053. 8th floor (1)
I quickly decided which of the three authority to choose.
That would be the case too…
There was only one authority that could be used in the current situation.
「Purchased ‘Boss Skill: Clear View Index (C-)’」
「1000 SP will be deducted」
“As expected, this is the best.”
I smiled bitterly as I looked at the message saying that I had purchased the power with 1000 SP.
Rather than not buying anything, I decided that it would be better to buy the power of Myungkyungsu.
Originally, I thought it would be okay to just challenge the 8th floor, but…
‘I need to be more careful.’
After meeting the iron-blooded lord, my thoughts changed a little.
We must prepare for the upcoming challengers from the other world as well as the invasion of the hierarchy.
‘I wouldn’t be able to use the item properly if I put it up right away, but the power is different.’
Myungyeongjisoo, which is said to make ‘reasonable judgment’ possible in any situation.
It won’t increase actual combat power, but this isn’t such a bad ability.
In any case, it creates a foundation that can move without being shaken.
‘It would be better to do something like this rather than not preparing anything at all.’
“Status window.”
『Han Seong-yoon』
『Halo – Ruler』
『Muscle – 63』 『Stamina – 61』
『Agility – 63』 『Magic – 59』
『Endurance – 58』
『Unique Attribute – Necromancy (D)』
『Inherited Authority – Skill Synthesis 』
『Authority – Brightness Index (C-)』
『Skill – Take a closer look』
“Hmm…”
I was satisfied with the ability level that went up more than I thought…
Concentrated.
『Myeongkyung Index』
『Grade: C-』
『A rational judgment becomes possible in any situation. Status abnormalities such as anger and confusion are halved during combat and combat immersion increases.
』
The added explanation was the phrase ‘combat immersion increases.’
Other than that, it wasn’t much different from the basic description I saw at the store.
‘I wish it was a little more useful than mental resistance skills…’
That’s what you’ll find out when you check it yourself later in the ordeal.
I was a little worried about it, but it wasn’t too bad.
‘Well, anyway, there’s no way that an ability that’s even named ‘authority’ isn’t good…’
As such, I had to come to my senses by now.
‘Whether it’s a challenger to the other world or whatever, what I have to do is already decided.’
There was nothing else to do right now except climb the tower.
There is nothing I can do about the fact that I will later compete with challengers from other worlds.
He even said that a notification would pop up from now on when a challenger from the other world appears.
‘Then, even if it’s not me, I’ll know about its existence soon.’
The same goes for being prepared.
Having judged that, I soon tried to challenge the 8th floor trial, but stopped.
Because it suddenly reminded me of something I had forgotten.
“No. Come to think of it, it wasn’t like that at all.”
I hadn’t collected information through the community at the tower yet.
‘Hmm… It would be okay to take a look at the community once.’
Maybe the person I met with the manager told me about the ‘challenger from the other world’.
「You have entered the community.」
「Difficulty – Difficult」 「8th floor
community (377/521)」
The Hunter Association and guilds were rampaging?
Although the chat window was filled with rice cakes with different contents than expected…
‘Oh?’
Regarding this topic, I also had some questions, so I watched it quietly.
-Wagjak: I went to the association out of the blue and asked if I was from the Tower of Trials and asked to sign a contract.
-Maple Leaf: ㅇㅇ He asked me if I was thinking of taking on a team leader position in the guild I belonged to.
-Jjambbong Bowl: What kind of team leader? Oh, you mean to enlist the challengers?
-Maple Leaf: Correct. Just because I’m a challenger on the hard difficulty level, I’m asking you to bring in some people. I promise to give you a lot of money support.
-Wagjak: Hehe bro… What about the guild down payment?
-Maple Leaf: Do you think you will tell Dari, who is ranked 800th, how much the down payment is? I’m sorry.
-와그작: 이 개새끼가?
“Hmm…”
I came in because I wanted to find some information after a long time, but I saw something quite interesting.
‘Suddenly, the hard difficulty challengers are trying to find a place by raising the ransom?’
Lee Ha-yeon seemed to be moaning when she was outside, but
everyone seemed to be announcing that she was a challenger, perhaps because the atmosphere was now leaning towards giving preferential treatment to challengers.
‘There seem to be many people who were originally hunters, but they seem to be trying to transfer.’
If Lee Ha-yeon did recruiting activities here, it seemed like she could bring quite a few people with her.
However…
‘Apart from that, there is not much information to be obtained.’
Perhaps it was because a lot of people left, but most of the rankings showed that there were a lot of low-ranking people.
‘Should I really go to the 8th floor now?’
It was the moment when I was thinking about turning off the community.
-IiIiIiIiIiiiI: But what are the pioneers doing by now? They must have received something like a reward…
-Slime King: I don’t know. I’ve heard from people I know that the halo is an ability that’s like a unique trait.
-The youngest son of a noodle restaurant: Oh, I heard that too. What halo to choose? There were people who said they were able to level up by doing the same thing.
-Pakppak E: Rumor has it that there are people who just synthesize skills….
-Slime Demon King: That shouldn’t be a rumor. You said you have the ability to synthesize skills.
