Chapter 641:

Chapter 641:

The top floor of the 'Tower'.

The Void emitted by Urd completely dominated that place where Dongbang Sak resided.

The purple mist was so thick it seemed suffocating just to look at it.

It seemed that even Dongbang Sak wouldn't be able to hold out for long…

'Even without using the Infinite Sword… he's still holding on?'

Urd in her Void state.

She wasn't an opponent that could be defeated by ordinary means.

It was no different from an invincible state where attacks didn't work and defense was difficult.

Hadn't Dongbang Sak himself said that he wouldn't be able to hold out long without drawing the Infinite Sword?

However.[What a waste of that vast Void. Your use of power is pathetic.]

Even in his battered state, Dongbang Sak was looking at Urd with calm eyes.

Although the Void had dominated the entire top floor.

Whoosh…

As the Taiji Sword floated in front of Dongbang Sak, the Void couldn't easily cross to the inside of the sword.

Of course, the Taiji Sword's level couldn't completely block that Void, so various injuries had accumulated, but.

[Pathetic… You say such things in that state.]

[You mean the state of my body? This is.]

As Dongbang Sak stroked his beard,

Swish…

His wounds immediately began to heal.

[It's not a significant injury.]

[…No. How can you heal the scars of the Void so easily?]

[Because it's nothing special.]

Dongbang Sak answered as if it were simple, but Seong Jihan, who had seen Urd's Void's strength, knew that regenerating those wounds wasn't as simple as he made it sound.

The Void she emitted was on a different level from the power used by other Void beings.

Only the Black Administrator could be considered similar.

'Did seeing the Infinite Sword in Ark help?'

Even if he didn't draw the Infinite Sword.

That realization remained.

It seemed he had probably applied this understanding to regenerate his body.

He was certainly on a different level when it comes to nothingness.

As Seong Jihan was admiring the fully recovered Dongbang Sak,

[Is that the extent of your skill?]

Swish.

Dongbang Sak smiled while looking at Urd.

[If that's the case, even if I can't kill you… I can keep buying time.]

Even if he couldn't kill Urd in her Void state because he couldn't use the Infinite Sword.

By enduring like this, it would be possible to buy time.

And he had already bought time for a whole day.

Urd's expression hardened at Dongbang Sak's words.

[Hah… A mere NPC bound to a game map. You're quite troublesome.]

Swish…

As Urd's upper body, tainted by the Void, seemed to revert to her original form,

Flash!

The light clock appeared behind her head.

[I didn't intend to use this power on an illusion, but… I have no choice.]

Tick. Tock.

As the clock hands on the light clock began to turn backward,

Click.

The screen froze just like that.

As if someone had pressed the pause button while playing a video.

Urd and Dongbang Sak, who had been facing each other, remained in that state.

They didn't move at all on the screen.

"…What's this?"

[That's actually how the top floor of the Tower looks. I can observe it, but it's frozen like a still image. It seems to be related to the time reversal Urd used…]

As the Red Administrator was analyzing this,

Click.

The frozen screen began to move again.

Fwoosh…

Dongbang Sak's figure had completely disappeared.

[Hmph. How disappointing… Just as I was about to imprison him in the prison of time, he commits suicide.]

Only Urd, who had displayed the light clock, was grumbling dissatisfiedly as she withdrew her power.

'Suicide?'

Did Dongbang Sak choose to commit suicide when Urd used her power?

Why did he make that choice?

As Seong Jihan was puzzled,

Swish.

Urd looked up at the air and smiled brightly.

[Blue Administrator. It took a bit longer than expected… but I'll be there soon~]

As if she had sensed the direction the Red Administrator was observing from.

She waved her hand while making direct eye contact.

And at the same time.

[Player 'Urd' has cleared the Tower.]

[Player 'Urd' has acquired the right to challenge the Tower of Martial Gods.]

[Player 'Urd' is challenging the Tower of Martial Gods.]

Urd, who had subdued Dongbang Sak and cleared the Tower, was now coming to challenge the Tower of Martial Gods.

* * *

'Dongbang Sak bought a lot of time, but she'll break through the Tower of Martial Gods at ultra-high speed.'

Now, he should finish preparing to face her.

As Seong Jihan was raising his Blue energy and doing a final status check,

[The resurrected Dongbang Sak urgently wants to contact you. He says he has something to tell you before Urd reaches the top floor.]

The Red Administrator, who was managing the Tower's miscellaneous tasks instead of Seong Jihan, informed him of this.

"Connect me immediately."

Zing…

Another screen appeared at those words.

There, Dongbang Sak opened his mouth with a calm face.

[Has Urd entered the Tower of Martial Gods?]

"Yes. It seems she'll arrive here soon."

