Taming Master

Exactly 5 minutes.

From the 1st floor to the 5th floor of the Spirit's seal, it took Ian just five minutes, not more, not less.

It was quite clear speed.

And that was the obvious part.

Each level of apprentice appears on each level of the Spirit's stamp.

For Ian, who is currently a transcendental level 9 and has been hunting monsters with levels 13-14, the difficulty up to the fifth floor was too easy.

- Tyring!

- You won against a trainee!

- You have successfully cleared the 6th Floor of the Spirit's Stamp.

- You won the 'Essence of Intermediate Wind’ item.

- You got 5 hero points.

…… approximate……

- You have successfully cleared the 7th Floor of the Spirit's Stamp.

- You have successfully cleared the 8th Floor of the Spirit's Stamp.

After being cleared up to the eighth floor in a row, Ian felt sorry for the system messages that popped up before his eyes.

‘The reward on each floor is subtly lucrative. Why didn't you come here before the Contaminated Mine Quest? ’

The reason Ian tasted again was simple.

Even though he broke the seal, he could not get his first reward.

While you were busy doing Spirit Mountain quests, someone else must have captured the content here.

Ian starts feeling sick to his stomach, thinking he could get double the reward for the stamp if it had been cleared for the first time.

‘Ugh, I don't know which user came first, but I hope no one has cleared the 15th floor yet. ’

Defeat the 15th floor painter, Ian's target and quest requirement.

As much as this 15-story reward, "Gear Crate," Ian wanted to double with the original reward.

“Huh-huh-huh.”

A greedy laugh emanates from Ian's mouth.

It made me feel better to imagine opening two equipment chests with new Guardian equipment to complete and receive quests.

Ian quickly steps into the gate leading to the next floor.

Then the polite system message comes to mind.

- Tyring!

- Do you want to challenge the Spirit's Seal on the 9th floor?

‘From the ninth floor comes a trainee of my level. I'm starting to get nervous.’

Ian nods, holding his mind.

Ian's new stature quickly got sucked into the gate.

* * *

Weeing-!

The gate opens with a low resonance, and the quiet playground becomes noisy.

“Huff, huff. ”

“Wow, that was close. ”

“Hey, Chesk, you almost slipped on the 13th floor because of your mistake! ”

Ralph's group just cleared 13 floors of paint and climbed back up.

Their voices reminded me of what happened on the 13th floor.

“I almost got knocked out by my brother's paralyzing arrows! ”

“I'm sorry. My arms are killing me because I've been playing games for so long. ”

After clearing the 13th floor and gathering in the waiting room, Ralph's group wipes off the cold sweat that flows through his forehead.

If it hadn't been 14 floors and slipped on 13 floors, it would have been completely demoralized.

- Tyring!

- You have successfully cleared the 13th Floor of the Spirit's Stamp.

- You got 13 hero points.

- Full health is restored.

- You're in the waiting room.

Looking at the emerging system messages, Ralph shakes his head.

I've seen these messages dozens and dozens of times, and now I'm tired of them.

‘Yes, this time we are going to clear it unconditionally. Break the 14th floor and find out what the culprit is on the 15th floor...' I'm going to finish in one go. ’

This was quickly checked by Andamun Ralph.

Entering the waiting room will recover all of your HP and skills, but it was a habit for all rankers to repair immediately after battle.

After a brief maintenance, Ralph takes a slow walk with a firm look on his face.

My whole body was compromised while climbing the tower for three days, but I was holding out with limited mental strength.

Jerbuck- Jerbuck.

Ralph steps forward to the gate, looking back at the two party members once.

Then I slowly opened my mouth in a loud voice.

“Anyway, since we just evolved the spirit of Inisko, let's clear it for good this time. ”

“Okay, Ralph. ”

“Okay, brother. ”

Ralph's gaze flashes chess once more.

“Chesk, I will not tolerate such a ridiculous mistake this time. ”

“Okay. I'll wake up. ”

The three men with the splenic expression nodded, looking at each other alternately.

And after a while, they quickly walked into the gate.

Swung Shung Shung Shung!

The gate emits a blue glow and swallows three new brothers.

Then, in the waiting room where there was no one left, the silent silence covered.

How long has it been since Ralph's party disappeared?

Whoo-hoo!

At the gate where they appeared, a new resonance began to spread.

Someone else, not Ralph's party, clears the 13th floor and comes up.

The black shadow that appears through the gate then mutters in a small voice.

“Whew, it hasn't been easy, but how did we get this far... …. ”

Jerk-jerk-jerk-!

A relaxed stroll to the outside of the gate.

His identity, of course, was Ian.

Surprisingly, Ian made it to the 13th floor where Ralph's party had suffered countless hardships in one try.

