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I Became the 1st Floor Boss of the Tower
Chapter 12. The Vampire Queen
[Your Mana Power is now Level 2.]
[Part of your body's seal is lifted.]
[Your unique ability is released.]
[You have acquired the Black Mana.]
[You have acquired 『Stat – Dominance』.]
[You have acquired 『Skill – Shadow Space』.]
Before Cha Yu-Min arrived, Lee Shin's mana power had exceeded 50,000 points and his mana power level had risen by one notch. At the same time, the seal on his body was lifted to Unlock Level 2, and he acquired unique abilities like dominance and a skill called Shadow Space.
Dominance was an indispensable stat for necromancers. The higher the dominance, the more power they could exercise over other people.
[Shadow Space]
The number of undead that one could keep in space depended on the level of one's dominance.
Lee Shin had found a way to take May and Warrie when he left the first floor. His current dominance was at Level 1, but he could raise it further.
[Black Mana]
# This skill has death properties.
# You will have a strong dominance over the undead species.
Compared to anything else, this was the most important ability.
"It still doesn't make sense even if I look at it again," Lee Shin muttered.
The Black Mana allowed strong dominance over the undead species and had death attributes, which were abilities that any necromancer would dream of having. Lee Shin could finally understand how Gene Ebrium had risen to the level of transcendence.
'Everything is starting to make more sense. It's because he had such incredible unique abilities…' thought Lee Shin.
Lee Shin had never thought that he would get his unique ability here, but it was a huge harvest. Perhaps if May had received this Black Mana, he would not have lost so helplessly to Cha Yu-Min.
'I wonder if he is doing well.' Lee Shin had asked Cha Yu-Min to do many things, so that was now beyond his control. No difference could be made even if he worried about it more.
"Hoo."
After taking a deep breath, Lee Shin sat on his desk and opened Gene's diary.
-My life as a necromancer is over. The increasingly blurred mind is not the only problem.
Gene Ebrium had an accurate sense of his physical condition. He was aware that he was becoming crazy.
-There is not much time left. I searched for countless ways, but there was no way to restore this broken body. Just like this, my existence will fade away forever. I cannot let this happen.
Lee Shin flipped to the next page.
-I am not sure how much time has passed. I do not have the luxury of time to calculate that. Today, I have finally found a clue to restoring this body.
Lee Shin could sense Gene's nervousness from his writing in the diary.
-A month had passed since I found the clue. The study was all ruined, and I cannot remember what had happened during the last month. What could have happened so far? Fortunately, this diary and the note that had mana protection were safe.
Gene Ebrium's mind was falling apart.
-The only way I can recover from this condition is by raising my mana class. Only when I reach the class of God can I lift this painful curse.
-When I raise the mana level, my class as a mage will rise. Although I can restore some of the contaminated mana blood right now, there is still no way for me to raise the mana level.
-I will not write anything in my diary until I find another way.
Lee Shin smiled in bitterness, and closed the diary. There were more diary entries written on the following page, but there was nothing on how to recover the mana blood.
'Gene, I will continue on with your will.' Lee Shin made up his mind.
The last part of Gene's diary was not very helpful. He seemed to have written them when he was losing his mind; he was frustrated. Just by looking at Gene's diary, Lee Shin could understand how much pain Gene Ebrium was in at the end of his life.
Lee Shin was in a completely different situation compared to Gene. When Gene was locked up here, it seemed like no challengers showed up. Or maybe, this place itself was not a part of the tower before.
Anyways, Lee Shin was getting help from the system, and the Immortal Sphere gave him a strong advantage. Just as it was written in Gene's diary, Lee Shin had to climb the tower first in order for his class to rise. Only a part of his body's seal had been lifted. Raising his mana level wasn't sufficient to regain his skills.
He had to reach the class of Deity.
"Maybe in here…" Lee Shin muttered.
Lee Shin went inside the lab and stood in front of a door that he could not open until now. He had not been able to enter, no matter how hard he had tried. What he had figured out so far was that the door opens only when specific mana was injected. After acquiring Black Mana, Lee Shin was sure that the specific mana required to open this door was it.
