Episode 383. Spring of the Sun (3)
23rd floor of the Tower of Trials.
This stairway under the protection of the Empire is quite peaceful even inside the tower’s 50th floor.
This was because the Imperial Knights had already organized a considerable number of dungeons and labyrinths.
However, there were places where even some imperial knights couldn’t use their hands, and one of them was the ‘Valley of Eternity’ where the ‘spring of the sun’ flowed.
A gigantic scale of about 300 km.
This place with 7 lakes was a huge ecosystem inhabited by numerous monsters.
‘It’s no exaggeration to say that this valley itself is a labyrinth.’
Jinhyuk carefully looked around.
“Kreureu…”
“Gra!”
Black borers with 3m tusks could be seen moving in groups.
It is extremely aggressive and packs, making it an extremely difficult species to hunt.
“Are you going to just pass by?”
Chun Youseong fiddled with the handle of the sword.
In any case, this guy seems to lose his temper when he cuts off everything he sees.
What kind of life-saving doctor is this guy… tsk tsk.
“I don’t like the corners of my eyes for some reason. Aren’t you cursing at me inside?”
“Muh, what are you talking about? I was just thinking that I wouldn’t worry about this raid because a reliable colleague came?”
Jinhyuk averted his gaze.
“Your eyes are slightly twitching and 10 degrees down to the left. It’s a symptom of when you lie. There were exactly 293 times like this when I was broadcasting as Colonel Teemo.”
“What kind of stalker are you? Why do you know that?”
“It’s an interesting combination. With the two of you, you won’t have time to get bored.”
The eagle owl let out a laugh as if the current situation was unbearably fun.
The state introduced to Chun Yoo-seong as one of the deceased people he knew in the past instead of the operator.
Because of this, Chun Yoo-seong accepted the existence of the eagle owl without much comment.
exactly.
It was the attitude that it didn’t matter to anyone as long as it didn’t interfere with their own affairs.
‘What the hell did he come here for?’
As Jinhyeok carefully moved along the bush, he kept an eye on the eagle owl’s movements.
If you are an operator, you are an existence that enables players to do things they can’t even imagine.
In other words, they are the ones who are in the position of a transcendental person who surpasses the gods.
however. There are things that monsters like that can’t solve on their own.
‘I’ll have to sneak a peek before attacking the labyrinth.’
For now, the priority is to deal with what you can do right now.
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I walked and walked, passing a group of black boars and avoiding countless man-eating plants and insects.
The place we finally arrived at was a huge valley.
gurgling gurgling!
When the sound of the waterfall erased all signs, I was finally able to breathe.
“…Are you saying that there is a hidden passage into the labyrinth in this valley?”
“Yes. I think I can roughly figure out the location. The key is the problem, but…”
Jinhyeok’s gaze went into the water.
In the water, the plump crustaceans were moving vigorously.
Ironclad Shrimp.
They are a specialty of the Tower of Trials, which usually inhabits the valley, and are known for their delicious taste.
The ones on the 23rd floor are particularly large, and one out of the tens of thousands here has claws that allow them to enter the labyrinth.
“It’s completely like finding a needle in the desert. This should take several months.”
Chun Yuseong frowned.
Out of all these bastards, which one do you think is real?
That’s right.
That’s right… but
there’s no need to search so ignorantly.
“There will be colorful fruits. Look. See those growing along the rocks over there?”
Thousand Apple.
It is a fruit with a very hard skin.
“Are you saying we should go fishing with that fruit?”
“That’s the food that ironclad shrimp like the most. However, since the key shrimp lives forever without eating anything, they won’t show interest in the fruit.”
What will be screened out using the bait is an individual who is not interested in the bait.
“Looking for an unresponsive guy… That doesn’t seem easy either, but it’s still better than no clue at all.”
“It’s like that. Let’s see. I just want you to collect about 30 of them. That should be enough.”
“Okay. Let’s go immediately.”
Chun Yuseong moved without saying a word.
When Chun Yoo-seong vacated, only Jin-hyeok and the eagle owl remained.
Jinhyeok got lucky while installing a trap made of trees.
“What is it that you must check? Is it that a new hidden piece has been added to the labyrinth?”
“You’re asking too openly.”
“I thought there would be no chance except now. And they let me join the raid, can I tell you this much?”
“…to confirm the possibility.”
“Possibility?”
“okay.”
The Great Horned Owl answered heavily.
“A nuisance has sprung out. The kind we can’t control. Three operators have already lost their lives to it. There may be more victims in the future.”
“…!?”
I never thought the eagle owl, who has always been confident and mischievous on TV, would show up like this.
Saeyeongeonhwan also warned of a change in the top of the tower.
It’s going to be very different from the places I’ve known before.
Something… unusual must be happening.
“It’s kind of surprising that an operator can die too. I thought you guys could remove a variable with just one finger.”
“It is true that we are in a transcendental position, but we cannot go against the system and the law of cause and effect.
“Who the heck is that guy? Surely he’s stronger than Azathoth or Shub-Niguras?”
anyway it is
It can’t be stronger than those outside the absurd standards.
I hope… it can’t be.
