Chapter 51
Chapter 51.
'They're giving me a Tower core without me doing anything.'
What Lee Ganghan had done was simply avoid the attack of the Elf 'Hild' who thrust her spear first and counterattack.
When she died after being stabbed by the sword, the Tower core fragment possessed by the 'Achievement Achiever' rolled toward him.
'If I get just one more, I'll obtain a Celestial Coin?'
The Celestial Coin that could be exchanged by collecting 5 core fragments.
Since he had collected 4 fragments now, if he got just one more, he could obtain the coin.
Lee Ganghan went further from here.
"Did another Tower happen to break by any chance?"
Since he obtained a Tower core from the Elf, he asked if perhaps another Tower on Earth had broken.
However,
-No Tower broke
-More importantly, how could you kill an Elf? ㅠㅠㅠ
-Really has no blood or tears ㅠㅠ
-You still had the heart to stab a sword after seeing that face?
-Ah, what do we do with these crazy Elf lovers really;
-She stabbed first, damn it ㅡㅡ
-Should he have been stabbed by her and failed to reach the 200th floor then?
-Karana is enough for Elves... enemies are enemies...
The chat window was already in complete chaos over stabbing the Elf.
-But why did the Elf mention Valkyries?
-Aren't Valkyries from Norse mythology?
-Right ㅋㅋ
-Elves are probably based on Norse mythology too, right?
-But didn't they appear more like little spirits there?
Meanwhile, people began conducting in-depth analysis of the word 'Valkyrie' that the Elf had uttered before dying.
Why was the Elf a Valkyrie? While saying that Elf etymology was connected to Norse mythology, a heated debate was ongoing.
'I should leave the analysis to the viewers.'
He didn't know mythology well anyway, so he should leave this kind of thing to collective intelligence.
Lee Ganghan thought so and headed toward the portal leading to the 161st floor, passing over the Elf corpse that had already disappeared.
-No Elf this time...
-Ah, Orcs appeared again
-Orcs really keep appearing persistently ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Can't they just disappear now...?
From the 161st floor onward, viewers couldn't hide their disappointment when the same monsters from before appeared again.
It definitely seemed that way after seeing Elves and then seeing Orcs.
Passing through the familiar battlefield like that.
-Aren't Elves appearing anymore...
-Already in the 190s ㄷㄷ
-Seems like other races won't appear anymore?
-Then it's just the difficulty increased from floors 1~100
Until breaking through the 190s, competing races no longer appeared.
'I'll arrive at the 200th floor without any trouble at this rate.'
He thought the climb wouldn't be smooth due to the message that competing races could appear, but only one Elf actually appeared and was easy to deal with.
Proceeding smoothly like this and arriving at the 199th floor.
-Oh? Suddenly a marble map?
-Are other races appearing again?
-Can we expect Elves?
Here, like on the 160th floor earlier, marble was laid out across the floor.
[You encounter a competitor.]
[You encounter the existing 'Record Achiever' of Iron Tower No.2 'Tower of Infinity'.]
A message appeared. Earlier it said encountering an Achievement Achiever, but this time it was a Record Achiever.
'Hmm... I don't know who it is, but they'll probably be stronger than that Elf from before?'
When Lee Ganghan walked toward the center of the 199th floor thinking this, there was a bronze-skinned man wearing lion skin pulled deep over his head, standing with his arms crossed, quietly watching Lee Ganghan.
The man, who was a head taller than Lee Ganghan who was 190cm tall, had his eyes and nose hidden by the lion's face, and his jaw and cheeks below the nose had roughly grown, unkempt beard.
-Even Heavenly Demon isn't small-bodied anywhere he goes, but why is this guy so big;
-Seems like about 210~220cm ㄷㄷ
-Why is he wearing lion skin ㅋㅋ
-What race is that? Is it another race?
While viewers wondered what race the man in lion skin was.
"I never thought my first place record would be threatened by a mere human."
The man with the lion head slowly opened his mouth.
Seeing him say 'mere human,' he was probably from another race.
'I have no idea what race he is at all.'
