Episode 190
190. Episode 190
As I finished moving to the next floor, I felt the heat through my skin.
As I inhale, the heat travels down my throat and burns my lungs.
I took a deep breath and opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was the cracked ground, as if a drought had come.
There was not a single rock to be seen, and the ash falling from the sky obscured the sun, making the surroundings dark even though there were no clouds.
And finally, far away.
At the end of the field of vision, an active volcano was seen spewing out black smoke.
– Welcome to the 21st floor trials.
– Subject: The Shaking Earth
– Time limit: 24 hours
– You have arrived in a volcanic zone where the scorching heat stings your skin.
– Head towards the volcano with your companions and escape the unstable ground.
The 21st floor trials.
The trials from the 21st to the 30th floor are conducted by passing trials called natural phenomena or natural disasters.
The difficulty level is drastically different from the trials at the beginning of the tower, which involve simply crossing a river and climbing a mountain.
The subject of the first ordeal is the shaking earth.
As the description says to escape the ‘unstable ground’, the disaster of this ordeal is…
Kookookookook!
It was an earthquake.
‘It was a section where I could make full use of the travel guide.’
Unfortunately, I can’t get help with the itinerary guide at the moment.
Because the guidepost for the journey initialized through regression did not return even after time passed.
I thought it might be a penalty for using Kronos’ hourglass.
‘More than that, he’s a colleague.’
I don’t know about other people, but it was better for Se-Woon to go through the ordeal alone.
In the Diablo clan, the only person who could match Seun’s speed was Yu Seo-ah.
No, Park Jeong-pil has also grown a lot recently.
‘But it’s not that guy.’
Naturally, this theme does not end with just one layer.
How many floors would you do with Park Jeong-pil?
It’s dizzying just to imagine.
In that case, I thought it would be more comfortable to knock him out and then drag him around without him being able to say anything.
After a while, a ‘colleague’ entered next to Seun, accompanied by a white halo.
As soon as he saw the sight, Se-woon swore.
“shit…….”
“Ugh, it’s hot. Huh? It’s Hyungniiim!”
Of all people, it was that guy.
* * *
“Hey, I survived! I was so nervous that I thought that kid would get caught this time too!”
“ha…….”
Because you’re little.
It seems to be talking about Hanareum.
If I had a colleague like Hanareum, I could have carried him around.
‘Should I really make you faint?’
I remembered the plan I had thought of as a joke.
Of course, it would be more comforting if we could just get through one ordeal quickly, but that’s not possible.
Because I couldn’t keep carrying the guy up several floors.
Kukuku-
While he hesitated, the vibrations of the earth grew louder.
“Follow me.”
“yes!”
Perhaps because of the recent harsh repetition of ‘education’ and ‘training’, the guy followed Se-un right away without asking any questions.
Besides, the person with the fastest legs after Yu Seo-ah in the Diablo clan is Park Jeong-pil.
It also has excellent evasion skills, so you won’t be left behind or affected by environmental factors such as earthquakes.
Is this a blessing in disguise?
‘If you keep bothering me later, I’ll just knock you out for real.’
I really hope that situation never comes to pass.
Kookookookook!
“Whoa! Brother, be careful! The ground is shaking!”
“If you’re late, I’ll leave you behind, so just follow me.”
“Let’s go together! I’m your older brother!”
I looked at the ground beginning to twist and immediately moved my legs.
The spot where he had been standing a moment ago suddenly split open, distorting bizarrely, and he trembled as if he was disappointed that he had lost his prey.
If Yoo Seo-ah’s method was like a well-honed technique learned from Se-un, Park Jeong-pil’s method was like watching a puppy running around in a hurry.
Jump across the cracking ground with a scream of ‘Whoa!’ or roll around on the ground, avoiding the rocks that suddenly protrude.
It’s funny looking, but what’s amazing is that it avoids all of those elements perfectly.
– The constellation, ‘Donkey-headed Snatcher’, points his finger at the contractor and laughs loudly, saying, ‘Look at that sight.’
Se-Woon, who confirmed that the guy was following him well, increased his speed.
– The movements of the portrait become faster through internal energy.
Seun’s steps were as fast as the wind thanks to the familiarity of the portrait that he had become accustomed to as he passed through the swamps and snowfields.
Since the ground is unstable, there is a way to spread Icarus’ wings, but that consumes too much mana.
The destination of this ordeal was quite far away, so flying to the destination was impossible.
If you take Park Jeong-pil there, the mana consumption will not double, but will jump three to four times.
– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, looks around busily to see if there is anything to eat.
Beelzebub may be making a fuss, but most of the trials up to the 30th floor are about testing the player’s survival skills through natural disasters.
It wasn’t a trial centered around monsters like in the swamp.
Even though monsters will appear occasionally, they won’t be able to feed you as much as before.
of course.
‘If you look for it, there are quite a few ‘special foods’.’
Since this is a special trial, there are special monsters here.
For example, it was a monster with a similar position to the ‘ant ghost’ encountered in the desert trial.
However, the problem was that there was no way to know the location of the guy without a guidepost, but at least for the monster Seun was targeting now, there was no need to worry about that.
Kugugugu-
Because the monsters here, unlike the ant ghosts, are the type that show themselves openly.
“Geeeeeeeeee-!!”
Far away, the ground that had been shaking unusually loudly burst apart as if an explosion had occurred.
In the meantime, a monster made of dirt appeared.
“Hyung, bro! Look at that! Why, don’t the monsters get stronger and stronger? They’re not just monsters, they’re giant monsters!”
Volcanic golem.
It was the boss monster here.
Of course, even though it is a boss monster, it is not something you necessarily need to hunt.
The guy was supposed to be fixed in that spot, shaking the ground and causing earthquakes.
