_ Volume 11 Episode 24
274. 61 Chapter of the test (5)
[Conquering and reaching are different things? So even if you reached it, you wouldn’t have been able to fulfill your wish?]
“I don’t know. Because I couldn’t reach the end of the labyrinth. But… I’m sure.”
Beldencia said in a calm tone.
“Even if I cleared the labyrinth, I wouldn’t have been able to fulfill my wish. Because
I couldn’t conquer the labyrinth.”
conquer and break through.
Even the ghosts began to understand the concept belatedly.
[…you can’t just break through, right?]
“Yes. Warrior. you are definitely awesome If it were you, you might be able to clear the labyrinth. But you would have been like me.”
[Home.]
The ghost crossed its arms as if it were thinking about something. But there was no embarrassment or denial in his voice.
[As expected.]
“Did you expect it?”
[To some extent. If it’s a wish fulfillment, it must be that the gods directly grant it. I had the thought that simply breaking through such an enormous reward would not grant it.]
A wish is not a simple thing. Even more so, if God would do it himself.
Granting a wish by a god could also create something that could affect the universe itself, depending on the conditions.
The labyrinth is obviously difficult and you have to risk your life
, but the risk for your wish was too light.
Nevertheless, the reason why the hero went down the labyrinth was because he believed that he could gain the power to save the world if he was at the level of clearing the labyrinth.
[Then what is the standard for conquest?]
“I don’t know about that either. Will I go down after solving everything in the labyrinth, or will I have to meet certain conditions… One thing is for sure: I am now impossible.”
[In that case…]
The ghost’s gaze turned to Taesan.
[What if it were you?]
Until now, Taesan had figured out and solved everything in the labyrinth. It came closest to the meaning of the word conquest.
“well.”
Until now, it would have been possible, but I couldn’t say anything because I didn’t know the clear conditions. As we were talking about wishes, I naturally thought of Lee Tae-yeon.
‘She succeeded in breaking through the labyrinth.’
She did not say that she had fulfilled her wish.
When you think about it, it was a strange thing. If the cowardly woman had been able to make her wish come true, she would have asked to stop monsters from invading Earth.
However, she returned and died, leaving Taesan a bezoar.
Either the wish didn’t come true, or the wish came true in a way Taesan didn’t know.
Taesan couldn’t tell. Lee Tae
-yeon had never said anything about it.
‘How is it?’
Taesan thought quietly.
A day passed as I thought about this and that. This was the final ordeal.
“By spirit.”
“okay.”
[All abilities except for the spirits are sealed.]
[You are the highest level spirits with various colors. I summoned Barkaza
.]
[You are the king of wind spirits. Minerva was summoned.]
“Utcha.”
Minerva landed on the ground. Seeing her appearance, Beldenkia was possessed with an empty smile.
“The Spirit King… It’s really absurd.”
A contract with the king. Even Beldenkkia, who had seen countless spirit warriors, had never seen them before.
Beldencia beat the magic circle. The golem jumped out with a scream.
[Ugh!]
The golem rushed. Taesan gave the order.
“Take it down.”
[As soon as summoned, combat troops. Not bad.]
“Eek. It’s annoying.”
Unlike Barkaza, who was amused, Minerva grumbled at the sudden battle. The two rushed towards the golem.
Wow!
As soon as the battle started, the golem
was helplessly pushed away. As Taesan became stronger, Minerva also became stronger. It was enough for him not to step forward, so Taesan was just watching the battle.
“This means clearing stage 10 with only the spirits without the assistance of the owner.”
Beldencia smiled contentedly. The more Taesan showed his strength, the more he enjoyed it.
And before long, the golem fell.
[You have passed the fourth test.]
[You have obtained the spring water in harmony with the spirit
.]
[The spring water in harmony with the spirit]
[Increases affinity with the spirit and greatly increases the summoning time of the spirit. The limit of the power that spirits can embody in the world rises.]
“What? Do you feel a very familiar power?”
