Chapter 59
Chapter 59
Translator: Penny
Chapter 59
Dekan.
Like Riselinn's mother, Delisa, he seemed to be an NPC whom the Transcendental Gallery seniors had progressed through a Stage with.
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ㅇㅇ*) Just saw it, killed the Cluster, then disappeared. Is it an NPC you know?
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It's an NPC related to the Forest of Bewitching Beasts. Of course, it wasn't in that state during the playthrough.
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Did he undergo Death Knight Transformation??
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Archmage) Seems like it… Dekan wasn't a Knight with low mental fortitude.
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Scum Sword Saint) True. Dekan's mental fortitude was higher than the average Rank 6, which was his Rank at the time.
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Oh, the split Cluster is moving again.
The video continued.
Kuddddudeuk!
This time, it transformed into the form of a giant dragon.
The Cluster-type Skaldmagra, where multiple entities gathered and moved as a single entity, was much smaller than the original Skaldmagra, but the number of individual entities gathered was close to a hundred.
Dekan, exuding crimson Demonic Energy, continued his movements.
The head of the Skaldmagra Cluster rushed forward.
Kieeeeeing─!
Intense sonic vibrations emanated from the head and body of the Cluster, that is, from its entire body.
Dozens of Sonic Wave Bullets containing attributes such as electricity, fire, and ice were fired from the Skaldmagra, pouring down on Dekan.
Black mist billowed from Dekan's hand, forming a large rectangular shield.
Kwagwagwagwagwang!
Dekan slammed the shield down vertically, blocking the onslaught of Sonic Wave Bullets.
A circular Magical Field spread out from the point where the shield was slammed down.
Towering-
Then, the movement of the Cluster within that area stopped.
The Sonic Wave Bullets that had been continuously firing also ceased.
Kuuung!
The greatsword held by Dekan was slammed down vertically.
He sent Demonic Energy towards all the entities of the Cluster, which had been crushed and mashed as if becoming one with the ground.
Hyun Yoosung, who was watching the scene from the front, immediately understood the reason for this action.
Chiiiiiiik…
The Clusters exposed to the Demonic Energy could no longer perform further divisions to survive and began to rot.
Kung!
Dekan slammed his sword down once more with the intention of confirming the kill.
Two Skaldmagras, who were watching the scene from afar, hid themselves in the darkness and fled.
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Sword of Light) Absolute Monarch, that attack Dekan just performed. Is that it?
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Absolute Monarch) Yes.
Absolute Monarch added a comment after a brief pause.
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Absolute Monarch) The attack Dekan just deployed is my technique.
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Sword of Light) I see, I was right to recognize it.
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?? Isn't that blocking and vertical slam a somewhat common stance?
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Absolute Monarch) The motion itself is common. What you need to pay attention to is the flow of the aura.
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Absolute Monarch) Slamming down with the shield and then completely controlling the area within that range. Those who can perform that principle are rare.
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Yes, that's right, only the stance is common. I can't do that. Sorry
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Hahahahahaha Damn quick acknowledgment, good.
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Absolute Monarch) Heaven and Earth Seal. It's the 6th Form of the Bloodline Swordsmanship Valsenartz of the Valtio Empire.
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Sword of Light) The one that tracked down and annihilated each entity of the Cluster at the end is my swordsmanship. Not the Dragon Slayer Sword, but the Iron Vault Swordsmanship 4th Form, Seraphim Choir.
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?? What's going on. So, the Dekan in the Tower you guys were climbing copied your techniques and is now in the Pandemonium Tower?
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Absolute Monarch) I don't know if it's a technique copy or what, but the Heaven and Earth Seal is a Sword Form I directly taught to the Dekan I met.
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Sword of Light) I also directly taught the Seraphim Choir to the Dekan I met. And we're just on the same Hard Difficulty, but different Tower numberings.
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Sword of Light) I think we first met at the Exchange Meeting on the 30th floor when we were climbing, right?
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Absolute Monarch) That's right.
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What's going on here.
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So, they took Dekan's Hard Difficulty information and transplanted it into the Pandemonium that Han Yoo-seong is climbing now, or something like that?
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Jjuhdak) We don't know that. It could be a recreated NPC with Easy and Normal data also transplanted.
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Pioneer) You could say it's a recreation… Considering that Delisa married Helion and her daughter Riselinn is active as a mercenary captain, the flow of time is certain. So, there's a high probability that this is the future of the Dekan we encountered.
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Pioneer) A guy who purified the Forest of Bewitching Beasts so many times… Is he still clinging on even after becoming a wraith? That's a bit much.
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For real, what is it. Dekan is strong. He shouldn't be a Vessel to be easily taken over by any Necromancer.
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Unless it's a Lich-level.
A narrative commonly experienced by the previous generation of Climbers.
Like the Delisa case, it seemed to be that kind of thing.
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Archmage) Doesn't seem like he's being controlled by anyone.
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Secret Room Theorist) Even to this Demon, it seems that way.
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? What, he looks like a dead person at first glance.
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Scum Sword Saint) Please explain. Very curious.
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Archmage) The spiral Mark engraved on Dekan's neck. That Mark of the Rules is a sign that he killed the being that controlled him and gained freedom.
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Secret Room Theorist) That's right. As expected, the insight of the Archmage who has beaten down mountains of Necromancers!
I left a comment.
-Yeah*) But he didn't seem to have any reason.
Archmage senior's comment was immediately posted.
