Damned 13th Regression – 25



Episode 25 – Entering the 2nd floor

An antique book with white wood engraving. When I opened the page of the Holy Spirit Summoning Book there were 10 skill coins there.

Gonghyeok pulled out five coins and swallowed them at once.

[Formation of Sephiroth in the body (─)]

[Forms Sephiroth the Tree of Spirituality within the user’s body. As Sephiroth’s rank increases the related skill rank increases]

A golden ring appears above Gonghyuk’s head and his entire body shakes.

[The tree of spirituality takes root in the master’s body]

[Formation of MALKHUT the first rank of Sephiroth]

[Malkuth the gateway to the Garden of Eden responds to the master’s spirituality]

[This is where Adam Kadmon who completed Sephiroth the 10th order of complete human beings first set foot.]

[Archangel Sandalphon of Malkuth and his angelic order have recognized your presence. Once your rank is complete you can borrow their power.]

[You have acquired Spiritual Gathering (F)]

[Collecting spirituality in soul and matter. The collected spirituality is stored in the Sephiroth within the body.]

[You have acquired Purification (C)]

[Purifies the soul and drives away unclean things. [Makes turbid spirituality pure]

[You have learned Spirit Summoning (D)]

[Calling the Holy Spirit and angels through the Sephiroth or sacred relics within the body]

[Acquired Holy Spirit Possession (A)]

[A contracted Holy Spirit or angel will help you. Increases strength by possessing the body or mainly a weapon]

[You have learned more than 3 skills from the Holy Spirit Summoning Book. The occupation is forcibly fixed to ‘Holy Spirit Summoner.’]

“I learned some useless skills again.”

These were definitely good skills. When cooked perfectly.

The problem is that in order to use Holy Spirit possession you must summon the Holy Spirit. To summon the Holy Spirit you must acquire a unique or rare relic. To complete it properly you had to be lucky and these were skills that determined the user.

The only things that are useful are Sephiroth and Purification.

Sephiroth granted superhuman strength to those who completed at least one stage. In the case of level 1 Malkuth it is a skill that not only borrows the power of Sandalphon one of the archangels but also summons his angels to create an army of angels as long as you have a medium prepared in advance.

Jeonghwa demonstrated near-instant death attack power against undead and spirit monsters. In other words these two skills…

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A group of angels created to kill necromancers and demon contractors.

Of course the angels were a bit messy so it took a long time to complete.

‘I can’t kill many people on the second floor so I just kill them casually and look for relics. I guess I’ll have to finish it on the 3rd floor. Also I got a combat-related job there.’

While I was thinking about what job to get on the third floor I heard Yeonsi’s concerns.

“Oppa the mission is over and I’m going to the second floor in 8 hours. What happens next?”

“What happens is… we go somewhere else.”

“ancient?”

“When supporters go to the second floor they are assigned a mission to fall into the battlefield and assist one side. Combat type avatars like me form teams and fight 10 vs 10.”

“… I will survive somehow.”

“Okay okay. “If it’s you there’s no problem.”

The annual meeting was scheduled to be held on the second floor after collecting all of the achievements. In addition to mass producing recovery items and nullifying all kinds of curses any supporter has no business in front of Yeonsi.

“It’s New Year’s Day. “Let’s stop by the comic book store one last time.”

Sephiroth stores the spirituality of the soul.

In other words it meant that you could hit it with a lot of force as if building up your strength.

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“Purchase 500 pieces of spirituality.”

[I spent 100000 purple coins to purchase 500 pieces of spirituality]

“purification.”

[10 pieces of spirituality are transformed into ‘pieces of pure spirituality’]

“Purify purify purify.”

[10 pieces of spirituality….]

[Malkuth the first level of Sephiroth is filled with spirituality]

[Current completeness of Malkuth – 97%]

30000 coins received by clearing all dungeons on the first floor and 30000 coins earned by hunting about 50000 monsters and hunters as special achievements.

A total of 100000 purple coins were used to raid the first floor comic shop ‘Pagelon’s Cradle’. He bought a lot of spirituality with money poured it out and forcibly increased the level of perfection of Malkuth the first rank.

Now in order to complete Malkuth a holy relic or a holy soul such as a unicorn horn or a fragment of the Ten Commandments was needed.

The closest thing to a holy soul is…

Gonghyuk glanced at Hayeonsi next to him.

