Chapter 79
Chapter 79
Chapter 79 Countless Handshake Requests
First, I lightly applied a buff to my body and then canceled it to check, and the effect of Eternal Power literally only applied to what I had built up, but didn't separately apply to buffs.
'Then I'll exclude Pride for now.'
It's an insanely overpowered buff that can provide nearly 3 times stat amplification, but honestly speaking, I don't think I'll be able to maintain a constantly arrogant state.
When I see beings like Baal's mother, I'll naturally become humble, so wouldn't I have to build up the buff from the beginning again?
Similarly, Sloth is also a buff-type skill, but I who train like crazy every day didn't think I could continuously maintain a slothful state.
I didn't want to do that in the first place anyway.
So rather than buff-type skills like Pride or Sloth, it seemed better to choose among Lust, Wrath, Greed, and Envy which would permanently grant abilities once conditions were met.
Combined with Eternal Power, it would create insane synergy.
'First, Lust is... honestly overpowered, but.'
The activation condition of the ability itself is overwhelmingly easier compared to other skills.
There's no need to maintain any particular emotional state, and being able to gain abilities just through physical relationships with the opposite sex was a tremendous merit.
But the moment I choose this skill, to maximize the ability's utilization, I'd have to form deeper relationships with more diverse women, and that was impossible for me.
I absolutely didn't want to deceive other people's emotions to gain power.
Even if I truly shared hearts, the number of women I shared hearts with would increase uncontrollably, but could I handle all of them?
No matter how I think about it, it won't work. It's not like I'm some lustful king or anything.
'I wonder if there's anything for me to do with Wrath.'
In the past, I had a lot of anger.
I cursed the heavens that gave me the worst talent and trained every single day with the sole thought of wanting to destroy it.
But after building up so many things to the point where I no longer needed to be angry, along with my strengthened immovable mind, the emotion called anger seemed to have become very dull.
If there's anything I've been angry about recently, it would be when the 8th floor trial rummaged through the emotions inside me at will?
Other than that, I haven't really been angry.
In the future too, I'll probably maintain my immovable mind and resolve incidents more often than get angry.
'Envy is the same.'
In the past, due to my pathetic lack of talent, my jealousy toward others only grew, and I eventually became the worst trash who even envied my childhood friend.
But now I'm in a state where I've built up too many things to the point where I can't really envy anyone.
Rather, wouldn't others be more likely to envy me?
Like, what's with that guy having so many abilities?
'In the end, there's only Greed.'
I might not feel other emotions, nor need to feel them, but Greed alone was a value I couldn't give up.
Even though I've obtained much more than others, I still wanted more.
I absolutely didn't want to lose everything that came into my hands, my people.
I must protect them. By any means necessary.
[Will you select Greed (Lv1)?] [Yes / No.]
With that thought, I pressed yes.
[Skill: Greed (Lv1) acquired.]
Like when I first obtained Predation, something new was born inside me that would fatten the source of my being.
And the moment it settled completely, my overall abilities instantly took another step forward.
[All stats increase by 3.]
[Superior All-Mastery level increases.]
[Infinite Heavenly Light Divine Art level increases.]
[Transcendence Limitless Path level increases.]
[Intermediate Spirit Arts level increases.] . . .
[Odin's Eye level increases.]
[Superior All-Mastery proficiency has reached maximum.]
[Superior All-Mastery is promoted to Supreme All-Mastery.]
Not only did skill levels rise, but I could feel that growth speed had also become faster, and I could sense that the power of all my possessed traits had been slightly amplified.
Probably every time Greed skill's proficiency rises, the same level of changes would accumulate and accumulate to let me obtain more things—I could feel this instinctively.
'Actually, just the stats alone would raise each stat by 30.'
Since Eternal Power would block the effect of losing obtained things if I lost Greed, there's only growth left to do.
I received stats, traits, and skills, so next is artifacts.
[Reward artifact grade calculation completed.]
[Providing the most suitable Mythic-grade artifact for the player.]
Since stats are top level, traits are top level, and skills are beyond specifications, I expected artifacts to be the same.
After a moment, an extremely ominous book with dark red magical power appeared before my eyes.
[Necronomicon (Mythic)]
'This... is an artifact that suits me?'
Just from the flowing power and appearance, it absolutely doesn't seem like it would suit me, but I checked the information first.
[Necronomicon (Mythic): A grimoire containing the truth of all black magic. Only acknowledges and permits usage by those who are the deepest and darkest.
① Deep and Dark Magical Power: Receives highest-level correction to Magic stat. Receives highest-level correction to black magic.
② The Ignorer: All curses and debuffs used ignore 20% of the opponent's resistance. All damage dealt to enemies through black magic ignores 20% of defense.
③ The Returner: When resisting enemy curses or debuffs, returns 20% of the resisted amount back to the opponent. Returns 10% of all damage received from enemies back to the opponent.
④ The Dominator: Mana consumption for summoning and maintaining undead is reduced by 50%. All summoned undead gain 20% of the summoner's resistance.
