Episode 43
Stairs rising high into the sky.
Contrary to what it seemed, after taking a few steps, something hard touched my head.
［Tower of Trials – 1st floor］
［Have you passed the martyr’s ordeal in the desert?
all.]
[Achievement – 80%]
[3,500 points are given as an achievement reward.]
[You can challenge the next trial or return to the original dimension.]
It’s not time to go back yet.
There was plenty of food that we brought with us in advance.
“Go up to the second floor.”
Whoa!
Intense light poured down.
A feeling of floating that envelops your body.
I closed my eyes and waited for the spatial transition to end.
After a while, the light that stimulated my eyelids disappeared.
‘ hmm?’
It was strange.
I still felt the floating feeling that is unique to moving through space.
When I lifted my eyelids, the scenery on the second floor was reflected beyond my retina.
“crazy.”
A curse came out reflexively.
A large bell wrapped around the body.
Beyond that, the blue sea spread out.
Even if you look around the slopes, there is nothing but bright blue water.
I raised my head and looked up.
Far away.
A faint light shone on the water.
At first glance, it is quite a distance. I couldn’t even guess how far I would have to swim.
［Tower of Trials – 2nd floor］
[Quest: Jewel of the Sea]
An abyssal sea whose depth is unknown. A jewel sleeps in the dangerous sea.
Find hidden gems in various areas of the sea.
* target
Jewel of the Sea [0/7]
*Termination conditions
Find four or more sea treasures.
[Current location – 300m deep sea]
[Air duration – 02:59:59]
[The challenger will be given a deep-sea compass.]
[The compass of the deep sea points to the nearest safe zone.]
Bubble – The air bubble surrounding the body shrunk.
The cold sea water enveloped my entire body.
[Exposed to water pressure Lv 3.]
[Movement is restricted. To move
The speed decreases by 50%.]
[Limited vision Lv 3]
[A specific energy is blocking your vision.]
A heavier body.
Visibility is drastically limited.
Even though there was light, if you tried to see beyond 200m, it was so dark that you couldn’t see anything.
I took a breath.
‘You can breathe even under the sea.’
The sea water flows in and out of my mouth and nose and it is not uncomfortable at all.
It was just like breathing outside.
all.
I tried moving my arms and legs.
‘heavy.’
water resistance.
and water pressure depending on depth.
The two overlapped and restricted my movements.
This time, I put strength on both legs and pushed the water hard as if I was swimming.
A body moving forward.
This place was truly a sea made entirely of ‘water’.
There is water everywhere and there is nowhere to step.
‘Guys who are good at close combat will be in quite a bit of trouble.’
The most important thing when applying force is the movement of the lower body.
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What if you swing your fist while floating in the air?
The power of the fist is not even half as strong as usual.
‘That’s why footwork is considered important even in martial arts.’
In order to give full strength.
The lower body as support is important.
A fight in the sea with nowhere to set foot.
Those who are good at close combat must take the penalty of having most of their combat power reduced.
‘That’s the case for ordinary guys.’
I have experienced everything from mountain warfare to air combat in my past life.
Something like this limitation.
It is nothing.
I spent some of my confusion focusing on my feet.
Black energy surrounded the soles of my feet.
I strengthened my leg muscles and put my feet forward.
Jeopuk-
Like before, the water did not push my feet, but instead stayed in place and supported my body.
I stood still, as if I had landed on the ground in the middle of the deep sea.
[Consumes 1 Chaos.]
Instead, I had to consume chaos energy.
It was the same as surviving the harsh climate of the desert.
‘The guy who built the tower must be a pervert.’
After the desert, the sea.
The ordeal of the tower.
As notorious, the level of difficulty was enormous.
‘There is no one who can explain.’
It would be nice if the manager came out and told us about the ordeal of the tower like on the 0th floor.
The first and second floors feel like hitting your head on the bare ground.
I warmed up and adjusted to the water pressure of the sea.
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Since I moved my body while using Seongcheonjogyekong, I was able to adapt to some extent.
[Movement becomes 10% slower.]
Although I couldn’t completely shake off the water pressure, it was almost like there was no penalty at this level.
‘This should be enough.’
I saw the compass of the deep sea.
A clam the size of a baseball.
There is a compass in the shape of an arrow (一) attached to the shell.
I looked in the direction the compass pointed.
‘Let’s go here first.’
Pow-
The body rushed forward with an explosion sound.
This is the application method of the chaos weapon used in the battle with Legion.
As he stepped on Unryubo with all his might, he often released explosive chaos energy.
Comparable to running on flat ground
It was speed.
While running through the sea.
Something started to appear.
‘Is that a safe zone?’
Large air bubble.
A land the size of a playground, and on top of it, several old buildings reminiscent of the Middle Ages are in an air bubble.
I advanced straight toward the air bubble.
The moment it touches the drop.
Fresh air passed by my cheek.
[You have entered the safe zone.]
[The air duration does not decrease while staying in the safe zone.]
I stepped on the ground.
The ground is as firm as if it had come from the ground.
It was difficult to imagine that the land was inside an air bubble.
‘Let’s collect information first.’
I stood in front of the nearest building.
