_ Volume 16 Episode 21
396. 79th Floor, Floor of Struggle (2)
[Of course, the wizard is also absent. What am I supposed to do with this?]
Barbaba sighed.
“Do you have a headache?”
[For whom? I shouldn’t blame you, but I want to.]
He groaned.
[You have become immortal. It means that the purpose of the labyrinth has already been reached
.]
“I have no intention of stopping here.”
There was still a lot to be gained. I didn’t mean to stop just because I became immortal.
[I guess so…]
Balbabamba blurted out his words. Tai San tried to go down to the 79th floor.
But Barbaba did not step aside, blocking the passage.
Taesan looked at him blankly.
” what?”
[I’m thinking about it. Should I send you down
or stop you here?]
[What? Are you preventing me from going down the labyrinth?]
The ghost was surprised. The administrator blocked the adventurer’s attack. It was unheard of. said Barbabamba in a gruff tone.
[Originally, this is something that could not have happened. My job is to maintain the labyrinth and reward the adventurers. It’s not my job to stop adventurers… but the current situation is so unusual.]
Barbabamba looked at Taesan.
The emotions in those gazes were very complex.
[You have reached a reaching point. Going down any further than this is, in a sense, against the purpose of the labyrinth.]
The labyrinth was created by the gods because they wanted to see mortals risking their lives.
The case of immortals going down the labyrinth was not assumed.
It was natural. Among the beings who tested the adventurers
were immortals. Immortals give trials to immortals. Nothing was as funny as that.
“It looks like Einzhar was diligently descending the labyrinth.”
[He made a contract with the wizard. You can freely roam the labyrinth, but you won’t get any systemic advantage. Even if you clear a floor, you don’t get rewards and your level doesn’t go up either. It is a necessary procedure for immortals to enter the labyrinth.]
Barbaba was the manager.
He was in a position to solve and fix the abnormality of the labyrinth.
Taishan was the ideal itself.
But he couldn’t help but worry.
It was a question of how to reach that level.
Most of those who have surpassed mortality while breaking through the labyrinth were made by contracts with gods.
Because his soul was owned by God, he could no longer be called an adventurer. They were naturally excluded from the Labyrinth
.
However, while breaking through the labyrinth, Taesan reached immortality with his own power.
How to treat those who have surpassed mortality while clearing with their own power.
It was something that had never happened before. There were a few who reached immortality, but all of them happened after clearing the labyrinth.
After thinking about it for a long time, Balba Bamba came to a conclusion.
[Go downstairs first. I need to call the wizard and find out the answer.]
Barbababamba moved away. Taesan opened his mouth as he descended the stairs.
“Does it need to be stopped just because I became immortal? It was the same as going down the floor easily before anyway.”
Ordinary layers could not stop Taishan from walking.
If it wasn’t a special floor like God’s Ordeal right now, everything had been solved without difficulty. I thought that becoming an immortal wouldn’t change anything.
[When you reach the 79th floor, you will know why. I’ll tell you in advance, but
do it in moderation. I’ll pay all the compensation with my authority.]
Barbababamba disappeared with the answer.
When Taishan went down the stairs, the shop owner was there.
“It took quite a while this time. Anything to buy…
The man who was talking while smoking a pipe stopped talking when he saw Taesan.
The pipe fell from his mouth with a pop.
“…you.”
“hello.”
Taesan calmly greeted him. The shop owner stared blankly at Mount Tai.
“…reached.”
“It happened.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!”
Fireworks burst out. It was a laugh filled with madness that seemed to be really happy. He opened his eyes wide, revealing this.
“okay! got there! If so! I am! I am!”
excited tone.
face turned red.
With all his emotions, the lost king exclaimed.
“I can make my wish come true!”
The voice filled the small room.
The shopkeeper, who burst out with emotion, asked for his pipe again with a calm face.
“So what are you going to buy?”
“Not yet. I haven’t accumulated enough gold.”
“Then see you later.”
he laughed and said that.
Taishan passed the shop owner.
[…was that guy’s wish related to the immortal?]
“You don’t know what it is either?”
[I told you. The store owner didn’t like me. It must be because I thought I couldn’t fulfill my wish. If it’s related to the immortals, it can be.]
The ghost was strong, but it stood on the line of the mortals. The ghost let out a laugh.
[I can see why that guy has been stuck here since the labyrinth was created. Do you need an immortal? What is your wish? no. In the first place
, according to what Barbaba said, isn’t there any possibility of achieving it?]
“Well,” he said.
You will find out when you go down. It seems he hasn’t reached the floor the shopkeeper wants yet.
Taesan went through the passage and opened the door.
It was very spacious.
Rather than a labyrinth, it was more like a wide plain. And countless lives were moving there.
‘This is the 79th floor.’
world of struggle.
One thing to do here. To prove one’s strength.
It was one of the floors where Taeyeon Lee took a long time to clear.
There were many beasts here. They killed each other, took away their power, and became stronger. And the strongest being among them dominated the 79th floor.
It was a place where you had to prove your strength by defeating a certain number of beasts or fighting the king of this place. Of course, Taesan
was going to organize everything despite
Barbababamba’s words .
