Taming Master

The stone gate opens and a white light pours in.

A light beam of gray white with a slightly faded light, rather than a completely brilliant white light.

Grrr.

Kugu...!

As the beam of light falls, a great sound echoes, and a dark, voracious staircase unfolds in the group's view.

A sparkling staircase that emits a brilliant light, like a clear and refined crystal.

It was a splendor that was completely different from the stairs on the other floors of the Ghost Tower that had been seen so far, and the expedition of Ian and the Baller guild began to be increasingly excited.

‘As expected, reward phase……! ’

If it has been beautifully decorated since the entrance, the reward is expected to be high.

So they began to take the stairs without hesitation.

Jerk-jerk-jerk-!

By the time everyone had climbed all the stairs.

- Tyring!

In front of the eyes of every party member, I remembered the system message I had been waiting for at the same time.

- You're on the 10th floor of the Ghost Tower.

- The Ruins of the Ghost are unlocked.

* * *

“You finally did it. ”

“I see. ”

“But, you know, it was a pretty expected outcome. ”

“You're absolutely right. Ian and Hun were added... I didn't think the Ghost Tower would be cleared right away. ”

Team members of the Planning 3 team who sweated in their hands and monitored the ghost tower for more than an hour.

Despite their focus, the team all looked exhausted, but in fact, the monitoring was not entirely part of the job.

Honestly, there's no reason for every team member to monitor whether or not the Ghost Tower is cleared.

I just focused on the players and the videos, and everyone was watching it without me even knowing it.

That's why the faces of the team members were exhausted after watching an urgent movie, rather than tired of their work.

“Hehe, but I didn't know Ian was going to retaliate like that at the end. ”

“I see. ”

“You think you can use the knowledge transition to break through the soul supper... Ian is Ian, after all. ”

“I think the Arcane response was great, too. ”

“Yes. If the Arcane hadn't reacted so quickly, we wouldn't have gotten rid of the Jaqen at all, even if Ian had destroyed the Soul Eater." ”

After the monitoring, I just got up.

Unlike when he first found Ian and Hun, his expression was relaxed again.

‘Phew, I accidentally had a good time. ’

It was true that some people appeared in the video of the guild because they were too surprised, but as a result they did not have any variables that were difficult to respond to.

First and foremost, the Tower of Ghosts has been cleared.

If the Baller Guild's Ghost Tower was cleared about two weeks ago, this could have been an extremely urgent issue.

It was before the rankers of the Calderas Guild crossed Rete, which means it was the first time they crossed the River of Oblivion in the Valler Guild.

‘If only I had...'... while the Spirit Boat crossed the river, I would have had to run sweaty feet. ’

But now that all the content was already beyond the river of forgetfulness, there was no reason for Najchan to be greatly embarrassed.

Of course, the part about the artifacts spilling out of the Spirit Tower and returning them all to the guild members was also an element that could bring some peculiarity to the combat strength balance of the top guilds.

But it was also not enough to turn the game upside down.

‘It's better than being independent in Calderas or Lotus. ’

However, one part of my mind was also related to Ian.

Ian is the closest ranker to the realm of 'transcendence’ than any existing user.

It was his greatest interest whether he could find clues to the ‘wings’ in the Tower of Spirits.

Suddenly, Najchan thought of Ian, and he smiled.

‘Ian joined the guild expedition in the first place, probably because of the spiritual wings. ’

Najchan laughed for no other reason.

At that moment, I realized that there were no spiritual wings on the tenth floor of the tower of spirits, and I thought of Ian who would be embarrassed.

‘Hehe, I'm almost sure he came up here……. ’

Najchan knew more about Ian's history than anyone else.

It was not that hard for him to infer that Ian was looking for the wings of a spirit.

The fact that Ian has had the 'Hero of the Ancient Battlefield Ⅰ’ quest for a long time was part of what he already knew.

Therefore, Najchan understood Ian's expectations for the wings of the spirits well, and he was also expected to feel the emptiness, so he had to laugh.

‘But there is a clue about the Spirit Wings...... So look carefully, Ian. ’

After quickly organizing the piles of paperwork, Nazi Chan checked his watch and left the office.

I thought I wanted to monitor Ian a little more, but it was almost time to post the morning report.

‘Now that Ian has started looking for the wings of the spirit…… can we start preparing for the launch of a new project…? ’

It's because I had an unexpected and interesting experience, and I left the office murmuring.

But even then, he didn't know.

After the report, Planning Team 3's office would be destroyed.

