_ Volume 20 Episode 16
491. 92nd floor. Faith (2)
Every time I entered a new floor, the first thing that greeted Taesan was the store owner.
He was always waiting for adventurers at the entrance of the floor.
But not this time. Even after passing the entrance of the floor, the store was not visible. Taesan stepped forward and opened the door. With a small noise, a room on the 92nd floor appeared.
“Here you are.”
And the one in it was the shop owner.
He was looking at Mount Tai with a smile on his face.
“Are you finally?”
“okay.”
The shop owner revealed this. There was an emotion that could not be hidden on that face.
“What are your wishes?”
Taesan said quietly.
The shop owner had a wish. In order to achieve that
, he must be taking on the role of a shopkeeper in the labyrinth.
However, none of the adventurers except Taishan, not even the ghost, attracted the attention of the shop owner.
It meant that only a strong man at the level of Taesan could make the store owner’s wishes come true. Even in the labyrinth fortified with Mount Tai, you could tell just by looking at the 92nd floor.
“okay. my hope. Why did I stay in this fucking place? All for my wishes.”
The shop owner chuckled.
“I said it was my wish. Simple.”
He clenched his fists with glowing eyes. His beard trembled.
“I am the lost king.”
“What have you lost?”
“entire!”
The shop owner roared.
“My kingdom! My splendid treasures! my people! And the state I will reach! I’ve lost all of them! Damn it! robbed them of me!”
The shopkeeper vomited like a madman. Those intense emotions shook the space.
A state where emotions can physically affect the surroundings. It meant that he was a strong man who far exceeded the level of the leader of the guide.
Tae-San was expressionless and responded to the explosion of emotion. I knew from the start that the shop owner wasn’t weak. Taesan asked with no emotion.
“So what are your wishes?”
“It is commonplace. It’s a goal that puts you everywhere
. But to me, it is the most important value.”
The shop owner smirked.
“I want revenge.”
[Start of sub-quest]
[The owner of the shop in the labyrinth wants you to achieve his revenge.]
[Condition: The death of a transcendent.]
[Reward: La Kiratas decides according to your performance.]
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Revenge.
It wasn’t surprising. The shopkeeper is the lost king.
If a strong man of that level lost everything, it was highly likely that there was an outside intervention.
“I was a resident of a world inhabited only by dwarves. It was a planet we call Dverza.”
The shop owner, who gave up his emotions,
said with a calm face.
“It was… a beautiful place. If you dig a little bit, the ore looks like a stone, and when you enter the mine, all kinds of returned minerals pour out. Dvereza was the dwarf’s ideal. We made countless weapons there and competed with each other.”
The store owner’s eyes were full of longing.
“I was the king there. It’s been that way for hundreds of years. In the depths of the underground where others dare not enter, he won the one and only jewel and
produced weapons that even the most outstanding blacksmith said was impossible. I was the owner of Dvereza. Everyone worshiped and respected me. I was receiving their absolute faith.”
The shopkeeper’s face suddenly contorted.
“okay! I could have been transcendental! Accept everyone’s faith as it is! When you reach the limit! I could become the master of the planet in a true sense!”
Taesan quietly listened to his story.
The shop owner couldn’t contain his emotions and shouted furiously.
“however! That damn thing invaded my world! They have enslaved me and turned my people into dogs of their faith!”
“Is it the intervention of the transcendent?”
“okay.”
The store owner gritted his teeth.
“He trampled on me and forced me to make armor for himself. I refused! Because I am the king! Because you are their owner! But…
everything is meaningless in the face of that damn thing.”
He burst out laughing and spread his arms.
“I lost everything. But I don’t want to be its slave. That is why I left everything and came here.”
“Is your wish the death of a transcendent?”
“okay.”
The shop owner twisted his lips.
“I kill the one who robbed me of everything and
get back what I should have. That is my wish.”
The conclusion of the story was that everything was lost due to the intervention of the transcendent.
It was able to reach great heights, but it collapsed in vain due to outside intervention.
Considering the futility and sense of loss, it was only natural that he wanted revenge.
It was a simple, obvious, and ubiquitous story, but that’s why it was a clear motive. ‘
There must have been a reason
I couldn’t fulfill my wish until now .’
Even the best adventurers usually stop at the immortals. However, the store owner’s goal was the death of the transcendent.
There was a reason the other adventurers weren’t noticed.
The ghost also spoke in an exasperated tone.
[You want that? There was a reason you ignored me. How many adventurers can achieve that?]
“That’s ridiculous. It’s right in front of my eyes.”
The shop owner smiled broadly
. Even the ghost couldn’t refute those words.
Taesan calmly organized his thoughts.
The purpose of the quest is the death of the transcendent who robbed the planet.
‘It won’t be any different from the previous quests.’
Taishan has done quite a bit of dealing with a planet ruled by someone.
Right now, the quest on the 88th floor was for immortals who wanted to become gods.
It’s just that the opponent has become stronger, but the basic method will be the same.
‘It won’t be very difficult.’
