133. Ikki Dangcheon (2)
Torture techniques.
One of the skills acquired as an achievement reward in the 13th floor integration ordeal.
This skill, which didn’t seem to have many situations to use, certainly had good abilities.
It makes it easier to instill fear in the torture target and increases the efficiency of all kinds of torture… It’s
surprising that this skill is specialized in torture, but since it was mixed with a skill that amplifies pain, the result was quite impressive.
“Kill me…. I’m sorry… I’m done with it now…”
The torture process was cumbersome and annoying.
Often, Seindall would threaten me and scream that he would kill every single thing in the country.
Every time that happened, I had to resort to torture techniques and create all sorts of disgusting sights.
Well, fortunately out of all the misfortunes, Seindal’s willpower was weaker than I thought.
The longer the torture lasted, the weaker he became, and spewed out all the information at will.
Even miscellaneous information about the dimension of Ares, the god of divine magic, the god of battle… It
was hard to listen to even the things I thought I didn’t have to say.
‘This is also really hard labor.’
It seemed that his body was also tired due to his mind suffering from the cumbersome and tedious torture work.
Of course, in reality, it was only at the level that I had just filled up about seven hours.
The combination of pain amplification and torture skills was so powerful that it ended quickly.
However, since it was the first time I had ever experienced full-scale torture, it tended to consume a lot of mental energy.
However, the income was also significant.
‘Especially, there was a lot to know about divinity.’
Even though I had heard a lot about divinity to the point of being sick of it, I didn’t even know what it was….
Through this opportunity, I learned a lot in many ways.
First of all, this divinity is not treated as a god just because you have it unconditionally.
It is said that when the magical organ, which is called the middle battle in Murim and called Circle Heart in Ares, divinity can be accumulated.
According to the words of Seindal, which is pure energy above all else and responds most easily to all wills, it is said that divine power is the purest dissolution of mana.
and.
A knight or wizard who has accumulated this kind of divine power can easily raise the level, he said.
Whether it’s magic or swordsmanship, when you reach a certain level or higher, the level of intention seems to be important… The
purest form of magic is sensitive to all wills, so it can realize a level higher than the skill of the caster. There is.
‘But he said it’s very difficult and difficult to build divine power in the heart by dissolving magic like that.’
However, the divine power could be accumulated in the heart even if it was not a method of dissolving mana.
That was faith.
Whether it’s worship or fear, if you receive intense faith, divine power builds up in the heart of the target.
Through it, he could improve his skills, so Seindal caused mass slaughter in the Earth, which was considered a minor dimension.
‘Well, in the end, Seindal couldn’t build up divine power like I thought and failed.’
This is all the information Seindall said was the ancient knowledge he had acquired from the ancient ruins.
This is about the income of the divinity, but I was able to learn more about the god of proof and the god of battle.
―There was a city trust! The oracle told me that I must never reveal it…!
It was information in a completely unexpected form.
―Uh, if I find an ancient ruin, I can become the third great wizard of the empire…
―A priest who serves the god of battle suddenly came and gave such an oracle. It’s real!
―And following that oracle, I found an ancient document about divinity in the ancient ruins.
god of battle.
In the 13th floor integration ordeal, there was an oracle of existence that was felt only as a message.
Even that is a poor quality oracle that induces Seindal to come here.
‘As the god of proof said, it’s certain that the other gods don’t like me very much.’
I didn’t expect it to be directly intertwined with the god of battle…
I feel cold when I think that the god of battle expressed displeasure just by acquiring divine power alone.
It was no longer something to be taken lightly in that it did not stop at the line of showing negative emotions, but led to a situation that led to genocide in London.
The god of battle was now completely my enemy.
Of course, I don’t know why the god I recognized as a fleeting message made me an enemy… What
is certain is that the god of battle is a being who can do such tricks simply by acquiring divine power.
“…Okay, let’s try this, right?”
The God of Battle has a clear hostility towards me and has expressed it directly through Seindall.
Even if it was a god, I didn’t want to cringe anymore.
To become stronger, stronger, stronger, and not be oppressed by anyone.
As much as I climbed the tower thinking only of that, I was able to build up my enmity towards the god.
I calmly controlled my emotions and thought.
‘…I need to grow my divine power a little more.’
Previously, the God of Battle tried to make the divine power itself a problem.
Of course, at the time, I just thought it was absurd and moved on…
But now, seeing the hostility, I was convinced that there was something hidden in the divine power.
