The 31st Piece Turns The Tables (PART 1)

Chapter 128

Chapter 128

Changsik shouted in shock.

"What... What is that? What are we supposed to do? Are we supposed to..."

"...fight it."

"Fuuu... at least it's a doll. If it was a monster..."

"No. Haaah... that isn't necessarily the case."

Seol continued.

"Right now... that doll is the most dangerous thing here."

"...What?"

"If it's 25% of his strength back then..."

Finn had entered the Labyrinth of Penance after acquiring Blood of Origin from the Ancient Red Palace.

'That was the moment Finn's explosive growth began ...'

Finn became incredibly powerful after clearing the Labyrinth of Penance, meaning he hadn't yet reached his prime while undergoing the trials within.

When one considered the situation in that manner, there was no way a doll, who was only 25% as strong as Finn, could defeat Seol. However, the truth was different.

There were two reasons for this.

First, Finn entered the Labyrinth of Penance much later than Seol.

Seol had a clear direction for his piece, and it also possessed plenty of skills.

'And... he likely has a few Exceptional Skills as well.'

Seol possessed two Exceptional Skills as well. Karen's Sunset Draw was only usable in specific situations, and Night Crow was still incomplete despite holding lots of potential.

Possessing multiple skills meant that you had various paths to achieve victory.

Seol, as he currently stands, isn't powerful enough to overcome them all.

Second, it was a horrible matchup.

Finn had extraordinary skills that were fatal to Seol.

Since Seol didn't have many skills at the moment, Finn Modria was the worst opponent he could face right now.

'But just because I know that... doesn't mean it's a fight I can run away from.'

Seol had advantages to his side as well.

First, Finn Modria only has 25% of his original stats from when he cleared the Labyrinth of Penance.

While a 75% penalty was significant, considering how The World of Eternity granted more stats with progression, Finn Modria was currently at a similar level to Seol.

Second, if the labyrinth was emulating Finn's fighting patterns through the Penance of Pain, it should replicate them exactly as Finn did.

However, Finn's fighting pattern was entirely created by Seol.

Which also meant that Seol could predict most of what the doll would do.

'And... that will be active too.'

Lastly, Seol had experienced the Final Penance before.

He knew about the special environmental changes that became active during the Final Penance.

Not only did Seol know about them, but he also understood that leveraging those changes was the key to turning the tables.

Step.

Seol took a step toward the central square, glancing at Changsik.

"During this... I won't be able to protect you."