Chapter 238
The Game Difficulty Is Insane
At last, Glenn had created his tenth ring.
Honestly, in the original story, the ninth ring was the maximum.
So even Glenn hadn't thought that creating a tenth ring would be possible.
‘But it actually worked.’
Glenn looked at the system message in front of him with a complicated expression that was difficult to describe.
He was both bewildered and pleased.
《An Nonexistent Realm》
: You have achieved the tenth realm, which did not previously exist.
: Since this realm was originally nonexistent, you cannot gain any additional power beyond this point.
: However, a reward will be granted for presenting a new realm.
《You have acquired the skill 『Body That Reached the Unknown』. (No proficiency)》
《Body That Reached the Unknown》
《Rank》: Unmeasurable
《Proficiency》: 1/1
: 『Limit Break』 — Removes the restrictions placed on the growth of the physical body.
: This allows the user to increase their stats beyond the predetermined limits.
: 『Body Enveloped in the Unknown』 — Puts the body into a state that transcends perception.
: A body that transcends perception can, according to the user's will, manipulate the causality imposed upon the body with a low probability.
“How am I supposed to understand this?”
He had obtained a skill that did not exist in the original story.
And on top of that, its exact effects were difficult to determine.
Honestly, if someone heard the words “10 stars,” they could intuitively assume that the person would become overwhelmingly stronger than someone at 9 stars.
‘But what the hell are “Limit Break” and “Body Enveloped in the Unknown”…?’
Limit Break was at least easy to understand.
His basic stats, such as strength, stamina, and agility, had originally been fixed at a maximum of 120.
Removing that restriction probably meant he could now raise those numbers indefinitely.
The problem was Body Enveloped in the Unknown.
What did it mean to manipulate the causality imposed upon his body with a low probability according to his will?
Glenn couldn't even begin to guess what effect it had.
Could it perhaps nullify an attack with a certain probability?
Of course, receiving anything was better than being unable to create any more rings because 9 stars was supposedly the limit, just like in the original story.
Still, the ability granted to him was too vague to be called the power of a tenth realm.
Even Glenn could only feel confused.
‘For now, I'll just have to wait and see.’
Swallowing down his uneasiness, Glenn shifted his thoughts to his next objective.
He had finally balanced the ratio between his Holy and Demonic Rings.
‘Come to think of it, I never actually balanced them before, did I?’
Until now, he had always possessed more Holy Rings.
As for the Demonic Rings, he had simply created them one by one whenever the circumstances allowed.
The trials that awaited him were too difficult to simply endure.
Back then, increasing the number of rings had been Glenn's highest priority.
‘It's not like I made the wrong choice.’
‘But looking back now, it's still a little disappointing.’
With a bittersweet smile, Glenn looked at the system message in front of him.
《The Unknown Power Created by Balance》
: When Holy Power and Demonic Power reach a state of balance, the possibility of obtaining a new power greatly increases.
: When the two powers remain balanced and surpass a certain level of rank, a new power can be unlocked.
: The newly acquired power is greatly influenced by the user's will and emotions and can produce various special effects.
The message he had discovered long ago was now openly floating in front of him.
Glenn guessed that this system message had originally been a hint about Holy-Demonic Power that had been provided to him in the early stages.
‘If I had obtained one Holy Ring and one Demonic Ring back then, this probably would have appeared.’
If he had known about Holy-Demonic Power back then, he might have awakened it earlier and trained it.
Perhaps he could have become even stronger than he was now.
‘Though that's only in theory.’
As mentioned before, Glenn had been dealing with a pathetic body while preparing for the coming invasion of the demons.
He needed as much power as possible, regardless of its type.
There had been no room for him to carefully balance his rings while growing stronger.
Honestly, Glenn could confidently say that his decision at the time had been the best one available.
‘It's a little disappointing… but so what?’
‘In the end, I caught up with everything anyway.’
Although it had been accidental, he had managed to awaken Holy-Demonic Power without balancing his Holy and Demonic Rings.
