111. Interim settlement (2)
Strongest.
This is probably the biggest reason why I am climbing the tower.
To rise to a position where you can be oppressed by no one throughout the other dimension.
That was exactly what I was pursuing, and now I realize that I am one step closer to that goal.
「12th Floor Ordeal Comprehensive Version」
-1st place Hunter (SSS)
-2nd place Great Sorcerer (SS+)
-3rd place Kim Seunghun (SS)
-4th place Catherine Bennett (SS-)
-5th place Bloodsword (SS-)
-6th place Wizard of the Clock Tower (SS-)
-7th place Andrei Tarkovsky (S+)
“….”
Even with all the challengers from all over the world, no one could surpass me in this ordeal.
Seeing the nickname written on the top of the list, I laughed out loud.
No, it’s nothing else, I’m the best in the final rankings of all the challengers from all over the world
…
If it was a ranking that gathered all the S-class hunters in the world, the result might have been different… but
if I was ranked as the best among all the challengers, I could understand the level of the challengers to some extent.
Even seeing that there are some known names in the middle, most of the top challengers are probably on a similar level to S-class hunters.
But soon I shook my head to get rid of the thought.
It is said that in dimensions such as Ares, Qalian, or Murim, the Tower of Trials has existed for a long time.
‘Then, of course, it can’t be helped that the power at the Earth level is weak.’
In this situation, the important thing is not the global level or the settlement ranking.
Although it is registered as an official climbing dimension, challengers from the other world will not invade the earth just now.
Still, compared to other dimensions, the earth dimension could be said to be weak.
I was convinced of this through the trials on the 11th and 12th floors this time.
‘At least Murim and Ares are more powerful than Earth.’
Because of that, it was only natural that there would be many incidents of attempting to infiltrate the hierarchy while belittling them for the reason of being on the earth level.
Right now, just a few floors ago, I was treated as a savage by a knight from Ares, and I was in danger of dying in the event of an emergency.
After that, the challengers such as Baek Seon-hak and Namgung-hyuk also ran into each other and built up a bad relationship.
‘If I climb the tower, eventually I will have no choice but to be targeted.’
So, what I had to pay attention to and focus on was not the weak power of the Earth level…
It was a strong power that would defeat the challengers who approached like a jackdaw after seeing the weakness of the Earth level.
“Inventory.”
I immediately ran the inventory command and checked the reward for breaking through the 12th floor ordeal.
「Ancient emperor’s gray crown」
「Grade: A-」
「Charisma +30%」
「A gray crown used by an ancient emperor who served the god of darkness for sacrifice.」 「
When worn, the mind becomes unstable and the item’s durability decreases. It decreases every minute.”
“Instead, you can freely activate < Death Magic (B+) > built into the crown.
” 」
It’s spirit magic…
It feels like it has more necromancy-like abilities than necromancy, which exists as a unique characteristic.
I thought hard as I slowly turned the crown adorned with gray jewels in my hand.
‘If it’s an item that makes your mind unstable and its durability decreases when you wear it, it’s not that good.’
However, since it is an item enchanted with spirit magic, it was also true that I was attracted to it.
Looking at the description window of the item, it seems that it should be used only in battle and not used as much as possible outside of that.
“I’ll have to try it out later and decide what to dispose of.”
Being mentally unstable can be solved with the power of the Myungkyung Index, so there is no penalty.
I immediately withheld judgment about the ancient emperor’s gray crown and started looking at other things.
First of all, I started with a B-class skill called Last Resistance, which came as an additional reward for breaking through the 12th floor ordeal.
『Skill – Last Resistance (B-)』
『Proficiency level – 0%』
『Basic Effect – You can negate ‘Death Wound’ only once during battle. However, when the last resistance is activated, 88% of the existing physical strength is consumed and set to have a cooldown of one week.
』 Compensation is added to the effect used for . And last resistance increases mastery by 7% each time it is activated.』
“That’s good.”
Rather, there was no ambiguous corner like the gray crown of an ancient emperor (A-).
Can you negate a fatal wound even if it’s only once?
‘I don’t know what it feels like to treat it as invalid… but it’s definitely a good ability.’
The fact that 88% of the current HP was consumed and the cooldown was a little longer was close to a penalty that was not like a penalty.
He would be like that too…
If he could use a skill like Last Resistance many times without any restrictions, it would be true immortality.
It was rather normal to prevent one death and to have some restrictions attached.
Even if there is a penalty, after it is activated, the senses are amplified with detailed effects, and corrections are made for all skills.
‘Considering that, the skill penalty doesn’t even seem like a penalty.’
Obviously, the last stand will extend a hand of salvation in a situation where I could die once.
***
After checking all the rewards obtained in this ordeal, I soon changed the center of my thoughts.
‘Even though I’ve checked all the rewards for breaking through the trials, I can’t finish the inspection yet.’
