Episode 609
609. Easy mode. After his third return (3),
the number of skills he has is not small.
There were far more of them than hard mode players.
The problem was that he didn’t know the details of how he acquired the skills.
When acquiring a skill, the system window tells you what conditions you have cleared to obtain it, but since it was obtained in a very urgent situation, there was no time to pay attention to it.
[Special constant activation skill: Secure vision]
[Proficiency: 14%]
[A wide field of view can be obtained. [It is still within the scope of human vision.]
Secure visibility. A skill that allows you to gain a wide field of view.
As a result of searching his memory, Taesan remembered what he got on the 20th floor.
‘How did you get it?’
I remembered being separated from other players by monsters and being isolated. I remembered that I gained it in the process of getting out of there.
And cool. I remembered that I probably got this on the second floor. It was obtained naturally in the process of dealing with monsters.
‘That doesn’t help.’
I couldn’t figure out the conditions.
Taesan sighed and remembered the skills he had recently acquired.
[Special always active skill: See through]
[Proficiency: 5%]
[Can understand many things. It still seems like it will only detect the creature’s weaknesses.]
[Special activation skill: Spill]
[Mana consumption: 5]
[Proficiency: 11%]
[Drop the center of the attack to reduce damage. I think I can attack with all weapons.]
See through and attack.
Both were skills acquired while dealing with Choi Jung-hyuk and his gang.
He had to deal with hundreds of easy mode players alone. They rushed to kill Taesan with all their heart. They set a trap and used other Easy Mode players as bait to attack him.
I have literally come across an impossible risk of death.
In the process, I was able to gain insight and insight.
‘I think I probably got the trick when dealing with five people.’
They made a surprise attack on Taesan, which was trying to supply supplies. Without proper maintenance, he held up the sword and swung, blocked, and evaded. In the process, I got rid of it.
‘Are you getting it in an extreme situation?’
But I couldn’t just see it that way. When I regained my composure, it wasn’t really an extreme situation.
‘I have some guesses, though.’
Taesan, who was worried, opened a community.
[Kang Tae-san [Easy]: Lee Tae-yeon.]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: Huh? Why?]
As a community fanatic, the answer came right away. Taesan asked her.
[Kang Tae-san [Easy]: How did you get the insight?]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: Uh… wait a minute.]
Lee Tae-yeon said after remembering.
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: That strange old man. I think I got it when I was dealing with that guy?]
[Kang Tae-san [Easy]: The guy I met on the first floor?]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: Yes!]
Lee Tae-yeon let out an angry expression.
[Lee Taeyeon [Alone]: That damn old man! They pounded their fists and left disappointed! What are you saying I did? I didn’t do anything! I am a victim!]
[Kang Tae-san [Easy]: He is a very mean son of a bitch. He is rude and inconsiderate.]
Taesan cut her off. It was a complaint I had already heard hundreds of times. I knew everything that would come next.
[Kang Tae-san [Easy]: Do you remember exactly under what circumstances you got it?]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: Uh… I guess you got it when you punched me?]
Kang Tae-san frowned at Lee Tae-yeon’s answer.
[Kang Taesan [Easy]: Is that the end? Couldn’t you react or something when you saw the fist?]
[Taeyeon Lee [Alone]: You just stayed still?]
Taeyeon Lee’s answer was different from what Taesan expected. It was one of two things. Either he guessed wrong or Taeyeon Lee remembered wrong.
Taesan asked another question.
[Kang Taesan [Easy]: What skills do you have?]
Lee Taeyeon answered obediently.
avoid combat.
getaway.
A path for life.
Just one calculation.
Attack from behind.
Most of them are skills for avoiding battle or hiding.
It reminds me of Taeyeon Lee’s fighting style. Even on Earth, she was always on the lookout for monsters.
I avoided a direct fight, evaded it, and made a surprise attack.
When I asked about the circumstances under which the skills were acquired, I found out that they were all skills acquired while avoiding an enemy or making a surprise attack from behind.
Taesan called other players with skills and talked to them.
They were not much different from Taeyeon Lee. I acquired skills that fit my personality.
Taesan turned off the community.
‘Skills acquired according to battle style.’
Do you fight monsters fairly?
Or do you do joint work?
Or are you aiming for the back?
Players fought a variety of battles and gained similar skills in their own way.
‘no. ‘It’s not a limited condition of battle method.’
Lee Taeyeon’s path to life. A skill that determines the possibility of survival. It had nothing to do with combat.
Kang Tae-san is what that person gets because he is that person, and because Kang Tae-san is Lee Tae-yeon, what Lee Tae-yeon gets is what he gets because he is Lee Tae-yeon.
That’s skill.
The inference is complete.
And it was correct.
The wizard hoped that adventurers would use the labyrinth system to become stronger. I hoped that they would go down the labyrinth in their own way and gain their own power.
Skills are something you acquire because you are yourself.
Hone yourself and acquire your own skills.
That is the meaning the wizard sends to adventurers.
Taesan succeeded in discovering the secrets of the labyrinth that even those who have stepped into its depths cannot easily understand.
‘no.’
However, Taesan erased the completed reasoning from his mind. It wasn’t because I thought it was a wrong answer.
‘This won’t work.’
If Kang Taesan could get it because he was Kang Taesan, the limit was very clear.
