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Skill monopolization up to floor 666 Episode 004
4. Counterproposal
Why did you reject the offer from the three gods that you so desperately wanted?
There was a reason.
‘Because I don’t want to choose just one.’
There are so many offers, but I can only choose one.
The moment you choose to be someone’s apostle, you cannot change to another apostle or change your choice.
Just like you can’t have more than one job in a game.
This is the system.
‘Before my return, I became an apostle of Orcus, the god of the underworld. But… .’
I found out later.
That you can have multiple jobs.
If you gain the approval of the three gods, you can break the rules of the system and be chosen as one of the three apostles.
‘I need that recognition now.’
Originally, only after proving one’s worth over a long period of time could one become an apostle of all three gods.
But I plan to shorten that time.
‘I have no intention of choosing one of the three.’
If I had to choose, the God of Time would be the best choice, unlike before, but I can’t help but covet the skills of other gods as well.
So I rejected it.
To make a counteroffer.
“Gods of Time, Gods of the Underworld, Gods of Balance. I have a proposal for you.”
I know, even though I was mumbling to myself.
That the three gods are watching this situation right now.
“I have no intention of becoming just one apostle. After showing this much ability, how can I end it by receiving just one skill? That’s not possible.”
I muttered to myself, talking like a madman.
“Therefore, I wish to become an apostle of all three gods. If you accept my offer, please respond in some way.”
I waited.
There was no response for a while, but I waited patiently.
‘I don’t know, but the three of them must be discussing it. They like to discuss everything.’
I expected it would take some time.
But when the answer came later than expected, I couldn’t help but make a threat.
“Why is there no answer? Should I become an apostle of another transcendent spirit?”
To begin with, the transcendent spirit and the three gods are different beings.
A transcendent spirit is a being that was recognized as outstanding during their lifetime and whose soul level has been raised.
The three gods are gods in and of themselves.
It means that the level is different.
Above all, the Transcendent Spirit is an enemy of the three gods, as he is a servant of Amon.
The three gods would not want humans to become apostles of the transcendent spirits.
‘I have to make a decision quickly. Otherwise, the person I’ve been looking for might end up becoming an apostle of the Transcendent Spirit.’
The threat worked, and a response came soon.
[The God of Time, Kairos, asks again if you really want to choose all three.]
[Orcus, the god of the underworld, complains about the arrogance of humans.]
[Harmony, the god of balance, advises against becoming an apostle of multiple gods, saying that it would upset the balance.]
The responses came, but the reactions were negative.
“I really want to choose all three… Don’t you want to? If not, I guess I’ll have to choose another transcendent spirit. I’ve been getting a lot of offers.”
As I waved my finger in the air, pretending to read the suggestion message, a response came back.
[The god of time, Kairos, accepts the offer, saying that they should become three apostles.]
[Orcus, the god of the underworld, strongly objects.]
[Harmony, the god of balance, objects, saying it is unfair.]
“There are a lot of opposing opinions. What do you want me to do about this?”
[The god of time, Kairos, asks us to wait for a moment so we can discuss things amongst ourselves.]
“Okay, then finish it quickly.”
I waited leisurely, arms folded.
‘He cleared the first floor faster than anyone else with his normal body. He’s practically the only human being who can do it.’
I will not allow such a talent to fall into the hands of Amon, the god of destruction.
They have no choice but to accept my offer.
As expected.
[The god of time, Kairos, thanks him for waiting.]
[After discussion, it was agreed that all three gods would become apostles.]
[Orcus, the god of the underworld, says that the only condition is that he must prove his worth one more time.]
[Harmony, the god of balance, explains that allowing us to be apostles of the three gods is a huge risk for us, and that it is an unavoidable condition in order to break the balance.]
‘Yeah, I knew it would turn out like this.’
I had heard this before I became an apostle of all three gods.
That you have to prove your worth.
There is a price to pay for infusing the power of three people without any conditions.
So, they are setting a condition for proof of value.
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At that time, I was an apostle of the god of the underworld and proved my worth by setting a record on the 180th floor.
After that, he was able to inherit all the powers of the three gods and become powerful.
‘Even so, I died without being able to say anything to Amon.’
I have left a number to shorten that period.
“If I prove my worth, you’ll give me all the power of the Three Gods? Then how about this? I’ll conquer floors 2 through 9 without stopping. Of course, in my current body as a normal person. I think this will be enough to prove my worth, right?”
