Artifact-Devouring Player Chapter 70

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I ran and ran again.

I wondered if I had ever run so relentlessly in my entire life.

The current situation, which was close to disaster, was not an opponent that could be faced and fought like a monster or enemy.

As I kept running away, I started to think that the test of the new seat was quite lax.

Just when I started to think, “Could this be all?” the crisis finally came.

Crazy Bat.

Those guys, also called crazy bats, appeared in the sky.

Since the only living thing running in the vast wilderness was Sang-Hyeon, Crazy Bat immediately targeted his target.

Kieeeek!

A group of crazy boats began to descend rapidly towards the upper world, baring their sharp claws and fangs.

Sang-Hyeon felt it instinctively.

If you get bitten or scratched by these guys, the situation will end right there.

And the ending meant the end of life.

These guys mostly have paralyzing venom, so if you get bitten once and there is no antidote for it now, you have no choice but to take the express train to the afterlife.

If that happens, it won’t be like a game where you put in a coin and come back to life. You’ll become a loser who fails the test of the gods and dies.

‘I can’t just deal with those guys leisurely with my attack skills. If I’m even a little delayed, I’ll die.’

Although he didn’t look back, Sang-Hyeon knew that not even a single brake was allowed.

There’s no time to hunt crazy boats here.

‘then.’

There was only one conclusion.

Isn’t there a skill that can be used appropriately in this situation?

“acceleration”

Sang-Hyeon used his acceleration skill to match the descent of the Crazy Boat group.

The body, which had entered a state of triple acceleration, quickly increased its speed as if it had wings.

Kuwiiik!

And then, when Crazy Bat had approached Sang-Hyeon and was about to attack him with its claws extended fiercely.

『Brave Charge』

Phew!

Sang-Hyeon uses a brave charge and instantly leaps forward 5 meters with all his might.

Quiet! Quiet!

In an instant, a scene similar to a traffic accident occurred.

During the time of the charge, Sang-Hyeon, who was protected by the shield, was able to advance without much impact.

The problem was the fate of Crazy Bat, who collided head-on with the shield while trying to scratch Sang-Hyeon.

No matter how great its killing power and tactics, it was ultimately just a small monster.

Because it collided with a shield that had been accelerated, the amount of impact transmitted was also much greater than that of a normal collision.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Crazy Boat fell limply to the ground, either unconscious or dying instantly.

Soon, caught up in the movement of the sinking ground, Crazy Boat’s figure disappeared without a trace.

“Do you like this skill?”

Sang-Hyeon made a satisfied expression.

My calculations that it could be used as both a rusher and a defensive device turned out to be correct.

Of course, the duration of the shield is not long, but that is a problem if you time it well and use it wisely.

Kwah! Pfft! Thud!

After that, Sang-Hyeon continued to steadily crush Crazy Bat by utilizing his courageous charge.

There was no variable that a small monster could create in front of Sang-Hyeon’s aggressive charge that charged like a buffalo.

Is that why?

Only after nearly 30 Crazy Boats had lost their lives one after another did the guys start to run away.

The first appearance, which had been so energetic, suddenly disappeared into a fierce flight, flapping its wings.

【The unidentified god says that he will greatly increase the speed of collapse from now on.】

【Instead, it says that the deaths of all monsters buried together in the collapsed world will be converted into your experience points.】

“… … It gets faster here?”

Sang-Hyeon stuck out his tongue.

If the pace of collapse accelerates here in this situation where it is already difficult to breathe, even a single wrong step will be the end.

Cookies, cookies, cookies!

There was no room for negotiation, and a louder noise than before was heard from behind, shaking the heavens and the earth.

The feeling of emptiness behind my back was clear that the collapse was accelerating.

『Over Psychedelic』

“There is no answer to this.”

Sang-Hyeon used over-psychedelics to instantly increase his physical abilities to their maximum levels without any measures being taken.

And he ran at full speed, holding the greatsword close to his body as much as possible.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

As the god said, the monsters living on the collapsing land fell one after another and lost their lives.

Every time, Sang-Hyeon’s experience level soared like an unleashed calf.

Since Sang-Hyeon’s lifeline is attached to him, does that time feel like it’s being converted into experience?

How long did you run like that?

Sang-Hyeon, intoxicated by the ecstasy and tranquility of a psychedelic state, even forgets the passage of time.

‘It’s true that I have to not stop for even a single moment to reach my dream. That’s definitely true.’

Sang-Hyeon was able to gain enlightenment of his own.

Some might dismiss it as an obvious idea, but for Sang-Hyeon, it was a realization worth pondering.

‘There is no such thing as a meaningless challenge or ordeal. Even if it is just running blindly.’

Was it then?

The collapse of the ground that had continued to fill Sang-Hyeon’s ears with a loud noise stopped.

This was the result of running for a full 30 minutes without stopping for even a second.

“I just ran and my level went up by 3.”

The level where the number display changed three times was a bonus.

The corpses of countless monsters buried in the collapsed pit became a good source of experience points for Sang-Hyeon.

At that moment.

Sang-Hyeon was given a title.

[A Grade A title, [Attention of the Divine Seat] is granted.]

“oh?”

The title is so intuitive that I don’t think there’s any need to worry about who gave it to me.

【The Interest of the New Seat】

■ Title Grade: A-Class

■ Title Introduction: Even if you make a contract with a god, you can receive support from other gods who are friendly with the god you made a contract with.

However, to the hostile gods, you too will be treated as one of their hostile members.

“This is it, standing in line.”

