SSS-Class Suicide Hunter

2.

[You have entered the Boss Stage.]

This is the second.

This is the second time you've entered the boss stage.

Compared to then and now... there are a lot of the same things and a lot of different things.

[The challenger is the Four Kings. One person.]

[Good luck to you.]

Notification Tone First.

Just like when I challenged the 'House of Hell', I was still just one challenger. It was a solo player. I prayed for the challenger's luck as quietly as I always do in the tower.

But...

There was something different about it.

[Clear reward is given.]

[Compensation will be settled in bulk from 11th to 19th floors.]

I was no longer just a challenger.

He was a conqueror who came up from the 11th floor to the 19th floor.

In the tower, the kingdom greeted the conqueror and welcomed him with nine trumpets.

[11 floors clearing reward in progress.]

[12 floors clearing reward in progress.]

[Completing 13th Floor Reward Settlement.]

[14 floors clearing reward in progress.]

[Completing 15th Floor Reward Settlement.]

[Completing 16th Floor Reward Settlement.]

[Completing 17th Floor Reward Settlement.]

[Completing 18th Floor Reward Settlement.]

[Clearing reward on 19th floor · · ·.]

Boom.

I took a step forward.

[Settlement complete.]

Hearing the melody welcoming my steps.

[The Tower recognizes your work.]

[You have the right to modify a skill!]

[Any skill can be enhanced unless it is EX.]

It was like a candle that blessed me.

In the tower, I made a stage in advance. The route of the quest was also set. But I did not walk the path that had already been set in motion. I created a completely new stage and broke the stage in my own way.

The Tower has acknowledged my offensive laws.

It's like saying, "That's good too."

[Adjust the power of the king!]

I did it again.

[You are limited to the authority of the Apostle.]

[For this reward only, you have limited control.]

[It's up to you what skills to enhance!]

Unspecified stage.

Unspecified attack method.

Therefore, of course, rewards were not predetermined.

‘· · · Indeed. ’

I nodded my head in my mind.

‘Do I have a choice? ’

I don't know why the tower was built. We don't even know who built the tower. I don't even know why the tower is full of life in this world.

There's still a lot I don't know.

But I can now guess what the tower is.

‘Watching our choices. ’

And who remembered my choices.

‘Good.'

Shhh!

I drew my sword.

‘I'll show you my choice again. ’

An artifact written by the Imperial ancestors.

[Repantha Aikim's Protection Sword] resonates with my error and spills a white light.

I point my sword at the enemy in front of me.

“Here.”

The entrance to stage 20.

It stands in the way of a small village.

“It's time to build your ending. The Demon King.”

- · · · · · ·.

It growls small.

It looks like a beast with irreversible wounds.

The beast caught in the flames of the world and cast out by the flames, only had a very small shelter as Bayah. It was a road to the village. - My · · · · · · · · · ·.

The path of the Acacia trees on either side.

In the middle of the road, the beast stands alone.

- This is my town!

It cried out.

- Don't you dare ruin my paradise!

Then the voice rang out.

[Open Boss Stage.]

The stage was opened.

The stage to defeat the weakest boss in the world.

"· · · · · ·."

I looked up at the sky for a moment.

It was clear, blue.

The sky was originally a blue territory.

Looking up at the cloudless sky, I was sure.

Today.

It doesn't rain.

3.

Acacia petals whitened.

The petals didn't make a sound when they were about to scatter.

The pavement was whitened with silent petals.

Only breath on the road fills the void of the world.

- Unforgivable!

The sound of breathing that filled the world was rough.

- Never, ever forgive! I still have burns in my eyes! My brain is filled with patience! That fire! You guys! You want to forget about my malice!

It howls with a red sword.

Every time someone screams, the world gets that small.

The 20th stage was particularly cramped.

20Hp.

If you look at the minimap, it's less than one-hundredth the size compared to other stages. Checking the World Map won't change anything. A red dot of only one pixel is on the world map.

That was the boss stage on the 20th floor.

Go back in time!

It was just an ordinary village in the country.

- Are you trying to burn down my paradise again?

The narrowest stage in the world.

And...

The weakest boss monster in the world.

You guys, you guys! It's always been that way!

On the way down the acacia petals, it was howling. It was just one scream. It was a sad voice, but the world was narrow enough to be filled with the screams of a one-man.

Small world.

A small town.

“Quite the opposite. ”

I dismissed the Demon King's sword.

The blade and blade slam sharply.

“Remember? On the 12th floor, you were the Demon King and I was the warrior. You invaded and I stopped you. Man, the world is so sophisticated. You're protecting him now, aren't you? ”

- Die!

“I'm sorry, Demon King. ”

I twisted the blade.

“That line means the most to me. ”

My sword unsheathed the Demon King's sword. The power itself was different. The Demon King's strength is already weak. The Demon King could not resist my push, and as a result, he gave me back like a cracked road.

