◈ Tower – ?F (5)
Upon entering the 45th floor, the atmosphere changed drastically.
It feels different from the safe layer maintained by the Great War. A gloomy, misty landscape could be seen.
“It takes about a day or two to go up to the next floor on average.”
Even on the 45th floor, there is a village where people live, but it is only on a small scale. I had no plans to visit the village because it would take more time to go through there.
‘It would be nice if I could learn space magic.’
But that was impossible because Jenna Walkers couldn’t teach him how to do biggie unlike Ahat and the others. I should have gotten [Above Essence Exploration], too, if I get a chance later, I can watch the space magic manifest and steal it.
“coming.”
Just as Beta said, demons started appearing immediately. It was a foggy floor, so it was difficult to prepare in advance. Beta also took a ready posture to see if it sensed the enemy. Beta hid behind the wizard.
The child of prophecy has no fighting ability because it has not been trained for the body. Considering that safety must be entrusted to them, these two wizards must be quite strong wizards. They may be the direct subordinates of the householders.
Shreung! Arthur Gran also drew his sword. It’s not as good as a holy sword, but it’s still a well-known weapon.
The Holy Sword is currently in a quiet state with her mouth shut on my waist. There is no reason to use it as the erosion is not yet severe. For now, I will use magic to develop a sense of example and practice.
Arthur Gran said looking at the blue line on the back of my hand.
“You don’t use guns or holy swords?”
“I think I’m still okay, so I’m just going to fight with magic.”
I spoke so quietly that only Arthur Grand could hear it.
“I don’t think it would be good to show those wizards how to fight.”
“···okay. Authors are potential enemies.”
Beta may attack us before we get to the 49th floor. I know his purpose, so I’d like to keep his mouth shut. It is not strange to die at any time here, so you should not be vigilant.
“My dear.”
Whoa! Astiel, who was preparing behind the scenes, came and blessed Arthur Gran. At the same time, vitality began to surge through his body.
-^$%#$%^!!!
Soon, a huge monster appeared through the fog with a scream. It was a four-legged beast, but it had two faces.
The monsters that appear on the lower floors are quite familiar like goblins, but the higher you go, the more strange-looking monsters you go. Therefore, it is impossible to classify them into categories, so most of them do not have names.
Arthur Gran pointed his sword and said that he was the kind he had seen many times.
“An aspiring hero. He’s pretty fast for his size. I’ve seen them on the front lines a few times, and sometimes they breathe fire.”
“Fire?”
What kind of fire is spewing from the 40th floor. It seems to be the number of floors where variants have already appeared.
“Sir Arthur Gran. Please protect me here, Chairman.”
“Are you going to do it alone?”
“Let’s test how strong the magic you learned this time is. If you are in danger, please help.”
I strode forward alone. The demon started running right away, apparently responding to my movements. The ground shook with each heavy step. He stretched out his palm and pointed it at him, moving his mana.
Scratch! The wind took the form of a sharp blade and stretched vertically. The target was the space between the faces. However, as the ground shook, the blade cut only one neck of the monster.
‘···Ttt.’
When Ahat was doing it, it looked like he was resting, but it’s not as easy to set the zero as I thought. I wanted to cut the monster’s body in half as it was, but I missed it. It is also more difficult than shooting because it has to be done in the snow.
-%@#$@@@!!!
The monster screamed in pain with the remaining head. And he lifted his huge front paws to try to crush me.
Without avoiding it, I swung my left hand as it was, manifesting the magic I had prepared. The horizontally drawn wind cut through the body of the monster as it was. My body split between the two and fell to the floor. The body immediately turned to dust and disappeared.
When I use it myself, I can only admire its power. As far as I know, there is no attack method with this level of cutting power.
Other attribute magic depends on the status ailment as an additional effect, but there is no such thing in the wind attribute, instead, it feels like being driven by lethality itself.
I looked straight at the wizard. These guys were looking straight ahead. He stretched out his hand towards it. Then the wizards drew a blue line and tried to manifest the magic.
Whoa! When the wind was blown, they protected themselves and Beta with defensive magic, not offensive magic. But it wasn’t the beta that I attacked.
-$%&$!
The wind slashed the monster approaching from behind.
It was invisible because it was transparent, but to me, it stood out with a red border. Even the wizards heard the sound from behind and understood the situation.
‘Beta is….’
There was no sign of surprise. First of all, you must have seen the future where the 45th floor is safe. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a future where I’m going to die.
It’s more of an invisibility monster.
This isn’t the kind of guy that’s likely to come out of the 40s, but how difficult is it to get to the upper floors? Boss monsters may have difficulties in subjugating them since they have grown up in the meantime.
“If you’re going to escort, do it straight.”
The wizards didn’t answer. He just looked a little proud of himself. Astiel and Arthur Gran came up to me. They both admired the magic of the wind attribute.
“It’s just amazing. An aspiring hero.”
“Is that why you went diving for training?”
I rolled up my sleeves and smiled.
“yes. It seems to be worthwhile, doesn’t it?”
“exactly···. How much mana?”
