Episode 170
170. Episode 170
– You have successfully completed the 20th floor trial, ‘Ice Lake of Despair’.
– Calculating public figures… … .
– Completed hunting the boss monster ‘Dragon of Despair’.
– Completed hunting the boss monster ‘Grandma of Despair’.
– Additional bonus for all companions passing.
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– Total accumulated merit points: 400,000 points
– Congratulations! You passed the 20th floor trial with the #1 ranking.
– You have received 100,000 points as a reward.
– Welcome to the third shelter, the Frost Fortress.
thud!
After the gates of the Frost Fortress closed, the soldiers who had been watching the players enter stood there with their mouths open in amazement.
“… … You, did you see it?”
“Right? I didn’t see things wrong, did I?”
“haha…….”
That was because of the blow Seun had struck before entering the fortress.
A blow delivered using the ‘Evil Dragon’s Sword, Hroti’.
It was not just a simple wave of evil, but it was powerful enough to reproduce the breath of the evil dragon Paphtir, the master of the sword.
I couldn’t enjoy it all the way through because the door was closed, but the black breath was thickly covering the ice lake.
The monsters that were touched by the breath were melting away while letting out sharp screams, so at the very least, hundreds… no, thousands of monsters would have ended their lives with just that one blow.
The soldiers who had witnessed this unrealistic sight were looking at Seun with expressions as if they were looking at a monster.
Either way, Se-Woon was calmly analyzing the power of Durandal, whose seal had just been released through the attack.
‘As expected, with the seal released, the power of the Noble Phantasm can be reproduced more perfectly.’
The power of greed.
The power of the Noble Phantasm summoned there was not perfect.
Even if the same Noble Phantasm is used, the power that is expressed will differ depending on which item is used to reproduce it.
If used on a normal tree branch, it will crumble before its power can be unleashed, and normal weapons are limited to one-time use, and even then, they don’t even display half of their original power.
Since it was around Durangdal, I was able to manifest the power of my treasure to some extent.
And now, Seun was able to fully draw out the power of his treasure more than ever before.
‘The last message shown.’
– The rock-splitting sword, Durandal, bursts out the evil energy dormant in ‘Hroti’.
– The breath of the evil dragon is recreated through ‘Hroti’.
It was possible to burst the energy dormant in the treasure with other weapons.
However, rather than the weapon’s power being expressed, it felt like the weapon was exploding because it couldn’t withstand the energy inside.
In contrast, this attack was different.
The power of the treasure was manifested in a stylized form called ‘Breath’.
If you control it well, it seems like you can greatly increase the time you can control the power of the Noble Phantasm.
The power of the sealed and released states was more different than Seun had imagined.
I felt grateful for the remains of Francis Hamel.
– Designated the entire ‘Ice Lake of Despair’ with the power of gluttony.
– The fangs of gluttony swarm the monsters!
The door was closed so I couldn’t see it, but by now the teeth of gluttony would be floating up to the surface of the lake.
Including the monsters killed while moving across the lake, and the attack using ‘Hroti’ at the end.
Even Se-Woon thought about it, the number of monsters he had killed was enormous.
Of course, even if you kill a lot of the same type of monster, there is a limit to how much your abilities can increase.
– Internal energy and mana are being greatly absorbed.
On the contrary, my internal energy and mana were steadily accumulating.
Recently, I achieved the 4th level of internal energy, and after reaching the 5th circle, my internal energy and mana, which had been accumulating slowly, began to increase rapidly.
The rising energy was so vivid that it could be felt clearly.
– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, cheers as he looks at the food filling his table.
– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, begins to eat, opening his mouth wide to make room before his legs break.
– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, gives you a thumbs up, saying that he won’t budge for a day.
Looking at the message floating before my eyes, the second goal of satisfying Beelzebub seemed sufficient.
After roughly assessing the situation, I looked ahead and saw soldiers fighting the players.
‘Well, this place doesn’t have the same free atmosphere as other shelters.’
Frost Fortress.
As the name and appearance suggest, this was no ordinary village.
Literally a fortress. It was a military defense facility built to keep out monsters from the lake.
The people living there were all soldiers, and the atmosphere was equally strict. Because of this, there were limits to the facilities that could be used, and in order to live there, you had to be mindful of the soldiers.
“next.”
The soldiers were quite picky about gathering information about the players.
It asks about the weapons they use, their level, and the items and achievements they have.
There were things that could have been done to deceive, but most of the players were so exhausted that they were just spewing out the truth without thinking.
The same goes for the Diablo Clan.
Thinking that he wanted to rest quickly, he answered the soldiers’ questions cooperatively.
The number of people who passed the ordeal was quite high, so the line moved down more slowly than expected.
“Okay. Pass.”
After Yu Seo-ah passed, it was Se-woon’s turn to enter last.
But is it because of the powerlessness shown at the end?
As Se-un took a step forward, the soldiers flinched and took a step back.
As I frowned, wondering what he wanted to do, a new soldier came running up from behind me in a hurry.
“Chu, loyalty!”
“What? Why are you here?”
“The commander is calling!”
“Me? I don’t remember having any accidents recently. Oh, but if it was because of the alcohol… … .”
“No! The one who passed through the gate at the end… … Ah, that’s the guy!”
