Chapter 45

Solo Clear – Chapter 45: Stage Six Clear

I fell asleep as I leaned against the hard wall and dreamed .
It continued the giant’s story .

After waiting for a long time, the giant came face-to-face with the opponent that he wanted to get revenge on .
I realized it after watching the fight .
The giant king that I was facing was nothing more than a vestige .
The fight was displayed like video clips, so I couldn’t watch the entire fight .
I didn’t know how many days the fight had lasted, but every time the scene changed, I shivered .
Their fight changed the layout of the land .
I later realized that the large mountain was split into two .
The large river that was in front of the city was destroyed by someone .
Saying that it was a mess wasn’t enough to describe this place .
I felt that the large Earth wasn’t enough space for them to fight in .

It seemed like this fight was never going to end, but one side was eventually defeated .
Even though they fought hard, the giant was on their knees .
However, the victor wasn’t in the greatest condition either .
No, it was difficult to tell who won just from looking at their eyes .

They were trembling .
Their expression looked like someone that experienced something that was unrealistic .
The fear of the unknown . Like someone that experienced something that was out of their common knowledge .
Just from looking at their pale face, I knew they were filled with fear .

However, the giant looked like they still had strength to fight because they didn’t let go of their sword .

“Ack . ”

The giant let out a groan and placed their hand under their abdomen .
Dark blood was flowing out like a waterfall .
As I was looking down on this battlefield, there was one thing that crossed my mind .
If I cut that deep wound of theirs, then I might be able to take them down .

It was definitely worth trying since the giant was a lot weaker now .
There was a feature where I’m able to attempt it several times and find different methods .
I’m given unlimited opportunities to try and there was a need to put that to good use .

Hm?

As the dream was becoming blurry, someone walked out from behind the giant .
There were a lot of them too .
Their opponent looked dissatisfied by the fact that they had to leave the giant that was winning .
They had to run away before they could finish the fight .
There might’ve been back-up that came to help .

They could’ve been from a different land or a group of people that were just travelling .
Anyways, thanks to that it seemed like the giant was able to live this long .
In the end, the giant was probably captured and was imprisoned within this coliseum .

I found out that the opponent that the giant was fighting was one of the Managers .
It wasn’t Crosus or the 13th Manager .

I didn’t know why they were trying to kill the giant .
The giant was trying hard to kill the Manager because they were probably related to the reason why this land was destroyed .
It was difficult to know the details just from the dream alone .
I didn’t want to know anyways .

While dreaming, I was able to understand the giant, so I shared a lot of emotions with them .
I was afraid that I would confuse my identity if I continued dreaming the same dream .

“…What the?”

All my life, I slept quietly and didn’t have any sleeping habits .
But when I woke up this time, my surrounding was a mess .
The wall was destroyed and the blanket that I used was ripped to pieces .
I was the only one here and I was the culprit .

I took out the water from my inventory and drank it .
The water and chocolate bar that I saved for emergencies was getting low .
Nothing good came out from prolonged battles .
The store that I’ve seen in other stages didn’t exist here .

I had to settle this, tomorrow at the latest .
No, I couldn’t relax till tomorrow .
Knowing that there was a next time took away the nervousness that I felt .
People tend to say not to be nervous when it came to doing something big, but I was different .
Having a bit of that nervous feeling and my body being a bit tense was an advantage for me .

Slap!! Slap!!

I usually come to my senses after slapping my cheeks really hard .
I was prepared .
I didn’t even know how many times I’ve attempted this .
Compared to the other times, I felt free and wasn’t worried about losing again .

All I had to do was clear it .

I walked into the portal .
The armor that the giant was wearing was so rusty that I was surprised it lasted this long .
It wasn’t the same shiny armor that I saw in the dream .
It might break if I hit it a couple of times .
That’s all I thought about .

It’s still there!!

There was something I wanted to check .
It was to see whether the giant respawned after the stage has been cleared .
Last time, I lightly injured their cheek .
And after seeing that the small injury was still there, I was sure that my plan was going to work .

“…It’s different . ”

The giant noticed that my spirit was changed and they became serious .

“10:00 countdown will begin . ”

As soon as the countdown started, I immediately targeted the injury that I saw in the dream .
All this time, the first thing that I did was dodge the giant’s first attack .
However, if I was able to dodge every attack and attack the giant, I wouldn’t be suffering like this .
I would just clear it by dodging .

Bam!!

Using a fist instead of a sword to break their shabby armory was more effective .
No, I wanted to use the sword at least once, but the sword wasn’t in the best condition .
Unlike me that attempted this several of times, the weapons couldn’t keep up .
The monsters that I fought up till now were weak, so I didn’t bother bringing repair tools .

I was thankful about it .
While fighting with this giant, I found some weak spots .

“Gah!!”

Even though the giant was still wearing the armor, I could tell they were in pain .
It was that painful to them .
Even if it recovered, I would still be able to attack it in the giant’s current condition .
The injury was so deep that it hasn’t completely recovered .

“Ahhhhhhhhh!!”

