239. God of Proof (2)
Whoa-!
「You have entered the Sacred Zone <The Field of Proof [Step 2]>.」
After passing through the newly created portal, the scenery changed.
Could this be the stage of <Proof Stage [Step 2]>?
After rolling my eyes for a moment, I could see that it was a maze-like place made of an unknown stone-like material.
But the peculiar thing is that all the roads are blocked like one.
‘What is this again?’
It’s a maze-like place, but I can’t move to another place… … .
It was heterogeneous.
But there was no time to think deeply.
As I was looking through this maze that didn’t even look like a maze, I heard a voice in my head.
—… … ugh It’s like a goddamn holy zone restriction. I feel like my head is about to break
It was Damcheonwoo.
It seems that the consciousness was cut off because the item was switched to an unusable state until now… … .
In <The Proof Stage [Step 1]>, I forgot about it for a while because I only repeated battles without talking for a while.
In response, I immediately spoke to Dam Chun-wu.
“Are the rituals okay?”
—… … It’s just that. But I feel the worst. Everything in sight seems to be rocking.
“I’m glad it doesn’t seem to be too much of a problem.”
―Fortunately, it’s an asshole. If I had known this would happen, I would have entered the inventory a long time ago. I never thought I’d cut off the ceremony right away without warning.
It seemed that he was quite annoyed that his consciousness was briefly interrupted by the sacred ground.
But he didn’t get annoyed for too long.
Just look around and figure out the situation.
very quickly too.
—… … I can roughly understand. It seems that the first stage of <Proof Chapter> has just finished. Have you just entered the second stage of <The Field of Proof>?
Even if it rots, is it Junchi?
As a challenger who had climbed to the top, he was not slow to grasp the situation.
I nodded my head, thinking that it had saved me the need for a cumbersome explanation.
“you’re right.”
―Probably a task like escaping a maze… … , strange.
“Did you notice?”
-joy. Even if you try to stay unaware, you can’t. For some reason, all the passages leading to the exit are blocked.
As the saying goes, this maze was quite unique.
In terms of shape and size, this place is arguably the most suitable for a labyrinth… … .
I don’t know why, but all the passages through which I can move are blocked.
As I quietly questioned him, a new message popped up in my field of vision.
「A task in the Sacred Zone <Proof Field [Step 2]> has occurred.」
「※Task Description: Endure 100 days without dying in the living maze with the will to kill.」
「※Task Success Condition: Maze alive will not be killed until it dies after 100 days (0/1)」
「※ Task Success Reward: Stage 2 Clear ・ Random Skill Book (B+) ・ Random Stat Potion (B+)」
And—
“It’s a living maze… … ?”
The moment I read all the contents written in the system message.
“The task of the Sacred Zone <Proof Field [Stage 2]> begins.”
「The living maze has not been able to eat for a long time, so it is in a state where it is frantic to kill.」
「Do your best to survive for 100 days without being killed by the living maze.」
An unexpected situation has occurred.
***
Kugoogu Palace… … !
“… … .”
Suddenly, the labyrinth itself shook violently, and at the same time the walls of the labyrinth snapped like fangs.
In response, I quickly kicked off the maze floor and quickly retreated.
Soon, the walls of the labyrinth rose sharply and passed through the empty air.
Even if it happened in the blink of an eye, it was normal to understand it right away.
“I never thought that the maze itself would be the enemy… … .”
But there was no time to be surprised.
Quaggat… … !!
A stabbing series of attacks that continued as if they were not going to give them time to rest.
Even the maze itself, a place where you can set foot, was an enemy, so it was difficult to control your body.
Of course, the transcendent physical ability with all stats exceeding 400 was able to move between the gaps in the attack… … .
It doesn’t have to be that complicated.
「Wind Spirit’s Boots (A+) exclusive effect, ‘Way of the Wind’ is activated.」
It was possible to maneuver in the air only with exclusive effects without using abilities such as steel wings or walking in the air.
