Episode 21 Ruins, Corridor of the Fallen (2)
On the way to the ruins, Jin-hyeok ended up going with Captain Kim.
Jinhyeok first participated in the raid as a porter, and the difficulty of that raid boasted an atrocious survival rate. It was with the intention of encouraging class president Kim in his own way.
Even though it was clumsy, the intention was conveyed.
A warm heart that wants everyone here to return safely.
“Did Mr. Kang come here to make money too?”
“yes. It takes a lot of money to live.”
“Well, they are all the same. I came here to feed my foxy wife and rabbit-like children.”
Captain Kim took out his smartphone.
In the background, there was a middle-aged woman with a good impression and a brother and sister who looked like middle school students.
It’s an odd-looking home.
only.
‘Usually, when you see something like this, it’s a death flag…’
I wonder if it shows something like this at this timing.
Jinhyeok smiled bitterly.
“That’s why you’re taking a risk.”
“yes. Even if I die, the reward will come out thick. There will be no time left.”
Even if I die, I will save my family…
It was a typical foolish and honest head of household.
It’s frustrating though.
I don’t hate it. someone who has such thoughts.
“Do not worry. At least those of you here will be able to go home safely.”
“what? Ha ha ha! draw draw Thank you for your words. Mr. Kang was a very strong-willed friend.”
Captain Kim burst into laughter as if satisfied.
How long did you walk while talking like that?
After traveling for more than seven hours with backpacks full of food, the porters finally reached their destination.
“De finally…”
“Come. It’s here.”
“I thought you were going to die.”
Fatigue accumulated as it piled up.
Due to the forced march without rest, everyone’s stamina had long since run out.
Everyone slumped in their seats as if collapsing.
“Everyone has been through a lot. Please rest a little before the raid arrives.”
Captain Kim encouraged the hard-working porters by handing them ice water and chocolate bars.
‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen you again.’
Jinhyeok also looked ahead with an expression full of emotion.
A place where endless mountains and cliffs spread out.
The gate you see in front of you is the Ruins ‘Corridor of the Fallen’, which boasts one of the highest levels of difficulty in the Tower of Trials.
Jerrit! Jerrit!
Even though I hadn’t gone inside yet, my skin was stinging.
Indeed…
it felt like this.
My heart was pounding with strange excitement and anticipation.
But that was just then.
Whoa!
I felt a magical response in the clearing next to me.
“This?”
Jinhyuk raised his head.
I saw the clouds parting.
right at that moment.
The reed swayed from side to side.
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah!
A ray of light poured from the sky.
It was a phenomenon that appeared when space movement magic was used.
＊“Oh, it’s the head. No matter how many times I try, I can’t get used to it.”
“Do you know the number of people?”
“You arrived safely. All 50 people.”
“Nothing. Who used the magic, I wonder if there is a mistake?”
More than 50 people appeared along with the smoke.
A backpacker armed with weapons and armor, not a pickaxe.
It was the main raid of the ‘Bali’ guild, the core of this raid.
“Is that man the engineering chief?”
“You look younger too…”
“Don’t look down on me because I’m young. You are a deceased person who received an AA rank in the Awakening Test and climbed the Tower of Trials to the ninth floor before.”
All eyes were on the man at the front of the raid.
A shield that far exceeds his height.
The armor engraved with geometric patterns stood out.
He is the core of the raid and a pillar tank in charge of all aggro at the forefront.
‘This man is the engineering leader of the Balhae Guild…’
Jinhyeok quickly activated the ‘Eye of Truth’.
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Name: Chunhwa Song
Gender: Male
Age: 29 Years old
Level: 14
Strength 30 Agility 18 Stamina 19 Horsepower 5
Stat Points: 0
Coins: 3850
Occupation : doesn’t exist.
Unique Ability: Item Lightening
Skill: Lv3 ‘Iron Shield’ Lv2 ‘Dense Formation’ Lv2 ‘Tenacious Life’ Lv1 ‘Cathing’
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Unique ability [ Copy
condition: Obtain Song Cheon-hwa’s trust within the raid period.]
