Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 146



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146

Of course, Jinseong couldn’t even guess what Soldoros was thinking when he saw him.

However, Jinseong was still thinking seriously about it.

This is because there was another piece of information I acquired while visiting the Tower of Despair.

‘Ah-haeng did not meet Yang-eol. He may not have even entered the Tower of Despair itself.’

Jinseong asked Shingeom Yang-eol.

Have you ever met a man named Ah-haeng? And have you given him the ?

To the real Yang-Eol, it may be nothing more than a pair of darkly stained gloves, but from the user’s perspective, the is an equipment item that can be utilized as an ‘auxiliary equipment’ part.

And at the point of [Let’s Fight!], Ah-hang drew that power, or rather, the power that only a possessed person can have, from that item and pressured Jin-seong himself.

‘In fact, the swordsmanship and wrist speed of the Divine Sword Yang-Eul were embedded in my body… … That was the feeling. Well, it felt like only my hands had become faster, and fortunately, my body couldn’t keep up.’

If only his skills were just a little better.

If the understanding of the Berserker profession had been a little higher, Jinseong himself could have been in danger.

It was because he had seen Ah-hang utilize the power of the divine sword in such a way that Jin-seong himself had also decided to make the ‘Tower of Despair’ his destination.

‘Actually, Ah-haeng didn’t meet Yang-eol… … .’

If he hadn’t received the gloves directly from Yang-Eol, how could he have obtained the ?

There was no way Jinseong didn’t know.

However, the problem was that I was still embarrassed even though I knew it.

‘You bought it from Simona. You didn’t even come to the Tower of Despair in the first place… … You must have found Simona near the entrance to the Valley of the Dead and obtained it.’

Based on the game’s world map, the Tower of Despair is an individual dungeon located within the dungeon area: Valley of the Dead.

Although Jinseong himself was unable to meet her because he was moving to find the shortest route to the Tower of Despair, users of the game Dungeon & Fighter can meet NPC Simona near the point where you enter the dungeon area: Valley of the Dead, between Granfloris and Stormpath.

It can be assumed that Ah-hang found that NPC Simona and obtained the from her, who sells items that are a little different from the normal ‘shop’ function.

What really confused Jinseong was not the fact that he bought it from an NPC.

The first confusing thing is how I bought the jar from Simona.

‘You need materials to buy a jar from Simona. However, it is virtually impossible for current DnF users. Nevertheless, Ah-hang exchanged it for something.’

Current game Dungeon & Fighter users may also be able to obtain the from NPC Simona.

This is because the is being sold in the [(Old) Content] category in Simona’s Shop function.

But the materials needed are the problem.

‘What you need to change into a jar is the item called . It was given to you when you cleared the Tower of Despair up to the 100th floor in the past.’

Who is on the 100th floor of the Tower of Despair?

It’s a sheep’s ear.

And Yang-Eol said he had never seen Ah-Haeng.

That is, Ah-hang cannot obtain the materials needed to save the jar.

You tried another method?

‘Well, like me… … I could somehow grab hold of Simona’s weakness and shake her to steal the jar, or sell information that could be helpful to Simona. There is!’

Even if I thought about it that way, the second problem was the one that I couldn’t understand.

There is a probability that you will draw the item from the jar.

Even if you have materials to exchange for a jar, the items that come out of that jar are random. They are randomly selected from the table of items that can be obtained from the Tower of Despair.

‘Even if I managed to steal just one jar and run away! Out of the hundreds of possible scenarios, I just picked … … ?’

It would be right to say that there is no chance of that happening.

So what did Ah-haeng do to solve these two problems?

When you consider all the epic gear he was wearing, what conclusion can you draw?

As his thoughts reached that point, Jinseong was simply embarrassed.

In his head, he already knew what trick Ah-hang had used.

Specifically, a picture was drawn of what advantage was gained from the source of the Abyss, which received help from the .

“You damn fool, you damn fool… Why can’t I do it? Why?”

If Jinseong’s own speculation is true, Ah-hang must be living a life that is literally on a different level from Jinseong himself or the average possessed adventurer.

