416. The beginning of the age (3)
In an instant, the divine starlight shines black and colors the surroundings.
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It was doom.
It is a possibility that blossomed after reaching the limit of necromancy’s supernormal ability, and it is the only unchanging power of death in this universe.
It would be tantamount to a death sentence if you were just establishing the unique concept of divinity in the Tower of Trials, or if you were at the level of an apostle chosen by a higher deity.
Kkwajijijijijikjik—!
There was really nothing different.
In the blink of an eye, the whole snowfield area was swallowed up by the divine starlight, and I was able to get the life and death rights of countless living beings in my hands.
Just having the desire to crush and kill so many challengers will cause them to explode and die like a swarm of ants under people’s feet.
Simply put.
gggggggggg-!
But it didn’t.
However, they controlled the divine starlight so that they would not be killed by the divine < Death >, and only breathed in a state infinitely close to death.
If you kill all of them as you please, you won’t be able to get skill proficiency increase potions or stat boost potions.
‘It’s neat.’
But….
Daldaldal-.
Was it more of a shock to the other side?
“Ah ah ah…”
The white-haired female elf stammered with a pale expression on her face.
“What the hell is this…”
It’s not even that.
Suddenly, the white-haired female elf was trembling like an aspen tree, showing extreme fear.
Even more, she even showed a reaction close to panic when she saw the entire stage in the snowfield being swallowed up by the light of the divine stars.
“So you said that?”
Maybe this side has finished grasping the situation, unlike when they spit out nonsense that they were going to worship without being able to do anything about it…
“These are just ants or bugs to me.”
“…”
I spoke to the white-haired female elf who was sitting on the cold floor with a smile on his face.
“under.”
At this point, there is nothing to hesitate about.
“Are you a hunter or a prey…?”
Before I knew it, I showed my divinity even stronger with a cold smile on my face.
“Aren’t those the weak things that aren’t worth arguing about?”
The Divine < Death > should have supernormal abilities to handle life at will.
“Then it becomes simpler.”
Even if they were put into a state that was infinitely close to death due to the light of the divine star, they couldn’t even die at will unless they wished for it.
“Following trivial rules is over.”
Of course, I have no intention of mercifully saving them.
“So…”
Of course.
This side has already realized that half of the numerous challengers who have already activated the divine < Death > and obtained the right to escape from life and death are not worth squeezing out items for.
If so, is it decided where to use them?
Even if they’re not even at the level of mere ants or weak-sized bugs, they’ll be worth using as teaching materials to teach them the new rules they’re about to come up with.
“Let’s try again from the beginning.”
And…
「Using Divine < Death >」
「Divine < Death > erodes everything according to the user’s will.」
「You can control the death of everything eroded by Divine < Death >.」
“—That way, I can get a lot of items from them as tribute without wasting time on persuasion.”
That means one thing.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh-!
It was carnage.
***
Chee Hee Hee Hee-.
Countless system messages appear in front of you, announcing changes in weak power.
「Challenger Seong-Yoon Han’s victory against the Apostle brought him 0.001% closer to [Transcendence].” 「 Challenger Seong-Yoon Han’s victory
against the Challenger brought him 0.001% closer to [Transcendence]…”
By doing so, [Transcendence] is increased by 0.001%…”
The myth < Possibility of Transcendence > that this side possessed was activated, and [Transcendence] slightly increased.
“…”
Of course, nothing much has changed.
Well, the level of divinity or the level of spirituality has certainly risen, albeit low, but it is not to a level that can be felt so greatly.
Although the myth < Possibility of Transcendence > is the possibility itself of a transcendent who can go beyond the ancient deity, it cannot be eaten raw.
‘Couldn’t it be stronger with an apostle chosen by a godhead or a pseudo-godhead that’s no different from that level?’
Even if they are close to ants or worms compared to the power this side has, Shinhwa’s growth mileage is too low.