It was not an item or skill, but right after the ordeal was over, it was time to look at the powers ripped off as if threatening to the managers.
“Exclusive shop.”
As I recited the command of the contractor-only shop, which I had become accustomed to, the window of the exclusive shop came to mind.
「Contractor Exclusive Store」
「SP-10500」
「Category: Skill」
「Category: Authority」
「Category: Goods」
「Contractor: Iron Blood Lord and White Crane Swordsman」
「Remarks: Administrator The first contractor and administrator of ‘Iron Blood Lord” I am the apostle of ‘White Crane Swordsman’.”
The special points that had increased like crazy caught my eye for a moment… but
I entered the category of authority without hesitation.
「Select the authority list to view.」
「1. Iron-Blooded Lord”
「2. White crane inspection”
“3. Sponsorship power」
And.
「You have selected ‘Support Authority’ from the list of powers.」
「Category: Power (Support Power)」
「List (1/2)」
「Power Authority: Sword Merchant (C+) [Possession]」
「Power Authority: Steel Blade Wings (C+) [Possession]”
「Authorization: Blood Heaven (C+)」
After entering the list of sponsored powers, a new power immediately caught my eye.
「List (2/2)」
「Authority: Hero’s Protection (C+)」
「Authority: Rapid Magic Recharge (C+)」
I didn’t stop there and soon went to the second list.
Soon, I returned to the first page of the list and activated the description windows of the powers one by one.
It was to take a detailed look at the explanation after unfolding it nicely.
「Boss Power: Blood Heaven Deep Gong (C+)」
「Price: 3000 SP」
「Description: A deep hole that only the heirs of the Blood Demon Cult can learn. Magical power can be replaced with inner energy, and magical properties can be inherited strongly. The energy replaced by inner energy reacts more sensitively to intention than magic. When entering battle, your sense of battle is strengthened through whole body energy.」
「Boss Power: Warrior’s Protection (C+)」
「Price: 3000 SP」
「Description: Acquire the protection given to the one chosen by God. They have served as saviors throughout the ages. However, since the subject connected to the authority has already broken the contract with the god, the only effects that can be obtained through the authority are divine control and increased luck.」 「Power: Rapid Magical Charge (C+)」 「Price: 3000
SP
」
「 Description: When the existing mana drops to less than half of the total mana, you can absorb and recharge the mana remaining in nature. However, if overused, the main qi and blood vessels such as the magic circuit or the qi meridian can be damaged.”
All of these were good powers.
It feels like an arcane technique used by Moorim people that replaces mana with inner energy.
The protection of the warrior can allow me to control the divinity nestled in my heart.
Rapid mana recharge was able to recharge mana that he thought might be lacking these days.
All three of them were quite cost-effective for a C+ level power, so I felt it was a huge benefit to me.
Of course, it boasted a fairly high price for a subject that was a C+ level power, but it seemed to be worth it.
“hmm.”
After stroking my chin for a moment, I made a decision.
“You can just buy this.”
Even if it was me, I couldn’t help it if I had such good cost-effective powers lined up.
Sometimes, even if the level drops a little, you have to buy something with better efficiency to achieve high efficiency.
The A- or A+-level powers in the white crane swordsman’s list of powers were also quite appetizing… but
seeing the special points pile up so quickly, it seemed that there was no need to buy high-grade powers right away.
‘Even if I go up a few floors and purchase powers, nothing will change.’
Even special points are sometimes given as an additional breakthrough reward, so it’s more like that.
I cut off all useless thoughts and chose a better path for efficiency.
「Purchased ‘Boss Skill: Blood Heaven (C+)’」
「3000 SP deducted.」
「Purchased ‘Boss Power: Hero’s Protection (C+)’」
「3000 SP deducted.」
「’ Authority: Rapid Magic Recharge (C+)’ has been purchased.」
「3000 SP will be deducted.」
Each of ‘The Heir of the Blood Demon Cult’, ‘The Hero of the Ruined World’, and ‘The Dragon Slayer Born in 1,000 Years’ These were the powers sponsored by
When I purchased the power right away, I felt an immediate change coming to my whole body, but I didn’t stop there and immediately turned my consciousness to the remaining reward.
I wanted to test the effect of the Power of Blood and the Protection of the Warrior once, but…
Soon, I withheld the confirmation of such power until later and tried to check the remaining rewards for the last time.
That should be the case…
「Absorbs the spirit of challenger ‘Han Seong-yoon’ and permanently increases his abilities.] 「
Absorbs one of the skills of challenger ‘Han Seong-yoon’.”
It was because there were more interesting rewards than the three purchased powers.
Even…
「Challenger ‘Han Seong-yoon”s soul composition perfectly matches that of challenger ‘Han Seong-yoon’.」 「The
authority ‘Divine Power’ is activated by satisfying the conditions.」
「Attempt to extract divinity . I do.」
Even with surprising content that I hadn’t even thought of.
