Episode 178. Sword Saint’s secret
“…”
After tasting the collaboration of stinky tofu and mint chocolate, Alice became very calm.
It was not a metaphorical expression, but he was staring blankly at the sky with an expression as if he had really lost his soul.
A strip of green mint chocolate dripped down the corners of her mouth, but seeing that she couldn’t even think to wipe it off… I
wonder if it was a bit too much…
Now I feel like I’m getting a little hierarchical.
‘It’s been proven that no matter how delicious minced vinegar can’t beat stinky tofu,’
Jinhyeok was satisfied with a smile on his face.
OK.
“Looking at you… I think the monsters in the tower aren’t really that bad.”
Chun Youseong, who was fiddling with his beer mug, shook his head quietly.
“I’m not good enough. And people who like both stinky tofu and mint chocolate really like it?”
If you mix them together, the two of you may eat and one of them may die.
The problem is, though, that one really could die.
“…done. Let’s not talk.”
“Rather than that, which faction did you choose? Did you get a lot of love calls from all over the place?”
It wasn’t as much as Jinhyeok, but many forces showed interest in Chun Yuseong.
It is because the numerous achievements that have been made so far have been so splendid.
“Yeah, I got a lot of offers. But…”
Chun Yoo-seong said that and glanced at Jin-hyeok.
“I didn’t choose a faction either.”
Whoa.
If I had chosen another place, I would have tried to take it out by force.
Surprisingly, the mighty swordsman seems to be well aware of his fate.
“say it. Didn’t you deliberately choose to join my faction? huh?”
“Don’t talk nonsense. It’s just that the other guys weren’t satisfied.”
“Yes, yes. you’ll be tough So are you going to sign up? If you come in now, you can do more with the initial member privilege.”
“If I join a faction called the Dead Man Corporation or whatever, I could put a knife in your back at any time. Are you still okay?”
“well. It won’t happen.”
“How are you so sure?”
“Winning cowardly is not your style.”
Jinhyeok smiled.
That guy always talks like that, but in fact, he’s a fool who pursues the standard more than anyone else.
That’s why I’ve never won before.
“I can’t put it into words. good night. Beating you is the reason I climb the tower. If we are together, that opportunity will increase as well.”
Chun Yuseong nodded.
[Player ‘Cheon Youseong’ accepts your offer.]
[The first faction member has joined.]
With this…
the first member of the faction has entered.
‘Since it’s already been done, let’s take care of the rest quickly.’
Elise and Teresa, as well as Yoo Yeon-hwa and Lee Tae-min, should be prepared in advance for talented people with different cotyledons.
Later on, when he becomes prominent in earnest, his ransom will be soaring.
Jinhyeok activated the ‘force status window’.
[Force Information]
Name: Goinmul Corporation
Owner of faction: Kang Jin-hyeok
Scale: Small (2/3)
Rating: D
Description: A new faction that has just been created, and its influence on the tower is insignificant, but the player who leads the faction, Jin-hyeok Kang, will continue to perform. It’s worth keeping an eye on. Currently, many forces in the middle of the tower are paying attention to the ‘old person corporation’. The ‘Gods’ in the upper levels of the tower recognized the birth of a new force.
A different type of status window than the personal status window appeared.
This is the ‘force status window’ that only those who own the force can see.
‘Is 3 people the limit yet?’
Depending on the size of the faction, the number of players that can receive it is also limited.
Of course, if you want to increase the number of people, you have to pay a reasonable price.
And of course.
In the Tower of Trials, the basic currency that became the price was ‘coin’.
Jinhyeok checked the coins he had collected so far.
A total of 1637218 coins.
The video that saved China from despair exceeded 50 million views in less than a day, and it paid off.
In addition, as synergy was created between videos due to the algorithm, the number of views of other videos also increased.
‘It’s a proof that the number of subscribers is steadily increasing.’
If you continue to upload high-quality videos in this way, the future will come when coins are thick when you wake up.
Jinhyeok, who had a satisfied smile, invested a coin to increase the ‘force source’.
[Faction members increase to a total of 23 people.]
50,000 coins per person.
A whopping 1 million coins were consumed to increase the number of 20 people.
It’s a waste, but it’s a necessary investment.
If you have a strong backing force on your back, you will be able to prevent even the unlikely variable.
Soon after, Yoo Yeon-hwa and Lee Tae-min joined Kim Hee-woong.
“sorry. I…”
Only Theresa blurted out, as if troubled.
“it’s okay. I’ve been recommending it. It wasn’t coercion.”
Even if she didn’t say it, she knew which faction she had chosen.
If she was a paladin, she would have joined hands with that place for the future.
‘Empire’, more precisely, ‘Divine Kingdom’.
‘It’s better.’
The corners of Jinhyuk’s mouth went up.
Rather, this part will be of great help in designing the future work.
After organizing his thoughts, Jinhyeok fell back into drinking.
how long has it been like that?
As we laughed and chatted and ate and drank, dawn approached before we knew it.
Cheon Yoo-seong, who pretended to be strong, and Teresa, who was weak in alcohol, all fell asleep with their faces buried in their seats.
Liquor, who used to shout that he would not lose anywhere when it came to alcohol, was stretched out, so the rest was obvious.
Even in the midst of that, there are two people who keep their minds intact.
It was Jinhyeok and Alice.
“you. How are you out of your mind? Are you really not a vampire?”
“It’s me, I used to blow soju into a bottle while broadcasting missions.”
Drinking a bottle of chamisul non-stop to get 1,000 star balloons made it inevitable for me to drink more naturally.
Come to think of it, those are all memories. Of course, at that time, it was close to struggling for survival.
“Are you going to the tower again tomorrow?”
