Episode 98
[Detecting huge magical power.]
Taehyun frowned as he checked the message window that appeared in front of him.
This is because I have never seen a message window pop up like this before.
‘Is there really something here?’
High risk, high return.
However, it was impossible to attack Yongin’s Tower in its current state.
“Seo Han-gil. “Come to your senses.”
Taehyun kicked Seo Han-gil, who was still unable to come to his senses.
I had no intention of treating him with respect even though it was confirmed that he was a traitor.
“Ugh… this place… why…”
Seo Han-gil groaned as if the effects of the ‘silent world’ had not yet completely subsided.
‘If you look at this, the effect of the skill is clear.’
Taehyun thought of Zhang Linfeng, who had been pushing him just a moment ago.
It is said to be the best among the national power levels I have encountered so far, so there is no doubt about its ability.
It is said that he caught them off guard with his skills that caught them off guard.
If more time had been given, it was clear that even ‘The Silent World’ would have been cancelled.
If Taehyun hadn’t entered Yongin’s tower, he would have probably had to pull out all his cards.
‘Maybe even if I use predation I can’t be sure.’
Externally, the strongest player in China was Association Chairman Zheng Zhi.
Although he is older, he still has the skills that made him the hero of the continent.
‘It is clear that that power is the driving force that drives a proud national power class.’
Nevertheless, assuming that you fight a life-or-death battle with all your might.
Unlike Zhang Linfeng, Taehyeon was confident that he would not lose.
So, considering that the current structure was not broken even in the past life.
‘That guy Zhang Linfeng. Are you hiding your power from the association as well?’
For now, I had no choice but to think that way.
“Ugh… Kim Tae-hyun…”
At that time, Seo Han-gil, who had completely regained his senses, looked at Tae-hyeon and fell into a deep sleep.
“Are you conscious now?”
Taehyun asked while adjusting his dislocated shoulder after drinking the highest quality healing potion from his backpack.
“Where… is this…”
“Inside the tower.”
“What what…!!”
“Why are you so excited?”
“Am I sane?!”
“If you’re not sane, there’s no reason to keep a traitor like you alive.”
“…!!”
Seo Han-gil’s eyes widened at Tae-hyeon’s words.
He finally realized his situation.
Of course, he can’t be Taehyun’s opponent with mid- to low-level S-class skills.
After quickly assessing the situation, he lowered his eyes.
“But this place…”
“Yes. “It’s a great place.”
Taehyun looked around.
It’s a well-known tower in Yongin, but this was my first time visiting it in my entire life.
‘It’s incredibly spacious.’
On the outside, it just looked like a tall tower.
However, when I came in, the first floor was so large that it could be considered a dungeon.
‘I guess not all floors are like this.’
If it were true, there was no time to delay.
The larger the dungeon, the greater the number of monsters.
‘weird. I heard that the inside of the tower is not very spacious.’
When Taehyun was looking back on memories from his past life.
Seo Han-gil approached us before we knew it and cautiously opened his mouth.
“Hey… I need that healing potion too…”
Seo Han-gil said, showing one arm that was shaking.
I thought that the top-quality healing potion that Taehyun was drinking would be able to heal torn ligaments.
but.
Wow.
Taehyun swung his broken left arm without answering.
“Oops!!”
Seo Han-gil, unable to avoid it, fell backwards, clutching his nose.
“For now, can I use this much?”
Taehyun muttered, clenching his clenched fist.
It might be uncomfortable in close combat, but it was better than having one hand.
“Ouch…”
Seo Han-gil groaned, clutching his bleeding nose.
“Stop whining. Take the lead.”
“Look, I’m not a guide.”
“know. “There’s no need to worry about this place since even an S-class guide is useless anyway.”
“Then what on earth do you want from me?”
Seo Han-gil looked up at Tae-hyeon with an expression of confusion.
This is because it will not be of much help if you take the lead when you lack determination and spirit.
But Taehyun’s thoughts were clear.
‘I don’t even know what kind of traps are set up here.’
“don’t worry. “I’ll give you my life.”
Taehyun said with a kind smile.
Looking at that.
‘Ah… no way….’
Jang Jin-su, who was the representative of the friendly competition like himself and supported the Mine team.
About his death.
It was Seo Han-gil that made me think about it again.
* * *
The time when Taehyun entered Yongin’s tower.
Nightwalker guild leader Ayoung was working on two things at the same time.
One was about gathering information and procuring supplies for the Asian Player Friendly Match, which was on its 6th day.
Another one was about the sweep of the Korean branch of the Triad Association.
“Guild leader. “They say Onsaemi-ro has just moved.”
“What about association players?”
“The Jongno Tower is under siege.”
“good. Pass on information to other teams. “The battle of annihilation will begin in ten minutes.”
“All right.”
The man lowered his head and quickly ran away.
Ahyoung’s eyes turned to the scene on the screen again.
Ji Jin-hee was there giving instructions to the players.
‘President of the Association. ‘Are you overdoing it?’
Unlike herself, Ji Jin-hee had almost retired from the field a long time ago.
The return battle was a battle of annihilation of the Triads.
Even for her, she couldn’t help but be worried.
‘But the information is clear.’
Information that Taehyun found out from Samrodu Tetsu and Pinguer.
When the secret information and the information that Night Walker knew were combined, the true face of the Triads, which had been hidden behind a veil, began to be revealed.
The shadow that appears to be their current leader has escaped to the Abyss.
Not all of the hideouts and demons remaining on Earth were able to escape.
Ji Jin-hee said that now was an opportunity to turn everyone’s attention to a friendly match, and carried out a large-scale demon eradication operation.
Because the player summons was issued in secret, the media had not yet noticed.
