Chapter 170
Chapter 170.
[Hooo…… To already break free from fear, you're not completely hopeless. Good. What are you curious about?]
Looking at Mike who had regained his senses.
Gershu, for the first time, didn't ignore him and was willing to give him a straightforward answer.
[That, Tran, Transcendent becoming…… Is the benefit really only 5 Divine Power?!]
However, upon hearing Mike's subsequent words.
-Huh?
-Divine Power 5?
-You could get Divine Power by becoming a Transcendent?
-5 seems decent, doesn't it?
-But if that's all there is, it might be a bit disappointing...?
-If Heavenly Demon becomes a Transcendent, getting overtaken is confirmed then
-Heavenly Demon collects 10 to become a Transcendent, but Mike only has 5 yep
-So that's why Mike didn't tell us what abilities he gained?;
The viewers immediately caught this and showed various reactions.
When they asked Mike what improved after becoming a Transcendent, there was no clear answer. Was this the reason?
While the viewers were catching on to why Mike had been deflecting the topic.
[Divine Power 5?]
[Yeah! Besides this, what other, well…… ability-wise benefits are there?]
The Transcendents, upon hearing Mike's words, looked at each other's faces.
[You received 5 Divine Power?]
[You received quite a lot.]
[5…… Isn't that enough? I received 2.]
[I got 3.]
The Kobold King said he received 2 Divine Power, and Son Goku said he got 3.
The atmosphere in the meeting room was dominated by reactions that 5 was sufficient.
At this, Mike blinked his eyes and then.
[Don, Don't lie!]
He stood up from his seat and shouted loudly.
[Tran, Transcendent bastards……! You're all crazy monsters! Those abilities, where did they come from? They were given when you became Transcendents! You guys are hiding something, aren't you?!]
At this, Son Goku chuckled.
[You seem to be mistaken about something? You've got the order backwards.]
[What……?]
[The guys here didn't become strong by becoming Transcendents…… They became Transcendents because they were strong.]
[Then…… Becoming a Transcendent doesn't grant new abilities or…… make you much stronger……?]
[Divine Power is enough, why do you want so much more?]
As Son Goku clicked his tongue.
[Transcendent is…… a position to prove one's abilities.]
Heracles quietly left one remark and then.
[I'm leaving too.]
He stood up from his seat.
[I'm going too~ Tell Son Ojeong to quickly become a Beautiful Monkey Tribe member.]
[Hmm. I didn't expect so many to pay attention to my Dragon Knight. I'll send the invitation again.]
After Heracles left.
Flash! Flash!
One by one, the Transcendents left the meeting room.
Even as they left, most of them showed little interest in Mike and only mentioned Heavenly Demon.
The only Transcendent looking for Mike was.
[Oh my…… Creator, it seems the meeting has ended.]
[What, what? Already ended? Then the chance to meet people……!]
[Do you wish to see people? Then shall we go to that person?]
[Yes, yes……!]
It was Lovecraft, who was from the same country.
Crack, Crack……!
From his body that was talking with the small tentacle 'Nial', several tentacles sprouted out.
[Ugh, uugh……! No. I can't meet people looking like this!]
Lovecraft, seeing the uncontrolled tentacles on his body, stopped as he was approaching Mike.
[Then shall we return?]
[Yeah…… Let's go back…….]
[Very well, Creator.]
As the dejected Lovecraft was taken away by Nial, only Gershu and the Kobold King remained in the meeting room.
Swoosh.
As Gershu stood up from his seat.
[Are you leaving?]
The Kobold King politely asked him.
[I should.]
Then Gershu nodded and said to Mike.
[Human Transcendent, I don't know how you climbed to that position, but being in a place you can't handle…… is unfortunate not only for your race but also for you.]
[Kuk…….]
[Know your place. You're not fit to be a Transcendent.]
Gershu finished his assessment of Mike and then.
