Chapter 69 Never Breaks
hook-
sight is off
Could this be the state of weightlessness? I didn’t seem to have any sense, and something started to flow into my head.
Fragments of intense memories.
What I expected was life with my ex-wife. But no. It was a memory of when my mother left the house when I was little.
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I cried endlessly.
I cried until there were no more tears coming out. Tears dried and voices cracked.
how much was that
Gradually, it started to settle down, and other memories came flooding back.
‘dad? Where are you?’
The father held Jihoo’s hand and stood in front of the [Indomitable Tower]. Jihoo was looking at his father’s face, but he couldn’t see it.
It was blurred as if it had become a mosaic.
‘I’m sorry, Dad. I brought him to a place like this, but there is work to be done.’
The screen has been switched.
The hardest thing in this [Artisan’s Town] was the old man I was close with. brother, sister, brother. It was the fear of not knowing when anyone would die.
cried again
I felt like I was 7 years old. I couldn’t stand the heightened emotions, and lethargy and sadness ate my mind.
I didn’t want to think about it any more.
I wanted to die.
I didn’t want to go through these feelings.
I don’t know why.
I just wanted to forget.
‘Still, this is enough to endure.’
I thought.
But it was an illusion.
– [Setting intervention authority] reacts.
– The hidden [Piece Lin] reacts.
– Adjust the user’s [Ordeal] difficulty level.
– It rises from [Middle and Lower] to [Upper].
– The user’s test begins!
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how much time has passed
It wasn’t just one year.
Jihoo’s time had no limits.
I fell in pain and despaired and woke up repeatedly. At some point, I couldn’t even remember why I came here.
I wanted to give up.
No, why should I?
I was in a state of selflessness where I couldn’t think of anything. Without the strength to struggle, I couldn’t even think as if I was floating in the air.
I wanted to die.
what is dying
It was better to die.
– [Spirit] is very high.
– Protects the user’s sanity.
– [Spirit] increases by 1.
– [Trial] shakes your mind.
– User loses will.
– [Trial] pierces your mind.
– [Setting intervention authority (EX)] reacts.
– [Mental Barrier] is activated.
“… … !”
woke up
I wanted to give up everything, but this system kept waking Jihoo up. I couldn’t even confirm what happened.
because there was no sight.
I feel like dying.
No, I wanted to die.
‘Why, what am I doing?’
There is no [will] because there is no [motivation].
But the mind is forced to wake up.
that was more painful.
This time, it’s the father’s death. How he died, I don’t know exactly. All I could say was that my father blocked the 18th floor.
Everyone said thank you, Jihoo. I couldn’t understand. If you’re so grateful, you should have saved your father!
I was angry.
Originally, I wasn’t angry.
Because I understand them.
On the same street, we survived together. Someone died, someone ran away, and someone sacrificed to keep it together.
So I understood.
But not now. Strangely, my emotions were not stable, and I was shaken mercilessly like a storm on the sea.
Then, a strange scene appeared.
It was the first place I saw. Someone was standing in a blurry background with no idea where it was. He muttered an incomprehensible sound and stretched out his hand.
The point of view changes.
There was something huge there. Something wrapped around an impossibly thick chain. It was on the verge of breaking the chain.
Whoops-
the two confronted each other
It seemed to be still, but numerous workshops came and went. Just by stretching out my hand and looking at it, all four sides collapsed.
‘what?’
To think of a scene like this all of a sudden, and besides, this time my emotions don’t waver.
At that time, something went wrong with the man who reached out.
One foot and one arm were split into small particles and scattered. Like a dried leaf at the end of its lifespan, it turned to dust and began to disappear.
At the same time, the chains of the confronting monsters began to thicken. Dense magic circuits shone on the chain, and something gigantic screamed and reached out.
The hand did not reach him.
He consumed his entire body.
The point of view has moved.
Jihoo seemed to stop breathing.
‘father… … ?’
It was a familiar face.
No, it’s a face I’ve started to forget. My father’s face, which seemed blurry, became clearer. It was as if his eyes met Jihoo.
he laughed.
Jihoo shed tears.
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After that, he threw Jihoo into some kind of hell.
Not only the mental pain, but the whole body burning and crushing sensation seemed to give physical pain.
aaa-
how long has it been like that
It’s been such a long time.
From nob le mt l. co m
My mind became clear.
– Passed the first test!
– Acquire [Pieces].
– Acquired [Never Collapse].
– [Spirit] increases by 5.
– Your spirit will not break under any adversity.
* * *
When Jihoo came to his senses, he was in the dark and quiet room of trials.
It’s finally over.
It was infinitely long. I get sick of it just thinking about it for a second. If I tried again, I probably would never do it.
‘More than that, my father… … What was it?’
I’ve ever doubted
When I was young, most of what my father did was emotional. I saw them being made occasionally, but I remember that most of them were to enhance the artifacts brought by Uncle Jiyeol or Aunt Miyeon.
that power.
I don’t know how.
Is it the system of that floor?
Could it be the father’s unknown power?
Or, it could be an artifact.
Or else… … .
‘Is it the same power as me?’
If you think about [Setting Intervention Rights], that scene makes sense. To seal the target at the cost of one’s own body and life.
It’s not just impossible.
Jihoo shook his head.
‘Top, father, my character. It’s certain that there is something connected.’
He checked the status window.
It was an S-class characteristic.
[Never collapse (S)].