“I can’t tell you that much. It’s meaningless to tell you. We just want to see your potential… and whether you can win in a confrontation with ‘him’. We’re here to see that potential.” .”
The eagle owl closed its mouth after that.
It’s like drawing a line that says it’s the limit of the information it can tell you.
I still have a lot of questions, but I’ve come up with a few things.
‘It won’t be an ordinary raid.’
It is highly likely that the Eagle Owl and the rest of the operators greatly increased the difficulty of this labyrinth.
Give a different challenge from the past and how to solve it. What about the ability to adapt to the situation and judge the situation?
To check all of that, difficulty correction was a matter that had to be settled first.
‘…That sounds like fun.’
Simply climbing to the top of the tower again is a bit lacking in motivation.
It’s not a trite story that there is an incomparable wall between game and real achievement.
For the deceased, newly added content means that it is a greater stimulus than any material reward.
Even more, if it goes beyond the operator who designed this tower…
I can’t help but be more interested in it.
Right then.
“I brought everything.”
Cheon Yoo-seong, who went to pick the fruit, returned.
There were well over 30 fruits in the bosom.
“Okay. Shall we start soon?”
Jinhyeok held a Thousand Apple in his hand.
After making a cross-shaped cut at exactly 3.6 cm below the center, I soaked it in valley water.
This is how to make the juice spread the fastest.
rumble.
Smelling the fruit, ironclad shrimp rushed into the pot.
“Just repeat this.”
“The response is better than I thought. They said it was difficult to get the key to the labyrinth.
No way.
It is true that this fruit is effective, but the problem is….
It is not only the sturgeon shrimp that is tempted by the sweetness of the fruit.
“It’s starting now.”
right at that moment.
cooong!
The whole valley shook.
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah!
The current in the deep part of the water turbulently stirred, and a huge bridge protruded.
The giant octopus, which was about 10 meters long, started rampaging.
Kwajik!
In an instant, the black legs turned the place where the three of them were into a mop.
“shit!”
Chun Youseong immediately drew his sword.
Moorim’s distinctive characters were subtly revealed along the blade.
Is that…?
When I said I left the plum sword somewhere and brought a new one, did I get that magical sword?
[The ghost sword ‘Ryuhwa’ is awakening!]
This is the sword used by Chuhon Sayeong.
To be precise, it must have been that Chun Yoo-seong tamed what he kept because he was too strong.
‘That’s what I was going to use as bait for that guy later. No matter how talented he is, he’s already perfectly governed.’
It’s shocking to see him gulp down because he’s one of the top five new recruits in all of Moorim.
“I’ll take care of the octopus! You keep setting the trap!”
“Don’t overdo it. His defense is beyond imagination.”
“Ha! Are you worried about me now?”
Chun Yuseong smiled confidently.
The yogi that dwells in Ryuhwa not only can ignore defenses, but also has a special ability that can continuously worsen wounds.
It means that there are enormous effects that are enough to offset the disadvantages that can be eroded by Yogi.
but.
Wow!
“Is it big?”
Chun Yu-seong, who was cutting off the leg of the octopus, felt something was wrong.
“What is this…?”
“That’s why I told you. Don’t overdo it.”
Originally, Ryuhwa could have cut off that thick leg with a single sword.
Even if there was no sword steel, the sword itself had fraudulent specifications.
‘They really raised the difficulty level like crazy.’
It wasn’t an easy raid, but…
this raid is going to be damn difficult in many ways.
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The point where a power and the area of a power overlap.
The 44th floor was a floor managed by the giant power of the upper layer, ‘Eden’.
And the one who set foot in this place called the Sanctuary, where everyone is reluctant to approach…
was a clan with silver hair and red eyes.
“We have arrived, Lord.”
Belus pointed to the entrance where the pure white walls drooped.
“It’s just really dirty, big and grand here. What the hell did you spend money on for no reason?”
Alice grunted and looked around. “I’m
really crazy.
I muttered with resignation.
“I beg you, be quiet, Ophelia. What are those winged idiots saying they’re afraid of? They’re things I couldn’t even meet eyes with before.”
“Whoa. That was when the Lord was occupying the position of head of Ataraxia. It’s really dangerous right now…” ”
Anyway, the Decassus clans are just too timid. Wasn’t it 6 o’clock now? Breaking time at will…”
Right then.
“Forgive me for being late. Ellis-sama.”
An angel with beautiful wings appeared in front of the castle wall. He had a
gentle expression and long blond hair.
He was a man with a smile that made anyone who saw him feel better.
“Where is Gabriel going? Angels are all the same, so I can’t tell them apart. What was your name?”
“Hatoel. Gabriel is waiting inside.”
“Inside? Wasn’t the meeting supposed to be held at the border?”
Belus immediately protested.
“I’m sorry, but things got a little complicated. If you want to meet Gabriel, you have to go inside yourself.”
Only.
“The rest of you will have to wait here. As you said. The internal situation has become a bit complicated right now.”
Only
one Ellis can enter. ”
That’s nonsense !
”
A force cannot enter the realm of a divine-type force.
That alone.
“…”
Alice’s face also hardened.
“You have to decide now. What do you want to do?”
