Chapter 53
Chapter 53
Translator: Penny
Chapter 53
I checked the item I acquired as the first-place reward in the Exchange Meeting.
The item was a gauntlet.
[Hands of the Ascender]
Category - Armor (Gauntlet)
Defense + 45
Attack + 65
Effects:
1. Ascender - When Mana is infused, the senses needed to grab onto and climb terrain in Dungeons or Fields are maximized.
2. Breaker - When Mana is infused, the gauntlet transforms into a form optimized for destroying terrain.
Rank: A+
A useful item overflowing with efficiency at first glance.
Satisfied, I put the item in my Inventory and opened my Player Status.
<Player Status>
Name: Han Yoo-seong
Race: Human
Lv.41
Strength: 275
Agility: 277
Stamina: 282
Mana: 249
Skills: Pain Suppression Lv.11 Composure Lv.10 Concealment Lv.8 Danger Sense Lv.9
Vision Expansion Lv.11 Focus Enhancement Lv.11 Warrior's Movement Lv.10
Magic Body Enhancement Lv.10 Doombringer Lv.7 Mental Barrier Lv.9
Trajectory Insight Lv.8 Dark Attribute Attack Resistance Lv.4
***
A few days passed.
April 1st.
It was the 1st of every month when the mailboxes located in each Tower operated.
Hard Difficulty Tower Numbering #35.
Hard Difficulty 67th Floor Stairway Waiting Room.
Targon, the Guild Leader of the <Strategy Alliance> Guild, looked at Velacia, the Raid Leader, who approached him.
"What's the matter?"
The number of Guild members had decreased to the point where he couldn't even use the title of Raid Leader anymore.
Out of the 50 <Strategy Alliance> members who initially entered this season's Hard Difficulty Tower, only five survived.
Among them, only two had fully recovered their sanity.
Targon knew that Velacia, who was still in front of him, had not fully recovered.
She was just trying to maintain a calm expression and attitude as much as possible.
Velacia's mouth opened.
"Information about the 'Unidentified,' the one presumed to be him, has been uploaded through the Hard Difficulty Tower mailbox of Tower Numbering 21. A Strategy Alliance Guild member residing on the 32nd floor informed us."
Targon gestured with his chin.
It was an action to urge Velacia to answer.
Until entering the 66th floor's Stage, he had never cared about who the 'Unidentified' was.
No matter what achievements someone crawling on the lower floors had made, it was insignificant to him, who had already reached the 66th floor.
All the players in the Climber Gallery were paying attention to the Strategy Alliance.
All sorts of Constellations were watching him.
So, he didn't feel the need to pay attention to a player who hadn't even entered the double-digit floors yet.
But after the disastrous failure on the 66th floor, his thoughts changed.
If that guy, who had consistently ranked first since the 2nd floor where rankings were recorded, might know something he didn't.
He even wondered if he had some kind of power that he didn't possess.
"Has there been any assessment of how strong he is?"
Velacia recited the information she had written down on a piece of paper in advance.
"Male. He wears a red mask and is presumed to be Korean, based on conversations he had with Korean players. He hasn't revealed his name or age."
Targon frowned at Velacia's words.
"All meaningless information."
The information that he was Korean was of no help to Targon.
From Targon's perspective, the 21st-century Earthlings all seemed like weaklings.
Regardless of their country of origin.
Velacia's voice was heard.
"There is one. A somewhat useful piece of information."
Velacia's added words reached Targon's ear.
"He is said to use Sword Qi."
He uses Sword Qi.
In other words, he manipulates aura.
At least level 20 or higher.
Targon's brow twitched.
"What is the presumed Rank?"
Velacia chuckled at Targon's interest.
"He said he doesn't know. He only noticed the Sword Qi, and it's normal not to be able to predict the Rank. A guy who has reached Rank 3 might make a prediction, but there wouldn't be anyone like that in the Exchange Meeting below the 10th floor."
Velacia continued.
"He seems very strong… the informant just said that."
"Since he uses Sword Qi, it's certain that he's at least Rank 3, the question is whether he's higher or not."
