115. Chapter 115
“The ordeal change… … . Then, are we a different ordeal from other people?”
“It will.”
“Um… … .”
“don’t worry. If it’s a gain, it’s a gain, it’s definitely not a loss.”
Crystal Cave of Saha.
As Se-won arrived for the first time, he did not know how to attack. So, once again, I slowly read the contents of the ordeal.
‘It’s the secret of the crystal cave… … .’
To be honest, it was a very vague goal.
If the goal was to subdue, find, or arrive, he would have moved without hesitation.
Since I was told to find out the secret, I had no choice but to dig my head through the crystal cave.
furthermore.
‘There is no time limit.’
It was the first trial without a time limit after entering the tower.
Most of the trials without a time limit like this are large-scale trials that come out at least on the 20th floor… … .
Perhaps, it means that it is difficult to find out that secret.
‘The entrance is blocked.’
Looking back, the aisle Sewoon passed through had completely collapsed.
I haven’t tried it, but since the ordeal has already begun, it will be impossible to re-pierce the entrance with physical force.
Thinking so, Sewoon first took out a hammer from his subspace pocket.
“Sewoon? Why ruin… … .”
“Would you mind covering your ears for a second?”
“no way!”
Kwaaang!!
Sewoon swung his hammer at the crystal-encrusted wall.
As soon as Yoo Seo-ah hurriedly covered her ears and closed her eyes, an ear-piercing vibration spread through the cave.
When I picked up the hammer again, I didn’t see the slightest crack in the wall. The same goes for crystals embedded in walls.
Only the palm that held the hammer tightly trembled.
‘It looks like an indestructible terrain.’
I wondered if I could dig up some crystals if I could destroy it. Somehow that seemed impossible.
And what I realized from this attack was not just that mining is difficult.
yes-
ugh-
A vibrating sound that spreads through the cave and returns like an echo.
That alone made it clear that the terrain here was quite complex.
“let’s go.”
“… … yes.”
Yoo Seo-ah slapped both hands on the cheeks and came to her senses and followed Se-eun.
The more I walked through the cave, the more the dreamy atmosphere stood out.
In between, several clusters of mushrooms emitting crystal-like light grew through the crevices of the cave, and Sewoon harvested them without hesitation.
‘If I have this much mana, anything will be effective.’
If you bring it to Lee Ha-neul, you might be able to make a good medicine.
Thanks to the knowledge of the plant encyclopedia I used before, I could at least predict that it would be edible.
Even if it is difficult to make medicine, if you bring it to Kim So-hee, who is in charge of cooking in the clan, you will be able to use it somehow.
“I can’t even feel the wind, but the air is very refreshing.”
“It must be thanks to Mana.”
“Do you?”
“Just like creating fire and water with magic, it’s not impossible to create oxygen if you have mana.”
“How amazing. That it is magic.”
In fact, there was a contradiction in Seun’s answer.
Oxygen could certainly be created from mana, but it rarely happened naturally.
A formula that usually converts mana into oxygen. In other words, it was only possible with a magic circle.
That means this place is artificially created.
Perhaps, that’s the secret of the crystal cave that he talked about in the ordeal.
As if nothing had happened, she checked the clan chat.
Yoo Seo-ah’s expression became lighter after checking the conversation.
“It looks like the others have finished their ordeal on the 6th floor as well.”
“It wasn’t such a difficult ordeal if you just found the way.”
“There are people who challenged the next ordeal right away, but it’s different from us. They say to uncover the identity of the mirage, but it seems very difficult to understand what it means.”
Originally an ordeal on the 7th floor, the ‘Mirage’s identity’.
Seuniya before the return was an ordeal that was easily overcome through the guideline of the journey, but it was not the case for other players.
As the name of the ordeal suggests, facing monsters and finding a way in a situation where a mirage shimmers everywhere was not an ordinary task.
Perhaps you have to go through the mirage one by one and go through a few trials and errors before you can pass the ordeal.
‘Still, as long as I don’t give up, it’s an ordeal that can pass itself.’
There is only one case of falling from the ordeal on the 7th floor.
Giving up due to repeated failures. It is a case where, after being tossed around by a mirage a few times, they lie down saying they have no hope.
If it wasn’t for that, the ordeal on the 7th floor was definitely passable.
And the people of Clan Diablo that Seun knew wouldn’t give up just because of that ordeal.
“don’t worry. Everyone will do well.”
“sure! Rather than that, we should focus on our trials.”
“that’s right.”
The moment Yoo Seo-ah cheered up and hurried her steps, Sewoon stood tall and stretched out his hand to block her steps.
Before asking why, she sensed something suspicious on the wall and immediately drew out her twin swords.
“It doesn’t come off easily either.”
A wall that did not budge even when Sewoon swung it with a hammer.
The stone that had rolled off the wall wriggled as if it were alive.
It seemed to have its original form, but Seun had no intention of staring at it.
Caang!
Sewoon urgently lifted Durandal and slammed him down the middle, raising his inner strength.
Along with a sharp metallic sound, I felt the familiar vibration riding on the handle.
Yoo Seo-ah also sharpened her twin swords and followed Se-eun, but the sound she heard was not very pleasant.
