_ Volume 17 Episode 22
422. 83rd Floor God of Fall Essence
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The God of Fall revealed his will through the pillar.
That will was acceptance.
Before long, a huge Colosseum was formed around the pillars.
Diana stood proudly in the center of the Colosseum.
The seats in the Colosseum began to fill up one by one.
“That’s a lot.”
It wasn’t a group of dozens.
It was a number in the hundreds.
It was the same amount as all the lives gathered here.
“The God of Fall has been filling this miniature garden with mortals since the distant past. There are only about a thousand people, so it can be seen as rather small.”
“Is this something that should bring everyone together?”
Raynald nodded.
“There are quite a few broken-hearted people here
. No matter how much food, clothing, and shelter were satisfied, the feeling of hopelessness did not change. But they all gather here when the Colosseum opens.”
“What exactly is a Colosseum?”
“The basic method of using points is a temporary increase in food, clothing, and attention. And another usage is the opening of the Colosseum for liberation.”
Reynald said quietly.
“The condition is to consume 100 points.”
100 points. You get 1 point for knocking down one person. It meant defeating as many as a hundred people.
All those gathered here are stronger than the guides of sin. It was obvious that collecting 100 points would be very difficult.
“What do you get by opening the Colosseum under such demanding conditions?”
“It is simple. This is the Colosseum of Liberation.”
There was yearning in Raynald’s eyes.
“The one who asked for the Colosseum battles the Apostle of the God of Fall. And if you win the battle, all the souls imprisoned here will be freed.”
“Liberation of the soul?”
“You can get out of this damn place and get back out there.”
There was heat in Raynald’s voice. His clenched fists grew stronger.
‘Is it like that?’
Why was there hope in their eyes? Why didn’t I sit down in reality?
It was because there was still a chance to go back outside.
100 points was obviously tricky, but it wasn’t a level that the princess and the old man couldn’t collect.
“Is this a battle with a chance of winning?”
“The princess has opened the Colosseum many times. It was all a narrow defeat. You perfectly grasped the power your opponent displayed in the previous battle. If it’s this time… it’s possible enough.”
There was deep hope in Raynald’s voice.
Taesan turned
to look at the others. They weren’t too different either. Rather, he was showing stronger aspirations and hopes than Raynald.
But some of them were expressionless.
It was the same face as if you were watching a set play, as if you had no expectations.
Taishan turned his gaze to Diana in the center of the Colosseum.
Holding a sword, she was waiting for her opponent with an unwavering face.
Koo Goo Goo!
Pillars start working.
people are excited
A space opened up in the rotating column, and before long an arm jumped out.
“Yeah. did you call me already? who is this?”
The owner of the arm appeared.
He had elastic, tanned skin. He was a man with his muscular upper body exposed and his golden hair, which made him look frivolous.
‘It’s strong.’
Taishan grasped the apostle’s power.
Quite strong.
Diana was also at a level where victory could not be easily guaranteed.
However, it was not a level that could not be won.
Enough Diana was able to claim the victory.
“Is it you again?”
The apostle looked at Diana and said with a tired face. Diana raised three swords.
“The movement and power you showed. I figured it all out.”
“okay?”
Sado smiled and raised his fist.
The noisy audience quickly became quiet.
With perfect posture, Diana drew her sword and charged. The apostle showed his teeth and clenched his fists.
Kaaang!
Swords and fists collide. The apostle swung his fist wildly. Diana
moved her three swords.
[Huh.]
The ghost gave a voice.
Diana’s movements were very graceful.
Without losing his dignity, he was blocking all of the apostle’s attacks.
Keying
Diana raised her arm. The trajectory of the fist was deflected. Diana stabbed at the gap, and the apostle twisted his body to avoid it.
“Oooh!”
Cheers erupt from the audience.
Diana was overpowering the apostle.
The expectation of being able to return to the outside was amplified.
