Chapter 2183 – [What Happens When a Constellation Is the Great Demon King]

After the duel with streamer Kwanjong, people’s public opinion about Yunho reversed. At the very least, if there were no eyewitnesses, it wouldn’t have been known, but since it was being broadcast, not only those who saw it but also the video remained.

Mana Blade is a skill that can be obtained only after reaching floor 40. However, it is said that not everything can be obtained by clearing the 40th floor, and even though it is not a bonus mission, there is an element of luck.

So, it was a skill that even the streamers did not have… Anyway, the important thing is that Yunho, who had not even cleared the 20th floor yet, overwhelmingly defeated that level of mid-level apostle. So public opinion is bound to change.

-Wow, damn, it was Himsunjin.

-But [Lord of Winter]? This is the first constellation I’ve heard of. It’s not even on the wiki…

-Isn’t this the first constellation that came out? Wow, there is only one apostle and I will receive plenty of support.

-No, but how is a climber who has only cleared the 19th floor so strong?

-It must be because of the constellation skills.

-No, but what about Mana Blade? How did you get that?

-Mol? Ru.

In fact, the person involved in the streamer was found dead from excessive bleeding at home, but this attracts more attention than the fact that a person is dead.

Yunho soars from an under-level apostle to a promising apostle in one fell swoop. Seeing how their attitudes change as if they were flipping their palms, humans are naturally like that, but on the other hand, the trend toward climbers here seems to be the same, so I can only sigh.

Meanwhile, large guilds also contacted Yunho. An apostle who uses skills that can only be obtained by going to the 40th floor in less than half of those floors. Not only is it possible to obtain information about him, but he is also of great value as a recruiter, so head-hunting, which had been slow, has become busy.

And among them, there was one who stood out the most.

“Hello, Apostle Kang Yun-ho. I’m from the Tiara guild.”

“Yes?”

The opponent who showed up was also an apostle, so it seemed like they were trying to properly recruit him, but on the other hand, the guild was strong enough to send an apostle as an errand boy, so I was quite interested. Separately, I searched on the Internet and found that it was the 1st ranked climber’s guild on this planet.

What country is this guild from? Without anything in particular, it is a guild located in the Constellation Tower and based in Starion. Thanks to this, it is relatively free from pressure from other countries and can represent the opinions of climbers and Starions as its power is large, so in fact, it can be considered a newly created modern country.

Just looking at the apostles, it is said that there are hundreds of them in the Tiara guild alone… Oh, of course there are apostles with the same constellation, but considering the difference between an ordinary climber and an apostle, the level of force was enormous.

However, apart from his power, his reputation was good. They take care of the rights of not only their own guild but also general climbers, and there is a lot of support from neutral or non-affiliated guilds and climbers, which is quite impressive.

“You came from the Tiara guild?”

“Yes, that’s right. I came here to propose recruitment because I was impressed within the guild about the previous incident. As you already know, the Tiara Guild is a guild that prioritizes the rights of climbers. If you are active in the future, it would be better to join our guild. Good.”

“Well, I don’t know. I’ll think about it.”

“Okay, here’s my business card. If you’re interested or want to take a tour, come and show me this, and I’ll show you around. Then, I’m waiting for good news.”

Yunho is said to be strong, but even though his opponent was an errand boy, he was a much stronger climber than Yunho. Despite this, he maintains a fairly humble attitude.

I wonder if it comes out like that because they have proven their skills, but looking at the fact that the apostle is not an ordinary climber, it seems like the guild itself is pretty well organized. The constellation was a bitch, but it was quite surprising.

[[The Lord of Winter] Is said to be a good guild.]

“Yes, the Tiara guild has a good reputation. In the past, I thought I wanted to become a climber, let alone join…”

[[The Lord of Winter] Advises you to enjoy the present, but not to forget your original intentions.]

“Yes, I haven’t forgotten yet, so don’t worry. Besides, it’s only been about a month.”

Afterward, Yunho set out to clear the 20th floor. However, this was a bit different from before; it was a level with other climbers, similar to the public level during the labyrinth trial.

This is a level where you can conquer a dungeon with up to five people, so cooperation is that important. If the number is small, the difficulty is adjusted accordingly, but if the challenge is limited to 5 people, if one person does not do his or her part, the rest suffer.

Instead, you are given the opportunity to meet party members before entering the hierarchy and decide whether to challenge them or not. Yunho also joined the party that had been gathered in advance.

“Huh? It’s here!!!!”

“What kind of person… Huh? Kang Yunho?”

