– Volume 12, Chapter 17
292. Projection of will (3)
“I make equipment that ordinary people can use. A blacksmith in the labyrinth that anyone can use. That is the position that the wizard has given me.”
Caang.
Hafran pounded his hammer. A clear sound rang out.
“But I am not the only blacksmith here. The labyrinth is where the gods settled. The rewards given to adventurers
are treasures that cannot be made or seen outside. Many blacksmiths headed for the Labyrinth.”
And most of them disappeared without a word.
Labyrinths do not allow ordinary adventurers. It was the same with the blacksmith. Those who did not have the same level of talent as Hafran were not accepted.
“In-depth. There is a mad dwarf nestled at the entrance of that place.”
“Go find him?”
“Because unlike me, he
makes heterogeneous equipment.”
Hafran said.
“That guy went mad because he was obsessed with making weapons that surpassed mortality. I’m not a sane blacksmith. It’s third-rate for handling normal stuff. But… first-rate at handling something like the one you have.”
Hafran frowned.
“The will to devour himself will be accepted with great pleasure. I’m already crazy and broken, so I can make you anything you want. The problem is that he’s also mentally broken
…
Hafran clicked his tongue. He seemed annoyed just by recalling the memory.
“Most of the labyrinths have already been destroyed, but that one is especially worse. … no. If it were you, there would be no problem.”
Halfran, who was looking at Taesan with a strange face, opened her mouth.
“He should be able to handle it.”
“Is it deep?”
The place that seemed so far away was now right in front of me. Taesan
put Rin on the side of will.
“good. So, when can I come back?”
“That’s something I can’t even say.”
Hafran fiddled with the ingredients with an ambiguous face.
“Too many. and diverse The equipment you want is not an easy equipment to make. It may take as long as you make the ring.”
“okay?”
It took quite a long time, but Taesan’s face wasn’t bad.
He knew from experience so far that the longer it took to manufacture the equipment, the higher the rank.
“Then see you next time.”
“Wait calmly. It’s going to be a busy time.”
Hafran arranged the ingredients with an enthusiastic face.
Taesan descended the labyrinth again. He reached the stairs leading down to the 64th floor.
Then, the space split and the Demon God appeared.
Looking at Taesan, she opened her mouth
.
[The nosy man already said it, but I still have to tell you. 64th floor. At the end of it, the leader of the guide is waiting.]
“You’re faster than I thought.”
[I can’t help it. Because you became strong too quickly.]
To think that an adventurer on the 64th floor was dealing with an adventurer who stepped on the 74th floor. It was something that had never happened even in the long history of the labyrinth.
[Then do your best and win.]
“Thank you.”
[And the power you obtained…]
The demon possessed the horse’s tail. There was something ambiguous about the demon’s expression as he looked at Mount Tai.
[no. I don’t think it matters now.]
“Are you talking about your will?”
[okay. It’s definitely a mighty and mighty force, but it’s going to be difficult for you to handle right now. It’s probably after you’ve gone down enough depths to emit light.]
The Demon God began to disappear in the darkness.
[Let’s talk about that later.
come down hard I’ll be waiting in the depths.]
Taesan nodded.
After the demon left, he went down the stairs.
[The 64th floor quest begins.]
[Defeat the boss on the 64th floor and pass.]
[Reward: The broken one. Bahalam’s Helmet]
[Secret Reward: ???]
The monster on the 64th floor was a bloated slime.
When you pass through the passage and reach the room, the passage to return is closed. Then, the slime filling the room slowly approached.
Defeat the slime before it’s crushed to death. It looked like that layer.
There was nothing wrong with Taesan
. Possessing superior strength to the floor, he was able to defeat the slime with just a few swings of his sword without using any skills.
Breaking through the floors, he confirmed the newly acquired skills.
[Special permanent activation skill: Last chance]
[Proficiency level: 1%]
[When you are attacked to death, you must block the attack once. It can only be used once on the same opponent, and
has a cooldown of one hour after use.]
“Oh?”
Taishan’s eyes shone.
I expected it to some degree from the skill name, but I didn’t expect it to be a skill of this level.
This was a skill similar to Endurance.
Of course, looking at the value as a single skill, it was lower than Endurance. Endurance ignores the opponent’s attack and becomes completely undamaged for a certain period of time, giving you a very wide range of responses
.
On the other hand, the last chance was to block the attack. It seemed difficult to act immediately as his actions were fixed in defense.
There will always be a part of blocking it, but it won’t be as much as ignoring it like holding out.
However, it was a skill like a safety device that could save lives. Its value was incomparable to other skills.
It was too good a skill to have obtained by barely blocking a blow.
But I managed to understand.
[Your opponent is @!##[email protected] @#!.]
It was the system window that appeared when you met the world of Hafran.
Collapsing system window. It was the first time since the Apostle of God. The reason was easy to guess.
‘An existence beyond the mortal case.’
An existence that has dipped its feet into transcendence.
When dealing with such a being, it seemed that the system of the labyrinth could not express it properly, causing errors.
Having a mortal body to block the blow of a non-mortal being was certainly enough.
And with this, there was something to check.
Endurance and Last Chance. Which of the two triggers first?
Taesan moved to the next room. The oncoming slime began to be squeezed slowly without touching it.
Kulleong.
[Your first attack, Absolute Nullification has been triggered.]
[Your second attack, Absolute Nullification has been activated.] [
Your third attack, Absolute Nullification has been activated.]
[1043 damage to you.]
The damage slowly creeps in. . Taishan did not move.
Endurance is triggered in case of death anyway. There was no problem with holding on there because there was no cooldown if the target was different.
His stamina slowly gnaws away and drops to triple digits.
