Chapter 167
Chapter 167
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 167
Chapter Title: The Devoted Fan's Dream Comes True
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[A forum post by: PlangLover]
[Title: Dongdeok's Dream Has Come True]
The 【Partner】 purchased with 1,000 Tower Coins painstakingly grinded and saved up.
(A blonde red-eyed vampire girl).
Ahh... I've been living for this very moment, Watashi...
However, excessive touching will cancel the summon and incur a penalty.
If you want to go further, build up affinity.
Then save up 30,000 Tower Coins and buy the upgrade.
-No way, I barely scraped together 1,000 coins.
ㄴShut your trap, assholes. Upper-floor climbers don't have Tower Coins.
ㄴCan't you just reset the tower and farm them?
ㄴYou get weaker, it becomes way harder, and you can't adapt.
ㄴDoesn't your stats drop too?
ㄴThe post says they already reset the tower?
ㄴDoesn't mean they won't do it...
ㄴㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The real game-changer of this era is Wakamo.
-No racial discrimination and no VTuber insults, or it's a great place to live.
ㄴThe first one gets you summoned and punched.
ㄴWhat about the second?
ㄴNo idea, no one's lived to testify.
ㄴWanna see her go full dark mode with the hanging bunny and white-faced golden fur???
ㄴWill humans ever suppress their curiosity and actually try it?
[A forum post by: TowerClimberHardGay]
[Title: Fuck, you rookies, you can't reset it]
Everyone keeps bringing it up, but are you all newbies?
The tower rewards you for conquering lower floors first, right?
But rewards are better for higher floors, and "tower conquest" achievement jacks up the difficulty big time.
Conquering the tower racks up more achievements than climbing lots of floors.
Plus, you can only climb one tower at a time. Unless you reset and quit, you're stuck.
But for those who already conquered it? Totally fucked lololol
Adding Tower Coins now screws over the early climbers, right? Total loss?
Fuck, let me get my pony girlfriend, please.
-Persuasive until the end, then the real feels hit.
-Being the early adopter sucks ass.
ㄴI'm losing my mind lololol
ㄴAt least we snagged the sub-classes first...
ㄴSo what's the perk of rushing the tower first?
ㄴYou go places without getting beat up.
ㄴEven the guild master?
ㄴGetting hit by her is suicide.
ㄴㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Tower Coins are tight... where do you even farm them...
-Where else? By climbing...
-Fighting in the arena gives some.
[A forum post by: LoliMomShaa]
[Title: This Warmth, It's Mother's Embrace]
(A GIF introducing Russia's 【Tower Lord】)
"We don't even know why we exist, we just do our duty."
It's from the guild master's video, but huge titties mo─ I mean.
Shocking that every tower has a 【Tower Lord】.
So, doesn't that mean the 【Mediator】 is the root of all evil?
How did the tower even awaken? Why was it awakened?
So, why do the towers even exist?
Where do the costs climbers gain from climbing come from?
-Ahh... you don't know...
ㄴWhat do you know?
ㄴToo early to spill...
-Come to WakamoGal, your eyes are open now.
ㄴIsn't it just full of insane pervs?
ㄴGo to NuriWeb then.
ㄴWhat's the difference, fucker.
ㄴThe difference between fox mating GIFs and animal dick pics...?
-11 years and this reveal hits hard.
-Are the towers just making climbers out of duty?
-The answer is one.
ㄴWhat?
ㄴReaching the top of the tower. No idea where, though.
──The one who reaches the top will know everything.
Wakamo was getting tossed around by [Yuksegoe] every day anyway and had no intention of hiding it, so she boldly revealed a few encounters with the Tower Lord.
There was promo for the Russian tower interior too, and climbers were shocked by the existence of 【Tower Lords】 and fired up to make their own 【Partners】.
Others included horn bunnies, lone bunnies, lone rabbits─ apparently big rabbits that can protect their owner if needed, surprisingly popular.
Calling them different names was kinda funny in its own way.
Common spawn for first-time climbers in every tower, kinda like the tower's mascot?
No related skills, but available in the Tower Coin shop, so the towers subtly brag about them.
