Chapter 82
Chapter 82
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 82
Chapter Title: Tower of Trials: Floor 1 Cleared
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But Shin Yu-hyun ignored the two Shadow Wolves charging at his back.
"Bone Shield!"
Pabat! Pabatt!
At that moment, four Bone Shields materialized behind him, stacked in pairs of two.
Thud! Thud!
Yelp! Yip yip!
The Shadow Wolves that had leaped toward his back collided head-on with the Bone Shields and were flung away instead.
Grrr?
The two wolfmen charging from the front flinched in surprise at the sight.
But it was already too late.
He was within Shin Yu-hyun's range.
Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship.
First Form: Nameless.
Shuaaaak!
A red sword gleam flashed, leaving a black trail in the air as Levatein severed the necks of the two wolfmen.
But there was no time to rest.
Groooaaar!
The two wolfmen rolling on the ground, engulfed in black flames, charged toward Shin Yu-hyun.
The wolfmen's attacks, led by their razor-sharp claws, flew toward him.
Shin Yu-hyun smoothly retreated backward like flowing clouds with Flowing Cloud Step, evading the ferocious claws coming from both sides.
Grrrrr!
Immediately after, the two Shadow Wolves lunged at his back again.
The Shadow Wolves bared their gleaming white fangs as if ready to devour him whole and hurled their bodies forward.
But Shin Yu-hyun twisted his upper body and slipped through between the Shadow Wolves.
Shushuk!
At that instant, Levatein gleamed with red sword light.
Plop plop.
Soon, the Shadow Wolves shattered mid-air and fell to the ground.
In less than two minutes, Shin Yu-hyun had taken down four Rank-4 wolfmen and two Shadow Wolves.
But this was only the beginning.
Groooaaaar!
Dozens of wolfmen waiting in the trees leaped down toward him.
"There sure are a lot of them."
Shin Yu-hyun swung Levatein, black flames rising from the blade, toward the wolfmen raining down on him.
Black flames spread in all directions.
Amid them, Shin Yu-hyun dodged or blocked the attacks from the wolfmen assaulting him from every side while swinging Levatein.
He fought the wolfmen without even a moment to breathe.
Thanks to that, he slipped into a trance and unleashed the swordsmanship of the Heaven-Splitting Sword Clan.
Levatein, the demonic sword of flames, danced dazzlingly with red sword gleams.
Shin Yu-hyun spun round and round, drawing in the wolfmen's attacks before repelling them and swinging Levatein.
It looked just like a sword dance.
And that wasn't all.
No matter how much they struck from blind spots, Shin Yu-hyun easily evaded by slightly twisting his upper body or rotating.
Then, he followed up occasionally by swinging Levatein to reliably fell one wolfman at a time.
'I can feel their movements.'
Shin Yu-hyun, who had been dodging or deflecting the wolfmen's attacks pouring in from all sides, simply closed his eyes.
Darkness came.
But his senses sharpened even more than before.
The wolfmen's killing intent laced with hostility.
The flow of the air.
The enraged roars echoing from all directions.
Suddenly, Shin Yu-hyun realized it.
Even with his eyes closed, he could sense and see everything within a 2-meter radius.
His senses became even clearer than before.
Puuk! Pfuuk! Shuaaaak!
Following that, Shin Yu-hyun began displaying astonishing movements.
Instead of just deflecting or dodging the wolfmen's attacks, he countered them all with critical strikes.
Kyaheng! Kyaaang! Krheung!
The wolfmen struck by the counters screamed and perished.
Moments later, mountains of monster corpses piled up around Shin Yu-hyun.
"Finally cleared it?"
Confirming the message in front of him, Shin Yu-hyun panted heavily and collapsed onto the ground.
He was quite exhausted, but he had cleared the 1st floor of the Tower of Trials sooner than expected.
Before entering, he had boosted his stamina considerably, and thanks to the A-rank Super Regeneration.
Without those two, it would have taken much longer.
Flash!
'Huh?'
Suddenly, Shin Yu-hyun saw a light flash above his head as he lay on the ground, and a treasure chest appeared.
Legendary equipment?
Shin Yu-hyun's face filled with shock at the message before his eyes.
Equipment grades were divided into Mythic, Legendary, Epic, Exceptional Unique, and Unique in descending order, with each rank difference being immense.
A difference like heaven and earth.
And they were giving him Legendary-grade gear?
Click.
Shin Yu-hyun opened the treasure chest.
"Is this Legendary equipment?"
Inside the treasure chest were a pair of black gloves and a ring.
Likely the Legendary gloves and the Transfer Ring to the 2nd floor.
Shin Yu-hyun checked the gloves first.
The Gloves of the Underworld God Hades, Quinear, were fingerless half-gloves.
They were made of luxurious black leather overall, with lightweight yet sturdy-looking metal plates attached to the backs of the hands.
