Chapter 172

Episode 172. Trapped and Talent Evolution

Tak!

Even though I was dragged into the pit, I was able to land safely on the floor because I kept my mind straight.

As soon as I looked around, a huge cavity caught my eye.

It was quite large, but there was nothing there.

‘No one is here.’

Apparently, I was the only one who fell.

I waited for a while, just in case, but there was no response from above.

“How do I get out?”

It must have fallen from the ceiling, but the top was so high that nothing could be seen.

It certainly didn’t fall from that height, so the pit I entered must have been closed.

As soon as he swung his sword, he pulled out Galaksur again and stood in front of a random wall.

Knock!

I tried to wield it with all my might, but the result was the same.

In the game, I had only dealt with the fallen world tree, so I didn’t expect it to be this hard.

For a while, I tried overlapping Galaksur’s sharpness, but the wall made of world trees was not even scratched.

“hmm?”

When the headache started to hurt, I found that there were a lot of things engraved on the wall where I was swinging my sword.

I thought it was just the grain of the wood, but upon closer inspection, it wasn’t.

‘Ancient letters. That’s an elf letter.’

Ancient characters were all different types, so what they could read was limited.

And on the wall, I could see not only ancient letters, but also numerous sword scars engraved like wood grain.

“What are you doing?”

It wasn’t normal to see such a deep mark on a wall that wasn’t even scratched even if I swung it with all my might.

[“joy. In the end, it turned out just as I said.”]

“Original sin.”

While examining the scar, Original Sin suddenly spoke.

There is a lot of talk today.

[“Looking at it now, I don’t think I have grasped the situation yet... ... . Don’t you know the power hanging in this space right now?”]

“The power hanging in this space? What are you talking about?”

[“The flow of time is distorted. A day spent here would only last about a minute outside.”]

I was momentarily dazed at the explanation of original sin.

A day spent here is only one minute outside?

“You mean outside means outside the World Tree?”

[“no. It means that even within the World Tree,

only this space is special.”

[“You’re the only one who’s in trouble.”]

“It’s probably because of you that I was brought here.”

[“That’s what I said. Don’t go in.”]

I certainly heard the warning, but I didn’t know that this would happen.

So, is this a kind of prison?

If a day spent here is only a minute for others like Hougen and Hoir, they won’t be able to come to my rescue.

Even if they were looking for me for a day, it was a long time for me to the extent that 1440 days had passed.

almost 4 years.

Moreover, due to the nature of the World Tree, there was no way they could find me in one day.

“How to escape?”

[“How do I know that? It looks like someone came here before you, so go closer and take a look.”]

Having already felt the pain of infinite recurrence in Lethe’s dungeon, I felt like PTSD would come.

First of all, I listened to the words of original sin and approached the traces engraved on the wall.

[“Someone kept a diary.”]

“A diary? can you read it?”

[“of course. Who do you think I am?”]

Come to think of it, the identity of the original sin was still unknown.

I can’t call him out even if I want to, so even after accepting him, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve had a conversation with him.

I wanted to ask about his identity, but first I asked about his diary.

“What is written on it?”

[“It’s a trivial story. I explained in detail why I came here. Um?”]

Original Sin, who was talking, suddenly cut off his words with a questioning sound.

I didn’t want to disturb him, so I waited for a while and started talking again.

[“This guy was him.”]

[Do you want to evolve?]

Only 31% chance.

Besides, we still don’t know what the side effects of failure are.

It could have been a hasty decision, but it was clear that he would die of starvation here if he went on like this.

It evolves later, but it evolves now, but the fact that evolution will be seen as a possibility has not changed.

‘I don’t know if I’ll be able to restore the sword method if I become a genius. But for now... ... .’

This method seemed to have some potential.

[Do you want to evolve?]

“Yes.”

[Adrias Cromwell: Swordsmanship (Gifted)]

[Evolving... ... .]

[Remaining time: 380 hours 17 minutes 51 seconds]

It takes about 16 days.

Now, if you wait and analyze the sword scar... ... .

“Mmm.”

My head was spinning.

At the same time, chills broke out all over her body, and pain began as if she was being stabbed with a needle.

I thought I could endure the pain because I was used to it, but as time passed, I felt the pain twisting my bones and twisting my intestines.

‘Is it because he evolved into a genius?’

The pain of evolution was greater than ever.

If you think about it, light magic talent was not acquired through evolution, but this was the first talent to evolve into a genius.

“Whoa. nickel.”

I called Nickel and confronted him with a sword.

Staying still didn’t change anything.

If so, it was a good opportunity to use this opportunity to practice fighting in the worst situation.

“Come on.”

* * *

―Hooong?

Mirina sat on top of my feverish head.

I could feel her concern, and Nickel and Timur didn’t show it, but it passed on to me.

The long 15 days have finally passed.

For me, it was a time when I wondered if the day had been this long.

Tuk-tuk-tuk!

Sweat poured down like rain.

For the first week, I tried to act as normal as possible, but I had to lie down due to the side effects of evolution that gradually got worse.

I couldn’t stay still, so I was still sitting and analyzing the sword marks, but I was still sweating even though I was sitting still.

[Adrias Cromwell: Swordsmanship (Gifted)]

[Evolving... ... .]

[Remaining time: 0 hours 02 minutes 50 seconds]

Even I couldn’t focus on the sword scar when I saw only 3 minutes left.

The chance of evolution is only 31%.

The odds of failure were much higher.

‘You have to succeed. sure to succeed... ... .’

I went through this kind of pain for almost 16 days, and if I failed, wouldn’t I go a little crazy?

To that extent, the pain of this evolution was severe.

Even me, who has a tolerance for pain, was at this level.

[Remaining time: 0 hours 00 minutes 10 seconds]

Still, if you think about it, 31% was not a small probability.

Isn’t that almost a 1/3 chance?

‘5 seconds... ... .’

31% is a very high probability for a gambler.

Rather, it could be right.

‘I’m going crazy.’

With a tremendous mental burden, he uttered gibberish and turned away from reality.

But that too will end soon.

“One.”

-Titling!

[Adrias Cromwell: Swordsmanship (Gifted) has failed to evolve.]

“Sir... ... .”

Fucked.