Emptiness.

My blade broke the Demon King's torso.

- Rrrrgh!

Red blood burst.

[The presence of the Fall Rain Demon King is blurred.]

There was blood.

The white of Acacia on the pavement.

The petals were covered with red scents.

“Weakened. Fall Rain Demon King. ”

I took a step forward.

Red petals were trampled on my feet.

“I'm really weak. ”

- Ugh, ugh!

“But it's still not enough. ”

I swing my sword.

“Be weaker."

- This.

“Much more than now. ”

The blade has broken the Demon King.

The white petals turned a little red.

[The presence of the Fall Rain Demon King is blurred.]

The road to the village.

The path unfolded over the Demon King's back was faded.

But the pavement behind my back became more and more red.

[The presence of the Fall Rain Demon King is blurred.]

One step.

[The presence of the Fall Rain Demon King is blurred.]

One more step.

Every time the Demon King takes a step back, the white petals shrink.

Every step I take, Acacia's loneliness gets a little redder.

It wasn't just that.

- Ugh.

The Demon King's whole body was revealed gradually.

Grudge. Grudge. Originality.

The dull old water was peeled off.

- No.

The Demon King's footstool was revealed.

- No · · ·! No more.

The two bridges on the road are revealed.

- Ugh.

Your left and right arms are completely exposed.

The lower back and upper back were revealed.

A long neck was revealed.

- No, no, no.

I swing my sword.

[The presence of the Fall Rain Demon King is blurred.]

And...

Finally, my face begins to peel off.

[The presence of the Fall Rain Demon King is blurred.]

Tuck.

Lower and upper lip.

People, nose tips, and cheeks on both sides.

[The presence of the Fall Rain Demon King is blurred.]

Red eyes.

White forehead.

[The presence of the Fall Rain Demon King is blurred.]

One last time.

[The presence of the Fall Rain Demon King is blurred.]

Hair resembling a lion's mane.

A lock of hair loses its black color.

Even the last of the old water flowed down.

- Ah.

That's the moaning. My thin forearms trembled. I couldn't bear the weight of the sword.

- Ugh, ugh.

Standing under the acacia tree was no longer the Demon King. No one in the world called the Demon King someone who couldn't lift a sword properly.

And...

[The presence of the Fall Rain Demon King is blurred.]

[The Fall Rain Demon King can no longer maintain his authority.]

The tower also did not call it the Demon King.

[Begin Rank Adjustment.]

[Remove the Fall Rain Demon King's Tinnitus.]

The devil king trembled.

- No!

White surrounds it.

As if surrounded by bees, it thumps.

- No · · ·! No, no, no!

But it didn't work. The light wraps around it, not dimming a bit.

[Remind me again.]

Executed

[Remove the Fall Rain Demon King's Tinnitus.]

[Withdraw the power of the Fall Rain Demon King.]

That cried out.

- Aah!

Tavern of Heaven.

The constellation boasting absolute nothingness now crashed.

- Aah! Aah! Aaaahhh!

It closes its hand as if it were trying to catch a scattered drop of light. I tried to catch the light at random. But there was no light. It just slips through your fingers.

White light splits and splits again.

- Oh, yeah.

There.

“Ah,"

Only one feeble beast remains.

“Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. ”

Not the Fall Rain Demon King.

You're not the master of nightmares.

Not a saint on the defensive.

Imposter.

“Yes."

I grabbed the knife sack.

“Now you're weak enough. ”

“Stay away · · · · · · · · Stay away · · · · · ·."

“Then stop it. ”

Boom.

I took a step forward.

“With what, words? With a knife? Stop him with anything. If you don't.”

One more step.

“I will stand before you this way. ”

That takes a step back.

Coming at me, it was hard to say.

“You · · You · You · Me, My Children · · ·. On that subject, you have every right to do this to me.”

“Wrong.”

I took it one step further.

“Like you said, I am a foreigner from another world. Yes, the unity of Ain, the Temple, the King and the Emperor, all living in this world burned together, you and your village. Let's say there's not a single human being on this continent who's free from that responsibility. But I'm not. A complete stranger. Hunters like us are free of responsibility. ”

“· · · · ·. ”

“You have no right to question my responsibility. And of course,”

Take a step back and tell it I've gone one step further.

“I have no more power to stop myself. ”

It trembles. The tremor seeps from your lips.

“I · · · I am nothing · · ·."

“You didn't do anything bad?"

“I! I'm just sick. ”

“[Estelle] was as scared as you are now. “

It flinches.

“I screamed for help. I said I didn't want to die. I found my father. What did you do to hurt yourself like that? “

Before it became Estelle, I boldly said what I had done before I had a human memory.

