I'm a max level newbie - Chapter 714
714fury. The cycle of constrained regression (1)
from above….
…Under.
The sword that fell vertically headed towards the top of Jang Bo-kyung’s head..
“you….”
Jang Bo-gyeong swung the wooden needle upward..
Kwaaaaang!
The moment the sword and the wooden needle collided, Cheon Yu-seong's sword flew away..
Since there were restrictions on cold weapons, no matter how good a swordsman he was, he had no choice but to receive a penalty..
“……!?”
Cheon Yu-seong’s eyebrows twitched..
Even though I only blocked it with a wooden needle, I felt a much stronger recoil than expected..
“How stupid! That sword is of no use.!”
Jang Bo-kyung smiled in remorse..
but.
[White Night One Rok (白夜一元錄) - ‘White Frost’ is activated!]
Pachichichik….
A fierce snowstorm raged over the blade..
A realm that is a sword but is not a sword.
A white world colored with snow unfolded..
Kwaaaaang!
The sword moved once again. A flash of arc-shaped light struck Jang Bo-kyung in front of her..
“Pfft!”
This time Jang Bo-kyung took a step back..
This heterogeneous power, completely different from cold weapons, was a type that transcended the scope of restrictions..
Oh oh!
Jinhyuk smiled brightly..
“Oh my, it’s pretty. Our swordsman. You're here to help me?”
“I just wanted to see you struggling in a corner..”
“Anyway, have you caught a disease that will kill you if you speak nicely? The picky one is a complete hedgehog. It's also a hedgehog with a ruined personality.”
“That's it. Is that woman the culprit??”
“huh. He's a very naughty boy. It was so great that the hardships were not worth it.?”
Jinhyuk groaned..
“It's too much for you to handle?”
“It's a little tight though.”
“Hehe. Well, it looks like there is a restriction that prevents you from using swords, so even you will have a hard time..”
Cheon Yu-seong’s shoulders rose slightly..
0.1Although it was only about cm, Jinhyeok's eyes could clearly sense Cheon Yuseong's mood as if he was floating on clouds..
“Phew. That's right. If we keep fighting like this, things will only go the way she wants. If someone strong beyond the sword doesn't help us, we will be defeated..”
“Hehe. Still, it seems like you have a good grasp of reality. good night. A role that is difficult for you to handle. Let me take care of it..”
“Big. thank god. Because there is a being called you.”
Jinhyuk wiped away tears..
Easy to manipulate chess piece.
If you give it a little respect, it will ascend to the sky.!
In the past, he was a stalker and almost gave me a headache, but after I learned how to handle him, he became quite cute..
“Well then, let me ask you a favor.!”
Jinhyuk quickly left his seat..
“stop!”
Jang Bo-kyung gathered water droplets..
썣썄죣죣 죣죣…!
Go go go go!
The water droplets that were flying were blocked by snow fluttering in the air and froze..
Perfectly shaped crystals beautifully cluttered the view..
Cheon Yu-seong blocked with the same force as Tai-san..
“Your opponent is me. Unlike that guy, provocation won't work, so stop making trivial puns and use your skills.….”
“under? What is he saying now. On the topic of number 2.”
“……kill it.”
The leisurely smile disappeared in an instant. There was only the second-in-command who had lost his mind due to anger..
And thanks to that, the shortest distance to Seongheun was secured..
[The stigmata disappears.]
Stigmata almost disappeared.
Now I really only have a second or so..
Jinhyuk threw himself with all his might..
Kwaaang!
'Running with the ‘Crown of Speed’.
A flash of light passed all the way to where the letters were written..
Pachichik!
0.5candle.
All the letters of the stigmata began to evaporate..
Trying to move to another place.
Jinhyuk swung his dagger sharply..
The blades and blades increased and took the form of a plain sword..
0.2candle.
The extended blades touched the surface written on the letters..
and at that moment.
“ha ha ha! I got caught!”
