223. 20th floor (1)
Intangible sword.
Literally translated, this means a shapeless sword…
To be honest, I couldn’t understand what this skill meant.
A shapeless sword?
There is already an invisible sword called the heart sword, so it was questionable whether there should be a separate skill called the shapeless sword.
I can’t understand why it was designated as an SS-class skill.
But…
[The skill ‘Intangible Sword’ is activated.]
Such thoughts soon disappeared the moment he used the intangible sword skill that he forcibly borrowed from Dam Seon-muk.
It was worth it.
At the same time as the skill was activated, the holy power drained away and three or four golden swords were created.
At that, I opened my eyes wide.
“…!?”
Then, I was shocked to see the system message that popped up.
「The skill ‘Intangible Sword’ is greatly affected by challenger Han Seong-yoon’s divinity.」
「The skill ‘Intangible Sword’ uses the basic activation ability ‘Myth Overlap’ by the divinity < Transcendence >.」
「The skill ‘Intangible Sword’ has a certain amount When more are created, the newly activated ability ‘Divine Interference’ is used.」
‘Myth Stack’ and ‘Divine Interference’.
Looking at the name of the skill, I guessed that it was simply a skill related to martial arts, but…
it wasn’t.
If the spirit sword is a skill that uses the divine as its own route, the intangible sword increases the natural strength of the divine.
Even the intangible sword itself was unusual.
Whoa-!
Could it be that it was heavily influenced by the divinity < Transcendence >?
Three or four golden swords created in the air were all scattering tremendous divinity.
Even with that connected to me.
In a word, the intangible sword is in the same state as a part of my body, and through that point, I can freely use my divinity.
Just like this.
So-so-so-!
In the blink of an eye, several intangible swords replaced the divinity with cold and scattered it.
As a result, the cold air flowed across the empty stage, and the audience screamed and retreated.
There was also an attempt to drive away the needlessly gathered crowds…
This was to create an environment where the newly purchased power ‘King of Winter’ could be used as widely as possible.
Anyway, one of the conditions for the success of the < Bloodborne Ceremony > quest has already received sufficient recognition for martial arts.
Therefore, there was no need to be considerate of the audience anywhere.
“With this, there will be no more intruders.”
Satisfied with him, he ate up, and suddenly a dejected laugh came from the front.
“Ha ha ha ha… I’m going crazy. What are you… what is your true identity?”
It was damseonmuk.
He was in the most bewildered state he had ever seen.
Like an ungreased chain, Dam Seon-mook barely moved his body and let out a trembling voice.
“Did you steal the intangible sword by just touching the opponent once?”
That said, I could tell.
Dam Seon-mook lost the intangible sword due to the ‘forced skill rental’, an effect exclusive to the usurper’s leather gloves. Still
, I thought
Dam Seon-Muk could also use the intangible sword, albeit clumsily, by using the original skill rather than the skill…
‘It’s fun.’
They say it’s a holy relic that contains the divine power < Usurpation >.
In fact, the usurper’s leather gloves were worth enough to be called holy relics.
Even if it’s not the level that uses the original divine authority < Seize >, wouldn’t it be like the minor version?
Thinking of that, I held the slashing sword in my left hand and replied with a smile.
“Because I don’t have the personality to brag about the cards in my hand.”
At those words, Dam Seon-muk suppressed his voice and laughed, then opened his mouth.
“You mean you refuse to answer. under. That’s right. I would have done the same.”
and.
“But I can definitely feel that I used the power related to the stoppage war.”
next moment.
“Then doesn’t that at least mean that if I break your heart, my power will return?”
Chee Hee Hee-!
Dam Seon-muk poured red steam from his body as if exploding, dyeing his eyes red.
By operating the blood demon magic power to its extreme, it temporarily entered a runaway state.
As a result, the disadvantages of the blood demon magic were maximized, and reason gradually began to disappear from Dam Seon-mook’s eyes.
―…You seem to be trying to use even the magic of the Blood Demon Artisan. You’d better be careful. If you’re not careful, you could be fatally injured.
