– Volume 17 Episode 1
401. 81st Floor Advanced Magic (1)
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: Your personality has changed a bit… Your way of speaking has changed… Did you give me some item or skill?] [Kang Tae-san
[ Erlon] : If I was going to give it to you, I gave it to you. The reason she changed is not because of me.]
Although Taesan delivered Maria’s flower arrangement, it
was a medium that served as a reminder. The reason she changed was in herself.
[Kang Jun-hyeok [Alone]: It’s not bad to go down quickly… but I’m a little nervous. What should I do if something big happens?]
Kang Jun-hyeok’s writing contained anxiety and worry.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: There won’t be any big problems. I’ll talk about it, so
don’t worry too much.]
[Kang Jun-hyeok [alone]: Yes. thank you. Hyung.]
After Taesan finished talking to Kang Junhyeok, he started talking to Lee Taeyeon again.
After some time, she accepted the conversation.
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: Ah. sorry. It’s late to confirm because we’re attacking the boss.]
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: What floor are you on?]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: I’m on the 55th floor now.]
What was the monster on the 55th floor? It was cleared so quickly that I couldn’t remember it properly. Searching for memories, Taesan recalled.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: I remember that it was a monster that interferes with the mind.]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: Yes. After all, since I cleared Alone Mode, there is no problem with my mind.]
Lee Tae-yeon must have broken through the labyrinth with an expedient method and was mentally weak.
But it was because of her own anguish and self-abasement. Her mental strength was far superior to that of an average adventurer. There was no way that she, who had regained her memories, would allow normal monsters to interfere with her mind.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Aren’t you going down too quickly?]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: It’s okay. It’s because they’re all familiar anyway. The attack itself is simple. The trials of the gods
were a bit difficult… but there was no problem.]
Lee Tae-yeon attacked each floor with all her might. As much as that, the memory of the floor was also clear.
If you had the experience and knowledge gained while clearing the depths, you would surely be able to descend to the depths without any problems.
However, Taesan did not expect Lee Taeyeon to be in such a hurry. It was because there was nothing good about clearing the labyrinth quickly.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: Why are you going down so fast?]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: Because I can’t leave you alone.]
Tae-san hesitated.
After a moment of silence, Taesan replied.
[Kang Tae-san [Alone]: I don’t care.]
[Lee Tae-yeon [Alone]: I know. This is just self-satisfaction.]
After talking a little more, Taesan turned off the community.
I felt strange.
If there was a person who was about to clear the labyrinth, he was thinking of telling them to wait for a while, build up their strength as much as possible, and clear the labyrinth with everyone.
And he intended to go back to Earth alone and deal with the monsters.
Lee Tae-yeon knew Tae-san’s thoughts.
That’s why I said I couldn’t leave him alone.
he wasn’t alone
It was a very strange feeling. But it wasn’t bad. Rather good.
Taesan, who had calmed down, continued to confirm the reward.
[Title: Alone body]
[Just a single body unaffected by anything.]
[The resistance to all physical conditions is very high.]
The wizard changed Taesan’s useless title into something useful. Now, in the case of abnormal conditions such as poison or paralysis, they were meaningless to Taesan.
[Special permanent activation skill: Immortal mind]
[Proficiency level: 1%]
[As long as your heart is not broken, your mind and body will not yield either. You can move a body that has reached its limit with mental strength.]
“Are you moving the body with will?”
It didn’t seem like it would be of much help to Taesan, but nothing bad.
And special activation skills.
[Special activation skill: Seal authority]
[Mana consumed: 1]
[Seal absolute authority. If you want, you can also seal your presence.]
It was a fairly unique skill, probably because the wizard created it and handed it to him .
Taesan tried to activate the skill as a test.
[You activated the seal of authority.]
[Oh?]
The ghost made a noise.
Taishan became immortal. The sense of authority and presence that flowed from the status itself was not something that could be easily concealed.
However, when the authority seal was activated, all of that completely disappeared.
Taesan seemed like an ordinary adventurer with nothing special about him
.
[Is this good enough?]
Taesan summoned Minerva to confirm. Minerva appeared with a flushed face.
“master! You’ve finally reached immortality! You should have called sooner! I have a lot of questions too…
Minerva stopped talking. She was taken aback when she saw Tae-san, who had no sense of presence.
“what? Are you sure you reached it?”
“Doesn’t even the King of Spirits, who signed the contract with me, not know?”
Taesan broke the seal of authority. John’s intuition once again spread throughout the labyrinth. Minerva was surprised.
“The seal of an immortal presence? Do you have that skill too?”
“I got it from the wizard who created the labyrinth. I’m fine.”
You can hide your presence at will. I didn’t know what layer would come out in the future, but it seemed like it could be useful.
“Labyrinth… is it possible for the person who created this place? that’s interesting.”
Minerva looked around the labyrinth in wonder and opened her mouth.
“Anyway, congratulations. master. transcending mortality. My contractor does something that few people in the universe do.”
Her words were not empty words. Even in the labyrinth where the mightiest of each world gathered, there were few adventurers who surpassed mortals. Reaching immortality was rare even on a cosmic scale.
But Minerva said with an ambiguous face.
“It makes me proud …
but I don’t know how helpful
this will be to my master in the future .”
