003. Tower of Trials (3)
「Activate the unique attribute ‘Necromancy (F)」
「Absorb the spirit of the sand golem?」
「Y/N」
“….
” I was speechless, but I could guess what was going on.
Even though I didn’t have it all along, other players naturally used it like breathing.
It is a unique characteristic implemented.
I was overwhelmed with emotions at the unique characteristics I had acquired in seven years, but I soon calmed down.
Let’s think calmly. Calmly.
Having a unique trait is something to be happy about, but you shouldn’t be excited about it.
“It’s too early to rejoice right now.”
You should be calm now.
The pain that seemed like my whole body would be crushed was also painful, but I was so tired.
I had to figure out what I could quickly figure out and move on to the waiting room.
‘So this black mist is my unique trait?’
swish
Curious, I touched the black mist again with my hand, but there was no reaction.
I guess so.
If this is my unique characteristic, it won’t disappear just by stirring with my hands.
If so, you should check it properly.
『Seongyoon Han』
『Muscle – 9』 『Stamina – 9』
『Agility – 8』 『Magic Power – 7』
『Unique Trait – Necromancy (F)』
『 Skill – Fast Regeneration (E+)』
Things were different.
It has unique characteristics that did not exist.
The skill was not blank, but ‘high speed regeneration (E+)’ was created.
Of course, the ability level was the same as before, but the important thing is ‘unique characteristics’.
I just clicked on the text “unique characteristics” to bring up a detailed explanation.
『Unique Attribute – Necromancy (F)』
『Proficiency level – 0%』
『Basic effect – Can absorb the soul of the dead and use it freely』
『Detailed effect (1) – Can permanently increase stats, The number is proportional to the rank of the corresponding attribute and the quality of the spirit.』
『Detailed effect (2)-The soul can be stored and used, and the limit of storage capacity is proportional to the rank.』
“This crazy…!”
After fighting with the determination to die, the reward obtained was indeed sweet.
I don’t know anything else, but the phrase ‘permanent ability increase’ is written on it.
Seeing that, I couldn’t help but swear.
It is my ability that has not improved even after several years of training.
however.
‘I can’t believe I can raise that level of ability.’
It really didn’t feel like winning the lottery.
Next, I clicked ‘fast regeneration’ written in the skill column of the status window.
『Skill – High-speed regeneration (E+)』
『Skill level – 0%』
『Effect – Recovers wounds except fatal wounds at a fast speed.
』
Regeneration-type skills are precious.
Skills that heal wounds during battle are difficult to learn.
I heard that there are many cases in which hunters learn by repeating life-and-death fights.
But I got that too in one go.
If the additional breakthrough reward is at this level, how much better does the next floor give?
And…
‘How much more dangerous is it?’
I don’t know, but there was no way the Tower of Trials would spread its unique characteristics and skills like this.
In fact, he was able to obtain these rewards because he had won the sand golem.
The risk that the Tower of Trials had to carry with these rewards was simple.
death.
From the beginning, the Tower of Trials presented risks and rewards through holographic messages.
If you win, you will unlock ‘unique characteristics’, and if you lose, you will die.
High risk high return.
This Tower of Trials insists on this system from the tutorial.
The higher you go, the higher you go.
It becomes more dangerous and my life may be driven to the edge of the cliff.
“Damn it….”
No matter how great the reward is, if you fail, you will die.
Unlike dungeons, it’s not like you can escape just by breaking it once.
So, of course, a harsh sound is bound to come out of your mouth.
“Damnly unkind.”
A ridiculous risk that can be said to be the height of absurdity.
He hated a lethargic life and wanted to kill all the monsters, so he wanted to become a hunter.
‘But if it dies, it’s just a waste.’
I didn’t want to fight to the point of taking such a risk yet.
It was only natural that he acquired the unique characteristics and skills he longed for.
If you go back, you will be able to become the Hunter you longed for with just this.
however.
“Determining that must be possible only if you survive.”
To do that, you need to use what you have.
I stood up and agreed to the message asking if I would absorb the command.
「You absorbed the sand golem’s spirit.」
「Current number of spirits – 1/5」
「Skill increased by 7%.」
And at the same time, the black mist that flowed from the sand golem’s body surged into my body.
Suaaah…!