In the end, doesn’t this mean that he can only obtain the skills that he can obtain in easy mode?
Even if I became stronger, I couldn’t reach Hard and Alone modes.
So, a little deeper.
The wizard begins to delve into unexpected places.
‘Skills are something you acquire because you are the person you are.’
A warrior who moves forward more confidently than anyone else has warrior skills.
A thief’s skill is to hide himself, aim behind the enemy, and detect traps.
So what is the method of judgment?
You won’t be able to acquire skills simply by acting like a warrior. You get it based on what actions you take when given certain situations and conditions.
‘Lee Taeyeon got her escape.’
The way he got it was by turning his back on the battle with the enemy and running away.
So, what would have happened if I had rushed at him instead of turning my back?
The answer was there.
[Special activation skill: Acceleration]
[Mana consumed: 5]
[Proficiency: 3%]
[Accelerates toward the target.]
You obtain the skill when you perform an action similar to the effect of the skill.
Perhaps shedding is gained by shedding the attacks of easy mode players when fighting them.
‘Is there a difficulty level of acquisition?’
Taeyeon Lee achieved Doju on the 1st floor, but Taesan gained acceleration only when she approached the 50th floor. This was true despite running and fighting with the enemy countless times. There was also a clear difficulty in acquiring skills.
The better the effect of the skill, the more stringent the conditions are.
So what happens if you artificially meet the skill conditions?
Can you achieve escape if you run endlessly against a sufficiently capable enemy?
If you keep stabbing your enemy in the back, can you get an attack from behind?
If you defeat a strong enemy solely with a surprise attack, what skills will you gain?
If what I can acquire at my age is skill.
If I change myself, can I gain different skills?
If I act solely to acquire skills. If I end up like that.
What skills can you obtain?
You become stronger by gaining skills, not by becoming stronger.
Invert the before and after.
Thoughts do not stop but accelerate. Even after a full day, Taesan did not move at all.
Those who enter the labyrinth are the strong.
What they believe in is their own talent and power. The labyrinth’s system is merely an auxiliary object.
So, they didn’t really dig deep into skills. I thought it was just a by-product of my own strategy. The wizard also thought it was the right direction.
But Taesan is a forced underdog.
Caught in the alienation of Easy Mode, you can never become stronger.
Use the labyrinth system as a goal rather than a means to strengthen your skills.
It’s an irregularity that even the wizard didn’t expect.
“…let’s try it.”
Taesan stood up.
* * *
Taishan went down the labyrinth.
[A black wolf has appeared.]
What appeared was a black wolf.
Twice as big as a normal wolf. The wolf curls up and watches over Taesan.
Monster on the 54th floor. It was not a monster that posed much of a threat to Taesan. As he fought against several Easy Mode players, he became much stronger than the average floor.
If it had been him up until now, he would have immediately plunged the knife into the back of his neck.
But today’s Taesan was different.
Taesan sheathed his sword and lifted his hand.
“Come at me.”
[Cow!]
The wolf charges. It shows its sharp teeth and raises its claws.
Taesan quickly flew away. The wolf’s claws pass through the air.
[Crumbling!]
The wolf doesn’t stop. It sticks its head in ravenously and tries to crush Taesan.
And Taesan avoids all the attacks.
Avoid physical contact with the wolf.
‘Labyrinth skills are obtained when you meet the conditions appropriate for the skill.’
What Taesan is aiming for now is the same combat avoidance method as Taeyeon Lee.
But it went further than that.
Completely avoiding a wolf attack while completely unarmed.
That was his goal now.
Avoid, avoid, avoid. He doesn’t even allow the wolf’s attacks to graze his collar.
[Crunch.]
After an hour, the wolf was exhausted and could no longer move.
However, Taesan had not acquired any special skills.
‘Can’t this do it?’
I completely avoided it for an hour. According to his reasoning, it wouldn’t be surprising if he acquired the skill, but the system window was very quiet.
I’m not shocked that I failed. I had predicted that I would fail countless times anyway.
‘Is the problem that there is too much difference in power?’
Taesan, who was analyzing calmly, burst into laughter for a moment.
“It can’t be possible.”
[Keyheng!]
Taesan takes out his sword, kills the wolf, and moves on to the next room. The new wolf immediately rushed at Taesan.
Taesan put his sword away and looked at the wolf. Unlike before, I didn’t avoid it right away. Only when the wolf’s claws got close to the knuckles of Taesan did he move his body.
Just barely enough to avoid the attack by a very narrow margin.
[Wow!]
The wolf moves right away. Grind your teeth. Taesan again avoided the distance where he could immediately feel the wolf’s breath.
Instead of dodging immediately like before, dodge while maintaining the distance within breath.
Read the muscle movements visible through the wolf’s fur.
Determine the trajectory of the pupil and predict the future.
‘I did something stupid.’
What he wants is a skill that can go beyond easy mode. It is a skill that crosses a certain line. There’s no way you could obtain that skill through ordinary evasion, right?
To gain the power to cross the line, one must also take actions that cross the line.
[Cow!]
The wolf howls and charges. Taesan stared without moving, and only when he got close did he move his feet back. His claws brushed Taesan’s hair.
It was not an evasion to defeat the enemy and move forward.
Avoidance solely to acquire skills.
Penance not to refine oneself, but to receive a reward.
Taesan continued to move his body.
