– Volume 10, Chapter 9
234. The fourth return. Earth (1)
Taesan fiddled with the ink-colored gloves.
A shimmering black aura was flowing through the entire glove.
Taesan received the ring and handed the two ingredients to Hafran. It was the ore he received from the world of giants and the will to perish he had obtained after defeating the dog of flame on the 51st floor.
It was one glove
made of two things .
[Gloves containing the will to perish]
[A mineral that can only be found in Bahuria, the world of giants, has been combined with the will to perish. The armor itself exudes a subtle aura of destruction.]
[Attack power + 300]
It was an equipment that focused only on increasing pure attack power, excluding everything else. It was a fairly high increase, perhaps because the material was the material.
Hafran’s face was noticeably older than before. When I said
that I was going to be away for a while because I had a hard time,
I heard the answer that I had a good trip, to see if I understood.
Taesan replied that he knew.
Only a few minutes left before returning to Earth. The posts in the community began to decrease one by one.
Everyone will be waiting impatiently for their return. Taishan was the same. If anything else, he had more expectations than nervousness.
Ugh.
space is open.
It was time to return to Earth.
The landscape of the Earth seen beyond began to devour Mount Tai.
And what I saw was a broken world.
Half-destroyed buildings. And a huge hole in the sky.
came back here
“You came back after all
” “But this time it will be different from before. We have become stronger too, and above all… because Taesan-nim is there.”
People hold their will. Kim Hui-yeon quickly appears in the center and claps her hands.
“ruler! Everyone please come here! I’m going to get a rough idea!”
The previous return, how strong the people were, and how many people died while going down the labyrinth. Such a rough understanding was necessary.
At Kim Hwi-yeon’s words, people quietly
gathered. Taesan also came up and hit her on the shoulder.
“ah. Mr. Taesan.”
Her face hardened instantly as she looked at Taesan with a happy face.
“…I’m sorry, but what’s the golem next to you?”
[Hoo. It’s quite usable, but… weak. Strange. You say you only have this much strength to go down the labyrinth’?]
“You talk…?”
“My spirit.”
Taesan answered simply. Kim Hwi-yeon’s eyes shook even more.
“A spirit?”
“I’m going to be away for a while, so let’s finish it in the meantime.”
“ah. yes.”
Kim Hwiyeon blankly nodded. Taishan left her behind and headed to the outskirts of City Hall.
“Uh huh?”
“A freak monster!”
People who saw Barcaza screamed and showed hostility. Then,
realizing that the one next to it was Taesan, he looked at it with a bewildered face.
[That’s a lot.]
Barkaza muttered as he looked around at the crowd.
[But weak. There are a few usable things, but they are not full. weird dude. If it was the labyrinth I saw, I wouldn’t be able to survive with that kind of power.]
“They have different conditions than me.”
fault.
Taishan arrived at the outskirts.
A hole in the sky greeted him quietly.
[I’m curious. Can you give me a proper explanation?]
Taesan gave Barkaza the general information. He said that his world was swallowed up by the god, and in the process, people entered the labyrinth.
However, the detailed process was not disclosed. It was because I decided that it would be better to talk about it after seeing it in person.
[You are the spirit king of the wind. Minerva
was summoned.]
The wind blows. The embodied wind takes shape and creates the figure of a woman. Barkaza bent down.
[Meet the King.]
“What?”
Minerva looked around and panicked.
“I don’t think this is a labyrinth?”
“That’s right.”
Taesan began to explain slowly. That
they were beings living in one world
. Meanwhile, a monster attacked their world.
And that they were given a choice.
Minerva and Barcaza signed a contract with him. According to the terms of the contract, unless Taesan dies, they will be together forever.
If so, it doesn’t matter if you tell me. Under that judgment, Taishan told me the approximate flow.
Upon hearing the story, Minerva frowned.
“It’s because of the damned old gods. at last.”
“yes?”
If you think about it, it was really the root of all evil. They attacked Arulia, aimed at the world of giants, and destroyed the earth.
Minerva looked up at the sky.
“…thick and strong.”
A black hole in the sky. Monsters appeared from there.
“And it is directly connected to this world. It’s going to be hard to close that one. But
it’s weak when it’s directly connected. Is it because of the intervention of the Transcendentalists?”
[master. I have a question.]
“What is it?”
[The owner said that the labyrinth was separated.]
“That’s right.”
Easy, Normal Hard and Alone mode.
Barkaza asked.
[The separation must be because of the old gods, right?]
Taesan nodded.
In the case of Easy and Normal Hard, it was not a labyrinth created by a wizard. It was created when the labyrinth was copied due to the intervention of the late god.
Barkaza laughed.
[That’s interesting.]
“I understand the situation roughly. Then what are we supposed to do here?”
“I have to wait for now.”
Taesan looked at City Hall. Kim Hwi-yeon was checking the people gathered.
Shortly after returning to Earth, the quest appears.
And Taesan knew what this quest was.
“Of the 65,000 people who survived the last return. 50,000 people…
Kim Hwi-yeon frowned at the people in front of her. It was said that 15,000 people died while going down the labyrinth. It was by no means a small number
.