A wooden door with signs of age.
Sigh-
I pushed the door with my hand.
“A guest has arrived.”
A gruff voice.
A fishman covered in silver scales greeted me.
The fishman scanned my body with his big eyes.
“Giggles. Looking at his behavior, he looks like a challenger who just came up to the second floor.”
“How did you notice?”
“This is the first section of the Abyssal Sea. You’ll know it when you see it.”
“Everyone passes through here.”
“There are those who pass through, and there are those who just stay.”
Are you staying here?
I felt puzzled, but did not point it out.
“Just looking at him, he looks like he has a lot of curiosity. Come on, sit down.”
“It doesn’t seem like it’s free.”
“I don’t hate challengers who are quick-witted.”
The fishman twisted the corners of his lips slightly.
A twisted laugh.
He is a guy who has a knack for making people dislike him even when he smiles.
I leaned back in my chair.
Creak-
When I laid my back on the backrest, the tree screamed.
It looks like they don’t take care of it very well.
“What is the information value?”
“This is a general store. Just buy something and I’ll tell you.”
“Then take the cheapest one.”
“Hmm. I don’t like being quick-witted like this.”
The fishman pursed his lips in disapproval.
Whick!
Bottles of bottled water flew out.
“The value is 5pt.”
[I purchased bottled water at Aolok’s store.]
[5 points will be deducted.]
“There is so much water, is this being sold for money?”
“Then you can drink salt water and go to sleep.”
The fishman, Aolok, opened his big eyes.
It was full of disapproval.
“Okay. Tell me what you know about the ordeal.”
“Okay… a promise is a promise, so if you ask me anything, I’ll tell you.”
“Isn’t there an administrator who can guide you through this ordeal?”
This was a question I had as soon as I first got to the second floor.
Unique unkindness.
They were thrown into extreme environments such as the desert and the sea, and clues about the trials were limited.
“Administrator? What do you mean? Administrators are not that easy to see.”
“hmm?”
“This is so stupid! The managers pretend to be so busy.”
Aolok threw away his words and looked around in surprise.
“Woo. If the manager heard, it would have been a big problem.”
“…What did you do?”
“I don’t think the manager is a friend from the neighborhood. He’s not someone you can easily see.”
Is it really that hard to see the manager?
no.
More than that, the fishman was afraid of the manager.
I was thinking of the manager I met on floor 0, ‘Lu Che’.
It seems that managers at different levels have different tendencies.
“I became a manager. The goal of the trial is jewels.”
“Tell me about it.”
“Well, the abyssal sea is divided into seven sea areas.”
“Seven sea areas?”
“Yes. There is one gem in each sea area that you challengers are looking for. By the way, this place is called the Sea of Silence.”
［Altar of the Nameless God］
The sub-quest on the first floor came to mind.
‘The altar trial could be performed once every 10 days.’
In fact, when I was trying to climb the nameless altar, I ran into Lau, a dragon.
“What happens if someone takes the jewelry?”
“Keu. The jewel that is the subject of the ordeal does not disappear.”
That’s a good thing.
There seemed to be no need to wait like a sub-quest.
I asked for some more information about the ordeal.
Aolok grumbled but remained sincere.
I answered.
First of all, the ‘abyssal sea’ is as wide as the desert of martyrs.
Each sea area has one safety zone.
The only thing that can fill the air is the safe zone.
You can purchase and fill air packs from the merchant staying in each safe zone.
lOOpt in 1 hour.
This is the price of the air pack.
‘It’s worth a lot of money.’
The points earned after passing the martyr’s desert ordeal were 3,500.
If you turn it all into an air pack, it can stay for 35 hours.
‘I said it was possible to receive points.’
You can earn points by hunting monsters swimming in the sea.
Ordinary challengers went in and out of the safe zone and the sea, hunting monsters, purchasing air packs, and collecting gems one by one.
I was able to skip the cumbersome process thanks to the 1 million points I earned as a tutorial reward.
The value of 1 million pts received as a tutorial reward was felt directly.
‘You can also purchase equipment with points.’
A point where there was no place to use it on the first floor.
In the safe zone, you could purchase various items with points.
Survival necessities such as bottled water and food.
Use of an inn.
They also sold weapons such as swords, shields, and armor.
Performance is equipment handcrafted by Martin.
It was lagging behind, so there was no desire to purchase it.
‘It would have been nice to have information about each sea area.’
The abyssal sea is divided into seven sea areas according to the flow of ocean currents.
All Aolok knows is information about the Sea of Silence.
I didn’t know much about other sea areas.
“I think I heard everything I needed to know.”
I got up from my seat.
Colliding with the seven sea areas
You just have to find out.
“Kuk. Are you planning to go?”
“First, we have to get the gems in this sea area.”
“You seem confident. It won’t be easy.”
Aolok rolled his eyes.
“Newbie. Do you know what this place is called?”
“I don’t know. I just arrived.”
“Kkeuk, it’s called the deep sea because once you fall into it, you can never get out.
ji.”
“Be serious.”
A staircase made entirely of sea.
I don’t know who wrote it, but it’s a very fitting phrase.
indeed.
Would that apply to me too?
