256. Retrofit (4)
Instinct.
An ability that has not gone through any processing that a living thing has from birth.
It’s not that grandiose.
Just as everyone knows how to breathe even without receiving a teaching… Even if they
do not understand the detailed principles of why they can breathe, there is no problem in practicing it.
And…
『Detailed effect (8) – It has the power to control the death of all things.』
This was not too different.
‘…I don’t know what it means to control the death of all things, but at least I know how to use it.’
Even though no one told me, I was able to instinctively notice.
How can I use the power to control the death of all things that the system message told me about?
A feeling as if it were innate.
Even if you don’t understand the logic, you can immediately know how to use your power.
It’s the same with another detailed effect of necromancy.
『Detailed effect (9) – Challenger Han Seong-yoon takes the place of < God of death >. >
God of battle, god of darkness, god of proof, etc…
I also have the divine name that anyone with great power has.
I don’t know why I got this name or what this name means.
But one thing was known.
Right-.
“The god of death expresses hostility toward Karnar Sagsis.”
The fact that now I can reveal my status through system messages.
This cannot be dismissed as a small change.
Being able to reveal one’s dignity through the tower’s system message means that system intervention is now possible.
Even though it is still to the extent of showing emotions for a while in the system message….
Depending on what you do later, the depth at which you can intervene in the system will be different.
So this point deserves a lot of attention.
But…
[ Why the hell? Why… Challenger. A frog in a well like you has reached a higher level than dedicated the world to God, right? ]
No more time to think deeply.
Karnar was spitting out jealousy as if whispering to me with bloodshot eyes.
It is jealousy close to hatred.
And that emotion greatly influenced the divinity and faith that dwelled in his heart.
Should I say that it seems that my strong faith has been twisted?
It didn’t seem to be in very good condition.
‘Are you jealous of the state I’ve reached now…’
It was understandable.
At the same time as my level of necromancy has grown, I have reached the position of a true deity, at least temporarily.
Even that, in the form of gaining the position of < God of Death >.
Perhaps Karnar was very angry that I, a challenger to the tower, had gained a new reputation.
Having a new name means reaching a level higher than Karnar.
His sudden growth would not have been to his liking.
At that, I quietly clicked my tongue.
‘It’s quite ugly.’
It was then.
―…I don’t think you’ll have time to think so leisurely, right?
The blade of the Blood Heaven Demon Sword in my hand rang, and at the same time I heard Damcheonwu’s voice in my ears.
―The native deities are writhing in pain. It won’t take that long to pull it off. The battle will resume soon.
He tried to erase his bewildered expression as he spoke.
―Even I am curious about how you came back to life… but before that, you will have to resolve this situation. Otherwise, you will die again.
Maybe I just knew I was going to die?
There was a tremor in Dam Chun-wu’s voice that he could not erase even if he tried to erase it.
It’s like seeing an incomprehensible phenomenon.
Nevertheless, I was grateful that he quickly and reasonably presented a path that was close to victory.
But I had no intention of listening to that advice.
That would be too…
[ You don’t have to worry so much. ]
At least now I don’t think I’m going to lose.
[Now I don’t think I’ll lose meaninglessly like before. ]
Actually…
the moment when the divine power dwelling in the heart is raised.
The native deities, howling in pain, stopped struggling and turned their eyes to me.
“The native deity ‘The Giant of the Mountain who protected the spirits’ feels a visceral fear of you
.
” Feeling fear of a specific target on the subject of the unwilling dead…?
It was accompanied by a trembling of unknown reason.
‘It doesn’t seem like there’s anything of the opposite sex left, but he still feels fear.’
The indigenous deities here do not have the ability to think for themselves.
However, unlike before, feeling fear meant that the situation had changed.
And the other side seemed to know that too.
“The 2nd-class apostle ‘Karnar Sagsis’ feels a strong urge and rages.
” You will reach the highest level with the power given by the tower? under! ]
Karnar continued, shaking his head precariously as if denying something.
[Do you think you can admit that! I… I…! I can’t tolerate you standing here without any resolution! ]
His face was distorted ugly with jealousy, hatred, and a terrible sense of inferiority.
[Now I can’t even survive, I’ll finish it completely…!! ]
And…
「The native deity, ‘the giant of the mountain that protected the spirits’, follows the compulsive instructions.] 「The
indigenous deity, the ‘snake that tried to devour the mountain’, follows the instructions with compulsion.
