Episode 165
165. Episode 165
All of the equipment was removed, and instead, a thin cloth garment covered the body.
Even that wasn’t enough to block the cold, so the cold air from the ice castle was felt as it was.
If it weren’t for the cold resistance gained from the ‘Yeti’s hide’, I might have been shivering from the cold by now.
Since my fighting style was to deal damage rather than take attacks, I wasn’t too sad about losing my armor, but it felt like I was stripped naked.
Above all, it was a bit disappointing that the Durandal that I had been wearing since the tutorial was not in my hand.
‘If it’s Gaju… … it would definitely be at the top of the castle.’
Just like climbing the tower, this ordeal also seemed to be a trial to climb the castle and meet the lord at the top.
Even if you ask for an audience, they won’t just accept it quietly, so you should also think about battle.
Only after checking the trials and the surrounding environment did the enemy appear.
Although it was a ghostly, translucent figure, it was properly equipped with heavy armor.
He was wearing thick-looking full-body armor, a longsword that looked as cold as ice, and blue energy was flowing out from the gaps in his helmet.
It was a stark contrast to Seun, who had lost all his equipment upon entering the castle.
Was he being considerate of Se-un? He didn’t show any actions except for the first words.
“Have you finished assessing the situation?”
“I guess I can just knock you down?”
“You’re quick to judge. Yes. If you need a weapon… … .”
“I do not need.”
Taat!
Se-Woon, who decided that there was no more information to be found out, immediately kicked the floor.
It was expected what he would say afterward.
As I looked around, I saw various weapons that seemed to be made of ice scattered all over the floor. Even those didn’t look in very good condition.
However, if the opponent was wearing heavy armor, there was a better way to deal with them.
Swish!
As soon as Seun moved, the opponent’s sword fell vertically.
It was an honest sword that was swung by reading Seun’s speed and predicting the arrival time and attack timing.
Although it was simple, it was an excellent attack that was faithful to the basics as if it had been practiced for a long time.
– The movement of the Nichugong becomes faster through internal energy.
Seun had already avoided numerous monster attacks through Nichugong.
Even when surrounded by dozens of monsters, it didn’t allow any attacks, so there was no way it would be hit by such a simple attack.
As soon as my attack was thwarted, the opponent prepared the next attack.
To attack Seun who had closed the distance, he held his sword short with his iron gauntlet and swung it horizontally. It was an attack that he made with confidence in the solid heavy armor that protected his entire body.
It seems that Seun was aware that he was empty-handed and chose to attack instead of defend.
If it had been any other enemy, it would have been an excellent countermeasure, but Se-Woon knew how to deal with such a strong enemy.
– The third form of Bagua Jang, Po-Wol-Jang (抱月掌), is strengthened through internal energy.
Wow!
Se-Woon made a large rotation of his arm to gently deflect the opponent’s attack, then extended his hand.
Seun’s palm was stuck in the center of the opponent’s armor.
The attack landed accurately, but the opponent’s body was not pushed back at all.
instead…….
“Coolook.”
The opponent’s chest, which was protected by armor, was in shambles.
Techniques such as Bagua Jang do not attack the point of impact itself, but rather use the force of the impact to shake the opponent’s insides.
No matter how thick the armor was, if one did not understand the Bagua, one would not be able to stop it.
The blow rendered the opponent unable to fight and he fell to one knee on the floor.
The opponent straightened his upper body and grabbed his sword, with a translucent liquid flowing from his mouth instead of blood.
“I was expecting a fierce battle… … but it seems like your skills have rusted along with your achievements over the eternity.”
Se-Woon relaxed his posture, lightly shaking his wrist.
It was by no means a weak opponent. His skills were by no means inferior to those of the players on the 19th floor that Se-woon remembered.
However, the current Seun was abnormally strong.
“I wanted to at least make a statement… ….”
The opponent’s body turned to frost and scattered. The thick full-body armor also cracked and turned into small ice particles that piled up on the ground.
Se-Woon, who was about to go up to the next floor while looking at him, opened his mouth slightly.
“… … built.”
“ah…….”
“It’s Jeong Se-woon.”
As soon as his name was mentioned, Seun turned his back.
His body, scattered like frost, swirled in the middle of the room, creating a spiral staircase.
That’s the hallway leading to the second floor.
It seemed like the structure was such that one opponent appeared per floor, but if that was the case, I thought there would be more floors than what I saw from the outside.
“I, Gail Gerard… … . Although it was short, I will remember my battle with you with honor even after I die.”
The opponent. No, Gail Gerrard’s body was completely scattered and he took his first step onto the spiral staircase.
* * *
As expected on the first floor, various enemies were waiting for Seun on each floor.
An assassin who tried to ambush you as soon as you climbed the stairs while hiding behind a pillar. A large monster who swung a huge hammer around and around, making a cracking sound. Twin siblings who each wore a claw on their left and right hands and launched a series of attacks.
Each enemy had a unique personality and was armed with a completely new weapon.
As you go up the floors, the level of enemies gets stronger, to the point where you start to wonder if this floor was really made for players on the 19th floor to conquer.
But apart from that, Seun was very satisfied with this ordeal.
– The Jay Choshik and Dangdubonggal (當頭棒喝) of the Tagubong method are strengthened through internal energy.
– The third form of the Taegeuk 18 Half Swords, Taesan Samgyeok (泰山三格), is strengthened through internal energy.
– Camille’s dual sword technique is strengthened through internal energy.
