074. Ordeal on the 10th floor (5)
「The ordeal on the 10th floor begins.」
「The remaining time begins to decrease and monsters appear.」
「When the number of monsters decreases by a certain amount, a boss monster appears.」
10 The moment the message that the floor ordeal begins came to mind.
Kugu Palace…!
The ground in the field began to shake, and soon the soil began to rise here and there, taking the shape of snakes.
Despite his body, which could have been several meters tall, the number of earth snakes spawned was unusual.
Immediately recognizing the situation, I immediately took out a thunder sword and took a combat stance.
That was the moment.
“Conditions fulfilled.”
A message suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
「The special task ‘Public Contribution’ begins.」
「When monsters appearing in the 10th floor ordeal are defeated, ‘Contribution’ is given to each entity and additional points are paid accordingly.」 「
However, the accumulated contribution at this time is strong for each entity . Depending
on the accumulated contribution, the level of the ordeal reward may be upgraded, and at this time, the reward level is determined by the ranking of each other’s contribution.” “…!
?”
I was taken aback by the special task message I hadn’t seen in a long time since the ordeal of competition
.
Oh Chun-seok’s words came from the left, and I had no choice but to erase those feelings.
“…Iknow, right. I guess you could say this is a kind of competition.”
Whether it was a special assignment or whatever, it was as if a competition of some sort had begun.
Considering that all challengers on the 10th floor stage were listed in the contribution ranking, there was no time to panic.
Oh Chun-seok must have known that, and he opened his mouth scratching his hair.
“Well, since we can’t make concessions to each other… Take care of yourself.”
“Even if it wasn’t, I thought so.”
“It’s good that you speak well.”
After saying that, Oh Chun-seok immediately took out an antique cone-shaped hat from his inventory, put it on, and smiled.
“Enough then.”
After the brief words, Oh Chun-seok ran forward and began to blow flames with his fingertips at the earth monsters made like snakes.
At first glance, I thought he might be a wizard, but as expected, Oh Chun-seok seemed to be a challenger specializing in magic battles.
Of course, since the enemy is made of earth, I wondered if I had to use flame magic…
but…!
All of the snakes in the soil that touched Oh Chun-seok’s flames, disregarding such concerns, burst into pieces.
Seeing that the flames that spread in every passing spot kill the monsters indiscriminately, it seems that it is a combat technique specialized in mass slaughter.
In the midst of feeling that the settlement ranking was not high for no reason, Kim Seung-hoon, who had been still, started moving with a big Ohama.
But…
“What is that?”
As soon as Kim Seung-hun’s battle began, I couldn’t help but be astonished.
Pajijijijik…!
The moment when thunderbolts flowed out of Kim Seung-hoon’s body and scattered in all directions, creating an unusual sight.
pat-.
Immediately, Kim Seung-hoon’s new model crushed the floor and began to move at such a speed that only afterimages were blurry to the eye.
and at the same time.
pop! pop! pop!
The heads of the snakes in the soil around Kim Seung-hun exploded right after the afterimages left on the path of movement disappeared.
Looking at that overwhelming sight, I couldn’t help but shudder.
This is…
“a top tier challenger.”
It was the pure force of the top challengers, the so-called rankers.
I wondered if it might not have been worse than the challenger of the other world….
Watching the battle between Kim Seung-hun and Oh Chun-seok, that thought disappeared altogether.
“It’s fun.”
This ordeal made me more excited than the competition with low-ranking challengers like the Occupation War.
Feeling the blood boiling for the first time in a while, I also moved my body while holding the sword of thunder tightly.
「The skill ‘Instantaneous Acceleration’ is activated.」
「The skill ‘Grace of Wind’ is activated.」
「All speeds increase by 40%.」
「Current skill overlap progress – 4/7」
Wow…!
The moment I arrived at the center where the snakes of the earth gathered at the same time as cutting through the wind.
With a deep smile on my face, I moved to the place where their shadows stretched out.
And…
「The skill ‘Secret Shadow Step (C+)’ is activated.」
「You are stepping on the shadow of a creature.」
「Your strength temporarily increases by +3.」
Activate the newly acquired skill and within He quickly moved the sword in his hand.
「The authority ‘Sword Merchant 劍氣傷人’ is activated.」
Immediately activate the sword spirit sponsored by Baekhak Geomseon.
「The skill ‘Sword Warfare Sword’ is activated.]
In addition to that, as a member of the Murimmaeng, he absorbed the spirit of the White Muhak and mixed the acquired Sword Sword Skill.
「The skill ‘Frenzy Swordplay (C+)’ is activated.」
「Increases sword attack speed by 2%.」
「Current skill overlap progress – 1/10」
Raises the attack speed and immediately cleans the scruff of the snake in front of you. chopped
「The Dark Master has been defeated.」
「Contribution gained by 1.」
「Current challenger Han Seong-yoon is at the bottom of the Contribution ranking.」
A message appeared in front of me saying that I had acquired Contribution, but it was not the time to care about such things.
squeak-!
I didn’t stop there, I moved my feet quickly and went back behind those who were attacking me, and swung my sword with ‘Secret Shadow Step’ activated.
