The 31st Piece Overturns the Game Board

Chapter 122

Chapter 122

Seol let out a breath in the pitch black darkness. Even though he clearly exhaled, he couldn't hear any sound at all.

'So it's the Gate of Emptiness.'

He couldn't see or hear anything. In fact, he couldn't smell anything either.

Seol took steps, but he couldn't tell what he was stepping on. He didn't know whether it was flat land or mushy mud.

But then, suddenly, he saw options.

[[You wander through a mysterious place. Here, there is nothing, and you are unable to discern anything. What do you do?]

1. Stand still.

2. [Required: Istia's Ray] Clear away the darkness.

3. [Required: Aether's Bell] Ring the bell to dispel the evil influences around.

4. [Required: Sylvie's Feather] Leave this place.

5. [Required: Sagacity] Ponder to comprehend your surroundings.

......]

'Haah... Istia's Ray? Aether's Bell? Even though it's been a while since I saw it, it's still the same.'

There were no options more detestable than these.

Istia's Ray, Aether's Bell, Sylvie's Feather, etc.

All the items required to select the options were extremely difficult to acquire artifacts.

'Basically, it's saying if you want an easy way out... you need to bring at least a Treasure-quality artifact.'

Those items, if Seol had to give them a quality, were at least Treasure.

Using a treasure to clear just one gate was undoubtedly a waste.

'In the end, you just have to go through it.'

The Blood Saint also cleared this gate without using an artifact. He cleared it with just his willpower.

'Now that I think about it, he really was ridiculous.'

The Blood Saint was an incredible piece, to the point that even now, Seol felt a bit envious of him.

Seol defined the Blood Saint as a 'good, but also strong individual.'

The Blood Saint had already established his own skill system in place when he entered the Labyrinth of Penance so there was nothing a gate like this could have done to stop him.

Seol continued onward, stepping through the sometimes soft and sometimes hard floor.

'It slowly feels like... I'm going upwards.'

Seol wasn't sure, though, as all of his senses were dulled. Even so, he continued. It wasn't as if standing still was the correct option, after all.

'How long did the Blood Saint take to clear this gate again?'

Even though Seol didn't remember it perfectly, he knew that it still took a few days.

'And back then, I...'

Since the only option worth selecting then was 'Walk while deliberating about it,' Seol probably just brute-forced his way through the Gate with that option.

'Haah...'

In truth, it was the same method that Seol was trying now.

Someone who saw this scene might say something like this,

You haven't changed at all.

You're still the same. Nothing about you has improved.

'No, I have changed.'