Chapter 102
Chapter 102.
First Shaman Gershu.
His strength was definitely beyond the norm.
'There's no chance of winning in a frontal confrontation.'
Although Lee Ganghan had significantly strengthened his Heavenly Demon Divine Art during the week he was trapped.
It was still too much to face the power of Gershu, the leader of the Orc race.
With a single movement of his hand, lightning poured out.
When he summoned a pure white snake, didn't he immediately receive an 'instant death' judgment?
'Even if I ambush him here, he'll have a way to deal with it.'
Even if he precisely aimed for the head with Heaven-Breaking Meteor Palm right now.
Would that monster really die?
Lee Ganghan was skeptical.
Gershu was that overwhelming of a powerhouse.
He was an opponent with too much of a level difference for Bronze-ranked Lee Ganghan to face head-on.
'Then......'
In Lee Ganghan's eyes.
Behind Gershu.
The tower core, which had been radiating brilliant multicolored light before turning brown, came into view.
After all, the objective on the 11th floor was to destroy the tower core.
There was no need to have a life-or-death battle with Gershu here.
-Oh what? It's connected again ㄷㄷ
-The screen went black after the snake appeared, so I thought Heavenly Demon died;
-I knew it couldn't end like this
-Oh but what's the current situation?
-Heavenly Demon is alive, right?
-If we can see the screen, he must be alive
TowerTube's screen had turned off and on again.
People's chat messages were flowing up, but.
Swish.
Lee Ganghan ignored these messages and opened his palm.
"Hmm......?"
Gershu's eyebrows twitched.
"You lived?"
He then smiled deeply.
"Human, you're more useful than I expected!"
It was surprising that he survived, but.
Gershu was confident that breaking Lee Ganghan's neck was a predetermined future anyway.
At that moment.
A red light surged intensely in Lee Ganghan's palm.
Heavenly Demon Divine Palm
Heaven-Breaking Meteor Palm
Zhiiiiing!
As red radiance poured out from there.
"Hooo. Could it be......?"
He reached out his hand to try to block it.
But.
Whooooosh......!
The Heaven-Breaking Meteor Palm that grazed his fingertips by a hair's breadth.
Kwa-kwa-kwang......!
Struck directly at Gershu's rear.
The brown star.
"Oh my, that was close!"
Even after hearing the intense explosion sound from behind.
Gershu spoke with a face that wasn't greatly disturbed.
"If I hadn't cast protective magic on the tower core earlier, I would have been driven out just like that."
Protective magic.
Could it be that he had prepared countermeasures in advance when he was here earlier?
-Wow when did this Orc prepare something like that ㅡㅡ;
-This guy is ridiculously strong???
-Heavenly Demon thought 1:1 would be difficult too, so he attacked the star, right? ㅠㅠ
-Even though Heavenly Demon has been smashing through everything, he's still Bronze after all...
-Ah what happens now;
It's really not easy.
As Lee Ganghan watched Gershu while gritting his teeth.
"But how did you survive? Answer me."
He looked at Lee Ganghan with an expression of interest.
Having already decided on victory.
The Orc leader wanted to satisfy his curiosity.
"Inventory."
Lee Ganghan didn't bother to answer such a question from him.
He took out the Flame Angel's Sword from his inventory.
A sword that wasn't particularly necessary when conquering the lower floors.
But now, to face the powerful enemy before his eyes, he had to give his all.
'I'll immediately summon the Spirit of Heavenly Sword too and target the tower core......!'
However,
Before Lee Ganghan could open Ten Thousand Demon Battle and summon the Spirit of Heavenly Sword.
Craaack......!
A splitting sound came from behind.
Flash...... Flash......!
The brown star emitted brilliant multicolored light.
"Hmm......?"
Then.
Gershu looked behind him with a surprised expression for the first time.
Whip.
He rolled up his right sleeve, trying to use a Shaman's secret technique, but.
Pop-pop-pong......!
The tower core exploded just as it was before he could take any measures.
"Damn......!"
Gershu's voice, filled with dismay.
At the same time.
Ding.
[Bronze Tower No.37's core has been destroyed.]
