even with the hope propagation skill, there seemed to be nothing to worry about.
Because more and more faith comes to me through the spread of hope.
Presumably, this faith will never cease.
I have the effect of spreading hope, and I’ve done a lot of relief work, so I won’t forget me.
Wouldn’t the name at least appear in textbooks?
“I can really go back now.”
In response, I immediately threw myself into the moving portal that appeared in the air.
“Go to the waiting room.”
and.
“You have entered the waiting room on the 19th floor.”
next moment.
“Challenger Seongyoon Han’s ordeal is completely over, and the administrator’s [Observation Area] is normalized.”
As soon as he returned to the familiar stone chamber, a message appeared in his field of vision.
「The manager ‘Iron-blooded Lord’ smiles at the contractor congratulating him on breaking through the ordeal.”
「The manager, ‘Baekhakgeomseon(白鶴劍仙)’ is greatly relieved after confirming the safety of the contractor.」
Up until now, it seemed quite welcome that the ordeal could not be observed due to some kind of restriction.
But the time to reply to the message was a waste.
This is because you have to check the rewards you have obtained by clearing the trials.
I immediately opened my inventory and checked the items I got as a reward for breaking through the 18th floor ordeal.
「The usurper’s leather gloves」
「Rating: SS+」
「Action speed +15%」
“A holy relic with the power of the Divine Authority <Usurpation> built by the god of usurpation directly through divinity.”
「You can temporarily steal and use one of the opponent’s powers that come in contact with the leather glove.」
「When challenger Han Seong-yoon uses it, the exclusive effect ‘forced skill rental’ can be activated.」
「※It is possible to borrow one of the opponent’s skills that touches the leather glove for 10 minutes.」
「※ After using the exclusive effect ‘Forced Skill Rental’, a cooldown of ‘1 day’ is created.」
The first thing I checked was the usurper’s leather gloves.
I was expecting that he might have the ability to completely take away the opponent’s power… … .
It wasn’t like that.
Instead, there was a special effect called ‘forced skill rental’, so I was able to temporarily borrow and use the skill.
‘It’s not bad, but it’s a bit disappointing.’
Still, it was not at the level of grinding the item itself with the steel eating skill.
Equipped with a gray leather glove on his left hand, he took out ‘Ragnat Corp. No.17 Limited Edition Combat Cyberware (A+)’ from the inventory.
A prosthetic arm through which an electric current flows.
Looking at the outside, I can honestly say that it’s cool… … .
After reading the item description window, I couldn’t help but sigh.
「Ragnat Company No.17 Limited Edition Combat Cyberware」
「Rating: A+」
「Prosthetic arm strength +30%」
“No.17 limited edition combat cyberware from Ragnat, a prosthetic arm customization company.”
「It can be attached automatically without professional treatment, and it is combat specialized equipment equipped with combat AI.」
「When challenger Han Seong-yoon uses it, the exclusive effect ‘AI battle mode’ can be activated.」
「When AI enters combat mode, it handles cyberware’s combat functions at the highest level.」
「When challenger Han Seong-yoon uses it, the exclusive effect ‘AI assist mode’ can be activated.」
「When the AI enters assist mode, it assists with chore tasks such as cooking and cleaning at the highest level through the assist function of the cyberware.」
There’s nothing more to look at, it’s a bummer.
I am attracted to the fact that it is a prosthetic arm that can be attached automatically without a professional procedure… … .
It’s not a very meaningful item for me, who has super recovery skills like gray blood.
If he didn’t have an arm, he would have considered using it, but since that wasn’t the case, the disposal of this item was decided.
「The skill ‘Steel Feed’ is activated.」
Get a card, get a card… … .
It’s been a long time since I’ve had the thought of replacing an item with steel eating.
Because I needed more divine power so far, I changed to the seal of offering rather than eating steel.
But not anymore.
‘Now that I’ve raised my holy power enough, it’s an important time to raise my abilities.’
The steel eating skill also had enough advantages, so there was no reason not to use it.
“Complete absorption.”
「Magic power increases by 9.」
“… … Only magic power suddenly increased.”
Even if it wasn’t so, through the command of the usurper, only the magic ability was greatly increased… … .
Also, since my mana increased like this, it felt like my mana was overflowing like seawater.
What would happen if we used magic amplification-type abilities such as tolerance and punishment for this amount of magic?
I didn’t feel bad when I thought about it.
『Skill – Shock Block (A-)』
『Skill level – 0%』
『Basic effect – Definitively blocks 30% of all types of shocks that affect the body.』
『Detailed effect – It is possible to accumulate and release a certain amount of impact that was blocked in advance.』
The skill obtained as an additional breakthrough reward, which was confirmed later, also had a significant advantage.
“It blocks 30% of all kinds of shocks.”
It’s definitely a nice effect.
First of all, it was important to definitively block the impact.
It means that 30% shock block is always triggered, besides defense penetration or physical penetration.
It was even possible to build up and release blocked impulses.
‘This is pretty good.’
After checking all the compensation, I calmed my eyes and took a deep breath.
“Whoa.”
After checking all the rewards obtained through the trials on the 18th floor, it was time to check what he had accumulated so far.
“Exclusive shop.”
and.
“Contractor Exclusive Shop”
「SP – 114,800」
「Category: Skill」
「Category: Authority」
「Category: Goods」
「Contractor: Iron Blood Lord and White Crane Sword」
「Remarks: I am the first contractor of the manager ‘Iron-Blooded Lord’ and an apostle of the manager ‘White Crane Swordsman’.”
My eyes twinkled when I saw the huge accumulation of points that appeared in my field of vision.
The result of the ordeal breakthrough reward and the SP reward obtained through numerous achievements… … .
“It’s been a while since I’ve filled up a lot of powers.”
From now on, it was a mindset to use neatly without leaving anything behind.
