Chapter 192
Chapter 192
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 192
Chapter Title: Trick Tower Assault
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A VTuber's massive project usually takes several months.
They prepared thoroughly in advance, over and over, and since all they had was money, they stocked up on consumables diligently.
Wakamo Corporation's climb was also a gigantic broadcast watched not just by the East Asian Federation, but by the entire world.
If viewership ratings existed, it'd probably hit numbers even the future couldn't surpass.
No matter how hard you grind VTuber streams, they can't compare to the dopamine rush from climb broadcasts.
Those who can't climb, those who can't reach the top floor, and those climbing one day to get there.
The moment the notice went up on Wakamo's fan cafe, climbers paused their ascents to wait for the broadcast.
What'll pop out on the 57th floor this time?
Wakamo Inarizushi's blatant provocation aimed at the Korean Tower.
Sure, they look friendly now, but early on, they were bitter rivals spewing curses and resentment.
The Korean Tower had nothing in its head, and Wakamo was just a beast charging ahead without a thought.
Now they link arms, laughing "we're buddies, haha," but pros are pros.
Even if you're tight off the mat, the second you step into the ring, wrestlers deliver peak performance and showmanship.
The Russian Tower Lord was even asking if Wakamo Inarizushi wouldn't straight-up kill the Korean Tower at this point.
The taunt of "a pathetic punk you couldn't kill even if you tried" was extra, but there was that wish to get pushed right to the brink.
Just put on a WWE spectacle that melts towers, climbers, and mediators alike.
But that assumed Wakamo climbing solo. Dragging comrades into it? Hard pass.
No worries, though—considering the trials they've cleared so far, 60th floor's a breeze!
"I believe a king's climb should be entertainment!"
"Uh... that emperor thing? Debut!"
"It's departure time, crew!! Captain's heading out!!"
"Good evening, troops. Feels like Germanic blood boiling."
"Greeting hasn't changed? Mommy's here, cuties."
"Iosif Khan! Iosif Khan! Iosif Khan!!!"
"The creature next to me is Iosif Khan. Has a habit of crying out its own name."
- Chaos vibes right from the start.
- White Dragon's evolved to just saying its name...
- Where'd all that draconic dignity go?
- Meanwhile, our Aska didn't even introduce herself.
-"Curious? Check the wiki" (actual quote).
- Gonna show off the gear changes or not on the character model?
- Gotta hide it lol, info leak lololol
- Wakamo Guild Master's gear doesn't matter much anyway.
- Main weapon (fists). This is Sword and Man as One realm.
- Not wrong at all. She's one with her weapon!
Viewers only see the VTuber characters, but everyone came geared up solid.
Ichigo probably saw the most gear swaps here.
Wakamo dumped a full trillion into overhauling his kit from top to bottom.
She poured every Tower Coin from the Korean Tower deal into it, spending like crazy.
Some even lightened up. Pirate had no armor, sword, or bow.
Not "Joseon's Pride" Pirate, but "Our Captain" Pirate.
Bonus: Brought booze to loosen up.
"Alright, let's see what the 57th floor's got..."
Rumble rumble rumble—
"What the?!"
Figured something nasty'd spawn in the dark, but vibrations hit weird from the jump.
Floor shifting, heavy wind whooshing from the ceiling—party huddled backs together, scanning all sides.
No info window on entry like usual.
They're in the Tower, so what's the glitch? Or Korean Tower sabotage?
At this point, pulling stunts without asking Wakamo felt less bold, more reckless.
And thinking it over, Korean Tower's always been this guy—no anger left.
"We spinning?"
"Something's coming down from above."
" Mana readings spiking all around."
"Electromagnetic field's expanding."
"President, bad vibes. And—this smell stinging my nose... blood."
"Dragon self-illumination for some light?"
"...You have a skill like that?"
"Nobody really knows what skills I even use anyway."
-Oh.
-Ooooh...
-White Dragon's got transform... fire breath... flight...
-Fireball letters and planet toss?
-X evolution or Y?
- Nobody actually knows lololol
-Real White Dragon (zero interest).
-Insane stealth... this low presence, no wonder.
-Frfr, three days later and it's "who dis?"
-True invisible dragon, even invisible dragons crying, fuck lololol
"You rotten punks!! Korea has laws on defamation!! I can take Aska jabs, but not White Dragon!!"
"Ao"
-Aka.