If it was a unique and heterogeneous wish, it would have been quite difficult, but the wish of the shop owner now was a wish to save his experience.
The shop owner also said with a sunken face that he knew about him.
“Just remember the quests you’ve done so far. It’s just that the scale has grown, but it’s not much different. There is only one difference.”
“difference?”
“There is not one planet ruled by that goddamn transcendent.”
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“…A Transcendental One who rules multiple planets?”
“okay. I don’t know all of them, but I’m sure there are at least five.”
“for a moment.”
Taesan raised his hand. Suddenly, my head got complicated.
The scale has become much bigger than he expected.
[I’ll explain from here on]
At that moment, a voice rang out.
The floor of the labyrinth collapses and Barbabam Bar appears.
[I thought it wouldn’t be necessary, but now that I think about it, this quest needs a rough explanation.]
Barbabamba started talking to Taesan.
[You must know about the criteria for distinguishing transcendental people, right?]
Taesan nodded.
Transcendence reached through faith.
And a transcendental person who has reached by presiding over concepts.
It will be different if you go into details, but it is largely classified into these two categories.
[The god of faith is a person who has easily reached the transcendence by faith. Transcendental beings who control concepts are called concept gods.]
“Is there such a name?”
[no. There is no specific name, but I made it for convenience. It’s quite annoying to make
a distinction .]
Taesan smiled at Barbababamba’s grumbling.
[Keep talking. A god of faith can be reached by being worshiped by many people for a long time. It’s also the stage you’ve reached now.]
“It’s still unstable.”
The only place where Taishan could exist as a complete transcendental being was where he received his faith.
In other spaces, it was hard to see that he had reached the transcendent in a true sense yet.
[Anyway, it is a place beyond the wall. A stately ground that rarely appears in the universe. and another one. concept god. A transcendental being who governs concepts and governs the laws of the world. They are transcendentalists in the true sense.]
Rakiratas. Maria. Baltazar and others.
Those who control the very concept of victory and struggle and choice.
They are literally transcendent.
He was able to escape from the providence of time and imprint his concept on the world.
It was also the stage that the current Taesan was aiming for.
[This is a very rare situation even in terms of the universe. not that powerful It has the power to refuse to compare with the god of faith.]
Even Taesan could not say that he was victorious against them. Barbababamba said najik.
[The one who invaded the shopkeeper’s planet is a god of faith. Like you, he was worshiped by countless mortals on his own planet and rose to the position of a god of faith.] ”
Does
the god of faith invade other planets ?”
It was unheard of. Balba Bamba replied.
[Simple. The god of faith had certainly reached the stage, but he demanded more. He had no intention of stopping at the level he had reached.]
“So, invade other planets and rob them of their faith?”
[He wanted to become a conceptual god.]
A state of transcendence in the true sense of controlling the concept of the universe. [
I wanted to get out of the position that depended on my faith and reach the right position alone .
But you know. It is something that cannot be achieved through one’s own efforts. So he changed his goal. If I can’t become a concept god, I’ll have power comparable to them as a god of faith.]
“Is that possible?”
[There is nothing that can’t be done. You are also stabilizing your status by building faith on various planets. You can think of it as an extension of that.]
I wasn’t wrong.
Earth was not the only planet on which Taishan was worshiped.
In the process of clearing the quest, quite a few planets that worshiped him appeared.
[That Transcendentalist has invaded many planets. They kicked out or killed the owner of the place and robbed them of their faith. I have built up so much faith. There won’t be a big difference in rank itself, but it will be much stronger than most religious gods.]
“How many planets do you rule?”
[I do not know either. But… it will be over ten.]
“Ha.”
Taesan let out a laugh.
Barbababamba’s gaze turned to the shop owner.
[I said it over and over when he came in. There is no adventurer who can fulfill that wish. Even if you enter the labyrinth, there is no meaning. But… I finally got the possibility.]
“I’m for revenge. That is all my values.”
The shop owner twisted his lips.
“I would do anything for that.”
[I admit it. You are a madman, but you are a madman who has attained possibility. But in the end, it’s just a possibility. In the end, it is up to him to accept your quest.]
“Does he have the right to refuse?”
[There was always a veto. The labyrinth is not forced. Even if you evade battle and go down, it’s okay. The same goes for this floor. If you wish, you can ignore the quest and go down.]
A transcendent who receives the faith of more than ten planets.
If you look at it as a simple divinity, it will overwhelm Taishan. Even now, he
could not guarantee victory.
In terms of odds, it could have been rather low.
but.
[…On the contrary, they look happy.]
“Because that’s the situation.”
Taesan raised the corner of his mouth.
The fact that the opponent was strong meant that he had a lot to gain.
Taesan looked at the shop owner.
“What about the reward?”
“I will give you enough.
I will give you my all within the scope of the labyrinth.”
If it’s everything, it will include the equipment in the shop.
“Not bad.”
“Then…
Taesan nodded.
“I agree.”
[Accept the quest.]
The shopkeeper’s face glowed with joy.
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