Chapter 132 - Chapter 132

Chapter 132

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Translated by Jinmu

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Letting go of her master on the 74th floor, and facing her old enemy again on the 75th floor.

Pitiable Gyeon Dal-rae.

However, she was still strict, dignified, and serious.

Just like her modifier registered in the catalog.

Looking at it, the result was good too.

Her master ascended to heaven, and she killed her enemy once more.

Of course, the wound remaining in a corner of her heart will not be washed away at once, though.

Now the final gateway.

Climbing straight to the 76th floor without a break.

[Entering the 76th floor of the South Korea Black Tower (NO.1).]

Spot!

The environment is a valley deep in the mountains.

A scenery one might only see in a landscape painting.

Truly, it feels like a landscape painting has been directly relocated.

"It is bizarre."

Gwangma said while looking around.

"What is?"

"The energy of nature is concentrated here. Shall I call it a place like a sea where the rivers of Qi gather. Try circulating your Qi. Then you will know what this old man's words mean."

Circulating Qi.

Joo-hyuk roused the Heaven and Earth One Origin Art.

Thereupon, a sticky energy rushing in like the tide.

'Oh!'

It certainly is so.

"However, just because it is a place rich in Qi does not mean it is all good. Too much is as bad as too little, it is a perfect place to suffer Qi Deviation."

He thinks he gets it.

Meaning one should eat anything in moderation.

Anyway, what are the missions here?

Joo-hyuk and his party moved their steps toward the upstream of the valley.

Thereupon,

Ju-reu-reuk!

The missions popped up.

[76th floor Basic Mission : Eliminate 15 Human-Faced Birds.]

[76th floor Additional Optional Mission : Eliminate 5 Dueoksini.]

[76th floor High-Difficulty Optional Mission : Eliminate the Gangcheoli.]

[76th floor Ultra-High Difficulty Optional Mission : Eliminate the Evil Spirit Nine-Tailed Fox + @.]

'Hmm.'

Human-Faced Birds, Dueoksini, Gangcheoli, and the Evil Spirit Nine-Tailed Fox, plus alpha too.

Traditional specters appearing in Korean legends.

'It's fresh.'

Until now, tower monsters were things one could see in Western mythology or fantasy.

Goblins, Orcs, Trolls, Minotaurs...

But why are they all Western.

It's not some monster flunkeyism either.

Korean traditional specters should also come out.

That's only fair.

At that moment!

Sounds heard from the sky.

Ppeol-leok, ppeol-leok, ppeol-leok.

Kku-reuk, kku-reuk, kku-reuk.

A flock of Human-Faced Birds whose heads are human faces.

Well, flying monsters can just be left to our reliable Sergeant Bae.

"Please."

"Certain victory!"

No need for large-caliber bullets either.

Veronica, who recently upgraded her Magic Gun Marksmanship skill to LSSR grade with 5 badges.

"Selector on continuous fire, target Human-Faced Birds."

Pa-juk! Pa-ju-juk! Pa-ju-ju-ju-ju-juk!

The Human-Faced Birds hopelessly plummeting after being hit by continuous Mana Stone bullets.

Gobang and Cossack finishing off the ones that managed to come down.

Then.

"Sergeant Veronica Caliber! Bullet replenishment needed."

"Right. Our Quartermaster is..., Mmm?"

Where did Rajix go?

He was right next to us until just now.

"Did anyone see our cosmic top servant?"

"He disappeared earlier riding the Blood Wolf crying ho-e, ho-e!, sir. Holding a pickaxe, sir."

"...Ah!"

Did he discover something?

I am looking forward to it.

If there's no Quartermaster, I can do it myself.

Since quite a lot of Mana Stones are in Joo-hyuk's inventory too.

Jwa-reu-reuk!

After pouring Mana Stones into the magic gun.

Continuous fire again.

Pa-juk! Pa-ju-juk! Pa-ju-ju-ju-ju-juk!

[Eliminate Human-Faced Birds 15/15]

[You have succeeded in the 76th floor basic mission.]

[Your level has gone up.]

[Reward : Mana Stone 1.6kg / High-Grade Mana Stone 6kg]

The basic mission was done in no time too.

It's really easy.

I don't know if it's like that for other players too, but.

The next mission is Dueoksini.

A walking monster with a huge physique.