Perhaps because he was wearing lion skin, except for being large for a human, there was no information visible that differentiated him from humans.
Lee Ganghan asked directly.
"What race are you?"
"Hmm...? You don't know me?"
"...How would I know when I'm seeing you for the first time today?"
"Your knowledge is narrow."
Having to hear that his knowledge was narrow just because he didn't recognize him? Lee Ganghan was dumbfounded.
"Whatever."
Meanwhile, thud!
When the man with the lion head kicked the ground, rumble, rumble, rumble...!
A circular marble table rose from the floor.
"If you compete with me strength against strength... regardless of victory or defeat, I'll tell you my name and race."
"You want to compete in strength?"
"That's right."
As the man planted his elbow on the table, crack...!
The marble broke and his elbow was deeply embedded in the table.
-What is he asking for arm wrestling?
-Just stab him with the sword and go up?
-I'm not curious about some male's race -ㅇㅇㅋㅋ
-He's obviously a strength-type character, no need to arm wrestle ㅋㅋ
Unlike with the Elf, the viewers were cold. Well, it was almost the 200th floor, so quickly going up and destroying the Tower was important rather than necessarily arm wrestling with this big guy.
So Lee Ganghan initially thought about just stabbing with his sword without playing along, but…
"And if you win with strength... I'll give you one more core fragment."
…When the opponent even wagered a Tower core fragment, the situation changed.
"You'll give me a core?"
"That's right."
When he clenched and then opened his right hand that was embedded in the table, hiss...
A Tower core fragment appeared above that hand.
'If I get that, I'll definitely collect 5.'
Then he couldn't not arm wrestle.
"Good."
Lee Ganghan stood facing the man with the lion head and extended his hand.
Then, whoosh!
The opponent dropped the core fragment on the ground.
"That's for the winner to take."
Grip...!
He strongly grasped Lee Ganghan's hand.
'There was a reason he wanted to compete in strength. This is no joke?'
This was a completely different level of strength from when he arm wrestled with Shin Dongseok before.
As Lee Ganghan was about to draw up his strength to counter this.
"My name is Heracles."
The man with the lion head calmly revealed his name and.
"My race is... Giant."
His race.
-??? Did he say Heracles???
-From Greek mythology?
-Why is he another race; he's a human hero
-But more importantly, why is he a Giant?
-Didn't Heracles defeat Giants? -Right;
The viewers who said they weren't interested in males were turned upside down by the single name 'Heracles'.
"Heracles is... a Giant?"
"Don't you believe it?"
At Lee Ganghan's question, the mouth visible under the lion head curved into an arc.
"Then I'll show you."
As soon as those words ended, thud, thud, thud, thud...!
Heracles' body began swelling up all over.
His body instantly grew larger and.
-Wow...
-This is a Giant...?
Crash, crash, bang!
Until his head broke through the ceiling, Heracles' body became gigantic.
***
"Do you believe I'm a Giant now?"
From up there, Heracles' voice echoed from the ceiling.
-Wow, he's really a Giant ㄷㄷㄷ
-Can't even see his head from here
-The lion skin he was wearing earlier became underwear ㄷㄷ
-That's what catches your eye first after seeing that? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The lion skin seems to have grown too ㅋㅋㅋ
Among the appearance of the giant Heracles, what caught the viewers' eyes the most was the huge lion skin covering his lower body.
Well, that was because when Lee Ganghan looked up, that was the first thing that caught his eye.
Meanwhile,
"It's good that you proved you're a Giant, but..."
Lee Ganghan looked at his opponent who had become a Giant and let out a hollow laugh.
"What about the arm wrestling?"
The right hand they had just grasped had already become the size of Lee Ganghan.
Even if they wanted to arm wrestle now, the sizes didn't match.
"Arm wrestling... I see. We can't do it in this state."
The Giant who had been looking at his own arm at those words.
"Good. Then instead... catch this."
Swoosh...!
He lifted one foot, then swish!
He pressed down toward Lee Ganghan just like that.
[What kind of strength contest is this...? Just stab him with the sword...]
