231. Temple (4)
“Charging complete.”
「The skill ‘Counter Shield’ is in a state where the accumulated damage can be reflected.」
The counterattack shield spread out in the form of a red curtain shone brightly while displaying the message that the charge was complete.
Kii-i-!
The moment when an energy so intense that it was completely different from before flowed out of the counterattack shield.
Immediately after using the twin swords in my hand as lead swords, I changed the counterattack shield into a form close to that of a sword.
It’s not different… … .
lightsaber.
Before obtaining the Holy Light, he was going to use the wide-area skill he used to use.
I smiled lightly as my body was momentarily hit by the shower of arrows.
‘It’s been a while since I’ve used this.’
Because I can’t use the Honyuan Demon Sword, I can’t use a combo that multiplies the power… … .
Still, this should be enough to wipe out the crowd of challengers.
I blinked my eyes at him, and soon I even activated the engraving skill while holding onto the red sword.
to maximize power.
「Activate True Blood Demon Sword’s <Imprint Skill: Strengthen Intention (B+)>.」
and.
「Authority ‘Sword Spirit Strength 劍气成罡’ is strongly activated.」
「The skill ‘Pacheon 破天’ is activated.」
「The limit on what can be broken disappears.」
The moment all preparations were completed.
「The skill ‘Counter Shield’ releases the accumulated damage all at once.」
In the blink of an eye, a flash of light shot from the counterattack shield that changed like a red sword.
‘White Sword Guancheon.’
「The skill ‘Gale Blade’ is activated.」
「By the skill ‘Steel Blade (C+)’, the wind attribute is given to the blade.」
very quickly too.
Kwagwagwagwagwang… … !!
It wasn’t enough to have the herbivore of White Swordsman Chuncheon with the ability to penetrate defense, so I mixed in small skills.
In fact, it’s the best blow I can use with all of my divinity-related abilities sealed… … .
I was also curious how far this would work.
With no divinity and fixed stats, how many enemies could I face?
The question about him was soon resolved.
That would be too… … .
Kwajijijijijik-!
Because the challengers in the enemy camp were not able to block the lightsaber for even a second and were pulverized.
Sorcery, magic, powers, skills, abilities, etc… … .
Uncountable forces surged, countless veils were created, but all of them were useless.
In the end, it was swallowed up by the red light and reached its ruin.
「Accomplished the achievement ‘Immortal Gap’.」
「The skill ‘Unextinguished mortal flame (S-)’ is created.」
Even the achievements were accomplished and the skills were learned, so it was a huge benefit.
‘… … It’s an S-class skill. I got something pretty good. I don’t know what it is, but it’s worth trying.’
His eyes twinkled and I felt anticipation.
It was worth it.
It’s nothing else, it’s just an S-class skill.
There are some skills that are not as valuable as their rank… … .
The S-class skill obtained as an achievement reward was expected to have that power.
As he smiled and felt his heart tickle, he heard a sound in his ear.
“AA AA AA… … . Uh, why such a monster, a monster… … .”
“No, just kidding… … ? f*ck! This, this, can’t make sense… … !”
“crazy… … . Even though they have the same abilities, they are so overwhelmingly defeated… … .”
There were people who survived because they were outside the place where the lightsaber was fired.
But it didn’t matter much.
Most of the wizards and archers who had bothered him so far were dead.
In response, I grabbed the twin swords again in my hand and accelerated my body to run away.
And—
「The skill ‘Unextinguished mortal flame’ is activated.」
Then, when he activated his newly acquired skill, a change occurred immediately.
Fire-!
Suddenly, black flames rose from the tips of my feet and began to collapse everything.
This was not a metaphor or anything.
Truly black flames were fired at the enemies, burning the earth as if it were turned to ashes.
The moment the unquenchable mortal flame collapsed and touched one of the challengers.
Quasarsak… … !
“Kuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
As it was, the challenger was engulfed in flames and in the blink of an eye turned to ashes and poured down.
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The challengers who saw it immediately tried to extinguish the flames with all available means… … .
The black flame was not extinguished in any of them.
