Chapter 148
Chapter 148.
The stat 20 that mother had cried out for so desperately.
I thought there would definitely be some kind of change when I reached this point, but.
'Not only does it give 1 Divine Power... I didn't know I could enhance strength with Divine Power.'
Lee Ganghan opened his status window to examine his stats.
Strength: 20
Agility: 19.1 (+1)
Stamina: 19.4 (+1)
Mana: 17 (+1)
Divine Power: 6 (+1)
Among the five stat categories.
The stat 'Strength' was sparkling alone in rainbow colors.
Unlike other stats, it didn't even have a (+1) value written on it.
'But Agility and Stamina are almost at 20 too.'
Thanks to the all stats +1 effect when entering towers, both Agility and Stamina had exceeded 19 in the current situation.
If I could get accessories that boost these two stats.
I could reach 20 in Agility and Stamina as well.
'Then would Divine Power be added by 1 each time a stat reaches 20?'
Since it gave 1 when Strength reached 20.
If it also gives 1 Divine Power each when Agility 20 and Stamina 20, it would quickly rise to 8.
Then Transcendent would really be just around the corner.
Of course.
'Just like how they don't give rewards again after clearing an achievement once, this might also just give 1 Divine Power and end.'
It gave a Divine Power bonus for the symbolism of reaching stat 20.
It might not give one every time Agility and Stamina reach 20.
If expectations are too high, there might be disappointment.
As Lee Ganghan thought this and looked at the message window.
-Why did he suddenly put on a ring and stop?
-Is it some special item?
-More importantly, let's summon Cerberus today too?
-No no no, first we need to hear who he'll pick
The viewers expressed their questions as they watched the motionless Lee Ganghan.
"Ah. Everyone, I just discovered a new fact."
-???
-Is it related to the ring you just put on?
-New facts from Heavenly Demon are somewhat exciting ㅋㅋ
-He keeps dropping unexpected bombshells
The viewers who were expecting what new fact Heavenly Demon had discovered were:
"My Strength became 20 when I put on the ring, you know?"
-??? What?
-Strength 20?
-Um... weren't you 10+?
-20 is also 10+ ㅋㅋ
They were confused when he said he had reached Strength 20.
-I knew you were playing a different game alone, but...
-Even so, isn't Strength 20 too much?
-What's too much ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ It's good for us when Heavenly Demon gets stronger
-For real we'll benefit from all the achievements ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ
Is Strength 20 even possible?
We've benefited a lot from Heavenly Demon, so what's wrong with that?
When the chat was heating up with such topics.
-So what's good about reaching Strength 20?
-For real that's what's important
-The voting is already forgotten ㅋㅋ
-What's important about that voting anyway yeah;
People asked about the effects of Strength 20.
"Strength 20 is called the realm of gods and gave me 1 Divine Power."
-Whoa it gives Divine Power again ㅋㅋ
-Wow, why are they giving out so much ㅋㅋ
-Seems like Heavenly Demon did well not participating in voting yeah;
-You'll become Transcendent soon?
-Wow, but Strength 20 is the realm of gods...
At the mention of securing Divine Power again.
The viewers saying he did well not participating in the Transcendent voting.
"And it says I can enhance strength with Divine Power, but it doesn't teach me the method."
-You'll get stronger there too? shiver shiver shiver
-Wow ㅋㅋ can you get even stronger here...
-If you add Divine Power to strength, does it become like Strength 25? ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ
-How about revealing your status window after a long time, Heavenly Demon?
-Oh go, go, go, go
When chat about revealing the status window came up.
'Should I reveal it after a long time?'
Lee Ganghan pressed the camera button above the displayed status window.
Then.
Lee Ganghan's stat window was revealed to viewers.
-??? Why aren't the numbers showing as 10+ but as actual values??
-Wow, it even shows decimal points ㅋㅋ
-But the stats are insane ㅋㅋ
-Agility and Stamina will reach 20 soon too???
Seeing the detailed numbers in Lee Ganghan's status window.
When viewers asked why the stats showed in such detail.
"This is the result of Interface Evolution."
Lee Ganghan gave a simple answer.
-ㅋㅋ, ㅋㅋ, ㅋㅋ, ㅋㅋ
-Proper evolution yo ㅋㅋ
-Is this that thing? The reward you got from spinning the roulette?