When the strength contest suddenly changed from arm wrestling to enduring weight, the Spirit of Heavenly Sword suggested just using the sword, but Lee Ganghan glanced at the Tower core that had fallen on the ground.
'Still, I need to secure that.'
If he got just one more core, he could obtain a Celestial Coin, so shouldn't he try?
Thud!
Lee Ganghan planted his sword in the ground and supported Heracles' foot with both hands.
"Keuuk..."
Then tremendous pressure poured down from the foot.
Even Lee Ganghan, who had transcended human strength, found this difficult to endure.
'It's definitely more so because the Giant's weight is added.'
He was enduring somewhat now, but if the opponent began seriously pressing down, he seemed like he'd be crushed like an ant.
"Heavenly Demon Divine Art."
Lee Ganghan immediately used the Heavenly Demon Divine Art that he had been conserving while climbing to the 199th floor.
Then, as a red light wrapped around Lee Ganghan's body, screech...!
The arms that had been pressed down by the foot slowly rose.
"Ho..."
Perhaps Lee Ganghan's strength in overcoming the Giant's weight and even pushing back was unexpected.
Heracles' admiration was heard from above, then swoosh...
"You're worthy of breaking my record."
He obediently removed his foot.
-What, it's over already?
-All Heavenly Demon did was push the foot back a little...
-Pushing it back is impressive though ㅋㅋ
-Isn't it about the level of an ant pushing our foot back?
-He's bigger than an ant though ㅋㅋ Let's say a praying mantis
When the foot pressing down on Lee Ganghan disappeared, the viewers questioned whether this was really the end, but.
"You're stronger than I was when I was Iron. So you won."
With those final words, flash...!
Heracles' body was dyed with light and his figure disappeared.
"...He really left?"
After just pushing back the foot, he said 'you won' and coolly acknowledged defeat - Heracles.
Near where he had disappeared, the Tower core fragment he had thrown earlier was rolling on the ground.
'I need to collect this first.'
Swoosh.
When Lee Ganghan touched the Tower core.
[You have achieved victory over Record Achiever 'Heracles'.]
[You acquire 1 core fragment possessed by the achiever.]
A slightly different message from when he eliminated the Elf Hild appeared, and the core fragment was absorbed into him.
And immediately.
[You have absorbed 5 core fragments.]
[Do you want to exchange the core fragments for a 'Celestial Coin'?]
[The 'Celestial Coin' is used to spin the 'Evolution Roulette'.]
A message asking if he wanted to change the core fragments to a coin appeared.
'Something that had no use... I should change it right away.'
When Lee Ganghan proceeded with the exchange.
[You have acquired 1 'Celestial Coin'.]
[When you use the coin from inventory, you can spin the Evolution Roulette.]
1 Celestial Coin was added to his inventory.
'I can spin it right now then.'
Still, since he was currently climbing the Tower of Infinity, he should spin it when the climb was over.
Lee Ganghan decided to store the coin for now and headed to the next floor portal.
Arriving at the 200th floor like this.
[You have arrived at the 200th floor.]
[This is the final floor of Iron Tower No.2 'Tower of Infinity'.]
Perhaps because it was Iron grade, despite the name 'Infinity,' the 200th floor was the tower's top floor.
"This is the end?"
He hadn't used Heavenly Demon Divine Art for long, and he still had some time.
As Lee Ganghan clicked his tongue in disappointment, ding.
[Notice: The Record Achiever of Iron Tower No.2 'Tower of Infinity' changes from 'Heracles' to 'Lee Ganghan'.]
A message appeared as a general notice that the Record Achiever had changed from Heracles to Lee Ganghan.
'So Heracles had come to the 200th floor too.'
Well, thinking of the giant Heracles, he probably just pushed through mazes and everything with his body.
As Lee Ganghan was recalling the strength of giant Heracles, ding.
[Notice: Player 'Lee Ganghan' has achieved an S-grade achievement for the first time in humanity.]
[Achievement: Break the record of 'Tower of Infinity'.]
In another general notice that appeared, text showed that Lee Ganghan had achieved an S-grade achievement.