Episode 499. Revive(2)
Dimension Hierarchy.
This exploration space created by the Tower of Trials as a major expansion of the system is essentially
different from one-off events such as the ‘Giant Tree Labyrinth’ or ‘Dimension Cradle’.
There was a high possibility that this was an official feature that would not disappear but would continue to be provided to challengers who had ascended to the upper levels of the Tower of Trials.
‘Unlike the Giant Tree Labyrinth or Dimensional Cradle, the dimensional layer has no time limit, and even if time passes and the last stage is cleared, it will not disappear.’
what.
Although this is still just a guess, it is probably closer to the right answer than the wrong answer.
In the first place, isn’t this a new path prepared by the Tower of Trials to help challengers who have reached the upper levels become stronger?
If you think about what the Tower of Trials ultimately exists for, you can be sure that this is not a one-time event.
‘That’s because the challenger who has climbed this far in the Tower of Trials has the potential to go beyond formal godhood and reach a higher level of godhood.’
There is a high possibility that challengers who have reached the upper levels of the Tower of Trials will consider it a high-purity jewel.
One way or another, it is certain that someone who has climbed this far up the Tower of Trials is something extraordinary.
Unlike the countless challengers who have died in vain while climbing the Tower of Trials, those who advance upward from now on will be treated as completely elite.
In other words, the reason the Tower of Trials provided a dimensional hierarchy for challengers in the upper tier was to provide an opportunity to become somewhat stronger without clearing the trials.
However, it was a method that did not suit our tastes.
‘No matter how well the Tower of Trials has created a space for exploration of the dimensional hierarchy, there is no way it will be of any help to me.’
It was only natural that he had acquired power comparable to that of the three ancient gods and was now on the verge of reaching transcendence.
Isn’t the very reason why the Tower of Trials created a dimensional hierarchy in the first place to ‘lower the probability of high-ranking challengers dying while clearing the trials’?
So, it was obvious that even if I wandered around the dimensional hierarchy without climbing the Tower of Trials, I wouldn’t be able to get a very good reward.
Because of that, I had originally planned to attract attention after completing a short exploration in the dimensional layer created by the Tower of Trials…
but that was no longer the case.
‘The story will be different when you consider that from now on, the Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman will have to focus on honing their strength.’
Regardless of the fact that this side cannot become stronger directly, it will be a great help in strengthening the Iron Blood Lord and the White Crane Swordsman.
If you think about the fact that in the future, the Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman will be able to participate in battle in earnest as an apostle godhead, this is the same as indirectly making me stronger.
Is that why?
Grrrgh-!
Somehow, as I opened the huge stone door leading to the outside of the common waiting room, I felt a strange sense of anticipation fill me.
and.
thud-!
Next moment.
[….]
[Conditions met.]
[Enter the ‘Maze of Sorting and Choice’ on the first floor of the dimensional hierarchy.]
In the blink of an eye, the space changed, and beyond my field of vision, a landscape that I had seen once before unfolded.
***
When I came out of the waiting room for the first time, I had only one impression of the dimensional hierarchy.
‘…Isn’t this similar to the Giant Tree Labyrinth?’
For some reason, I felt like I had been here before.
It wasn’t even an illusion.
That’s because, no matter where you look at it, the ‘Maze of Selection and Choice’ on the first floor of the dimensional hierarchy resembles the beginning of the Giant Tree Labyrinth that was cleared long ago.
Very blatantly.
‘ah.’
step.
That too was only for a moment.
Is it because he spent a very long time in the Tower of Trials?
Now, I have a vague idea of what the dimensional layered landscape that resembles this giant tree labyrinth means.
‘Could it be that the Giant Tree Labyrinth itself was an event modeled after the dimensional hierarchy…?’
Perhaps the Tower of Trials created the Giant Tree Labyrinth event itself into something backwards compatible, modeled after the dimensional hierarchy.
Well, we can guess for various reasons as to why the Giant Tree Labyrinth was created by imitating the dimensional hierarchy…
From this perspective, the Tower of Trials was created using the Giant Tree Labyrinth as a foundation for the dimensional hierarchy. I thought it was just that.
If I were to be specific, I think it could be said to be a type of compliance assistance work.
‘Did you do some preliminary work to make it easier to adapt to the dimensional hierarchy through the event called the Giant Tree Labyrinth?’
In other words, assuming that this guess is correct, this dimensional layer is a place where the components of the Giant Tree Labyrinth are compatible at higher levels.
‘That’s not bad.’
If that wasn’t wrong, there was probably a lot to be gained in this dimensional layer, just like in the Giant Tree Labyrinth.
“It seems like it would be the perfect place to practice to hone the power of the concept of divinity possessed by higher-ranking gods…”
Then, with a light smile on my face, I looked back and spoke to the Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman.
“I think I can teach you the basics of being a high-ranking god more clearly than I thought.”
But…
“Aren’t you glad?”
[ …. ]
Why?
No matter what story is told to him, not only the Iron Blood Lord but also the White Crane Swordsman, he just keeps his mouth shut and does not hide his anxiety.
I don’t know why, but unlike before, where the Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Sword talked a lot and showed various emotional expressions without hesitation, they remained silent.
At first glance, it looks like livestock being taken to a slaughterhouse.
[The Lord of Iron Blood, Canary Rugfeld, answers with a faint sigh with lifeless eyes.]
[ …Aha. That’s something to look forward to. I can receive teachings from an ancient deity like you. happy. really. ]
[Baek Hak-seon ‘Baek Seol-hwa’ looks at you and trembles in fear.]
