Chapter 499

Episode 499. Revive(2)

Dimension Hierarchy.

This exploration space created by the Tower of Trials as a major expansion of the system is essentially

different from one-off events such as the ‘Giant Tree Labyrinth’ or ‘Dimension Cradle’.

There was a high possibility that this was an official feature that would not disappear but would continue to be provided to challengers who had ascended to the upper levels of the Tower of Trials.

‘Unlike the Giant Tree Labyrinth or Dimensional Cradle, the dimensional layer has no time limit, and even if time passes and the last stage is cleared, it will not disappear.’

what.

Although this is still just a guess, it is probably closer to the right answer than the wrong answer.

In the first place, isn’t this a new path prepared by the Tower of Trials to help challengers who have reached the upper levels become stronger?

If you think about what the Tower of Trials ultimately exists for, you can be sure that this is not a one-time event.

‘That’s because the challenger who has climbed this far in the Tower of Trials has the potential to go beyond formal godhood and reach a higher level of godhood.’

There is a high possibility that challengers who have reached the upper levels of the Tower of Trials will consider it a high-purity jewel.

One way or another, it is certain that someone who has climbed this far up the Tower of Trials is something extraordinary.

Unlike the countless challengers who have died in vain while climbing the Tower of Trials, those who advance upward from now on will be treated as completely elite.

In other words, the reason the Tower of Trials provided a dimensional hierarchy for challengers in the upper tier was to provide an opportunity to become somewhat stronger without clearing the trials.

However, it was a method that did not suit our tastes.

‘No matter how well the Tower of Trials has created a space for exploration of the dimensional hierarchy, there is no way it will be of any help to me.’

It was only natural that he had acquired power comparable to that of the three ancient gods and was now on the verge of reaching transcendence.

Isn’t the very reason why the Tower of Trials created a dimensional hierarchy in the first place to ‘lower the probability of high-ranking challengers dying while clearing the trials’?

So, it was obvious that even if I wandered around the dimensional hierarchy without climbing the Tower of Trials, I wouldn’t be able to get a very good reward.

Because of that, I had originally planned to attract attention after completing a short exploration in the dimensional layer created by the Tower of Trials...

but that was no longer the case.

‘The story will be different when you consider that from now on, the Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman will have to focus on honing their strength.’

Regardless of the fact that this side cannot become stronger directly, it will be a great help in strengthening the Iron Blood Lord and the White Crane Swordsman.

If you think about the fact that in the future, the Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman will be able to participate in battle in earnest as an apostle godhead, this is the same as indirectly making me stronger.

Is that why?

Grrrgh-!

Somehow, as I opened the huge stone door leading to the outside of the common waiting room, I felt a strange sense of anticipation fill me.

and.

thud-!

Next moment.

[....]

[Conditions met.]

[Enter the ‘Maze of Sorting and Choice’ on the first floor of the dimensional hierarchy.]

In the blink of an eye, the space changed, and beyond my field of vision, a landscape that I had seen once before unfolded.

***

When I came out of the waiting room for the first time, I had only one impression of the dimensional hierarchy.

‘...Isn’t this similar to the Giant Tree Labyrinth?’

For some reason, I felt like I had been here before.

It wasn’t even an illusion.

That’s because, no matter where you look at it, the ‘Maze of Selection and Choice’ on the first floor of the dimensional hierarchy resembles the beginning of the Giant Tree Labyrinth that was cleared long ago.

Very blatantly.

‘ah.’

step.

That too was only for a moment.

Is it because he spent a very long time in the Tower of Trials?

Now, I have a vague idea of what the dimensional layered landscape that resembles this giant tree labyrinth means.

‘Could it be that the Giant Tree Labyrinth itself was an event modeled after the dimensional hierarchy...?’

Perhaps the Tower of Trials created the Giant Tree Labyrinth event itself into something backwards compatible, modeled after the dimensional hierarchy.

Well, we can guess for various reasons as to why the Giant Tree Labyrinth was created by imitating the dimensional hierarchy...

...Is it an illusion if, contrary to his words of gratitude, Baekhakgeomseon’s voice seems to have become as cold as ice?

***

Discord almost broke out due to a slight misunderstanding(?), but in the end, everything seemed to have ended well.

The Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman sighed a few times and then helped to explore various parts of the dimensional hierarchy, as if the misunderstanding had been resolved.

Well, actually, even if it was an exploration, there was nothing particularly difficult about it because all you had to do was walk around with the energy of divinity and mana spread out.

In the process, I also made some small gains.

[Cursed Necklace of Rain and Lightning]

[Grade: SS-]

[....]

[Sword of Blood]

[Grade: S+]

[....]

[Steel Gloves of an Unknown God]

[Grade: S-]

[....]

and.

[The achievement ‘Treasure Hunter’ has been achieved.]

[Exclusive authority #D-0007[Increased reward] is activated automatically when the conditions are met.]

[The level of reward obtained through the achievement increases.]

[All stats increase by 4 ]

‘It feels like I’m playing a mini game.’

Before I knew it, I was able to wander around the ‘maze of sorting and selection’ on the first floor of the dimensional hierarchy and obtain all kinds of hidden items.

However...

I wasn’t very happy even though I went to all sorts of places and found items hidden in places I couldn’t normally find.

Anyway, these items are just below the standard for use here.

‘For some reason, it feels like there are fewer challengers in the dimensional layer than I thought...’

Moreover, it seems that the challengers are not yet interested in the dimensional layer prepared by the Tower of Trials, so even after walking around for nearly an hour, I did not encounter any challengers in particular. Didn’t hit.

Well, if we wanted to, we could go out of our way to find some challengers wandering around in the distance...

but since there was no particular reason to do so, we focused on getting all the high-grade items.

However, since I was unable to achieve my essential purpose, I was left with a deep sense of regret.

‘Unlike in the Giant Tree Labyrinth, there are almost no enemies to fight in the dimensional layer.’

It’s no different...

I don’t know why, but unlike the Giant Tree Labyrinth, not a single enemy appeared in the dimensional layer.

At best, all that could be done was to travel around the dimensional hierarchy and collect items.

Originally, he came here to experience actual combat so that the Lord of Iron Blood and the White Crane Swordsman could become stronger, but since there was no enemy worth fighting, he felt like he was losing money.

‘Is it because we are still at the beginning of the dimensional hierarchy? Maybe I should go higher.’

The moment he concluded that there was no reason to stay here anymore and entered the huge room located in the deepest part of the maze to move on to the next floor.

Deddude-!

System messages appeared before my eyes, conveying good news.

[You have reached the deepest part of the ‘Maze of Sorting and Choice’ on the first floor of the dimensional hierarchy.]

[When you place items above a certain level on the altar of divinity, multiple higher-level gods will appear.]

[To go up to the next floor, you must need divinity . You must be chosen by at least two of the higher deities that appear on the altar.]

It is none other than...

‘Huh?’

That means only one thing.

‘Just by placing items on the altar of divinity, you can summon higher deities...?’

In short, it meant that he could summon punching bags for the Iron Blood Lord and the White Crane Swordsman.

[The god of transcendence and death laughs darkly.]

[That’s good.]

That’s a lot.