After checking the copy conditions, Jin-hyeok soon lost interest in Song Cheon-hwa.
It’s easier to get hostility.
Faith is not something that can be done in a short period of time.
Especially if it was a target that had to compete for the one and only holy relic.
By the way…
Jinhyeok’s eyes narrowed while looking at Song Cheonhwa.
‘Was the engineering chief of a top 10 guild at this level?’
Compared to the level, the stats and skill levels are too low.
It means that he was in a hurry to simply raise his experience rather than crossing the line of sight.
Besides, wasn’t the ninth floor the end of climbing the Tower of Trials?
‘The level of the rest of the engineering corps is much lower than Song Chun-hwa.’
Of course, it’s not that I don’t understand the situation at all.
Currently, all of the top guilds are concentrating on attacking the boss on the 3rd floor of the Tower of Trials.
Because of this, there was a relatively lack of manpower to invest in the lower floors.
However, no matter how much everything was taken into account…
the lack of power was an undeniable fact.
at that time.
“Now, everyone, stop staring. The raid team is here too, so let’s get up. We have to do what we have to do.”
Captain Kim crossed their palms.
The mining team, which mines magic crystals and collects by-products from monster corpses, enters later, but
the porters carrying necessary supplies enter much earlier.
Right after the battle had just ended.
‘Rather, it worked out.’
Jinhyuk quickly got up from his seat.
Guild-level group raids were an opportunity to see with their own eyes how they were doing.
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About an hour after the raid entered, it was the porters’ turn.
[Name: Corridor of the Fallen]
Type: Ruins
Difficulty: Unmeasurable
Description: A place where the original blood is sealed. The purest weaponry and the most gruesome death coexist at the end of this ruin.
A sour smell stung my nostrils.
Roaring!
The magic player in the lead summoned a large flame.
The vision brightened and the inside of the ruins was revealed.
“Everyone follow me well. If you sell one eye and throw it away in the other, you can’t even save it.”
“Oh my God…”
“…that’s awful.”
“Is this the ruin?”
Exterior reminiscent of the ancient Mayan civilization.
Outer walls covered with stone and moss stretched in all directions.
that buck
As I went a little further along the road, I heard a muffled sound.
“Oh come. This way!”
“Cheonhwa hyung! The porters have arrived here.”
As if there had already been a fierce battle, the entire front was full of dead bodies of monsters.
Undead, including ghouls and skeletons.
The number was more than 100 even at a rough estimate.
On the other hand, the bodies of the players were not visible.
‘It’s strange…’
No matter how high-level undead monsters are, there is no damage while dealing with this many?
It was nothing compared to the strength of the Bohai Guild that he had seen before entering the ruins.
“What tongue?”
It was then that Captain Kim grabbed Jinhyeok’s shoulder.
“yes?”
“What are you doing standing there? Quickly make it with water and ice and share it.”
The look on his face as if asking for something obvious.
Detective Kim called three or four people who were next to Jinhyeok together.
“We’ll do this, so there. Can you see the foreigners there?”
Where the fingertips were headed, there were players with exotic looks.
In addition to the main Balhae guild, I heard that there was a mid-level guild.
is one of them
Jinhyuk, who was rolling his eyes, hesitated.
‘I did it somewhere…’
This is the pattern I saw in the Tower of Trials in the past.
‘Zion’ Guild.
Although the guild is based in Europe, it has a small number of members, but I heard that it is quite solid.
“The four of us went to the people over there.”
“All right.”
Jinhyeok filled a large bucket with water and ice and headed toward the Zion Guild.
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Water and ice were handed out in order.
There was a short thank you, but nothing special happened.
So we arrived at the last turn.
Unlike the 2m tall, the last person had a very small body.
Is it just over 160 cm?
I don’t think it’s a man…
is it a woman?
I couldn’t be sure because I was wrapped in an iron helmet and armor.
“Have some water here.”
“ah…!”
with a short stretch.
Chunk!
The helmet came off.
The blonde hair that had been curled on top of her head flowed out in the wind.