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Archmage) It's because he killed the Necromancer.
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Archmage) If you kill a Necromancer and devour their Life Vessel, you can regain your heart. Killing the Necromancer allows you to break free from control, but you become a shell that has lost the power to think.
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Archmage) What's supporting Dekan in his current state is a very faint reason buried at the bottom of his soul, and the customs he has lived by. Habits. He's moving based on those things.
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Secret Room Theorist) It would be difficult to call it reason. It's easier to understand if you think of it as a ghost… a ghost wandering around the place where he used to be without consciousness.
I understood what he meant.
The video continued.
Dekan's movements, having annihilated the Cluster without a trace, did not stop.
The place where the sword of the Knight Dekan, wearing black armor, was directed was the soldier who was next to me at the time.
A Sword Strike that instantly pierced through the shoulder.
Kaaang!
I was only able to deflect Dekan's sword after a faint Sword Strike was etched onto the soldier's shoulder.
It happened that quickly.
Dekan, whose sword was blocked by me, paused his movements, then sheathed his greatsword.
The next action he showed was abnormal behavior.
-Keueueue…eueueuk.
Dekan, furrowing his brow and lowering his head, let out such a gloomy sound for a moment before disappearing into the black forest.
-T, thank you.
The soldier, who quickly bandaged his wound and poured Recovery Potion, repeatedly bowed to me.
Soon, my voice was also heard.
-Are you alive? Then it's fine.
And the video ended.
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Wow, that was great!!!!!!!!! Yes, but when will the next episode be uploaded? Huh?
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Heavenly Demon) Hehe, you must only film and upload at the necessary moments.
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Soon the necessary moment will come. Soon, or tomorrow, or the day after.
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Are you alive? Then it's fine… Kya, kia, kiaaaaa!!!!!!
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Spear King) This Climber bastard definitely has romance.
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Why is Dekan like that.
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Dekan, that guy, I don't think he had any intention of fighting humans.
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Pioneer) ㅇㅇ Seems like he's suffering after attacking against his will.
After a while, comments began to be added.
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Absolute Monarch) Sword of Light, do you think the reason that Dekan knows your swordsmanship is simply because he copied the records?
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Absolute Monarch) Or do you think that even if it's a copy, it's a copy from the side that brought the memories of learning swordsmanship from you?
It seemed like a subtle difference.
But that subtle difference seemed important from the perspective of Absolute Monarch senior, who was asking the question.
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Sword of Light) The latter.
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Sword of Light) When I taught him the Sword Form, there was a flaw in not being able to meticulously control the aura spreading to the left.
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Sword of Light) But it's still the same. That meticulous flaw. If it was a form that simply brought the record of seeing me use it, it would have compensated for that deficiency and brought it.
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Sword of Light) So, I think he brought the memory of learning from me. If he copied it.
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Absolute Monarch) I see. I think the same.
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Hmm… If there is a future within the Tower, if the Tower's time flows even after I finish the Tower and leave, one of the guys I thought would definitely be living happily is Dekan hyungnim.
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Yeah, I don't like the sequel to this story very much.
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Yes*) Transcendence Gallery seniors, it seems like everyone has experienced this narrative, fighting together with this Dekan person.
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Spear King) Knight Dekan, the Great Demonic Beast Outbreak Incident in the Forest of Bewitching Beasts. Among the NPCs, he had the only skill and personality to trust your back to.
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Archmage) Oh… His younger sibling, a mage, died at the hands of a Great Demonic Beast while doing research in the Forest of Bewitching Beasts as a group, so he was trying to reduce the number of Demonic Beasts and purify the Forest of Bewitching Beasts at all costs.
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That's right, that was the narrative.
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In the end, it ended with completely purifying the Forest of Bewitching Beasts with Dekan hyungnim.
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Elf) Even at that ending moment, it ended with the Forest of Bewitching Beasts being able to have darkness break out again at any time… That damn Forest of Bewitching Beasts is like that even in the world I'm in.
I asked about the things I needed to confirm.
The word 'NPC' did not appear above Knight Dekan's head.
That meant that from my perspective, he was classified as a 'Monster' that could not be compromised through elements such as conversation.
Even if he didn't rush at me this time.
I didn't know what would happen next.
Because the 10th floor Stage was still far from over.
-What if that person tries to kill me next time?
As soon as I asked the question, comments poured in.
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Sword of Light) You have to run.
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Heavenly Demon) Dekan is Rank 6. And not just the beginning, but a fully established Rank 6.
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Archmage) If you fight, your chances of winning are too slim. The slimmest of all the Stages so far.
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Scum Sword Saint) The difference between Rank 5 and Rank 6 is far greater than the difference between the previous Ranks 3 and 4.
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That's why they gave the grandiose modifier Illustrious Figure to people who became Rank 6 in Normal. The Tower did.
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No matter how much it's Pandemonium, it's the 10th floor. Are they going to make you fight a Rank 6 on the 10th floor? It's the 10th floor. I think there's almost no chance that he'll turn into an enemy you absolutely have to fight.
The remaining Skaldmagras had run away.
So, after returning to the main force, I uploaded the video that had been filmed with the Visographica.
And what had happened so far was watching the video with the Transcendental Gallery seniors and seeing the real-time reactions of the comments that were being uploaded.
-Okay*) First, I guess I should focus on getting rid of all the Skaldmagras and going up.
And the next day, the Skaldmagras that had fled yesterday and another Cluster appeared.