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– Welcome to the 18th floor trial.
– Theme: Calamity of the Snowfield
– Time Limit: 48 hours
– Having defeated the Ice Giants, you are forced to move towards your destination, as if chased by a blizzard, without even a moment to catch your breath.
– Overcome the Calamity of the Snowfield and proceed to the next destination.
The Calamity of the Snowfield.
The calamity mentioned here wasn’t some ‘calamity-like monster.’
It literally meant a natural disaster, referring to all sorts of unfortunate events caused by natural disasters.
“It’s so uncomfortable to walk… Hancheol, can you carry me on your back?”
“Me too, me too!”
“…….”
The snow was so deep that each step sank us up to our knees.
Sometimes, the ground would suddenly give way, causing us to fall abruptly.
Because of this, people were lining up and following the path Seun was making.
Seun could avoid most anomalies through scanning and his sharp senses.
Even this was draining our stamina, but the real problem wasn’t this.
“Eek, a snowball is rolling down!”
A giant snowball rolled down from the adjacent snow mountain.
It didn’t seem that big at first, but as it rolled down, it grew in size, quickly becoming large enough to cover the entire Diablo Clan.
Seun placed his hand on the hilt of Durandal, but someone else stepped forward first.
– Player Hancheol Kang uses ‘Advance’.
콰앙!!
Hancheol Kang’s fist collided with the snowball.
If such a massive snowball were shattered by a fist, it would have split into large and small fragments, engulfing the clan, but his fist was different.
The authority of Agares, the second-ranked Demon King, Earthquake.
The fist, imbued with the power of that powerful vibration, finely crushed the snowball, scattering it into snow powder.
Thanks to this, several people nearby had their heads covered in snow powder, but they were able to avoid being crushed to death by the snowball.
Before people could cheer for Hancheol’s performance….
“Hey, you crazy bastard! Haven’t you seen a movie? Making noise in a place like this!”
쿠구구구구-!!
“An avalanche is happening!”
With a terrifying roar, the snow mountain began to collapse.
Except for the path ahead, both sides were blocked by snow mountains, leaving no place to escape.
The avalanche, like the snowball, grew in size as it descended.
A situation that neither Hancheol’s strength nor Yuseoa’s command could handle.
At that moment, two girls stepped forward.
“Unni! [Older sister]”
“Ready!”
The twin sisters enlarged the wall they had prepared in advance. No, rather than enlarging it, it was just returning it to its original size.
Even when they were at the base, they spent their time constantly creating something without rest.
For them, who lacked combat abilities, that was the only way to prepare for the trials.
Various siege weapons, as well as bullets and temporary buildings, and even a barrier that could be called a ‘fortress wall.’
– The Constellation, ‘Black Bird,’ twitches its beak, saying there’s no need to spread its wings for such a trivial avalanche.
– The Constellation, ‘Giant Bird,’ praises the contractor, saying it’s an excellent fortress wall.
A fortress wall, 5m high and 30m wide, was erected in front of us.
The scale of the avalanche wasn’t that large, so it didn’t seem likely to overwhelm people after overwhelming the fortress wall.
However, there was one problem.
A fortress wall couldn’t withstand enemy attacks just by being erected haphazardly on the ground. You had to dig into the ground and firmly fix the fortress wall to have the strength to block enemy attacks.
A fortress wall placed haphazardly on the ground could receive enemy attacks, but it couldn’t block them.
“Hancheol Oppa! [Older brother/male friend]”
“I know.”
쿵!
Hancheol Kang spread his arms wide to support the fortress wall.
He wasn’t the only one.
The entire Diablo Clan joined forces to support the fortress wall, and the undead raised by Baekhyun threw themselves to support the fortress wall.
And finally, the avalanche began to engulf the Diablo Clan.
콰아아아!
I could feel a chilling cold and a tsunami-like force from the hand holding the fortress wall.
It would have been impossible for ordinary humans to withstand the avalanche with their strength, but the people of the Diablo Clan were already all proper ‘players’ [individuals who have gained special abilities within the game-like world].
They had long surpassed the power of humans.
Moreover, Hancheol Kang, who was supporting from the center, was already surpassing the strength of even an ogre.
스스스-
After a bout of commotion, powerless snow powder flowed down the sides of the fortress wall.
They had really managed to stop the avalanche with human strength.
People either let out a sigh of relief or marveled at their own strength.
“Hooah! That was close! Be more careful in the future!”
“It’s good that we blocked it. It’s much better than screaming like someone, right?”
“What? You little brat!”
As Park Jungpil raised his voice, Hancheol Kang, who had quickly approached from behind, blocked his mouth.
Park Jungpil struggled, making muffled noises, but he couldn’t resist that monstrous strength.
Of course, Hancheol Kang also realized that the avalanche was his fault and bowed his head to the people.
Calmly acknowledging his mistakes and thinking about better methods. That was one of Hancheol Kang’s great strengths.
“This trial consumes too much stamina.”
“That’s right, Unni! I’d rather have monsters swarming us. This is like walking through a thorny path, you know?”
“Ugh, I hate being cold…….”
After that, the trials continued.
They were bombarded with icicles while passing under snow bridges, and they also had to cross the crevasses they had seen in the 16th floor trial.