There was no way I would have been directly attacked if I hadn’t gotten too close.
Although you’ll have to go back a bit, moving as far away from him as possible will also reduce the intensity of the earthquake.
Looking at that guy, Se-woon immediately changed direction.
“Tongue, brother? Where are you going?”
Not in the opposite direction, but in the direction the Volcanic Golem raised its body.
– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’, also believes in you and takes care of the dishes.
– I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of food the ‘Hungry Prince’ will have this time.
– The constellation, ‘Donkey-headed Snatcher’, can’t help but laugh as he looks at the bewildered contractor.
“Now, wait a minute, brother! Think again! That doesn’t make sense!”
“Then you can go alone.”
“Ah, that’s a bit! Ah, ah! Okay, let’s go a little slower!”
The Volcanic Golem seen from afar began to tear at the ground in earnest.
Raise both hands high and strike them down loudly, or twist your body to distort the ground around you.
The more this happens, the more violent earthquakes occur in the surrounding area and spread quickly.
Tsk tsk!
Kookookookook!
Sometimes the ground suddenly pops out, and other times huge scars form.
If you let your guard down even a little, your body will be pierced or you will fall into the abyss.
It wouldn’t be unreasonable to step into an empty space and have your ankles crushed if the space suddenly narrows.
“Geeeeeeeeee-!!”
Kuuung!
As the golem struck the ground, a huge stone wall popped out in front of Seun.
It seemed like an unspoken pressure to not approach him any more.
There was no gap to escape through, and the height was ridiculously high to jump over, but Seun had no intention of going around it in the first place.
Swish.
Seun took out the Durangdal.
If there is no path, just make one.
There was a shortcut right in front of me, so there was no need to go around it.
– Through internal energy, the sixth method of the Taishan 18 Half Swords and Taishan Two-Part Sword are strengthened.
– The power of martial arts is strengthened according to the secret of the ultimate deep attack.
If the fifth style of the Taishan Eighteen Half Swords, Taishan Pressure, had the power to crush a mountain, then the next style, Taishan Yangbun, was a slash that literally had the power to split Taishan in two.
This is a sword technique that places extreme emphasis on strength, so it is impossible to use without a level of strength that surpasses that of a human before the internal energy.
It was a supernatural ability that was recently made available thanks to the greatly increased strength gained through the use of the ‘Black Ogre’s Tendon’.
Quagwaquagwaqua!
It wasn’t a cutting sound or anything.
The stone wall split apart on both sides with a rough and crude sound effect, as if a cannon was being fired into a cliff.
It wasn’t just the stone wall that was damaged, but the ground in front of where Seun was standing had caved in as well.
A scar created solely by forensics, not by an earthquake.
In the meantime, my eyes met the red eyes of the Volcanic Golem.
“Geeeeeeeeee-!!”
As expected from a golem, the tone of voice is the same as before.
Perhaps, that is not a sound that is being uttered through the intellect, but rather a tone input to repel intruders.
The noise was deafening, but I ignored it and ran towards the gap I had just created.
Boom, koo-kook-kung!
Stone pillars rose up from all sides.
As the name Volcanic Golem suggests, the stone pillars were not simply stones, but contained red lava.
While the hot air stung his skin as if it was burning it, Se-Woon ran steadily towards the golem.
Because there was quite a distance, numerous stone pillars were created in between.
The floor is already impossible to step on due to the lava flowing down from the stone pillars.
A dense mass of stone pillars blocked the way, but it was a waste of strength to break them all down.
Se-Woon, who thought so, felt the vibration of the floor and ran diagonally.
OK…….
Kookookookook!
The floor where Seun was sitting rose sharply. He had predicted the location where the stone pillar would rise and had settled into place.
The golem noticed this and stopped the stone pillar, but it was already too late.
Se-Woon stepped on the stone pillars in front of him like stepping stones and approached the guy.
‘Was the Volcanic Golem’s weakness water?’
As expected of a golem, the guy was a monster with incredible resistance to physical attacks.
Just like we did with the Ice Golem before, if you try to exploit the gap, lava will just erupt through the gap, allowing you to counter.
Then, a new weapon I recently acquired came to mind.
‘This is your first debut.’
Seun took out his cold ice bow, the Immortal Bow.
It was used as a demonstration on an ice lake, but it was only for practice and confirmation.
This is the first time it has been used in actual combat.
That’s it!
He jumped up from his seat, pulling the bowstring with all his might.
The golem hurled red boulders like catapults at the statue, but it was no use.
Because Icarus’ wings flapped and guided Seun to a higher place.
– The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[Wriggling Bow, Nokka]
– A secret treasure passed down from generation to generation to the Nagarajas, the kings who ruled the Nagas, a tribe of half-human, half-dead beings.
Moisture swirled around the Immortal Palace.
Nagaraja’s bow, the power of Nokka, was infused into the Immortal Palace, creating arrows of water that wiggled like snakes instead of the usual ice arrows.
From here on out, there was no need to worry any more.
All it took was a light release of the writhing arrow, as if it wanted to devour its prey right away.
Pyeong-
An arrow of water shot almost at a right angle from thin air.
As it went down, it grew in size and took the shape of a giant sea serpent.
The sight was like watching a snake fail to ascend and fall to the ground.
The snake found a being that could vent its rage that it could not.
Kyaaaaak-!
Its ferocious mouth opened wide, revealing the wild vortex that existed within its throat.
The golem crouched, crossing its arms in an attempt to block the attack, but it was no use.
The mouth of the snake that came down to the golem’s head was already larger than the golem.
Swaaaaaaaaaah-!!
The 21st floor trials.
A waterfall poured down onto the shaking ground.
fantasy,