-Korea gets all stats +1 as a national bonus, but why does Heavenly Demon have this... sob sob
-Still, the stats don't make sense ㅋㅋ
-If you equip accessories that boost Agility and Stamina by 1 each, they'd reach 20?
-But where did you get that ring? You didn't use to wear one
A status window where Agility and Stamina seemed close to reaching 20.
As Lee Ganghan read the chat and saw questions about the ring's origin, he spoke up.
"Ah. Come to think of it, I haven't expressed my gratitude. I'd like to express my sincere thanks to the Chinese side for giving me the Ring of Monstrous Strength. Thanks to that, I solved the secret of stat 20."
-China gave you a ring? shiver,, shiver
-What's the occasion?
-Did they give it because of the attack incident last time? ㅋㅋ
-So are you supporting the Chinese candidate now, Heavenly Demon?
Then questions about the election immediately flooded the chat.
"Currently, I don't support any specific candidate. I just hope whoever it is will be a good person."
If I had received the SSS-grade item that Mike was supposed to give, it might be different.
But since the item is still 'in delivery'.
There was no need to express support for a specific candidate yet.
-Oh, Mike posted on SNS that it's a good deal, but isn't America giving anything?
-For real hurry up and bring out accessories that raise Agility or Stamina ㅋㅋ
-Looking at Alfred's SNS rampage last time, there seemed to be something with America too ㅋㅋ
-That guy posts on SNS all the time...
-Shouldn't the country help get accessories for this?
-For real can't Korea get stat +1 accessories easily enough?
Seeing Agility and Stamina values also approaching 20.
Viewers who were more anxious than he was.
"I'm also actively trying to get them. I should have prepared accessories earlier if I knew this would happen."
Before encountering Gershu or Son Goku.
Thanks to Heavenly Demon Divine Art being so powerful, I didn't have much desire for equipment.
Plus, with the accessory slots increasing by 1, items disappeared from the market.
With ordinary determination, it wasn't easy to get accessories.
-But if you take off the ring, does that Divine Power effect disappear?
-If Divine Power +1 is maintained even after taking off the ring, you could enjoy all the Divine Power effects just by changing accessories ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ
-The tower isn't that kind...
-Still, you can just take it off and put it back on, so it's worth testing
Would Divine Power +1 disappear if I take off the ring?
Lee Ganghan tried taking off the Ring of Monstrous Strength once.
Then.
[Strength value has dropped below '20'.]
[Divine Power decreases by 1.]
Divine Power immediately disappeared.
***
"Taking off the ring immediately takes back the Divine Power. I guess I need to maintain 20."
-So close but not quite...
-The tower system isn't that easy ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ
-Still, if you fill all 3 accessory slots with stat + accessories, wouldn't 20 be possible?
-Stat-related options probably max out at +2? Even if you get +6 from accessories, you'd need at least 14 in the base stat
-14 ㅋㅋ even 10 is tough ㅋㅋ
So the stat value obtainable from accessories is limited to +2.
Lee Ganghan learned this new fact and.
'I should get moving soon.'
Put the ring back on.
He even equipped Hades' Helmet, Quiene.
Then his outfit changed instantly.
A black necktie appeared around his neck.
Tremble,, tremble...
As soon as the form was completed, it immediately started shaking.
'Does Cerberus want to be summoned too?'
Swish.
When Lee Ganghan untied the necktie and threw it into the air.
Hiss hiss hiss hiss...
The floor turned pitch black.
"Woof woof!"
From there, Cerberus revealed itself as a small dog-sized three-headed dog.
-Oh, here comes my puppy!!
-Last time it was summoned in large size then shrunk, now it's directly in small dog mode
-So cute...
-I live to see this guy hehe
-Today is the 2nd day since Cerberus appeared;
Cerberus whose popularity exploded the moment it appeared.
The three-headed dog approached Lee Ganghan and rubbed its heads against him first.
"Woof!"
"Woof......"
"There, there."
After petting all three heads.
The satisfied Cerberus walked forward with a dignified gait.
"I'll start conquering the tower soon. I should test Strength 20 today."
While saying this, as he entered from floor 0 to floor 1.
Whoosh!
Cerberus stepped forward first.
The three-headed dog that ran through the swampland like flat ground.
"Croak...!"
Crack!
