– Volume 9 Episode 8 Episode
208. 51 A forest where mysterious things live. (5)
[Most of the people tied up here are twisted, but that one is especially worse.]
The ghost said to Tae-san, who was looking for a river.
[Those who are bound here are all beings who came in hoping for something. But I still don’t know what the gremlin’s purpose is.]
A warrior who wants revenge. Lilith wishing for magic. Einz Har in search of God.
All had a clear purpose that could be recognized at a glance. But the ghost didn’t know what the gremlins were here for.
[I rejected everyone and fell into my own world. And we want to break through those who live in the same place and become like them. Even if that means strangling yourself. I’m not going to last long then I’ll die?]
There was no restriction that the beings in the labyrinth couldn’t harm each other .
Right away, Lilith was also afraid of death when she met the orc through forced movement of the room.
In other words, the residents of the 51st floor meant that they could kill as many gremlins as they wanted.
[What on earth do you want?]
“I think I know.”
The ghost tilted its head at Taesan’s answer.
[You know? The madman’s heart’?]
The ghost also passed the gremlin’s quest while clearing the 51st floor, but he
still didn’t know. What does the gremlin want?
Taesan murmured.
“As expected, this is a good thing.”
Lee Tae-yeon.
While clearing the 51st floor, she learned a lot about Remlin.
Taesan knew what the gremlins were here for because she had told him about it in her previous life.
“Isn’t Gremlin’s alchemy excellent?”
[Uh… To be honest, no one will come after me. If you put your mind to it and have enough ingredients, you’ll be able to survive in the depths, right? To think that a gremlin had such a talent. It’s the end of the world.]
The ghost clicked his tongue. There was an implicit hint of contempt for the gremlin in his voice.
[Gremlins are the lowest level monsters without much intelligence. worse than goblins That guy is very peculiar.]
“That’s the problem.”
The story stopped there. It was because an endless river was discovered.
“Is this it?”
[You activated the burning ball.]
The flames burst into the river in succession. In an instant, the temperature of the river begins to boil.
Kurur.
The water shakes and before long a gigantic figure appears.
It was a snake with light blue scales.
[A blue snake appeared in the deep river.]
[Human.]
The snake flicked its tongue and glared at Mount Tai.
[This is a sacred realm. It’s not a place that humans can enter. Get off immediately.]
“That’s not for you to judge.”
Taesan took out his sword. The snake’s pupils narrowed.
[You’re hastening death!]
Wow!
As if responding to the wrath of the snake, the river rises violently. It destroys the forest like a flood and tries to swallow up Mount Tai.
[Sha。｝Ah!]
The snake opens its mouth and thrusts at Taesan. Taesan blocks it with his sword.
Kaaaang!
Taesan’s body is pushed away with a loud sound. The snake has the power to push him away in a head-on collision.
[You activated charm.]
Let go of the snake’s attack and stomp
.
[You activated Frozen World.]
Damn it!
The overflowing lake freezes over. The snake is agitated by the sudden chill.
[How can a human being have such power!]
Taishan spurred the ground and ran to the snake.
A snake with beautiful light blue scales.
Its power was so strong and its scales
were so hard that the only way to attack it was to attack the yoke above its forehead.
The snake also moved, covering its forehead as much as possible.
Of course, the story didn’t matter that much to Taesan.
[You activated Assault.]
[You activated Addition.]
[You activated Acceleration.]
[You activated Continuous Attack.]
Smash the snake’s side with force. With a roar,
the body of the giant snake swayed.
[503 damage to the blue snake nestled in the deep river.]
[How!]
The snake’s defense was obviously strong, but it was only at the level of the 51st floor. If Taesan’s power far exceeded him, it wasn’t something he couldn’t pierce.
Koo Goo Goo!
The serpent thrashed, tearing through and devastating everything. Taesan, who avoided the torrent-like attack, plunged his sword into the snake’s tail.
[Charah!]
the snake screams. Taesan drew the sword as it was. The tail split and blue blood splattered.
[This human!]
The snake struggled and ran away to the river. Mount Tai also entered the river.
[You foolish! This is my territory! Ugly life on earth can’t survive!]
The snake thought it had a chance and thrust its teeth in again, but Mount Tai moved at the same speed as the earth because it was not resisted by water.
Kwajik.
[Kyaaaa!]
Forced action. and muhohop. As long as they had two skills, they were not constrained by being in the water.
The snakes desperately struggled to survive, but all were trampled on. Before long, the snake died just like that.
[Charaa…]
[Your level has risen.]
[Your spirit level has been raised.]
[You have obtained the blue scales of the river-bearing snake
.]
The second quest has also been cleared.
Taesan took the scales and returned to the gremlin. The gremlin couldn’t stop laughing.
“That arrogant! The snake that taunted me every time I went to draw water is also dead!”
