107. Real talent (2)
After stepping into the portal leading to the 12th floor ordeal.
I thought that this 12th floor ordeal might have an unexpected stage background like the 11th floor.
「Enter the 12th floor of the Tower of Trials.」
「Difficulty – Difficult」
「The subject of the ordeal is ‘Breaking the Limit’.」
「In order to prevent advice messages, the message from the manager is temporarily disabled.
」 I hope there will be a satisfactory result at the end of the chosen penance.”
That’s also the case…
“Start the 12th floor ordeal.”
“Remaining time – 48 hours”
” Trial Failure Condition – Challenger’s Death
or Remaining Time End”
“Trial Break Reward – Ancient Emperor’s Gray Crown (A-)”
“Trial Failure Penalty – Death”
It was because it was a relic of boasting.
“….”
I frowned as I looked at the old mural, inscribed with unknown letters.
It’s because it was a mural full of reciprocity, enough to make you feel uncomfortable with just the letters.
‘It’s just to the point where I can’t regard it as an ordinary ordeal stage.’
However, after detecting this underground ruin through the magic circuit, I realized that it was nothing.
In the very center of the underground ruins, near the camp drawn with dry blood.
The mana in the air was concentrated, and the mana around him became sticky to the extent that his breath was suffocated.
「The blessing bestowed by the god of darkness detects intruders in the ancient imperial palace and creates a
guard. 」
and.
“Now the intruder will have to think about how well he knows himself.”
I frowned as I read through the tower’s cautionary phrase, which often comes to mind.
I immediately understood what the story was about.
If you look at old murals or phrases such as the ancient imperial palace, I am the one who entered the ruins of the ancient imperial palace.
Currently, I reached the center of the ancient imperial palace ruins, and the blessings dwelling in the imperial palace were activated to exclude me…
Rather than the trivial story of the 12th floor ordeal, I was more concerned about the existence of blessings in the ancient imperial palace.
‘I didn’t know that it would be related to the family of gods again.’
You are the dark god
The previous floor was also related to God, so is this floor similar?
‘At least this time, it would be nice if there weren’t too many variables… but we’ll have to wait and see.’
Seeing that even the manager’s message was blocked, it seems that he will not tolerate breaking through with advice.
Considering that the observation of the administrators was stopped by the God of Proof a while ago, it is also true that it is unsettling.
However, before that thought continued, Jin in the center of the underground ruins shone splendidly.
In an instant, the darkness gathered on top of Jin like clay, forming a single shape.
and.
「The item ‘Vampire Count’s Old Tailcoat (A-)’ has been duplicated.」
「Kill another self created by the God of Darkness
. 」
I dutifully replicated my appearance.
hair that is calmly subdued.
Two empty eyes with no emotion.
Combat stance honed with various skills.
At least that was the image of myself that I was grasping.
In the blink of an eye, I looked at the cloned self with my eyes wide open.
‘It’s no different from the real me… It’s fake like the real thing.’
Should I say that the fact that I reproduced my shape so perfectly is to the point of giving goosebumps?
However, as this replica, I only had one item on my body.
‘As I heard from the iron-blooded lord, only one item was duplicated…’
Even without a sword in his hand, he was defenseless.
At this point, the superiority of the replica and the original has been determined to some extent.
After looking at the replica in a short time, I quickly kicked the ground and activated my skills.
「The skill ‘Instantaneous Acceleration’ is activated.」
「The skill ‘Focus on Combat’ is activated.」 「
The user’s concentration is doubled.」
「The skill ‘Grace of Wind’ is activated.」
「All speed increases to 70 Increases by %.”
「Current skill stacking progress – 7/7」
The body accelerates to the limit and at the same time the time flow of the cognitive world slows down.
‘This is what concentration on combat means.’
Should I say it’s the feeling that the world flows slowly, like watching a slow video?
However, it was not a skill that I would have to struggle to adapt to.
I immediately concentrated my thoughts and lowered the rise of ‘Focus on Combat’.
「The increase in the user’s concentration is coordinated by 1.7 times.
」
It must be because he reached the state of sword flame and his will became stronger.
「Authority ‘Sword Flame Jigyeong劍炎之境’ is activated.」
It is in a state where all the skills that can be used have been applied to the Blood Heaven Demon Sword.
No matter how replica it was, I expected it to be slightly behind me, who had the upper hand in items and first attack.
‘Is it okay if I go to the defensive and objectify myself…?’
But…
Kaaang!
In the replica’s hand, the ‘Sword of Iron Blood (A-)’ tinged with frost was summoned.
I didn’t know that the power I received as a gift from the Iron Blood Lord would be used like this, but…
‘Surely, SangBlood Sword’s performance is pretty good like a power, right?’
Replica’s reaction made me feel satisfied.
That’s right, this iron-blooded sword is the power I also possess.
After all, this replica is just a copy.
It was only natural to feel proud because I would be the actual user of this power in the future.
At the point where the effectiveness of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword runs out, this authority will give me a great advantage.
But that thought didn’t go any further.
Whoa!
It was because the replica pushed me away as if pushing me away with a Sangvis sword.
As a result, I noticed the oddity after slipping back with as little recoil as possible.
…How could you just easily push me away with your sword?
Both of them held the sword with one hand and swung it, but somehow the results were different.
‘what? I feel like I’ve just been pushed out of my strength…’
Could it be that the skill called ‘Indomitable Will’ that was absorbed from Resilian was activated?
it could be.
‘Is that why your physical abilities are higher than mine?’