The current Taishan is immortal. According to the wizard, the labyrinth will change according to the level in the future. Minerva is certainly strong, but it falls far short of immortality.
“You have work to do on your own.”
Even if Taesan didn’t care, the spirit that moved by itself was very useful even outside of combat.
After talking about this and that with Minerva, Taesan started to check the rest.
[Thread of disintegration.]
[Thread spun by compressing the power of disintegration. The whole body of an ordinary being collapses just by touching it.]
[A ring that causes endless collapse.]
[Attack power + 500]
[A ring with the power to destroy things around it just by existing. If the user’s character and strength are insufficient, the user’s body will collapse.]
One material item. And
it was a ring of decent performance. Looking at the ring, after becoming immortal, I saw a twin ring that had grown up one level again.
A white and black ring.
Now that he became an immortal, the power of this ring was very stable.
Black Ring attack power increased from 1500 to 2000. It was much higher attack power than weapons. An explanation has been added to the white ring that it can support Mount Taesan by using the will of the ring itself.
But it was still not enough.
Taesan fiddled with a pair of rings
.
A two-in-one skill that brings two equals into one.
It was usable enough now. If white and black are made into one, the power will surely increase greatly.
But not right away. I was thinking of going to Hafran to check it out and then testing it.
After tidying up, Taesan headed to the 81st floor.
Stepping on the 81st floor, leaving behind the quietly smiling shopkeeper, what I saw
was an altar I remembered seeing.
[Starting the 81st floor quest.]
[Pass Zervand’s trial.]
[Reward: Waving staff of sound.]
[Secret reward: ???]
* * *
God of magic. I saw Gervand’s altar
. As he approached the altar and raised his hand, energy from the altar enveloped Mount Tai.
Taesan nodded.
As the power expanded, the world changed.
A black space full of starlight like a galaxy.
This was the realm of the magic god.
[You’re here.]
“Hello.”
Zervand was standing alone in the galaxy, waiting for Taesan. Taesan
bowed his head and was polite. Zervand waved his hand.
[it’s okay. You are immortal now. It may not have a realm of its own, but it has surpassed mortality. You don’t have to be polite.]
“Even if you say so.”
Zervand is much stronger than Taesan.
Zervand smiled bitterly as if he knew that too.
[Are these words meaningless? Do whatever is convenient for you.]
After creating a chair, Zervand
sat down.
[Do you know what you will get this time?]
“It must be advanced magic.”
[That’s correct. Advanced magic is a power that even those who have devoted their entire lives to magic with outstanding talent cannot easily acquire it. So I’m going to give you an ordeal related to that. Will you accept it?]
Zervand opened his mouth.
“yes.”
Finally, it was advanced magic. The gap between beginner magic and intermediate magic
was the difference between heaven and earth. After obtaining intermediate magic, you could tell just by looking at how little you used beginner magic that had been useful until now.
If so, what level is advanced magic?
I was very much looking forward to it.
Zervand grinned.
[good. I’ll take you to the ordeal. For details, go and check it out for yourself.]
The magic god snapped his fingers. Space accelerated around Mount Tai.
Countless galaxies passed by
and Taishan arrived at one place.
It was a tower.
A tower with no end in sight was built in a blank white space.
“Is this the place of trial?”
[Probably so?]
Taesan headed for the magic tower. When I opened the small door and entered, eight people were waiting for Taesan.
“oh. come!”
“…joy. I don’t like it.”
“I don’t feel anything. Did you really say that Lord Zervand allowed advanced magic?”
Curiosity, annoyance, and disbelief mingled with voices.
A thick and deep wave of mana was emanating from them.
Their wavelengths were all so diverse that there was no unity to be found. It seemed that each one used their own unique magic.
And among them, there was one with a particularly strong presence.
An old man with a long white beard wearing
a gray robe and a cone hat .
The old man, who had the most classic appearance of a wizard, stood at the center of the wizards.
The old man was silently looking at Mount Tai. Tears flowed from those eyes.
Taishan was also a little surprised to see the old man.
‘Immortal.’
“hi! Nice to meet you!”
A woman who was curious about Taesan
approached him smiling and waving.
“Hey, we know it because we heard it from Zervand-nim, but since you’re the first, you must be full of things you don’t know, right? ask a question! Do you have any questions?”
“What kind of place is this?”
“Simple.”
The woman raised her hand to her chest with a proud face.
“We are the wizards chosen by Zervand!”
“select?”
“A madman mad with magic. Only a few of those who dedicate their lives to magic are chosen by Lord Zervand. A place where those chosen ones gather to study and practice magic forever. That place is the Eternal Mage Tower!”
A place where wizards gather. Eternal Demon Tower.
The woman raised her finger.
“And we are wizards here! You can think of it as an examiner who tests whether you are qualified to acquire advanced magic! Take good care of me for the time being!”
[Starting a sub-quest.]
[Zervand, the god of magic, wants to see if you are qualified to obtain advanced magic. To do so, you must visit the Eternal Mage Tower, the place where wizards recognized by Zervand are gathered. Be recognized by the seven wizards in the Mage Tower and pass the Mage Master’s test.]
[Condition: Recognition of the seven schools and the Mage Master.] [Reward:
Advanced magic
.
