143. Hero (3)
In fact, it was Damcheonwu’s fault that he quickly tried to endow the Blood Demon Sword with indestructible properties.
He would be like that….
He could use a lot of high-grade skills, and he was a challenger who climbed the tower to the 41st floor in his lifetime.
‘It goes without saying that the Blood Demon Sword needs to be restored to its durability and also given the indestructible properties.’
As a challenger, the various information obtained while climbing to the 41st floor will be worth more than a thousand gold.
I haven’t heard detailed information about him as a challenger yet, but maybe if I raise the level of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword, I’ll have more time to talk.
‘But the problem is that the durability of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword was worn out in the previous battle.’
Even so, as a Soul Ego, Damcheonwu was still in an unstable state…
He was still silent because he had forced Damcheonwu to overdo it in the previous battle.
I tried to wake up the consciousness that had been submerged in the sword with the electric sound, but it didn’t come out very meaningful.
Inevitably, I prepared for the quest by opening the shop window with the Blood Demon Sword re-soldered.
「Purchased Explorer’s Handmade Gloves (B+)」
「85000 points deducted.」
「Purchased Search Redeemer’s Eyepatch (B+)」
「92000 points deducted.」
Actually, there is nothing much to prepare, but the 15th floor trial Through it, I realized
Beyond the 10th floor, humans suddenly began to be embodied in trials, and now the frequency is increasing.
‘Quests are performed on behalf of individual trials, so I can’t assume that humans won’t materialize again.’
So I decided to equip myself with a little bit of equipment, even considering the person who was embodied within the ordeal.
A lot of points were spent, but the performance of the purchased item was not that great.
‘Explorer’s Handcrafted Gloves (B+)’ only makes it easier to adapt to an unfamiliar environment.
‘Seeker’s Eyepatch (B+)’ is an item that allows you to detect enemies who harbor hostility.
In fact, there was no good ability for spending close to 200,000 points.
It’s just that points are not so important to me now, and even if I can’t say it’s good, I just bought it because I have the ability to use it.
‘Oh, come to think of it, I can get the items to use for eating steel at the store.’
Then I put on gloves and an eyepatch and bought several items that I could use to feed on steel.
The gloves were quite comfortable to wear, but the eye patch slightly obscured the view, which was slightly uncomfortable.
Of course…
[The skill ‘Fire Dragon’s Eye’ is activated.]
Now, using this skill once rather than using eyes is more efficient in securing sight, so it wasn’t something to worry about much.
「The skill ‘Steel Feed’ is activated.」
Ododog, ohdodog….
As I chewed and swallowed the item I purchased at the store, a message immediately came to my mind.
「< 03:47:59 > is consumed until complete absorption.」
Unlike before, the absorption waiting time was longer, probably because I purchased a higher grade item from the store.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter much…’
Anyway, the absorption waiting time did not increase to a few days, so it wasn’t a level to care about.
「You have selected the quest < Savior of the End >.」
「The 16th floor individual trials are replaced with < Savior of the End >.」
「Other administrators’ trials observation is restricted, and only a few administrators with permission can view the trials.」
As soon as I selected the quest, a message popped up that the ordeal on the 16th floor had been replaced with < Savior of the End >.
In addition, a message appeared saying that the administrator’s ordeal observation was limited.
Come to think of it, there was a message saying that the quest would proceed based on the administrator’s records.
‘It’s strange to casually show the administrator’s life record.’
I decided not to pay attention to the admin message and since it wasn’t very important.
「Will you accept the trial on the 16th floor?」
Since the preparations were finished, there was no reason to hesitate any longer.
As soon as I recited the command of the ordeal, I immediately moved to the portal that appeared.
「Entering the 16th floor of the Tower of Trials.」
「Difficulty – Difficulty」
「The subject of the ordeal is ‘Hero’.」
「I hope that the challenger will have a satisfactory result at the end of their choice.」
And.
「The trial on the 16th floor begins.」
「Remaining time – 48 days」
「Order breakthrough condition – making a choice that you will not regret within the remaining time」
「Order failure condition – the death of the challenger or the end of the remaining time」
「The ordeal Breakthrough Reward – Absolutely indestructible properties are given to two items”
「Trial Failure Penalty – None」
As soon as I opened my eyes, I realized that I was looking at an unfamiliar ceiling.
“…”
And that too while lying on the bed.
***
“Starting the quest < Savior of the End >.”
“Some equipment is restricted from being worn and sent to the inventory.”
“Challenger Han Seong-yoon has skills that are not suitable for the difficulty of the quest.” “
All stats are It is fixed at 50 and does not change until the ordeal is over.”
“The growth-type abilities acquired in the quest are recalculated after the ordeal is over.”
The quest started and the stats were reduced by more than half.
Even the twin swords that should have been worn on the body disappeared.
Of course, I could see that the ‘Explorer’s Homemade Gloves (B+)’ or ‘Reconnaissance Eyepatch (B+)’ purchased just before the start of this ordeal were still intact
… (A-)’ and ‘Wind Spirit Boots (A+)’ were also gone.
‘This is a bit strange.’
