Episode 23 Saint of Amsterdam
The owner of the voice is a saint wearing white armor.
It was Theresa.
Seeing that he was out of breath, it seems that he came to help the rear after arranging the Dyurahans in the front.
Jinhyeok looked at Teresa with a slightly surprised expression.
‘They belonged to the guild and said they would live alone…’
Unexpected.
It seems that she did not get the title of a saint for nothing.
“Can I talk to you for a minute?”
Teresa asked Kim So-mi, whose eyes were wide open.
“yes? yes yes! Sure.”
Kim So-mi nodded vigorously.
Then he got up from his seat and quickly disappeared behind a rock.
Theresa, a man alone, opened her mouth.
“Did you… take care of all the Dyurahans?”
It’s a tone that oozes vigilance.
That’s right.
The average rank of players who participated as couriers is E~F.
Of course, there was no choice but to stay away from the battle.
By the way, did you say that you single-handedly defeated Dyurahan, who was difficult to deal with even for a B-class battle class?
It is nonsense to wrap it up with the word coincidence.
“I am the one who took care of Dullahan.”
“Did you hide your identity? Why?”
“Everyone has their own personal circumstances. Me too…”
Jinhyuk shrugged.
At the same time, the sentence that had been cut off was completed.
“So are you.”
“…What is that?”
Theresa’s eyes twitched slightly.
It was such a slight tremor that a normal person would not even notice it.
‘okay. If you’re just a normal person.’
Jinhyeok smiled and continued.
“Actually, I didn’t understand it at first. Why did a ranker like you give up fighting the boss and come here? It was hard to understand in my common sense line.”
Attack the top of the tower with huge rewards and honor guaranteed.
Teresa rejected that golden opportunity and chose the ruins.
reason?
is there only one more?
Of course, it must be because the rewards you can get here are bigger than what you get when you defeat the boss monster on the 3rd floor.
And Jinhyeok already knew what it was.
“Isn’t that why you chose this place to do job quests?”
“…!?”
This time, Teresa couldn’t even keep her expression on her face.
His face was stained with embarrassment as if he had been slapped on the cheek.
‘Very few people know that the ruins are a place for the paladin’s former quest…’
If it’s a normal route, the paladin’s former quest will take place on the 6th floor.
But because I wanted to get ahead of others.
Teresa bought the information from the ‘black market’, which is operated only by those who have climbed the Tower of Trials at least 10 floors.
For an instant, Theresa’s eyes narrowed.
‘Then no way…’
Is this man also one of the members of the black market?
You should check it out.
Is it just a piece of information that I picked up from somewhere?
Or do you really know everything.
“that’s right. The reason I’ve been hiding it until now is because I have to go to the place where Apostle John’s oath is, but I haven’t figured out exactly where it is yet.”
Teresa confided in purpose and reason.
of course.
A status window with slightly different contents was floating in front of Jinhyeok’s eyes.
[‘Eye of Truth’ is activated.]
[Teresa’s statement is ‘false’.]
It’s cute.
‘Are you thinking of trying to scoop me up?’
Jinhyeok smiled.
“It must be the oath of the apostle Peter, not John. And, of course, not knowing the exact location would be a lie.”
It’s about where the oath is, you should have already found it before you came here.
The reason he’s still hesitating is probably because the road to the place where the oath is is too rough.
Thousands of traps were closer to chaos than having specific rules.
Besides, having over a thousand undead troops was a bonus.
“Really… you knew everything.”
Finally Theresa conceded.
good.
Now we can move on to the next step.
“In fact, I also have a business to see where the pledge is. Oh, of course I’m aiming for something other than the oath.”
“Are you asking me to go with you?”
“I want to go with you.”
Jinhyeok drew the line.
“I know the location of the traps and how to attack them perfectly. Well, it doesn’t matter if you go with the players from Zion as you planned, but I don’t know. No matter how lucky you are, everyone will die except you?”
But can’t you?
A noble hero whose name is a saint.
If you lose all your comrades and survive alone, you’re putting your name in disrepute.
Even if he succeeded in changing his job, the public’s reaction would be cold.
“…Let me think about it.”
“As much as you like.”
Think about it all day long.
There will be only one conclusion anyway.
‘Throw me a pledge and I’ll take care of the rest.’
Peter’s Oath, for former paladin, was not of interest, but the other items there were coveted.
‘Frozen Tears’ and ‘Mahon Dan’
Yes. Best to get these two.
Rather, it was to the extent that I coveted this one more than the holy relic.
In particular, ‘frozen tears’ had the effect of greatly increasing the absolute value of magical power when absorbed as a crystal called the essence of magical power.
‘Magic increase is one of the top priorities that must be resolved for me.’
Right now, the skills I use often don’t consume a lot of magic power.
The importance of the total amount of magical power as the skill level rose and the higher skills were combined could not be emphasized enough.
‘Originally, I was going to give up because there was no way to release the curse of cold air…’
After confirming Theresa’s existence, the operation was changed.
It was because Teresa, who knew how to handle the divine line, could alleviate the coldness of the frozen tears.
“May I ask you one question before you decide?”
Theresa, who was worried, opened her mouth.
“Tell me.”
“Are you the one who killed the sentries and woke up the Guardian?”
Whoa.
Does this lead like this
‘Well, from Teresa’s point of view, I must be the most suspicious person among the current raid.’
Because I knew too many things to hide.
