Chapter 134
Chapter 134.
"I shouldn't have... brought them... It's all because of me..."
Cheon Gahyeon began regretting past events after seeing the Lowest Grade Disciples who were showing loyalty to Lee Ganghan.
'She showed strong mental fortitude when she was being tortured, but this is different.'
She had somehow maintained her mentality well even during the Sacred Fire's Bone-Splitting Muscle-Tearing torture.
But the sudden transformation of her subordinates into Heavenly Demon followers seemed to be a big mental shock.
Lee Ganghan looked at her dazed state for a moment.
"You guys, why did you suddenly change like this?"
He asked the other Lowest Grade Disciples straightforwardly.
Then.
"Worshipping the Heavenly Demon is the proper attitude of a disciple!"
"The Sacred Fire has led us to the righteous path!"
So the Sacred Fire was the culprit after all.
'Well, it's not particularly bad for me.'
Still, seeing people change this much in just a few days.
It does feel a bit eerie.
Lee Ganghan thought that way and brought up the main topic.
"The reason I called you like this is because of that thing over there."
"That couldn't be... a tower?"
"Yeah. You guys want to try entering the tower?"
Looking at the tower Lee Ganghan pointed to.
"Understood!"
The Lowest Grade Disciples answered immediately.
"No, how is there a tower here..."
In contrast, Cheon Gahyeon looked back and forth between the tower and Lee Ganghan.
"Don't tell me, Heavenly Demon, you... you were the mastermind who caused the Tower of Infinity incident!?"
Trembling all over.
She pointed to Lee Ganghan as the culprit of the Tower of Infinity incident.
"...What are you talking about?"
"Director! Don't speak carelessly!"
"No, she's not even a director. Cheon Gahyeon! Don't speak carelessly. If it weren't for the Heavenly Demon, could we have even destroyed towers!"
"Don't call her by the surname Cheon. She's not even the Heavenly Demon, so how dare she use the heavenly character Cheon as her surname!"
"Ah. Right. Use the surname Jin for life like before!"
The Lowest Grade Disciples were getting more angry than Lee Ganghan.
Even the title they had been using, calling her Director, had somehow turned into informal speech.
They were also agreeing among themselves to just call Cheon Gahyeon by the surname Jin.
"How, how can you guys...!"
"Stop fighting and just enter the tower. It's an order."
"Understood!"
At Lee Ganghan's command.
The Lowest Grade Disciples approached the tower in unison.
'Ah. But I didn't tell them how to enter, did I?'
I only installed the tower.
There wasn't any explanation about the entry method, right?
When Lee Ganghan was checking the message window to see if anything popped up.
Flash!
The Lowest Grade Disciples who approached the tower disappeared one by one, turning into light on their own.
Then.
['Tower' is within the Sacred Fire territory. Lowest Grade Disciple #3's tower climbing is possible.]
[Lowest Grade Disciple #3 starts the tutorial.]
[Lowest Grade Disciple #7 starts the tutorial.]
Saying that tower climbing was possible because it was within the Sacred Fire territory.
Tutorial start messages began appearing one after another.
'Come to think of it, if the tower had been outside the Sacred Fire territory... these guys would have almost died?'
Lowest Grade Disciples.
Now that I think about it, they die if they leave the Sacred Fire territory.
I should have been more careful.
But since they're successfully climbing the tower as a result.
Isn't it fine?
As Lee Ganghan was watching the Lowest Grade Disciples disappear.
"...What exactly are you thinking, Heavenly Demon? Telling us to climb the tower!"
Cheon Gahyeon approached him with a stiff expression.
"I'm not thinking of anything special."
"You're not... thinking?"
"Yeah. I brought you guys here in the first place because I didn't want to leave corpses in the house."
"...Huh?"
"Telling you to climb the tower is also just because an installation tower was created, but other summons are busy so I made you guys do it."
The Lowest Grade Disciples were originally unplanned forces.
These guys seemed to be mobilized for construction work in Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
But honestly, they were outside Lee Ganghan's interest.
Besides,
'I can't even summon these guys when climbing towers.'
When I tried to summon Lowest Grade Disciples last time.
A message appeared saying they hadn't completely settled in Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
If I summoned them during tower climbing, they wouldn't be able to return to Ten Thousand Demon Battle and would be bound to the tower.
Lowest Grade Disciples who couldn't be summoned and only did construction work in Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
Compared to the Goblin Chief who made money flow in through the Goblin Black Market.
Karana who serves as a Divine Maiden and manages the Sacred Fire.
The Spirit of Heavenly Sword who helps when using swords.
Their importance to Lee Ganghan was bound to be significantly lower.
"So who told you to barge into someone's house with guns?"
"Ugh..."
"If you heard the answer, you go too."
"...Understood."
