190. Holy War (2)
After a middle-aged man named Lee Jin-gyeong, who introduced himself as an elder of the Volcanic Sect, was expelled from the labyrinth.
「You are qualified to go down the [Cradle of Proof] on the 6th floor of the Giant Tree Labyrinth, so you will receive a reward
. 」
A system message popped up.
I thought maybe I should search for a place where I could move, but…
it wasn’t like that.
Whoa…!
The surface of the large mirror in the center of the gray land shook greatly and a portal was created.
As soon as he tried to move from his seat, Kim Seung-hoon, who had been still, opened his mouth.
“…It was a strange challenger whose purpose was unknown.”
Since we’ve been conversing over the phone so far, it seems like I’m just an uncomfortable challenger…
“I will.”
He had no intention of telling Kim Seung-hoon what he had heard from Lee Jin-kyung.
It was worth it.
The story about the Shingeombaekga I heard from Lee Jin-kyung is related to my manager.
There was no need to inform Kim Seung-hun unnecessarily, so it was only natural to keep the number of words low.
「The skill ‘Guardian’ is deactivated.]
After releasing the Guardian skill, the team members who were trapped in the barrier also joined.
“…I was talking to some Moorim man, but who the hell is he?”
Katherine Bennet asked as if she couldn’t figure it out, and I gave a short answer.
“He said thank you for saving his life.”
Really.
Except for the conversation that had been conducted through transmission, Lee Jin-kyung said nothing more than this.
“…You say that all of a sudden? Who looked down on people from the Earth plane so little?”
Of course, Katherine Bennet also tilted her head as if she felt something strange….
“I saw it myself, too. As if he had no ulterior motives, he disappeared after saying that.”
At that, he didn’t ask any more questions and kept his mouth shut, and then Oh Chun-seok opened his mouth.
“…Anyway, I’m glad it ended well. Thanks to Sungyoon, I think the labyrinth will soon come to an end.”
He pointed to the portal that had formed in the mirror as if it was okay, and continued.
“It seems like there really isn’t much left, so let’s do a last spurt.”
Well, the same goes for this side. Right now, I just wanted to see the end of the labyrinth, so I didn’t talk about it anymore.
“All right. Let’s go down to the next level.”
I immediately took my teammates to the mirror and quickly restored my abilities.
「The skill ‘Starlight Starlight’ is released from the seal.]
「The authority skill ‘Reaper of Faith’ is released from the seal.」
In many ways, it is equipped with Faith Harvest so that you can create a new myth in the skill that is good to use as a wide-area skill.
…I don’t think there will be many situations where Faith Harvest can be used, but to be honest, this was my greed.
‘Maybe I might get a very good myth from this giant tree labyrinth.’
The anticipation that I might be able to get some more myths like < The Vampire Exorcist > or < The Reversal of the Hero > that have helped me so far.
Because of that, I couldn’t help but regain the faith harvest.
‘I can’t help but look forward to seeing something like < The Judge of Proof > used by the God of Proof.’
Even more so right after the god of proof used the myth himself.
「The God of Proof is satisfied with the choice of challenger Seong-Yoon Han.」
…It seems that the God of Proof has read the thoughts revealed in the surface consciousness.
This is why, as much as possible, in the hierarchy controlled by God, thoughts are not revealed to the surface.
‘I was unnecessarily revealing my thoughts, but I don’t think it matters much.’
You don’t have to bother hiding your thoughts anyway, you’ll find out soon enough.
Is the god of proof really a god with whom you can form a friendly relationship?
That should be the case too…
“I have entered the [Sacred Ground] on the 7th floor of the Giant Tree Labyrinth
. ”
“This is the depth of the labyrinth under observation by various deities.”
“Challengers of all official levels of climbing can participate in the ordeal together
.” This
is the information collected while clearing the giant tree labyrinth so far.
This giant tree labyrinth is an event involving divinities, and it is said that the gods compete for some kind of reward.
‘It’s finally the beginning.’
And the drinker said.
「When choosing a camp, the best challenger will be selected as the [God’s Apostle] from that camp.」
In the contest of the gods, if I fulfill his request, he will give me the reward of the contest.
And that request was one I could grant without hesitation.
“When the [Apostle of God] is decided, [Grail Fragments] will be given to the [Apostle of God] in each camp
. ”
Fragment]」 Because
the demand the Demon God made of me was to ‘thoroughly defeat one of the gods in the giant tree’s labyrinth’.
「After 4 hours, the camp that has two or more [Grail Fragments] will get the right to go down to the 8th floor.」 It
was already decided which god to defeat.
‘I didn’t know that I would expect to meet the god of battle.’
And even against opponents who have fought each other in the tower.
***
「Arriving at the 7th floor of the Giant Tree Labyrinth, the item-specific penalty will disappear.」
「The item ‘Blood Demon Sword (A+)’ will be completely released from the seal.」
The item-specific penalty has been lifted.
Until I reached the 7th floor, I was told that all of the exclusive effects of the Blood Heaven
Demon Sword could not be used.
Now that we have arrived at the depth, the corner where the item-only penalty will be applied has completely disappeared.
As I was satisfied with that, a message soon appeared in my field of vision.