“Haa… Really… ”

Why isn’t Jinseong’s expression, even as he sighs, simply dark?

“Anton is going to have a hard time with that guy.”

The situation he is in now.

And it was because Jinseong himself clearly knew what he had to do to catch up with him.

When Jinseong was doing the main scenario quest to rescue the princess Erje of the heavenly realm with Vivi, Ah-hang was in the heavenly realm because he had finished all the quests.

The place you head to after completing the main scenario flow of with Siran is the Heavenly Realm.

If there’s something to do there… … .

‘You know how scary the first raid in DnF, Anton Raid, is, right?’

The 7th Apostle, the subjugation of Anton, the fire-eating one.

Jinseong remembers what Vivi said.

‘Moreover, when possessed people run dungeons, a different level of difficulty is applied. It’s on a completely different level from when you push through epic quests with an in-game character. It’s even a different concept from things like added patterns or ridiculously increased HP.’

You will literally be faced with problems that you would encounter when dealing with monsters in real life.

You don’t control the character with the keyboard.

The fact that you have to move while paying attention to every single stone that falls on the ground, and that you have to directly aim at your enemies, swing them, and shoot them, already causes a rapid increase in difficulty.

In reality, the monster’s HP may not increase infinitely, but considering the probability that your attack will not properly hit the target, it will inevitably feel like the monster’s HP has increased.

‘That Ranger user at that time… … Perhaps that was the reason why he didn’t deal any damage in the Frey-Isis raid. I had to see it as a kind of difficulty adjustment that I couldn’t notice because I was only watching the situation on the monitor at the time.’

From that perspective, what about Anton Reid?

It is predictable that the subjugation of Anton, which requires all kinds of destruction patterns and is a ’20-person raid’ that mobilizes the largest number of people in the history of the game Dungeon & Fighter, will not be easy.

‘Maybe Anton will never be able to go round and round again… … Chili, ugh.’

In fact, the thought that Ah-haeng might be having a hard time isn’t much of a consolation to Jin-seong.

Above all, the Ranger who was possessed in the past has already reached the Prey-Isis stage.

If that’s true, then it means that there’s no way someone like Ah-haeng wouldn’t be able to clear it.

‘That person may just have a bad personality, but he’s not without ability. It’s even more unlikely that he would be like that if he’s a possessed person who’s gained an advantage.’

However, could it be said that the absurdly rapid advance he has shown so far, which he has made in the shortest amount of time, has slowed down somewhat?

[Keep on going, Anton… … . Can you handle that gluttonous brat, Jinseong?]

“I’ve dealt with it a lot. In the past.”

[It’s an incomprehensible statement, haha, it wouldn’t have been easy without my level of strength.]

Jinseong didn’t bother to deal with Heukgu’s confident and shameless behavior.

At least what he said was true.

“That’s right. It was no joke that you had to wait for 3 or 4 hours at a PC room just to find Anton Raid members, spending all your money. The job distribution was also like that, and in the beginning, you needed 5 parties and 20 people… Oh my, thinking about it now, I wonder how we did it back then? Back then, there was only one buffer job.”

[… … What?]

“Hehe, no. Anyway, whatever.”

As the first raid, it boasted an incredibly high level of difficulty.

Anton Raid, a content that has gone through several difficulty-lowering patches and is no longer functioning as a raid or expedition in the current patch stage of the game Dungeon & Fighter.

‘Today’s users probably don’t know at all. From Anton Raid to Anton Raid, and then back to the dungeon where even the Raid disappeared… … People who have been doing epic quests probably don’t even know that they can go back to Anton Dungeon. They won’t even care.’

It has disappeared as raid content within the game.

Above all, after clearing the main scenario quest and completely defeating Apostle Anton, the map changes to a village judgement, so some users think they will never be able to enjoy dungeon content related to Anton again.

‘But you can still go there. If I remember correctly, in the latest patch, you can enter the Anton-related dungeon by going to the ‘Noble Sky’ side of the celestial realm. Not simply approaching it as an epic quest, but as an individual dungeon. If you look at it that way, then maybe that’s… ‘

It could be seen as similar to the dungeons that possessed people will experience.