Even if you don’t know in detail what it is yet, at least it’s not ordinary.
‘I heard that pure divine power increases the level of the realm.’
An aura that can never be created normally, in which mana is decomposed into its purest form.
If the divine power truly possesses transcendent supernormal abilities, what I must do has been decided.
‘…If there is a tower, if there is divine power, can it be strong enough to kill even a god?’
It is a road that may not have an answer, and a road that may not return.
But there was no hesitation.
Because I’ve never walked the path to come back from the beginning.
Awesome!
「Absorbed the spirit of the challenger, Seindal.」
「Proficiency level increased by 4.4%.」
A cool cutting sound resonated, and at the same time, the Blood Heaven Demon Sword sucked up all the blood scattered on the floor.
「The true Blood Demon Sword (A-)’s exclusive effect, ‘Blood Eat’, is activated.」 「
Absorbed the blood of the challenger, Namgoong Hyuk, and the item’s grade grows to A- grade (1400/1400) 」
「When the level value reaches the point where growth is possible, the item will grow from A- grade to A grade.」 「
Absorb the challenger ‘Seindal”s blood and place < Imprinted Skill: Soul Ego in the blood-only slot ( B+) > will be engraved on it.」
Now it’s time to return to the tower.
***
The subjugation ended so quickly that it was a waste to buy the lowest-grade Hearthstone.
After killing Seindal, the realm of nothingness collapsed about an hour later.
The British Hunter Association confirmed that the magic realm by Seindal had completely disappeared.
Since then, the British Hunter Association has been bothering me in many ways, such as whether or not they intend to respond to the press conference or come to England at all.
Tax cuts or welfare benefits lured me in, but
in fact, wealth and honor on Earth were no longer more important to me.
growth.
I only focused on how strong I could become on my own.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been bothered to mess with this and that.
Because of that, I asked Lee Ha-yeon to take full responsibility for post-processing.
Lee Ha-yeon took care of various miscellaneous tasks with a tear-stained face.
And…
「Hunter Han Seong-yoon」
「Rating: A」
「Type: Proximity」
「Category: Challenger」
「Registration date: 2026 – 01 – 21」
I am staying at a hotel in the UK in preparation for reporters coming in, so I issued a new one. I was able to get a hunter license.
“Rank A Hunter….”
In the past, if I could become an A-rank Hunter, it would have seemed like a dream…
.
The only thing I could do was say that it would be easier to use dungeons later.
‘Really, I’ve changed a lot too.’
It seems like yesterday that we were training every day with the goal of becoming a hunter.
Now, even though he was recognized as an A-class hunter, he couldn’t feel much emotion.
With my hunter license in my arms, I cut off those trivial thoughts and sat cross-legged again.
‘Saindal said that divine power is the result of decomposing magical power into its purest form…’ It was
nothing different, he was using the newly learned knowledge about divine power.
He was training and experimenting to find out if he could purify mana inside his body like a centrifuge and turn it into divine power.
In addition to that, if there was a way to refine magic, I tried everything, but…
Despite several attempts, there was a final line where magic could be disassembled.
‘no. If this is the case, I can’t refine magic into divine power.’
Of course, I even found out that Seindal’s words were not lies, and that the more refined one’s mana, the more sensitively he reacted to his thoughts.
But it was just there.
Even if he frantically tried to decompose mana into the purest form within his body, once it reached a certain level, it would not disintegrate as if it were completely blocked by a barrier.
‘It’s difficult.’
It seemed like he could understand why Seindal was trying to build up divine power through mass slaughter.
If it wasn’t a decent level, you could never create divine power in this way.
But I didn’t feel disappointed in that fact.
It’s because…
「The authority ‘sacred power’ is activated.」
It’s because the divine power already exists in me anyway.
Hwaaak!
As the divine power was applied as if wrapped around the body once, a subtle glow filled the hotel room.
I tilted my head after trying this and that while using divine power for a while.
“Hmm, even if you use divine power, you can’t create sword skills or magic with it… what is it?”
Seindal clearly said that divine power is the dissolution of magical power in its purest form.
However, no matter how much he put his will into the divine power, it was immovable, and autonomous operation would not have been possible without the authority of the warrior’s blessing.
“…”
I paused the operation of the divine power and was lost in thought for a while.
