Chapter 160
Chapter 160
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 160
Chapter Title: Tracksuit and the Nameless Warrior
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Wakamo was deep in thought.
Up until now, she had always demonstrated overwhelming combat prowess and masterful use of her abilities.
──To put it bluntly, she had entered the realm of "now what?"
Even if she twisted her body in every way possible, there were no more sections left to climb.
Whether this was a tragedy or a comedy, she wasn't sure.
Even the Korean Tower climbers were at a level where they marveled, thinking, "This bastard really twisted their way up here with sheer tenacity."
"What to do?"
Wakamo, who planned to climb the remaining five Chinese floors, intended to bring along our cute descendant Xiao Liang.
It was the concept, but anyway, since she had brought her up here, she had to take responsibility all the way to the end.
"Seriously, what to do...."
At this point, Wakamo figured whatever came out in the Chinese Tower, she'd just roll with it.
Maybe they'd throw Sun Wukong or Jiang Ziya at her or something.
Viewers would watch and go, "Whoa!! The Tower is insane!!" in awe, but that was after the initial phase where people marveled at Wakamo's ever-changing, colorful array of skills had passed.
Somehow... she wanted to show the viewers something fun, but Wakamo's abilities had reached their limit.
Looking back, she could barely remember when she last acquired a new [Skill].
She was getting rewards, but they all felt oddly underwhelming... She had to pray to the Babel Fragment, "Please strengthen my Idol's True Form!!" but the damn thing kept hypnotizing her on sight to make her accept VTuber stuff.
Using the great love dwelling within me like that... I won't forgive you...!!
She added the Babel Fragment to her list of future revenge targets.
She underlined [Pirate] on top of it.
The work that Inari Fox God and Adelaide created after seeing Wakamo die and revive, thinking it was an efficient method—even Wakamo thought it was a bit much.
Adelaide, on the other hand, raved about it as art of a new divine era.
It might be usable for when the third-generation pirates cause trouble: drag them over and say, "This is your senior—behave yourself."
"Damn it!! No ideas coming!! I really have no talent as a VTuber!!!"
Wakamo slammed her fist on the desk, sobbing as she pondered how to handle the next Tower climb broadcast.
Asuka, watching from behind, thought that even if they counted her as having climbed to the 95th floor, the 90s before the 96th were called the Wall of Wailing for all climbers.
Naturally, that attitude of assuming victory was a terrifying thing in itself, hard to put into words.
Other climbers vomited blood and wept because they couldn't ascend, while her master was racking her brains just to make it fun.
Asuka shook her head, feeling sorry for the [Chinese Tower].
"──How about buying some items?"
As a familiar, she felt she should offer some advice, so Asuka utilized her 1,500 Intelligence to suggest.
Wakamo replied indifferently that she'd already checked every item in the Tower shop, including [Skills], then paused.
".....Wait a sec. Asuka."
"Yes."
"Can you find items in the shop that I want?"
"Yes."
"......Then why didn't you tell me? Because I didn't ask?"
"Just, 'cause it was fun?"
Crash—!
Yu Ying sipped warm tea as she watched Asuka shatter the second-floor window, tumble into the courtyard, and execute a perfect landing roll with a thud.
"How about a singing stream today?"
"Wanna do a duo game with me?"
"Sure?"
Now, even without Wakamo telling them, the zeroth-generation members had grown as Vtubers, collabing on their own.
Watching the harmonious pair, Asuka—shards of glass embedded in her head, blood streaming—smiled warmly.
Wakamo had steadily strengthened her familiars, so falling from the second floor wouldn't kill her.
Asuka chugged a potion to recover and entered the [Tower Coin Shop] with Wakamo.
"In my opinion, Wakamo needs [Equipment]."
"Like [Wings of Hanging Clothes]?"
"Exactly. You always go around naked, don't you?"
At Asuka's sound argument, Wakamo scratched her head sheepishly, admitting it was true.
