099. Destination (1)
The first impression I felt during the clash with Kairan, a prospective apostle serving the God of Proof, was simple.
It means that he uses his powers better for fighting in the mud than he thought.
Keyiing-!
From the fragments of the broken mirror held in Kairan’s hands, pure white beams of light run amok.
In the process, the light beam bounces around on the mirror in the room, and then rushes back to me.
A beam of light was fired at me from an invisible blind spot, but I immediately twisted my body to avoid it.
「The skill ‘Fire Dragon’s Eye’ is activated.」
Kairan attacked from an unreadable angle using the characteristic of the broken mirror room.
In response, I activated the Fire Dragon’s Eye to dodge and deflect all beams, blocking Kairan’s offensive.
Soon after, he spurred on as if breaking the ground and swung his sword at Kairan’s neck.
but-.
Then, when the small white wings on Kairan’s back moved, a gust of wind blew around him.
A fierce gust of wind that appeared to deny access slowed me down.
Kairan took advantage of the gap and immediately stopped emitting beams from the blade and used another technique.
I was well aware of the swordsmanship that swayed like flames on a blade made of broken mirrors.
It was gum inflammation.
Chae Ae-Aeng!
Their swords collided and were slightly pushed away, but Kairan immediately moved the blades of the broken mirrors in both hands.
Unlike me, who only used one sword, Kairan used the two blades in both hands to launch a number of attacks.
「The skill ‘Frenzy Swordplay (C+)’ is activated」 「Sword attack speed
increases by 12%」
「Current skill overlap progress – 6/10」
But…
Kairan basically had two swords in his hand and I had one less.
Because of that, I received Kairan’s onslaught and was pushed back.
Soon after, Kairan flapped his wings again, causing a gust of wind, and emitted beams from the two broken mirrors.
Only then did I realize why Kairan said he couldn’t defeat him with pure martial arts.
Winning strategy.
Kairan’s authority had no choice but to say that.
‘It’s really consistent, but it’s a dog-like pattern that I can’t cope with.’
Bounce the beam to an area where the blade’s beam is unrecognizable, then attack unexpectedly.
When an enemy blocks it and approaches, it creates a gust of wind with the small wings attached to its back and pushes it away.
Even if he overcomes the difficulty of the atrocity, he overwhelms the opponent with high-level swordsmanship and then creates a gust of wind in close proximity.
If it succeeds in pushing the opponent back with a gust of wind, it will start attacking again from the beginning.
It’s a level that can be said to be a winning combo that can never be won.
In fact, Kairan was still smiling confidently, as if he was aware of that.
As it is, I’m probably hoping that it will lead to slow movements or unreasonable actions because I’m tired.
Even if you just block it, you will die from exhaustion, and even new attempts will die if there is no certainty.
The first priest John encountered was absurd to say that it was a difficult ordeal.
Now, I want to ask if this is really an enemy at a level where I can come out even on the hard difficulty.
「The manager ‘Black Devil’ is perplexed at the level of the reserve apostles in battle.」
「The manager ‘Priest of Penitence’ is shocked to see if this is really a preliminary apostle.] 「
The manager ‘Supreme King of the Sky’ is on the 11th floor. I start to have doubts about the difficulty of the ordeal.」
There were many people who were quite perplexed whether the administrators knew that the enemy I was dealing with was quite strong.
Seeing that even people who had never sent a proper message responded, the situation was quite serious.
「It is said that the administrator, “Priest of the Seven Gods,” has quite a lot of godly powers for a prospective apostle.” “The
administrator, ‘The Hero of the Ruined World,’ enjoys watching this mud fight while chewing on snacks.” 「
The administrator, the divine seeker ‘ is said to be at a level that can be used as an apostle compared to the skill of a preliminary apostle.」
However, the manager who constantly sent messages showed little response.
I don’t know why, but I feel like he doesn’t care about me that much.
「The manager ‘Iron-Blooded Lord’ is annoying the prospective apostles who waste time unnecessarily.」 「
The manager ‘White Crane Swordsman’ expects your actions and his eyes light up.]
Even the managers who signed a contract with me was no different either.
I felt a bit disappointed at that, but I soon erased that feeling and looked at Kairan.
It was a high-level swordsman to the point of using sword flames, and at the same time, the power of the authority was formidable.
However, it was confirmed that the wings on his back had no other ability than to cause a gust of wind by amplifying and releasing divine power.
In addition, the blades of the broken mirrors held in Kairan’s hands had no other function than emitting rays.
‘Perhaps this is the end of Kairan’s powers.’
Looking at the manager’s reaction, there were a lot of categories that said this was quite powerful.
That is to say, even if he had more authority, it was only one or two.
If you spend a little more time and analyze the pattern, you will be able to respond appropriately.
so-.
「The skill ‘Counterattack Shield’ is activated.」
Now it was time to put an end to this fight.
Aaaaaaaang…!!
With the counterattack shield summoned from the top of my palm, I blocked the beams fired from the side.
“…!?”
Kairan was taken aback and quickly fired a larger amount of beams with both blades.
The value of this counterattack shield was not limited to just blocking attacks.
「Charged.」
「The skill ‘Counter Shield’ is in a state where it can reflect the accumulated damage.」
After using quite a bit of magic inside my body to block all of Kairan’s rays, my eyes lit up.
and-.
「The skill ‘Counterattack Shield’ releases the accumulated damage all at once.」
Next, a handful of light shot from the shield penetrated Kairan like a flash battle.