He grabbed his sword and stomped his feet. In an instant, his body disappeared.
fault.
And he stopped before two beasts in a mortal struggle.
One was a black dog with three heads. It spewed flames from its mouth and melted everything around it.
The other was a creature with the lower body of a snake, the upper body of a human, and the hair of a serpent like Medusa.
Their bodies were full of wounds, as if they were fighting with the determination to kill each other.
Their struggle was stopped by the sudden appearance of Mount Tai.
“Come on.”
Taesan waited patiently for their attack. It was an idea to get a rough idea.
However, no matter how much time passed, they did not attack Taishan.
It was just frozen like a stone statue.
Taesan frowned. At that moment, the dog lowered his stance.
“Kong kuong.”
The dog lay down on the ground, exposing its belly.
It was an attitude of absolute obedience. Medusa was no different. His whole body trembled and he approached slowly, then bowed his head desperately.
[…how is it?]
“What is it?”
Taesan murmured tremblingly.
* *
The 79th floor is a world of struggle.
The beings here are not afraid of death. Hoping for a life-and-death battle, rejoicing in a fight against a formidable enemy, he rushes forward without hesitation.
Dozens of monsters a day challenge the king who rules this place and lose their lives. A world where only beasts literally live to fight.
Taeyeon Lee said so.
“Kiyi Ying…
But the monsters in front of him didn’t show that kind of fighting spirit at all.
Like a mouse placed in front of a cat, it desperately begged for its life.
Their eyes were full of fear.
[…This isn’t it. Why are you guys like this? Aren’t you like this? Even if I had to do it right away, he rushed at me as if he would kill me, and I suffered so much. Why are you acting like a pet
all of a sudden ? The 79th floor
was the same floor as when the ghosts were descending the labyrinth. That’s why the ghost couldn’t hide his bewilderment.
Taesan stamped his foot to confirm. As he moved his body, the two monsters who were desperately rubbing their bodies ran away in a fright.
Taishan moved to a place where more beasts gathered this time.
There, dozens of beasts were fighting each other, showing off their strength.
They were never weak. If you were an ordinary adventurer on the 79th floor, you had to do your best to fight one.
fault.
Taishan landed in front of them.
Then the fighting monsters stopped all at once.
“…Keahhhh!”
Cries erupted from all directions. Some of the monsters ran away in a hurry, while others ran to Taesan and rubbed their bodies as if they had given up.
At this point, it became clear.
Taishan has reached immortality.
And immortals were beings of a higher dimension, different from mortals. Even if you try to hide your presence
, everyone watching instinctively realizes that you are a different person.
That’s why even the monsters who live for the struggle on the 79th floor couldn’t challenge Taesan.
“This is what Barbaba said.”
If it was natural, it was natural. The struggle was always for the same life. However, if fighting itself has no meaning, if the opponent is on a different level than you are.
There was no point in fighting.
It seemed that the beasts, driven by instinct, did not even think of attacking Ki.
Seeing this, I could understand why Barbaba was worried. The struggle itself, the reason for the design of the labyrinth, did not materialize. It was obviously difficult for the manager.
“It’s difficult.”
Taesan sat on his arm and touched the eagle, which was rubbing its feathers. His wings trembled as he touched Tae San’s hand.
They gave up the struggle itself and begged to be saved. Dealing with these guys was very difficult.
“…Balbabamba said he would reward you for doing just the right thing.”
He probably meant to leave it alone, knowing that the monsters on the 79th floor would give up fighting.
If that was the case, Taesan had no intention of using his hands.
He toured the 79th floor. All the monsters that
saw him wandering around either ran away or clung to each other and rubbed their bodies. It was either one.
Since there was no fighting, there was nothing to do.
Taesan first found the secret room. The 79th floor was very wide, but it was not difficult for Taesan now.
The moment he reached immortality, his view of the world changed. I was able to sense where the secret room was without using skills.
As a result, Taesan found the secret room very quickly.
[Shoes of those who have lived for the struggle.]
[Attack power 600]
[Defense + 300]
[Strength + 30
[Action speed + 19%]
[Movement speed + 18%
] Shoes used by the being. He literally lived only for the struggle, but in the end he died without achieving it. However, those emotions and grudges remain in the shoes.]
Compared to the shoes he is currently wearing, his stats and defense were lower, but his attack power was high. It was a useful enough piece of equipment.
After finding the secret room, there was nothing to do.
In the end, Taishan went to the king on the 79th floor.
The king was a huge black bear. His whole body was covered with scars, but he could see the muscles tightly woven into his fur.
“It is strong.”
It had the same power as the leader of the guides of sin.
The bear, which had been quietly looking down at Mt. Tai, slowly lowered its stance.
I got down on my knees and put my head on the ground. He took an attitude of absolute obedience to Taesan.
Taesan stroked the bear’s head.
[Clear the 79th floor.]
[Exercise the power of Barbaba Bamba. A forced clear has been activated.]
[Your level has risen.]
[Your level has risen.] [You
have obtained the ring of the one who succeeded in the struggle.]
[You have obtained ???]
[You have one Completely leveled the floor without a single battle. Obtained the special always-on skill [Absolute Authority].]
Level up with skill speed
