032. Conquest War (1)
“You have entered the waiting room on the 6th floor.”
「Perfect recovery from all status ailments and injuries.」
「The recovery effect is always applied in the waiting room.」
「Information of challenger Han Seong-yoon will be written on the settlement board.」
Upon entering the portal that was created right after the settlement of all the rewards, a waiting room on the 6th floor appeared.
It was as desolate as before, but it was comfortable because I got used to it.
‘Hmm, what should I do first…’
Sitting on the floor of the stone chamber, I pondered over what to prioritize.
There might be a check on the reward, but rather than that, we decided to turn off the fire in a hurry.
‘I guess it’s right to start with this now.’
It was time to repair the ‘Secret Hunter’s Shield’ that was destroyed by the Black Knight in the 5th floor ordeal.
‘Well, it’s a waste because there’s a limit on the number of times, but I bought it for this.’
Deciding that it was better to spend sparingly, he put the remnants of the shield in a box.
As it was a small shield that could be attached to the wrist, it fit perfectly into the size of the box.
There was nothing to worry about, so I immediately injected magic into the box and activated the exclusive effect.
「Use the restoration box of the Croken Mage Tower.」
「Remaining number of uses – 1/1.」
And at the same time, the gray star engraved on the box shone softly.
It looks like it’s been repaired now, so I’m asking you to open the box.
“On the outside, nothing seems to have changed.”
I was dubious and opened the restoration box of the Croken Magic Tower.
Soon, I was able to see the perfectly restored ‘Secret Hunter’s Shield’ inside it.
I was amazed at how clean it was without even the slightest flaw.
“oh….”
It certainly seems to be useful.
I don’t feel like it’s worth the money I spent on this item.
If you can restore the ‘Secret Hunter’s Shield’, the expensive price is well worth it.
First of all, the restoration box of Croken’s Tower is a better item than the ‘Secret Hunter’s Shield’.
‘If I sell it on Earth, I’ll be able to get two more restoration boxes.’
You can get a lot more than what you spend once.
So I couldn’t regret it, and I didn’t want to regret it either.
If you restore and sell usable items in this way and bring better items by air…
‘That wouldn’t be as bad as it is.’
Then I infused magic into the stone of cleanliness to make my body clean.
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…
As if the Crazy Wolf’s blood had no particular effect, a refreshing wind wrapped around the body, and the bloodstains and musty smell disappeared.
I was a little hesitant to buy it for convenience…
After using it, I didn’t think it was a waste of money at all.
‘In the first place, there are things that need to be equipped with the minimum convenience.’
It won’t matter if you spend money on convenience only as much as you need, rather than spending it unnecessarily.
Now, we need to check the rewards of the 5th floor ordeal…
“This is the only thing I received as a reward.”
『Skill – Three Verses (A-)』
『Skill level – 0%』
『Basic effect – Uses magic to strengthen three attacks with sword-type weapons.』
『Detailed effect – When using skills, the cutting power of swords increases by 1.5/2.0/2.5 with each attack.』
“Is it a skill related to cutting power…”
It was a skill that strengthened swords like the Aura skill used by the Black Knight.
‘Because it’s an A-rank, the interface configuration is better than normal skills.’
As if explaining the unique characteristics, detailed effects were also explained.
That would prove that this skill was good, but the more important thing was ‘0% proficiency’.
It means that growth like the eyes of truth can grow further, unlike skills that are stagnant.
‘Even if it wasn’t so, I was wondering what to do if my dagger skills start to stagnate…’
Maybe he could make up for that shortfall with his three-fold skill.
Of course, that would only be a temporary measure.
‘They said they could buy skills from the shop when they reached the 8th floor, so there must be a way to get them.’
It’s not something to worry about so much.
Having concluded that, I immediately checked the status window.
『Han Seong-yoon』
『Muscle – 54』 『Stamina – 51』
『Agility – 54』 『Magic Power – 43』
『Endurance – 43』
『Unique Attribute – Necromancy (E)』
『Skill – See details』
‘Hmm, nothing much has changed on this side.’
