[Countless beings feared the endless light that Azriel possessed!]
[But hidden by that fear, they failed to see that everything has an end!]
[The gluttony that even Azriel's light could not satisfy! That gluttony devoured Azriel!]
[You have cleared the 'Radiant Light of Tyranny, Azriel' floor!]
[Clear rating for floors 87 through 90 has achieved SSS+!]
[Information Azriel sought to hide is now revealed upon clearing!]
# The 'Radiant Light of Tyranny, Azriel' floor is updated to a unique floor! This floor will never open again in any Tower of Despair worldwide!
# 'Azriel' is updated as a unique existence! Unique means one of a kind in the entire world! That singular existence has been destroyed! Azriel will never be encountered in any tower again!
# With the destruction of the unique floor and unique existence, changes are coming to the Tower of Despair!
"Oh."
A unique existence. This was a new concept I'd never seen before.
Last time, Mortarion was a named monster I would have encountered in the hundred-floor range even if I hadn't summoned him from the unique floor.
But Azriel—this floor was truly his first appearance.
His lower half never even got to see the light of day before meeting his end, but still.
I'm curious what kind of changes will come to the tower this time.
Ding!
[Unique Trait 'Level Matching' activated! The highest level member, Seira Kincaiton, is selected as the standard!]
[Player Eugene Hyuk levels up!]
[Player Eugene Hyuk levels up!]
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[Player Eugene Hyuk levels up!]
[Level 150 achieved!]
I thrust my fist into the air.
Eleven levels in one go. It had been a while since I'd seen this kind of increase.
[You have completely defeated an ancient being called a deity!]
[The tower grants a special privilege to Player Eugene Hyuk, who led the battlefield!]
[You have acquired a 'Class Advancement Ticket'! This item is usable only by you! It will be used automatically!]
[Class Collector's rank rises from 'Rare' to 'Unique'!]
[Upon reaching level 200, the original Unique advancement point, you will advance to 'Epic'!]
[You have acquired the Class Collector's unique skill 'Phantom Draw'!]
[Phantom Draw LV1]
# Borrows unique traits, unique skills, or holy relics from hero cards you do not possess!
## All beings that can be collected as hero cards are included in the card pool!
# This is an interference that transcends dimensions! A massive amount of mana is consumed!
# Upon use, a 24-hour cooldown is applied!
# As the unique skill level increases, mana consumption and cooldown time decrease!
I covered my mouth without realizing it.
Last time, it was Card Finder, the Collector's Rare skill.
After using it once, I realized how excellent and useful it was, but before that, I honestly had doubts about how practical it would be.
In other words, it hadn't clicked immediately.
But this time was different.
Phantom Draw.
Even setting everything else aside, the name alone was incredibly cool.
And on top of that, the function was to borrow techniques from hero cards I didn't possess?
My heart raced, and rough breaths escaped my nose.
Of course, there was one small problem—that massive mana consumption.
The Iron Brand, which had replaced my previous iron weapons and was now made from the Black Dragon Drakkan's scales.
Perhaps because there were tens of thousands of them, using the Brand caused my mana to melt away like cotton candy dropped in water.
If I mixed in Phantom Draw, which could pull out who knows what, on top of that, I'd be experiencing mana depletion for the first time in a while.
I'd have to find a way to increase my mana pool.
Because I didn't want to reduce the number of scales, each of which was a source of power.
'Let's go for full ownership.'
Rustle.
"Commander! Great Commander! Are you unharmed?!"
The manifested Yordle Ranger Kancho saluted loudly.
"I'm fine. Kancho, you... don't look okay."
He looked completely exhausted, and his fur was terribly matted.
"You must have had a hard time defending the path and luring the monsters."
"No, sir! I was fine until then, but Momotari Sergeant's inefficient command made my body and mind fall ill!"
"I... see."
I quickly reached out and stroked his perked ears.
Speaking of body and mind falling ill, his vocabulary was becoming more fluent by the day.
While I was petting him, my friends' level-ups began.
[Black Knight Captain Seira Kincaiton's level increases! Current Level: 204 / Current EXP: 0%]
[Acquires new unique skill 'Aura Break'!]
# A swordsmanship technique that splits the ground with a sword imbued with aura!
# The aura that surges from the split will become a calamity for enemies!
Our party's bus driver, Seira.
It had been a while since she'd acquired a skill.
Seira seemed to realize the acquisition too, quietly looking down at her hand nearby.
She'd once said that the power seeping into her body through leveling up and skill acquisition always felt unfamiliar.
[Yordle Ranger Vice-Captain Kancho's level increases! Current Level: 147]
[Unique Trait 'Master of Clay Manufacturing' level increases! Current Level: 6]
# Can create explosive clay in more varied sizes and shapes!
# Clay shaping speed increases!
[Unique Trait 'Clay Rides the Wind' level increases! Current Level: 5]
# Explosive power based on projectile speed is amplified!
"Very good, sir! I can make clay bullets faster than before!"
[Undying Dark Castro's level increases! Current Level: 152]
[Acquires new unique trait 'Cold Resonance LV1'!]
# The cold of the holy relic Eternal Winter Iron imbues Dark Castro's heart!
# From now on, ice can be summoned without the Eternal Winter Iron!
"Good."
