Chapter 111

Episode 111. Dalian (1)

The 22nd floor stage ‘Soul Training Center’ was one of the most famous stages.

Or, to put it bluntly, it could be said to be the most famous stage among the stages that exist in Dantalian.

It was because it was the only stage among the stages below the 36th floor that was ‘unconditional’.

The training ground stage was called the bonus stage among players.

Despite the name of the training ground, many players died like other stages.

reason.

This is because there are excessive rewards (privileges) compared to the effort put in.

Soul Training Field Minor: One usable card slot of Normal or lower grade.

Medium number of soul training grounds: One usable card slot below rare grade.

Spirit Training Grounds Master: One usable card slot below Unique grade.

Soul Training Field Master: One usable card slot below Legend level.

It is unfortunate that sewage compensation is not useful, but it is used well even if only heavy water is taken.

Because no player fills all card slots with unique grade cards.

The general consensus among users was that the 22nd floor was one of the developer’s few benevolences that gave players a breath of fresh air as they were approaching a transitional period.

Some might say so.

This could be the reason why Soul Training Center is the famous stage, but it cannot be the reason why it is the most famous stage.

right.

The reason why the Soul Training Center is a famous stage wasn’t just because it was a ‘honey’ stage.

Soul Training Field Master: One usable card slot below Legend level.

The text legend written in the reward column.

Just three letters made the soul training ground the most famous stage.

The highest grade that appeared up to that time was unique.

There were rumors that there would be a higher grade, but the grade that did not actually appear appeared in a way that was ‘directly marked on the system window’.

The appearance of the legend grade was perhaps natural.

Dantalian was a roguelike RPG type game, if you have to put it mildly, and many RPG games induced power inflation to survive the competition.

But the problem was that the game was ‘Dantalian’.

Dantalian is a game that has a perfect balance, although it is extremely difficult.

The enemy is ridiculously strong, but the game Dantalian is as successful as it is.

Dantalian is a game where if you don’t have any skills, you will die in vain even if you go up lucky.

Dantalian, a game that succeeded in visualizing the ‘effort’ that yields results as much as it is analyzed.

At that time, the Dantalian Public Relations Department pushed the copyrights.

On the Internet, a debate on a scale beyond imagination unfolded over whether or not the appearance of ‘legend grade’ cards would harm the balance of the game.

In addition to Internet powerhouses such as the United States, China, and Korea, a strange phenomenon unfolded in which the top 10 search terms in all countries where Internet portal sites were distributed were covered with ‘Legend Grade’.

Not only the Internet, but also many famous broadcasting stations around the world announced the fact that Dantalian had a legend grade card as news.

However, the enthusiasm for the legend grade cards quickly faded.

The reason was simple.

Because no player got it.

Not just players, but even NPCs.

KK, who was praised as the world’s No. 1 with overwhelming results at the time, and Azur Murph, who theoretically knew Dantalian the most, and Jesus, who climbed the top with the fastest pace ever, did not get a legend grade card or even find a clue.

At this point, some people are starting to disbelieve in the legend rank.

Conspiracy theories such as ‘There’s no way the company could put an element that would upset the balance in such a perfect game.

In fact, it was true that it had a huge publicity effect, so the conspiracy theory was accepted as a legitimate theory.

I thought so.

“This is the door for you. Yoon Tae-yang.”

“... ... what?”

“If you clear it, I will hand over some of my powers.”

this.

“In your players’ way, yes. You can see it as a legendary card.”

“... ... A legendary card?”

It was true.

Hyeon-hye muttered in a trembling voice.

– You’re a legend.

Hyeon-hye wasn’t the only one surprised.

The chat window slides down.

-Legend level? is there such a thing?

-Even if you saw Unique.

-No, if it’s next to unique, it’s definitely not a legend, right? Next is Shinhwa High School.

-That’s another game. This is a class that has never been seen before in Dantalian.

– No, it did come out.

