117. Chapter 117
“They say it’s a mountain beyond a mountain, and that’s exactly what it looks like.”
“I know.”
Sewoon raised his hand above the crystal wall.
On the smooth surface, I could feel the cool coolness unique to Crystal.
How many layers did it consist of? Even though it was so transparent, I couldn’t see the inside at all.
‘Can I break the Imagine Breaker?’
Sewoon thought so, and immediately shook his head.
Compared to the crystal wall, it consumed 3 circles of mana just to break the small crystal.
Having used it once, he should be more accustomed to using it next time, but even so, it didn’t seem like he could break this crystal wall with a single blow.
It’s not that Boguna Durandal’s power is weak.
It is because the subject who handles that power, the power of Sewoon himself, was lacking.
On the 7th floor of the tower, Se-Won had 2 Gap and 5 Circles of Mana, but he was still unable to fully demonstrate the power of his Noble Phantasm.
Same with other treasures.
If he were to use even a dragon heart with his current body, his body would not be able to withstand it and would explode.
Certainly, on the 7th floor, it was an amazing weapon enough to attract attention from many constellations, but as a former player in the tower, it was still far from enough.
Sewoon, realizing his limitations, shook his head.
Now was not the time to dwell on these negative thoughts.
I couldn’t give up the ordeal after coming this far. Somehow, I had to find a way through this door.
But at that moment.
-You have successfully completed the hidden 7th floor trial ‘Crystal Cave of Saha’.
-Total cumulative achievement 400,000 points
-Congratulations! Passed the trials on the 7th floor with a ranking of 1st.
– Acquired 100,000 points as a reward.
An unexpected message popped up in front of my eyes.
Yoo Seo-ah was also making a puzzled expression as if she had checked the message.
“Could this be the secret the ordeal was talking about? It’s suspicious, but the secret identity hasn’t been revealed yet… … .”
Sewoon had the same idea.
The situation was too ambiguous to say that he had passed the ordeal. Besides, the public value also looked a little suspicious.
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Just thinking about the creatures that have been defeated in this ordeal, can the public value match so perfectly?
Of course, it could have been a coincidence. Even if that wasn’t the case, since it was a hidden ordeal, the public value calculation method could have been different.
However, even thinking about it did not relieve the uncomfortable feeling.
It felt like someone was trying to pass Sewoon and Seoah Yoo to the next floor to hide the inside of the crystal wall.
‘No, it may not be an illusion.’
There is a manager at the top.
Like Tuning, the manager Sewoon met at the end of the tutorial, they are not friendly to players.
Maybe that inside is really connected to the constellation, and the system was touched to hide it.
At that time, I remembered a message from Mammon, who had been admiring the crystal but thinking about it over and over again.
-The constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’ finally recalls the memory of the crystal.
-The constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’ shouts that the crystal is made of the same material as ‘The Cup of Dionysus’.
-Constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince’ is surprised that it is made of the same material as the cup he used.
‘The cup of Dionysus?’
Dionysus knew.
One of the 12 gods of Olympus, the god of wine. In addition, he was a god known to manage madness, festivals, fertility and ferocity.
As befits a constellation corresponding to the main rank, there were quite a few players who followed him even within the tower.
Sewoon, recalling the past, was able to recall a purple cup in his memory.
‘Purple cup… … .’
Before returning, I once participated in a party held by a guild that followed Dionysus.
Like those who follow the god of wine, they bestowed good wine and songs on the players.
Of course, after the party, he took the ‘price’.
At that time, Sewoon had seen it. As the party started, the guild leader was holding a glass as he started his speech.
It was definitely a beautiful glass with a soft purple color like crystal.
– The constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Envy’, nods.
-The constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Envy’, begins to explain that the cup made by Dionysus is popular among the constellations.
‘Then this place… … .’
The situation so far meshed like cogwheels in my head.
hidden passage. A crystal that could not have been destroyed if not for the power of greed. And a huge crystal wall blocking my eyes.
Finally, to the cup of Dionysus.
-The constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’ nodded, saying that he wondered where he had obtained so many amethysts that could withstand divinity.
This is where Dionysus procured the ingredients for the cup.
‘If that’s the case, I can’t stop like this.’
Dionysus was one of the good gods and a peace-loving god, but he was one of the hindrances to Sewoon.
His followers followed the will of Dionysus and enjoyed drinking and singing and preaching it to the players.
It was a great blessing for the players who were tired of the ordeal, but Dionysus’ drink made the players fall into indolence rather than rest.
Naturally, growth stagnated and there were not one or two people who gave up climbing the tower.
For Sewoon, who was planning to raise the power of the tower to deal with the outer, it was like a hindrance.
To be able to interfere with such Dionysus was something to be welcomed with open arms.
“Sewoon, what are you going to do? Shall we take on the next ordeal after a little rest?”
“no.”
“Then maybe right away… … .”
“No, I will go over this crystal wall.”
“yes?”
However, there was one problem.
How the hell am I supposed to get over this crystal wall?
-The constellation ‘Crow with Head Down’ understands your thoughts and smiles grimly, saying that it must be fun.
-The constellation ‘Crow with its head bowed’ points to your arms, asking what you are thinking about in front of the ‘Door’.
