— Volume 10, Chapter 17
242. The fourth return. Earth (9)
The battle continued for a full week.
Eliminate constantly appearing monsters and erase cracks. There were also dead people, but not many of them.
They believed they could win.
And after a week, the formation of cracks stopped.
People believed they had won. They enjoyed the festival with simple ingredients.
But Tae-san knew it wouldn’t end here.
He waited quietly.
and three days later.
Taesan, who was sitting in the room, got up.
“master?”
[Ohh. Is it finally here?]
Minerva and Barkaza also realized something strange and got up.
Taesan left the room and came out.
A great force was felt in the east.
People were also looking east, as if feeling it. Taesan arrived at a place where he felt the power before anyone else.
There was a crack there.
But the color was not purple.
It was a red light like bright red.
And the shape of the crack itself was also strange. Until now, the cracks
had been a collection of power, but now the cracks were in the form of slime.
“Hmm.”
Minerva swung her arm.
The wind turned into a blade and rushed toward the rift.
Kaaaang!
The blade collided with the crack and bounced off.
“…it doesn’t work.”
Even Minerva’s heartfelt attack didn’t work.
Taesan approached the rift and raised his hand
.
The crack was beating like a heart.
Taesan tightened his hand.
Whoops!
A huge wave arose. He didn’t use sadohwa or the king’s bowl, but he still gathered his dignity and strength and hit him.
However, the crack did not even move.
“Is it preparation time?”
[Quest starts]
[In another hour. The last rift opens.]
[Fight and win the victory.]
[Condition: Eliminate the monsters that appeared in the rift.]
[Rewards will be paid upon returning to the labyrinth.]
A quest appeared in front of them. People who realized the ideal began to gather one by one.
“ah. older brother.”
Geum Joong-geun, who came to see Taesan, was delighted. Kim Hwi-yeon, Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyuk also showed up.
They saw the crack and swallowed.
“It’s… dangerous.”
“What are you guys going to do?”
“I don’t think we can handle it, but…
the people of Seoul knew it because they had experience so far. At the end of the return, an irresistible monster always emerged, and it was Taesan who faced it.
Kim Hwi-yeon said calmly.
“I don’t know what will happen, so I’ll be preparing here.”
“Do whatever you want.”
Kim Hwi-yeon quickly gave instructions to the people. They lined up and surrounded the rift at a distance.
Kulleong.
The cracks started to widen.
And the passage opened.
A pitch-black space beyond the red passageway.
There, monsters began to appear.
“Ah…
Even though the monster hadn’t fully shown itself, people were groaning. Goosebumps broke out all over his body and cold sweat began to flow. Instinct sounded the alarm.
Woo woo woo.
A monster squeezes its body into a narrow passage.
The passage was the size of a house, but still too small for a monster to pass through. The monster’s entire body began to be crushed.
But the monster continued to emptied itself.
iron puck.
Eventually, the monster emerged in its full form from the rift.
It was in the shape of a sphere and
was broken.
As he crossed the passage, half of his body was crushed and everything was in a state of disrepair. The grid itself must have been damaged, and it was distorted indefinitely.
But even so, an overwhelming presence overtook them.
“Ah ah…
people’s teeth clash. I get goosebumps.
round and round
The monster’s gaze turns to them.
Momentarily they stop breathing
.
[Determining instant death…]
“Heh heh heh!”
“00 o ughj”
People are suffering. Their souls and bodies are about to separate.
“Minerva.”
“okay. This must be difficult.”
Minerva expresses her strength with a serious face. The spirit king’s power surrounds the people.
[Judgment successful!]
“Heo Eok!”
“omg! omg!”
Having successfully judged with the power of Minerva, they exhale heavily.
“Ah…
the horror on people’s faces.
death sentence. If you fail the judgment, you die immediately. Defense and stamina were meaningless.
And the monsters that could do that were from the S class.
[10 monsters have appeared.]
“Huh.”
Taesan raised the corner of his mouth.
I couldn’t believe it, but it’s really S-class. This was more than he expected.
[That… what is it?]
The ghost swallows.
“Haven’t we met before during the Trial of the God of Despair? He’s the same guy.”
[Can’t compare to that time?]
“That’s because even with the power of God, things can’t be perfectly realized.”
“The most outstanding toy among Koshin’s toys.”
Minerva narrows her eyes.
“An existence that can weigh down the world itself by itself. Without the divine protection that mortal beings can’t stand it and fall just by facing it, the world can be destroyed.”
Minerva’s assessment would not be an exaggeration. In fact, no one except Taesan and Lee Taeyeon could overcome the instant death judgment.
Players who cleared hard mode are as strong as monsters. The fact that even they couldn’t overcome the judgment
meant that it was impossible for them to respond at all.
class.
The existence that he had to risk his life to defeat in his previous life.
Now it is weaker than then. There was no way I could fight and overcome it.
But there was no fear on Taesan’s face.
“Looks like you really wanted to kill me. Send someone who is not even half as good as that.”
As the monster came out of the crack, its whole body was crushed and suffered severe damage. Originally,
it meant that he was sent down on purpose, taking the loss even though he could not come down.
To that extent, the S-class monster was in a weakened state. In a normal state, it would have been impossible to block all instant death judgments with Minerva’s power.
If so, the current Taesan was possible.
[You have activated Recon.]
[You have activated Grasping Essence.]
[Monster 10]
[Summoned special type.]
[The tenth toy of the Great One.]
[It is in a broken state after passing through a cramped place.
] there is.”
“huh. cheer up.”
[Okay.]
Back.
Taesan took strength in his sword and leaped.
[You activated Acceleration.]
