Chapter 167: Chapter 167 - Set (1)
Chapter 167: Set (1)
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The air split and the red portal opened .
The Monkey King’s vestige could feel a familiar energy beyond it .
It was a sharp and heavy energy . The form was different, but it was the same as him .
And a small boy entered the imaginary world .
A mischievous smile, and a small height . Kindred kneeled and bowed his head .
Then, Kindred showed a new side of himself . Like he was greeting the god he served, he spoke with polite manners .
“Another face of the great heaven king . I’ve come to serve you . ”
When he went outside, all the benefits he received from the dragon god disappeared and he could feel the constraints of the fifth mountain again .
However, the world he saw with Extrasensory Perception wasn’t uncomfortable anymore .
Yeon-woo swept his hair and turned his head .
‘Did they go already?’
He spread his Extrasensory Perception across the dungeon . Fortunately, he couldn’t feel Kahn and Victoria . Seeing as how there weren’t any bodies, it seemed like they avoided the Devil Army .
Kahn would definitely have known that it was foul play by Kindred since he was pretty clever .
Victoria was skilled enough to hide their presences after her magic power was replenished .
So he widened the range of his Extrasensory Perception and searched outside the dungeon to see if Kindred or the Devil Army was still there .
But it told him that only they were there . He couldn’t find any other traces .
Then where had they gone?
Yeon-woo narrowed his eyes, but shook his head a moment later . It was a good thing they were gone . Even if they were here, it wouldn’t be hard to hide from them . It was enough if Kahn and Victoria had managed to escape safely .
He sighed in relief and headed towards where Rebecaa’s body was . It was hard to recognize her bloodied figure .
Yeon-woo felt gloomy . Even if he wasn’t that close, he was able to see that she was responsible and knew how to take care of herself .
He saw from how even though she wasn’t in the best condition, she tried to save Victoria who was in danger . The fact that she was Cernunnos’s apostle pulled him to her even more .
The god of hunting . His name wasn’t that well known, but he knew that he was among the greater gods .
‘Is there a way for me to retrieve this person’s soul?’
The Black Bracelet only allowed him to take the souls of those he killed . She wasn’t included in that .
And her soul wasn’t left here . It had probably already returned to Cernunnos .
Yeon-woo hesitated for a moment, and put her body in Intrenian .
There was a method he could try, although she might not like it . If she denied it, he could just return her to her original state .
He began walking, and ate all the pieces of the monkey statues with his left hand . Then, he damaged the plaque with the 72 Arts on it so no one could see .
As he did, he purified all the leftover vestiges . He didn’t leave behind the traces on the wall either .
‘I guess there’s no need to leave it behind . ’
Yeon-woo was planning on breaking everything before he left .
The Monkey King’s vestige had said so . That the pieces of the Ruyi Bang were scattered all over the tower, and there were many successors trying to look for it .
Then they were enough . He didn’t need new rivals .
And more than anything, he couldn’t let anyone else take Heaven Things for themselves .
Especially the Devil Army .
He was going to have to himself .
And that day .
The cave in the 5th mountain that had been there for a long time collapsed . Then, Yeon-woo entered the portal to the 21st floor .
[This is the 21st floor, gate of the ‘Shadow Dojo . ’]
With blue waves, a new sight came into his vision . Was it because of the freedom from the limits of the 20th floor? He felt that the outside air was refreshing his lungs and mind .
In front of Yeon-woo, there was a large building .
The Skill Archives of the One-horned tribe was smaller than this . Yeon-woo’s eyes widened .
He saw the 21st floor’s stage in the diary, but it was bigger than he thought .
[It’s been a while coming here . ]
The Black Bracelet lightly shook, delivering Shanon thoughts to him .
‘I guess it was fun?’
[There was no place like here for me . ]
‘I see what you mean . ’
Yeon-woo thought of the information of the 21st floor he saw in the diary .
If the 20th floor is somewhere to fix yourself, the 21st floor is to check how much you’ve changed .
You move in 33 different sections, and you have to beat the shadows in each section or endure them until the time’s over . There isn’t a better place than here to check how much you’ve improved .
And if the shadows see that you’re someone registered on the hall of fame, then it’s a good opportunity to see their special characteristics or abilities .
The theme of the 21st stage was basically a ‘dojo break . ’
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Like its name, this was a dojo for people who were training their martial arts .
The dojo was divided into an outer section and an inner section .
It was set up so people could train by themselves with the basic soldiers supplied by the Tower .
Sometimes, there were scarecrow dolls, which allowed for you to train your basic martial arts .
From the entrance of the dojo, there were 5 doors numbered 1 to 5 . The higher the number, the higher the difficulty, and once you passed a door, you had to clear the 33 sections straight from there .
What you had to do in each section was simple .
Within the limited time, you had to defeat the shadow given in that section, or endure their attacks .
And the shadows were illusions that replicated the 1 to the 165th ranked player on the 21st floor’s hall of fame .
