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Day 1 in Dalian.

In the end, I couldn’t land a single effective hit on that damn golem.

Rather than a duel, it could be said to be a one-sided beating show by a golem.

Thanks to that, the level of some skills went up, but I couldn’t feel good about it.

I pressed the white button to stop the golem’s movements as it tried to strike my thigh again.

Title: Isn’t it too strong?

Author: ㅇㅇ*

-What kind of golem with 30 durability is this stupidly strong?

(Sword of Light) The durability is 30, but the performance is the same. You worked hard. Did you see the sword path?

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) ㅇㅇ I can see it little by little. It definitely seems like I’m learning it faster because I’m being hit directly like this. But unfolding it directly seems to be a different story.

ㄴ It is better not to be too confident in your own learning ability.

(n) You have no choice but to keep rolling around. That’s what training is.

There are no such thing as old farts.

The old people got excited when ‘*’ rolled around with a sword.

ㄴ I want to do some training too… but it’ll probably just be a normal, contemptuous thing… Hehe. I shouldn’t do it.

Come on, we’re not as strong as them. Don’t you have any spirit?

Day 3.

The golems that I had restarted by pressing the black button came rushing in.

A sword strike that strikes like lightning right before your eyes.

I raised my arm.

The movement was a very instinctive defensive action.

Oh my!

Blocked.

This is the third form of the Dragon Sword, Drakabani, which was learned semi-mandatorily.

Learning that leaves pain in the body allows for a faster absorption of knowledge.

Although it was a vertical cut, there were some things that could not be expressed in such simple words.

I swung my sword diligently. The sensation of my muscles being taut and stretched spread through my arms and legs.

[The ‘Strength’ stat increases by 1.]

This served as proof that what the top seniors said was true, that if you continuously push the limits of your body, your stats will increase without leveling up.

[The ‘Stamina’ stat increases by 1.]

As expected, what the old guys said was right. That’s right.

And I got hit again.

Sword strikes flashing from all directions.

After being beaten for two days, I finally started to see something.

An angle that is good enough to block.

A fleeting epiphany? There was no such thing.

How do the golem’s arms move? How do its legs move forward when it swings its sword?

I quickly observed the golem’s movements and took action.

The first thing that came to mind was a feeling of self-reproach, wondering why I only realized such an obvious thing now.

This is because it was quite natural for a pitcher on the mound to observe the batter’s habits and make unexpected pitches.

Just like a person breathes.

Block the first type of beggin.

Blocking with the 2-type stabbing Hjartagnyr.

I blocked the 3rd meal.

The eyes that see are gradually becoming clearer.

Bam-!

“Ah.”

But then I got hit directly by a normal vertical slash.

For a moment, my vision went dark and my body tilted backwards.

dump-

I raised my head and saw a golem walking towards me with brisk strides.

“Don’t come, kid.”

I picked up a piece of the golem activation cube that had fallen to the floor and pressed it.

Towering.

The golem that was coming towards me to beat me up more stopped moving.

That’s it for today.

I gained a lot. I decided to use the remaining time for recovery.

***

Day 10.

Title: Today Will Be Different

Author: ㅇㅇ*

– I had an epiphany yesterday.

How many times has this kid been writing “ㄴ”?

N seriouslyㅋㅋㅋㅋ

(It’s famous.) If you have attained that level of enlightenment, isn’t it time to enter nirvana?

N As expected, a sharp tongue is a good thing~~

Who is that kid?

Opening?

N ㅇㅇ*) What is Gaepyeong?

ㄴ It means open average.

N Damn it… Why is Cheonma, the leader and pinnacle of demons, kindly telling me something as trivial as the meaning of Gaepyeong, which is the average of a bag? The martial arts world I know isn’t like this. There’s no way the author is really Cheonma.

Don’t you know that there is only one Murim Earth? That guy is the Cheonma you know.

N Cheonma is only thinking about getting attention from the climber who is the center of the gallery right now.

(It’s famous) May the Heavenly Demon Return and May All Demons Be Atonement!

N That crazy guy is open-minded, and he’s in an open ark, so why is he shouting that, Kyaaak!!!! My martial arts world!!!!!

N That’s just adapting to the present world. Didn’t you sense that the leader was bowing down to the Heavenly Demon?

A comment suddenly appeared that seemed to have little interest in the previous comments.

(Sword of Light) Don’t get tired, just keep in mind the advice I wrote down.

I wrote down a lot of things, but other than the forensics, none of them were very helpful.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ*) Why did you write this down? ‘In the end, the greatest weapon is the sword.’

(n) That’s a fact.

n Sword of Light) Yes.

(Changwang) As soon as I finished closing the door, something strange happened. Someday, I will be able to use the window too… .

(N Heavenly Demon) Oh, stand in line. I will teach you the fist first.

(Changwang) That’s where the child’s thoughts are important.

Anyway, those sword-crazy guys.

Although I was in a situation where I should have been crazy about swords, I didn’t want to join that group.

I closed the gallery and activated the golem.

Flash.

A red, single eye flashed in the center of its head.

If I keep looking at this, I’ll start to like it. Really.

I took a step.

The golem’s right hand, holding the sword, moved.

My right hand also moved.

Two trajectories colliding horizontally.

My sword clashed with the golem’s wooden sword.

Done. Finally.

Fucking 1st form, I hit the Tursahog and canceled it out.

First success.

But as they say, well begun is half the work.

Golem countered both the second and third forms that followed.

Both arms were shaking.

There was a time when I was lost in useless thoughts, wondering why the Sword of Light had to send such an ignorant golem to me.