‘door?’
Yes, this was the door.
I didn’t think of it because I had a preconceived notion that it was a crystal wall on the outside, but this was definitely the door that guarded the inside.
If so, isn’t there something worth trying?
Understanding Mamon’s message, Sewoon took out a key from his bosom and held it up.
master key. It was a master key that could open any lock in the world.
Of course, there was no lock on the crystal wall and no space to insert the key.
However, Sewoon held out the key to the front.
Oddly enough, the key entered the crystal, which was difficult to scratch even by Durandal.
The gentle ripples around the key convinced me.
clap.
Sewoon turned the key.
The sound of something snapping was heard, and the ripples that had been revolving around the key spread even wider.
Ripples became waves, and waves became tidal waves.
The solid crystal wall collapsed in an instant.
One layer, two layers.
The tsunami gradually spread and finally stopped moving as it collapsed even the innermost crystal wall.
The size of the crystal wall was so thick that the nearly 5m aisle was heaped with crystal debris.
“wow… … .”
Yoo Seo-ah let out an exclamation.
However, she wasn’t the only one surprised. Sewoon was also surprised by what was happening in front of him, his eyes wide open.
A key obtained as a tutorial reward.
I chose it because I knew of the many doors in the tower, but I was able to use it even in this situation.
The use of the key seemed to be more diverse than I thought.
“Let’s go.”
“yes!”
Sewoon took a step forward.
At that moment, as if there was a system error, a crackling message blocked my eyes.
It seemed that someone was urgently trying to stop Sewoon from entering.
Sewoon also realized that the reason this ordeal ended so suddenly was the manager’s intervention.
And soon, system messages were cleared.
– Due to the player’s unexpected behavior, the 7th floor manager requests intervention in the ordeal.
– The system denies intervention by the administrator.
-The 7th floor manager calls the player’s special officer.
-Special intervention is attempted through the authority of the special officer.
‘Special officer?’
As we saw in the tutorial, the system messages were stretched out like doors.
Rather than being the manager of the 7th floor, he was a special manager. That meant that not only the Constellation, but also the Tower’s administrators were watching Seun-eun.
‘Well, I guess there’s nothing I can do about it because I’ve done something wrong.’
Not only in the tutorial, but also after entering the tower, such as hunting Tabula’s wolf or stone lava.
Even thinking about it, Sewoon himself has committed countless acts that would stand out.
A human figure began to appear among the stretched system messages.
But somehow, it seemed familiar.
“ha… … .”
The first thing you hear is a sigh as if the world has collapsed. Soon after, I saw a man wearing a shabby suit and a loose tie.
tuning.
It was the manager who appeared in front of Seun for the reward for the first place in the public ranking in the tutorial.
Somehow, he, who was the manager of the tutorial, became Se-Won’s special manager.
“This… … What if I open it… … .”
In the tutorial, he was wearing a commercial smile, even if it was a pretense, but not now. Even after making eye contact with Sewoon, the ground was sighing.
The dark circles below the eyes were darker and longer than before.
He looked like he hadn’t slept for at least a week.
Looking at the position of a special officer, he could quickly realize that the cause was Sewoon himself.
“Long time no see. built… … player.”
“Looks like you got promoted.”
“promotion? Ha, the promotion is right. First of all, because I came to the top… … .”
Tuning sighed once more. It seems that he is under a lot of stress.
“But what are you doing? I understand that it is taboo for the Administrator to intervene in trials.”
“How! ah… … . no, ha… … .”
He screamed in bewilderment, then sighed as he tore his hair.
It seems that he has not yet organized his thoughts because he was called in hastily.
Yoo Seo-ah asked what was going on next to him, but Se-eun delayed the answer.
Since the manager appeared, it was necessary to focus on the conversation with him first.
By the time a handful of hair fell out of his hand as he was tearing at it, he opened his eyes low to see if his thoughts were organized and continued talking.
“As you may have guessed, we cannot go any further.”
“You won’t have the authority to stop that.”
“… … Anyone who sees it will know that it is our employee. To think that a player on the 7th floor knows our manual so well.”
Sewoon did not answer.
However, there was nothing to be gained by pretending not to know him in front of him now. Rather, it was beneficial to pretend to know and pressurize to get something.
Tuning looked at Sewoon with suspicion, but he couldn’t figure out anything like that.
“… … Ha, I see. What do you want? If it’s a reward, I’ll take care of it.”
“No need.”
“yes?”
“I don’t need compensation, and I’m going to check this front.”
“No, no. Really can’t. i really die Please stop as if you were saving one person. yes?”
“It’s not possible.”
“Don’t do that, just think about it. The reward will be really generous. It will definitely be of great help when climbing the next floor!”
Sewoon shook his head.
It must have appeared after hearing the order from the manager on the 7th floor to somehow stop Sewoon.
However, I had no intention of stopping here.
No matter how special the manager was, it was impossible to forcibly block the player’s movement, even if it was possible to give the player a small penalty if he was a manager that Se-jun knew.
Tuning finally knelt down, and Yoo Seo-ah, beside him, was embarrassed.
And finally, Seun, who finished organizing his thoughts, opened his mouth to Tuning.