CH 353

Crown of Doom (1)

A black object visible through the platinum sand.

It is the 'crown of defeat' that Heavenly Demon had.

It is the key to reaching the 50th floor, and the highest level Artifact that has a different level of power than other relics with its specifications alone.

The time has finally come to get your hands on it.

The 'Eyes of Gluttony' pierced through the target.

T-tiring!

[Crown of Doom]

Acquisition Difficulty: Unmeasurable

Description: It is one of the seven crowns that exist in the tower, and it means overwhelming 'weakness'.

All stat stats you have +30

The level of 'Eyes of Gluttony' is low, so detailed information cannot be checked.

Jinhyuk's eyes narrowed.

'great.'

It is genuine without a doubt.

pounding! pounding! pounding!

My heart started beating fast.

The option to increase all stats you have is not simply to increase the basic 4 stats of strength, agility, mana, and stamina.

'Gap and adaptive... It means that it raises the luck-related stats.'

Truly a deceptive trait.

In particular, there was no way to obtain the gap other than dodging the attack of the 'Minotaur' on the first floor.

However, this is the only way to raise it, even in a detour.

'Besides It's also the key to the 50th floor.'

A key item that is absolutely necessary to enter the 50th floor.

After that, even in order to take advantage of the position with the divinities of the upper layers and the higher powers .

This is a must have on hand.

'I'd like to go and catch him right away, but I'm not the kind of guy who's going to leave it alone.'

If you act clumsily, you will get hurt.

At the very least, distract your attention... You'll have to inflict some damage to create a gap.

Moment.

huuuuuoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

The energy emanating from Jinhyuk's body has completely changed.

After all, it was the possessiveness that comes from seeing what you really want.

"...do you really think you'll be competing with me?"

The hound asked as if it was ridiculous.

And to that question... .

"Did you really think that you were only going to fight me while playing the role of a hound on the 50th floor?"

Jinhyuk replied with a bright smile.

"They're hounds well, we don't know them well, so we can only look like hounds."

"No, they've already gone through what they've been through. It's disgusting to the bone."

"Are you saying you're tired of having only one victory? Are you using a shortcut to prolong your life?"

Hmm .

From the hound's point of view, I have no choice but to think that way.

You've only fought Shub Nigurs once.

And actually that one battle... It was difficult to see it as a proper victory.

"Well, you're right. It's probably impossible to fight them head-to-head yet."

"Not yet?"

"Yeah. Not yet."

Right now, though I'm curled up.

In the future, it will become even stronger.

In order to catch up with the past, in its heyday.

To see the top of the tower that no one has reached.

like that.

Even the beings on the 50th floor. Even the divinities that make up each myth are about to reach an unreachable place once again.

Sreung.

Jinhyuk took out his twin dragon sword and fangs.

A pair of swords of different lengths were expected.

"Other friends are fighting hard, too, so we can't just play around with us. Then, let's have a fun game."

"...the time to regret will be very short, because there are no living players among the guys who faced me."

Jinhyuk and Hound moved at the same time.

fault!

kwaang!

with a loud roar. The two new ones have disappeared.

Attacks coming from the lower right.

Boo Woong!

The wind blows through the eardrums

At the same time, Jinhyuk used his fangs to twist the trajectory of the greatsword.

Puppupuck!

Immediately, the sand splattered in all directions.

Being ignorant is an understatement.

However, without even a blink of an eye, the second sword strike rushed towards the body.

"...!"

can't avoid this

Jinhyuk prepared for the shock by putting his twin dragon swords in the front.

kwaang!

A heavy impact pierced from his fingertips to the top of his head.

A ranker that corresponds to the hero level.

Also, that's great.

In terms of simply destructive power, it was at a level comparable to that of the giant gods.

But.

"It's a power fight..."

Pants... !

I have this one too, if it suits him.

[The unique ability 'Tombgrave's Right Arm' is activated!]

The power of the giant gods resided in his right arm.

The muscles expanded, and the quality of mana flowing into the blood vessels also changed.

kwaaang!

bang! kwaang!

The sword and the sword collided, and a dazzling flame spread.

It was a series of sword attacks that seemed to shatter his forehead if he even touched it.

KwaKwaKwaKwaKwaKwaKwaKwaKwa!

A 10m long wound appeared on the back of Jinhyuk's sand.

Similarly, a wound of similar length was made on the opposite side where the hound was standing.

The three strikes that made use of the rotational power went to the nape of the neck.

one sum. two sums... twenty sum.

"Hmm..."

As the battle continued, the Hound's eyes began to shake little by little.

It's a matter of course.

Until now, under the command of Nyarlathotep, he had been carrying out numerous missions, but no one had received such an attack from his own.

'never It's not about strength or speed.'

Rather, that part was pushed back by the rest of the Old Guards that came with it.

However, there was one thing that made up for all the shortcomings and made it remain.

timing.

To be precise, it intentionally lowers its power by intervening right before its maximum destructive power is exerted.

kwaaang!

The same goes for this time.