Wouldn't there be something special that Gene had left behind in this room?
The Black Mana swirled. A deep scent of death could be picked up from this Black Mana and Lee Shin injected it into another mana that was blocking the door.
Coo-gu-gu-gu-gung–
Just as Lee Shin had expected, the tightly closed door began to open when the Black Mana was injected. There was a small space behind. In the room, there was a coffin that seemed roughly made yet elegant in design. Even if Lee Shin swept his finger over the coffin, there was not a speck of dust.
'Hmm… There's another semi-permanent preservation spell on this as well,' Lee Shin thought.
Lee Shin wondered what could be in the coffin. Taking a deep breath, Lee Shin slowly opened the lid. He tried to soothe his pounding heart.
"Is that… a person…?" Lee Shin was shocked.
There was a pale-skinned woman with violet hair, wearing an antique dress made with black and red silk. The beautiful woman lay so modestly that Lee Shin wondered if he had ever seen anyone prettier than her in his life.
'This mana wave seems…' Lee Shin could feel the mana wave that was entirely different from that of humans.
At that time, while Lee Shin was investigating the mana wave, the Black Mana suddenly reached out to the woman who was sleeping. He had not used the Black Mana, but it was as if the Black Mana was attracted to her by instinct.
The Black Mana began to surround her soul as if it was trying to bind to it. Then, suddenly, the woman opened her eyes wide and looked at Lee Shin blankly. Her beautiful eyes were just like two red jewels. And just by looking into those eyes, Lee Shin felt as if he would be absorbed into her.
When his body unconsciously moved towards her, Lee Shin grabbed the coffin urgently and pulled up his mana power to stay focused.
"She's a vampire…" Lee Shin muttered.
[The Vampire Queen's soul is waking up from a long sleep.]
[Black Mana is trying to dominate the soul of the Vampire Queen.]
[The Vampire Queen's powerful soul refuses to be dominated.]
"Ugh!"
Lee Shin suffered a rebound when he failed to dominate her soul.
"Is it you Gene…?" The woman's expression changed in an instant, from emptiness to excitement. She got up and hugged him.
[The Vampire Queen's soul accepted your Black Mana.]
[Lilian, the Vampire Queen, became your subordinate.]
[A powerful being has joined you.]
[Your dominance has increased.]
[Your dominance has increased.]
[Your dominance has...]
"Gene! You're finally back!" Lilian shouted in excitement.
Lee Shin could not think of how to react to this situation. He had expected Gene Ebrium to leave behind some sort of legacy, but Lee Shin had never anticipated that it would be the Vampire Queen.
The Vampire Queen was not someone to be mentioned casually. She belonged to the top class, so no one in the tower could ignore her.
The Vampire Queen was a monster that ranked among other beings that belonged to the King-class.
"Wait… Hold on a second…" Lee Shin thought that he should first clear up this misunderstanding.
As Lee Shin loosened Lilian's hand and freed himself from her, he sighed and looked at her.
"Why don't you let go of that charm first?" Lee Shin asked.
"Huh? What do you mean? Oh! I guess you're not fully recovered yet. All right," Lilian replied.
She did not do it on purpose, but the charm of vampires, especially that of the Vampire Queen, consumed a tremendous amount of mind power just from looking at it.
Now that she belonged to him, the amount consumed was less. However, it was still a burden for Lee Shin to face her for a long time.
"Thanks. I think there's some kind of misunderstanding, but I'm not Gene Ebrium," Lee Shin explained.
"What? What kind of joke is…" There was a sudden change in Lilian's expression.
After Lilian realized that Lee Shin was different from Gene Ebrium, she soon caused an atmosphere of heaviness.
"So, w-w-who are you? How dare you do that… to Gene…!" The atmosphere became even heavier in an instant.
The pressure from her rage began to crush Lee Shin. Lee Shin clenched his teeth and barely managed to resist it by pulling up his mana power.
"Stop!" Lee Shin shouted.
