247. Increased reward (5)
Grootin Lasnil.
“… … madman.”
The young man with blue hair who introduced himself as the Empire’s 67th Sword Master frowned.
“It makes me wonder what dimension a challenger can be so rude.”
Then he glanced at me with a glimmer of life, and then he sneered at me.
It’s like I finally know who I am.
It was time to stare at him for a while, feeling interested in him.
Grootin Rasnil opened his mouth and continued speaking confidently.
“Looking at the sword, it looks like a challenger belonging to the Moorim dimension… … .”
But none of his guesses were right.
“Are you a soldier sent from the five generations or a place like the old file room? You want to share the interest in the common area on the 21st floor?”
It’s the five generations, the old file room… … .
It’s like saying the name of a group in the Moorim dimension all of a sudden.
It was absurd to know that I had caused a massacre here as a dispute over interests.
And that wasn’t all.
At least 100 knights were dead, well over 100, but Grutin Rasnil didn’t have much to worry about.
As if the people here were just as good.
‘Do you think that challengers in the same group are just consumables… … .’
Even the killing spree that was scattering me at the moment was close to displeasure.
It didn’t feel like camaraderie at all.
actually… … .
“If that’s the case, challengers belonging to the Moorim dimension are allowed to enter and leave the common area on the 21st floor.”
Grutin Rasnil ran his hand through his blue hair with his left hand and said so.
“You seem to have reached the level of a sword master, so if you accept the conditions and leave this place obediently, I will not hold you accountable.”
It was fun.
So far, sharing the right to a subject that has been thoroughly exploited against the weak… … .
It wasn’t that strong of a conviction for what Justice had been talking about.
Of course, I can understand why it behaves the way it does.
‘It must be that he doesn’t want to deal with later work.’
Perhaps, considering the aftermath of a fierce battle with a challenger belonging to Moorim, he did not want to prolong the fight.
but… … .
Contrary to his thought that nothing fits, I don’t have a back stomach.
And he didn’t belong to any disparate group, and he wasn’t too angry that he had monopolized the interests of the common area on the 21st floor.
“I’m not interested in such trivial things.”
It’s just that they touched me, so I’m just trying to get rid of the aftereffects.
“What is that… … .”
And watching Grutin Rasnil frown, I immediately activated my authority.
「The Authority ‘Shunbo’ is activated.」
「A cooldown is given to the power for 10 minutes.」
「Consumes divine power to instantly move to the desired point within sight.」
swish-!
In the blink of an eye, I appeared in front of my opponent in a sword-swinging stance.
Shunbo is an authority that moves through space so quickly that movement cannot be recognized unless the harbinger is read.
In fact, it’s the best ambush ability that doesn’t give the opponent a chance to do anything.
That’s why I thought Grutin Rasnil’s head would fly away… … .
Kagagak-!
Still, do you have enough skills to introduce yourself as a sword master?
I swung my sword with the intention of cutting off the opponent’s throat at once… … .
Grutin Rasnil’s splendid longsword was covered with dew-like sword steel, blocking the sword attack.
It’s also very neat.
“this… … ! A lowly thing that can’t even be eaten! Do you dare to disobey the will of the Empire… … !”
In response, Grutin Rasnil spat out a voice full of rage, followed by a shout.
It’s like he didn’t know that he would come out this strong.
But instead of being frightened by him, I gave my sword more strength.
and… … .
Awesome-.
Grutin Rasnil’s splendid longsword formed an incontinence in the sword steel.
It was worth it.
Even if they are the same sword steel, this side has the upper hand in their proficiency, and in addition, I am wearing various buffs on the broken cloth.
Therefore, it was only natural that the other side would be at a disadvantage.
“Gee, savage, like… … ! kuh! The Empire will not forget this… … !”
moon moon… … !
Is the power transmitted as swords collide with one another that is difficult to withstand?
Now, the hand holding the sword was shaking without being able to properly channel or receive the power.
Now that I look at it, it seems that I am being pushed not only by sword mastery, but also by physical ability.
I gave strength to the sword and bent it as if crushing him, then looked down and said with cold eyes.
“doesn’t care.”
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and.
“I have no intention of avoiding a fight anyway.”
next moment.
「The skill ‘Deceleration of the designated target’ is strongly activated.」
「Decelerates all speeds of challenger ‘Grutin Rasnil’ by 40% for 4 minutes.」
I activated the skill to slow Grutin Rasnil’s movement and pushed him away.