Dark smiled contentedly, and I gave him a thumbs up.
Being able to freeze things without the Eternal Winter Iron.
If I got the chance, I'd have to inscribe it onto a Blank Card right away.
[Greedy Collector Momo's level increases! Current Level: 148]
[Unique Trait 'Nimble Fingertips - Advanced' level increases! Current Level: 9]
[Unique Trait 'Rapid Refinement - Advanced' level increases! Current Level: 7]
Had she gone to pick something up?
Our adorable Momo was nowhere to be seen.
[Star Alchemist Elia Posen's level increases! Current Level: 149]
[Unique Trait 'Primordial Curiosity - Advanced' level increases! Current Level: 5]
"Hehe, curiosity can be painful, you know."
[Unique Skill 'Workshop Assistant - Beginner' level increases! Current Level: 3]
# Can summon one more assistant!
# Maximum summonable assistants: 2.
"Woo-hoo!!!"
A completely different reaction from when Primordial Curiosity had increased earlier.
She seemed thrilled at the thought of doubling her cleaning staff.
[Steel Goblin Tempered in Darkness, Renya's level increases! Current Level: 151]
[Unique Trait 'Fighting Spirit - Advanced' level increases! Current Level: 2]
[Unique Trait 'Goblin Fist - Advanced' level increases! Current Level: 3]
[Unique Trait 'Demon Sense' level increases! Current Level: 2]
[Nia, the Great Sin of Sloth and Gluttony Born from Darkness, level increases! Current Level: 140]
[Unique Skill 'Light Devouring - Advanced' level increases! Current Level: 2]
[Unique Trait 'Darkness Conversion - Intermediate' level increases! Current Level: 2]
[With sufficient intake of light, you break free from the terrible status ailment 'Abyssal Sloth'!]
She'd definitely broken free, so why...
Zzzzz!
She was still sleeping.
Her belly was swollen like a mountain from eating Azriel to her fill, and she was snoozing away.
It seemed that regardless of Abyssal Sloth, sleeping was just her default state.
Well, she was the Sin of Sloth, so what could you do?
Ding!
[The Epic advancement quest 'Half-God Who Stepped on a God' for Camel Sirin, the Sky Reader, has had its clear conditions met!]
# Quest clear condition: Defeat a being with divinity 1/1.
# You have completely trampled the divinity of a certain religion!
# Camel is no longer just a shaman who borrows divine power!
# From now on, she can subdue gods and forcibly take their power!
## Possibility, method of acquisition, and total amount of power vary depending on the god's rank and relationship with the god!
Ding!
[Camel's rank rises from Unique to Epic!]
[Accumulated temporary experience is reflected!]
[Camel levels up!]
[Camel levels up!]
[Camel levels up!]
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[Camel achieves level 148!]
[Unique Trait 'Divine Revelation - Intermediate' reaches MAX level! Upgraded to Advanced LV1!]
[Unique Trait 'Spiritual Sight - Intermediate' reaches MAX level! Upgraded to Advanced LV1!]
[Unique Trait 'Spirit Affinity - Intermediate' reaches MAX level! Upgraded to Advanced LV1!]
# The power to read the sky is greatly enhanced!
[Acquires new unique skill 'Shikigami LV1'! From now on, you can capture and command shikigami!]
# As the level increases, larger beings can be summoned as shikigami!
[The thread of fate, created by relinquishing ownership of 'Judas Iscariot's Inverted Cross,' begins moving toward a new holy relic!]
I breathed a sigh of relief.
Her level, which had always been stuck at 120, had finally risen cleanly, and it felt refreshing.
[Achievement gauge is full! A special privilege is granted!]
[This is the destruction of a divinity that was unique even across all towers! As a privilege, holy and light energy permeates!]
Another new concept appeared.
Divinity really was something special.
Ding!
[Acquired the right to learn unique trait 'Holy Attribute Resistance SSS+'!]
[Acquired the right to learn unique trait 'Light Attribute Resistance SSS+'!]
[Usable only by the player! Will be used automatically!]
[From now on, you are completely immune to holy and light attribute attacks!]
'Holy.'
My mouth fell open.
This was insane! The privilege was so incredible that the word came out naturally.
I turned my gaze to the pit where Azriel had descended.
That bastard, the Radiant Light of Tyranny Azriel—he was a generous tree.
Ding!
[Azriel was a unique existence across all towers! With Azriel's destruction, changes come to the Tower of Despair!]
[The unique trait 'Protection of Holiness' that monsters in the 81-90 floor range of South Korea's Tower of Despair possessed disappears! From now on, even non-dark attribute attacks can damage monsters!]
I could already see it clearly.
The tower sites would be flooded with that cringey word, "runner effect."
Of course, people who had dark attribute weapons would be cursing up a storm, but what could be done? That's just how it turned out.
[A choice is given to Player Eugene Hyuk, who defeated Azriel!]
Huh? What choice?
[The destruction of the unique existence Azriel applies to all towers! The changes applied to South Korea's Tower of Despair can also be applied to other countries' towers!]
I stared at the message blankly before speaking.
What was there to think about for long?
I'd just follow my heart.
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