Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 149



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149

This is a weapon I didn’t see when I went to the Tower of Despair this time.

However, during my time as a user, I encountered Soldoros several times on the 96th floor while climbing the Tower of Despair, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is the weapon I have encountered the most.

This is because the weapon that the ‘APC Soldoros’, which changes weapons depending on the amount of HP consumed, uses first upon encountering the user is ‘Soldoros’ Choice’.

‘The very first weapon you pick up, it’s meant to be used to test a stranger whose skills you can’t yet measure… ‘

In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it is the ‘least shabby weapon’ among all the weapons that Soldoros possesses and uses.

In the first place, the fancy name was given to it because it was the weapon that caught the eye of many people the most, and it was a name that gave rise to the misunderstanding that Soldoros liked that weapon, or that it was a weapon he cherished and loved.

‘That was fortunate. It was the most shabby weapon, the most pathetic… …so I could say it shamelessly.’

Jinseong spoke to him at the point when he realized that his persuasion had worked on Soldoros.

If it’s just a worthless sword anyway, then why can’t you give me that ?

If you give me that sword. If you grant Jinseong’s request.

If Master Soldoros could support me in that way, it would be easier for Jinseong himself to help adventurers become forged blades, and the adventurers of the future that Azalea had foreseen might even appear before Master Soldoros in a more complete form.

Bbbbbbb… … ..

[Come on, Jinseong.]

“I know. Let’s just lightly loosen up our bodies first!?”

Jinseong performed his first combo while watching the rushing granites and self-destructing granites.

The skills of speed and agility that fit the name began to appear right away.

“, , -.”

It seems like they passed by the granites in an instant, but they didn’t just move.

Even while passing by, the clean movements of cutting down insect-shaped monsters with outer skins similar to ore felt light at the tips of my fingers, which was clearly different from the feeling of chopping down enemies like in .

“-, !”

And that’s not all.

As soon as he caught up to the monsters, he turned around and made one last deep stab.

The scene where Granite’s abdomen is pierced and the blood drips from …

“……Huh?”

Since Jinseong had been thinking about it in his head, he couldn’t help but feel a little flustered.

It wasn’t made of a smooth material, but it was actually a ‘great sword’, and not only did it fail to pierce Granite’s abdomen, it even felt like it was slightly bent?!

“What, what is it? It feels like my sword is going to break-.”

[Kkukkukkuk… …. Was that the reason for causing such a fuss to receive a sword that was worse than a chainsaw?]

The sight of him almost breaking a weapon he had just acquired while using it was enough to make Black Goo laugh.

It was only natural that Jinseong’s attack did not work properly.

To begin with, not only has physical attack power of 864, magical attack power of 648, and independent attack power of 428, but also has additional options such as increased damage of 1,168, and increased skill attack power of 19%, and even Vivi’s modification.

, which is lower in wear level than , has an additional option of 604 physical attack power, 463 magical attack power, and 317 independent attack power…

‘Isn’t it supposed to increase physical attack power by 10% for each type of weapon you have in your quick slot? Damn it, I’m a possessed person! I don’t have a quick slot!’

Quick Slot is a feature that allows you to use items right away without opening your [Inventory]. If you set up weapons that the Inquisitor can use there, there is an option that increases physical attack power by 10% for each weapon.

If you place each of the 5 types of weapons – sword, short sword, great sword, blunt weapon, and light sword – your physical attack power will increase by a whopping 50%, but isn’t it true that the possessed Jinseong himself can’t utilize them?

Bbbbbbbbbb-!

Granites, not even shedding a single drop of blood from the abdomen stabbed by the tip of the sword, began to attack Jinseong.

“I thought that was going to be a normal attack-. !”

In a situation where it was not easy to escape by putting all of the main moves into one combo, Jinseong raised his hand and used the skills he had individually set aside.

A skill that allows the caster to drop numerous dark auras around him, striking the surrounding enemies at the same time.

Kwakwakwakwang───────!

