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Skill monopolization up to floor 666 Episode 005
5. Skill Duplication
[‘Extremely Weak Penetration Essence’ is awarded as a general clear reward for the 9th floor.]
The blue energy is absorbed into the body.
[Absorbed the essence of extremely weak penetration.]
[Penetration increases by 1.]
Penetration is a stat that penetrates the opponent’s defense.
It helps in attack.
[I cleared the 9th basement floor of the labyrinth for the first time!]
[‘Weapon Selection Ticket (F)’ will be awarded as the first clear reward on the 9th floor.]
[Items acquired are stored in your inventory.]
The first attack was also achieved.
If there was a floor where time was measured, it would have been the shortest record.
[Would you like to go down to the next floor? Y/N]
[If you select N, you can return to Earth.]
Now going to Earth.
‘I must receive what I deserve from the three gods.’
Because it’s difficult to clear the 10th floor and above without skills.
[You selected N.]
[Return to Earth.] * * *
God of Time, God of the Underworld, God of Balance.
The three paid attention to Lee Tae-seong’s movements.
Because he was a human being I had never seen before.
[You’re conquering the labyrinth without any skills or items. That’s amazing.]
[Then what are you doing? You’re so arrogant.]
[Still, I have to give him credit. Not only did he set a new record on the first floor, but he also quickly cleared the eighth floor.]
Kairos, Orcus, and Harmonion spoke in turn.
He was a man who was admirable the more I looked at him.
[I guess we’ll conquer the 9th floor soon.]
A human who destroys his doppelganger with just two blows as soon as he finishes speaking.
Looking at him, Kairos, the god of time, smiled with satisfaction.
[This proves its worth.]
[Tch. I don’t like it.]
[An ordinary person can conquer all the way to the 9th basement floor… He is more than enough to inherit all of our strength.]
Originally, only one apostle could be designated.
That’s the rule of the labyrinth system.
To break that rule, there must be proof of the apostle’s worth.
The human being you see now has just sufficiently proven his worth.
[If so, I guess we have no choice but to appoint him as our apostle as promised.]
[Ah. He’s a person I really don’t like…]
[It’s an unbalanced thing, but it can’t be helped. We have to use that human to deal with Amon so that we can restore balance to the world.]
I couldn’t turn back because I had promised something.
The human conquered the 9th floor and gained the right to inherit the power of all three gods.
[It’s been confirmed that the author will be an apostle, but I’m wondering what skills to give him.]
[What are you worrying about? Just give me something appropriate.]
[He is the talented person we have been looking for. We should give him whatever we can.]
[Harmonion is right. It seems like we should choose the best skill possible…]
[Ah… something feels uneasy.]
[This is a talent that is at the highest level among ordinary people. If I were the author, I might be able to stop Amon.]
The three gods’ opinions soon narrowed down to one.
[We have to pass on the secret skill we created.]
[You want to give that to a person whose ideology hasn’t even been verified yet?]
[What is there to verify? Just clearing the 9th floor of the labyrinth is more than enough to qualify.]
[Do you agree to hand over that skill to the author?]
[Wow… I don’t like this person’s attitude…]
[I agree. You won’t find anyone more qualified than him.]
There were some votes against, but there were more votes in favor.
[Then I guess we’ll do what’s been decided.]
Originally, it was going to be handed over to the most outstanding of the twelve apostles, but the three gods decided.
We will support Lee Tae-seong as our greatest apostle.
[I decided to hand over the ‘skill duplication’ to the author.] * * *
The darkness has cleared and light has come.
Squinting in the sunlight for a moment.
I could see myself standing in front of a sinkhole.
It was the place where the gangsters were buried.
‘It was night when I went in… but it’s already daylight?’
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Well, it makes sense since I cleared the 9th floor almost without resting.
‘I need to go home and wash up.’
I checked my phone as I walked.
Dozens of missed calls and text messages are also visible.
‘Most of the missed calls are from my boss, and the texts are from….’
[Boss: Why aren’t you coming to work? Are you crazy?]
[Lee Hwi-yong: Hey. Did you get the Transcendence message too?]
Just a bunch of useless garbage texts.
“ha.”
I can only sigh at my shallow connections.
“I should go and get my compensation first.”
I also checked internet articles while walking.
[The currently cleared labyrinth is on the 9th basement floor!]
[Conquer the 9th floor in one day! Who the hell is this?]
[119 days left until destruction! We’ve gained some time, but it’s still not enough…]
[Labyrinth Basement 1, Shortest Record 47 minutes 47 seconds. No one has beaten it yet…]
└Shortest record: 47 minutes? How did you break this?
