_ Volume 5, episode 15,
115. 24 chapters. Boss
[Start of special quest]
[Return to Earth.]
[In another week. You return to the land you forsaken. Come back after surviving there. Rewards are determined according to performance.]
[This quest cannot be denied.]
It was the second return quest. The ghost
also realized it belatedly.
[Are you going back again?]
“Yes.”
[I don’t think it’s been a while, but they call quickly.]
I didn’t know before, but now I knew that the old gods had intervened.
This calling may also be theirs. The Gods continued to return their players to Earth.
“What is the reason?”
[How can I know what crazy people mean?]
It’s impossible to know right now. Taishan opened this community.
[Bang Ja-yeon [Easy]: Oh… I’m going crazy.]
[Choi Geum-in [Normal]: Where are you going this time? Is it to destroy the nest of monsters?]
The community was chaos itself. Unlike the first return, there was no expectation and hope, only despair and fear.
They knew what the earth was like now. That the place was occupied by monsters and that they could not yet respond with their own strength.
Returning to them was a curse, not a blessing.
[Kim Na-yeon [Easy]: No! I hate it! I like it here! I don’t want to go back!]
That was especially bad for Easy Mode players.
Easy mode is very easy. If you pay attention to safety
and don’t go on a futile adventure, you can clear most of them.
As such, the labyrinth is not a hopeless space for them. Rather, it will feel like a cradle.
That’s why the earth will feel like hell for easy players.
Taesan knew it well. Because he also came from there.
‘But it’s still okay.’
It’s worth it until the second return. Easy players are also more likely
to survive if they are careful and stay next to others .
It’s a problem after clearing, but there’s no big obstacle to surviving right now. Taesan wrote.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: How do you feel?]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: Ah Tae-san.]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: Hyung.]
The players in Alone mode were also in despair. It was difficult and difficult even if it wasn’t, but they were bursting with anger, asking if they had to return to Earth again
.
However, Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok calmly comforted others.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Are you calmer than I thought?]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: Well, I expected that the beginning would not be the end. I didn’t expect it to be this fast, though.]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: But… we’re at least better off.]
The two desperately tried their best. After clearing the labyrinth, he became stronger and finally gained much greater power than in hard mode.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Did you say that you are now breaking through to the 7th floor?]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: Yes. It’s embarrassing to compare to Mr. Taesan, but I think he came down well.]
7th floor. It was the floor where the Lizardman Swordsman appeared. I thought it was quite tight using proper swordsmanship, but
it seemed worth doing more than I thought.
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: We have become stronger. I can’t let other people die.]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [alone]: Ugh. shake. I’m going crazy.]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: There’s still a week left. If possible, come down to the 8th floor. There are trials worthy of being called Arrogance, the God of Tests, so it would be better if you accept that as well.]
The God of Tests. Oman. The ordeal
does not have to risk one’s life. It was an ordeal in which one could become stronger without a big risk because one could identify one’s limits and give up.
[Lee Tae-yeon [alone]: Really?]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [alone]: There’s something like that… Thank you. brother. Even though it’s tight, I have to go down.]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: But don’t overdo it and die. See you in a week.]
There won’t be a big problem if it’s two.
Taesan left his last words and turned his attention to hard mode.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: How are you?]
[Geum Joong-geun [Hard]: I’m okay, but my sister is a bit of a problem.]
[Kim Hwi-yeon [Hard]: …I think I’m going to vomit.]
Beyond the text Taesan smiled at the pressure he felt in the movie.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Think more comfortably
. Isn’t it better to decide for yourself than to put your life in someone else’s hands?]
[Kim Hwi-yeon [Hard]: How do you feel comfortable when 30,000 lives are in my hands….]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone] ]: Yes?]
Tae-san remembers that Kim Hwi-yeon managed over 100,000 people.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: You know what you have to do, right?]
[Kim Hwi-yeon [Hard]: …I will. I know that. It’s just complaining. What?]
Taesan overcame his grumbling and asked.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: How’s the hard mode these days?]
[Kim Hwi-yeon [Hard]: It’s okay. There are still people dying, but the number is lower than before and it is slowly improving.]
It wasn’t a bad story. Hard Mode is the top players, except for Alone Mode. Each one of them was precious.
After confirming, Taesan said goodbye after talking for a few minutes.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Then see you in a week.]
[Kim Hwi-yeon [Hard]: Ah. hate. No… It would be nice if you could go back and know what you’re doing.]
[Keum Joong-geun [Hard]: You won’t know unless you foresee the future.]
[Kim Hwi-yeon [Hard]: I know. It’s just a complaint.]
Taesan closed the community window.
He knew what he was doing on his second return because he had already been through it.
But there was no certainty that things would be the same as before.
“How about this time?”
Something must have changed.
Anyway, it was a week later. I thought I would be strong until then.
Taesan broke through the labyrinth. I won against the boss on the 24th floor and confirmed the reward.
[Baal’s Staff]
[Dark Magic + 10]
[A staff made by the demon Baal to kill time. A low-ranking person would go crazy just by touching it.]
“You can offer this to the demon god.”
[??? was used.]
[Ring of spring water]
[Attack power + 5]
[Defense + 5]
[Strength + 5]
[Agility + 5]
[A ring containing the spring of nature. It’s a small amount, but it can summon clean water.]
“Ooh.”
The stat increase is quite high. It even has a special ability to summon water.
When I tried it out, about three bottles of water flowed out.
For this amount, it wasn’t bad. Considering the work on Earth, clean water was absolutely necessary.
“then.”
Now I was thinking of learning a black magic. Taesan raised the staff of Baal with an ambiguous face.
“But what should I do?”
