108. Chapter 108
“you! Are you okay?”
As soon as Stone Lava fell, Ko Chang-seok hurriedly ran.
Due to having consumed all his energy and mana, Sewoon was sprawled on the hard floor.
Seeing Seun like that, he took out a bottle of medicine from his bosom and held it up.
A bottle of medicine that Lee Ha-neul handed out one by one.
Since there was only one bottle per person, it was a medicine that could be called a second life in case of an unexpected situation.
“I’m fine… … Oops.”
“It doesn’t look good from anyone’s point of view. Drink it at once.”
Although the medicine made by Lee Ha-neul is excellent, Sewoon’s current condition was close to some kind of mana dehydration.
There was no point in trying to take medicine to treat wounds.
However, Ko Chang-seok’s eyes were so sincere that Sewoon drank all the medicine without saying anything.
I felt the bitter taste peculiar to the herb, and I felt that the wounds that had been piled up unknowingly were slowly recovering.
“I knew you were strong, but to defeat such a monster in one blow! I was really surprised.”
“hahahaha… … .”
“Are other people also dealing with him? Even so, that guy would be impossible if it wasn’t for you… … .”
“no. Others will only have to deal with the ogre they saw for the first time.”
“Is that right? After all, it looks like you called him on purpose.”
“Yes.”
To be honest, I didn’t expect Stone Larva to appear, but what about it?
Good is good, I managed to defeat him somehow.
After defeating such a freaky guy, the reward for the ordeal is sure to increase.
‘black… … .’
Seun lowered his head and looked at Durandal.
The brilliance that radiated when Excalibur’s power permeated disappeared, and dried mud came out instead.
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Just in case, unlike the direct use, the power of the Noble Phantasm applied to equipment seems to have limitations in time and power.
‘Then what if all of Durandal’s seals are broken?’
Durandal boasts B-class performance as the seal is less broken now, but once the seal is broken, it will have stronger durability than now.
Then wouldn’t it be enough to withstand the power of the Noble Phantasm?
If that were the case, it seemed that any Noble Phantasm related to swords could be used without worrying about durability.
-The constellation ‘The Hungry Prince’ is salivating with his mouth wide open.
Meanwhile, Beelzebub was waiting for Sewoon to use the power of gluttony.
Since the fragments of Stone Lava were blocking the way to the top, they had to be removed anyway, so Sewoon manifested his power without hesitation.
Kwack, Kwack!
Sharp teeth appeared, and a different sound was heard.
That’s because Stone Lava’s skin was made of rocks.
Still, the teeth did not give up and crushed the rock into small pieces and swallowed it in one gulp.
Small rocks were swallowed without chewing.
-The constellation ‘The Hungry Prince’ is happy saying that the crispy texture is excellent.
It’s not crispy, but it’s a crispy texture.
I wondered if Beelzebub was probably the only one who used that expression.
Because of Stone Lava’s size and hard body, it took longer than expected for the power to complete.
“Those teeth look amazing every time I see them.”
By the time Ko Chang-seok dazedly admired his teeth, all the remains of the stone lava covering the top had finally disappeared.
– You ate ‘Stone Lava’.
– Absorb nutrients to obtain ‘Stone Skin’.
“uh?”
Hard!
Of course, I thought that his stats would increase as usual, but unexpectedly, something completely new was absorbed into Seun’s body.
It hardened like a rock as the gray light shimmered on his skin.
When I raised my hand, it made a sound like a stone grinding, but fortunately, over time, the original skin color was restored.
stone skin.
Rather than a skill, it looked like a kind of physical strengthening concept.
It was a great power that could not be compared to the increase in stats, which can be imagined to increase defense power even if it is still.
“What was it? Your skin is turning to stone.”
“It must be a reward for catching him.”
“Oh, that’s amazing.”
Actually, it wasn’t a reward.
It was a power that no one would have been able to obtain if not for Sewoon, who has the power of gluttony.
While I was satisfied with my hardened skin, an unexpected message from the Constellation came to my mind.
-The constellation ‘The One Who Rolls the Sun’ belatedly checks on his dead pet bug and screams.
-The constellation ‘The One Who Rolls the Sun’ quickly searches around you to find the corpse of a pet insect.
-Constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’ burps.
– The constellation ‘The One Who Rolls the Sun’ screams so loudly that the sun shakes.
‘The one who rolls the sun?’
It was the sacred throne in Seun’s memory. That’s also true, because he was one of the three sun gods that symbolized Egypt.
Although he is inferior to ‘Ra’, who is called the sun god at noon, his rank is said to reach the level of the main deity.
Such a constellation suddenly appeared, talking about pet bugs.
Without thinking too deeply, I found the answer.
‘Stone Lava was Kepri’s pet bug?’
Sewoon blinked in an unexpected situation.
Why would you hide such a precious pet bug that could cause seizures in a place like this?
At that moment, I remembered the lock on the door where I found the stone flute.
‘I couldn’t find the key there even with the guidebook for the journey.’
A room made impossible to open. And a stone flute hidden there. Lastly, the place of the ordeal was changed to ‘Jamgon Mountain’, which is called the original site.
All of those things were connected in my head.
‘Did Kefri put it here to grow Stone Lava?’
Interpreted this way, it made sense.
