– Volume 6, Chapter 4
129. The will of the world (2)
When they went down to the 20th floor, the blacksmith was still holding his place as he had left.
Seeing the approaching Mount Tai, Hafran raised her eyebrows.
“I thought he was dead this time because he hadn’t been seen for a while.”
“I had somewhere to go.”
Hafran, who had been looking at Taesan for a while, speaking calmly, stood out.
“It has changed. I’ve seen countless adventurers, but this is the first one that gets stronger as fast as you. What did you do?”
“I did miscellaneous things.”
After a brief discussion of nonsense, Hafran got to the point.
“Then what happened?”
“I have something to ask you. Did you come here from a destroyed world?”
“okay.”
Hafran’s expression was calm when he said that. Even though the world he was in was destroyed,
his face showed no emotion.
“They said that the will of the world destroyed the world. Can you tell me the process?”
“I can tell you… but I don’t think you’re the kind of person who would be curious about such a thing. Why?”
“There is something I need to know.”
I can’t talk about spiritual elevation. Considering the reactions of the NPCs as they descended the labyrinth, it was impossible to know how Hafran would change when they learned of the existence of the spiritual rise.
Hafran, who frowned for a moment,
opened his mouth.
“It won’t matter. Should be approximate, right?”
Taesan nodded.
“Our world, the world itself, tried to kill us. I don’t know why. Even in the midst of destruction, there were people who studied to find out the solution, but all of them turned to dust. If you think about it, the omens have been there before.”
Hafran began to explain.
“At some point, birds suddenly died, or a huge spring suddenly dried up, or the ground cracked open and a
fire-filled mountain exploded. At the time, we thought it was odd, but we didn’t really care.”
Fountains can suddenly dry up. Birds may have a contagious disease. Earthquakes can happen and volcanoes can erupt.
It was all catastrophic, but understandable. Therefore, the inhabitants of the world focused on cleaning up, not trying to figure out the reason.
“But it got worse and worse. The mountain spewed fire every day, and the huge river dried up in an instant. Only then did we
realize that something was wrong.”
There is an existence that threatens their survival.
Realizing that fact, people started moving to find out why. But I couldn’t find anything.
“There were people who believed that it was a threat from the demon king. Some people thought it was a transcendent joke. But there was no way I could have found it with such an idea.”
In the end, they didn’t figure out anything and slowly perished. “
The rain forest, which occupied one-tenth of the world, has turned into a desert.
the sea was dry Buildings were turned to sand and all living things were dying. Only then did I realize that stars kill us, but then it was too late. No, I couldn’t have helped it.”
The stars said they would kill them, but what would they do? All you can do is leave the stars.
“And we perished. I am the only one who has settled in this labyrinth and survived.”
Hafran calmly finished his speech.
“Has your curiosity been resolved?”
“Roughly.”
Taesan stroked his chin.
After hearing Hafran’s words, it became clear.
It was the will of the planet itself that destroyed the world he lived in.
That is, what he got ??? The skill was most likely related to him.
There was a way to check that.
“Can we go again?”
“yes?”
Hafran hesitated. After looking at Taesan for a while, he groaned.
“…This is really funny. I thought I would have to get over the 40th floor, but already?”
“So can I go?”
“okay.”
Hafran nodded.
“I also need something, so there is no reason to refuse. wait a moment.”
Hafran brought the black jewel and said.
“This time will be much more difficult than the last time. At that time, the world did not yet recognize the existence of you, so only a small part of it was used, but now it is clearly aware of you.”
[Start of sub-quest]
[Hafran wants something from you. Enter his ruined world and
retrieve the Crimson Magatine from the ruins of the dead king. If successful, rewards will follow.]
“The world will try to kill you with a definite murderous intent. One piece of advice would be to finish it as soon as possible.”
After those words, Taishan’s body moved.
When the sight returned, it was a gray world that was perishing.
“after.”
I exhaled and activated no-hop.
The skill level went up, so it was easier to move than last time.
‘It’s definitely different this time.’
In the gray sky, a clear intent to kill Taesan was felt.
Kurrureung!
In an instant, the sky trembled. Taesan kicked his feet at the twinkling light.
Whoops!
The lightning struck down and burned the ground. The sand became glass and glistened. Taesan whistled at the strong heat hitting his face.
‘I’m going to kill you.’
Then, of course, Taesan also intended to finish the fight quickly. He gave strength to his feet.
Quaang!
The earth was crushed and the body rushed. The destination of this quest was not too far away. If you go fast, you can get there in an hour.
But it was also impossible to get there easily.
Kurleung!
A mountain in the direction we are moving
is shaking. The earth oscillates like waves.
A huge baobab tree that can be seen from afar rises up to its roots, and a boulder escapes the influence of gravity and flies away.
San transforms into a human form and punches Tae-san.
Taesan kicked the ground. A fist struck the ground where he stood. The sand exploded and created a huge crater.
Taesan took out his sword and drove it into his earthen arm.
However, as before, the damage
window did not appear.
It was something that could not be killed. In that case, there was no need for a sword with a narrow attack area. Taesan drew his sword.
Kurrureung!
The mountain giant raises his arm. Mount Tai on the arm naturally rises up into the sky.
And stones and trees embedded in the giant’s body fly like bullets.
Taesan throws a fist.
Kwaaang!
The air burst and collided with stones flying like meteorites. The stones were smashed and scattered in all directions.