」 Oh oh-!
Shii-i-i-!
At the end of his words, the native gods burst into me with a loud roar.
But I wasn’t nervous even while watching it.
Should I say that it seems as if sandcastles are approaching that would collapse if you hit them?
The clay-like divinity that settled in my heart was whispering to me.
‘I know what to do.’
They say that they are no longer worth fighting for.
At that, I smiled softly on my lips and drew out the divine power in my heart as if exploding.
very strong too.
And…
「Use Divinity < Death >」
「You can control the death of everything eroded by Divinity < Death >.
」 Moment.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
「Indigenous deity, ‘the giant of the mountain who protected the spirit’, meets a forced death.」
「Indigenous deity, ‘the snake that tried to devour the mountain’, meets a compulsory death.」
The bodies of the indigenous deities collapsing in contact with divinity and just fell down.
***
Divinity.
It is not dismissed as a mere name for the Godhead.
Deity is a symbol of true divinity, and at the same time, it means that as a god, he has the realm of governing something.
The meaning of subjectivity regarding a particular concept was simple.
Right away…
that it has transcendental dominance as far as the concept of being supervised as a godhead.
Therefore, deities with divine names have power that even the tower cannot interfere with.
That’s why Karnar longed for that supreme state.
If you gain the conceptual realm as a godhead, you will have the possibility to take revenge on the tower.
‘…So I dedicated this world directly to the ancient godhead.’
Karnar decided to get it in exchange for becoming an apostle of the Ancient Godhead.
Since this world will come to an end anyway, let’s sacrifice the world and gain the strength to take revenge on the tower.
So he gave everything to the god of despair, fall and madness.
However, despite this, he was not able to attain a level that would allow him to gain a new name.
I thought it was fine though.
If you can give more to the Ancient Godhead, you’ll get what you want in the end.
However, that odd self-consolation was broken when Han Seong-yoon took the place of the god of death.
‘…why. Why the hell did something like that get its place? To a subject who is not even prepared to dedicate the world.’
Couldn’t admit it.
Even he himself, who had driven the world to destruction by shedding bloody tears, was not able to gain new life.
By the way…
just a dog that was lucky enough to be chosen by the tower to gain the realm of concept as a god?
Even if the world tolerated it, he himself could not tolerate it.
Karnar was in denial with an inferiority complex.
‘…do you think the position obtained through expedient methods can be compared to the position obtained in earnest?’
Anyway, the position Han Seong-yoon got would be nothing more than what the tower gave him.
If so, it is possible to use the native deities to defeat them again.
He firmly believed in the twisted idea because of an unbearable inferiority complex.
Until Han Seong-yoon suddenly flashed his dark red divine power like light.
[What the heck is this…]
Yes.
At least I thought so before.
But now Karnar could not keep that twisted belief.
That would be the case too…
[The necromancer is off…? ]
It is because the native deities who came into contact with Han Seong-yoon’s divinity fell right away.
It’s also very miserable.
I didn’t even feel the bond with the native gods that I had formed with the necromancy before.
This means that you can no longer revive native deities with necromancy.
At that, Karnar hesitated in contemplation.
‘I have to run away too…’
He was immediately shocked and tried to escape by disabling the sacred realm…
but Tsutsutsu!
All of a sudden, the sacred territory of the cemetery was eroded by dark red mud, and that became impossible.
「The divine realm < obsession in despair > becomes uncontrollable.」
「Cancellation and extinction of the divine realm < obsession in despair > become temporarily impossible.」
[ …Hah? ]
Only then did I realize.
Those who gain the realm of the concept of divine < death > can control the death of all things.
It’s not just about killing a living creature or destroying something in its place.
either to save or to kill.
All of that can be said to be Han Seong-yoon’s will.
Therefore, since it was eroded by the divine < death >, there was no way that the divine realm could be released without permission.
‘…Release of the divine realm, so are you preventing the death of the divine realm?’
Karnar laughed incredulously.
[Ha ha ha ha….]
Recognizing the release of the divine realm as death and blocking it?
It was an incomprehensible phenomenon.
However, Karnar, ironically, did not understand, but was convinced.
it is realized
[Is this the power of the Godhead who governs the concept…]
That the power of the Godhead who controls the concept achieves the unattainable.
