Part 2 Episode 38
Somewhere on the 4th floor.
Taehyun and Shinji Nakata trudged through the endless desert.
A month has passed since I met the Grand Succubus Fairy Mule Rosaria’s descendants.
However, the two people were still unable to leave the fourth floor.
“Shinji. “What is it about a saint that you like so much?”
Taehyun asked, chewing the dried fish he took out of his backpack.
“I would have told you not to ask that question.”
“Is that something that is so embarrassing between us?”
Taehyun smiled with a kind expression on his face at the sharp response of the ghost sword.
“mind.”
“Are you crazy?”
“….”
“Oh, sorry. even I did not know.”
“….”
Taehyun handed dried fish to the ghost sword, who looked at him with a cold gaze, as a sign of reconciliation.
No matter how physically and mentally trained a person is at the national level, he or she is ultimately human.
To Taehyun and Shinji Nakata.
In order not to go crazy from this level of penance, appropriate conversation was necessary.
Since the ghost sword is not unaware of this fact, it responds appropriately.
Of course, their conversation did not stop at simple gossip.
Kiiii-.
Kiiiiii-.
The magic stones of Taehyun and the Demon Sword that were being held made a faint sound.
After encountering a dream demon, the magic stone has been activated at all times in preparation for sudden hallucinations.
It was another training the two were doing to strengthen their mortal bodies.
“Try to lower your voice a little more. “Think of the louder the sound, the greater the horsepower consumption.”
“It’s not as easy as it sounds.”
He continued his explanation without paying attention to the ghost sword’s response.
“‘Soul Taker’ is not much different from Ricky Harlis’ ‘Energy Drain.’ It only manifests itself when it specializes in combat and cuts down the opponent. Depending on how you put your mind to it, you may be able to achieve a similar effect without skills.”
Taehyun said and raised his index finger.
Tsuzuzuzu-.
Dark red magic bloomed and seemed to take the shape of a circle, then it became a triangle, then a square, and then transformed into a cross.
The process was as smooth as water, and the sound of the magic stone was as good as silence.
gulp.
The ghost sword looked at that and swallowed its dry saliva quietly.
This is because Taehyun’s magical power control is at a level that he cannot even sense.
In his mind, Taehyun was already ranked above America’s Ricky Harleys and Cody Cruz.
“You really… what are you?”
When I first met him, he was a B-class awakened person.
That guy used the monster of the world of images to trample on a saint, and before she knew it, he had grown to S-class and was teaching her.
‘I would have the upper hand simply in terms of magical power…’
The understanding of magical power is also on a different level when it comes to application.
During the few days I spent with him, I was keenly aware of how low I was at my level.
Taehyun is also surprised.
To begin with, in Taehyun’s world, he died early and we didn’t have a chance to talk for a long time.
‘Is this guy a genius?’
Shinji Nakata was showing learning ability beyond expectations.
Even if the magic stone created by the doppelganger was in place, his potential was not inferior to that of Cody Cruise.
If he hadn’t hung out with a saint, he might have become an anti-aircraft contractor and surpassed even Cody Cruz.
‘I need to make good use of the saint’s share.’
High-speed regeneration is essential in future battles.
‘If you use the magic stone, you can also demonstrate some degree of regenerative ability. The priority would be to move up to SSS level as soon as possible.’
The SSS level is the last area the player can reach.
He becomes a being on par with the highest level of monsters and gains super-fast regeneration ability.
From then on, the classification of grades becomes meaningless and is indicated as ‘?’.
Since you can raise your level to SS level by using magic stones, the problem was how to naturally grow your awakening level while avoiding the eyes of the ‘Tribe of the Tower’.
Therefore, in addition to his own growth, Taehyun was focusing on developing and using the ghost sword.
“I told you. “It’s because of ‘Pandora’s Box.’”
“Is that what you’re talking about again?”
Is it because this is an answer I have already heard several times?
The ghost sword quickly shook its head.
“Don’t be too disappointed.”
Taehyun chuckled as he looked at Shinji who didn’t respond.
I am a regressor.
It is natural that they have information that non-returners do not have.
I wanted to use that information to quickly restore my strength, but the ‘laws of the world’ would come into play.
Moreover, the ‘Law of the Tower’ in this world is more powerful than Taehyun thinks.
If I made a mistake, I might be discovered by the Constellation like on the first floor.
‘Quietly build strength.’
Only by regaining at least the level of existence of the King of the Underworld will it be worth fighting against the avatar of the constellation.
‘By the way, it’s so wide.’
Taehyun grew tired of the continued journey without any monsters appearing.
Their goal is the light tower. Constantly climbing the tower.
Originally, the plan was to quickly break through the 4th floor, increase strength, and make contact with the Archduke.
Rosaria, the weakest of the great dukes.
Gilfer is hiding his power.
This is because they thought they would be able to sit at the negotiation table with Taehyun.
however.
“If this continues, we will run out of food first.”
The ghost sword that was walking silently next to me opened its mouth.
“I know.”
One floor is so huge.
Although Taehyun had not walked through all the depths on his own two feet during his time as King of the Underworld, he felt as if it was twice as wide as he had imagined.
‘Has the deep and deepest parts merged?’
Among monsters, the higher and highest species are ones that have room for growth at any time.
Most of these guys instinctively settled down on the border and built up influence in order to avoid the restrictions of the lower world.
But at some point, not a single monster came out.
‘There is no way the notoriety would have spread just because one of the highest species was kicked out.’
Stand tall.
Taehyun stopped walking.
“Shinji. “Something is wrong.”
“…?”
Taehyun looked at the tree standing in front of him.
