Chapter 46
Chapter 46
Translator: Penny
Chapter 46
Han Yoo-seong was bathed in light before returning to his original state.
Welcome to the 6th Floor.
Han Yoo-seong scanned the 6th Floor Waiting Room. There wasn't much difference from the 5th Floor Waiting Room.
Clunk.
Just like on the 5th floor, there was a red mailbox beneath the clock. He rummaged through it, but as expected, it was empty.
The moment he withdrew his hand, notification windows flooded his vision.
1,200 coins have been awarded as a reward for clearing the 5th Floor.
The 5th Floor ranking score has been registered.
5th Floor - Score Ranking
1st Place - Anonymous: 1,782 points (NEW!)
2nd Place - Union Leader: 844 points
3rd Place - Black Star: 723 points
4th Place - Black Hand: 609 points
5th Place - Chasing: 513 points
Rank 6 - Sinclair: 511 points
...
Han Yoo-seong first checked the rewards for clearing the 5th Floor.
Skadar's Phantom Steps
Category: Protective Gear (Shoes)
Defense: +30
Effects:
1. Hazy Footsteps - When facing curses on the ground, such as flames, thorns, or flowing poison, imbuing the shoes with mana allows you to effectively repel these hazards by channeling energy into the ground.
2. Steps of Forgetfulness - By channeling mana, you can drastically reduce the sound of your footsteps.
Description: Combat boots created to retrieve the bodies of fallen comrades in the Forest of Magic Beasts. After the death of the great swordsman Skadar, the renowned craftsman Craiton, who originally crafted the equipment, refined it in his honor.
Rating: A
"It's fine."
Han Yoo-seong then checked the item he had acquired for ranking first on the 5th Floor.
Ayrand's Wedge
Category: Weapon (Spear)
Attack Power: +70
Effects:
1. Penetration: Increases the probability of penetrating an enemy upon a successful hit.
2. Spiral: When thrusting the spear in a spiral motion, it efficiently releases rotational magic power.
3. Lightweight: Can make the spear shaft infinitely light in anticipation of a defensive stance.
Description: The spear of Ayrand, the war hero of the Duke Kingdom.
Rating: A+
Spear.
This level of attack power was sufficient to use alongside Mundum Extinguite in actual combat.
Han Yoo-seong resolved to practice with the spear whenever he had time.
Today's date: March 12th.
Days until the next Exchange Meeting: D - 13.
After checking the date, I lay back in my sleeping bag.
I took out my terminal and opened the Transcendent Gallery.
Unlike the stages, the 6th Floor Waiting Room is a place where the Constellations can't observe us, so there was no need to use the Binding Talisman to spread the Veil of Secrets.
Title: Finally, the 6th Floor!
Author: ᄋᄋ*
- The mailbox is still empty. The Constellation registered on the 5th Floor Stage cleared the quest. Swallowed the Elixir Gehenna.
Reply: Good job.
Reply: Ranked first again with a four-digit score! Watching the reactions of the Climber Gallery guys is always fresh and thrilling.
Climber Gallery is going nuts! They're relentlessly knocking down the existing rankers now! hehehehehe
Is this really a "knockdown"? Is that the truth?
Honestly, it's just mindless bashing. Our Climber is an anomaly. The existing rankers are only at the top-tier level of Hard Difficulty. The Climber is clearly a monster, but I suspect he's done even more in our guild's Hard Difficulty.
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Some of those monsters are probably chatting here too.
Pioneer: Gehenna... It's a rare elixir that only appears beyond the 50th floor of Hard Difficulty, and he consumed it on the 5th floor!
Elf: You succeeded in the quest and ate it, didn't you?
Pioneer: You did gain Dark Resistance, but whether you can enhance and adapt it depends on your individual talent. A Climber would probably manage it.
Elf: Still no news from the 66th Floor?
Pioneer: Seems they're still climbing.
Water King: It's not that it takes that long. Something will come up soon. Whether they're completely or almost completely screwed, it'll be over in a week.
Pioneer: So the results for the Hard Difficulty 66th Floor are still pending?
Pioneer: Just wait. I'll notify you immediately when a related post appears. Thanks to you, the Union Leader has been slipping to second place in the rankings. He's the Guild Leader who just entered the 66th Floor.
"Ah, this guy."
"Well, of course you'd survive well."
"I'm not so sure."
"It seems true, as Sir Sword of Light said, that the skill level of players on Hard Difficulty is generally low."
"Sword of Light: You just need to focus on your own path."
"That's right."
