Episode 121
121. Episode 121
It was half a day later when Se-woon opened his eyes.
The first thing I saw was Yu Seo-ah’s sleeping face.
It seems that Se-woon was watching over him the whole time he was unconscious.
‘What happened?’
Using the Satyr’s stigmata, he shattered the amethyst and absorbed its divinity.
At first it was bearable, but after that I had to endure the pain that felt like I was burning in hell.
I couldn’t see what was happening in front of my eyes, and I was just concentrating all my attention on enduring the pain.
Then, at the last moment, his memory ended with him extending his right hand to the wolves that bowed their heads toward him.
Se-Woon, who remembered this far, raised his right hand.
‘This?’
There was no sign of the satyr. The familiar ram horns were gone, replaced by the vicious fangs of a wolf drawn in red lines.
As if he recognized Se-un’s gaze, Seong-hun’s red aura flashed for a moment.
Only then was Se-Woon able to remember everything that had happened.
– The remaining remnants of the plate left in the ‘Satyr’s Stigmata’ are completely absorbed into the owner’s character.
Remnants of a lost board.
What this meant was that the stigmata were no longer part of the stigmata stolen from Pan, but had become Seun’s stigma itself.
– The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, looks at the shattered amethyst in frustration.
-Congratulations to the constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Time’ for manifesting its own nature.
‘It’s my own class… … .’
An achievement that even Seun couldn’t achieve before his return.
Such an achievement was achieved on only the 7th floor of the tower.
Even though the power of the two demons had supported them from the beginning, this was truly surprising.
While Se-woon was staring at the stigmata on his right hand for a while, Yoo Seo-ah, who had been dozing off, opened her eyes and got up.
“Mr. Se-un! Are you okay?”
“As you can see, it’s fine.”
“What on earth happened? I was surprised when you suddenly collapsed.”
“Should I say I gained… strength? Anyway, everything went well, so don’t worry.”
“Thank goodness. I was so worried.”
“Thank you. Nothing happened, right?”
“Yes. I checked the clan chat, and it looks like people are slowly finishing the trials and moving on to the next floor.”
“Who fell?”
“Not yet. And strangely enough, I heard that during the 7th floor trials, you can’t turn on the clan chat.”
Se-woon and Yoo Seo-ah say they have entered a hidden trial, but the original trial was called ‘The Identity of the Mirage’.
It seems that the use of clan chat has been blocked as it is a trial that tests the patience of the players.
This was information that Seun, who had not joined the clan before his return, was unaware of.
‘My physical condition is… … .’
I got up from my seat and tried rolling the circle.
The circle filled with mana spun vigorously. The same goes for the dantian.
All the energy that had been consumed in the battle with the scorpion had been restored.
“If it’s okay, I’m thinking of moving on to the next trial.”
“I’m fine. Are you okay, Se-un? You were lying down just a moment ago.”
“As you can see, I feel refreshed. In fact, I feel like I just woke up from a good night’s sleep.”
It wasn’t a sound meant to reassure her.
Perhaps it was because I had absorbed the divine, but my body had become surprisingly lighter than before.
In addition, the newly formed wolf fang-shaped stigmata. I wanted to quickly check out its power.
For that purpose, the following trial was most appropriate.
“… … Okay. Then let’s go right away.”
As soon as the trial begins, a battle may break out, so Yu Seo-ah takes out her twin swords in advance.
A smile appeared on Se-Woon’s face as he chose the next trial.
Se-Woon, who always kept a straight face because he knew what the trials of the floor were, was different now.
The newly transformed stigmata. And the second ability contained therein, and the second potential possessed by Seun’s nickname. My heart was already pounding rapidly in anticipation of using the power of ‘madness’.
* * *
– Welcome to the 8th floor trials.
– Topic: Ant nest in the heat wave
-Time limit: 10 hours
-While traveling through the desert, I discovered a giant anthill.
– The ants here are known to be a great danger to travelers in the area, so you and your companions decide to exterminate them.
– Kill 100 or more ants within the time limit.
The hot sun beat down on my head.
It was a heat that Se-woon and Yu-seo-ah had difficulty adjusting to, as they had been in a cool crystal cave just a moment ago.
Since the trials on the 7th floor had changed, I was worried that the trials on the 8th floor might have changed as well, but the trials on the 8th floor were exactly the same as the trials that Seun had gone through before his return.
“Is that the anthill?”
“I guess so.”
“What kind of anthill is this, the size of an apartment?”
When I raised my head, I saw the subject of this ordeal: an anthill.
The anthill, which was a darker brown than the desert, looked more like a jagged rock than a house.
If it weren’t for the hole in the middle, it would be hard to believe it was an anthill.
However, the only difference from a regular anthill was its size.
As Yu Seo-ah said, the ant nest was about the size of an average apartment, which seemed to indirectly indicate the number and size of the ants.
I thought I knew why the content of the ordeal was not about destroying an ant colony, but about hunting only 100 ants.
Because it was impossible for a player on the 7th floor to destroy that anthill within 10 hours.
“Should we sneak inside for now? Fortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any guards… … .”
“No, once you go inside, it becomes difficult to move around.”
“Is that so?”
“It’s fine if you’re only going to hunt one or two, but isn’t that just too much of a thrill?”