“You put your teeth in the neck of a struggling man. I ate it as I wanted and became an Estelle. That's it. Anak cares so much that he swallows the newborn baby he trusts and delivers. You saved people's lives on that subject, and you pretended to be the best you could be. He betrayed the girl who trusted you with the baby. ”

“I · · · · Such a thing. It's not like that. I · · · · · · · · ·."

“You hid the truth. I knew people would misunderstand if I let them go, but I was afraid I'd be treated as a monster, so I silenced myself on purpose. You're lying to people. ”

I took it one step further.

“There's no point in making excuses. No one in the world knows you like I do. I know what you've been through, what you've felt, how you've changed, and I know the inside. ”

"· · · · · ·."

“You are not an innocent saint. Not an innocent victim. You don't have to go to Anak and the baby. As I said, the moment you devoured Estelle, you lost any right to claim your innocence.”

“I!! ”

And that was a seizure.

“I didn't know!! ”

I stopped.

With his teeth clenched, he trembles, covering his face. A cry came from the cracks of my fingers.

"I didn't, I didn't know. I had no human memory, no knowledge at the time."

The meaning of the word "save me."

And struggle.

Pleading.

"At that time · · · What it means, I · · · · ·."

"You don't know. You made a mistake."

"Yes! So I, if I had known, would never have taken Estelle,"

It was trying to say that I wouldn't eat it.

I said it before.

"That's what humans do."

It lost the horse.

"The kings who burned you could make the same excuses. No, I'm sure he will. What did they say to you when you were standing in front of the world covered in blood?"

I didn't know.

We didn't know you had no malice.

I thought you were just an evil witch.

So, that's why I, they said,

"Phew · · ·."

Finally it was completely silent.

I said quietly towards it.

“I'm sorry, but I haven't learned much. There's only one definition of the world I know. ”

One more step.

“More than causality.”

It trembled.

“An eye for an eye. This one. If you believe that humans vomited again after being swallowed by the shadows, fine. You should do the same. At least that's fair. ”

“What · · · · · · · · what · ·? ”

“Tower!”

I looked up at the sky.

“I want to use your Clear Reward! ”

I took out a golden card. Cleared rewards obtained by breaking through floors 11 through 19. I decided to use it for this skill instead.

+

[White reincarnation]

Rank: SS

Effect: Summons those you killed yourself as monsters. The deceased do not inherit the power of life. It doesn't inherit memories. You can only be summoned as a monster: Goblin, Orc, Zombie, Skeleton, etc.

However, it can only be summoned once a week.

+

Summon White walker.

SS grade skills.

I grabbed a card and pushed it up into the air.

“I've made it clear I can modify my skills however I want!"

[The tower is in favor of your words.]

There was a voice that responded to my cry.

[However, no excessive modifications are allowed.]

[Use examples of towers to help you understand.]

[SS-grade skills are acceptable to evolve into SSS-grade skills.]

I nodded.

There was only one part I wanted to ask from the beginning anyway.

“Requires a skill recall modification! ”

[The tower asks your doctor.]

“You don't have to touch anything else! However, remember. I want you to modify the part where you don't inherit memories! As long as I want to, let the accused inherit a lifetime of memories! ”

Twitch.

It stopped.

“What are you going to do? ”

“Hey! That's a reasonable request! ”

I ignored Estelle and shouted.

“I'm not asking you to inherit the power of a murderer! I'm not asking you to inherit a skill. I'm not even asking you to cut down on the cooldown. Memory! Memory only. I want the lion I killed to remember what happened in his life! ”

It was quiet.

Heaven was silent.

[Measure your requirement level.]

[Currently measuring · · ·.]

After a while.

[The Tower recognizes your needs as appropriate.]

Permission has been denied.

[Check the requirements.]

[Do you want to use the special you received as a reward for clearing floors 11 through 19 on the ‘Summon White House’ skill?]

“Yes."

[Your modifications in the White Summon are as follows:]

[If you wish, the lion inherits a lifetime of memories.]

[Are you sure the requirements above are correct?]

“Yes."

[Confirmed.]

[Request approval from Zrakua.]

[Approved.]

And...

[The king's request is approved.]

White wrapped around my skill card.

A storm of light erupts.

After all the light had subsided, I looked at the cards.

+

[White reincarnation]

Rank: SSS

Effect: Summons those you killed yourself. The deceased do not inherit the power of life. But if you want, the lion inherits your memories and appearance in real life. If you don't want to, you can only be summoned as a monster.

However, it can only be summoned once a week.

+

White walker rebirth.

That was the new name of the SSS-grade skill I first acquired.

‘Good.’

Everything I wanted was done perfectly.

You turn your head to look at it.

I looked at him.

“From now on, I will kill you. ”

“If you don't like the idea of killing, think of it as [swallowing] your way. Just like you thought, swallowing Estelle, the sick, the children in the shadows. I killed you the same way--"

Slowly.

I raise my sword.

“I'll let you live the same way. ”

It trembled in terror.