_ Volume 8 Episode 17
192. 41st. A madman seeking a great spirit (1)
“Quaned is dead.”
A voice echoed in the place where the leaders of the guides were gathered. They groaned.
“Did he die in the end?”
“It’s not an unexpected result, but it hurts my heart.”
They weren’t too upset. Kwaned’s power is obviously great, but
the power that was dimly seen as Taesan descended so far was also formidable. They expected that the odds of losing were higher than winning.
And there was one more reason why they weren’t so upset.
King Jeongryeong said.
“Still, the power is ours. Then it doesn’t matter.”
Patricia’s contract. Quaned’s soul and powers returned to them as long as they were weak there. Their eyes fell on an ashen-haired girl.
“You decided to take it. Society.”
“okay.”
Societe said curtly. King Jeongryeong smiled and asked.
“How does it feel? To receive the power of others.”
This was the first time they had made a contract to transfer souls and powers. Although he asked out of curiosity, So Siet remained expressionless.
“I don’t know either. I didn’t get it.”
“what?”
The spirit king’s face shook for the first time
.
“…Didn’t you receive that power according to the contract?”
“It was.”
So Siet’s eyes narrowed.
“But I didn’t get anything. Neither the soul, nor his power, nor anything else entered.”
“What is that?”
The atmosphere instantly became turbulent.
“Is it true that Kwaned is dead?”
“right. The jewel linked to life was broken. It means that
the body has met death .”
An old man holding a cane from a dead tree spoke in a high-pitched voice. Receiving the title of Grand Wizard, he was the one who made the jewels that linked life with the guides of each level.
“There is no way to fake it…
“No. Exactly impossible.”
“What is it?”
“You just have to leave the labyrinth.”
The old man knocked down the dead tree.
“The life stone only works inside the labyrinth. When you exit the labyrinth, the fire of the life stone
is automatically turned off. However, as long as Patricia’s contract exists, you cannot leave the labyrinth.”
“There’s no way… to break it.”
Immortal Contract. to break it At least according to their common sense, it was impossible.
“Then…
“Kwaned is dead.”
“You mean that power never returned to us?”
Silence came with the conclusion.
“I have to check first. Let’s call Patricia. Archmage.”
“shit. I don’t like being the target of taking out my anger.”
The archmage wrinkled his face and began drawing lines on the floor with his staff. Eventually, the magic circle was completed and the archmage flapped his robe.
“Everyone hit your head. Unless you want to explode.”
They bowed flat.
The archmage hit the magic circle with his staff and muttered something.
And the power descended.
A huge, terrifyingly strong force. The strength that made those who thought they were the strongest among mortals look like bugs.
cried the archmage.
“Advent! Patricia! You are out of your mortal seat!”
Wow!
Momentarily, a huge pressure pressed down on them and silence came.
[What?]
A voice full of annoyance rang out
. The archmage hunched over.
“The lowly body salutes the great being!”
The Archmage swallowed. The Immortal didn’t seem to be in a good mood. At this time, if you went against your planting, you could buy the Immortal’s wrath with something insignificant, so you had no choice but to be careful.
he asked in the utmost courtesy.
“You immortal. Can I ask you something?”
[Say.]
“We made a sacrifice and made a deal with Lady Patricia.”
The sacrifices they made were not few. Those who settled in the depths were also valuable offerings.
“But the power has not returned to us. May I ask what the contract was like?”
[…]
The immortal did not answer. The Great Magician put his head down and waited quietly.
After a long time, the Immortal
spoke.
[I will not accept contracts related to him in the future.]
“Yes?”
The archmage raised her head involuntarily at the unexpected answer. Patricia said with an annoyed face.
[Are you questioning my decision?]
“Oh no.”
[You know that. Be prepared if there is anything related to him when you write my contract in the future.]
“If that’s the case, then our sacrifice O..”
[Dare you to ask me to return the offering you gave me?]
Anger shone in Patricia’s voice. The Archmage exclaimed in fright at the oppression and power that came upon him.
“no! The offering belongs to Patricia!”
[Be careful. wormy bastards. I can crush you at any time.]
Patricia left with annoyed words.
The archmage woke up shaking off his sweaty back.
“Damn immortals. It’s hard to deal with.”
“…The contract didn’t come through.”
There was no other reason for the Immortal to be so annoyed. In the end, they offered sacrifices as sacrifices and failed to obtain results.