A premonition of defeat that will never be reversed.
Karnar frantically searched for the god he served with his eyes tightly closed.
A god of despair, fall and madness.
[ …God of despair, fall and madness! I will give my all! So give me the strength to kill the tower dogs! ]
And…
「The god of despair, fall, and madness accepts the apostle’s request.」
「The god of despair, fall, and madness accepts the apostle’s body as a price.」
「The god of despair, fall, and madness accepts. Accept the apostle’s soul as the price…]
「The god of despair, fall, and madness accepts the apostle’s faith as the price…」
The moment when everything in Karnar was transferred to the god he served.
「The god of despair, fall, and madness appoints ‘Karnar Sagsis’ as a 1st class apostle.」
A power worthy of him was given to him as well.
「The 1st class apostle “Karnar Sagsis” received the sacred < Hell > from the god.」
That is also quite useful.
***
System messages filled my view.
「Absorbed the spirit of the native deity ‘Giant of the Mountain who protected the spirit’.」
「Absorbed the spirit fragment ‘■■■[1/3]’.」
「Challenger Han Seong-yoon wins against the native deity, resulting in 17.6 ascension. % closer.”
「Acquire the exclusive effect, Spirit Protection (A+), as a special reward for < Divinity Ascension >.」 「From now on,
challenger Seongyoon Han is favored by all spirits.
」
The mountain giant who protected the
The power of the existence that boasted the most bloated body among the native deities permeates the body.
And in the blink of an eye, the level of divinity rises like crazy and deep power dwells.
「Absorbed the spirit of the native deity ‘The Serpent that Tried to Devour the Mountain’.」
「Absorbed the spirit fragment ‘■■■[2/3]’.」
「Challenger Han Seong-yoon won 15.9% ascension by winning against the native deity. It’s getting closer.」
「Acquire the exclusive effect ‘Distortion (S-)’ as a special reward for < Sacred Ascension >.」 「From
now on, challenger Han Seong-yoon can distort space by consuming divine power.」
[ .. ..]
The snake that tried to swallow the mountain.
Among the native deities, the power of the being with the most difficult spatial distortion power is absorbed.
And at the same time Ascension rose again, I could notice that something was gradually changing.
「Absorbed the spirit of the native deity ‘Dragon that ruled over vegetation’.」
「Absorbed the spirit fragment ‘■■■[3/3]’.」
「Challenger Seongyun Han is 14.7% closer to ascension by winning against the native deity. Lost.」
「Acquire the exclusive effect ‘Dragon Heart (A+)’ as a special reward for < Divinity Ascension >
. 」
A dragon that ruled.
The power of the being who had the most powerful divine power among the indigenous deities is now taking its place.
And the accumulated ascension is now close to 100%, and a change has occurred.
Brilliant golden light rose from inside the body as if it were boiling…
It wrapped around the body and took its place as if it were mixed with the dark red divinity.
―You…
Damcheonwu, who dwells in the Blood Demon Sword, sighed and blurted out his words.
It was worth it.
Right now, I’m draining his suffocating high power.
If it wasn’t for such a strong being, I would have lost my mind just by being around.
[ Ascension. I was wondering what would happen if I raised the value close to 100%… but it turns out like this. ]
Nothing else…
「Challenger Han Seong-yoon.」
「You are in the process of acquiring the minimum qualifications to obtain additional Fame.
」 」
Shinhwa < Possibility of Transcendence > was really what made it possible to reach the position of God.
―No way…! You guys are on a level that goes beyond normal divinity…!
[ no. It’s not like that. I can tell for sure. ]
―What is that…?
[Maybe later, but not now. ]
I felt it.
At this point, even if you don’t use the power of deification, you can be treated as a god.
But that doesn’t mean reaching a level beyond the divine.
It’s just that I’m now at the point where I can become a true Godhead.
[When Ascension reaches 100%, I will become a real god. ]
―…like the god of battle or the god of proof?
[ Maybe. It’s not accurate. I can’t predict the outcome either. ]
―…Still, the growth rate is like crazy. A challenger on the 40th floor will no longer be an opponent.
I nodded at Dam Chun-wu’s words and quickly read the system messages.
‘…I got a lot of exclusive effects with < Divine Rise >.’
Killing three native deities and gaining a lot of high-level exclusive effects.