“Wow, Apostle? This party hit the jackpot!!!!!!”

“Wow…”

One woman and three men, excluding Yunho. Among them, the woman who gave the last exclamation appears to be in the recovery field. However, he didn’t look weak and was a person who could fight, so it was natural that if he couldn’t do that, he wouldn’t be able to come up here.

And she was also an apostle of the Holy See. Considering that, it’s surprising that she didn’t get promoted, which was proof that even though she wasn’t in a combat position, she still had ability.

“Uh, hello? I’m Kang Yunho. I…”

“Please speak comfortably. Ah, the Constellation is watching right now, right?”

“Yes, that’s true.”

“Of course we should. Oh, let me introduce ourselves.”

Seongjun Kim, Kang Yeonjun, and Gal Gyeongjun. Coincidentally, the three men, despite their different appearances, were all semi-level climbers. No, it seems the Constellation Tower system misclassified it.

First, all of them are avant-garde climbers. Of course, they were all ordinary climbers.

And then the female climber, an apostle, introduced herself. On the outside, he seems like a timid person, but… Um.

“Hey, my name is Bae Seo-yoon. I’m an apostle of the constellation called [Vine of Life]. Please take care of me…”

“Oh, please take care of me too.”

I will leave aside for a moment the impressions of Apostle Seo-yoon Bae, which I understood through my ability to see physiognomy. If a problem arises, you should be warned before it happens.

First, the balance of the assembled party was extremely biased, with 4 vanguards and 1 recovery member. Although it is a new ball that has just been created, there is still a possibility of clearing it.

“I’m also an apostle, so I can handle at least three rearguard positions by myself. But you have to protect me that much…”

“Ah!!! That’s enough. Do you think we can attack the attack with just this party? Then let’s just get together and get the hang of it. Oh, everyone knows the strategy, right?”

There’s even a rear guard who can carry three people alone and Yunho, a 40-story climber. To be honest, it was strange that I couldn’t clear it if I played normally.

However, as they were about to enter, the constellation tower system stopped them for a moment and asked for their intentions. It’s none other than the constellation skill I gave Yunho.

[Entering the 20th layer… Stop. Currently, difficulty can be adjusted due to climber Kang Yun-ho’s constellation skill [Only those who overcome winter can see spring]. Would you like to enter after changing the difficulty level?]

“Ah…”

Damn it’s a system bastard, just let us know in moderation and that’s it.

Of course, considering other party members who might get screwed if they tried to set the difficulty level to maximum, it was something that needed to be reported to them as well. However, because of that, Yunho had no choice but to reveal his constellation skills in detail.

“Huh? What is this? Kang Yun-ho’s skill?”

“Ah, it’s my constellation skill. It’s nothing else, but it allows you to adjust the difficulty level of the layer, but the reward increases.”

“Huh? Wow, is there a constellation skill like that?”

“Then is that why you beat Kim Jun-young last time? Wow, that’s awesome!!!”

“Right now, I can beat the 40th floor apostle, but if I go later…”

“…”

Since I had some sense, other people also knew the purpose of my constellation skills. A super fast-acting skill… Even though it is still in its early stages as a top player, it is capable of demonstrating mid-level power.

When one person had a strange reaction, we set aside the issue for a moment and consulted with others. Since this tier is done as a group, the difficulty level needs to be discussed and adjusted separately from the reward, so it won’t come out later.

“It’s not a very difficult level if you conquer it with this number of people. Moreover, since there are two apostles… I think it’s better to adjust the difficulty level to 2 or 3 times and get a bigger reward.”

“Me too. They say there is some randomness on the 20th floor, but there is a possibility of getting good rewards, so it would be better to do that as much as possible.”

“If you say so…”

Do you clear the well-known easy stuff and get a mediocre reward, or go through a bit of trouble and get a big reward? If you have enough qualifications to clear it anyway, it is better to increase the difficulty a little and receive better rewards.

Everyone agreed to that. I don’t know if it’s the maximum difficulty, but if it’s a difficulty level that’s 2 or 3 times the reward, it won’t be too much of a burden, so I accepted it considering my own benefit.

Eventually, they entered the 20th floor. The 20th floor is the layer for conquering dungeons. And there is a bonus mission to obtain a treasure chest. If you get a treasure chest, it gives you better items.

However, considering the increased difficulty level, I figured out the level information again and used the points to give Yunho information about this area.

[[The Lord of Winter] Tells you that there are two treasure chests in that layer.]