⑤ The Amplifier: Can amplify black magic power by consuming additional mana. Amplification is proportional to additionally used mana and can be amplified by up to an additional 200%.]
Just looking at the effects, I can see why it's not called a Mythic-grade artifact for nothing.
Providing correction to Magic stat and black magic is a basic option, and from the 2nd effect onwards, it's just ridiculous.
'It ignores the opponent's resistance and defense?'
Black magic was useful, but if there was a disappointing point, it was that most of the enemies I encountered had high resistance or defense power, and this effect resolved that.
Now doesn't this mean I can start by reducing at least 20% of abilities no matter what opponent I meet?
Next, The Returner seemed like it wouldn't be strange to call it a Han Yeong-min optimization effect.
My resistance is high so I ignore most debuffs and curses, but that automatically reflects, and it even reflects some of the damage received—does this make sense?
I can just regenerate with Immortality anyway, but if the opponent doesn't have regeneration ability, they'd have to keep taking DOT damage alone.
The Dominator was an effect that would shine when I'm in battlefields where many corpses appear, like the 6th floor trial or 9th floor trial.
The problem was that undead melted easily due to low resistance, but now that they share some of my resistance, an undead army at the level of cockroaches would be born.
The Amplifier is an ability that can increase black magic power up to 3 times by consuming additional mana, so the more types of black magic I can use, the better it'll get.
'Right... it's overpowered, but why to me...'
I'm sure I showed various abilities in various fields while climbing to the 10th floor, so why did a black magic-related artifact appear?
[All of Pantheon and Pandemonium say it suits you very well.]
It seems like those Constellation folks only think about scheming this time too.
Since it said it only permits usage by those it acknowledges as master, I tried placing my hand on it just in case, and instantly the grimoire's pattern flashed and I could feel it being bound to me.
'It said it only permits the deepest and darkest..?'
There was definitely an error in the tooltip too.
Anyway, succeeding in receiving all rewards, tremendous power began to dwell in my body once again.
[All penalties received while progressing through the Testing Floors are lifted.]
CRACK. CRUNCH. SNAP.
The Limit-Breaking stats that were further strengthened upon gaining the qualification for second Transcendence returned, and I could use Authority and Manifestation again.
CRACKLE.
Wondering if it was possible, I tried using two Authorities simultaneously, and it was actually possible.
I summoned Zeus's lightning in my left hand and Indra's lightning in my right hand and threw them forward simultaneously.
RUMBLE. BANG!
The power of Authority was also different in magnitude from when I used it in the tutorial, probably because I gained Primordial Blood and my understanding of Authority itself had increased.
[Some of the gods in Pantheon say you should definitely become their apostle.]
[Some in Pantheon and Pandemonium say that's not it.]
Probably Zeus and Indra argued that I should become their apostle.
They seem to be having quite an interesting time.
A new portal to the 11th floor appeared before my eyes, and before leaving this place, I checked my status one last time.
"Status."
[Name: Han Yeong-min]
[Title: Conqueror of the Unknown (Mythic)]
[Age: 34]
[Constellation: None]
[Stats] Strength: 103 / Stamina: 103 / Mental Strength: 83 / Agility: 103 / Intelligence: 83 / Magic: 68
[Traits] True Yeong-min Body (Ex), Grand Master (S), Master Craftsman (A), Black Dragon Heart (S), Primordial Blood (Ex), Friend of the High Elves (B), Child of the World Tree (S), Giant God (S), Eternal Lord (Ex)
[Skills] Infinite Heavenly Light Divine Art (Lv5), Transcendence Limitless Path (Lv7), Reinforcement Circuit (LvMAX), Odin's Eye (Lv4), Supreme Comprehensive Resistance (Lv8), Supreme All-Mastery (Lv1), Emergency Repair (Lv4), Overdrive (Lv4), Intermediate Spirit Arts (Lv3), Greed (Lv1), Martial Arts (Details), Magic (Details), Holy Arts (Details), Black Magic (Details), Limit-Breaking Skills (Details)
'Just beautiful. Beautiful.'
Even though the stats from the title aren't added yet, if I add the 50% efficiency that Primordial Blood has to the effects of Conqueror of the Unknown, I'm just an insane powerhouse with ridiculous raw specs.
Adding the countless traits and skills on top of that, I could definitely feel from the numbers alone that I'd become several times stronger than before entering the tower.
[All in Pantheon and Pandemonium say they want to see too.]
It's regrettable that I can't show my status window to others.
As I was savoring the contents of my status window like that, space began to collapse and I threw my body toward the portal.
Now, no longer a waiting room, but a living space where numerous players exist welcomed me.
And...
[Zeus proposes an apostle contract to you.]
[Indra proposes an apostle contract to you.]
[Baal proposes an apostle contract to you.]
[Earth God proposes an apostle contract to you.] . . . .
There were countless handshake requests.
'Were you all just waiting for this?'
Please calm down a bit, you folks. I'm going to suffocate watching this.