-Hah sik ja-
-lolololololololol
-lololol
-Ao fr lololol
-These dudes can't handle drips lololol
-White Dragon, call Casa, no answer here.
-Say you like ass. Go like red dragon liking tits.
-All the real White Dragon fans coming out lololol
No matter how dire, no matter the danger, chat screamed faith this crew'd handle it no sweat.
Iosif clearly got the ribbing, but craved the attention—hammed it up with needless flair, delighting viewers.
Not an idol anymore... variety star... full-on clown.
But that's talent too.
Bloomed beautifully, Olga... You're a full-fledged VTuber now!!
Clunk—!
Mid inner感動 at her growth, spotlights blasted the party.
Blinding white light erased shadows—everyone squinted, heads turning.
Then, a voice booming from the dark.
"[Welcome to the Korean Tower!! You outstanding, mighty climbers!!]"
"[Don't each floor feel like... will they ever end? Boring, right? Time-wasting, yeah?]"
"[For you who've conquered many towers and floors!! The pinnacle to seize the 60th awaits!!]"
Unknown voice echoing.
Amusement park gig vibes—cheerful tone, rapid-fire perfect enunciation slamming sentences home.
Welcoming them to the tower's new prototype attraction lab.
Korean Tower, used to Wakamo's endless challenges, extreme trials outpacing all climbers.
Responding to the provocative invite, it unveiled its creation.
Endless space: stairs, leading to the next floor.
Flying blocked by translucent barrier, but innards fully visible.
Tower packed with every monster type welcoming Wakamo's party.
Tower within a Tower—
[【Korean Tower】 Climbing floors 57-60 【Trick Tower】]
-Strong climbers get trials to match.
-Difficulty rises based on [Wakamo Inarizushi]'s achievements!
-Difficulty scales with party members' achievements!
-Overcome trials with your comrades!
-The top awaits!
[Platinum Clear Conditions (Eased)]
-201X_Idol_Phase1 (0/1)
-201X_Idol_Phase2_Final (0/1)
-201X_Idol_Phase3_Final_Revised_Phase2 (0/1)
-202X_Idol_Phase4_Final (0/1)
-202X_Idol_Phase5_Real_Final (0/1)
-202X_Idol_Phase6_NEW_Draft_Real_Final_Confirmed_Revised (0/1)
"You fucking bastard!!"
At least name 'em proper... pity my seniors....!!
Nah, this punk's just dragging out saved files?
Where's the prototype? Beta? Phase1 first one?
Wakamo, baffled, briefed the party on the monsters.
Dragging out shelved experiments from endless research, refinement, trimming, ditching, reinventing for 【Legendary Class】—everyone's faces blanked.
Aska, PC-sensitive, shuddered at the inhumanity.
"But simple enough. First one's strongest, right?"
Turning 【Idol】 into 100% non-combat Legendary sealed it—older phases pack more punch, obvious.
Per Mami's guess, Wakamo warned mana density ramps up higher—stay sharp.
Six climbers sans lion Aska—what could go wrong?
As they agreed to stick tight entering the tower, no warning—a figure slipped between them.
"[The tower's trial's already begun?]"
With that, six views and viewer screens scrambled, swapping wildly.
Forced cams ripped from others, slapped on different members—Wakamo momentarily disoriented.
Safe other members post-teleport?
Prioritizing that, sharp spear pierced Wakamo's chest, launching her impaled into the outer wall, limp.
[Mana Collapse Spear inflicts [Mana Collapse]!]
[Spear's [Mana Poison] poisons you!]
[[Meadow's Divinity] Mana Backlash scatters your mana!]
"Ghkk..."
Couldn't yank it—spearhead barbed to shaft, unbudging.
Tried reshaping flesh—even that, barbs forcibly tore, ripping chunks.
Grip's shaft sprouted teeth, sawing Wakamo's fingers like ready to chomp.
"[Kieee—]"
Full-body harpoon teeth nightmare [Idol] loomed before Wakamo.
Humanoid, but faceless—hundreds overlapping teeth for mouth, hair leeching, writhing thick-thin.
Forcibly ripped spear free, chucked it; cams snagged scattered comrades—Wakamo checked broadcast/safety, rolled shoulders.
It drew jagged toothy blade, drooling charge.
Drool melting floor—Wakamo held back; inner arms birthed [rods].
Thicker-than-rebar solid [Rare Metal] bars.
