Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society - Chapter 243

Chapter 243

Chapter 243 . What Happened Once Will… (3)

[Your strength, constitution, and magic increases by 20% . All stats increase by 5 . Your affinity to all elements increases, and your affinity to the light element increases greatly . Your resistance to poison increases greatly . ]

[Once per day, you can summon Shiva’s trident, ‘Trishula’, for 30 minutes . The summoned Trishula will become infused into your weapon and will increase your spear technique’s rank by one level . When attacking, you have a 10% chance of attacking the enemy thrice, dealing 3 times the normal damage . ]

[Once per month, you can summon Shiva’s gana1, ‘Nandi’, for 5 minutes . Nandi is a giant bull, and will go berserk upon summoning without caring for its body . It possesses power befitting of a gana of the Destruction God, charging forward with the sole purpose of destroying your target . ]

[Once per year, you can use ‘Eye of the Destruction God . ’ A third eye said to exist on Shiva’s forehead opens, shooting a powerful beam of light forward . As it flies in the speed of light, it is said to be unavoidable and said to be able to destroy anything . Its attack power increases based on your stats . ]

[You obtained three gods’ true names with the body of a human! This is a miraculous event never before seen in the history of the dungeon . Although there are countless other gods who wish to bestow their names to you, it is extremely difficult to carry four gods’ true names with the body of a human . However, if you advance from your current realm, it might be possible to obtain a fourth god’s true name!]

Although I thought I had gotten stronger, the shock I received this time was enormous . When I obtained Hermes’ true name, my speed had increased by 15%, and when I obtained Zeus’ true name, my strength and charm had increased by 15% . This time, however, my strength, constitution, and magic had all increased by 20%! Without decreasing other stats!

15% to 30%, 30% to 60% . Rather than the shock from the doubled percentages, the shock from the change in strength, constitution, and magic had greater impact on my body . It was so great that my body, which had conquered 20 Beyond Floors and was at level 71, felt like it was breaking .

The pain couldn’t even be compared to when I obtained Zeus’ true name . A boundless divine power was surging through my entire body, amplifying my mana and strengthening my muscles and bones . My body was evolving to become more god-like . I gritted my teeth to not fall unconscious .

“Damn it… I don’t even get a choice of gods’ true names this time…!?”

Even Zeus and Thor had offered their names together . It seemed the strongest deity in Hinduism didn’t want to be compared with another god and put in a place where he had to wait for my decision . His method of bestowing his true name was too violent .

For 10 minutes, I writhed in pain as I endured the transformation my body was undergoing . When I got up after the pain subsided, I could feel the change . When I checked my status, my HP had gone past 100,000 and my MP had gone past 180,000 . 180,000! The amount of mana flowing through my body had become this monstrous!

“Mmm…”

However, the world’s enemy I faced in the Sylon continent had even mightier mana . Not just mana, but his pure physical abilities had surpassed every bit of my imagination . Even if I had gotten stronger, there could be others who were stronger . There was no guarantee that the unknown world’s enemy Earth was facing was weaker than the Book Walker’s leader, and the Demon Lord was undoubtedly stronger . Even with a third god’s true name, I wasn’t confident in being able to take the Demon Lord’s life .

Of course, that didn’t mean that I was weak . It was just that the target of comparison was bad . If I utilized the power I obtained this time well, I could probably fight evenly with a world’s enemy on the Lava King’s level .

Trishula, which raised my spear technique rank and increased my attack power, was perfect for me, and although it could only be used once per month, Nandi was also a wide area weapon with immense destructive power .

Finally, there was Shiva’s third eye, which could destroy anything . Since it could only be used one per year, its destructive power was guaranteed . Even the Demon Lord wouldn’t be able to ignore this attack . Thinking about all these, I felt full of spirit . With this, I had obtained another potent way of attacking!

“Good . I can still become much stronger!”

I had only just cleared the 70th floor . Including Beyond and the First Dungeon, there were still 60 floors to go . I could definitely grow stronger by several times .

“The reward…”

The message window kept bugging me to pick my reward . I only had one choice, so I didn’t know why it wouldn’t just give it to me! I picked the Shadow-Hidden Blade as I grumbled . I expected it to be a weapon, but it was unexpectedly an earring .

[Shadow-Hidden Blade (Epic)
Durability – 850/850
Equipment Requirement – Elder Reaper’s Master, Strength 300+, Magic 300+
Option – Strength +30, Magic +30 . When you attack or are attacked, and the attack lands as a critical hit, a large reaper’s scythe appears and attacks the enemy . The attack power of the reaper’s scythe increases based on your strength and magic stats . ]

“Ah, this is…!”

The item description was short, but the effect was nothing to scoff at . The fact that it also activated when I was hit by a critical hit was a great advantage . Although I would need to use it once to make solid judgment, the word ‘reaper’s scythe’ was strangely enticing .

After thinking about my choices for a long time, I took off the Blood Succubus’ Earring and put on the Shadow-Hidden Blade . The dark red color of the Blood Succubus’s Earring looked good with the Golden Teardrop which had a beautiful golden gem, but the Shadow-Hidden Blade’s black metallic was more masculine and didn’t go well with the Golden Teardrop .

