Episode 162
162. Episode 162
– Welcome to the 17th floor trials.
– Topic: The Ice Giant Awakens
– Time limit: 10 hours
– The frozen giant standing at the gathering place has awakened.
– Join forces with your comrades to defeat the awakened Ice Giant.
The first theme, Spring, tests patience.
The second theme, summer, tests wisdom.
The third trial, fall, tests your abilities.
And the fourth trial, winter, tests ‘cooperation’.
“Kuaaaah!”
The giant that woke up from the ice let out a mighty roar.
With him, the people of the Diablo clan quickly prepared for battle.
Before the 17th floor trial began, it was thanks to Yu Seo-ah who noticed the strange phenomenon that occurred in the frozen giant and predicted the trial in advance.
“Everyone, prepare for battle!”
Ice giant.
Since the trial itself was designed to be challenged by clans, the power of this monster was truly enormous.
His physical abilities are comparable to those of the crocodile we encountered in the 10th floor trials, and he even uses his own unique ice magic.
Thanks to his high intelligence, he has excellent judgment, and his skill in handling giant ice pillars is incomparable to that of monsters that swing their claws.
Even now, just by shouting, the Diablo clan members’ bodies froze for a moment.
Fear comes from great power.
The fear momentarily clouded the prey’s judgment.
If the giant swings the pillar like this, there will be a lot of casualties before we have time to respond.
And at that moment.
– The stigmata consume the Ice Giant’s fear and become stronger.
– The fear is preyed upon and the Blood Wolf’s nickname is strengthened.
A red light flashed across the sky, and the fear completely disappeared.
Not only Yu Seo-ah, but everyone else could immediately guess the reason.
“Mr. Seun!”
A man is approaching with his wings spread white like snow falling from the sky.
That’s right, it was Seun.
Se-Woon was flying at a speed that he had accelerated to the extreme in order to pass the 16th floor trials.
Since all the magic had been poured into the wings, the mana inside the circle was already completely emptied.
Even in that situation, Se-woon was smiling.
‘I can try it right away.’
The boss monster on the 17th floor, the Ice Giant.
Although it was a monster known to have slaughtered countless players, to Seun it seemed like just a good test subject.
‘A spear would be better than a sword.’
Thanks to the fact that he had filled his wings with mana to the point where the circle was completely empty, Seun’s current speed was like that of a meteor.
If you want to unleash that power, it’s better to use a spear than a sword.
Seun took out Achilles’ spear, Aphelion, and pulled it close to his chest.
I felt like I was turning into an arrow as I held the spear in front of my head.
Seun, who was still in that state, raised the internal energy of the yin energy that he had accumulated with the thousand-year-old Seol-sam and Bing-baek-singong to the maximum.
– The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[Ice Dragon Spear Technique]
– It is the only spear technique that exists in the North Sea Ice Palace. It is said that the spear tip is swung with the cold air of the North Sea, and resembles a dragon.
In the first place, it was an internal energy built up through the Bingbaekshinkong of the Bukhae Ice Palace, so I thought it would be good to use a martial art of the same type, and so I chose that martial art.
As the internal energy flowed through the spear, a cold air formed at the tip of the spear, creating transparent, sharp ice.
But, it didn’t end there.
Since I’m going to test my internal energy, I plan to do it for sure.
Se-Woon poured all of the internal energy remaining in his dantian into the spear.
– The third skill of the Ice Dragon Spear, Ice Dragon Fall, is strengthened through internal energy.
– According to the secret of the Ice White Shingong, cold air is added to the martial arts.
As the yin energy grew, frost began to form not only on the tip of the spear, but also starting from the spearhead, along Seun’s hands and down to his toes.
As the eerie cold air flowed out, a white trail appeared behind Seun.
Crap!
The cold air was not satisfied with just emitting cold air, and took the form of an ice dragon and surrounded Seun.
Ice Dragon falls, leaving behind a white trail.
It was literally the martial art of Ice Dragon Falling.
“Kuaaaah!”
The explanation was long, but the time it took for the Ice Dragon to manifest seemed like a moment.
The ice giant was still roaring and hadn’t even picked up the pillar.
The ice giant, who discovered Seun’s existence late, reached out to pick up the pillar, but Seun pierced the ice giant’s chest first.
Pooboobook!
The ice giant had no time to react before a hole was ripped through its chest, and it stopped roaring and lowered its head.
He looked down at the wound as if he still didn’t understand the situation.
Then, I felt pain belatedly and raised my hand to stop the bleeding, but… … .
Damn it.
The cold air that had already spread through the giant’s body through the wound was freezing him, starting from his shoulder and reaching all the way to his fingertips.
I tried to scream with all my might to resist death, but it was already too late.
So the giant woke up and within a minute, he was back to his frozen state again.
With a hole in my heart.
Even if he were to wake up again, only death would greet him.
“Phew… … .”
As soon as Seun broke through the giant’s body, he gathered his internal energy and landed lightly on the ground.
The wings had already disappeared due to the depletion of mana.
Since it would cost me more mana than I thought, I decided to refrain from taking out Icarus’ wings as much as possible in the future.
More than that… … .
‘It’s better than I expected.’
The power of the martial arts that was displayed by pouring in the internal energy of the four gapja was tremendous.
