Ch 87
Episode 86 – 22nd floor.
“················ogue.”
Hippocratic Clan.
It was his pride, his pride, his pride.
The clan leader was the clan, and the clan was him.
Now that identity was shaking.
“I just came here to take my anger out, but there are people who have always been hiding like rats.”
There was no room for an answer.
The heat pushing away the dust caught the clan chief’s breath.
Woe-evil!
A bird of fire, big enough to swallow the clan chief’s head in one bite, broke through the dust and began flapping its wings.
“You are lucky.”
The bird’s wings became more and more fluttering, and the heat grew stronger.
Wings of flame raised their feathers, and a storm of feathers raged.
bang. bang. bang. bang.
The clan leader expanded the range of Manamak to the whole body.
Then, the feeling of being out of breath returned to me.
Feathers of flame that hit the mana-mak began to pile up layer by layer.
The storm stopped only when the piles piled up to his ankles.
“Still, being the head of Hippocrit, I don’t think it’s a position that I got through slaps.”
There was no time to worry about the woman’s voice over the large bird.
Because he knew exactly the power of magic to control this immortal bird.
He poured all his magical energy into the mana-mak, which had faded to block the attack.
The sphere, which had been blurring, became clear again with a luminous glow.
Aww!
The deafening sound of explosions and flames engulfed the clan leader.
Jaejoo Kim took a step out of the chaotic atmosphere he felt as soon as he left the portal.
The 22nd floor was a cross-shaped passage when viewed from above.
There were dozens of people in the center.
Putting your hand on a torch on the wall, or leaning against a stone wall with your head bowed.
At first glance, they are full of the feeling of being a savage.
The eyes shining through the dim shadows were half dying.
“I’m here. I’m here!”
“I thought you were really hungry.”
“Come on!”
Then, when they saw Jaejoo Kim, they jumped up from their seats and looked full of hope.
– What?
-Why are you saying that everyone likes Kim Jae-joo and will die?
-Is it because of the 20th floor?
[4860 units. 4875 units. 4890 and 4891. 4893 units. 4890 units. A total of 20 people have entered.]
[Condition number of people have been met.]
[The trial on the 22nd floor begins.]
[The level of the ordeal is proportional to the total difficulty.]
[This is the center of the horse tower. Stop the beasts pouring in from all directions.]
[Remaining time: 30 minutes]
‘ah.’
Jaejoo Kim also noticed when he saw the entry message.
There were no people coming up from the 20th floor, so it was a place where the ordeal could not proceed.
Judging from the reaction, it looks like you’ve been waiting for quite a while.
“If your head is really bad, your body will suffer…”
“I thought I was just going to join the clan.”
“I know yeah.”
Among them, a man who looked over 2 meters tall approached Jaejoo Kim, who must have already taken the lead.
“Nice to meet you.”
“yes.”
A considerable grip was felt in the clasped hands.
“The name?”
“My name is Jaejoo Kim.”
“This is Habaekhyun.”
He didn’t seem to have any intention of loosening up his hand whether he was testing Kim Jae-joo.
“So, what skills did Jaejoo Kim learn?”
“Magic engineering is a bit misleading.”
“okay. Difficulty level?”
“It’s an award.”
“…you are amazing. Thinking of choosing a prize through magic engineering.”
Even though he was not wearing armor, his muscular body like a knight was intimidating enough.
There were scars on the face that covered one eye with an eye patch, so if you were a normal user, you would have to put your eyes on first.
-mind! Use your power!
-He looks like a knight, but it looks like his eyes have been devoured. If you see that it is not covered even by the regeneration power
– In English, IZone
-Something fireworks bird, lord…eup…eup…
– Chew haha drip
-Habaekhyun didn’t cover with his skill, and it looks like he learned it properly in Tarha?
– It seems like that.
-Usually, then armor gets in the way.
“Did you learn magic engineering mainly on secondary skills?”
“no. It is a direct battle.”
“Then is it possible with rear support?”
“yes.”
After having a conversation with Jaejoo Kim, Ha Baekhyun, who simply set the rear position and group, headed to the center of the group.
“Come on, everyone pay attention!”
Baekhyun Ha, who drew everyone’s attention, raised his voice.
“Everyone ran out of food and suffered a lot. I don’t have much time now, so I’ll explain briefly.”
He cleared his throat and spoke quickly.
“Mr. Jaejoo Kim, who came last, is the third group. Is that Lee Si-yeon over there?”
At Ha Baek-hyun’s words, a young woman raised her hand from the group of four.
“yes. You can go to him. There is one passage in each group, and if one is opened, it will collapse in an instant. If you are in danger, ask for help right away.”
The way everyone nodded their heads was proof that Ha Baek-hyun led the mood well.
“When I calculated the difficulty, it was 48. The resulting beasts would be about the same as a red-beaked thrush and a horned hermit crab. We have classified groups according to the skills you have learned, so if you are not vigilant, you will be able to block them easily. Do you know?”
Everyone nodded their heads with a sullen expression.
The problem was that the ordeal did not start because there were not enough people, because there was no worry about the ordeal itself.
On the other hand, Jaejoo Kim had a hard time making a bright expression.
‘Will it come out as expected?’
The manager clearly told Jaejoo Kim.
And on the 21st floor, I personally experienced that those words were not true.
Kim Jae-joo’s footsteps did not fall off easily, even as he watched the people scattered along the path each assigned to.
“What are you doing!”
A woman named Lee Si-yeon cried out when she saw Jae-joo Kim.
– See what’s urgent.
– I’m going
– I see you’re wearing a robe, so you’re a wizard?
-The rest are two knights and one wizard. well made?
At that time, Jaejoo Kim followed Lee Siyeon to the front of the long passage.