└Is this a record set by a person? Even if it’s fast, it takes 1 hour and 40 minutes?
└How on earth did you do it?
└I don’t know. He’s a fu*king monster. Seriously.
└Is this the person who made it to the 9th floor of the labyrinth?
└Yeah, that seems like it might be true.
└But what good is it to have the shortest record? I don’t know because I’m not an apostle.
└They say they’ll give you an achievement if you set the shortest time. What effect does it have?
└If you don’t record within 10 days, the current recorder will take the achievement permanently. You need to stop it quickly.
└It feels like a title defense match in boxing?
└But why are you only talking about the first floor? You can just set records on other floors.
└As far as I know, only the first floor is recording.
└ㅇㅇ I went to the second floor, but it wasn’t there.
└I have currently completed the 3rd floor.
└I’m here.
└Anyone know how to clear the 4th floor? Please tell me the strategy in advance.
Everyone uses terms like labyrinth, strategy, and apostle without any hesitation.
‘I’ve adapted to reality. It’s not like it’s viral, no matter who looks at it.’
To understand this strange phenomenon that has occurred worldwide, we have no choice but to believe Specter’s words.
As people who actually entered and exited the labyrinth and used the skill were confirmed, it is being accepted as reality.
‘Wouldn’t it be better to tell people how to conquer places you’ve already conquered? Of course, excluding the first floor.’
I’ve decided to live this life only for myself, but that doesn’t mean I wish for the destruction of humanity.
I hope that as many people as possible can live.
I want to live too.
‘In a few hours, a community that only apostles can access will open. I’ll have to use the strategy then.’
Let’s go home and wash up before that. * * *
Beep beep beep beep – beep!
As soon as I entered the shabby studio apartment, I took off my clothes.
The stench of the monster is enough to numb my nose.
‘Let’s wash first.’
After washing off all the monster’s bodily fluids in the shower, I checked out the internet reactions.
Even though some time has passed, no one has yet claimed to have conquered the 4th floor.
Of course, there was no message saying that I had entered the currently open 10th floor.
‘It’ll take some time for you to follow me.’
Maybe because we attacked too quickly, the follow-up troops are late.
It looks like you have some time to spare.
‘It’s not too late to enter the 10th floor after the entrance message appears. I’m confident I can clear it faster than anyone else.’
The first and last record rewards on each floor are definitely meant to be eaten by me.
There’s no need to worry about it being stolen, as the message will let you know.
“Now, I would like you to give me the reward you promised.”
As I was watching, a message from the three gods arrived.
[The three gods of all things have proposed to you to become their apostle.]
[Would you like to become an apostle of the three gods of all things? Y/N]
The three gods of all things are the god of time, the god of the underworld, and the god of balance.
Pressing Y means you can make a contract with three gods at the same time.
Bam.
[You selected Y.]
[I make a contract with the three gods of all things.]
[You have become the second apostle of the god of time, ‘Kairos’.]
[I became the second apostle of the god of the underworld, ‘Orcus’.]
[You have become the second apostle of the god of balance, Harmonion.]
He became an apostle of the three gods.
Not one, but three.
It’s a bit moving to be able to accomplish on the 9th floor what used to take place on the 180th floor.
‘I guess everyone has already chosen their first apostle. I see I’m the second.’
I can guess who it is, but it doesn’t matter.
Because the order doesn’t matter.
[The status window opens according to the contract.]
[You can now open your inventory.]
‘Status window.’
As I memorized the command, a status window that only I could see appeared.
《Name: Lee Tae-seong》
《Race: Human》
《Sponsoring Spirit: God of Time, God of the Underworld, God of Balance》
《Conquest Completed Floor: Labyrinth Basement 9th Floor》
《Credits held: 0》
【achievements】
▶Labyrinth Hunter (F)
【Exclusive Skill】
▷None
【Acquired Skills】
▷None
【Stats】
●Strength: 7 / Penetration: 7
●Stamina: 7 / Agility: 7
●Life: 7 / Magic Power: 7
●Regeneration: 7 / Resistance: 6
‘The stats are almost set to 7.’
The original basic stat is 5.
Right now, I’ve reached level 7 with the general reward and the first reward.
‘I have no skills and I look shabby, but I haven’t received everything yet.’
There are things you receive as a souvenir when you become an apostle.
The first one is.
[To commemorate becoming an apostle of the god of time, ‘Kairos’, all stats increase by 1.]
[To commemorate becoming an apostle of the god of the underworld, ‘Orcus’, all stats increase by 1.]
[To commemorate becoming an apostle of the god of balance, ‘Harmonion’, all stats increase by 1.]