Resembling the form of a Yaksha appearing in Buddhist tales.

A humanoid specter holding a club with spikes jutting out jaggedly.

"This old man will finish it. My body is itching from doing nothing on the 75th floor."

"I'll leave it to you."

U-u-ung!

A crescent-moon Aura Blade rising above Gwangma's hand.

Cheu-pit!

It flew towards the Dueoksinis.

Seo-geok, seo-geok, seo-geok...

The Dueoksinis' heads were severed.

The clubs they raised to block were cut together as well.

Since Gwangma stepped forward personally, the additional optional mission was done in no time at all.

After the crescent moon of Aura Blade swept and spun a few rounds, all that remained were the fragmented corpses of the Dueoksinis.

The reward is Healing Potions.

They should have rather given High-Grade Mana Stones.

Anyway, the additional optional mission is also over.

Starting towards the upstream again.

High-difficulty optional mission is eliminating the Gangcheoli.

An Imoogi that failed to become a dragon.

At that moment!

Bu-geul-bu-geul.

Bubbles fizzed up from a pool of water in the valley.

Chwa-a-a-ak!

A massive black iron-scaled snake surging up from the pool.

It was hissing, flicking its tongue.

"U-o-o-o-o!"

The giant Gobang, having let out a Roar of Provocation, jumped into the pool with a splash, cheom-beong-cheom-beong.

Deop-seok!

Hugging the bastard's torso and.

U-deu-deuk!

Tightened it with a bear hug technique.

"Keu-reu-reu-reuk?"

The Gangcheoli struggling.

It coiled its thick torso tightly around Gobang's body, but.

Can it overcome Gobang's strength?

When he's LSSR grade?

Ppeu-deuk, ppeu-deu-deuk.

It squirmed like that and soon went completely limp.

[You have completed the high-difficulty optional mission.]

[Reward : Multinational Tower Usage Ticket (2)]

"Oh! Jackpot!"

2 tickets.

I have a good premonition for some reason.

Anyway,

"Somehow the 70s floor missions aren't very difficult. The final ultra-high difficulty mission too."

Gyeon Dal-rae nodded her head in agreement and said.

"It seems to be a floor designed like that from the beginning. It also gives the feeling that it is a floor for Young Master."

Right.

It would be foolish not to know that.

71st, 72nd, 73rd floors were Gobang.

74th, 75th, 76th floors were Gyeon Dal-rae.

77th, 78th, 79th floors should also be the theme floors for some summoned entity.

In short, they are grade breakthrough floors for the summoned entities.

The towers of other countries are the same as well.

However, who would know?

That those are the summoned entity theme floors.

Perhaps because of that, the basic missions were very easy.

To the point that super-high speed climbing is possible just by going up to the 71st floor and carrying out basic missions.

The only thing weighing on my mind is...,

"Do you perhaps know anything about the 80th floor?"

This time it was Gwangma's answer.

"I do not know exactly, but it will probably be difficult. And I think it might be a little peculiar. Like the 70th floor Kavalan."

Peculiar?

Will something like the curse of the average fall down?

Then who knows what incident might erupt as soon as I go up.

If so, the first person to go up takes the blame.

France's player Guillaume was like that.

Because of his depression, he jumped to the 70th floor, met Kavalan for the first time, and triggered the curse of the average.

Guillaume was cursed at even after his death.

A nuisance player, a nuisance nation.

'Ugh, it's terrible just thinking about it.'

Thinking of the treatment France received at that time...,

'I should delay climbing to the 80th floor as much as possible.'

Anyway, the final ultra-high difficulty optional mission.

Joo-hyuk and the party continued heading upstream.

The sound of water gradually becoming louder.

In the distance, a massive waterfall entered their eyes.

Right.

A waterfall in a valley is essential.

Kwal-kwal-kwal-kwal.

The falling waterfall.

Underneath it was a person.

'...A Nine-Tailed Fox?'

A young woman lying in a slant posture on a wide flat rock close to the waterfall.

The waterfall's water splashed, completely soaking her clothes.

Perhaps because of that, the curves of her body and alluring figure were revealed exactly as they were.

"..."

"..."

"Keo-heom!"

This is embarrassing.

Where should I rest my eyes.

So I slightly turned my head.