‘The surest way is to kill Yeonsi and purify it.’

“Wow oppa! One type of flower has increased. “I think this flower of soul killing is a skill that replenishes magical power?”

“Yes that would be nice. “There is a comic shop on the 6th floor so you can buy itemization skills there.”

But there was still a lot of room for writing poetry. If I kill him even Soma Sangai won’t be able to understand it.

‘It can be completed within the third floor at the latest so don’t be impatient.’

It’s almost time to leave. I put the hellhound mask and hood back on.

Using the comic shop’s portal the two returned to the village.

Twenty hunters including Soma had already gathered in the village. Everyone looks up at the sky.

A huge whirlpool appeared in the red sky. In the center of the raging whirlpool a huge brass-colored door was open.

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– All survivors currently on the first floor will go up to the second floor.

– People from 30 areas are combined and divided into 2 areas.

As a red magic circle glowed beneath everyone’s feet they were engulfed in red light and disappeared without even saying a word.

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“I am the devil Mastema. A total of 1000 of you must fight here on the second floor.”

Beneath your feet are flagstones in the shape of a square grid. No matter where I look all I see is an endless gray stone floor.

In front of me the devil a man in a suit who looked unmotivated spoke in a businesslike tone.

“This event is 10:10. “10 people form a team and compete against 10 other people.”

Grumbling

Dolls emerged from the stone floor.

10 red stone dolls and 10 blue stone dolls.

Of the two stone dolls one each came forward.

“And like this we select one person from each team to fight.”

The two stone dolls began swinging their stone fists to crush each other. After a close battle in which stone dust flew the winner was a red stone doll.

[The Red Stone Doll Vanguard won. All abilities increase by 5% with the buff.]

[The buff is only applied on the 2nd floor and is cumulatively applied up to 10 times]

“The stone doll that wins like this can continue to fight. Even if you win you may have to retreat due to injury or you may even crush every tenth enemy captain.”

The red stone doll that had won three times in a row had its head broken by the fourth blue stone doll.

“It’s so easy. The team that remains until the end wins one by one. If you win you will go up to the third floor a day later.”

“Then it’s all overtime so… I’m not motivated. The rest is the angel Azazel…”

“hello! “Azazel was sick with a headache so I’m Nariel who was dispatched to replace him!”

An angel with orange hair tied into two pigtails appeared and shouted energetically.

“On this floor even if hunters die only 5% of the coins come out! Let me say it again. barely! 5%! “It is!”

“5% is a bit ambiguous…”

When someone mumbled Nariel pointed to that spot and shouted.

“yes! Ambiguous right? “Isn’t that right?”

‘You’re trying.’

It was Gonghyuk’s first time seeing Nariel come to the second floor. But there was one reason she was emphasizing % now.

Even if you kill someone you won’t get much coins so don’t kill each other.

“The losing team has a loser revival! There’s no need to be heartbroken if you lose! There’s also a surrender sign where you hit the floor with your palm three times and say ‘Surrender!’ Just shout! It’s so easy right? ”

The murmur around me grew louder. The general consensus was that the rules were not as strict as those on the first floor.

“Now it’s time to decide on a team! We’ll give you the next 3 hours so choose your team! Well if possible there is a balance between the strong and the weak… I will also give you a reward!”

[Nariel announces a reward]

[Do not kill opponents if possible]

[Do not form a team between the strong]

[Conversation rather than fighting! Love & Peace! (Love and peace!)]

“Oh right.”

Perfect!

Mastema who was lying down in a hammock in the air snapped his fingers.

A shadow fluttered beneath the 1000 hunters.

And it started to spread red as if paint had fallen on the shadow.

“Please refer to the color of the shadow under your feet. And for me… there’s nothing special. Fight roughly and die roughly.”

[The color of the shadow changes depending on the details of the murder committed on the first floor]

[If you kill a lot this time the devil will give you a reward]

Without even looking up the devil lay down on the hammock again. There was a book in his hand.

They murmur and check each other’s shadows. Some people had kind faces with subtle red shadows while others had subdued black shadows that did not match their rugged faces.

“omg! “Who spilled blood here?”

“Be quiet. “You stupid bastard.”

People were retreating from some shadow.

‘What the fuck. ‘He was wearing a really scary mask.’

The shadow of a mass murderer clearly glowing bright red.

It was Joo Gong-hyeok who killed 30 people in one day.

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