Chapter 60
[The Labyrinth has been cleared.]
[All Players will now be moved to a single location.]
A vast sandy plain stretched beneath the open sky.
With a burst of light, hundreds of people appeared at once.
"H-Huh...? D-Did we really clear it?!"
"M-My wounds are gone too...!! H-Haha!"
Some sighed in relief at having survived.
Others still hadn't recovered from the shock.
[The first Player to clear the Labyrinth was ‘Lee Suhyeok’ of Hell difficulty.]
[Achievement ‘Labyrinth Explorer’ obtained.]
"He really cleared that hell all by himself...? That's impossible...! There wasn't even a Healing Spring in there!"
"I almost died several times on Easy difficulty. H-How did he...?"
"He doesn't even look injured. Is that even possible?"
Before long, every eye in the area had turned toward Suhyeok.
Then one man pointed at something with a confused expression.
"B-But... what's with that mask?"
"He feels completely different from when we first saw him. I'm suddenly getting chills...."
[Unique - No. 18 Anubis Mask +9]
Converts the nature of one form of power into another. (Mana → Divine Power) Efficiency: 100%
Emits an Aura of Death. (Hostile monsters lower level than the user suffer a 25% reduction in Attack and Defense.)
Completely blocks Lie Detection and Presence Detection. (Anyone attempting detection will have their mental barrier shattered.)
At +9, the mask had gained additional abilities.
Its conversion efficiency had also risen to one hundred percent.
Thanks to that, Divine Protection was finally usable.
[ Hmm. You definitely look completely different with that mask on, nya. But the longer I look at you, the more I get this weird chill down my spine, nya.... Ugh! ]
Leon trembled in his translucent form while sitting on Suhyeok's shoulder.
Seong-a immediately shook her head and gave Suhyeok a thumbs-up.
[ No! Dad looks super cool! ]
Then Leon checked something and cautiously leaned closer to whisper.
[ B-But... is it really okay to leave the chat like this, nya? At this rate, I'm worried the channel might actually explode.... ]
Suhyeok opened the chat window he'd temporarily hidden.
A mountain of accumulated messages poured out all at once.
LMAOOOOOOOO
I still can't believe it even after seeing it again lol
Wait, that item really exists here right now?
+9 isn't some random number you can casually slap on something. That item shouldn't even exist at this point ;;
(showing hands drenched in sweat) I-I was more nervous than he was when that hammer came down ;;
[Constellations related to blacksmithing express boundless respect for your work.]
[Most Constellations are staring at the screen in disbelief.]
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Leon shoved another message directly in front of Suhyeok's face and shouted.
[ L-Lee Suhyeok! Look at this, nya!! We're rich now, nya!! All of this is your Coin balance, nya...!! ]
[Owned Coins: 2,524,320]
Already this much.
It's accumulating faster than I planned.
The amount was incomparably greater than what he'd possessed at this point in his previous life.
He had spent a considerable amount in the Hidden Shop preparing for the traps, but his gains far outweighed those expenses.
And there was more.
[Title ‘Active Coin Millionaire’ obtained.]
[Coin acquisition increases by 20%.]
[Merchants instinctively feel overwhelmed by your wealth.]
A title granted to the first Player in the Tower to reach 2.5 million Coins.
Unlike ordinary achievements, only the first Player to accomplish it could ever obtain this effect.
[ Hehehe, and that's not all, nya! Look! Look at me, nya! Can't you tell I've changed? Here, here! My fur is practically shining now, nya! Puhahaha! ]
Leon sounded absurdly proud.
He crossed his arms and snorted triumphantly.
...He really has changed.
Did his Rank increase?
[ Correct, nya! I'm somewhere between Lower and Mid-Level now, nya! Oh, and I can do this now too, nya! ]
A nameplate appeared above Leon's head.
It glittered extravagantly in rainbow colors.
[ Ahem. I've always wanted to try this someday, and this is my first time showing it off, nya! My dream finally came true, nya! ]
That wasn't the only thing that had changed.
When Suhyeok opened the Hidden Shop, the interface had become much easier to use.
There were also far more items than before.
Several immediately caught his eye.
Once Leon became a Mid-Level Administrator, even more permissions would probably unlock.
More importantly....
Shhhhh.
Suhyeok slowly raised one hand.
A sacred glow appeared around his body, forming a faint barrier.
[‘Divine Protection (S)’ is functioning normally.]
[The user is protected from external attacks.]
Leon and Seong-a were startled when Suhyeok suddenly began glowing.
[ Y-You're suddenly sparkling, nya! ]
[ Wow! It's so pretty! ]
They circled around him like children seeing a toy store for the first time.
Suhyeok, however, felt a faint sense of disappointment.
...As expected.
[Due to the limited amount of Divine Power allocated, the effect of Divine Protection is reduced by half.]
It was an obvious result.
Divine Protection was still only a stolen Trait.
In other words, it was essentially a copy.
Suhyeok currently possessed three forms of energy.
Mana.
Internal Energy.
And Divine Power.
Even with one hundred percent conversion efficiency, the total amount of energy he could circulate within his body hadn't changed.
Unless he devoted everything to Divine Power, he couldn't expect the same effect Fern had produced.
Doesn't matter.
I've already obtained everything I needed from the Labyrinth.
All that's left is the clear reward.
Suhyeok looked at the massive message floating overhead.
[The clear rewards for this floor are being recalculated by a Higher Administrator....]
[Players, please wait a moment.]
The rewards must've changed because I won without being a chosen Incarnation.
What are they going to give me?
Footsteps approached.
Bong Taesu, Kim Hyuna, and Lee Yumi came running through the crowd.
Park Seunghyeok followed behind them with a haggard face.
"Hyungnim! We've been looking everywhere for you... huh?"