After the chat with the 【Tower Lord】, she sank into various worries.
Starting from the 【Mediator】 reawakening the tower, what was the goal of creating Legendary classes?
Did past human civilization with towers collapse due to some Babel Tower ladder race?
Will humans wielding near-omnipotent 【Tower】 power eventually seize it all?
If she keeps climbing, will she face all those answers herself?
Didn't want to think about it, but it looped in her head, giving her a headache.
The pirate's bullshit already grated, why so many things to ponder now?
The Russian tower made climber competition heat up even more.
Towers benefit, but climber infighting, 【Tower Coin】 robberies, even national interference started, and they came whining to her...
Just don't do it in our country?
With too many [Climbers], some started breaking her rules or committing crimes.
Should've asked how the tower selects climbers?
Tossed a few begging forgiveness into the prison on [Wakamo Floor 3], inescapable today too.
Normally ignore, but with so much setup, checkups cut into broadcast time.
VTuber viewing time? Not a single second less.
'Skills, dedicated items... gonna lose it.'
Wanna reset, but resetting Korean tower might cause issues.
Wish for a ticket to another tower from prior entry.
"Ah, screw it. Climb first!!"
Had to climb Korean tower for poor Yoo Ing and Sadako whining about no 【Tower Coins】.
World politics, tower truths? VTubers matter more than that trivial shit.
"Eiba, when are you planning to come back?"
Doing collabs with Olga abroad steadily, but sad for fans wanting solo streams.
Off treasure hunting with a map... attached Gang Yeoul, but cautious after passing out before.
Wakamo turns on stream, they stop exploring and huddle to watch, progress? No way.
"First, clear 99, then eat 100 for free."
─You wonder how the hell to freebie 100?
Wakamo got "certainty" from asking two people.
Chinese tower quick on response but felt off, so cautiously asked their 【Tower Lord】.
Apparently, Korea only gave Idol's skill list and battle vids to China.
'Ugh, rude... clipping my vids and telling uninterested folks to watch...! Disqualified as a clipper!'
Does Wakamo not own a mirror?
Then asked Inari Fox God, former Japanese tower messenger: 200x difficulty, humiliatingly wiped, big reward loss─ grinned evilly, no details.
Felt the Fox God's vicious intent: can't die alone.
Whatever China throws, Wakamo plans to cheat like "Idol" and gulp rewards free.
Chance to give pocket money to sulking Young Wei, Association Chair, Kwon Wang? Contacts already sent.
"Subordinates all on standby!"
"Got it, Xiao Liang!! Heavenly Net is group gank!! Breaks wuxia novels, but IRL zerg rush is unbeatable!!"
"Yes!!"
Sadly, Sichuan Province 100F unaware of this sneaky, cowardly Idol tactic.
Earthquake signs pre-entry, calmed with skill, then Mei and Xiao Liang entered.
※※※
Eyes open.
Means climber reached 99F.
Records etched in China, human knowledge, world history─
Climber called [Wakamo Inarizushi] conquered 2 towers total.
Korea 50+F, fully conquered floors over 60.
Plus Russia messenger kill certified, effectively 3.
US, Japan, Russia conquerors appeared, so high-difficulty boss monster forms.
[Great Sage Equal to Heaven] shoulders Ruyi Jingu Bang, rises.
"[Hahaha!! You took down that bald monk and climbed up! Your foe is me─ the Great Sage!]"
Spinning Ruyi lightly on finger, mocks Mei mimicking with her [Extending Rod].
Thinks she can ape Sun Wukong's staff arts?
Coils around light thrust, parries; dodges unseen snaking rear attack.
Mei's extending rod swings for head, ducks.
[Jiang Taigong's Fishing Rod] maybe, but [Ruyi Jingu Bang] never dropped as item?
Glances at his, shrugs, plucks fur clump.
"[Come out, clones!!]"
Blows on palm, dozens charge Mei.
Mei triples herself, charges back.
Even mocks no Ruyi, but clones shred.
Lightning-wrapped, flame-cloaked dash─ then millions of [Fox Spirits] blind vision, pour at Great Sage.
Casts [Idol's Phantom] exclusive to believers on all.
