Insanely-Talented Player

Episode 148

— So, are you saying that the memories of all players, including Mr. Georg, disappeared when they entered the Tower of Power War?

- That's right.

— Neither I nor any of the players I know remember what happened in the tower

. The King of Heroes also ‘claims’ that. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that there are players who intentionally remembered what happened in the tower and hid it.

- Nevertheless... the tower attack failed and the tower break did not occur. We should be thankful that none of the players even died and that everyone was able to return safely.

- And I guess it is probably possible because of the performance and sacrifice of a player we don't know in the top tier 13. Perhaps that player conquered this tower and obtained the only ‘reward'.

“Oh my, that old man is doing something stupid again.”

The immortal monarch who had been defeated by a meteor earlier was appearing on TV.

No, the immortal monarch has fallen. However, Georg, the player with the gravekeeper's name, did not die. Resurrect all dead players in this tower. Because that was the decision made by the King of Heroes at the Tower of Power War.

Among the players there, he is the only one who knows and remembers the truth and at the same time becomes a hero who cannot be understood by anyone. It was a ridiculous joke.

“...Do you really not remember anything, Yoosung?”

And, leaving behind Georg, who was speaking in front of reporters, Saint Mary asked again.

“Why do you think I remember?”

“Because Yoosung

is the most special among our players.”

Maria answered without any hesitation. Her feelings toward Yoosung were not suspicious. Rather, it was closer to an unquestioning confidence in the King of Heroes, Player Kang Yu-seong.

And she was right. Still, I didn't want to talk. No, I couldn't say.

What happened there.

Even if she understands the King of Heroes, she will not be able to understand the 1001st ‘hero'. The same goes for the next one.

Just like the 999 heroes who have fallen so far.

But knowing the truth didn't change anything. It's just the same thing over and over again as it has been up until now.

And there was only one thing Yooseong had to do.

Attacking this game.

“I guess I’ll have to get ready to go to the next tower soon.”

“Why should we go on a date together?” Saying that, Yoosung shrugged his shoulders and Maria laughed in bewilderment.

An unprecedented situation in which all players who entered the 13th tier tower lost their memories.

Nevertheless, the tower strategy failed, there was a tower break, or no player died inside the tower.

Because the tower itself of the tier 13 faction war was successfully conquered. And after conquering the tower, I also received the corresponding ‘reward’ as the protagonist. With extra-standard power beyond imagination, such as the title of Heavenly Demon and the skill “Winter Night”.

A preposterous power that does not disappear even as the season passes, and a status as a transcendent person.

Although that fact cannot be revealed to the world right away.

However, the world's shock will not last long. Soon, even the parties involved will lose interest, forget about it, and return to their original places without changing anything.

As it has always been so far.

That night. As I left the bedroom, leaving the sleeping Maria behind, an unexpected face was there.

“Lily.”

A Walpurgis witch who participated in the 13th tier tower with the Witch Lord and fought against nightmares with the Magician King.

The shooting star called her name and Lily fell silent. As if there was something I wanted to say but couldn't.

“what's the matter?”

That's why Yooseong called Lily. Then Lily wordlessly walked towards Yoosung and lifted her heel.

Come on.

Like a young daughter hugging her father without saying a word.

“Lily I will never forget you dad.”

Lily remembered what happened in the tower that day. Just like the monarchs who are watching.

“Because the dad in front of me is the most special and only dad in the world.”

“Okay, thank you. By the way, in industry terms, this is called a ‘death flag'...

Before Yooseong had time to continue, Lily pouted and quickly widened the distance.

After opening it, I suddenly realized something.

For Lily, the Witch Lord, and the Desert Lord, there is only one player, the ‘Hero King', who is here now.

Then, when you, who are repeating yourself like a treadmill, are worn out and die at the end of your journey, the next king of spirits takes his place.

Can they turn their heads without any emotion while looking at the next hero who is doing the same thing endlessly?

As soon as his thoughts reached that point, Yoosung took a deep breath.

Court jester.

The blessings of countless monarchs looking at him.] I thought it was just a meaningless pastime of transcendental people.

However, just like the witch and the monarch of the desert, there is no way that among the 999 monarchs on the throne at the end, there will not be those who have a special relationship with the ‘former hero'.

Just as monarchs who think they hate meteors for no reason may not actually have any reason.

Just as there is a possibility that there is a monarch who has some kind of expectation for Yoosung, who endlessly repeats the same thing, saying it will be different next time.

This was a game. And the player at the center of this game was the only hero from the beginning.

“Home, I think this year will be really different...

That’s why Yooseong muttered.

