CH 23

saint of amsterdam

The owner of the voice is a saint in white armor.

It was Teresa.

Seeing that he was gasping for breath, he seemed to have come to help the rear after organizing the durahans in the front.

Jinhyuk looked at Teresa with a slightly surprised expression.

'The guild members were arguing that they would only live on their own... .'

I'm surprised.

I don't think he got the nickname of a saint for free.

Can I talk to him for a moment?

Teresa asked Somi Kim, who had her eyes wide open.

Yes? Yes, yes! Of course.

Somi Kim nodded her head vigorously.

Then he jumped up from his seat and disappeared behind the rock.

The two men, Teresa, opened her mouth.

"Have you done all the Durahans?"

It's a talk that is borderline.

yea that's the way it is

The average rank of players participating as porters is E~F.

Of course, it has to be out of touch with the battle.

By the way, did you say that you defeated Durahan alone, which is difficult for even a B-class battle series to deal with?

It is absurd to label it as a coincidence.

First of all, I'm the one who dealt with Durahhan.

Are you hiding your identity? Why?

Because everyone has personal circumstances. Me too...

Jinhyuk shrugged.

At the same time, the broken sentence was completed.

So are you.

" what is that?"

Teresa's eyes fluttered slightly.

It was a slight tremor that an ordinary person would not have noticed.

'Yes. Any ordinary person.'

Jinhyuk smiled brightly and continued.

Actually, I didn't understand it at first. Why did a ranker like you give up on the boss attack and come here. It was hard to understand in my common sense.

Attack the upper floors of the tower with huge rewards and honors guaranteed.

Teresa abandoned that golden opportunity and chose the ruins.

reason?

Is there only one more?

Of course, this is because the reward you can get here is bigger than what you get when you defeat the boss monster on the 3rd floor.

And Jinhyuk already knew what it was.

Isn't it because you chose this place to do a job quest?

...!?

This time, Teresa couldn't even capture her expression.

As if he had been hit in the face, his face was stained with embarrassment.

'Few people know that the ruins are a place for a Paladin's former Quest... .'

On a normal route, the Paladin's former quest is done on the 6th floor.

But, because I wanted to get ahead of others.

Teresa bought the information from the 'black market' operated only by those who climbed the Tower of Trials by more than 10 floors.

For a moment, Teresa's eyes narrowed.

'Then maybe... .'

Is this guy also one of the members of the black market?

You should check it out.

Where are you just floating around with fragments of information you picked up?

Or do you really know everything?

That's right. The reason I've been hiding it until now is because I have to go to the place where the oath of the Apostle John is, but I haven't figured out exactly where it is.

Theresa opened up about the purpose and why.

sure.

A status window with slightly different contents was floating in front of Jinhyuk's eyes.

['Eye of Truth' is activated.]

[Theresa's remarks are 'false'.]

cute.

'Are you trying to think of me?'

Jinhyuk smirked.

It's not John, it's the Apostle Peter's oath. And it would be a lie to say that we don't know the exact location.

It's somewhere where the oath is. You must have already found it before you came here.

The reason he's still hesitating is probably because the road to the place where the oath is is too rough.

Thousands of traps were more like chaos than there were specific rules.

Besides, having an army of over a thousand undead was a bonus.

"Really he knew everything."

Finally, theresa admitted.

great.

Now we can move on to the next step.

Actually, I have a job to see where the pledge is. Oh, of course, I'm aiming for something other than the pledge.

Do you want me to go with you?

I'm going to go with you.

Jinhyuk drew the line.

I perfectly know the location of the trap and its strategy. Well, it doesn't matter if you go with the players from Zion as planned, but well. No matter how lucky you are, everyone will die except you?

But, you can't, can you?

A noble hero whose name is a saint.

If you say that you lost all your friends and survived alone, you would be hurting your name.

Even if he succeeded in changing his job, the public reaction would be cold.

...I'll think about it.

Anyway.

Think about it all day.

After all, there will be only one conclusion.

'Give me a pledge and I'll take care of the rest.'

It was only Peter's oath for the former paladin who was out of interest, but the other items there were quite coveted.

'Frozen Tears' and 'Mahondan'

Yes. It's best to get these two.

Rather, it was to the extent that I wanted this more than the relic.

In particular, 'frozen tears' is a crystal called the essence of mana, and when absorbed, it has the effect of greatly increasing the absolute value of mana.

'Raising mana is one of the top priorities that must be addressed for me.'

Although the mana consumption of the skills I use often now is not large.

As the skill level rose and the higher skills were fused, the importance of the total amount of mana was not enough to emphasize.

'Originally, there was no way to break the curse of cold, so I was going to give up... .'

After confirming Teresa's existence, it was a change of operation.

If Teresa was able to handle the divine series, it was because it was possible to alleviate the coldness of the frozen tears.

May I ask you just one thing before you decide?

Teresa, who was worried, opened her mouth.

Tell me.

"Are you the one who killed the sentries and woke up the guardians before are you?"

hoo.

Does this go on like this?

'Well, from Teresa's point of view, the most suspicious person in the current raid must be me.'

Because I had a lot to hide and I knew too much.

Well, I could have explained it in detail here.

that's not a taste

Most of all, it was annoying.