Even if I had only been holding , I would have been able to deal with the surrounding Granites and Self-Destruct Granites, even though it was only level 69 and a true .

However, even though a dozen or so dark energies fell and exploded, the granites surrounding the realm and the ‘trash mobs’ in the Core Power Plant, a dungeon with a recommended level of 75 or higher, did not die.

Jinseong’s expression was distorted.

“……Ah, this was a skill that applied magic attack power?”

Skills that increase the damage increase rate additionally under the influence of magical attack power.

only increases physical attack power.

And the character ‘Dark Knight’ from the game Dungeon & Fighter has a mix of skills that are affected by physical/magical/independent attack power.

In other words, isn’t it to the point where it feels somewhat lacking for a Dark Knight to use, and even for a possessed true spirit, it’s an ‘uncommon grade greatsword’ that doesn’t even receive additional options, so there’s nothing to say about it!

[Kukukuhahahaha! Are you trying to make me laugh to death, Jinseong?]

Black Goo’s laughter spread through Jinseong’s skull.

Jinseong muttered at the sound of his voice laughing loudly.

“I, I knew it. I just-. Ahem, I was just testing it out.”

[Click, click, click, a test? Then? Now that the test is over, are you going to take out the saw again?]

“No, I said it was a test. I need to figure out in advance how weak the normal attacks and skill usage are compared to . Anyway, from now on-”

Meanwhile, the Granites, who had been temporarily stopped by the Dark Fall, were once again approaching the realm.

Still, Jinseong was a leisurely worker.

It was just as I told Heukgu.

“-I’m going to wipe it all out.”

If you use only as a general weapon, it will definitely be less effective against the Dark Knight.

But what if the possessed Jinseong himself is the Jinseong himself who realized a method of use outside of the standard through Ah-haeng?!

Jinseong put the palm that was not holding the sword to his mouth.

It looked like he was biting his palm, but in reality he was biting an invisible ‘equipment item’.

Specifically, Jinseong said while pulling the black gloves he was wearing tighter.

───────────… … !!!!

There was a brief commotion at the Core Power Plant, where the boss ‘Fitness of Karma’ had already been defeated.

Granite, self-destruct granite, of course, and even the remaining Fitz’s escort warriors and Fitz’s escort archers.

There was not a single monster left in the Core Power Plant.

“Ugh, ugh, my muscles hurt. Ugh, my muscles hurt!”

Jinseong returned to the Slough Industrial Complex again, his body trembling.

* * *

Lieutenant General Niver looked at Jinseong with surprised eyes.

“Are you saying that, already… you’ve already cleaned up the Kore power plant?”

“Yes. I searched every nook and cranny and cleaned everything up. Look here, there’s hot steam and fire coming out of the broken pipe, and there’s a burn mark all over it, this.”

Jinseong grumbled to Niver, pointing to his elbow.

Niver was embarrassed.

“That, that- no, the remaining guys at the Core Power Plant must have been no pushovers either. How could Jinseong, who dealt with them all, make such a mistake……”

How long has it been since we headed to the Korea Power Plant?

It’s amazing that he managed to kill all the monsters that remained in that wide area, but with that level of skill and craftsmanship, he suffered an absurd amount of burns?

It was no wonder that Niver was speechless, since there was not a single blister on his elbow, which he showed off as if it had been burned.

Jinseong also felt awkward for no reason and started to babble.

“Oh, well, that’s what happened. There are times in life when you just can’t control your excitement, right?”

“yes?”

Of course, it was a statement that Nieber could not understand.

Jinseong coughed in vain as he watched Niver tilt his head and spoke quickly.

“Ahem, has the adventurer returned by any chance?”

“Not yet. The Kore Power Plant and the Purz Power Plant will be formidable, and it will be impossible to destroy the Trombe Power Plant and the Grandine Power Plant this early.”

Dungeon Area: Power Station In this area, you will travel around four power plants and defeat Anton’s minions.

The purpose is not just to kill the subordinates, but to destroy the power plant itself, preventing Anton’s subordinates from overtaking the power plant in the future.

