51-051-God's Tower

128 years in the life of the Holy King, the fourth day of the Yellow Moon.

When we went to the Tower of the Gods early in the morning, there was a crowd of people in front of the entrance.

I was a little worried that something was wrong, but in fact, this was not the case; it seemed that it was just a crowd of people waiting for their turn to break through the door.

It seems that no one has been able to break through yet, and the door is still closed tightly.

'Unlock!'

The other party's sifu activated the unlocking skill, but unfortunately it was played out due to lack of level, and he slumped his shoulders and toddled away from the door.

Seeing the situation, Uranus nodded with a huff.

'It looks like that door has been granted some sort of magical barrier. Well, it's a facility for deploying wards, so it's only natural.''

'Wow, you can tell just by looking at that one.

Aside from me, who knew about the existence of the door wards from the beginning, it was surprising that Uranus, who was seeing it for the first time, saw through it in one shot.

Seeing my reaction, Uranus turns to me with a slightly proud smile.

'I've seen this kind of guy a few times before. But unfortunately, Krull and I don't have a way to break this thing. Can't you use your lock-picking skills?

Well......

It's not that I didn't tell Uranus that I'm a shifu, but on the way here I used shadow binding and throwing to support the battle, so it's obvious that I'm a shifu without saying it.

"Well, what do we do now?

Finally, my turn came around and I stood in front of the door, but how to break the door was a problem.

However, it's not impossible to break the door due to technical problems; if it were me right now, I would be able to easily break it using Unlock Zensch.

However, this skill is the strongest key-opening skill of the Sifu profession, which I finally mastered just before heading to the land of everlasting darkness after nearly two years of fighting on the front lines as a member of the hero's party.

In other words, being able to use it is the equivalent of declaring that you are strong enough to challenge the Demon King in battle.

If you try to use such a device in public, the surrounding sifu will be in an uproar, and if you show off in this place, there is a high risk of trouble later on.

It's not possible to blow up the entire entrance with an Efreet, so this time I decided to be a little "realistic" and take it easy.

Unlock........Kai!

The magical power released from my hand poured into the door and I heard the sound of the hinges shattering through the wooden panel.

Then he pushed the door with both hands and the wooden panel slammed down, opening up the entrance to the Tower of the Gods.

''Ooh, that's a high-level Unlock Skill!　I've never seen a wielder before either, but I'm surprised you can even break the seal that protects the wards!

Incidentally, Unlock Kai is a skill that adds "magic attack damage" to the normal unlocking, so it's more like attacking a door with magic and breaking it down than breaking a ward.

Normally, this skill is for mimics and other item mimicking monsters, but since those nasty monsters don't appear in this area, the adventurers around me don't seem to understand the mechanics of how the door opened, either.

So, while returning a lightly embarrassed smile to Uranus, who tapped me on the shoulder with an impressed look, we proceeded to the Tower of the Gods.

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The last time I came here, I struggled badly as I was fighting mostly by myself, the hero Kanemitsu alone, but this time, with Uranus's Ice Sword as well as Krull's backup skills and Elena's water attribute demon assist, I broke through the first, second and third levels very smoothly.

And.........

＜Tower of the Gods, level four.

"Cold Spread!

"Whoosh!" "Hi!" "Thanks!

Surprised by Elena's warning shots, the swarm of fireballs (wisps) fled in a flash.

After confirming that the last one was gone and the battle was safely over, Uranus sheathed his sword and let out a breath of relief.

''Oh no, it's a relief that you are a water attribute magic user. The monsters in this tower are all fire-attribute, and it's good that the ice sword works, but there are too many of them anyway.''

He was right, many of the monsters that appear in the Tower of the Gods are fire-attributed.

But when you think about it, it's too unnatural to have fire-attributed monsters in a tower in the middle of a snowfield like this....

--There is a system to protect the wards and prevent the outside world from entering. ........Then why are there monsters in the tower?

Before we left the capital, Harl had mentioned such a question, but I think that the monsters in the tower of the gods were intentionally placed from the beginning to repel the intruders.

According to the king, this tower was once used for coronation ceremonies, and perhaps it was prepared as a testing ground for the new king.

As I was thinking about this, I saw a staircase leading to the next level.

"If we climb that one, we'll finally reach the fifth level.

Probably because the top floor with the magic circuitry for deploying wards is the sixth level, the next one will be the de facto final obstacle.

Of course, for me, who once gave up the search at the third level, this is an unknown area, and God knows what's waiting for me there....

''Now, let's brace ourselves and get going!

＜Tower of the Gods, level five.

When we arrived at the fifth level, what we saw was a spacious and bright space that made it hard to believe we were inside a tower.

Moreover, if you look around, you'll see an unbroken stone floor, a mysterious light source on the ceiling, and many other things that are almost impossible for humans to see.

I had heard a theory that this tower was built by a god, and it may be true.

It's a complete change from the labyrinth we've been in until now, this is a large hall. Moreover, the center is brightly lit with a magic torch, it's just like an arena.

When Uranus muttered as he looked around........

[Risk assessment]

vigilance

Who are you?

I immediately drew my Lightning Dagger from its sheath and pointed the blade in the direction where the master of the killing spree was.

'Hohoho. I'm sure you'll be able to find me before you even see me. You're doing very well.

The one who emerged from the depths of the floor laughing cryptically was an old man dressed in the armor of a soldier from the Yazmat nation in the far east of the Jewel Continent....

However, from the blue fireballs (wisps) floating around the armor, it was clear that this man was an impersonal person.

''That figure........Ghost?!

To Uranus's question, the old man grinned and responded with a grin and a sword that emitted a strong, gleaming light.

My name is Yukimaru, and if you want to move on, fight me with your sword! If you want to proceed beyond this point, you will fight me with your sword!