The word ‘never’ means ‘never under any circumstances’. In addition, the word ‘unbreakable’ also has the meaning of ‘absolute’.
For such characteristics and options, the meaning of each [word] is important. This double nested name means that it is as solid as it is.
‘Never collapse.’
There is no detailed explanation.
I tried using [Segmentation].
『Never Collapse(S)』
: Your spirit will never break under any circumstances. It is an absolute proposition that does not yield to characteristics or systems.
[The Last Mental Barrier]
– Sanity will not drop to 0 no matter what.
[Mental Exhaustion Resistance]
– It is not easy to fall below 4%, which is a state of mental exhaustion.
[Emergency mental recovery]
– When MP is below 20%, MP recovery speed increases by 200%.
* All characteristics are proportional to [Spirit].
“… … .”
I’ve heard of Jihoo.
Spirit-related attributes or magic. Or, I heard a lot about phenomena using artifacts when I was young.
Ghost monsters are specialized in mental attacks, and there were times when outsiders came into the streets and shook the people on the streets with their mental properties.
‘Complete brainwashing that controls the target. Or, he said that it was important to momentarily reduce [mental strength] to 0 to make an idiot.’
That means Jihoo’s [mind] is completely immune to being controlled by someone.
‘Instantaneous fascination, confession, mind reading, etc. should create a [mental exhaustion] state.’
That’s why it is said that people with mental-related characteristics eat away at [mental power] with various psychological techniques or artifacts after infiltrating the [mind].
The moment a person with a strong characteristic uses a characteristic, their mental power is temporarily cut off.
“First of all, it must be immune to most mental attacks.”
Jihoo’s pure mental strength is 46. The number including the power of the artifact is 55. At this level, even if you don’t have [Never Collapse (S)], you won’t be easily defeated.
‘[understand] or [time for set-up]. I hope it helps when using [Super Concentration].’
I decided to try that later.
First of all, I moved my steps to see Lee Hee-yeon and Choi Hye-yeon waiting outside. Jihoo himself didn’t know it, but his eyes deepened in proportion to the infinitely hardened [mental power].
“… … why?”
Jihoo asked the two who were staring at each other blankly.
I mean, why are you looking at it that way?
“You, have you changed something?”
Choi Hye-yeon, who was next to her, also nodded.
“… … Are you handsome?”
Ji-hoo’s pointless joke made Lee Hee-yeon angry, and Choi Hye-yeon laughed as if it were absurd. The awkward atmosphere dissipated in an instant.
“It ended well, right?”
Hyeyeon Choi asked.
Jihoo nodded confidently.
“Can I go to the next floor right away?”
“Yes. That will be fine.”
“You have to be really careful with the desert layer. Especially under the ground.”
“okay. Let’s break through as quickly as possible.”
“Well, if you have Hyeyeon, going to the 5th floor won’t be difficult. Are you going to make a hideout on the 6th floor?”
“huh. Because that was a request.”
Saying that, Jihoo looked at Choi Hyeyeon.
It could be said that it was the price of her help. Jihoo owns it, but since Jihoo can’t stand on the 5th floor alone, [Knights of Cold Cold] decide to use it and manage it.
“Then we will depart.”
I went straight to the 5th floor.
* * *
The 5th floor was terribly hot.
It wasn’t humid, so it was tolerable as long as there was shade and wind. At that time, it was better than the second floor. The hot humidity and poisonous insects on the second floor were so annoying that they raised the discomfort index.
Fu-wook- Fuuk-
However, the downside of the desert was that there were too many sandy fields. It’s hard to just walk.
Jihoo’s physical ability is 30.
If you look only at pure physical ability, rather than being graded by [characteristic] like Lee Min-ho, you can see him as a D-class hunter.
So, it is not appropriate to compare them by Hunter class. Just looking at Lee Min-ho right now, his physical abilities are lower than Ji-hoo’s.
“Still, you’re following along.”
“Iknow, right. You are stronger than you think.”
“No, let’s take a break and go. Are you going crazy?”
Jihoo sat down on one side with an awkward smile. [Indomitable Tower] The 5th floor, the desert floor, has nothing to use.
sand and stones.
And the monsters that came up from time to time from the underground were all. However, as soon as he went up to the 4th floor, 3,000 additional SP was paid, and the speed of survival SP increased by 30%.
It was also a reduced number as Jihoo gained an additional characteristic.
‘We’ve already gathered up to 9,000.’
As it is, it will pass through the 5th floor without difficulty and reach the 6th floor, and in a few days, it will be about 30,000.
‘By the way, it’s really great.’
I knew Choi Hye-yeon was S-class and famous. I’ve seen it on TV a few times, so I know it’s amazing.
But when I saw it from the side, I realized that it was even more amazing. Lee Hee-yeon had nothing to do.
I just walk quietly and when the red light comes up, I hear the monster’s scream from the basement far away.
Killed dozens like that.
So, Jihoo and Lee Heeyeon felt like they were doing a normal ‘climbing’. As a result, I was able to reach the entrance on the 6th floor in only 6 hours.
“I will go up to the sixth floor. From here on out, it won’t be completely safe like it used to be. I can’t keep it either.”
Choi Hye-yeon warned.
Jihoo nodded. I know because Lee Hee-yeon told me in advance. Up to the 5th floor, they said that the 6th floor was dangerous enough to be thought of as children’s play.
The three entered the sixth floor.
Give that skill to your ex lol