* * *

The tenth floor of the Ghost Tower was literally a treasure vault.

There were powerful artifacts, equipment, and rare items to match the name 'The Ruins of Ghosts’.

‘The ruins never betray us. ’

But unfortunately, we can't just sweep these ruins away.

The expeditioners who arrived on the 10th floor couldn't leave easily.

There was limited amount of ‘goods’ needed to take the artifacts of the ruins, but there were so many things that everyone was forced to choose.

A spirit bead given to all in common, and a token of the emperor that he was able to get by dropping when he defeated his legion.

As Ian and everyone else expected, these items were able to get artifacts in currency.

“Wow…! What the hell am I supposed to pick? ”

“Phew, I just need another marble and ten more tokens. ”

“What? Where's your conscience? I only need three more... Heheh. ”

And among the expeditioners of the Baller Guild who wander among the artifacts with this cold expression, Ian is wandering around in a similar shape.

However, Ian was in a slightly different situation than the general expedition that sought to obtain a better artifact.

However, unlike the others who picked up one or two artifacts and fixed them, Ian still had not picked out a single artifact, even though he had the most resources.

Unlike other people's expressions that were even cold to happiness, Ian's expression was getting worse.

‘Wings of the Spirit……! You don't have spiritual wings, do you? ’

The reason Ian hasn't picked the artifact yet is simple.

As much as the artifacts here were good, Ian's spiritual wings were his top priority.

After exchanging spiritual wings for the first place, we had to choose the artifact as the remaining resource. No matter where we looked at the ruins, we couldn't even see anything like its wings, so we were completely confused.

And not as bad as Ian, but the face of the arcane next to him was pretty serious.

“There are... no spiritual wings, Ian. ”

“Phew, yeah. I was sure you'd be here... ”

Unlike just happy regular guild members, the spiritual wings were also important to the guild master, Arcane.

I think it's the only way to cross this river of forgetfulness.), even if there is a good artifact, it must be a serious expression.

“Maybe there's some content after the ruins on the 10th floor? ”

“Hmm... Could it be...? ”

Ian and Arcane talk with a serious look while making assumptions because they are troubled.

After a while, I heard a surprised Hun's voice before their ears.

“Huh! This is here...? ”

* * *

Knight of Hell, Jakan, who served as the Seal on the ninth floor of the Ghost Tower.

He was the knight commander of the Knights of King Latrkan, as Hun had originally known.

A loyal Senior Knight Captain of Latrkan who was regarded as a ‘Knight of Death’ as braver and superior than any other knight in the Reign.

He was always appointed to the forefront of all the wars in the system, and the more he won the war, the stronger his power became.

And as a result, Jacques was finally able to transcend the realm of transcendence.

Beyond the limits of the middleman.

In other words, he became powerful enough to reach the threshold of the martyrdom.

However, his strength stems from greed, and in the end, he was forced to become a knight of virtue.

- Jakan...... Isn't it too unfair to leave you as a knight commander with such great power?

The temptation of the evil god was too sweet for the man who had gained the power of transcendence with one desire for strength.

- A knight commander...... I've already reached my peak, expressing the Blader of the highest order. What's up there?

- Why don't you think of becoming king?

- ……!

- Aren't you already qualified... to rule an Elissium or a Tartarus?

The Jacques were greedy, but they belonged to the king, separate from him.

That's why, no matter how greedy I was, I never thought to look over the throne of my master, the King.

The evil god unleashed his desire that had been suppressed deep in his heart.

The sweet temptation to betray LaTarkan and kill him to take the place of the seventh generation King came into his mind.

- With your knights, regroup beyond Rette.

But despite his determination, Jacques had one last control device left.

- We have no way to cross the Rette if Latrkan's will is not broken.

The River Rette of oblivion was a place where even the Knights of the Chiefs could not be overrun.

Any creature, except the one with the credentials.

Only when the king's permission fell and the bridge of power floated on the surface of Rette could I cross this river of forgetfulness.

Jacques, who wanted to regroup immediately, was able to endure the desire of that virtue once again.

But the last control device was also unable to stop the temptation of the evil god.

- Jakan, knight of death...

- ……?

- Do you know anything about the Spirit Ferry?

- Well, that's ……!

Challenge-!

An evil spirit approaching directly in front of the jacan picks out a tiny jar of glass from his chest, and he knows what it is.

No, what is a small ferry locked in a jar.

I knew exactly what it meant.

- To me, to me...

- Show me your desire, Jakan.

- ……!

- I give you the power of the Knights of Hell.