Kwajik! Awesome! Slap!
I twisted the corners of my mouth while repeating that series of processes several times in less than 10 seconds.
Still…
not yet…
I couldn’t be satisfied with this.
‘This is not enough to win first place.’
Faster and more efficient…
You have to hunt without any cuts like flowing water.
Only then can you rank first in the contribution rankings.
After repeating that fact as if imprinting it on his mind, he kicked the ground.
It was the beginning of a full-scale hunt.
***
―Faster and more efficient…
Watching Han Seong-yoon murmur involuntarily, the iron-blooded monarch laughed softly.
“Should I say that he was the contractor I chose…?”
Beyond the hologram screen, Han Seong-yoon smiled even deeper as he slain the snakes in the soil, just like fish in water.
As if it were really enjoyable.
Looking at the scene, the iron-blooded monarch realized what kind of existence Han Seong-yoon was.
He was one of the few top-level challengers even on the Earth level, where the Tower of Trials had only been established for a few months.
She knew better what that meant, having spent quite some time as a manager.
“He is a valuable talent that cannot be easily found in other dimensions.”
After discovering the structure of the tower, they fear death and eventually give up as challengers instead of climbing the tower.
Or, even if you climb the tower, prepare to the point where you don’t take the risk at all and climb it only after spending time without hesitation.
That was the most standard reaction of those who had just entered the Tower of Trials.
However, Han Seong-yoon, seen through the eyes of an iron-blooded monarch, was fundamentally different from those people.
desire to grow.
Even at a level where he did not know what the Tower of Trials was like, he climbed the Tower without knowing anything about it with only the desire to grow.
A level that can be said to be a monster that only looks at growth.
It was the same until now when he entered the 10th floor ordeal.
Even though he just took all the items from Seungjun Kim, he seemed to be trying to clear the special task in first place as if that wasn’t enough.
In order to win a special reward given only to the first place in public contribution.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Han Seong-yoon was a swordsman, throwing slashes all over the place with the blade of a sharp sword.
The iron-blooded monarch looked at Han Seong-yoon and thought.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a mysterious challenger.
“This… reminds me of the old days.”
There was a time when even the iron-blooded lord fought in pursuit of strength like that.
The days when I overtook everyone who climbed the tower and fought like crazy with only a sword.
At that time, she was literally an iron-blooded monarch that no one could touch.
Of course, that also ended with death nearing the end of the tower
.
‘Should I say that I’m glad I was chosen as the first contractor…’
If Han Seong-yoon’s first contract was taken away by others, even the iron-blooded monarch, who had no interest in contracts, would have been deeply saddened.
But…
“This challenger with crazy growth is my contract…”
In the end, the tower transferred Han Seong-yoon’s contract to the Iron-Blood Lord, and thanks to that, the Iron-Blood Lord was able to sign a contract with Han Sung-Yoon. there was.
Even the iron blooded lord was happy with that part.
For the challenger, the [first contract] was more important than imagined.
It is a system that is unlocked from the waiting room on the 11th floor, and of course you can receive full-scale support from the contracted manager.
One of the expanded functions at that time, the contract between additional administrators of the challenger, is also because the Iron Blood Lord can interfere to some extent.
Of course, that could only be interfered with to a certain extent, and the decision was made by the challenger, so the Iron Blood Lord was also at a point of tension.
‘Even if it’s not like that, it seems that even the Baekhak inspection is keeping an eye on Han Seong-yoon…’
Even if it’s the manager who signed the first contract, the importance can change depending on the choice of the challenger.
As the manager receives benefits from the tower according to the growth level of the challenger with whom he has contracted, if the manager falls behind in importance, the benefits gained from fostering the challenger are reduced.
As such, she had no choice but to worry about things after the waiting room on the 11th floor.
For the Moorim challengers, Baekhak Swordsman was almost a legend, and even the glutton snooping around the fortress had quite a few followers in Kalian.
In many ways, he is the first manager to sign the contract, but compared to other managers, he can see that he has less advantages in many ways.
At least Han Seong-yoon, who has a great desire to grow, may feel that way.
That’s why they’re going to sign contracts with other administrators to acquire powers and become stronger based on them.
All of the powers of the iron-blooded lord were extremely useful, but it was difficult to obtain, even more so.
Clearly, even if you break through this ordeal, you won’t be able to buy high-quality authority with the SP you acquire.
However…
“From the 11th floor onwards, it will be a little different.”
Whether it’s Murim, Qalian, Ares, or
whatever level of manager, she couldn’t keep up with the [gift] she prepared.
This time, the preparation for Han Seong-yoon while enduring the big restrictions of the tower is a sponsorship that other challengers cannot even dream of at this point.
So…
Han Seong-yoon, who is clearly looking only for growth, would not prioritize other managers if he saw the [gift] she had prepared.
“Whether it’s White Crane Sword or Gourmet, they tell you to work hard.”
It didn’t matter to her how many more managers, second or third, signed on.
“Anyway, Han Seong-yoon will choose me.”
Even if it’s to make myself stronger, I’m sure it will be.