“It seems like we’ve only seen each other for a while, but it’s become a common name.”
As Jaejoo Kim approached, Siyeon Lee quickly poured out her words.
Still, looking at the coat Kim Jae-joo was wearing, he frowned.
“How are your skills?”
“…and magic engineering.”
“Then you must have learned the weapon enhancement skill, and must have brought the magic power booster tool, right?”
“no.”
“yes?”
Lee Si-yeon made an absurd expression.
“Learn through the battle series.”
“No… something with magic engineering.”
“Don’t worry, I will do my part.”
At Kim Jae-joo’s dignified attitude, Si-yeon Lee put on a puzzled expression.
“It’s really funny. Do you know what we came to play?”
As the voice rose, the man who was watching the situation intervened.
“stop it. Siyeon-ah. You do it yourself.”
Even the gaze of the man who glanced at Jaejoo Kim was somewhat uncertain.
“I don’t know why so many people learn so much because magic engineering is so good.”
“Siyeon-ah.”
The man raised his voice and looked at Jaejoo Kim.
“sorry. It was burnt once before we got to the 20th floor.”
“it’s okay.”
-mind! I don’t care!
-Kim Jaejoo is ignoring you too much
– Did you go round?
-Isn’t that the case in the low level of magic engineering knowledge right now?
-Even if you reach the 50th floor, they treat you like a technician.
Kim Jae-joo was not interested at all in the energetic Lee Si-yeon and the soothing man.
‘Should I write?’
[Remaining time: 10 minutes]
Because he was focused only on the remaining time.
It would be nice if it was simply a matter of worry.
If the manager’s efforts were the same, it would have been an instant to wipe out all of them.
It was not an easy task to block the beasts that rushed back and forth in the passage from which there was no escape.
“Just hold on to the two of you in front and push them away. Because Hyeonu and I can get rid of it with linkage magic.”
“okay. Stop being annoyed, okay?”
“Do you know that I pay because I want to pay?”
Kim Jae-joo’s disinterested expression seemed annoyed, and Lee Si-yeon’s voice resounded through the aisle.
The man had a disgusted look on his face.
“Hey, you crazy.”
Even so, Jaejoo Kim showed a calm reaction with his arms crossed.
“All right. What do you mean there isn’t one?”
With that attitude, Siyeon let out a sigh and turned around.
[Remaining time: 10 seconds]
As time passed, it began to approach zero.
A sound was heard at the end of the dark passage, where even the torches could not reach.
Kirk.
“Hey, it’s coming. Take a seat.”
“But what does it sound like?”
“You said birds or hermit crabs.”
“Uh…but.”
Kirk. Kirk.
The two men who were fighting with their shields gulped their saliva.
No matter how much he heard the sound, it was full of disgust that corroded people’s hearts.
“Uh, hermit crabs are slow moving. It’s probably not because the thrush said that the aisle is lit up by the glittering feathers.”
“what. Then hermit crab…….”
The end of Lee Si-yeon, who was relieved by the man’s words, was blurred.
Kirk. Kirk. Kirk. Kirk.
Those monsters crawling on the ceiling wall and floor.
Because it didn’t look like a hermit crab to anyone.
“Hey, hey! What is that!”
“I, I don’t know!”
A calm, low voice intervened between them, unable to control their bewildered and trembling voices.
“Come out.”
“What, what?”
The identity of the voice was Jaejoo Kim, who was rummaging through something in his backpack.
-damn; Looks like a gatekeeper?
– The manager is very rude. Oh, why is he here?
-There is Kim Jae-joo here, so even if you block it, what do you do in other places?
– In this case, if it’s Phoenix magic, it’s only one shot.
– Oh, what?
-Who learns that it eats only magical power and has low efficiency haha
-Fire power is terrific;
– You have to get at least the 90th floor, isn’t it enough to use it?
-If you reach the 90th floor, you’re all gone haha. Efficient garbage.
70th floor.
The clan leader clenched his teeth as he felt the mana being sucked into the mana mak.
I glanced at the manager, but he only yawned as if he wasn’t interested. The occasional bouncing sparks passed through the manager’s body and didn’t do any damage.
‘shit.’
The clan leader shouted, swallowing the growing irritation inside him.
“Can’t we just talk?”
“Because I didn’t come here to talk.”
“Who are you and are you doing this?”
“I hate you.”
“················ogue.”
The smoke caused by the explosion was lifted, and the other person was finally seen.
It was difficult to recognize his face because he was wearing a white robe, but the head of the clan was constantly spinning.
‘He had straight hair protruding, his voice was in his mid to late 20s. There is no magic aid. If it had used floating magic, it wouldn’t have even caused a shock to the floor when it flew.’
He was a magician of great power.
A sorcerer with overwhelming abilities that does not require any use of knight-type or magical engineering-type skills.
“Did you roll all your hair?”
A bird of flame flew into the air following the woman’s beckoning.
“for a moment···.”
Before the clan leader could even speak, a bird shot towards the floor.
The flames of fierce flames painted an afterimage.
The bird’s beak opened as if it would swallow the clan chief.
“stop.”
However, in the words of the manager who was watching it from the side.
Pa-ah.
The fire bird grew smaller and disappeared without leaving a single feather.
“Chaerin Lee.”
“I think you’ve decided to tell me now.”
“Have you already refused?”
The manager’s attitude was quite different from the way he treated the clan leader.
“Are you a manager? Absolutely.”
“Then why?”
“I think you already know, am I mistaken?”
For the first time, the corners of the manager’s mouth hung long.
“Are you the one who pulled you out of your quiet lockdown?”
“··· Manager is true. It’s good that I’m not always lucky.”