Episode 37 How deceased people grow (4)
Time passed quickly.
Around 24 hours had just passed since Jinhyeok entered the first basement floor.
Level 1 had grown to level 12 without knowing it.
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Name: Kang Jin-hyeok
Gender: Male
Age: 27 years old
Level: 12
Strength 8 Agility 8 Stamina 8 Magic 41 Gap 100 Luck 10 Adaptability 10
Possessed stat points: 33
Owned Coins: 22740
Occupation: None
Unique Ability: Fusion Sword Grave Star’s Protection
Skills: Lv4 ‘Fire Element’ Lv3 ‘Eye of Truth’ Lv3 ‘Communion’ Lv3 ‘Fellow Marriage’ Lv3 ‘Poisoning’ Lv3 ‘Shallow’ Breathing’
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Crazy growth rate.
It took two weeks for Lee Tae-min and Yoo Yeon-hwa, who were among the deceased, to reach level 10.
However, despite the overwhelming growth, Jinhyeok’s expression did not seem to have any particular inspiration.
‘It’s a raid with sheep hunting and Alice’s support.’
Level 12 is not high. Of course.
And I had no intention of being satisfied with just that.
Roaring!
[Lv4 ‘Element of Fire’ is activated.]
A stream of fire shoots up from behind.
As the level went up, the power and utilization of the ‘fire element’ also changed.
‘The sense of battle has almost returned to its heyday.’
The body has adapted perfectly.
It was thanks to the constant fighting against the monsters.
at that time.
“Shall we bring the monsters back with aggro?”
Seeing that Jinhyeok had activated her skill, Alice quickly flew up into the sky.
The small wings on his back fluttered.
Seeing this, Jinhyuk smiled.
‘It looks like he’s completely mastered it now.’
Although she grumbled, I don’t think she will have time to be bored thanks to this little queen who is doing her job properly.
“Do more than usual. Oh, and you don’t even have to use restraints this time.”
“huh? Wouldn’t it be more comfortable for me to tie you up?”
“That’s true, but I’d like to preserve your mana if possible.”
“Magic power… Preserve? why?”
Alice tilted her head.
you won’t understand
There was no need to conserve magic power if they were hunting while sharing aggro moderately.
Jinhyeok’s gaze went to the pit in the middle.
From the endless abyss, even at this moment, insects were climbing up.
“I’ve warmed up enough, so now I’m going to go down there.”
Level up and increase in practical sense.
Both objectives have already been achieved.
So it’s time to achieve the last purpose of finding this place.
‘By now, guilds all over the world must be very anxious about the boss on the third floor.’
It’s going to be very crazy and it’s going to be a lot of fun. Originally, I had to clear the boss battle that I would have to take after growing up for a while before I was ready.
But even if you think about it for a hundred days, there is no answer.
there is no choice but to
The corners of Jinhyuk’s mouth went up.
The boss monster on the 3rd floor that no one has overcome yet.
Because the key to breaking through that difficulty with attributes was right down there.
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An antique castle suitable for the Middle Ages.
Currently, America’s ‘Titan’ and Europe’s ‘Olympos’, China’s ‘Zhonghua’ and Korea’s ‘Fighting Father’ are here.
Representatives from as many as 4 of the 7 guilds were gathered.
has only one purpose.
It was to have a meeting about the 8th failed third-floor boss attack.
‘It’s amazing.’
Theresa let out a small exclamation as she watched the rankers continue to enter the banquet hall.
I heard that the matter is not serious, but it seems that the situation is worse than expected.
Looking at the fact that the executives of each guild with such heavy hips moved directly.
‘I guess I have no choice but to be nervous.’
Because humanity now has less than 40 days left.
I don’t know if you know it, but there will be stories that will be a big turning point at this meeting.
Right then.
A middle-aged man holding a wine glass opened his mouth.
It was Patrick, an S-class player who attended as a representative of the American Titan Guild.
“Looks like most of us have gathered, so let’s get started.”
The muffled noise disappeared.
All eyes turned to Patrick.
“As you already know, the 8th raid to go to the 4th floor failed. Of the 15 raid groups of 100 men each, only nine returned alive.”
It was a raid that put a lot of effort into it.
A conversion attempt involving 1500 players and up to 2 relics.
However, despite the pouring support, the raid failed again to penetrate the final passage to the fourth floor.
Why?
Because the boss monster is overwhelmingly strong?
A lot of tricky traps?
no.
The last boss monster on the 3rd floor was very ordinary and there were no tricky traps.
“Damn it. Failing even with a holy relic with anti-army abilities. Then how the hell are you going to break through as many as that swarm of bees?”
Yes. The problem is quantity, not quality.
To get to the 4th floor, not hundreds or thousands. Over tens of thousands of statues had to be knocked down.
“I am saying this now, but the second and third floors were attacked too quickly. see you in the end What is the price?”
Mage Maria, who attended as the representative of Olympus, added a word.
Had there been enough players above level 15…
the raid would never have failed.
However, the gap widened between the level of the players and the greed to climb the tower in a hurry.
Eventually, this month passed.
“I think you are right. Wasn’t it all because of the Chinese side trying to monopolize magic stones?”
Baek Jin-ho, leader of the 3rd raid of the Dangun Guild, growled, baring his teeth.
Then, the Chinese side, which had been silent, also flowed out.
“It’s hard to just let go of that statement. We only climbed the tower for humanity. Misleading without evidence is tantamount to provoking us.”
Tenwei, who belongs to China, frowned.
“Puhaha! You sound like humanity. Everyone here knows how many people he killed to create one force called China.”