After being beaten by that guy for a long time, I realized it naturally.

How to not cower before an opponent who is several levels above Anthranthropes or Goblins.

That’s what I sent you to teach you.

If the Sword of Light says that my conclusion is wrong, then the Sword of Light is stupid.

[Fighter’s Movement Lv.1 – Skill acquired.]

[The level of the skill ‘Focus Enhancement’ increases. Lv.2]

[The level of the skill ‘Crisis Detection’ increases. Lv.2]

Because it had a real effect.

Moreover, ‘the movement of the fighter’ was a skill that the Sword of Light directly emphasized in the appendix of the swordsmanship book.

He said that it was a skill that was used in many ways.

After responding to three attacks, I was hit unilaterally again.

One thing I did after stopping the golem was practice moving my mana.

Upon entering the second floor, you gain the stat ‘Mana’, and a Mana Heart is naturally formed on your body.

The method of using the 10 mana in that mana heart is written thinly like an appendix to the sword technique book of the light sword, the dragon sword.

He was sitting cross-legged.

It took a week just to recognize ‘Manahat’ itself.

The result achieved over the next three days was to slowly spread mana throughout the body.

[Magic Body Strengthening Lv.1 – Skill acquired.]

Although it is not yet possible to manifest sword energy, it is now possible to temporarily strengthen one’s body during battle.

Even if it’s only 10 mana, being able to handle it or not makes a big difference.

The fight with the golem and the swordsmanship book given by the Sword of Light gave me the bare minimum of skills needed to survive in this tower.

The most significant change occurred on the 13th day of Dalian.

[Magic Body Strengthening Lv.1 – Activates skill.]

Wedge!

I slightly twisted my shoulder to avoid the wooden sword that cut through the air and struck with lightning.

And then he stretched out his right foot and stepped on the golem’s right foot. It was instinct, not calculation.

─Quajik

Even unfolding Tursahog, the first form of the Dragon Sword.

Finally, I made the durability of 30 into 29.

And at the end of the duel, the golem had 23 durability remaining.

Title: Hey, Lightsword. Are you lying?

Author: ㅇㅇ*

– Weren’t you much stronger than this Golem Mk.2 when you were seventeen?

(Sword of Light) Oh, I guess I finally landed a hit.

N yeah yeah*) One room n yeah seven rooms.

N haha …

n Sword of Light) The golem is also somewhat rusty.

(Sword of Light) I’m not weak enough to diminish the value of what you’ve accomplished.

I don’t think it’s a little rusty.

Day 15.

The remaining durability of the golem is 16.

There was no more time to drag it out. I had to clear the second floor, safely reach the waiting room on the third floor, and participate in the exchange meeting. So today was the last stop for my training.

Manahart’s magical power spread throughout the body.

[Magic Body Strengthening Lv.1 – Activates skill.]

Put an end to it.

A sparring golem mk.2 with a cracked body.

But I couldn’t underestimate him in the least.

Because the number of times I’ve been hit by that guy has exceeded three digits.

[Focus Enhancement Lv.2 – Activates skill.]

The golem pounded me without a care, even as shrapnel flew from all over its body.

Pain awakens the senses.

He dug into the range of the wooden sword.

A fighter must move like an animal.

These are the words that the Sword of Light scribbled at the end of the swordsmanship book, and they became my guidelines for action.

That’s okay.

Just give them the flesh and take the bones.

I dug into that thought.

But I was able to let it flow in an instant.

I grew up. That confidence made my adrenaline boil from the bottom up.

The sword swung horizontally and struck the golem’s head. The head, and then the center of the upper body.

Kwajik!

He swung his sword at the golem’s limbs: flank, legs, neck.

Stone and metal were shattered.

Yellow shards scattered in all directions.

Write!

The golem’s right arm was broken perfectly in two, its shape deformed.

Debris scattered across the ground, and a loud noise followed.

The golem’s head fell to the floor and rolled around.

Thirty.

Durability is running low.

The red eye had completely lost its light.

I looked at the fragments of the broken golem.

“Thank you.”

It wasn’t an empty promise.

I felt truly grateful to the broken golem.

If it weren’t for him, it would have been impossible to raise my combat experience to this level in such a short period of time without the risk of death.

Even the pain the golem gave was a cure in the long run.

I took a picture of the wooden sword that fell out of his hand and uploaded it to the gallery.

Title: Broke.

Author: ㅇㅇ*

– After eating a bowl of pork bone soup, open the door to the second floor.

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[Photo of Golem’s wooden sword.]

N Ohh …

(N) Hahaha, I took a picture of the pork bone soup and uploaded it.

n Sword of Light) Well done.

(Ice Queen) Frozen!! So cool! Climb!

(n) You finished it on time, surprisingly.

n Elf) Thank you for your hard work.

(N Archmage) Don’t let your guard down. Even on the hard difficulty, it gets crazy from the second floor onwards, but don’t forget that it’s Pandemonium.

I don’t let my guard down.

I just plan to take it as it comes.

I ate pork soup.

The priestess wrote a weak comment saying that she couldn’t eat it just by looking at the visuals, unlike how she desperately wanted to see the photo.

I headed to the very end of the waiting room on the second floor.

There was a gray door with a faint light streaming in through the cracks.

I grabbed the handle and opened the door.

Squeak-

“Welcome to the second stage of Pandemonium difficulty.”

The scenery that unfolded was clearly different from the first floor, which was just a dungeon.

A huge gray wall and gathered warriors.

A scream that pierces your ears.

What unfolded before my eyes was a scene of a defensive battle.

『Pandemonium difficulty level 2 is a quest type.』