– Volume 5, Chapter 8, Chapter
108. 22. middle name god. Favsha
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[Fabsha. He is the god of self-proving.]
The ghost began to explain.
[It’s a literal god. Prove yourself. Show what you’ve built up. It’s a god who gives you such an ordeal. I was on a deeper floor last time, but I came up here.]
“What kind of ordeal is it?”
[I didn’t get it.]
It was an unexpected word. I thought it was natural because he was a ghost with high confidence in his skills. Taesan asked.
“Is it difficult?”
[It’s not difficult… it’s rather easy if you look at the clear rate. But this is really ambiguous.]
The ghost said in an unpleasant tone.
[Most of the adventurers I remember have been tried by Fabsha. And all of them cleared and came out.]
This was also unexpected. Taesan frowned.
“Everyone is?”
[Everyone who was close to the not-so-excellent average succeeded.]
“That’s… strange.”
Exactly, that’s impossible.
God’s trial is for a mighty being to come down for his own pleasure. They don’t care about the average adventurer.
Most can clear it, but not all can clear it. That was the trial of God that Taesan had seen so far.
[That’s the strange thing. And some of the guys who cleared the ordeal have changed a bit. The tone of voice and behavior have changed.]
“…A doppelganger?”
The most popular monster that mimics its appearance. If it changed after clearing the ordeal, I couldn’t help but think about it. But the ghost denied it.
[The doppelganger follows exactly the same tone of voice, speech, and behavior. But the guys who came out of the ordeal showed off. as if he were real
Those who thought it strange checked it, but couldn’t find anything strange.]
“Isn’t it a doppelganger?”
[It’s not a doppelganger. But we call those who have changed like that fake.]
Not real. That’s what I meant.
“What happened to the fakes?”
[It’s different. Some went down to the depths of the labyrinth, some died a little further down, and some stayed in their own hierarchy as guides to sin .
Most of them met the ending of ordinary adventurers.]
That was also a strange story.
If fakes were imitating adventurers, they would have tried to survive somehow. The purpose of going down the labyrinth belonged to the adventurer swallowed up by the fake, not the fake.
However, the fakes died while descending the labyrinth like real adventurers.
“Is that why you didn’t get it?”
[Because I don’t know. It cannot be measured by the ratio of those who succeeded to those who failed, and
the information of those who survived cannot be trusted. I didn’t mean to be reckless.]
Taesan looked at Pabsha’s altar.
There was only one meaning in the energy emanating from that place.
prove you
“What did those who came back say?”
[Proof of self. That’s the end.]
Taesan pondered.
There was no information at all. It was an unknown ordeal. The ghost had a reason for refusing. It was like walking on a cliff in an invisible fog.
However, Taesan had one certainty.
‘The gods here want my level of strength.’
If so, it is very likely that God’s ordeal is also an ordeal worthy of a great mountain.
Pabsha was not a god of death. Like Rakiratas, she would not wish for his death.
Taesan put her hand on the altar.
[Hopefully?]
“I have no intention of taking it out now.”
[Honestly… I won’t give you an ordeal that will kill you.]
The ghost also seemed calm, perhaps thinking that way.
[Pabsha’s Altar]
[An altar made by those who serve Pabsha. It is the gateway to God. Pabsha can exert influence through this place.]
[Start a sub-quest]
[Pabsha
wants to test you who have come to her altar. If you accept, trials come to you. If you overcome, a reward follows.]
[Reward: Pabsha decides according to your performance.]
“Receive.”
With Surak, darkness fell over Mount Taesan.
When his vision returned, he was in an empty, dark space.
It wasn’t very wide. It was a distance to reach the end in one second if he decided and moved to the level of three rooms of the labyrinth combined.
Darkness began to gather in the middle of such a space. Arms and legs were formed, and eventually a face was formed.
“Ugh 99
Taesan frowned.
“It’s like a doppelganger, right?”
A being in the form of Taishan appeared in front of Taishan. At the same time, the quest window appeared.
[Prove yourself.]
It was not an enhanced ordeal. That word meant only one thing.
It meant an ordeal that changed to suit the user.
Looking at his alter ego, Taesan calmly took out his weapon.
Fight someone who imitates you and win. It was not an uncommon story among earthly creations. If you look at ten, two or three come out.
Taesan looked at his alter ego.
waving hair. A face close to expressionless.
The ghost who was watching was amazed.
[It’s perfectly the same. It’s a perfect mirror?]
“I don’t know.”
[When you see it, it is. exactly the same Face, height, physique, and clothes.]
Outwardly, there was no difference at all.
Among Taesan’s equipment, there was a lot of pretty good equipment. The weapon he was using right now
was the only sword given to him by the ghost as a reward, and one of the rings was worth tens of thousands of gold.
The alter ego had those equipment as well. Since it was God’s trial, copying that much wouldn’t be a chore.
So what about skills? Does he even have the skills he has? Do they also have the black magic given by the demon god and the magic permitted by the god of magic?
While Taesan thought, the alter ego looked at Taesan expressionlessly.
The first thing is to figure out what level you are at.
Taesan swung his sword.
And the clone moved.
[The alter ego activated a strong attack.]
Kagak.
Taesan’s sword is pushed back. Taesan quickly tries to shed the tip of the sword with a dancer’s dance.
At that moment, the alter ego’s sword also changed. Like a storm, it began to hit Mount Tai.
[What!]