This is a tree I passed by about a week ago.
I wonder how many trees have the same appearance in the underworld.
‘If a coincidence is repeated, it is no longer a coincidence.’
Taehyun sat down and crossed his legs.
Kiiiii-.
The magic stone rotated and scattered magical energy around.
Detection has begun.
It was a method that was held back for fear of attracting numerous monsters.
The ghost sword pulled out the white night and escorted the defenseless Taehyeon.
And less than 5 minutes after the detection started.
[Stop.]
A shadow fell over Taehyeon and the ghost sword.
fluttering.
A demon with a body twice that of a human landed.
“devil…!!”
The demon sword’s face hardened at the sight of the demon race monster for the first time.
My ears were reflexively blown away.
[You noticed it earlier than expected.]
“What? “Is it a higher species?”
[Do you… understand our language?]
“Don’t look uncharacteristically surprised. “Is that what you are?”
[What are you talking about?]
The nameless devil tilted his head.
As for the acting, it was pretty good, so much so that I applauded.
“Here is the barrier. “Did you open it?”
[You sound strange. Didn’t he come looking for you on all fours?]
“….”
[….]
For a moment, Taehyun’s eyes looking up and the devil’s eyes looking down meet.
“What was this hidden space?”
Taehyun smiled brightly and stood up.
The demon race had the largest population among monsters.
Therefore, it had many hidden areas, and Taehyun and Shinji seemed to have entered one of them.
“I’m glad. I thought it happened to me without my knowledge. What is your name? I don’t think I can become a member of the Demon King’s family. “Are you a member of the Great Devil’s family?”
[….]
The devil looked at Taehyun in silence.
It’s because he’s showing an unexpected reaction.
[I was curious because a human had stepped in. This is going too far.]
The devil raised his claws.
A poison bloomed in the body they called Thorn.
“Shinji. “You take charge of that guy.”
“i get it.”
Taehyun quietly stepped back.
He was a guy I could easily deal with even without opening up my personal space.
Taehyun prepared to search for other demons that might be nearby.
The devil’s face twitched.
“There’s no need to look ridiculous. “That guy is pretty strong.”
Taehyun grinned and spread a curtain around him.
It is possible to deploy this level of noise blocking with SS-grade horsepower with less than 1/10th the effort of a personal space.
Before I knew it, the Demon Sword, which had completely opened up the Magic Stone, was closing the distance.
Chii Iik.
Purple magic flowed through the devil’s thorns.
Although it was weak, it was clearly a poison that was Beelzebub’s power.
Kyaang. Gang. Kyaang.
The sound of metal hitting the midnight sun and thorns echoed throughout the area.
Shinji appeared to be making a good save against the demons who had only opened their wings.
‘I hope Gilper is doing well.’
Naturally, he thought of another Grand Duke who called him his brother.
‘He certainly seemed like a strong candidate to be the next King of the Underworld at the end.’
Demon King Beelzebub and Diablo. And in addition to the powers of Mammon Ashura Mephisto, a potential Demon King.
The last demon king who unified the species by flowering his powers of desire and non-desire as well as the power of evolution.
Although they were great dukes with various powers, they were comrades in arms more suited to the position of King of the Underworld than anyone else.
‘I’m looking forward to it.’
If she is on his side, he will be able to recover his strength faster than ever before.
That’s when Taehyun was thinking that way.
Kyaang!!
Shinji’s Byakuya, with his red eyes opened, was cutting off the devil’s thorns and carving sword marks on its body.
Take steps without stopping.
Phew.
The midnight sun pierced the devil’s magic stone.
[…!!]
Black blood flowed from the devil’s mouth.
This is the moment when Shinji is about to cut his body apart.
Phew.
“Kak…!!”
Shinji vomited blood on the demon’s tail that pierced his chest.
[Humans…]
“You’re stronger than you think, right?”
Kwasik!!
Taehyeon’s dragon slayer sword cut off two of the devil’s wings.
The devil howled, but the noise was blocked by the curtain and did not escape.
Taehyun began to explain as if admonishing Shinji, who had been pierced by the tail.
“These guys are different from regular monsters. “In addition to the magic stone, the horn, tail, and wings contain vitality.”
“That… say it quickly… cough…”
Unlike Shinji, who was chewing and spitting out the words, the devil’s face was colored with astonishment.
This is because humans see through the characteristics of their own species.
“Shinji. Remember what I said earlier? Suck it up.”
Shinji clenched his teeth at Taehyun’s command.
My beloved sword, Byakuya, is already embedded in the magic stone, and the devil’s tail is embedded in my body.
Kiiiii-.
Shinji’s magic stone is activated.
Tsuzuzuzu-.
Little by little, it began to absorb the devil’s magic power.
[…!!]
In an unexpected action, the devil tried to raise another hand.
Phew.
Taehyun blocked the guy’s attack with the dragon slayer sword.
“Hey, stay still. “He’s focused.”
[What is this….]
Sigh.
The dragon slayer sword was stuck in the devil’s neck.
Tsuzuzuzu-.
This is to help Shinji’s absorption process by using Energy Drain.
It was an act done with good intentions.
Tiring.
[The awakening level has changed.]
[The ‘Tower Manager’ is satisfied.]
“Huh?”
When Tolkien appeared, who had been quiet for a while, those words came out of Taehyun’s mouth.
The awakening level increased from S to SS, but the warning did not appear.
Rather, isn’t he satisfied?
Shinji is struggling to stick a straw with Taehyun’s evil devil.
And while holding the dragon slayer sword, he confirmed that he was connected to them.
“This is it.”
A smile appeared on Taehyun’s face.