Asuka inquired politely, like a department store employee greeting a VIP: "Do you have a specific product in mind?"
"Something versatile. With [Indestructible] so it doesn't tear. If the clothes don't rip, it can prevent cracks in my Idol's True Form, right?"
More precisely, it referred to situations where cracks formed and fragments fell off her body.
Even a little overexertion in battle made her body creak, which was annoyingly distracting for Wakamo.
"There are items with [Collapse Immunity] effects related to that."
"......What's Collapse Immunity?"
"It's a curse used by monsters in the Egyptian Tower that turns the body to sand and collapses it. It counters shape-shifting into water that causes body loss. More precisely, it only maintains form—it's not [Destruction Immunity], just prevents body loss to that extent."
".....Wow, Asuka suddenly looks so smart."
"I've always been smart."
"Then why do you act so dumb normally?"
"'Cause I'm a VTuber?"
Nothing to say to that.
Wakamo knew the Tower had various [Status Ailments] by type, but she wondered what horrors the Egyptian Tower had to warrant such things.
Maybe climbing the Korean, Chinese, and Japanese Towers was sheer luck?
The Russian Tower had grotesque monsters and radiation-spewing beasts, so coward Wakamo would've whined and refused in the early days.
Now she'd fight roaring in rage for her subscribed believers, but back then it was forced.
"Wakamo, with the birth of the [Southeast Asia Alliance], there's been knowledge exchange between Towers, so many new items have been added."
"Huh? Really?"
"Look, there are photos in this [Tower Coin Shop] too."
Sure enough, unfamiliar decorations hung there.
Titled [Tower Alliance Commemorative Photo], it showed the Korean Tower—representative of the Tower Alliance—proudly seated in the center....
Wakamo understood the photo's backstory, but if it was displayed in every Tower Coin Shop across the [Southeast Asia Alliance] Towers, she worried about the reactions.
Sure enough, searching the internet revealed community posts already up.
Climbers questioning, "Why is this meaningless photo in the shop?"
Many speculated it appeared with the Asia Alliance declaration, probably hung by the Korean Tower, but still....
The Korean Tower sat grinning on the sofa, with those who looked like reps from Russia, China, and Japan standing awkwardly behind.
Below the [Tower Alliance Commemorative Photo] was an explanation: "Celebrating the first alliance between Towers."
But no matter how you looked, excluding the Russian Tower, the other two seemed far from pleased....
'No way, why is the Korean Tower the only monkey?'
Wakamo had no way of knowing it hadn't grown at all in 10 years, stuck as a monkey.
Curious about its appearance, but seeing the monkey-form Korean Tower, Wakamo vowed to bury this truth forever.
"Damn, no wonder yelling 'Let's go!' mindlessly looked so monkey-like...!!"
"Wakamo, looking in a mirror?"
"Huh? Not talking about me?"
"Wakamo, have you no conscience?"
Bonk!
Wakamo flicked Asuka's forehead.
Anyway, Wakamo changed the subject to recommend items, so Asuka grumbled and pulled out a whopping 10,000 Tower Coin outfit.
[Dragon Contends Tiger Fight 龍爭虎鬪]
Grade: Legendary.
Equip Slot: Full Body.
Very durable training suit with [Collapse Immunity] and [Indestructible] effects.
Attack Speed +20%
".....This for 10k coins?"
Wakamo squinted suspiciously at the impossibly tiny training suit, wondering if it was a scam.
It was her first time seeing gear with attack speed, so the effect seemed legit, but....
It just looked like cheap gym clothes. Good for camouflage, though.
"You can choose the color."
"Any color.....wait?"
Wakamo, about to pick blue casually, stopped.
Looking again, it was fairy-like!
※※※
[Challenging the 96th floor trial of Sichuan Province Tower]
-Climber, shatter the wall and overcome the hurdle.
-Destroy your worthy opponent and seize the power!