And I thought that doing the same thing over and over again would not be as vain or fleeting as I thought.

No, strictly speaking, what Yooseong was doing over and over wasn't even the ‘exactly same thing'.

At the same time, it became unclear what the monarchs were thinking as they lost the hero who should have been the most special and had no choice but to look at the replicas that were going through the next phase. No, I didn't have the courage to find out.

“Huh huh huh…!”

Breaking the silence of the early morning, the man stood up as if having a seizure. He wasn't an ordinary person who tried to feign composure in front of people.

The twilight of a life marred by fear, fear, and weakness was there.

A player with the name of a gravekeeper and a German hero, Georg.

He couldn't remember anything about what happened in the 13th tier tower that day.

His memories in the tower had completely disappeared, and an unknown nightmare was tormenting him every day.

Fear of death. No, it wasn't even death. It was more than death.

“It’s cold…

It’s cold, dark, and fleetingly empty, an absolute nothingness. The fear of one's being being frozen, shattered, and falling apart in the endless winter night.

It was a memory of nothingness, the disappearance of existence.

And in the nightmare, I was able to remember the face of the ‘Absolute One’ who brought about that meaninglessness. How could you not recognize that face? The face of that hateful enemy.

King of Heroes player Kang Yoo-seong.

A nightmare in which one's own existence, which should gain the power of immortality and overcome even death, is fleetingly dismantled and crumbles before the cold sword of the King of Heroes.

And then I finally realized one fact.

I didn't feel it. It was empty, like it was empty. The monarch who was supposed to look at him and bless him... the immortal monarch did not exist.

Left alone.

“Ah ah...

His teeth were chattering. At the same time, the incomprehensible contradiction of himself existing here despite experiencing the extinction of existence was tormenting him to no end.

I didn't want to die. I didn't want to disappear. However, in his nightmare, he could not escape from the cold and loneliness of the winter night embedded in the sword of the King of Heroes, which was swung at him.

The days of nightmares have begun, when the boundary between life and death is blurred and existence and non-existence are intertwined.

Before entering the tower, one tower called the player King of Heroes.

[The top of the 13th tier hard sword calls ‘Cheonma'...]

To be more precise, another name that Yusung has is Cheonma (天魔).

As soon as I entered the tower, the surrounding scenery disappeared and a new scenery appeared.

[Strategy goal: Not to be defeated]

Next, a very simple strategy goal came to mind.

Not to be defeated.

Leaving the message behind, the scenery inside the tower finally welcomed the shooting star.

“I, Robert Tree, the 12th Tower Lord of the Tower of Twelve Swords, speak to you! Heavenly Demon, climb up my tower and prove yourself!”

And the voice rang out as if the heavens and earth were shaking.

I raised my head. There were several ‘towers' towering over the barren desert.

It was not a tower from an oriental or martial arts novel, but a science fiction style tower with shining metallic materials.

Tower of Swords.

I followed the tower and raised my head. It was so high that I couldn't even look up. At the same time, I could feel the poisonous air covering the sky above the tower and the atmosphere of the entire area.

The sky and the earth are being polluted with a venom that is enough to kill an ordinary person with just a single breath.

[The Machine Lord is watching the player Kang Yoo-seong with interest!]

At the same time, a message came to mind.

“Why does everyone like Jjambong so much these days?”

After leaving the message, Cheonma shook his head in bewilderment. He just walked towards the tower in front of him.

[Entering the 12th Tower of the Tower of the Twelve Swords

...]

A message came to mind, and the inside of the tower, which was extremely scenic, was greeted by a shooting star.

As if the air purification device was working, the poison that had been plaguing Yoosung just before had completely disappeared. Even if I was inhaling poison, I didn't care.

“Welcome, Cheonma.”

And finally, inside the sword tower, enemies worthy of the name of Tier 13 Hard met the shooting star.

“Before I meet the Tower Lord, I will ask for your guidance.”

They were swordsmen wearing white uniforms.

Mechanical swordsmen scattering metallic light beyond their uniforms.

“Just do everything.”

Looking at them, Yooseong was dumbfounded and forged the cold of the winter night bestowed by the Frost Lord into his sword.

Not in the form of a skill, but simply the power of the Heavenly Demon that resides in Yoosung.

Since it is equipped with the essence of the immortal monarch, it will not be possible to even injure the shooting star using normal methods.

However, they were merely by-products obtained in the process of conquering the tower of power warfare.

Therefore, it was time to test the loot and real reward obtained after conquering the tower.

“Kamang, let’s eat.”

The power given to Yooseong by the Shadow Lord after gaining the position of Grand Empress.

A silent cat appeared in the shadow of the shooting star.