Paper 129 Vaughn Drake
Tower of Indomitable Level 8
[The Dead Swamp].
True to its name, there were undead and unknown ghosts wandering around with everything dead. In the meantime, even the swamp area where the energy of death is felt.
[Indomitable Tower].
The name Indomitable is also a name, but some people call this place [Hell]. Still, there is an ecosystem up to the 6th floor, but the 7th floor was a frozen sea, and the 8th floor is completely dead.
In addition, as you go to the 9th and 10th floors, there are beings related to hell, and on the 11th floor, there is the gatekeeper Cerberus, and beyond that, it is known that hell itself.
The scariest thing about this dead swamp is mind pollution. An aura of death strong enough to be called a curse.
Among them, Jihoo and Jung Woo-yeon were fine.
“Black Mage. Mental strength is the most important thing to sell Necromand. It’s a refined Magira, but if you use it for a long time, your mind will be polluted. It is a fate that requires constant training of the mind.”
There was nothing to say about Jihoo.
I’ve also dealt with artifacts with [Advanced Curses], but this is child’s play. Kim Mi-ji was once a magician, so her mental strength is pretty good. It looked tough, but it held up well.
The problem is Lee Hee-yeon.
“Wow-! Kheup, twee! hahahaha-“
Are you feeling motion sickness or want to sit down and rest? That was just the beginning. He vomited at the sight of the undead, and even walked into a swamp by himself.
“I can’t.”
“… … ?”
It was a time when Jung Woo-yeon and Kim Mi-ji tilted their heads at Ji-hoo’s words, as if asking what they meant.
dump.
Heeyeon Lee collapsed.
Jihoo used the common 3-star magic [Sleep] that he had been quietly preparing for. In normal times, he would have felt the wave of magic and avoided it. Well, if it were her, she would have avoided it with her super senses even if she didn’t feel magic.
But now it was defenseless.
“I’ll carry it.”
I’d rather this be less of a burden.
Jihoo lifted Lee Hee-yeon on his back and looked at the Death Knight walking next to him. Then he shook his head.
‘I hate it so much, but I’m going to listen to something when I put it on my back.’
It’s actually not that heavy.
Jihoo’s physical abilities were no longer those of ordinary people. Lee Hee-yeon seemed to be nothing more than a magic wand next to her.
Jihoo looked at the system text posted on one side.
– You have broken through the 7th floor of [Indomitable Tower].
– Achievement accomplished!
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-You have reached the 8th floor of [Indomitable Tower].
– Achievement accomplished!
-Survival SP is applied 1.5 times.
-A fragment connected to you is detected here.
-Your [Clairsight] follows the fragment.
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-Total SP held: 52,300
‘It’s convenient.’
Jihoo was concerned about the word Pyeonrin. I found traces of my father in the [Temple of Trials] I met on the 4th floor, and obtained an S-class mental barrier.
what will be this time
What the hell was my father like, why did he leave such traces in this tower?
“The enemy.”
The first person to sense it was Jeong Woo-yeon.
Originally, it would have been Lee Hee-yeon, but she was in a state of fainting. Because Jihoo had other thoughts.
Or maybe it’s because he’s a high-level warlock.
“Which one?”
“A bunch of ghouls. It varies from level 4 to 6. Ghouls originally form groups and search for life.”
“Did you sense us?”
“Yes. The dead hate the living and feed their desires by consuming them. It is their primal instinct.”
Jihoo nodded.
This is definitely fun.
The knowledge of a person with a completely different idea.
“Magic, I will prepare.”
“Are you okay?”
Jung Woo-yeon asked Kim Mi-ji’s words.
She held on well, but she was not in the mental state to use magic. Rather, there is a possibility that his mind will collapse while using magic.
“Get some rest this time. It’s enough for me to sweep it once with fire, and to deal with President Jeong Woo-yeon and my Death Knight. Yes?”
“No, but is Mr. Shin well versed in normal magic?”
“It’s a common magic, but it’s 5 stars.”
President Jeong Woo-yeon was greatly surprised by Jihoo’s words, but Jihoo just shrugged and prepared the magic right away.
magic wand.
Right now I’m holding the [Dragon Witch].
Whoops!
I don’t use the [Fire Serpent] this time. Conceive a single magic with pure public magic and Jihoo’s creativity.
It would be better to apply the fire snake to wipe it out at once, but the magical power consumption was absurdly greater than expected.
That’s why I thought of condensing the flame and shooting it like a [revolver].
‘Try it once and if it doesn’t work, I’ll take out [Thunder].’
It’s loud, but it probably doesn’t matter much here. Rather, it would be more beneficial if the strong undead were drawn to the noise.
President Jeong Woo-yeon said that.
If you meet a strong undead and kneel down, you will be able to rule it, and that will be the biggest money.
Of course, if it’s too strong, it’s impossible.
Hwareuk.
Above Jihoo’s head, a ball of fire was completed. Originally, the flame was supposed to be bigger than the head, but it was compressed.
‘The bigger the flame, the stronger the firepower. Because burning fuel has to do with surface area. The process of burning mana as fuel is complicated, but it is suitable for such a [Fire Bullet] because it produces strong firepower with little fuel. However, what if it was a refined magic that was even more terrible?’
combine the two
Jihoo extracted purified magic from the death knight next to him and mixed it into the [Fire Bullet] that burned with magic.
It’s definitely not difficult.