Immediately subdued the giant toad monsters and venomous snakes living in the swampland, clearing the path.
'Convenient.'
The enemies that mainly popped up in swampland maps were giant toads and venomous snakes.
These creatures were several times larger than Cerberus.
But when caught in its teeth, they all died without proper resistance.
-Heavenly Demon is just watching from behind ㅋㅋ
-You've truly become a summoner!
-Still, they're Silver map monsters but no match;
-The way it ran around yesterday in the Occupation Reservation tower, regular maps are nothing...
Maybe because he'd been clearing only high-difficulty maps lately.
The reverse difficulty perception was considerable when entering such regular maps.
At this rate, before I can test Strength 20.
Cerberus will just finish everything?
'But there are no monsters to use Heavenly Demon Eternal, Ten Thousand Demons Prostrate on this time either.'
There should be monsters in regular maps like this that can be kidnapped to Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
Lee Ganghan felt disappointed as he continued climbing the tower.
After letting Cerberus handle floor 1 and clearing it.
On floor 2.
"I'll go this time, I need to test my strength too."
"Woof!"
On floor 2, Lee Ganghan stepped forward directly to test Strength 20.
Lightly throwing a punch.
Pop! Pop!
Enemies bursting like balloons.
-Do you feel anything different after reaching Strength 20?
-The enemies are bursting with one punch...
-But isn't this just your usual punch?
-For real ㅋㅋ
-The enemies seem too weak for testing;
"Yes. I don't really feel that I've gotten stronger."
Like the viewers said, maybe because the enemies were too weak.
Even though strength had increased, it couldn't be tested.
'It would have been better if the terrain wasn't swampland.'
If there were big rocks or something.
I could test how strong I'd become by breaking them.
But the terrain was swampland, so there was nothing to break.
And it felt awkward to punch the muddy ground.
'Maybe it'll be different on higher floors.'
Lee Ganghan thought this as he continued climbing the tower.
-Focusing on tower climbing, it looks like a quick clear again;
-The time spent chatting and revealing the status window earlier was probably longer than the tower climbing time ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ
-Still, he's not speedrunning like in Tower of Infinity
-Heavenly Demon does some exploration in regular towers to get SSS+
SSS+ evaluation that can only be achieved by meeting specific conditions.
Looking at clear evaluation standards, Tower of Infinity and Occupation Reservation towers were.
Actually easier to understand than regular towers like this.
'What do I need to find this time?'
Still, after getting Adventurer's Eye, I've been getting SSS+ evaluations easily.
But nothing caught my attention in this swampland.
"Cerberus, is there anything hidden like last time?"
I asked wondering if Cerberus had detected anything.
"Woof?"
"Woof......"
At that question, the three heads looked at each other.
Then shook their heads left and right in unison.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ all three heads shaking simultaneously
-This guy is now the mascot of Heavenly Demon Corps
-Wasn't the founding father Goblin Chief the mascot? sob, sob
-The chief has long been pushed back by the Elf ㅋㅋ
-That guy is just a summoned creature for picking up items
Viewers who didn't know that Goblin Chief played a central role in the 'Black Market'.
While watching Cerberus, they were already treating him as obsolete.
Meanwhile,
-Heavenly Demon, all other floors of this map have the same terrain, but only floor 8 is a bit different
-Ah, is floor 8 the one where you jump on stepping stone rocks?
-Yeah yeah yeah if you're going to explore, floor 8 might be better
When some viewers informed him that only floor 8 was special.
"Thank you. I should do proper exploration there."
Lee Ganghan decided to go up to floor 8 and explore properly.
Climbing the tower steadily, he soon reached floor 8.
'This place is quite different.'
Certainly, like the viewers said.
Floor 8 was clearly different from the existing swampland terrain.
Unlike the swamps he'd seen so far.
An ominous dark red swamp that seemed like it would suck you in just by stepping on it.
However, there were rocks positioned like stepping stones above it.
Using these as footholds and jumping.
It seemed possible to break through the swampland.
'Of course, if I'm aiming for SSS+, just jumping won't be enough.'
If you could get a high evaluation just by jumping.
Players who had already cleared this map would have gotten it.
As Lee Ganghan was lost in thought about how to approach the swamp.
"Woof! Woof!"
Cerberus started barking intensely while looking at the swampland itself.