He had also followed the guidance of the Lunatic Reward and met Mors, the God of Harmony and Fusion, allowing him to understand the principles behind Holy-Demonic Power.
As a result, although he couldn't use Holy-Demonic Power as freely as Holy Power or Demonic Power, he had become capable of activating it according to his own will to some extent.
All he had to do now was maintain a more perfect balance between Holy Power and Demonic Power and continue developing his Holy-Demonic Power.
Although there had been a crisis because Garoksa, who had suddenly become Wena's Avatar, attacked him, Glenn had ultimately achieved his goal.
‘And I even received an unexpected skill enhancement.’
With a satisfied expression, Glenn brought up the information window of one particular skill.
《Gray Ring》
《Rank》: Unmeasurable
《Proficiency》: 7/12
: For a short period of time, all of the user's Holy and Demonic Rings change into a single color, gray.
: The user can convert the Gray Ring into either the Holy or Demonic attribute and use it accordingly.
: After activation, all rings become inactive as a penalty.
— Duration: 11 minutes / Penalty: 5 hours
: Since the proficiency has exceeded half, the user can now freely switch a Gray Ring that has already been converted between Holy and Demonic attributes without restrictions.
Originally, when Glenn used the Gray Ring, he could choose either Holy Power or Demonic Power.
Once he selected one, he couldn't change it until the skill's duration ended.
However, the newly added enhancement at the bottom changed that restriction.
From now on, he could freely switch between Holy Power and Demonic Power without restrictions.
In other words, Glenn could now fight as either a holy knight or a demon swordsman whenever he used the Gray Ring.
This meant his future battles could become much more diverse.
An unpredictable and unrestricted fighting style that moved freely between Holy Power and Demonic Power.
An unknown realm beyond the ninth realm that didn't exist in the original story.
And Holy-Demonic Power, which he could now use much more easily than before.
The results brought about by the creation of the fifth Demonic Ring were enormous.
Among them, the exact effects of Body That Reached the Unknown were particularly mysterious.
But it was still the tenth realm.
It would surely help him somehow.
‘Honestly, with this much growth, if I get either additional stats or a Mythic-grade item, I should be able to fight Lupel on equal terms.’
The reward for reaching the tenth realm was more ambiguous than he had expected, making it difficult to calculate his exact combat power.
But so what?
Back when he was Seong Yohan, he had played Gray Eden with a 9-star body.
And hadn't he beaten the Avatars of gods even then?
“If things get difficult, I'll just do what I did back then.”
Things might be a little tight.
But that didn't mean he had no time left.
If he thought flexibly and moved quickly, there was nothing he couldn't accomplish.
After creating his fifth Demonic Ring, Glenn finished analyzing the increase in his combat power from this reward.
Then, wanting to take a break, he went to the entrance of the village and enjoyed the afternoon sunlight.
“Ahahaha!”
“Big sister!”
As usual, Lucheria was surrounded by the children of Linz Village.
The only difference from before was that the five children left behind by Banum had joined them, making the group even more crowded and lively.
“Look at this, Big Sister Lucheria.”
“Big Sister Aina knitted this with yarn.”
“It's turning out really pretty, right?”
“Hehe.”
“She said she's going to make a scarf for you!”
“C-Colin!”
“D-Don't embarrass me!”
“Ahaha.”
“I'm fine with it.”
“But since Aina is making one for me, I guess I do feel a little greedy and want one.”
“R-Really?!”
“T-Then I'll put even more effort into it…”
Seeing the children of Banum knitting scarves and happily talking with Lucheria, it seemed they were slowly finding peace of mind.
When they had first arrived here, they had looked around with eyes full of suspicion.
They had been so tense that even watching them made others feel uneasy.
‘As long as they adapt well, that's enough.’
While Glenn sat on the terrace of the inn and watched the children playing with Lucheria, Mirmias approached him.
“Can't deny they're kids.”
“They're full of energy.”
“I had some free time, so I played with Sirenne for a while.”
“I thought I was going to die from exhaustion.”
“That's quite an event.”
“I thought you weren't interested in any mortal except Sirenne, your only believer?”