-Kkkppak E: I saw that too. Oh Chun-seok was a common man, so he was a little generous in sharing information.
-Stink tofu lover: Anyway, it means that the heavenly world rankers have gained a lot. Ha I still haven’t recovered all my skills. i envy you.
‘This is unexpected…?’
I frowned as I watched the conversation about ‘pioneers’ out of the blue.
I never thought that information about ‘halo’ would be released….
It hadn’t been like that before, so I had no choice but to be more suspicious.
“I don’t know if it’s carelessness or if it’s intentionally released.”
It is a situation where there is a little bit of talk about the unique power of the halo ‘hunter’ or halo ‘ruler’.
‘Some of the people who became pioneers must have solved this or that information.’
Then there may be more details about halos and unique powers soon.
As time goes on, the rumors will grow thicker, and there will be a lot of speculation.
As such, the identity of the halo or inherent authority will be known soon.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter, but…’
Finding out doesn’t mean it’s going to hit me that hard.
I don’t know if it’s leveling up or anything…
but ‘skill synthesis’ isn’t something you can deal with just because you know it.
It is simply an authority that can create other skills by combining skills.
Of course, there seems to be a combination formula, so I could study it.
‘Wait… Then, can’t I ask Lee Ha-yeon about the skill combination formula later?’
Knowing this and that about how to combine skills is beneficial.
Not even that.
Maybe we can find out about other halos by embracing more challengers.
‘I think there’s a lot to be gained from reality when I return later, right?’
It was a moment when I felt quite satisfied with that thought.
-Doogi: Come to think of it, among the rankers, everyone talked about it quite a bit… . The challenger with the nickname ‘Hunter’ doesn’t speak at all.
The subject changed once again and now my story came out.
“…out of the blue?”
It was confusing to see the topics of conversation change from
moment to moment.
-Unemployed Hunter: ㅇㅇ… I didn’t see the hunter talking at all. As a guy who only watches the community for 12 hours, I guarantee it. He didn’t chat at all.
‘I did.’
I didn’t chat at all and just checked the community with my eyes.
Other than that, there was no record of any special activity in the community.
-Guleuleut: You must be very careful. He is a challenger who was always ranked in the top 10 even in the final rankings. You don’t really want to tell others what to do.
-Yagadakun: That bastard hunter is a monster… just a monster. What the fuck can a settlement grade be like that. Nonsense.
– Brain Fiscal Wizard: ㅇㅇ I think the hunter must have been one of the top 10 hunters in Korea. When you refute, you are an F-class Hunter.
-A dog that barks when it sees a madman: The brain-ficial wizard is out again. Haha Number 10 is Eva.
– Brain Fiscal Wizard: 10th place right. Isn’t that the Thunder Emperor? Looking at the clearing speed, it seems like a speed-type hunter like a thunderbolt? Even if it’s not recently, it is said that the activity of the brain system suddenly disappeared ….
-Pudi Yiing: It won’t be that much, but it seems to be a guild leader of a small and medium guild?
-Yagadakun: Oh, because there are monsters like that, my ranking isn’t like this. please come back to earth
“….”
To be honest, I wondered if my personal information would be known until recently
.
‘Because he’s the 10th ranked hunter in Korea and the guild leader of a small and medium guild, they even say it’s a brain teaser.’
I don’t know what the heck I was reminded of when I saw the final grade, but everything was wrong.
Since I’m only a C-class hunter, I can’t even find out my true identity…
“I don’t think anything will be known right now.”
At least, as long as it doesn’t give any clues.
Soon after watching some more trivial conversations, I turned off the community.
Because there seemed to be no more information available.
「Are you willing to accept the 8th floor ordeal?」
And…
「Enter the 8th floor of the tower of trials.」
「Difficulty – Hard」 「The subject of
the ordeal is ‘annihilation’」
I hope there will be results.”
Then, without hesitation, I entered the portal where the ordeal was located on the 8th floor.
Then…
“….”
Dalgrakrak…
Dozens of skeletal soldiers infesting the meadow at night caught my eye.
They all looked at me and slowly approached me with their bare bones.
「The 8th floor ordeal begins.」
「Order breakthrough condition – Defeat the lich that summons the skeleton」
「Order failure condition – challenger death」
「Order breakthrough reward – all stats +2」
「Order failure penalty – death」
“Is it a quantity offensive?”
I frowned at the skeleton soldiers who didn’t seem to be that strong.
‘It’s ambiguous.’ It was
difficult to raise the proficiency of necromancy with only these guys
.
In fact, it could be said that it was a stage to take a break.
“It’s an ordeal of little benefit.”
I grumbled like that, but deep down, I also expected something.
It is to raise the proficiency of Necromancy.
‘It would be nice if I could raise my proficiency by close to 20%.’
With that alone, the level of Necromancy will soon grow again.
Of course, it depends on how much these skeleton soldiers give you proficiency, but…
If this is a large number, you may be able to raise your necromancy proficiency to 100%.
“Then you won’t have to hesitate.”
I soon ran towards the skeleton soldiers with a smile on my face.
Finally, the long-awaited attack on the 8th floor had begun.
