008. Growth (1)
「Congratulations, you have broken through the 2nd floor of the Tower of Trials.」
「Assassin’s Cloak (D)’ will be sent to your inventory as a breakthrough reward.」
「’Black Iron Dagger (E+)’ as a breakthrough reward. It will be sent to your inventory.」
「You have acquired ‘2000 points’ as a breakthrough reward.」 「
You have acquired the skill ‘Pain Resistance (D)’ as an additional breakthrough reward.」
「You have acquired ‘1000 points’ as an additional breakthrough reward. 」
「Go to the waiting room.」
I feel dizzy.
A message seems to come to mind, but I’m not sure.
To that extent, it was not strange that I was almost out of my mind right now.
The high-speed regeneration skill did not even activate as if it recognized this as a fatal wound.
I then moved the emerging hologram to a corner of my field of vision.
It is enough to see messages such as “What did you get?” in the waiting room.
But they are not.
The corpses of orcs left in the blazing hot forest.
I watched the black smoke pouring out of it.
Signs indicating that the spirits could be absorbed were appearing here and there.
It is a loss if not absorbed.
But for now, it’s not strange to faint at any time.
I had to do the minimum first aid and move.
He extinguished the fire on his clothes and took out the potion from his inventory.
An item that heals minor injuries when taken or sprayed on a wound
.
After opening the stopper of the potion of regeneration that was worth saving, I immediately poured it over my head.
Chow!
“Kkeuheoeoeok!”
Every time the potion dripped and flowed through the body, excruciating pain followed one after another.
However, as if there was an effect, the sensation gradually returned to the body.
Yes, that’s enough to get you moving.
I don’t even want to be in this disgusting forest if I absorb all the spirits.
“Keep it off…”
I swayed like a zombie and approached the place where the markers were.
Before even the barely maintained consciousness is cut off…
All of these spirits must be absorbed.
“You have absorbed the spirit of the Orc.”
“You have absorbed the spirit of the Orc.”
“You have absorbed the spirit of the Orc.”
.
.
.
「Current number of Commanders – 5/5」
「Proficiency increases by 42%.」
After absorbing all Orc Commands, he turned back.
Replacing it with an ability value is for later.
Whoops!
I threw myself into the portal that was created behind the place where the orc chief died.
“Move to the waiting room.”
After that message, I passed out.
***
“…”
When I came to my senses, I was lying on the floor in the waiting room.
Although I was a little dizzy, I wasn’t mentally tired.
I got up and examined every nook and cranny of my body.
Even the burnt parts and the large and small wounds caused by blocking and avoiding the orcs’ attacks.
Hmm, all wounds were healed as before.
But…
“I won’t be able to use the shield any more.”
The shield he was holding was transformed into almost nothing different from rags.
A dwarf’s rugged shield with cracks and cracks everywhere.
With this, you can no longer block any attack.
“Was the impact of the magic that hit me at the end too great…?”
Although the Orc sentinel’s formidable power could be channeled, it was not the Orc chieftain’s magic.
It seems that just trying to block it with a shield became the root of the problem.
‘Still, I saved my life thanks to you.’
The shield must have done its job and been broken.
If he hadn’t stopped it, he might have been burned and died.
In fact, because of the burns, I was driven to the point of fainting.
Confirming that, I opened my mouth while storing the broken shield in my inventory.
“test.”
「Time remaining until the trial on the 3rd floor – 22 hours and 52 minutes
」
Surprisingly, the time I had been lying down felt quite short.
Mentally and physically, I was driven to the end, so it wouldn’t be strange if I fainted longer.
However, the recovery effect of the waiting room took care of all of that at once.
“The healing effect of the waiting room is good.”
I still feel like my whole body is burning with phantom
pain.
If it was more serious, he would have died without being able to absorb even the Commander.
‘Oh, and then I absorbed the Commander as well.’
Only then did he recall the memory of absorbing the spirit and returning and launching a hologram.
「Current number of commanders – 5/5
」
I wondered if I might have left out at least one of them, but…
I guess I coped better than I thought.
While checking the absorbed spirits, I began to read all the messages in the corner of my field of vision.
Burn resistance, pain resistance, and even rewards from trials.
He smiled slightly as he saw the list of phrases stating that he had acquired all kinds of skills and items.