The first sword. wolf teeth.
The clone
was practicing the swordsmanship the ghost had taught him.
“Ohh.”
Taesan stood out. His sword started to move. Like the alter ego, the swordsmanship of the wolf teeth unfolded.
Kagagagak!
The sword blades collided with each other, drawing an afterimage, making a loud noise. With the final swordsman, Taesan widened the distance.
“Do you have any skills?”
[…This hurts my pride. Does a god’s alter ego possess my sword art?]
“I’m sorry to say that.”
The clone revealed his teeth and raised his sword.
“I’m about to become real!”
The clone ran.
Taesan blocked each attack and slowly retreated. The alter ego, which judged that it was advantageous, burst into madness.
“die! Your soul is mine!”
The alter ego shouted harshly and moved the sword. Occasionally, frost arrows
aimed at Taesan’s body.
Taesan lightly moved his twin swords. He cut off his alter ego’s sword and twisted the path of the frost arrow.
Two types of attacks, magic and swordsmanship, were blocked with only one swordsmanship. The alter ego, realizing this injury belatedly, hesitated.
Taesan looked down at his alter ego with indifferent eyes.
“The level doesn’t matter.”
[It’s just a normal 22nd floor adventurer level.]
Even if they had the same skills and stats,
there were definitely differences depending on the user. If Taesan had Lee Taeyeon’s stats and skills right now, he could use them more efficiently.
The alter ego in front of him obviously had his stats and skills, but the way he used them was crude. The ghost muttered intriguedly.
[Is it the concept of killing and stealing the soul to become real? It’s fun. So, your personality has changed. Since the soul is real, there was no way to find out. It was such an ordeal. Can I take it too?]
Actually, it wasn’t an easy ordeal. The average level literally
meant the average of the Alone mode. In terms of skills alone, she must be stronger than Lee Taeyeon on the 22nd floor.
However, Taishan was far from the usual line. The alter ego staggered back.
Instead of chasing after it, Taesan looked at the black swaying space.
God’s trial had to be at a level that God liked. At least the current level didn’t seem to like Pabsha.
Taesan’s prediction hit the mark, and the clone’s body shook violently.
[Pabsha’s power expression. In return, Pabsha’s interference area is reduced.]
[Pabsha proposes an enhanced ordeal for you.]
Unlike Rakiratas, it was in the form of a proposal. Taesan nodded.
[Pabsha is satisfied.]
[A separate soul dwells in the body of the alter ego.]
Something spiritual descends on the alter ego from the black space. The alter ego’s body trembled and then exhaled a deep breath.
“after!”
The mood has changed. Although it has the face of Taesan, it has a completely different expression. Taesan frowned.
“I feel bad.”
Someone was pulling his skin over. Although it was an alter ego, it was not a good feeling.
“It’s been a labyrinth for a long time. nice to meet. Adventurer.”
The alter ego grinned and grabbed the sword. It was an unusual posture to hold a sword in reverse.
[How?]
muttered as if something haunted him. The soul dwelling in the alter ego introduced itself.
“I am the apostle of the great Fabsha. The one who stepped on the deep floor. It is called Malesten.”
An adventurer who accepted God’s Apostle. It was the first time I had actually
seen it.
Considering that the gods make an apostle’s proposal to those who far exceed the average, it meant that he was a fairly strong person during his lifetime. As if the ghost knew it, he said in bewilderment.
[I wondered where he went, did he become an apostle?]
“Huh?”
Malesten belatedly realized the existence of the ghost and made a surprised expression.
“Warrior? Are you here?”
After examining the ghost, Malesten
realized.
“No, it is different. Are you already dead? If you haven’t conquered, there’s really no one to look forward to.”
[I didn’t die while going down the labyrinth. Died by other things.]
“…The guide of sin. They are.”
Malesten frowned.
“You are crazy. If you kill them, they won’t be able to go down either.”
[So I’m still fiddling. It’s a good thing.]
The Ghost chuckled. Taesan clicked his tongue.
“Don’t talk just the two of you, explain something. who is this?”
[sorry. He’s the one who went down the labyrinth around the same time as me. I didn’t belong to the Guide to Sin.]
“Because I don’t like them. They were weak and dead in spirit.”
Malesten snorted. His words also meant that he was so strong that the guides of sin did not dare to touch him.
[An adventurer who crossed the 70th floor. I used twin swords like you, but I used one in reverse. An adventurer who used swordsmanship as his main focus rather than skill.]
“Anyway, he’s a slave who became an apostle. No regrets though. Fab Shah is surprisingly kind to his possessions.”
Malesten shrugged and looked at Mount Tae.
“It looks like the hero is also tied up? I’m surprised. I think you would have chosen death.”
[Originally, it would have been. But
there was something irritating.]
“Hmm. I’m curious… but the story ends here. The main character seems to be bored.”
Malesten’s eyes sink in an instant. He looked into the air as if he were looking at a stat window. After a while, he frowns.
“…What floor is this?”
[Floor 22.]
“Floor 22?”
A look of astonishment appeared on Malesten’s face.
“The figure jumps over the 30th floor
[This guy is a strange guy■.]
“Huh.”
Malesten looks at Mount Tae in wonder. Taesan takes a stand.
I slowly guessed what Fabsha’s strengthened ordeal was.
Surrender from your own apostle with his stats and skills. That seemed to be the content of the ordeal.
Level up with skill