The metal plates were inscribed with letters signifying the underworld.
"I like it."
Shin Yu-hyun smiled in satisfaction as he equipped Quinear.
Flash!
Suddenly, a chilling energy emanated from Quinear.
"Kuh!"
Shin Yu-hyun gritted his teeth.
The chilling energy enveloped his entire body, bringing pain and rapidly worsening his mood.
All sorts of negative thoughts and memories surged up, trying to dominate his mind.
Anger, frustration, despair, and more.
In the midst of it, Shin Yu-hyun realized.
The gloves of the underworld god Hades, Quinear, were testing him.
Abnormal Status Effects Activated
[Abnormal Status: Anger occurs.]
[Abnormal Status: Despair occurs.]
[Abnormal Status: Sorrow occurs.]
[Abnormal Status: Depression occurs.]
[Abnormal Status: Nervous Breakdown occurs.]
[The Gloves of the Underworld God Hades, Quinear, attempt to lead you to death.]
As expected of the gloves of the underworld god Hades.
Mental abnormal status effects that gradually eroded the wearer's mind and led them to voluntary death assaulted Shin Yu-hyun.
But.
"Hoo."
Only then did Shin Yu-hyun feel like he could breathe.
And that wasn't all.
The ominous, unpleasant energy that had been seeping from Quinear vanished, replaced by a refreshing surge of vitality.
'It's completely different from before.'
It felt as if Quinear was empowering him.
Then, he checked Quinear's information.
Gloves of the Underworld God Hades, Quinear
Options: Dominance Amplification (SS), Harsh Command (SS)
Unique Skills: Frenzy (S), Invisibility (S), Armament (S)
Gloves used by the underworld god Hades. Can dominate and strengthen the dead.
"This is insane."
Confirming the Legendary gloves, Shin Yu-hyun stared blankly. As expected of Legendary rank, it boasted tremendous power and performance.
The options were extraordinary as well, and they were basic passives.
The proficiency levels matched his Superhuman rank.
Normally, proficiency rose to match Superhuman rank.
Thanks to that, his unique trait Dominance Enhancement was also at Lv4.
'The unique skills are incredible too.'
The unique skills were active-type, and there were three of them.
Unique Skill: Frenzy boosted designated undead summons' stats by 3x for a duration. But they would perish afterward. A high-return, high-risk skill akin to berserk.
Unique Skill: Invisibility made the wearer undetectable and invisible for 10 minutes. Frenzy and Invisibility could each be used once per day.
Armament transformed the gloves into gauntlets, allowing use as auxiliary defensive gear in combat.
'But these can't actually be Hades' real gloves, right?'
Gloves of the Underworld God Hades, Quinear.
The system equipment info stated they were used by the underworld god Hades.
Whether the underworld god Hades truly existed was unknown.
The only divine beings Shin Yu-hyun knew were the Getia lot.
No, the Getia were pretenders calling themselves gods. They might wield god-like power, but they weren't true gods.
But the underworld god Hades might really exist.
'Since other dimensions do.'
Perhaps the first Immortal King had snatched gear from a god?
'I can ask Shub when I get back.'
Shin Yu-hyun decided to ask Shub later.
'Speaking of which, didn't I get a new unique skill earlier?'
Shin Yu-hyun recalled fighting the wolfmen in a trance.
Back then, he was solely focused on dodging, blocking, slashing, and stabbing the wolfmen. Amid that, he had seen the system message about acquiring a unique skill.
Presence Detection (S)
"Who would've thought I'd really gain a unique skill."
Shin Yu-hyun's lips curved upward.
He had only two unique skills before: Chakra Cultivation Method and Limit Mana Overdrive.
Now, a full S-rank unique skill had been added.
'Thanks to real combat experience.'
In his previous life, he had lived intensely.
He fought countless magic beasts, villain groups, and Getia Worshippers.
He had plenty of life-or-death battle experience.
Plus, after entering the Tower of Trials, he battled vast numbers of monsters of various ranks and forms.
Nonstop, like with the Shadow Slimes, taking down 5,000 at once.
Intentionally or not, he had accumulated substantial combat experience.
As a result, the unique skill Presence Detection had been created.
Just like the S-rank unique skill Limit Mana Overdrive he had obtained in his previous life through grueling training with Maria's help.
'Either way, it'll be a huge help in battle.'
Shin Yu-hyun smiled satisfactorily at Presence Detection.
It could detect all movements within a 2-meter radius.
Meaning no blind spots, and he could counter immediately in response to the enemy's moves.
That's how he landed critical counters on the wolfmen.
'Well then, now...'
Shin Yu-hyun equipped the Transfer Ring.
A message appeared before his eyes.
Return to Earth, or proceed to the 2nd floor?
What should he do?