Seeing that, Dam Chun-wu said so, and I nodded my head in agreement.
“It seems that way.”
The Blood Demon Singong was not a martial art without a master.
This insane ability to increase blood and amplify physical abilities several times also had a downside.
That too has a very fatal flaw.
The downside is that it puts a very heavy mental burden on those who operate the blood demon magic.
‘To be honest, magic isn’t magic for nothing.’
According to the knowledge he had previously learned from Baekhak Geomseon, magic was a forbidden fruit.
As those who have mastered the magic arts grow, the more they grow, the bigger the abnormalities in their brains, and in the end, their minds are eaten away and self-destruct.
Even if blood demon magic is a new technology, it does not deviate much from its logic.
…Of course, it’s out of the question because I have quite a few mental protection abilities such as the Myungkyungsu Power, so there are no disadvantages.
“hmm.”
I tilted my head and thought about it.
‘What should I do?’
To be honest, Dam Seon-Muk itself was not very dangerous
.
Even if he can use swords and swords, in the end, Dam Seon Muk is just a mortal who cannot establish his own divinity.
If you activate Divine Power after using Deification, the fight will end right away.
However, the problem is that there are still about 4 hours left on the cooldown of Apotheosis, and it has to be recognized by Dam Seon-mook.
‘It’s difficult.’
Even if he newly acquired the intangible sword skill, the duration was not that long.
The skill rental time is only 10 minutes.
After that, Dam Seon Muk will use the Intangible Sword and push me to the defensive.
So…
“Mythic < Vampire Exorcist > is activated.”
“Divine attack has the effect of < Cannot Regenerate >.”
“Divine attack has the effect of < Exorcism >.”
“The fight is longer than expected, so we need to finish it as quickly as possible.”
Before that, I was thinking of seeing the end of this < Bloodborne Ceremony > quest.
***
‘You don’t have to come up with a complicated strategy. It’s enough to press down with maximum force.’
Currently, the greatest advantage given to me is an intangible sword that can be used as a skill.
Because these three or four golden swords are making me stronger.
Of course, there is no actual increase in stats…
This intangible sword raised other strengths apart from the strength of the body.
「I did not back down against demons.」
「All stats increase by +10 due to the myth < Vampire Exorcist >」
「All divine attacks are greatly strengthened while dealing with
demons .」 ‘ was the leading role.
Originally, there was a disadvantage that only one Shinhwa could be used at a time… but
I was able to partially overcome it with the exclusive effect of ‘Myth overlap’ created by the Intangible Sword.
‘< The Last Savior > to < The Vampire Exterminator > d. It’s a better combination than I thought.’
Being able to overlap even one myth was a huge advantage.
As the different myths overlapped, the strength of the body soared.
Even < Vampire Exorcist >‘s performance has been strengthened, probably because the fact that it deals with demons played a big role.
All of his stats increased and his divine attacks became stronger, just like when he faced the ancient devil in the giant tree labyrinth.
‘Originally, it was written with the intention of blocking the regenerative power of the Blood Demon Artisan, but it’s an unexpected benefit.’
But I just couldn’t like it.
After knowing that the intangible sword was a better skill than I thought, the tension rose.
That would be the case too…
If Dam Seon-muk uses the Intangible Sword after the skill rental time is over, there would be no worst situation.
‘I have to finish the fight within 10 minutes.’
In response, I made up my mind and immediately ran with the Grace of Wind activated.
「The authority ‘Hyeolcheon Shimgong’ is strongly activated.]
In addition, I also operated some of the Blood Demon Sacred Art, so my physical abilities improved even more.
In fact, my movements are no longer visible to humans.
But even so, Dam Seon-muk’s eyes were following me.
That’s very certain.
Aaaaaaaaaagh!
I emitted divine power from the mind sword that had been shot before I knew it, evaporated it, and glared at Dam Seon-muk.
‘…Are you saying that the difference in physical ability can’t determine victory or defeat?’
It was absurd.
So far, how many stats have you raised while climbing the tower, but you can’t overwhelm them with your physical abilities?
