Newbie Life of a Former Ranker

Before the final battle on the 9th floor, Dojin took a good night’s sleep.

In order to relieve accumulated fatigue and replenish exhausted physical and mental strength.

Securing the best condition was a prerequisite for the best fight.

“As expected, my age is a thug.”

A few days when I didn’t exceed 2 hours of sleep a day because I not only melted all the 5 entry restrictions per day, but also reviewed the recorded videos and analyzed the battles.

One 8-hour sleep is enough to restore the body that has been very recently exhausted to normal.

Do-jin, who lived with an old and sick body, realized how great the greatness of ‘Eorim’ was.

“The condition is perfect. Now I just have to do well.”

Do-jin, who finished all the preparations and left only the entrance to the 9th floor, remembered the reason why no one had been able to defeat Kusa before returning.

‘The cause is unbearable sustained damage. It’s a monster that wouldn’t have been a problem if the user specs were a bit higher, but that didn’t work, so it all exploded. That was the conclusion.’

In fact, Kusa wasn’t a big deal when it comes to specs.

Even if the level was over 1 million, users who acquired new equipment and skills would have slaughtered the boss with specs.

The problem is that at the time the Tower of Challenge appeared, the user level, even at the top level, could not exceed 80.

Even if you mobilize everything that can be mobilized ‘currently’, the amount of healing cannot keep up with the incoming damage, so the battle itself was difficult to establish.

No matter how much money was poured into it, it was impossible to bring equipment and skills that would be released in the future, and in the end, no one was able to achieve the feat of defeating Kusa in the [Realm of Fire].

But isn’t it strange?

No matter how crazy the developer was, Mobius presented a monster that was impossible to capture with the ‘current’ equipment, skills, and levels.

‘At that time, the users got it wrong. You’re trying to raise that side somehow because you don’t have the specs to survive. After all, equipment and everything have limitations.’

Yes. The way to defeat Kusa during the Tower of Challenge event period was not to spend a lot of money to set up equipment.

‘It’s not about raising my specs, it’s about solving the penalty of cutting my specs in half.’

[For races other than spirit species, all stats are halved. (-50%)]

A line of phrase that was overlooked by everyone who challenged the 9th floor, knowing that they had to endure and endure it.

The key was here.

Where only the spirits can properly use their power, it is enough to become a spirit.

Do-jin took out the trumpet he had prepared for that from his inventory.

[Spirit Essence]

[Spirit Essence], an item crystallized by condensing the energy of the spirit obtained from ＜Lake Lavre Underwater Cave＞.

Its general use is a precious material item, and I thought it only had that purpose for a long time, but a new use was revealed more than three years ago.

that’s right… ‘Temporary Spiritualization’.

In other words.

‘While offsetting the 9th-floor penalty, the property resistance can be raised to a level that can’t be raised even with any existing equipment.’

In theory, it means that all the problems that hinder the attack of Kusa can be solved.

* * *

Entering the Nth 9th floor, which is now confusing.

[Tower of Challenge 9th Floor]

[You have entered the Challenge Floor.]

[A new challenge floor penalty is added.]

[Limits on the number of consumables apply.]

[For races other than spirit species, all stats are halved. (-50%)]

A familiar message pops up, and I put it away.

Then, the first name you see is Sakpung.

A familiar attack came, and Dojin avoided it with a familiar movement and defeated Sakpung.

Scary to take a breather, the next hitter appeared.

Biting a baby bird flying freely in the sky with the theme of a stone.

Just like this time, Do-jin turned Munda into a pile of stones that could no longer fly in the sky.

‘This is the start.’

Do-jin was too tired to feel threatened by the two guys in front, but he couldn’t help but be nervous ahead of Kusa’s appearance.

I prepared for the attack, and it seemed that the attack would be possible in theory.

However, the fact that I had never actually done it, and I hadn’t even seen anyone who had actually done it, was inevitably a factor of anxiety.

‘Theoretically, it is unconditional.’

Even while making self-suggestions for composure, Do-jin had a stomach ache.

I feel like my heart is beating even more because I bet on the 8th floor reward here.

‘… When you go from the ninth floor to the next floor, you should just get a reward and go. I can’t because my heart is trembling.’

‘If I win this round, I will never gamble again.’ Wait for a while with a promise that a gambler who does.

The air got hot.

Then, a whirlwind of flames raged in front.

The whirlwind continued to form, and at one point twisted into a coil and hardened into the shape of a snake.

[The last guardian has appeared.]

[Kusa the fire fighter]

[Defeat the strongest guardian and prove your strength.]

With the message announcing the appearance of Kusa, Kusa let out a roar.

It is a sign that the “realm of fire” is spreading throughout the 9th floor field.

The air, which had been slowly warming up, boils in an instant.

Even though the senses were partially limited in virtual reality, the rapidly rising temperature was painful.

“Sigh.”

Do-jin, who stopped breathing at the pain of heat coming into his respiratory system, reached out his hand.

What was held in his hand was the spirit essence.

The essence is the heat that Kusa, the same spirit, spreads throughout the field. In other words, when it met the spirit power, it reacted violently and began to change color.

‘little bit more… … !’

His life force began to decrease rapidly due to the heat that grew hot in seconds.