Even if he devoted himself to learning, he did not know how. The Demon God didn’t explain anything, so I had no choice but to test this and that.
First, as Lilith had done, she knelt down and began to pray. As he continued praying for the devil and offering sacrifices, his power began to descend.
The dimension of the labyrinth was crushed and a huge power was felt on the other side. The darkness began to expand and the Demon God appeared.
[Hmph.]
She crossed her arms with an annoyed face. Taesan was taken aback by the unhiding dissatisfaction.
“Why is that?”
[…no. no. I can’t say anything I didn’t say.]
The Demon God frowned.
[But next time, dedicate to me what came from me. Got it?]
“Oh yes.”
I don’t know why, but there was no reason to reject it if you wanted it. When Taesan answered right away,
the demon seemed to be in a good mood and said in a raised tone.
[I know why you called. Are you preparing to go out?]
“You know.”
[You can’t not know what’s mine. These are really annoying and nasty things. I used all these troublesome measures.]
The demon’s face contained ridicule and ridicule. He seemed to know why Taesan was returning to Earth.
“Maybe…
[You know. I can’t tell you.]
“You have to go down a bit.”
[Even if you can’t… come down to the 50th floor and you’ll be able to explain. Come down hard.]
The demon waved his hand. The staff in Taishan’s hand floated in the air and flew towards her.
[This should be about basic black magic. You want to feed them shit, so it’s a service. I’ll give you what you need now.]
[You’ve learned the basic magic [Prayer to the Demon God].]
“What is this?”
[Things you absolutely need when you go out.]
The demon raised an eyebrow.
[There will probably come a time when black magic will be useful. You’ll be grateful to me’?]
“Thank you.”
I wanted to thank you in advance, as you seemed to have taken care of it. The devil clenched his fists with a happy face. The darkness began to fade.
[do not forget. I am the god who cares about you the most. Got it?]
“I know.”
[Then don’t die and come back. They won’t stay still, so it’s going to be difficult for me. … Hold on.]
The demon god turned away and frowned.
[If this happens, even those who are not interested will be able to intervene. I need to make a declaration in advance.]
The demon departed after an incomprehensible statement. The ghost, whose mouth had been closed until now, murmured in wonder.
[This is really… really strange.]
“What’s that?”
[no. If you say it for nothing, you will look hateful. What did you get?]
“It looks like a charging skill.”
[Basic black magic: Prayer to the demon]
[Proficiency level: 1%]
[You can pray to the demon to increase the power she gave. When using the skill, you fall into a meditative state, and your magic recovers at a faster rate. When in meditation state, all stats and action speed are halved.]
“It’s a recovery period.”
Unlike Mana, Magi seemed to take care of it because she had no other means of recovery. In fact, it is impossible to level up once you return to Earth, so in the case of Magi, recovery itself was difficult.
If you think about it, it was a useful skill just as the demon god said. Thanking her, Taesan was convinced.
‘The drinker knows.’
that he returns to earth. and his past.
If so, there was a high probability that the ancient gods knew about it.
Taesan moved to the next floor, the 25th floor.
[Starting the 25th floor quest.]
[Defeat the boss on the 25th floor and pass.]
[Reward: Robe of darkness]
[Secret reward: ???]
“Did you come?”
At the beginning of the floor, the store owner was waiting. Taesan asked instead of passing by as usual.
“Can you show me the gear I can buy right now?”
“Why all of a sudden’?”
“I will be away for a while.”
“…ah.”
The shop owner also realized.
“Are you leaving again? that’s weird Wait a minute.”
The store owner took out the equipment. Let’s check each one, it’s definitely a much higher grade than the equipment we saw on the 11th floor.
[Treasure Gauntlet]
[Gauntlet decorated with treasures. Contrary to its appearance, it is also good for practical use. [Attack power + 45]
[50.000G]
[A flute that calls for silence]
[
A flute favored by a bard who loved silence.]
[All magic within 10 minutes upon use prohibit the use of This item can only be used once a day
.]
[70000G]
The class has become incomparably higher. It was definitely a price I would have regretted hitting the ground if I had bought other equipment than the percent ring at that time.
The gold Taesan currently has is 40,000 gold. I made quite a bit of money by catching guides.
As Taesan looked around, a wrist guard caught his eye.
Karreuk.
The whip-covered wrist guards were striking the tip of the whip as if it were alive.
[Arm guards with murderous intent.]
[Arm guards trying to kill everything except the owner. It was created by a witch’s whim. Something hidden still exists.]
[Attack + 25]
[Defense + 1]
[40000G]
“Why is this so cheap?”
“that?”
The shop owner, who saw what Taesan was saying, said as if it were obvious.
“Would you like to buy it?”
“yes.”
The attack power is 25 for the wrist guard. It even made up for the downside of having no defense. The shop owner realized it belatedly.
“…Come to think of it, you had Airac weapon liquor. Not a common case. Think about it. Attack power
is applied only when hit with the corresponding equipment. There are various types of attack buff equipment, but most of them are accessories and expensive. At least not that one.”
From the point of view of an ordinary adventurer, there was no reason to use equipment that had no defense and only vaguely high attack power. Hearing that, I understood.
But not for Taesan.
“I will do this.”
“Well, that would be perfect for you. Do you have any money?”
“yes.”
Taesan gave gold and
put on wrist guards. The whip that surrounded it swayed back and forth, hitting Taesan’s arm.
“Looks like you liked that too. Use it well.”
“Are you intelligent?”
“At least it is superficial. It’s because the direction is strange, but it’s a high-level equipment. If it was a proper equipment, you wouldn’t have bought it right now?
Karreuk.
The whip gently wrapped around Taesan’s arm.
Level up with skill
