137. Advent (2)
After careful consideration, the archbishop finally decided to give me the highest-grade holy relic.
Well, I didn’t give it casually, but I was in the mood to shed bloody tears
.
I was almost disappointed because there were only two of them, but after using the Hwaryong’s Eye to check the information on the relic, I was astonished.
That would be the case too…
「Seal of offering」
「Rating: SS-」
「Black seal bestowed by the god of darkness to the Pope who gave everything to the god of darkness.
」供養)’ can be engraved.」
「When the corresponding exclusive effect is engraved on the back of the hand, the item disappears as it dwells in the seal stamped on the back of the hand.」 「
…However, the item disappears when Challenger Han Seong-yoon escapes the personal ordeal on the 15th floor. 「
The veil of night that swallows embers」
「Rating: SS-」
「The veil of God that once swallowed even the original flame in the darkness.」
「When the owner dies, the exclusive effect, ‘The veil of night’ is activated without exception.」
「When the exclusive effect ‘Night Veil’ is activated, all of the owner’s divine power is consumed and
revived.
」 When the exclusive effect ‘Night Veil’ is activated, the item disappears immediately after being resurrected.」「 …However, the item disappears when you escape
Challenger Han Seong-yoon’s personal ordeal on the 15th floor.」
This is because a black handkerchief was an item beyond imagination.
‘This crazy…’
Looking at the description hidden inside the fire dragon, it seems that it can’t be taken outside the 15th floor… Even
so, both were SS-class items that I’ve never seen before.
Even if you don’t know the seal of offering, the veil of night that swallows the embers has the same effect as ‘last resistance’.
resuscitation effect.
Of course, there is a difference from the last resistance that makes a fatal wound nonexistent… but
the effect of being able to revive by consuming divine power from death had a great merit.
Since the final resistance was consumed in the battle with Namgoong-hyeok, it will take a few more days to be able to use it.
‘It’s definitely an item that can be considered a 15th floor trials limited item.’
If this 15th floor ordeal had only poor enemies until the end, there would be nothing to use.
However, if an unexpected variable appears, it can be difficult, so I decided to think of it as insurance for just in case.
“…Ah, it’s the highest grade relic of the Dark Religion. Please treat me well.”
I immediately took the holy relic that the archbishop handed over to me with trembling hands.
And when he packed the holy relics into the subspace pouch he had prepared in advance, the archbishop sighed.
“…Whoa. The temple is only just beginning. I want you to show your strength as much as the reward you received.”
“I will do my best as far as I can. Do not worry.”
“…If you escape, the Dark God will punish you. remember.”
“sure. How could a mere human take the holy relic and run away?”
Half true, half lies.
Since I received the holy relic, I won’t run away, and since it’s a world full of trials, there’s nowhere to run
…
It was worth it.
Even the god of battle who was hostile to me right now, sending a few messages was all about exercising direct influence.
‘It means that it is possible to use a challenger to oppose me, but it is difficult for a god to directly curse it.’
As long as I was under the protection of the tower, even a divine being could not touch me.
“Then let’s go.”
Soon after, I got up from my seat and said that.
“…I see. Nameless, rest for a while until the next battle.”
The archbishop also quietly issued a congratulatory order with a gloomy face.
Even knowing that it was an existence recreated by the tower, I felt a bit sad.
He had no intention of returning the relic he had just received because he felt sorry for him.
From an objective point of view, having killed more than a thousand people, the value of receiving this amount of holy relic was sufficient for me.
I’m also planning to be more active in the temple from now on.
‘And to be honest, I can’t guarantee that the 15th floor ordeal will end smoothly…’
Even for insurance, there was no reason not to have these relics.
A tower is a being that always gives challenges that are difficult to solve.
Then, as I went outside the barracks, a female mercenary I had seen several times approached me.
“Oh, prosecutor! Did you have a good meeting with the Archbishop?”
It was Raynel Asir.
I smiled at her and opened my mouth.
“I lived resolutely and said that if I met him, I would buy him a drink or something, but he didn’t even get hurt.”
“Ahaha…. I was lucky enough to escort the archbishop and survive.”
Reynel said with a smile, and I soon stopped laughing and brought up the main topic.
“By the way, it looks like you’ve been waiting for me. Do you have anything else to say?”
“Ah… uh um. Like I said before, I’m going to buy you a drink…”
“Thank you, but I’ll decline.”
I immediately rejected the words that Raynel managed to get out after hesitating.
I’ve never had anything like alcohol in my mouth.
I didn’t even feel like drinking that much.
Avoid alcohol or cigarettes that have a bad effect on the body like a habit.
It was one of the habits I heard after trying to raise the odds of becoming a Hunter even a little for 7 years.
‘And my body already doesn’t look like a human.’
If there is any alcohol I can drink in this world, you could call it deadly poison.
However, Reynel, who didn’t know that, became very sullen at what I said.
“Ah yes… I have committed rudeness. Forget what you just said.”
I thought about correcting her misunderstanding for a while, but decided that there was no need to do so.
Clearing special assignments, Reynel’s existence established a command system, and the morale of the allies doubled.
‘It would be better to draw a line at just this point.’
In any case, it was not desirable to pour one’s heart into a recreated existence in the ordeal.
“Then let’s go.”
