Chapter 52
Chapter 52
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 52
Chapter Title: Double Chance
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The final room of the Forgotten Altar.
There, as if to test me, ten guardian knights stood encircling a box containing the 'key' to the passage leading to the altar, right in the center.
[Grrrrr...]
The moment I opened the door, ten pairs of glowing red eyes all turned toward me in unison. The pressure was on a whole different level from before. But instead of fear, a smile crept onto my lips.
'Perfect. This is the ideal chance to put all that practice to use.'
I picked up a pebble rolling around on the floor. Pretending to throw it at the guardian knight on the left, I activated Warp at the same time.
The pebble passed through the warp the instant it left my hand and reappeared behind the guardian knight on the right, smacking him squarely in the back of the head.
Ting-!
Staggered by the sudden attack from behind, the knight on the right turned around. I didn't miss that split-second opening.
'Warp.'
Slash-!
The neck of the knight who had looked away from me was severed.
[Kraaaah!]
At their comrade's death, the remaining nine charged at me all at once.
'Too many.'
I fell back momentarily, setting a trap warp where I'd been standing.
The moment the lead knight stepped on it, I designated the destination as empty air above another knight's head.
Bam!
The knight who appeared in midair crashed down onto the one below, sending both tumbling. Seizing the gap, I slammed my sword down on their necks, decapitating them one after another.
'Seven left now.'
I decided to take them down one by one.
Whenever multiple enemies closed in at once, I warped without hesitation to their rear and picked off the straggler at the back.
They went all out to kill me, but once space itself was my playground, catching me was impossible.
"Gotta give you points for trying."
Bit by bit, I whittled them down until only three remained.
[Kraaaah!!]
Realizing they couldn't take me down up close, the guardian knights hurled their swords at me in unison.
Three blades hurtled toward me with deafening whooshes.
"Whoa!"
Okay, that actually surprised me a bit.
But I was fully prepared for ranged attacks!
"Warp!"
Reflexively, I warped, blocking my front completely with a blue portal.
The swords sucked into the portal flew out the other side, maintaining their speed and trajectory.
Clang!
The redirected blades pierced each knight's skull.
[[[Kek!]]]
"Kuhahaha! How do you like my Rainbow Reflection?"
Warp's slicing attacks were incredibly powerful, but setting entrance and exit every time was a hassle.
Most fights devolve into chaotic melees. Blocking every incoming attack from all directions with warps would be inefficient.
Better to just dodge by moving.
That's when I came up with it.
A 'bidirectional portal' where entrance and exit merged.
Simple principle: what goes in comes out.
Most people never expect something they shoot at an enemy to come right back.
That's the insight behind this invincible defense.
"I call it Rainbow Reflection!"
It's an awesome technique, but pity there was no one around to appreciate it—just golem knights in disguise.
I knocked over the knight grunting with a sword lodged in his helmet and added his head to my sack one by one.
"Finally, the last room."
I smashed the box the knights had been guarding and took the key inside.
Inserting it into the lock and turning produced a click, and the door swung open.
Inside the room...
A sacred flame burned pure white like snow in a massive brazier, dancing wildly. Beyond it stood an altar inscribed with indecipherable runes.
I tossed the sack containing the 55 guardian knight heads I'd collected so far into the sacred flame.
Whoosh-!
The moment the sack touched the flames, the white fire turned dark crimson, devouring it in an instant.
Then, a torrent of system messages rained down before my eyes.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ You have passed the Forgotten Altar's trial! By offering the sacrifice, you gain massive experience! ✨ LEVEL UP! ✨ Lv.25 → Lv.31 + All Stats +12
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ You are the first to reach level 30 on Tower Floor 1! You have acquired the level 30 first-clear achievement, 『Double Chance』! 📜 ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED 📜 『Achievement: Double Chance』 Effect: All rewards acquired from now on are doubled. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ 『Pioneer』 effect activates! 『Double Chance』 evolves into 『Triple Chance』! 📜 ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED 📜 『Achievement: Triple Chance』 Effect: All rewards acquired from now on are tripled. Whoa!
A whistle escaped my lips involuntarily.
"Kukuku, now this is what I call sex!"
I couldn't hold back the laughter bursting out. In just one day, I'd jumped six levels. But the real reward was just beginning.
My heart started pounding like mad. "All rewards... tripled?"
I was speechless for a moment.
"Th-three times?"
I rubbed my eyes in disbelief. From now on, every point and item I got would be tripled. And since it said 'all rewards,' experience points might count too.
This wasn't just getting stronger—it could upend the Tower's entire system. Pure cheat territory.
"Pioneer is busted."