I realized that Moorim’s martial arts is more like a cheat key than I imagined.
However, Dam Seon-mook did not completely follow my movements.
‘It’s not like he’s using the same movements as me.’
That’s why I wrote a heart sword.
heart attack.
Dam Seon-Muk followed the movement with his eyes and responded with a mind sword that could be used at the moment when his heart was beating.
Actually, that body doesn’t surpass me.
However, the sword itself played a very annoying role.
Crackle…!
‘It’s okay if you have one mind sword, but there are too many of them…’ The number of
mind swords that Dam Seon-mook sent out at once exceeded double digits.
Even if the divine power strengthened by Shinhwa < The Last Savior > can offset the mind sword only by releasing it, at this point, even I will have a delay in canceling the mind sword.
And if time is spent on offsetting the mind-geom, Dam Seon-muk’s actions will be freed.
In fact, Dam Seon-muk stopped me for a moment with his heart sword, and then slashed in the form of a half moon with a blood-colored sword wrapped around his sword.
Chwaaaaaang!
In response, I immediately swung the intangible sword that floated in the air as if facing it, and crashed into the sword.
But the results were not so good.
The intangible swords that collided with each other were broken so easily that it was absurd.
The cause was in the nature of the rule change that Geomgang possessed.
‘I forcibly downgraded even the power of the intangible sword and broke it as it is.’
Really…
“That’s terrible.”
I felt like I knew why martial arts were training warriors like fanatics.
But that was only for a moment.
An eye for an eye for an eye.
I did not lose against him and immediately released the sword sword in the form of a slash, erasing the bloody sword sword.
However, the effect was not very large.
Kwagwagwagwagwa-!
Dam Seon-muk also used a heart sword because the sword river was blocked, and I had to deal with it accordingly.
The battle process started repeating itself before I knew it.
This means that the battle aspect is getting closer to a war of attrition….
It certainly wasn’t a green light.
‘A war of attrition is the worst of the worst in a time-limited state.’
Sooner or later, the rental time for the intangible sword skill will end.
Then I will be driven to the cliff by the intangible sword that Dam Seon-mook uses.
Even if that wasn’t the case, time would be delayed and all the remaining time on the 19th floor stage would flow, leading directly to the failure of the quest.
“…”
The trouble was not long.
After thinking about it, I remembered the additional activation ability of the intangible sword realized by the skill I had seen before.
divine interference.
I was thinking of betting on the effect that was said to be usable when the intangible sword generated in the air exceeded a certain amount.
Anyway, if there is no solution to overcome this situation in an instant, the quest will fail.
‘Is it all or nothing…’
I was a little worried.
In the end, I squinted my eyes and consumed a lot of holy power to create a lot of intangible swords in the air.
The amount of divine power accumulated in my heart was reduced to less than half in the blink of an eye…
Nevertheless, I continued to create intangible swords without stopping, and the results were borne before long.
「The skill ‘Intangible Sword’ is created a certain amount more, and the additional activation ability ‘Divine Interference’ is used.」
And.
「The skill ‘Intangible Sword’ gains the right to interfere with all divinities within 50m.」
The next moment.
「The divine < craving > of the 14th blood demon, Dam Seon-muk, is temporarily blocked.」
Seeing that all of Dam Seon-muk’s mind swords disappeared all at once due to divine interference, I smiled.
‘Checkmate.’
***
Chow-!
The line between winner and loser was drawn absurdly quickly.
In a situation where he could not use Divinity, Dam Seon-muk was put on the defensive in less than a minute.
I took advantage of that gap and immediately cut Dam Seon-mook’s body, fatally wounding him.
Due to the myth < The Vampire Exterminator >, Damseonmuk is also in a state where it is impossible to regenerate.
With that, the match was over.
“Cool….”
Puff-.
Dam Seon-muk laughed, blood dripping from his mouth.
But there was no remorse in those eyes.
He smiled and muttered as if he had accepted the result.
“Phhhhhh… I guess I lost in the end… It was fun…”
I frowned at the reaction, as if the situation wasn’t too bad.
