Chapter 124: Chapter 124 - Mission (4)
Chapter 124: Mission (4)
[The trial of the 16th floor is beginning . ]
[Trial: In countless stories and legends, there is always a fate that covers the skies, and it is said that the world is one of the many turning cogs in this mechanism .
There are many words for this . Heavenly society, Fruit of Good and Evil, Yggdrasil…
And in this place, there are three goddesses who watch over that fate .
They spin life’s wheel of fate, measure fates and cut them, and even look at the fates of gods and demons .
But because of that overexertion, they aren’t able to walk, and always wait for people to come to their temple .
Please respectfully visit the three goddesses’ temple . You can only visit the temple, and you can only ask one question, so please be thoughtful . ]
Laplace kept his words .
On the way to the 16th floor, Yeon-woo didn’t see a single person or a Guardian .
Like someone had interfered so no one could bother him . So Yeon-woo thought it was all thanks to Laplace .
‘Or was it that demon . ’
He didn’t have a way of knowing .
Why Laplace or that nameless demon was so interested in him .
Rather than being thankful, Yeon-woo felt uncomfortable with help . Getting help from strangers definitely wasn’t in goodwill .
But there wasn’t a way to reject the help as of now, so Yeon-woo just accepted their help and got to the 16th floor .
The 16th floor’s stage actually wasn’t that large .
Following a large forest in the centre, there were three different paths that led to different places .
Each path led to a different path, and one you went on a certain path, there was no turning back .
So when choosing a path, you had to be extremely careful .
Urd of the past .
Verdandi of the present .
Skuld from the future .
From Asgard’s legends, they were the three goddesses that lived under the well beneath the tree called Uroarbrunnr .
They spinned the wheel of fate . So their temple was always full of believers who followed them, and a few gods and demons wanted to meet with them .
No matter how powerful you are, you’ll be curious about your fate .
But these goddesses avoided the gods and demons of the 98th floor and always stayed on the 16th floor .
They were surrounded by mystery .
But from what I saw… . . they were nothing more than old grandmas .
The Three Norns [TN: They’ll be referred to as Three Norns and Platform Three Goddesses] were beloved, but also hated .
If fate was decided, and if decisions and opportunities were already set in stone, that meant free will and the ability to change things were nonexistent .
In a way, this was something that players who wanted to be gods lost motivation from .
Since only chosen ones could become gods . And so his brother was in the latter .
There was a famous incident related to him that made the three goddesses the laughingstock of the Tower, while he was able to pass the 16th floor at the same time .
Most people sought advice from the Three Norns before climbing the Tower .
However, Yeon-woo wasn’t that interested .
To him, fate was to be something that was decided, but also undecided at the same time .
‘Because whatever happens, my goal will never change . ’
So normal people never would’ve even thought of messing up a temple . Also, it was the reason why he disregarded the warning of the nameless demon .
[You have earned 182 of the ‘Jewel of Fire . ’]
[You have earned 35 of the ‘Ice Crystal . ’]
[You have earned 91 of the ‘Snowy Field Rose . ’]
Using the mercenaries, Yeon-woo was able to collect all the hidden pieces . He placed them all in his interdimensional pocket .
It was the present Bahal had given him before he left the 11th floor . It was a small pocket that was quite an expensive artifact .
‘It’s nice because it’s like an inventory . ’
It was a present given to make things easier for him so he didn’t have to carry each individual item .
But Yeon-woo already got rid of everything that was on it on the 12th floor, and he filled it with hidden pieces .
It was obvious, but the hidden pieces were priceless . And with Yeon-woo’s knowledge, they were of an astronomical value .
Although the mercenaries felt like they were going to burst in tears watching the items they had done everything to get taken right from under their nose .
Yeon-woo ignored them, and locked the pocket to put it around his waist .
“Then . If you’re ready, we’ll start moving now . ”
The mercenaries all sighed one by one listening to him . Their mental and physical conditions were completely healed thanks to Holy Fire .
Checking the state of their weapons, they turned to look at Yeon-woo . Because no one knew exactly what the mission was about .
“But where is the base of Cheonghwado?”
As they knew there were only 3 temples on the 16th floor, they couldn’t imagine where the base would be .
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Yeon-woo answered like it was nothing .
“The temple of Skuld . ”
Everyone was shocked .
“T, that… . !”
“A, are you s,saying that we’re about to go attack a temple?”
The mercenaries were all appalled . Some even shouted . A temple was a holy place for a god . To dirty a temple was to buy the god’s anger . Obviously, it wasn’t something to react calmly at .
“Why? Is there a problem?”
“That’s nonsense! Even if the Three Norns don’t move from the 16th floor, they are also divine beings . If we make them angry, they’ll definitely punish us… . !”
