Chapter 43 (2/2)

[Your Health has increased by 2 points.]

[Your magic factor has increased by 2 points.]

[You will get an additional reward depending on your accomplishment level.]

[You have achieved the additional reward – ‘Hero: immortality.’]

[Will you ascend to the next floor?]

“…”

It was the first time he had seen such a long message. He had never received a message this long, even in his previous life, which meant that Su-hyeun’s achievements were excellent.

-A help from Osman kingdom.

-A help from Hero, Priscilla.

-A help from Hero, Gerschmann.

-A help from Hero…

What it meant was clear.

“Well. It was a sh*t hard time.” Su-hyeun thought.

The system gave him almost 30 days. It was time to get their help. Perhaps the heroes and Osman kingdom already knew the existence of the Richie here. At first, it was not typed of the trial to solve alone. Even at level 10, the difficulty of this trial was insane for the 20th floor.

“Four Richies, and one apostolic Richie…” Su-hyeun sighed.

“But thanks to that, the achievement was calculated pretty high.”

At least, there was something to comfort himself. Su-hyeun felt a little better to think about that. Unfortunately, his magic level did not increase by much. He felt sorry for that. He knew that there was a big difference in each level from level 6. But this time he expected a little.

“Well. I guess I just have to satisfy with the additional reward,” he thought.

He got 100,000 achievement points, including Strength, additional stats, and magic factor. He also got a new skill, which was not a bad reward.

“Goodbye, mister” Su-hyeun waved at Maxman.

Maxman was surprised for calling him mister and a sudden salutation.

“M-mister? Wait. What do you mean goodbye…?”

Pooooof—

Su-hyeun’s appearance began to become transparent. Maxman reached out to Su-hyeun and shouted something loud, but his voice didn’t reach him.

[You will ascend to the 21st floor.]

Thump, thump—

Su-hyeun, who returned to the home could barely walk to the bed. Although he passed the trial, his injury remained. He could use the treasure of Shayre and recover his body, but it was not bad enough to use the healing tool when he only had the opportunity to use it twice. Using it for this would be a waste.

“Phew,” Su-hyeun sighed. He felt tired. Although he took the pain pills he found at the store, the pain was not completely gone. If he didn’t rest for a few days, the pain would probably continue.

“I can hold it in. I can…”

Plump—

He lay on the wide bed with blood on his body. He was overcome by fatigue and closed his eyes. He did not know when he fell asleep. He slept almost all day, every day. As people say, sleep is a good cure. He felt much better when he awoke.

“Ugh…” Su-hyeun made a moaning sound.

The crushed arm was more of a problem than anything else. The fatigue made Su-hyeun quite relaxed, but one arm was still unnatural. Even with the remedy, the healing seemed to take a long time.

“I guess I have to go to the hospital and have it at least bandaged,” he thought.

He could not walk around outside with a crushed arm like this. It seemed like it would be hard to see Shin Su-yeong for a few days. She would be frightened to see him injured this badly.

Buzz—

The smartphone next to the bed rang. It was a text. He checked his phone and found several missed calls. He was not aware of the vibrations in his sleep.

“How deep did I sleep?”

It had been a long time since he had been so tired. Su-hyeun sat on the bed and checked the phone. The missed calls were from Lee Ju-ho.

-Did you pass the 20th floor already? In a day?

-Are you not able to pick up the phone? Are you not feeling well?

-It is crazy in Abyss Online. They are talking about how a person can pass the 20th floor in a day. Especially this time…

“…Umm. Is it already posted?” he thought.

From two years ago, the interest in Su-hyeun had steadily increased on Abyss Online. Recently, there were more and more people who saw him on the same line as S-rank awakeners. Of course, most of that interest was because Su-hyeun was the only awakener to challenge the trials of level 10 and that his face was not known at all.

“Well, I guess there is a reason he is worrying.”

The 20th floor was already known for its difficulty. People usually lowered the level of trial for this floor, but Su-hyeun kept insisting on level 10. And he passed the trial just in one day. It was far beyond the expected range.

“I also have to check what I asked for him,” he thought.

Brinngg—

Su-hyeun pressed the button and called Lee Ju-ho.

Su-hyeun made an appointment with Lee Ju-ho and headed straight to a nearby hospital. At the hospital, he scheduled the surgery and set the broken arm right. Of course, after that, the hospital urged Su-hyeun to be hospitalized immediately.

“Look. You can’t go around with that body! What will you do with that arm anyway?” the doctor said.

“I am an awakener.”

“Still! Your body…”

“I am fine. Just apply for some medicine on my arm and wrap the bandage. Give me some pain killers as well if you can.”

“Huh…” The doctor sighed and look at him as if he was crazy.

Su-hyeun, who acted casual with his mangled body and arm, did not seem normal. No matter how resilient awakening people are, they would know and feel pain.

“If you have any problems, you must come right back. Don’t move too much.”

“Okay.”

Su-hyeun thought to answer him positively would be better than having a war of words with him. But no matter what happened, he did not have any plans to come back to the hospital.

“I’ll be better in one day, except for my arm,” he thought.

Of course, he was confident that his arms would be better in a few days. The difficult part was setting the broken bone. After that, it would recover quickly. Su-hyeun already largely set the broken part, so the doctor’s job was only a detailed operation.

After treatment, he came out of the room. Lee Ju-ho was waiting for him on the 1st floor. Ju-ho was surprised to see Su-hyeun injured.

“Are you okay?” Ju-ho asked.

“You mean this?” Su-hyeun turned his bandaged arm around and answered, “It is nothing.”

“Oh, come on now!” That time, the doctor yelled at Su-hyeun behind of him.

He looked at him as if scolding that he was not careful.