Chapter 515
He completely subdues the resisting distortion. And attempts to dissect the Boundary Line in detail. He tries to plunder what’s inside and make it his own.
Kaga-ga-gak!
But it doesn’t work.
As if it’s not allowed beyond this point, a massive rule itself blocks Taesan.
And at the same time, the world moves.
The world, which had been growling and threatening like a beast, rushes to bite, as if it can no longer tolerate it. The hostility of the world itself, which even Taesan cannot withstand.
Kwaddeudeuk.
Taesan’s body begins to be forcibly expelled. He tries to resist with the Boundary Line, but even that is meaningless. Something enormous pushes Taesan away.
“Wait.”
But he endures.
“I still have things to do.”
This place is a twisted and broken, now non-existent time. No matter what you do here, there is no effect to the original world.
Then there was one more thing to confirm.
[You have activated Call of Chaos.]
The realm of the Boundary Line surrounds Taesan. The will of the world itself cannot reach Taesan.
Kwaddeudeudeuk!
Taesan grabs and tears the space.
Tat.
He set foot on Earth.
What he sees are monsters filling the Earth.
And a crack in the sky.
The monsters see Taesan and howl. Tools performing designated commands without complete intelligence try to kill him.
Taesan didn’t even glance at them.
He simply wielded [Gray].
The Boundary Line becomes a wave and rushes across the Earth. The monsters vanish like dust in an instant.
Taesan gathers [Gray] as it is and hurls it towards the crack in the sky.
He could only draw out a part of his original power due to the world’s oppression and hostility, but it is still the Boundary Line. The power that collapses all things and shakes the boundary touches the crack in the sky.
At that moment.
The crack opens.
Something grabs the Boundary Line that flew towards the crack.
A silent collision occurs.
There is no noise, no explosion. But at that moment, the world was shaken.
Kugugugung…….
It looks at Taesan.
In an instant, the Earth is about to be crushed. Things collapse and concepts are distorted by mere gaze.
“Not the Usurper.”
Taesan muttered indifferently.
The thing beyond silently looks at Taesan.
Before he could grasp what emotion was contained within, the world swallowed Taesan. Unable to endure any longer, it swallowed the Boundary Line and banished Taesan.
And Taesan returned to the original Labyrinth.
“Is this all?”
[Oh.]
[You’ve returned…….]
Bardray became the shape of a sword again, and Akasha became the shape of a ring. The will of the world trying to exclude Taesan was no longer felt.
He’s back. Back to the original Solo Mode.
Taesan raised his hand. In it, he held a fragment of Ouroboros.
The enormous concept and power that had been dormant within had completely disappeared.
It seemed it would take a very long time before it could be used again.
But it didn’t matter. The goal was achieved.
[Special Activation Skill: Multiplication]
[Mana Consumption: 3]
[Squares the damage. This skill has a one-hour cooldown after activation.]
Multiplication. The skill remained in his skill window. Taesan smiled. It wasn’t just Multiplication.
[Special Activation Skill: Forced Attainment]
[Mana Consumption: 50]
[Proficiency: 1%]
[You can forcibly attain the goal you desire. However, what you can aim for is limited, and you bear all the penalties and risks necessary to achieve the goal.]
Forced Attainment was also a skill that Taesan had obtained with his own power. He obtained a total of two skills and returned.
“This is satisfying enough.”
He got what he wanted. Taesan sat down and tidied his hair.
‘The Ancient God didn’t appear until the end.’
Well. If there was an Ancient God, he would have come to suppress him as soon as he appeared. There is no Ancient God in Easy Mode.
It was a part he had expected to some extent.
‘Where is that place?’
A distorted and broken space. An unknown place created by the Ancient God imitating the things of this world.
Who created that place? An unknown Ancient God, or the Usurper?
The probability was high that it was the Usurper, but he was not yet certain.
‘And the Ancient God who appeared at the end.’
The Ancient God who broke through the crack in the sky and appeared.
Who is that?
Chwaak.
His thoughts could not continue. Because the space split and the Magician appeared.
“Hello?”
The Magician landed lightly on the ground.
“I was a little busy, so I couldn’t arrive right away. Sorry.”
“How long was I over there?”
“Not that long. About a month at most?”
A month. The time axis itself didn’t seem to be very different. The Magician snapped his fingers.
“Then, did you achieve the goal you wanted?”
A light wave swept over Taesan. It was checking the skills Taesan had with the authority of the Labyrinth’s creator.
“••••••Ha.”
And the Magician, who had confirmed Multiplication, couldn’t hide his admiration.
“Taesan. Why do you think I made it so that skills are created in a new way?”
Skills are not made. A skill is created when specific conditions are met and it is judged to be reasonable.
It was a very troublesome and difficult condition to control, but the Magician insisted on that condition when designing the Labyrinth.
“The reason is simple. I wanted to see mortals strive to obtain their own things and dedicate themselves.”
Identify and calculate the conditions to create your own skill.
The Magician wanted adventurers to use the system, not rely on it.
But most adventurers didn’t. They only aimed for the skills that those who had descended the Labyrinth first had discovered, and did not try to create their own skills.
The Magician was very disappointed with that.
And now, Taesan was perfectly satisfying that disappointment.
Addition, Forced Duel, Attack Nullification. And even Multiplication.
