170. Lunatic difficulty (4)
Originally, rewards increase as much as you take risks.
「※However, if you deceive the evil spirits by not offering any sacrifices, [ancient demons] will appear.」
Therefore, as soon as I saw the warning text, I was able to draw conclusions immediately.
‘I have to make the ancient devil appear.’
I will catch the ancient demons in this layer and raise my stats faster than anyone else.
In case of failure, you will lose a lot of money, but in case of success, you will see a lot of benefits
.
But…
‘The question is whether the team members will allow the ancient demons to appear.’
The real question is whether the team and the challengers flocking to the hierarchy will tolerate it.
That was the biggest concern, but surprisingly, the former problem was easily resolved.
That would be the case…
“Do whatever you want.”
Katherine Bennett, the team leader, gave her permission with a grin.
That too, with an immediate answer without the slightest hesitation.
“…Aren’t you curious about why you want to do that?”
I felt a little uncomfortable with him, so I immediately knew why he allowed it.
“There is nothing you can do about it anyway. You say you will, but who will stop you?”
It was only then that I realized that there was resignation in her soft smile.
“….”
For some reason, I thought that karma might have come back like a boomerang.
Since he had acted as he wanted to, he had now accepted the practice of eccentricity.
“I heard that too. Those who have the power to take responsibility say they will, but there is nothing they can do about it.”
Even Kim Seung-hun agreed with a shrug as if he had nothing else to say.
“Well, given Sungyoon’s personality anyway, I don’t think he will stop even if he stops… I have no intention of opposing it either.”
Oh Chun-seok had the attitude of completely entrusting everything to me, saying that it would be as it should be.
For some reason, I felt like they were pushing me recklessly, so I noticed a little bit…
“Anyway, there doesn’t seem to be any disagreement, so I’ll do what I want.”
Isn’t it irreversible anyway?
“I will occupy the altar from now on until the ancient demon appears.”
Kim seemed to be able to be a little more shameless.
“Please explore the cavity until the ancient demon appears.”
Thinking that strengthening the party is the first priority, I recommended searching.
Like a maze on the first floor, this cavity had roads leading somewhere.
Considering that even on the first floor there was a hidden god’s altar or something, it would be possible to benefit from somewhere in this common area.
So…
“For now, you have to get your strength back to the fullest.”
It was my intention that I would handle all the battles up to this level.
“…Would you mind doing that? It’s good for us, but you’re only losing money in the meantime, right?”
“It doesn’t matter. Because I got a lot of power back as a reward for passing through the hierarchy.”
“…Did you get a special reward or something? I only recovered one power as a reward for passing through the hierarchy?”
“I only recovered one power.”
I didn’t get any more compensation either.
It’s just…
“But with that alone, most challengers will no longer be my enemies.”
This is because you can use a number of minor version skills with the Blood Heaven Deep Gong restored while passing through the first floor.
It may not be as crazy as the Seeker of Blood or the Gray Blood, but…
The Blood Heaven Deep Gong, which shows an output that stays below it, gave me a lot of strength.
Should I say that I think I can easily deal with about 10 challengers?
In fact, the abilities that became available with this authority were suitable for melee, so it was better if the number of opponents increased.
It might get nasty, but you won’t lose the battle.
“I can see that staying with you won’t help you anyway.”
At that, Catherine Bennett nodded her head with a calm face, and immediately took action.
“…I will be back with good results, so please wait until then.”
She led her teammates to choose one of the common paths and entered it… After
confirming that the group was out of sight, I glanced around and walked slowly to the altar.
Didn’t everyone get out of the 1st floor yet?
There was no sign of popularity on the stairs leading to the upper floors.
Well, the 1st floor itself, befitting its name [Maze of Beginnings], had a lot of annoying gadgets, so it was understandable.
It would be impossible to abandon the correct route and go to the boss room like I did in the first place.
‘If I hadn’t learned martial arts and maintained power skills, I wouldn’t have been any different.’