“omg!?”
“Oh my God…”
the porters took in a deep breath.
It was such a beautiful face that I doubted if it was a person.
Her white skin and blonde hair matched with the armor she was wearing, creating a breathtaking sight.
But it wasn’t just her looks that surprised everyone.
Original skills and achievements accumulated.
And even the bloodline of the family.
It was because three pillars were holding her up.
‘Saint of Amsterdam…’
Teresa de Laurencia.
can’t know
One of the most famous players in Europe right now.
Jinhyuk’s eyes narrowed.
The youngest daughter of the Laurencia family, who actually holds the title of nobility, and
at the same time the hero who saved Amsterdam from being ruined by Outbreak.
That was her true identity.
I understand now.
Why didn’t a single person in the Bohai Guild suffer damage?
‘Because this woman was able to exert the highest efficiency against the undead.’
An all-around player who handles divine power and has attack and defense as well as auxiliary healing skills.
It was said that it was all thanks to Teresa that he broke through the second floor of the Tower of Trials.
But there was a catch.
‘He chose this place instead of attacking the 3rd floor boss?’
No matter how precious the holy relics from the ruins are… Unless it’s a sacred relic, going to the next floor would be much more beneficial, right?
Above all, the Zion Guild did not have the ability to recruit such a ranker.
…How the hell did they pull it in?
After thinking for a while, Jinhyeok shook his head.
The priority right now is not to predict the financial power of the Zion Guild.
What powers Teresa has.
And how to copy that ability.
This is important.
‘This is an opportunity that will never come again.’
Immediately, the ‘Eye of Truth’ was activated.
but.
[The activation of the skill is canceled due to the level difference.]
The red status window blocked Jinhyeok’s eyes.
‘shit. What a level difference.’
I know you don’t belong to a guild, but you’ve already reached level 20.
The moment I thought so.
[Luck stats and adaptive stats neutralized the level difference.]
[Looks through the target’s status window.]
Parts…
The red status window collapsed, revealing Teresa’s personal information.
‘Yes, there was this.’
As soon as I got the Luck stat and the Adaptive stat, it helped.
at a very important time.
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Name: Teresa de Laurencia
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Level: 29
Strength 42 Agility 31 Stamina 25 Horsepower 30
Stat Points: 8
Coins: 10850
Occupation: None (Current job quest is in progress)
Inherent Ability: Star’s Protection
Skills: Lv5 ‘Strengthen Divinity’ Lv5 ‘Secret Maneuver’ Lv4 ‘Blessed Hand’ Lv4 ‘Holy Protection’ ‘ Lv4 ‘Illusion Barrier’
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[Copy conditions: Teresa is a ranker ranked in the top 100 in the world. If you save her life, you can copy one of the unique abilities and skills you want.]
A great figure.
‘I’m sure people are so enthusiastic about it.’
Jinhyuk let out a small exclamation.
This is a completely upscale hotel buffet.
In addition, thanks to reading the status window, I was able to figure out the opponent’s motivation for coming here.
[Current job quest is in progress.]
‘It was like that.’
Is that why you gave up on the boss raid and came here?
This is where things get fun.
Maybe this card can be quite useful.
[Lv1 ‘Sympathy’ is activated.]
[The target feels a slight liking for you.]
A warm energy shone.
Teresa smiled brightly at Jinhyeok.
Blue-green eyes that look as if they will be sucked into them.
“Thank you…. I’ll drink a lot of water.”
Thank you.
i’m more grateful
‘Blessing of the Stars’.
A unique ability that is considered the best for those who choose the Paladin profession.
Because I gave you a chance to get this.
The problem is…
creating a situation that puts this woman in danger.
And that’s where you have to save your life.
‘Certainly the conditions are not easy.’
Jinhyuk wet his lower lip with his tongue.
It was a peculiar habit that came out when I was worried.
But at that very moment.
“Cheo Cheonhwa hyung! Come over here and see! Right Now!”
At the urgent scream that followed, everyone’s eyes were directed to one side.