[Hmm… How did it look from the outside earlier?]

"Earlier, you were both frozen."

[I see. Then when she uses her power, she's also bound here.]

Seong Jihan nodded at those words.

Until Urd expressed disappointment that Dongbang Sak had committed suicide, they had both been motionless, like a frozen screen.

The main body in Ark could freely display light clocks everywhere,

But it seemed the server avatar couldn't use that level of power.

"What happened when time stopped?"

[The light clock expanded greatly, and she tried to control time within it. She moved her own time while trying to stop mine. I could have resisted by applying the Infinite sword, but I just watched to see what she would do since I couldn't kill her.]

"I see."

[But it seems she realized I wasn't completely under her control. She tried to examine my memories to confirm if I was really an NPC. It seems such applications are possible when trapped in the prison of time.]

So she could even examine the target's memories through the prison of time?

Well.

Id had clearly said that the most painful moments of one's past were endlessly replayed when trapped in the prison of time.

For that to happen, it might be possible to examine memories.

[So originally, I planned to be trapped in the prison of time to find out about this for certain and tell you… but I was worried that if my memories were read, it might reveal that you had entered Ark, so I chose to end my life. I'm sorry I couldn't draw out more information.]

"No, this is already a huge help."

He had only asked Dongbang Sak to buy some time.

Not only did he buy a whole day, but he also extracted information about Urd's powers.

This was far exceeding expectations in terms of results.

Just then,

[Player 'Urd' is challenging the top floor of the Tower of Martial Gods.]

After breaking through the lower floors, Urd was now challenging the top floor.

"She's here. I should go face her."

[She's here already? I wish you luck. Ah, and you'll probably see many openings in her, but don't attack them too much.]

"You're telling me to leave her openings alone?"

[That's right. Her level of transparency is significantly lower than her power, so she might die if you're not careful.]

So the reason for not striking her openings was concern that she might die.

Seong Jihan chuckled and nodded.

"Yes, I'll do that."

And as he turned off the screen.

Swish…

Urd appeared on the top floor of the Tower of Martial Gods.

"It's been a while, Blue Administrator."

She looked at Seong Jihan with a relaxed smile, then

Her eyes widened.

"Oh my. You've raised your power so much… You prepared everything before I came, didn't you?"

Seong Jihan had raised his Blue power merely to hide his glowing body, but Urd was under the misconception that he had done so to face her.

"Seeing what happened earlier, you became very cautious, didn't you?"

"…"

"But really. That old man. He was so annoying. He was troublesome before, and to think he could use such power even as an NPC…"

"…Before? Have you seen him before?"

"Ah. Oops. I misspoke."

Urd put her finger to her lips and

Smiled brightly.

"Here, it should be normal that I haven't seen him before, right?"

"Here…?"

"Hehe… There are such things."

"…I don't understand what you're talking about at all."

Seong Jihan furrowed his brow and managed a serious expression.

This was tough.

It was not easy pretending not to know when you already knew everything.

"More importantly… Shall we see how much our Blue Administrator has grown?"

Flash…!

As soon as Urd finished speaking, a light clock appeared behind her back.

Compared to when she fought Seong Jihan in the Tower of Martial Gods before, the clock was created far too easily, causing her to blink in surprise.

"Oh? This is different from last time. To think the clock could be made so easily. And the power I can use… has increased enormously?"

"…"

"Has the standard of the Tower of Martial Gods changed? Has it switched from basing on the weaker party to matching abilities based on the stronger party, like in the Tower?"

"Do you think I'd answer that?"

Urd smiled deeply at Seong Jihan's words.

"Well. You wouldn't answer obediently, would you."

As she said this, she stretched her hand towards the light clock.

Tick. Tock…

The clock hands began to turn backward.

"I'll have to dig through your memories directly to find out."

Fwoosh…!

Then, a brilliant white light burst forth from the clock.

This completely engulfed the top floor of the Tower of Martial Gods, but it didn't touch Seong Jihan at all, who had raised his Blue energy.

"…? What? This is being blocked?"

"Hm? Did you do something?"

"Hmm…"

At Seong Jihan's words, Urd's eyebrows twitched.

She touched the light clock and turned back the hands several times, but

Whoosh…

The light bursting from the clock couldn't penetrate Seong Jihan's Blue at all.

"…Blue Administrator. I urged you to grow, but…"

The composure gradually disappeared from Urd's face.

"Haven't you grown too quickly?"

"Weren't you scolding me for not getting stronger earlier?"

"This is strange… Last time it definitely wasn't like this."

How did he grow so much in such a short time?

Urd, who had thought she could easily control Seong Jihan just by displaying the light clock wore a perplexed expression at this unexpected situation.