The Cursed Blacksmith Who Regressed - Chapter 27

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Episode 27

How much time had passed?

[ Parrying is activated. ]

Whiriririk- Kaang!!

[ Dexterity is activated. ]

[ Nameless Swordsmanship is activated. ]

[ Critical is activated. ]

Pukwaaaaak!!

Instead of the sound of clashing metal, the sound of flesh being sliced could be heard.

The source of the sound was the Gray Color Swordsman.

Its condition was miserable.

Its body was so tattered in various places that it had almost become rags.

Because of that, its mobility had greatly decreased and the force of its sword strikes had also greatly weakened.

Choi Hyun once again deflected its sword with a parry.

Then this time he swung his sword toward its hand.

Pukwaaaaak!

The sound of flesh being cut.

Unable to endure the pain, it dropped the sword it was holding in its hand.

Choi Hyun’s eyes lit up.

It was because the creature and its sword had finally been separated.

Choi Hyun immediately ran over and grabbed that sword.

Then the Gray Color Swordsman went berserk and charged at him, but Choi Hyun swung the stolen sword widely to attack it.

Kwaaaaang!!

Choi Hyun’s eyes widened at the explosive sound.

At the same time, he could see the Gray Color Swordsman’s body had been deeply dented from the attack.

The Gray Color Swordsman, attacked by its own sword, even staggered for the first time.

‘This is that level?’

Choi Hyun immediately checked the sword’s information.

[ Gray Color Swordsman’s Sword ]

– Type : Item

– Restriction : Level 60 or higher. *However, all usage restrictions are removed in the Growth Tower.

– Durability : 1,067/2,000

– Attack Power : 300

– Options :

1. When using sword-related skills, additional power increases by 10%

2. Skill ‘Super Strong Strike’ can be used.

# The sword used by the Gray Color Swordsman, gatekeeper of the 49th Floor of the Growth Tower.

‘Ha, look at this?’

Choi Hyun let out a hollow laugh after seeing the Item Information.

Clearly the Gray Color Swordsman’s level display was marked as ???.

But the level restriction of the sword it used was as high as 60.

Since it was a heavy sword form, compared to the average specs of level 60, its sword should have had durability of 1,300 and attack power of 190 according to average calculations.

But its sword had durability of 2,000 and attack power of 300.

This was much higher specs than even the disassembled and repaired square sword.

‘No wonder the square sword couldn’t withstand it.’

It also made sense that so much durability was lost with each of its sword strikes.

Whatever the case, it didn’t matter.

It was over now.

Choi Hyun lifted its sword and swung it.

Of course, he didn’t just swing it normally.

He used the additional option.

[ Super Strong Strike is activated. ]

And.

Kwaaaaang!!

[ You have defeated the Gray Color Swordsman. ]

Choi Hyun was finally able to defeat the Gray Color Swordsman.

* * *

[ The 49th Floor has been conquered. ]

[ New record achieved! ]

[ The Growth Tower’s highest record has been updated. ]

[ The conqueror is Player ‘Choi Hyun’. ]

Outside the Tower.

As soon as Choi Hyun defeated the Gray Color Swordsman, the Tower immediately announced this fact to the world.

Then those who had been watching the Tower with burning eyes couldn’t help but shout as soon as they saw the notification.

“Wow!!”

“Waaaaa!!”

“Wow, holy shit crazy!!”

“Waaaaaaaaa!!”

People went wild with enthusiasm.

They trembled, got goosebumps, and dopamine was released like crazy.

My goodness.

Did Choi Hyun really pull this off?

All of this happened about 2 hours after he had entered the 49th Floor.

“Wow, this is crazy, really.”

“He actually did it?”

“So now Choi Hyun is higher than Yang Hui?”

“At least his potential is higher.”

“Wow, I thought Yang Hui was the best in my lifetime, but how can someone even more amazing than Yang Hui appear?”

“And he’s even from our country.”

“Exactly.”

“As expected of Hell Joseon. The saying that heroes emerge in troubled times was really true.”

“Wow, it’s been a while since I felt this national pride.”

“Already exceeded the lethal dose.”

“Kyaaaaa!! Barkeeper!!”

The news of the 49th Floor conquest spread from Bukhansan to the entire world through various reporters who had been waiting at Bukhansan.

Naturally, it was also delivered to China and Yang Hui.

“Ah.”

Yang Hui, who received the news, sighed quietly.

In the end, his prayers had not been answered.

Yang Hui quietly closed both eyes.

That’s when it happened.

Wiiing-

Yang Hui’s phone rang.

The caller was the Black Society.

Yang Hui looked at it quietly before answering the phone.

“Yes.”

– You heard the news, right? Come over right away.

“Yes, I understand.”

Yang Hui immediately left his house.

Like a path leading to hell.

His feet wouldn’t move, but he had to go.

“Ha.”

Dark clouds gathered on Yang Hui’s face.

However, unlike Yang Hui, Korea was in a festive mood.

An atmosphere comparable to winning the World Cup.

In such an atmosphere, someone raised a question.