-Climber, display your martial prowess!
[Platinum Achievement Conditions]
-Defeat [Heroic Spirit Nameless] (0/1)
Just five more floors, and Wakamo could conquer another 100-floor Tower.
Using the trick of Xiao Liang having climbed the layer to enter, maybe she could join climbers stuck at 90+ in other Towers and攻略 them together.
Of course, overusing such tricks would eventually backfire, but like with the American Tower, Towers didn't seem to share info.
"Ah, hello."
-Wakamo welcome.
-Huh? Why is Mei Alter standing there?
-China dress pyaa....
-Shy Xiao Liang cute.
-TMI) This girl is a sect leader.
-Righteous faction can't be trusted.
-As long as not Demonic Cult?
-Lol original wuxia is might makes right~
Awkwardly standing Xiao Liang waved at the camera.
Unable to see the broadcast screen, she didn't know how it looked, but she greeted awkwardly and struck a clumsy pose, wondering if she should do something.
Viewers delighted in her pure, innocent cluelessness about streaming.
But since she couldn't see chat no matter how much they spammed, some got frustrated at the lack of interaction.
"I came from the South Pole!!"
Then, hopping beside awkward Xiao Liang appeared Mei Shaolongbao.
-What?
-Lol yellow tights lol
-Respect to Bruce Lee!
-Holding nunchaku, fits perfectly.
-Kids these days don't know!!
-Under the bridge in 10 seconds?
-Back...when...Chinese movies...were the best...you brats...
-Grandpa...hop on, we'll dump you on the mountain.
-Senior dumping doesn't exist!
-I'm Japanese.
-Lolllll
-Asia unification by Bangjang indeed.
Wakamo couldn't squeeze her whole body into the tiny training suit, so Mei Shaolongbao wore it out.
Curves fully accentuated, highlighting chest and thighs, excited believers' cheers flooded chat.
Watching subscribers ignite at explosive speed, Mei thought they were truly honest with instincts, striking a kung fu pose.
Xiao Liang, without hesitation, mirrored the reverse pose like a mirror, standing side by side.
"Ancestor, nothing for me...?"
"You're not a VTuber, why would I make you wear this!!"
".........????"
-What does it matter lolllll
-Better ignore most of Bangjang's words.
-Real word party lol
-Vtubers don't wear that crap!
-Please wear pretty clothes...
-How wear same outfit for a year!!
-Swimsuit too!!
Seeing other viewer reactions, Mei realized this might be the first time wearing different clothes, excluding minor design tweaks. Mei, Kang Yeo-ul, Wakamo—their outfits were part of their bodies, unchanging.
Well, now manipulable with mana—but swimsuit... no.
Believers wailed how Mei went from cheongsam to yellow tracksuit.
To one begging for school uniform, Mei issued a 3-day ban, then shifted gaze to waiting [Nameless].
"Not charging?"
A young man in pristine white dobok, black belt at waist, silently bowed head, awaiting entry to the arena.
"Attack from range?"
Xiao Liang suggested ambushing for fatal damage before entering.
Sounded good, so Mei drew [Heavenly Total Cloud Sword], infused mana, and hurled with full force.
[Nameless], arms crossed, uncrossed and kicked the sword piercing toward his brow, sending it skyward.
The rapidly spinning sword thunked into the arena's rear.
"Ambush won't work, huh? Well, it's the 96th floor—gotta make it fun!!"
"Can I sit this one out?"
"Eat popcorn, descendant. You don't need to do a thing!!"
-Descendant love insane lol
-Maybe 'don't get caught in crossfire' big sis wisdom?
-But that looks like taekwondo dobok.
-Karate?
-All the same anyway?
"Ahbyoyot—!!!"
Mei gripped nunchaku two-handed, unfolding and whirling dazzlingly.
Wrapping her body like flowing water, alive like slithering snakes alternating hands.
