Never Die Extra

Chapter 445

The Great Ancient Wizard, Attack the Tower (5)

The Nightmare Mimic appeared everywhere after the second floor. When the explorer forgot about the Mimic, it would attack again with exquisite timing. Was it the purpose of the God of this dungeon to leave a traditional lesson that even once the enemy was defeated, you still need to be vigilant? It was no big deal to Evan, but the important thing was that he could fill up his inventory pockets thanks to the regular appearance of the Nightmare Mimic.

“I didn’t expect the tower to use the characteristics of the Nightmare Mimic to attack me.”

The area where the Nightmare Mimic appeared was filled with really vicious monsters and traps that poured out sleep gas. Especially since Evan was now on the 65th floor with strong monsters, the monsters on the 2nd floor almost looked cute. Even for a strong Demon Tribe warrior, it was very difficult to relax because you could receive attacks from monsters that put you to sleep if you didn’t protect yourself with magic.

“Huh? How did he survive this magic…!?”

“That’s because I have a high level of tolerance.”

Evan’s enemy tried to use this very environment to kill him. While Evan was walking on the 65th floor, a pinpoint attack was coming for him to lower his sleep tolerance. It was also a lethal move in the pursuit of a situation that Evan couldn’t avoid.

“Even the Demon King would’ve been forced to fall under this magic!”

“Stop citing the Demon King because you feel bad for him. Anyway, you guys call him the Demon King, too? Maybe his name is Demon King, after all.”

Although it was a very interesting tactic using the environment of a dungeon, it was unfortunately impossible to go beyond Evan’s tolerance, no matter what they did. Evan located the enemy and crushed it with Annihilation. Because the enemy poured all its magic into the debuff attack, it couldn’t resist (of course, it was more likely that it couldn’t resist even if its magic were intact). It fell on the spot.

“I lost to you, but you can’t beat Beato with that power. I declare to you in the name of all our six men who serve Beato with all their souls…!”

“I wonder.”

Evan nodded, feeling the purple Dark Magic flying toward him. Now he realized the meaning of putting up six subordinates from the 60th floor to the 65th floor. This was a technique of a high-ranking curse, likely a common one that degraded ability. It was easy to resist, given its simplicity. However, if there it would become difficult to use a curse. Still, the power would soar exponentially as a counter benefit. Naturally, it also grew difficult to resist.

‘On the premise that everyone dies, it is a curse that somehow prevents the challenger from reaching Beato. Beato is inside, too.’

It was activated only when all of them face death. It limited the target’s weakening condition when they faced Beato, though the weakening location was limited to inside this tower. As a result, even if the target was a demon, a curse full of constraints was born. Didn’t Evan suffer something similar from the Demon King on the Eternal Glacier before? It was magic that prevented you from properly using your strength on the next boundary because you break certain barriers. Basically, it could be said to be magic in line with that.

‘This could be worth studying.’

The Witches who were smart enough to maintain their own magic system would soon discover the principles of the magical operation. Evan, who had thought so, soon realized the answer. That’s right! He had children with him who possessed the qualities of witches!

“Okay, I’m very grateful that they gave us hints about the way forward.”

“You can’t smile like that…for just now…”

The unknown Demon that burned all its vitality, magic, and even its soul to activate the curse, closed its eyes with a happy face. Perhaps if he hadn’t seen Evan neatly dissipate the curse that flew to him, he would have gone comfortably until the end.

“Oh, what the…!”

“I already have a top-level curse, so the other curse doesn’t really work, which…”

In fact, the curse that had just been activated was powerful enough. No matter how high Evan’s curse tolerance was, the curse within the limited space of this tower was powerful enough to have an effect on him. The problem was that the curse of the World reignited by the Demon King was much stronger, and Evan’s body had no more room to accept other curses.

“Ooooooh…!”

Eventually, the Demon couldn’t close its eyes properly and died. Evan mourned him by collecting his blood crystal.

“Don’t be so sad; you’ll soon become one with Beato.”

Evan lightly uttered the words that even the Great Ancient Wizard wouldn’t say, and Evan neatly sucked up the energy of the statue behind him.

“Oh, I’m sure there is a Mimic here, too.”

The place where the Nightmare Mimic was hiding had become more subtle as the floors go by, but it still couldn’t avoid Evan’s eyes. He tore off the bottom of the demon statue and forced open the mouth of the Nightmare Mimic, and took out everything in it.

“Okay, it’s a gem I’ve never seen before.”

He ate the gem that raised his status, savoring it. Soon after, he realized that he had made a mistake. There was only one gem that he had eaten that didn’t raise his status. Yes, it was a gem that raised his charm.

“…It’s really dangerous for me if my charm gets any higher.”