Of course, for long-distance flights, it would be appropriate to use other abilities… … .
In the current situation, rather than flying or leaping, the ability to move the body smoothly is required.
So it was right to use the wind spirit’s boots.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!
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But it didn’t take long to dodge into the air.
It was worth it.
Because the skin of the labyrinth, which had risen before I knew it, was wandering around like a blade.
It could even be called madness.
Even that is not the only problem.
‘… … It’s not all about running amok without thinking. The space within the maze itself is getting smaller and smaller.’
This living labyrinth was trying to crush me by intelligently shrinking space.
I’m guessing that if I keep going like this, I’ll be crushed by the maze’s skin in less than 10 minutes.
In response, I quickly swung the Blood Heaven Demon Sword… … .
No significant results were obtained.
Kagagak-!
‘The durability is also considerable, so I can’t break it easily, right?’
At most, it was only a slight scratch on Miro’s skin.
Ah, of course, perhaps thinking that it was a blow, the maze’s movement shrank a little.
Looking at this, it doesn’t seem like it’s a difficulty that can’t be cleared at all.
The real problem was none other than time.
—… … her. To endure this for 100 days. I don’t think there are many people who don’t die.
100 days.
Having to endure the battle with this living maze for 100 days.
Whatever else might be, this was not so easily satisfied.
Perhaps a huge number of people died because of this condition?
―Compared to the previous tasks, the difficulty gap is serious.
To that, I responded by avoiding the living maze’s series of attacks that surged up from everywhere.
“Iknow, right. It depends a lot on your fighting ability. It is unnecessarily annoying.”
To be honest, this living maze itself wasn’t too difficult to deal with.
ability to maintain combat?
I already had a body no different from that of a half vampire.
Perhaps, as long as the divine and magical powers do not decrease, it will be able to last for up to a year.
But-.
“Damchunwoo.”
You don’t have to waste your time on useless things.
“From now on, just grit your teeth and bear with it, even if it hurts.”
—… … What?
“Anyway, the Blood Heaven Demon Sword has an indestructible option, right? Pain is enough if you endure it with guts.”
-no… … . What bullshit is that! Can you bear the pain? explain in detail… … !
I warned Dam Tianyu in advance of the pain that would come, and immediately channeled magic into a piece of equipment on my arm.
「Moonlight Covered Arm Guard (A) exclusive effect ‘Moonlight Protection’ is activated.」
「A shield made of moonlight covers the whole body in proportion to the amount of magical power consumed by the user.」
Moonlight-infused wrist guards.
One of the items I received as tuition (?) from Kirl Lujian after the battle.
And at the same time, an item with the effect of artificially generating moonlight showed off its value.
Whoa… … !
At the instant when a moonlight-like protective film is created that envelops the body, vitality rises once more.
「Condition satisfied.」
「Body advantage <Moonlight Favor> is activated.」
It’s not different… … .
“Since there is moonlight, all stats increase by 10%.”
“Since there is moonlight, the growth rate of all types increases by 10%.”
<Moonlight Favor>, a physical advantage that has not been properly used until now, has been activated.
The effect of increasing all stats by 10% is also true.
The +10% growth rate for all types is presumably added to the increase in skill proficiency.
So, it was right to use this <Moonlight Favor> unconditionally in the future situation.
But even that was not enough, so I soon activated the myth <The Possibility of Transcendence>.
In fact, at this point, it can be said that all growth merits have been applied… … .
‘Is the preparation over with this?’
Now it’s your turn to act the way you think.
「The power skill ‘Starlight’ is activated and a starlight containing divine <death> is created.」
The moment he created a holy light with dark red light in his palm without hesitation.
「The skill ‘Unextinguished Mortal Flame’ is strongly activated.」
Fire-!
The dark red starlight was accompanied by an ominous flame, and they began to rebel against each other.
