Episode 70. Resident of the tower (1)
[How much do you know?]
Heo Jin-soo’s inner thoughts were conveyed intact.
And the content was shocking.
[I have to end it here. Never… You must not even find out that the Heukun Guild and the ‘residents’ contacted each other.]
Jinhyeok’s eyes narrowed.
What the hell is this guy talking about?
Could it be that it wasn’t just about money?
In an instant, the copy condition passed through Jinhyeok’s mind once again.
‘Uncover your ulterior motive’.
At first, I thought it was simply to dig up the corruption, but there was a deeper hidden darkness.
Heukwoon Guild, one of the top guilds in Korea. I never thought there would be a story about a ‘resident’ who has lived in the tower for a long time.
The player conquered the third floor.
However, residents of the level who can freely roam the stairs of the tower can only be met after going beyond the 15th floor.
that it is
‘It must mean that the residents first contacted the guild to fight.’
I don’t know why or purpose.
But one thing is certain: their interests coincided, and Yoo Chun-yeong interfered with their future plans.
‘From their point of view, humanity and the player must be external enemies threatening the tower…’
This is going to be fun.
Right then.
“Brother, what do you mean?”
“Are you saying they stole the money I gave you to treat Master?”
“These motherfuckers!”
“What did that money do to you? Don’t even think about living here today!”
Yoo Yeon-hwa and those who followed Yoo Chun-yeong shouted.
Since the healers I trusted and entrusted to me hit the back of my head, I couldn’t help but be angry.
The moment I was about to pull out the sword I was wearing around my waist.
“Leave them to me.”
Jinhyuk intervened.
“Player Kang Jin-hyuk. Thank you for revealing the truth, but I don’t think my anger will be resolved unless I kill these guys right here.”
“Sorry, but I feel the same way. Entrusting Master to these guys…”
The disciples expressed their feelings as if they were swallowing bloody tears.
It’s an atmosphere that won’t be easy to dry.
“Instead, I will treat the elderly Yoo Chun-young. just now. Right here.”
“…!”
“Is that possible?”
At Jinhyeok’s words, the half-drawn sword went into the scabbard.
Revenge was important, but the most important thing now was to save Yoo Chun-yeong.
“Of course it’s possible.”
I’ve dealt with far more troublesome plagues, but only one mana runaway.
If you go to the top of the tower, it’s just the flu level.
‘Let’s see…’
Jinhyeok took the fluid and some medicines on the medical table.
Of course, these are props for the performance.
To hide the fusion skill and properly shine the spot.
Jinhyeok’s gaze, after finishing preparations, turned to Heo Jinsoo this time.
Keep an eye on it.
How to use the elixir.
[Trait abilities ‘Star’s Protection’ and ‘Elixir’ are fused!]
[Fusion succeeded!]
[Special item ‘Star’s Tears (SS)’ acquired!]
[To fuse ‘Star’s Tears’ again A cooldown of 90 days is required.]
Ugh!
In an instant, the color of the elixir changed.
An indescribable bright light shimmered along the surface of the liquid.
Jinhyeok took a glass bottle and approached Yoo Chunyoung.
‘If he was a normal person, he would have died a long time ago.’
The dilated blood vessels were a symptom that appeared when the runaway mana exceeded the limit.
Indeed, the strong are the strong.
Seeing how he didn’t let go of his life even in such terrible agony.
‘A drop or two won’t be enough, so I’ll have to feed them all.’
Because his condition had deteriorated so much, he had to pour out all the elixirs.
It’s a bit pricey though.
It was a cheap price that he could pay for copying his abilities.
gulp! gulp!
The liquid flowed down Yu Chun-young’s neck and seeped into his body.
OK.
Yoo Chun-young’s face, which had been pale, gradually turned bright.
“Whoa… whoa…”
Her breathing stabilized and the cold sweat that ran down her forehead stopped.
The unsightly protruding blood vessels all subsided.
After a long period of suffering.
Finally, Yoo Chun-young recovered.
[The conditions have been met!]
[Please select one of Yoo Chun-yeong’s skills.]
I have already decided which one to choose.
Without hesitation, Jinhyeok chose one of Yoo Chunyoung’s skills.
[Succeeded in copying the unique ability ‘Jin Tae-Cheong Hwarang Heart Law (S)’!]
[Jin Tae-Cheong Hwarang Heart Law]
Difficulty to obtain:
S It is a Dokmun martial art developed by Yoo Chun-young as a simbeop that can absorb the magical energy dissolved in the atmosphere. When used, the speed of magic recovery increases by 30%, and simply learning it has the effect of making the body look young.] [
Copied skills are stored in ‘Memory of the World’.]
Status windows that appear one after another.
Jinhyeok glanced at the contents of the newly acquired skill.
‘It’s an effect that makes you look younger by restoring your magic power…’
This must have made Yoo Chun-yeong look so young for her age.
The skill level confirmed through the ‘Eye of Gluttony’ was a whopping 13.
It could almost be said to be a high-level named monster.
And while Jinhyeok examines the detailed characteristics of the skill.
“grandfather!”
Yoo Yeon-hwa stroked Yoo Chun-young’s cheek with a trembling hand.
“This nonsense…”
“You really said that Master had recovered?”
“It’s real! The wave of magic has stabilized.”