「The administrator, ‘the defeated successor of the Blood Demon Cult’, is greatly embarrassed by Dam Seon-mook’s attitude.」
It was the same for the requester of this < Blood Ceremony > quest.
How can a warrior who has reached the level of being able to handle a swordsman understand death so easily?
But it wasn’t long before I noticed through the emotions I felt in him.
In the first place, Dam Seon-muk had no intention of living.
“I was wondering why the next leader was handed over to an outsider. Didn’t you have any intention of living in the first place?”
“…it feels good. flaw. That’s right. I had no intention of living. That’s why I got along with your ridiculous tricks.”
“…”
“…But, as promised, I will give you the position of the next leader. I thought I had no children to take over anyway. I would be grateful if a master like you would accept it.”
“Is it okay to just hand over the position of the next leader to someone else?”
I was dumbfounded, so I asked him, and Dam Seon-muk ate and answered.
“There is nothing to be done. Because I am the owner of the Blood Demon Religion. It doesn’t matter where you hand over useless things.”
In fact, I was convinced when I saw the nuance that he was not very interested in the blood demon cult.
Dam Seon-mook was not very attached to the position of the next leader.
Really, he was content to give up this useless position and be able to dance with me.
That’s a very big word too.
As I was thinking about what to say to him, Dam Seon-muk smiled and spoke to me.
“…You didn’t kill me. Boredom is what killed me It was a really painful day.”
He continued to speak with his eyes gradually quieting.
“I lived my whole life with a longing for power, but when I became one of the absolute midfielders, I didn’t feel the value of life.”
“…”
“So I needed a place to die. A place where you can die after fighting more intensely than anyone else. And now is the time.”
“You really are insane.”
For some reason, I thought they accepted my nonsense too easily.
‘More than I imagined, my hair was in a state of taste.’
Dam Seon-muk said with a gentle smile as he clicked his tongue.
“flaw. yes now i’m funny But feel it. You are of the same kind as me. If there is no desire, the power to live will disappear.”
“…?”
“Will you be able to laugh at me again in the future?”
“What kind of cow is that—”
As I was about to give an annoyed response to some voodoo-like sound, a system message suddenly appeared in my field of vision.
「Absorbed the spirit of the 14th blood horse, Dam Seon-muk.」
「Challenger Han Seong-yoon won, bringing her 2.97% closer to ascension.
」 “
From now on, the talents related to martial arts of challenger Han Seong-yoon will greatly increase.”
It is nothing else… “Quest
cleared .”
It is satisfied.
「The administrator, ‘The Heir of the Blood Demon Cult’, sighs in embarrassment and decides to pay the trial reward
.
」 Acquired the exclusive privilege ‘#E-0001[Secret Shop]’ as a reward for the trial of the quest < Bloodborne Ceremony >.」
And.
「Exclusive authority #D-0007 [Increase reward (1/2)] is activated.」
「By exclusive authority #D-0007 [Increase reward (1/2)], the reward level increases.」
「19th floor The special power ‘Ghost Sacred Art (SS-)’, which is the reward for the < Blood Ceremony > quest, is strengthened to ‘Ghost Sacred Art (SS+)’.」 The
next moment.
“Go to the waiting room.”
Looking at the portal that appeared next, I calmed my eyes.
“…”
Despite the success of the quest he had hoped for, the feeling was strange.
It is because Dam Seon-muk’s words, such as saying that I am of the same class after seeing me, and that if there is no desire, the power to live disappears, are useless.
‘What the hell was he trying to say?’
In the end, he extinguished the fire of life with a curse that was not like a curse.
So there wasn’t much to know.
I didn’t even want to think deeply about the meaning of Dam Seon-muk’s words.
But one thing I was sure of.
“At least I don’t think I’ll end up yearning for my own death like you.”
Dam Seon-muk, now unable to hear, spilled the words as if muttering them, then moved on.
“Move to the waiting room.”
Finally…
“You have entered the waiting room on the 20th floor
.”
I reached the waiting room on the 20th floor that I had so longed for.