At Lee Ganghan's instruction, Cheon Gahyeon gritted her teeth but.
Followed his words more obediently than expected.
Flash...!
After Cheon Gahyeon disappeared too.
Lee Ganghan opened the Ten Thousand Demon Battle function and clicked on the tower once.
Then.
[21 members are challenging the tower.]
A new system window appeared for the tower.
The names of 21 people were also listed, so when he clicked on them.
Whirrrr...
A small screen appeared on the side.
There.
[Ugh, uwaah! For the Heavenly Demon!!!]
Lowest Grade Disciple #7, who had suggested calling Cheon Gahyeon Jin Gahyeon earlier.
Was shouting the Heavenly Demon's name while fighting tutorial monsters.
No, they do this even when I'm not watching.
'This really makes them seem like fanatics.'
What the hell did this Sacred Fire do?
Lee Ganghan clicked on other people's names one by one.
Then.
[Hea, Heavenly Demon! Please give me strength!!!]
[Grr! I am a proud Lowest Grade Disciple of the Heavenly Demon Divine Sect...! Do you think I'll lose!]
All of them were shouting Heavenly Demon, Heavenly Demon while fighting monsters.
It was embarrassing for the Heavenly Demon listening.
At least.
[......]
Only Cheon Gahyeon didn't make a single sound and was.
Massacring monsters with a serious face.
Compared to the subordinates who were fighting while shouting for the Heavenly Demon.
Clean and quick hand movements.
'She definitely has skills.'
Despite entering last, seeing Cheon Gahyeon with the fastest progress speed.
Lee Ganghan realized she was definitely skilled.
She was also the most persistent when attacked at home.
'Even though it's a tutorial, it has 10 floors, so it'll take a while for them to clear it.'
I can't watch this until then.
Beep, Beep.
After Lee Ganghan turned off all the screens.
'While these guys are challenging, I should do other things.'
He decided to install Son Goku's True Hair, which had been postponed to lower priority due to installing the tower.
When he opened the Ten Thousand Demon Battle function again.
Ding.
[You possess the installation 'Son Goku's True Hair'.]
[Would you like to install the installation 'Son Goku's True Hair'?]
Again, a message asking if he wanted to install Son Goku's True Hair appeared.
When Lee Ganghan pressed yes.
['Son Goku's True Hair' can only be installed in designated areas.]
Unlike the tower that could be installed anywhere.
Saying it could only be installed in designated places, the Ten Thousand Demon Battle map illuminated the southernmost part of Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
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'This is the first time I've seen installation areas strictly restricted.'
If other installations guided installation to cheap locations by varying TP costs depending on installation points.
Son Goku's True Hair firmly stated that installation was impossible anywhere but here.
When he clicked on the place the Ten Thousand Demon Battle map was pointing to.
[5,555,555 TP will be used as installation cost.]
The installation cost numbers all appeared as 5s.
'5.55 million... That's quite expensive?'
Of course, he had plenty of TP, so he could afford to pay this much.
When Lee Ganghan proceeded with the installation right away.
Rumble, rumble, rumble...!
A vibration strong enough to be felt even from the center of Ten Thousand Demon Battle was felt.
'It's shaking all the way here even though I installed it in that distant place?'
No, what's trying to come out to make this much fuss when installing just one hair?
When Lee Ganghan was puzzled.
Ding.
['Son Goku's True Hair' has changed to 'Five Elements Mountain'.]
['Five Elements Mountain' is installed in Ten Thousand Demon Battle.]
Son Goku's hair.
Was changed to a mountain and installed.
"Five Elements Mountain...?"
Lee Ganghan recalled the Journey to the West summary he had heard from viewers when he met Son Goku.
Son Goku caused a ruckus in the heavenly realm and was suppressed by Buddha's palm and got crushed.
That became a huge mountain as it was.
'I'm sure... there were 5 huge peaks corresponding to the number of fingers, so it was called Five Elements Mountain.'
Then it makes sense that the installation fee came out as all 555s.
Lee Ganghan decided to go see the installed Five Elements Mountain.
When he opened a portal through the Ten Thousand Demon Battle map and entered.
Hissss...
In the darkness thickly covered in dark gray.
Five huge rocks rose like a giant palm.
'It really looks like a palm.'
Is that Buddha's hand?
As Lee Ganghan walked toward the rocks.
In front of the rocks, in the wasteland area.
Swoosh!
One large stem suddenly popped out.
When he approached and looked closely.
'This... looks similar to Son Goku's hair.'
Son Goku's True Hair that Yoo Doa had called a giant earthworm.
I thought it would be replaced by Five Elements Mountain, but it still comes out.
As Lee Ganghan was quietly looking at the hair.
Snap!
Son Goku's True Hair broke off on its own.
The hair gradually became lighter.
Then.