Thick tears flowed from everyone’s eyes.
This is because it was difficult to control the overflowing emotions in the dream-like reality.
On the other hand, Heo Jin-soo, who was watching this situation, was at a loss for words with his mouth wide open.
‘can not believe it.’
Opponents are combat type.
however.
How on earth do you know a cure for runaway mana that no one has yet known?
It’s easy to say that the concentration of the elixir is controlled through sap and medicine.
It was close to impossible unless you knew the tricky mixing ratio.
But the opponent did it.
They, who had been involved in medicine all their lives, were so calm about what they could not even dare to do.
rattle!
Heo Jin-soo’s chin trembled.
An insight that reads all of this side’s cards.
Overwhelming potential that earned an S-class judgment.
Besides, knowledge about medicine.
It feels like facing a monster.
All I could think about was running away from here, but my limbs wouldn’t listen.
at that time.
Jin-hyeok approached Heo Jin-soo, who was trembling.
“The other side seems to be distracted after a long time, so let’s talk separately on this side.”
“What are you going to do with me?”
“huh?”
“Are you going to kill me too?”
“No, I don’t know if it’s inside the tower, but if you kill someone outside, you’ll get in trouble. More than anything, it’s ridiculous to kill someone for stealing some money.”
so.
“The money I received. You just have to vomit it all up. Then I will send you.”
“If you give me money… you will release me?”
“Isn’t that a bad story? You can run away from the enraged Yu Chun-young’s disciples. I can take advantage of this opportunity to take my share.”
Jinhyuk shrugged.
As if emphasizing that his only interest is money.
‘Is money what you want?’
Heo Jin-soo swallowed dry saliva.
If money is the purpose, it’s enough to give away that kind of money.
The mission to kill Yoo Chun-young failed, but at least the most important information was not revealed.
The worry didn’t last long.
“I will.”
“Then, I will release it as soon as the money is deposited into this account.”
Jinhyeok handed over a piece of paper.
It was an account with an untraceable number, one of the benefits given only to S-rankers.
and after a while
Tring!
[A new financial transaction has occurred.]
[‘3635,0000,000 won’ has been deposited into Jinhyeok Kang’s account.]
A notification window appeared on Jinhyeok’s cell phone.
About 36 billion.
In the meantime, most of the money he had embezzled against Yoo Chun-young was returned.
“Can I go now?”
Heo Jin-soo asked cautiously.
“yes. It was a very satisfying transaction.”
Jinhyuk smiled and took a step back from the door.
Nothing blocks the door anymore.
Now is your only chance to run away.
rattle!
“Hey!”
“Go outside!”
“I bought it!”
As soon as the door opened, healers rushed out.
He seemed to be worried that Jin-hyeok might change his mind, so he just looked forward and ran like crazy.
“Hmm. Are you thinking of sending it that way? Isn’t that like you?”
It was then that I heard Alice’s voice.
‘As expected, I was watching from inside the ring.’
Anyway, there is no place not to wear it.
Thanks to you, it saved me the trouble of calling.
“Ellis.”
Jinhyuk slowly opened his mouth.
“From now on, find out where he’s going and who he’s talking to.”
“what. Did you let go on purpose?”
“If you interrogate him here, he won’t open his mouth easily. More than anything, the Dark Cloud Guild or its residents wouldn’t have given much information to those at the bottom of the food chain.”
No matter how much you kill the worker ants, it is useless.
so.
“We have to induce the worker ant, who ran away in a hurry, to go to the queen.”
The corners of Jinhyuk’s mouth went up.
＊ ＊ ＊
After the chaos, only the two of Jinhyeok and Yoo Chunyeong were left in the hospital room.
Yoo Yeon-hwa and the rest of the people went out because they evaded it by saying that they had to make sure that the elixir had penetrated into every nook and cranny of their body.
Jinhyeok looked at Yoo Chunyoung, who was lying motionless.
“Now there is no one.”
“…”
There was no answer coming back.
“I know you were already conscious a while ago.”
Jinhyeok added a word.
OK.
“haha. I thought I had completely hidden my feelings. You’re a much quicker young man than I thought.”
Surprisingly, Yoo Chun-young, who had been thought unconscious, opened his eyes.
“Was my breathing so clumsy?”
“no. It was perfect.”
Even players with detection skills couldn’t read Chunyoung Yoo’s breathing.
It’s just that this side has the ‘Eye of Gluttony’.
You can see through most of the tricks.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to trick you on purpose.”
“it’s okay. The timing of my appearance was quite exquisite. Besides, I think it can be sufficiently suspicious that he knows a cure for mana runaway syndrome that no one knows about.”
“Puhaha! that’s right. It was because of that.”
Yoo Chun-young burst into laughter as if he was happy.
If Jinhyeok made excuses or turned around, he would never have believed him.
However, I laughed because I was so honest with my heart.
“I guess I misunderstood people. So what do you want from this old man?”
“There is one thing I really want to ask you.”
“He’s the benefactor who saved my life, and I’ll answer anything I know.”
Yoo Chunyoung nodded with a bright smile.
however.
“The elder fought the resident on the first day the Tower of Trials appeared… is that right?”
to an unexpected question.
“How… how?”
The smile disappeared from Yoochunyoung’s face.