The sword swung to the side subtly.

In terms of time, it was less than 0.1 seconds, but the Hound lost his breath.

'Isn't that a coincidence?'

If it was once or twice, I don't know.

Except for the first three times, all of the attacks didn't go as planned.

Above all, the more the sum was exchanged, the more accurate it was to read the breath here.

It's like I'm starting to feel a little bit better now.

When a decision was not reached even in the 39th round, the two separated for a while.

"This is amazing."

The Hound let out a voice of pure admiration.

At this point, even if you don't want to admit it, you can't help but admit it.

As much as one has the power to read the 'breathing' possessed by each individual.

The fact that your opponent is higher than you.

"Is that why I was so confident? If I waited for my stamina to drop while inducing me to lose my hair in this way, I guess I naturally decided that I could get the crown."

In fact, even at this moment, Jinhyuk was slowly shifting his center of gravity toward the crown.

While pretending to focus on the fight on the surface, all nerves were directed to the crown.

One of the Old Guards that collected the most prominent monsters in the tower... Against yourself in fourth position.

You had such a leisurely time.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Hound burst out laughing.

It was such a huge madness that the fights of others stopped for a moment.

"That sloppy calculation is annoying. Concentrating on even a single cell is not enough. You were selling one eye."

Timing and breathing are good.

In the face of overwhelming power, there is no such thing as leftovers.

Now, let me tell you how big a mistake that thought was.

Guguguk!

The red runes were revealed along the dark sword.

[The seal of the Old Guard is released.]

[The unique Holy Spear 'Ring of the Heavens' is activated!]

The sword moved slowly.

The twin dragon swords and fangs responded to this.

However.

"It's over. Sweetheart."

kwaduk.

The moment the sword and the sword meet.

A sound that should never be heard rang out.

" ?"

An earthquake occurred in Jinhyuk's pupil.

This is because the dagger made from the fangs of the Mythical Beast species Pentagris began to crack.

In the event that broke common sense, an illusion as if time had stopped arose.

But this is not an illusion.

It wasn't even a fucking dream.

Whoops... .

At the end of the crack that grows little by little.

The canine blade was completely split.

The weapon that has been with us for a long time has lost its light.

[Absolute judgment 'collapse effect' has been activated.]

A red status window appeared one after another.

"How about it. Are you still looking at the crown?"

A fishy smile lingered on Hound's lips.

Since there is no one who will not be embarrassed even after losing the weapon he has, he is convinced that Jinhyeok will be in a panic now.

However.

'The Wheel of Reversal... I finally got to see that handsome unique holy spear again.'

Jinhyuk had already anticipated that such a situation would unfold.

'It's a pity that I lost my fangs, but there's nothing I can do about it.'

His gaze turned to the status window of the hound displayed in the 'Eyes of Gluttony'.

Name: Crexus de Acacius

Alias: Hound

Level: 315

Stats: Strength 533 Dexterity 215 Stamina 305 mana 255 Foreign Will 644

Unique Ability: Reverse Heaven

Unique Holy Spear: Ring of Reverse Heaven

skill: The content of skill is too much, so it has been switched to put aside.

Details: About 1300 years ago, Acacius, a resident of the 20th floor, was one of the nobles belonging to the Lost Empire. However, due to the power struggle of the tower, the entire family was destroyed, and as a result, he became disillusioned with the world and tried to kill himself. It was then that Nyarlathotep recognized his talent and made him his Old Guard.

[Copy Conditions]

Copying a target's abilities requires sacrificing something equivalent. The success of copying the ability is determined by the sacrifice target, and the more valuable the target, the higher the completion of the copied ability.

Giving up weapons... .

Just for copying this ability.

As he said, the crown was the top priority, but such a powerful group gathered here.

It doesn't make sense not to copy abilities.

In my mind, I want to copy all of them, but given the circumstances, only one If you're lucky, copying two would be the limit.

And the ability to decorate the first is the unique ability of the head Hound.

'please .'

Jinhyuk swallowed dry saliva.

As much as I threw away the fangs I loved and cherished, I want you to acknowledge this... .

[You have not met the requirements for ability copying.]

[Additional sacrifice required.]

As it is an absurd ability, even this is not enough.

Or pay for something bigger and more valuable.

Or at least you have to hit a lot of sheep.

Damn it.

However, it is not possible to give up on 'balmung'.

'There is a new way to procure lost fangs within the dunes of the sun, but this is difficult.'

The fact that you have to give up even Balmung, which is optimized for hunting Dragons. It means the belly button is bigger than the belly button.

then .

Jinhyuk's eyes flashed.

Securing the crown and copying his abilities... At the same time, a way to deal with all the troublesome Old Guards came to mind.

The risk is very high, but given a few circumstances, it is quite possible.

You just have to try it first.

tuk.

Jinhyuk just turned his back.

Towards a similarity with the crown of doom.

"Fuhaha! After all, one thought is simple. What I was worried about at the most is praying and running to grab the crown!"

Convinced of victory, the hound started chasing closely behind him.