The numbers have changed a bit, but it’s not that big of a rise.
Of course, it wouldn’t be meaningless, but there was nothing that stood out right away, so I opened the settlement board.
「Fifth Floor Trial Settlement Board」
-1st Kim Seunghun (SS-)
-2nd place, level 2 (S+)
-3rd place hunter (S)
-4th place Hyesunah (S-)
-5th Chun-seok Oh (A+)
-6th Hyedi Gongdu (B)
….
….
It was the moment when I was about to scroll down while looking at the countless rankings.
“…uh?”
-3rd place hunter (S)
I saw my nickname engraved openly at the top level, which I hadn’t been able to get close to before.
“…”
I opened my eyes to the information of the ordeal settlement that followed.
-3rd place hunter (S)
-5th floor ordeal breakthrough time (2:21:31)
-5th floor ordeal breakthrough process (SS)
-5th floor ordeal breakthrough result (S-)
-5th floor ordeal total settlement (S)
I thought maybe I didn’t see it properly, but it wasn’t like that.
Even if you blink your eyes, the information of the ordeal settlement is the same.
“S-class…”
Should I say it’s impressive or should I say it’s unexpected?
‘Even though I did all that for the trials on the 4th floor, I couldn’t get an S rank in the total settlement.’
I don’t know what standard the ordeal results are set for, but the Tower of Ordeals measured that the result of this ordeal was S-class.
It was said that they passed the ordeal well, but what was even more amazing was the ranking at the end of the year.
“It’s a bit strange to be in third place.”
Apparently, in the settlement of the trials on the 4th floor, even higher ranks were assigned to lower ranks.
That means that the trials on the 5th floor gave a low evaluation to the challengers.
In fact, the challenger with the nickname Hyedi Gongdu, listed in 6th place, settled in the top rank even though he was in B grade.
‘There are quite a few grades listed below that.’
Class B- Class C+ Class C Class C- Class…
Overall, the grades are low, and as you go down, similar grades are huddled together.
So, it seems that there are quite a few who have been newly named ‘pioneers’ by making it into the top 50…
‘Among those who were originally designated as pioneers, there must be some losers, right?’
For some reason, all of the trials on the 5th floor were rated lower than before.
So, for those who stayed at the tip of the 50th, it must be the misfortune of misfortunes.
of course.
“Although it has nothing to do with me being in 3rd place.”
Even so, it was a rather peculiar way.
Unexpectedly, the 5th floor trials suddenly raised the evaluation standards and adjusted the balance.
‘That means the benefits of being a pioneer are great.’
It is not known what benefits the pioneers are trying to catch up with.
It is true that we do not know whether the benefit given is a skill or an item.
however.
“As much as it is a benefit from the Tower of Trials, it is not something that can be passed lightly.”
That much was clear enough for me to assert.
So there was nothing to worry about anymore, now was the time to think about other things.
‘They said that the black knight definitely came from another dimension.’
I’ve been putting it off for a while because I have urgent matters, but this is also important.
It was because the article that said he came from another world and the actions he showed were clearly hostile.
“…I can’t tell what will happen if this happens again.”
This time, because the failure condition of the ordeal was not met, he was able to pass without dying.
But what if this happens again next time?
If the goal of the ordeal is taken away and the failure conditions are forcibly met…
‘I will definitely die.’
There could be no worse development than that.
‘I tried to keep the questioning rights until the 8th floor as much as possible.’
I couldn’t compromise more on this part.
“If it’s a matter directly related to life, putting it off longer will only become poison.”
「Please fill in your questions.」
「The written question will be answered by the administrator when sending is complete.」
「Current question ticket – 5.」
As much as I firmly ate my heart, thoughts quickly led to action.
Soon after executing the command of the interrogation zone, I tapped the holographic keyboard.
“During the trials on the 5th floor, I met a challenger who said he came from another dimension.”