“If I just say one more word there…”
“If I do more? What are you going to do?”
“stop!”
Just as the tension between the two of them was about to cross the line, Patrick intervened.
“This is not the time to cover up the truth about the past.”
There is a reality right in front of you that needs to be addressed.
It means that this is not the time to fight for strength by arguing right and wrong.
“Have you been thinking about something?”
“yes. There is only one way out of this situation.”
A shadow fell over Patrick’s face.
Her lips trembled as if she hadn’t expected to say this.
However, as if he had made up his mind, he soon explained the reason for holding the meeting.
“Yesterday morning… I got a call from ‘Mine’. He said he would help us if you agree to one condition.”
Patrick’s words caused a great commotion in the meeting room.
“that!”
“Are you sure you want to accept their offer?”
“They’re all internationally wanted scumbags.”
“I can never be with cockroaches. Never!”
Representatives of each guild were flagships.
Currently, the influence of large guilds exceeds that of the government.
That’s why the external cause was important.
A single word or action can have a huge impact.
So, everyone has to be extremely reluctant to get involved with Mine.
“Truck. they’re trash The garbage you hear will break your heart.”
It was then that something wriggled in the shadows cast by the campfire.
It is an ominous and grotesque shadow.
Glimmer!
The shadow soon took on a human form.
An old man who was very skinny and his beard was white. However, the mana felt in the old man was too hideous to be ignored only by his appearance.
“It’s good to build up your self-esteem, but don’t you know that you guys can’t do it anyway?”
The old man grinned.
“cheeky! How dare you say this!”
“Mr. Patrick. Did you call that guy all the way here?”
“I’ll cut off that filthy head right now!”
Sreung!
Chunk!
Various weapons were drawn.
The banquet hall, which had been quiet with runaway magic, quickly turned into a mess.
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah!
The old man clicked his tongue.
“There are only a lot of hot-blooded friends. But if you listen to the terms of this side, you’ll change your mind. We have the power to break through the boss.”
“dog sound! How can a small number of them surpass that great army?”
The power of the demons would not be much in number.
A single group can never win a war.
Even the raiding party, which consisted of thousands of people, was wiped out within three days.
“hmm. Wouldn’t it be enough to make suya?”
The old man struck the ground twice with his skeleton staff.
thud! thud!
A dull noise echoed through the banquet hall.
Then right at that moment.
[Trait ‘Grave Keeper of the Cursed Grave’ is activated!]
Cuckoo Cuckoo!
Several cracks and cracks appeared on the marble floor.
“What is it?”
“This…!”
People flung their bodies here and there to avoid the cracks that suddenly appeared.
At the same time, corpses that had become white bones from deep underground began to rise to the ground one by one.
“Truck. There are many useful corpses buried in this land. Thanks to you, I can get good quality soldiers.”
Skeleton soldiers approaching triple digits just by looking at them.
Although the outer appearance has been worn down by the storms and storms of many years, the sword and shield have not lost their spirit.
“It is enough to deal with troops with troops. As you can see, there are many demons who are good at necromancy or summoning.”
“Was it Necromancer? But to act on this scale…”
Tenway muttered and suddenly opened her eyes wide.
“I bet that wand!”
An old man’s cane.
I’ve seen it once before.
To be exact, I had a memory of seeing it when I played the Tower of Trials in the past.
“Hoo? Does anyone recognize this?”
The old man stroked his cane proudly.
A special item that can only be made by gathering 99 materials.
‘Stand of greed.’
It wasn’t easy to make because it required so many bizarre and cruel materials.
If the synthesis was successful, this item exhibited its best abilities for a necromancer.
“I see… A combination of the Staff of Greed and the Necromancer would have a good chance. A ninth attempt might be possible.”
“Miss Tenway! no way?”
Maria’s eyebrows curled in reverse.
“If they were approaching for some clumsy trick, I wouldn’t let them go either. But this operation is not bad.”
“hmm. I’m sorry, but I also agree with that Chinese guy this time. Of course, it would have to be on the condition that it is not known to the public.”
Baek Jin-ho also opened his mouth heavily.
One by one, the atmosphere turned.
To accept the proposal of the demons.
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Theresa, who watched the scene, bit her lip.
‘How did this happen?’
No matter how you try to hold hands with the demons.
I wanted to dry it right away.
I will never accept this.
However, even in a situation where there was no sharp alternative, it was impossible to blindly oppose it.
‘Even if only Jinhyeok had participated.’
If so.
You won’t even have to worry about this.
Unlike the ‘fake’ ones here, Jinhyeok was the only ‘real’ deceased person he knew.
Considering the numerous performances he showed in the impregnable ruins, he must have known how to get to the 4th floor.
but.
‘I can’t help it with my own strength.’
okay. Can not help it.
With my own opinion, it was impossible to reverse this situation.
But just then
Whoa!
A blue status window was activated in front of me.
[A video call request came in from the outside.]
Normally, he wouldn’t have paid attention to contacting other players.
However.
pounding! pounding! pounding!
Teresa’s heart began to beat like crazy as she read the contents.
[The target is player Kang Jin-hyeok.]
Come.
[Do you want to accept the call request?]
A call from the person you so desperately wanted.
“Jinhyeok… Mr.!”
As I pressed accept with trembling hands, a familiar face appeared.
Relaxed expression and eyes.
It was the image of Jinhyeok that Theresa, who had a confident atmosphere, knew well.
And Jinhyeok.
“What is it? Those osteoporotic skull gourds?”
We started the conversation in the most appropriate way.