"Go, 1 million Meis!!!"
Not bluff: truly 1M Mei Xiao Long Baos swarm Great Sage.
[Magic] to guns, shooting [Fox Spirits].
No scratch on thick stone skin, but ignore, [Charge] skills suicide-ram, explosions.
Clash bursts [Idol's Flames], engulfs Great Sage.
"[Hahaha!! Weaker than Bagua Furnace flames!!]"
Monkey eyes scan Mei gripping Ruyi, lightning-bolts forward, kick bisects her.
Exploding [Fox Spirit].
Lone airborne [Extending Rod] auto-extends ambush, Great Sage mounts it.
Falling [War God's Arrows] at him.
Grins at massive sun blaze, swings Ruyi─ splits sun.
Mere distraction: Mei reforms bow as necklace, wing-robe dive from rear.
"[妖色 Manifest!]"
Pink mist floods, Great Sage retreats urgently.
"[Rare Bewitching Vixen!]"
Frowns at charm skill, but who is he?
King of Mt. Huaguo, trained eons with Tripitaka monk. Mere fox charm? No.
"[Go, Muscle Cloud!]"
Somersault cloud flight, passes Mei grabbing [Extending Rod].
Sky duel clash.
Ground [Fox Spirits] watch helplessly, Xiao Liang too.
Clang!!
Slides off rod, parries Great Sage's claw with [Golden Thread].
"[Fengshen Yanyi!!]"
Mei's call summons [Thousand-Year Gumiho Incarnation]─ 【Hanggi】 charges Great Sage.
Shares skills, but auto-judges like [Idol's Messenger], clashes.
Her [Nüwa Swift Codex] beast-moves tear at him.
"Charge, [Primal Spirits]!"
Not enough: [Seimei Ryu Onmyo] + [Kuzunoha Ryu Onmyo], unleashes all skills despite low stats.
Massive Gumiho rends clouds, crashes into Great Sage amid flame storm.
Ruyi gripped tight, enlarged, full swing.
"[I'll stroke you with Ruyi!!]"
Whirls massive Ruyi, shreds flames, repels incarnation.
Then mist-shifts to rock giant, fist crumples summoned Gumiho.
"[Hahaha!! 【Heaven-Earth Shatter Fist】!!]"
Mana-charged fist slams earth, pulverizes [Fox Spirits] with ground.
Xiao Liang grabbed, Mei retreats; clones bind 【Hanggi Incarnation】, Great Sage qinggong pursues.
Cloud loops for backstab, but popped Inari God one-shots.
"[Damn, lotsa friends!!]"
Xiao Liang vaults off Mei, draws sword; Mei/Inari slash charging Great Sage.
Triple female assault shrugged off thick skin, kicks Mei.
"Ichigo─!!"
Recognizes Japanese messenger instantly, nods sly smile at China's quick-kill advice.
Giant fan─ 【Banana Leaf Fan】 emerges.
Light swing blasts Inari to starry horizon.
Wide stage prepped for this.
"【King Kai Fist】─!!!"
Plan fails? Hair reddens, insane speed closes gap.
Dual Ruyi clash, power struggle.
"[You handle my Ruyi well!!]"
【Ruyi Staff Arts】 [Bagua Barrage] ferocious assault.
Faster, stronger per hit.
Yet Mei not pushed, equals then lightning-overpowers.
Boom─!!
Crack.
"[Crack in Ruyi...!?]"
"My Ruyi heavier, monkey!!"
[Faith's Weight] boosts [Extending Rod] "pricetag moment" only.
Great Sage admires precision, unleashes own 【Ruyi Staff Arts】 in shock.
"Extend, shrink, extend, shrink, extend!!"
Rod length-cycles madly batter Great Sage.
Sky-obscuring [Extending Rod] scatters clouds, crashes head.
"【Heaven-Earth Shatter Fist】!!"
Red mana, [Faith's Weight], [Model Adjust] size-up: intimidating.
Great Sage catches, twists, steals rod, smacks Mei.
"[Hahaha!! Divine power!!]"
"Kyaaak!!"
Falls? Turns three-legged crow, rams; Mei shape-shifts too.