Calming my excitement, I approached the altar to claim the final reward.
One who overcame the trial, place your hand on the altar and prove your worth. Following the message, I placed my hand on the altar. It glowed, etching a pattern into my palm.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ You have passed the Forgotten Altar's trial. You have acquired the trial's final reward. You have obtained the Authority, 『Reversal』. ⚡ AUTHORITY ACQUIRED ⚡ 『Authority: Reversal』 Effect: Can reverse anything. Restriction 1: Usable once per month. Restriction 2: Number and scope of targets depend on user's mana and mental strength. The moment I read the Authority's description, I realized I'd hit the jackpot.
"With this...!"
I could reverse a chaste, virgin big-titted sister's purity and turn her into a cum-dump slut who spreads her legs for anyone!
Fucking insane!!!
The ultimate toy!
I seriously started pondering which girl to use it on for maximum fun.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Just before leaving the Forgotten Trial Altar, I glanced at the 'sacred flame' in front of the altar.
"Hmm, this would be perfect for grilling meat."
A brazier that burned fiercely on its own without fuel!
And unlike normal ones, the rippling white flames made it great for just staring at and zoning out sometimes.
'But it's pretty big—wonder if it'll fit in my inventory.'
If it's an item, it should.
Staring at the sacred flame brought up its info window.
🔥 ITEM INFO 🔥 『Sacred Brazier』 - Grade: Junk Once lit the world with sacred flames. Long neglect has degraded or lost most functions. However, its purification ability remains usable. "Junk? Doesn't look it."
The visuals were too pretty for that.
People buy useless crap just for looks all the time. A pretty flame with 'purification'—how much would that fetch?
"Alright, I'll take it."
If it's an item left unattended without an owner, it's basically begging to be looted.
I opened my inventory, auto-sorted the contents, did some manual shuffling, and warped the 'Sacred Brazier' item inside.
- Acquired item: Sacred Brazier. My inventory was now completely full.
"Tch... No inventory expansion? Starting to run short."
Anyway, summarizing the Forgotten Altar clear:
Got an Authority 'Reversal' perfect for women, sold the armor for 275,000pt, and snagged a pretty brazier!
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ A day had passed, but Summoner Kim Joo-hyuk still hadn't emerged.
The Forgotten Altar portal continued emitting blue light unchanged since he entered.
Ariel, bound to the Tower system, couldn't even approach it. Only external summoners like Kim Joo-hyuk could enter.
'...What if something went wrong inside?'
Anxiety gripped the angel Ariel's heart. As administrator, worrying for her summoner's safety was duty.
But the emotion she felt now went beyond duty. The thought of that arrogant, violent human vanishing forever sent an inexplicable chill through her chest.
Ariel seriously considered asking 'Im Ji-hye,' the summoner close to Kim Joo-hyuk, for help.
That was when it happened.
The blue portal flared brilliantly, spitting out a man.
"Joo-hyuk-nim!"
Ariel carefully scanned him for injuries.
Fortunately, Kim Joo-hyuk looked unchanged. Relieved, she let out a soft breath.
"You came back so late—I almost worried!"
"Thanks to you, I got something amazing."
Kim Joo-hyuk stroked Ariel's hair. She shuddered at how strangely good the casual touch felt.
"Oh yeah, it's been a while since I groped our Ariel's tits. Want a treat?"
His hand suddenly slipped the strap of her dress off her shoulder.
"J-Joo-hyuk-nim!? We're outside...!"
As her massive breasts spilled free, Ariel reflexively spread her wings to flee, but his hand cupped and kneaded them gently. Suddenly, her body went limp.
"It's fine. It's just us here. Who else comes to a place like this?"
"B-But... Nngh!"
Ariel knew she shouldn't fall for his words, but as her nipples swelled from the familiar stimulation, she couldn't speak.
"Haa...."
His touch grew bolder, rubbing her erect nipples with his fingers, sucking them into his mouth, and nibbling the tips gently with his teeth.
The mounting pleasure pushed Ariel over the edge; she bit her lower lip and reached a light climax.
"Haa, haa...."
As Ariel panted heavily, Kim Joo-hyuk slipped a piece of chocolate into her mouth.
Her eyes widened at the dizzying sweetness.
"Keep being this good, and I'll give you something even better next time."
Even better...?
Ariel recalled Im Ji-hye's face, lost in ecstasy as her womb was pounded relentlessly.
An act so vulgar most angels would shake their heads in disgust. But Ariel's pussy was destined to be Kim Joo-hyuk's before Floor 1 ended, by contract.
That realization soaked her lower half in an instant.
'Is sex... really that good?'