– Volume 22, Chapter 19
544. The usurper’s treasure chest (2)
“Answer.”
Taesan murmured. The green witch quietly lowered herself and waited for Taesan’s answer.
“It is true that we have reached a high position, but the circumstances are very different between you and me.”
Taesan was able to climb to the right spot alone in the first place. It was
only the usurper’s presence that prevented it
.
Therefore, he was able to reach the realm only by discarding the self polluted by the usurper and filling it with a new self.
But not the green witch. She did not suffer from the contamination of the deceased. The stage she reached was immortal.
Taishan’s solution could not be substituted for the green witch. Upon hearing the story, the green witch’s eyes sank.
“Is that so.”
“But if you tell me what the road to transcendence
is… I don’t know.”
In the first place, the current Taesan was not a transcendentalist. It had reached a different realm than the green witch had hoped for.
Although they are similar, there is a difference in the fundamental part, so I couldn’t explain what it was.
“Then… can you look at one thing?”
“what.”
“Me.”
The green witch raised her head.
“Can you read me?”
She said in a very earnest tone.
Taesan looked at her for a moment and then nodded.
“If you want that.”
“thank you.”
The green witch put everything down and exposed herself in front of Mount Tai. Taesan looked at her who looked like that.
There is no need to activate the skill.
Today’s Mount Tai can contemplate all things.
Even more so, if she had revealed herself like the green witch, she could literally grasp everything.
Taishan’s gaze pierces the green witch.
“Ah…
the green witch shrank for a moment. It was a sense that every organ muscle of the whole body was fully revealed.
But she didn’t back down and showed herself.
And Taesan saw it.
Something of her own that she has built up throughout her life.
It was by no means small quantity and quality. It was like a huge tower. The green witch had enough qualifications to become immortal.
But that was all.
Nothing more was seen.
It is obviously a huge and magnificent tower, but its limits were clear.
Taesan looked away.
“How do I explain this?”
“Have you seen it…
After thinking for a while, Taesan said directly.
“You built up a lot. As a result, he became immortal. But… what you have built is not enough to reach greatness.”
“Then what is the solution?”
“doesn’t exist. At least for now.”
Taesan said calmly.
The tower that the green witch had built
was now at its limit.
It was impossible to build anything higher than that, and if you tried to build it, it would collapse and you would lose everything.
‘Is there a limit like that?’
If you build things wrong from the start, you’ll hit a wall before long. You can’t get to the right place alone.
I expected it to some extent, but it was my first time seeing it in person. Taesan said to the green witch.
Upon hearing the story, the green witch’s eyes shook greatly.
to reach a lofty height. She had been looking forward to it all her life.
But now I heard the answer that the possibility itself is blocked. Her head fell to the ground.
“…then.”
Slowly, the green witch’s mouth opened.
She raised her head and looked at Mount Tai. There was
still an unquenchable
longing in his eyes.
“You mean my tower is a problem.”
“At least for now, it is.”
“okay. This is the problem. This…
muttered the green witch to herself. As if to conclude something, she got up from her seat and bowed her head.
“Thank you very much. You are a great man.”
What Taesan taught me was the precious value of the world.
It was one of the secrets that only the transcendentalists knew.
It was a miraculous opportunity for the green witch to let her know that she had signed a contract with her
.
“say it.”
“If I ask you something later… would you please?”
“If it doesn’t matter too much. However much.”
“Thank you for responding.”
The green witch said and waved her hand.
[The contract with the green witch has ended.]
The contract of gaze between Taesan and her was cut off.
The Green Witch herself had given up.
“are you okay?”
“Because I got the answer I was looking for. It is a lung to share the sight with one greater than this.”
The green witch slowly backed away. Taesan asked her.
“What are you going to do now?”
“We must find the answer based on what the Great One said. And if you don’t come out… I’ll see you again.”
With those words the green witch left.
I could guess what she was going to do. And what do you want from Taesan?
‘I hope it goes well.’
Taesan also cheered for her as much as he had received from her.
And Taesan confirmed the authority given by Rakiratas.
[Death caused by struggle]
[Violence of death to kill everything except one’s master.]
“How do I use this?”
Since it is the authority itself, it cannot be used carelessly. I was worried.
I thought about making it into equipment
, but it didn’t seem like there would be a material that could hold the power.
After thinking for a while, Taesan made a decision.
Fuse part of authority with authority.
Taesan made the death caused by the struggle touch his heart.
Quadd Deuk!
And death and self-immutability collide.
Two opposing concepts resist each other. They reject each other and try to push them away.
If it was natural, it was a natural resistance. Mixing the powers of the old gods and the transcendental ones? It was impossible to achieve in the first place.
But Taishan had a boundary.
“Listen to me.”
With quiet words the beast rises. It oppresses and oppresses self-immutability and the death of struggle greedily.
Gugguguguguguk.
Two concepts that were uncontrolled and tried to resist are forced to become one.
And before long, it changes into a new authority.
[Death and transcendence caused by the struggle [Self-immutability] have changed. Transcendence [Boundary Negation] was obtained.]
“It’s easier than I thought.”