I smiled deeply at him and grabbed the entirety of the flames created in my palm.
As it was, black starlight flowed from between the fingers that were clenched into fists.
Did you understand the situation then?
―This, such a madman! I couldn’t believe it, but to endure the pain… … !
At the same time as the dark red flash flashed, a sound like a scream came out from the Blood Heaven Demon Sword.
There was no room for attention.
It was worth it.
Light leaked out of his clenched fists before he knew it, and there was an explosion.
And—
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa… … !!
The destructive divine starlight wrapped in black flame engulfed everything.
***
「You have absorbed the spirit of the biological labyrinth ‘Ludrond’.」
“Challenger Han Seong-yoon’s victory brought him 0.4% closer to ascension.”
「As a special reward for <Divinity Ascension>, you will acquire the exclusive effect, ‘Sturdy (E+)’.”
“From now on, challenger Han Seong-yoon’s physical endurance will be stronger than before.”
What came to my restored sight were the messages of Shinhwa <The Possibility of Transcendence>.
‘You’ve won… … .’
Against the living maze, I triumphed, and the reward made me stronger.
Of course, the body was messed up by the aftermath of the shock.
Still, most of the items were intact, probably thanks to the intensive protection.
Even the intestines, which had been completely shaken, were immediately restored by the gray blood.
Then I turned my head and looked around.
“It is miserable.”
The combination of the unquenchable mortal flame and the holy light that evolved with the Power skill brought about tremendous results.
The living labyrinth disappeared without leaving a trace, standing in the scorched desert.
There must have been a creature called a maze here… … .
It seemed to be left in the desert like this because it exploded without leaving a trace.
“The skill combination is better than expected.”
It was more fun than I expected.
Because all available shields were used to protect items, there was no loss of equipment.
Even combining skills to discover new combos was quite beneficial.
It was even more so when considering the increase in skill proficiency gained through this.
‘Activating <Moonlight Favor> increased the skill proficiency rate.’
Do I have to say that it is worthwhile to see a match by combining skills?
After a long time, I got a lot of benefits by combining my physical strength <Moonlight Favor> and skills.
To the point where I felt proud of my choice not to fight with the sword.
But it was only for a moment that I was soaked in those feelings.
「You have cleared the task of the Sacred Zone <Proof Field [Step 2]>.」
「※As a reward for completing the task, you will be able to enter the <Proof Stage [Step 3]>.」
「※ ‘Random Skill Book (B+)’ will be sent to your inventory as a reward for completing the task.」
「※ ‘Random Stat Potion (B+)’ will be sent to your inventory as a reward for completing the task.」
Messages that said that they had also cleared the <Chapter of Proof [Step 2]> came to mind, and rewards were given.
Random skill books and random stat potions.
Both were rewards that were by no means low level.
‘No matter how you look at it, the rewards are salty compared to the difficulty level.’
It was the moment when I was about to browse the inventory with a light smile on him.
-Turn it off… … . this… … . Like crazy… … .
As if he had finally come to his senses, he could hear the thundering sound of the blood demon sword and the sound of Damcheonwu’s voice.
―If you are going to openly use self-destruction technology… … , at least protect me… … .
A tone close to screaming.
Is it difficult even with the indestructible option obtained from the 16th floor <Savior of the End> quest?
After that, Damcheonwu said nothing more as if he lost consciousness… … .
It didn’t matter.
‘Anyway, even if I use the self-destruct technique, the Blood Heaven Demon Sword won’t be destroyed, so what does that have to do with it… … .’
Even if I faint for a while like this, I will wake up after a while, so I immediately turned my eyes to the reward.
‘Ah, come to think of it, I didn’t even use the skill proficiency increase potion I had previously obtained.’
In response, I immediately took out the ‘Skill Proficiency Up Potion (B+)’ from my inventory and drank it as it was.
“You consumed a skill proficiency increase potion (B+).”