Han Yoo-seong had no time to worry about other players. Unlike the Tower Finishers in the Transcendent Gallery, he was in a constant struggle to climb higher.
"So, Gehenna is just something to consume?"
"Archmage: Yes, but Gehenna is quite high-grade, so it'll take a long time to digest."
"How long?"
"Archmage: I don't know. Even if you process it quickly, a week?"
"Scum Sword Saint: Even a week isn't that long."
Absolute Monarch: A week is quite fast. It can sometimes take over a month.
Shrine Maiden: Hava hava! You've endured much, Climber Sir.
Climber: Thanks to Shrine Maiden Senior, we escaped those magic-wielding bastards. But can this talisman always hold out like this?
Shrine Maiden: Hava hava, if magic assaults us from all sides or if it's Fifth-Tier or higher, the talisman's power might fail.
Climber: We were lucky. I fought a Fifth-Tier Swordsman, but thankfully, I never encountered a Fifth-Tier Archmage.
Pandemonium: I've been properly gaslighted... After facing a Fifth-Tier Swordsman, I'm declaring myself lucky.
Climber: Hahahahaha! This bastard's standards for "luck" have completely plummeted!
Gehenna: Then I'll take the Elixir Gehenna first. I'll train until it's completely absorbed, and once it is, I'll have to go to the 6th Floor.
Sword of Light: Good idea.
Sage: Have the Constellations ever sent any strange signals?
Gehenna: Ah, that...
?: What?
?: That?
?: What's that? An emergency?
Thud.
Han Yoo-seong had fallen asleep.
He was literally asleep, slumped over as if unconscious.
This was the result of pushing his training too hard, right up to the brink of collapse.
Han Yoo-seong was simply dozing off with his head drooping, but the Finishers watching him through the terminal had no way of knowing that.
When Han Yoo-seong's comments suddenly stopped, a momentary silence fell over the comment section.
Then the comments started flooding in relentlessly.
?: What the hell is going on?
?: Ban? Climber?
"Why stop talking when you were speaking so well? Why stop talking when you were speaking so well? Why stop talking when you were speaking so well?"
"Ugh, this has never happened before!"
"Ice Queen: Clack! Clack! What's wrong, Climber?!"
"Dragon King: Beltui—Climber, quickly keep commenting! I'm getting scared!"
"Archmage: ?? What's going on? You were commenting perfectly fine, so why suddenly stop? It's unsettling. Start commenting again."
"Sword of Light: What's happening?"
"Absolute Monarch: The Tower climb is often nauseating and exhausting. Even so, we must endure and not collapse."
"Scum Sword Saint: Ugh, is it not pain? Just... frozen?"
"Water King: What are you talking about?! The Climber would never just freeze like that! It must be stress from the Tower climb causing his body to seize!"
Ice Queen: Now, now... Climber, this is what happens when I freeze the ice. Freeze, ice!
Hmph, quiet, isn't it? Dead, aren't you? Dead? Dead?
Jjuhdak: Quiet.
Yes, Teacher.
Ice Queen: Freeze, ice! Freeze, ice! Freeze, ice! Freeze, ice!
Ice Queen: F-f-freeze...!
Stop freezing and stop falling! Aaaaaah! ((╹д╹;))
The Ice Kingdom is fucking boring.
Heavenly Demon: Arise! It's too early to die. One must witness the end of martial arts before perishing.
So, if you finish the Tower, you can witness the end of martial arts?
Famous Thing: I can't see it. You can't see it, and neither can this thing.
Heavenly Demon: The Climber will be able to witness it. I believe this without doubt.
The Supreme Heavenly Demon is desperately trying to make another dimensional deal. Truly admirable.
Give up, Arthur. You've already done it once—why bother again? There are plenty of Hard Difficulty bosses out there desperate for interdimensional deals.
Archmage: Hey... what's wrong? Just comment already. I've almost finished creating a spell that can be cast using only the Aura Circuit! You're the only one who can use this.
Archmage: I specifically designed it for you. Seriously. It won't activate for anyone else.
Archmage: You're not ignoring me, are you? You're not being lame, are you? Just sleeping...?
Archmage: Just leave one quick comment. Then it'll be finished. The spell.
Ophelia-chan: I'm getting scared.
She suddenly turned serious.
The Invincible Iron-Blooded Magical Girl Ophelia trembled with fear, wondering if the Climber had died.
Caelum is shaking because he's scared.
Sage: You've finally overcome the limitations of conventional circuits and created magic that runs solely on the Aura Circuit. That's truly remarkable.
Pioneer: Sounds like you were just tired and fell asleep.