A strange sensation arose as the black mist seeped into my body.
‘I’ll know how to use the unique attribute right away.’
I realized that if I just wished, I could always raise my stats.
Players who have been using unique traits have gone through this process as well.
It’s just that I was a little late in the process.
「Permanently increase stats by using the possessed spirits.」
「Muscle strength increased by 3」
「Stamina increased by 2.」
「Currently possessed spirits – 0/5」
The body becomes much lighter and vitality is increased everywhere. Boiled up.
An inexplicable sense of exhilaration dominated her body… but
‘I don’t think there’s a need to check it now.’
Because his whole body was full of scars, he did not test his increased abilities.
Then he moved to the portal created behind the sand golem’s death.
The moment you entrust yourself to the portal.
「Move to the waiting room.」
The surrounding scenery changed drastically.
***
Whoops!
After going through the portal, what appeared was a square-shaped stone chamber.
“You have entered the waiting room on the second floor.”
“All status ailments and injuries are completely recovered.”
“The recovery effect is always applied in the waiting room.”
Such messages popped up in the air, and soon the wounds from being swept on the sand quickly disappeared. started to lose
Not only that, but also the minor scars that were worn here and there.
‘Not really that surprising.’
It seems that he is gradually getting used to this phenomenon.
As soon as the pain disappeared, I carefully examined my body.
As expected in the message, all of the injuries called injuries were in a state of recovery.
Fighting the sand golem felt like a dream.
‘There’s no way that would be the case.’
That’s a fact you can tell just by looking at the clothes you’re wearing right now.
The tower did not restore the clothes torn in the fight.
The torn hem of his clothes, swept across the floor as if to only heal his wounds, remained intact.
He rolled on the sandy floor and brushed off the sand that was buried everywhere.
Ugh, my throat feels stuffy as if it went into my mouth in the meantime.
‘Still, does that mean that the body will be restored after the ordeal?’
Thanks to that, the worrying about how to treat has disappeared.
Only then did my mind calm down and my surroundings opened to my eyes.
‘The space is quite large, but the inside is empty.’
Even though the waiting room was just a place to wait, it was a scene that could only be described as desolate.
I don’t know if it’s because they told me to rest, but there was a bed in the corner of the stone chamber.
‘I don’t think it’s a very good bed, though.’
Even so, I had to be sensitive to the fact that there was a bed.
fluff.
As I stared at the ceiling while lying on the bed, my thoughts grew.
‘What should I do next? Can I leave the tower?’
Just about the bleakness of the future.
or.
‘For what purpose did you call me here?’
Why did this tower bring me here?
however.
“I don’t know.”
Most of them eventually came to the conclusion that they did not know or could not use their hands.
It was the same for the tower as it was for reality.
Let alone whether I could go back, what else might be next…
I didn’t know any of that.
When you stare at the ceiling like that and think of miscellaneous thoughts.
“All tutorial trials of all difficulty levels have been completed.”
“Activation of the tower-only system of trials.
”
“From now on, you can use the following commands.”
“Information store community inventory trials.”
“If you say a command, the corresponding command will be automatically executed.
”
Then I woke up from my thoughts.
“…Okay, now I’m going to have to come to my senses.”
I can’t do anything about things I don’t know and can’t use my hands on.
The important thing right now is to survive and it’s about this tower.
I lay down and thought about what to do, then opened my mouth.
“test.”
The moment I finished speaking like that, a hologram message appeared.
「Until the start of the 2nd floor ordeal – 23 hours 21 minutes」
「Please wait as you cannot select the ordeal yet.」
As expected, the ordeal still exists.
The ordeal itself was expected, so I immediately experimented with most of the intuitive commands.
Inventory.
It seemed like a storage space that could literally be used at any time.
A window that looked like the game’s inventory popped up, and I could put stuff in it.
I was frightened, but I was able to check all the abilities of my inventory soon.
‘It certainly doesn’t hold a lot of stuff, but it’s nice.’
I don’t know how it works, but it’s clear that a useful tool has been created.
shop.
This was also in a fairly intuitive form, just like an internet shopping mall.
Selling wasn’t allowed, but buying seemed always possible.
From trivial items to weapons and furniture, it seems that they are being sold.
Besides that, numerous items were being sold in the shop window.
