Chapter 149
Chapter 149.
-Why is he suddenly barking at the swamp?
-Was he always like this?
-ㄴㄴ He wasn't
-He wouldn't have cared about that terrain?
Perhaps because he's receiving love from viewers all over his body.
Viewers who see Cerberus barking and precisely analyze that behavior.
'It's definitely different from usual.'
He had never barked at swamps from floors 1-7.
As soon as he came to the 8th floor, he's showing such a hypersensitive reaction.
"What's wrong? What's different here?"
When Lee Ganghan asked Cerberus.
"Woof!"
"Woof! Woof!"
"Whine....."
The three heads each gave their own answers.
-There must be something in the swamp ㅋㅋㅋ
-They're all barking earnestly while looking at the swamp
-Was there something special about the 8th floor swamp?
-If you fall in there, your body rots quickly. You'll die if you don't get out fast?
-ㅇㅇ That's why there are no mobs
-If there weren't rocks acting as stepping stones, the 8th floor difficulty would have been extreme
Unlike the swamp areas of the lower floors.
The 8th floor swamp that has powerful corrosive effects.
It's easy to conquer because rocks are arranged to make crossing easy.
The swamp itself seemed to be the most dangerous here.
But it didn't seem like Cerberus would bark just for that simple reason.
'Is there something underneath?'
Swish.
Lee Ganghan carefully stared down at the bottom of the swamp area.
'I can't tell with the naked eye.'
Adventurer's Eye doesn't seem to be activating either.
Swish.
Just in case, he brought his hand close.
His skin felt slightly stinging.
"They said bodies rot away, but it doesn't seem to be that bad. It's just a bit stinging."
-That's because you're the Heavenly Demon...
-With divine power regenerating your body like that ㅋㅋㅋ
-A corrosive swamp would just be like a sauna level;
Is that so?
Lee Ganghan quickly pulled his hand out of the swamp.
'I should try cutting it with my sword once.'
Since Cerberus is showing such a reaction.
It seems like there's something underneath.
Lee Ganghan took out the Flame Angel's Faded Sword from his inventory.
'Lightly at first.'
Flash!
Just as pure white sword energy flickered from the Flame Angel's Faded Sword.
Heavenly Demon Divine Sword
Two Swords Sever Sea
Sizzle!
The center of the swamp area split in half all at once.
With burning sounds, the bottom was revealed.
-He definitely seemed to swing lightly but ㄷㄷ
-He just split the swamp area in half...
-Is this Moses' miracle?
-The shape is exactly that;
'I didn't even use Heavenly Demon Divine Art...... The power came out stronger than I thought.'
Is it because Strength became 20?
I just lightly swung the sword for reconnaissance purposes.
But sword energy extended as if I had used Heavenly Demon Divine Art and swung the sword with full power.
'But there's actually nothing special underneath?'
The bottom of the swamp area revealed by Two Swords Sever Sea.
Since Cerberus was barking intensely, I thought there might be something hidden.
It was just ordinary ground.
Is there something on the other side, not in the center?
When Lee Ganghan had doubts.
"Woof! Woof!"
Cerberus barked while alternately looking at the swamp areas remaining on both sides.
This makes it seem like he's barking at the swamp itself?
'Then should I get rid of more of the swamp?'
There must be a reason Cerberus targeted the swamp like this.
Lee Ganghan, thinking so.
'Then let's see...... I should go full power.'
To clearly feel the effect of Strength 20.
"Heavenly Demon Divine Art."
He even used Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
And when he tried to use Two Swords Sever Sea again, emitting sword energy.
Crackle......!
Cracking sounds came from the sword.
More cracks appeared on the Flame Angel's Faded Sword, which had recovered quite a bit.
'Oh no......?'
Is the sword unable to withstand it because I'm going full power with Strength 20 and even Heavenly Demon Divine Art?
Lee Ganghan hastily withdrew the sword energy.
Then, the Flame Angel's Faded Sword stopped developing more cracks.
-What, did the sword break???
-ㄴㄴㄴ One more crack appeared
-Is it because he used Heavenly Demon Divine Art? ㄷㄷ
-This has never happened before...
-Isn't it because he didn't summon the spirit?
Seeing the cracks on the Flame Angel's Faded Sword, viewers said it might be because he didn't summon the spirit.