Han Yoo-seong wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.
"Ugh."
He'd suddenly fallen into a deep sleep. Han Yoo-seong quickly replied to the first comment he saw.
Ice Queen: Frozen solid! Climber! You've frozen! Ding! If you don't wake up, I'll freeze you permanently and keep you by my side! Freeze, freeze, freeze! Freeze, freeze, freeze, freeze! Ice!
Yoo-seong: Ding! I've never died before, so why are you telling me to wake up? I was just a little drowsy.
Ice Queen: Hehehe! Thank goodness! Freeze, freeze, freeze!
"Senior Queen seems a bit out of her mind sometimes, so I just go along with it... But why is Senior Archmage acting like this?"
Archmage: Hmph, you saw the comments, right? I'm top priority for the next dimensional trade.
This gentleman will never change.
If I could really use magic, I wouldn't have needed to refuse.
Shrine Maiden: Hawawawawa, that's right. It's not my time to die yet. If you're tired, just take a nap and think about it later.
Yuseong: I suppose I should.
I planned to wake up refreshed and consume Gehenna in perfect condition.
Han Yoo-seong scrolled up to review the Sage's earlier question.
He asked if the Constellations had ever reacted strangely.
Yuseong: The reactions seemed different when I used the Dragon Slayer Sword Art of Senior Light Sword, or the techniques of Heavenly Demon Senior. Ah, and they also seemed suspicious about the talisman report.
Yuseong: But I never expected them to create a Gallery.
"It's like they're hiding everything behind the Veil of Secrets while secretly reaping all the rewards, just like this time."
"Exactly."
After closing the Gallery, Han Yoo-seong put the terminal into his inventory and took out the elixir, Gehenna.
Gehenna
Category: Elixir
Effect: Upon consumption, all stats, including mana, will permanently increase. Also grants resistance to dark attribute attacks.
Usable Level: 28
Rating: A
Han Yoo-seong's current level was 29, barely enough to meet the requirement.
So this is what they mean by a rare elixir.
Han Yoo-seong swallowed the Gehenna.
Beginning absorption of Gehenna... Completion: 1%
Judging by the slow progress, it would take quite some time to fully absorb the elixir.
The absorption of Gehenna finished faster than I expected.
It took three days. Now there were exactly ten days left until the Exchange Meeting.
I opened the status window.
Player Status
Name: Han Yoo-seong
Race: Human
Lv. 29
Strength: 191
Agility: 192
Vitality: 199
Mana: 171
Skills: Pain Suppression Lv. 7, Composure Lv. 7, Concealment Lv. 4, Danger Sense Lv. 4
Extended Sight Lv. 5, Focus Enhancement Lv. 5, Warrior's Movement Lv. 6
Mana Body Reinforcement Lv. 6, Doombringer Lv. 4, Mental Barrier Lv. 5
Trajectory Insight Lv. 4, Dark Attribute Attack Resistance Lv. 1
The new passive skill indicated that I had gained resistance.
I took out my terminal and opened the Transcendent Gallery.
The gallery was unusually bustling, but the topic of conversation wasn't me.
Title: Union Leader Says 'Only 5 Survived Out of 50'
Author: ᄋᄋ
I was defeated. I was wrong.
Only five survived out of fifty.
The 66th Floor was completely different from what we expected.
What I'm certain of now is that the Tower doesn't want cooperation.
It wants individual strength. I've finally realized that.
There will be no dissolution of the Strategy Alliance, but we will change our approach.
After organizing my thoughts, I'll post again.
Climber: I've been stuck in the Transcendent Gallery, so it's annoying to have to go to the Climber Gallery. Any comments?
Climber: Just a bunch of posts about our Climber.
Climber: All about how Climber took first place on the 5th Floor. He's getting roasted as a "Commoner" left and right.
Climber: Even though the post is dry, that guy must be mentally shattered.
I don't know when we'll storm the 67th floor stage.
Except for Jinwoo, none of the other five have posted anything.
Hah...
His mental state is completely shattered.
Still, hearing that kind of talk from Easy Mode and Normal Mode, I'd want to kill them all. What a good-natured guy.
Us?
We know the truth, so they respect us.
Pioneer: They died more than I expected.
Archmage: Exactly... I thought at least ten would survive.
Sword of Light: We overestimated them.
Absolute Monarch: How unfortunate.
Scum Sword Saint: They should've been defeated just enough to snap out of it.
Hahaha! Look at how indifferent the Hard Difficulty guys are reacting.
Right.
They need to be defeated just enough.
No matter what happens.
It's time to climb again.