Lilian was subordinate to Lee Shin's mana. As the Black Mana pressed against her, her aura diminished considerably.
'Shit! One-third of my mana disappeared in an instant.' Lee Shin was anxious.
Since Lilian was Lee Shin's subordinate, it made sense that the more she used her power, the more his mana power got reduced. Lee Shin had to stop her quickly.
"Just calm down and look carefully! Look where Gene Ebrium is!" Lee Shin tried to explain.
"You're trying to exterminate me until the end. I don't know how you took Gene's place, but it won't work anymore." Lilian was upset.
Lee Shin was covered with cold sweat for the first time in a while. Although she had accepted the Black Mana, it was a great deal of pressure to overcome her with his sealed body and limited power.
"Pay attention and take a close look! If you can't see him, feel him. Gene Ebrium is here," Lee Shin shouted.
"What…?" She breathed rapidly and her eyes grew bigger.
Lilian's blurry vision was now focused and she gazed in wonder over Lee Shin's shoulder.
"No way…" Her pupils began to shake like an earthquake.
'Gene is here.' Lee Shin knew that there was a soul that was more seriously broken than any other soul on the first floor.
The almost erasable existence of Gene had certainly existed here. Gin's presence was clearly visible to Lee Shin who had gained the ability [He Who Knows Death].
'I didn't know at first.' However, as Lee Shin began merging with Gene's body and studying Gene's research materials, he also began to see and feel Gene more clearly.
Lee Shin was not sure if Lilian had the ability to see the souls of the dead. However, with her high class, Lee Shin thought that she might be able to feel Gene. That was why Lee Shin explained it like that. And it worked out as he had expected.
"...Gene is really there. But how…? How did this happen to him…?" Lilian started to sob.
After recognizing Gene's presence, Lilian frowned as if her world had collapsed.
"But… How are you connected to Gene?" Lilian was curious.
"There's a diary that Gene left behind," Lee Shin replied.
"... May I take a look at it?" Lilian asked.
"Sure," Lee Shin replied.
Lee Shin handed Gene's diary to Lilian who was sitting helplessly. She looked through the diary for a long time without saying a word, and she started trembling. Lee Shin held her trembling arm.
"This is Gene's handwriting…" When Lilian read what Gene had gone through, she was furious.
"How did you end up in Gene's body?" Lilian asked.
"I…" Lee Shin decided to show his past to Lilian for the first time.
Lee Shin had never done this for anyone before, but he could feel her sincerity toward Gene. He thought that Lilian could be his companion to ease the weight of his heavy task.
"It can't be…" After hearing Lee Shin's story, Lilian's eyes shook like a candlelight in the wind.
They could share emotions now with their new relationship. She knew that there was not a single lie in what Lee Shin had said.
"Please help me… so that I can avenge Gene," Lilian asked in a desperate voice.
"That's what I want to ask you. I'm planning on bringing down the gods on the top of this tower. So please support me with your strength," Lee Shin replied.
"Okay, I will risk everything that I have," Lilian added on with a determined voice.
"I appreciate it," said Lee Shin.
[Lilian, the Vampire Queen, declared her complete submission.]
"I will call you my lord from now on," Lilian suggested.
"Nah, there's no need to do that. Just call me Lee Shin. I don't need all those honorifics," said Lee Shin.
"... Okay, I'll just call you master," Lilian replied.
"By the way, I'm consuming too much mana power trying to keep you summoned like this. Is there another way?" Lee Shin asked.
There was still a little room to spare, but it was still a burden for Lee Shin to keep Lilian in a summoned state.
"I have the ability to go back to the bloodline at any time. Alternatively, I can change my body into a different form. Both would ease the burden a little bit," Lilian suggested.
"Would we still be able to communicate?" Lee Shin asked.
"We won't be able to communicate if I'm in the bloodline, but if the master wants to call me, that's still possible," Lilian explained.
"Oh, for real? Then let's change you into a different form right now," Lee Shin said.
"All right." Lilian's body turned into blood and in an instant, she turned into a small bat.