56th boss-processed iron rods whistled, clashing blade.
Booming thud, same-skill [Idol] clashed again, upper floors quaking.
Roaring flames, winds, thunder—shaking ceiling eyed warily by jittery Pifkin Mami.
Pirate beside her.
"Recap: Aska & Khan together, Ichigo & Adolf paired."
"Split neatly 1st to 4th floors vibe."
Via chat intel, they clocked themselves on 3rd.
Makes sense—only Wakamo'd trash floors overhead, and she's solo 4th.
Fun fight or Idol hate? Floor shuddering like imminent collapse—3rd hard to stand.
So bad, local monsters flopped, flailing.
"[Keeek... keeek!!]"
Goblins terror-pissing, crawling flat.
Mana flood overwhelming lesser mobs.
Pirate's tattoos, Mami's psychic barrier—no issue.
"3rd's ruins-like."
All ruins mobs goblins? Why goblins? Guns to staffs, bows, swords, armor—plus traps, spider/snake mobs.
Prime poison-death trap for clueless entrants.
Flowers spewed toxin mist/pollen status on approach.
Ruins bits mimicked too—Mami got sharp tongue from house-sized chest.
Shocked whole-house mimic, crushed telekinetically pre-arm.
Crackle—
Then [Idol's Thunder Spear] at her.
Grabbed lightning telekinetically—slipped like fish, blind-spot ambush; [Space Warp] barely dodged.
Or thought so.
Till elegant flip pre-ground, spear wheeled to face.
Pirate snagged that lightning, brewed bigger bolt, stormed visible area with thunder.
Mana from full-body [Kamimusubi Tattoos], [Shape Shift] thunder storm—gold thing moved casual.
Pirate in sights—lightning kick whooshed air.
"Grah!"
Mami's scream behind—spun to see side-slashed Mami potioning.
"Golden Goblin?"
"...Spaced in."
Zero presence backstab.
"[Kiruk kiruk]"
Creepy grin—both grimaced disgust.
"Ew, like a sweaty perv crashing fanmeet unwashed."
-Gasp.
-Heuk
-She saw us like that!!
-No way goblins!!
"Huh? Cuties are clean salaryfolk, duh. Goblins? Thought apes at least."
-We're no monkeys.
-Fuck, still monkeys lololol
-White girl saying that to Asians ok?
-Ugly af anyway?
-Frfr lololol
"Hey now, post-climb dance stream."
-Ook ook!!!!
-Ao, furballs plz.
-Ook ook ooook!!!
-Benignly feral af lololol
"Y'all got time? Like beauty dancing? Captain'll sing backup."
-Captain good too.
-That flatness our jam!!!
-Perverts blind to toma charm suck.
-We're pervert gentlemen.
-Oh! Captain Pirate's eyes sharpening....!!
-lololololololol
-Fr lololol
"So, thoughts, Mami?"
"Not sure yet."
Pro broad reassured chat "we good"—then Pirate quizzed potioning Mami.
Lightning bolt skill, zero-notice space-hop.
Even prototype [Idol], unknown extra skills Korean Tower taught.
"[Kyaek!!]"
Roar—dozens [Lights] bloomed from golden goblin core, incoming.
Mami psychokinetic palms devoured lights into black orbs studded glowing, grinned.
"Catch♥"
Past light-blocking Mami, Pirate closed gap.
Silent circle steps—goblin tracked, but afterimages lingered.
One-two swelling to dozens, infinite Pirate ghosts boxed goblin—hush.
Ground kick fake telekinetically floored by Mami—goblin whirled.
Lightning Pirate gap-closed full stomp punch.
Boom—!
Heavy impact car-crash crumple goblin aside.
Follow-up shock hit late.
Boom—!!
Same force smash—goblin grit agony writhing.
"Heh—how's that? Sparky?"
-Thunder Fist!
-Double Apex!
-Double Strike...!
-Double... Nen mastered, Captain!
-All different lololol
-Ao fr lololol
Wakamo's gift [Job-Exclusive 【Motion Capture】].
Thought unteachable job-lock, but [Idol] ignored limits.
Guessed why from old humans/Vatican Tower, didn't say.
Pirate drilled it pre-entry post-Wakamo brief.
Output self for ghosts, output punch for double strike.
—And this.
Cast-time 【Black Tile】 coiled Pirate's hand.