It doesn’t respond to intentions at all, and only shows effect when several myths are activated…
Maybe the divine power only responds to other wills, not intentions.
‘faith? trust? What kind of will do you move?’
Is the faith at the basis of the creation of < The Reversal Hero > or < Vampire Exorcist > energizing it?
‘I don’t know, but right now I can’t use the divine power more diversely.’
I couldn’t come up with a very sharp answer even in my thoughts, so I eventually stopped thinking more.
Instead, the spirit of Seindal, which had been delayed until now, was consumed immediately.
「Absorbs the spirit of the challenger, Seindal, and permanently increases stats.」
「Muscle strength increased by 2.」
「Agility increased by 1.」
「Stamina increased by 2.」
「Magic power increased by 7. 「
Durability increased by 2.」
Again, like when I absorbed Namgunghyuk’s command, I couldn’t learn the skill.
‘…Because Seindall’s skill was absorbed into the slot exclusively for Blood.’
Of course, since he had pulled out a sufficiently good skill through the blood formula of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword, he did not leave any regrets.
And even though it’s only a rat’s tail, as much as my physical abilities have improved, my body has become quite refreshed.
In many ways, it was several times better than grunting at the divine power that I couldn’t figure out how to use properly.
‘Even if I try to find out about the divine power alone, I’ll just end up walking in place.’
Anyway, divine power is not something I can realize just because I want to understand how to use it right away.
In an Earth with no advisors and limited information, the limits were clear no matter what they did.
So…
“Time is over.”
“Return to the Tower of Trials
. ”
***
After returning to the tower as the remaining time expired, I kept the subspace pouch I borrowed from Lee Ha-yeon in my inventory.
Immediately, without hesitation, he invoked the ordeal command and created a portal.
I took enough rest for two days, which was the time left until I returned from Earth.
There was no reward left to check.
There were no rewards to use in advance.
Even if it was the rewards I received, saying that it was a tribute, there were many items that were disappointing for me, who belonged to the highest rank among the hard difficulty challengers.
Skill Mastery Up Potion, Random Skill Acquisition Book, Physical Ability Enhancement Potion, etc.
There were numerous items, but it didn’t seem to matter much whether they were present or not.
Rather, it is better to write it in the right place later according to the need.
‘Of course, it’s nice to have something like a skill proficiency increase potion that can come in handy later.’
However, even in the case of a skill proficiency increase potion, it was difficult to use right away.
It was worth it.
Even if you raise the proficiency of the skill right away, the grade does not rise, so there was no way to give a big advantage.
Rather than that, it was wiser to use it around the time when the skill proficiency had grown to the point where the grade had risen.
Since there were no items with high importance, there was no need to spend extra time.
‘It’s a luxury to rest more leisurely in the tower.’
Now was the time to climb the tower.
「Entering the 15th floor of the Tower of Trials.」
「Difficulty – Difficulty」
「The theme of the ordeal is ‘War’.」 「I hope that the challenger will have a
satisfactory result at the end of their choice.」
It’s been a while to see .
Soon after seeing the scenery beyond the portal, I calmly tried to understand this ordeal.
What is the purpose of the ordeal and what should I do to get a better reward for the ordeal…
But I was stunned when I saw the scene within the ordeal that followed.
‘What is this again…?’
It was worth it.
It was the first time that the ordeal began in the barracks, which gave off a gloomy atmosphere.
That too…
“Mercenaries, the order to go!”
The start of receiving orders from a man in a black robe was unexpected.
“Kill those damn cultists who reject the Dark Gods!”
There was no time to answer questions about the current situation.
It was worth it.
It was because I first saw a man in a robe standing at the entrance of the barracks, gnashing his teeth and spitting out an angry voice.
“Whether it’s money or honor! If you win in this temple, you will be honored!”
holy war.
It seems to mean a battle fought by religion…
“It’s time to judge those fanatics who worship the god of battle!”
It seemed that I finally understood the story of the 15th floor stage.
「The 15th floor ordeal begins.」
「Remaining time – 17 days」
「Trial breakthrough condition – Properly lead the crusade to victory within the remaining time」
「Trial failure condition – challenger death or the end of the remaining time」
「Trial breakthrough reward – ‘Nameless God’s Protection Bracelet (S+)’
「Order Failure Penalty – Death」
“God of Battle….”
I muttered quietly and calmed my eyes coldly.
Apparently, this 15th floor trial was going to be quite fun.