Great Sage Vermilion Bird entangles; Mei Xuanwu pins; Great Sage Azure Dragon coils; Mei sails up, turtle ship crushes.
Azure coils crushed? Mei tanks main gun [Idol's Hellfire], massive hit.
Shaken Great Sage head, 【Hanggi Incarnation】 overheads Chuntian Yunjian.
"[Plum Blossom Swordsmanship Apex!!]"
Radiant red plum blooms.
Blade sprouts black branches lifting plum tree, transcendent nature-unity from 【Hanggi Incarnation】.
Wakamo's unusable ultimate thrust at Great Sage.
"【Plum Blossom Myriad Miles Fragrance】─!!"
Alas, China's counter: palm-edge exploits sword-path gap, skewers incarnation, surges up.
Grins at scowling Mei, spews flames.
Hands clasp desperately.
Earth erupts, rock hand crushes falling Mei.
"──Full power deploy!!!"
Golden hair flash, light-speed Mei headbutts through flames.
Great Sage head cracks; Mei grits, but [Divinity] repels [Idol's Light] arm punch, slows.
Micro-gap exploited, guts ripped.
Tail-snake ankle hurls Mei to closing rock hand.
Boom─! Trapped? Phases through, compresses [Idol's Light] in palms.
"Explode──!!!"
"[Earth Art [Reflection]!!]"
Reflects divinity-wrapped light with Tao.
Mana-less pure divinity rebound shocks Mei bunny-eyes.
Full attack reflection stun short; Mei palms skyward.
Master [Mana Manipulation] grabs/seize own return blast, 90-degree redirect.
"[What?!]"
Twists trajectory; Great Sage mist-evades, instant-steps face.
Kicks to rock mountain, calm deep breath.
'[Tough body stall for long game wins?]'
Rod destruction unthinkable, but this way Great Sage victory sure.
"Dan-yak from Ichigo... here goes!!"
Unknown pill munched.
Bad omen; pursuing Great Sage decides quick kill, charges.
Yellow sparks head, eyes roll back, flops out cold. Obvious self-KO.
'[What?! Side effect?]'
Palm-edge swing; ghosts through.
Sidestep ducks, low sweeps ankle, trips.
Crash; [Idol's Thunder] uppercut face.
"Torrea!"
Launch + 4x same in instant.
Tail/kicks/fists/palm all parried/flowed; knee launch, dash flying kick walls Great Sage.
"O─ya!!"
Slide weird footwork, full-power straight punch craters abs, critical.
Unsettled power recalls Jiang Taigong defeat; Great Sage counters.
"[Fall, thunderbolt!!]"
Boom─!
"Aghhh...!!"
Forced awake from [Faint]; Mei laments "Damn, my unconscious extreme...!"
Can win...
Great Sage certain of momentum!
[Hanggi Set] all used!
[Divine Bird Luan] skill cooldown!
No more Korean items? Unknown─ but gold [Divinity]/[Qi]-spewing Idol body fading from monster might damage.
Mei judges can't sustain longer.
Self-taught [Faint Divine Art] too─ but China/Great Sage won't fall twice.
"[Hahaha!! Fun struggle, but limit now, right?!]"
Casual taunt, but tense inside.
Charging Xiao Liang ignored as foe; Mei shifts [Little Wakamo].
Then [Qi] explodes─ but tiny frame no match size-wise.
"Behold, monkey!! This is─ underworld boss Xiao Liang's ultimate...
Heavenly Blood Demon Art extreme!!"
Wuxia law since ancient:
Villainous Blood Heavenly Demon Art slaughters insanely.
But cute popular Xiao Liang's? High-level survivor of battlefields.
Viewers roar "Great hero! Truly wondrous divine art!!"
Great Sage? Curses dead 【Martial Lord】 still screwing him.
"Eyes open, Soul-Stealing Demon Sword!!"
【Mara Bloodsuck Grand Art】 reddens skin.
Drains life to 0 mercilessly.
But Wakamo Inarizushi no-death at 0 HP: perpetual life engine.
Endless buffs full throttle.
Rock mountains quake from body waves.
Heat warps air, mirages twist scenery.