He hastily gathered the scales and fairy wings together.
“With this, I can become one of them! I’ll be your colleague too!”
[Could it be?]
the ghost grinned. The beings of the forest couldn’t have liked the gremlin who had torn their own people to death.
But the gremlin laughed.
“I will be your colleague. Because they laughed at me for being a gremlin. And because they laughed at my ugly appearance. So if I become them, they will accept me too.”
[Crazy guy.]
The ghost shook his head in disbelief.
Taesan, who had been staring at the gremlin, opened his mouth.
“Then do you think they will accept you?”
The gremlin’s face hardened after showing a smile.
“You get nothing out of doing that.”
“…shut up!”
The gremlin groaned.
“You know nothing! what i want! Why are you here! Why am I giving you quests!”
[Huh?]
The ghost showed surprise. He had never seen a gremlin explode with such rage.
Taesan’s words meant that somewhere the gremlin had a part to show emotion.
The gremlin growled and
waved its hand wildly.
“Don’t interfere and complete the next quest. Leaves of flowers nestled in dark green. take it off.”
“I will.”
Taesan quietly withdrew.
As he left, the gremlin cast a complicated gaze.
[Does he react like that? This is my first time.]
Taesan walked around the forest and found the place the gremlin said.
There, a huge flower was engulfing all directions, spewing poison.
“It’s Rafflesia.”
[You activated No Ho Hop.]
Taesan blocked Breath. Rafflesia moved its stem to
try to hold on to Mount Tai.
Kwajik.
Move the sword and cut them all off. Then, fireballs are activated in succession to hit Rafflesia.
Rafflesia petals begin to singe.
The poison that comes out is getting thicker.
It starts to affect the skin itself, not the breath. The nullification of the attack disappears in an instant, and the stamina begins to slowly decrease.
There is nothing good to drag on for a long time.
[You have invoked the will of an adventurer.]
Taesan twists her body to avoid the flying stems, and plunges her sword deep into the core of the flower.
[You activated Vital Point Designation.
[You activated the wedge.]
Activate the frozen world to grab the stems. Then, the sword was roughly driven into the designated vital spot.
[4589 damage to Rafflesia.]
Rafflesia’s body trembled
.
Taesan tramples the resistance and finishes.
[Your level has risen.]
[Your spirit level has been raised.]
[You have obtained a flower leaf nestled in dark green.]
Finish the third quest quickly.
Through a series of quests, Tae-san realizes.
“Is it some kind of test?”
First Quest. Subdue the attacking fairy from a distance that you cannot attack yourself.
Second Quest. Get scales against snakes that move in the water rather than on the familiar battlefield.
Third Quest. Win against an enemy that deals continuous damage just by hohoming.
It meant that even if you couldn’t knock it down like Taesan, you had to succeed in attacking because you had to get scales or leaves. what has been built up. And with the experience gained,
it contained the meaning of attacking against enemies in various environments.
“I can see why they stay in town.”
Lee Tae-yeon also said that she cleared it after staying here for nearly a year.
Taesan, who started going back to the gremlin, murmured.
“The guides were in the village.”
[Did you notice?]
“There’s no way they can survive here.”
said the drinker. The guides on the 50th floor
are waiting for you on the 51st floor.
So Taesan, seeing the village for the first time, thought that the guides were waiting for him in the forest because they were nowhere to be seen. It was because it was the best environment to target him.
However, Tae San, who had experienced the forest himself, knew.
This was no place to hide.
It was such a place that adventurers on the 50th floor could not even guarantee immediate survival. This meant that they hid in the village and waited for Mount Tai to pass
.
I don’t know what it was hiding for, but it was something I could go and find out for myself.
The gremlin did not burst into anger at the returning Taesan like before.
It was just a complicated gaze.
“…I caught that damn plant as well. very fast good. That’s it. done.”
“Are you a unicorn now?”
“okay. All you have to do is catch that fucking beast and it will be over.”
Gremlin said and handed a small powder.
“Take this.”
[You have obtained Enticing Powder.]
“If you sprinkle this on your body and walk around the forest, you will find a unicorn.”
“Do you know when it will come?”
“I do not know either. Because that beast is so capricious. It should come in at least a few days.”
Taesan sprinkled powder on his body. A rainbow of colors
began to cover the entire body.
“It’s too bright.”
“This is what he likes, so it can’t be helped.”
The Gremlin, who delivered everything, looked at him quietly and opened his mouth.
“…you said you knew why I came here.”
“okay.”
Taesan nodded. the gremlin asked grimly.
“Tell me then. what i have to do What should I do to achieve
what I want ?”
“I don’t know. But this is all I can tell you. What you’re doing right now is something you can’t get anything out of. Do you know yourself well?”
The gremlin’s pupils shook at Taesan’s answer.