After the Tower was created, countless strong players passed through it and left records .
Of them, this was the hall of fame that only the top skilled players would be able to leave their mark .
All players wanted to put their name on it, and only a few were able to have this honor .
So normal players felt extremely pressured when entering the stage .
Even if they chose the lowest difficulty door, it had the illusions of the players ranked from 165th to 133rd . Among them, there were Lords or apostles .
If there was a relief, it was that you could still pass if you endured the attacks . And if you were hurt, it was possible to heal yourself and try again .
And like what the diary said, you could see the younger selves of the rivals you might meet in the future, and this was a good place to study them .
Of course, those whose illusions were left had to train again because they didn’t want anyone else seeing their weakness . But if you’re name was on the hall of fame, it was a good thing in many ways .
However, what was an honor to most didn’t really matter that much to Yeon-woo .
Until now, except for the 10th floor, Yeon-woo had placed first in all the floors . And on the 10th floor, he was only a few points away from Edora, who was first, so he had still accomplished a great feat .
So people thought that Yeon-woo would clear this floor easily .
However .
Yeon-woo couldn’t simply accept that .
‘A replication of the players . ’
Yeon-woo was deep in thought, and he popped up the message of people who were on the hall of fame .
[21st Floor Ranking]
1st . Bivasbat
2nd . Lo Wei
3rd . Hugh
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Yeon-woo slowly scrolled down with a shaking finger .
4th . Cha Jeong-woo
He didn’t enter the trial right away, .
Because he was on the 20th floor for such a long time, he had some errands to do . And someone to go say hi to .
As soon as he moved out of the Tower through a red portal, he headed straight for the One-horned tribe’s village .
“Hm? Who’s this? Isn’t this Yeon-woo, who’s harder to see than a flying pig?”
When Phante heard that Yeon-woo returned, he dropped everything and came running . He greeted Yeon-woo with narrowed eyes .
Had he been farming? He had a straw hat on, and there was a rake on his shoulder . His skin that had been pretty dark from being out in the sun a lot was darker than ever .
Yeon-woo just looked at such a Phante then turned to ask Yanu .
“What about Edora?”
Phante shouted in anger .
“Aren’t you being too unfair to someone who’s talking to you!”
“Got it, that’s enough . How did it go with the Legendary Beast?You said that it was time for it to hatch soon . ”
Phante sighed, knowing that Yeon-woo wouldn’t take his complaints . He felt that he was being ignored by everyone in the village these days .
“The Legendary Beast woke up a long time ago . ”
But he still looked a bit angry at Yeon-woo .
Of course, it didn’t work on Yeon-woo .
“Where?”
“Follow me .
Yeon-woo followed Phante to the outskirts of the village .
Everyone that they passed by said hi to Yeon-woo . He didn’t remember some of them, but they all felt familiar, so he said hi back .
Then, they arrived at some cottage .
But the cottage was already crowded with people . He could see the elders running around with smiles on their faces .
They had been like this when Krrung was hatched too . It seemed they were curious about the newborn Legendary Beast .
With Phante’s help, he managed to get by all the people and enter . Then, he coincidentally looked someone in the eye .
“You’re… . . ?”
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The guy narrowed his eyes at Yeon-woo and frowned at him . Then, he coldly laughed .
“Ah, I heard the Legendary Beast was related to you . I thought it looked stupid . And just big . Makes sense now . ”
He clearly expressed his enmity to Yeon-woo and left .
After, they were able to smoothly pass by the people .
“What a strange guy . ”
“Hehe . Strage . His face completely changed when he saw you . I heard that he suffered a lot because of you, so he probably hates you a lot . ”
Yeon-woo tilted his head .
“Hm? Do I know him? Who is that?”
“Huh?”
Phante stared at Yeon-woo to see if he was joking, and when he saw that he was being serious, he burst out laughing .
“Hhaahahah! I guess you’re not laughing . That Jang fellow’s gonna be steaming when he finds out . Heheh . I guess you don’t have to remember the face of someone you defeated . Your personality is good in that relaxed way . ”
“Jang?”
Yeon-woo was able to remember who that was after hearing his name .
When he first entered the One-horned tribe, this was the guy that he had beat pretty easily . He was supposed to be in the running for a king along with Phante, but after that, his reputation had taken a dip . He remembered that he was the son of the Baekson family .
After that, he never saw him in the village, so he had almost forgotten about him .
Yeon-woo had a pretty good memory of people he met, though . He didn’t see the guy he knew in the past in that guy’s face .
“Well, I suppose it’s understandable you didn’t recognize him . Since I was surprised when I first saw him as well . I don’t know if he’s taking drugs or something, but he’s definitely different . ”
Phante seemed to think that it was strange, but he just shrugged like he wasn’t that interested .
Yeon-woo looked towards where Jang disappeared and narrowed his eyes .
‘Demonic energy… . . ’
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