– The Grad Empire-style spear technique is strengthened through internal energy.
… … .
I was able to freely use various techniques that I had not been able to properly utilize in real life since using them before.
Although there was no equipment that could be brought, there were various weapons made of ice scattered throughout each floor, so you could choose what you wanted.
Use a variety of weapons and fight against a variety of enemies with different techniques.
It was on a whole different level from when I recently studied martial arts alone at the Diablo Clan residence.
The 19th floor of trials, the ‘Ice Castle of Trials’.
This place was no longer a place of trial or testing for Seun.
A training ground. Nothing more, nothing less.
– The power of martial arts is strengthened according to the secret of the ultimate deep attack.
– According to the secret of Jahashin Gong, heat is added to the martial arts.
– According to the secret of the Ice White Shingong, cold air is added to the martial arts.
What Seun was checking was not simply how to use martial arts.
I tried applying the internal energy of different energies accumulated in my danjeon to martial arts in various ways.
Sometimes he mixed two or more mysteries at once, and sometimes he infused different internal energy into different parts of his body.
It was a dangerous act that could have easily resulted in the devil entering the world through running fire, but thanks to the Samjaegong that balances the energy of all things in the universe, the crisis was avoided.
Every time that happened, the weapon wouldn’t be able to withstand the internal energy and would break, but it didn’t matter. I had gotten used to using weapons as disposable weapons since the tutorial.
When your weapon breaks, you just pick up a new one and use a new martial art.
as soon as.
– The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[ Black Sky Flying Claws ]
– A martial art that subdues the enemy by using the double flying claws, which are only used by a very small number of people in the Sichuan Tang School, which deals with poison and poison.
Just like now.
“Oh? That strange guy came in? The only guys I’ve seen who can handle that weapon are the spoiled twins downstairs.”
Kang, Kang!
Seun quickly swung the pair of swords he had picked up from the floor between his fingers.
The double-edged sword is a hook-shaped weapon that resembles the claws of a wild beast, so it is also called a claw in the West.
A weapon used to subdue or capture an opponent rather than take their life.
It may seem easy to use since you can swing it like a claw, but it is difficult to apply force to it, so it is a weapon that requires a high level of skill among weapons.
“Great! You’re good enough to get here!”
This time, his opponent was a swordsman who wielded a thin sword, and he was perfectly blocking Seun’s attacks with his excellent swordplay and swordplay.
He blocked the sword with one claw and tried to swing his other hand, but his opponent cleverly twisted his sword and avoided Seun’s attack, thereby creating some distance between them.
It accurately identified Claw’s weakness of being short in reach.
But Se-un did not give up.
Kang, Kang!
Richie wields his claws as close to his enemy as he can without any harm.
Although he was unable to inflict a fatal blow, the more he swung his claw, the more minor wounds he inflicted on his opponent’s body.
“Haha! No matter how many shallow wounds you get, they’re meaningless!”
What the other person said was right.
Whether it was because of the translucent ghostly form or some other reason, not a single drop of blood flowed from its body even though the shallow wounds increased.
A truly meaningless wound.
As the battle continued like this, Seun’s stamina only decreased.
The battle continued like that for a long time.
Crack!
The claw, which had been struck hundreds of times by the sword, eventually broke.
The durability of the claw made of ice was too low to begin with. On the other hand, the opponent’s weapon was made of a different material.
It was a match where the conditions weren’t right from the start.
But why is that?
Seun turned his back as if the battle was over.
The other person seemed dumbfounded by the sight and spoke to him while swinging his sword.
“What? You’re giving up just because you lost your weapon? This is no fun. Pick up any sword over there and come at me!”
Despite his cries, Seun showed no interest at all.
I roughly throw the broken claw on the floor and sharpen my internal energy.
The moment when the other person scratches their head as if they have no choice.
Knock knock!
“Huh, huh? What is it!”
The opponent’s body began to stiffen.
Even though Se-Woon didn’t use any magic, his body wouldn’t stop stiffening.
While the stairs leading to the next floor were being built, Se-woon told the other person the answer without even turning his head.
“My original intention was to inflict shallow wounds.”
“what?”
The Black Sky Sword, a martial art used by Se-un.
This wasn’t just a simple weapon.
As it was a martial art created by the Sacheon Dangmun that dealt with poison and secret weapons, the key was to poison the enemy by applying poison to the tip of the claw and causing wounds.
Seun couldn’t possibly be holding the poison now that all his items had been taken away, but he had plenty of power to replace the poison.
– According to the secret of the Ice White Shingong, cold air is added to the martial arts.
The cold energy of the ice energy raised by the Ice Baek Shin Gong. Instead of freezing weapons as usual, the energy became cold ice poison and permeated through the enemy’s wounds.
To Se-un, Bing-gong was a strong ally, but Bing-gong, who had seeped into the enemy’s wounds, was a vicious evil itself.
It starts from the blood vessels and then freezes the opponent’s muscles, fat, and skin.
With countless wounds already on his entire body and a large amount of ice seeping into him, the only ending left for him was a cold death.
“What the hell… … .”
Drumroll-
Corn.
The moment the opponent’s body froze up to his head, the ice ball that had done its job dispersed along with the opponent’s body.
The stairs were completed, and Seun slowly climbed them while checking his remaining internal energy.
And finally… … .
– We have reached the top floor of the ice castle.
– The lord of the Ice Castle welcomes you.
The 19th floor of the Ice Castle of Trials and Tests.
The ultimate goal has been revealed.
fantasy,