***
Chiiik…!
The walls of the room made of broken mirrors, unexpectedly, did not bounce the light beam I shot.
A wall of broken mirrors melted in the rays of light, and shards of glass melted away from the heat.
I’m not sure if it’s because it only bounces off Kairan’s authority, or because the beam I shot is more powerful.
One thing is now certain.
“Kuluk… what is this again…”
Kairan was incapacitated.
“It’s ridiculous… you obviously don’t have any traces of learning magic…”
There was a fairly large hole in the heart of his tiny body.
To be honest, I don’t even know what Kairan is talking about.
It must have blown right up to my heart, so how can I say it this way?
But apart from that question, I answered honestly to the dying Kairan’s question.
“That’s because everyone has a hidden number.”
Of course, Kairan couldn’t easily accept the story and kept his mouth shut. “Why does a sword-crazy guy
even know how to handle dog-
like magic like this?”
Kairan’s eyes widened at that.
“You can’t believe the power of God…”
“It’s not like that.”
There was no authority to fire beams at random like the real Kairan.
If such a thing existed, I would have killed Kairan without analyzing his pattern by now.
However, Kairan seemed to be tired of hearing that, and immediately frowned.
“A poor fellow.”
“…”
I looked at him as if I was dumbfounded at that statement, and soon Kairan said with all his strength.
“According to the law of proof, you have completed all of the proofs of the body…”
As if carrying out some kind of graduation ceremony, Kairan continued to speak even as he died.
“I didn’t run away from a fight, and I didn’t lose a fight. I accept your proof.”
After Kairan said that, he soon changed his momentum and nodded while looking at me.
“So get out of here… In the first place, what kind of trial does a monster like you need to prove…”
At that, before I could say anything, Kairan’s breathing stopped.
“…”
And at the same time, black smoke rose from Kairan’s body and approached me.
「I absorbed the command of the priest, Kairan.」
「Skill increased by 13%.」
That was the moment.
「The judgment of power extraction begins after absorbing a spirit stronger than the user.」 As the
forgotten new ability of Necromancy was activated, the judgment of power extraction continued.
[Judgment successful.]
I don’t know what principle the judgment was made within, but the judgment was successful.
「Confirmed that authority exists in Priest ‘Kairan”s spirit.」
「Extracts power from the spirit.」
And…
「The authority ‘Divine Power (C+)’ is imprinted on the soul of user Han Seong-yoon. 」
At the same time, I felt a new energy in my heart and frowned.
“Divine power?”
I was trembling because I had unexpected energy.
Should I say it feels like accidentally rolling a candy in your mouth and then swallowing it as it is?
The energy that suddenly settled in my heart didn’t even know how to use it, and even when I tried to move it, it didn’t move.
I stood there for a while and tried to activate the divine power, but I soon gave up on activating the divine power.
It could be that I have no talent or something like that, but in essence, it felt like there was a separate way to use this aura.
“It’s completely different from mana.”
Originally, I thought magic power was moved according to the strong will of the user.
In fact, before I entered the tower, I moved my magic that way.
At that time, of course, I didn’t even know if I was able to handle it properly because I had such a small amount of magic that I doubted whether magic really existed.
I was able to be sure of it by using it in a state where my magic power had grown significantly.
Magical power was an aura that reacted sensitively to the will of the user.
Because of that, it is more difficult to deal with, and it is difficult to deal with because the will has to be clear, but it is dealt with.
However, no matter how much I tried to touch the divine power, it was immovable, as if it would not move unless the proper procedure was followed.
“…”
Then, the administrators also noticed that I had divine power and sent a message.
「The manager ‘Priest of the Seven Gods’ is perplexed by the divine power felt in your body.」 「
The manager ‘Priest of the Seven Gods’ is interested in the divine power that has been born when he does not serve a god.」
「The manager ‘Priest of Penitence’ I am terrified to see the divine power suddenly generated in your heart.」
However, everyone’s reaction was a bit strange.
I frowned at the reaction, whether it was panic or panic.
Could it be that he didn’t know that I extracted divine power using my unique characteristics?
‘Are the administrators not capable of detecting that far…?’
But apart from that, managers were also alarmed in other ways. 「The administrator, ‘White
Crane Swordsman (白鶴劍仙)’ wonders why divine power entered before you stopped.』
I feel embarrassed
because I don’t believe in God right away.
I don’t believe in God, but is it so strange that I have divine power?
I thought about it for a while, but with the current knowledge I had, it was impossible to properly determine it.
‘It can’t be helped.’
In conclusion, there was nothing I could do, so I moved on.
「Absorbs the spirit of Priest ‘Kairan’ and permanently increases stats.」
「Muscle has increased by 4」
「Agility has increased by 3」
「Stamina has increased by 3」
「Magic has increased by 4.」
[Durability increased by 5.]
At the same time, it even absorbed Kairan’s spirit immediately so that it would not fall into the passive shield.
After leaving the room of broken mirrors, I entered the hallway with the fifth gateway.
As I walked down the hallway, the gold on the mirror gradually disappeared, and the mirror was completely intact.
I wondered if it had something to do with the fact that the gold in the mirror disappeared just after the proof of the body was over.
Of course, as soon as I reached the end of the hallway, I erased that thought and immediately opened the door.
And…
“passed.”
The fifth gateway immediately notified me of my acceptance upon arrival.
