The ninth floor of the Tower of Challenges, the second of which is the Challenge Floor.
The first thing Dojin felt after entering the place was helplessness.
[Tower of Challenge 9th Floor]
[You have entered the Challenge Floor.]
[A new challenge floor penalty is added.]
[Limits on the number of consumables apply.]
[For races other than spirit species, all stats are halved. (-50%)]
In addition to the limit on the number of penalty consumables that occurred on the 8th floor, this time there was a penalty that reduced stats by 50% if it was not a spirit species.
Horses are called beings similar to spirits by Regenians, but basically, the player’s race indicated by the system is ‘human’.
Since Dojin is not a spirit, half of his abilities have evaporated, and as a result, his body is heavy and his mana activity is also low, leaving him in a truly lethargic state.
‘It’s a shame, but just looking at it, it’s a really ridiculous penalty.’
It was the moment when I understood why no one had broken this place in my previous life.
However, there was no time to think for a long time.
A gust of wind blew from the front, and a system message announced the appearance of the enemy.
[A Guardian has appeared.]
[Wind Ghost]
[Defeat the Guardians and prove your strength.]
The monster ‘Sakpung’, which appeared from the beginning, was a wind spirit in the form of a warrior.
Sakpung, who raised a wind with a whimper, nodded and drew his sword.
The sharp wind swayed the shapeless tip of the sword and moved.
Immediately after, Dojin flew in any direction.
Kwajik.
Almost at the same time, a sharp wind swept past the spot where Dojin was standing.
‘It’s absolutely impossible to see and avoid it.’
The moment I thought so, the wind disappeared.
A low wind that becomes a rough wind and approaches at high speed.
Dojin gritted his teeth and cast 「Pillar of Fire」.
But slower than usual. The processing power of the magic circuit was also cut in half.
grasp.
A low wind that reached right in front of us before we knew it.
The guy who returned to his original form as a warrior fixed his sword.
Fire.
At that time, Dojin’s belatedly completed magic caused a pillar of fire from the floor.
The blazing heat broke the cool breeze.
But it lacked power.
It was not enough to disperse the wind and air currents that formed the wind.
“Gagging!”
The lack of firepower to negate the wind’s attack means that you are bound to be exposed to the attack of the one approaching in close range.
Sakpung’s sword was lodged in Dojin’s right shoulder.
From the shoulder to the bust, it splits like butter without resistance.
“Jen… Cool.”
The blood flowed back and blocked the airway.
Ha So-yeon, who said, “This is too much,” couldn’t even come out of the world.
‘Only two patterns.’
It’s hard.
Finally, Do-jin’s vision turned black.
* * *
“It’s ridiculous.”
Do-jin, who woke up in the capsule, was really dumbfounded.
‘I thought I could see several patterns though.’
Dojin knew quite a bit about Sakpung.
This is because Sakpung was a rare monster with a very fixed pattern.
‘When you encounter it, you start with 「Storm Sword」, and after avoiding or blocking it, close the distance with 「Wind Move」 and then slash vertically.’
After that, the wind enters the wind charge.
This is the timing that can be said to be a kind of sage time, to gather the energy of the wind to use a skill while performing a normal attack.
‘You can judge how much wind is charged by looking at how much wind gusts are created in the sword. Vulnerability is fire. The point to be aware of is that if the health goes down below a certain level, it uses an instant kill skill.’
From then on, all you need is a deal to kill him before the instant kill cast ends.
I knew everything.
‘Even so, it’s hard.’
The movement slowdown due to the decrease in stats was worse than expected, and the movement of the wind was too fast compared to what we saw in the video.
It could be said that it was a vicious cycle of feeling backward due to a decrease in ability.
‘Sakpung doesn’t have a very good compatibility with wizards.’
The wizard had a glass body with poor survivability, but Sakpung, who had high attack power, was good at high-speed approach, and even had long-range attacks, albeit intermittently, was literally reversed.
Sakpung is a monster with only the characteristics that can be called a wizard hunter.
‘But what… can you catch The problem is the next guys.’
okay. Although it is painful, it is possible to catch the wind.
You just have to roll hard so that your body remembers the pattern you know in your head.
The problem was that even after defeating Sakpung, there were still two more of his co-workers left.
‘Seokjo Munda’ and ‘Fire Serpent Kusa’.
If it was more than the bad wind, it was more, but not bad guys.
To put it bluntly, no one had overcome Sakpung and Munda and eventually defeated Kusa.
The reason why the party that was evaluated as ‘Clear Gak’ ended up being frustrated was the lack of potion. The consumable limit was fatal.’
I prepared a trump card, but it can only be used once.
In order to increase the probability of clearing even a little, before using that method, it was necessary to be able to defeat the bite on its own without damage.
‘Let’s keep in mind. This is a gamble with the 8th floor reward. If it fails, it’s the end.’
Did they say that a man who has things to protect becomes stronger?
