816 < 813 coins 4. Ancient Ruins of the Holy Spirit (2) >

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Ian's inventory was filled with "The Light of the Spirit" items.

Although it is a general goods item, there were more than fifty items with the highest rank of 'legendary'.

When we first entered the ruins, we got three from each of the three gates, and we just defeated three Guardians and got 15 from each, so to be precise, a total of 54 "lights of the Holy Spirit" were flashing in Ian's inventory.

‘I heard you can qualify a challenger by fitting it into the Ancient Tablet...' This round disc must be the ancient tablet from the Item Information Window. ’

Ian pulls out three glowing beads without hesitation.

And I carefully placed them on the disc.

The three beads, which were swiftly rotating the disc, fit together with a short machine sound, as if they were being sucked in.

Bloop-oop-oop!

In Ian's eyes, a new system message came to mind.

- Tyring!

- The Holy Spirit is fully charged.

- Now we enter the ruins.

Whoo-hoo!

As Ian reads the message, another massive vibration echoes through the intestine.

And the interior of the room that was bright with white light began to become dimmer and dimmer.

“Wha?”

“What, what? What's going on?”

Arlene looks surprised, and Ian looks at his son-in-law nervous.

It was because it seemed that a new boss or gatekeeper would appear in here again.

It's some kind of insight that comes from the many dungeons and gateway breakthroughs so far.

And the mill also seemed to be the same as Ian's.

- Relax, Ian. It's the most important thing from now on.

“Okay. Don't worry. ”

Ian nods at the ledge, and calmly rolls his head.

‘In the Light Item Information window of the Spirit, it said that it was needed to qualify the challenger. ’

Kugu...!

‘Then the total number of challenges I can take, is 18. ’

We have not yet identified which difficulty gateway, or what content, but Ian prepares his mind by analogizing the situation in his own way through various situations.

But after a while.

Ian has his insight (?) was wrong.

“Huh…? ”

Grrrrrrrrrrr!

A spiral staircase rose from the floor with a big bang, and at the same time a new system message appeared before my eyes.

- Tyring!

- The upper part of the ruins will be opened since all the Guardians are gone.

- You have successfully completed the quest "Ancient Spirit Delay Ⅱ (Hidden) (Epic)"!

- Increases Amity with Ancient Spirit ‘Delay’ by 25.

- You have obtained the Sealed Ancient Spirit Grimoire (Heroic) (Transcension).

- The quest "Ancient Spirit Delay Ⅲ (Hidden) (Epic)" has occurred.

After seeing the message, Ian looked a little embarrassed.

‘It's so easy here... That's it? ’

I was surprised by the unexpected class development.

Then why did you tell me to be nervous? ’

Ian's head automatically lifts up toward the air as the white light falls.

The fact that the quest was completed means that the "Crystal of the Holy Spirit" appeared somewhere.

And in Ian's view, a white and glowing crystal appeared.

-All conditions are met.

- Proceed to the top floor of Serga's Castle Tower.

- Qualified, "Enrolled in the Ancient Chapel".

- The Ruins Manager has invited you.

- We enter the Ruins of the Holy Spirit.

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In fact, Ian could not have known, but his speculations and insights (?) was never wrong.

It was originally the name of this cone-shaped space called the Challenge Chamber, or the fact that from now on, the postponement is the most important.

However, Ian omitted the ‘challenge’ and went up to the top for only one reason.

Before the challenge began, Ian had already wiped out all the Guardians.

Anyway, apart from that fact, Ian checked out the new third related quest first.

while climbing the spiral staircase leading up to the top, in order to get the information of the quest in advance.

- Ancient Spirit Delay Ⅲ (Hidden) (Epic)

Where the ancient ruins lie.

I found the ‘Crystal of the Holy Spirit’.

…… approximate……

Inside the ruins there will be a special artifact that can relieve the delay from suffering.

Let's buy it and deliver it to Delhi.

Quest difficulty: unknown.

Quest conditions: Contains 5 or more ‘Light of the Spirit’ items.

NPC ‘Procrastination’ Amity 50 or higher.

Complete the ‘Ancient Spirit Mirror Ⅱ (Hidden) (Epic)’ Quest.

…… approximate……

Clear Condition: Deliver the 'Elixir of Spirit’ item to Delay.