“Still, it’s good that everyone who survived has gotten stronger.”
Right now, among the hard mode players, there were a few people who were twice as strong as when they returned last time. She and Geum Jung-geun Seo Jang-san were among them.
“By the way, where did Mr. Taesan go?”
“Did you call?”
“Wow!”
Kim Hwi-yeon screamed and stepped back. She rubbed her chest in surprise.
“When did you come?”
“just now.”
“older brother. hello.”
Geum Joong-geun, who was about to say hello, looked at both sides of Taesan.
[Not bad, but too weak. Is this the limit of the separated labyrinth?]
“There are a lot of people. no Is it a small number if you think that everyone around here has gathered?”
A golem-like being and a woman with beautiful blue hair looked at them and muttered.
Geum Joong-geun asked cautiously.
“That brother. The two on either side…
“I am the spirit king of the wind. Minerva. Please take good care of me.”
Minerva smiled.
Geum Joong-geun nodded with a puzzled face.
“Uh yes…
“Are you done checking?”
At Taesan’s question, Kim Hwiyeon suddenly came to her senses.
“yes. Quite a few people died while attacking the labyrinth, but everyone
is stronger than before.”
“That’s good.”
Taesan drew strength. A dark aura spread through the people.
Those who looked at Taesan with bewildered eyes burst into wonder.
“Ohhh…
“I think I got about half of it.”
“Come to think of it, there was this.”
Geum Joong-geun opened the skill window. A dark magic that he hadn’t been able to obtain before was in the skill window.
Taishan was able to pass on black magic to the people of Earth as a reward from the demon god. It gave me things I couldn’t get because of lack of power before.
Seeing the people bursting with admiration, Taesan opened his mouth.
“Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok?”
“The two went down to try sparring for a while. It will come soon. anyway me me Brother…
Geum Joong-geun kept glancing at Minerva and Barkaza.
Taesan opened his mouth with a face that seemed to have a lot of questions.
“don’t worry. Because it is on our side.”
“I trust my brother. But I think other people are a little anxious.”
Minervaya had the appearance of a beautiful woman, but Barkaza had the appearance of a golem. People sent anxious glances at it, probably because it looked similar to a monster or monster in the labyrinth.
Taesan replied.
“Don’t worry, you’ll find out soon.”
The confirmation was over amidst people’s concerns. And the quest appeared.
[The next quest will start in two days.]
Two days were given. People were thinking of taking a break and waiting until the next quest came out.
But Taesan knew. From the fourth return, true rest does not exist.
Kurrureung!
There was a roar outside City Hall. The people who stood guard ran screaming.
“monster! It’s a monster! Over a hundred!”
” what’?”
Kim Hwi-yeon got up in a fright.
Checking outside, she distorted her face.
“This is a complete wave!”
During the preparation period during the previous return, monsters had approached, but the number was very small and did not pose a threat.
I thought it would be the same this time, and I was putting my mind at ease, but suddenly a hundred monsters appeared.
“Besides…
the power of monsters felt from a distance could not be underestimated.
Occasionally, she saw a monster that even she could not be sure of.
Hwiyeon Kim hurriedly shouted.
“Gather everyone!”
“There is no need for that.”
Taesan stepped forward.
“Barkaza. And Minerva.”
[good night. Trampling on the monster of the old god. There are few things more enjoyable than this.]
“Me too. You’re welcome
as long as you interfere with the plans of those damned things .”
Both rejoiced and stepped forward. All of a sudden, the people gathered stared blankly at the two.
The strength of the monsters was mostly D-class. These were monsters that hard mode players could barely win if they risked their lives.
Barkaza claps his hands at the running monster. A huge barrier is implemented around the city hall.
Kaaaang!
Monsters knock on the barriers.
And the barrier doesn’t shake.
Like a castle wall that has blocked enemies for hundreds of years, it has blocked all attacks.
” uh?”
“Uh uh uh.”
People groan and Barcaja claps his hands again.
light happens
The embodied light advances. In an instant, it penetrates the entire body of the monsters and erases their numbers.
[It’s weak.]
The current Barkaza
had power over the 5th floor. There was no way a D-class monster would be an opponent.
Minerva waves her hand.
A light wind rose.
And the wind soon turned into a storm.
Kaga gaga go!
“Wow!”
The gusting wind makes people scream and bend down. A hurricane advances towards the monsters.
Kagagakak!
And when the hurricane passed,
there were no monsters left.
“How much power was consumed?”
“Very few. If you’re going to spend this much, how many years can you stay?”
“Good.”
Taesan was much better than expected. At this level, it really became a great force on Earth.
“…what?”
Kim Hwi-yeon stared blankly.
The monsters they had to risk their lives to defeat were all cleared up with just two attacks.
The power Taesan showed during his previous return was clearly monstrous. The ground was destroyed just by punching and leaping.
But it was still possible to understand. because they are similar The higher his stats went, the more he transcended human limits.
But this.
“Oh oh oh oh…
people bend their knees in wonder.
[Divine power proficiency has risen by 1%.]
Level up with skill.