Goblin lightning'd the ominous black vortex futile.
Other hand vibro-shock space smash shattered air/bolts—rigid goblin's skull direct black tile slam.
Craunch—!!
Mangling maelstrom roar.
"Navy Karate!"
Inner thunder blackened—Pirate's shot black lightning streak to goblin face.
"Straight punch!!"
No hit.
Air whiff—goblin mist-dissolved, bloodied [Portal] ripped.
Swing at portal—blade burst Pirate back, deep waist gash.
Staggered surprise—goblin bolted.
Simultaneous: heavier-than-air poison mist pooling feet.
Buzzz—
Insect wings—goblin/misc mobs swarmed from woods at Pirate/Mami.
Endless till boss down.
"Run outta mana, it'll bail?"
"Outta mana, we die."
Worst: neither packed items.
" One [Mana Burn] it'd fold," Pirate grumbled.
-Aaagh...!
-Big trouble!!
-Ew fuck....
Worse off pair's bad news hit.
Ichigo's slow. Summons plenty, but [Idol] speed nulls.
Yanked shoulder sword, poured potion—Lucia pale, heaving.
1st floor, yet brutal fight.
Foe: earthworm. Just that.
Overwhelm speed, near-instant kills.
Issue: earthworm AND [Idol].
Cams fluttered chaotic—which theirs?
Night-vision goggled, metal-welded bare flesh, exoskeletal limbs—modded earthworm locked Ichigo/Lucia.
Tight hall good, but ceiling/floor worm-favored hidey-holes.
[Speed] crushed—nothing doable.
Old Ichigo, Alchemist? Smush speed stomp.
"Too fast..."
Instinct chased, but Ichigo couldn't keep.
Troops meatshield—slash pierced ten per swing.
Tight for summons, safety-grate floor over flowing water.
[Idol] worm water-walked casual—dive hide on disadvantage, no answer.
Wait overhead aid?
"Water deep?"
"Super deep."
Lucia's height pole no bottom. Fall = no return.
Worm-maxed terrain. 1st-floor mob: worm.
Clunky floors echo thuds dark halls—
Wall-climbing worms swarm.
"Ah, damn..."
Ichigo scowled, raised gun.
Adolf primed paintbrush.
★
"......."
Elf, dwarf, orc too.
Humanoid monsters as [Believers], boss [Humanoid Boss] on 2nd faced Aska.
Blinding white blizzard narrowed sight—boss ignored.
Godly garb [Idol] eyed invisible one.
"[Two came, right? Why solo? Fled?]"
"[202X_Idol_Phase5_Real_Final]—missing? Pity."
Aska eyed Iosif Khan naturally lined behind [Idol].
Backstab range, icy stare—utterly oblivious.
Chill-level stealth...!!
Army stealth op mastered to peak?
Viewers enlightened grins at rear Iosif.
Here, severity flipped.
"Russia's top what?"
"[Wha...? How behind me?!]"
No-gap bearhug Iosif whispered sad-toned.
Russia fave quiz—[Idol] pondered.
"[Black tea...? ]"
"Wrestling!!!"
Pre-Aska doubt slam—Iosif hurled [Idol].
"Hurricane Hit!!!"
Falling [Idol] double-horn back-pierce bloodbath—flipped slam ground.
"I'll show Russia's brutal superman slaughter... Say my name!!!"
"[.....Uh....]"
Korean Tower intel name-missing? [Idol] froze.
This climber... erasure-specialized?!
"【Hurricane Mixer】!!"
Horrified [Idol] horn-gored chest-pierce Iosif.
Korean Tower clueless on skills—terrifying White Dragon!!
Even diehards blind to Iosif skills!!
Blizzard masked white Iosif, transparent.
"Aska?"
Solo mobbed Aska panicked call—no reply.
Wings full escape Aska.
[Idol] ordered pursuit—nape knife jammed.
Murderous intent—[Idol] opted distance/fire check over counter.
Visibly pissed fist-tremble Iosif.
"Say my name."
Hip doll shotgun draw—repeat ask.
"[Using Korean Tower Chance!]"
"Approved."
[Korean Tower only knows red pills]
"Red pill knowers die. No mercy!!"
"[Aieek]"
Fury azure-glared White Dragon.
Red pill (true name) clueless Korean Tower.
Iosif's merciless Sambo/Systema chain snapped [Idol]'s limbs.