Coiling shoulders, back, chest, neck, spinning with whooshing wind-cuts, multiplying visually in speed, then folding neatly back to hands.
Looked like playing with a towel, light motions—but Mei Shaolongbao had fully become a martial arts master.
Nunchaku master level!
Tap tap.
Raised hand, nunchaku over shoulder.
Empty hand points at foe, slowly flipping to beckon lightly.
[Nameless] snapped head up, eyes flashing.
"[Evil shall not be forgiven!]"
"Huh?"
Mei swung nunchaku at sliding knee-charge [Nameless]'s open waist.
[Martial Artist's Dobok effect prevents stun!]
Popup after attack puzzled Mei.
Never seen such a message since becoming climber.
Rare for foes to reveal item-blocked attacks.
No, before that—plenty geared foes charged before, why show now?
Feeling ominous intent, Mei tried to speak—but [Nameless]'s kick was faster.
"[Opening!!]"
Knee from charge hit Mei abdomen, naturally unmoving.
Training suit functioned properly as armor, mana drain minimal.
Ignore and win? As thought crossed—
[Nameless] slammed raised leg down full force, stomping.
Pain from half-foot, half-ground crush momentary.
[[Nameless]'s [Ground Slam] effect stiffens [Idol's True Form]!!]
Mei Shaolongbao froze utterly immobile.
This was purely a [Climber's Skill]!! Not martial art.
Yet Wakamo never saw it training climbers or browsing Tower Coin skills.
Eiva saw new items first, Asuka noted added items.
──Then new skills added too?
Stomp spread [mana] invading Mei, shocking all [mana] maintaining [Idol's True Form]—understood instantly.
But such precise mana control beyond Mei.
Acquire [Skill] to comprehend, but can't use.
Wakamo's genius talent's sole limit, weakness.
Boom! Boom!! Boom!!!
Quad stomps one-sided on stunned Mei, then uppercut to chin.
Legs unyielding, unyielding to kicks.
In ~1s stun, three face punches, then massive twist side kick.
Mei knew this technique!! Unforgettable!!
Full spin centrifugal twist, all power heel, midair guillotine perfect circle to temple.
[[Nameless]'s [Spinning Roundhouse] effect causes stun!]
Feels like game pattern, not reality—vision spun for Mei.
Not falling—crushed leg force slammed arena, bounced basketball-like.
"[Talent is not for evil means!]"
[Nameless] blurred afterimage, ghost-sliding circling Mei.
"[White Tiger Shadow Slice!!]"
"Uwaaaah—!!"
Tiger-fierce assault.
Solid afterimages punch floating Mei mercilessly, no stance chance, then kick through clones precisely kicking/stomping Mei.
Defense/counter useless—[Skill]-hit defenseless, Mei human top spun wildly.
"[Black Tortoise Piercing Formation Strike!]"
Clones merged, [Nameless] whole-body mana exploded light.
Flash! Surround froze illusion, slow-mo—blink-narrowed close-range kick chest-smashed.
[[Black Tortoise Piercing Formation Strike] damages [Idol's True Form]!]
'Balance patch...!'
Not mana-wrapped body hit.
Wakamo knew similar: [Dispel] breaks [buff skills] or incoming [attack skills].
Few "Climber's Skill" damaging climber skills—rare types.
For constant [Idol's True Form] Wakamo, hit flesh damaging skill too—new lethal.
"Kuhhh....!!!"
Not brute like [Mana Burn], survivable...!!
Stun trickier!!
Mei Shaolongbao expelled [ki] whole-body, hurled nunchaku, taekwondo stance.
"Kid, same stance ironically!"
Identical slide-dive attack as Mei's—[Nameless] mirrored.
Unnamed Chinese Tower kick vs Mei's collided shins, repelled.
Exact timing leap single-leg roundhouse synced perfectly.
Soles clashed pushing apart, midair flips landed masters.
[Weight of Faith] instant mass for faster crush arena-floor pulverize—Mei sparked full-body.