“Choose the camp of the god you have a relationship with.”
And… “Currently
, there are four camps you can choose from.”
“< Transcendence > < Darkness > < Demon > < Proof >
Decide the camp.」
「If there are team members, the camp is decided by a majority vote.」
After seeing the options, I narrowed my eyes and smiled.
‘Is it like this after all?’
Since I said that I could choose the camp of the gods I encountered while descending the giant tree labyrinth…
As soon as I entered the first floor, I faced my divinity, so < Transcendence > could also appear as an option.
Of course, the team members who didn’t know about it were mostly curious.
“…< transcendence >? What is this? I don’t think I have any memories of anything like this.”
“Iknow, right. < Darkness > is because I was blessed by the god of darkness, so I can’t guess where < Transcendence > came from.”
“well. It may be a god entangled in birds that we don’t even know about. I don’t think it will make any difference no matter which faction you choose.”
After a while, I realized that there was nothing to worry about.
Since the team members didn’t know about the deities, there was no reason to persuade them to choose < Transcendence >.
“Then let’s choose a camp with < Transcendence >.”
As expected, there were no objections.
This is because for the team members, when it comes to choosing a camp, it is there no matter where you choose.
“All team members unanimously chose the
< Transcendence > faction.
”
As soon as he finished his selection, a brilliant light emanated from his body and a shiny piece of glass appeared in the air.
‘Is this a piece of the Holy Grail?’
It’s a piece of glass that doesn’t seem to mean anything at first glance, but these are [Grail pieces].
It was a little hard to trust, but I didn’t think too deeply.
With the [Grail Fragment] right in my pocket, I looked around.
Great Forest.
It was a place where giant trees were lined up so densely that it could be dismissed as such.
The reason why I chose a place like this as a stage was probably to find someone with [Grail Fragments] and capture them.
In terms of games, it’s a battle royale genre.
But…
“There’s no need to play hide-and-seek.”
I didn’t really like the system-driven battle royale genre at this stage.
It was all the more so when I thought that thorough psychological warfare would come and go centering on the [Holy Grail Fragment].
Kwaaang-!
I swung the Blood Heaven Demon Sword and created a deep pit in one go, then spoke briefly.
“It’s going to get a little noisy, so everyone please wait inside.”
As always, it was the intention to keep the team members inside the barrier and fight safely.
“…all right. I’ll be a burden to you anyway. I’ll be quiet here.”
For some reason, Katherine Bennet said that with a bitter face, and then stepped into the pit.
Even in this situation, I think it’s a bit unfortunate that I can’t trust myself…
I couldn’t help it.
‘I don’t know what will happen from now on, so I’ll have to be as careful as possible.’
Because I don’t want to leave room for an unexpected variable in the course of an ordeal in which the godhead intervenes in earnest.
“It is enough for you to endure within this.”
“i get it. When the barrier disappears, join it. Call me anytime.”
“Whoa. All secondary magic has been cast. Mr. Seongyun I wish you the best of luck.”
As soon as the rest of the team went inside the pit, I immediately activated the guardian skill.
「The skill ‘Guardian’ is activated.」
「The target and area to be protected are specified.」
「A magical barrier is created in the target and area to be protected, and all stats increase by +1.
」
After the red barrier completely covered the pit, the Blood Heaven Demon Sword suddenly trembled.
―…You care so much about your colleagues. Do you keep it that way? I’m emotional unlike you.
Dam Chun-wu, who had awakened before he knew it, sent a telegram.
I smiled at him and opened my mouth.
“Since when have you been conscious?”
―From when the seal was lifted. I just didn’t talk to you because I thought you might need some time.
“That’s a very grateful consideration.”
-yes? So, respect my seat! The person who takes care of things like you is the only one in the world!
“Then I will cancel the thank you.”
―Tsk…! That’s it! You don’t have to respect me, I’ll be grateful! Anyway, with the level of personality…
Damcheonwu muttered something like a grumble, but I didn’t reply.
It was worth it.
Dam Chun-wu will have to suffer quite a bit from now on.
“It’s done. Get your mind right. We might fight with all our might from now on.”
―…Fighting with all your might? What else do you mean? Are there no enemies around?
“So, prepare yourself.”
-?
“Now we will call all enemies on this floor here.”
Dam Chun-wu tried to say something like he couldn’t understand it, but…
-What was that….
He didn’t have the slightest intention of bothering to explain it with his mouth.
Because sooner or later you will understand what I said.
「The skill ‘Starlight Starlight’ is activated.]
Keying…!
The starlight created in the air began to run wild while being confined to the divine membrane…
– What a madman…! you! Are you sure you’re trying to blow it up…!
Soon, Damcheonwu seemed to understand my thoughts and chattered while shaking the blade of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword.
―If that explodes, all the strong men will be frantic to deal with you!
If this starlight explodes, it will surely turn all strong people in this forest into enemies.
―Looks at you, your strength isn’t perfect, but if you do something like that, you won’t be safe…!
But…
“I see.”
Dam Chun-wu still didn’t know much about me.
“If you explode this, you won’t be safe.”
So I added a brief explanation.
Also very kind.
“It’s not me, but the enemies who will be.”
and.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The divine starlight engulfed the Great Forest.