He touched the heart circlet on his forehead for no reason. It was an accessory that gives a strong defense penetration to one’s attack as their attractiveness increased. It was an artifact that attached wings to Evan’s back, which didn’t have a proper defense penetration ability. Yeah, let’s be positive. One would feel sorry for the victims of Evan’s charm, but now it was all about gaining strength!

‘I need to be careful not to forget to adjust my charm before I leave the tower…but I need it now, so let’s activate it first.’

Evan climbed the stairs to the top floor of the tower, the 66th floor. Outside the window, the Imugi was seen moving very slowly. Evan grinned; perhaps he was expecting a showdown.

* * *

In addition to receiving a gifted education from Evan, Elizabeth, who defeated the Dungeon of Sherden by herself from the first floor to the very end in one go, was very good at discovering something strange inside dungeons.

“Yikes, strange gas!”

“It’s okay if you woosh it like this!”

When Elizabeth turned fiercely in place with the two Morningstars activated with the Rune of Surisaz, the terrible magic field generated around the iron ball turned into a small storm and shot forward. One of the Destroyer’s secrets, Spike Storm! It literally crushed the gas that was filling the space and ran straight through the corridor. Naturally, all the traps and demons were demolished without leaving any traces.

“Wow, Liz, you’re so cool…!”

“Ahem!”

The energy derived from the blood crystals of the torn apart Demons was divided into Elizabeth’s Morningstar and Eir’s Devil Rune. Rose looked worried as she watched them.

“It looks like she’s been playing some tricks in this tower…is it okay because the Dark Magic itself, once absorbed by the children, seems to be pure?”

If children were likely to be harmed by the tower’s magic, it was her turn to step up. Even if she was reborn, she was still Queen Rose, the queen of the race that dominated the Demon Realm. No matter how powerful the magic was, she was confident that she would somehow destroy it if she did her best. Moreover, while she was weakened by the connection of Bernard and the soul, years later, she had become stronger than before.

‘Yeah, I’m definitely connected to Bernard…but why can’t I feel him?’

She missed Bernard. She didn’t realize it because she hadn’t missed an hour since she reunited with him, but she realized that after she was away from him. She needed Bernard. She couldn’t wait to see the eyebrows that frowned whenever he grew angry, a man who grunted at everything unnecessarily.

“Little girls, let’s break this strange tower and go back!”

“Yes, my Oppa’s side!”

“I miss Evan, too!”

“Silly girls.”

Rose murmured with sincerity. However, Elizabeth suddenly broke the wall and ran into her arms.

“What’s wrong, little girl?!”

“You can’t feel it, Rose? There’s something weird here!”

“Weird things? Well, I’m telling you. It’s a secret space, right? How can a kid find this? It was hidden by a high-level magic circle so that even the high-ranking demons couldn’t find this place…”

While Rose was mumbling in surprise, Elizabeth swung the Morningstar cheerfully and smashed the wall. A brilliant treasure chest appeared in it!

“Wow! It’s a treasure chest!”

“Treasure…w-wait, kid! If you open it up…!”

Rose belatedly recognized the identity of the Nightmare Mimic and tried to stop Elizabeth. Still, she didn’t listen to it and just…hit the treasure chest!

– Uaaaaaaaaaah!

“Wow, the treasure chest can talk!”

She spoke in an innocent voice, hitting the Nightmare Mimic with a Morningstar using both hands. The Nightmare Mimic was the hardest item in the world. However, it couldn’t withstand Elizabeth’s Morningstar and broke.

“It’s a treasure!”

“Only the outer layer is broken, and the inside is fine, Liz!”

“Ahem.”

Elizabeth looked proud and straightened her back. Eir envied Elizabeth, who had grown beyond her height, chest, and skills.

“This is, you know, the trick of breaking walnuts. You keep what’s inside, and you break what’s outside.”

“Awesome!”

“Huh, the Dungeon of Sherden has a lot of treasure chests without any keys. So, I learned how to break them. That’s why I know what to do!”

“…”

In other words, Elizabeth didn’t bother to check whether it was a treasure chest or a Mimic and broke everything inside of the Dungeon.

“Originally, the purpose of that would have been to solve the dungeon’s traps or find the key and open it…”

Aside from the superficial knowledge of the structure of the Dungeon of Sherden, Rose found Elizabeth’s remarks strange. Moreover, there were many treasure chests like that that explode when you try to open them by force…so, she was saying that she neutralized the defense system of such treasure chests to reach the contents inside.

“You little girl…you’re not just a wrecker…”

Rose looked at Elizabeth with an expression of indescribable fear and looked at her daughter, Eir, next to her. Rose hoped that she would grow up normally, but her wish probably wouldn’t come true.

Eir was a princess who was born with the strength of the Demon Tribe.