Untried white [Idol's Flames] full-body, phoenix-dive.
Simultaneous land—[Idol's Freeze] iced ground unbalancing [Nameless] instant, kick chest-smashed.
Ice-slide futile despite leg power [Nameless].
Tack tack tack—!
Continuous tumbling spin Mei curled sphere lightning-wrapped.
Sudden formless explosion whirlwind.
[Idol's Thunder] + [Idol's Storm] self lightning shell—Mei shot collided [Nameless].
[Martial Artist's Dobok prevents stun!]
Lightning/wind slashes coursed body—[Nameless] steadfast, eyes flashed.
[Idol's Substance] phased through to back—before turn, scorpion kick back, used Mei spring-flip distance.
"Confident dodging aerial—!!"
[Idol's Inferno] fist full-power fireball blast Mei.
Assumed dodge—immediate [Idol's Thunder] lightning-wrap [My Worlds] portal.
Full sprint rear accel pierce neck behead instant-decided Mei.
But no dodge/block—[Nameless] countered head-on.
"[Thunder Dragon Heaven Cleave!!]"
Leg lightning—thunder roar.
Pierced [Idol's Inferno] single bolt huge blue dragon maw devoured Mei!!
Gasping Mei [Object Interaction] pulled body, [Model Adjust] shrank size, barely evaded portal-dove.
Leapt out back targeting lightning-down smash crush—
Dragon pre-ground crash curved ascended.
Faster devour/incinerate lightning Mei.
Must-hit skill swept—air balance loss seized, [Nameless] flew.
Uppercut waist, momentum leap higher reverse heel belly smash.
But grab leg fall-momentum neck-grab Mei used foe force spin.
Fall-speed [Weight of Faith] smashdown.
──Read thought?—[Nameless] kick jaw-smashed.
[Idol's True Form] no vitals.
[[Nameless]'s [Taekwondo Heel Kick] inflicts [Daze] status!]
[Skill] beyond stun—"vital hit" daze-inflict.
Falling ground-approach, Mei wondered how long since dazed...?
Taekwondo spar hit limp-collapse, head-first arena slam spread-eagle Mei.
Pupils fully dilated blank face—[Nameless] full-stomped.
Arena cracked, neck snapped buried—instant death sight.
"[Ugh...!!]"
Lumbar rear, pelvis-up fist-height kidney, thigh femoral.
Wriggling shadow protruded training suit gap, pierced bleeding.
—[Idol's True Form] no vitals.
"Cruel ain't my style.... Jaw throbs though."
Urgent back-leap distance—but bleeding [Nameless] staggered.
Dobok inner shadow infiltrated tore—no cloth tear.
"Humanoid triggers vitals? Good lesson."
Less Chinese Tower brains—Korean Tower info learned likely.
"Ancestor, sure I can't help?!"
"Fine, fine."
Casual wave rose Mei.
Pity [Chinese Tower] lacked info on her skill.
【VTuber's Breath】 deep-breath rapid mana-restore Mei—steady poke useless.
No vitals, tireless, peak condition always.
Even [Daze] body null—other bodies mana-restore fine.
Tap tap.
Grinning raised-hand taunt—[Nameless] frowned.
"[Prepare!]"
Bleeding [Nameless] couldn't last long.
Humanoid monster fatal flaw—any gap fatal mistake.
"[[Strike・Phoenix乱舞]!!]"
Mirage ripple [Nameless] deployed 『Domain』.
First unseen skill type—Mei smiled.
Solid afterimages lunged punched.
Attack speed +20% effect—[Nüwa Swift Codex] elbow-down hand vanished strike-bounce.
Taekwondo kicks/hands simultaneous—dozens-surrounded Mei hands busy.
Roundhouse, axe, push, pull—
Dozens [Nameless] flashy non-overlap skill-use.
Sword [Eight Thunderclap Sword] hands/feet—dozens limb-clones counter.