[Understanding] is quite high, and because it is refined, it has little direct effect on the body. It’s a mental problem, but it doesn’t work for Jihoo.
‘It would be nice to practice using refined magic.’
Simply mix, and the fire will go out, leaving only the maize. Because that was Magi’s power. However, Jihoo, who understood Magi to some extent, combined them.
‘A terrifying degree of contamination possessed by Magi. No, it gives the flame power of contagion. Afterwards, let’s use the magic as fuel. It’s a pity to throw away either one.’
Roaring!
Jihoo’s flames were about to turn black, but then turned blue. Unbeknownst to him, the fire was high-ranking black magic, called [Salting of Hell] among warlocks.
Cheer.
Jihoo’s head throbbed.
It was an absurd mental effort. However, the involvement of the [Dragon Witch] soon subsided.
‘Is the witch’s power suppressing Magi?’
Jihoo has just made a startling discovery. It wasn’t just stabilizing the mind, but the witch’s power very easily suppressed the intense repulsive force Jihoo felt while using the magic.
‘I’m going to have to study this more.’
Jihoo opened his eyes.
Then, one by one, blue [Fire Bullets] began to appear, and within a few minutes, 120 blue bullets were created.
and.
Peeing-!
120 bullets flew towards the group of ghouls. Each of them left a blue trail, and the ghouls that the trail passed through were not just punctured, but burned as a whole.
It was because of burning the demonic energy.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
All three were speechless.
The group of ghouls has completely disappeared.
With just one magic.
Then, Jung Woo-yeon opened her mouth.
“… … Are you the Demon King?”
“… … ?”
Jihoo looked at him as if he meant something, and he turned his head. It’s because he knows that even if he says it, it doesn’t make sense.
But soon he opened his mouth.
“What did you just do?”
“Originally, it was a flame that burned the magical power itself, but we used the magical energy itself as fuel while giving it the contagious power that it possesses. Something stronger.”
“… … It’s not that easy.”
“Boss, what the hell have you done?”
Kim Mi-ji also asked Ji-hoo.
Jihoo shrugged.
“hahahaha… … .”
But that was Jihoo’s mistake.
What Jihoo had just used was similar to high-ranking black magic, and the most powerful of the high-ranking undead nearby felt it.
Like other monsters, high-level undead have their own territory, and they never turn a blind eye to fights from other bosses who invade that territory.
“I’m sorry, but I think we need to prepare for battle. Mr. Shin, could you just do that magic again?”
“… … Is something coming?”
“Yes, Miji Kim should also prepare magic this time. He’s a pretty strong guy.”
President Jung Woo-yeon took up his cane and began to draw out refined mana constantly. No matter how intermediate it is, it seemed like they were trying to pull it out in advance because there was a time to create it.
Jihoo also raised his mana. This time, I raised it to use a little refined magic, but it was much easier and smoother when I used the witch’s power.
“My Death Knight and Dyurahan will take the avant-garde. The boss’s Death Knight will keep him.”
His gaze was on Lee Hee-yeon.
Jihoo also nodded.
thump- thump-
A vibration was felt in the distance.
At first glance, he was a huge guy.
“The opponent is like [Born Drake]. Level 8 or higher. Maybe it’s the 9th. The undead are the strongest predators in the area, and although there are few of them, those with dragon blood have become undead, so magic using Magi. No, you can also apply magic-like attacks.”
He explained as quickly as possible.
They talked a lot before, but now it was almost like they were rapping in rapid fire. In the meantime, one large-scale black magic was being completed, and Kim Mi-ji and Ji-hoo were the same.
“Oh, by the way, if you catch that, it’s great. You won’t get anything more from the 8th floor if you rob that one.”
While saying that, President Jung Woo-yeon’s smiling face was strangely grotesque. However, those words were also words that motivated both Kim Mi-ji and Ji-hoo.
“Go, my children.”
Jung Woo-yeon said so.
Then, the Death Knight and Dyurahan on either side of him spewed out black auras and ran forward.
And the ground around it shook, and something began to rise from the floor. It was a hand, and when it lifted up, a human head was visible.
It was a ghoul.
It caused a group of at least 100 ghouls.
“I don’t know how many minutes I can stop with this. It must be finished before that.”
President Jung Woo-yeon then closed his eyes.
The large-scale magic circle he drew was at least 6 stars. The magic circle with a radius of 10m, drawn with black refined magic, is the magic enchanted from its size. and its complexity. It was to the point where I couldn’t guess what kind of magic it was.
‘As expected, he was a great player.’
Kim Mi-ji, who was next to her, was breaking out in a cold sweat as she completed the large-scale magic circle. It must have been because of the psychological stress he had experienced here. Still, it was smaller than President Jung Woo-yeon, but weaved a much more elaborate and complex magic circle.
Roughly speaking, a swirling flame. No, I think lightning of flame would be a better word.
coo- coo-!
Around that time, a huge being appeared in the distance.
Would it be possible to consider an apartment the size of a person lying face down? It was an unbelievably huge undead, with bones and rotting muscles exposed, and it looked disgusting.
But apart from that, its strength was felt to the bone. It was like the way the gray sky turned black as it headed here.
Big play!
At that time, the Death Knight ran away and dug into Drake’s leg halfway, spitting out a black aura blade over 10m, and Dullahan, who put his head on his side, punched it from the front and blocked its advance.
Wow!
It was an unbelievable sight.