Gremlins quietly shut their mouths and entered the house.
Taesan looked at his back for a moment and then moved.
It was the last quest, but there was nothing to do. If you just wander around and find a unicorn, it will end if you chase it, so the purpose of going somewhere right away has disappeared.
So, Taesan started looking for the place he had heard about from Lee Taeyeon.
The ghost asked Taesan as he carefully inspected each tree.
[Are you looking for the place the woman said?]
“If you just find it, you will get a big advantage.”
[Hmm… is there really such a place?
I also passed the 51st floor, but I didn’t even know it was there. That’s why I thought there was no secret room here.]
“I won’t lie. I actually saw the evidence.”
Taeyeon Lee said. 51st floor. There is a very special secret room here. I got some good stuff there.
And she showed what she got.
[That would be worth looking for, but it will take quite a while.]
“I’ll have to check them one by one.”
Taesan recalled the information Lee Taeyeon said
.
‘Two trees. They overlap each other and their color is gray.’
Taesan put strength on her feet and broke through the forest.
[You activate Mental Acceleration.]
Landscapes pass by.
It was a speed that was difficult to even check properly, but Taesan was aware of all of it. Identify and check the shape of passing trees, the location of bushes, and each one of them.
[The mastery of Mental Acceleration has risen by 1%
.]
[The mastery of Eye of Attunement has increased by 1%.]
He kicked his feet again. Check everything passing by like an afterimage.
As a result of moving about 5 minutes like that, I was able to find a tree that met the conditions.
Two branches of gray wood were twisted on top of each other. It’s a colorful forest, so it’s not strange at all if you just pass by, but it was definitely foreign to Taesan, who knew that trees looked like this. The ghost murmured in amazement.
[Yes… How did you find something like this?]
“I have a talent for this kind of thing.”
It was Lee Tae-yeon who discovered the remains of the forgotten goddess.
He had a definite talent for discovering what was hidden within confined spaces.
Taesan put his hand on the tree.
I didn’t feel anything. Taesan, who listened to her and knew how to get in, gave strength to her hand.
Mana runs out. Like a thirsty beast
, the tree sucks up mana and restores its color to its original form.
How much mana did he steal? The twisted trees fell away from each other, leaving an empty space.
There was a clear passage through it.
Taesan put his foot in there.
[You have found the secret area of the 51st floor that contains mysteries.]
[Initial discovery bonus: Mana + 50 Intelligence + 50]
The secret room was very large.
It was wide enough to barely see the tip .
It was a completely different size from the secret room so far.
[Start of sub-quest]
[This is a place created by a dragon with a mystery in his arms while passing through a mysterious forest. The dragon wants to present a mystery to you who visit this place where it hides.]
[Condition: Use your fairy wings to get over the cliff.]
[Reward: Fairy wings]
[Dragon with a mystery in your arms?]
Ghost There was surprise in his voice.
“Do you know who it is?”
[I haven’t seen it, but I’ve heard of it. I know it as an existence that lives in the depths… Did
that kind of guy make a place like this?
Whether it’s just for fun or for whatever purpose, you can be rewarded. Taesan was able to receive a skill upon accepting the quest.
[You have obtained the special activation skill [Fairy Wings [Temporary]].]
[You have activated Fairy Wings [Temporary].]
Rainbow-colored wings spread behind Taesan’s back. Taesan murmurs dissatisfiedly at the splendid colors.
“It’s too bright.”
[Is it time to complain about that? They give you fairy wings?]
The ghost laughed.
[shit. I should have found this too.]
The ghost groaned. This secret room was worth it.
There was no skill that allowed them
to fly freely in the air .
According to the conditions for acquiring the skill, it could be acquired, but even Taesan, who worked so hard, could not get it until the end. So, when doing air battles, I had no choice but to use jumps, air jumps, landings, and random blinks.
It’s not that I couldn’t respond, but it was very inconvenient and restrictive. Even when dealing with the Fairy Queen, if the Fairy Queen gave up the fight and flew away, there was no way to chase it.
Among the monsters, there were many flying monsters, so the players had no choice but to be defeated
.
However, Lee Tae-yeon was different.
With the wings of a fairy, she immediately moved and dealt with a flying monster when it appeared. There was a time when Taesan focused on dealing with monsters on the ground and Taeyeon Lee focused on monsters in the sky.
All of that was thanks to the fairy wings obtained on the 51st floor.
“I have to get this.”
Judging from the fact that there was no mention of ghosts, it seemed that they could not learn the skill to float in the air even if they went down to the depths.
[I don’t think it’s free, though.]
The secret room was very large, and there was a place beyond that that looked like the destination.
And there was no way to get there.
Endless cliffs stretched out.
[The first quest.]
[Use the fairy wings to get over the cliff and reach the next point.]
Level up with skills.