Minerva’s eyes lit up as she gazed at the spring water in the bottle.
Taesan drank the spring water.
Ugh.
Then Taesan’s body changed. A strange power spread throughout his body.
“Oh…
Taesan groaned in admiration without even realizing it.
I could feel the vitality of the weeds scattered at the bottom of the labyrinth. He could smell the wind gently flowing from Minerva.
The world has gotten closer.
Minerva’s eyes widened as well, as if she had sensed the change.
“what?”
“How do you feel?”
“I can feel the energy of nature strongly from the owner. And the power needed to maintain the summons has decreased?”
Minerva waved her arm. The wind gathered and turned into a small hurricane.
“…The consumption of power has also been reduced by more than half.”
“It’s fine.”
Minerva is obviously strong, but it was a big problem that she had time constraints when summoned
. So even though he has similar power to Taesan, he didn’t achieve great results.
Since that restriction was reduced, it was a useful reward that would be of great help in the future.
However, Minerva was not able to accept it calmly like a mountain.
“master. Isn’t this something that can be sorted out so easily?”
She was the Spirit King. The power consumed when she was summoned could not be handled even when hundreds of excellent Elementalists gathered.
Originally, it was impossible to descend because of the consumption of power, but the spirit god directly released the restriction, so it was barely possible to descend.
Such restrictions were reduced by half just by drinking a single spring water.
“This is the 61st floor. Even in the labyrinth, it’s a fairly deep layer. And what he did is an impossible feat.”
Beldencia said as if it were natural.
“Of course I can give you this kind of compensation. And it doesn’t end here.”
Beldencia raises her staff.
“Originally, give me the final reward here. It’s a reasonable reward based on what you’ve done so far. Until here is my role.”
Mana spread from the staff. Huge mana began to swirl around the room like a gentle wave.
“But… the benevolent wizard granted me one oversight.”
Beldencia smiled.
[Beldenkkia challenged Taesan to a duel. Both sides can use everything in this duel.]
Taesan
looked at the system window at the sudden request for a duel.
“I believe you. With the strength I’ve shown you so far, you should be able to make my wish come true.”
Risking your life for sure, but it’s possible. That one was enough.
“But it’s all on my own.”
If Taesan fails, what will happen to Beldenquia?
Very few gods are benevolent enough to leave mortals who oppose them alone, and of course the god of the fall is
not included.
Of course, Beldenkkia might not be able to be touched because she was bound by a contract, but she was not a princess.
“I want to see your true strength, unrestrained. Use everything you have to fight me.”
Ugh.
Waves of mana surge.
[Hidden Quest. The fifth test begins.]
A test that can be taken only after receiving Beldencia’s quest, which no one else will receive.
“What am I supposed to do with fighting you?”
It is impossible to win. If even the leadership fought now, they would be defeated in a hundred out of a hundred, but there was no need to mention Beldencia, who was stronger than that.
Beldencia shook her head.
“I don’t even say win. It just needs to be at a reasonable level from my point of view.”
“then.”
Taesan took out his sword.
In a fight against an overwhelming force, there was always something to be gained.
“Come and see. adventurer. Prove your strength
.”
[Beldencia activated the frozen world.]
The cold of the cold rages.
Intermediate magic handled by Taishan. However, the coldness was incomparable. The air freezes and a chill rushes in all directions.
[You activated Sadohwa [Darkness and Chaos].]
[You activated the King’s Bowl.]
[You activated the embers of disaster.]
The flames that destroy the world jump out. Flames sway in a world frozen by the bitter cold.
“What.”
Taesan clicked his tongue.
Even so, the cold doesn’t go away. The walls of the labyrinth were all frozen.
[Beldenkkia activated a starlight arrow.]
[Beldenkkia activated magic separation.]
A starlight arrow was drawn. And
the arrows are split into dozens and hundreds and fired all at once.
“Tsk.”
Taesan clicked his tongue. Judging that it was unavoidable, Taesan instead rushed towards Beldenkia.
The arrow hits Taesan and the attack nullification is activated.