Tung-!
“Ouch!”
The moment when Grutin Rasnil was pushed back, unable to withstand the power of the sword.
At that, I grabbed the breaking sword and immediately lowered my left hand.
It’s not different… … .
「The usurper’s Leather Gloves (SS+) exclusive effect, ‘Forced Skill Rental’ is activated.」
「Designate one of the opponent’s skills and borrow that skill for 10 minutes.」
「Skill rental target designation complete.」
「Forcibly borrows the skill ‘Rasniel Aura Blade (A+)’ from the opponent for 10 minutes.」
Because he had to get rid of Geomgang, which was an obstacle to his growth.
“What… … !”
The brilliant blue aura blade disappeared from the splendid longsword.
And that too without leaving a single trace.
Of course, Grootin Rasnil immediately stepped back and tried to activate the blade again to come back… … .
The usurper’s leather gloves (SS+) are holy relics that can take away anything the opponent has, as long as it’s a skill.
So no matter how hard he tried to create an aura blade, there was no way it would work.
“This is nonsense! How can I get a blade with just an item… … !”
Grootin Rasnil shouted with his eyes wide open as if he couldn’t understand.
I had no intention of explaining it, so I moved my sword right away.
And at the same time, Grutin Rasnil also reluctantly responded to the swordplay.
However, the sword-to-sword clash did not maintain the same tight composition as before.
Kwajangchang… … !
「Breaking Heaven Sword destroys things that are difficult to break, and the rank increases to S-class (19,974/50,000).」
The moment when the broken sword broke Grutin Rasnil’s splendid long sword.
At the same time as activating the power skill, he unfolded the 100 sashimi of the white sword sword that he had previously learned from the white crane swordsman.
White Sword Island Sea.
It was a technique that allowed the opponent to open up a space without giving them a chance to evade.
「The exclusive effect of the power skill skill ‘Soul Source Demonic Sword’, ‘Doubling’ is activated.」
「Consumes divine power to increase the power of Power Skills by [4] times.」
Slow-!
A cool cutting sound echoed and a system message appeared in my field of vision.
「You have absorbed the command of challenger ‘Grutin Rasnil’.」
“Challenger Han Seong-yoon’s victory against the Divine Power brought him 3.1% closer to ascension.”
“Acquire the exclusive effect ‘Sword Mastery (D-)’ as a special reward for <Divinity Ascension>.”
“From now on, all swordsmanships used by challenger Seongyoon Han will receive additional corrections.”
Grootin Rasnil died without any abnormalities.
Still, I thought there would be at least one skill or item dedicated to resuscitation… … .
Grutin Rasnil died spattering blood as if he did not have such a thing.
“… … .”
I brushed off the blood on my sword and turned my head to look around.
All of the many knights lost their lives before they knew it, and the common area on the 21st floor was in a state of silence.
It was worth it.
Before Grutin Rasnil arrived, most of the knights were robbed of their blood by the blood demon sword, and were wounded beyond survival.
Maybe some of them got away while Grutin Rasnil was wasting his time.
But it didn’t matter.
‘But at this level, the intended purpose has been achieved.’
Missing a few wasn’t such a big loss, and we gained a lot more than we expected.
To be honest, I didn’t know that the idea of wanting hair color would lead to such a high level of growth.
So far, I had only defeated the enemies in front of me.
The people behind it didn’t even care.
But not anymore.
“… … .”
Now I won’t dare let my enemy go.
Even if the enemies didn’t sin so badly that they died.
If you take a hostile stance even a little bit, I will deal with everything.
because it makes you stronger
“Is everything done in the common area on the 21st floor now… … .”
Well, even if we stay here, there is a chance that more reinforcements will arrive… … .
It didn’t seem like there would be many rewards to be obtained after waiting so long.
So now I was thinking of getting what I could get and leaving.
So I wandered inside the collapsed common areas and got everything I could get.
「Incomplete Phoenix’s Lost Feather (B)」
“Grudge of the Lost Dead (C+)”
“The Scroll of Lost Knowledge (B-)”
… … .
… … .
Items that can be used as materials.
“Random Search Skill Book (C-)”
“Random Intimidation Skill Book (C-)”
“Random Acceleration Skill Book (C-)”
… … .
… … .
Random Skill Acquisition Book.