[Kairos, the god of time, nods, saying that should be enough.]
[Orcus, the god of the underworld, warns that he cannot take responsibility if you fail.]
[If the god of balance, Harmonion, succeeds, he will gladly accept you as an apostle of the three gods.]
“Okay, call.”
I got a confirmation.
Now all that remains is to conquer the 9th floor.
[Would you like to go down to the next floor? Y/N]
[If you select N, you can return to Earth.]
You chose Y from the options you didn’t press earlier.
Because it was still early days, it was still easy.
Then the background darkened and a single message appeared.
[You have entered the 2nd basement floor of the labyrinth.] * * *
As time passed, the number of people who became apostles increased.
Along with that, reviews of the first floor of the labyrinth continued to come up.
└The mission on the first floor is to kill 100 dark slimes. Please take note if you are entering.
└ Sir, I haven’t entered the first floor yet. Can you tell me how to defeat the dark slime?
└First of all, physical attacks are almost ineffective, and you have to catch it only with skills.
└Is it hard to catch a dark slime? You won’t die fighting it, right?
└It sucks blood when it sticks to you, but it’s not that dangerous. It doesn’t move very fast either.
└I just came back from a raid, and it was easy to catch with light attribute skills.
└That’s right. If you shine it with the flashlight function of your phone, the outer surface becomes a bit hard. Then you can catch it. You can do it even without skills.
└Wow! Really? This is such a great tip!
└But can I bring my cell phone in?
└ㅇㅇ But the internet doesn’t work
└Isn’t that obvious? It’s a different dimension.
└Instead, you can take pictures.
└I tried it and it seems like you can even record video.
└Then, can I upload the video to YouTube?
└Look. Soon, awakened beauty youtubers will upload videos of X to try to make money. ㅋㅋㅋ
└By the way, the person who said they caught it with a light attribute skill earlier. Where did you get that skill?
└Ah, I didn’t save you, but my transcendent spirit is a healer of light… .
└How many minutes did it take you to clear it?
└1 hour and 46 minutes.
└Wow. That’s fast.
└It’s slow compared to the person who set the fastest record.
└Shortest record?
└After clearing the first floor, the name of the person with the shortest time record appears in the Hall of Fame.
└I saw it too. Was it 47 minutes and 47 seconds? It’s a total monster.
└Who is that?
└Yes.
└Huh? Isn’t Amon the final boss’ name?
└I see the name Amon among the names of the people who achieved the shortest time?
└Isn’t that person the first person to come in?
└That’s right. The entry message popped up at first, and then less than an hour later, a strategy message popped up.
└That’s right, that person is Amon.
└Why is the Hall of Fame named Amon?
└Are you a follower of Amon? lol
That smile only lasts for a moment.
[Someone has raided the second basement level of the labyrinth!]
[The 3rd basement floor of the labyrinth is opened.]
[10 days added to the countdown to Earth’s destruction.]
[Time left until destruction: 49 days, 22 hours, 10 minutes, 12 seconds]
└Huh???
└Did you clear the second floor?
└Already?
└Who is attacking?
└Molu?
└Wow, I don’t know who this is, but this is awesome.
People were surprised by the messages that appeared in real time.
It’s still too early to be surprised. * * *
There was no hesitation in my progress as I conquered the labyrinth.
[Would you like to go down to the next floor? Y/N]
[If you select N, you can return to Earth.]
After finishing the strategy, I pressed Y and went straight to the next floor.
‘It’s still too early to return.’
4th floor, 5th floor, 6th floor, 7th floor… .
As a normal person, I conquered all the levels that I could break.
If you become an apostle and gain skills, you can clear the map faster, but… .
‘Anyway, you can get the next record clear reward on the 10th floor. That means you don’t have to become an apostle to clear it quickly.’
Now I plan to show it to the three gods who are watching from above.
I am a person with this level of talent.
That way, you can get the skill you want.
None other than ‘skill duplication’.
[You have cleared the 8th basement floor of the labyrinth!]
[‘Extremely Weak Essence of Agility’ is awarded as a general clear reward on the 8th floor.]
A white energy appeared and entered my body.
[Absorbed a very weak essence of agility.]
[Agility increases by 1.]
I got stats as a reward every time, but I never saw how much I had accumulated.
‘It doesn’t matter. It will still be applied even if you can’t see it.’
However, it was a shame that I couldn’t use the inventory.
[I cleared the 8th basement floor of the labyrinth for the first time!]