“No . You don’t have to worry about that . They can only tell one’s fate and not physically do anything . That’s also why they can’t move . ”
The reason why they were called the Platform Three Goddess was because they’re body prevented them from physical movement . They couldn’t move their legs, hence the reason for ‘platform . ’
With great powers come great consequences, and this was its consequence . That was the system of the Tower .
That was also why the Guardians couldn’t interfere in the player’s businesses although they could move freely throughout the Tower .
But the mercenaries were still scared .
“Also . To deny this mission is a breach of contract, so you’ll have to take responsibility for the penalty . ”
Yeon-woo got out a few of the players’ contracts from his interdimensional pocket and shook them around .
Expecting this to happen, Bahal had given him their contracts beforehand .
In return for their high commission rate, the mercenaries promised to do anything Red Dragon commanded of them .
And they had even pledged on a demon’s name .
If they breached the contract, their souls would be bound to the demon .
They all knew what it meant to be bound to a demon .
At the end, they didn’t have any other choice than to follow Yeon-woo .
And since they were already here, they weren’t confident in running away from Yeon-woo .
“Then let’s get going . ”
So the nervous mercenaries followed Yeon-woo into the forest .
[You have chosen the path to the temple of the future, Skuld . ]
The forest was vast, so it was easy for a group of 250 to move . But because of that, they felt extremely pressured .
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In order to hide their nervousness, the mercenaries covered it up with their intent to kill, and Yeon-woo amplified this with his magic power .
So to anyone that might’ve seen them, they looked like warriors heading to a battle to die .
“Huh? Huhhh?”
“W, What’s that?”
“R, Red Dragon? But why is Red Dragon… . ?”
The path to the temple started turning into pandemonium .
The people that had been waiting for their turn tensed up at the appearance of Red Dragon .
Yeon-woo and Team 2 didn’t hide the fact that they were from Red Dragon and confidently headed down the path .
As if saying that no one could stop them . And that if they tried to, they would regret it .
So the believers and the visitors had to get out of their way .
The meaning of the Red Dragon was that great .
The strongest clan .
The controller of the Tower, led by the Summer Queen .
So one wanted to be involved with them in a bad way .
The apostles of Skuld became frantic . The head apostles quickly ran out .
“W, Why is Red Dragon here? I don’t know what your business is, but this is the residence of a goddess . Please conceal your weapons . ”
The head priest bowed his trembling head .
He seemed to be a high ranking player . But even he wasn’t able to stand straight in front of Red Dragon and Yeon-woo’s aura .
Yeon-woo barely glanced at the head priest and looked past him at the temple .
It was a round temple with multiple marble minarets .
A holy aura emanated from the place .
It was also completely different from the aura of Yeon-woo’s Black Bracelet .
He ignored his vibrating bracelet and looked at the head present with indifferent eyes .
The head priest unintentionally flinched after looking at Yeon-woo and stepped back .
He had received the blessing of a god, but he felt like he was going to be crushed at any moment .
He felt like something was going to pop out the unknown abyss and drag him in .
It was damp and dark . But it was a depressing feeling that made him feel like he was going to be swallowed up .
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“Are you saying that because you don’t know why we’re here?”
At Yeon-woo’s low voice, the head priest stiffened .
“W, what are you… . ”
“If you don’t know, it means they’re looking down at us because they sent you, and if you’re pretending not to know, they’re still looking down at us . How should I interpret it?”
Yeon-woo didn’t have any enmity with the Skuld temple . But that didn’t mean he looked upon them with favor either .
Since he was here on behalf of Red Dragon, the bigger the fight, the better .
Also .
‘The more I wreck this place, the bigger the story will be when Cheonghwado and the Saber God hear . ’
Yeon-woo completely released his aura that he had been hiding, and wind whipped around him .
The high apostles and priest that had come out to dissuade him paled and fell to the ground .
The believers and visitors quickly began to escape from the place . There were screams from everywhere .
And so amidst all the confusion . Yeon-woo pulled out Vigrid and swung it around .
The blessing of the sword . Yeon-woo chose the temple as his enemy, and so the sword became stronger as the apostles, priests, visitors, and believers were all recognized as his enemies as well .
And with the power of the Four Legendary Beasts, he had a colossal amount of magic power .
The strong winds lashed around like they were going to rip the sky into pieces and flung the roof of the temple off .
There should’ve been many defenses and spells in place to protect the temple, but none of them worked .
Seeing the broken temple, the apostles, priests, and all the visitors that were running away looked at it with their mouths hung open .
They were so surprised that they couldn’t move .
And during that time, the mercenaries acted on orders given beforehand to enter the destroyed building . They disarmed the soldiers of the temple with ease and entered .
Yeon-woo followed them, walking through the path they had made .
The high priests and apostles ran at him saying he shouldn’t do that, but he ignored them and stood in front of the 13th room .
He burst the door open to where the Saber God was . And it was then .
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