Chapter 89
Chapter 89.
-Red Orcs are coming out in Bronze? Shudder, shudder
-Don't they normally not appear in Prison maps?
-Well, there haven't been players like Heavenly Demon who open all the prison doors
-But that guy didn't come out of a room, he came out from the end of the corridor
Gershu Empire Orcs, known to only appear in Gold grade towers and above.
When one appeared in a Bronze Tower map, viewers were puzzled.
No matter how much Lee Ganghan had opened all the prison doors.
It wasn't the stage for Gershu Empire Orcs to appear.
-So is that guy strong?
-Yeah, super strong
-He only looks the same as regular Orcs but is on a different level
-I saw him fighting large monsters head-on lol
Being a monster that appears in Gold grade and above.
There were successive testimonies that Gershu Empire Orcs were powerful.
"I definitely need to take that guy, right?"
"Y-Yes...!"
"Good. Then watch me handle the rest."
Swoosh!
As Lee Ganghan charged toward the Gershu Empire Orc.
Crackle, crackle...!
Electric current flowed from Karana's body.
"Tsk, tsk...!"
"Shaman...?!"
Lightning instantly extended toward the Orc guards.
"Tsk, tsk. You dare charge at me without even a weapon?"
The Gershu Empire Orc shouted angrily.
Holding a massive axe, he
Swoosh!
Seeing Lee Ganghan extend his weaponless fist, threw his own fist in response.
Against an unarmed opponent.
Was using an axe beneath his pride or something?
'He could use the axe though.'
When fist met fist.
Crack, crack, crack!
"Urgh...?!"
With the sound of bones breaking, the Gershu Empire Orc's fist was completely crushed.
The Orc's face instantly contorted.
Lee Ganghan grabbed him by the collar and
Thud!
Slammed him into the ground.
-??? I thought Red Orcs were strong
-He's trash though? ㅋㅋㅋ
-Heavenly Demon plays in different waters...
-Yeah, no matter how strong, he's still just an Orc
Seeing the Orc instantly subdued.
The viewers' reactions no longer showed surprise.
As Lee Ganghan trampled on the Gershu Empire Orc's chest and looked back.
"Tsk tsk..."
"Ugh, ugh..."
The Orc guards were also all collapsed on the ground.
Trembling violently.
"Karana, you seem to have gotten stronger?"
The time it took to subdue the Gershu Empire Orc wasn't long.
In that short moment, not only had she knocked down all the Orcs.
She had also controlled her strength well, keeping them all alive.
"Tsk... Is that so? I do seem to control my strength better than before."
"Really? Then let's ring the bell now. We need to make all of them bow."
"Understood!"
At Lee Ganghan's instruction, Karana quickly took out the bell.
Her eyes were more excited than ever.
Ding dong, Ding dong...!
As the bell sound rang out.
"Ugh, ugh..."
The Orc guards' eyes went vacant and their skin reddened.
"Submit! Bow to this one and shout Heavenly Demon Eternal, Ten Thousand Demons Prostrate!"
When she gave that command.
The Orc guards who had been collapsed and struggling on the ground got up one by one.
But.
"Snap out of it! You worthless things!"
When the fallen Gershu Empire Orc shouted angrily.
"Ah...?"
"Tsk. Why was I...?"
The Orc guards whose eyes had gone vacant began to regain their senses one by one.
-??? What's this
-Does the hypnosis get broken?
-The bell was overpowered against Orcs lol but it fails like this
As the Orc guards' eyes began to return.
"Uh...?"
Ding dong, Ding dong!
The flustered Karana rang the bell again.
"How dare a mere Elf imitate a Shaman!"
At the Gershu Empire Orc's angry shout.
"Tsk...!"
"Gurgle?"
All the Orc guards regained their senses and.
"Elf...!"
"Capture the Elf!"
Glared at Karana with murderous intent.
"T-This can't fail to work...! This is the Shaman's authority that my master passed down to me...!"
"Shaman's authority? It's just crude techniques clumsily learned by another race!"
The Gershu Empire Orc sneered coldly.
"If that were truly a Shaman's authority, I would have submitted too!"
Since he was fine, you're not a Shaman.
Was that the logic?
I don't know how great Orc Shamans are, but.
"That's..."