The ground was shattered and fragments
flew toward people. Minerva spreads a barrier to protect them.
Taesan was in front of the monster in an instant.
People were startled by the startling speed.
Taesan’s sword came down and was taken down.
Whoa!
The monster’s body shook greatly. Black sap flowed from the damaged area.
[3403 damage to 10 monsters.]
Perhaps because of the difference in rank, the damage
was cut in half.
However, effective damage was entering. If it was a normal S class, the difference in rank would not have caused damage at all.
The sphere wobbled.
Monsters came out of there. Dozens of monsters in the form of tentacles and beasts appeared all at once and attacked Taesan.
‘I thought it was a summoning type.’
Taesan’s sword moved.
Smash the monster and stab its head. Activate the frost arrow to blow it away, and
use the ability sword to shed the rush of monsters.
Kagagagak!
Dozens of monsters fell all at once.
Those who watched burst into admiration.
“Ohhh!”
“As expected!”
They were confident of victory in their near-overwhelming appearance.
However, Taesan’s expression was not so bright. There was no
way he was an insurmountable monster
. If so, the gods would not stand still.
But it was too weak.
The summoned monsters are B-level at most. Even if Taesan had thousands, he could not deliver an effective blow.
Taesan realized.
This monster was not meant to kill him.
It was a monster to catch him.
blah blah
The mouth of the spherical monster opened.
[The inner world has been activated.]
Endless darkness flowed from the mouth. The darkness that came out of it instantly dyed the ground black and covered everything around it.
The scattered darkness pulled Mount Tai.
Taesan gave strength to his feet. Gathering energy, he resisted the hop input.
However, the darkness trampled on the resistance and tried to swallow Taesan.
‘ also.’
He might be able to survive using sadohwa,
but it would be a matter of time.
Even though it was a monster that was all destroyed and lost, this suction power itself was at the level of the S class.
“Mr. Tae Tae-san!”
Seeing Taesan being sucked in, Kim Hwi-yeon is frightened and runs to her.
Taesan said while immersed in darkness.
“The rest please.”
Darkness swallowed Mount Tai.
Taesan was the first to examine his senses. Realizing that there was nothing wrong,
I looked around.
There was only endless darkness all around.
It was literally an eternal darkness with no end to be seen.
“This is the first time I have ever been inside a monster.”
[Are you okay?]
“What?”
[I mean the mental side. Once you entered the existence of the god of death, your mind will be affected… You seem to be fine.] I felt a
slight pressure, but it was at a level that I could ignore. Taesan pressed the floor.
It was tight.
I lifted the sword and took a stab at it, but it didn’t make a single scratch.
[1 damage to 10 monsters.]
“As expected.”
The monster was crushed and mangled as it tumbled through the cramped passage. more than necessary.
Probably, it gave up the visible part and kept only the inner part.
To capture Taesan.
Taesan looked away.
Thousands of monsters were visible through the darkness.
he kicked
In the meantime, there was considerable confusion outside.
“Uh huh?”
Taesan is gone.
People are baffled by that fact. Minerva frowns.
“aha. Did you aim for something like this? Not bad.”
“Miss Minerva? How the heck did this happen…
“Simple.”
Minerva raised her finger and pointed at the monster. The huge monster was fixed to the ground like a pillar. “
I judged that they couldn’t kill my master .
I chose a much easier method than that.”
shiver.
A number of little monsters jumped out of the monster.
The number far exceeded hundreds. People’s faces turned pale.
“So they’re saying they’re going to keep the owner inside of them and kill you all the while.”
The monsters moved.
Minerva and Barkaza manifested their strength. Light and wind rose at the same time and swept away the monsters.
The moment hundreds were swept away at once, a huge monster suddenly attacked.
The monster swung its massive arm.
Kaaaang!
The wind and light that collided with the mighty force exploded and scattered.
The huge monster sent a bloody gaze.
Minerva whistled at the mighty power she felt there.
“It will be fun.”
The monster felt a power that even the present Minerva could not ignore.
“Can you do it? Barcaza and I need to leave for a while.”
[I will be with you. King.]
Barkaza and Minerva were blown away by the giant monster.
Taesan, Minerva, and Barcaza. The existence that protects them has disappeared. Panic overtook him.
“Ah ah ah!”
“Save people!”
“Everyone calm down!”
Kim Hwi-yeon shouted and rushed at the monster. The monster’s attack
was swung at her.
Kagagagak!
“Kuk!”
She was pushed away with a groan.
‘…strong.’
It was stronger than any monster she had ever seen.
There were hundreds of such things.
Her eyes flickered for a moment. But eventually, he made up his mind and shouted.
“We can win!”
Keum Joong-geun is also stepping forward. Lee Tae-yeon
and Kang Jun-hyeok also quickly attack the monsters.
Kagagagak!
Unlike Kim Hwi-yeon, the two were not pushed back. Seeing them oppressing the monsters, people’s embarrassment subsided a little.
In such a situation, Kim Hwi-yeon shouted vigorously.
“Everyone stay in line!”
“yes yes!”
People move hurriedly. Kim Hwiyeon bit her lip.
Taesan trusted her and entrusted her. I couldn’t disappoint those expectations.
“Mr. Taesan will come out and help you soon! Hold on until then!”
“yes!”
People take up arms calmly. Kim Hwi-yeon calmly gave strength to her whole body.
“okay. Let’s do it.”
she ran People followed him.
“Please watch over me!”
“Give me strength!”
They rushed at the monster and cried out, like people praying to God. Like knights in a crusade.
Their faith became a strength and went to someone.
[Divine power proficiency has risen by 1%.]
Level up with skill.