Diana was unmoved and pressed the apostle. She stabbed her with a dagger. Although the apostle defended, the thrust did not stop and the speed gradually increased.
The accelerated three-sword split into dozens of branches leaving afterimages.
“Is it a higher version of continuous attack?”
The skill activation window did not appear, perhaps because he had escaped from the labyrinth.
However, it was possible to infer the effect to some extent.
Each of those afterimages had a substance.
“I’ve seen this before!”
The apostle laughed and gathered all his strength into his fists.
Dense and deep energy formed a huge fist.
The apostle just threw his fist.
That power is a colossal, condensed power. On the other hand, the afterimage of the three swords was a separate power after all. It looked like it was going to shatter in my fist.
But Diana drew her sword deep and threw it out.
The three swords, which had split into dozens, were condensed and gathered into one.
keying!
“Keuuugh!”
The sword pierced the giant fist and collided with the apostle’s fist.
The apostle hurriedly pulled away, but there were quite deep cuts on his fists
.
“I told you. I have grasped all of your powers!”
Diana ran again, her eyes shining.
[Stronger.]
The ghost who was watching exclaimed.
[I don’t want to admit it, but your swordsmanship level is definitely superior to mine. With that much, you can really win?]
Koo-Goo-Gung!
The apostle swung his fist wildly.
He was not easily pushed. Occasionally Diana
made unexpected attacks, pressuring Diana’s movements.
But Diana calmly responded to the attack and fought back.
The difference in power isn’t that great. The outcome of the battle could be determined by which side was more aware of the opponent.
And Diana had a near-perfect understanding of the apostle.
Everyone here is strong in their own way. They knew that too. Expectations and hopes grew even more.
[At this rate, you’ll be able to clear the quest before you do anything. Even if you fail, at that level, you’ll be able to win without a problem? Is this the clearing condition of the quest?]
said the ghost. Sado was on the same level as Diana, and Taishan was clearly superior to Diana.
If Taesan collected points and opened the Colosseum, he could win with a certainty.
However, Taishan’s eyes sank.
Set up an opening call at the cost of 100 points. If you defeat the Apostle of God, you will be freed
. I can guess why the god of Jurak gave this possibility.
The God of Fall probably did not want the beings here to despair and give up all hope, trapped in the miniature garden.
He is a god who longs to see mortals rise to heights and fall to the bottom.
This Colosseum was a device for crashing.
Kaaang!
The apostle is pushed away. Diana cleared up her rapid breathing. Sweat was dripping from
her body, but her expression was bright.
The odds were good enough.
He still had to fight for a long time, but if he didn’t make mistakes, he could win.
The apostle also admired her.
“Useful. You’re the first person to drive me this far so quickly. It was worth choosing, Essence-nim.”
“Right? You will make me regret using me.”
“no.”
The apostle grinned.
“There is no such thing.”
The apostle ran.
And Taishan could be seen.
It was a flow of power that only he who had risen to the immortal position could see that no one else could see.
Something new was born inside the apostle.
Fists were swinging.
Wow!
“Keugh!”
Diana, who blocked the fist, staggered, unable to handle the force. Dark red aura lingered around the apostle’s body.
“I had a power that I was still hiding!”
Reynald let out a sigh. Judging from their reactions, it seemed that the dark red power surrounding the apostle was a power that had not been seen in the Colosseum until now. Diana, barely holding her pose, struggles to laugh.
“…I’ve never seen such power before.”
“I didn’t have to write. The time limit is short and the penalty is big. But it’s enough to knock you down!”
The apostle revealed this.
But Tae-san knew.
That power was not the power the apostle originally possessed.
It was a new power that was born during the battle.
‘In the first place, victory was set to be impossible.’
The power of an apostle is equivalent to that of Diana. If you grasp your strength and don’t make mistakes,
you can go this far.
It seemed that way.
But in reality, if the battle continues, I don’t know how, but a new power dwells in the apostle.