'Even if I summoned it, the result would have been similar.'
The cracks might have been a bit less.
But it wouldn't have withstood the overflowing power.
But the stat 'Strength'.
'Wasn't it just physical strength that got stronger?'
Sword energy itself seems more related to mana.
Lee Ganghan put the sword back in his inventory.
While pondering what to test his strength with.
'I should use Heavenly Demon Divine Fist.'
He decided to use the technique of Heavenly Demon Divine Fist that he had used before.
Right.
It's better for my fist to break a bit than for the sword to crack, isn't it?
Whoosh!
Lee Ganghan, who approached the center of the split swamp area.
'For a clear comparison, I should take off and put on the ring.'
To find out how strength works.
First, he decided to use the technique with the ring off.
Heavenly Demon Divine Fist
Earth Severing Heaven Collapse
When Lee Ganghan's fist struck the earth.
The ground shook in an instant.
As enormous pressure seemed to crush the world.
Boom! Boom!
Consecutive explosion sounds were heard from the swamp areas on both sides.
Along with that, the swamp water level instantly compressed and lowered.
'It's crushed by pressure and something inside is annihilated...... but it doesn't completely disappear.'
At the current level, Earth Severing Heaven Collapsed.
Is it enough to crush the entire swamp area?
After gauging the power when Strength wasn't 20, Lee Ganghan.
'Now let's try it with the ring on.'
Put on the Ring of Monstrous Strength again.
And struck the earth with his fist once more.
The second Earth Severing Heaven Collapse, used with full power.
In terms of strength stats, it was just an additional 1.8.
['Divine Power' enhances 'Strength'.]
Ding.
A message appeared automatically saying divine power enhances strength.
Flaaash......!
Unlike before, pure white light flashed.
Then.
Whoooosh......!
The swamp that was simply crushed by pressure during the first Earth Severing Heaven Collapse.
Most of it burned away and annihilated.
'This...... Did the divine power enhancement effect add the power of light to Earth Severing Heaven Collapse?'
Here.
-Oh what;;
-This is Strength 20...?
-Not just the swamp but the entire map disappeared?
-Cerberus almost got caught up in this too;
Even viewers could immediately notice.
The range of Earth Severing Heaven Collapse was much wider than the first time.
Cerberus, who was watching leisurely during the first Earth Severing Heaven Collapse.
Had to evacuate near the starting portal during the second time.
'The difference is definitely extreme.'
So there was such a big difference between having Strength 20 or not.
Especially when divine power enhanced strength here, the enhancement effect I felt was even more amazing.
Earth Severing Heaven Collapse seemed to be more than twice as strong.
'Does this keep getting enhanced?'
I have a feeling the divine power enhancement effect won't be applied again right away.
But I should test it once.
Swoosh!
When Lee Ganghan used Earth Severing Heaven Collapse for the third time.
Rumble......!
The earth shook again and faced the third impact.
But this time there was no light.
The power was also weaker compared to the second time.
'Divine power's strength enhancement doesn't work immediately again.'
It would be nice if the system gave clear explanations.
Since there's none, I have to check everything with my body one by one.
'Compared to the first time...... when strength is enhanced with divine power, it becomes more than twice as strong, and with just the Strength 20 effect without divine power enhancement, the technique seems about 20-30% stronger.'
While Lee Ganghan examined the surrounding condition.
As he checked how much stronger the technique had become by situation.
Ding.
['Slime King' barely escapes.]
['Slime King' leaves a message.]
[Crazy...... monster.......]
A new message appeared before Lee Ganghan's eyes.
***
'What's Slime King?'
When did I ever meet one?
Calling a decent person a crazy monster and running away?
Lee Ganghan tilted his head and said to the viewers.
"Do you happen to know what Slime King is?"
-Slime King???
-What's that?
-I know slimes, they're the weakest monsters
-Did slimes have a king too?
Viewers who knew nothing about Slime King.
"It says it escaped, but I've never seen a slime......"
While Lee Ganghan shared the message window contents that appeared before his eyes.
-Huh, was there a Slime King just now...?
-We just completely got rid of all the swamps
-Ah, maybe the swamp was actually a slime?
-No way, that huge swamp...?