Literally, the Calamity of the Snowfield.
It seemed like every disaster related to snow was appearing.
How long had they been walking like that?
사륵-
“Huh? More snow again!”
“Ugh, garbage is falling from the sky…….”
The snow, which had been quiet for a while, began to fall again.
It wasn’t the same blizzard as they had seen on the 16th floor. Snowflakes fluttered beautifully from the calm sky without a single breeze.
However, that beautiful impression soon turned into astonishment.
“A, am I seeing things right now?”
“It’s not snow, it’s like clouds are just falling?”
“Ugh, giant garbage is falling from the sky…….”
Clouds are falling.
The sight of the snow falling over the Diablo Clan’s heads right now seemed to fit Hanareum’s expression perfectly.
The sky was so full of snow that the blue sky was not visible at all. The expression ‘snowstorm’ couldn’t have been more fitting.
‘I suffered quite a bit because of this.’
Seun recalled his past life.
When the snowstorm started, the already deep snow path became even deeper, making movement impossible. Securing visibility became impossible, and the cold became even more severe.
So much snow fell that every time you breathed, sleet entered your mouth, making you cough.
The fortunate thing was that the snowstorm would stop after a few hours?
Even so, the snow already piled up due to the snowstorm would be piled up to your head, severely delaying movement.
However, Seun had no intention of waiting for the snowstorm to subside or delaying his speed by passing through the snow-covered snowfield like in his past life.
Woong!
He concentrated mana in his right hand.
The blazing flames were compressed in an instant and turned into a small bullet.
As he continued to pour in mana, the burning flames were constantly compressed, and the bullet grew in size even more.
At first, it was the size of a small bullet, but as time passed, its size grew like a cannonball.
– According to the Mystery of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Fire Cannon’ is enhanced.
There, the mysteries of the four magic towers were mixed, balancing it, and finally, the black light unique to the Mystery of the Black Tower settled on the bullet.
Even so, Seun was not yet satisfied.
– The Saint’s Mark reacts to the Legend of the Blood Wolf.
– The second ability of the Saint’s Mark, ‘Rage,’ awakens.
He awakened the Saint’s Mark and aroused the power of Rage.
The Saint’s Mark, which had become even more powerful by devouring the divinity of the recent board, emitted a eerie light.
The moment the power of Rage settled on the bullet that had turned dark red like that…….
파앗!
The bullet was fired through the snowstorm and towards the sky.
People were nervous that another avalanche would occur due to the noise, but the bullet fired by Seun did not make any noise.
An unrealistic silence enveloped the surroundings.
The snowstorm could not withstand the heat of the bullet and melted.
No, as soon as it melted, it became white steam, and the steam spread in all directions, riding the air currents changed by the heat.
Then, finally, the moment the dark red bullet reached the sky, the bullet finally exploded.
콰아아아-!!
The flames that escaped from the bullet covered the sky.
The clouds that were pouring out the snowstorm disappeared in flames, and the clouds that were approaching also ran away in horror.
The power to reverse the weather.
This was the power of a 5th circle magic [a high level of magic proficiency].
Of course, it was impossible for an ordinary magician to produce such power with 5th circle magic.
It was the power that Seun was able to achieve because he had mastered the mysteries of the five magic towers, amplified his power to the limit with the authority of Rage, and poured out all the mana he had.
– The Constellation, ‘Snake Envy,’ is horrified by your growth rate.
“……I knew Seun was strong, but I didn’t know it would be this much.”
“The garbage is gone! Yahoo!”
Of course, when the clouds disappeared, the snowstorm also stopped.
It was a bit of a flaw that the snow path was melted and slippery due to the remaining heat, but compared to the snowstorm, that was enough to handle.
His head was momentarily dizzy due to excessive mana use, but not enough to lose his balance.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and his condition quickly calmed down.
When he turned his head, everyone, including Yuseoa, was staring at Seun with their mouths wide open.
“Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen the sky so clear since I came here!”
As Park Jungpil said, the sky in the snowfield was clearer than ever.
Even when the snowstorm wasn’t falling, the sky was filled with clouds all day long.
This was the first time Seun had seen such a sight.
It was the first time he thought it was ‘beautiful’ in the snowfield.
“I just thought there were only snow mountains, but it’s decorated better than I thought, isn’t it? Wow, it’s like a game background screen. Look at that castle over there!”
“……Castle?”
As Park Jungpil said, under the clear sky, there were various landscapes besides the snow mountains.
Trees stretching high towards the sky, or strangely shaped rocks that appeared as the snow melted.
There were also monsters that I didn’t know existed here. It seemed that those guys were the ones who rolled the abnormal snowballs.
More than that, what Seun paid attention to was the ‘castle’ that Park Jungpil pointed to.
When the weather was cloudy, even shadows were not visible, but when the snow disappeared and the weather cleared up, he could find a transparent ice castle sitting on top of the highest snow mountain as if it were a lie.
Background?
No.
There was no way the Tower’s trial would have inserted such a background on the snow mountain just to please the player’s eyes.
Even though there was no guide for the journey now, Seun could instinctively realize it.
“I think I’ll have to move separately again this time.”
The transparent ice castle located on the highest snow mountain. That was the hidden piece here.