It was probably designed by the god of the fall. Even if they are strong, they are mortal. It is impossible to notice the transcendentalist’s tricks.
The new power obtained in this way changed the structure of the battle itself.
Maybe no matter how I overcome that, another new power will emerge. The Colosseum
was
literally just a false hope .
“It’s unfortunate. Have vain hopes and try again next time.”
The apostle mocks Diana. His face is full of joy. Diana’s pupils widened.
Diana desperately endured, but most of her strength had already been consumed. The apostle’s attacks began to hit Diana little by little.
The excited audience seats were also cold. The apostle smiled twistedly and threw out his fist. Diana’s abdomen was pierced.
* * *
Diana was defeated.
People were desperate. Everyone was depressed as much as they thought they could win.
But that feeling didn’t last long.
“It was pitiful.”
“But I figured out a new power. You should be able to take it down at the next Colosseum.”
Their thoughts themselves were not wrong. Shortly after the apostle defeated Diana, the dark red aura disappeared. If Diana had endured a little longer, she could have won again.
That is, unless the god of the fall intervened.
They scattered with hope again.
“It’s a pity, but…
it’s good that you figured out something new. It won’t be long before I take on the challenge. I need to think of a strategy beforehand.”
Raynald was not much different from them either.
Taesan asked him.
“Where is Diana?”
“Since he is dead now, he will be resurrected in a day. He should be resting in a room at the highest point in town. You worked hard, so you should rest for a day or so today.”
“Is that so.”
“okay. What are you going to do now
? If you wish, me and the princess…
Ray Nald, who said that while looking at Mount Tae, was taken aback.
Taesan disappeared at some point.
And Reynald
didn’t even notice that he was leaving.
“…how?”
A bewildered voice rang out.
* * *
Arriving in the village a day later, Taesan went to find Diana.
As I knocked on the very ornate door, a small voice rang out.
“Come on in.”
Sigh.
When I opened the door and entered, I saw Diana sitting on the bed. She looked at Taesan and smiled brightly.
“oh. Mr Taesan. welcome.”
Taesan entered the room without a word.
Diana put on an apologetic expression.
“sorry. I said I could go back, but in the end I was defeated in a disgraceful way.”
“It doesn’t matter. Because it was set up not to win in the first place.”
“….yes?”
Diana paused.
Taesan looked at her expressionlessly.
“Other people might not know, but you didn’t notice. That
the Colosseum is but a false hope.”
When the apostle deals with the dark red power.
Diana’s expression was different from the others.
As if he knew that his opponent would deal with new powers, he showed despair that was closer to acceptance than bewilderment.
“but. If you think about it a little, it’s something you can figure out. There’s no way that the god of the fall will really free you. Most people seem to be oblivious or deliberately ignoring it,
but I don’t think you are.”
A few beings in the audience who showed no emotion.
They did not change their emotions even when Diana was defeated.
What they all had in common was that they were all strong men who had reached the boundary line.
He probably opened the Colosseum several times to get out. And you would have realized. That this is a Coliseum that can never be won.
“But unlike them, you don’t seem to have given up.”
Diana
understood that she couldn’t win.
But I did not give up hope that I could get out.
To be precise, there were very desperate feelings. She wanted to get out of the labyrinth by any means.
“Is it because there is something out there?”
“…Why do you say that?”
A quiet voice rings out. Diana’s intent to kill is directed toward Mount Tai.
Taesan said as he didn’t care.
“It’s simple. Perhaps you are one of the reasons I came here.”
“purpose?”
“Beldencia. Do you know?”
The pupils of Diana, who exuded a cool murderous intent, widened.
“How can you name that…
“As expected.”
Diana’s behavior and tone. and appearance.
All of them matched the characteristics that Beldencia had described. I was dubious at first, but
after seeing the fighting style, I was convinced.
“Beldencia is looking for you. For that, I made a contract with a wizard and settled in the labyrinth. I am here to save you, Princess of the Sorceress.”
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