Episode 313 Hell Hound (7)
…Fuck!
Cerberus’s last head exploded.
Kung-
A slight earthquake occurred as the beast’s colossal body collapsed on the ruins floor.
The brimstone and blood that spewed from Cerberus’ ruptured belly skin swept away the perfume and ginkgo smell wafting from the store floor.
-Titling!
[‘Level 1 warrior’ Vikir succeeded in hunting ‘A+ rank monster Cerberus’ for the first time!] [
Rewards for ‘awesome’ achievements will be given!]
Loud alarm sounds.
“……Whoa.”
Bikir sat down with a tired expression.
Catching Cerberus with a body weakened 100 times was certainly difficult.
Then Grenouille, who was next to him, said with a tired expression.
“Do you usually hear that you are persistent?”
“No. I’ve never heard of it.”
Vikir turned her head to Grenouille and continued.
“I killed them all before they said that.”
Grenouille felt goosebumps burning up his spine.
Right then.
[Eh? Did you catch this ? ]
The fairy that appeared out of nowhere started making a fuss.
[What la la? Is this your first passerby ? ]
It’s the attitude that I didn’t know that Bikir would really clear the mission.
Maybe that’s why the fairy seemed quite perplexed.
[ What about it ? In the beginning , the rewards you can give are limited ? ]
Then Bikir opened his mouth as if patronizing.
“Among the rewards that can be given, are there any artifacts or items? It doesn’t matter if they are consumables.”
[ Um um um um ? ]
It doesn’t seem to be there.
Bikir opened his mouth as if there was nothing special.
“It can’t be helped. But since it’s not a mission made for clearing, you probably didn’t think of a proper reward. It looks like it was made just to make fun of the person trapped in the tower.”
And then Bikir opened his mouth very displeased.
“By the way. This tower is built quite elaborately. A craftsman who can create such a thorough system will be very strict with the results he puts out. Obviously, each floor must have carefully selected only masterpieces.”
[ Um um um um ? ]
“But it’s a little strange that such an error occurs from the start of such a result? Isn’t the previous one a non-standard mission that someone just did for fun? It’s like he was drunk purely on his own and exercised his authority…
” He had such a terribly sad expression on his face.
He tried to avoid his gaze by pretending to be calm, but he could see his heart, clearly visible in his cracked stomach, beating like crazy.
Bikir cut it off.
“There is no need for a reward for this bonus stage. Instead, when I meet the tower manager later, I will make a claim about this incident.
Then the fairy urgently called out.
[ Is there a reward ? Are you ready? Reward? ]
Bikir grinned at the word that there was a reward.
“Then give it. Reward.”
[ But the rewards that can be given in the beginning are limited ? ]
Vikir knew very well that the only reward the fairy could give early on was strange candy.
So Bikir could speak firmly.
“I’m more about quantity than quality.”
[ Don’t you say that ? ]
“Yes. As long as you don’t feel sorry for the sheep.”
As soon as Vikir nodded, the fairy opened her mouth wide enough to rip blood from both sides of her mouth.
[ Bweeheh ek? ]
Soon after, the fairy began to vomit huge amounts of candy from her mouth.
Red, green and blue candies are pouring down in heaps.
Grenouille’s eyes widened at the amount of candies that seemed to number in the hundreds.
“Oh my God! Look at these stats! If I eat all of these, I’ll be able to become stronger in an instant!”
But Bikir just shakes his head as he scoops out the candies.
‘……As expected, isn’t it.’
The colors of the falling candies are random, but red candies are the most common, followed by blue, then green.
The strength stat is the most common, the stamina stat is often found, and the agility stat is precious.
In fact, most of the candies the fairy vomited were red and blue, and not much green.
Right then.
“……!”
Bikir’s eyes widened.
Then Bikir quickly reached out and picked up a piece of candy that was stuck at the bottom of the stack.
It had different colors alone among the red, green and blue candies.
‘To get this from here!’
Bikir looked at the candy with a deliberately nonchalant expression while exclaiming joy inside.
–< Strange Candy > / Physical Resistance / Black
Candy that increases physical resistance by 1.
It tastes spicy.
-Physical resistance +1
A black light that seems to have concentrated a lot of darkness. Even at a glance, it is different from other general stat candy.
Bikir restored the knowledge he had acquired before returning.
‘According to the memoirs of the great heroes, there are six types of stats that can be raised in the tower. Among them, strength, agility, and stamina can be raised from the beginning, but the other three types of stats can only be raised in the second half of the stage. In the first place, because the drop rate of candy is extremely low, there is a possibility that you may not get it even once while going up to the top entrance.’
6 stats. Among them, the three major stats except strength, agility, and stamina. They are ‘ultra-rare talents’ that even quite a few heroic figures have not been able to fully bloom while leaving the tower.
And one of them has already been obtained.
‘Physical resistance. A stat that reduces the damage itself when hit by an attack.’
Bikir ate the black candy right away without thinking twice.
Bagak- Adudeuk!
As soon as I passed the candy down my throat, I felt a burning sensation on my tongue and throat.
-Titling!
A change has occurred in the status window.
< Bikir >
-LV: 1 (%)
-Title: ‘Worm Rat Hunter’ ‘Hell’s Vendor’ (NEW)
-Stats
↳Strength: 230
↳Agility: 219
↳Stamina: 244 ↳Physical
Resistance: 0 (+1) = 1
↳?: (Unlocked)
↳?: (Unlocked)
Unlike basic stats, which were above a certain level from the beginning, physical resistance, a special stat, starts from 0.