[The first clear reward for the 8th floor is a ‘Random Lucky Bag (F)’.]
[Items acquired are stored in your inventory.]
I received a few things as initial raid rewards on my way here, but I didn’t get to see them.
If you can open your inventory, what else can you see?
‘You have to become an apostle to use skills and inventory. Even if you don’t want to choose this, they made it so you have no choice.’
Dark Slime, Dark Rabbit, Dark Goblin, etc.
As you go down the floors, the opponents become stronger, but it is not difficult to conquer them even with a normal person’s body.
‘It’s easy if you just know the weaknesses. Luckily, I know the weaknesses of all monsters.’
Now it’s time to attack the 9th floor.
‘If you conquer this place, you can become an apostle of the three gods as promised.’
You need to conquer the 9th floor as usual and place all three gods as your supporters.
[Would you like to go down to the next floor? Y/N]
[If you select N, you can return to Earth.]
I chose Y without hesitation. * * *
There are many advantages to becoming an apostle.
You can open the status window and use items from your inventory.
But the best part is that you can use apostle-exclusive skills.
‘Just looking at the presence or absence of skills, there is enough reason to awaken as an apostle.’
So why are you still delaying your awakening?
It was to obtain fraudulent skills from the three gods.
‘Skill Duplication. With just that, you can become as strong as you want.’
A secret skill created by the three gods to counter Amon, the god of destruction.
Of course, it is saved to support the best apostles.
‘I didn’t get skill duplication in my previous life either. Because I wasn’t chosen as the best apostle.’
Unlike the Transcendence Skill, the Three Gods Skill could only be given to one person.
The three gods chose twelve apostles, including me, and gave the ‘skill duplication’ to the best of them.
‘But in the end, he died before me.’
As the last of the 12 apostles of the Trinity, I was recognized for my worth by setting a record on the 180th floor.
Thus, he was promoted to the apostle of all three gods.
He reached the 666th floor after becoming an apostle with three gods as his sponsors.
‘But I have no intention of repeating the labor of that time.’
This time, we need to be recognized and grow faster.
You also need to obtain copies of skills you didn’t obtain in your previous life.
This is a counteroffer for that, and that is why we came here.
To be recognized as valuable by the three gods.
[You have entered the 9th basement floor of the labyrinth.]
《Type: Annihilation》
《Condition: Alone, without help from others》
《Mission: Kill 1 Doppelganger》
[You cannot go outside until you clear the mission.]
The 9th floor mission is to kill the doppelganger.
There is only one, but it should not be taken lightly.
If you think about it the other way around, it means that it is that difficult.
‘Well, it’s nothing special to me.’
A doppelganger is a slime-like monster.
In some ways it resembles dark slime, but it is much larger.
It scans the information of the opponent it is trying to eat and transforms its body to fight in the same way, but this is a bit tricky.
‘Because I scan not only the opponent’s body type but also their skills and use them in battle.’
In short, it means that you have to fight against your cloned self.
Do you think it’ll be easy to win like this?
You probably haven’t even experienced a mirror match before.
‘Besides, doppelgangers have an advantage over apostles in terms of experience. Even though they have the same physical specs and skills, they use them more efficiently.’
But it doesn’t work for me.
Because I have the advantage when it comes to experience.
‘I have to catch it quickly and get out.’
I looked around for my doppelganger.
I saw a slime hanging from a tree like a snake.
I came closer.
The guy also came down from the tree as if he saw me.
And then immediately.
Slurp.
Transforms the body.
With the same physical specs as me.
but.
“You don’t have any skills?”
Unlike the other apostles, I have a human body.
Neither I nor my doppelganger have any skills.
The only thing that determines the outcome is the difference in experience.
“Let’s compete based purely on skill.”
I don’t intend to drag it out for long.
Because the three gods are watching this fight.
“Then shall we go?”
I was the one who moved first.
Tadah!
After closing the distance, he shrugged his shoulders as if he was going to throw a punch.
But fake.
On the face of the man who bowed his head.
Bam!
He delivered a precise roundhouse kick.
“Kiyaaaaak!”
The doppelganger falls, spraying black blood with a roar.
Run before your body even touches the ground.
Bam!
I took a picture of the area near my philtrum with my kick.
A message that pops up with a sensation of your head breaking.
[You have cleared the 9th basement floor of the labyrinth!]
I cleared the 9th floor in less than 10 minutes.