# 216
216. Unsuitable (1)
Me and the spirit returned to Taoni.
Isel’s manipulation of the log made it seem to Amkena that we were in the dungeon every day of the week.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t been away for a day or two, so there was plenty of room for suspicion, but since there was no evidence, nothing special happened. Amkena continued operations as usual.
By collecting resources from the ruins, there was no problem in terms of quantitative improvement.
He could pick out hundreds of lesser heroes if he wanted to. In the hangar, the third airship, Tia, was completed, and the fourth and fifth airships were under construction.
And as the power increased to some extent, Amkena sent the first party to the 46th floor.
Their mission is to bring Freea, who is trapped on a floating island, to the surface. The mission was as expected.
I stole the church’s airship that had been wandering around the outskirts of the floating island, and I was able to safely escape Freea to the surface.
Up to this point, it was just fine like the other sub stages.
A few enemies appeared, but they were negligible enough to pass without much difficulty.
But it won’t be on the 50th floor.
This will probably be the biggest mission since I started attacking Taoni.
According to Gugukon, there is a high possibility that the named monsters I encountered on the 45th floor, such as the Beast King and the Saint, will pop out all at once.
Those guys can’t compete with quantity.
Even if you send a lot of thugs, you will only be massacred.
I had to put an end to it by bumping into an elite hero.
‘It’s an elite hero.’
The heroes who could be called the elite of Taoni were members of the 1st and 2nd parties.
There were 10 of them in total, and they had a significantly higher growth rate than heroes of other generations.
Among them, it was definitely 1 party.
Including the top 4-star Kishasha, the magician Katio, the overwhelmingly talented Jenna, and the fighting spirit Belkist, and finally me. Even if you moved to a tolerable copper level account, there were only heroes who could go to the first team.
‘The problem…’
is that the difficulty level of Taone is not normal.
It was basically made with difficulty, and the prince, who could deal with interference, made a mess.
Although I became stronger by obtaining Black Dragon Blood, I feel that I am not enough alone.
Of course, with enough time, the party members could catch up with me, but we didn’t have much time.
It was necessary to increase power in a short period of time.
The easiest way to strengthen a hero in a short time
is to raise the level of imprinting.
“So…”
[Let’s call in another ancient species.]
My private room located on the 4th floor of the training center.
Gugucon is diligently pecking at the feeder.
There were so many pigeons coming here, so Kishasha installed a feeder and water bottle.
[It won’t matter if you fully control my power, but you’re still far short of it. Dude lazy guy. With that much talent, he could only use 3 levels. If I used your body, it would be by now… Oops!] As
I grabbed his neck, Gugu-Kon cleared his throat.
[Anyway, look at this.]
Gugukon held out what he was holding with his wings.
Small, light gray scales, it was old, worn-out keratin.
It was an item picked up by a hero who went out to the exploration dungeon, and the item name was ‘unidentified skin’. It was one of the japtem that Amkena tried to get rid of because I couldn’t tell where it was used from the description alone.
[These are the scales of the prickly bastard]
“It’s a prickly bastard.”
[This is Asinis, the white dragon.]
If you are Asinis, you are one of the progenitors of the 4 Taoni families.
It was a monster on the same level as the black dragon Halgion.
[If I use this as a catalyst, I think I can summon him to Advent.]
“Summon an S-class Advent monster with one scale?”
I clicked my tongue.
What allowed me to summon this guy was the power of the highest grade Advent Stone.
Of course, there is no way there will be any left over. It was all I got from the battle royale prize.
Top-notch Advent Stones do not come from ruins.
“Right now, I don’t have any Advent Stones to use.”
[I don’t need such troublesome things. As long as you let me into the dungeon, I’ll call him.]
Kok kok kok.
Gugu-Kon diligently ate the food while talking.
[Did you open the second seal?]
I narrowed my brows.
I guessed what Gugukon was talking about.
As a 4-adult, I only had one imprint that I could retain.
In order to add an imprint slot, it had to be upgraded to 5 stars.
In other words, you can have two imprints only when you have 5 stars.
‘Level 55.’
It was a five-star promotion condition.
If you use synthesis well after breaking up to the 49th floor, it is not difficult to achieve level 55 with the current number of floors.
“Would you like to use White Dragon’s Blood on my second imprint?”
[Then are you going to hand it over to your subordinates?]
“In terms of efficiency, that’s right.”
If I now get even the White Dragon Blood,
it would be like holding a weapon in both hands and wielding it.
Even if you use only the main stamp properly, the combat efficiency will not decrease, so
it was right to hand over the White Dragon Blood to the other children.
[Do you really think that an ordinary human can handle that power? It’s stupid. No matter how much the goddesses protect us, their vessels cannot contain us. If I forcefully crumple it, it will overflow.]
Gugu-Kon stopped feeding his beak and looked at me.
[Let you write. Our power is a power granted only to the transcendent.]
The higher the imprint grade, the higher the difficulty of the Advent Dungeon and the higher the chance of failure when given to a hero.
The cost of failure is pollution.
In other words, the hero died.
[Don’t worry. You don’t have to fight with him like me, because it’s a test or something.]
“…”
I narrowed my eyebrows.
If you don’t, you may lose the hero at the engraving ceremony.
Since it is not easy to raise an elite hero, it would be a painful loss if one of the raid team members died.
‘Am I saying that the two seals should be used together?’
This was also difficult.
Black dragon blood was not a skill that could be achieved in a day or two.