I was able to suppress the reaction without difficulty. It seemed meaningful that self-invariance changed to be perfectly controllable due to boundaries.
[Transcendence: Boundary Negation]
[Proficiency: 13%]
[Negation of all interventions. Both of this world and not of this world. It rejects everything that intervenes in you, denies it, and tries to kill you.]
The jet-black surrounding the mountain was tinged with gray.
And its nature also changed. While self-immutability was calm and coldly blocked from intervening with the outside world, boundary denial was more violent.
Kaga angle. Right now, the boundary denial surrounding Taishan
was hostile to even the concepts of the world that were trying to reach Taishan, and was trying to trample and kill them.
It was too much for Taesan to cross the boundary. Only then did the shimmering gray aura subside a little.
“You are active.”
A power that opposes all who approach Mount Tai. As it changed from black to gray, its status and power also became more powerful.
‘With this level… How many times can I block Rakiratas’ attacks?’
I don’t know the power, but it seemed like I could block at least two or three attacks with sincerity.
It was a great change if it could be used sufficiently at that level. Taishan was satisfied.
“Then…
I’ve checked everything I need to roughly check.
Now it was time to descend the labyrinth.
However, the wizard still did not appear.
“How long do you have to wait?”
It was the moment Taesan muttered.
Chew.
As soon as the words were finished, the space split
.
* * *
“The work to deal with is not over.”
The wizard who created the labyrinth appears. He looked very tired.
“But… it’s all sorted out now. I also got a direction. Sorry to keep you waiting.”
The wizard who stepped into the labyrinth looked at Mount Tai. And I was startled.
“…I see something strange.”
The vigilantes surrounding Mount Tai were hostile toward the wizard.
“Stay still.”
Taesan said quietly. The boundary denial slowly faded away following the will of the owner.
“That… true. In a little while, I got another weird thing.”
The wizard murmured, but did not inquire. He couldn’t understand Taishan’s strength and dignity anyway .
There was no need to accept it.
Taesan asked the wizard.
“Can I go down the labyrinth?”
Can Taesan, who has become a seeker, go down the labyrinth?
The wizard replied affirmatively to that question.
“doesn’t care. You said it earlier in the first place. A new floor will be made exclusively for you.”
“Now I want to see if it is possible for me to exclusively use it.”
It is also possible to face off against Rakiratas. To do so, the quest in the labyrinth had to be of that level, but finding such a thing was close to impossible.
The wizard smiled bitterly as if he acknowledged that part.
“I was worried about that too. But I have to keep what I said. And… it’s a bit vague
, but I finally found the right thing.”
The wizard pointed to the stairs with his hand.
“Go see. There is one thing waiting for you
.”
Taesan went down the stairs.
[96th floor quest begins.]
[Find the source of Arilnan.]
[Reward: Arilnan’s power.]
[Secret reward: ???]
Arylnan.
It was a name in Taesan’s memory.
Taesan opened the door. There was a white woman there. Her hair and eyes were the same gray as if she had eaten dust.
Strangely exotic features that are somewhat different from the ordinary appearance.
Akasha said quietly.
[Goddess.]
“It’s been a while. The child who was my apostle.”
[Forgotten Goddess. Arylnan appeared.]
* *
Arylnan.
“It’s been a while for you too. my benefactor.”
“Long time no see.”
Taesan was a little surprised. I never thought Aril Nan would be waiting for me on the 96th floor.
And as the system explained, the quest on the 96th floor was about Arilnan.
Ariel Nan, who had been staring at Mount Tai, opened her mouth.
“The smell is gone.”
The smell was one. Arilnan had said that when he first met Taesan, he smelled of a weakly cold Talja.
That meant it was gone now.
“The dysentery has gotten stronger… but at least it doesn’t smell of it. It’s a good thing for me.”
Arilnan was satisfied. Taesan looked at the wizard.
“Does she give you the quest for the 96th floor?”
“okay.”
The wizard affirmed. His expression as he looked at Arilnan was very strange
.
“I knew you. I can’t remember anything even though I’m watching it right in front of me.”
“I do remember you. Wizard. But the you I remember was very different from now.”
Arilnan said with a strange laugh.
“Unlike other transcendentalists, I pursued strange things alone before, but I never thought I would create a space like this. Even then, I still can’t understand you. Abandoning yourself for
mortals .”
“…That’s something only someone who really knows me can say.”
But the wizard still couldn’t get to know Arilnan.
Arilnan said calmly.
“Because the usurper usurped me. No wonder you don’t know me.”
Arilnan lost everything. Had it not been for Akasha, she would have been forgotten forever.
However, after seeing Arilnan for the first time in a long time, he knew one thing
.
She was more clearly imprinted in this world.
“Did you think of something?”
“iced coffee. okay.”
Arilnan smiled contentedly. She looked at Akasha.
“Is it because you have become all on your own? The memory of those who remember me became clearer. As a result, I was able to recall one fact.”
“What is that?”
” me.”
Arylnan revealed this.
“What I was before I lost myself. My own concept that was robbed by a goddamn usurper. The usurper’s treasure chest where it is located.”
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