Probably all A-class items were transferred to the inventory, which was quite absurd.
It was because he did not know that items and abilities would be sealed because they were not suitable for the difficulty level of the trial.
However, I thought it was because it was a quest, not a normal ordeal.
Because I’ve never had anything like this before.
“…”
I slowly rolled my eyes and looked around, with only the upper half of my body raised on the bed, and I could see that this was a tent.
It should have been a little bigger, but I didn’t feel like a military barracks like the previous ordeal.
This was the moment I was trying to figure out what the situation was.
“You’ve come to your senses now, Neil.”
As I was quietly looking around, a mysterious woman approached me while saying that.
I looked at him with eyes demanding an explanation of the situation and opened my mouth.
“What is this situation?”
It was a question I asked without even a hint of empathy for the assigned role.
Maybe I should find out the story of the quest separately, but…
I didn’t want to naturally find out the story of the quest until I did something annoying.
But, perhaps it was a coincidence, the haggard woman smiled bitterly and said something unexpected.
“…was it like this in the end? Did you lose your memory, Neil?”
I didn’t do anything, but an atmosphere was created that made me mistaken for myself.
So I let myself go with the flow and nodded.
“…it seems so. I can’t remember anything. Who I was and why I was lying here.”
It was a lie to some extent, but the woman in the black robe acted as if she knew it.
“…It’s serious. The aftereffects are worse than I thought, so there is nothing I can do about it.”
“aftereffect…?”
“…I’m running out of time, so I’ll explain briefly. Neil you are a warrior He is also the only apostle of the Dragon God Cult with the mission to save this world.”
“…”
“You, no, we were on an adventure to defeat the demon lord. In the process, you were seriously injured in the battle with the Great Demon.”
“Is that why you lost your memory?”
She responded with a slight nod of her head.
‘What is this again…’
I was dumbfounded even if I put aside the convenient settings like memory loss.
A demon lord subjugation?
It was a development that could be seen in an old cartoon that was decades old.
However, judging from the haggard woman’s impression and her gloomy tone, subjugating the demon king didn’t seem as easy as in the cartoon.
When I asked why she had to kill the demon king, she frowned.
“…that’s terrible. I could never have thought that all of my memories would have disappeared until this point.”
She soon began to speak grim words in an explanatory tone.
“Listen. There are many reasons, but the Demon King serves the Demon God.”
Again, it was a story about God.
“I intend to materialize a demon god in this world. If that happens, the world itself will end.”
The problem was that it was on a completely different scale than the 15th floor ordeal, but…
No matter what, I had no intention of stepping back as I was willing to faithfully clear this quest.
I wrapped the thought well and spit it out, and soon the woman’s eyes widened for a moment, and then again contained gloomy.
“…yes, that’s how it should be. you are the chosen warrior You can’t rest just because your memory is gone.”
I couldn’t even question the way he spoke, as if he was blaming himself.
“hang on. I will call other colleagues.”
It was because she left the tent to call a colleague.
I thought as I gazed at the now deserted ceiling of the tent.
‘…The quest is said to proceed based on the records of the manager’s life.’
I don’t know who is going through this ordeal, but the manager who went through this nonsense would have lived a really bleak life.
「The manager, ‘Iron-Blooded Lord’, is apologetic, saying he knows it.』 「The manager, ‘Baekhak Geomseon(白鶴劍仙),’
says it’s not bad after seeing what he’s only heard about.”
I’m quietly watching you.」
However, the two administrators watching me seemed to know the story well, perhaps because they were acquainted with the manager who gave this quest.
Well, in fact, I could only guess which way the story of this quest itself would flow, even as I didn’t even know him.
He would be like that too…
‘Since he said he was a hero of a ruined world, he wouldn’t have had a very good ending.’
The tower expands the quest command on the 16th floor and informs you that the quest proceeds based on the records of the manager during his lifetime.
So it was only natural that he could feel the ominousness in the nickname of the manager who openly gave the quest.
Whether the demon appears or fails to defeat the demon king…
Either way, this administrator’s life would have ended in a very bad way.
That’s why he said that ‘making a choice that you won’t regret’ is the condition for the success of the quest.
Either way, I thought it wouldn’t be easy.
However, given the penalty, such as the reduction of all stats, the mental difficulty must be stronger than the powerless difficulty.
‘But can mental difficulties be great in this ordeal?’
It’s just a simple quest to subdue the demon king who wants to manifest a demon…
I couldn’t understand why it was designed as if it had a lot of mental difficulties.
But that was only for a moment.
“Neil brought another colleague.”
I was able to realize it when I saw my colleagues breaking through the silence of the tent.
“Neil! My God, you opened your eyes again! I’m so glad! As expected, the dragon god chose the apostle!”
“…a miracle happened! I never doubted that you would rise again, hero of salvation!”
Why was the quest design so focused on mental challenges?
「It has detected that multiple enemies are approaching the user.」
「The ‘auto-detection’ effect exclusive to the Eyepatch (B+) of the Search Redeemer is activated.」 ‘
…What kind of situation is this again?’
The three comrades I saw through the eyespatch were reddish.
As if he had a very strong enmity towards me.