It seemed to hit home for Karana.
She stared at the bell with a confused expression.
'This is troublesome.'
If the bell doesn't work.
It'll be hard to make all those Orc guards bow.
And the Gershu Empire Orc seemed like the type who would die before bending.
Lee Ganghan pondered a solution and.
'Ah. Right.'
The helmet Quiene he had used earlier came to mind.
Though it wasn't specifically mentioned in the item description.
When he had equipped it on the lower floor.
Hadn't the monsters in the prison fled in terror or lost their minds?
'I should try it now.'
Swoosh.
Lee Ganghan took out Quiene from his inventory and put it on his head.
Then.
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
Darkness settled thickly around his body.
His clothes changed back to a black suit.
Then.
"Ugh ugh...?"
The expression of the Gershu Empire Orc who had been shouting defiantly even while being trampled.
Changed instantly.
A face forcibly suppressing fear.
The terror emanating from the King of the Dead's Robe quickly spread.
"Tsk, tsk..."
"Wh-What are those clothes...?"
The other Orc guards also unconsciously cowered.
The King of the Dead's Robe's fear effect.
It was definitely activating.
As Lee Ganghan felt the item's effect once again.
"Grr, grr...!"
The trampled Gershu Empire Orc.
Began struggling desperately to escape from the source of terror.
Instead of his shattered right hand.
The Orc threw a punch at Lee Ganghan's leg with his intact left hand.
But.
Thud.
The fist stopped in midair.
Blocked by something invisible before it could even touch the suit pants.
'Oh. Is this the defensive effect?'
It can't even touch the clothes?
As Lee Ganghan felt the King of the Dead's Robe's defensive power.
"Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh...!"
The Orc whose attack was blocked suddenly trembled violently.
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
With a strange water sound from below.
The smell of urine spread everywhere.
"Ah, what the."
Did he really pee himself?
"Ugh, ugh, ugh ugh ugh..."
Gone was his previous imposing demeanor.
The Gershu Empire Orc drooled from his mouth with a vacant expression.
He was leaking fluids from both ends.
Lee Ganghan frowned and looked toward Karana.
"Try ringing the bell now."
"Ah... Understood!"
Ding dong, Ding dong...!
When Karana regained her composure and shook the bell again.
This time, the result was different from before.
"Heavenly Demon Eternal... Ten Thousand Demons Prostrate..."
The Orc guards immediately bowed with vacant faces.
"Ugh, ugh... Bow..."
The trampled Gershu Empire Orc also.
When Lee Ganghan moved his foot.
"Heavenly Demon Eternal... Ten Thousand Demons Prostrate..."
Got up and began to bow.
-Why are that guy's pants so wet???
-Did he really pee himself?
-That water sound was definitely something lol!!!
-In all my life, I'm seeing someone pee themselves in a Tower...
-Don't people normally not feel the urge to urinate or defecate when entering Towers???
-Yeah... Same for players. First time seeing a mob pee lol!!!
Viewers who realized the Gershu Empire Orc's shameful act from seeing his soaked pants.
Thus, all the Orc guards were subordinated to Lee Ganghan and dragged into Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
'Hmm. But not a single Orc is exploding.'
Previously, when he rang the bell to make Orcs bow.
About 20-30% would swell up like balloons and explode.
Today, perhaps because he applied the fear effect before making them bow, all were stably subjugated.
And when all the Orcs disappeared.
[Calculating Bronze Tower No.37 performance...]
[You cleared the tower within 1 hour.]
[You opened 100% of the prison doors.]
[You subdued over 80% of the Orc guards.]
[Clear Evaluation - SSS+]
The performance calculation message appeared afterward.
***
[Opening clear rewards.]
[Your level increases by 3.]
[Your level has reached the current grade limit. Additional experience will be accumulated as the player's personal 'Score'.]
[You gain 150,000 TP.]
'Compared to the cooperative battle rewards, this is disappointing.'
The 'Garden of Death' reward that gave an SSS grade helmet plus 2 million TP.
In contrast, this reward was utterly bland.
'The additional reward didn't appear last time either, so it probably won't this time.'
The SSS+ additional reward that sometimes appeared and sometimes didn't.
Since Lee Ganghan didn't get additional rewards when he cleared the Prison map last time either.