Even the Magician who designed and created the Labyrinth doesn’t know the skill called Multiplication.
The Magician was very satisfied with the result that completely exceeded his expectations.
“And Forced Attainment. This is another strange skill.”
The Magician could roughly know what conditions were achieved to obtain Forced Attainment.
That’s why he couldn’t help but laugh.
A system that transcends the limitations of the system. In normal cases, it was a skill that could not be obtained at all.
“It’s tricky to use, but depending on how you use it, it could disrupt the balance.”
It was a skill that was difficult for even the Magician to specify. From his point of view, it was satisfactory.
The Magician, who was happily checking the sills, paused.
“••••••Wait.”
The Magician frowned.
There was embarrassment on his face.
“What’s that?”
The Magician snapped his fingers. A system window obscured his vision.
[Special Always-On Skill: Damage to Physical Force Conversion]
[Proficiency: 1%]
[You can imbue direct physical force into damage, which is one of the Labyrinth’s systems. The physical force contained in the damage is proportional to the damage value. It doesn’t seem to be very effective yet.]
“I never gave you a skill like this. But it doesn’t seem like a skill you could have obtained on your own.”
A skill related to the system. A type of thing that cannot be obtained by individual effort.
One being flashed through the Magician’s mind.
“……Balbamaba.”
“It’s a skill I received as a reward for clearing the 92nd floor. He gave it to me willingly, saying it wasn’t worth much.”
“This is…”
The Magician clicked his tongue.
Balbamaba’s judgment was not wrong. Even if you put physical force into damage, the ratio is terrible. It was a skill that was meaningless to most adventurers.
However, the problem was that Taesan had that skill.
“This is……troublesome.”
What can Taesan do with that skill?
Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
“I can’t do anything about the skill that is already given. I’ll have to scold him later.”
The Magician muttered. Taesan apologized to Balbamaba in his heart.
“So, besides that. You didn’t just go there to get skills, did you?”
“I found out roughly.”
The Ancient God who created Easy, Normal, and Hard Mode was likely the Usurper.
And he and Taesan were somehow related. Taesan felt familiarity in creating Easy Mode.
His origin.
“I can’t tell you anything, as before.”
The Magician said.
“You have to figure that out yourself. Well, Essential might be able to help you.”
Essential. The God of Essence.
He told Taesan to come find him later. He said he would help him understand his essence.
“At least I can’t help you with that part. What I can do is this.”
Kiiiing!
The Magician waved his hand. The system moves according to the owner’s will.
[Floor 94 Cleared.]
[Your level has increased.]
[Your level has increased.]
[Your level has increased.]
[Your level has increased.]
[You have obtained the Magician’s Ring.]
[You have obtained ???.]
“The clearing condition for the 94th floor is to obtain what you want from there. The condition has been met.”
Rewards were given along with the clearing of the quest. Taesan checked the ring that appeared on his hand.
[Magician’s Ring]
[A ring created by the creator of the Labyrinth to give to his favorite adventurer. It can contain the stats the user desires.]
“It’s a ring as described. If you want a specific stat, that will soon become the ring’s ability.”
Then what to wish for is decided. Taesan concentrated. Light emanated from the ring and the description began to change.
[Magician’s Ring: Attack Power]
[Attack Power + 3000]
[A ring created by the creator of the Labyrinth to give to his favorite adventurer. It can contain the stats the user desires.]
“Oho.”
3000. It was a very high number. It had the highest attack power attached to it, excluding weapons.
‘It’s natural since the Labyrinth is coming to an end soon.’
And ???.
[You have used ???.]
[You have obtained the Magician’s magic [Rainbow Dash of Colorful Colors].]
The secret reward was not equipment, but a skill.
And it was the Magician’s magic. Taesan looked at the Magician.
“That’s not the magic of the God of Magic that I taught, but my own magic.”
The Magician said lightly.
“It’s magic that even I can’t handle myself now. Originally, I was going to let it disappear without giving it to anyone, but that was a waste. It’ll be useful in its own way.”
[Magician’s Magic: Rainbow Dash of Colorful Colors]
[Mana Consumption: ???]
[Proficiency: 1%]
[The Magician’s magic, which has forgotten itself and can no longer be handled. The more mana consumed, the more the power and the number of lights increase.]
Magic with an undefined mana consumption, similar to black magic. In the process of obtaining the magic, he was able to know its approximate effect.
As a result, he came to know.
The Magician’s magic is quite powerful.
In terms of pure grade, it could be above high-level magic.
“I didn’t know you’d give me something like this.”
This was a sufficient reward. The Magician shook his head.
“It’s enough. Thanks to you, I’m learning so much.”
A joyful smile was drawn on the Magician’s face.
“The reason I created the Labyrinth was to see beings like you. I’m very satisfied.”
The cleanup was over. There was no more business on the 94th floor.
Now he had to go down to the 95th floor. There were only six floors left until clearing it.
“What’s the quest for the 95th floor?”
“Ah. Not yet. There’s a problem to deal with before that.”
The Magician clapped his hands. A long system window obscured Taesan’s vision.
[Special Quest Start]
[Return to Earth.]
[Two days from now. You will return to the land you abandoned. Survive there and come back. Rewards will be determined based on performance.]