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The Balor Guild's Master Arcane was convinced that this‘ Tower of Ghosts’ being trialed was the key content that must be cleared to cross the River of Forgetfulness.

It was based on the information Balor had collected and the "Wings of Ghost" obtained from Ian.

‘The Ancient Hero Shran...... must have crossed Rette with the power of artifacts from the Maw of Forgetfulness. ’

Shran, an ancient hero, was one of the ancient heroes from the history books of the Kaimon Empire.

Legendary ancient hero with a myth that he died unfairly on the battlefield, was recognized by the prince of the land and was resurrected from the human world again.

According to an ancient book found by the Valar Guild, Shran obtained artifacts that could cross the rete in the Maw of Oblivion, and in the Maw of Oblivion there was only one place he could obtain such artifacts.

And with this level of reasoning, it was not hard for Arkane to be certain.

‘Maybe that artifact from the old book...... is the wing of a ghost. ’

That's why, in the face of clearing the ninth floor, Arcane was increasingly excited.

By the way, they were clear of the Ghost Tower for the first time.

He thought the level of guilds he could rub against this ghost's Tower difficulty was Lotus and Calderas, as well as the heavenly and dark blood.

Lotus lacked a lot of information about the order, as you know. Heaven and Dark Blood were also focused on the contents of machine civilization and Elasium rather than the current order. According to Arcane, if there was a guild that could break the Tower of Ghosts other than Balor, there was only one place called Calderas.

However, it was also unlikely that Calderas would target the Ghost Tower.

In the order, Calderas' Node was the eastern end of Rette, just opposite the area where the Maw of oblivion was located, and it was impossible to attack the Ghost Tower with a physically placed Node there.

In fact, since Arkane had not even thought of competing against these four guilds, the following conclusion was drawn:

"Hehe, it's time to finally get ahead of Calderas on the famous content. ’

However, based on this information, Arcane's conviction was, in turn, only half correct.

It's true that Calderas doesn't know about the Ghost Tower, but that doesn't mean they haven't found a clue yet.

Although not publicly known, Calderas had already crossed the Rete about two weeks ago.

And one more thing, there was one more thing that went wrong with Arcane's expectations.

It was obvious that the Baller Guild and Ian would find out shortly after clearing the ninth floor of the Ghost Tower.

* * *

- Tyring!

- Party Leader ‘Arcane’ has lit the fifth altar!

A row of white system messages flashing before your eyes.

After confirming it, Arkane became impressed.

“Finally...! ”

After a fierce struggle, he silenced all the knights of the ninth floor and finally lit all five altars on the ninth floor.

Moreover, the content of the subsequent system messages made the arcane even more exciting.

- The forty-five altars in the Ghost Tower are all on fire.

- Qualified!

- You have successfully breached Altar of Ghost Level 9!

When I postponed the message that the forty-five altars of the Ghost Tower were all on fire, there was a good chance that there were no more gates on the 10th floor.

As the message said, the fifth altar on the ninth floor was the last altar of the Ghost Tower.

‘Khh... Good! ’

However, it didn't take long for the Arcane and Baller guild members to get crumpled up like this.

Kailan's system message was always to be read to the end.

- All monsters on Altar of Ghost Level 9 will disappear.

…… approximate……

-All conditions are met.

- The Sealed Monarch's power is awakened.

“Huh...? ”

“Wasn't it the end? ”

The timing at which clearance ratings should have been exposed, along with the original clear message, reminded me of a message that I had never thought that 'the Sealed Monarch's Might’ would awaken.

Kung-kung-kung-kung!

At the last altar on the ninth floor with the great sound of the torch, a dark red light began to leak out.

- The power of King Rathtar Khan is awakened.

- The Senior Knight Captain of Latrkan is released from the Seal.

Blah, blah, blah!

At the same time, a huge crack resounded as if a huge rock had split open.

“Senior Knight Leader? ”

“What……? ”

Cough-!

The flames burning brightly on the altar are returning more and more widely.

Heat Wind emanating from the whirlpool was intense and hot enough for nearby users to be pushed back.

“Ugh…! ”

“Well, what...! ”

After a while, the intense flame that was thrown from the altar was shot up to the ceiling and made a huge pillar of fire.

And in that red pillar.

- I... never thought I'd wake up again...

Brace! Brace! Brace!

A huge shadow shining a red glare rises from the sky.

- The Knight of Hell woke up in a deep sleep.