Targon was currently Rank 7.
In his opinion, he was right on the verge of Rank 8.
Before the 10th floor, he was already Rank 4 at that time.
He had been summoned to the Tower when he was already being called a genius everywhere in his world, Marellent, and had already begun to be called a supernova.
Overwhelming talent.
That's what Targon had.
"But that guy is a 21st-century Earthling, judged to have the most inferior talent in history among those who have been called to the Tower so far. The probability of him being Rank 4 is low. The probability of him being Rank 3 is high."
Of course, he wasn't making any certainties.
The fact that he had ranked first in all stages up to the 8th floor was already beyond his expectations.
"Has it spread to the Climber Gallery?"
Velacia shook her head at Targon's question.
"The informant contacted us through the Strategy Alliance chatroom, so it hasn't spread yet… but since one of the people who was in the same Exchange Meeting as him died and the other nine survived, it will spread to the Gallery soon. The mailboxes are in every Tower."
Velacia's prediction was correct.
Before the night of April 1st was over, countless posts about the 'Unidentified' began to pile up in the Climber Gallery.
<Climber Gallery>
Title: A 21st-century Earthling using Sword Qi before the 10th floor??
Author: SaveMePlease
-Aren't all 21st-century Earthlings supposed to have as much talent as Jjeoldomeng's conscience?
In reality, even those who have passed the 30th floor are struggling.
It's unprecedented for a 21st-century Earthling to have talent. Well, he has to be that good to keep suppressing the Union Leader's score, who was the strongest in Hard Difficulty.
Is he Rank 3 or Rank 4? Could he be Rank 4?
His country is called Korea.
Don't suddenly run away saying it's too difficult to mess with those guys who are trying to get a guild war going as soon as they reach the 30th floor, now that they're stronger than you thought.
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Seeing that he's wearing a red mask, it seems like he's somewhat aware that he's out of the ordinary.
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Is he really Rank 4? He's probably Rank 3.
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But hasn't this guy always exceeded expectations? Isn't that the kind of guy he is?
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Alderamin) SharpSpear, if you're not scared of the Unidentified, come out quickly and reaffirm your will to fight.
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SharpSpear) Scared my ass. I'm a Hard Difficulty 50th floor conqueror. Huh? Why would I be scared of some kid who hasn't even reached the 10th floor?
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SharpSpear) By the time that kid reaches the 30th floor, I'll have conquered the 66th floor. I'll definitely challenge him to a guild war as soon as he reaches the 30th floor, so don't worry.
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He's writing confidently in the comments, but SharpSpear is scared shitless, give him a thumbs up.
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SharpSpear) Aish, Easy and Normal guys, don't reply with a clear conscience.
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IAmStillAlive) By the way, what's with 'was' the strongest ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He kept calling the Union Leader 'hyungnim, hyungnim,' but as soon as he stumbled once, he's immediately being treated like a has-been.
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Alderamin) That's just how it is here. What's new?
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IAmStillAlive) Everyone should be worrying about how to clear the 66th floor.
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IAmStillAlive) I believe in Union Leader hyung~ I believe he'll come to his senses and climb again~
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DualSwordsAreRomantic) What are you talking about, the 66th floor? If you're unlucky, you might just die cleanly on the next floor.
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BlackHand) Agreed. The Union Leader and the Strategy Alliance reached the 66th floor, so you think you can definitely go that far. The players who died along the way form mountains and rivers, you guys.
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Wow, that 'Unidentified' is really a 21st-century Earthling like me… I was sure he was someone from another world or a Martial Arts World who entered the Tower late….
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Can't even believe that a fellow 21st-century Earthling is from the same hometown.
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Gwonma) That's understandable. Easy and Normal have cleared the 30th floor quite a bit, but Hard hasn't had anyone yet, right? I've never experienced guys with so little talent for martial arts.
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Easy and Normal have only cleared it, but their skills can't be compared to those from other worlds or the Martial Arts World.