I don’t know because I’ve never had a family member, and I have to protect the compensation that was mortgaged on the 9th floor.
Do-jin, who had a clear reason to be desperate, accessed the virtual reality world again with determined eyes.
‘Today, unconditionally, the scumbag is going to die.’
Since 1 was consumed, there are 4 entries remaining.
The price of each ticket is also formidable.
It was another reason to write meaningfully once in a while.
Do-jin took on the battle with a determined will.
And in the end.
“… … .”
Failed to catch the wind.
I had a feeling it was going to be a very difficult time.
“You should eat and rest.”
Today, I can’t even enter the Tower of Challenge anyway.
So it was beneficial to put down useless lingering feelings and manage my condition.
When he came out, Cheon Ji-hyeon was after work.
Do-jin, who looked at the refrigerator that was supposed to be filled with healthy food for a while, shook his head and took out his smartphone.
“Today is Tteokbokki.”
Unhealthy food was the best way to relieve stress.
* * *
Sakpung was a tough enemy.
The pattern is simple and the work to be done is clear, but the level of difficulty itself is high.
All the patterns were fast and powerful, and the moment I was delayed even by 0.1 second from reaction to judgment, my breathing was broken and eventually I reached the result of death.
Because the battle tempo is so tight, it is fatal to lose the flow once.
Nevertheless, Do-jin continued to challenge by consuming the 5 entries given a day, and eventually defeated the wind on the fourth day.
[A new Guardian has appeared.]
[bites a stone bird]
[Defeat the Guardians and prove your strength.]
But there was no time to rest. Because the next name also needs to be processed.
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Munda, like Sakpung, was as different as heaven and earth between what was seen on video and what was experienced in person.
‘What kind of a rock is so fast!’
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Munda flying high in the sky with a subject made of stone was so f*cked up that I couldn’t find a moderate expression.
It flies and pours earth-attribute attacks with elemental magic, but it’s not as fast and strong as the wind, but its range is wider than the wind.
Run this way, run that way. Quickly use magic to defend. Then, without realizing it, he hit a hook and fell out.
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Many parties cleared the 8th floor and entered the 9th floor while Do-jin suffered from Munda, who was several times more unlucky than Sakpung.
Thanks to being able to refer to Dojin’s video, more parties than in the previous life quickly broke through the spider’s territory.
[Spear, finally defeat the second Guardian Munda! Will you take the 1st place capture party title this time?]
And the Spear Guild killed Munda.
[Following ‘Sphere’, the Korean guild ‘Shinhwa’ also crossed the wall of Munda. Can Korea prove its status as a gaming powerhouse once again?]
The progress of the top targeting team pursuing stable combinations and standard strategies was updated every day.
Due to the destruction debuff, all users are woven into a community of destiny, so the focused attention is unprecedented.
People’s expectations have also risen due to the steady progress of the attack.
[The real wall was separate. The raid team collapses in front of the fire snake ‘Kusa’!]
[Spear official position ‘Kusa is a monster that cannot be caught with the current specification. No strategy team will be able to capture Kusa.’]
[Is there really no way to survive in the realm of Kusa, which is difficult to overcome even with the flame resistance raised to the limit?]
But the good news was short-lived.
The one who greeted the party that defeated the bird made of stone was the serpent made of fire, ‘Kusa’.
Its ability is to turn the entire battlefield into a “realm of fire” that inflicts continuous fire damage.
It was a nightmare to receive continuous deals that were difficult to handle in a situation where all stats were cut in half.
healer? The amount of healing is cut in half, how can I cover it? portion? The number of consumables is limited.
It was an environment where the potion’s recovery efficiency itself could not come out because the tick dam was coming in without rest.
[The combination of 1 tank, 1 healer, and 3 elemental warriors also collapsed in front of Kusa. The Tower of Challenge is content that clearly failed to adjust the difficulty level.]
Several large guilds invested an enormous amount of money and hurriedly uploaded and sent a new combination, but even that failed.
This time, even regular users couldn’t curse them.
Even just watching the broadcast, I felt that this was not made to wake up.
Even when the light of destruction intensified and the curse of Laves, which poured out all sorts of bad effects, came back, the atmosphere leaned towards ‘let’s just accept it’.
It was about then.
The fact that Do-jin took down Munda a step too late.
Finally, Dojindo met the fire snake Kusa.
‘A practice game against Kusa without a healer would be meaningless.’
Do-jin thought as he watched the blood dripping from the damage inflicted by the “realm of fire” that unfolded in an instant.
The time has come to make a decision once and for all.
‘You’ll know when you see it. Whether the number of spleens I have prepared is stronger, or whether that snake is stronger.’
I’m a bit tired this time. See you next.
Kusa’s burning red eyes glared at Dojin.
Almost at the same time, Dojin’s body, whose vitality was exhausted, turned into a black lump of charcoal.
It couldn’t have been a really hot first meeting.