I got so many things, the corners of my mouth naturally go up.
When I checked, the points I had also increased like crazy.
“Inventory.”
As written in the message, there were items I had never seen before in the inventory.
「Assassin’s Cloak」
「Grade: D」
「All types of signs -10%」
「A cloak in the form of a robe made for the elite of the Assassin Guild
.」
「When injecting magic power, the movement speed is increased by 15% for 1 minute.」
「The effect can be used again after going through a 24-hour cooldown
. 」
I’m dumbfounded.
Even at a cursory glance, it was clear that it was a fraudulent option.
“What kind of compensation level….”
Even if the assassination was not given, the item for the assassin was given.
‘Did they go crazy and run amok from the wearing effect?’
Basically, it reduces presence by 10% and increases agility.
Just looking at this is fraudulent, but the phrase behind it makes me tongue-tied.
「When injecting magic power, movement speed increases by 15% for 1 minute as a use effect.」
“This must be the most fraudulent option.”
Although the cooldown is a bit long.
An instant 15% increase in movement speed is not something to be taken lightly.
The higher the stat of agility, the higher the performance.
A useful option for running away or chasing.
However, that was not the only reward of the ordeal on the second floor.
“Black iron dagger”
“Grade: E+”
“Reaction speed +5%”
“Attack speed +10%”
“A dagger made of black iron imbued with dark magic.”
“A heavy dagger with a blade approximately 60 cm long. It’s sturdy and doesn’t hurt the blade.”
A dagger of good quality options, even if inferior to an assassin’s cloak.
Rather than a dagger, its appearance is closer to that of a one-handed sword with a moderate length.
However, I have no complaints because it was a form suitable for many uses.
I practiced a jet-black dagger reminiscent of the night sky and swung it briefly.
Wedge love!
“…”
It is an unusual sharpness from the sound.
The basic longsword I received in the tutorial was embarrassing to compare.
So, making the decision was not difficult.
This is the long sword that was given during the tutorial ordeal.
Not only do they have different levels of sharpness, but they are basically different grades.
The grade of the long sword issued in the beginning is not displayed, but the black iron dagger is an E+ grade weapon.
Also, while using the longsword, there was blood on it and the blade was quite damaged.
It’s halfway to use more, so putting it in the inventory would be the right choice.
‘This is the end of equipment check…’
Now it’s time to check the skills obtained from the 2nd floor ordeal.
『Skill – Burn Resistance (F)』
『Proficiency – 5%』
『Effect – All types of burns received through fire are reduced by 7%.
』
『Skill – Pain Resistance (D)』
『Proficiency – 4%』
『Effect – Temporarily reduces all types of pain by 15% when receiving a major shock.』
Even pain resistance received as an additional breakthrough reward.
Even though the skills gained were more than expected, it was a bit disappointing.
“It would have been nice if it was a weapon skill or a skill related to combat.”
Even if I forcibly use weapon skills
.
It’s a rather mediocre reward for risking one’s life.
‘Of course, there are also assassin’s cloaks and black iron daggers, so it’s a good idea.’
Resistance skills don’t show much efficiency in the beginning.
Although it is not known for other combat-type skills, tolerance is a skill that must be cultivated with patience.
To the extent that it is said that it is useful only if it is raised to at least D+ grade.
Of course, it might be a good fit for those with regeneration-type characteristics or skills.
‘But if you harm yourself, the resistance level doesn’t go up well, so the compatibility isn’t that good.’
In other words, it is a skill that can only be developed in practice.
In that respect, among the acquired skills, the one I could use right away was ‘Pain Resistance’.
I don’t know if the grade was high because it was a breakthrough reward, but it was D grade.
After checking the approximate rewards, I suddenly thought of that.
“Did other people get through?”
There are some who were hunters, so it’s not something to worry about… but
in the process of breaking through the 2nd floor ordeal, I started to have doubts.
The subject of the ordeal I went through was ‘Assassination’.
In addition, there is a breakthrough condition that literally only needs to kill the decrepit chieftain.
If you don’t know it properly, you might think it’s easy to pass.
however.
‘The chief who didn’t seem to have much power was a wizard.’
What would have happened if we had fought inside rather than outside?
Wizards fortify their workshops.
If a fenced-in hut is a workshop, there should be at least a device to prepare for an attack.