[Your first attack nullification is activated.]
“What!”
Belden Kia, who stared blankly at Mount Tai, was shocked. Not only was his attack erased, but the magic
itself was gone.
However, he is a wizard who stepped into the depths.
Rather than panic, his hand moved first.
[Beldenkkia triggered a shuddering and echoing wave.]
The wave of invisible mana swarmed and tried to push Taesan away.
Even though it was a simple expression of mana, it contained power that Taesan couldn’t handle.
“Minerva.”
“Ugh. This is hard for me too.”
Minerva breaks into a cold sweat and gathers all her strength to blast the wind.
Whoops!
It was her power. He didn’t have enough energy to sustain the summoning, and he used up all the summoning time that had been increased by the spring water.
Even so, it can’t block all the wavering waves.
Minerva is shocked.
‘What kind of power.’
Even if they fought with the power of the King of Spirits, there was no chance of victory. It was unbelievable that it was the power of
a mortal .
“Keuuuk!”
Barkaza also assisted, but the wind eventually pushed away. However, it reduced the wavelength of mana to some extent.
At this level, I could absolutely block it with divine protection.
Taesan gave strength to his feet.
[You activate acceleration.]
Charge. The waves of mana rushing are blocked by Absolute Blessing. Beldenkia wields her staff in admiration.
“What the hell do you have?”
[Beldencia activated the protection of the blue world.] A
bluish veil enveloped Beldencia.
It’s intermediate magic. The power contained there was an absolute curtain that even the leadership could not easily break through.
‘How am I going to break through this?’
Beldencia sent a look of anticipation. It was believed that if it was Taesan, this level of protection could be pierced.
And Taesan
met his expectations in a completely different direction.
[You activated Absolute Judgment.]
The moment the sword touches, the veil is erased.
Beldencia’s eyes widened to the point where they couldn’t grow any larger. Taishan did not miss the opportunity and raged like a storm.
[You activated the golden sword of Naberius.]
Swing the sword roughly.
The moment the sword strike was about to touch Beldencia, his body disappeared.
[Beldencia activated Blink.]
“Huh.”
In the distance, Beldencia gasped for breath.
‘Did I almost allow the blow?’
Even if he was the leader, he wouldn’t even be able to approach him, but an adventurer who hadn’t even reached the depths yet would almost take a blow.
“Tsk.”
Taesan clicked his tongue and activated black magic.
[You
activated Mephisto’s Black Lightning.]
[Beldenkkia activated a pillar embedded in the ground.]
The pillar rises. Black lightning strikes the pole and rips it to the ground.
“Black lightning is unavoidable, but it’s not without breaking laws.”
Beldenkia’s face was full of joy when she said that.
‘If this is enough.’
It could really make his wish come true. He expressed his strength with hope.
“Let’s continue.”
The battle continued.
It was over after about an hour of fighting. Of course, it was Taesan’s defeat.
However, Taesan’s face was calm. It was a fight he had a lot to gain. I learned a lot about
how to respond to a high-ranking wizard .
‘Good.’
When he first entered Alone Mode, Taesan couldn’t even block Einzhar’s light attacks.
But now he had a good fight with a wizard who seemed to be on a similar level to Einzhar.
“Ahaha. good. very good. Kang Tae-san.”
And Beldencia was also satisfied.
Of course, if he had really tried to kill Tae
-san, he wouldn’t have been able to hold on. It would be over if dozens of intermediate level magics were poured all at once.
But it wasn’t rough. Even though he tried to seize victory by responding to the opponent’s attack, Taesan endured.
“Are you the leader now? Those idiots can’t be careless either. Yes. It is possible if you have that kind of power.”
Beldencia waved her hand.
“I was satisfied enough.”
[I got a potion of super attack power increase
.]
[I got a potion of super defense power boost.]
“And this is an additional reward from me.”
[Obtained a singing jewel and an echoing steel ring.]
[Obtained a wizard’s music box.]
Level up with skills.