“What? Sister Black Bear herself?”
The surrounding soldiers focused their gaze on Seun with bewildered expressions.
* * *
‘The commander of the third shelter.’
Seun tried to recall his memories before his return, but he knew little about the commander.
Because the player rarely encounters the commander-in-chief of the Frost Fortress.
I’ve heard rumors that you can occasionally meet him when you accomplish a great feat or have a special request, but I’ve never actually met him.
If there is anything I know… … .
‘Black bear.’
The fact was that the soldiers here called their commander Black Bear.
Of course, you wouldn’t actually call him that in front of your commander… … .
“Just come this way!”
A soldier who introduced himself as an adjutant guided Se-un.
After climbing several iron stairs and reaching the top floor of the fortress where no more stairs were visible, I was finally able to reach the commanding officer’s office.
A surprisingly large door, too large to be called a visitation room, blocked the way.
The door was covered with what appeared to be some kind of fur, and it had a unique wildness to it.
Before opening the door and going in.
“excuse me…….”
The adjutant sighed softly and spoke to Se-un.
Whether it was because he had heard Se-un’s story of bravery, or for some other reason, he was seen sweating profusely and trying to protect himself.
It’s incredible that someone who is supposedly the adjutant of a commander is in such a state.
It almost made me think that maybe the commander wasn’t as bad as he thought.
“Do you know about military ceremonies?”
I stayed at the third shelter for quite some time before returning, but I didn’t care about the ceremony because I had no reason to become close with the soldiers.
Learning the soldiers’ ceremonies among the players seemed like a waste of time.
As Se-woon shook his head, the adjutant sighed once more and explained the basic ceremony.
“First of all, the most important thing is posture. Never bend your back, and keep your feet together. Spread your toes at a 45-degree angle and raise your right arm… … .”
The timid appearance from a moment ago disappeared, and the adjutant began to strictly explain the ceremony.
His appearance was so passionate that Se-woon followed his words without saying a word.
Fortunately, it wasn’t much different from the existing ceremonies that Seun knew, so he was able to quickly learn the poses.
As the posture correction was finished, the adjutant grabbed the doorknob and uttered his last words.
“Our commander likes to look confident. If you just remember that, there won’t be any major problems. … … Probably.”
thud!
The door opened slowly, with a dull sound as loud as its size.
I thought it would be heated since it was the commander’s office, but it was actually colder than the hallway.
‘It looks more like a hunter’s room than a commanding officer’s office.’
As soon as the door opened, what appeared were stuffed animals and monsters of all kinds, including a snowy troll, a winter jaguar, and a wyvern with its wings spread wide.
Among them, there was a monster similar to the plesiosaur that Seun had hunted while passing through the ice lake, but perhaps because of its size, only its head was stuffed separately.
In the center of the room, a realistic, lifelike stuffed polar bear gnaws at the meat attached to its large thigh bone… … .
“Kuoooo?”
… … No, a live polar bear was eating.
A polar bear in the commanding officer’s office?
Just before I was about to be shocked, I thought to myself, could it really be that the commander was a bear?
The adjutant suddenly turned his body 90 degrees to the left like a protractor and gave a sharp salute just as he had indicated to Se-un.
“Loyalty! Adjutant Dayden! Meet the Commander!”
“Hmph, hoo… … . You don’t have to do it so hard… … Hmph! I told you. Hoo… … .”
As I turned around to observe the Seundo ceremony, I was finally able to see the commander’s figure.
A body similar to that of a strong man, with wild, straight hair.
She was doing back exercises while holding the antlers of a stuffed deer head nailed to the wall, the muscles of her bronzed skin twitching and twitching as she did so.
Even in the cool air of the room, it seemed as if only the area around her was sweltering with heat.
“As you instructed, I brought the last person to enter the fortress.”
Bam.
“As expected, it’s our adjutant! He hasn’t even finished 10 sets yet, but he’s fast!”
The commander took his hands off the antlers and lowered himself to the ground.
I was worried that I might have to have a conversation with him in his underwear, but luckily he had spread out the cloak hanging next to him and wrapped it around his back.
Looking closely, the cloak appeared to be made of animal skin rather than ordinary cloth.
As the black cloak wrapped around her, the term ‘black bear’, which the soldiers used to call her, seemed even more fitting.
“This is Jeong Se-woon.”
The adjutant couldn’t even turn his head to Se-woon’s salute and was drenched in sweat. This was because Se-woon had omitted most of the etiquette he had taught him in advance.
However, Se-Woon remembered his caution better than anyone else.
A commander who likes a confident appearance.
Rather than holding a forced ceremony in front of such a person, I decided it would be better to be as honest as possible.
Showing ‘loyalty’ or salutes that don’t come from the heart won’t work on her.
So, Se-un stood up straight and proudly, observing only the minimum manners rather than the ceremony.
As the silence continued for a moment, the adjutant swallowed his salute, unable to salute, when suddenly the commander in chief’s arm came and covered Se-un.
Seun kept his eyes straight open and didn’t bend his back at all until her arms reached him.
chin.
“Hahahaha! I really like it! My name is Sherri Buchanan. Will you come under me?”
Her thick arms wrapped around Seun’s shoulders, and hearty laughter filled the commanding office.
fantasy,