At the same time, the pressure that came from her existence was reduced, and so did the mana consumption.
"Just letting you know, I won't be able to use my strength properly when I'm in this form. Be aware of that," Lilian explained.
"Okay, thanks for letting me know," Lee Shin smirked at Lilian who landed on his shoulder.
"I look forward to working with you," said Lee Shin.
***
"Master, the documents that you have mentioned… Wait, what's that?" May tilted his head at the sight of a bat that was attached to Lee Shin's shoulder.
May was confused. "There's no way we have a bat here."
"Say hi. It's our new teammate," Lee Shin explained.
May looked at the bat with a surprised look. "A teammate…? That little guy is our teammate?"
May did not like the arrogant look on that little face.
'What can that little thing even do anyways…' May did not notice her power at first, because he was unhappy with the situation. However, when he took a closer look at the bat, the mana that flowed through her body was unusual. The level of her mana power was contrary to her small and cute appearance.
"What is this?" May asked.
"She's the Vampire Queen," Lee Shin said.
"A v-v-v-vampire? And she's also a queen?" May stuttered.
"Yes, she is," Lee Shin answered.
May believed that the little bat was the Vampire Queen, because he knew that his master would never lie about this. May breathed a sigh of relief that he did not act rude to that bat yet.
Squeeekkk—
"Master, the Undermost People have… What is that bat? Hahaha! She's so cute." Warrie, who suddenly opened the door, approached the bat and tapped its head.
Lee Shin laughed at the sight, and May, frozen and startled, watched the scene blankly.
"How dare you, petty Skeleton!" The bat's body turned into blood and red waves hit Warrie.
"Huh? What is this…!" Warrie was shocked.
"I will never let you do that again," Lilian spoke in an annoyed voice.
"H-h-h-help me… S-s-s-save me, master…!" Warrie cried out for help.
Lee Shin shook his head and stopped Lilian, putting an end to this incident. Fortunately, it was a minor one.
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I Became the 1st Floor Boss of the Tower
Chapter 13. Undermost
"Are you sure, Baek Kang-Woo? Will you be alright?" Cha Yu-Min asked him again with a worried look.
"Yes, I think I'm going to settle down in Korea now. I've had enough with the tower." Unlike his words which sounded determined, his expression was not like that at all.
"Hey! You can be the top ranker eventually! But why are you hesitating all of a sudden? You don't trust Yu-Min?" Shin Ji-Won argued as if she was frustrated.
Compared to the top rankers Shin Ji-Won and Cha Yu-Min, Baek Kang-Woo, who ranked slightly lower. He could not climb the tower together with them. There was still a considerable number of floors between him and Shin Ji-Won and Cha Yu-Min, and it was hard to consider Kang-Woo as a top ranker yet.
However, due to the nature of the tower, challengers would eventually get to the same floor. The quality and number of achievements they accumulated in the process could differ from challenger to challenger, but their target floor would be the same.
Baek Kang-Woo was one of Korea's most important members. He was talented enough to reach the 80th floor, and Cha Yu-Min and Shin Ji-Won were willing to support him until he reached that point. And they had been doing that so far.
"What the hell is wrong with you, smarty? What's more important than the tower? If you had graduated from the top Law School but still gave up on everything to climb the tower, shouldn't you do it all the way?" Shin Ji-Won was frustrated at Baek Kang-Woo's hesitation.
"Stop it, Ji-Won," Cha Yu-Min tried to stop her.
"But still!" Shin Ji-Won could not understand.
"Kang-Woo must have had a reason for it, right?" Cha Yu-Min attempted.
"I'm so sorry. You've helped me so much," Baek Kang-Woo replied, dispirited.
Cha Yu-Min was also frustrated and disappointed at Kang-Woo's decision. It was a huge loss for the team for a promising player like Baek Kang-Woo to leave.
However, Cha Yu-Min himself had to give up on the tower for a year and stay in Korea. It could be a good thing for her too. He thought that Kang-Woo would be a great support for him in the activities he was planning to do on Earth. And later, he could persuade Kang-Woo to climb the tower again.