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T, to be honest… I think Easy and Normal are both equally terrible bugs as those 21st-century Earthlings….
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Bullshit, are you a 21st-century Earthling? Where are you from, Normal or Easy?
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Hah, you guys jump on me so quickly just because I scratched you once… don't you know you look like you have nothing better to do….
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ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ What kind of speech is that? A new way of speaking comes out every day.
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If everyone's recharged their dopamine, they should go back to climbing.
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SharpSpear) Hurry up and climb to the 30th floor, Unidentified. I'll challenge you to a guild war right away.
***
─Unidentified.
Han Yoo-seong entered the 9th floor Stage.
['The Giant Who Swallowed the Moon' is constantly admiring your movements.]
['The Sword Demon of the Black Typhoon' is pondering the Sword Strike you unleashed at the end.]
['Blood Demon' is carefully watching your feet.]
'Why is he watching my feet so carefully? Is he crazy?'
He cleared the 9th floor Stage in two days.
The type of the 9th floor Stage was a simple Dungeon.
The Monsters that appeared were 'Kizandur,' reptilian bipedal Monsters.
And 'Gornil,' aggressive black ostriches that the Kizandur used as mounts.
According to the comments of the Gallery Seniors, the Kizandur had a similar appearance to Lizardmen, and their martial prowess was also similar.
The Gornil, the beasts they rode, also had tremendous charging speed, so they were not easy opponents.
Fortunately, it was a straightforward Dungeon without any special variables, so he was able to finish it in two days.
Han Yoo-seong started with Constellation Block again this time, so he was able to receive a Constellation Quest with the condition of lifting the Block.
And along with clearing the Dungeon, he received a pretty useful consumable item as a Quest reward.
Han Yoo-seong, who entered the 10th floor Stairway Waiting Room, checked the item.
It was an object that looked like a modern syringe.
[Breath of the Extreme]
Category - Drug (Stimulant)
Effect: The user does not feel any pain for 40 seconds, and as a result, can ignore the body's overload and exert superhuman strength and reflexes.
Movement speed, reflexes, and strength are greatly increased for 40 seconds, but after the duration ends, it is accompanied by extreme pain, muscle damage, and physical stamina consumption.
Description: Inject into the side.
Quantity: 10
It was an effect that seemed to itemize the skill 'Doombringer.'
If the overlapping effects were applied, he could temporarily draw out power beyond his limits.
The problem was that if he wasn't properly prepared, he would be hit twice as hard by the backlash.
Han Yoo-seong took out his Terminal.
Title: Taking a break today and entering the 10th floor Stage tomorrow.
Author: ㅇㅇ*
-I've finally entered the 10th floor. I feel very strange.
It's been almost two months since I was summoned to the Tower.
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…Seriously, it's been two months?
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ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It's ridiculously absurd when you actually hear it.
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Pandemonium, two months, Rank 4 from scratch wow wow wow
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Sword of Light) His early climbing speed is similar to mine. The achievements he's made in that time are so great that they can't be seen as just that. I'm proud of him.
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Yes, yes*) Thanks, thanks. My master played a big role in the fact that I'm still alive and kicking.
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Heavenly Demon) Ahem, ahem. Hmm.
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Yes, of course, the Heavenly Demon Senior also has a share.
'It's the smallest share right now, though.'
If I delve deeper into the Martial Arts that Heavenly Demon Senior gave me, I thought the share would increase.
From the middle, there was an advanced rising Martial Arts connected to the Flowing Scale Air Breaking Art written.
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Shrine Maiden) Hawaawaa, Hawaawaa. Hawaawa?
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Wow, Shrine Maiden Senior saved my life at least twice for sure.
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Shrine Maiden) Hawaawa! Hawaawat! Hawaawaat! I'm so proud-!
Everyone's recognition needs are very strong.
But for Han Yoo-seong, they were definitely saviors of his life.
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Jjuhdak) Let's not die and survive.
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Yes, of course.
Han Yoo-seong opened the Coin Shop.
He was thinking of filling his stomach a bit, training for a while, and then going to sleep.