Jinhyuk chose a simpler and more straightforward method than that.

I understand your suspicions under the circumstances, but I'm not the culprit.

Are you telling me to believe just words?

Yes. Above all, the solid evidence is right in front of us.

Evidence. What do you mean?

If I were the culprit who killed the sentries and woke up the Guardian...

Think carefully.

I would have killed you without having such an annoying conversation.

That there is a much simpler way than a plausible excuse in the world.

Teresa's sole action again met with strong opposition.

It was because Song Cheon-hwa, the chief of engineering, was terrified and opposed it.

Absolutely not! Now I have to gather up my power and move forward, but I'm not acting alone!

If it were anyone else, it was not as good as Teresa, who could be called the core of the raid.

But Teresa didn't want to back down easily.

There is a map up to the 20km point of the ruins. Everyone is familiar with the strategy. Without me, there is no big difference.

From the time the Tower of Trials was a game to the present when it became a reality.

After countless attempts, the players were able to create a map of the ruins.

At least from the entrance to the 20km point so that you can proceed without much risk.

"Above all, before our contract and the battle with the boss, didn't the engineering leaders of each guild maintain the same authority?"

That, that's it...

As she quarreled, Song Chun-hwa stuttered.

Because nothing is wrong.

at last.

After a long sigh, Song Chun-hwa allowed Teresa to act alone.

Uh-huh. Okay. Still, you have to return until you reach the end of the map.

Yes. Until then, I will join you again.

Teresa nodded her head.

Ah! And... can I bring just one person to help me as a porter?

That's about it, do whatever you want.

Song Chun-hwa roughly waved his hand as if he had lost his energy due to the war.

It's a small thing, as if it's okay, with a helpless face

The porters who caught Teresa's gaze trembled thinly.

Accompanying the ranker.

This isn't luck or luck.

Rather, it's a first-class ticket to hell.

- At least you're trying to take me to a filthy dangerous place, damn it. Guys like us will never come back.

- Please, please, I can't.

- Don't make eye contact. If you make eye contact, it's very sloppy.

-I have a wife and children who have to feed every corner of the house.

Everyone prayed earnestly in their hearts.

Please, I hope you're not alone.

right then

Theresa's fingertips pointed among the porters.

It was Jinhyuk who was nominated.

And Jinhyuk said that of course he would go with him.

I don't know what you're thinking.... As someone who has lived close to 50 lines, I'll tell you, love?

Yeah. Listen to class leader Kim.

No matter how beautiful a saint is. Whoa. Youth is the problem, youth. It makes people's minds wander.

The porters ripped off Jinhyeok.

He seemed to be misunderstanding something.

When it's time to do things like dating, you climb the tower one more floor. I don't know what you are thinking.

It's not like that...

Jinhyuk, who was rebutting, blurted out the end of his speech in the middle.

Wait, wait.

If you look around halfway, the seeds will not be eaten.

Because no matter what happened, I couldn't go.

I'd rather have it like this... .

Actually, Ms. Theresa and I have known each other since childhood.

Set the genre.

Let's see.

A little bit of childhood memories mixed with melodies.

The ruins contain items to heal Teresa's family in Europe. At first, I said I'd go alone, but I couldn't do it alone.

Finally, add tears.

I pinched her thigh, but unfortunately not a single drop of tears came out.

Damn, I'm so emotionally dry.

Even if my skills are lacking, and even if I lose my life... I will protect her until the end.

Love, tragedy, heroism.

Through this.

'Romeo and Juliet', 'The Hill of Storms'

The trinity, which has been recognized as a box office code over the centuries, has been completed.

The porters looked at Jinhyuk blankly.

It was as if I realized something I had forgotten for a long time.

Kang Jinhyuk is sleeping...

You're a real man. Damn it. You're a real man from the Goguryeo era.

Yes. Go. Shouldn't a man not be able to protect a single childhood friend?

Youth is good. Youth.

Everyone hit Jinhyuk on the back one by one.

Jinhyuk and Teresa, who simply packed their bags, went straight into the ruins along the tangled road.

Did 5 hours pass like that?

The two men, separated from the raid, were finally able to reach their destination.

'The defense is also well made.'

Jinhyuk slowly observed the formation of the monsters.

The ones in the pit were mostly ghouls and skeletons. High-level undead were also mixed here and there.

Durahhan Besides, Lich who deals with magic.

Judging from the fact that the mana you feel isn't strong, the circle probably won't be high.

Lich are the ones who should never be taken lightly.

In particular, if you hit a debuff or a curse series, there is a high probability of getting a fatal injury no matter how many flying and creeping figures.

Teresa poked Jinhyuk's side with her finger.

Hey! The pledge is right in the middle of me.

I also checked.

the center of the circle.

There will be 'Peter's Oath', 'Frozen Tears' and 'A Space Inventory Combination Book'.

If you kill monsters, you will level up... .

I'll leave that to Theresa.

Get ready.

Jinhyuk prepared to move.

The dagger I had in my arms poured out a red light.

all right.

Teresa also raised her sword and shield, and raised mana.

But right then.

T-tiring!

Suddenly, a red status window appeared in front of the two of them.