Chapter 984 – 984. Map of Ascension to Gwangmyeong
“…….”
It was quiet all around.
The sky was black, and the occasional wind had disappeared.
Today is the night of the ninth day since the trial on the 5th floor began. It’s the last night. Tomorrow at noon, the 5th floor ordeal is over. Muin wasn’t happy. He had a hunch that something was going to happen tonight.
This time, I couldn’t stay still.
‘Because I don’t know about the trials on the 6th floor right now. If the sixth floor is a competitive ordeal… These bastards will be targeting me first.’
So, I will play an active role here and create debt.
‘Originally, when someone does something nice at the end, that impression tends to remain on them for a long time.’
And just as everyone had intuition, the enemy appeared.
“Damn it, it’s dark! Watch out for the dark!”
“Two-headed dogs are running from the right!!”
“A shaved ice hawk appeared from the sky!”
Hundreds of monsters of all three types attack at the same time. Unmanned people united. They realized through the battles of the past few days that they would die if they scattered and live if they united.
I bent my head upward. It is not difficult to deal with Eoduksini and the two-headed dog as long as you stay alert. The most threatening thing right now is the shaved ice falcon that freely flies through the sky. A monster that looks like a hawk, but wears frost all over its body. If it is caught or pecked by its beak, the area freezes in an instant.
“I’m in charge of the ice cream! You guys are dark, so focus on the two-headed dog!”
“Are you going to stop buying bingsu by yourself? Do you think we will believe you?!”
Xiamenso’s voice rang in the distance. I didn’t answer. You’ll know when you see it anyway.
‘Opening of Cheonan.’
The moonless night sky was terribly dark, but when Cheonan was opened, it was as clear as daylight.
‘For now, there are a total of 13 shaved ice hawks within visual range. More ice hawks are appearing in the distance.’
Excluding the shaved ice hawks in other areas, there are 7 of them.
‘I just need to clean up the guys in my area.’
Gaze at the shaved ice and increase your concentration. Dismissal. I heard the sound of lightning flashing inside me. It’s not hallucinations. It’s the sound I hear in my image.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
A blue bolt of lightning fell from the sky to Bingsu Mae. The Bingsu Mae, which was flying vigorously, became the outer touch and fell helplessly to the floor.
Quarreureung! Bang!
With a loud thunderclap, the surroundings become bright like broad daylight. And when it gets dark again, the corpse of Bingsu Mae falls down without fail.
As a bonus, there was an additional effect.
“Duksini is over there!”
“Kill Oduksini! You cowardly bastards!”
It was easy to find Eoduksini, who was hiding in the dark and was aiming for a moment of surprise.
“Whoa.”
He let out a long breath. Killed 10 Bingsuhawks by dropping lightning bolts. However, Bingsu Mae continues to appear from afar.
“Sung Ji-gon!”
I called Sung Ji-gon, but there was no answer. Seong Ji-gon went to the front and was oscillating between life and death with a double-headed dog.
“… Well, you know how to do it well.”
I moved myself and grabbed the window next to me. It was extremely exhausting to keep attacking with only thunderbolts.
‘No country is infinite in history. I can’t let the lightning strike because I don’t know when this raid will end.’
I grabbed the window and lifted it up. I spread my legs, lifted my neck, and focused my gaze on the target. Turn the hand holding the spear back. Paper weave. A blue current flowed through the window.
‘For once.’
Threw up
Bang!
The javelin flew through the air with the sound of shells exploding and hit Bingsu Mae’s body accurately. The shaved ice hawk was dragged by her spear and fell far away.
Bang!
Again, there was a loud shock sound. This is because her strength has strengthened her shoulders and arms. As a bonus, she even endowed her spear with thunderbolt. Even if the spear is thrown by chance, you will be electrocuted and fall.
But that was a misfortune. My javelin is 100 times. Thanks to the synergy between shooting and Cheonan, there was never a miss.
‘It’s fun.’
If you throw it, it always hits. It couldn’t have been fun.
I continued to throw the spear. I think I threw about 20 of them. Not a single ice hawk was visible in the sky.
