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[Translator - Asura]
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Chapter 611
"Dongbang Sak."
At Seong Jihan's call.
Swish.
Dongbang Sak, with his blank stare, looked at Seong Jihan for a moment.
"I pay my respects to the owner of the 'Tower'."
He bowed his head politely.
Seong Jihan was the administrator operating the game type 'Tower'.
And Dongbang Sak was merely a boss appointed by him.
In a way, this was the expected behavior.
However.
'...Even though the Tower has been updated, it's the same as before.'
Seong Jihan couldn't hide his disappointment at this sight.
The top floor boss of the game type 'Tower', Dongbang Sak.
Before the update, he functioned only as an NPC.
A swordsman with a blank face, simply slicing up the enemies summoned before him.
Players who encountered him were shocked, wondering what kind of monster he was.
'From my perspective, his swordsmanship fell short of the real Dongbang Sak...'
Of course, that was to be expected since he was an NPC.
But Seong Jihan had hoped that Dongbang Sak might be different.
Especially during the update process where the Tower of Martial Gods and the Tower were being merged.
[The power of light bestowed upon the Tower of Martial Gods is applied to the Tower.]
[The Tower's content is implemented more vividly.]
The power of white light, which originally allowed direct entry to the Tower of Martial Gods by displaying an icon on BattleTube, had been transformed to make the Tower's content more vivid.
In fact, it wasn't yet clear what changes this vividness would bring.
'Dongbang Sak is also part of the content here, so I expected him to be different from before.'
It seemed unreasonable to expect him to be the same as before.
Seong Jihan looked at Dongbang Sak with slightly disappointed eyes, then.
'No. Just looking at the surface, we can't know yet.'
Swish swish swish.
He drew out Blue and Red in the air.
Then.
Dongbang Sak, who had been quietly watching, spoke.
"Owner of the Tower. Do you wish to have a mock battle?"
Now that's definitely NPC-like speech.
As Seong Jihan nodded.
[The mock battle begins.]
[Stats are adjusted to match the challenger.]
Dongbang Sak, who gained stats comparable to Seong Jihan, changed his demeanor.
Swish...
As a sword appeared in the air.
Slash!
The space in front of Blue and Red was completely cut.
'Is this One Sword Breaks the Sky?'
The ultimate technique of the Heaven’s Chaotic Flow that shatters the sky with one sword strike.
Although it didn't manage to cut through Blue and Red,
It was enough to make Seong Jihan wary.
"..."
Meanwhile.
After One Sword Breaks the Sky was blocked, Dongbang Sak took a step forward.
Immediately, the space was crushed.
This applied not only to the floor where his foot landed.
Rumble...!
But also to the ceiling and walls that made up the top floor of the Tower.
'So this is how he uses Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams.'
Space collapsing and converging with each step.
As this created a gap in Seong Jihan's domain controlled by Blue,
Whoosh!
Dongbang Sak's sword blurred and disappeared.
At the same time.
A sword strike instantly pierced through the gap in Blue.
But.
Slash...!
Before Dongbang Sak's sword could penetrate Seong Jihan's domain,
It burned away and vanished in mid-air.
It seemed Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams had shaken Blue's domain,
But in fact, this was a gap Seong Jihan had deliberately allowed.
Dongbang Sak's approach in targeting this was as sharp as expected,
But for Seong Jihan, who had inherited his martial arts through Infinite Annihilation God, it was a sword he could easily handle.
"Hmm... Can you only use Heaven’s Chaotic Flow? There's no point in fighting if that's the case."
"..."
Seong Jihan looked at Dongbang Sak with a disappointed expression, arms crossed.
If he only used Heaven’s Chaotic Flow like this, a battle would not be needed.
No matter how transcendent Dongbang Sak's martial arts using only regular techniques were,
Seong Jihan could easily handle them with the martial arts he inherited through Infinite Annihilation God.
"It seems Taiji Sword isn't allowed for NPCs after all."
As Seong Jihan said this.
"Taiji...?"
Hearing that word, a glimmer of light flickered in Dongbang Sak's blank eyes.
'Hm?'
What was this?
This reaction was definitely different from before.
This felt quite different from the Dongbang Sak who was an NPC.
"That's right. Taiji Sword. Won't you use it?"
Seong Jihan once mentioned Taiji Sword to draw out more of Dongbang Sak's reaction.
"Taiji..."
Dongbang Sak, whose eyes seemed to come alive for a moment, was returning to his blank expression.
'Just the word alone isn't enough to stimulate him anymore.'
In that case, it might be better to show him the real thing.
Swish swish swish.
A Taiji symbol appeared behind Seong Jihan's back.
He reached his hand inside.
And from there, the Taiji Sword appeared.
"...That is."
For the first time, Dongbang Sak's expression changed.
* * *
Swish...
Dongbang Sak continued to stare at Seong Jihan's Taiji Sword while stroking his beard.
As if he had completely forgotten about the mock battle state, he put down his sword and focused solely on the demon sword.
"Your eyes have come alive. Can you bring out something other than Heaven’s Chaotic Flow now?"
Seong Jihan asked him with inner expectation.
"Taiji...Unified... Infinite..."
Then, Dongbang Sak, who had been reciting Taiji, Unified, and Infinite in succession.
Swish swish swish.
Slowly began to manifest the form of Taiji behind his back.
This was something Seong Jihan had seen many times before.
It was a form that always appeared whenever Dongbang Sak used the Taiji Sword, but.
Swish...
Swish swish...
Unlike before when only one Taiji would appear,
Dozens, hundreds of Taiji symbols were appearing all around.
And soon.
Whoosh...
The Taiji symbols seemed to spin in reverse.
And from there, one by one, swords of light began to reveal themselves.
'...Just how many Taiji Swords are there?'
Well, sure.