-But the only thing we destroyed now was the swamp ㅇㅇ
-Cerberus was barking at the swamp too
Viewers deduced that maybe the swamp was actually a slime.
'Oh. That sounds plausible?'
I've never seen traces of slimes.
What we mainly annihilated here was the swamp areas.
The deduction that the unusual swamp was related to Slime King was quite convincing.
"The swamp seems to be the Slime King. As expected, collective intelligence is good."
Lee Ganghan answered so.
"Then shall we go to the next floor?"
"Woof!"
Swoosh!
He advanced to the next floor with Cerberus.
From the 9th floor, it was a swamp area similar to the lower floors.
'Looking at monsters living in this swamp, it doesn't seem to be a slime.'
But just in case, should I attack the swamp?
"Cerberus, wait."
Lee Ganghan stopped Cerberus, who was about to rush at the monsters.
He opened his palm.
Heavenly Demon Divine Palm
Heaven-Breaking Meteor Palm
Crackle!
Red light covering the world.
Since Heavenly Demon Divine Art was activated.
And with Strength stat at 20.
Heaven-Breaking Meteor Palm had already become light too large to be called palm wind.
And when that light extended to the swamp.
Hissss......!
The swamp evaporated instantly.
The monsters that were ambushing inside were swept away at once.
Blink, Blink.
Only the frog monster that barely avoided the range of Heaven-Breaking Meteor Palm.
Watched the scene of its habitat being annihilated while blinking its eyes.
-The frog is dazed ㅋㅋㅋ
-Because the neighborhood it was living in suddenly disappeared due to the laser...
-But the laser seems bigger, is it just me?
-ㄴㄴ It seems stronger after hitting Strength 20
-What's the relation between strength and laser;
-Around 20, there might be a connection
Even viewers could feel it.
The beam of Heaven-Breaking Meteor Palm had definitely gotten thicker.
'Strength 20 is definitely different.'
Even though it wasn't enhanced by divine power.
Seeing that even Heaven-Breaking Meteor Palm became stronger.
It seemed like the symbolic nature of Strength 20 enhanced martial arts overall.
When Lee Ganghan deleted the terrain of the 9th floor.
"Woof! Woof!"
"Whine, Whine......"
Cerberus suddenly approached him and put his head close again.
After eliminating the swamp areas of the 8th and 9th floors.
He was showing more friendliness than before.
'Why is he like this?'
I don't understand since I've never raised animals.
Lee Ganghan tilted his head while.
'Maybe it's because I became stronger than before.'
Since he's a hellhound, maybe he recognizes the strong more.
While thinking so and petting Cerberus who was clinging to him.
When they climbed the tower to the end.
A clear message appeared.
[Calculating Silver Tower No.213 performance.......]
[You cleared the tower within 1 hour.]
[You subdued more than 80% of monsters inhabiting the swamp areas.]
[You discovered Slime King.]
[Clear Evaluation – SSS+]
'Oh. I got SSS+.'
Maybe discovering the Slime King that was pretending to be 'swamp areas' was important.
I was able to get SSS+.
[Opening clear rewards.]
[Level increases by 2.]
[You gain 350,000 TP.]
But even with the same SSS+, the rewards themselves.
Were definitely shabby compared to when I cleared Occupation Reservation towers.
'Regular maps are definitely lacking in many ways.'
Should I be satisfied with testing Strength 20 today?
When Lee Ganghan was clicking his tongue at the insufficient rewards.
[You discovered Slime King.]
[Special reward is given.]
For the merit of discovering Slime King.
[You can construct a 'Slime Pond' in Ten Thousand Demon Battle.]
A new facility was added to Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
But Slime Pond.
'What's this used for?'
I have no idea just from the name.
'But let's build it for now.'
Since there's plenty of idle land in Ten Thousand Demon Battle anyway.
I should build everything that can be built.
While thinking he should build the Slime Pond as soon as he returned, Lee Ganghan.
"Then everyone, I'll end today's tower climbing here."
He said farewell to the viewers.
Meanwhile, at the same time.
In a mansion in Miami, USA.
"What's this?"
The world's 1st ranked player who watched Lee Ganghan's broadcast from beginning to end.
"Why isn't the Heavenly Demon supporting me?!"
Mike was bursting with indignation.