However, it was a bit awkward to use the store without using all the commands, so I decided to move on to another command.
All that was left was two commands.
information and community.
“Information….”
What I need now is information about the current situation.
The information seemed to be useful, considering the intuitive Tower of Trials commands.
However, when I said the command, what came out was different from what I expected.
「Please fill out the questions you have.」
「The written questions will be answered by the manager when the transmission is complete.」
「
Currently possessed questionnaire – 1.」
manager manager
The Tower of Trials is a supernatural phenomenon like a dungeon, but is it under someone’s management?
I don’t know, but this is also not something that can be solved by thinking about it right away.
First of all, setting aside the existence of an administrator, this question area would be useful depending on how you write it.
I was thinking about what question to write, but when I saw the small letters at the bottom, I gave up.
“Every time you enter a new floor, one question ticket is added.”
“Question tickets can be accumulated.”
“Well, I will have to postpone it for now.”
Since there is only one question ticket in my hand, it was better to use it carefully.
I also saw the phrase that accumulation is possible.
Then at least it won’t disappear if you don’t use it right away.
Finally, it is not too late to look at the remaining communities and decide.
「You have entered the community.」
「Difficulty – Difficult」
「2nd floor community (3971/4321)」
-Lee Seung-jin: Can someone explain what the hell this is all about?
-Park Jin-woo: Fuck, is this the second cataclysm?
-Lee Hee-jin: Guys, my stats and skills suddenly went back to the point of awakening, what should I do?
-Park Chan-seok: What the fuck. return my status bar
-Kim Seung-hun: Are you sure you’re the only one like that? My status window also went back to when I was awakening.
-Hyun Seok-jin: I’ll turn Sipal. I’m not even a hunter, so why am I being dragged? They said that only players can enter dungeons.
-Park Chan-seok: Not even a player? But how did you come here?
-Hyun Seok-jin: If I knew that, would I be here?
I blinked as I watched the chat updated every second.
‘The community was really that community?’
Most of them were just casually chatting without getting out of the confusion.
Abigyuhwan (阿鼻叫喚).
The atmosphere in the community is overheated to the extent that the word fits.
However, it was not that there was nothing to be gained by watching the chat that kept popping up.
“I wasn’t the only one who was dragged.”
Quite a lot of people were attracted more than I thought, and it seems that there are also hunters.
However, they were in a situation where they wailed loudly, saying that all their stats and skills had disappeared.
I thought they might be able to save me for a moment, but it’s a situation where each other is no different.
I stopped expecting neatly from the hunters.
Because there is no way anyone can help others when everyone is drawn the same way.
‘Come to think of it…’
There was also a message saying that stats and skills would be returned to the time of awakening.
‘Of course, I haven’t changed since I woke up, so I guess I’ve stayed the same.’
If the incumbent hunter had experienced that effect, he would have literally lost everything.
And among them, it is said that people who are not players have been dragged in.
It couldn’t have been a lie, dozens of people were claiming that.
‘It might be a real second cataclysm.’
Otherwise, the existing common sense could not be broken.
‘Of course, it’s a shame that I can’t do anything even if I know it’s the second cataclysm.’
Still, the information that could be obtained from the chat room was quite rich.
But that was only for a moment.
Even after a while, the chaos in the chat room did not lessen.
‘There are still a lot of people who haven’t properly grasped the situation.’
In the chat room, all kinds of swearing and nonsense such as asking if this was the second cataclysm poured out.
Or, as if the players or hunters were sincere, only the cries for the ability to return were repeated.
Of course, it wouldn’t be strange for them to go crazy, but it’s not me.
Because I didn’t have any abilities from the beginning, I didn’t lose anything.
Thanks to that, I was able to keep my composure more than others.
“There is nothing more to be gained from this.”
Thinking so, the moment I turned off community and tried other commands for a while.
「Manager ■■■ has entered.」
Such a message popped up on the community hologram.
And at the same time, the community froze and the chat was cut off.
“Chatting has been banned.”
“Chatting is banned from the administrator’s point of view…”
It’s just a moment to panic, wondering what kind of bullshit situation this is again.
-■■■: There is something to be said to the challengers who have passed the tutorial ordeal.
Chats began to appear in the frozen community.