“I hear very little. It’s a magic that manifests itself by simply changing its form.”
“If this is the case, the battle time will be shortened, so we can save our stamina. I can go up sooner than expected.”
uhm. Considering how Ahat showed him during Hell, there was a way to move to magic, but that’s dangerous because I haven’t been able to keep it stable yet. Otherwise, everyone may fall and die.
“Why are you suddenly bruised?”
“Oh, no. We can just go on like this.”
The first trial was successful.
We stepped back into the fog.
“The three will come out in a little while.”
Beta, surprisingly, continued to cooperate. Thanks to that, I caught the monsters that appeared while responding in advance without difficulty.
As time passed, the lights of the tower dimmed to the point of being unable to move in the fog. We stopped moving and unpacked our backpacks.
“Today I am homeless here.”
“good idea.”
Naturally, they set up a camp apart from Beta’s party. Arthur Gran said as he pulled things out of his backpack.
“It would be convenient to stop by in the village, but that’s a pity.”
“Well, I don’t have time.”
On this floor, even if the area of the village is not perfect, the probability of being attracted to the monster’s aggro is low. To begin with, to be homeless on the 40th floor is close to suicide.
‘If you don’t have anything ready.’
He set up a tent and placed the holy relics he had received from the temple around him. In addition, Astiel began to bless him with his own hands. As long as you don’t act deliberately due to the action of crazy luck, the probability of a monster approaching is as close to zero.
After getting ready to go to bed, Astiel looked towards Beta. They also had their own preparations.
“Do you care?”
Astiel nodded. It seems that Beta’s face hidden in the bandages has not been forgotten.
“Isn’t it okay to show kindness?”
Scared to speak, Astiel approached Beta. They want to chat for a while, and then they give blessings to those around them. His expression looked sad.
Then Arthur Gran came over.
“Yes, Sir Arthur Gran.”
“But what did you see inside the bandages?”
····When the smirk asks a question, I feel like I’m going to get in trouble if I give an answer for some reason.
“It’s a bit of a joke because it’s someone else’s face.”
“Is that what a man with a bandage off would say…?”
It really is. I said with a bitter smile.
“I think I saw Yeji. If it hadn’t been there, I wouldn’t have been able to start now.”
“···but. After going through that, the attitude of that ‘child of prophecy’ changed. The slightly cheeky look is gone. How is the holy sword these days?”
“nice. It’s still noisy.”
I looked at the holy sword on my waist.
In the past, he had received Arthur Gran’s recognition for his halo, so the gaze at the holy sword did not show any desire.
“For now, I am in charge, but this holy sword is still Sir Arthur Grand’s sword. Don’t worry, I’ll return it to you when it’s all over.”
“Ahaha. I don’t care. The Holy Sword must belong to the hero.”
I’m not even a real warrior. Astiel also returned from work while he was having a friendly conversation with Arthur Gran.
“Then, the aspiring hero is first, then me, and lastly, the saint candidate.”
There is no chance of being attacked, but that doesn’t mean you should be vigilant. In the first place, aside from the monsters, the Beta party is also a risk factor.
“Good night, both of you.”
“Please suffer for a moment.”
When I saw them entering the tent and walked out nearby, I felt a sense of popularity by my side. Are you a wizard? Looking at it, an unexpected person appeared from behind the tree. It was Betta wrapped in a bandage.
Beta said in a triumphant voice as soon as she found me.
“Hmm. I thought I was going to be the first.”
“It’s surprising. Does that one also have a non-stop call?”
“It could be. Are you still wondering what you asked me before?”
“Did you ask?”
Beta let out an annoyed sigh as I showed signs of ignorance.
“You asked about predictive dreams. Can’t you remember?”
“Oh, yes. Why?”
“For the personality related to prophecy, mind control is important. If that’s a predictive dream, you can keep thinking about the point in time you want to see before going to bed.”
Having said that, Beta folded her arms again to see if it was a habit. I asked, reflecting on what I had just heard.
“…are you telling me about your personality now?”
I’m suddenly giving you advice if you’ve had any change of mind. There’s no way that we’d suddenly become close after we’ve been together for a few hours.
Beta replied with a snort.
“This will reduce one variable. Because of you, my personality is quite troubled.”
Was that the reason? It seems that the foreknowledge keeps changing when I put the variables about me and run the simulation.
Beta left those words alone and returned to her camp. I don’t mean to be vigilant, but I think I came here knowing that I would be the first to appear.
‘Mind control is important…’
Does that mean self-suggestion? First of all, there is a ‘strong spirit’. If I activate that perk before going to sleep, I might have the precognitive dream I want. I’ll give it a try later.
Soon another popular figure arrived. This time the wizard was obvious.
The wizard appeared with his body covered with a robe. He wanted to make eye contact with me for a moment, then somehow he started talking to me.
“you. What magic did you use earlier?”
I felt hostility at the first voice I heard. I stared at him quietly without answering. Seeing the blue line drawn on the back of his hand, he was already demonstrating another magic. It was easy to interpret what the formula was.
[Above Essence Exploration]
