058. Moorim World Challenger (2)
I frowned at the old man who looked like something you’d only see in martial arts.
It was because he felt that he had robbed the target of the trial, and above all, that he was strong.
Fighting endlessly in this damn tower is starting to make sense.
It was immediately clear which ones were weak and which ones were strong.
And this old man, who introduced himself as Baekseonhak, was a clear strongman.
‘driving me crazy.’
Looking at the old man who resembled a mountain, I lamented in my heart.
‘Somehow I didn’t feel good…’ I never thought
I
would encounter a challenger from the other world in the 9th floor trial right in front of the 10th floor waiting room .
In any case, the ordeal target was robbed, and the tower designated Baekseon Crane as a new target.
‘I can’t help it.’
He had to kill this old man in order to survive.
That was the moment.
“What is your name?”
Suddenly, the old man asked a question with a gentle smile.
‘what?’
Could it be that he is obsessed with the second grade like the black knight again?
However, it was a little different from the carelessness of the black knight I had seen before.
It wasn’t that he was mocking, but he had another idea, so it didn’t look like that.
As if it was just courtesy, the old man spoke with a serious face.
Even if I didn’t answer that word and just looked at it…
“When you die, you shouldn’t know the name of the person you’re going to cross swords with, even if you die.”
The old man tilted his head, as if it was natural for him to have such a voice.
But I had a hard time understanding the old man’s behavior.
To say aloud before a sudden life-and-death fight…
I couldn’t help but be dumbfounded, but it didn’t seem like a trick.
‘I don’t think there’s another ulterior motive…’
I couldn’t figure out what he was thinking of making a statement.
I slightly distanced myself from the old man before opening my mouth.
It was because at this distance, it seemed like he could block or avoid it even if he extended his sword or carried out some kind of long-range attack.
‘I can’t be careless.’
Just as the black knight also used the ridiculous skill called Aura, this old man might have a hidden one.
Until you figure it out, you should never easily distance yourself.
“Why are you asking for your name out of the blue?”
“Hmm, I also revealed my position and name…”
This is the alumni answer.
I wondered why he had suddenly revealed his position and name, but…
Apart from that, saying that didn’t mean I had to answer.
“That’s not it, but for what purpose did you ask?”
In a word, I knew that it was a very bad intention, so I was told to stop talking nonsense.
The old man must have noticed that, and he narrowed his eyes and lamented.
“It’s difficult. Maybe it’s because they’re from another world, so I can’t understand them.”
That was the same for me too.
‘I think a screw is missing in my head somewhere.’
Seeing the old man’s really frustrated attitude, I don’t think he’s going to have any plans…
But I didn’t want to tell the old man his name.
This is because it may be to activate a unique characteristic or skill.
In addition…
“I don’t think it’s good intentions to intrude into this place.”
I came only to eliminate competitors according to the competition system formed by the Tower of Trials.
There could be no other good purpose in the old man’s principles of action.
Therefore, there is no such thing as an obligation to answer.
But…
“Because swordsmen should be polite to each other… thinking is narrow-minded.”
Soon, the old man clicked his tongue as if disapproving of me and pulled the sword from his waist.
‘There’s no such thing as a psychopath…’
I didn’t expect to say that the accident was narrow-minded because I didn’t immediately respond to the statement.
I don’t know what kind of place Moorim is, but this is how a person who proudly introduced his position.
‘I know it’s not an ordinary place.’
This was especially true in places where it was considered polite to make a statement before deciding whether to live or die.
It was then.
“What happened? I can’t help it if you don’t want to be polite.”
In an instant, you realize that the normal old man’s momentum has changed sharply…
Wedges!
“Go well. A swordsman whose name I do not know.”
The old man fired a neat sword at the empty space where there was nothing out of the blue.
“…?”
It was only for a moment that I questioned the old man’s mysterious knife skills.
「Due to the unique attribute, ‘Golden Light’, the vision is blackened for 5 seconds.」
Light radiated from the old man’s sword, and his eyes were stained pure white.
‘This crazy…!’
Nothing was visible, as if mocking at the fact that they kept a safe distance.