‘Well, even if it’s a high-level deity or a formal deity, Shinhwa < Possibility of Transcendence > couldn’t fill even 1% of [Transcendence]…’ Of course, I don’t have a lot of complaints
.
In fact, the fact that you can become stronger just by killing enemies who are weaker than you is a huge advantage that is unmatched by others.
Bondi necromancy alone would not have been able to become this strong, so he is aware that the performance of Shinhwa < Possibility of Transcendence > is undeserved.
‘After all, there is no answer to anything other than killing more ancient deities, one of the rulers of this universe.’
There was only one solution.
Killing three or four ancient deities, who are regarded as one of the rulers of this universe, would be the shortcut to achieving one’s wishes with absolute certainty.
There is a certain way to unleash the supernormal abilities of the divinity < Creation > or the mythical < Possibility of Transcendence > without any loss.
‘At this point, I’m going to miss all the fatal penalties the Tower of Trials put on me.’
At that, I clicked my tongue and slowly got out of my thoughts.
‘Anyway, if you climb the tower of trials, the clear difficulty of the trials will soon come, and the moment will come when you will face an exponential rise.’
and-.
‘Until then, devising ways to get the maximum benefit while reducing the waste of time in this Tower of Trials would be the most efficient action.’
After that, the moment you finish reminding yourself what to do.
ssss-.
In an instant, people rose from the barren land.
There were many challengers who came nearby after seeing the commotion on this side, so dozens of challengers could be seen everywhere.
They all complained of great pain as if they were covered with a deadly poison that no one could detoxify
. Why is the auto-regeneration skill not working…!! I can’t squeeze out any mana at all…!!”
“Whehe…! This is… this is what a challenger did…? did someone do it? Is that possible…?”
“this-! Seebaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Stop talking like a dog…! why why why-! I used the elixir, but is it impossible to recover…!!”
However, some of them tried to get rid of the supernormal ability of the divine < Death >, to see if there was a countermeasure that they obtained while climbing the Tower of Trials to the upper floors in their own way, but it only ended in meaningless struggle.
「The myth of transcendence < absolute immutability > is activated.」
「From now on, challenger Han Seong-yoon’s actions will have the divine effect of < denial of alteration >.」 .”
“From now on, challenger Han Seong-yoon will receive the divine effect of < one and only >.”
“Outside phenomena can never imitate the power that belongs to you without permission.
”
Even if it is an ancient deity that is the head of this universe, it will not be able to easily wash away the divinity < death >, but hasn’t the transcendence myth < Absolute Immutability > been activated?
There is no way that mortals who have barely attained divinity in the Tower of Trials can erase the supernormal abilities of divinity.
Chak-.
Seeing that, I approached the challengers who were lying on the desolate land and spoke to them with a smile.
「The god of transcendence and death looks at mortals, revealing infinitely deep greed.」
[Shall I fix it? ]
Not to mention, since it was a holy war of divinity that contained a part of the divinity of this side, those on the other side also showed an immediate reaction.
“… Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! It was you guys!! dare! Doing this to me, the prince of the Habanant Empire!! I’ll kill you right now—”
…Well, there was a male suicide attempter who told an interesting story to see if he had noticed anything about the power this side has, but it’s not worth worrying about.
I’m sorry-!
「…」
「Absorbed the spirit of the challenger, ‘Kariggs Habanant’.」 「Challenger Han Seong-yoon won against the challenger,
bringing him 0.001% closer to [Transcendence].」
Because the man’s head had been unknowingly severed and he was rolling on the ground.
Took-.
miserably.
[Don’t be annoying. ]
I spoke to him with a cold voice.
[I didn’t ask the likes of you guys hoping that you would spit out an answer like that. ]
“….”
[If you give me all the many items you got from the Tower of Trials, I will take my divinity and fix it. ]
“….”
No answer came back.
[It’s not a role play of being a boring hunter or prey, but giving a lot of items as a tribute is your chance to survive. ]
But…
[Simple, right? ]
I felt it.