“Steam.”
“Prick.”
“It’s filthy hard.”
“A gap… … Can not see.”
Both attacks failed.
In the meantime, they took perfect shape.
A quadrupedal animal-like appearance based on the middle fertilization.
It was very difficult to describe exactly what it looked like because it looked so clumsy, but it definitely resembled a scorpion, except for the sharp raised tail.
“come.”
“Poke!”
Was Seun really confident in his tail as he thought?
They charged forward with their sharp tails like spears.
As Yoo Seo-ah said, their bodies were so exquisite that I couldn’t even see the gaps between their joints.
It was not artificially created, it seemed like the rock was really alive and moving.
Kang, Kang!
I tried to counterattack several times by brushing my tail, but I couldn’t do any reasonable damage.
At least it was Durandal, so I was able to scratch them without damaging the blade, but if it was an ordinary weapon, the blade would have worn off long ago.
– The power of ‘Lightning Spear’ is enhanced according to the tricks of the Black Tower.
– The power of ‘Inferno’ is enhanced according to the tricks of the Black Tower.
Paperweight!
Hwareuk!
I tried magic just in case, but the result was the same.
As soon as the electricity touched his body, it left behind and disappeared, and the flames only warmed his body.
The situation was the same for Yoo Seo-ah.
I evaded their attacks with splendid footwork, but I couldn’t counterattack because there was no gap.
If you continue to engage in meaningless confrontations like this, you will only waste your stamina.
“Sewoon! How about running away? Once you’ve gotten away with it, strategize… … .”
“No, I think I know roughly now.”
Finding weaknesses in dealing with monsters is more important than anything else.
Sewoon was able to infer how to deal with them with his experience and knowledge so far.
The first method is to use fire and cold magic in succession.
Even if it didn’t do a big damage at once, it’s clear that it will crack if you use fire and cold repeatedly, as long as you’ve confirmed that it’s heated by heat.
However, in this case, the efficiency is too low.
The two magics had to be repeated at least three or four times to have such an effect.
And the second way.
– Opened the treasure house of greed.
[ Baguajang (八卦掌) ]
– One of the three major martial arts that are considered representative of Naegwon along with Taijiquan and Hyeonguiquan. It is characterized by the use of the palm a lot, unlike the general school.
Took.
“… … prick?”
Perong!
It attacks the inside, not the outside.
Seun lightly waved his palm, and their bodies, which were harder than rocks, exploded like bubblegum.
It wasn’t even that much force.
lightly as the wind blows. Use the elasticity of the body rather than strength to extend the palm.
Every time that happened, their bodies exploded one by one, and in an instant, the five enemies disappeared as shabby fragments.
“… … How did you do it?”
“Simple. Instead of being tough on the outside, they were so weak on the inside.”
“So, how can I… … . Ha ha, no.”
Yoo Seo-ah shook her head as if giving up.
Kang Han-cheol might not know it, but it was difficult to continue talking about it because it was a skill that Yoo Seo-ah could not tell.
Instead, Sewoon continued his explanation while looking around at the dead bodies spread out in front of him.
“Do you see this?”
“Correction?”
“This is the core of these guys. If even a small impact reaches the nucleus, it explodes like this.”
“ah… … .”
“No, it would be more correct to say that the nuclear power was dissipated because it lost power rather than exploded.”
The reason they looked like they exploded was because the remaining power after destroying the core was dispersed around the core.
Sewoon was also not familiar with the Palgwajang because it was his first time using it, but it was enough to deal with these guys.
“And here.”
“uh? It has something to do with the tail.”
“huh. It’s probably starting with the nucleus and spreading the power through the tail. Central nervous system in humans. It should be the spinal cord.”
“Then if I cut off this tail… … .”
“huh. If that’s possible, we’ll be able to neutralize it without hitting the nukes.”
“I guess so! I couldn’t see it closely because I was paying attention to the body, but there was definitely a gap bigger than the body on the tail.”
“Nice to see you. You should aim for that next time.”
Although it looks simple from the outside, Baguajang is a martial art that consumes a lot of internal energy as it transmits power to the enemy’s inside.
Of course, it wasn’t a burden to Sewoon, who had second-rate energy, but if dozens or hundreds of them appeared, it would be quite difficult.
Even in preparation for that time, it was necessary to teach Yoo Seo-ah a strategy.
It didn’t seem like that would happen in the ordeal on the 7th floor, but this was a hidden ordeal, not an ordinary ordeal, so you don’t know when or where something will happen.
Yoo Seo-ah carefully observed the debris on the tail and nodded.
Perhaps from the next battle, she will be able to hunt them down easily.
“Are you ready?”
“yes. I’m confident I won’t panic next time.”
“let’s go.”
“yes!”
As he was about to leave the debris behind and move his feet, a line of message urgently came to Seun.
-The constellation ‘The Hungry Prince’ urges you why you are not using the power.
-The constellation ‘The Hungry Prince’ complains that he will faint from hunger if he doesn’t put something in his mouth right away.
‘… … Are you going to eat that?’
Sewoon looked at the crystals and rock fragments scattered on the floor with a puzzled expression.