◈ Tower – 49th floor (2)
[- Seo-Han.]
He drew the holy sword straight away and lifted it up. The erosion that had enveloped the body in the holy and bright light was pushed back. Drakhan muttered when he was able to free up space and barely catch his breath.
“Is it more serious than I thought? It’s surprising that the headmaster wasn’t being too harsh.”
The concentration was enough to frown even the Drakan, who had survived outside. However, as soon as we entered the 49th floor, an attack did not come from somewhere.
After all, it must be said that the main force is magic, so there would be no way to break through it without sealing the personality of Drakhan.
“Jihan, more than that, this smell. Did you notice what it was?”
“Yes. It smells like a corpse. It looks like there was a battle around.”
Besides, it’s not just the smell of the corpse. The most serious thing is that the entrance to the 49th floor is already full of erosion. Even though he didn’t show it outwardly, he couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
This is because it would not be strange if this amount of erosion could be poured directly to the 48th floor.
‘Did you forcefully shut it off?’
Two hypotheses came to mind.
Is the manager leaving the 49th floor like this, or is it blocking the erosion that should overflow to the 48th floor?
···Under the circumstances, it is right for the manager to stay here, so it would be correct to control the current situation.
Holding Riel in his hand, Drakhan was vigilant about his surroundings and slowly moved forward. I followed and drove away the erosion coming from around me with my holy sword. There was no danger of being attacked by magic, but there was nothing wrong with being prepared just in case.
‘Because there’s no way you shouldn’t have artifacts that suppress your personality.’
There are probably no artifacts that have an effect similar to the mask that Drakhan has.
“The manager said that he also recruited Arihan Hector’s disciples.”
“yes. If that is true.”
“Hmm. how do you see it I think they made the 49th floor like this to take advantage of erosion.”
“I do not know. I don’t think that’s the case again.”
It is true that the Necromancer’s body strength becomes stronger due to the influence of erosion. But-.
“No necromancer can handle this kind of erosion.”
Even for them, this amount would be poisonous. The erosion is so deep that you can barely drive it away with a holy sword. If I tried to deal with this, I’d rather be swallowed up.
“If you’re not a noble Hector, your body will melt.”
“Right. But what if there are artifacts that have the effect of dealing with erosion?”
“…that’s for sure.”
As they were Arihan Hector’s pupils, there was a high possibility that he possessed good artifacts. Maybe he could have dealt with this erosion without being penalized.
“There is a possibility, so I have to keep that in mind.”
“okay. We haven’t figured it out yet, so let’s go back and take a good look.”
“yes. I want to check the space where the Union will stay.”
win! Erosion is extinguished by divine power, and the road is cleared.
That’s why it’s so inconvenient that the erosion is so thick. Even if he focused his mana on her eyes, he couldn’t see beyond it. I moved forward, leaving a mark on the floor so as not to lose my way back.
“···for a moment.”
At that moment, Drakhan stopped walking. Riel Arwell, in her hand, was trembling. A presence was felt in the human senses.
“There is someone ahead.”
I lowered the holy sword I was holding over my head and took a straight posture. I wanted to express even wind magic head-on, but I couldn’t because I was the same person who was in the range of Drakhan’s personality.
Had I known this would happen, I would have brought a weapon case. It got in the way when I was moving, so I brought only the holy sword as an armament.
Drakhan pointed his weapon. Someone slowly appeared from the tip, pointing at his spear.
“-Is this the first time I’ve seen you like this?”
Soon the first voice he heard came from the erosion. But at the same time, it is the voice of an old man that is familiar.
“Wizard hunters, and warriors.”
It was an old wizard in a robe that emerged from the erosion.
As if he had not been able to rest for a long time, Molgol looked pale, but his eyes showed no sign of tiredness at all.
“I have heard a lot of your stories. It was great that you defeated Desaruuk. If we hadn’t stopped him, things would have been quite troublesome.”
“…with what confidence did you show up?”
Drakhan’s tone was cynical. He showed signs of rushing with his spear at any moment. Above all, it was clear that the manager would not be able to unleash any magic, since he was within the scope of his personality.
Nevertheless, the manager, Aiden, said calmly about what confidence he was.
“I came here to talk.”
“Conversation? And what if your neck falls off here?”
Despite the threat, the old man laughed leisurely. The red eyes that were characteristic of the Aiden family were also visible to the manager. Unlike Ellen, it was a creepy red color.
“If you kill me here, the erosion that filled the 49th floor will pour straight down…, is that okay? Wizard hunter.”
Did you openly reveal yourself because you believe in something? As Drakhan grated his teeth, the manager spoke on the spot.
“Sure, you and I have been through a lot. But, as I said before, I came here just to have a conversation. Reasonable and rational conversation.”
“You say that you are rational and rational. Do you think you deserve that?”
Drakhan spoke to the manager instead of me. Normally I would leave this to myself, but now I think I can’t stand it if I don’t do it myself.
Considering what Drakhan had done to the manager, he must be demonstrating his superhuman endurance.
“Isn’t your purpose to stop erosion coming down to the earth?”
“It’s the same with us. The tower also wants to prevent erosion from going down.”
“…it sounds like something like a dog. So what do you want to say?”
“Motivation, isn’t the purpose the same anyway?”