Full-body 【Demonic Qi】 gouges Great Sage wounds.
Thud─
Comes.
Stomps ground, tenses legs, roars Xiao Liang.
Demonic Qi dash morphs proto-dragon ascent, fierce charge.
Overwhelming aura pins; escape skills cooldown; cross-arms [Diamond Indestructible].
Stone body braces.
Charging Xiao Liang kicks off ground, dives.
Crushing force cracks entire mountain, collapses.
"【Heavenly Demon Overlord Step】──!!"
Overlord step crashes guarding arms!!
Pushback cracks arms; Xiao Liang skin tears, blood sprays.
Boom─!!
Massive blast, Xiao Liang tumbles moaning.
Struggles up, spews black blood.
Severe internals, heaving breaths.
"[Hahaha... almost died, you bastard!]"
Half-body gone but legs/1 arm left; Great Sage rises awed.
China-born climber strength: admiration, reverence!!
Tao divine power regenerates wrecked wounds, raises hand.
Ignores [China Tower] "expel, don't kill."
"[Against this Great Sage, this much!! Fitting end awaits!!]"
Mt. Huaguo monkey ignores orders, strong ego.
Storm clouds gather, tower-filling lightning crashes Xiao Liang/Little Wakamo.
Boom─!!
Beam melts mountain hole, flames erupt.
Light fades─ giant appears.
Not Mei Xiao Long Bao: Wakamo Inarizushi.
"10K Tower Coin outfit shredded. You paying?"
"[Should've trusted your tough body]"
─One vaporized dead?
'[Then rage-powerup incoming]'
Full-mana Chuntian Yunjian swing?
New [Skill] chain?
Mimic learned [Skill]?
Great Sage tenses, swallows at still Wakamo.
"Wail, Hell-Severing Demon Blade"
Mouth gapes, Chuntian Yunjian erupts.
Bizarre sight freezes Great Sage brain.
Why from mouth? Hell-Severing Demon Blade what?
Grips quaking sword.
Then [Demonic Qi] surges blade.
"[Divinity inside, not out! [Qi] heals Xiao Liang, makes [Demonic Qi]!!]"
"[This guy, no way──inside?!]"
Hid Xiao Liang inside massive body.
Storage-capable flesh.
Great Sage corner idea!!
Demonic Qi/Divinity/Qi/Mana converge blade, shatters imminent.
No approach.
Swing dominates space, devours all monster.
4 forces clash wildly, space warps/rips.
"[Heavenly Demon Five Swords]!!!"
Imitates 【Martial Lord】 [Demonic Qi] flow for [Martial Art]; Great Sage plucks hairs for [Ruyi].
Inferior copy, but parry/shatter thrust futile.
Blends 【Martial Lord】 ougi + Eight Thunderclap Swords.
One slash splits 8 hooks at Great Sage.
Item skill [Orochi Heads] fires, 8→64 slashes.
64-hit Heavenly Demon Five Swords barrage; Great Sage despondent chuckle.
Tai Chi circle merges to one sword, cleaves beyond floor to outer clouds.
"[.....What insane... freak... from where...]"
Upper/lower body severs; legs stand oblivious, torso flops despondent.
Tactics perfect─ but final enlightenment from fight...!!
"Excellent, Great Sage. I'll never forget you."
What Legendary non-combat class bullshit is this guy.
If Great Sage full-powered, great fight!! Regret voiced.
But defeat is defeat.
Accepts cleanly, smirks eyes closed.
[China Tower] stunned faces satisfying.
Should've upped diff more, gave taste.
"Hoo... barely won...!!"
Unaware Wakamo plops, heavy exhale.
Pulls rag-Xiao Liang from inside, potions her.
More life drain/recover, leaves; sighs at cracked Chuntian Yunjian.
Sword not for combat, yet used as such.
Ownerless [Idol] ritual blade dying.
Begging mercy? Imagination.
"Xiao Liang, safe now."
"Yes!"
"China tower fights like shit."
Grit.
China Tower grinds teeth rage.
Japan Tower pops popcorn.
Leers: "Taste 'Idol combat style' too." Grins.
Sneaky last-min vs. fair Idol fight!!