“okay. I have to meet Yang Ho-myeong, and I have to clear the stairs that I delayed. Above all, we decided to contact the Empire in a week, so this is the end of our break.”
With the information I heard from Cheon Yoo-seong.
A pass that Alice received from Yang Ho-myeong.
With this, all the cards are gathered.
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Huge natural cave.
Hundreds of masked people gathered here.
again! again!
Despite the fact that quite a number of people were gathered, you could even hear the sound of dripping water…
The inside of the cave was wrapped in silence.
Everyone is waiting for a man to open his mouth.
“It’s annoying.”
Finally the man opened his mouth.
Heukpunghoe (黑風會) Hoeju Homyeong Yang.
[Tower of Trials] He is a member of the ‘Worim’, a huge force that dominated the middle class.
Yang Ho-myeong glanced at the hologram watch in the air.
[12:00]
The clock was showing exactly on time, no more and no less.
“If I’m not mistaken, I think the promised time has come…”
The air sank even heavier at the angry voice.
appointment time.
Yes.
That is the reason why so many people are waiting here.
“I’ll check it right away.”
One masked man bowed his head.
But just then
“You don’t have to. I just arrived.”
that buck
A chuckle was heard at the entrance of the cave.
A man with a motorcycle helmet on his face struggled to get inside.
“This floor is a jungle, so it’s really hard to find a place to meet. What’s the trouble with leaving a good coffee shop? No matter how much I got the pass, even ten real lives would have been enough.”
“Are you the messenger sent by Unknown?”
“okay. You can think of it as a delivery agency.”
“What did you promise?”
“Of course I brought it.”
The man pulled out a book from his bosom.
A very old looking book.
“I had a really hard time getting this. To be honest, I feel like I’m losing money with just one ‘Seoncheon Jinki Rehabilitation Team’?”
“If you are going to bargain, do it while looking at the other person. I don’t have enough patience to listen to bullshit.”
A thin stream of flesh rose from Yang Ho-myeong’s body.
The man flinched and waved his hand.
“…a joke, a joke. I’m afraid it’s not people who practice martial arts or training in a cave, so your sense of humor is blocked. Here you are.”
The man handed over the old book to Yang Ho-myeong.
“Where is the elixir?”
“wait. Confirming the authenticity of secrets comes first.”
“Have you been lied to? Even if you look at it like this, it’s a job that makes a living on credit alone.”
The man shouted, but Yang Ho-myeong lightly ignored the words.
pounding! pounding!
The heart races.
Finally, the season of the [Sword Saint] was obtained.
How long have you been waiting for this day?
Yang Ho-myeong turned over the first page of the old book with trembling hands.
[July 15, the weather is clear]
[I went for a walk with my dad and Poppy today. It was a hot day and Poppy was having a hard time. I have to go out in the evening tomorrow. Vacation is also one week away. It was a very enjoyable day.]
….
Heavy silence flows.
Yang Ho-myeong pressed his temples gently and closed his eyes.
As if what he saw was a dream.
But when I opened my eyes again, nothing had changed.
Even crooked letters.
Even the man who is confused in front of his eyes.
it was still there
This is the fucking reality.
“Oh… crazy.”
Profanity came out of Yang Ho-myeong’s mouth.
The word anger is not enough to express it.
Only the thought of tearing it to pieces filled my brain.
“You dare to despise me? Did you think you could survive here even after doing something like this!”
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah Kwah!
The entire cave trembled at the force that spewed out.
[‘Black Sky’ is activated!] An
ominous yet black history.
This is the unique ability of Yang Ho-myeong, the leader of the Black Wind Society and a top ranker of the Moorim.
The man took a step back from the terrifying energy.
“Take it easy. You asked me to get a book written by the swordsman? Is that the real thing that the swordsman used when he was in elementary school? I went to the teacher at the school to check it myself.”
“This guy… will come to the end. I’ll burst all the entrails myself.”
In an instant, the new type of Yang Ho-myeong disappeared.
The distance narrowed in the blink of an eye.
Kwaaang!
A fist full of history was thrust into the man’s abdomen.
It is a power that would not be strange even if the upper and lower body were split.
however.
“…!?”
Yang Ho-myeong hurriedly widened the distance.
“This is…”
I can’t believe it.
It’s not simply because the opponent didn’t just die from the attack.
The energy that emanates from that man.
very similar to their own.
No, on the contrary, a much darker and ominous black flame shimmered.
“So you said. Calm down.”
The man brushed the dust off his stomach.
“omg!”
“I can’t believe it…”
The masked people who watched the fight around them widened their eyes.
I raised my internal energy to the limit just in case.
My whole body trembled as the flesh pierced my skin.
“It is nonsense! How do you know the season of the text that was buried hundreds of years ago!”
It can be said to be the predecessor of the Black Wind Society.
A season used only by ‘him’.
It was so esoteric and full of nonsense phrases that I couldn’t even understand it.
It just remains in a state of emergency.
It would be safe to say that it was a weapon that had virtually disappeared.
however.
Why the hell…
“You bastard! What tricks did you use!”
Are you saying that martial art is being reproduced here?
It is impossible.
It is impossible.
However, even after seeing the martial arts unfolding in front of his eyes, he could not deny the reality.
Right then.
The man slowly took off his helmet.
Then an all-too-familiar face appeared.
Kang Jin-hyeok.
The appearance of a ranker who is said to be the strongest in Korea.
‘I can copy the abilities used by others.’
And the ability created through copying and fusion…
is the ‘higher version’ of the series.
[‘Sword’s Grave’ and ‘Black Sky’ are fused.]
[Fusion succeeded.]
[Copied abilities are stored in ‘Memory of the World’.]
[‘Black Heaven Devil Ball (黑天魔皇功)’ is activated!]
A different power.
Roaring!
A dark red burning energy began to cover the entire cave.