It was a top-notch imprint that had to be steadily developed until reaching the 6-star level.
But to add one more here.
It’s not impossible at all.
But it will take quite a while to use the two together.
In this section, trying to master Baekryonghyeol may end up being neither one nor the other.
‘I’ll have to think about it.’
High return high risk.
Utilizing White Dragon Blood is too much gambling.
“Excuse me.”
As I was thinking about it, the door burst open.
Me and Gugu-Kon looked back at the entrance at the same time.
It was Belquist.
My whole body is wet with sweat, as if I had just finished training.
Belquist walked towards me as I was facing Gugukon.
“What’s the matter?”
“I was going to pass by, but I heard the voice of my senior. I apologize if I disturbed you. More than that…”
“Kkeuk!”
Belquist grabbed Gugukon by the nape of his neck and lifted him up.
[Such a rude guy!]
“Was this sparrow the source of your strength?”
“…”
“Don’t think of me as a fool. I’ve been pretending not to know.”
[This Noh Ohm! Let go now!]
The dove struggled, but Belquist did not budge.
A gugu-con dangled from Belquist’s fingertips.
[What are you doing! Don’t kick this cheeky bastard out right away!]
“…”
I looked at Belquist.
As usual, he kept his expressionless expression, but something peeked out from the inside of his eyes.
“Belquist.”
[Han!]
“Do you want to become stronger?”
Belquist chuckled.
It meant that there was no need to answer.
‘is it.’
After reflecting on what I said outside, I think I figured out how things were going.
You must have been listening from the beginning.
“It’s kind of strange. I thought I caught up, but I’m getting farther and farther away. It’s not fair that I’m the only one using special powers, senpai.”
Belquist helped himself.
“That talentless spearman also got up, but I don’t know what I’m doing down there.”
[A human who doesn’t know how to act is running amok. The power of the ancient species is not something that ordinary people can use. If someone who is not a vessel handles it, it will break!]
Belquist looked back at me.
“What are you talking about?”
“They say that if someone who doesn’t know how to use that power, it will break.”
“Ask me to find out too. Am I special?”
The dove flapped its wings wildly.
Looking at Gugukon’s reaction, it seemed that there was nothing special about Belquist.
They are just ordinary human beings with extraordinary talents.
‘but.’
It wasn’t a matter for me to decide in the first place.
It’s up to you to decide whether or not to take that power.
“I don’t think so. What a disappointment.”
“I’ll say it again…”
“Needless to say it’s dangerous.”
Belquist already has an imprint.
It was an imprint related to the wild nature, a mental skill, and although it was not a high grade, it was a versatile and safe ability.
If Belkist wanted to obtain the White Dragon Blood, he would have to erase the imprint first.
[I can’t guarantee that Asinis will like this guy. Then you die!]
Belquist released the dove from his hand.
A dove with its leash loose, it screamed and spread its wings.
[This cheeky Thunder Naked! I’ll cut
it into pieces when my body’s strength returns!]
“don’t mind.”
“I will.”
Let’s see.
I assumed White Dragon Blood as an S-class imprint and calculated the probability of clearing Advent Dungeon and imprinting considering the current Belkist’s rank and ability.
‘About 2 percent.’
Do you have to try 50 times to succeed only once?
It was an irrational move that I would never have tried if I were the Master.
It was the same after success.
Abilities that do not match the hero’s level sometimes cause a runaway.
Just like when I used Yongseongrak, the pollution state was triggered. At that time, I was able to escape somehow using the power of Gugukon, but there is a high possibility that Belquist will not be able to help.
“I know that it is contaminated because I heard from the archer.
“…”
“So, do you intend to allow it?”
[This guy can’t believe it… To a mere insignificant human… our great power…!]
I put a feeder in front of the struggling Goo-Goo-Kon.
“Eat a lot today. If you want something to eat, I’ll prepare it for you, so tell me.”
“Gu-gu-gu-guk!”
I buried Goo-Goo-Kon’s beak in the feeder
and whispered very softly so that only Goo-Goo-Kon could hear.
“I think this is correct.”
[Again, we cannot guarantee the lives of your subordinates!]
“I know. But, he said he would do it unconditionally, but how can I stop him?”
I know better than anyone else that Belquist is working hard.
He trains to death from morning till night, never stopping until he is sweaty and bloody.
If I had gone to another account, I would have been treated as the first person and played the role of an ace. He was such an excellent guy. but… Unlucky.
‘If you have enough talent, effort, and mental strength, there must be an opportunity after all.’
In the past, I would have rejected it with a single knife.
Even if it fails, it will be a huge loss.
However, seeing Aaron who mastered karma, he changed his mind a little.
It may be a vain expectation, but I decided to walk there.
‘I can’t fight alone forever.’
I don’t need a subordinate to clean up.
What I needed now was a colleague who could fight shoulder to shoulder next to me.
[It’s a power that doesn’t suit criminals.]
“Where is such a thing? Just help.”
I released my hand that was holding down Gugukon’s head.
The pigeon with its beak removed from the feeder glared at Belquist.
[Huh, thousands of times I wonder what kind of ending those who have the illusion of easily becoming stronger…]
Gugu-Kon, who was staring into Belquist’s eyes, fell silent.
and said in a whisper.
[This guy is crazy.]
“…” [
Hey, I’m not responsible no matter what happens
.
Gugukon picked up the skin of the white dragon with his wings and walked outside.