[I hope my son comes next time. But if he saw this meeting, he would never come to a Transcendent meeting…….]
He expressed regret that one trap had disappeared and left, mentioning Heavenly Demon at the end.
Then.
[The meeting host, 'Gershu,' has left the meeting room.]
[The Transcendent meeting has ended.]
[You will log out in 1 minute.]
The message that appeared before Mike's eyes was also shared with the TowerTube channel.
-What kind of meeting ends like this without a single agenda item;
-Didn't Gershu set a trap thinking Heavenly Demon was a Transcendent?
-But since it was Mike, he just killed him a few times and ended the meeting?
-yep... Seems like he released the prey he caught because the trap was too precious
-That's even more humiliating ㅡㅡ;;
-By attending the meeting, at least we confirmed many different races, but Mike personally seems like his mental state will completely collapse
-Fuck, they're all only looking for Heavenly Demon, I'd have a mental breakdown too ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
When public sympathy for Mike was forming higher than ever.
[Human Transcendent.]
The Kobold King sitting next to him spoke to Mike.
[……?]
[Even if there are no additional abilities, the 'position' of Transcendent has various uses. For example, invading other worlds ultimately requires a Transcendent's decision first.]
[Again…… Are you telling me to invade?]
[That is entirely your choice. However.]
The Kobold King's eyes looked directly at Mike.
At first, he seemed to be quietly looking at him, but then.
Whirl, Whirl.
The king's pupils rotated strangely.
[What, what are you doing?]
[If you want to prove that you're superior to that 'specific person' all the other Transcendents are looking for…….]
[…….]
[It would be good to properly utilize the position of Transcendent.]
With those final words.
Stop.
The movement of his pupils ceased and then.
[Then, see you next time.]
Flash!
Even the Kobold King left his seat.
-That, that cyborg mole bastard is tempting Mike till the end;
-Why does he roll his eyes so annoyingly? Is he hypnotizing? ㄷㄷ
-Mike, don't listen to those words, it seems like a pure trap ㅡㅡ
-Really If you invade, you'll be screwed ㅋㅋㅋ
-This won't do, let's heal Mike's mental state first yep
-From now on, malicious comments are banned ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The true Transcendent is Heavenly Demon. Have you ever broken any records? It's embarrassing that humanity's representative is being completely ignored, let's really refrain from such talk...
-Why do you say everything you want to while asking to refrain...?
While viewers were worried about Mike's mental state as he sat there blankly with a dazed expression.
[You are being logged out from the Transcendent meeting room.]
With that final message, Mike was also logged out from the meeting room.
***
The Transcendent meeting where Mike only died and then ended.
As the TV screen turned off, a brief silence fell over the gathering.
Then.
"Hmm…… Today was the first time Mike looked pitiful!"
Father Esteban was the first to speak up.
"He was always bragging about money and women, but after becoming a Transcendent, he got a taste of the world's bitterness!"
"Still, thanks to that, we learned a lot. Much information about the opposing races in the Reserve League has been updated."
"Heavenly Demon Lord, I think it's really fortunate you didn't become a Transcendent. I don't know what Gershu's trap was, but if you had gone there……."
"That's right. It's like Mike stepped into the trap instead."
The Transcendent meeting itself felt like hazing for newcomers, and Gershu had especially 'prepared' something for Lee Ganghan.
If he hadn't withdrawn from the vote, he would have faced a major disaster today.
'Yoo Doa's words have never been wrong so far.'
As Lee Ganghan recalled her, who had visited his house last time and given him advice.
"But what was the Elf Transcendent's story about? 'Cutting the tower'……."
Shin Yuri brought up the topic of the Elf Transcendent.
Then.
"Ah, that. We saw it too." "Uh…… You saw the tower being cut?" "We didn't directly witness the cutting scene, but we did see the tree-formed Elf Tower split in half."
While saying this, Lee Junil took out his phone and showed a photo.