When he was only using Heaven’s Chaotic Flow, it wasn't much of a stimulus, so he wanted to draw out the Taiji Sword,
But.
That didn't mean he wanted hundreds of Taiji Swords to pop out like this.
And it wasn't even this many originally, was it?
Seong Jihan was dumbfounded as he watched the Taiji Swords springing out all at once, then.
'Come to think of it, Dongbang Sak's stats... were adjusted to be the same as mine, right?'
He recalled the stat adjustment again.
Seong Jihan, who had become a blue administrator and accumulated some stats as an administrator.
Was Dongbang Sak able to draw out this many Taiji Swords because he gained these stats?
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'Well. The Martial God went to great lengths to limit Dongbang Sak's abilities... So when the limit is removed, it's this different.'
Seong Jihan thought this as he quietly watched hundreds of Taiji Swords gathering towards Dongbang Sak.
The Taiji Swords, each of different sizes,
Whoosh...
Were overlapping and merging one by one, becoming one.
And each time this happened, the sword light flashed more intensely.
Unlike Seong Jihan's, Dongbang Sak's sword was light itself.
But.
'...It's different from before. I can feel the aura of white light from there?'
No.
It was just that he couldn't feel it before because he didn't know about white light.
Was the power of white light originally contained in Dongbang Sak's sword?
As the Taiji Swords fused and became more vivid, Seong Jihan furrowed his brow at the clearly felt aura of light.
'Could Dongbang Sak also handle white light...?'
Was it possible that he was also one of the light clan?
But if that was the case, it didn't make sense that he served as the Martial God's servant.
In this BattleNet world, the other members of the light clan are, one is the current white administrator,
And the other is Urd, the former white administrator who was exiled.
'And considering Dongbang Sak's final moments, it doesn't seem like he was pretending to be part of the light clan...'
Was it just his Taiji Sword that was the issue?
While Seong Jihan was pondering these questions,
"Unified... Infinite..."
No longer reciting Taiji, Dongbang Sak, who was muttering Unified and Infinite, was infusing energy into the merged Taiji Sword.
His stats have been adjusted too.
Was he trying to take another step up from the Taiji Sword?
'...Hm. He really is a monster.'
Even with Infinite Annihilation God, he still couldn't match the real Dongbang Sak's martial arts.
Seong Jihan thought this as he watched to see what Dongbang Sak would pull out from the Taiji Sword.
If this were a real life-or-death battle, he should have attacked right away, but.
'It's a mock battle so there's no need for that, rather, I should learn from what comes out of there.'
Seong Jihan waited expectantly to see what Dongbang Sak would create.
One.
Whirr...
The pure white light enveloping the sword continued to intensify as it overlapped, but.
"..."
'Something' that was a step beyond the Taiji Sword wasn't emerging.
It seemed this was.
'The limit of what an NPC can draw out...'
Well.
Just bringing out the Taiji Sword was impressive enough.
As Seong Jihan was thinking this,
Zing...
[The battlefield of the mock battle will collapse in 1 minute.]
[The battle will automatically end soon.]
A message window appeared before Seong Jihan's eyes.
Come to think of it.
The very top of the Tower.
The top floor that had become the battlefield for the mock battle was completely collapsed after Dongbang Sak reversed hundreds of Taiji symbols.
Not just objects, but even light had been sucked into the Taiji,
The only things flashing light here were Dongbang Sak's Taiji Sword and
Seong Jihan's Blue and Red.
The rest of the space was engulfed in darkness.
'It's more surprising that the battlefield hasn't collapsed yet in this state.'
With 1 minute left.
He would just finish after watching the Taiji Sword a bit more.
But, did this message appear for Dongbang Sak too?
"1 minute..."
He also muttered the remaining time once, then.
Swish.
He turned his gaze from the Taiji Sword where it had been fixed,
And looked at Blue and Red.
'What?'
With 1 minute left, he thought he'd focus more on the Taiji Sword.
Why was he looking at Blue and Red?
As Seong Jihan felt something ominous and grasped Blue and Red floating in the air with both hands,
Swish!
Dongbang Sak's form had already reached right in front of his eyes.
And.
The tip of the Taiji Sword stretching straight forward.
'This... He's not aiming for me...'
What the sword was targeting was Blue and Red itself.
Crackle...!
Sparks instantly flew as the blue edge of Blue and Red and the Taiji Sword touched.
[Ugh. Urk. It mustn't be penetrated...! If it gets in there, I'm finished!]
The Red administrator sealed inside Blue and Red was greatly flustered as the Taiji Sword suddenly tried to pierce through Blue and Red.
Even though it was a mock battle, would the red one be annihilated if this got pierced?
'I'll have to... use my full power.'
Woong...!
From Blue and Red, the blue light intensified.
The blue light and white light clashed several times, flashing as they opposed each other's power.
But, perhaps because the power of the overlapped Taiji Sword was indeed superior.
The blue light was gradually being pushed back.
'Looks like I'll have to use the blue flame too.'
Whoosh!
As blue flames arose from Blue and Red,
The light of the Taiji Sword that had been pressing the blue light faded,
And eventually began to burn in the blue flames.
'...Hm? It's weaker than I thought?'
That Taiji Sword overlapped hundreds of times.
Was it getting overwhelmed this quickly just because the blue flame ignited?
As Seong Jihan blinked his eyes,
Swish swish...
A heat haze rose from the light of the Taiji Sword,
And a white message window appeared.
[Due to an error, the data seal is partially released.]
Data seal?
What's this now?
As Seong Jihan furrowed his brow at this,
"...Hmm. You."
The opponent holding the sword, Dongbang Sak, opened his mouth in a puzzled voice.
"What on earth is going on here? Why are we fighting?"
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[Translator - Asura]
[Proofreader - Gun]
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