Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 127

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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 127

 

127. Demigod

 

Demigod .

 

Literally, a half-god.

 

A being that doesn’t reach the level of a god, but has far transcended the human realm.

 

Therefore, that power is tremendous.

 

‘Even I, as a Regressor, couldn’t reach the realm of demigod in the past. No matter how much the system helped, I couldn’t escape human limitations.’

 

The race section in my Status Window had also changed from ‘Human’ to ‘Demigod’.

 

But how?

 

A memory suddenly came to mind.

 

―Indeed, you’ve become this strong by receiving the Three Gods’ patronage? But you haven’t reached the realm of demigod . If you had received my patronage, the result would have been different.

 

Just before my defeat to the God of Destruction, Amon, on the 666th Floor.

 

He had mentioned demigod.

 

‘Could it be… back then?’

 

Come to think of it, the Core awakened at that exact moment too.

 

‘Amon… implanted a Core in my body?’

 

More precisely, it would be in my soul rather than my body.

 

Only the soul wasn’t affected by Regression.

 

‘Now I understand. Who made me into a demigod.’

 

The culprit was the God of Destruction, Amon.

 

Just before death, he injected power into my body.

 

Because of that, the Core awakened and I underwent the process of becoming a demigod.

 

Karma was the energy needed to complete the Core.

 

‘I thought it was Orcus’s doing, but it wasn’t.’

 

At this point, a question arises.

 

‘Why exactly? Why does Amon want to make me into a demigod?’

 

What enemy gives power to their enemy?

 

Does he mean something like, get stronger and come back?

 

‘Is this also part of his entertainment?’

 

To hear the reason, it would be best to ask the person involved, but the Core injection happened before Regression.

 

‘I can’t turn back time to ask Amon from before Regression.’

 

Whatever the case, I have to climb to the 666th Floor.

 

I also had things I wanted to ask the current Amon.

 

‘I need to speed up my conquest a bit more.’

 

With that thought, I entered the Labyrinth.

 

[You have entered Labyrinth Underground 180th Floor.]

 

 

 

《Type: Survival》

 

《Condition: Within 1 hour time limit》

 

《Mission: Survive from monsters.》

 

 

 

[You cannot exit until you clear the mission.]

 

Before Regression, I proved my worth on the 180th Floor.

 

Because of that, I was able to become an Apostle of all Three Gods.

 

‘Coming back to the 180th Floor where that happened brings back memories.’

 

This time I don’t need to work hard for proof.

 

But since it’s the Record Layer, I should do it properly.

 

‘The key is how many monsters I can handle.’

 

I don’t need to go looking for them.

 

Just catching the ones that swarm toward me will guarantee a record.

 

Though it won’t be easy.

 

‘Dark Lizardmen will swarm by type.’

 

I’m not afraid.

 

Haven’t I become a demigod?

 

‘Now I’m not afraid of any monster that comes.’

 

I’ve already accumulated considerable stats.

 

I opened my Status Window to check how much.

 

【Stats】

 

●Strength: 969 / Penetration: 983

 

●Durability: 999 / Agility: 1,062

 

●Life: 968 / Mana: 992

 

●Regeneration: 969 / Resistance: 988

 

●Dark Magic: 968

 

‘What, what is this? These ridiculous stats?’

 

All stats are approaching 1,000.

 

Even I, the person involved, was surprised.

 

‘My original stats should have been around 200, right?’

 

What happened?

 

Did my stats increase when I became a demigod?

 

I didn’t see any message about that though?

 

‘Could it be?’

 

I went into the Achievement window.

 

And I was able to find one Achievement that had changed without any notice.

 

▶Vessel of Terra (SSS)

 

―Acquisition Condition: The first human to absorb and stabilize Terra.

 

―Effect: All stats permanently increase by 100% of Terra.

 

‘The value that was 10% has changed to 100%.’

 

Moreover, the grade also rose from SS to SSS rank.

 

‘Could it be that a message appeared but I didn’t notice it?’

 

If a message had come during the process of transforming into a demigod’s body?

 

I might not have known.

 

I was out of my mind with pain at that time.

 

‘So this is why my stats exceeded 1,000.’

 

My current Terra is 840.

 

This value is applied at 100%, raising all stats by this much.

 

The value of Terra has increased tenfold.

 

Just then.

 

“Suaaa!”

 

“Shiiik!”

 

Lizardman Warriors, shamans, raiders, trackers, and so on.

 

I could see lizardmen swarming toward me in a mixed group of all kinds.

 

Roughly 300 of them were visible.

 

Since I didn’t run away and just stayed still, they’re swarming as if they’re going to wage war.

 

But I didn’t move.

 

I had no fear whatsoever.

 

‘Come if you’re going to come.’

 

I waited barehanded for them to enter my range.

 

There was no need to draw a weapon.

 

‘This is a good opportunity to test my strength.’

 

50m…

 

40m…

 

30m…

 

Now we could identify each other and in just a few more seconds they could trample me, but.

 

‘They haven’t all entered yet.’

 

I waited for all 300 to enter my range.

 

“Shiiik!”

 

“Shiaaa!”

 

The moment the Lizardman Warriors who had come within arm’s reach raised their war hammers.

 

‘Now!’

 

I raised both hands high and deployed Grip of the Dead.

 

Telekinesis spread over a wide area, binding all 300 lizardmen.

 

“Shi?”