The Dimension Gate was closing soon. The confusion on Earth had not abated yet. In fact, the confusion had increased much more, thanks to Cha Yu-Min. Still, the confusion was likely to subside to some extent when the Dimension Gate closed and the challengers started entering the tower as usual. However, yet another controversy was to come, when people figured out that Cha Yu-Min had not entered the tower.
"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Shin Ji-Won asked after seeing Cha Yu-Min's firm expression.
"Nothing, but more importantly, do you still remember what I said before?" Cha Yu-Min asked.
"Yeah, of course. I still remember, but…" Shin Ji-Won thought about what Yu-Min had told her before.
"Remember, never ever challenge the floors beyond the 80th. Do you understand? Also, go spread the word to the guys who didn't come out of the tower," Cha Yu-Min reminded her.
"Okay, I will," Shin Ji-Won replied.
Now all the changes were about to start. Actually, the wind of change had already started a year ago; people would start to feel it, finally.
***
The Dimension Gate was closed and the tower's challenge began again. The Earth and the challengers on the upper floor were in chaos. However, to the challengers in the first-floor waiting room, it was just another typical month. They were living their peaceful lives as usual.
Whoong— Whoong— Whoong—
Three streaks of light descended upon the Central Square.
"Hello! My name is Toeing, and I'm the manager of this waiting area on the first floor! You have arrived at the Undermost, the city located on the lowest floor!"
"Wow—" The new challengers looked around the city with amazement.
The city looked just as Cha Yu-Min had described. This place was no longer a vast land. The three people greeted each other and followed Toeing's guidance. Toeing was more of a guide for the Undermost rather than a manager of the first floor.
When the challengers first entered the Undermost, Toeing showed them around. Under his guidance, the challengers climbed to the first floor.
"This is the entrance to the first floor! If you go past this point, you'll find the specialty of… I mean, you'll find the necromancer there!" Toeing introduced them to the next step.
"Is that the boss monster that Cha Yu-Min had lost to?" a challenger asked.
"Yes! That's right. How did you know that?" Toeing replied.
When the manager of the waiting area on the first floor confirmed their doubt, they could not argue and had to accept that it was true.
"Can I go there?" a challenger asked.
"Of course! You'll have to go there every day!" Toeing replied.
The challengers were puzzled at Toeing's words.
"Why?" they asked.
"Because you have to do some Points work," Toeing replied.
"Points work? What's that?" The challengers were full of questions.
"Yes, that's right! The currency here is in points. So, if you want to earn points, you have to go up to the first floor and earn those points by killing monsters!" Toeing explained.
The challengers nodded as if they understood. They wondered how the city was built, but after hearing Toeing's introduction, they could infer that the people had purchased all their necessities from the Points Store that Toeing had mentioned just now. They realized that the challengers could go up to the first floor to earn points as they needed.
"Also, if you come over here–" Toeing continued to explain.
"Hey, I saw some streaks of light. You must be newbies!" Kim Kang-Chun, who was passing by, approached them.
"Hello, Kang-Chun!" Toeing greeted.
"Are you guys planning on going up to the first floor?" Kang-Chun asked.
"Yes." the challengers replied.
"Do you want me to take you there? Toeing can't go beyond this point anyways." Kang-Chun offered to give them a tour.
Upon Kang Chun's words, the challengers looked at Toeing. He responded by nodding and then introduced Kang-Chun to them. After the short introduction, they followed Kang-Chun to the portal that led them to the first floor.
As they approached the first floor, the sight of a huge entrance greeted them. At the back, there was a large door that blocked the exit of the cave. Kang-Chun kindly explained that it led to the outside world, but they would die if they went out. The three challengers followed Kang-Chun, and went inside the cave.
"Wow… All I've heard was that it was just a shabby cave, but this is…"
"I feel like I'm in some kind of temple."
