Savior (1)
The coins were destroyed. Did that mean they couldn’t be used to revive now?
‘No, it can’t be.’
Yoon-seok thought that it wouldn’t be possible. Considering what he’d experienced so far in the Tower…if he lost a duel in the future, it’d be right to say that he wouldn’t be resurrected anymore.
“Huu…”
Yoon-seok sighed. The Hardcore Mode, which started out of the blue, didn’t leave a good impression on him.
‘One mistake, and I’m done for….’
If the duel trial was worth putting up a fight, then fight. If not, it was a dead end. The moment a challenge was selected, the opponent was randomly chosen. One of the two had to be defeated. At this rate, fewer people would attempt to ascend in the future. Most of those who came to the tenth floor would have regained their original strength, as well.
So there was no reason for them to overdo it.
‘Feels like I’m always tested for something other than a trial.’
The normal duel wasn’t repeated. On the fifth floor, a large monster appeared, and on the sixth floor, there was a three on three Great Battle. An admin’s old form appeared on the seventh floor, and on the eighth, challengers were gathered in a large duel. Of course, the highlight was his cloned self on the following floor.
At this point, he felt that the Tower was encouraging challengers to gain as much experience as they could. Not just the physicality of the challengers, but even the inner parts of the challengers were put to the test.
‘Now that I think about it, it was also the same on the fifth floor.’
The C-Rank Return Ticket sold at 200,000 APs. If he used it, he could leave the Tower permanently. Yoon-seok didn’t think it was a tactic prepared by the Tower for the convenience of the challengers.
‘I guess only those who want to come up will ascend.’
Still, Yoon-seok was better than other challengers. He had won all the rounds except for one so far, so he was able to get a decent reward this time. 1.1 million AP. It would be the same amount if it were calculated as 100,000 AP per coin.
‘Let’s stop thinking about the Tower’s intentions and check.’
Yoon-seok opened the challenger profile page and checked the rewards gained from the last duel.
‘Did the AP rewards increase again?’
The reward for the ninth floor was 940,000 AP. With 512,000 AP being fixed as the reward since the 5th floor, the rule was finally broken.
‘It kinda feels like I got rich overnight…anyway, let’s look at the skill first.’
It was his first time discovering the incident, but his rank increased if he learned the skills previously obtained from b Predation}. Yoon-seok checked the information of Avatar.
{Avatar}
Rank C – When transformed into an avatar, the speed of magic recovery increases by 3x.
The effect itself was excellent. Now, he had a reason to transform into an avatar, even if he didn’t need to fly. Apart from that, however, there was some regret. 750,000 AP was required to upgrade a C-rank Unique Skill, so it would have been way more beneficial if the acquired skill was {Bloodseeker’s Energy}, {Azure Dragon Energy}, or b Predation}.
‘Indeed, it would’ve been weird if general skills weren’t acquired.’
Yoon-seok abandoned his lingering feelings and checked his magic stat. The rank remained the same. But…
「Magic 542,500/1,536,000.」
Five hundred twelve thousand points were added to the accumulated 31,500 points. Through the increased figure, he was able to estimate how the stats were absorbed.
‘It must be 1/3 of the rank’s total amount.’
Well, it wasn’t that important. Just knowing the formula wouldn’t change anything.
Yoon-seok finally checked the equipment. Unlike skills, he could say that he scored the best for equipment. A satisfied smile formed on his lips instinctively.
‘I never thought I’d get this….’
It was the Sun Monarch’s Judgment Sword purchased for 1,300LP. He wondered if he could buy another one, but it was unavailable for repurchase in the store…yet, he still received it unexpectedly.
‘As expected, the judgment effect cannot be duplicated.’
He put the Moonlight Sword down and lifted the Judgment Sword. Should he set the original rule? But the rule setting notice didn’t appear. For some reason, holding two Judgment Swords didn’t double up his stats. However, Yoon-seok wasn’t disappointed.
‘Well, it’s not like I didn’t want to buy another one….’
Yoon-seok opened the achievement store and reread the explanation of an item he had his eyes on.
*Equipment Enhancement Ticket – Use duplicate equipment to increase performance. Price: 300LP
The normal store sold items that upgraded equipment, but it didn’t look as efficient. Nevertheless, there was only one reason why Yoon-seok was interested in the Equipment Enhancement Ticket. It was because the equipment sold in the LP store didn’t have a rank attached.
「Purchase has arrived.」
「Please check the lower part of the item.」
Yoon-seok purchased the Enhancement Ticket without a second thought. All abilities increased by one, plus additional buffs that increased while punishing evil made the Judgment Sword worth continuing to use. Although there were conditions, ironically, many challengers and monsters met them.
「Sun Monarch’s Judgment Sword has been enhanced.」
「Light of Purification is imprinted on the User. Re-use timing disappears, and magic is consumed during usage.」
White light engulfed the two Judgment Swords, and soon they merged into one. The appearance didn’t change much, however. Well, nothing much had changed.
‘Huh, that’s it?’
Yoon-seok tried the active effect of the Judgment Sword, Light of Purification. It didn’t show a flash of light like before but gently spread around him like a halo. Perhaps because it used Bloodseeker’s Energy instead of magic, the light had a reddish hue.
‘This is also an upgrade, but…’
Yoon-seok smacked his lips. Being able to use a sword without lifting it didn’t feel like a big advantage. To be frank, he rarely used Light of Purification. He felt like something was missing.
‘Whatever, let’s finish the rest.’
If he had that much AP, he could upgrade magic to A-rank for about 1.5 million AP. But Yoon-seok decided to focus more on his skills than stats.
‘I’m finally upgrading this.’
Yoon-seok used 750,000 APs to upgrade b Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum} to rank B.
{Bloodseeker’s Ultimatum}
Rank B – Heart of the Avatar is unlocked.
Heart? After checking the explanation, Yoon-seok’s eyes glinted with confusion.
“…”
Pain radiated from his chest. Yoon-seok, who didn’t bat an eye at {Torture Technician}, was forced to one knee. He tried to hold it in, but the pain was unbearable. Eventually, Yoon-seok couldn’t stand the pain and screamed.
“Gasp. Gasp.….”
Like a dream in the middle of the night, the pain disappeared without a trace. Yoon-seok managed to get up from his position while holding his upper abdomen with one hand. There was a sense of emptiness as if his heart had been torn apart. But it didn’t last long.
“…?”
The energy that circulated his body filled in the space in his heart. Then stopped.
‘What’s this?’
The energy, which had temporarily shrunk as it headed toward his heart, slowly returned to its original state over time. In the end, it meant that the total capacity increased with the heart’s appearance…
‘…But isn’t that pointless now?’
He tried several times, but the energy in his heart wouldn’t budge. Judging from his experience, he was sure that it wasn’t just meaningless growth. However, he decided to put off the experimentation and continued.
「Rank of King of All Swords (Rank C) has increased.」
「Rank of King of All Swords (Rank C+) has increased.」
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