“So is it all over now?”

“Uh… I wonder?”

It was the moment a new question was presented.

* * *

Right after defeating the Gray Color Swordsman, related notifications appeared.

[ You have defeated the Gray Color Swordsman. ]

[ You have cleared the 49th Floor. ]

[ Your level has increased. ]

[ You have gained 1 bonus stat. ]

[ Heavenly Martial Physique activates. ]

[ Strength, Stamina, Mana, and Sense stats increase by 1 each. ]

[ New record achieved! ]

[ You have achieved the highest challenge record in the Growth Tower in Player history. ]

[ For achieving a great Achievement, the System gifts you 3 bonus stats. ]

His level had increased.

He also received Achievement bonuses for breaking records.

But that wasn’t what was important.

Choi Hyun focused and looked at the notifications.

And the thing he absolutely didn’t want to happen occurred.

[ The door leading to the 50th Floor has opened. ]

“Ah.”

So the final floor wasn’t the 49th Floor after all.

What a shame.

He had secretly hoped the 49th Floor would be the last.

‘Just how high does this place reach?’

There was no way to know.

No one had ever reached the end.

However, whatever the case, he had achieved his modest goal of breaking the highest record, so he decided to be satisfied for now.

Choi Hyun shifted his gaze to look at the Gray Color Swordsman.

Like the Wandering Knight, the creature’s corpse disappeared along with black smoke.

But the sword it had been using didn’t disappear.

‘I guess I’m supposed to take it as loot.’

If anything, it was fortunate.

Not knowing what might come next, if there was a better weapon available, it was only right to use it.

Choi Hyun decided to call this the Gray Sword.

Before repairing the Gray Sword, he first checked his status window.

“Check status window.”

[ Choi Hyun ]

– Lv : 29

– Class : Blacksmith

– Traits : ＜Devil’s Eye＞＜Repair＞＜Curse of Memory＞＜Anonymous Craftsman＞＜Heavenly Martial Physique＞＜Material＞

– Strength : 34

– Stamina : 34

– Mana : 34

– Sense : 34

– Dexterity : 66

– Unallocated Stat Points : 4

Nothing had changed significantly.

Choi Hyun invested all the bonus stats into Dexterity.

‘This brings my Dexterity stat to 70.’

For the next repair skill, he only needed to raise it 30 more points.

Choi Hyun then summoned and held the Repair Hammer.

And naturally began hammering the Gray Sword.

[ Enhanced Repair activates. ]

[ Deft Hands activates. ]

[ Ultra Focus activates. ]

As he began hammering the sword, the sword itself started to glow.

But this time, something was a bit different.

Though he could see white and golden colors, he couldn’t see any murky hues.

‘This one seems to have been made perfectly.’

So that’s why it had good specs compared to others of the same grade.

Occasionally there were cases like this.

Things that were perfectly made from the start.

These were made according to the designer’s intentions, used materials generously, and were crafted with flawless manufacturing processes.

So-called masterpieces were usually like this.

‘And weapons that come from special environments like the Growth Tower are mostly like this.’

So he quickly finished with just the enhanced repair.

[ Repair has been completed. ]

[ Due to the effect of Enhanced Repair, the target has been completely repaired while some options have been improved. ]

After finishing the repair, he checked the Gray Sword’s information again.

[ Gray Color Swordsman’s Sword ]

– Type : Item

– Restriction : Level 60 or higher. *However, all usage restrictions are removed within the Growth Tower.

– Durability : 2,600/2,600(2,000+600)

– Attack Power : 390(300+90)

– Options :

1. When using swordsmanship-related skills, additional power increases by 10%

2. Skill ‘Ultra Strike’ can be used.

# The sword used by the Gray Color Swordsman, gatekeeper of the 49th Floor of the Growth Tower.

# It has been perfectly repaired by an excellent blacksmith and some performance has been enhanced.

# The enhanced performance will disappear if it falls below the original durability

The Gray Sword that underwent enhanced repair was strengthened by 30% from its original specs.

Of course, it felt slightly heavier than the longsword he had been using, but it wasn’t unusable to the point where he needed to worry much about it.

‘This is why I can’t quit repairing.’

Was that why?

On one hand, he thought he understood why the devil had sealed half of his primary traits as a regression condition.

‘If I had been able to craft as well, I would have…’

The Growth Tower probably would have been finished long ago.

That made sense because, unlike his previous life, his life after regression had given him wealth rivaling that of conglomerates from the very start, so he could have created ultimate equipment without worrying about money no matter what he made.

Moreover, leveling would have been easy too.

This was because while the Blacksmith Class couldn’t gain experience from repair processes, it received growth experience from crafting processes, allowing him to level up without directly fighting on the field like this.

‘I used to benefit a lot from that effect back in the day.’

What a shame.

However, he soon shook his head.

There’s no point in lamenting over what can’t be done since it’s only my loss.

Choi Hyun equipped his newly obtained ink sword and immediately moved to the next floor.

[ Moving to the 50th Floor. ]

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