No matter what kind of attack it was, it would not be able to respond because it was invisible.
Of course…
「The skill ‘Exorcism’ is activated.]
「The duration of Sight Darkness is reduced to 2.5 seconds.」 The duration of
Exorcism previously purchased with the magic circuit is activated and the duration is reduced… .The
reduced duration didn’t mean much in front of deceptive abilities like Blind Vision.
That was the moment.
「The skill ‘Eye of the Mind’ is activated.」
The situation changed when the skill that had been absorbed from the dungeon boss was activated.
I felt the old man’s sword lightly thrust into my throat.
‘nice…!’
I moved my body in delight at the ray of light that came down just before despair struck me.
Of course, it was just something that caught my senses, and I couldn’t see the exact distance or the other person.
But that was enough.
Chow-!
“Kuk!”
Just as the sword was about to pierce his neck, he twisted his waist to avoid the blade.
「Accomplished the achievement ‘Evasion of the Blind’.」
「Agility increases by 2.」
It wasn’t completely evaded, it was slightly brushed, but it’s not a level of concern.
「The blackout of the vision of the unique attribute ‘Sword Light’ has ended.」
“What…?”
Then, what appeared in front of the restored light was nothing but a puzzled old man.
It seemed like a shock that the number of conversions didn’t work, but…
「The skill ‘Ashen Blood’ is activated.」
「The skill ‘Instantaneous Acceleration’ is activated.」
Anyway, while recovering from the wound on my neck, I also attacked with a sword. blew
Whoa-!
As the sword pierced through the air, the old man hurriedly slipped back.
“…How did you find out?”
Again, I was under no obligation to answer.
It’s just a useless waste of breath.
Looking at the old man who said that, I just said what I had to say.
“The grace of the wind.”
「The skill ‘Grace of Wind’ is activated.」
「All speeds increase by 30%.」
「Current skill stacking progress – 3/7」
I entrusted myself to the accelerometer skill that was activated while the instantaneous acceleration was overlapped.
In the blink of an eye, he closed the distance with the old man and swung the sword in his right hand.
“Since this kind of Samaeu is the same…!”
Only then did the old man realize that I wouldn’t answer any questions, bit his lip, and struck the sword.
Kang!
Swords collided with swords, and sparks spread between the blades.
The old man calmly struck the sword with the sword, returning the attack to no avail.
Even seeing his fingertips tremble, it seems that his abilities aren’t pushed too far.
‘Even though I’ve grown like this, the level of ability is the same?’
The black knight couldn’t overwhelm me with his stats thanks to his necromancy, but
this old man, who introduced himself as a great leader of the Murimmaeng, was different.
Even if he used both hands to wield a sword, the fact that he was not pushed back by me meant that all of his abilities were higher than I expected.
And that’s not all.
Even though the old man wasted his breath by talking needlessly, he was not disturbed at all.
It was to the point where I wondered if I, who had not opened my mouth, had become more disturbed.
‘Is this a technical problem?’
As long as I have swordsmanship skills, I thought I was
good at handling swords to a certain extent.
‘An opponent who handles swords well and has equal abilities…’
For some reason, I felt a chilly aura running down my neck.
The old man spoke in a cold voice, blood dripping from his eyes.
“From now on, I will deal with you sincerely.”
It sounded like he had been paying attention until now, but he had no time to think.
In that moment, the old man’s sword cut through the air again… “The vision is
blackened
for 5 seconds due to the unique characteristic ‘Sword Light’.”
「The skill ‘anti-magic’ is activated.」
「Duration of Sight Darkness is reduced to 2.5 seconds.」
However, as the vision is darkened like this, the senses become clearer.
「The skill ‘Eye of the Mind’ is activated.」
The Eye of the Mind is the ability to recognize ‘attacks that cannot be seen.’
However, by completely blacking out the sight, it became possible to detect attacks coming from all directions.
Of course, despite this, the old man’s sword was swung fiercely.
Whee ae ae ae liquid-!
As if to hide it no longer, the sound of a sword cutting through the air came.
I was moving my body by relying on my mind’s eye skill, but I didn’t think of reducing the sword attack.