Sang-Hyeon nodded, having understood the content clearly.

It was a much-needed title.

Just as the goddess of fortune, the contracting constellation, has no problem with contracts with other constellations.

This means that if you have this title, it won’t be a big problem even if you gain power from other gods besides the one you have contracted with.

‘Yes. This test is meaningful in itself because you can gain these things as side effects.’

Sang-Hyeon clenched his fists tightly as he felt the weight of the test of the new throne.

If possible, I wanted to finish the race without dropping out. Even if I didn’t have to make a contract with an unidentified god.

【A certain god sends warm praise to Sang-Hyeon’s quick wit and resourcefulness.】

【Some of the gods feel very resentful that they did not recognize Sang-Hyeon earlier.】

【Some gods criticize you for being infinitely inferior to other players you have contracted with.】

Several of the gods gave their opinions. Regardless of the content, Sang-Hyeon listened carefully.

“The brave charge was really useful. This is why the more skills you have, the better. Having more is always the answer.”

Sang-Hyeon looked at the endless pit of darkness stretching out behind him, and only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

It felt like a strange and disjointed feeling, as if a large black circle had been drawn through which no light could pass.

I tried throwing a stone just in case, but the sound of it falling and hitting the ground was not heard for a long time.

Perhaps, if he had gotten caught up in it, he would still be falling at this very moment.

Right then.

Kookookookook!

“uh……?”

Sang-Hyeon felt a space with a radius of 10 meters around the ground he was standing on rising into the sky.

The ground was rising without brakes, as if I was riding a high-speed elevator.

When I peeked my head out, I saw that I had arrived at an altitude high enough to leap over the low-lying dark clouds.

“What is this… … .”

As soon as Sang-Hyeon began to question the purpose of this space, related knowledge was quickly injected into his head.

I really thought that the throne was a comfortable existence. You just had to push your thoughts into it without having to say anything.

According to the knowledge passed on to me by the Goddess, this is also a test stage.

There were a few conditions, though.

First, if you attack any target that appears, the stage ends immediately.

If you don’t want to perform the stage, you can attack, but you will lose the perk if you do.

Assuming that only defensive actions are performed, what are the perks?

This means that the flexibility of the skills used in this application increases rapidly. It is incomparable to general training.

Of course, it wasn’t all about defensive actions.

You had to block it well, and if you failed to defend, you could fall to your death within a 10m radius of the ground.

If you use it well, it can be an opportunity to greatly increase your skill level, but if you don’t, it’s like kicking away the good fortune that has rolled in.

【1 minute left until start.】

“You don’t give me any time to think about it.”

Sang-Hyeon checked his skills with a loud voice.

Skills like rising air currents must be sealed in this stage.

Skills like Full Charge or Brave Charge can be used as movement skills when necessary.

Because updrafts cannot serve as maneuvering or defensive objectives.

Sang-Hyeon quickly eliminated skills that could become attack factors by instinctively utilizing them even if it was just once.

【Some gods will be watching your response with interest.】

【Some believers emphasize that there have been several times more players who have died than have passed this test so far.】

“I refuse to accept wholesale prices.”

Sang-Hyeon laughed.

Although he is a prosecutor who enjoys attacking, he also has many memories of being a stubborn defender when necessary.

This opportunity may never come again. You cannot afford to miss this golden opportunity to increase your skill level.

Sang-Hyeon released his heavy legs.

My legs felt heavy as if they weighed a ton because I had been running nonstop earlier.

at that time.

Shaaaa.

A ray of light descended from the sky, and at the end of the light an angel with white wings appeared.

The number is ten.

They were seen freely floating in the air, pulling out the bows and arrows they had brought with them.

“Angel Archer.”

Sang-Hyeon bit his lips as he confirmed that their names were clearly displayed.

A bunch of archers.

If you don’t have any skills, it doesn’t matter, but when you meet a skilled opponent, the occupation that has the hardest time is archers.

Above all, in this situation, we had to be prepared to hold out steadfastly, as only defense was allowed.

Kirik! Ping!

The Angel Archers immediately began shooting.

I just pulled back the bowstring and released the arrow, and the arrow flew in like lightning.

What if Sang-Hyeon hadn’t prepared his defensive sword the moment he saw the preparatory movements?

It was a powerful shot that would have pierced the center of the forehead.

Teeing! Teeing! Ting!

The Defensive Sword blocked the flying arrow beautifully.

Each time, the skill linkage of the Defensive Sword skyrocketed from 0.3% to 5.1% and 9.8% at stage 3.

‘With this level of increase in flexibility, I really have to focus on defense until the end. How many days of training can I shorten by blocking it once?’

The rise brought benefits that were too great to even estimate, so Sang-Hyeon’s will was also ignited.

I couldn’t afford to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and get eliminated early. I was determined to see it through somehow.

but.

Crunch! Crunch!

Of the ten arrows, only five had been blocked, but the defensive shield of the Defensive Sword was already showing signs of collapsing.

“fu*k.”

There’s no way the test was prepared to just suck out the honey.

At that very moment, when Sang-Hyeon was trying to build a stable frontal defense barrier with his Defensive Sword.

Paaang… … !

“Ugh!”

A wind arrow fired by one of the Angel Archers struck Sang-Hyeon.

Because it was a wind arrow that instantly created a whirlwind, Sang-Hyeon’s body was blown away without being able to move his hand.

Sang-Hyeon quickly left the ground and was able to realize that his body was located in empty space.

“fu*k.”

The crisis started from now on.