“It’s difficult.”
The man who had been silent for a while spoke. It was the man who had made the decision to bring Kwaned the other day.
“What is certain is that the contract has been broken. And it means that the power could have been passed on to him.”
The reason why they made a contract with Patricia was to bring the power of Kwaned, but also to prevent Taesan from getting anything.
But all those plans collapsed.
“What kind of people are in the 5th hierarchy?”
“Uh… it’s nothing. They are just normal guys.”
Their eyes
sank when they heard that they were not strong enough to stop Mount Tai.
said the man.
“Find a way. We have to kill him somehow.”
With Kwaned dead, there was no more room for them.
They started moving with serious faces.
No matter what they did, Taishan arrived at the 41st floor with a calm face.
The outer walls of the 41st floor were dry and twisted.
The dust was piled up as if it had not been touched by humans. The same goes for the floor, not the walls, so dust rises every time you step on it.
There was a shop owner there.
“Are you here?”
“yes.”
“Are you going to live this time?”
Taesan nodded.
The store owner raised an eyebrow.
“How much do you have?”
“Nearly three hundred thousand.”
He gathered all the gold he had collected by selling the materials he had collected and came down to collect about 270,000 gold. The shopkeeper whistled.
“Do too many. There are so many of them who haven’t even reached the depths yet? That would be enough to buy two?”
“Let me show you.”
As if waiting for that, the store owner opened the space and poured in one by one.
Even at a glance, things that were not ordinary equipment appeared.
“They’re quite usable, so check them out slowly.”
“I think so.”
Taesan smiled and started checking things.
[Executioner’s Ax]
[The ax that cut the throats of thousands. Among those victims
were great wizards, kings who were greater than anyone else, and wise men who realized all things.]
[Attack power + 13
[Attack power + 30 when dealing with enemies of noble lineage]
[300.000G]
“Huh.”
From the first ax he held, it was an unbelievable performance.
The base attack power was 130. Carvert’s sword, which he was currently using, had such a performance that it faded.
The only downside was the exorbitant price commensurate with the performance.
Even with the money Taesan had, he still couldn’t buy it.
“Are these the things you want to buy?”
“Of course not.”
The shop owner said with a natural face.
“Most of the equipment here is something that no normal guy can buy. It’s kind of a show that you can buy these further down. Otherwise, you
have to do the challenge quest like you received before, but I can’t give it to you.”
“That’s too bad.”
If the quest was possible, most things could be bought. Taesan expressed regret and the shop owner waved his hand.
“Who has anything to lose? Check it slowly.”
The next piece of equipment Taesan grabbed was a magic wand. There was a blood-colored jewel hanging from the tip.
[Jewel wand containing the blood of a star]
[The star itself was wounded and its blood contained.]
[Magic + 70]
[Can use the special activation skill [Cursed Blood]]
[290000G]
[Mantra Ring of ]
[The great one. A ring said to have been once worn by Mantra. The truth is unknown, but the power beyond mortals remains in the ring, albeit weakly.]
[Mana + 400]
[Intelligence + 20
[Defense + 8]
[250.000G]
[Earrings containing the sound of all things]
[All the sounds of the universe ] Earrings with . It has immeasurable value in itself.]
[Strength + 200]
[Agility + 200]
[Intelligence + 200] [
Can activate the
special activation skill [Sound Echo] .]
[270.000G]
“How is it?”
The shop owner asked Taesan with a proud face as he checked each one. Taesan nodded.
“It is very good.”
To be honest, I was holding back my admiration.
The price is very high, but the performance was worth it. It was only equipment that could make you noticeably stronger if you bought just one.
‘At this level, I’m worried.’
What to pack is most effective.
First of all, weapons are excluded in a second order. It was because the ghost said he could get the weapon he used.
The same goes for armor. High defense power was not so meaningful to Taesan now.
accessories. Or something reinforced. And the effect is attack power.
Otherwise, equipment with special effects was also good. Just then, the equipment Taesan
wanted to buy caught his eye.
“I will do this first.” Taesan picked up a flute.
[A flute that calls for silence]
[A flute favored by a bard who loved silence.]
[When used, all magic within range is prohibited for 10 minutes. This item can only be used once a day.]