‘Why is the attack speed so high…?’
In terms of experience, it seems that No. 7 avoided the knife, but the black field of vision is still the same.
In other words, this old man cut the knife more than 7 times in less than 3 seconds.
Even now, through ‘Grace of the Wind’, all speeds are increased by 30%.
Among the increased speed was also attack speed, which the old man easily followed.
‘No, on the contrary…!’
「The blackout of the vision of the unique attribute ‘Sword Light’ has ended.]
Kaaang———!
The sound of iron colliding with iron filled the 9th floor stage.
Unconsciously, the moment my eyes opened, I cut off the old man’s sword…
but the old man, as if he had expected that, easily grabbed the sword’s recoil and extended his sword again.
In addition to overwhelming technique, it was a blow that combined insane attack speed.
‘It’s impossible to avoid.’
Immediately making a cold judgment, I raised the shield attached to my left arm.
Of course, I did not think that this shield alone would be able to defend.
It was just a move made to try to lower the power of the attack.
A shield like this isn’t nearly enough to block this monster’s thrust.
As if the old man knew that, he drew an arc at the corner of his mouth and accelerated the sword.
Of course…
「The soft iron pendant (B) exclusive effect ‘Steel Protection’ is activated.」 「The
property of absorbing 10% of all physical damage dwells in the skin」
I had no intention of giving
Wow…!
The shield attached to his left arm shattered and scattered fragments.
I didn’t stop there, and the moment the sword pierced my forearm halfway, I shook off my left arm.
Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
His left arm was in tatters with a large scratch from the blade, but it didn’t matter too much.
This is because the pain was reduced by the skill effect and recovery began immediately. 「The ‘Steel Blessing’, the exclusive effect of the Soft Iron Pendant (B)
, is disabled.”
Immediately after disabling the Steel Blessing to reduce the wastage of mana…
He looked up and grabbed his left arm.
‘It’s a monster….’
The skill difference was obvious, and the ability level was an opponent who maintained the same level.
Even the unique characteristics and skills were fraudulent, so it was not easy to attack.
I can manage to respond, but should I say that I can’t take the initiative?
‘If the fight continues like this, it will be my defeat.’
The recovery ability of gray blood could not be seen as limitless.
Anyway, it’s an ability that consumes stamina, and that’s because the limit is set.
Even if the left arm was amputated, it could be restored, so the left arm soon returned to normal.
Seeing me like that, the old man raised his sword and narrowed his eyes.
“Seeing that all of the injuries sustained earlier are recovering, it must be witchcraft.”
At that, I didn’t respond and raised the sword I was holding with one hand with both hands.
It would have been better to focus on the sword while the shield was broken.
“I thought he was a good martial artist, but I guess they were all borrowed from somewhere…”
Didn’t the old man’s unique traits also come from the tower?
Even if he mixed his skills while moving, that would be witchcraft.
‘I am the king of the end of Nambul.’
Also, seeing the old man talking nonsense like a psychopath, I thought.
“…”
Now you have to fight without a shield and without any safeguards.
Of course, there were things like soft iron pendants, but I couldn’t blindly trust them.
‘I have to make a decision quickly somehow.’
In order to win, he needed a way to overwhelm the old man.
And…
I realized right away that the method wasn’t that far away.
“The grace of the wind.”
「The skill ‘Grace of the Wind’ is activated.」
「All speeds are increased by 70%.」
「Current skill stacking progress – 7/7」
「Since all stacks have been achieved, the cooldown time for ‘Grace of the Wind’ is reduced by 1 day. will be granted.”
The only way is to press down with the Grace of Wind skill with all stacks.
“Are you using witchcraft again?”
The old man looked at me like that and said it was ridiculous.
But…
“If you’re a swordsman, rely on that kind of borrowed ability…?”
Whoa-!
Is it because I noticed that all speeds increased by 70%?
“What is this…?”
As a gentle gust of wind began to wrap around his body, the old man’s face hardened.
“Did you say that these are all abilities borrowed from somewhere?”
Looking at the old man, I smiled.
“Then let’s try dying with that borrowed ability.”
This means that the reversal will begin.