‘Looks like it’s coming to an end soon.’
She threw her spear at the ground, not at the sky. The target is a double-headed dog that has not yet been sorted out.
“Keep it!”
The two-headed dog, hit by the spear, flinched. The unmanned did not miss that gap.
“Now!”
“A dog with two heads is still a dog in essence! My stomach is my weakness! Attack the ship!”
The battle ended only after the night sky brightened. The unmanned survived. Thirty of the unmanned men in my area died, but none of them mourned.
And after some time, the learned general appeared.
“Congratulations on passing the 5th floor ordeal. From the 5th floor, it was decided to heal the injuries of those who passed the ordeal.”
Behind the learned generals were sorcerers. I narrowed my eyes. I don’t know the exact level, but they must be magicians specializing in recovery with a minimum of probation.
“Get your reward. And those who give up, tell me in advance. It doesn’t matter if you go up to the 6th floor and talk.”
About 60,000 people passed the 5th floor ordeal. Among them, fewer than 3,000 gave up.
Of course, Seong Ji-gon, Cheol-oh-dan and I chose to go up to the next floor.
•••
Bae-won sat in a chair and looked at the pond quietly. The pond was showing the trials on the 5th floor. The pond was able to watch the entrants undergoing trials.
An old woman approached the learned general. The old woman in a light suit had white hair and a benevolent face.
“Learned General. Is there anyone who stands out?”
“Yes. There are several There are thirty-five people who have reached the state of five qi at the age of less than fifty. They are not short of being called geniuses.”
The learner squeezed the marble in his hand. The scene reflected in the pond changes dramatically. One person, one person. They are warriors who have reached the realm of the Five Spirits. Among them was Sung Yu-jin. However, the complexion of the learned general and the old woman does not change.
“Rising to the stage of oggi means that you have already started to draw your own image. They are not the talent I want.”
“Now I’m barely sketching the image.”
“It takes a lot of time to erase and fix the sketch.”
“… Okay. Let’s watch a little more. Now it’s only the 5th floor of the Manmu Tower. We haven’t even started properly yet.”
•••
The 6th floor was easier than I thought. Dealing with one monster in half a day was an ordeal. I personally stepped forward and helped Cheol-o-dan. They all went up to the 7th floor.
‘There was no such thing as a rule against holding hands with others. I’m going to eat this. In terms of difficulty, the trials on the 5th floor were more difficult.’
I went up to the 7th floor.
Mountains stood tall on the vast land.
“This is the 7th floor ordeal. If you pass this ordeal, you can choose a magic weapon among the rewards.”
The soldier continued.
Law.
Greed burned in the eyes of the members of Cheol-O-Dan.
“What is the 7th floor ordeal?”
I asked the question in a calm tone.
“Somewhere in the land there are stairs leading to the eighth floor. Trial challengers, all you have to do is go up to the 8th floor within four days.”
“What about the other challengers? Can’t you see?”
“On this floor, the starting points of the challengers are all different. I wish the challengers good luck.”
The soldier went downstairs as it were.
Oh oh oh oh!
The cry of a monster could be heard from here in the mountains. There must be a monster somewhere in this mountain.
“Sung Yujin. I have a suggestion.”
Jin Goo-eon came to me.
“Proposal? Tell me.”
“We chose the elixir on the 6th floor.”
Cheol-oh-dan chose martial arts on the 5th floor and magic medicine on the 6th floor. It was because the quality of the elixir suddenly rose on the 6th floor. And among the elixirs, there was a spirit group. Some of the members chose Jiseongdan (智城丹).
Jiseongdan was a spiritual group that helped people when they reached the stage of exodus. Even if you are in the last stage of standing, even in the 10th dan, it is not easy to move to the stage of emergence. However, if there is an intellectual group, the probability of rising to the level of emergence increases more easily.
“By the way?”
“Day. Give me just one day. I will take the elixir and become stronger. It will surely be of help to Sung Yu-jin.”
I looked at Jin Goo-eon and the others. Their eyes were blazing with will.
“You know if you subtract one day out of four days, it’s three days, right?”