 

“Shiik!?”

 

The creatures couldn’t move an inch, just holding their raised war hammers.

 

It was work that required extreme Mana Control, but for me it was as easy as breathing.

 

‘I understand what the realm of a demigod is like.’

 

It’s not simply that stats have increased.

 

Mana Control enters the realm of transcendence, departing from the human domain.

 

‘Is that why my five senses didn’t feel things well?’

 

Instead of cold and heat, I can feel mana better, and I have immunity to all viruses, bacteria, toxic substances, and so on.

 

I could feel for myself that my body had now become one where aging would no longer progress.

 

‘I could kill all 300 like this.’

 

When I put force into the mana that had bound the lizardmen.

 

Pop! Pop pop pop!

 

All their heads burst like balloons.

 

I had killed 300 simultaneously in an instant.

 

[You have obtained a D-Grade Magic Crystal.]

 

[You have obtained a D-Grade Magic Crystal.]

 

[You have obtained a D-Grade Magic Crystal.]

 

…

 

…

 

[Acquired items are stored in Inventory.]

 

There must have been quite a few irregulars as dozens of magic stones came in, and I warmly welcomed the lizardmen that came rushing again.

 

Thud thud thud thud thud!

 

Was there ever an easier strategy than this?

 

I didn’t even need to move.

 

‘If I just have enough mana, this is really a cheat skill.’

 

With just Grip of the Dead alone, I could master every strategy.

 

‘By the way, have the Three Gods noticed this change in me?’

 

I was curious.

 

What kind of reaction they would show.

 

‘Well, if they’re curious, they’ll invite me.’

 

I continued the lizardmen massacre.

 

 

The Soul Chamber was a room where any invited soul could enter, like a group chat room of sorts.

 

A space arbitrarily gathered solely for conversation.

 

There, the Three Gods would look down upon the human world and relieve their boredom.

 

However.

 

[Wh-what is that supposed to be?]

 

Lately, there was no time to be bored.

 

Lee Tae Seong was causing incidents every time.

 

[Tae Seong’s soul rank has risen. How is this even possible?]

 

Kairos, who was usually gentle, was rarely showing indignation.

 

Indeed, he could feel that Lee Tae Seong’s soul had risen to the level of a demigod.

 

This was as shocking as a beggar receiving a noble title.

 

[Orcus, tell me! Am I seeing this wrong?]

 

[Uh, uh… It’s certain. Half of his soul is composed of properties similar to ours…]

 

If the God of the Underworld said so, then it wasn’t a mistake.

 

Lee Tae Seong had become a demigod.

 

[Unbelievable. How could a lowly human possess the vessel of a god…]

 

[What exactly happened? Orcus, is this your doing?]

 

[Wh-what are you talking about? Am I crazy enough to make him a demigod?]

 

[Then how did this happen? A soul’s rank can’t just rise on its own, can it?]

 

As Kairos said, humans cannot aspire to godhood.

 

Just as monkeys cannot become humans.

 

Created beings cannot surpass the limits of their species.

 

But Lee Tae Seong had crossed over.

 

How?

 

[Come to think of it… it’s not like there’s no way.]

 

[Are you saying humans can become demigods?]

 

[Yeah.]

 

[How?]

 

[Hmm, I’m a bit flustered too… but it seems a core has been created.]

 

[A core? What’s that?]

 

Even gods don’t know everything.

 

Each has their own field of expertise.

 

Clearing his throat, Orcus continued speaking.

 

[A core is the essential energy that forms a soul. Only when the core is intact can the soul be intact too.]

 

[You mean like a heart?]

 

[Right. But inferior creatures like humans don’t have cores. Strictly speaking, they only have the seed of a core, but their bodies can’t make it sprout. That’s how they were designed from the beginning.]

 

[Conversely, we gods have them?]

 

[Yeah. We’re born with completed cores from birth. If the core breaks, even immortal beings like us would be annihilated.]

 

To think gods could be annihilated.

 

The other gods, slightly shocked, asked again.

 

[So? Are you saying the Regressor has developed a core now?]

 

[Yes. It’s only half, but it’s definitely a core.]

 

[How is that possible? You said humans can’t create cores.]

 

[They can’t make them sprout on their own, but if special conditions are met, it’s not impossible. All spiritual beings have the seed of a core latent within them. It’s just that humans lack the power to awaken that seed.]

 

[What are those special conditions?]

 

Orcus shook his head.

 

[I don’t know either.]

 

[What? If you, the God of the Underworld, don’t know, then who does?]

 

[Really. From here on, it’s classified information that even I don’t know. I only know that special conditions must be fulfilled.]

 

[Hah…]

 

[Sigh…]

 

The gods sighed simultaneously as if they had made a pact.

 

Their eyes looking at Lee Tae Seong weren’t kind either.

 

To think a being they looked down upon as human had risen to an existence equal to themselves.

 

Of course, he was still only a demigod.

 

But even being half a god was equally unpleasant.

 

[Look at that. He was already strong before, but now he’s even stronger.]

 

Even watching his performance in the Labyrinth, rather than feeling joy, it was simply absurd.

 

A mere human obtaining the power of a god?

 

[I can’t figure out how this happened.]

 

[There’s one way to find out.]

 

[What’s that?]

 

Kairos spoke in a serious voice.

 

[We invite Lee Tae Seong and ask him directly. How he was able to awaken his Core and become a demigod.]

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