-Jaican/Myth (transcendence) Lv.1

* * *

Ian and the expedition at the Ghost Tower totaled 30 men.

And until the last phase of the ninth floor, the Knights of Hell, the 30 survived without a single straw.

But nonetheless.

Gulp.

Arcane had no choice but to swallow the drought.

“Mythical boss……. ”

It was because the "jacan" appeared in front of the stairs heading to the 10th floor, which had never been seen before.

- Foolish humans trying to overcome the curse of forgetfulness...

Kung-kung-kung-kung!

- I will bury you in the abyss of Rette forever.

Goooooo-!

In front of the curse of fair forgetfulness for all, the levels of the Jacans were also transcendent.

However, Ian and Arcane, who had experienced the Knights of the King so far, could not have meant much to the first level of transcendence.

Levels are just numbers here anyway.

It was obvious to me that the ‘Jake Khan’ would be much stronger than the knights of the other lords.

That's why Ian and Arcane's gaze at Jacques was forced to look at Hun at the same time.

I thought he might know a little bit about the Knights of Hell.

And thankfully, Hun knew some of the "Jaqen."

“If that Jaqen I know is right... he's dangerous, too. ”

“The Jaqen you know, which one is he? ”

In Ian's question, Hun opened his mouth again.

“Knight of virtue who betrayed his master, Latrkan. ”

“Hmm…? ”

“The knight commander who betrayed Latarkan, destroyed him and tried to sit on the throne of the King of the Seven Generations. ”

“Oh…? ”

But Hun's words could no longer continue.

Goooooo-!

After hearing his words, Jacques began to get even angrier.

- Son of a...! That petty middleman, what the hell does he know to make fun of that mouth!

“ ……! ”

- I will tear your pathetic soul apart!

Instead, Ian and other members of the expedition were able to be certain of one thing.

“That's the Jaqen. ”

“I see.”

When I postponed his furious reaction, I could see that the knight commander, who Hun knew, was right in front of me.

“As much as possible……! We need to be as conservative as possible. Everybody! ”

“What's that supposed to mean? ”

“He uses enhanced ‘Soul Eating’. ”

“Soul... Eating?" ”

When Ian heard Hun's story, he looked a little embarrassed.

After all, it was Ian's unique ability to eat souls.

“That's what Balock writes... right? ”

“Yes, that's what I'm talking about. ”

Baloch's unique ability, Soul Eating, is also possessed by Ian's Shaman, Krdo.

Soul Eating

- It exudes powerful magical power that temporarily encroaches on the souls of vulnerable targets in range. Can cast on target with less than 5% Health without pia distinction. The chances of successful desiccation depend on the target and caster's ‘Intelligence’ stats. (Intelligence of the caster/Intelligence of the target × 100) %

For a duration, the target is moved by the caster's command and all attack abilities are enhanced by 30%. Also, until the caster dies, the object that has been consumed by the soul remains "invincible."

- Cooldown: 120 minutes

- Duration: 30 minutes

Moreover, if the words of the disciple "enhanced" soul-eating began to work, the expedition would surely be destroyed.

The message of "move conservatively" was to not take away the life force as much as possible.

“Enhanced Soul Eating... Will the casting conditions slow down?" ”

Hun shakes his head in response to Ian's question.

“I don't know about that. However, the enhancement effect of the encroached soul will be twice as powerful. ”

Ian quickly turned his head when he heard Hun's answer.

If I had to guess the specs of a spiritual retreat as closely as possible, I should be able to clear this last gate.

‘In this spirit land, when your health falls below 5%, you bounce out. So the enhanced criteria for soul-eating...... must be higher than 5%. ’

And as Ian rolls his head, furious Jacques begins to rush towards Hun.

Kung-kung - kung -!

Then, with a huge sword drawn behind his back, Jacquard raised his sword into the air and roared.

- My knights...! Answer the Covenant of Death!

The Dark Red Energy fills the ground with the sword of the jacan.

Kwam! Kwam!

Then shadows of familiar silhouettes around the jacan reveal themselves one by one.

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh!

And the face of Arcane, who confirmed that side, had to be slightly stiff.

“Knights of the King...! ”

Even the mighty Knights of the Monarch were summoned ten times, when they could not fathom how powerful even the Jacans would be.

Blah!

However, unlike Arcane, Ian's expression was rather bright.

“ ……! ”

I suddenly thought of a way to retaliate against that sturdy jacquard.