Jang Bo-kyung’s laughter rang out..
Immediately, something happened that completely shattered my expectations..
[The stigmata was destroyed.]
[‘'Eob's Instability Dice' - 'Seed of Remnants' is activated!]
Damn it!
A huge mouth appeared centered around the stigmata..
pitch black.
The abyss that showed nothing faced Jinhyuk..
“what…?”
Jinhyuk’s eyes narrowed..
The feeling of being possessed melted my brain..
That too for a while.
Kwasik!
A huge mouth swallowed Jinhyuk whole..
***
dark.
Normally, over time, your eyes get used to the darkness, but here not even a single ray of light was allowed..
Grumbling!
[''The Flame of the Beginning' is activated!]
Several lights lit up the surroundings..
Even the brightest light could not completely remove the darkness..
At most, you can only see a few meters ahead..
‘Is it a gap in another dimension, like an arrogant gathering place?.’
I don't know what kind of prank Jang Bo-kyung had planned, but I felt that she had prepared it much more carefully than expected..
right then.
Jeopuk.
I heard footsteps in the dark.
“how is it? It's not quite cozy?”
Jang Bo-kyung approached with a wry smile..
And next to it….
“…….”
A senior manager in charge of one axis of the huge world called the Tower of Trials. There stood Hasting, who he vaguely thought was dead..
“Was he alive?….”
Jinhyuk muttered with an expression on his face that showed he had been caught off guard..
Because I never imagined I would see Hastings here again..
“It's different from Hasting, right? That's amazing. I know this big guy. What am I… Although I never dreamed of meeting a senior manager until I signed with them..”
“I'll take care of it from here on out. You make sure no one from outside comes to interfere..”
“There are also Dominic and other rankers. Those guys will take care of guarding the entrance..”
“Don't you see that I gave up an arm because of such a careless response? The military force you brought with you won't even buy time for that man's colleagues..”
“hey! Aren't you ignoring our kids too much? Even though they know I planted it in them?”
“It seems like you have no idea how dangerous Cheon Yu-seong or the saintess are. Moreover, if time is delayed, Ataraxia's matriarch or homunculus may intervene..”
“Yep. Tell them to come as often as they want.”
“ha. I can't understand anything. That's it. Anyway, I was entrusted with dominion over this space by them. At least listen to me here..”
“It will come out like that.?”
Jang Bo-kyung shrugged his shoulders..
He seemed a little annoyed, but he stopped insisting after Hasting clearly delineated his roles..
“okay. If the great former superior gives such an order, then I must follow it. Is there anything I can do??”
Jang Bo-kyung turned around without any regrets and went back into the darkness from whence she came..
Now the only people in the middle of the abyss are Jinhyuk and Hasting..
“He came to my place.”
Hastings was the first to speak..
I just calmly asked about what happened..
“It was like that.”
Jinhyuk nodded..
“I found my glasses there.”
“that's right. I also found the glasses you were always wearing.”
I've been through a lot of hardships while playing Tower of Trials so far, but I can count on one hand the times I've been greatly surprised..
When I first met Saeyoung Eonhwan.
When I found out that Belus was an operator of the hostile side..
…etc.
and. His memories, seen through Hasting's glasses this time, were just as good as the previous ones..
Jinhyeok recalled what happened at the arrogant meeting place..
Hasting's antique study.
There was a strangely smiling stone statue and numerous tentacles writhing around..
Kukukukukuk!
The study shook violently..
It is not because of the intimidation of the statue or the dense concentration of magical power..
It's just because everything I step on is coming to an end..
-We were unable to prevent destruction this time too. hasting.
-In this episode, he reached the position of senior manager..
-That's just it.
-…with your efforts.
-in your power….
-impossible.
Various voices flowed from the many faces of the statue..
'It was the exact same voice that one of the statues had spoken when they found the 'Book of Darkness'..
Three purple eyes stared down at Hastings..
Yes.
This wasn't the first time Hasting was done..
