Chapter 481: Ninety-Ninth Floor, Waiting Room (1)
Chapter 481: Ninety-Ninth Floor, Waiting Room (1)
[Eliminate all enemies. Time remaining: 8 minutes 21 seconds.]Contrary to my worries, none of the gods wandering the Abyss with fiery eyes had turned on me. Well, with the dozens of gods lingering around the quarantine zone, an ambush was out of the question.
More importantly, though, I hadn’t expected so much attention.
Every single god wanted to express their gratitude to me, even if only briefly, and it was enough to make my head spin. The atmosphere had remained warm and cordial this entire time, but nothing particularly eventful happened outside of the greetings.
There are simply too many of them.
In the beginning, when things had been quieter, I had occasionally sparred with some of the gods or held longer conversations with them. Three days after opening the quarantine zone, however, too many gods wanted to spar for me to laze around. They weren’t life-or-death battles but rather controlled duels meant to test our martial prowess.
Sometimes I won, but I lost plenty as well. I could defeat most third-class gods, but from the second-class onward, things became far more difficult.
Still, it felt good.
After training with Thunder Axe on the ninetieth floor, they had praised me in their usual calm tone, but these gods reacted with visible astonishment upon seeing my skills. They had known I was strong, but admitted they hadn’t realized to what extent until fighting me.
I received many words of gratitude, but few offered any tangible rewards. Aside from the meal and a single potion from another god, there wasn’t much else. Apparently, personal gifts weren’t common among gods, and I couldn’t say I minded. The rewards from the trial were already substantial enough.
In truth, the divine energy the gods had indirectly provided me was almost equivalent to everything I had accumulated prior to this floor. If each one had also gifted me something, it would have been excessive.
I probably couldn’t have consumed that many elixirs, anyway.