There, the 'Elf Tower' that had been transformed into more than half tree form was completely split open in the middle.
"Uh…… The tower really got split in half?" "Yeah. Later, it reattached and regenerated starting from the top, the part with the swirling black energy……."
Swoosh.
While saying this, Lee Junil showed the next photo.
"The Elf Tower that had been transformed more than 50% into tree form had its transformed portion reduced to 10%."
"Cutting the tower was effective."
"Yeah. I don't know who did it, but……. FIPA's CCTV on the south side didn't capture anything."
"I saw the video too. It suddenly split!"
After the Elf Tower appeared near the ceasefire line, FIPA had installed CCTV in addition to surveillance personnel to directly manage it, but nothing seemed to be captured there either.
'If it wasn't done from the south, it must be from the north.'
The most likely candidate for cutting the tower was still only Yoo Doa that came to mind.
Lee Ganghan, recalling the sword she possessed, the Demon-Conquering Heavenly Ascension Blade, asked his father.
"Among the CCTV footage, wasn't there any video showing the North Korean direction?"
"It's not that the north side isn't visible, but there was thick fog that day so nothing was properly captured. FIPA inquired with North Korea just in case, but no answer came."
Cutting the tower.
She doesn't seem to want to reveal that she did it.
Lee Ganghan nodded at his father's words.
'When I meet her later, I'll have to ask directly.'
Yoo Doa, who sat on this sofa like it was her own home, eating potato chips.
Given that she said she'd visit again, it seemed like there would be a chance to see her face soon.
"Then shall we have some drinks for a change of mood? While cheering for Mike."
"Father…… Isn't today a day you don't need to drink?"
Father Esteban said that after an angel's descent, he consumes alcohol and nicotine to protect his ego.
'The angel didn't descend today, I guess.'
Hearing his father's words, Lee Ganghan understood that it wasn't a state where an angel had descended and returned.
Meanwhile.
"Where is there a day when you don't need to drink? You drink every day when you get the chance!"
Father Esteban was demanding alcohol even though he currently didn't need to protect his 'ego.'
This priest just originally likes alcohol.
Lee Ganghan smiled bitterly and then.
"A drinking session sounds good, but I'll go to the tower first."
He said he'd go to the tower first.
"Ah. Are you going to the tower now……?"
"I've rested for 3 days. I need to do what I have to do."
"Is your body okay?"
"I'm fine."
"Understood. Then we'll buy alcohol and set up!"
So drinking when he returns is confirmed.
As Father Esteban said this in an excited state.
"Um, Father-in-law, could you possibly…… send me those photos too?"
Shin Yuri, who had been quietly listening, made a request to Lee Junil.
"Photos…… Ah. The split Elf Tower?"
"Yes. I want to show them to my father when I get home."
"Sure. I'll send them right away."
After Lee Junil sent the photos, Shin Yuri bowed politely.
"Thank you. Then I'll go back and investigate this matter with my father. Both the Transcendent meeting and…… the aftermath seems like it will be significant."
Indeed, not only the facts revealed in the Transcendent meeting, but also considering the phenomenon of the Elf Tower being split in half, there would be many aspects to investigate closely.
Of course, regarding the person who cut the Elf Tower, Lee Ganghan had a prediction of who it was.
'It would be better not to talk about Yoo Doa…….'
When the person involved is operating secretly, he had no intention of revealing stories about her here first.
He had received so much help, so he should keep her secrets.
"If I find out anything through the association, I'll contact Heavenly Demon Lord immediately." "Yes. Understood."
As Shin Yuri left the house.
"Then I'll also go to the tower and come back." "Alright. Take care." "We'll have everything set up and wait for Heavenly Demon Lord~!"
Lee Ganghan greeted the remaining two people and then.
'I should use the tower designation authority.'
He used the tower designation authority for the first time.
The tower he designated was.
[Designating Silver Tower No.56.]
A competitive match map.
It was the Arena.