Chapter 109 – 109. You Have to Make at Least a Final Item to Survive
“Come on, Kazuah..”
In addition to the Rune Stone of Restoration that I had, I decided to destroy all the magic stones that my colleagues had collected.
Okay. All you have to do is make up for it by earning more than what your colleagues earned today… Some might say what a gambling idea this is, but the freed long sword was worth it.
[Liberated long sword-Jin: All power has been liberated. Sharpness is maximized. Doubles all physical abilities until durability drops below 100. All skills that can be used as weapons are maximized.]
[Durability 100/100]
Done. Durability was fully filled. Thanks to this, most of the magic stones I had collected were melted… But I have no regrets. Well, look at this incredible effect.
“Fuck.”
All stats increase by 10, doubling all physical abilities. Moreover, the effect has been expanded to a skill that can be used as a weapon rather than a skill that can be used as a sword.
“As long as you keep your durability above 100… You can enjoy this effect forever…”
This is not possible using normal methods. After just one battle, durability will drop below 99, and the effect will be canceled immediately.
In short, it meant that only the first attack after durability was raised to 100 would be effective. Or, it could mean that you should not use the sword and instead use another weapon while holding the sword in your left hand like an accessory.
However, we have Yeongsik. Among the items that Yeongsik is currently maintaining, he can remove the warrior’s old ring and insert this sword.
However, there is a problem here. I don’t want to imagine it, but if Yeongsik dies while conquering the labyrinth, Yeongsik’s skills will be canceled and the weapon may be destroyed right away.
‘But we can’t erase the handicap of quality maintenance… ‘
The handicap of skill theft has already been erased with the golden seal. In addition to erasing the penalty for bullet weaving, as well as the penalty or handicap for summoning dark spirits or other skills… The opportunity to erase the handicap for maintaining quality disappears. It’s a waste.
‘So, let’s go with a method that doesn’t necessarily depend on quality maintenance..’
First, I took out all the evolution rune stones and reinforcement rune stones that were in my bag.
First, apply the Evolution Rune Stone to the sword. If you apply the Rune Stone of Evolution, its durability will increase significantly. If what I imagine comes true… In fact, this effect will be maintained even without Yeongsik.
“Whoa…”
I evolved the long sword while feeling a bit nervous.
[Liberated Demon Slayer’s Long Sword-Jin: All power has been liberated. Sharpness is maximized. Doubles all physical abilities until durability drops below 100. All skills that can be used as weapons are maximized.]
[Additional effect: When fed with magic stones, the spirit can be attacked directly.]
[Additional effect: Every time an enemy is killed, its soul is absorbed to fill its durability.]
[Durability 100/300]
“This is it… Shiba…!!”
I really wanted to scream, but everyone was sleeping so I covered my mouth.
I feel dizzy. Is this the power of evolution…
“The original effect is the same… But the additional effect and durability increase by 200…”
The important thing here is that the phrase ‘Double all physical abilities until durability falls below 100’ still remains.
Yes, the total durability has risen to 300, but you can still enjoy this ridiculous effect as long as you keep the durability above 100. Since the limit has increased significantly, you just need to keep feeding magic stones so that durability does not fall below 100.
No, due to the additional effect, durability automatically replenishes just by properly killing monsters. Since durability is refilled by absorbing souls, if you hit a strong enemy right away, durability will replenish faster than the rate at which it decreases.
Done. This… This is perfect now. It was like a sword that suppressed the increase in entropy. If you use it well, it is an infinite durability that does not consume durability.
‘I tried it just in case.. But of course… It sucks..’
I feel like I’m going crazy. Just by holding the sword, your stamina automatically replenishes, and your strength increases tremendously. A sense of omnipotence, as if he could tear a bear to death with his bare hands..
It is a feeling that is one step outside the human category.
‘This is sex…’
My hands trembled slightly from the intense pleasure that felt like my brain was melting. This is why I over-indulge when it comes to strengthening my weapons. It’s really amazing that you can see that you’re getting stronger in real time.
But it doesn’t end here. Now I’m going to apply another Evolution Rune Stone here. Then, two additional effects will be added and durability will increase by 200.
This is crazy. Really, I was drooling at the crazy performance increase.
“This can actually be called a ‘new sword’ now..”
I swallowed dry saliva and fed the remaining rune stone of evolution to the sword.
[Liberated Longsword of the Destroyer – Jin: All power has been liberated. Sharpness is maximized. Doubles all physical abilities until durability drops below 100. All skills that can be used as weapons are maximized.]
[Additional effect: When fed with magic stones, the spirit can be attacked directly.]
[Additional effect: Every time an enemy is killed, its soul is absorbed to fill its durability.]
