Chapter 110
Chapter 110
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 110
Chapter Title: Tower-Climbing Fox God VTuber
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[To climb to the 51st floor, you need achievements from conquering a tower]
Wakamo, blocked by a condition she'd never heard of before while trying to ascend the tower, found herself unable to proceed.
She was stunned only briefly. After all, she still had to climb the tower somehow.
She never imagined it would try to stop her in such an absurd way.
Was the Korean tower afraid of Wakamo's growth?
In the end, she casually crushed the American tower like it was just a sightseeing trip—and proudly returned to the Korean tower.
Of course, she couldn't tell the viewers the real reason she couldn't climb, but she figured she should at least inform her comrades, so she did.
Won Da-hye and the guild master were just as baffled, having never heard of such a condition.
The guild master, who had been spinning some cryptic tale, explained that the trials from his own tower weren't anything like this.
In other words, Wakamo Inarizushi was the odd one out.
Just to be sure, she asked Yong Wei and the Fist King, but neither had ever heard of a tower requiring you to conquer another tower first.
"No way they've run out of material?"
Even if there were over ten thousand monster types worldwide, it couldn't be blocking entry just because there were no elite bosses left to fight Wakamo.
Then again, it probably wasn't sending her to the American tower to mock her like, "Hey, our Korean climbers are the strongest, right? Ugh~ Can't hear the losers' whining~?"
Anyway, the long, arduous journey had finally come to an end, and it was time to tackle the 51st floor.
From America to Russia—it felt like nothing but a whirlwind of chaotic days.
Who knew what monsters would show up this time? After all, a dalgi had appeared on the 50th floor.
Everyone had pushed themselves to reach the 50th floor on their own, but Wakamo Inarizushi's presence had ramped up the difficulty—enough that they might not just get hurt, but die.
When she brought it up, they all claimed they were prepared, brimming with confidence.
Were they fearless, or just vaguely assuming Wakamo would protect them?
"Nah, we can't even guess what's coming, so what's the point in freaking out? It's just a loss."
Sadako's spot-on remark left Wakamo speechless.
According to the intel on Incheon Tower's 51st floor, partying up meant facing large-scale monsters.
The classic setup for a so-called [Raid Dungeon].
But Wakamo had already fought massive raid monsters in a previous joint floor.
Which meant this floor could throw something completely unexpected at them again.
Everyone had made full preparations—reaching the 50th floor had boosted their stats significantly, and they'd focused more on strengthening skills than acquiring new ones, or so their reports said. But for Wakamo, who couldn't relate to any of that, it was just a sad story.
What even was a skill tech tree...?
What were skill enhancements and stat investments...?
Wakamo spent every day agonizing over the fact that the tower only gave mana points, wondering if she should just dump them all into strength like a stubborn fool—and the only one with equally messed-up stats was Adelheid.
But her situation was so uniquely bizarre, just like Wakamo's, that empathy was hard to come by.
On top of that, even Adelheid had asked what stats to invest in, so Wakamo was the only one burning points like cash.
'Jackson... when are you coming...'
Anyway, with everyone ready, they were set to enter the tower.
She'd splurged her hard-earned faith and extra points—and surprisingly, but logically since Wakamo had learned them, her shikigami could too—she'd bought [Skills] for them to master diligently.
The current team was several times stronger than before.
She cast illusions on Olga, who planned to watch the stream, so she could join anytime, and draped VTuber character phantoms over the others.
Yu Ying was growing like crazy in her prime, shooting up taller with every bite, to the point where without illusions, the height difference would ruin the cosplay.
Pilret, on the other hand, hadn't changed a bit, so she didn't even need one.
Even Asuka had shocking revelations like gaining thigh fat from lack of exercise, but Pilret's build hadn't budged an inch!!
"Asuka, eat in moderation from now on!"
"Asuka's happiness!!!"
"What the hell are you even eating?!"
"I sneak into collab cafes behind the President's back. Hawu-hawu-pang is delicious."
"You're hitting spots I haven't even been to. Living the good life, huh?!"
"It's because I live indulging every pleasure, guided by the President's subconscious desires."
Ugh, her refusal to give even an inch was infuriating.
Wakamo grabbed her soft, squishy cheeks and stretched them out.
Yu Ying nimbly snatched her fingers, Adelheid followed suit, and Sadako just grabbed Yu Ying's wrist.
"[Tower Entry]!!"
She'd burned nearly 400 hard-earned stat points on member enhancements. Adolf and Iosif weren't included yet— she hadn't fully grasped their combat styles, wasn't sure what to give them, and lacked points anyway, so it was postponed.
Adolf had been a bit sulky, and convincing her it wasn't favoritism had taken forever.
As the blinding light faded, Wakamo cautiously scanned the surroundings, wary of ambushes.
And there it was—the info window, absent from the American tower and sorely missed, twinkling to welcome her back.
[Climbing Incheon Tower 51st Floor World]
- A trial befitting sturdy climbers awaits.
-[Wakamo Inarizushi] climber's achievements increase difficulty!
-Overcome the trial with your comrades!
