Chapter 182: 182

It was so obvious question . At Su-hyeun’s question, Kim Dae-ho sighed .

“Oh . You’re embarrassing me,” he said .

Kim Dae-ho looked like he was debating if he could take this or not . It was obviously a huge amount of adamantium . It was enough that he could make two Balmungs .

“I…will only use the half,” said Kim Dae-ho .

Kim Dae-ho, agonizing over the decision, lowered his head . It wasn’t his usual manner . He usually shouted confidently, he didn’t hang his head in shame . He seemed very shy .

“Thank you, Su-hyeun . ”

“I thank you,” Su-hyeun said, “You have always made good swords and armor for me . You’re my savior . ” When Kim Dae-ho, who was a relatively short man, lowered his head, Su-hyeun bent to his knees as he spoke . “So, please raise your head, mister . You can thank me, but please don’t feel sorry about it . ”

“Man…” Kim Dae-ho looked at the ground, grinning big . He raised his head and rolled up his sleeves . “All right, then . I’ll make something awesome . I promise you, on my honor . ”

“I want two things . ”

“Were the spears I gave you good?” Kim Dae-ho asked .

“Yes . They weren’t bad . ”

“Then, I’ll make a good one, not just a ‘not bad’ one . Let me see . What should I use for a handle for this much adamantium?”

Kim Dae-ho could understand what Su-hyeun wanted, even though he didn’t say anything .

“After you make a spear, if there is still some left, could you mix what remains into this armor, please?” Su-hyeun took off his armor as he asked the question .

Kim Dae-ho took Su-hyeun’s armor . He looked at it closely and tapped with his fingers . His eyes flashed .

“This is a fine set of armor . Where did you get this?”

“I don’t know who made it because a monster spat it out . ”

“A monster spat it out?” Kim Dae-ho asked in surprise .

“Yes . This armor has very high magic resistance, but it’s weak physically . Wouldn’t adamantium go well with this armor?”

“There’s no metal that adamantium doesn’t suit . Even more, this one has some sort of magical stuff you guys are talking about…” Kim Dae-ho thought for a moment and nodded . “I think the resistance of armor itself will increase, rather than its strength and hardness . ”

“That’s even better . ”

“What do you mean? Wouldn’t it be better to improve its defensive power? I think its magic resistance is already high enough . ” Kim Dae-ho couldn’t understand . “And why do you need another set of armor with his magic resistance, anyway? I don’t know much about raiding dungeons, but I thought there weren’t many monsters using magic, are there?”

Suhyun tended to care about magic resistance a lot . At first, Kim Dae-ho hadn’t cared much about that . But he thought it was too much to care about both inside and outside armor for magic resistance . Most monsters had physical attack power .

Sometimes there were monsters that could use magic, but it seemed unreasonable to choose magic resistance armor to defend against the minority of monsters . And he was Su-hyeun, the best awakener in the world . There was no way he would make such a stupid choice .

“Yes . There aren’t many . ”

Of course, Su-hyeun knew everything that Kim Dae-ho knew . He definitely knew it . But…

“But they still exist . ”

The monster Su-hyeun thought about most wasn’t like most of the monsters that Kim Dae-ho mentioned . Su-hyeun cared about the few monsters . The powerful few .

On the way back home, after meeting Kim Dae-ho, Su-hyeun simulated the images as always . He consciously tried not to recall the memories of his past life, but for some, he had to remember them .

Su-hyeun had lost in the fight against Fafnir . And, now, he tried to figure out the reason for the failure . Su-hyeun had been thinking about it since he had started his new life .

Su-hyeun hadn’t known about the boss named Fafnir .

For that reason, Su-hyeun had been learning skills to increase magic resistance for a long time . There weren’t many chances to use them, but he didn’t neglect to improve his proficiencies .

Little by little, step by step, he was preparing for that day .

There was an old saying to know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated . Su-hyeun knew himself well . But he couldn’t say that he knew everything about Fafnir .

Su-hyeun changed his clothes as soon as he arrived home . He had asked Kim Dae-ho to improve the Falcon’s Holy Armor with adamantium . So, he had to wear another set of armor inside his outer one . It was a set of armor that made with middle-grade Ether stones, with both magic resistance and strength . He had passed the 41st floor . Now, it was time to challenge the 42nd floor .

In the last 15 days, he had passed the 41st floor . It wasn’t difficult . Since he already passed the 40th floor and his Strength stat had increased . The trial of the 41st floor was less difficult than the 40th floor . Every 10th floor was more difficult . But, considering Su-hyeun had chosen level 10 on the 40th floor, the 41st floor’s level was definitely tricky . When he compared 39th and 41st, the level of difficulty had almost doubled .