He didn't have high expectations this time.
However,
[You have subdued a Gershu Empire Orc.]
[One more option is added to the special reward.]
'Oh.'
Whether taking the Gershu Empire Orc was effective.
Unlike the previous clear, a special reward appeared.
'Will Orc-related facilities appear then?'
Lee Ganghan hoped for facilities to appear in Ten Thousand Demon Battle, but.
[1,000,000TP]
[No.37 Re-entry Ticket]
No blueprints appeared in the subsequent options.
'Ah. That's disappointing.'
I want to build more buildings in Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
Even taking the Gershu Empire Orc doesn't unlock new facilities.
Though Lee Ganghan felt disappointed.
'No.37 entry ticket... If I get this and enter next time, I'll be challenging the Prison three times, right?'
Looking at the re-entry ticket, his eyes lit up.
If he completed the same tower 3 times, he could ascend to the 11th floor.
There, he could destroy the tower core and obtain core fragments.
'And I have 4 fragments now... If I get 1 more, I can get a Celestial Coin.'
The Celestial Coin that grants a chance to spin the Evolution Roulette.
The effect he got last time was 'Accessory Slot +1', which greatly benefited all of humanity.
Though 1 million TP was a large sum.
'The re-entry ticket comes first now.'
Click.
Lee Ganghan chose the 'No.37 Re-entry Ticket' without hesitation.
Then.
['No.37 Re-entry Ticket' enters your inventory.]
[This item can only be used in the Bronze stage.]
A message appeared saying it could only be used in Bronze.
Lee Ganghan returned home.
'I can use it right away tomorrow.'
Tomorrow's tower stage would be the 19th stage.
At stage 20, he'd have another promotion battle.
The re-entry ticket could only be used tomorrow.
"Puff whew..."
As soon as he returned home, he heard snoring.
It was the sound Kim Juyeong was making while sleeping on the sofa.
'I didn't know because I always sleep first, but his snoring is severe.'
Going straight to sleep would be difficult.
Lee Ganghan opened Ten Thousand Demon Battle.
Let's check the Orc Shaman's Altar where he brought many Orcs this time.
While Orcs were gathered around the Shaman's Altar.
Only Karana stood a bit apart from the Orcs, standing blankly.
'Why is she like that?'
When Lee Ganghan clicked on Karana.
[Mixed-blood Elf Karana]
[Status: Blind faith, Doubt, Anguish, Contemplation...]
Though blind faith was still at the front of her status as always.
The word seemed dimmer than usual.
'Was she shocked that the Gershu Orc broke her Shaman's authority?'
Finally, she seemed to be thinking a little.
That she might not be an Orc.
Lee Ganghan connected communication with Karana.
[...Why did you call?]
"Ah. We brought many Orcs this time, so I wondered if they're being managed well."
[Tsk. No problem. The Gershu Empire Orc's rebellion was just a temporary phenomenon. Having completely submitted to the authority, he won't cause any more problems.]
"Really? That's good then."
[However...]
Karana, who had been speaking with a gloomy expression, trailed off.
[...No.]
Soon closed her mouth.
'She's still in a state of blind faith though.'
She would need a bit more time alone.
"I understand. Then I'll leave the Orcs to you."
[...Tsk. Yes. Thank you.]
Lee Ganghan ended the communication with those words.
And the next day.
"Ugh... My head hurts. I completely passed out yesterday."
Kim Juyeong, drinking water with a haggard face.
"Wow... Did you go to the Tower yesterday too? After drinking that much, you're really amazing."
Looking at news articles on his phone, he stared at Lee Ganghan with amazement.
"You're the one who drank a lot. I drank moderately."
"Moderately...? I barely managed to keep up with your pace."
Did I?
As Lee Ganghan recalled yesterday's drinking session.
[Heavenly Demon Lord! Would you like to look at the house you're moving to today?]
A call came from Shin Yuri.
"Is that call from Miss Shin Yuri?"
"Yeah."
"Hey hey, then ask about that item sale from yesterday too."
Lee Ganghan nodded and.
Told Shin Yuri about what happened in Ten Thousand Demon Battle yesterday.
Then.
[Oh my... Could I hear more details about that story?]
She showed intense curiosity.
[Ah. If possible, with your friend too.]