If so, the assassination may go back to futility.
‘It would have been more dangerous if it had been attacked at dawn.’
Even the orc hunters will join in and try to kill the intruders.
As a result, I may have survived because I did not attempt an assassination attempt.
But there is no guarantee that others will do the same.
As soon as I reached that point, I immediately activated the community.
“You have entered the community.”
“Difficulty – Difficulty”
“3rd floor community (1977/2531)”
-Kim Seung-hun: Fuck these bastards, they are just putting out an ordeal telling them to quit.
-Hyun Seok-jin: …is everyone dead? really?
-Im Jin-wook: No, there must be some people waiting on the floor below. But it seems like he died a lot.
-Kim Seung-hun: Did you really make this to break? What the fuck, a C-class monster appears on the second floor!
-Kang Seon-woo: He barely survived with his unique trait. Crazy. I’m really about to die It’s good that one of his arms was regenerated.
-Kim Si-hoon: You can see that the total number of people has been cut in half; Pretty dead.
As expected, the number of people in the community was reduced by almost half.
But the important thing was the chat after that.
-Hyun Seok-jin: But a C-class monster appeared? I only see goblins.
-Kim Seung-hun: A lich appeared and summoned a bunch of skeletons. What kind of goblins?
-Kim Sihun: Huh? My goal was to hold out for three days while being chased by a mutant ogre tribe.
-Kang Seon-woo: I beat an orc 1:1 in a place like the Colosseum.
-Lee Ha-yeon: It seems that everyone’s trials are different?
Looking at the ensuing chat, I was able to understand the situation to some extent.
‘So, did they all go through different ordeals?’
Still, the unusually high level of difficulty seems to be the same for others.
I didn’t find that fact particularly shocking.
‘Well, if it’s a tower, it’s possible to give all the other trials.’
If you think about what you saw at the tower, you can understand what happened.
-Kim Seung-hun: What the hell did I do and dragged it, damn it.
-Kang Seon-woo: It’s good to grow fast haha; What mattered was stronger in real life;
-Hyun Seok-jin: I was a non-awakened person, so I don’t know, and I’m going crazy because I want to go back.
-Kim Seung-hun: It seems like it will take me a long time to regain my original ability.
-Lee Chang-seok: Hey, is there no way to return to Earth? Are you really going to die?
Soon, the community began to burn with the rice cake of returning to Earth.
Everyone is looking for a way to return because they don’t want to risk death.
Of course, there is a way to know if you can go back.
‘I guess he’s asking the manager.’
Fill out your question with the info command and send it in and you’ll know right away.
However, I didn’t want to use up the question ticket unnecessarily, so I just stayed still.
But now, those in the community seemed to have lost that thought as well.
-Kang Seon-woo: I think the time has come to use the question ticket?
-Kim Seung-hoon: I think so. I need to find a way to return or restore the status window.
-Hyun Seok-jin: Then everyone finds information to find out and upload it. I figured out how to return.
-Kang Seon-woo: Oh, is that a good idea? Then I’ll figure out how to get my skills back.
-Lee Chang-seok: I also participated. I would like to ask about the trial settlement method.
Everyone started writing questions on their own.
Looking at the scene, I thought about joining in for a moment, but then shook my head.
‘Let’s stay still.’
Among those who have started the community right now, most of them are in a state of silence.
Few people actively seek information while making such a noise.
‘There must be more people watching the situation than people actually chatting.’
Most of them are just watching the chat.
In reality, only a few chat like that.
If you step out in a situation where there is nothing certain and lose money, that’s the worst.
You can keep quiet for now, and if there is information you need to find out later, you can look it up and share it briefly.
It was when I was waiting so quietly.
-Hyun Seok-jin: …I got an answer from the manager right away.
The long awaited news has arrived.
-Lee Chang-seok: Really? How did you go? can you go back?
-Lee Ha-yeon: Please post the administrator’s answer!
-Kim Seung-hoon: Are you sure you have to climb the tower all the way?
-Kang Seon-woo: Please, please, please! Please tell me, brother!
In an instant, the community became hot, so chatting came up again.
-Hyun Seok-jin: They say there is a way to return to Earth.
and.
-Hyun Seok-jin: I will tell you how to return to Earth from now on.
Ways to return are starting to come up in the community.