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’ nods his head vigorously, saying he thinks the same.
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, gives a thumbs up, saying that he knows how to eat.
The ordeal was simply about hunting 100 ants, but Se-Woon had no intention of stopping there.
It’s the least the system can do for the players, but Seun’s goal is to completely destroy that anthill.
No matter how hard you hunt in the passage, it is impossible to defeat all the ants within 10 hours.
so.
“Then how… … .”
“We have to let them crawl out on their own.”
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[ Fire Cannon ]
– Fires extremely compressed, high-temperature flames using the fire magic of the Fire Tower.
A cannon made of flames appeared in front of Seun’s hand.
Fire cannon.
As a 5th circle fire magic, it was the most powerful level of magic that Seun, a 5th circle user, could use.
The target is the exact center of the anthill.
Honestly, it didn’t really matter where I aimed. I didn’t think I could destroy the anthill with this one blow anyway.
As I concentrated my mana, a blast of flame began to surge forward towards the cannon.
It couldn’t even be compared to Fireball.
The moment when the cannonball, created by extreme condensation of heat, is embedded inside the cannon.
Boom!
The cannon fired its cannonballs, spewing red flames.
Even without that, the skin was stinging due to the scorching heat, and with the heat of the flames added to that, a large haze swept over the area.
Yushua raised her hand to protect her face from the heat, and at that moment, a cannonball flew and crashed into the anthill.
While a normal cannonball would only end with a shock, the fire cannon fired by Seun was a cannonball that had been compressed with extremely high temperatures.
The impacted cannonball spat out its built-in heat.
Kwaruruk!
Kwaaaaang!!
There was a huge explosion with hot flames.
The explosion was so powerful that the aftershock, laden with heat, struck Se-un and Yu-seo-ah.
Seun didn’t take much damage thanks to her basic magic resistance and crystal skin, but Yusua was different.
Seun then used the ‘Templature’ magic he had previously used on her to lower the temperature around her.
Part of the anthill where the explosion occurred collapsed.
The reaction was immediate.
Wheeing!
Winged ants flew up from under the wall that had been shattered by the explosion.
They quickly turned the sky black, and at a glance, there were hundreds of them.
Doo doo doo doo-
At the front, at the lowest part of the anthill, worker ants were popping out.
Among them, there were also many soldier ants that were particularly large and had sharp teeth.
As befitting the size of the anthill, they were so large that it was hard to believe they were ants.
Each one is about 1m in size.
They raised their heads and clacked their teeth threateningly, ready to strike down any enemy who dared destroy their home.
-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, cheers and shouts that his legs will break.
“Yuseo-ah, are you okay?”
“… … I’ll try to follow along as best as I can.”
-The constellation, ‘The Crowned Spider’, raises its forelegs, saying that this is a good opportunity to use its fourth leg.
Doo doo doo doo!
Wheeing!
Hundreds of ants approached, filling the field of vision.
I want to sweep away the magic right now, but I have the strength to check.
The stigmata on the back of his right hand were now emitting a blood-red light, completely different from the previous brownish-black color.
In the past, it was very difficult to manifest the power of the stigmata, but now, the power is manifested just by recognizing the stigmata.
-The stigmata react to the tale of the Blood Wolf Legend.
-The second ability of the stigmata, ‘Frenzy’, awakens.
The red energy emanating from the stigmata rose up through Seun’s wrist and surrounded his entire body.
I felt like my whole body was filled with energy.
I wanted to swing my sword right now and tear apart the enemies in front of me.
A sort of Berserker state. No, if Berserker is usually a state where one loses judgment and is consumed by murderous intent, then this was an ability of a higher level than that.
-The Blood Wolf Sword Technique’s sacrificial ritual, Blood Wolf Roar, is strengthened through internal energy.
Awww!
The internal energy flowing out through the dantian took the shape of a giant wolf and howled loudly toward the sun.
It wasn’t just a simple threat. There was an invisible, sharp sword energy mixed into that howl.
The ants that ran ahead and flinched at the roar were helplessly cut down without even thinking about blocking the black energy.
Legs are amputated, abdomens are ruptured.
Even if they were to block the sword, their teeth could not stop Seun’s attacks.
Seun, whose whole body was dyed red, ran through the corpses of the men and towards the rear ranks.
Every time the dragon moved, their body fluids soaked the sand of the desert.
It wasn’t just my physical abilities or my internal energy that had gotten stronger.
-The power of ‘Lightning Wave’ is strengthened according to the Black Tower’s magic.
Phage crackle!
A purple-black current spreads around Seun.
Since it is not a high circle magic with a wide range attack, it is only at the level of causing temporary stiffness or paralysis to such an opponent.
The magic that emerged from Seun’s hands, consumed by frenzy, electrocuted all the surrounding ants.
The ants were burning black from the inside out, and the smell of insects filled the surrounding area.
The second power to manifest after fear is madness.
It was a power that did not simply increase physical attack power, but rather greatly increased the owner’s own strength.
-The stigmata react to the tale of the Blood Wolf Legend.
-The first ability of the stigmata, ‘Fear’, awakens.
The ants began to tremble in fear in the face of an absolute predator.
fantasy,