“The challenger who came from the other world hijacked the goal of the trial and at the same time tried to kill me as well.”
“What is hierarchy intrusion and what kind of challengers are from another dimension?”
“And if this happens again, I wonder under what conditions it occurs and if there is a way to notice the precursor.”
Administrators said they had never given a lot of information in a single question.
Considering such a personality, I wrote the question as detailed as possible.
“This should be enough.”
After reading the question carefully, I clicked “Send” at the bottom.
“Your question has been sent.”
And following that fleeting moment, another phrase came to mind.
“An answer has arrived.”
“…already?”
I was a bit surprised, but I couldn’t stay blank.
From the beginning, beings outside of common sense are answering questions, so there are some things.
I clicked the letterhead icon next to the phrase that a response had arrived.
But something was strange.
「Current layer cannot grasp upper concept.」
“Only part of the answers can be checked.”
「Question tickets are not consumed.」
‘It’s a higher concept.’
Is it because of hierarchical intrusion or what, or because you asked about a different dimension?
The Tower of Trials stated in advance that only some questions were answered.
Honestly, I thought I could answer anything, but it seems that there was an awkward element of class restrictions.
‘The fortunate thing out of all the misfortunes is that the right to ask questions hasn’t been consumed.’
If the right to ask questions had been exhausted, I would have been madly furious…
The system said that it would provide some information even though the question ticket was not consumed.
So instead of getting annoyed at not being able to get a proper answer, I focused more on the message that followed.
「Floor intrusion is a system that allows you to enter the ordeal of a challenger about 10 floors above the floor you are currently on.」
「However, you cannot interfere with non-personal trials such as special trials and unified trials.』
「This is a system that expands from the 8th floor and is currently unavailable.」
It was a more detailed explanation than what I had heard from the black knight before.
“…”
Thanks to that, I was able to understand at once what ‘class intrusion’ was.
Break the ladder.
‘…It’s probably for the purpose of excluding challengers who haven’t reached the 8th floor.’
They don’t know much about hierarchical intrusion and can’t use the extended system.
If you can get into their ordeal…
You’ll be able to kick the ladder nicely.
It’s not like that. Just the fact that you can attack those downstairs is threatening.
I don’t know what benefit I can get, but layer intrusion itself can be used that way.
A means of restraining challengers on the lower floors from coming up.
Depending on how you write it, it could be even worse.
‘Of course, I don’t know the details of the benefits of intruding into the hierarchy, so I can’t guess.’
The moment I scrolled down with that thought, a warning beep sounded.
Beep!
“This is information that cannot be accessed from the current layer.”
Such a message came to mind, and soon the phrases of the message that followed all along disappeared.
‘…As expected, I’m not going to tell you more information.’
Not consuming the right to ask questions is equivalent to giving less information.
「Most of the challengers in the other world are hostile to the challengers in that dimension.」
Of course, after that, I thought of something as information, but it didn’t help much.
“The right to ask questions is not omnipotent.”
In reality, I only knew a little about hierarchical intrusion.
I couldn’t figure out anything about the concept of the rest.
It seems like if you have a question, you should be qualified to know it.
“If there is something I want to know, is it that there is no choice but to go higher…”
In the end, it was also that there was nothing to know right away.
I had no choice but to stop the information command and execute the community command.
“You have entered the community.”
I was wondering if there might be someone out there who has been through something similar.
However, the moment I saw the community, those thoughts disappeared.
-Hunting Addiction: Selling how to get the Mind Resistance skill. It is a great help for those who are not familiar with acts like killing or looting.
– Orange Mushroom: For those who have just arrived on the 5th floor, we will inform you about the trials on the 6th floor. If you give me 1000 points, I’ll also give you the details of the ordeal.
-IiIiIIIiIiI: Sells various achievements. It’s an achievement related to ‘murder’, ‘loot’, and ‘betrayal’ that can be done with mind resistance skills, and the rewards are pretty good.
The community, which had been opened for the first time in a while, had become a mess.