It’s a stat.
Stats that were in the single digits have increased to double digits.
These are the benefits of becoming an apostle to all three gods.
Because I get three instead of one.
‘And the second is….’
[To commemorate becoming an apostle of the god of time, ‘Kairos’, you will receive the skill ‘Time Stop (SSS)’.]
[To commemorate becoming an apostle of the god of the underworld, ‘Orcus’, you will receive the skill ‘Soul Strike (S)’.]
[To commemorate becoming an apostle of the god of balance, ‘Harmonion’, you will receive the skill ‘Unshakable Heart (SS)’.]
The fact that you receive skills exclusive to apostles.
But these aren’t the skills I wanted.
A secret skill hidden by the three gods.
I’m going to ask for that.
‘I cleared the 9th floor with a normal person’s body, so I’m qualified to ask for that much, right?’
however….
[The three gods of all things additionally support skills.]
[You receive ‘Skill Duplicate (EX)’.]
It was Samshin who took care of things without me having to say anything.
‘oh my god!’
Each skill has its own level.
A total of 10 stages: EX, SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, F.
Among these, the EX class is strong beyond its standards.
It’s that hard to get.
‘I got it in less than a day.’
A single skill that is only supported by the best among the 12 apostles.
That was ‘skill duplication’.
That’s why I couldn’t get it in the past… .
‘I got it quick this time.’
I didn’t know that Samshin would give it to me so quickly.
Is it because I am the first among the apostles to make a contract with the three gods at the same time?
‘The three gods will choose eleven more apostles besides me.’
So what if we fill the 12 apostles like that?
He will intervene to form a full-scale attack force to deal with Amon, the God of Destruction.
They will also force sacrifices.
‘The raid is a piece of shit. My comrades are my comrades and I am the only one who should grow.’
You must become as strong as possible before the three gods interfere. To control the other apostles.
Fortunately, I have received many good skills, so I don’t seem to have any problems becoming stronger.
▷Time Stop (SSS)
-Effect: Stops time for 1 second and has a cooldown of 5 minutes. The caster is not affected by time.
A skill bestowed by the God of Time to commemorate awakening.
As you can see from the rating, it’s quite fraudulent.
‘The cooldown is also relatively short at 5 minutes.’
When I received this skill before the regression, I didn’t understand it.
You say stopping for just 1 second is SSS-class?
But when I used it myself, I found that it was an efficient skill in many ways.
‘You can avoid the moment of death or precisely target the enemy’s weakness.’
That one second was a time when you could do more than you thought.
Of course, I didn’t receive this skill from the beginning.
There was a predecessor who used it before.
But he died before me.
‘I don’t understand how someone with such fraudulent skills can die so early.’
Unlike the Transcendence Spirit, which can share the same skill to multiple people, the Three Gods’ skills can only be passed on to one person at a time.
What if you want to sponsor another apostle?
Only when the apostle dies can you support him again.
‘But it was impossible to pass on skill replication to a successor.’
So I’ve heard a lot about it, but I’ve never used it.
‘Compared to this, the skill given by the god of the underworld is….’
▷Soul Strike (S)
-Effect: Consumes your own life to strike the opponent’s soul.
‘It’s trash.’
It’s not as complete trash as it sounds.
Because soul strike is effective against opponents that are immune to physical attacks.
but….
‘The problem is that it consumes life.’
When using a skill, it exploits the life of the caster and not someone else.
A skill with both strengths and weaknesses, like a double-edged sword.
In my previous life, I was on the verge of death because of this skill.
‘This is better. The immovable mind given by the god of balance.’
▷Sensitive (SS)
-Effect: Always have an unwavering mind.
In battle, confusion means immediate death.
Meanwhile, this skill provides immunity to all mental attacks.
‘It’s an effective skill that helps you get rid of mental problems such as fear, terror, auditory hallucinations, and illusions.’
However, it is also an unnecessary skill for me, as I have already built up strong mental strength.
I also know how to get skills that can replace it.
“Thank you for the great skills, my lords. These skills are obviously fraudulent. But can’t the skills be changed?”
I asked on purpose, pretending not to know.
Okay then.
[The God of Time, Kairos, asks if there is a skill he doesn’t like.]
“Yes. There are two.”
[Orcus, the god of the underworld, is astonished and says that he will take whatever is given to him and that he is bargaining.]
[Harmony, the god of balance, says he can only change one thing and asks what it is.]
“Just one? Hmm… .”
I knew that only one was possible, but I pretended not to know.
A measure of how much you are struggling to decide what to choose.
“I am….”