-Oh, there are a lot of newbies.

-It comes out when you take a training ground master in the 22nd floor reward. Of course, there is no user who took the master shot. lol.

-It’s a happy circuit that rankers run every time they take a picture of a high-rise haha I don’t know this.

-Wow, is this rice cake served here?

It wasn’t just the chat that exploded like crazy.

[‘Mom, I’ve got the news’ sponsored 1,000 won!]

[Wow!]

[‘Is this a true legend?’ You donated 10,000 won!]

[I bought stock because I liked my dream job, but this is it...]

[‘Kingpy from the beginning of the 4th year’ donated 89,000 won!]

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Hyeon-hye muttered in a powerful voice.

-If you do well, you can break it.

“This... ... .”

-We talked about it after meeting Yuri Maximov’s past on the 15th floor. I remember?

Of course I remember.

Because it wasn’t that long ago.

“I said this wasn’t enough to go higher.”

-Yes, I told you that I was going hard enough at this rate.

“I said no, it was not enough.”

I said that.

That moment.

“Are you up for a challenge?”

cooong.

Balak smiled whitely.

Overwhelming mana rose from behind him.

The peripheral joy of being able to kill Yoon Tae-yang.

The emotions of Balak, who had risen to the ranks of the demon king, were revealed in an instant.

Of course, that moment was short-lived.

It was so short that not only Hyeon-hye and other viewers, but also the three players standing next to the sun felt uncomfortable and ended it.

But in that brief moment, the sun realized.

‘It wasn’t a bug.’

The owner of the overwhelming dragon body that appeared in the middle of the combat power measurement test.

A person who possesses violence that cannot be resisted by the sun.

It was Ballack.

‘Balack intervened on stage?’

A principle that did not exist as a text, but was followed for 8 years.

The Demon King cannot intervene in the stage.

Even if it intervened, it was an intervention as an ‘operator’ like Chimeries, not an ‘enemy’ like PX-4889.

Such was the case with Cimmeries.

If Chimeries had been able to intervene as an ‘enemy’, Taeyang and Ran should have been killed by Chimeries in the confrontation with Benjamin Arcraptor.

‘Why is that principle broken here?’

Is it only Balak?

Could it have been an error?

Or were all demons able to intervene on the stage from the beginning?

The sun looked at Balak.

A very distorted facial expression.

Is it self-blame for momentarily losing control of my mana?

Or is it the disappointment of Taeyang who doesn’t challenge?

It is a very human and very realistic delivery of emotions.

Taeyang’s thoughts went round and round, eventually returning to a question that all users had thought about at least once.

Is that artificial intelligence?

Is it really possible to realize such a world with human technology?

‘Dantalian is... ... what?’

Hyeon-hye whispered in a soft voice to Tae-yang, who was lost in thought.

-Taeyang, believe in the rule book.

It was because the sun was waning.

Confronting the demon head-on is, of course, burdensome for the player.

This is especially true for Taeyang, whose life is at stake.

‘I have to give you courage.’

Hyeon-hye encouraged the hesitant Taeyang.

-If you don’t believe in the rule book, there’s no point in joining Dantalian.

The reason Taeyang connected to Dantalian.

basis of belief.

Rule 0. Be sure to log out after clearing the game.

It was just one line.

-If rule 7 is not followed, the rest of the rules cannot be followed. no?

Hyeon-hye’s words raised the spirit of the sun.

“... ... okay. Now is not the time to worry about things like this.”

Dantalian’s true identity.

I do not know.

But one thing is certain.

Taeyang had to clear Dantalian and save Byulrim.

‘From what I can.’

The sun gritted it.

“Ran Salomon. Finish first and go up.”

“sun?”

“Legend card. I’ll have a look. What does he look like?”

The sun grabbed the doorknob of the white door.

rattle.

Dantalian on the other side closed his eyes as he looked at the open sun.

“I knew you would make that choice. Player Yun Taeyang.”