"Gobang has become a flounder-eyes, sir. He keeps stealing glances sideways, sir."

And you?

On the other hand, Sir Gwangma didn't even think to turn his eyes away.

Merely glaring quietly at the waterfall and the Nine-Tailed Fox.

'...Then shall I take a look too?'

No other meanings behind it.

It's to check information.

Truly.

- Grade : LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare)

- Type : Nine-Tailed Fox (Divine Beast)

As expected, LSSR.

- The Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi did not suppress her desire for human livers. Her sister, the Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-pae, was exactly the same. It is the easiest and fastest way to attain nine tails, so why would she refuse it.

- The ultimate goal is ten tails. Why must a Nine-Tailed Fox have nine tails? Nine is a number lacking one, only by attaching ten does she finally become complete. However, not a single Nine-Tailed Fox has surpassed nine. Even if she ascends to heaven.

- The Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi's long-cherished wish is to become a divine specter with ten tails. To do so, she had to cover the eyes of heaven. Thus she intervened in the struggle for imperial power, coaxed them, and sparked a war. Because there is nothing as good as war to deceive heaven.

- She ingested numerous human livers, but ultimately failed; with ordinary livers, she could not leap over the wall. She only needs to eat one more special liver, the liver of a human with a high soul wavelength, but she could not find it at all. She just needs to eat one. Just one! A special one!

The Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi, who was lying on the flat rock, stood up while swaying her nine tails back and forth.

"Heu-eung, an incredible person has graced us with his presence. I feel this humble concubine's wish will come true today."

A wish, she says.

Ten tails?

"Since you have personally come like this to give this humble concubine your liver, I must welcome you."

The Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi's eyes were fixed on exactly one person.

Right at Joo-hyuk.

Her tails shook like a pinwheel.

Like a pet dog that smelled its favorite snack.

No way?

"...My liver?"

"Ho-ho-ho, of course. Who else is there besides our handsome Young Master?"

No, it's true I'm handsome, but.

Why my liver?

And what do you mean who else?

When there are several people here.

"Aren't the rest all fakes. Even if I eat knock-off livers, all I'll get is an upset stomach."

"..."

Hmm.

She has a point.

So it made me anxious.

"Um, I left my liver at home and came... I don't have it right now, so what should I do? Because I can put my liver in and take it out."

Cossack jumping up in surprise at Joo-hyuk's words.

"No, didn't I tell you repeatedly, sir. That you must faithfully put your liver in and take it when you go out."

"...I forgot for a moment,"

Cossack clicked his tongue, kkeul-kkeul, and.

"Tsk tsk, it's no wonder you looked tired lately, sir. It's all because you have no liver, sir. It can't be helped, sir. Be sure to put it in when you go home, sir."

The Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi clutched her stomach and laughed.

"Kkal-kkal-kkal, you play amusingly. Anyway, since it seems you have no intention to give it meekly, this humble concubine will take it myself."

At that moment!

Cheol-keok!

Veronica loading her magic gun at some point.

"You bitch of a dog, how dare you target our Commander..."

Jji-i-i-ing!

Pa-ju-ju-juk!

Chul-leong!

The large-caliber bullet fired while roaring with a loud sound.

Just as it seemed to hit the Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi's body.

Tu-ung!

It hit a formless barrier and bounced off sideways.

Kwang!

The large-caliber bullet smashing into the cliff.

And,

"Ke-e-e-ek!"

"Keu-kik!"

"Kya-ak!"

"Kya-o!"

Three-Tailed Foxes, Five-Tailed Foxes, Seven-Tailed Foxes tumbling down from way above the waterfall, their numbers couldn't even be counted.

'...I knew she wouldn't be alone.'

Are the subordinate foxes the plus alpha?

The battle begins.

Gobang moved.

Bardin flew up and settled in Gobang's hand.

Cossack also shot forward with Shadow Steps.

With Veronica's magic gun continuous firing, and Gyeon Dal-rae's exorcism rituals and talismans too.

"Keu-reu-reu-reuk!"

Ppeu-deuk, ppu-deu-deuk, u-deuk!

The Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi's body, which had been that of a woman, suddenly transformed into the figure of an evil spirit.

A body as massive as Gobang.

Bu-sung-bu-sung, stiff fur bristling all over her body.

Bright red eyeballs, saliva dripping from her mouth, a long tongue.