Nevertheless, Dojin waited.

It’s because you know that if you get the timing wrong out of a sense of urgency, everything will go to waste.

‘Now!’

At some point, the experience accumulated as a wizard sent a signal to him.

It means that the essence of the spirit that swallowed the energy is on the verge of breaking.

Do-jin’s hand, which caught the timing with a sense that can’t be explained in words, moved toward his mouth.

[“Spirit Essence” absorbs the energy of the Fire Spirit and changes to “Fire Spirit Essence”.]

The message popped up, the red incontinence spread through the spirit essence, and Do-jin swallowed it right before it broke. It happened almost at the same time.

If it was even a little late, everything would have gone wrong.

In the moment of feeling the thrill of intuition that the goal was achieved, a sense of heat rose up.

“town!”

I desperately endured it because I thought it would explode if I opened my mouth.

The moment when you wonder if something is wrong with your energy running out of control.

[Your whole body is overflowing with spirit energy!]

[The uncontrollable energy of fire temporarily affects the body!]

[The unbalanced body begins to collapse!]

As the system message popped up, Dojin’s eyes shone red.

Just like the word “collapse,” the whole body was cracked, and bright red light leaked out from within.

‘I thought it was perfect, but I guess it’s a bit late.’

Do-jin clicked his tongue, intuition that the energy of the spirit he had swallowed was slightly beyond the level he could handle.

In addition to elementalization, it is like having a life on the verge of death.

‘But what… maybe this one would be better After all, I only need to hold my breath until I have a decision with him.’

Water already spilled.

Dojin decided to think positively.

The border between humans and spirits tends to lean towards the spirits, so it looks dead, but the resistance to the fire attribute must have increased to that extent.

As evidence of that, Kusa was rolling her eyes, wondering if she was surprised that the person in front of her suddenly exuded the same energy as her.

But that’s for a while.

After all, Kusa reached the conclusion that unfamiliar things within her territory were enemies after all, and swung her tail.

Fireballs rained down along the trajectory of the swinging tail.

An attack that is poorly aimed, but covers a wide area to the extent that aiming itself is meaningless.

Without time to respond, fireballs embroidered in the air in all directions caused a thermal explosion.

But Dojin was fine.

‘… It kills more effectively than I thought?’

I was even taken aback by how well it was.

Vitality has decreased, but to a very minimal level.

Well, if it’s natural, it might be natural.

He swallowed the spirit’s energy to the point of being closer to the spirit than the human, and the person who provided the spirit’s energy was none other than Kusay.

In addition, due to the nature of the wizard, the high magic defense was added, so the reduction in damage had to be much greater.

Crucially, the human:spirit ratio collapsed, and thanks to the leaning towards the spirits, the penalty on the 9th floor was lifted and the stats returned.

【… … !]

Dojin wasn’t the only one who was surprised.

Kusa, who confidently launched a range heat explosion, also had her eyes wide open in amazement.

After making awkward eye contact with Dojin for a moment, Kusa opened her mouth again.

This time, an attack in the form of a breath with a mixture of fever and flames filled with the will to show the right time hit Dojin.

He habitually used magic to defend himself, but the shield he put in front of him didn’t help much.

‘An attack like this hurts.’

Kusa’s pride was hurt, and the attack with all her might was only slightly threatening.

But even so, it’s not that big a deal.

【Yes, what are you doing? Why do you have the same aura as this body?]

Kusa, who had even failed to strike a decisive blow, seemed genuinely surprised.

I saw you suddenly end up talking.

“… Were you a man who could speak?”

Surprised Dojin asked.

I was really surprised because I had never heard of Kusa speaking in my previous life.

【What are you looking at me for! Do you think it makes sense that a spirit the size of this body can’t even speak a language!]

Thinking that she was ignored, Kusa hit the ground with displeasure with her tail made of fire.

Then he glared at Dojin and said.

【huh. It doesn’t matter who you are anyway. Judging from the fact that he exudes an aura similar to mine, you can’t harm me just like I can’t harm you! As long as you can’t defeat me, you can’t escape from here!]

As if all she had to do was protect herself, Kusa exhaled fire from her nose.

Sensing the aura of self-identity felt in Do-jin, he regarded him as a being of ‘fire’ similar to himself.

But, of course, that was an illusion.

Wait, it’s true that something similar happened.

The essence of Dojin is the “Book of Truth” that records magic.

He was a real wizard who could use any magic written on himself without restrictions.

《Ice Arrow》

The ice fragments created with the power of mana reached Kusa before melting away even in the scorching heat.

[Ice arrows] that melt as if disappearing into flames.

However, even if it disappeared like that, it did not mean that it failed to fulfill its role.

It is because the ‘fire’ and ‘spirit power’ that make up Kusa decreased as much as the magical power (magic attack power) of 「Ice Arrow」.

【… … !]

Kusa’s eyes widened.

It was so startled that even the wildly wagging tail stopped.

【Uh, how… … ?】

Weren’t you the same kind as me? But how do you shoot ice? Questions, eyes, and questions that even contain a sense of betrayal.

To this, Dojin responded by activating the magic circuit to make more powerful ice.

“just.”

Kusa’s tail trembled.