Chapter 170
Translator: Ace
Chapter: 170
Chapter Title: Ordinary Guy's Tower Conquest Method 170
The first conquest was cleared with an S+++ grade.
Indeed, it was Sergeant Major V.
LSSR railgun's ultimate skill, Near-Light-Speed Shell.
Just one shot.
A single near-light-speed shell with no homing function precisely struck the massive Colossus Condor, causing it to explode.
Of course, there were a few conditions that made it possible.
A target as big as a barn, slow speed, no proper defenses—just relying on ice falcons for both attack and defense.
It was easy to hit.
And once hit, it was over.
In short, the near-light-speed shell was a skill perfectly optimized for the 84th floor's Colossus Condor.
It's currently on cooldown.
48 hours until it can be used again.
It's also ridiculously expensive.
Highest grade mana stone ore costs 2.2 billion per kg.
One shot burns through 2.2 billion.
Eh, whatever?
Even regular missiles cost about that these days.
Now it's time for another repeat conquest of Tower 1.
Time to give Razix a chance.
A chance to make up for his failure.
He nearly died charging ahead after smelling something, and Hyeolrang actually did die...
Though he was revived with a resurrection rune.
"While we're handling the Colossus Condor, Gobang, Kosak, Bardin, Jepetto, Diarmat—you five, please protect Razix and Hyeolrang."
The melee LSSRs are on Razix escort duty only.
They've got nothing else to do here.
Combat members: four LSSRs.
Sergeant Major V, Mad Demon, Mackenzie, Gyeon Dal-rae.
"Just buy time until Razix finishes his work."
No need to kill them.
It's a repeat conquest.
"Sergeant Major Veronica Caliber! Commencing diversion operation!"
Aerial battleship colossal beast, Colossus Condor.
And the ice falcons circling around it.
Currently, only small shells are available.
Large shells that strain the railguns due to the near-light-speed ultimate are sealed for 48 hours.
Even with just small shells, their power isn't the same as before.
Highest grade mana-infused small shells.
'Sigh, such a waste of Highest grade mana.'
But what can you do?
Have to hope Razix brings back even more haul.
Dong-dong, doo-doo-dong!
Chae-chang! Chaeng-chaeng-jaeng!
Drums and gongs echoing across the battlefield.
As Gyeon Dal-rae's buffs reached the summoned beings,
"Throttle burst fire! Commence shooting!"
Pajook, pajook, pajoojoo...
LSSR small shells fired at the Colossus Condor's subordinate ice falcons.
At the same time,
Swoong! Mackenzie's barrier protecting Joo-hyuk and Gyeon Dal-rae.
Mad Demon's crescent aura shattered the falling ice falcons.
Mackenzie's flame magic lit up the sky too.
They pulled the attention to one side.
This should be enough.
"Huoeeek!"
Razix mounted on Hyeolrang's back.
Pointing his golden pickaxe,
Whirrit! Tatatat!
Hyeolrang shot forward at tremendous speed.
The escorts followed along.
A faint scent of mana reached Razix's stubby nose.
Mixed in with the raging blizzard.
'Huo.'
Razix dashed along, twisting directions multiple times to follow the scent.
His comrades followed to protect him.
"Is Razix-worker going the right way?"
"Huoek!"
"Got it. I'll shut up."
They ran for a good while.
Quite far.
Not an easy path.
Feet sinking deep, fierce blizzard.
Sparparpar!
Kosak with Shadow Step.
Diarmat flying with wings, Jepetto transformed into a bat.
Gigantified Gobang's strides were so huge he kept up effortlessly just walking.
The problem was heavy-armored holy knight Bardin, lacking mobility skills.
"Ora, Bardin!"
"Light!!!"
No problem.
Gobang can carry him.
Whirrit!
Holy knight human-sword Bardin leaping onto Gobang's hand mount.
Whoosh! Whoooosh!
The blizzard growing fiercer.
But Razix was in ultra-focus mode.
Determined to pull this off no matter what.
And then,
"Huoee."
Hyeolrang halted at Razix's gesture.
A massive ice wall blocked their path.
"Uh? Dead end?"
"A cliff."
"...Do we have to climb it?"
An enormous ice barrier of dizzying height.
Stretching endlessly, no end in sight.
Click!
Razix dismounted Hyeolrang.
Roll roll.
Rolling closer to the wall,
Sniff sniff sniff.
Taking a smell,
Roll roll.
Rolling again, sniffing.
Roll roll.
Rolling along the ice wall.
Then,
"Huo?"
Razix knelt on one knee, stretching his short arm upward, shouting.
"Huoeeek!!! Here..."
The summoned beings rushing over.
"Smash this spot with the sword?"
"Huo, yes."
"Something's behind this."
"Got it. Smashing now."
Gigantified Gobang raised human-sword Bardin.
"Light!!!"
Whirrit!
Kwaak!
"Light!!!"
Kwak! Kwak! Kwajik, kwak kwak! Kwajijik, kwak kwak kwak!
Ice chunks shattering.
Razix grabbed his pickaxe too.