No, did she have to transform?

Could have just fought in her human body.

It was then.

The body of the Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi, who was confronting Gobang, disappeared in an instant.

'Mmm?'

Seom-tteuk!

A tingling crown of the head.

Before he knew it, the Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi appeared above Joo-hyuk's head.

"Not a chance!!!"

Gobang shot Bardin towards the Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi like a spear.

Ssائه-ae-aek!

Bardin flying while extending his arms straight like a superhero.

"Light!!!"

Pa-ra-ra-rak!

Gyeon Dal-rae's talismans covered the sky.

Pa-juk, pa-juk, pa-juk!

Veronica's magic gun spewing fire.

Cossack also stuck right next to Joo-hyuk.

Bardin's spear throw was effective.

The Nine-Tailed Fox twisting her body in midair after taking a hit to her flank.

"Keu-reong!"

Simultaneously,

"U-o-o-o-o-o!"

LSSR grade Roar of Provocation.

All the foxes clung to Gobang.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi also flinched, trembled her body, and changed her attack target from Joo-hyuk to Gobang.

And Joo-hyuk?

Spot, spot, pat! Pat! Pat!

He had already escaped the attack range with Shadow Steps and Blink magic.

'Ugh.'

This is the first time.

A tower monster pinpointing him and attacking.

Anyway, he must survive no matter what.

Because if he dies, everything ends in an instant.

Meanwhile, what about Gwangma?

He remained unmoving despite this chaotic melee.

He was worried about the Summoner, but he decided to trust the other summoned entities.

They're doing well, even now.

The Summoner also dodged on his own.

He just has to leave it to them.

The reason he does not move.

There is something in the cave behind the waterfall.

Something as strong and dangerous as that Nine-Tailed Fox.

He must not miss it.

If left alone and they get ambushed, it'll be a disaster.

Even so, he couldn't directly enter the cave.

Right now, surveillance is the best.

Until the other summoned entities can gain the upper hand in the battle.

Right at that moment!

Cheu-pi-pi-pi-pit!

"Ki-a-a-ak!!!"

A massive beast popping out from behind the cave, cleaving through the falling stream of water.

"You bastard!!!"

Cheu-pit!

Gwangma's crescent-moon Aura Blade was shot toward the beast.

Tae-aeng!

The Aura Blade blocked by the beast's claws.

As if he had already anticipated it, Gwangma, armed with the Blood-Jade Aura Blade, dashed over in a breath and threw a punch at the beast.

Kwa-a-ang!

A storm of Qi sweeping the battlefield.

Joo-hyuk also witnessed it.

The true identity of the beast that came out from behind the cave.

That bastard is also a fox with nine tails.

'What is it?'

Another Nine-Tailed Fox?

'Was the +α that thing?'

Not the subordinate foxes?

- Grade : LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare)

- Type : Nine-Tailed Fox (Divine Beast)

- Yeo-pae is Yeo-chi's sister. Overdosing on human livers, she went mad. Only the instinct for slaughter remains.

'...'

Yeo-chi and Yeo-pae.

Twin Nine-Tailed Foxes.

Isn't this cheating?

When even one is overwhelming.

Kwa-ang!

Gwangma and the mad Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-pae clashed.

Gobang and Bardin stood against the Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-chi.

Veronica and Cossack handled the Three-Tailed, Five-Tailed, and Seven-Tailed Foxes.

Gyeon Dal-rae as a supporter from the rear.

Rajix and the Blood Wolf didn't even show their faces, disappearing to who knows where.

"Do not let a single one slip away."

"Sir Gwangma, please hold on just a bit, sir. We'll handle all these guys and join you, sir."

"Do well yourselves. If there is even a scratch on the Summoner's body, your lives are forfeit."

"Yep!"

"Ku-o-o-o-o! Everyone, look at me! Rush at me!"

"Light!!!"

Cheu-pit! Kwa-kwang!

Peo-eok! Pa-ju-juk!

It was a melee.

There had never been such a fierce battle until now.

So he was dissatisfied.

He did not like it.

'...Hoo.'

The reason the real man decided to climb the tower in the first place.

Because it was easy.

Because it was safe.

No matter how strong the bastard was, leaving it to the summoned entities showed the best clear.

Since even if a slightly overwhelming situation came up, summoning Gwangma ended it.