After I politely told Reynel that I would step down, I returned to the private barracks.
Even in the friendly camp, he was not treated very well, so it was right to prepare for the next battle rather than look around.
‘I have to sort out the items I received from the British Hunter Association just in time.’
I put the subspace pouch in my hand and smiled.
“Now I’m going to settle things properly.”
It was time for the compensation check that came back.
***
I was able to take out quite a few items from the subspace pocket.
As well as all kinds of rare items obtained from the tower.
From skill proficiency up potions to random skill books.
‘I’ve gained a lot.’
My conscience was slightly pricked at what I said was an offering to the gods, but my heart didn’t hurt.
I did more than I received from the British Hunter Association to the extent that this level of compensation was colorless.
It prevented the death of many challengers and subdued the invaders who tried to devour England itself.
If I hadn’t killed Saint Dal in London, England itself might have perished.
So, I thought that the reward itself was only moderately demanding.
‘It looks like I’ve taken out all the items I’ve acquired from Earth.’
Taking out all the items received as compensation from the British Hunter Association on the table made my eyes dizzy.
There were things like shining jewels, various weapons, and consumer items that were not easily obtainable.
However, most of the items were useless.
Shouldn’t it be at a level where it wouldn’t be strange to throw it away on the roadside?
Of course, it’s like that by my standards, and it may be quite helpful to other challengers…
but at least there was definitely no item that was good enough for me to use in practice.
Skill proficiency potions and random skill books are out of the question.
“…Unexpectedly, the items I received as rewards aren’t very good either.”
Fortunately, out of all the misfortunes, I had a skill to dispose of these useless items.
Misleading!
「The skill ‘Steel Feed’ is activated.」
Among the items on the table, I grabbed the small light blue wand and bit it like eating a snack.
Regardless of the high ability, the wand broke easily as if it disintegrated as soon as it entered the mouth for some reason.
‘This is rather nice.’
Well, unlike the improved texture, the wand had to have no taste at all. To be honest, I
didn’t think there would be a taste that should come out other than the taste of fishy iron in this wand.
So I thought of this as one of my skill advantages.
「I ingested the item ‘Stand of Steel Cloud’.」
「It will consume < 00:09:59 > until it is completely absorbed.」
After chewing and swallowing the wand, the message of eating steel came to mind.
‘Is this what the absorption waiting time is like?’
As soon as you take it, the effect does not appear immediately, but there is a waiting period.
I knew it because I had read the skill description, but I thought it was annoying because there was an absorption waiting time.
“Completely absorbed.”
“Magic power increases by 1.”
However, that thought disappeared as soon as I saw the message that popped up after 10 minutes.
“…Your stats increase this much?”
His stats exceeded three digits, and even if he absorbed hundreds of spirits, he would not go up at all.
But just because you ate one item, did your abilities grow right away?
‘There is no such thing as a crazy skill.’
With pleasure, I swallowed the jade-colored jewels on the table.
「The item ‘Heavenly Steel Jewel’ has been consumed.」
「Consumed < 00:09:59 > until complete absorption.」
And.
“Completely absorbed.”
“The constitution is improved by absorbing steel.”
“It discharges 0.8% of the turbid air accumulated in the body.”
As soon as I saw the message that came to my mind again, I coughed at the feeling of a foreign body in my throat. .
“Collock Coke!”
After coughing while covering my mouth with my hand, my hands were smeared with dark, thick liquid.
“What is this again…”
Takgi?
I vomited something I couldn’t understand, but somehow I felt like my body felt lighter.
I still don’t know what takgi is and what this dark, thick liquid is… but
at least one thing is certain.
‘…Since the constitution is said to be improved, it must have changed in a good way.’
This change in my constitution would never harm me.
Then I chewed up and swallowed all the useless steel and items on the table.
A new message appeared when he chewed and swallowed about 8 items.
“More than 8 pieces of steel or items have been consumed.”
“Now, no more items can be put on standby for absorption.” “< 01:19:47 >
until fully absorbed.”
Items were limited in appearance.
Of course, even this was nothing compared to the growth rate brought by the steel eating skill.
‘Well, at this point, it’s strange to be able to switch the consumed items to the absorption standby state.’
Then I took out the relic from the subspace pouch.
The veil of night that swallows the embers is nothing to worry about as the item activates only when you die anyway.
However, the holy relic called the Seal of Offering is different.
This item can engrave a special effect called ‘Offering’ on the back of the hand.
When the special effect of offering is engraved on the back of the hand as a seal, the item permeates into the seal and disappears.
In a word, it means that it is an item that can be maintained even after leaving the 15th floor stage.
‘Definitely worth it.’
As soon as I slammed the holy relic, which looked like a black seal, on the back of my left hand, a reaction came up.
「The Seal of Offering (SS-) exclusive effect, ‘Offering (供養)’, is engraved on the back of your hand.」 「The
item is absorbed by the seal engraved on the back of your hand and completely disappears.
」
Immediately, the black seal collapsed as if it were melting, leaving only one black seal on the back of the hand.
It was a seal that looked like a wolf drawn by attaching very small letters together.
I still don’t know what power this has and what changes it will bring to me.
However, one thing was clear from the message that followed.
“The seal engraved on the back of the hand will never disappear.”
It is said that he gained more than expected from the 15th floor ordeal.