-Endure the [Green Skin Legion] for 30 minutes. (0:01)
[Platinum Achievement Conditions]
-Protect the [Guardian Stone] without taking any damage (0/1)
-Protect the [Guardian Stone] within the floor (0/1)
-No comrades die (0/1)
-Defeat the [Green Skin Commander] (0/1)
[Defense Mission Begins! Climbers, protect the [Guardian Stone] and hold out against the oncoming legion!!]
""""Kroooaaaarrrgh!!!!""""
""""Waaaaaaaah!!!!""""
So many—insanely many.
Wakamo's party turned into rabbits at the sight of the massive goblin and orc forces blanketing the horizon.
The warriors' roars, pumping up battlefield morale with all their might, were so fierce it nearly crushed their spirits.
The mission was to "endure" for 30 minutes, but the [Platinum Achievement Conditions] casually tacked on extras as if that was a given.
Worse, it demanded they kill the commander leading this horde during that time.
Plus, tricks like using [My Worlds] to relocate the [Guardian Stone] were blocked by extra conditions.
Now that's the Korean tower!!
It anticipated every cheat Wakamo might pull from experience and shut them all down in advance.
"Whoa... a defense mission is a first for me too."
Towers threw every kind of mission imaginable. There were even floors testing statue-carving, so the variety was beyond comprehension.
Some demanded races or cliff-climbing instead of fights, varying wildly by class, so intel wasn't foolproof.
And now, Wakamo Corporation's VTubers faced a defense mission: hold the line in a warzone.
It was the most likely for a party, though.
They could go beyond holding and wipe them out entirely.
But—the legion before them numbered at least 100,000.
A total different scale from the American tower.
"Not that I'm complaining, but if they prepped this because America called it boring, I'd be pissed."
Beyond the receding Wakamo—orc riders charging with insane mobility leaped toward the hilltop in an instant.
They didn't climb the slope; even if Ichigo built walls, their jump power made it pointless.
The orc riders aimed arrows at the Guardian Stone.
"...?!"
Gone.
The massive Guardian Stone was nowhere in sight.
Before they could react—lightning crashed, a huge glow erupted, and a colossal lifeform materialized before the orc riders.
Giiiing—
With a heavy, ponderous thud per step, the riders—who couldn't halt their speed or mid-air leap—dropped like birds smashing into glass.
"Jackson's Moving Fortress!!"
Repaired and reactivated after destruction during Seoul's reclamation!!
But this time was different! Kang Yeo-ul, Wakamo, and Mei had slaved away on the hamster wheel.
Powered by triple engines, the [Moving Structure] moved vastly faster and more dynamically than before, unveiling its massive presence on the 51st floor.
"Je—hahahahaha!! What can you do from down there!!!"
Red light enveloped Pilret's body.
It was a [Buff].
Empowered by [Idol's Protection], Pilret effortlessly lifted boulders piled in the fortress's vast courtyard and hurled them with all her might.
"Then feast your eyes on this! Laputa's lightning!"
Lost in glee, Adolf slammed a button from the cockpit, unleashing [Idol's Thunder] in a wide-area blast from the coils!
Electricity chasing lifeforms struck true, charring orcs black as coal mid-air before they plummeted.
"Ho? Haht! Look at that, monsters are trash!!! Hahahaha!!!!"
-Somehow her energy's off the charts lol
-This is the Nazi secret weapon...?!
-I've seen this in MeX Slug!!!
The fortress scuttled on spider legs, swiveling turrets to unleash [Idol's Flames] everywhere, turning the plain into an inferno.
Meanwhile, the legion prepped catapults, launching goblins like shells at the fortress.
The goblins swarming and climbing up evoked swarms of ants—utterly repulsive.
All entrances sealed, they naturally converged on the sole opening.
There stood Asuka and Ichigo like gatekeepers, taking deep breaths at the onrushing goblins.
Click—
Could an alchemist handle that horde alone? Her friends yelled that Asuka was there too.
And—Ichigo raised two pistols with an ominous design.
"I'm a heavy weapons guy, and these are my new toys."
Asuka beside her unslung a machine gun, bullets shredding the first goblin's face they locked eyes with.
The sole weakness—interior vulnerability... solved with expensive purchased items. Wakamo supplied the skills!!
Ichigo's dual pistols spat fire, blasting goblin rogue heads clean off.
Even as rogues closed fast to kill, red light wreathed the bayonets on the guns.
Plum blossoms bloomed and scattered.
-Plum Blossom GUN Art...!
-The new era's reborn martial art..!
-Usually the protagonist invents new tech lol
-That's mahwa protagonist energy, Ichigo!!!
-Feels so good!! So badass!!
Amid fluttering plum blossoms, Ichigo danced a flashy sword-dance illusion, pulling the trigger.
Not aiming by sight—monstrous instinct near precognition guided her shots.
Goblins tripped into pre-fired bullets on their paths—not attacks on foes, but paths they would take.
Eerie predictive marksmanship that made them seem suicidal.
Never forgetting to pose coolly—pistols crossed upside-down—she holstered them.
Ichigo stood tall amid hundreds of goblin corpses at the entrance, captured on screen.
"Hehe, aren't I cool?"
She flashed a cute V-sign with both hands, and chat exploded.