Inside, the cave no longer looked like an ordinary cave. Lee Shin, who did not like the shabby appearance, had changed its appearance bit by bit. He called in Hwang Kang-Woong to redesign the cave starting from its entrance, all the way to its interior.
It was a grand effort, and thanks to that, the first floor could boast of its dignified title as the Temple of the Goddess of Light, the goddess who was located on the upper floor.
The three challengers walked behind Kang-Chun, admiring the patterns carved all over the wall. They were very impressed with the overall ambiance of the cave. An entrance that split into three routes came into view, and Kang-Chun explained what each one led to.
"The far left is a place called a workshop. This is where people do Points work," Kim Kang-Chun started to explain.
"How do you do the Points work exactly?" a challenger asked.
"There's really nothing much to it. You just have to kill the monster and get the assigned points," Kim Kang-Chun explained.
They nodded as if they understood.
"That place on your far right is the training ground. It's, as its name suggests, a place where people train themselves," Kim Kang-Chun continued.
"What? Do you get trained on the first floor?" the challengers were shocked.
"Yes, May and Warrie are in charge of training the challengers. Most people are taught and get trained here," Kim Kang-Chun explained in an excited voice.
They were curious. "Who's May and Warrie…? They don't sound like Korean names…"
"Hahaha… You will find out when you get there later," Kim Kang-Chun laughed.
The three challengers looked a little confused over how the first floor looked, because it was very much different from what they had expected.
"In the middle is the entrance to the boss's room. But I'm telling you in advance that you cannot go there as and when you wish," Kim Kang-Chun warned them.
Kim Kang-Chun, who had been smiling and looking friendly all this time, became serious when he started explaining about the boss's room. The three challengers looked at the entrance to the boss's room nervously. There was a door at the end of a long corridor, and the door looked simple yet dignified.
"Mr. Necromancer hates it when someone comes into his room without his permission. So please make sure you get his permission before entering," Kim Kang-Chun emphasized.
"Who should I ask for permission?" a challenger asked.
"You can ask Warrie for that," Kim Kang-Chun replied.
The challengers were terribly confused. They wondered who May and Warrie were. Also, they could not believe that they had to get the boss's permission to enter the boss's room. What kind of floor was this? The three muttered among themselves, but soon decided to stay still at the sight of Kim Kang-Chun's serious face.
"Would you like to go take a look at the workshop?" Kim Kang-Chun asked.
"Yes, please," they replied.
There was nothing much in the workshop. It was just a large room where the challengers could kill the low-level Skeleton, Gutter Rats, and Dwarf Goblins to earn points. After killing the monsters and increasing their stats, the three entered the training ground on the far right.
Once again, the training ground was divided into several rooms. The three shook their heads after looking at the complexity of the first floor.
"Mr. Necromancer worked hard on this place with the CEO, Mr. Hwang," A look of confusion remained on the newcomers' faces as they wondered who this 'Mr. Hwang' was.
"Let's go this way first." Kim Kang-Chun took them to the room in the middle, where May was located.
The challengers took a deep breath at the sight of May. "What's that?"
This Skeleton felt different from the other Skeletons they had seen earlier at the workshop. They wondered if he was the boss on the first floor. They knew they could not defeat this guy, May, even if they did not battle.
"Hey May, we got newbies." Kim Kang-Chun introduced the new challengers to May.
May took a look at them. "Is that so?"
They were shocked. "M-M-May?"
The challengers remembered what Kim Kang-Chun had told them earlier about receiving training from May. They thought it was crazy to be trained under a guy whose existence was fearful enough to make them wet their pants. His red glaring eyes were threatening. All of them, who were just ordinary people until a few hours ago, were terrified by their experience so far.
"So… What brings you here? Are you here to get trained?" At May's words, they desperately looked at Kang-Chun signaling to him not to say yes.
"No, not yet. I am just giving them a tour. I brought them here to introduce you." Kim Kang-Chun was a little embarrassed by their reaction, and so he replied to May with an awkward smile.