The Ice Giant, which could only be defeated by clan units, was defeated by him alone, and he killed it with a single attack.
There was no need to take out Mamon’s treasure like other times.
I was able to realize anew how great the internal energy of the Four Gapja is.
‘Well, if it’s the 4th generation, it’s the amount that would require 240 years of practicing the normal mind method.’
Of course, it doesn’t actually take that much time to build up the internal energy of the four seasons.
Unlike the early days when the concept of gapja was first introduced, now there are more efficient deep energy methods and the speed of accumulating internal energy has also become faster.
Even so, the speed at which Seun built up his internal energy was extremely unrealistic.
Achieving the 4th gapja without even climbing 20 floors.
No player at the top has ever achieved such a feat.
– You have successfully completed the 17th floor trial, ‘The Awakened Ice Giant’.
– Calculating public figures… … .
– Time remaining: 9 hours 59 minutes.
– Total accumulated merit points: 200,000 points
– Congratulations! You passed the 17th floor trial with the #1 ranking.
– You have received 100,000 points as a reward.
In less than a minute, the 17th floor ordeal was over.
Due to the extremely fast clear time, the score is naturally 1st place.
Moreover, it seemed like he got a lot of extra points because it was an achievement he accomplished alone, without any help from others.
‘it’s hard…….’
Not only did I use up all my mana from flying here so quickly, but my internal energy was also almost depleted from the attack just now.
The ordeal on the 16th floor was so urgent that I was under a lot of mental stress, and I suddenly felt extremely tired.
“Mr. Seun!”
He hammered the window into the floor and leaned his back against the window frame.
When I looked back, I saw the Diablo Clan running towards Seun, led by Yusuh.
‘Let’s take a short break.’
If I had been alone, I wouldn’t have been able to rest comfortably even after the ordeal was over.
A companion who followed him. He had the Diablo Clan, so he could lean on his heart.
* * *
Before challenging the next ordeal, I had some free time, so I was able to get enough rest to fill both my danjeon and circle.
The first thing Seun did after finishing his rest was to use the power of gluttony.
I didn’t realize it because my eyes were closed while I was resting, but as soon as I opened them, the messages from Beelzebub filled my vision.
– Predated the ‘Ice Giant’.
– Absorbs nutrients and increases all abilities by 5.
The glutton’s molars made a crunching sound as he gnawed at the ice giant.
Baekhyun was feeling regretful next to him, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t use his power of gluttony.
It was good that the Diablo clan was getting stronger, but the most important thing was Seun’s own growth.
As the giant’s corpse disappeared, Go Chang-seok observed the ice pillar next to him and began to disassemble it, thinking that it was a better material than he had expected.
It was a pillar of ice so strong that it could even collapse a mountain, but it was starting to crack little by little due to Go Chang-seok’s passion.
“You went down that crevasse?”
“huh.”
Se-woon, who had finished his break, explained to Yu Seo-ah why he had arrived late.
Because when I saw the clan chat, I could feel that she was worried about Seun.
I heard later that everyone had their own unique way of getting over the crevasse.
Yushua simply jumped over the crevasse, while Kangcheol broke a huge tree and placed it between the crevasses.
Baekhyun is said to have created a bridge as an undead, while his twin sisters built the bridge themselves on the spot.
I felt like they were all growing incredibly quickly while still maintaining their own individuality.
“It looks like we’re all moving together this time.”
“It will be that difficult.”
As she said, the remaining three trials will all be completed by the clan members working together.
The same goes for the Ice Giant, who was a trial on the 17th floor.
No one saw the giant’s power because Seun defeated it with one blow, but it was a very powerful monster, as expected from a raid hunt.
But still, I think the current Diablo Clan would have been able to take them down without any casualties even without Seun.
During the short conversation, Yu Seo-ah wiggled her fingers and then opened her mouth in a cautious tone.
“Are you by any chance going through this ordeal together?”
It’s no wonder she asks such questions.
Even during the tutorial, Seun would always wander outside, away from the group, to find hidden pieces.
Although she doesn’t rely on Seun as much these days as she did back then, as the vice-captain, she needs to know the clan’s personnel and strength.
“Probably, that would be the case. Unless there are any special circumstances.”
As far as Se-un remembers, there weren’t any hidden pieces on the next 18th floor.
No, it would be more accurate to say that I was so tired and dizzy that I couldn’t pay attention to the directions on the itinerary.
Because the 18th floor before the regression was an equally harsh ordeal.
Yu Seo Ah’s expression brightened with Se Woon’s answer.
While enjoying a warm rest in the middle of a snowy field thanks to the makeshift igloo built by the twin sisters… … .
Kukuku-
An ominous sound was heard from behind.
It wasn’t the howl of a monster, but it was a loud noise that was even more terrifying and brutal.
‘It looks like a blizzard is already approaching.’
A blizzard experienced on the 16th floor snowfield.
It comes here naturally over time.
It’s as if they’re threatening the players to hurry up and challenge the next trial.
Since he had no intention of staying here for too long anyway, Se-woon stood up from his seat.
Yu Seo-ah also called the people together and ordered them to clean up.
“let’s go.”
“yes!”
Leaving the approaching blizzard behind, Clan Diablo advanced into the next level of trials.
fantasy,