[Additional effect: When attacking a non-human enemy, the wound opens.]
[Additional effect: When fighting non-human enemies, recovery is extremely high.]
[Durability 100/500]
“…”
The longsword of the Demon Slayer has been upgraded to the longsword of the Demon Slayer. With this, I obtained a weapon for cannabis.
To be honest, I still felt uneasy inside. For example, vampires that will pour out of the red gate, zombies that will evolve every week, or large monsters that will tear open the black gate and jump out…
I was anxious as to whether I would be able to fight such real monsters. No matter how strong I am, in the end, I belong to the category of humans, and there is still a part of me that feels powerless in front of a weapon called a gun.
Now I have a weapon that can fight monsters. A weapon to overcome the eternal night and winter has been obtained.
‘If there is this… ‘
Vampires and monsters beyond the gate no longer pose a vague fear. Even spirits that are thought to be impossible to attack can be cut through. Since there is a magic circuit, even the trouble of feeding magic stones has disappeared.
‘Of course, I could cut through the spirit body with the Astral Sword, but… It’s a piece of cake because the trouble of changing weapons every time I fight is gone.’
Anyway, I even applied the strengthening rune stones. I can’t stand this anymore.
[Durability 100/650]
By using the Enhancement Rune Stone, durability increased to 650. In the first reinforcement, durability increased by 10, then by 20, 30, 40, and 50. It was a structure that increased by 10.
“It’s done…”
Now everything is ready. Since you received the workshop owner’s pendant earlier, you can now enter the labyrinth.
“Let’s go..”
I opened the door leading to the workshop. A pungent smell of oil wafted up.
******
-Giggles!!!
“You should die!”
-Boom!!!!
At the beginning of the workshop, broken dolls were wandering around. To be honest, these guys are like zombies with weak durability and die if you hit them, so I pressed them down without any pressure and went deeper inside.
“From now on, you must carry the dead dolls to the trading window. Remove the magic gem and throw the remaining parts into the window to change them into coins. Do you understand me? We’re going to be rich.”
“Tick, tick, tick!!”
“Okay! “Move quickly!”
He summoned skeletal spirits and had them move the destroyed dolls to the trading window. There is nothing better than labor that can be employed without pay.
He also summoned all the blood demons and corpses. I plan to have them hunt for small dolls as well.
The plan was really simple. I quickly go down to the depths, and Blood Demon and Song Jang remain in the upper layer to harass the dolls. Afterwards, the broken dolls are moved outside by the skeleton spirits.
To be honest, at this point, it’s not solo play, but team play.
“You clean the second floor. “I will go straight down.”
“…”
“Blood Demon, you won’t answer again.”
“I understand… I nodded… But why am I the only one…”
I left the worker dolls on the second floor to the resentful Blood Demon and the tired-looking Song Jang and immediately ran down to the third floor.
Unlike the second floor, which was full of material warehouses and empty rooms, the third floor had a darker and more mechanical feel.
The smell of oil stings my nose. In a way, it seems more disgusting than the smell of blood.
“Three in front. “Two in each hallway.”
The presence of the dolls was detected through presence detection. They were wandering around inside the labyrinth.
It seems like they haven’t been able to properly sense me yet because of my presence blocking and perception-impeding ring.
‘Good..’
I was worried that I might be surrounded by them, so I decided to attack the left hallway first.
“Intruder… Intruder. Intruder. Kill the chichichichi intruder..”
“Unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter. Please die immediately.”
“Immediately annihilate the survivors.. They keep giving orders to each other. Hang..”
The battle dolls muttered indoctrinated commands. Then, occasionally, he would swing the weapon he was holding and hit the wall or a pile of trash in the hallway.
‘It looks like the guy I killed last time was indeed an elite individual.’
It seems that the doll that I killed last week that was moving between floors was definitely an elite entity. The ones you see now look very different from the dolls back then. It looked much weaker.
‘Hmm.. But they still look much more dangerous than the guys above..’
While the dolls on the first floor were already damaged and on the verge of destruction, the second floor was in relatively good condition, and the third floor had more sleek and strong-looking dolls. Also, since most of its body was made up of joints, it seemed like it could perform anomalous attacks.
‘It’s definitely more dangerous than the 1st or 2nd floor.’
The first floor is for waste, the second floor is for workers, and the third floor is for combat. In short, unlike the second floor, the difficulty level has increased significantly.
First of all, it is very dangerous because it can handle weapons, and it is also very aggressive, so I was scared that it would move to the end even if its body was broken in order to kill an intruder.
‘Will they attack even if they are wearing the workshop owner’s pendant…?’
From what I heard, there was almost no reaction from Hyuna, who was wearing the pendant. Also, she didn’t have any dolls that attacked me before coming down to this point.
