Chapter 119 This trap is mine now
Before climbing the tower, I gathered a lot of information.
Because I knew that I would be called to the tower someday, because I was not satisfied with my current life, because I knew how fragile people can be, I wanted strength.
So I don’t know if I read more. Books about monsters and dungeons in bookstores. thesis. news.
I heard the stories of the hunters through ViewTube and saw personal stories from the community.
Among them, there were stories that could not be confirmed as true or not, and as always, they were organized with aggro or brain fiction.
A typical example is the ghost story of the lamp of the dead.
A green light that you sometimes see while climbing the tower.
It is a story that when you already recognize it, you fall into a trap, and then a huge amount of ghosts pour out and turn the people there into idiots.
I thought it was a common self-made ghost story, too.
-Pass.
I changed my mind when I saw the green lamp that appeared in front of me.
[You have entered the lamp of the dead.]
A rising reminder.
It was the moment when the ghost story became reality.
-Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
!
Ghosts began to come in from nowhere.
Ten or twenty. shit! Counting numbers makes no sense. If not, it will be close to hundreds.
A monster that gnaws at the spirits of the living.
Since there is no substance, physical force does not work, and if it is touched even once.
[Has a status abnormality.]
[Sensory blunting]
[Lethargy]
[Decreased morale]
[Delirium]
Receives all kinds of mental debuffs.
“Heuk!”
The Ghost rages at a very high speed. They are already a wave.
It started moving freely and eating me.
“Ahhh!”
For some reason, Deokchun, who did not take any damage, rebelled, but it was a feeble gesture to them.
“That’s right!”
-Fuhuaaaaagh!
Deokchun, who used the characteristic, spit out fire. A few ghosts that burn at once.
It was the moment when the Chaos attribute shined.
Those who hesitated for an instant dispersed, but even that was fleeting. It seems to be moving again.
That’s it.
“Good job Deokchun.”
“To the ark.”
I took out what I had prepared and drank it at the timing when they weren’t attacking.
Mental Attack Mitigation Potion and Curse Removal Potion.
I still don’t have the skills to counter curses and mental attacks.
At best, the level of enduring with mental strength.
[Status abnormality disappears.]
A much lighter body.
-Ah ah ah ah ah!
-Ahhh! iced coffee!
Ghost heard me.
When it came right in front of you.
– Flash!
I exploded with divine power.
I don’t know if it’s someone else, but I have divine power as a stat.
It’s not at the level of being called a skill, but I can do simple movements.
– Hahahah!
-Keeeueueu!
As expected, Ghosts are weak against divine power.
If I could react a little faster, if I had resistance to curses or mental attacks, it would have been easier to respond.
“Let’s focus.”
Feedback can be done after leaving this place.
I used divine power to push them back, but I don’t know how long that will last.
Shall I put divine power in my fist and knock it down?
no. There are too many. I’ll fall before I can catch it.
furthermore.
-Fuhuaaaak!
– Hwaaaaaagh!
Every time Deokchun spits fire, a few ghosts disappear, but the vacancy is quickly filled.
It should be seen that the number of ghosts is more than expected, or that they are recreated as much as the number that disappears.
The saying that there is no hope in a simple battle.
then.
“I have no choice but to aim for that!”
Dig!
I ran forward.
There was only one thing that triggered the trap. A lamp that emits green light!
If that is the source of the ghost, the correct answer is to get rid of it first.
-Ooh oh oh!
– Wow!
Did I choose the right one? The Ghosts attacked me all at once.
Deokchun continuously spit fire, but it was not enough.
– Kwaaaaang!
I also detonated a firebomb, but took no damage.
Couldn’t it be stopped with a simple skill?
An attack with divine power is required.
I tried to use it by putting divine power on Fire Bomb.
[Fire Bomb is a magic-based skill.]
[Cannot be driven with divine power.]
Only a message saying no was displayed.
I don’t know if there is an item that can be given a separate attribute, but I don’t have it.
Likewise, it does not have divine skills.
but.
“There are holy relics.”
Only one. The time has come to use the holy relics that have not been used so far.
The last of the six relics stolen from Magnarok.
[Pilgrim of Hellfire (AA)]
-Holy Relic of the Temple of Fire
-Connects a path made of sacred fire to the target location.
– Possesses the seal of fire. You can continue to use it as long as you have divine power.
The only fire temple relic I have.
I felt my divine power draining away.
-Pahaaaah!
The flames soared.
intense momentum. The flames that would arise around me extinguished the Ghosts that stood in my way and advanced.
The destination is the lamp of the dead.
– Kihaaaa!
– Aaaaa!
The Ghosts who were blocked by the flames threw their bodies and tried to grab me.
-Chi Iik
-Saaa I
was blocked by the holy fire and couldn’t even touch me, and I was able to hold the lamp that was the culprit of this incident.
[Lamp of the Dead (AA)]
-Bound item
-Creates an imperceptible boundary.
– Seals those who enter the boundary and creates ghosts that proliferate endlessly.
– Will not stop until the intruder’s mind is broken.
Explanations that feel ill-intentioned.
At the same time, the question was solved. To create an unrecognizable boundary.
If it was originally, I would have noticed the existence of the lamp from far away.
This is the general description that has been revealed.
[The eye that watches the S-class power star is displayed.]
In the explanation shown through the power.
