Stuck in The Tower

Episode 787: One-way street:

Dark room. After seeing Ophelia through the mirror, I sprayed mana around the area.

I thought it might attack while it was catching my attention.

‘There is no pretense of popularity.’

There was no separate energy.

Even though I stretched my five senses to their full potential, I couldn’t feel even the slightest sound or smell.

“If Deokchun had been there, it would have been easy to guard.”

This is a bit disappointing.

Deokchun is still exploring beyond the mountains with Mangu and gathering information.

They both suffered the same.

[Earth Wall (S) Lv.MAX]

-Kuddeuk!

It’s a pity, but we built a wall first.

When an attack comes, you will know that the wall collapses.

After completing the minimum precautions, I focused on the mirror again.

“Where is it?”

Ophelia in the mirror was covered in blood.

I don’t know if it’s my blood or someone else’s blood.

‘There are almost no Noble Knights.’

I could see that the number of Noble Knights who were supposed to be guarding her had noticeably decreased.

Since they moved independently, the risk burden would have increased.

It is inevitable that sacrifices will be made that much.

“I think my condition is a bit strange.”

Aside from that, Ophelia’s condition was not good.

It doesn’t mean you’re hurt.

-bulge.

-Crack.

I feel like I’m controlling it as best as I can, but my body is still deforming and coming back.

A typical side effect of absorbing concepts.

The body is rejecting the concept.

If the fit had been right, the symptoms should have gradually disappeared, but Ophelia’s deformity continues.

‘If this is an acceptable concept, the symptoms will subside within an hour at the most.’

There are cases like Kellan where he gets sick for several days, but that’s a special case.

That is a completely incorrect concept.

The dazzling outpouring of divine power proves it.

The divine power and realm are forcibly compressed and confined within the body.

It’s probably a concept left behind by Belouac, whom she inherited.

I don’t know how important it is, but now is not the time to be holding on to concepts you can’t swallow.

“What are you doing! “Use that quickly!”

What Ophelia is holding is a stone of regret.

If I used that, I could get rid of the side effects right away, but even though the blood was rising all over my body, I was taking steady steps without using it.

I could feel the will to never use it in his tightly closed mouth.

Why is the Noble Knight next to me still?

If you become a monster in that state, you cannot die as a human being.

We have to force them to use it…

“Hey!”

She also threw the stone of regret on the floor, thinking she would use it if she kept it.

Kwasik.

An item that gets completely destroyed.

“What if I break it!”

-Too!

I looked in the mirror, but couldn’t hear it.

I gritted my teeth and concentrated.

There is still a way.

‘If it’s Nyangfun, he probably has a Stone of Regret.’

This guy takes all the useful things with him.

There were some regret stones left, so he must have them.

If you can bring Ophelia, you can force it.

The problem is location.

Where is it?

“What do you want to do, Ophelia?”

My head is spinning, but the person who can answer is on the other side of the mirror.

The scene seen in the mirror is so narrow that the location cannot even be identified.

Considering the shape and characteristics of the wall, it is highly likely that it is at least near the inside of the Goseongseong Fortress.

Is there a way?

wait for a sec.

A question suddenly arose.

‘Why are you showing me this?’

In the first place, you cannot be sure that what you see in the mirror is real.

This is a place where all kinds of strange things gather.

Is there a need to believe exactly what we see?

Is this to test me?

The mirror that quietly reflected Ophelia flashed.

[Advanced strange twin mirrors make a suggestion.]

[Mirrors face each other.]

[You can change your position with the object in the mirror.]

A suggestion was made to me.

What is a twin mirror?

“Jaekyung Park must have seen something similar to me.”

It meant that there was another monster of the same type.

I don’t know who is in the mirror that Jaekyung Park is looking at.

Probably a smile cap.

Because the mirror will reflect the person whose position you want to change.

That’s not important.

You have to choose.

‘Should I change it?’

Considering Ophelia’s condition, it is correct.

Because she has no more coins left.

So what about Noble Knight?

‘Noble Knight will be fine as long as I’m with him.’

However, it is unknown whether Ophelia will accept Nyangfen’s use of the Stone of Regret if she comes here.

I wish they wouldn’t cause trouble.

In addition, the actions that Ophelia showed during this time were also caught.

Because it seemed like they were keeping a lot of distance between us and at the same time hiding a lot.

no.

This is just a secondary worry.

What’s really important is.

“You don’t know if it’s real.”

I can’t trust the mirror, and I can’t tell if the Ophelia I see over there is the real Ophelia.

I was wondering what I could do about the concept.

‘I don’t know if it means removing the mirror’s ability, but changing the conditions is not allowed.’

That too is not possible.

Distrust clouds your judgment.

The mirror no longer reflects Ophelia.

Time continued to pass in the dark space.

“decided.”

I said my options to the mirror.

* * *

-Kkiik.

The door opens again.

My eyes stung, perhaps because I was used to the dark, but I didn’t show it.

“Oh! What? “It’s okay inside!”

Nyangfun welcomes me.

My choice was not to change.

I didn’t worry about whether it was the right choice.

I just made the choice I had to make.

‘Ophelia is the one who knows the most about the 99th floor. There’s no way you can move without thinking.’

If it were a really dangerous situation, I would have asked for help through the community.

Because we kept sending messages asking if we were okay.

The lack of any response means that they didn’t want to tell us about their situation.

and.

‘It’s right to protect Nyangfun now.’

I can’t stay away now that I’m so close to the King of Worshipers.

I waved to those who welcomed me.