[So…]
It’s nothing else-.
[Make your choice. ]
Those who must have built up high self-esteem by climbing the Tower of Trials to the upper floors before they knew it began to have an infinitely greater fear.
「The god of transcendence and death smiles and shows mercy to mortals.」
[—Should I heal or kill? ]
Incredibly.
***
In an instant, countless items are pouring in as offerings.
「Achievement ‘Best Item Looter’ has been achieved.」
「Exclusive authority #D-0007 [Increase reward] is activated automatically when the conditions are met.」
「The level of rewards obtained from achievements increases.」
「All stats increase. It rises by 10.」
“It’s an elixir!! The essence of ancient alchemy and can heal any wound! I will offer you my elixir!”
“Ahhh! Relic! What about my relic? It is a holy relic bestowed by the god of Zen law…!! I can create illusions of divinity!”
“Whoa! How about the most valuable elixir that Bob Bon Confucius possessed, doll snow ginseng! It is one of the nobles that has the greatest effect in enhancing my internal energy!”
It was huge.
All this side did was to take in the divinity that was exhaled.
However, despite this, numerous items that could be obtained from the Tower of Trials were flowing into their hands.
‘It’s wonderful.’
Not to mention, there were quite a few special items such as skill proficiency increase potions, stat increase potions, or skill acquisition books that were the most valuable in the Tower of Trials.
[The skill ‘Steel Eat’ is activated.]
Now, even though they are vague items that are not worth using, they were able to even recycle them based on their skill ‘Steel Eat’.
“Completely absorbed.”
“Muscle strength increases by 1.”
“Stamina increases by 1.” “
Durability increases by 1.”
“Magic power increases by 1.”
And finally…
“….”
「Time ends.」
「You succeeded in running away from the [Hunter] until the remaining time within the stage is over.」
Did they say that if there is a beginning, there is an end? The ordeal is over when you feel like you’ve squeezed it all out.
Well, anyway, this side completed the ordeal clear conditions set forth by the Tower of Ordeal casually, but some of them seemed to be in a hurry, perhaps not.
Because the penalty for failing to clear the ordeal is death.
Kwazijik-!
So we acted effectively.
「…」
「Challenger Seong-yoon Han’s victory against the challenger brought him 0.001% closer to [Transcendence].」 「
Challenger Seong-yoon Han’s victory against the challenger brought him 0.001% closer to [Transcendence]….”
「Challenger Seong-yoon Han’s By winning against this challenger, 0.001% of [Transcendence] is…”
“Nice.”
It is truly farming that has reached the peak of efficiency.
Originally, those who failed to kill a certain number of challengers by the Tower of Trials are guaranteed to die.
Even if I leave them like this anyway, death is the same thing, so I made it a handful of additions to the mythological < Possibility of Transcendence > following my supernatural ability of necromancy.
Neatly too.
“Perfect.”
But….
Daldaldal-.
Was it a shock to them?
Seeing that quite a few challengers died in the blink of an eye, they all shuddered in fear.
Even more so, the white-haired female elf who took care of her protection until the end of the ordeal was no different.
“….”
Before she knew it, her eyes lost focus and shed tears silently, radiating fear close to trauma and relief at surviving.
It was no different from the rest standing near her.
Even if they have climbed this tower of trials to the upper level, they seem to have no intention of going beyond it.
I don’t have to see them any more.
Well, as long as this side climbs this tower of trials, they will have to tremble in fear that can’t be washed away.
They are different from me.
‘There’s no way we’ll run into each other next time.’
That was all.
“Congratulations, you have broken through the 35th floor of the Tower of Trials.”
“All stats increase by +100
as a breakthrough reward.” “You have acquired ‘1500000 points’
as a breakthrough reward.” .」
「As an additional breakthrough reward, ‘Pure Madman’s Pendant (S+)’ will be sent to your inventory.」
「Go to the waiting room.」
Now it was time to go to the next floor.