Timeout: None

Final Reward

- Reputation (transcendence) +45,000

-NPC Arene Amity +50

-???

* Significantly decreases Amity with 'delays’ when declining or giving up.

* This quest cannot be challenged again if you refuse or give up.

When Ian read the quest, he had to look suspicious.

You want me to buy artifacts? ’

The contents of the system window itself were not that complicated, but they contained some content that we could not understand at this time.

But Ian didn't have long to think about it.

As Ian was walking up the stairs one by one, he heard a much more perplexing voice.

- What the hell is going on, Ian?

“Huh? What? ”

- The Guardians are gone!

“What do you mean, all of a sudden? Guardian?”

With Ian so preoccupied, the delay was even more embarrassing.

The postponement continues again.

- If this is the way it's supposed to be, we have to kill the Guardians in this Challenge Room.

“Hmm…? ”

- We need to pick and deal with one of the three guys guarding the outside of the tower.

This time, Ian was embarrassed.

“If you're a Guardian, I've already dealt with you. ”

- What is it?

“I've already met all three in turn. ”

At that moment, the stalled delay began to explain to Ian again.

She seems to think Ian's, uh, on something.) They seemed to have misunderstood.

- No, I think you know something wrong…….

But only for a little while.

- Wait a minute.

Sitting on Ian's shoulders, he stopped speaking at a moment when he realized something.

“ ……? ”

- I've already met three Guardians at the previous gate... Did you get rid of them all?

“Of course. I won, so you came all the way here. ”

In Ian's answer, the postponement was made to look ridiculous.

You single-handedly killed all the Guardians? ’

It's because I never imagined that there would be a human being who could defeat all the Guardians by himself without having the power of the Ancients.

Moreover, procrastination does not even know the specifics of the Tower of the Holy Spirit.

I don't even know about the Judgment Blade in each room.

Only one thing Delhi knew was that he had to win against the Guardians here in the Challenge Room.

So a slight misunderstanding (?) and made Ian look even more like a monster.

Contrary to the postponement of the violent reaction, Ian opened his mouth again with an unorthodox expression.

“Let's just go up, postpone. The crystal of the Holy Spirit you were supposed to find seems to be up there. ”

Ian nods at his words, and then shuts up and sits on his shoulder.

And her surprised expression was somewhat soothing.

It was clear that the situation was out of predictable range, but it wasn't a bad direction.

‘Phew, I didn't think I'd be helped by a monster like this. ’

However, at this time, I did not know about the postponement.

What disaster has happened to the ruins (?).

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- Welcome, challenger. I've been waiting for you.

An old man who has white hair, as white as a shining white cane around the ruins of the Holy Spirit, can't tell how old he is.

The first time Ian's group climbed a spiral staircase was the new NPC with a translucent ghost feel.

When I approached him, Ian opened his mouth with an eager look.

By postponing the system messages I just checked, I was able to guess who he was.

“Are you the ‘Master' of the Ruins? ”

In Ian's question, the old man nodded and replied.

- Yes, challenger. I'm the Ruins Manager who's been guarding this place for thousands of years.

The postponer next to you asks for the manager.

- What's your name?

And the manager's wrinkled eyes, which found that delay, were slightly enlarged.

- Oh, a spirit with special powers. I can definitely smell a fairy... How can you have the power of the Holy Spirit at the same time?

When asked by the manager, the postponer replied with a bitter expression.

- Long story short, Grandpa. Just answer my question.

The manager smiles and opens his mouth again.

- I've long forgotten my name.

“ ……. ”

- I was born to protect this place in the first place, so I hardly ever see anyone.

“I see.”

- My name was a concept I didn't need.

“Well, that should do it. ”

With a unique concept of NPC as a manager, Ian nods, smiling deeply.

Since the existence of the NPC of the game originally existed only for its own role, it could be said that the status of the old man in the manager belongs to all NPCs.

The manager opens his mouth again to Ian for a moment.

- Well, it's been a long time coming, young man.

“Is that so?”

- I was worried you wouldn't make it up here because you failed the challenge.

“Th-that's it. ”

The manager with a cheerful expression continued to say.

- But that's all I have to say, and now I have to do my part.

And as his story progressed, the void began to fill up with white light.