“uh. The door opened. You can enter. What about Park Jae-kyung?”

“It’s not out yet.”

“Shall we go inside?”

“no. “Let’s wait.”

I’m not sure what the room over there is like.

About 30 minutes have passed.

It’s time to become anxious.

-Tiring.

A community alarm went off.

Ophelia?

Or someone else?

I wanted to check, but there was an NPC next to me so I held back.

The expressions of those looking at the community change every moment.

“Gongblegongble. “The cook will come back.”

If you are a chef.

“Jaekyung Park?”

To come back means to die.

no way.

I turned my head toward the door Jae-kyung Park entered.

So do others.

-Drur.

The door opened and the person appeared.

“Whew. I think I fainted for a moment. Where are we? “Why are they all gathered together?”

It was a smile cap.

I don’t know what caused the blood clot, but the blood flowing from his head was covering his shirt.

One of my arms was shaking as if it was broken.

“Recover first! recovery!”

The magma fairy immediately sprays the potion.

One bottle wasn’t enough, so I sprayed the potion one after another and the wound healed with the steam.

‘The mirror was real.’

Jae-kyung Park sacrificed herself.

Because I have coins to spare.

Smile Cap was my close younger brother who entered the tower with me.

The reason it took 30 minutes to answer was not because I was worried.

‘There is a delay until resurrection.’

It meant that I accepted the conditions suggested by the mirror without any hesitation.

He quietly narrowed his eyebrows.

Subtle emotions arise that are unpleasant.

I feel uncomfortable.

I closed my eyes for a moment, feeling a feeling that was difficult to express.

if.

‘Would I have made a different choice if I had seen Nyangpun or Bald Man Lick Jjak in the mirror instead of Ophelia?’

Even then, we weighed the situation and conditions…

– Wow.

I cut off my thoughts by tapping my cheek.

People next to me looked at me, but I pretended not to notice.

[The concept of shame creeps in.]

Answer later.

‘By action.’

Leave it in for now.

There is no point in thinking about this or that in your head.

“I think I’ll buy something.”

“What happened to those who were with him?”

Mylar asked once Smilecap had recovered somewhat.

Smilecap wasn’t the only one who entered the chessboard on the first floor.

Four NPCs also went in together.

“annihilation. I am the only survivor. “I don’t know why I came here.”

“Jaekyung Park went there on your behalf.”

“Jaekyung hyung? “Where is my brother?”

“I said it would come back up, so calm down.”

Myler sighed in vain and Smilecap wrinkled his face.

He gritted his teeth in anger, but quickly put them away and put the ax on his shoulder.

“There’s going to be a lot to argue with that damn guy, but this.”

“Let’s discuss this when we meet him.” How about your room? “Is there a passage that leads to somewhere else?”

“no. “There was none.”

The road where Smile Cap was was not open.

That means soon.

‘If you change the location, the door won’t open.’

It is a vicious structure.

If you switch positions to save the other person, the passage becomes blocked.

If both sides changed positions, both passages were blocked.

The way to go up disappears.

I was so dumbfounded that I burst out laughing.

[The ruler of the 99th floor notices your coolness.]

“This way.”

Ignoring the message left by the King of Worshipers, I went inside.

Perhaps because it had fulfilled its function, the room with the broken mirror was bright.

-Drur.

The wall was completely opened, revealing a staircase.

Spiral staircase heading upward.

What unfolds as you ride on it.

“This is my first time seeing something like this again.”

A feast of random stairs.

From top to bottom, from bottom to top.

Some of the stairs were spinning in the air, and some were even twisted.

Ignoring gravity, the jumbled stairs become a series of crossroads.

“What! “Why are you moving this alone?”

[The high-level monster is missing and is shaking.]

As soon as I reached the fork in the road, the stairs separated and moved to the other side.

When the person ahead turns to the right, the path on the right disappears.

Those behind are forced to move to the left.

I took a step first and extended my hand to the NPC who was moving away.

I added strength to the hand that was barely touching and forcibly pulled it.

-Crack.

I could hear something breaking, but it was better than falling behind.

“Off! “It would be dangerous to force ourselves out of this.”

I held back the exploration team member, who was recovering his half-torn arm, and looked ahead.

No matter where you go, there are repeated forks in the road.

“Are you saying you’re going to scatter them all?”

This meant that the people gathered together would be separated one by one.

A maze made of stairs.

missing street.

Everyone who stands here becomes missing.

It is a space where you are forced to walk aimlessly without knowing where you are walking or where you are heading.

If nothing else, it’s a strange object optimized for wasting time.

“Are you going to come out like this?”

That doesn’t work.

I confidently stepped up the left stairs.

“Hey! If you go, you’ll fall!”

The licker behind me shouted, but don’t worry.

Sigh.

As soon as I entered, the stairs on the left fell apart and tried to lead to the wrong place.

[Clinging (S) Lv.MAX]

– Clutter.

Caught.

The left staircase starts to separate from the main staircase but stops.

[I am confused by the disappearance of the advanced monster!]

[I use my strength to make the fork in the road even further away!]

-Rumble!

The stairs shook in confusion, but that was okay.

[Concept Bangol is grinning.]

“Anyone can move as they please.”

I’m tired of joking around now.

The arm muscles swell and gain strength.

The stairs that had widened little by little have returned to their original positions.

– Kugugugugugung.

-Cow!

[Enchant (S) Lv.MAX]

[Cling (S) Lv.MAX]

It was attached as is.

From now on, we will start suturing.

Missing street?

From now on.

“It’s a one-way street.”