I never thought I
would get at least three A+-class effects .
‘…I’ll have to thoroughly check all of these later in the waiting room.’
His eyes twinkled and I barely resisted the urge to check my abilities right away.
And then I saw another system message appearing in the corner of my field of vision.
It’s not different-.
「The Spirit Shard ‘■■■[3/3]’ has met the charging requirement.」
「You can select and acquire a latent divinity by consuming the Spirit Shard ‘■■■[3/3]’.」
「 The potential divinities that can be acquired at the moment
are < Gourt >, < Breath >, and < Divine Protection >.
”
A phrase that announces the completion of charging the ‘Spirit Shard’, which has been seen once in the Giant Tree Labyrinth.
Perhaps if you choose one of these three divinities, you will get it.
It was a pity that I couldn’t choose one divinity individually, perhaps because it was a native deity.
But now there was no time to dwell in such regret.
‘I can go back to the waiting room and choose this later.’
In response, I immediately removed the system message from the corner of my field of vision.
「Selection deferred.」
「※ You can select and acquire potential divinity at a later time.」
And…
「The 1st class apostle ‘Karnar Sagsis’ looks at the challenger Han Seong-
yoon .」 Looking at Karnar, who was standing there, he frowned.
[I thought he wasn’t dead yet. ]
Divine < Death > seized the divine realm and tried to kill him…
For some reason, Karnar was still alive.
And that wasn’t all.
「The 1st class apostle ‘Karnar Sagsis’ has received the divine < Hell > from the god.」
The god of despair, fall and madness gave him new strength.
Even the powers related to divinity.
At that, I frowned and estimated how much Karnar’s power had increased.
And then quickly gave him an estimate.
‘The level of divinity has increased and the level of divinity has been added.’
Still, is it because of the trials administered by the Tower?
In the worst case, the god of despair, fall, and madness did not write < Advent >.
But even this could be considered pessimistic enough.
The battle that should have ended long ago has been prolonged.
Actually…
[Kuhahahahahahahahaha-! ]
Karnar glared at me with a big smirk, as if his confidence had risen.
[ Challenger…! Are you ready to pay the price for daring to destroy my servants…! you! I will die in this place! ]
And.
[Look at the challenger! ]
He shouted triumphantly, as if he had a spleen, and spread his arms wide. 「The 1st class apostle ‘Karnar Sagsis’
activates divine < Hell > 」
]
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-gu-!
And at the same time, a black stone door engraved with geometric patterns appeared behind him.
[I’ll plunge you into the abyss of despair! Regret that you burned in hell all your life and became a tower dog! ]
「The divinity < Hell > is activated, and a boundary line leading all living things to the light path opens.」 From
that point on, the black stone door opened in the blink of an eye.
Then, an aura full of red swayed beyond the door and gave off suction power.
Like trying to inhale everything in this place.
It’s also very strong.
oh oh oh oh oh oh…!
But…
[ …. ]
I couldn’t help but flinch momentarily when I saw it.
It was worth it.
It seemed that he could handle the borderline of the light sword created by the divine < Hell >.
Even that very simply.
‘Could it be… is that why it feels incredibly familiar?’
At that moment, I immediately recalled the new detailed effect of necromancy I had seen before.
─Detailed effect (8) – Has the power to control the death of all things.
It’s nothing different….
It means that it has the power to control the death of all things.
But I wasn’t really sure.
It was uncertain whether I could really handle that black stone door properly.
It’s just that I don’t know why I feel that way.
however.
‘I think I can handle it though…’
As the saying goes,
you have to pay for it anyway.
Even if it fails, it’s enough to widen the distance with the power of Shunbo.
Then, while concentrating, he invoked divine power.
「Divine < words > are used.」
「Sacred power can be consumed to influence the real world with words.」 「
However, a lot of holy power is consumed for words that interfere with the logic of the world.」
And.
“Close up. 》
The moment I commanded that while activating the divine < Sword >—.
Whoa…!!
「The activation is canceled by the power
of the divine < Hell > that governs the death of all things.
「Achievement ‘God of Death’ has been achieved.」
「Exclusive authority #D-0007[Increased reward] is activated automatically when the conditions are met.」
「The level of reward obtained from the achievement ranges from [S-rank] to [SS] -Level]]
「Acquire the divine power-only power list (SS-)
.
」