Looking at my face reflected on my spear blade, I hesitated . Was this okay?

“Well, it’s my stats that matter the most, let’s ignore this . It feels like I’m emitting less scent too . ”

Blood Succubus’ Earring had an effect of amplifying my charm and emitting a scent that made it easier for the opposite sex to like me . Although the Blood Succubus’ Earring’s effect became unnoticeable with my overly high charm, I still felt like taking the earring off made the scent diminish . I was certain .

As I stepped out to the Floor Shop, I decided to give the Blood Succubus’ Earring to Yua, who regularly utilized the charm stat . When Loretta saw me, she flinched .

“Ah! Did Shin-nim obtain another true name!?”

“Yep, it was Shiva’s . ”

“Shiva… The Destruction God!? Shin-nim’s body could contain Shiva’s power? I was just thinking how Shin-nim’s body seemed different… I’ll have to examine it . ”

With a surprised face, Loretta was feeling my body here and there…

“I can clearly see your other thoughts . ”

“I’m just trying to check whether something’s wrong with Shin-nim’s body…”

“Eit . ”

When I forcefully dragged Loretta off, she pouted and grumbled . I ignored her complaints and asked .

“So, is anything off?”

“Yes? … Ah . ”

“… You completely forgot about it with your evil intentions…”

“Uhu . ”

“Don’t think smiling cutely will change anything . ”

Next, Loretta thoroughly checked my body without any ulterior motives . She then told me that my body was tense with a third god’s power clashing with the first two gods’ powers . I’d been thinking the same thing .

“So make sure you rest!”

“Do I really need to? The 71st floor won’t be hard . ”

“Accepting three gods’ powers in one body is already shocking . Before they can find their balance, Shin-nim needs to rest . If possible, don’t use their powers and rest thoroughly . ”

“But I already got ample rest from yesterday . Do I have to rest more?”

When I asked with a sigh, Loretta clapped and shoved her face towards me . Her golden pupils were staring at me fixedly .

“In that case, play with me! I want to treat Shin-nim to something! Let’s go to Fairy Garden together, hurry!”

“No, Loretta’s eyes look too dangerous . ”

“I have no evil intentions, really! Not even a bit!”

I would rather believe my mother’s words that she’d return the New Year’s pocket money I entrusted her with than believe Loretta’s words with her beast-like eyes .

“I’ll be back, Loretta . ”

“Ah, aaaaah! Shin-nim, Shin-niiiiim!”

I waved my hand at Loretta who desperately cried out my name, and came out to Earth . I certainly felt a bit off from the shock of receiving Shiva’s true name, and I could somewhat feel the uncontrollable powers clashing against each other within my body . However, ever since I learned mana, I had a cure-all way for when the state of my body was weird . It was Peruta Circuit .

Yua had gone to school, Father and Ludia were in the dungeon, and Mother had gone to work . As a result, I found myself alone at home . In the serene stillness, I began to circulate Peruta Circuit .

I gathered the roiling mana in one place and forcefully pulled the stubborn powers with Peruta Circuit’s rotational power . Once incorporated into Peruta Circuit’s flow, the circulation speed accelerated . Pulling outside mana into my body while controlling the mana within me, I refined my mana with endless circulations .

“Gods’ powers are really hard to control… No, focus, focus . ”

To become more used to a god’s true name and to better draw forth its power, one needed to identify and wield divine power . I recognized Hermes’ power, Zeus’ power, and Shiva’s power as separate entities, and worked to control them .

To fight against worlds’ enemies, I needed to be able to wield powers outside the dungeon’s system . It was easy to overlook the fact that gods’ true names were also being controlled through the dungeon’s power . Although it was nice having a supporter that helped me wield a god’s power, in the end, I needed to make the powers I had into my own without relying on the dungeon . Only then could I say that I had the qualification to be a holder of a god’s true name .

I heard that even in the past when the dungeon didn’t exist, gods bestowed deserving people with their names . Just like how I wielded Peruta Circuit, spear technique, and elemental techniques without the system’s help, in the past, gods’ true names must have also been given to people as unique abilities .

As such, I needed to be able to use gods’ true names like they were my own, not just by shouting skill names . Once I could do that, I would be able to call myself god’s true name holder . When that became possible, my league…!

“Mm? Didn’t something just flash?”

Just when I thought I had come to grasp something important, my heart thumped . However, no matter how much I tried to recall my thoughts, I couldn’t do so . Since wrenching my head didn’t result in a solution, I decided to go back to focusing on Peruta Circuit . No matter the case, it was certain that I was walking towards the right path!

Peruta Circuit had the ability to make one focus . Almost as if I was half-asleep, I circulated Peruta Circuit peacefully . Suddenly, I was ambushed by message noona .

[Event Dungeons have been mass-created on Earth! There are too many dungeons beyond past dungeons’ difficulty . Please clear them before it’s too late!]

Right .

What happened twice happened thrice . The sudden attack of Event Dungeons also arrived at the most unexpected time!