Episode 610
610. Easy mode. After the third return (4)
the black wolf attacks. Taesan dodges the attack.
But this is no ordinary avoidance.
A perfect dodge that is so close that your fingernail can pass through your hair with a gap of just a piece of paper, but takes no damage.
Of course, if you look at it and move it, it’s slow. Read omens. Identify the monster’s emotions, look at its eyes, and detect muscle movements.
A line made after observing the opponent’s actions and making a move.
But it is a very difficult task. The black wolf is a monster he has little experience with. And even if it was weaker than him, there wasn’t that much of a difference in rank.
There were clear limits to evading by just one piece of paper. In the end, Taesan allowed the blow.
[45 damage to you.]
[Cow!]
The wolf howls in joy. Taesan clicks his tongue.
“I could only last 10 seconds.”
There was no way I could acquire skills in this amount of time.
He plunges his sword into the happy wolf. The wolf screams and struggles, but it is no use. The wolf fell down in an instant.
His goal is complete avoidance.
They do not give or receive damage to each other, but avoid it by a single piece of paper. You must not take damage.
If I take damage during such evasion, my skill acquisition may be affected, so I planned to go to another wolf as soon as I take damage.
Taesan moved to the next room. I focused my mind as I looked at the wolf that appeared there.
Faster and stronger. Awakens the body.
[Cow!]
The wolf charges.
Simply being good at avoiding it is not enough. Rather, we had to understand the wolf’s movement patterns and behavioral principles.
I see a monster.
I continued to avoid it like that.
[The skill of seeing has increased by 1%.]
The system window blocks the view. Taesan lost concentration for a moment and allowed the monster to attack.
“Tsk.”
Taesan nervously closed the system window. Although the skill level of seeing, which had rarely increased, increased, I was not happy at all. Rather, I just felt like I was interrupted.
Set the system window so that it does not block the view and remove the wolf.
Taesan moves to the next room.
I focus my mind again on the wolf that appeared.
Avoided by one piece of paper. Of course it’s not easy. In a state of extreme tension, not only does the body easily become fatigued, but mental power is also consumed.
Physical fatigue can be resolved with the fountain of life, but mental fatigue cannot. Taesan had no choice but to take a break.
But it was fun.
For the first time since entering the labyrinth, I felt alive.
After taking minimal rest, Taesan faced the wolf again.
[Kuhung!]
Lie back on your back. The wolf’s belly skin passes before Taesan’s eyes.
It just happens like a bounce. Twist your body to avoid the swinging claws. The wind hits the tip of my nose.
Focus and focus even more.
Evasion time exceeds 1 minute and reaches 2 minutes and 5 minutes.
Although Taesan himself didn’t know it, his skill level was rising at a rapid rate.
“5 minutes isn’t enough.”
However, the window notifying the acquisition of the skill did not appear.
It took more than a week just to succeed in this 5-minute evasion.
Even though I pushed my mind and body to the limit for a week, I couldn’t get anything.
It seemed like he would give up due to fatigue and futility, but Taesan actually had a happy face.
A kind of intuition.
This method is the correct answer.
I don’t know how long it will take. As the monsters are not that strong, the difficulty level may have increased further. Everything is unknown.
But he was letting me know that his intuition and predictions were correct.
“Let’s continue.”
Taesan happily continued to deal with the monster.
But still, there was nothing I could do about mental fatigue.
As time went by, as he pushed his body and mind to the limit, the fatigue became stronger and stronger, and it became a level that he could not ignore.
“Grunt.”
Taesan eventually immersed himself in the fountain of life. It was a situation where I had to make up my mind and take a break.
‘…Can I only gain skills by dealing with monsters?’
But that didn’t mean his thoughts stopped.
You gain skills depending on how you conquer the labyrinth.
So wouldn’t it be possible to acquire skills without directly dealing with monsters?
I lie down in the fountain of life and look at the wall.
‘Isn’t there a skill that can be obtained by running vertically along the walls of the labyrinth?’
I had that thought for a moment, but I immediately erased it. It wasn’t because I thought it was impossible. It was because it was too easy.
The walls of the labyrinth are not high. He is now beyond an ordinary human being. I was able to climb that level without any difficulty.
‘What if the wall were a little higher?’
Would it be possible to gain skills by running non-stop up a cliff for over a day just to climb up to the level of the cliff?
Conversely, if you come down that cliff and land stably without taking any damage, will you be able to gain the skill?
It was the moment when I figured out the acquisition conditions for jumping and landing.
‘It will take time to clear the next floor.’
The layers of the labyrinth are varied. Among them, there was a layer with a unique environment.
I had just skipped it until now, but now I was planning on getting all the skills I could.
This made me feel regretful again. Isn’t it possible to gain powerful skills from the floors I passed by without even thinking about it? Taesan clicked his tongue.
Taesan, who lay in the fountain of life for a moment, closed his eyes.
Even if you don’t have to deal with monsters, you can still acquire skills.
So what skills can be acquired under current conditions?
Taesan thought for a moment and strengthened his body. The buoyant body sank beneath the fountain of life.
Purr.
Breathing is blocked.
Slowly I start to feel out of breath. Pain is a warning message that the body needs oxygen. Taishan ignored it. After holding on to the limit.
Fuwaak!
“Whoa!”
comes out of the water
I catch my rough breathing. Brings oxygen into the body.