No-tech needed taekwondo flow-break counter/cut peak power Mei.
Instant, one presence phoenix-ascend.
High heel [Inferno]-wrap plummeted—cross-arms block.
Neck kick, temple heel, philtrum toe simultaneous—Mei head shook.
"[Hah—!!!]"
Clones vanished leg-sweep [Nameless] front Mei.
Pulled legs full-jump double-instep jaw-smash lifted拔-like spin reverse-slam.
Solid clones non-overlap impossible block.
Blocked 90% fierce barrage—Mei monstrous.
Other Chinese climbers trained martial? 96th [Nameless] how wailing wall.
No, Mei careless hit—likely instant-death slip.
"[Take this! Ultimate!!]"
Taekwondo=kicks, karate straight-punch stance—Mei frowned hard.
Tower-monster taekwondo fun nostalgic first.
Learned bad from [Japanese Tower]? Mana no—[ki] gathered.
Kwaaaaang!!!
"Wha, insane ki...!"
Whole-body ki-explode huge life-flame sky-devour surge.
All arm-focus—familiar mana-flow [Mana Manipulation]...
No, Wakamo brute-era used!!
[Korean Tower] learned watching Wakamo, [Japanese Tower] taught ultimate, finale [Chinese Tower] 【Martial Art】.
"[【Yellow Dragon Soaring Roar Fist】]"
Peak ki straight-punch—ground-raced huge yellow dragon appeared.
-Insane!!
-Wow what skill?!
-Shoulda learned taekwondo.
-No relation!!!
[Fighter] class had [Taekwondo] skills—viewers hyped.
Bit disappointed but absurd yellow dragon effect awed.
Such flashy ever?
Wide-eyed dragon foe-destroy霸道— Mei cold-sweat illusion.
But [Chinese Tower] mistake: mana-flow Wakamo's.
All mana hands-focus red mana-burst beast-shape.
Brief. Raging torrent red blood-river engulfed dragon-momentum.
[Void Spirit Tai Chi Divine Fist]
Gold dragon red-river devour overlaid huge mana-flow—red evil dragon Wakamo savage凶猛 aura.
"【Dragon Spiral】!!!"
Full-force iron-ball hurl—huge red dragon shot [Nameless] unavoidable swept devoured.
Foe brutal storm water-flow wrap return clean counter!!
Xiao Liang mouth-agape感動, viewers chat-paused awe.
Truly stronger daily...!
"Use that last, you lose."
Mana-bottomed Mei dusted hands, fixed bangs, grinned.
[Sichuan Province Tower 96th floor Platinum achieved, opens to all humanity!!]
[Tower Platinum clear increases rewards]
[Choose 1 reward]
[Idol's Light]
-Compress held mana into physical-light shot.
[Companion Buff]
-Believer recovery speed +50%.
[Companion Buff]
-Believer mana recovery speed +50%.
[Idol's Lightning Strike]
-Consume held mana to hurl lightning spear.
Class-exclusive skill 【Idol's Dance Ban】
-Dance/song summon special blessing.
Class-exclusive skill 【VTuber Tracking Link】
-Link VTuber (model) motions to will.
Class-exclusive skill 【Vtuber's Sudden Visit】
-Under agreement, intrude ally VTuber stream.
-[Cooldown: 30 days]
Class-exclusive skill 【Vtuber's Totem】
-Created VTuber character.
-Dwelt within: believers' faith.
Class-exclusive skill 【Lucky Stream】
-Subbed Vtubers gain luck.
-[Broadcast Points] auto-consume counter misfortune.
"....So many!!!!"
F...fuckers...!!
Keep patching like this, frontrunners suffer...!!
Thought no more skills learn...!!
New skills flood now?!
Shiver shiver—
[Can receive as new class-exclusive item instead of skill!]
Ahh.... VTuber God......
Why this trial on poor mere VTuber....!!