It just burns everything it touches, regardless.
Only then did the challengers realize that there was no point in dealing with the unquenchable mortal flame, and each screamed and scattered.
“Even, you have to run away… … ! Lord, I don’t want to die… … !”
At that, Damcheonwu clicked his tongue as he watched the challengers scattering.
-They are fools. Delaying death won’t mean much anyway.
Hearing that, I nodded and agreed.
‘Even if I run away like that, I can’t clear the ordeal if I don’t kill myself.’
I couldn’t understand.
Even if I desperately tried to save my life, in the end, everyone would die the same… … .
Why are you acting so ugly?
But apart from that, I was definitely impressed by the power of the new skill.
‘An unquenchable mortal flame. It’s amazing. In terms of pure power, it’s on a level comparable to that of the holy light.’
However, the unquenchable mortal flame was not a wide-area skill without a master.
‘Because the strengths are clear, the weaknesses are also clear.’
One length, one line.
Compared to its insane ability to turn everything to ashes, the unquenchable flame spread slowly.
Not even that.
The consumption of mana was also enormous, to the extent that it could be said that the body’s mana was consumed by 10% per second.
It was not a skill that could be used for a long time.
Perhaps, after a few more seconds, the runaway challengers would drag on the time and consume all of their mana.
I clicked my tongue and finally extinguished the unquenchable mortal flame for a moment.
「Skill ‘Unextinguished mortal flame’ is disabled.」
and.
「The special power ‘Dragon Manification’ is activated.」
「For 10 minutes, the total amount of magical power held is doubled.」
“For 10 minutes, some of the characteristics of the dragon race are reproduced.”
「For 10 minutes, all interference and operational abilities related to magic increase.」
Wood-duck, wood-duck… … !
I activated the power of Yonginhwa, which can make up for the lack of magical power.
Since it is an ability that does not affect the magical ability itself, but only increases the amount of magical power, it is not affected by divine <balance>.
Satisfied with the mana that had filled up in my body, I immediately shot sparks from my mouth like a breath.
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The challengers who were hit directly by the dragon’s breath splattered blood as if they were half bursting to death… … .
「The skill ‘Blood Seeker’ is activated.」
The fresh blood created in this way was stirred up like a storm, and a new unquenchable mortal flame was activated.
「The skill ‘Unextinguished mortal flame’ is activated.」
Black flames flew here and there, attaching to the bloody storm created by the seeker of fresh blood.
Of course, despite using the imprint skill <Enhanced Blood (C+)>, the bloody storm faded in an instant, so I had to constantly replenish blood… … .
It wasn’t bad though.
“This is also a good skill combo to use as you think.”
It’s like adding the destructive power of an unquenchable mortal flame to the mobility of the bloody storm… … .
It could be said that it was a linkage that made up for a lot of shortcomings.
Of course, since the amount of magical power consumed by the unquenchable mortal flame is enormous, it cannot be maintained for long.
Still, with this, the challengers were able to sort things out to some extent.
‘Now all that’s left are the ones attached to the saintess’ side.’
Are you among the elite among the challengers assigned to this 20th floor trial?
All the challengers on the saintess’ side seemed to realize that there was no other way to survive.
That’s very certain.
At that, I immediately shot a storm of blood at the saintess, frowning.
‘When I can use the undying mortal flame, I have to clear the 20th floor ordeal.’
Currently, the magic power remaining in the body is about 30%.
Considering that the magic recovery itself was significantly lowered by the divine <Balance>, it was difficult to maintain.
Even if you activate the rapid magic recharge ability, the duration of the unextinguished mortal flame will not increase.
So it was right to make a decision as quickly as possible.
but… … .
[Is there a balance beyond countless sacrifices? It won’t be as you wish. ]
As soon as the God of Balance who had <Advent> said that to the saintess, the bloody storm disappeared.
「Shinhwa <The Selfish Balance Beyond Sacrifice> has designated Han Seong-yoon as the challenger.”
「Most of Challenger Han Seong-yoon’s skills will be disabled for 4 minutes.」
“… … .”
I gritted my teeth at the irritation that slowly rose like boiling water.