Of course, this logic doesn’t work for me, so I immediately put my thoughts together and sat down on a podium decorated with red cloth.
It was advantageous to hold on to this spot so that no one could offer sacrifices.
「Labyrinth Achievement ‘Sacrilege (Common)’ has been achieved.」
「
Labyrinth score +1 point obtained.
」
‘What is the labyrinth score?’
Thoughts lead like lightning to the mysterious score that has no mention of where it can be used.
The giant tree labyrinth was basically a different place from the tower, but at the same time had a similar system.
In other words…
‘Could it be that labyrinth points are points used in the tower?’
This labyrinth score will be available at some point, like the concept of points in a tower.
In the tower, points could only be used inside the waiting room, so it might be used similarly in the giant tree labyrinth.
‘Like the tower, someday there might be a section where I can use this labyrinth score.’
It was expected in many ways.
What on earth can you buy with labyrinth points in this giant labyrinth?
And it was expected how far he could become stronger through it.
‘Until then, I’ll have to collect labyrinth points as much as possible.’
Of course, earning points is not easy as you have to achieve special achievements in the labyrinth… “A
new team of challengers has entered the giant tree labyrinth 2nd floor [Whisper of the Evil God].”
It seemed like there was no need to worry about what to do.
「Conditions satisfied.」
「When two or more challenger teams gather, layer-specific penalties begin to operate.」
「If no sacrifice is made for the remaining time < 04:59:59 >, [Ancient Demon] will appear.
」 Even if you don’t…
‘You’re lucky.’
Just in time, a good opponent to get achievements appeared.
***
The newly arrived Challenger’s team is strangely well-equipped.
‘It’s amazing.’
To be honest, the longsword I’m holding right now is neither an item nor anything, but…
All of the things they have boasted an appearance that would be comparable to being called an item.
It was completely different from the weapons hung in the stone chamber, which was the starting point, so they must have been obtained through farming.
Even the balance between the challengers, not just the items, was appropriate.
Warriors, archers, lancers, and wizards….
From an offensive or defensive perspective, there was no place to find fault.
It’s just…
“I never thought there would be an asshole alone in a place like this.”
If overconfidence was a problem, it could be said that it was a problem.
“Are you going to eat this whole ordeal raw?”
A man holding a tower shield that reached his waist sent a blatant gaze with a sneer on him.
intent to kill.
As soon as he understood the contents of the ordeal through the system message, he thought of killing me.
It was a bit absurd.
‘Isn’t it worth thinking about if it’s enough to wait here in advance?’
Even while I narrowed my eyes at him, these challengers were talking nonsense with each other.
“Carls. Do not be on your guard. It might be that there are colleagues hiding around.”
“hot! Don’t see that item level? Aren’t you a bastard who didn’t even get an item from the first floor!”
“Right now, Carls-nim is right. Even with the presence detection skill, I can’t feel presence.”
“Right, right~. What’s more, that person doesn’t feel the magic circuit. I’m sure he’s crazy.”
The conversation ended with the archer, followed by the warrior, then the wizard, and finally the spearman.
‘Still, there was a reason.’
Based on what the spearman said, I could understand why they were ignoring me.
horsepower circuit.
The fact that I did not have skills that were considered very essential for a Hunter was lowering my value.
It’s not that I haven’t thought about reforming the magic circuit, but…
I’ve been putting it off because it’s not efficient until now.
Of course, as of now that he had obtained the Blood Heaven Heart Gong, it was possible to break through the magic circuit at any time.
Because activating this authority itself is forcibly forming a magic circuit.
‘It’s funny.’
I couldn’t help but smile at him, and soon the man called Carl’s eyebrows twitched.
“What is this damn bastard laughing at unluckily?”
“just.”
“…what?”
“I said I just laughed.”
“…under! Isn’t this a complete asshole?”
I didn’t answer at length.
“so.”
Just…
“Do you have any complaints?”
It was enough to raise the corner of his mouth as he said that.
