Chapter 148: Chapter 148 - Mountain of Penance (2)
Chapter 148: Mountain of Penance (2)
“Huh? That person?”
“The Hoarder?”
“Why would the Hoarder…”
“Is he here for the prize money too?”
“No . I heard the Hoarder’s a lower floor player . So he could be here for the trial… . . ”
When he was at the mouth of the mountain, he saw a bustling crowd of people . About a hundred gazes landed on Yeon-woo .
Yeon-woo tilted his head wondering what was going on .
Players on the 20th floor usually wanted to just quietly pass the trial . Of course, it was hard for the people who attempted it the first time . But this kind of mood was created by the people who came down to train themselves .
But the people at the base of the mountain were noisy . None of them seemed like they wanted to climb the mountain .
Yeon-woo used his territory senses to observe him . They were skilled players who seemed to have passed the 20th floor . It didn’t seem like they were here to train, so why were they here?
He was curious, but he didn’t concern himself with it since it wasn’t his business . He only thought about how he could get the Yin Sword .
As Yeon-woo approached the crowd, they split into two, creating a path for him .
Yeon-woo had already made a name for himself in the Cheonghwado and Red Dragon war, and the fact that he defeated a semi ranker was well known . Because of this, players were wary of Yeon-woo, but didn’t want to face him .
Yeon-woo passed by them into the mountain . Then, a message popped up in front of him .
[You have entered the first mountain . ]
[The first penance, blocking of sense is beginning . ]
His sight closed like he was in a pitch black room . He was slightly surprised at the sudden blackout, but it was something he was already expecting, so he looked over it .
‘Although it is uncomfortable that it’s dark . ’
Yeon-woo just closed his eyes and focused on his other senses . As his magic power spread out, his other senses woke up .
A map of the surroundings and geography around him was drawn in his head .
[Sense Strengthening]
Yeon-woo was confident in his senses, especially since he was able to read the movement of the arrows in Section A of the Tutorial .
With his senses of a dragon, the proficiency of the Sense Strengthening skill was at 80% . It was like a passive skill for him now .
So thankfully, even though his sight was blocked, his movements were slowed down .
‘It’s easier than I thought . ’
The diary detailedly explained the troubles of the Arthia members .
Having a sense that was used for granted blocked was like carrying a yoke . They said the discomfort was the hardest to overcome .
But Yeon-woo didn’t experience the discomfort he was expecting, so he was slightly let down .
This wouldn’t train him . He even hoped that the other mountains would be harder .
But the other players on the mountain didn’t seem to agree with him .
“Ugh! Shit . This is so uncomfortable . How do they want us to move?”
“There’s a lot of time, so let’s move slowly . And be careful not to confuse each other . ”
“I think there’s a path this way . ”
The players moved slowly in order to avoid each other . They moved like a senior pedestrian crossing the road during the red light . And once they were more used to it, they started to add speed .
‘If they’re on the 20th floor, they should’ve somewhat trained their other senses already . But they depend that much on their sight? Does that make sense?’
However, Yeon-woo didn’t understand them . It was only sight that was blocked . Why were they fumbling so much? And they looked stupid shouting at each other to avoid bumping into one another .
He wondered how they would deal with that if a fight arised between them .
And they seemed to be trying to spread apart so their senses didn’t overlap with each other . It was just pathetic .
How had they passed so many trials not even knowing the expanse of their own senses? He didn’t understand .
Yeon-woo used Shunpo to quickly pass by two of them .
“Huh?’
“Did something just go by?”
“Wasn’t it the wind?”
Hearing the players behind him, he added more speed . He was able to see many players like the ones he saw at the base .
Actually, there was something Yeon-woo didn’t know . It was that the other players’ confusion he considered pathetic was normal .
Among the players he passed, there were a few semi rankers mixed somewhere in there .
Blocking sight closed off a way for outside information to get to you .
The players could only feel uncomfortable even if their senses had greatly improved while climbing the tower .
That was why many players couldn’t pass the first mountain .
It was the reason why half of the players who attempted the 20th floor were stuck on it .
However, they need to find a way to move on to step over to the next mountain .
The method was easy .
It was adjusting right away .
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Even arriving at the 20th floor meant that one had a lot of advanced senses .
So even if they were uncomfortable at first, they should quickly get used to it and speed up .
And in that process, they would throw away their habits of replying on one sense and feel their other senses .
Then, the sense that was strengthened was hearing .
The next mountain blocked hearing so other senses could be felt better .
After that, smell, taste, and touch was blocked, completely closing off a player from the outside .
During this time, players needed time to adjust . They needed to find a way to get food . In this process, people always started to have problems .
And when they had completed all the trials, players received a shock when all their senses were suddenly given back to them .
When they came back to attention, a deep joy was left in their hearts .
They were able to experience worlds they hadn’t seen before . As their senses were more detailed, they could deal with magic power better, and the control of their skills dramatically improved as well .