The moment he was about to die, Taesan’s body moved.
There was no will of Taesan there. It was more like an automatic movement.
Gives strength to the whole body. Move your feet and arms to push off roughly.
Tuong!
Slime bounces off.
‘It’s activated before holding out.’
If this was the case, the harvest was more than expected. It was like having two extra lives. Even the ghost burst into exclamation.
[This doesn’t make sense.]
It’s relatively low in value because Taesan has endurance, but for other adventurers, it was hard to find a better skill than this.
A labyrinth is a place where you must risk your life for a challenge. Skills that add stability to the challenge were highly valued, and skills like Last Chance were the best among them.
After grasping it, Taesan defeated the slime and regained his physical strength.
Verification is over. Now it was time to check the other one as well.
[Special permanent activation skill: Spirit]
[Proficiency level: 1%]
[The materialization of will. You can make a declaration that affects the world by uttering a language that contains your will.]
Word of mouth. Concept skill proficiency increase. A skill acquired through the projection of will.
Taesan moved to the next room. He said with determination to the slime that was rushing towards him.
“stop.”
kugung.
The slowly approaching slime stopped for a moment.
Slime creaked. It was as if Taesan’s command and his own will collided and he couldn’t do either one or the other.
“My headache has lessened a little.”
It was less than before, probably because he had acquired specific skills. It wasn’t a pain that I couldn’t use anymore after at least once or twice.
After looking at the creaking slime for a moment, Taesan opened his mouth again.
“Burn.”
With the declaration, the slime started burning.
The flames ravenously devoured the slime. Then the headache got worse. Taesan held back the pain and looked at the burning slime.
The slime burned and then disappeared.
[You won against the slime guarding the door.]
“The damage itself is fine.”
Slime’s HP was quite high.
Being able to defeat it like this meant that the power used as will was proportional to Taesan’s attack power to some extent.
[It’s closer to the dragon language.]
The ghost murmured. A race that deals with magic that is completely different from the magic god who can overturn heaven and earth with a single word. It was similar to the dragons they dealt with.
not bad. If there was a problem, it was a headache. The stronger the influence, the worse the pain.
Taesan relieved the headache and did various experiments.
As a result, it was found that there was less headache when using Unryeong on oneself.
And I also found out that now I can deal with things I was halfway throwing away.
“Move.”
Kagagagak!
Arrows jump out and run at the slime.
Arrows with a will of their own. When I first got it, I used it not badly, but at some point I didn’t use it well.
The reason was simple. Damage was too little.
Arrows required skill from the person who handles them, and the standard for that skill was very high. Taesan, which had become considerably stronger, did not cause significant damage.
And moving with ego meant that Taesan didn’t have to worry about it, but in other words, it also meant that Taesan couldn’t exercise influence.
It wasn’t even an intrusive level against strong enemies, so Taishan
hasn’t been used that much yet.
But now that I’ve gained the will, it’s different.
[An arrow with its own ego]
[An arrow that moves by itself to protect its owner. move with self It cannot exceed a certain range.]
[Current owner: Kang Tae-san]
[Current attack power: 521]
The attack power has gone up considerably, probably because it is handled directly with will .
In addition, the speed and power also increased noticeably.
‘In the first place, it was an arrow that could be handled at the level of a transcendent.’
An arrow that can be used only at a level that can be handled with willpower alone. If you leave it to the ego of the arrow, not your will, the attack power drops to double digits.
Taesan’s head throbbed as he handled the arrow to destroy the slime.
Taesan took the arrow.
“It’s usable, but…
it was also hard to handle.
Acquiring the command language reduced the headache, but it was still not negligible.
Now I could understand why the demon had said that it wouldn’t mean much right now. It was because Taesan’s ability itself was insufficient to deal with in the first place.
‘but.’
The stronger and higher the rank, the higher the value will be.
It was a useful enough skill.
After confirming, Taesan started the labyrinth breakthrough again.
Break through the secret room and collect the reward. The reward is cloth clothes that increase black magic. It was equipment to be offered as a tribute to the Demon God.
Taesan went on and on and reached the boss.
The boss was a slime with sharp spines. Taesan raised his hand.
“Let’s finish quickly.”
[You activate plus.]
Kwakdeuk.
Slime is crushed.
After swinging the sword a few more times, the slime
completely collapsed.
[Floor 64 cleared.]
Cleared the floor.
However, Taishan did not reap the sword.
[You are a multi-colored, top-notch spirit. Summoned Barkaza.]
[You are the king of wind spirits. Minerva was summoned.]
“Hello!”
[It’s been a while. master. The fact that Minerva was also called means that the enemy appeared, right?]
“Yes.”
Taesan gives a short answer. Barkaza speaks in a high-pitched tone, anticipating the battle ahead.
[Who is it? Is it related to Goshin again this time?]
“You’ll find out soon.”
[Hmm?]
Barkaza, who was curious, hardened.
Minerva’s face was the same. she murmured.
“what…?”
Taesan
looked at the stairs leading to the 65th floor.
coo!
A huge rumble rings out.
The sound, like an earthquake, was slowly approaching.
Chunk.
It appeared with the sound of iron.
A gigantic figure appeared on Taishan’s ship, who was covered in black armor all over.
On his back was a greatsword the size of Taesan’s torso.
What I feel is overwhelming heaviness.
An atmosphere that silences everyone around you just by existing.
and strength.
Taesan had never seen a being of that level of strength before.
Fire Spirit King. and Ambrecia.
guide to sin. its head.
said the ghost.
[Are you the first? It’s reasonable.]
The knight didn’t say anything.
He just raised his greatsword and pointed at Mount Tae.
[The iron wall that protects the world. Shaman has appeared.]
Level up with skills.