A red aura emanated from Cals’ eyes, and soon his face was distorted
.
Cals roared at his colleagues in such excitement that he wondered if it could be this easy.
“All of you, don’t interfere. It’s enough for me to cover those unlucky eyes.”
Did the nerve-racking mockery affect his mood?
“It’s just a worm that couldn’t even restore its magic circuit. I can take care of it myself.”
He started to come towards me with a band of blood on his forehead, and his teammates backed away.
‘They all don’t seem to think I’m going to win.’
It was worth it.
From what they see, I’m nothing more than a piece of trash that can’t even learn magic circuits.
But it was a huge misunderstanding.
I can learn magic circuits at any time.
「The authority skill ‘Heolcheon Deep Gong’ is strongly activated.」
Uuuuuuu…!
At the same time that the blood cheonsimgong is activated, the magic power in the body is replaced with fraudulent energy.
The mana accumulated in the Danden like a precipitate began to boil with a violent temper.
But I hid it as best I could.
‘I don’t need to tell you.’
Even though a man named Calth told me not to meddle, perhaps my colleagues would join the battle if it became dangerous.
Because toys are easy enough, they can be recognized as toys.
“Search—!”
So, the time to expose the claws was fixed.
「The skill ‘Focus on Combat’ is activated.」
The world slows down a bit…
I can clearly see the movement of Carls kicking off the ground and running like a beast.
In addition, even where the double-edged ax is aiming.
The double-edged ax had a reddish glow, perhaps due to the exclusive effect of the item, but it didn’t matter much.
I raised my longsword and sent the magical energy in my body that was on the verge of runaway to the designated path.
And…
‘Certainly, I was able to quickly open the magic circuit this way.’
The magic circuit began to wake up quickly as if it was compensation for the delay in constructing the magic circuit.
To be precise…
It was forced to awaken with a repulsive nature, unable to withstand the destructive energy of the Blood Heaven Deep Gong that invaded Kihyeol.
「The qi and blood in the body have been seriously damaged.」
「The circuit is awakened due to the fraud that permeates the qi and blood.」
「The skill ‘Magical Circuit (D+)’ is learned.」
Next, I saw the system message . I gave strength to the sword, feeling pleasure rather than pain.
「The skill ‘Focus on Strike’ is activated.」
「The precision and destructive power of the technique used for the next blow increases.」 The energy and
blood all over my body were torn and I felt intense pain, but that didn’t matter anymore.
Having a magic circuit means that now you can put magic into your sword.
Chee-in!
「Labyrinth Achievement ‘Labyrinth First Sword Skill Awakening (Unique)’ has been achieved.」
「Labyrinth score +15 points obtained.」
「Authority ‘Sword Weapon Merchant (C+)’ is created.
」 It had nothing to do with being able to use it.
「The authority ‘Sword Merchant’ is activated.]
The sword, imbued with magical energy like the moonlight, moves as quickly as a snake’s tongue…
“What…!”
Then, it easily split the blade of the double-edged ax neatly and then bit Carl’s neck.
I’m sorry-!
In that moment, Carl’s head flies into the air, and then the head falls to the ground.
Tuwook…!
[Critical blow!]
[Challenger ‘Carls Kelly’ consumes all of his HP and is banished back to his original world.]
After that, the challenger named Carls immediately died and disappeared wrapped in light.
It seems that he was expelled from the labyrinth after consuming all of his [HP]
.
「[HP] decreases by 10 due to damage to the body’s magic circuit.
」
If I remain at ease like this, I will also be expelled from the labyrinth along with a man named Cals.
“…”
I quietly raised my hand and wiped the blood from my eyes.
Looking at the faces that seemed to still not understand what the situation was, he opened his mouth.
“What are you staring at so intently?”
And…
“Please don’t waste your time unnecessarily.”
Then, without hiding it from his whole body, he radiates red energy at once and smiles.
“That way we can finish each other’s business quickly.”
A shadow of despair was engraved on the faces of the enemies.