The general leader was Ji Jin-hee, the president of the association, and all four major guilds promised to provide troops and supplies.
Simultaneous operations are scheduled to be carried out in local areas as well.
It was truly the greatest deployment of new Korea’s power.
At that time, Ayoung’s door opened and another subordinate came in.
He was the person in charge of contact with the Abyss.
His expression was not good.
“Guild leader, we’re in big trouble.”
Ayoung’s pretty forehead furrowed at the bad report from the start.
“What’s going on?”
“Well… contact with the friendly war representatives has been lost.”
“It’s obvious that I can’t contact you from the Abyss… You’re saying my search skills aren’t working either?”
The Abyss is a place where civilization on Earth does not work, but skills do.
Therefore, I had received magic stones from the representatives in advance and had activated my detection skill so that I could procure supplies.
“Yes… Except for Kim Tae-hyun, who strangely didn’t get the skill, everyone had no problems with the search…” ”
There weren’t any?”
“It was faint until about ten hours ago… but now it’s completely cut off.”
Losing contact with the Abyss means disappearance.
If the location was deep, it would not be strange to declare him potentially dead.
“No way, those who are known as Korea’s greatest military force would not have been defeated by monsters. What is the final location?”
“It was near the unknown tower.”
Ayoung let out a small sigh.
“You probably didn’t go in there….”
A huge tower stretching all the way to the red sky of the Abyss.
It was Ayoung who recommended that place to the monster team.
This was because the unusual energy coming from the tower blocked most monsters.
Seongjin Park and Siyang Kwak.
I thought that those two people could use it strategically.
“Send out a reconnaissance party. “Please contact us as soon as the information comes in.”
“All right.”
After finishing the report, I saw my subordinate hurriedly leaving the guild leader’s room.
Ayoung turned her gaze back to the screen.
Is it because a large-scale sweep operation is ahead?
‘Kim Tae-hyun… I guess nothing bad will happen?’
Unlike usual, Ayoung was particularly worried.
* * *
“Stay back!!”
“Ugh…”
At Park Seong-jin’s shout, Kwak Si-yang groaned and stepped back.
Because he was a magic class member, his movements had slowed down drastically since he lost one arm.
Suddenly.
Park Seong-jin cut down the monster targeting Kwak Si-yang with his spiral sword.
“Damn it…”
I cut an S-class monster with a sharp sword, but his expression was not good.
This is because he also lost an arm and was seriously injured.
Compared to Kwak Si-yang, who overused her skills and suffered internal injuries, she was still able to endure.
‘If it continues like this, I won’t be able to last even 10 minutes.’
It was a miracle that I made it this far in the first place.
There were over a hundred S-class monsters that entered the unknown tower and cut them down.
If it hadn’t been for the potion he had kept for emergency purposes, it wouldn’t have been surprising if he had died a long time ago.
But that’s the last time.
Seongjin Park poured the last magic potion into his mouth.
At the same time, ten Death Knights who were confronting each other rushed in.
Kyaang. Kyaang. Wow.
The Raseonchilji and the Death Knight’s sword clashed and made a roaring sound.
Park Seong-jin clenched his teeth at the simple connection.
If both arms were intact and in normal condition, an attack like this would not have been possible.
There would have been no reason to block it.
Because he would have cut it down immediately with his specialty, foot cutting technique.
But now, just shedding or canceling it was a difficult sword.
“shit!!”
Suddenly.
He cursed and decapitated one of the Death Knights.
At the same time, the remaining nine Death Knights passed by, cutting off the legs, arms, sides, and shoulders.
“Kuh…”
Park Seong-jin groaned and slammed the spiral paint into the floor.
It was because the bleeding started and my vision began to blur.
‘I can’t die like this.’
As Park Seong-jin clenched his teeth, a man appeared in his mind.
A master of martial arts like himself and a national power player in Japan.
Demon Sword Shinji Nakata.
‘He would have cut these guys down with just one arm.’
If it is that noble sword.
I’m sure he would have easily cut down these guys and climbed to the next floor with confidence.
Wow.
I was angry with myself.
New Korea is evaluated as a weak country compared to China and Japan because it cannot overcome the S-level barrier.
If Ji Jin-hee was the successor to Go Tae-wook within the association, Park Seong-jin was the successor outside the association.
Therefore, the new Korea had to be protected somehow from foreign invasion.
But in the end, he loses himself and his close friend’s arm, and this is what happens.
‘Damn it… I can’t die like this.’
With his eyes shining, Park Seong-jin poured all of his remaining magic power into the spiral lacquer paper.
The skill ‘Baldo’ was activated.
A message window appeared in front of me.
Tiring.
[The proficiency of skill Baldo (S) increases.]
[Ability level increases. Please check the status window.]
‘There is no time to check the status window…’
The moment when Park Seong-jin’s center of gravity seems to be moving.
Pee it.
The spiral sword was swung with lightning-like speed.
Gigigigeek. Gigi geek.
The nine Death Knights began to tilt little by little, making an ugly sound.
‘Did I… cut it down…’
I cried.
Park Seong-jin, who was coughing up blood that was flowing backwards, looked ahead with trembling hands.
A huge staircase behind the nine cut down Death Knights.
A new monster was coming down from there.
There were five Flame Knights.
‘It’s pouring down constantly…’
My stamina, fatigue, and magical energy were at an all-time low.
Cheer up.
It was as if the spiral lacquer paper that slipped out of his hand was representing his fate.
[Crrrrrr.]
It was when Park Seong-jin was about to accept the flaming sword falling on his head.
Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl
The sound of chains was heard from somewhere.
“It’s not too late.”
In blurred vision.
I saw Taehyun smiling.