Kurleung!
The giant tries to crush Mount Tai with his other arm. Taesan escapes from his arms and falls to the ground.
‘how will we do it.’
As he fell, Taesan thought. To achieve his goal, he had to defeat this giant. All sorts of things flew to Taesan, who was falling even in the middle of his thoughts.
[You
activated the deer that walks the wind path.]
The wind wraps around Taishan’s body.
His body moves in the sky. Taesan rushes into the giant’s torso.
There are flying things, but avoid them and hit them. Wrapped in Taesan’s arm, the sword moved wildly and smashed everything that approached.
[You activated a strong attack.]
Clenched your fists and pulled your waist to strike.
Wow!
The sand dug up and the giant stumbles
. Unable to withstand the applied force, he collapses to the ground.
A giant made of mountains collapses at the fists of men.
Taishan lands on top of the fallen giant.
‘Where do you want to be?’
Taesan continues punching.
The giant resists by waving its arms, but ignores it by stomping on it and bursting it.
When he came here before, everything that had attacked him had a gray aura.
that was what i was looking for It took a long time because of its large body, but I was able to find it for a while.
‘It’s on the soles of my feet.’
Taesan crushed the gray aura. The resisting giant stopped moving and then collapsed.
[Your spirit level has been activated. The skill level of ??? has increased by 3%.]
The skill level also increased. I checked and the contents have changed.
[Concept skill: ???]
[Proficiency level: 15%]
[The power of will is ??? Advent.]
The word “strength” was added.
‘ also.’
something with a will. It seemed that by knocking it down, the rise in spirituality was robbed.
I tried to use points as a test, but it didn’t apply. It meant that it was a skill that could only be raised in this way.
‘What will happen if I shoot 20%?’
I was curious, but I didn’t have time to think about it.
Quarreung!
The gray sky fluctuated and lightning continued to strike. Taesan quickly moved her feet to avoid it.
A huge hurricane was rushing in from the other side, and the earth began to crack open to reveal the ground beneath it.
Natural disasters struck at the same time.
‘Does this mean it’s in earnest?’
Taesan kicked the ground.
Kagagagak!
A storm engulfed Taishan. The force was so strong that it was incomparably stronger than the sandstorms he had experienced before, preventing movement.
[You used a pair of shoes made from golem ore and forged with spirits. Release
everything that restricts you .]
In an instant, the wind disappeared.
Taesan used the gap to activate acceleration. It escaped the storm at speeds exceeding the speed of sound.
What greeted him was the earth crumbling like puzzle pieces.
Koo Goo Goo!
Even the scaffolding was not properly made, and the ground was falling into pieces. Taesan moved forward, quickly finding places where he could barely step between them.
Kurung!
In the meantime, lightning struck. He avoided a direct hit, but the tip of his arm was slightly burned.
[215 damage to you.]
It didn’t stop there, the air got thicker and thicker. It was now viscous enough to stop movement.
[You have triggered a protest.]
The air is pushed out and there is freedom of action. Taking advantage of that gap, he stepped on the unstable footing and sprinted forward.
The distance was not far. It was right in front of you now.
But in front of him was a huge cliff with no end in sight.
And the cliff was approaching Mount Tai.
Taesan, who was about to step back, hesitated.
Kugu Palace!
A cliff of the same size was running at high speed from behind.
[How are you?]
“That’s true.”
Taesan let out a laugh. It showed a willingness to kill somehow
.
The cliff was approaching at a fairly rapid pace. Compared to Taishan, it was slower, but the length of the cliff was so long that it was impossible to move and get out.
But it was also a good opportunity.
Taesan gave strength to her feet and ran towards the cliff. When the cliff came close, I kicked the ground.
Kwajik.
Put your feet on the cliff and climb up. The cliff is so high that it reaches the sky, but it starts to climb at a rapid pace.
As we climbed to the mid-slope, the speed of movement of the cliff suddenly increased.
[You have activated Freedom of Choice.]
Invest intelligence into agility to go up faster.
When the cliff on the other side was within reach, Mount Tai jumped over the edge of the cliff.
Whoops!
Cliffs crashed into each other and shattered. If he had been crushed by that, it was so powerful that he would have suffered great damage.
Taesan, who had been watching while whistling,
looked down.
‘Now then:
Mount Tai stepped on the cliff and climbed up to the sky. Then the cliff broke and disappeared.
Mount Tai began to fall from the sky high and high. A sharp wind clawed my cheeks.
I used both attack nullification and mid-air jump. And even if there was, I had no intention of writing it.
There is only one skill to use while falling. He wrapped himself in preparation for the shock.
Whoops!
And the earth hit the ground. Taesan gnashed his teeth at the strong shock.
[1243 damage to you.]
It’s this damage even though I turned on Hardness, which cuts the damage in half. Since it fell from a place higher than the clouds, it was natural damage.
The damage could have been reduced if Deer that Walks the Wind was activated, but Taesan didn’t use the skill.
The reason was because of this skill.
[You landed on the ground from a very high place. Acquired the special activation skill [Leap]. I got the special activation skill [Landing].]
[I did it by chance, but you knew it as well?]
“Of course.”
Leap was a skill obtained in a fairly unique way. It was difficult to meet the conditions, so I thought about getting it later, but the opportunity was given to me, so I got it quickly.
And in front of Mount Tai, there was a gate to the ruins leading underground.
Level up with skill
