Klang!
'I guess that's to be expected…'
The shadowy figure's head had just flown off and landed on the ground before fading away. However, it seed as if the shadowy figure didn't really care about that part of its body…
It simply continued banging in its headless state!
'This tower really isn't for the lighthearted.'
The current situation matched one of the speculations I had in my head as I changed my target to the shadowy figure's legs, allowing it to finally lay down and take a break…
The limbless headless torso of the shadowy figure seed to still have life in it as it didn't fade away, making it pretty easy to guess what the next step to take would be. It seed like I had to act as the butcher who has to serve the tower its al.
As if to suit its na as the tower of 'Refinent', the tower needed its challenger to reduce the target of purification into 'refinable' portions for it to work its magic, or that's at least what I believed to be the case from my observation.
'At least there is no actual blood, bones, or muscles…'
Fortunately for , the body of the shadowy figure was all made of the sa material, just like a statue made of clay, making it sowhat easier to accept the unusual task I had to perform.
'Let's see… this should do it.'
Changing 'Lightning Cloud' to its shortsword form for a more convenient butchering experience, I hacked away using Darkness elents. It was quite a dull experience, but it still didn't take too much ti thanks to my high slicing rate.
Watching the last 'al' fading away in anticipation, I quietly considered my whole experience on the first floor, pondering my options for the floors to follow…
[ The refinent of the First Floor has been completed. ]
The words of the crystal card calmly popped up in my head as I felt a slight sting, sothing really did change.
It couldn't be described as feeling sowhat lighter myself, but it wouldn't be wrong easier to say that sothing did feel lighter. It felt negligible, but it didn't pass by my high Perception.
Expectedly enough, the source of this feeling was the Darkness Cell situated in my heart, the Corruption that was buried deep within was definitely reduced, it was just that it was indeed too little.
'So that's why it's the first floor?'
If one was to compare the pre-refinent Corruption in the Darkness Cell to its current state, the reduction could count as barely 3%, it certainly made the hacking I did feel even duller…
[ Would you like to proceed with the refinent of the Second Floor? ]
'...Yes.'
While feeling slightly reluctant, I still gave the sa answer that I gave earlier. While it was true that I had at least one thod to make this easier, it wasn't the ti to end this round of testing just yet.
'Oh?'
As my approval was transmitted over to the crystal card, I could see a hexagonal shape shining under my feet, before I felt a sudden sense of elevation!
However, no matter how I perceived it, it rely felt like a feeling, the place I was standing in was identically the sa, and even my 'Omni-viewing Eye' didn't catch any actual movent after the surprising shine...
As confusing as this was, I wasn't given ti to overthink it, a new yet identical shadowy figure had already materialized before once more.
Having decided to not give the shadowy figure ti to respond, I took a step toward it before activating the Darkness elents that I dispersed just earlier and struck one of its arms according to the 'textbook' example I set on the first floor. However…
Klang!
'The hardness is almost doubled!'
Though I expected an increase, such a high one made slightly shiver at the thought of what might be waiting for on the last floor…
Swoosh!
Retreating one step to the back, I dodged the materialized sword that ca at in response, it seed like it didn't stop at hardness just as I guessed.
'It's definitely faster…'
Having a quick exchange of a few rounds with the shadowy figure without the intent of doing much damage to it, I gauged the degree of capability that it had in comparison to its 'brother' on the first floor.
'Its weapon skill is at least at beginner level 5…'
Even though it wasn't risen by an overall standard, all the aspects of the shadowy figure had increased to a certain degree, starting from weapon skills to speed, reaction speed, and even battle senses, it would be really hard to believe if one denied that training was at least half the purpose of this tool.
'Well then…'
[ Would you like to pause the refinent of the Second Floor? ]
As I just had the thought to end this round of testing which satisfied almost all my questions, the crystal card's response ca in quick.
'Yes.'
My answer seed to have an imdiate effect as the shadowy figure froze in place and even the air around seed to follow through and before I could feel the effect of this 'freezing', I found myself standing in front of the tower's entrance.
I could only get a glance, but it was hard to compare it to anything other than hitting the pause button on a video. Just like the tower had quite a bit of weird rules, its out-of-place abilities didn't disappoint…
'This settles it.'
The tower proved to be capable of solving my 'Corruption' problem, but just judging from the difficulty of the first floor, it might be impossible for to reach the fourth or the fifth floor, let alone the last one. Sweeping the whole space for my target might prove quicker than going through with it as my current state.
'It's your ti to shine.'
However, the ntal imprint's last gift was precisely a ga-changer in that aspect, not only would it act as the key to conquering the Tower of Refinent efficiently, but it may as well be the key for the breakthrough that I have been seeking for the last few weeks!
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