"Thank goodness! I have a lot to get done. First, I need to organize the research materials that my master gave me, and then I need to organize the mana theories for you guys to learn. And then, I have to train you guys again… Although I don't get tired physically, my brain gets tired. I really hope you don't send any more of these new people." May's husky voice and shady demeanor seemed calm, but Kang-Chun could sense a lot of fatigue.
"Okay… Take care." Kim Kang-Chun left the room feeling sorry for May.
Next up was the training ground. The training ground was usually used as a place where May and Warrie would teach other challengers or compete with each other.
The three had entered the training ground with looks of apprehension. There was a Skeleton lying spread-eagled on the ground; but shortly after, the Skeleton got up with a clatter.
Instead of having nothing in hand like the Skeleton they had encountered in the workshop, this one was holding a knife that was made up of bones. However, he did not seem very strong. The three challengers thought that they could easily defeat this guy who was simply lying there helplessly, making rattling sounds and awkward movements.
"Can I try fighting him?" a challenger asked.
"Hahaha, of course. You can give it a try, but if I feel like you're going to get hurt, I'll protect you. And as a side note, most of our Undermost residents can easily win the lowest level here." Kim Kang-Chun explained.
Even if they had just entered the tower, the challengers thought that they could win this game if most of the Undermost residents had easily won too.
"I'll give it a try."
"Yeah, me too!"
"Well… If you can protect me, I want to try."
The three decided to give it a try and was about to decide who should go first.
"Why don't you try all at once?" Kim Kang-Chun quickly stopped them.
"Huh?" They were curious why Kim Kang-Chun had said that.
Kim Kang-Chun just smiled in response to their curiosity. They realized that it would be better and safer for them to go together anyway, since it was their first attempt.
"Will it hurt if I get stabbed?" Even though they were ready to fight, the challengers were frightened as they imagined themselves being cut by the sharp bone knife.
"Didn't you prepare for it?" The woman among the trio threw a sharp look at the other two. They felt the pressure, and only then did the two focus on the fight.
"Ha!" She ran toward the Skeleton first and blue energy built up in her fist.
[Mana Attack]
This was an accumulation of mana power used to hit the enemy. It was a simple skill but an effective attack. However, it was useless if one could not aim properly.
The Skeleton easily avoided her attack, blocked the attack from the two men, and followed up with his knife, striking the three challengers' wrists with the back end.
Tak! Tak! Tak!
"Argh!"
"Keug!"
"Ughhh!"
'If that was a knife blade, our wrists would have been cut off…' All three of them looked at their throbbing wrists and gave up.
Apparently, this level of Skeleton was not particularly difficult to defeat. When Kim Kang-Chun said that most of the Undermost residents could easily win this level, the three challengers were even more discouraged.
"Ha… Is this how it is in the tower?"
"I mean, the workshop on the first floor was literally for Points work, so I didn't care that much… But I'm embarrassed that I can only do this much at the training center."
"People probably got stronger because they have been training here consistently, right?"
The three challengers glanced across the training ground once again and returned to the Undermost. Kim Kang-Chun did not go out with them, but remained on the training ground. At that time, the Skeleton that had lightly beat the trio walked out of the training ground.
"How long do we have to do this for?" the Skeleton asked in an annoyed voice.
"Umm… until our master gets out of this place?" Kim Kang-Chun replied.
"Do we really have to do this? Training should be done willingly," the Skeleton said discontentedly.
"But it's always nice to have some kind of motivation. And Warrie, you're the least busy one here," Kim Kang-Chun made his point.
"I'm not free all the time. I train repeated–" Warrie tried to explain.
"How is your bone matching game a training?" Kim Kang-Chun argued.
"It's not a game! It's for perfect body compositi–"
"Who cares. Why don't we play a game since it's been a while since we had a battle? I've come a long way," Kim Kang-Chun interrupted.
At Kim Kang-Chun's suggestion, Warrie moved his bone pieces here and there to get them into the right positions.
"Fine! I'll show you why this isn't a game," Warrie replied in a firm voice.
"In fact, since the bones are set to low-level ones without mana imprints, our skills would be roughly balanced. I'm going to beat you this time," Kim Kang-Chun said determinedly.