The only beings they consider enemies are literally intruders.
“Hey. Hey. “Fuck you bastards.”
I hinted at the dolls. Then the dolls stopped their actions, grabbed their weapons, and took a fighting stance.
“…”
“…”
“…”
The three of us looked at each other. I was wondering why they were still, and they seemed a little curious about why I was here.
“Not attacking?”
“The owner of the workshop is not a target of attack.”
“Aha.”
They didn’t attack me. He soon released his fighting stance and started killing time by hitting the wall or attacking the trash pile like before.
“Huh..”
Even if you get close and hit the dolls’ heads, they won’t attack. Since it had the owner’s pendant, it was virtually invincible.
“It’s truly amazing..”
Still, just in case a doll in a strange condition could attack, I struck down everyone I could find.
“Hmm..”
Unfortunately, the magic gemstone is just a low-level magic gemstone. The elite object is a mid-level magic stone… But it’s a shame.
“First of all..”
I wandered around the third floor. As a result, a total of three important facilities were discovered.
First of all, it was a water storage tank. There were several water tanks made of metal. If you fill the water tank with water, you will be able to use it in the bathroom of your living space.
“The water tank is so fucking big..”
But there was one problem. Simply putting water into the water tank does not allow water to be supplied to the upper floors.
What was needed at this time was a second facility.
“Magic Stone Generator…”
It seemed that electricity could be supplied inside the facility by inserting a magic stone. However, I think I’ll have to pour in a huge amount of magic stones… Once this is in operation, electricity and water can be used stably.
“Finally…”
Boiler room. As Yeongsik said, there was a boiler room on the third floor. As expected, it works as a magic stone. It was a facility that could be used only by pouring magic stones into it like coal.
“In the end, it means that there must be a lot of magic stones..”
Without the magic gemstone, nothing was possible. There was no choice among the people I encountered on my way down here. I think this will only be possible if I clear out this entire infinite labyrinth.
‘I heard that a lot of monsters are especially created in Demon Cave No. 3..’
You can collect magic stones from magic cave no. 3. The magic stones collected there are brought here and the facility is operated. The balance is just right.
“Then what’s left is…” ” “
Stairs leading to the 4th floor.
The first floor was an empty space, the second floor was a warehouse, and the third floor had facilities for living.
In that case, there would be a true workshop for making dolls on the remaining 4th floor.
‘Maybe there’s a boss room.. Isn’t it? The boss room might be on the 5th floor.’
First of all, the pendant belonging to the owner of this workshop was valid up to the 3rd floor. I wonder if this will actually work up to the 4th floor… But since I’ve come this far, I have to go up to the last floor.
‘Time has passed.. Only an hour and a half has passed..’
I think I can attack for about 2 more hours.
It’s so complicated that it feels like it takes more time to find your way around. I was able to move quickly up to the second floor thanks to Yeongsik’s map, but from the third floor onwards I had to rely on my senses.
Still, I left a marker at each corner of the 3rd floor as I moved, so I’ll be able to climb up a little faster later.
“Whoa…”
After taking a deep breath, I went down the stairs.
The fourth floor was a completely dark space.
Dark hallways and rooms without a single light.
I can’t even see an inch ahead.
‘Fire…’
Finally, I turned on the flashlight. He held a flashlight in his left hand and a sword in his right hand.
“Wow.. Fuck..”
The atmosphere is scary.
There was no special decoration on the walls up to the third floor, and it was just a really crude steampunk-style building.
However, from the 4th floor onwards, the atmosphere completely changed. There were decorations, jars, and portraits hanging all over the walls and hallways, and I was greeted by luxurious wallpaper, various types of statues, and an unlit chandelier.
‘There is also a grandfather clock… ‘
First of all, a presence can be felt from the front. Come closer and see if they attack me or not…
No, wait a minute. Why can I feel it in my back?
“Holy shit!!!”
-Kwaaaaang!!!!
Thanks to his increased physical ability, he managed to avoid the attack by rolling forward. I was ambushed and almost died.
“Cough.. Cough.. Crazy..”
What attacked me was… A maid with an emotionless expression… A doll?
The doll, which looked almost like a human, was holding a mop that seemed to be made of steel.
“You are an unauthorized guest. We rule it out immediately.”
The workshop owner’s pendant does not work properly.
This information is wrong. It’s not that dangerous up to the 3rd floor.
The really dangerous part was from the 4th floor.
“Fuck… “
I held my sword tightly. Just then, another maid approached me from behind.
“No further entry is permitted. Immediately remove unauthorized personnel…”
“Excluded from the Tremor Mansion.”
A mop and broom were swung at the same time as the maids shouted at guests.
If you don’t avoid it, you will be crushed to death.