“Is it just the last gate before I meet the painter? ”

Ian looks back at the next gate with a sharp eye after finishing his maintenance with a fluff of equipment.

It takes about two full hours to get up to the 13th floor, but it's not nearly as lively as Ralph's group.

“Wh-whoa. ”

Ian, who was standing in front of the gate heading to the 14th floor, took a step inside without hesitation.

At that moment, a system message that Ian did not expect came to mind.

- Tyring!

- Another challenger is challenging this gate.

-If you take on a challenge, you will take on another challenger first.

- Do you want to proceed with the challenge?

And as soon as I saw the message, Ian's mouth curled up.

“Oh, it's not too late? ”

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that the challenger on the 14th floor is an NPC and not a user.

But Ian's insistence was that there were other users inside.

They intercepted the first reward to the 13th floor.

And Ian began to roll his head hard.

‘What should I do……. Do I have to take risks and take challenges? ’

Now, Ian had two options:

First, we wait in the waiting room until the challengers' battle is over.

Second, we don't know which challengers are inside, but we push the challenge to defeat them first.

It may sound obvious, but there are few risks in the second option.

It's because the challengers who go first to the 14th floor may have more power than Ian.

It was very unlikely that there would be a stronger user than Ian on a one-on-one basis, but it was quite likely that more than one party was under attack.

No matter how great Ian is, it is arrogance to guarantee victory over two or more other server rankers.

Ian's decision, however, was a second choice without risk to Risky.

“Even if there is a risk.... I think it's something we should yell at. ”

Ian was going to enforce this challenge, even if he was defeated by other challengers.

Defeat doesn't kill you, it just bounces you out of the stamp.

On the other hand, if you take this risk and challenge them to win, the rewards you get from the 14th floor increase your chances of getting the first buff.

At this rate of return, Ian decided it was a good bet to try.

“Now, what kind of friends are waiting for you……. ”

Ian decided to take off his feet, smiling.

Then the system messages started to appear in succession before Ian's eyes.

- Tyring!

- Challenge imposed.

In order to challenge the -14 floors, you must first win a battle against the challenger you were trying to challenge.

- A duel with another challenger has been won.

- Go to the duel room.

Ian's vision then began to turn white.

* * *

Gulp.

In the silent silence, a small sound of someone's drowsiness echoes.

Unbeatable tension, sharp tension.

The four against the vast arena began to explore each other with sharp eyes.

In the Arena, all of the opposing Pokémon's information is blinded, so all you can tell is what kind of equipment they were wearing.

Even the appearance is covered with a black mask, so even if you meet someone you know, you can't recognize them.

‘Damn, at this crucial moment...! ’

Looking at the man staring at them on the other side of the arena, Ralph bites his lip hard.

In fact, he was not the first one in this arena.

I have met the challenger NPC several times, living in the stamp all three days.

That's why the challenger broke in. When I checked the message, I was not surprised or surprised.

It was just a rotten sheep's face that stepped on the poop.

‘I've never met a challenger on more than 10 floors.... Can we win? ’

In the beginning, Ralph had no idea that the challenger might be the user.

And it wasn't an unsubstantiated guess.

He thinks if it was the user, at least he wouldn't "show up alone."

Think about it.

It's nonsense to come up alone on a stamp that allows up to three people to party, but you're afraid to challenge someone who doesn't even know how many people to a duel?

The liver comes out of the stomach, or the brain doesn't function properly.

A challenger cannot happen unless it is one of the two cases.

If the challenger were a normal user, he would have at least waited for the challenger to enter the battle to end.

‘Yes, let's be positive. Unless the NPCs are of a particularly high transcendence level, there's nothing three of us can't handle. ’

Ralph, who set the course for battle, quickly began placing orders through a party chat.

- Ralph: Let's cordon off the streets slowly. Chesk keeps his bow pointed at him, and if he sees anything magical casting, shoot him and cut him off.

- Okay, Ralph.

- Okay, brother!

Given that he is equipped with a ‘Vosges' type weapon, he is very likely to be a Wizard or Black Wizard class.

Ralph thinks it's most important to keep your distance from the opposing team.

If you narrowed the distance and stably cut casting, there was no reason not to defeat a wizard class with weak tanking capabilities.

‘I came in with a lot of life.... Because if Chesk can cut off the casting, it won't be enchanted. ’

After calculating, Ralph jumps straight to the ground.

In order not to even give him time to cast, he triggered a fast-paced skill.

But soon after.

Ralph was embarrassed.

“ ……! ”

It's because the opposing Pokémon's hand, which had nothing to hold but the Watcher, suddenly held a flaming longbow.

Even for that short period of time, the man had already fired a single arrow and was holding a second arrow against the demonstration.