Numerous types of trials existed in the Deep Realm. Adventurers would challenge the trials suitable for their level, and Murmu was no exception. Having risen to fourth place in the Deep Realm rankings after Vassago’s death, Murmu was challenging a trial at the Sea of Death.0

What lay before him was an endless expanse of ocean, its water filled with poison. Any ordinary adventurer would dissolve instantly upon contact.0

The muscles in Murmu’s right arm bulged as a purple aura started to swirl, turning his fist a deep violet.0

This was Armorize, a skill that adventurers needed to master to survive the Core. Murmu had learned the seventh level of Armorize after defeating the Rainbow Bird at the eightieth checkpoint in the Tutorial Zone.1

With Armorize enveloping his fist, Murmu delivered a powerful strike, slamming it down onto a floating Laikie. The creature flailed in pain before diving back into the ocean.0

Laikie was a huge mythical creature resembling a whale. It was the offspring of Laikar, which lived on the first floor of the...0