“Oh, there are two treasure chests? Yes, thank you for letting me know, Constellation!!!!!”

Yunho then shared that information with other party members. As the difficulty level increases, existing strategy information becomes largely useless, so such information is important. Besides, if you don’t complete all the bonus missions as you increase the difficulty level, isn’t there any point in increasing it?

Rather, it seems quite surprising that the Constellation directly provided strategy information. Other climbers reacted quite surprised.

“There are two treasure chests?”

“No, more than that, the constellations… Wow.”

“[The Lord of Winter] Seems to be a constellation that cares a lot about the apostle.”

“Yes, maybe it’s because I’m the only apostle yet, but he’s a very good constellation.”

In fact, even though it looks similar to a constellation, it’s not a constellation, so I’m a bit, sorry. I’m a little worried when I think about when my identity is revealed later… Ah, then wouldn’t it be better if I introduced myself as the President of Korea, a civilization from another Earth’s dimension, and the Earth’s darling? On the other hand, I think it will touch you more directly than the constellations, right?

And while they were talking like that, Bae Seo-yoon, the constellation of [Vine of Life], Secretly asked Yun-ho about me.

“Mr. Yunho, by the way, is the [Lord of Winter] A constellation of ice or something like that, as the name suggests?”

“Huh? No, I think it’s probably meant metaphorically.”

“If you say it’s metaphorical…”

“I think you are comparing an ordeal to winter. That is why I gave you a constellation skill that adjusts the level difficulty.”

“Oh, I see. Aren’t you having a hard time?”

“Of course it’s difficult. But I can choose the difficulty level, and they give me the corresponding reward. You are a truly great constellation.”

Wow!!! I have a conscience because I put gold on my face!!!! My conscience remained as little as a rat’s tail!!!!

I decided to take more care of it later and just watch for now. And then he gives advice.

[[The Lord of Winter] Advises you to be careful of Bae Seo-yoon.]

“Constellation?”

He was suspicious of the warning about a fellow party member, but at least he didn’t reveal it openly. Just be wary of her with a slight sidelong glance and treat her as normal as ever.

Meanwhile, I check various things. Things like the [Vine of Life] Constellation or information on the 20th floor strategy… Since the opponent is an apostle, I can’t read Bae Seo-yoon’s status, but if something happens, I’ll be prepared to deal with it as much as possible.

But now that I think about it, I’m a little worried. There are two constellation skills I gave Yunho. One was [Only those who survive winter can see spring], Which increased the strategy reward, and the other was [Extra sense]. However, there are no direct combat skills.

A simple but strong type… But there is no one shot. Although there are mana blades with over-tier specs, they are not all-purpose.

In response, I decided to use the last constellation skill I could give. If you give this, you can no longer grant constellation skills later, but it was good to give it just in case.

As I was wondering what skills to give, I decided to refer to one of the things that make me who I am. That’s how the final constellation skill was created.

[A thousand years of karma]

-Save stock every time you kill a creature.

-You can use the stock to strengthen your attack power.

-Stock recovers slowly and automatically even when you take a break.

A skill that becomes stronger as you kill it. Well, the nature of death is a bit different, but in some sense, it is natural to become stronger only when you overcome death.

Although it is rechargeable, it has an automatic recovery function, and there are no restrictions on how it can be used to strengthen attacks. In short, it can be used for swordsmanship or magic. The more you build up the stock, the more effective it becomes, and there is no limit to that stock… Wouldn’t it be possible to make a mistake at some point, build up so much stock, and blow up the entire hierarchy with one blow?

And Yunho was surprised when I gave him the constellation skill before the full-scale attack on the 20th floor. He gave me two constellation skills at once and gave me the last constellation skill only about a month later.

[[The Lord of Winter] Advises you not to reveal what you received.]

“Constellation?”

At that point, Yunho also realized that the warning to Bae Seo-yoon was quite serious. Of course, he was on guard since I told him, but now that he knows that it’s an issue that would cost him the last constellation skill, he takes it even more seriously.

Afterward, they entered the 20th floor in earnest. We welcome them to an artificially created dungeon.

I was secretly looking at one of the gimmicks and rules on the 20th floor. Unlike the treasure chest, this is a tip that I had no need for, reason for, or thought to tell. No, can this be considered a tip?…

[If a party member dies during an attack, the reward is distributed to the remaining party members.]

In short, the lack of people in the strategy layer, which requires many people, increases the difficulty, so if you clear it with a smaller number, the reward will be better.

… The malice and murderous intent of the tower and constellations that I already felt more directly.