“Skill Proficiency Up Potion (D-)”
“Skill Proficiency Up Potion (D-)”
“Skill Proficiency Up Potion (D-)”
… … .
… … .
Skill proficiency increase potion.
‘There are surprisingly many things that can be saved… … ?’
There were many things within the common area that collapsed than expected.
But when you think about it, there was nothing strange about it.
In the first place, the common area is also a place used to trade items.
However, although there were many things that could be retrieved, it was difficult to find high-quality items.
“… … .”
Could it be because the fresh-blooded Seeker was loaded with unquenchable mortal flames?
Previously, items that were presumed to have been high-level equipment were all in a broken state.
At least the items in a corner warehouse-like place are fine.
After a few minutes of searching, I finally realized that there was nothing more to be gained.
“Even though I gained a lot, it’s a pity.”
At that, I licked my lips and absorbed all the blood spilled on the street with the Blood Heaven Demon Sword.
「The true blood demon sword (A)’s exclusive effect, ‘Blood Eating’, is activated.」
「A large amount of blood is absorbed to increase the grade of the item to S-class (9,974/15,000).」
Even if it’s not, the blood demon sword has just been upgraded to S-class… … .
‘The Blood Heaven Demon Sword will grow again soon.’
As if his growth had accelerated, he sucked in blood to the fullest and grew incredibly fast.
Presumably, if it becomes an S-class item, a new soul ego skill will be created in the Blood Demon Sword.
Thinking of that brought a smile to my lips.
I was looking forward to what the newly created Soul Ego skill would be.
I smiled at him and soon absorbed all the spirits on the street and converted them into abilities.
「Uses all possessed spirits to permanently increase stats.」
“Muscle strength has increased by 5.”
“Agility has increased by 3.”
“Your physical strength has increased by 7.”
「Magic power has increased by 7.」
“Durability has increased by 4.”
The stat increase rate itself was not that high.
It was worth it.
The knights in the common area on the 21st floor weren’t strong enough to have a meaningful impact on me.
The ability value replacement efficiency is lowered.
「The skill ‘False Laughter (D-)’ is created.」
「The skill ‘Dagger Throw (F+)’ is created… … .」
“The skill ‘Continuous Attack (E+)’ is created… … .」
Even the skills obtained through skill absorption were unattractive.
‘I don’t think I can use it even with skill synthesis, so I’ll have to change it into divine power.’
In response, I immediately used all the skill learning books to acquire skills and activated the seal of offering.
「The Seal of Offering (SS-) exclusive effect, “Offering (供養)” is activated.」
“I received a total of 31 skills from myself.”
「The corresponding abilities are converted into divine power and stored in the heart.」
Most of the skills I couldn’t use even with skill synthesis anyway, so there was no regret.
「The skill ‘Steel Feed’ is activated.」
And then, all the useless items were ground to steel eating… … .
“Complete absorption.”
「Absorbs steel to improve constitution.」
「Discharges 4.9% of the accumulated turbidity in the body.」
“Muscle strength increases by 1.”
“Agility increases by 1.”
“Your physical strength increases by 1.”
“Durability increases by 1.”
“Magic power increases by 1.”
All stats have grown slightly.
“The ability level growth efficiency has gone down a lot.”
Steel eating also grew and the rate of increase in stats rose, but this is what it looks like.
Once again, I felt that I had become really strong.
It was all the more so because recently there had been no fierce battles that could be called fierce battles.
In the previous battle with the usurper on the 18th floor, I felt that we were risking our lives to some extent… … .
It wasn’t, so there was no regret.
‘… … If you want to speed up your growth, you won’t be able to stay like this.’
I thought about it with my eyes closed.
If you want to become strong enough to become a real god, you can’t grow like this.
It means that you have to fight in a place where the risk is so great that a single mistake can cost you your life.
And the place that could be was right nearby.
“Is it time to climb the tower?”
The time has come to challenge the individual trials on the 21st floor.
So far, I have completely cleared countless trials without failure.
Even if he almost lost his life, his ordeal success rating was higher than anyone else’s.
This is objective information that can also be known through the settlement rankings in the Tower of Trials.
Because of that, the difficulty level of the trials must have become much more difficult than other challengers.
So I couldn’t help but wonder.
“You have entered the waiting room on the 21st floor.”
How strong will the enemy appear in the personal ordeal he has been going through for a long time?
