Episode 19 Awakening Test (4)
After a while, a new magic stone is ready.
It is a large blue-colored magic crystal.
“W Here… ha ha ha. It’s all done.”
The examiner gasped.
Really ready to finish in less than a minute.
I guess it was pretty scary.
good.
Then let’s get started.
Jinhyeok took a stance while holding the dagger.
Whoa!
When the magical energy was injected, the sword was once again dyed red.
‘I don’t think I need to adjust my strength.’
Earlier, I put the matter in my hands moderately.
It was because there was no point in giving all one’s strength to the lowest level magic stone.
[The stat ‘Gap’ is activated to the maximum level.]
Dark magic power transmitted through the fingertips.
The corners of Jinhyuk’s mouth went up.
yes that’s it
‘Strong, strong and weak’.
A morale stat that is strong against the strong and strong against the weak.
It’s time to check with your own eyes
how much the results of your hard work for a month from now are .
Parts Tsutsu!
Several streams of sparks rose and the blade swept across the side of the magic stone.
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“This… can’t be.”
The examiner’s chin trembled.
One month after the Tower of Trials appeared.
In the meantime, many Awoken people have come here to take the test.
Most of them didn’t even possess the minimum amount of mana required by magic stones.
Below F grade.
In other words, you will be judged unqualified.
Of course, a select few among them were given a rank.
I got the qualification to climb the tower confidently.
But nobody.
Even rankers who received S rank.
There was no one who cut down the entire magic crystal.
It’s a natural story. Because
this is…
nonsense.
Cuckoo coo!
The magic crystal that was cut in half crumbled with a loud sound.
The cut surface is red hot.
It proves that everything was perfect in speed, power and horsepower.
[#1 Kang Jin-hyeok. Measurements: 20895. Class S]
Birth of a new S class.
No, the actual rank was much higher because it included all horsepower measurements of 10,000 or more as S-class.
more than twice as much.
…a monster.
“Uh… uh uh. Congratulations on your S-class chu. I will report above, so please wait a moment. What was the number number…”
The examiner fumbled and pulled out his phone.
‘Korea is not the problem.’
It was the appearance of a super-large rookie who had to remake the world rankings.
At least the manager level… no. An incident of this magnitude should be immediately reported to the president of the association.
But that was then.
“Wait.”
Jinhyeok grabbed the examiner’s arm.
“yes?”
“Are you going to report to the top right now?”
“Yes, it is.”
“Please put it off for a week or so.”
“You want me to postpone it? What do you mean by that?”
The examiner tilted his head as if he couldn’t understand.
“It is for personal reasons. After a week, I won’t care whether I inform the association or spread it on the Internet.”
“Ha, but that’s not the part I can do anything about.”
Are you manipulating information?
if caught I didn’t know what punishment I would face.
Even if you change the lower rank, it is treated as a felony, but isn’t this to hide the S rank?
a week or so.
“It’s not possible! You can’t really die!”
He steadfastly refused, lashing out over and over again.
Also, this is the reaction.
Jinhyuk nodded as if he had expected it.
I want to receive various benefits as an S grade, but I need to hide my grade until I finish a job.
In order to do that, we must first crack down on this examiner’s mouth.
“There are a few things I have learned in my life.”
“Did you learn pears?”
that buck
Jinhyeok took a step forward.
At the same time, a faint light shone from the dagger in his hand.
“The first is that ‘there are no guarantees about human work’.”
There is no credibility in the subjunctive law with an adverb like ‘even if you really die’.
there is no choice but to
Because the world could change as much as possible depending on the situation.
“Secondly, ‘close fists are more scary than distant ones’.”
‘The president of the association is on the top floor of the building and I am right in front of you.’
So you better choose well. If you don’t want to be in a bad mood.
Swoop.
Jinhyeok played with the dagger with light hand movements.
Did the blackmail work?
The examiner’s complexion became visibly pale.
Opponent is S class.
He is a superhuman who dare not be put in the category of human.
Killing a single person is not an easy task if you put your mind to it.
“one week! Can it be done in a week?”
The examiner responded urgently.
Jinhyuk stopped walking.
“yes. Enough. After that, do whatever you want.”
On the contrary, I would like to actively promote it when the time comes.
Make sure the aggro is attracted.
That way, I was able to proceed with my future plans more easily.
“All right. Kang Jin-hyeok’s rank will be announced in exactly one week.”
In the end, the examiner made the decision.
“You’re not going to change your words or anything like that, are you?”
“That can’t be. I promise to put my name on it.”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t believe in verbal promises.”
The most untrustworthy thing in the world is verbal promises.
Isn’t it a promise to say that words go to the grave, but spill it over a glass of wine?
Rather than that, well…
I needed a little more definite proof.
A proof that you can die if you break it.
A spark formed on Jinhyuk’s finger.
[Lv1 ‘Stigma of Love’ is activated.]
It was the same mark that was engraved on Hana Park.
“Because it’s not sick. Just be patient.”
Chii profit!
stamped on the soul.
The examiner frowned, but only for a moment.
This took me a week.
“In the meantime, please use the first measurement.”
“You mean F grade?”
“yes.”
Jinhyuk nodded.
Then the examiner cautiously opened his mouth.
“Um…then how should I proceed with the second test?”
The first test to classify ranks by measuring horsepower.
And the selected personnel who passed there take the second test.
The content is simple.
All you have to do is clear one of the dungeons in the Tower of Trials.
Most of them chose dungeons with goblins or orcs because there were no restrictions on difficulty.
It was a universal and wise choice.
but.
“We will attack the first floor ruins.”