Well, I could have explained it in detail here.
that’s not my preference
It was also annoying more than anything.
Jinhyeok chose a simpler and more direct method than that.
“I understand your suspicions under the circumstances, but I am not the culprit.”
“Are you telling me to believe just words?”
“yes. Above all, the clear evidence is right in front of my eyes.”
“Evidence. What do you mean?”
“If I am the culprit who killed the sentries and awakened the Guardian…”
Think about it.
“I would have killed you without having this annoying conversation.”
That there are far simpler ways than plausible excuses.
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Teresa’s solo action was again met with fierce opposition.
It was because Song Chun-hwa, the head of the engineering team, was frightened and opposed it.
“Absolutely not! Now we have to gather all our forces and move forward, but this is a solo action!”
It may not be anyone else, but not as much as Teresa, who can be said to be the core of the raid.
But Teresa wasn’t going to give up easily either.
“There is a map up to the 20km point of the ruins. Everyone knows how to attack. Nothing much will change without me.”
From the time when the Tower of Trials was a game in the past to now when it became a reality.
After countless attempts, players were able to create a map of the ruins.
At least from the entrance to the 20km point so that you can proceed without great risk.
“Above all, didn’t each guild’s raid leader maintain the same authority until the battle with our contract boss?”
“That’s it…”
Song Cheon-hwa stammered as he continued to argue.
Because none of them are wrong.
at last.
After a long sigh, Song Chun-hwa allowed Teresa to act alone.
“Whoa. All right. However, you must return before reaching the end of the map.”
“yes. Until then, I will join you again.”
Theresa nodded.
“ah! And… can I bring one person to help me as a porter?”
“That’s about it, do whatever you want.”
Song Chun-hwa waved her hands roughly, as if she had lost her energy due to the battle of words.
It’s trivial, but with a helpless face as if it’s okay.
Upon receiving Teresa’s gaze, the porters trembled.
Accompanying a ranker.
This is not luck or chance.
Rather, it’s a first-class ticket to Hell.
-I’m sure he’s trying to drag you to a dirty and dangerous place, damn it. Guys like us will never come back.
-Please please I can’t.
-Let’s not make eye contact. If you make eye contact, it’s very fucked up.
– There is a wife and children in every corner of the house that need to be fed.
Everyone prayed earnestly in their hearts.
Please, I hope it’s not just you.
Right then.
Theresa’s fingertips pointed between the porters.
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It was Jinhyeok who was pointed out.
And of course Jinhyeok said he would go with them.
“I don’t know what you’re thinking… but as someone who has lived close to 50 lines, I’d say love? It’s good. But nothing is more important than life.”
“okay. Listen to Captain Kim.”
“No matter how pretty the saintess is, it’s like that. Whoa. Youth is the problem. Youth. It makes people’s minds spin around.”
The porters tore off Jinhyeok.
It seemed that he was seriously mistaken about something.
When it’s time to do something like love, I climb the tower one more floor. I don’t know what the heck you’re thinking.
“It’s not like that…”
Jinhyeok, who was refuting, blurted out his words in the middle.
Wait a minute.
It’s an atmosphere where even the seeds won’t be eaten if you go around halfway.
It was an atmosphere where I couldn’t go no matter what.
I’d rather it happened like this…
“Actually, Miss Teresa and I have known each other since we were little.”
set the genre
see.
Mix the melodrama with some childhood memories.
“There are items in the ruins that will heal Teresa’s family in Europe. At first, I said I would go alone, but I just couldn’t send it alone.”
Finally, add tears.
I pinched my thighs, but unfortunately not a single tear came out.
Damn, my emotions are so dry.
“Even if my skills are not enough and I lose my life because of it… I will protect her until the end.”
love tragedy heroic story.
Through this.
The trinity that has been recognized as a box office code for centuries, such as ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Wuthering Heights’, has been completed.
The porters looked blankly at Jinhyeok.
As if I realized something long forgotten.
“Kang Jin-hyeok is you…”
“You’re a real man. shit. A real man from the Goguryeo era.”
“okay. Go. Shouldn’t a man be able to protect one of his childhood friends?”
“It is good to be young. youth.”
Everyone hit Jinhyuk on the back one by one.
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Jinhyeok and Teresa, who simply packed their belongings, went deep into the ruins along the tangled road.
Had it been like that for 5 hours?
Away from the raid, the two finally reached their destination.
‘As expected, the defenses are well established.’
Jinhyeok slowly checked the formation of the monsters.
Most of the people in the pit were ghouls and skeletons. There were also high-ranking undead mixed in here and there.
Dyurahan… and even a magic-wielding lich.
Judging from the fact that the mana he felt wasn’t strong, the circle wouldn’t be high.
Riches are people who should never be taken lightly.
In particular, if you hit a debuff or curse, there was a high chance of getting fatally injured, even if you were a flying and creeping person.
Teresa poked Jinhyuk’s side with her finger.
“Hey! The oath is in the middle.”
“I checked too.”
center of the circle.
There will be ‘Peter’s Oath’, ‘Frozen Tears’ and ‘Subspace Inventory Combination’.
If you kill monsters, you’ll level up…
I’ll have to leave that to Teresa.
“Get ready.”
Jinhyeok prepared to move.
The dagger he had kept in his bosom poured out red light.
“all right.”
Teresa also raised her magic power by holding a sword and shield.
But just then
Tring!
Suddenly, a red status window appeared in front of the two of them.