It seems to be a desperate measure by the celestials to weaken Anton, who absorbs energy.

Jinseong knew it too.

Still, it was not something I could just sit back and relax about.

“Patrice and Furman are definitely different… but if they’re adventurers, they’ll get it done quickly. First, we need to clear out the guys left at the Fruits Power Plant as quickly as possible and chase them down.”

From the user’s perspective, there is no reason to waste so much time.

Patrice and Furman, who exist as boss monsters, are also significantly weakened when encountered and fought in the main scenario quest.

Above all, users can even ‘skip’ the very concept of destroying the main machinery/equipment of the power plant.

With that in mind, Jinseong took a step forward immediately.

“Then I’ll be back quickly. Lieutenant Niver, if any adventurers come- um, I can’t keep them, but… Anyway, please give me the information right away.”

“Oh, yes.”

Niver looked momentarily confused.

Then, he tilted his head as he watched Jinseong’s back moving away.

“……Did I tell you about Anton’s men who were occupying the Trombe Power Plant and the Grandine Power Plant?”

The thrilling Patras at the Trombe Power Station.

The void furman at the Grandine Power Plant.

Niver was suspicious of Jinseong, who had spoken so openly about Anton’s aides, whose names were unknown to the world.

* * *

If steam and direct fire were the real troubles at the Kore Power Plant, the Purz Power Plant could be said to be an area with even more enhanced fire properties.

“Samuel of Yeongttan… He used to be a really annoying boss. The setting itself was like Anton’s volcano, a guy born from magma. So this place, ugh.”

A heat so hot that it makes your throat and lungs burn.

What was flowing out of the Purz power plant was molten metal like magma.

‘Anyway, what I have to do is deal with the remaining mobs. I can just go around as if I’m patrolling. There are no bosses or named monsters, so it’s not really difficult.’

It was something I could have predicted right away, since I had already experienced the Kore power plant.

However, the reason Jinseong couldn’t easily relax was, of course, one thing.

“Why are there still trash mobs left…? Of course, unlike the users, I live in reality. I understand that there are monsters left in areas other than the ‘dungeon map’ that the users pass through.”

It was the same when I was moving around in the GBL temple on Behemoth’s back.

The brainwashed GBL believers appeared in places other than the path chosen by the user, that is, in areas that exist on the in-game map. Didn’t Jinseong himself move around in such places, killing them together with Lenny, Den, Fiona, etc.?

‘but…….’

Jinseong raised his head and looked around.

At the time of the Korea Power Plant, I didn’t realize it because I didn’t have time ‘yet’, but now I can see it clearly.

“The lever over here… If I touch this, the crane over there will move, right?”

A gimmick that exists within the general dungeon ‘Fruits Power Plant’.

You can move the crane by touching the lever in the dungeon area you pass through before encountering the boss. There is a pattern in which you can prevent the future boss monster, Samuel of the Youngtan, from using it as an energy source by pouring the crane’s molten metal in advance in this way.

It is a perfect example of Samuel from Yeongtan’s settings, who was born from magma and becomes stronger when there is magma, as he not only recovers stamina but also increases defense and improves pattern attacks. Therefore, users at the time had to check all the levers.

In other words, what are the levers and cranes that Jinseong can see now, after running through the dungeon so hard that his mouth literally stinks?

[Haha, that guy is made of stone.]

“Yeah. I think the name was Magnium. Well, yeah, these days, users have more damage inflation than before… so you can just press and hold. I understand not operating the lever. But-.”

In an area with levers and cranes that appear to not be working yet, there is a group of monsters that threaten Jinseong himself.

At the point where he confirmed all of that, Jinseong’s expression couldn’t help but darken.

“……No matter how I look at it, it seems like this is a room that users have to pass through.”

This is one of the areas that users must pass through to face the boss monster, ‘Samuel of the Youngtan’.

“How did you…… kill Samuel of Yeongttan without going through here? How did you get to the ‘boss room’?”

pollution.

It would be natural for two words to come to Jinseong’s mind.