“It’s because we don’t want to hold on to Seong Yu-jin’s ankles. I’ll do my best. I will definitely show results, so please give me one day.”
“I can’t help it when you say that. Okay. Let’s get moving in earnest after a day. Seong Ji-gon and I will protect the law, so take the elixir first.”
“Thank you!”
Cheol-o-dan sat cross-legged on the floor. Everyone chewed and swallowed the elixir, then closed their eyes and focused on luck.
Seong Ji-gon and I watched them and chewed the elixir.
“Can’t you do the fortune telling?”
“A. What are you doing with this kind of magic? It’s nothing compared to the elixir you gave me. For luck, you can do it later.”
If you eat a lot of elixirs, you get used to it. Seong Ji-gon learned how to handle aura while consuming the elixir I gave him. In the case of low-level elixirs, even if you don’t do luck, you don’t lose spirits. The body has become accustomed to the elixir.
Half a day passed in that state. A few monsters came out along the way, but only the string ran away in front of my sword.
The members who were absorbed in the fortune-telling practice stood up one by one. Having achieved the achievement, they said with a flushed face.
“Thank you! Seong Yujin!”
“Thanks to you, I have reached the state of prominence!”
There are only 3 members who have reached the level of exodus, and Jin Guan has reached the level of 5th dan. The rest of the members are also at least 7th level. Cheolohdan’s power rose sharply.
“It is late at night. Shall we rest and be active?”
“No. We can.”
“You are full of confidence. Great. Let’s move.”
For two days, I searched the mountain. It wasn’t very easy. It was because one monster appeared every hour and interfered. However, I had a way. I found the stairs to the next one using the Cheonan (天眼).
There is a problem. The entrance is guarded by a fire toad. With a body of over 4M, the flame burned with each breath through his nostrils. Transparent liquid dripped from his back. The smell of gasoline can be felt from here, more than 30 meters away.
“Yujin. That toad…. Something doesn’t feel right.”
“It’s not at the level of Ogi, but… I’m the one I can’t ignore.”
However, there is not enough time to find another staircase. And what if a monster like that guy is guarding the other entrance? I’m just wasting time.
“Let’s kill that toad. We can do it. Whatever the case may be, don’t use the liquid that comes out of his back.”
I decided not to use brain warfare. No wonder he’s spraying petrol everywhere. It is clear that he will be in big trouble if he misuses the thunderbolt and catches fire.
We shared a short plan. I pull the flame toad’s aggro, and the rest aim for the flame toad’s blind spot and attack. I’m the only one who can handle this guy from the front.
“Start.”
I ran towards the fire toad. He opened his eyes when I entered the 10m distance. He is a pupil of which there is not the slightest sense of intellect. The flame toad opened his mouth and stretched out his tongue at me. Its rubbery, stretchy tongue was on fire.
‘It’s a completely ignited whip.’
Shit.
I dodged the guy’s tongue. The sound of the tongue hitting the floor was brutal.
The toad’s tongue moves irregularly. I used the moment to pinpoint the destination of the tongue.
Squeak.
The tongue is cut off and the red tongue falls out.
Woowook Boo.
The toad’s square eyes, which had retrieved its tongue, turned to me. He then puffed up his chest and opened his mouth at me. His tongue, which had recovered before he knew it, aimed at me again. It was much faster than before, and the tip was sharp like a hook.
‘In an instant!’
I stuck out my tongue for the second time. The blood from the cut tongue dripped all over my body. His blood melted my clothes and soaked my skin. I gritted my teeth and cried out in pain.
“Now! Attack!”
Sung Ji-gon ran towards the blind spot of the flame toad. There was only Sungjigon.
“Now!”
Jin Guan shouted. Members of the Cheol-O-Dan rush at me. At the center was Jin Gu-eon.
“It was a long time of humiliation and persecution…. We will kill you and go back to Cheol-O-Dan!!”
“Fuck!”
A swear word came out of my mouth. As soon as I went up to the 8th floor, I tried to beat them and use their magical magic and elixir, but I never thought I would get hit first!
‘I’ll kill you as soon as I get on the 7th floor!’
Regret dripping down