Jinhyeok has already decided where to go.
From the moment the Tower of Trials first appeared.
“If it’s a ruin on the first floor…!”
An earthquake occurred in the pupil of the test tube.
There is only one ruin that exists on the first floor.
Ruins ‘Cloister of the Fallen’.
Even 11 years ago when [Tower of Trials] was first released.
And even until now when the Tower of Trials appeared as a reality.
It was a forbidden area that no one had been able to attack yet.
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The test is over.
The grade he received was F.
Jinhyeok showed the two of them a faint tattoo on his wrist.
“Your brother is an F grade?”
“No, how… I thought it would be higher than us, but isn’t there something wrong with it?”
Lee Tae-min and Yoo Yeon-hwa shouted at the same time.
This is an absolutely unacceptable result.
In particular, for the two people who had seen Jinhyeok’s skills in the Tower of Trials, the F grade was unbelievable.
“It is a provisional grade. We’re going to re-measure in a week, so we’ll have to wait and see.”
Spice up the truth.
There was no need to reveal that it was an S rank here.
“Ah…”
“What if it’s like that?”
At the word temporary grade, the two nodded their heads in agreement.
“Oh right. brother. How are you going to do the second test?”
“I have to arrange it right away.”
“If it’s a low-level dungeon on the first floor, we have some. how. Would you like to find out?”
“no. From now on, alone is enough.”
This is too risky in the future.
No matter how talented Lee Tae-min and Yoo Yeon-hwa are.
No, to be honest, at this point, there is not a single player in the world, including me, who can enter the ruins on the first floor and go all the way to the end.
in the normal way.
‘So I have to use an unusual method.’
expedient rather than correct.
The Tower of Trials was originally a place where you had to do that to survive.
“Never mind me. The two of you keep climbing the tower.”
I had already promised to do so.
Let’s meet again later.
So until then.
You must focus on your own growth.
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After breaking up with the two, Jinhyeok immediately connected to the [Tower of Trials] community.
‘Can I find it on the job posting… bulletin board?’
Usually, raids with high ranks were mainly recruited at the guild level.
There were many cases where individual players below D rank matched the numbers.
And at least a few hundred people were needed for the ruins.
[We are looking for players to go to the 1st floor ‘Corridor of the Fallen’ ruins. (000 people)]
found.
I thought it was so difficult that no one would challenge it.
‘thank god.’
Jinhyeok immediately called the number written on it.
-Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
The other party answered the phone as soon as the call sounded.
-hello?
– I contacted you after seeing the community. Ruins Raid. I want to participate too. Aren’t they full yet?
– Oh, of course. Don’t have a seat!
The man hastily replied.
It seemed that the number of people was in a hurry.
Well, unless the liver came out of the boat, not many people would want to go there.
-Um…but what’s your grade?
-F grade.
-Ah… F. Mmm. You did.
-Is the grade a problem?
-That’s not it. Even if your grade is low, you can go as a transport team or a mining team. If you just come this way, you will not be able to receive distribution for items obtained from the ruins. Porters and miners are on a per diem basis.
This means that the risk is low, but the reward is not high.
Does not matter.
After all, the purpose of going to the ruins was not to distribute rewards.
– It’s okay to give it as a daily rate.
-Then could you come to the entrance of the Tower of Trials right now? All the people who will go as porters are gathered, but I will tell you the detailed conditions at that time.
-I’ll be there in 20 minutes.
Call ended.
Jinhyeok called a taxi and went straight to the meeting place.
Did it run for about 20 minutes?
We finally arrived at our destination.
‘It’s about this at the entrance…’
Jinhyeok walked through the crowd and looked around.
at that time.
I saw a group of men gathered.
Seeing that all of them are of good size…
‘Are these the porters I mentioned earlier?’
As Jinhyeok approached, a man in a suit and glasses smiled brightly.
“Have you called before?”
“yes. My name is Kang Jin-hyeok.”
“hello. I am Assistant Manager Oh Seung-hwan of Matching Management.”
Oh Seung-hwan warmly welcomed Jin-hyeok.
“Is he the one who said he would come last?”
“Once everything is gathered, let’s start quickly.”
“okay. We’ve been waiting for an hour already.”
“Ha ha, I see. First, please approve joining the raid. yes. that’s right. All you have to do is press that approve button there.”
Oh Seung-hwan showed each of the 30cm status windows to those who applied as porters.
“ruler. Jinhyeok too.”
Finally, Seunghwan Oh showed Jinhyeok the status window.
The content didn’t matter.
It’s just one sentence: ‘Would you like to join the raid as a member?’
If you agree to this, then you will officially belong to the raid.
Jinhyeok pressed the OK button.
OK.
[You have officially participated in the raid.]
[The conditions have been met.]
[The 2nd update is applied.]
[The language patch for 103 countries around the world is applied.]
[The raid-only quest begins.]
“Oh. It’s up. It floated.”
“me too. wow this is amazing It’s a raid-only quest.”
“Whoops. at las!”
Excited voices were heard everywhere.
[#1 Ruins First Attack]
Difficulty: S
Description: Deal with the boss monster and recapture the throne in the deepest part of the ruins.
Reward: You will be given the option to choose one of the relics. (However, if you cannot kill the boss monster, the selection of relics will be limited.) Several status windows also appeared in front of Jinhyeok
.
Boss monster.
recapture the throne.
And even the selection of holy relics.
These are things you already know.
however.
‘What is this?’
In front of Jinhyeok’s eyes, he is different from others.
[The privilege for ‘the first person to conquer the tower’ has arrived.]
There was another status window.