「Select a skill to increase your proficiency.」
and.
“Selection complete.”
「Challenger Han Seong-yoon’s skill, Unextinguished Mortal Flame (S-)’s proficiency increases by 30%.」
After completing the skill proficiency increase, I immediately opened the skill window.
『Skill – Unextinguished mortal flame (S-)』
『Proficiency – 92.711%』
『Description – It is the flame of disaster that brings about mortal causality.』
『Effect – Consumes 10% of body mana per second to create a mortal flame that never goes out at will.』
Should we say that this is the result of making the best use of the skill proficiency potion as well as the unextinguished mortal flame?
The mastery of the skill reached a high level of 92.711%.
Perhaps, if you continue to fight more intensely and use your skills, your proficiency will reach 100% before long.
Therefore, expectations were high.
‘I wonder how strong he’ll become once his new level rises.’
I smiled lightly at that and took out another reward from my inventory.
These were the new rewards obtained by clearing <Chapter of Proof [Step 2]>.
The reason for taking these out of the inventory was simple.
It’s not different… … .
「Use Random Skill Book (B+) to acquire B- grade skills at random.」
This is because he intends to use up all the rewards right here.
「The authority ‘Protection of the Hero’ is strongly activated.」
“Fortune temporarily and violently increases.”
and.
「The skill ‘equipment durability interlock (B-)’ is created.」
As if that idea was the correct answer, I liked the newly created skill quite a bit.
『Skill – Equipment Durability Linkage (B-)』
『Skill level – 0%』
『Description – This is a skill that can link the durability of the user to the durability of the equipment.』
『Basic effect – All equipment in contact with the user’s body increases durability in proportion to the user’s durability value.』
『Detailed effect – All equipment that comes in contact with the user’s body is automatically restored in proportion to the user’s durability value.』
The effect of the skill ‘Equipment Durability Interlock (B-)’ was not that complicated.
You can increase durability in proportion to the durability value of the body and use automatic restoration without covering all items that come into contact with the body.
I could say that was all.
Even if it wasn’t, I thought that there should be some level of item restoration function… … .
“I got a good skill at the right time.”
I never thought I could get such a passive skill by matching it like this.
When a useless skill appeared, I was going to immediately change it to skill synthesis, but it didn’t seem necessary.
Even this time, Shinhwa <Possibility of Transcendence> got the exclusive effect ‘Energy (E+)’.
This is an unexpected increase in efficiency.
‘Perhaps the warrior’s protection made adjustments so that something like this would come out.’
Then I drank the rest of the reward, ‘Random Stat Potion (B+)’.
It was the first time I took a random stat potion, but there was nothing special about it.
It was because after a short time passed, he felt the mana power in his body rapidly rise.
“Ingestion complete.”
“One of the stats increases with a random stat potion (B+).”
「Due to the random stat potion (B+), challenger Seongyoon Han’s magic power increases by +10.」
Now, with this, I used all the rewards without leaving them.
So now it was decided what to do.
as soon as… … .
「You have entered the Sacred Zone <The Field of Proof [Step 3]>.」
It is to take on a new task.
After going through the portal, I found myself in a place that looked like a medieval square.
But there was no time to worry about that.
In the blink of an eye, a system message popped up announcing that a new task had begun.
and… … .
“A task in the Sacred Zone <The Field of Proof [Step 3]> has occurred.”
「※Task Description: Secretly assassinate the emperor who worships the devil without any witnesses.」
「※Task success condition: Assassinate the emperor without witnesses as much as possible (0/1)」
「※ Task Success Reward: Clear 3 stages · All stats +10 · Designated stat boost potion (A+)」
The moment I read all the contents that came to my mind in the system message.
“Assassination… … .”
Then I smiled and was sure.
That would be too… … .
“Interesting.”
Originally, assassination was my main specialty.
“The third task is to eat it raw?”
It was an assassination so clean that it left no witnesses.