Kwajik! Kwak kwak kwak kwak!
Jiiing!
Aura master Kosak sliced the ice wall with aura too.
Sgeek, sagak! Sgeek!
Fallen ice piled up quickly.
Suddenly!
Puk!
A small hole punched through the ice wall.
"Huk!"
"Oh!"
"Ah!"
"So that's it."
Razix grinning wide.
Pickaxe swings speeding up.
Finally,
Kwajik! Puk!
A cave entrance revealed.
At the same time, a dizzyingly thick mana scent wafting out.
"Cave. Caves always hide treasure. Total cliché."
They widened the entrance a bit more,
And Razix and the group entered.
What could be inside?
The mystery was solved immediately.
They knew as soon as they went in.
Caves are usually dark.
No light gets in.
But this 84th floor ice wall cave was different.
Very bright.
As if lit from the start.
The source of the light?
The walls packed full of enormous quantities of mana stones.
"...Wam-ma!"
"My god!"
"Oh my?"
"Light..., hmm."
"Hoeng!"
"Kyung kyung!"
Not just any mana stones.
All high-grade.
Thick, dense mana.
No wonder they wanted to charge in.
How could they stay still after smelling this?
"Razix worker!"
"Hoeng?"
"This is too much. Jackpots every floor, what are we supposed to eat?"
Kosak yelled at Razix.
"Me? I took out the flies buzzing around Summoner Bong, removed dangers ahead, acted as People's Defense Minister leading unification, me! Did it all."
"Huo?"
"Then what? Our worker's ultra counter strong punch sends 'em flying."
Kosak's grumbling praise.
Gobang and Bardin too.
"As expected of Ultimate Worker. Warriors always respect that."
"Huoeee."
"So enviable. Razix-gong, I'm just an LED bulb lighting up."
"Huoet!"
Jepetto and Diarmat too.
"Envious, senior."
"Huo!"
"Yeah, Baldy-nim, share just one merit. Let's live together. I'll give you sweet dreams."
"Huoeng?"
Everyone envious.
Razix with a satisfied smile.
Time to start?
The scent came from deep in the cave.
A pretty large cave.
Rough estimate: Highest grade mana reserves at least tens of thousands of tons.
Just Tower 1?
Combined with Tower 2, no more Highest grade mana worries.
And,
'Hohehehehehe.'
Something ominous caught his eye too.
Something truly potent.
Kwaak!
Razix's golden pickaxe struck the cave wall.
Clunk, high-grade mana stone was hooked out.
Now it's harvest time.
Goal of the 84th floor repeat conquest.
Buy as much time as possible for Razix's search.
Not hard.
That damn aerial battleship giant bird doesn't come down to the ground anyway.
Just deal with the ice falcons head-diving to bomb.
Well, their numbers are insane—kill and kill, endless.
About 3 hours passed?
Where do all these ice falcons even come from?
"Whew, gonna die of exhaustion."
Of course, he was not really doing much.
Just sitting cozy in Mackenzie's barrier, warmed by his fire heater.
It was just boring.
No word from Razix who left after smelling and heading out.
Hey, while we're at it, kill that thing?
Come to think of it, don't really need Sergeant Major V's near-light-speed shell.
"Mage Mackenzie."
"Yes, Summoner."
"Can you summon a meteor? Want to try dropping one if possible."
"Of course."
Eh?
It works?
Mackenzie replied with a proud smile to Joo-hyuk's question.
"Allow me to explain first."
Flash!
An image appeared above Mackenzie's head.
Universe, galaxy view.
"Not the real universe. A virtual one in my mind's cosmos, my consciousness."
Ooooh!
Reproducing a universe in the mind.
Definitely 9th circle is 9th circle.
"Step 1: Create a meteor in the mind's universe. Takes about 1 hour. Others take over 2, but I'm a bit talented."
"Aww, you look it. Hahaha."
"Hahaha, anyway, step 1 is most important. Only then to step 2."
Such a friendly explanation.
"Step 2: Summon the mind universe meteor to the real sky. This consumes massive mana."
"Works in tower sky?"
"Of course. But I can't make it appear instantly—I must continuously infuse mana until it gains form."
"How long?"
"Step 2 also about 1 hour."
Hmm.
1 hour for step 1, 1 for step 2.
Two steps total 2 hours.
"Tch, takes longer than I thought. Nuke's just set and press button."
Mackenzie panicked at Joo-hyuk's deflated tone.
"W-well, it's a radiation-free eco-friendly meteor."
"The nuke went off in the tower too. It's a kind of enviroment if you think about it."
"...But meteors can be summoned endlessly with just mana."
"Nukes have no production limit either, and Earth's stockpile is huge."
"... ."
Mackenzie was awkward.
"Anyway, next?"
"Step 3: Set coordinates and drop. Quick, but... there is a safety issue."
Safety.
Right.
If Meteor falls, do only monsters die?
Everything dies.
"A barrier won't cut it. Unless we dig a bunker underground. It's still risky."
Hmm.
The meteor summon spell was impractical.