Along with the message that the tower core had been destroyed.
Whiiiiing......!
The largest fragment among the tower core pieces flew toward Lee Ganghan.
As he caught it in his hand.
Sssss.......
[You have absorbed a fragment of the No.37 core.]
The star fragment was absorbed into his hand and disappeared.
Up to this point, the message was identical to when he had destroyed tower cores during Iron rank.
However,
['Occupation Reservation' is released.]
[ Race's tower occupation attempt has failed.]
[A 'Transcendent' grade player has been defeated by a Bronze grade player.]
[Defeat penalty will be imposed more severely.]
[Player 'Gershu' will forfeit 2 Celestial Coins.]
The messages that followed were ones he had never seen before.
'He's giving me two coins?'
Celestial Coins.
They were definitely something you could only make 1 of by collecting 5 tower cores.
Was the grade difference between Lee Ganghan and Gershu so great that he had to give up 2 of them?
Moreover,
'Transcendent grade is something I'm hearing for the first time.'
He definitely knew that Diamond was the highest grade.
This was the first time he learned through this message that there was a category called 'Transcendent'.
As Lee Ganghan was figuring out the content.
"What......? Bronze?"
Whether the same message had appeared for Gershu.
The Orc leader looked at Lee Ganghan with a shocked face.
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-Even Gershu can't believe Heavenly Demon is Bronze ㅋㅋㅋ
-Well, who would think that thing is Bronze looking at it
-Ah but it's fortunate it went through the laser; if that hadn't broken, it would have been the end
-Looking at Gershu's body becoming transparent, it's definitely over
After the tower core was destroyed.
Gershu's body gradually becoming transparent.
As viewers were relieved seeing this.
"Since there are no lies in system messages, Bronze must be certain. A Bronze broke through my protective magic? Hah......"
Gershu looked at his own body and laughed as if dejected.
Then.
"Even so, I can't accept it......"
Swish.
He pointed with his finger at the human neck he had pulled out earlier.
Then.
Swoosh!
The human neck and head suddenly jumped up by themselves and leaped into the air.
-Ugh what the hell ㅡㅡ
-Ugh so disgusting...
-The human head looked somewhat human until just now but it's rapidly becoming all wrinkled
-Ahhh flesh is falling off!!!
As viewers found it disgusting watching the head lose flesh every time it moved thump thump.
The head that arrived at the spot where the fragments had been destroyed.
"Divine Power! Divine Power......!"
Shouted Divine Power several times into the air.
-Why is it suddenly acting like that?
-Divine Power? Are there any players who have this?
-Players with paladin-type traits might have Divine Power
- No, they don't. It seems like it should exist but it's a non-existent ability ㅋㅋ
Divine Power, whose existence none of the viewers knew about.
Lee Ganghan had obtained this ability as a reward for freeing the constellations of Aztec mythology.
However, aside from the effect of strengthening the 'Sacred Fire', he hadn't found any particular use for it.
'Why is that head suddenly talking about that ability?'
As Lee Ganghan was puzzled.
Drip, Drip.......
After mentioning Divine Power, flesh and blood instantly fell from the head.
Later, only bones remained.
Clack, Clack.
It kept moving its jawbone.
Paaaat.......
It crumbled into powder and disappeared.
"Divine Power......"
Gershu, who had been watching the disappeared human head.
Swish.
"You already possess Divine Power?"
He turned to look at Lee Ganghan.
Unlike before when he hadn't lost his composure, now completely consumed by greed.
"Ha, haha. A Bronze with Divine Power. Amazing, amazing!"
His eyes blazed as he looked at Lee Ganghan intently.
"You...... I must have you."
At that moment.
[Player 'Gershu', please return the Celestial Coins.]
[If Player 'Gershu' does not choose evolution benefits to withdraw, the system will randomly withdraw evolution benefits.]
Ding.
A message appeared before Lee Ganghan's eyes.
Based on the content, it was a message that should have appeared for the other side, not this side.
"Hmm......"
And whether the same message had appeared for Gershu too.
Gershu, who had been clenching his teeth.