It’s understandable since I have the upper hand due to the current item…
「I encountered a strong opponent that I couldn’t handle as a user.」
「The skill ‘Indomitable Will’ is activated.」
“…! ?”
However, that thought was dismissed by the message that the ‘indomitable will’ has been activated.
No, the items are so different, but you ran into an opponent that you couldn’t handle…?
So the Replica means that it easily made me fall back without receiving the correction from the Indomitable Will skill…
I couldn’t understand it.
‘Nonsense.’
Even if the body specifications may be the same, it is difficult to compensate for the difference in various corrections and exclusive effects transmitted on the item.
Therefore, an item is also recognized as a spec, and it is right that the higher-grade item is put on, the stronger it is.
But…
‘Why did the system judge me as if I was at a disadvantage with more items?’
I decided that the Replica was more advantageous in determining the Indomitable Will skill, not me.
why?
But the question didn’t last that long.
Because…
“What is this…?”
It was because of the fact that another sword was clutched in the replica’s hand, which had been straightened up before I knew it.
And looking at the blade made of magical red color, I immediately recognized what it was.
That would also be the case because the other sword in Replica’s hand was a ‘skill’ that I possessed.
“….”
The counterattack shield.
A shield-type skill that accumulates damage received to some extent and releases it later.
Now, it was activated in such a way that it was transformed like a sword and held in the hands of the replica.
The counterattack shield is difficult to maintain for a long time in that it is difficult to change its shape and maintain it.
Because of that, it is only used momentarily as a counter-horse for big skills such as magic or authority…
A sword?
I couldn’t understand why they chose such an inefficient way.
Only then does it stop at the level of having to watch the self-destruction phenomenon that does not even lead to self-objectification.
As a result, I immediately ruled out the possibility of self-objectification in this 12th floor ordeal.
According to what I heard from the iron-blooded lord, this replica is an exact copy of my ‘experience’.
According to my experience of having never used dual swords so far, this means that he is using dual swords for the first time… It
was absurd.
To use a double sword technique that even I, the original, have never used before?
Even that was a twin sword created by using a skill that consumed a lot of psychological and magical power, such as a counterattack shield.
Stupid.
They thought it was a blessing bestowed by the God of Darkness, but in reality it was just a fight against a fake who didn’t even have the ability to think properly.
‘I’ll have to use all the skills I can use and finish it at once.’
「The skill ‘Sword Warfare Sword’ is activated.]
The moment when the magic sword of blood dwells in the magic sword and the blue thunderbolt wraps around the blade.
「The state possesses the magical properties of the lightning attribute.」
「Thunderbolt of the skill ‘Shimajeon Swordsman’ is strengthened.」
Pajijik…!!
In an instant, the flash sword skill was strengthened with magical properties, and it roared while spewing thunder.
In addition to the power of swordsmanship, it was natural that the power would increase as the property of the sword warfare was added.
Suppressing the trembling of the blade as if it could not control its strength, I stabbed the sword straight.
「The skill ‘Steel Blade’ is activated.」
「By the skill ‘Steel Blade (C+)’, the wind attribute is applied to the blade.」
Pah-Aang!
And at the same time, a storm-like wind engulfed the straight blade.
‘It will be over.’
With the conviction that this ordeal would soon come to an end, he drew a thin arc around his mouth.
The Kaga Gaga River…!
“…!?”
Until the sword in Replica’s hand completely shed the Blood Demon Sword.
‘No, you spilled this…?’
Of course, the trajectory of the blade was clear in the previous stabbing, and it was a simple attack called stabbing.
But even so, the skill of the flurry sword is not a speed that even a replica can catch up with.
Even if it’s a fake that relies on replicating my experience, it’ll be even more difficult to deal with since I don’t have much experience using a flurry sword.
However, as if the Replica was nothing special, the stabbing thrust was transcendentally fast and shed it with a sword created as a counterattack shield.
The reason for this was easily answered.
‘Focus on battle…!’
The effect of concentration on combat, which I found out after using it once, was clear without thinking too deeply.
It is a skill that can even slow down the perceived time by temporarily strengthening concentration.
The cognitive world itself expands and everything feels clear… If you use such a skill to the limit and see through the thrust, you can understand.
‘are you okay. I still have the advantage of receiving the effect of the item.’
Just aiming for the next opportunity, I swung my sword, reassuring myself.
If you can’t handle it with one stab, you just need to spend some more time.
But…
Chang! Chaeeng! Chae Ae-Aeng!
One sum, two sum, three sum….
As the number of swords against each other increased, the movement of the replica became more orderly.
The double swordsmanship, which was clumsy until just now, has become more and more proficient, and now the two swords are playing around like butterflies.
Before I knew it, it was not the replica that was withdrawing from the fight, but the original me.
and-.
It was only when I was well over 30 that I realized how many times blades collided with each other.
The fact that I… am being pushed by pure prowess by this fake self.
and.
‘…I’m going crazy, really.’
I could also understand why the iron-blooded lord had told me that I had a strong talent.
He would be like that…
“I never thought I’d see this swordsmanship again like this.”
It was because the replica’s twin swords had a momentum similar to that of the formidable enemy I had seen before.
The blue flame that reminds me of the blue sky, and the unnecessarily lofty trail of the sword.
Even though I saw it once, it remained as an unforgettable and vivid memory.
‘…I’m sure it’s his sword.’
He showed off his monstrous skills by sweeping down all the buildings in Tokyo.
The swordsmanship of Changcheon Sword Dragon Namgung-hyeok was gradually being reproduced in the replica’s twin swords.