Of course, it will be the easiest main scenario flow, but it will be much more difficult than the epic quest.

‘If you look at it that way, it’s possible. Ah, we can quickly chase that human. We quickly chase after him and catch him like a mouse, and then carry out the additional mission that Nemer gave us… … If we do that, it should be possible, but hmm. Now that I think about it, why on earth did that human come here?’

When Jinseong thought about it that way, another question came to his mind.

What is the ultimate reason Ah-Haeng came here, what is his ultimate goal?

What do you call those possessed, including Vivi?

‘Forged blades, or rather, candidates for blades that need to be forged.’

An adventurer or a forged, forged blade.

What did Jinseong himself call Nemerga Moor?

‘I am a crab.’

And what about Ah-haeng?

“He is not the blade, but only the end, the abyss, and chaos. He is not the blade, but the fire that melts the blade.”

Jinseong entered the first floor of the Magician’s Guild while repeating Nemer’s words.

‘If so, then-.’

But I couldn’t concentrate on topics like Nemerny and Ah-haeng anymore.

“Ah, Jinseong-ssi? This time, even the words ‘it’s been a while’ aren’t enough! Where and how long have you been?!”

“yes yes?”

Because Sharan ran barefoot as soon as she saw Jinseong.

Jinseong realized it right away.

It’s not like he’s talking in a way that makes you wonder what he’s been doing while he’s away.

Is that a tone that’s practically a slap in the face?

“Me, right! The abnormal phenomenon countermeasure committee, when the real emergency occurred, they weren’t even there! Do you know that the Magician’s Guild was completely turned upside down?”

“Huh? Suddenly- why? No, rather… how long have I been away from my seat?”

“It was incredible, incredible!”

Sharan’s voice responded as if it was too much of a bother to even mention the specific number of days.

Jinseong swallowed hard.

‘Tower of Despair… … . Was that really how it was applied? To me too – directly?!’

Inside the Tower of Despair, time flows differently than outside.

That is why Soldoros was able to practice for over 2,000 years.

Such ‘settings’ were also applied to the real person who was possessed?!

How many days have passed on this day?

‘No, since you’re not giving me a proper answer, it might not be by the day. Maybe by the month? Well, I don’t think it’s by the year, though-.’

“I tried to hold out for a month, but anything more than that is too much. Do you understand? You didn’t lose the coins I gave you before, did you? You didn’t even check?”

Sharan said as if she was annoyed, but Jinseong was able to regain his composure thanks to that.

It’s been a little over a month, but it probably hasn’t been more than two months, which means it hasn’t been enough time for Jinseong to be worried.

“There was no reaction to the coin.”

An emergency contact coin used by Jinsung when calling Kagon’s Magatha from Behemoth in the past.

This means that even the coin that transmits and receives emergency signals between Sharan and Jinseong did not work inside the Tower of Despair.

‘Even so, it’s a big blow for more than a month. So should I assume that Ah-haeng has already crossed over to the Demon World? Damn, of course if I chase after him from now on, I can definitely- use everything I have to chase him… … But… … .’

Jinseong tried to change his plan, ignoring Sharan’s nagging from the side.

But the idea could not proceed as intended.

What does it mean that more than a month has passed?

Also, what does the incident Sharan, who is currently next to Jinseong, is talking about, ‘an emergency situation that could turn the Magician’s Guild upside down’ mean?

“……ah?!”

There was someone who caught Jinseong’s attention.

The moment he met her eyes, Jinseong perfectly understood the current situation.

“It’s… over.”

“Huh? What did you-… No, wait, Mr. Jinseong? No way?”

Jinseong couldn’t hear what Sharan was saying.

A character holding a stringed instrument called ‘Marelite’ and looking shy, more specifically, with a face that is reflective and reproachful to the point where he can’t even raise his head.

“This is the first time I’ve greeted you properly. Hello, my name is Iris.”

Iris Fortune Singer said.

Free from Hilda’s puppet state.

It was a sight that showed that the quest, which was also an important starting point in the main scenario quest, had all been completed.