"I'll choose."
After answering like that, he touched the air with his finger.
Then.
Flash......!
Before his eyes.
A coin that sparkled brilliantly in rainbow colors popped out.
"Human leader, because of you, the Orc race has taken a step back from the great journey of evolution."
Whip!
The coin then flew toward Lee Ganghan by itself.
[You have obtained 1 'Celestial Coin'.]
At the same time, a message appeared saying he had obtained a Celestial Coin.
'So this is what a Celestial Coin actually looks like.'
Since he had only used the ones in his inventory.
He didn't know they would shine similarly to when tower cores glow.
'But didn't it say he'd give me 2?'
As Lee Ganghan, who had obtained 1 coin, was waiting for 1 more.
In his semi-transparent state.
Gershu pointed at his own upper body with his finger.
"And because of you."
Thud, Thud.
As he tapped his upper body with his finger.
Pop-pop, Pop-pop-pop......!
The circular tattoos drawn all over his upper body disappeared all at once.
Thud-thud-thud-thud.......
Countless necks and heads began pouring out from there.
-What the hell ㄷㄷㄷ
-Heads are popping out as the tattoos disappear?
-Wow but just how many creature necks was he storing;
-Wow they keep coming out...? I see what looks like Elf heads and monster heads too;
-Wow what's that big head? A dragon?
As viewers were shocked watching the pouring heads.
"My vessel, Gershu, who should embrace all life forms, has become smaller."
Gershu looked at the ground where heads had poured out with regret.
The heads of different races with various sizes.
They all seemed to roll around on the ground.
Sssss.......
They all turned into semi-transparent forms and disappeared.
'So this is what it means for the vessel to shrink.'
As Lee Ganghan was looking toward the heads that had been rolling on the ground.
Flash......!
From Gershu's now clean chest.
A Celestial Coin appeared.
Then the coin flew toward Lee Ganghan.
[You have obtained 1 'Celestial Coin'.]
And entered his inventory.
'This is equivalent to destroying 10 tower cores.'
The reward obtained thanks to driving out a 'Transcendent' grade being.
If he exchanged 5 collected tower cores for a coin here.
Just the coins obtained in one day would be 3, so it could be considered an enormous reward.
At that moment.
Thud, Thud.
"Human leader."
Gershu pointed at his now clean upper body with his finger.
"I'll leave this space empty for you."
He smiled deeply toward Lee Ganghan.
"Soon, this will become your home."
-Why is that Orc acting like that ㅡㅡ
-It seems like Heavenly Demon got caught by a strange guy...
-The obsession is insane;
Gershu's eyes had changed since hearing about 'Divine Power'.
What exactly was that ability that even a Transcendent of that level would covet it?
Lee Ganghan couldn't readily understand, but.
"I'll come back again next time. So don't die until then."
Gershu left those words telling him not to die until he came back.
Paaaat......!
His form became completely transparent, then turned into light and disappeared.
'He's gone......'
Whew.
As Gershu's figure disappeared.
Lee Ganghan unconsciously let out a sigh.
'This is the first time I've been powerless despite entering battle with all preparations made.'
His Heavenly Demon Divine Art had reached 4-star and was already activated, putting him in better condition than ever.
But facing Gershu, such things were of no use.
Of course, this side was Bronze.
And that side was a newly heard grade called 'Transcendent', so he had to take into account the significant level difference.
'There are so many strong beings in the world......'
To oppose those Transcendents.
I can't be satisfied with my current level.
'I need to reach 9-star in Heavenly Demon Divine Art, and raise my Heavenly Demon Constitution to at least S-grade or higher.'
As Lee Ganghan was thinking about how strong he needed to become to confront Transcendents.
Ding.
[Notice: Player 'Lee Ganghan' has achieved humanity's first victory against a Transcendent.]
[Notice: Player 'Lee Ganghan' has achieved humanity's first SS-grade achievement.]
[Achievement: Defeat a 'Transcendent' with 'Platinum' grade or below.]
"......What? SS?"
A message saying he had cleared an SS-grade achievement.
Appeared as a notice to all humanity.