A nonsensical laugh leaked out of Drakhan’s mouth. Since the purpose is the same, is it now that we come and hold hands?
‘You must know that it’s nonsense…’
It seemed like they were trying to pass the time, so I intervened.
“We have already reached an agreement with the owners on that point. By not caring about each other and preventing erosion in their own way.”
“Hey. is it?”
Whether it was true that the contact had been cut off, the manager made an expression of surprise.
“So I don’t want to act like a top faction. If it interferes with us, we’re bound to bump into each other. Besides, I’ve heard that you also recruited the disciples of Arihan Hector.”
Speaking of Arihan Hector’s disciple, the manager did not respond and touched his chin meaninglessly.
“Hmm. Beasts that have lost their reins must be leashed again. Wouldn’t it be harmful to think that they could move at will?”
“…you shouldn’t say that. Have you forgotten all the bullshit you’ve been doing? Do you really think it is possible to hold hands with an enemy?”
“Witch hunter. I feel sorry for that part. As a manager of the 50th floor, shouldn’t I also act in a way that benefits the top powers?”
You can see the strength entering the spear that Drakhan is holding. I took one step forward just in case something unexpected happened.
“Wait. So, how do you plan to stop erosion?”
“It’s simple. Kill the 103rd Topju.”
It is the same development as the original.
“The fact that the erosion has come down to this extent is proof that the top lord has fallen. You have to kill Tapju and someone new to take its place.”
The manager on the 50th floor is greedy to become the 103rd top owner, and sacrifices others. Although the situation of the tower is different from before, is the flow of the manager becoming the final boss the same this time?
“…Then what do you think of Noah Park?”
“Hey, did you know that too? I know quite a bit. Did Ahat tell you? The child of the tower is already out of control. Originally, the plan to have him as the top lord ended a long time ago. It’s because of you.”
“what···. Are you saying that we are responsible for the situation?”
I instantly froze out. I thought it was good that she didn’t bring Park Noah. Had she heard this, she would have run away and could not stand it any longer.
Drakhan’s expression turned cold as if his head had cooled down because he was not angry anymore.
“I’m not going to take responsibility for it. But the way to use the child of the tower for its original purpose is blocked. If the tower’s children were used to maintain the tower, many people wouldn’t have died.”
“Then the villagers outside—.”
I have heard quite a few times that the flow of conversation now has a similar structure. It was a story we shared every time we met that old man while playing the game.
‘If I keep saying, the answer will be the same.’
A cow’s sacrifice for the sake of the generation.
Ironically, at the sacrifice except for himself.
“Ehhh…”
Eventually, he couldn’t hold back his words and sighed. Drakhan was startled by my blatant reaction. It seems that I was quite surprised when I showed such an open attitude.
“Does the hero have anything he wants to say?”
“no. Rather, it has been overlooked.”
I said to the manager who was quietly looking at us.
“I realized that no matter how much we talked, we would run parallel lines. There is nothing more to share. Be the top owner or not, that’s up to you. When the sun goes down on us, it just blocks it. Drakhan, we are going back now.”
“uh? uh. okay···.”
As I turned, Drakhan stared at the manager and soon followed.
Whoops! Then a fire broke out on the floor.
A wall of fire that was burning black, not red or blue, blocked the way ahead.
magic?
When I hurriedly turned around, the manager’s hand was burning with black flames and black flames. …that’s not magic. [Above Essence Exploration] was telling me that it wasn’t magic that used mana.
“···corrosion?”
“I know too. He is quite a coveted person to teach magic.”
Unless you’re a noble Hector, you can’t handle such heavy erosion. In other words, it meant that the manager in front of me, Aiden, could handle it. But that was stupid.
‘Is the erosion absorbed by the body?’
Even Hector, the most adept at dealing with erosion, did not infuse himself with erosion. It is because they are aware that it can gnaw at the body and melt it.
“The story is not over yet.”
Ellen’s grandfather, manager, Aiden, was born with the mana of the fire attribute. Being able to handle such sparks was the realm of talent.
“What are we going to do?”
In any case, you cannot rely solely on individuality. Drakhan aimed a black spear in preparation for an attack. However, he did not respond immediately, as he should not have killed the manager.
Hwareuk! Black sparks flew out as the manager shook his hand.
“Black Salt. It’s not a beautiful firework, but it’s the way I’ve chosen to deal with Thapju.”
“Does that mean we want to fight now?”
“haha. It’s not bad, either, but I don’t want to start a meaningless argument right now. It’s probably because that young man called a warrior seems to have a absurd misunderstanding.”
Black smoke leaked from the manager’s mouth as he said that. No matter how talented a mage is, if he erodes the mana rod, his lifespan will be cut at random… but if he does, he will not be the 103rd top owner, his goal.
I raised my holy sword and asked because the black flame might come again.
“What misunderstanding are you talking about?”
“Didn’t you say It’s up to you to decide whether to become a top owner or not. Did I ever say that I wanted to get up there? Such speculation is quite unpleasant to me.”
I realized it the moment I heard it.
[▶’Ellen Aiden’ is in ‘Friend’ status.]
[▶Some changes will occur to the ‘manager on the 50th floor’.]
That there was a butterfly effect somewhere.