All stats were equalized, but most of the divinity-related abilities were sealed… … .
Now, he openly picked me up and switched my skills to an unusable state.
I didn’t like it because I felt that he was openly trying to kill me.
But that was only for a moment.
“It’s like this monster child. I can kill you now.”
“Hit everything! If we can’t kill them within 4 minutes, they think we’ll die!”
“Now just die gracefully, you f*cking monster… … !”
The challengers on the side of the saintess rushed at each other, causing sword flames.
To be honest, it was difficult to follow the movement now.
It was worth it.
Because all the stats were not fixed enough, even the skills were turned into unusable.
But I also had a few things I hid.
That too-.
“Returner’s Worn Watch (SSS+) exclusive effect ‘Attack Nullification’ is activated.”
「Myth <Balance beyond Sacrifice> is returned to the “pre-attack state” by “Attack Nullification”.
「Returner’s Worn Watch (SSS+) exclusive effect ‘Attack Nullification’ has a cooldown of 30 minutes.」
It was a hidden number that could bring this absurdity back to its original state.
***
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
In the blink of an eye, the blood storm and the unquenchable mortal flame were restored with the exclusive effect of nullifying the attack.
It was natural.
Attack Nullification, one of the exclusive effects inherent in the Regressor’s worn-out watch, returns everything to its ‘pre-attack condition’.
Everything involved in that attack is regressive.
‘That’s why a blood storm with unquenchable mortal flames is also created.’
But the enemies didn’t know that, so they fell into a panic at once.
“Oh, time has gone back… … !? Uh, how could this… … !”
But I had no intention of solving the question.
“All die.”
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
In response, I immediately launched a storm of blood at the challengers on the saintess side.
Soon, they became a handful of ashes without being able to properly scream.
「Challenger Han Seong-yoon is 1.8% closer to ascension by winning against numerous opponents.」
「As a special reward for <Divinity Ascension>, you will acquire the exclusive effect ‘One Man Legion (D+)’.」
「From now on, every battle against challenger Han Seong-yoon’s group, all stats increase by +1.」
And then, killing the challengers so far led to the activation of Ascension, and rewards were given.
‘Ascension increased by 1.8%, la… … .’
Ascension increased compared to when Cliff Sherid, who was chosen by the god of exile, was killed.
‘It’s salty in its own way.’
He even acquired ‘One-man Corps (D+)’ as an exclusive effect, so he really achieved good growth.
Even though it’s small, these small effects come together to make me stronger… … .
It was satisfactory.
‘If I keep going like this, I don’t think it’s far from reaching 100% ascension?’
Surprisingly, the speed at which Ascension rose was not slow.
I don’t know what will change when Ascension reaches 100%… … .
At least at the time, I had a gut feeling that I was going to get something pretty good.
As I smiled lightly at him, a new system message immediately came to my mind.
“In the trial on the 20th floor, I defeated many challengers who were assigned roles.”
「Challenger Han Seong-yoon’s [Role Playing Battle achievement rate] will increase by 10%.」
The [Role-playing battle achievement rate] had risen to 70% in total.
[How can you use that much power to a subject who has just arrived on the 20th floor… … . ]
After reading all the system messages, the god of balance who had written <Advent> to the saintess muttered in contemplation.
[ you… … , you… … . ]
Watching that scene, I secretly began to suck up the blood that had been scattered on the ground.
‘It would be advantageous to fill up my physical strength and magical power as much as possible.’
As a seeker of fresh blood, he could convert blood into physical strength and magic, so he intended to use it.
To pass the time, I spoke to her, who was trembling with her blonde hair down sadly.
“Is it impossible to build up this much power in the first place?”
[ … … Yes, no one has reached that level like you.]
“… … .”
[ … … The same goes for the former candidate in your red sword. ]
—… … It’s as if you know the principal.
Suddenly, at her words, a hum echoed from Damcheonwu.
I was a little surprised.
I didn’t know Dam Chun-wu would say this directly.
However, the god of balance who wrote <Advent> to the saintess said while spilling arsenic as if he had expected it.