Constrained regression).
Hasting was the being who was trapped in the shackles of this world's fate, having accompanied the beginning and end of the Tower of Trials over and over again..
'It was absurd.'
Jinhyuk clicked his tongue as he remembered that scene..
One of the questions I kept having.
Most people are born with blood from a special race. Or, people who possess magical power that overwhelms everyone rise to higher level managers..
But hasting was not applicable in both cases..
Aren't the goblins the lowest-ranking race in the Tower of Trials??
Most of them lived in dungeons on the 1st or 2nd floor, or if they did well, they could only get to the level of a low-level manager..
Nevertheless, the reason why it was able to become one of the seven peaks. It was thanks to him having lived countless times over and over again..
Jinhyuk ruminated on the video he saw at the Arrogant Gathering Center..
-The tower collapses….
-……The ancient race will dominate the entire dimension..
-There is no future for those who reject it.
-Next time too. Even then, the results will not change.
Apocalypse ‘covenant’ occurred one after another.
The status window was overflowing, not just once, but to the extent that it colored my entire field of vision..
There is no hope or future there..
There is only endless abyss and fear..
The situation was such that not only the great powers at the top, but also the main officials and senior managers of each power were just staring blankly at the approaching apocalypse..
In the meantime.
The owner of the voice once again made a suggestion to Hasting..
-to you… I will give you one last chance. hasting.
-As the ‘man’ appeared, the final episode of Tower began..
-Colluding with ancient beings could be one way..
-and.
-Watch the person named Kang Jin-hyuk. He will be the key to the beginning and end of everything.
The memories in the glasses ended there..
'……Is that why I had no choice but to cling to the ancient beings?.'
Actually the last chance.
Hasting would never have been able to refuse a rope that could cut the rails of the hell train that was always heading towards a bad ending..
There are still many questions remaining, but now that I have met the person in person, I will be able to resolve them..
I can also understand why that guy wants to talk to me alone..
Hasting looked at Jinhyuk with strange eyes..
And continued speaking.
“If you've already seen it, there's no need to explain it again. Just as I remembered, I lived within the constraints of constraint regression to prevent the tower from collapsing..”
I endured it in the labyrinth of the lowest level..
I even worked as a manager for other high-ranking monsters..
After going through several rounds, I became the boss of the ruins and became a member of a higher-ranking force..
Eventually, he rose to the position of senior manager and was able to oversee all major and minor affairs of the tower..
I think we can change a lot of things this time..
but.
No matter what efforts I made, the results did not change..
Even though I probably tried hundreds more times..
“Meanwhile, I was informed of my last chance..”
can't go back.
This is really the last time.
That pressure weighed down Hasting's whole body..
“I was interested in you from the beginning. I had no choice but to pay attention to the fact that the person named Kang Jin-hyuk was going to be the key to everything..”
At the night dance, he approached Jinhyeok, became acquainted with him, helped him, and watched how Jinhyeok would lead the fate of the tower in the future..
“You were amazing. It far exceeded my expectations. My back hurt a lot. I tried to understand, but in the end, I was the only one losing money day after day..”
A move that cannot be imagined as an individual..
however.
Did they say that an angular stone attracts affection??
Excessively splendid achievements have stimulated the ancient beings too quickly..
Enough to completely shatter Hasting's plan..
“If you had grown up maintaining a certain level of goodness, I would have chosen the path to join hands with you and save the tower. Playing tug-of-war between various forces, finding the right balance..”
“I did go on a rampage a bit too much..”
“haha. you're right. In the end, there was only one way left for me..”
'Calm down the Primordial Being by eliminating pesky climbers..'
That was the only way to prevent the Tower's demise, Hasting thought..
In fact, the owner of the voice also said that one way is to go under the ancient beings..
“so. Are you here to eliminate me to prevent the tower's destruction??”
Jinhyuk looked directly at Hasting’s face..
Instead of answering, a red spark appeared at the tip of Hasting's finger..
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