The giant was hitting himself in order to get me off of them since I was sticking to them like a leech .
…No, the attack was kind of unnatural .
Even if their body wasn’t in the best condition, it wasn’t that bad that they weren’t able to control their actions .
Even if they were physically confined because of the Managers, their mind was still theirs .

I didn’t have time to think about it .

Instead of continuously dodging their attacks, I kept on attacking that one spot .
If I get eliminated, then I’ll enter the portal again without any hesitation .
There’s only one thing I had to do beyond the portal .
Attack, attack and attack again .
The next attack and the next attack, I crazily attacked that one spot .

The armor was starting to fall apart .
Maybe it’s because I kept on attacking the same spot, but in between the injury, blood and discharge from the wound started flowing out .
I took out the sword that I was saving .

I planned on pouring today’s portion of mana into the sword .
I gathered every bit of energy that was within my body .

What if they block it?

That’s the thought I had before using the sword .
What would happen if they block it despite of me gathering all of my energy?
If they covered their injury with their hand, I wouldn’t have any way to attack it .

No, I couldn’t turn back now .
If I don’t release this power somewhere, it’ll seep out in odd directions .


In that case, in order to increase the possibility, it was better to use the attack .

Let’s do it!!

I stopped my hesitation .
The giant created a magic circle and blocked my path .
I was at my limit and by trusting my instincts, I noticed that there was a small opening among a labyrinth of rocks .
I managed to slide through and approach the injury .

This is the end .

Swoosh!!

“Ackkkkkkkkkk!!”

Their breathing became heavy because of the pain and their heart was pounding faster than ever .
They couldn’t stop the blood from flowing out and the giant ended up falling in front of me .

“2:10 remaining . ”

There was still time until the timer reached zero, but the giant looked like it didn’t have any energy left to fight .
On top of that, it looked like they weren’t planning on stopping me any longer .

“…Ah . Please . This twisted world…please destroy it . I hope this strength will help you when that time comes . ”

Right before dying, the giant decreased the size of their sword .
The sword became so small that I was able to use it .
I approached it and grabbed it .

King of the Giants Sword (Rank 0) (Dropped Item) – User Kang Jin Woo .

The giant was one of the kings .
The sword was sealed deep into the ground .
Many fairies sacrificed themselves in order to create this sword and there are rumors that the user will receiving their blessing .
(The condition of the weapon is in bad condition, which will decrease its power until it is repaired . )

Hm?!

While looking at the details of the sword, darkness started seeping out of the giant’s body and enveloped mine .

“Wait…what is this?”
“The darkness will also show you a different path . Accept it . ”

I was swallowed by the darkness and it was quiet within it .
It was suffocating and my head started spinning .
My body slowly started absorbing the darkness .

“You have absorbed the King of Giant’s darkness . ”

What does it mean?
The darkness disappeared moments later .
When I stepped out of the darkness, the giant had become a lonely corpse .
They were used by the Managers for 1,000 years and they were finally able to rest in peace .

“Did they want to die…1,000 years is a really long time . ”

It seemed like he purposely didn’t block my last attack .
In order to clear up the doubts that I had, I wanted to hear the answer directly from him, but they had already died .

“You have cleared the sixth stage’s Nightmare mode . Congratulations . ”

The reward box for clearing this stage fell from the sky .
There was a magic book and some sort of potion .
It was a treasure box .
And the most expensive item that was in the box was a marble that had a bright light .

Rainbow Jewel – Value (A+)
A legendary jewel that increases all the user’s stats by 50 points .

This was the first time I saw an item that increased all the stats by 50 points .
I did see items at the auction house that increases the stats by consuming it .
Among them, the best item were items that increased one stat by 25 points .

This was hard to comprehend .

Later, people will be bidding on the item .
The clans especially will take interest and will try to gather as much in order to get it .

I told myself that I wouldn’t turn on my phone until I cleared the stage, but I took it out .
I asked the others that cleared this mode .

“???: Out of the rewards that you received, have you consumed an item that raised all the stats by 50 points?”
“Choi In Hyuk: I got an item that raised my agility by 30 points and I got it from the fourth stage’s Nightmare mode . When I posted it on the site, one clan offered to pay over seven billion . ”
“???: I would keep that for myself . I wouldn’t sell it . ”
“???: It’s the first time I’m hearing it . Did you consume an item like that?”

Just from their answers, I could tell this was an amazing item .
Is it because my luck was increased?
The reward for the sixth stage wasn’t set, so it seemed like it was different for everyone .
Among them, I got a good one .
I was confused as to what I should do with this .

I decided to use it .
I can make money by selling other items, but who knows when I’ll get another rare item like this?
I checked my stats .

Strength: 989 (+50) / Stamina: 874 (+50) / Agility: 1024 (+50) / Mana 964 (+50) / Luck: 721 (+50)

Just how strong did I get?
That’s what I was curious about .
I wasn’t the type to compare my stats to others, but after seeing my stats increased, I became curious .

“… . . ”
After looking at the giant’s corpse one last time, I walked into the open portal .

<Stage Six Clear> End .

Staff :
Jen (TL)
Kuhaku (PR)