But what is this?

It's neck and neck.

Battles erupted everywhere.

Of course, they will win.

Are they ordinary summoned entities?

Time will solve it.

Once Veronica and Cossack finish off the subordinate foxes and join Gwangma or Gobang, those twin Nine-Tailed Foxes will be cleaned up in an instant too.

Even so, he dislikes this.

The outcome should be predetermined.

An overwhelming victory, that is.

Not this bothersome fighting.

'I need help.'

But if he jumped in personally, it would only be a hindrance, not help.

Then?

The message Mari left on Talk not long ago.

To call her if a difficult situation arises while clearing, that she can help.

The LSSR grade Alchemist Aliya Mari.

What help could she, a non-combat summoned entity, provide on the battlefield right now?

I'll call her and check directly.

"Cancel Blood Wolf summon."

And.

"Aliya Mari designated summon."

Hwa-a-a-at!

A bright ring of light appearing on the fierce battlefield.

Seu-pa-pa-pat!

Flashy special effects.

Thereupon, the battle suddenly halted as if on cue.

The Nine-Tailed Foxes, the summoned entities, everyone with what's this? expressions.

Mari appeared.

The anthropophobic, corner Alchemist revealed her appearance crouched down, with her head deeply bowed on top of a wide rock in the valley.

"..."

"..."

"..."

Silence flowing at the scene.

At that moment!

From Mari's embrace, round metal spheres dropped, tuk, and rolled out de-gul-de-gul.

It wasn't just one.

Tuk, tuk, tuk, tuk, de-gu-reu-reu-reu-reu...

A total of 5 metal spheres rolling around bouncing here and there.

The color is red.

At that moment!

Those metal spheres collapsed down.

Into very tiny pieces.

Into red-colored granules.

Cheu-cheu-cheut!

Simultaneously, the red light granules began to move while swirling.

Cheu-cheu-cheu-cheu-cheu-cheu...

They flowed like rapids across the entire battlefield.

It was Homunculus.

Little humans made of blood-colored metal.

Looking closely, they were not flowing.

They were running by moving their legs themselves.

Da-da-da-dak!

However, they were incredibly fast.

Running, jumping, rolling, and even flying.

Starting with the Three-Tailed, Five-Tailed, Seven-Tailed Foxes, the subordinate foxes.

Pit! Pit! Pit! Pit! Pit!

The red homunculi clung to the foxes one by one.

They tried to avoid them, but they couldn't.

Because they were so small and fast.

Also because they were countless in number.

They even burrowed into all the orifices like earholes, nostrils, mouths, etc.

"Keu-kik?"

"...Ke-ek?"

"Ke-kek!"

The panicking foxes.

Homunculi clung thickly all over their bodies.

The foxes' bodies quickly turned into a red color.

And,

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang!

They exploded.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang!

The homunculi burst simultaneously.

Bursting on the outside and bursting on the inside too.

The foxes' bodies exploded together as well.

Kwa-kwang! Peo-peok!

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang! Peo-peo-peo-peok!

Blood and flesh flew all over the scene.

The valley stream dyed blood-red.

Next was the turn of the mad Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-pae clashing with Gwangma.

Similarly, the homunculi clung to her.

"...Ki-kik?"

Yeo-pae couldn't block it either.

She tried to push the homunculi away by manifesting Qi with her whole body as Protective Aura Blade, but.

Kwang-kwang, kwa-kwa-kwang!

Jjeo-jeok, jjeo-jeo-jeok!

With just a few explosions, the Qi defensive barrier shattered vainly, and taking advantage of that opening, the other homunculi burrowed in.

Da-dak, da-dak, da-da-dak.

Clinging to her hands, clinging to her feet, clinging to her belly, clinging to her face.

Going into her mouth, going into her nose, going into her ears.

...And bursting.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang!

It was a massive explosion.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Yeo-pae's body was scattered into smithereens.

Even Gwangma was pushed back by the aftermath of the explosion.

Mari, who solely commanded all these homunculi.

She didn't even look at the scene.

Merely crouching and looking only at the ground.

Like an outcast elementary school kid playing alone while drawing on the ground in the corner of a school playground.

The corner Alchemist.

Severe anthropophobia.

Keyboard warrior of cyberspace.

Moreover, she was a bomber maniac.