[ …That. Seongyoon I’m asking just in case, but you’re not trying to train us in the same way as Seongyoon, right? Right? ]
“?”
I felt puzzled when I saw the Lord of Iron Blood, who seemed to have lost hope somewhere, and the fearful eyes of the White Crane Swordsman.
‘That’s strange.’
But that too for a moment.
“well. “I’m not sure what the same method of training you are talking about is, but it is an efficient way to become stronger.”
As I casually answered Baekhakgeomseon’s question, she also drooped her shoulders like the Lord of Iron Blood.
[Baek Seol-hwa, a white crane swordsman, listens to your answer and nods her head thoughtfully.] [
Ah… I see… It’s an efficient way to become stronger. That’s good. I am prepared. I have the confidence to endure it like Seongyoon. ]
“?”
Then, I realized that the Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman were misunderstanding something.
“Ah… Well, I think I know what you two are worried about. “You don’t need to worry too much.”
[ ? ]
“Perhaps you both misunderstand something because I have become stronger through repeated fierce battles where life and death are at stake… I have no intention of doing so.”
[ ! ]
Isn’t that just a misunderstanding between the Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman?
“If you thought that I was going to force you two into danger to become stronger, you were definitely mistaken.”
Now I could understand why the Iron Blood Lord and the White Crane Swordsman were so limp.
Even if it’s not true, isn’t it reminiscent of the story, ‘A lion only raises cubs that climb up after throwing their own children off a cliff’?
I had no intention of providing such Spartan education.
obviously.
“Common sense tells me that there is no way I would drive the Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman to their deaths.”
[ Huhuhuhu! W Of course! I thought you would say that. No matter how much Seongyoon did, I didn’t think he would make us stronger like that─ ] “Of course he won’t really die. “You can put aside your fear of death because I will push you just to the point of death.”
[ …. ]
“Rest assured.”
Is it because he clearly declared that he would never really die?
Baekhakgeomseon no longer trembled with anxiety and did not continue to ask questions out of fear.
I just keep walking forward silently, keeping some distance away from where I’m standing.
But…
[Baek Hak-seon ‘Baek Seol-hwa’ feels betrayed and gives you a look of resentment.]
[ …Thank you. So that I don’t have to worry. Thanks to Seongyoon, I can now feel at ease. really. ]
…Is it an illusion if, contrary to his words of gratitude, Baekhakgeomseon’s voice seems to have become as cold as ice?
***
Discord almost broke out due to a slight misunderstanding(?), but in the end, everything seemed to have ended well.
The Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman sighed a few times and then helped to explore various parts of the dimensional hierarchy, as if the misunderstanding had been resolved.
Well, actually, even if it was an exploration, there was nothing particularly difficult about it because all you had to do was walk around with the energy of divinity and mana spread out.
In the process, I also made some small gains.
[Cursed Necklace of Rain and Lightning]
[Grade: SS-]
[….]
[Sword of Blood]
[Grade: S+]
[….]
[Steel Gloves of an Unknown God]
[Grade: S-]
[….]
and.
[The achievement ‘Treasure Hunter’ has been achieved.]
[Exclusive authority #D-0007[Increased reward] is activated automatically when the conditions are met.]
[The level of reward obtained through the achievement increases.]
[All stats increase by 4 ]
‘It feels like I’m playing a mini game.’
Before I knew it, I was able to wander around the ‘maze of sorting and selection’ on the first floor of the dimensional hierarchy and obtain all kinds of hidden items.
However…
I wasn’t very happy even though I went to all sorts of places and found items hidden in places I couldn’t normally find.
Anyway, these items are just below the standard for use here.
‘For some reason, it feels like there are fewer challengers in the dimensional layer than I thought…’
Moreover, it seems that the challengers are not yet interested in the dimensional layer prepared by the Tower of Trials, so even after walking around for nearly an hour, I did not encounter any challengers in particular. Didn’t hit.
Well, if we wanted to, we could go out of our way to find some challengers wandering around in the distance…
but since there was no particular reason to do so, we focused on getting all the high-grade items.
However, since I was unable to achieve my essential purpose, I was left with a deep sense of regret.
‘Unlike in the Giant Tree Labyrinth, there are almost no enemies to fight in the dimensional layer.’
It’s no different…
I don’t know why, but unlike the Giant Tree Labyrinth, not a single enemy appeared in the dimensional layer.
At best, all that could be done was to travel around the dimensional hierarchy and collect items.
Originally, he came here to experience actual combat so that the Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman could become stronger, but since there was no enemy worth fighting, he felt like he was losing money.
‘Is it because we are still at the beginning of the dimensional hierarchy? Maybe I should go higher.’
The moment he concluded that there was no reason to stay here anymore and entered the huge room located in the deepest part of the maze to move on to the next floor.
Deddude-!
System messages appeared before my eyes, conveying good news.
[You have reached the deepest part of the ‘Maze of Sorting and Choice’ on the first floor of the dimensional hierarchy.]
[When you place items above a certain level on the altar of divinity, multiple higher-level gods will appear.]
[To go up to the next floor, you must need divinity . You must be chosen by at least two of the higher deities that appear on the altar.]
It is none other than…
‘Huh?’
That means only one thing.
‘Just by placing items on the altar of divinity, you can summon higher deities…?’
In short, it meant that he could summon punching bags for the Iron Blood Lord and the White Crane Swordsman.
[The god of transcendence and death laughs darkly.]
[That’s good.]
That’s a lot.