[70000G]
It was the flute I had seen at the store before. As you go down the floor, more and more enemies use magic. In addition, whenever I went to another world by God’s trial, those who used magic always came out at least once.
It was an attractive item that you would definitely use whenever you had it. I didn’t have money back then so I couldn’t buy it, so I thought I’d buy it now.
The shop owner also seemed to agree with Taesan’s choice.
“That’s good enough. It’s better to take it to the end like that than to be stupid .
So what are you going to buy now?”
“I will think about that a little more.”
The remaining gold is now 200,000 gold. In this way, the grade of the equipment had to be lowered little by little.
Tae-san, who was checking the items one by one, shook his head.
“There is no advantage to changing that much.”
There was no big difference or there was no need to change it urgently. After hearing Taesan’s words, the shop owner
looked at him with a puzzled expression.
“Is there anything wrong? What the hell are you wearing?”
[Because the equipment you have makes no sense. I came down after breaking through the god’s ordeal and figuring out all the things I came down with, so it can’t be bad.]
“Hmm.”
Taesan continued to look at the items, but did not see anything he liked.
In the meantime, I saw a leather strap.
A simple leather strap without any pattern
. Compared to other items, it was so shabby, but the subtle energy was noticeable.
[A leather strap that feels a slight blessing]
[A leather strap wrapped around the handle of the sword. I don’t know who used it or who made it. All I can tell is that it was made to hold a sword that would kill you just by holding it.]
[Attack Power + 2]
[The longer you handle a sword equipped with a leather strap, the higher your sword
proficiency, the higher your attack power. .]
[Release all debuff effects received by holding the sword.]
[This effect can be dispelled at any time and moved to another weapon.]
[200000G]
The effect itself was insignificant. If you look at it simply, the attack power was 20, which was a very low figure compared to the price.
However, continued growth was possible.
There was also the effect of being able to move to another weapon at any time. After thinking for a while, Taesan listened to the band.
“I will do this.”
“That’s not bad either. It’s a good choice.”
The shop owner also looked at Taesan’s choice with satisfaction.
With this, all the business in the store is over.
Taesan said thanks and headed down the aisle. The shop owner opened his mouth with an ambiguous face.
“It’s the 41st floor now, right? Then you will see them soon.”
“They?”
“There is such a thing. It’ll be a little annoying and irritating, but… if it’s you, it won’t be a big deal.”
It was a significant word.
Taesan put it in his head and proceeded down the aisle.
[A spirit with only anger left appeared.]
An opaque sphere appeared.
The sphere trembled. And Tae San could feel
the attack heading into his head .
[Judged agitated…]
[Decision failed!]
Tae-san shakes his head and shakes it off.
‘It’s just like the story.’
Taeyeon Lee said. There was also a floor in the labyrinth where only the spirit bodies appeared. Every time I dealt with them, they interfered with my mind, and it was so difficult to break through.
But Tae-san had nothing to do with it.
The sphere stimulated his spirit
, but Taesan did not feel any special inspiration. the ghost said calmly.
[There’s no way the existence of the labyrinth has anything to do with overcoming the god’s presence and anger.]
Taesan swung his sword. The sphere cracked, but no damage window appeared.
The split spheres became one again, stimulating Taesan’s spirit.
41st floor.
This place was the same as the previous
level of the spirits. The cerebral body could not be attacked by normal means.
‘It’s not impossible, though.’
If you use sadohwa to raise your spirituality, you will be able to inflict damage on beings with only minds. But that was an impossible option if it wasn’t for Taesan.
So, on this floor, as well as the spirits, there was an existence that gave quests.
Taesan ignored the mental body and broke through the labyrinth. Every cerebral body he met sent an emotion of anger, but he ignored them all.
[I had a hard time breaking through this, too.]
The ghost murmured in admiration.
This was on the 41st floor. There was no way the attack from such a monster would be weak. It took even the ghost an hour to break through one room. It was a monster that had such an impact on the mind.
However, Taishan was very carefree.
[Myungkyongjisu’s proficiency has risen by 1%.]
Taesan walked around the entire room. It was a movement as if he knew how to attack
, but the ghost didn’t think much of it.
After wandering around like that, I was able to find a room.
Unlike the other doors, it is a black door that has not accumulated a speck of dust.
Taesan opened it.
There, a man with scattered hair was laughing maniacally.
“Hehehe!”
[You have encountered a madman who pursues a great spirit.]
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