[ okay. i know you Because you also tried to break the balance of many things. but… … , In the end, you couldn’t achieve the tower’s secret wish either. ]
-It was.
[It looks like you’re waiting for the moment of choice, but it seems you haven’t decided even that. ]
—… … .
[Have you learned anything from living with a monster like that? Dam Chun-wu, former candidate, even if you get a new opportunity—. ]
―It would be better to close that useless mouth.
Hard.
The Blood Heaven Demon Sword vibrated thinly and let out thick flesh.
[ … … Still, I don’t hate that selfish choice. That selfish choice of yours will also be balanced. ]
It was an inaudible sound.
But I didn’t have to try to understand.
After all, most of the things the gods say are vague.
After saying that, she took her eyes off the blood demon sword, and Dam Chunwoo also quietly closed her mouth.
At that, the God of Balance, who borrowed the body of a saintess, glared at me and then said with an eerie laugh.
[ … … I knew one thing though. you. Challenger with transcendent divinity. You are the heir chosen by the tower. ]
and.
[Don’t go away this time. But next time it won’t be like this. From now on, we will be dealing with you seriously. ]
next moment.
[Don’t wait until then. ]
I’m sorry-!
As soon as I finished those words, I immediately swung my sword and decapitated the saintess.
***
「You have absorbed the spirit of the challenger, Gloria.」
「You have eliminated the challenger, ‘Gloria’, who plays the role of [Saint Maid].”
「Challenger Han Seong-yoon’s [Role Playing Battle achievement rate] increases by 30%.」
“The [Demon King] role’s [Role-playing battle achievement rate] has reached 100%, so the ordeal breakthrough reward will be corrected.”
「Challenger Han Seong-yoon’s victory against the apostle brought her 1.2% closer to ascension.」
As soon as the saintess’ throat was cut and a system message appeared in my field of vision, I frowned.
“I won’t stop this.”
I was dumbfounded because I didn’t know that I would really die quietly.
‘I didn’t expect him to back off immediately after being so irritating.’
Of course, I was convinced to some extent.
Even if I had fought as it was in the first place, I would have won in a matter of seconds.
He must have thought that it was better to withdraw than to continue fighting ugly.
At that, I hung the swords from my waist and thought while touching my chin.
“… … .”
She said that the next time we met, we would be serious.
Even using the expression “we”.
That means that not only the god of balance, but also many gods are against me.
So I made a promise to the next one with so much confidence.
‘Wait until then is probably to promise the time when we can fight each other with all our might.’
The Tower does not block the intervention of the Goddess if it matches each other sufficiently.
Therefore, the God of Balance thought about that and said that he would wait for the moment when he could fight with all his might.
But I wasn’t too worried.
“It doesn’t matter whether you do or not.”
That would be too… … .
“Because I don’t intend to stay still anyway.”
This is because from the beginning, I had the intention of definitely eliminating some deities.
‘At most, it’s a level where there are more enemies.’
So there was nothing to worry about, just thinking about getting stronger for now.
“Congratulations, you have cleared the 20th floor of the Tower of Trials.”
“As a breakthrough reward, all stats have increased by +20.”
“You have acquired ‘200,000 points’ as a breakthrough reward.”
「You acquired ‘15,000 SP’ as a breakthrough reward.」
“As an additional breakthrough reward, ‘Skill Proficiency Up Potion (A+)’ will be sent to your inventory.”
「As an additional breakthrough reward, the ‘Abyss-tinged Slayer’s Longsword (A-)’ will be sent to your inventory.」
“Go to the waiting room.”
As I made up my mind to do so, a system message popped up that filled my field of vision.
“I got a lot.”
All stats +20 increase, skill proficiency increase potion (A+), abyssal slayer’s longsword (A-), etc… … .
As befits the 20th floor integration ordeal, I was able to obtain more than the ordinary ordeal.
However, this is also a state where the right to increase compensation has not yet been applied… … .
It was expected.
「Exclusive authority #D-0007 [Increase reward (1/2)] is activated.」
How much more awesome would be the results of using the reward-rising powers.