That would also be the case because this stat is an area of innate talent that cannot be raised in reality.
It can only be raised in this tower.
‘Once you’ve successfully unlocked a candy by eating candy, your stats will naturally rise as you level up. If I just leave it alone, it will grow along with the level.’
Being able to bloom and grow this stat from the beginning was an immense fortune.
Furthermore, a new title, ‘hell’s dog dealer’, has also been created.
-Title: ‘Hell’s Venom’
↳ Inflicts enormous additional damage to dog-shaped monsters.
Taunt, Confusion, Blindness, Bleeding, Burning, Poison, and other status ailments last longer.
‘Apart from the title privilege, unlocking the physical resistance stat in the early stages is a really big opportunity.’
In fact, isn’t the reason why he is trying to get to the bottom of the tower is to complete the 6 major stats?
Leveling up is important, but actually more important than that is the completion of these six stats.
Six types of stats that can be taken out of the tower. However, collecting them all was a feat that none of the great heroes before the return had achieved.
at that time.
A fairy spoke to Vikir, who was sitting still and lost in thought.
[ Over there ? Do you ever need a candy store ? ]
After speaking, the fairy stretched out her finger and showed a status window.
–< Fairy Candy Shop >
Sells and buys unused candy!
-Strange Candy (Golden): Can be exchanged for 300 candies of any color
.
–< Strange Candy > / Level / Golden
Candy that raises the level by 1.
It tastes sweet.
-Level +1
A golden candy that emits brilliant light.
Seeing that, Grenouille casts a longing gaze.
“Oh my God. It raises the level? You mean that you can regain 1% of the power of reality for each pill? Then, if you eat 100 pills, you can regain 100% of the power! Besides, if you go out of the tower, that much stat will be restored to the original power. Added up! It’s the best candy!”
For the survivors who have been weakened 100 times, it will be the most desperate candy.
But the price is too high. Although it is a candy of any color, it is a rare item that is difficult to even see in the early stages, as it requires 300 pieces.
……Of course, this doesn’t apply to Vikir, who caught the hellhounds in droves in the last stage.
“Hmm.”
When Bikir showed signs of distress, the fairy invited her even more subtly.
[ Can’t anyone use the candy store ? If you raise the level, the stats naturally go up, so it’s a perfect benefit, right? ]
literally. If you level up, you can regain some of the power outside the tower, so it’s right to pursue a quick level up in the beginning.
……But Bikir shook his head.
‘Raising the level is still taboo.’
Bikir stared blankly at the number 1 displayed in the level section for a while.
The fledgling new chicks will go all-in on collecting stat candy and converting it into level candy, but not Vikir.
Vikir had no intention of leveling up for a while, or for a considerable period of time.
‘The lower the level of this tower, the more advantageous it is.’
According to the memoirs of great heroes, there are several rules regarding rewards within this tower.
When a strong person achieves great achievements, he or she receives a simple reward.
Even if the weak have made small achievements, they are also rewarded plainly.
When the strong make small achievements, they are rarely rewarded.
……but.
When the weak do great things.
The reward given in this case turns out to be far beyond common sense.
Bikir paid attention to the notification sound he had heard earlier.
[‘Level 1 Warrior’ Vikir is part of the ‘Leveling System’…]
[‘Level 1 Warrior’ Vikir is the first F-Rank monster in the tutorial zone…] [
‘ Reward for a rare’ achievement…]
[‘Level 1 warrior’ Vikir is the first B+ rank monster…]
[For a ‘hard’ achievement…]
[ ‘Level 1 warrior’ Vikir is the first B+ rank monster… Group hunting…]
[‘Great’ achievement…]
[‘Level 1 warrior’ Vikir succeeded in hunting ‘A+ rank monster Cerberus’ for the first time…]
[‘Awesome’……]
As long as it was incorporated as part of the leveling system, Bikir is treated as a ‘weak one’.
Even if their stats are superior to others, they are treated as equals because they have the same start.
‘If a ‘level 1 warrior’ continues to clear difficult missions, better rewards will drop.’
Compared to the other students, Bikir was naturally stronger, and even if he was level 1, he could cover his shortcomings with his stats.
‘So, in the beginning, it is advantageous to maximize rewards by challenging difficult missions while maintaining a low level.’
It could be said that it was a movement quite different from that of ordinary survivors.
Besides, Bikir knows one more reason not to level up.
‘There will surely come a moment in the future when the level you raised in the beginning becomes useless. I don’t know exactly when it will be, but… at least until then, it would be better to turn the levels into candy and collect them.’
There was no reason to raise the level in a hurry because you could exchange ‘Candy of Stats (red green onion)’ collected without eating it with ‘Candy of Level (Golden Color)’ at the candy store later.
Vikir made up her mind and stopped trading with the fairies.
[ Ah hing ang black ? Oh is it easy ? ]
The fairy closed the trading window with a bizarre groan of unknown meaning when Bikir did not fall for the beading.
and that moment.
Kudo de de de de de de deo…
A strong earthquake occurred, and the ground in this area began to sink down.
“What!? 108 minutes must have passed already!”
It was as Grenouille said.
-Titling!
< Mission End > – Survivors: 69
The same status window appeared in front of Vikir and Grenouille.
Probably the same for all 69 people who survived the hellhound attack.
oh oh oh oh!
The black swirl-shaped gate opened and sucked in everyone who fell from below.
-Titling!
[Leaved the ‘familiar land’ on the 2nd basement floor]
[Entered the ‘familiar land (2)’ on the 3rd basement floor]
It seemed that all the survivors on the 2nd basement floor would fall to the same place.