Accordingly, I recalled the knowledge in the ‘History of the Berhel Continent’ that I used to interpret the book in the room.
‘also.’
The names of the heavenly and demonic gods written in the history books are ‘Khepri’, the god of sunrise, and… … .
-Constellation, the ‘head bowed crow’ is also laughing at that beetle.
-The constellation ‘The One Who Rolls the Sun’ hears the crow’s laughter and is astonished, saying how you knew this place.
It was the demon of greed, Mamon.
‘Is that why he gave me a hint?’
This must have been the reason he told Sewoon in the room that the language of the book was from the Berhel Continent.
The more I understood the knowledge of the history books, the more convinced I was.
But what can I do?
Since Stone Lava, who had already died, could not be revived, Sewoon only watched the war of nerves between the two.
-The constellation ‘The One Who Rolls the Sun’ vows to take revenge, saying that this matter will never go unnoticed.
-The constellation ‘Crow with its head lowered’ continues to laugh at the bug, saying that it is just a bug even if it tries to fight.
‘no… … .’
A sigh came out of Mamon’s reaction.
No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t seem like Kepri would go to Manmajeon and get revenge on Mammon.
Perhaps, instead, he would use some method to harass Seun.
Either by using his apostles or by using his followers.
‘Well, I wouldn’t have let her live just because I knew.’
Did you say enjoy it if you can’t avoid it?
Sewoon raised his head proudly.
After a while, the message from Khepri no longer appeared, as if the quarrel between the two had ended.
-The constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’ praises your action, saying that it was fun thanks to you.
“Next time, please say something in advance.”
-The constellation, the ‘Crow with its head lowered’, nods its beak, saying that a good thing is a good thing.
Sewoon let out a small sigh at Mamon’s irresponsible answer, then stood up.
Since we arrived at Jamgon Mountain, the site of the ordeal, there could have been additional Hidden Pieces hidden, but now that there is no guideline for the journey, I don’t think we can find anything by wasting time.
In addition, as Stone Lava was Kepri’s pet insect, the reward achievement value would be enormous.
Seun, who decided that there was no way he could miss the No. 1 ranking, climbed to the top of Jamgon Mountain.
“They say the venue has changed, so it’s obvious.”
“Iknow, right. The scenery is different.”
“Say that. Before, it looked hazy like some kind of fog, but now there is no spectacle.”
Sewoon and Ko Chang-seok admired the scenery seen from the top of the mountain.
To the left was the horizon of jagged mountains, and to the right was the horizon of the sea.
It was a spectacular sight to understand why the people of Earth climbed the mountain.
‘A little higher?’
The top of the mountain climbed before returning.
It’s been so long that my memory is fuzzy, but somehow I felt like I was higher now than then.
As I stood on the highest rock with no place to climb, the cool breeze cooled my sweat.
and… … .
-You have successfully completed the 5th floor trial, ‘Ruler of the Mountain’.
– Counting public values… … .
– Remaining time: 8 hours 47 minutes
-Complete the hidden quest ‘Stone Flute’.
– Defeat the hidden monster ‘Stone Larva’.
…
-Total cumulative achievement 400,000 points
-Congratulations! Passed the trials on the 5th floor with a ranking of 1st.
– Acquired 100,000 points as a reward.
– Accomplished an amazing achievement and obtained 100,000 points as a reward.
“Heh heh, thanks to you, I’m getting a public value of 100,000 units.”
The achievements obtained through this ordeal were twice as high as those of quite a few other trials.
In addition, since the first place reward was combined with the achievement reward, Sewoon’s achievement value quickly surpassed 2 million.
When the ordeal was over, a selection window popped up to move on to the next ordeal as usual.
“Looks like you don’t have time for a break. I mean, I was looking forward to it.”
There is one shelter in the tower every 10 floors. Until then, as Go Chang-seok said, it was a repetition of trials and tribulations.
However, there was one way for players belonging to a clan to gather together and take a proper rest.
It was one of the benefits of the clan that Se-Woon, who acted alone most of the time before returning, could only understand after climbing to the middle layer of the tower.
‘Clan upgrade.’
[Increase the maximum number of clan members]
[ Clan attack power increase ]
[ Clan Defense Increase ]
…
When Sewoon recalled the system menu as a clan leader, various items came to mind.
It was a menu that could only be recalled after conquering at least the 5th floor.
I saw a lot of items that I was attracted to, but this wasn’t what I was looking for right now.
‘we are here.’
[Creating a clan exclusive residence]
Clan-only residence.
It was a space that players could come in and out of, no matter where they were.
Of course, there are restrictions such as being able to enter only after one theme has been completed, but the clan residence had enough performance to take them into account.
The price if that’s the problem.
-Choose to create a clan exclusive residence. Consumes 1,000,000 points. Are you okay?
A whopping 1 million points.
It was at a level where he had to invest about half of his public value as a Seun.
It’s a price that other players will never be able to purchase once they reach the 5th floor… … .
“of course.”
– Clan-only residences are created.
It was a price that would not be too difficult for Sewoon.
Let’s create a residence without hesitation, a million points disappeared in an instant.
[As soon as the 5th floor trials are over, select Move to Clan Exclusive Residence from the system menu.]
After leaving a short message on Clan Chat, Se-Won entered the Clan Residence with Ko Chang-Seok.