But I didn’t get the skill.
“Is there no skill to be gained with this?”
Holding your breath underwater. I thought I could get a skill like underwater breathing, but it seems I don’t have one.
For a moment, a thought passed through Taesan’s regretful mind.
“….”
He frowned. It was an idea that even he, who would have to do crazy things in the future, could not easily accept.
But his instincts told him.
That it is the correct answer.
“…That’s crazy.”
Taesan grumbled and plunged himself into the fountain of life again.
I can’t breathe.
The body demands oxygen, causing extreme pain.
If this continues, you will die.
Instinct warns. If you continue like this, you will definitely die.
But Taesan forces himself to endure.
Overcome your instincts and keep putting your body in the water. Water fills my lungs. Consciousness begins to fade.
And that moment.
[The line of death has been activated.]
[You did not breathe until you were on the brink of death. Obtained the special activation skill [Apnea].]
“Huh!”
It happens in the water like an explosion.
I squeak and spit out the water that has built up in my lungs.
“YeomX.”
I really almost died.
If I had had one or two more seconds, I probably would have lost consciousness.
But the results are certain. I shake my wet hair and look at the system window.
[Special activation skill: Apnea]
[Mana consumption: 1]
[Proficiency: 1%]
[Can hold breathing for a long time. Now it’s only about twice as much as usual.]
Grinning. It makes me laugh.
It’s a skill.
That was also a skill he acquired intentionally, not naturally during battle.
His prediction is correct. Taesan was convinced deep in his heart.
* * *
“It’s definitely crazy.”
Laughter comes out with joy.
He really almost died just now.
My body warned me hundreds of times. Wake up right now. If you continue like this, you will die.
In fact, I became semi-conscious. In that situation, I had barely acquired the skill.
This meant that the skill he desired could not be obtained unless such extreme conditions were given.
Still, it was satisfactory enough.
It means that the crazy thing he is doing now is not in vain.
Taesan got up and headed to the store. There were a variety of potions in the store.
Before, they were expensive and worthless potions, but now they looked different.
[Powder of Blessing]
[Powder said to come from the wings of a fairy. There is a rumor that it gives blessings to the user.]
[500G]
Powder of blessing. People who were confused by the explanation tried to buy it, but they didn’t get much benefit. It was a potion that was discarded after that.
However, there may be skills that can be obtained by using this potion.
“It’ll be fun.”
Whatever it is, it is a means to become stronger. If so, it was fun enough.
Taesan took a rest.
And after some of the fatigue subsided, I headed towards the monster again.
I look at the charging wolf. I fling my body and continue to evade with only a single piece of paper. A perfect combination, like dancing.
Repeat the process over and over again.
Taesan didn’t realize it himself, but a month passed like that.
Before he knew it, he was able to evade the wolf until it collapsed from exhaustion.
Nevertheless, no skill acquisition occurred. Taesan was not particularly disappointed. The moment when you try to avoid a wolf that is panting and charging at you.
Peeing!
[Kung!]
The arrow flew and stuck between the wolf’s eyes.
Taesan stopped and looked in the direction from which the arrow came.
There were people there.
“Everyone attack!”
“yes!”
Easy mode player. They rushed at the wolf. The wolf, already exhausted, fell down without even being able to resist.
Taesan, who had been watching the scene in silence, opened his mouth.
“Heejae Kim. “Why are you here?”
“That’s what I’m going to say.”
A man called Kim Hee-jae approached Taesan with a puzzled look.
“Why are you still here? “Didn’t he go down already?”
“…How much time has passed since you returned?”
“It must have been a month or two now?”
Only then did Taesan realize.
The fact that while he was concentrating on acquiring skills, the latecomers reached his floor.
In the process of dealing with Choi Jung-hyuk, Taesan went deeper than other players. That meant it was all caught up now.
“okay?”
Taesan didn’t think anything of it.
In any case, it is meaningless whether you clear the labyrinth or not. What mattered was what was achieved.
“You managed to come down. “I thought you were going to give up.”
Clearing Easy Mode has no meaning.
It would be more productive to spend time leisurely.
Kim Hee-jae smiled bitterly.
“We gave up at first… but we can’t just sit still. “I have to struggle no matter what.”
Although it may be meaningless, it will be advantageous to survive if you become even a little stronger. It came down to just one heart.
Kim Hee-jae tilted his head as if he was puzzled.
“So why are you still here? “I thought it would have gone down a long time ago.”
Taishan is strong.
It wasn’t simply a matter of stats or skills. As a pure human, he is much stronger than them. If you put your mind to it, you will be able to reach the 100th floor in an instant. That was Kangtaesan that Kim Hee-jae saw.
Taesan said calmly.
“I have something to gain.”
“What are you trying to get? “What do you have to gain from this?”
“Let’s take a look.”
Taesan went to the next room. Kim Hee-jae was embarrassed, but obediently followed.
This is easy mode. All you will get is a handful of barley ears. It has no meaning or value.
At least it didn’t seem like it would be worth it for Kang Taesan to stay here for several months.
[Crumbling!]
A wolf appears.
The wolf runs towards Taesan. Taesan did not move. The moment Kim Hee-jae was about to rush in to stop him.
Taesan’s body moved.
Kim Hee-jae’s pupils got bigger.