Takes time, safety issues.
Joo-hyuk slightly disappointed.
'Eh, meteor summon's no big deal.'
A Nuke was better.
Though it was restricted, He can't use it.
Meanwhile, Mackenzie's mouth went dry.
Meteor summon failed to impress.
Didn't excite the summoner.
His disappointed face said it all.
'What now? This is bad.'
Random summon approaching.
One more summoned being was coming.
His position was precarious now.
Especially since Sergeant Major V's breaking through to LSSR grade—There was no real need for him anymore.
Honestly he was shocked silly.
Near-light-speed shell?
'One shot bursts a 84th floor colossal beast?'
One-hit instant kill.
He can't even imitate that.
Would he not be called for repeat conquest?
He was just stalling.
No need for a mage.
The Mad Demon geezer and the fairy were enough.
Bracelet enchants?
He Had a disciple now.
He was growing fast, the defect rate was near zero.
'Might lose my spot.'
He shouldn't have taken disciple.
He thought it'd be convenient, but shot self in foot.
The enchantment business was problematic too.
Summoner's gaze lately was not great.
Obesity escape bracelet enchant biz started ambitiously.
He thought he'd love it, the first time yes, but now it was the opposite.
The summoner's complaint.
No time to slack, it was all work.
'Was he gonna get booted like before?'
He could wait on White Tower 17th.
He won't return to the soul world.
But his pride was the issue.
He might fade from the summoner's memory as an unemployed shut-in geezer.
He needed a way.
To make the summoner recognize his necessity firmly.
'Damn! Was there no other biz the summoner'd like?'
As a ranged class he lost to Sergeant Major V, in earnings he was crushed by Razix, the enchants were also turning in to burden.
Suddenly!
Peng peng peng peng!
Signal flares bursting far in sky.
It was the work done signal.
Time to go home.
First, the far-out summoned beings.
Razix, Hyeolrang, Gobang, Kosak, Bardin, Jepetto, Diarmat—release all.
Then.
"Let's go too."
"Sergeant Major Veronica Caliber, retreat prep complete!"
"Understood."
"Heh heh, even this is work, tiring. Let's grab a drink outside."
To the safe zone.
"Abandon mission."
Spot!
White Tower 17th floor.
84th floor conquest settlement time.
Chief Jeon Gwang-il and CEO Jung Dong-hoon were there too.
"Congratulations, Player Bong. I heard the world announcement."
"Me too. Congrats."
"Thanks."
Jeon Gwang-il was asking curiously.
"But the 84th floor..."
"Giant beast Frozen Colossus Condor. Flying colossal monster. I'll show the video later."
"Huk! F-flying?"
"Yes, flying monster. Just wrestled with it for 3 hours, thought I was dead."
"Th-that tough? Even for Player Bong, 3 hours..."
"Ah! It was a repeat conquest for 3 hours. The first clear was under 3 minutes."
"...Pardon?"
What?
3 minutes?
"The repeat was for searching... Let's check together."
"Mm. Yes yes."
Joo-hyuk smiled warmly at Razix.
"Razix, any results?"
"Huoep!"
"Oh! What?"
Razix showed with actions.
Shh, shushushushu, shush.
High-grade mana stones were piling on 17th floor ground.
"Waaah!"
"What's this!"
Mana vein.
Definitely found a vein.
Otherwise he wouldn't mine this much.
'He'd be Hitting 1,000 tons soon.'
But Kosak beside him scoffed.
"Summoner Bong, surprised by this? Your guts got weak. Sigh, what's good for the liver?"
What?
More?
Kosak grinned slyly.
"Ultimate Worker."
"Hoeng?"
"Show it. Wipe Summoner Bong's drool, prep."
"Huoet!"
Gulp.
He might really drool, he swallowed once.
Shh!
Razix pulled out an item.
"Uh..."
It was a mana stone too.
Not much quantity.
About a supermarket plastic basket full.
But that color?
No way,
"Highest grade mana stones?"
Top-grade mana stones.
"Yes. Wild highest grade mana stones. Farmed ones were common. Rare stuff."
Heol!
No way.
Highest grade mana stone found naturally?
Slurp!
He swallowed his drool, grabbed a chunk to inspect... definitely highest grade.
This small amount was easily over 30kg.
'No worries refilling Sergeant Major V's near-light-speed shells.'
Permanent residency too.
Our Mari didn't need to do alchemy work on them any more.
Insane.
Now he got why the Ultimate Worker charged on the scent.
'That potent smell was Highest grade mana stones.'
How hold back?
Hug!
"Aww! Our Ultimate Worker!"
"Hoengeng."
Two badges, no three or more plenty deserved.
He reached for the platinum badge in his inventory,
'No.'
If he gave it now, Razix might breakthrough now.
Then there would be at least a week delay.
He couldn't go a week without Razix face!
Take it slow, slow.
They'd 84th repeats together and clear the 85th floor.
Just Tower 1? But in Tower 2 too.
Then a week later another random summon.
They'd have a new summoned welcome party, then Razix's breakthrough.