Considering the level kept rising as the floors got higher, Hak-joon’s speed was very fast .

Because of their difference in level, it would be difficult to catch up with Hak-joon . But still, Su-hyeun tried to hurry up to keep up . People still didn’t know what the top floor of the Tower of Trials was . But it was known that one S-Rank awakener who chose level 1 went up to the 550th floor . Everyone who tried to go to a higher level had died . People usually gave up on the 200th floor, which was known as the demon’s level .

Rip—

When he was prepared, he headed to the tower again .

Su-hyeun arrived at the trial and opened his eyes . He was in a bright room . The room was decorated with quite luxurious furniture, including a nice bed . The light glowed softly . It was a strange place for Su-hyeun, who had been in far rougher places for most of his trials .

Su-hyeun, who was sitting on the sofa next to the bed, got up from his seat . And, at that moment…

[The trial on the 42nd floor begins . ]

[In the first-dimensional world, a contest to choose the best hero was held . You have been selected as the hero to represent your world . ]

[A place where many heroes compete . You must enter the quarterfinals . Please show your skills to the fullest . ]

“…?”

It was a very kind explanation and quite simple . He didn’t need any more hints . He just had to participate in the tournament and get to the quarterfinals . Su-hyeun turned his head . On one side of the room, there was a full-length mirror . In the mirror, he could see an unfamiliar face .

A man with a good-looking face with pretty blond hair as if dyed stared back from the mirror . Su-hyeun touched his face . A big scar ran from one eye to the cheek . It looked like it was made by the claw of a monster, not from a sword . Fortunately, only his body had changed . His sword and equipment were still there .

Su-hyeun thought .

Su-hyeun had no idea which world this hero came from, but he was sure that this body was a handsome one . Su-hyeun took off his outer armor and lifted his clothes . Inside of the inner armor, there were tons of scars on the white skin . One scar on the face was nothing . His front and back were covered in scars .

Knock, knock—

A knocking sound came from outside while he was looking in the mirror .

“The competition will start in 10 minutes . Please be ready . ”

It was a hard, machine-like voice . Su-hyeun assumed it must be a host of the game .

“Hmm…”

Su-hyeun sat back down on the couch again and scratched his head, thinking things over .

“Hey, Miru,” Su-hyeun called .

Rip—!

Miru, who was hidden away because of his big size, came out .

Purr—!

Miru stuck his head to Su-hyeun .

Su-hyeun stroked Miru’s head and said, “I have to make it to the quarterfinals . ”

Purr—?

Miru tilted his head as if he was asking what quarterfinals mean . Su-hyeun smiled lightly at his reaction . And soon, the host came back again .

“Times up . ”

Su-hyeun got up . He had no idea whose body this originally was, but he had to participate anyway .

He was lead to a big Colosseum without a crowd . The stadium was as big as the one for the Ranking Wars, but there was not a single spectator in the rows of seats . The only people there was the one host and two players . Su-hyeun was one of the players .

“What is this poncy looking man? Is he a hero from some world? He’s so low . ”

His opponent was a rough giant-like man about two meters tall . The man had dark red skin and looked different from a normal person . The third eye in his forehead certainly showed that he wasn’t a normal human .

Su-hyeun grinned at the thought .

“Are you laughing now?”

The giant player had a hot temper . He shook his fist at Su-hyeun .

“Calm down . The game starts at my signal,” the host said .

At the host’s admonishment, the giant player put down his fist . But he still frowned and stared at Su-hyeun . It seemed like he was trying to break Su-hyeun’s spirits before the match . On the other hand, Su-hyeun was calm, no matter what his opponent did . Miru was sitting far away, watching Su-hyeun and the giant with bright eyes . They stared at each other for a few minutes before…

“Three, two, one . Start!”

The host gave a signal as if he didn’t want to drag it out any more .

Whoosh—

At that moment, the giant player rushed right at Suhyun . The magic of his fist turned into a giant tiger . The tiger charged forward and opened its mouth wide as if it would swallow Su-hyeun in one gulp . Su-hyeun didn’t try to avoid that fist, just wielded his own fist, instead .

Crack—

“Aaargh!”

When the two fists hit each other, they produced a bone-breaking crack . The giant player held his fist and stepped back .

“Sigh . I thought you would be a good one,” Su-hyeun said .

Su-hyeun stretched out his arm and snatched at the neck of his opponent . The muscle-bound body lifted up . Su-hyeun slammed the giant man to the floor .

Boom—!

“Argh…”

“Is he a hero? He’s so low . ” Su-hyeun clicked his tongue and looked at the host .

The host walked up to Su-hyeun with the same expressionless face . He held Su-hyeun’s hand and raised his arm .

“Hero Siegfried wins!”