[Lamp of the Dead (AA)]
– If the lamp is covered, it will stop working.
– Recognizes the person who covers the lamp as the owner.
Instructions on how to use the lamp of the dead were written on it.
shit. The corners of the mouth go up.
I’ll take the AA-class artifact.
Without hesitation, I put the lamp of the dead into the treasure bag.
[Lamp of the dead (AA) ends.]
[Lamp of the dead belongs to Hyeonsu Cho.]
After that message, the ghost’s screams stopped like a lie.
– When the holy
relic is deactivated, an ordinary hallway appears.
I thought I walked for a long time, but the distance I actually moved was not much.
It must be because the dead man came into the lamp area and his cognitive ability was manipulated.
I shook my head and came to my senses.
A little bit of the aftermath of the curse lingered, but there was no time to stop.
I didn’t know there might be a trap that works with a time difference like acid fog.
solitary place.
Now it is to the point of admiration.
Using AA-level artifacts for one trap.
“They say it’s a bandit, isn’t this a stolen item?”
“To that.”
The guy who created the labyrinth was called a bandit, so there’s a good chance.
I don’t even know her face, but I want to chew her well.
[Water (E) Lv.1]
Before that, I woke up with cold water and quenched my throat.
You don’t know when you’re going to battle, so you should replenish your fluids now.
after.
Drinking water is better.
I gazed at the aisle that stretched ahead.
A fork in the road that bends in all directions.
A maze where you don’t know how long you’ll get lost. I was afraid that I had to go that way without any information.
“I have to go.”
I moved forward.
do you have courage?
no.
“Ughhh. I got an AA-class artifact this time, so maybe I can get something better next time?”
Realizing that a trap could soon become a treasure.
The lost strength resurfaces.
I took a light step forward.
“…That’s it. Tsk.”
Deokchun clicked his tongue with a thick expression.
* * *
As a result, the road to the right was a bang.
I went around countless alleys and came back and tried other roads, but the end was always blocked.
The results of breaking through the threatening traps and wandering through the labyrinth of dizzying structures were not satisfactory, but there were results.
“Is this where we are?”
“Ugh. Gueg.”
After learning the geography of the area to some extent, I was able to pinpoint the location on the treasure map.
I was worried that I might have fallen on the map piece that I couldn’t fill, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
The place where Deokchun and I are currently staying is slightly below the east side of the map. It was close to the outskirts.
I touched my chin.
There are a total of 4 pieces of the treasure map that I didn’t get.
Somewhere at the bottom of the south and west near the center. One is in the corner of the map, so you can ignore it. It’s enough to go to the most money man on the street later.
“The nearest empty square has to go up.”
The remaining blanks are places that are not too far from where I am.
It was close in terms of simple distance, but due to the nature of the labyrinth, it had to go round.
Now that we know the location, moving itself won’t be a problem.
Hidden traps along the way are a problem.
First of all, I carefully checked the places I passed with a ballpoint pen. I also wrote down what traps there were, and took pictures of some things that were hard to explain with my camera skills.
“Whoa.”
I organized the rough information and put the pen in the pouch.
3 days.
It’s time to wander the labyrinth.
I can’t see my face, but I’m wondering if the dark circles are down to my chin.
I get nervous every time I move, so I feel a lot of mental fatigue.
[Shower (E) Lv. 4]
-Saaaaa.
The warm energy sweeps over the body and brings vitality.
ah. body slowly melts
Raising the level of the real shower skill was a godsend.
confined space. The aisles that look the same no matter where you go.
It was a perfect place to get psychosis, and if you don’t relieve tension in this way, you’ll get tired quickly.
Deokchun seems to have no problems, perhaps because he was born in the top.
“Are there four days left?”
The place where I am currently is a safe zone with few in the labyrinth.
I stared at the ceiling and thought for a moment.
From the second day, the position was identified and the speed increased. 4 days is enough.
I knew roughly the structure of the labyrinth and realized some patterns.
First of all, not all aisles have traps.
A simple mechanical trap or a poisoned arrow or a stone falling from the ceiling. It’s common, but to me, they don’t pose much of a threat.
The real dangerous traps were usually herded in long corridors and side alleys.
Places where the field of view is limited or where tension must be maintained.
If there is one particular thing.
“I haven’t seen any monsters yet.”
Aren’t monsters placed inside the labyrinth?
I shook my head.
It’s too early to jump to conclusions. Monsters have tough life. If there is nothing to eat, they will survive by biting off even their own people.
Besides, isn’t this the top?
Due to the influence of the system, monsters that would normally have died may be alive.
Looking at the difficulty level, there’s no way there will be 1-2 star monsters, and at least 3-star monsters will be prepared.
“Maybe there is a 4-star, right?”
“Gweek.”
Up to 4 stars could be expected.
Excluding 5 stars. No matter how great the facilities here, it’s not enough to loose a 5-star rating.
I can break down the door right now, but what if it was 5 stars? He would have set off all the traps called traps by wandering around here and there.
That the laborious labyrinth loses its function.
Just look at the 5-star monster Hwagapryong we met on the 13th floor. It ‘s a little hard to lock up a guy like that…
but let’s keep that in mind just in case.
After thinking about it, I took a look at the community.
I have a message. The sender is Lee Jun-seok.
I clicked on the message.
“Ohh?”
After reading the contents, I raised my eyebrows.