So the most important part about the 20th floor was adjusting . No, to be precise, it was how one ‘endured . ’
Overcoming the discomfort raised patience, and the joy when one surpassed their limits wasn’t able to be explained .
Of course, if they didn’t pass, they couldn’t feel this .
However, Yeon-woo had already felt all this before, so it didn’t really affect him .
Testing a limit and overcoming it . Then, moving right onto the next limit and repeating it . It was something he did everyday .
Every day was like a penance for Yeon-woo . He just didn’t realize it because he was used to it . The penance of the 20th floor was just like his daily lifestyle, so he didn’t think too much of it .
Yeon-woo just worriedly thought about how to raise the difficulty of the trial that was so boring .
He had come here expectantly and ended up being completely disappointed .
Eventually, he decided to set limits for himself .
He put all the artifacts he had on into Intrenian . He changed into comfortable clothes, and held only Carshina’s Dagger in his hand . He even changed into the mask he wore when he first entered the Tower .
Then, the options to add strength to his body disappeared and his body settled down .
Still not enough for him, he condensed his territory that was spread far and wide to just right around him .
As all the information disappeared, the drawing that was in his head disappeared as well . He felt uncomfortable, like he was being pressed down with something heavy .
He even locked his Magic Circuit . All the power that was circulating in his body disappeared and only emptiness remained .
All the skills he was using disappeared, and as Dragon’s Sense vanished, he was back into an ordinary human again .
And when Yeon-woo threw away everything that made him strong, and when the walls that were protecting him were gone .
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He gripped Carshina’s dagger even tighter .
[You have forced the stop of the Magic Circuit . Warning! You may be in danger from outer influences . Use your magic power . ]
]You have blocked your senses . ]
[You have blocked your skills . ]
[You have… . . ]
He felt like all his cells were standing up . His back straightened, and he was on guard for anything that might come from around him .
Yeon-woo swallowed . Nervousness poured down his body . His heart sounded like a drum .
He had always used Dragon’s Territory to protect himself . So he was confident that he would always be able to protect himself from outer influences . But since it was all gone, he felt empty .
Now he was only a slightly strong human . His strong body was still left, but that was it .
The nervousness that someone could attack him any moment and the anxiousness of not knowing what was going to happen . He wasn’t able to plan out his actions .
It was like being thrown into the middle of nowhere without anything . Even when he first entered the gate for the Tower he didn’t feel this way .
It was like when he was first dispatched to Africa after only receiving basic training . The danger of death always hovered above him .
And so Yeon-woo thought .
‘This is a bit better now . ’
He was happy .
He had only focused on getting power, not training his body from the basics .
If he knew it was gonna be like this he should’ve tried it earlier .
But on the other hand, he thought that he would be able to improve even more since it was his first time doing it .
More than anything, Yeon-woo had a lot of enemies . He had to stay tense at the fact that anyone could start to attack him .
In a way, he put himself in a dangerous situation . No, he definitely did .
But Yeon-woo satisfactorily started his hike again .
Climbing the mountain with blocked senses and nothing else was definitely not an easy feat .
You could trip and fall off a cliff or get scratched by good for nothing tree branches .
Even though Yeon-woo fumbled around moving a step at a time, Yeon-woo moved comparably faster than others .
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His physique could only be different because he had awakened his Dragon Body .
Other than his stamina, his nose and ears were more sensitive that most objects weren’t dangerous to him .
Becoming used to the blocked senses helped Yeon-woo move faster as well .
So Yeon-woo reached the peak of the first mountain and even had the composure to think about getting the Yin Sword on the way back down .
He didn’t forget about being attentive . With one misstep, he could fall down a deep cliff .
‘The Yin Sword is completely different from normal Mugongs . If you don’t completely understand the meaning behind it, you can’t dig deeper . ’
Usually, Mugongs were set up in 4 steps: Hyung, Shik, Cho, and Ui .
Hyung meant the shape . Mugong had several hundreds of detailed movements, and they all followed a Shik, and combined together, they created the Cho . And when they were all combined, the meaning, Ui, behind it all was revealed .
It was like how when a puzzle was split, no one could see the overall picture, but when they were connected, it was easy to see what it was .
However, the Yin Sword was the opposite .
The order was flipped around .
Ui, Cho, Shik, Hyung . You had to find the meaning first to understand the overall flow, and learn more about it as you went .
And when you understood everything inside, that was when you could learn the Yin Sword .
‘Usually, after training, understanding can be gained . But this is the complete opposite so I don’t know what to do . And the information is hard to understand . It’s like the Bible, or a legend .
-In the beginning, a giant woke up and split everything . What rose became light to shine below it, and the things below it combined to support the world . This support set up the world today, and gave many fruits… . .
He didn’t know where the meaning here was . The Yang Saber Edora learned was probably not too different .
Then how was Edora able to understand this?
Yeon-woo lightly sighed and was lost in thought again . He finished the first mountain, and he was entering the second .
[You have entered the second mountain . ]
[The second penance, blocking of hearing is beginning . ]
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