A tall monkey suddenly popped out from there.
"Son Goku?"
A monkey whose appearance was completely similar to Son Goku.
But he shook his head left and right at Lee Ganghan's words.
And when he spread his fingers and pointed to the air.
Ding.
['Son Ojeong' proposes training to become a Beautiful Monkey Tribe member to the player.]
A message window popped up from there.
Son Ojeong.
This is the name Son Goku gave him.
'Since it was hair implanted in my head and then pulled out, it was named that way.'
Lee Ganghan thought that way and answered Son Ojeong.
"Beautiful Monkey Tribe training... I have no intention of becoming a Beautiful Monkey Tribe member?"
Then.
Son Ojeong shook his head left and right again.
He spread his fingers again.
But why does he specifically send messages while keeping his mouth shut?
Lee Ganghan found Son Ojeong puzzling as he kept his mouth tightly shut and only pointed upward with his finger.
'Well, he must have his reasons.'
He judged there must be a reason he couldn't speak.
And.
['Son Ojeong' says that you becoming a Beautiful Monkey Tribe member is definite.]
In the message window, Son Ojeong was saying you're definitely going to be a Beautiful Monkey Tribe member.
"Why? I already pulled out the True Hair."
[Nevertheless, 'Son Ojeong' says that if all your hair color changes to brown, you will transform into a Beautiful Monkey Tribe member.]
So if all his hair gets dyed, he's definitely a Beautiful Monkey Tribe member.
Right now only part of it is dyed, but it's gradually spreading?
'Persistent guy, Son Goku.'
I didn't know that implanting one hair would have such an effect.
Is this why he's a Transcendent?
When Lee Ganghan smiled bitterly.
[Son Ojeong says that you must finish training before the dyeing is complete to become a perfect Beautiful Monkey Tribe member.]
Son Ojeong proposed training again.
"Perfect Beautiful Monkey Tribe member... Well. I'm not very interested yet."
Becoming a perfect Beautiful Monkey Tribe member just means becoming a monkey anyway.
Besides,
"If I receive training here for no reason, won't the hair dyeing spread faster?"
When Lee Ganghan expressed such concern.
Son Ojeong closed his eyes and was lost in thought for a moment.
Then.
Ding.
[If you perform the training better than expected, your body won't feel the need to change. Then the hair color change will also stop.]
If the training results at this Five Elements Mountain are good.
The hair dyeing won't progress either?
'I can't completely believe those words...'
Since I've already installed Five Elements Mountain in Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
Now that it's come to this, shall I try receiving training once?
Beautiful Monkey Tribe training.
I'm also curious what it is.
"Alright. Then I'll try it once."
When Lee Ganghan said he would receive training.
Clap, Clap.
Son Ojeong clapped twice.
[Five Elements Mountain training stage 1 begins.]
Then a message appeared saying training would proceed immediately.
Swish!
Son Ojeong extended his fist into the air.
'This is... the punch technique Son Goku showed.'
A clean strike without any excess.
Thanks to getting smashed by that and learning about the mystery of nothingness, his skills had improved dramatically.
But maybe because it was slower than the original Son Goku.
The movements definitely entered his eyes better.
'Am I supposed to follow this?'
Whoosh!
Lee Ganghan tried extending his fist in the same posture as Son Ojeong.
Then.
Shake, Shake.
Son Ojeong shook his head.
Swish!
Extended his fist once more.
'I think I did it similarly?'
Well, you can't get full from the first spoonful.
Lee Ganghan followed the movement again in the same way.
Shake, Shake.
Son Ojeong shook his head again.
"...This is supposed to be followed, right?"
Nod, Nod.
Son Ojeong nodded up and down.
Extended his fist again.
Swish!
Lee Ganghan concentrated as much as possible and tried to follow his punch technique.
Shake, Shake.
Son Ojeong hardened his expression.
Kept shaking his head left and right.
'No... what's different?'
I've been following for over tens of minutes already.
Son Ojeong who keeps just shaking his head.
Then he.
"Phew..."
Unconsciously let out a deep sigh.
[Five Elements Mountain training stage 1 ends.]
[You failed to pass the training.]
He ended the training first himself.
"Tsk tsk..."
After only sending messages until now.
Sighing and going tsk tsk.
'...Can this guy actually talk?'
When Lee Ganghan looked at Son Ojeong with suspicious eyes.
Swoosh...!
He became hair again and disappeared into the ground.
[Five Elements Mountain training can be conducted once per day.]
And a message that followed.
'I guess he's telling me to leave since training is over.'
Since that Son Ojeong guy only showed a pathetic reaction and disappeared.
Somehow it makes me feel competitive.
Lee Ganghan resolved to come again next time.
'I have some remaining time, so I should upgrade the Goblin Market too.'
He moved to where the Goblin Black Market was located.