"Bring it on, kiddo. I will never bring shame on my master."
"Haha! Bring shame? That's funny. You're just trying your best because your bones shatter when you lose," Kim Kang-Chun laughed.
"Ugh! You talk too much. Just get started already!" Warrie said in an annoyed voice.
"Okay, here I go!" Kim Kang-Chun was about to start the attack.
"Wait a minute." Warrie suddenly placed his bone knife on the ground.
"Why? What's wrong?" Kim Kang-Chun asked with a puzzled look.
"... Can I actually go change my leg bones before we start?" Warrie asked urgently.
"..." Kim Kang-Chun was speechless.
Warrie was a little worried about fighting Kang-Chun, whose skills had improved significantly these days.
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I Became the 1st Floor Boss of the Tower
Chapter 14. A Foolish Challenger
Whooong—
A streak of light fell from the sky onto the Undermost Square in the first-floor waiting area. Shin Ha-Neul appeared. He was over six feet tall and had a very strong physique. Shin Ha-Neul, who had just entered puberty, moved his body with amazement.
"Wow, so it was real." Shin Ha-Neul, who had given up his dream of becoming a professional mixed martial arts athlete due to his injury, gave a hollow smile in response to how his unfixed body could return to its original state so rapidly.
Whip— Whip— Whip—
As Shin Ha-Neul was practicing his weaving skill at an imaginary opponent by punching in the air, he saw a rabbit approaching him.
"Hello! My name is Toeing!" Toeing introduced himself.
"Who's the best fighter here?" Shin Ha-Neul smirked and lifted Toeing up by his ear.
"Ouch! I don't know!" Toeing cried out in the air.
Shin Ha-Neul seemed as if he did not believe Toeing's words at all. Toeing's short arms and legs swung in the air.
"This is your last chance! Say it properly!" Shin Ha-Neul shook Toeing.
"Ahhh— I really don't k-k-know who it i-i-is," Toeing cried out in fear.
"Oh my!" At that moment, Hwang Kang-Woong, who was passing by, stumbled and fell on Shin Ha-Neul.
Shin Ha-Neul, startled, accidentally let Toeing go and grabbed Hwang Kang-Woong.
"Oh dear, I'm sorry…" Hwang Kang-Woong apologized.
"Jeez! You gotta look up, mister!" Shin Ha-Neul pushed Hwang Kang-Woong away.
Toeing had already gone out of his sight.
"Mister, do you know who's the best fighter here?" Shin Ha-Neul asked arrogantly.
"The best fighter? Why do you care?" Hwang Kang-Woong asked.
"Because I want to fight them and see how good they are. People on Earth were saying that there are some guys out here who will soon be the tower's ranker." Shin Ha-Neul was full of confidence.
"Hmm… Interesting… Did people really say that?" Hwang Kang-Woong stroked his beard, looking as if Shin Ha-Neul's words had piqued his interest.
"So, do you know? Stop wasting my time," Shin Ha-Neul asked in an annoyed voice.
"I'm not so sure…" Hwang Kang-Woong replied.
"Tsk, you're not helping." Shin Ha-Neul entered the village, leaving Hwang Kang-Woong behind.
The village, Undermost, looked very neat. It was as if people had brought the city in from Earth. While Shin Ha-Neul was wandering around, he found a pile of dummies that seemed to be used for training. Near the pile, Shin Ha-Neul could easily spot people who were training and exercising using those.
'I wonder if that rising star is here.' Shin Ha-Neul kept thinking about it as he walked around.
"Who's the strongest one here?" Shin Ha-Neul approached every single person out there and asked the same question.
The attention of all those around Shin Ha-Neul was drawn to him, because he approached people out of nowhere and talked in an unfriendly way.
'Is he the new challenger? I saw a streak of light earlier.'
'What is he doing here?'
'Why is he looking for the strongest one? Is he trying to pick a fight or something?'
'The strongest one here is…'
People's eyes went to Park Joo-Hyuk, who was hitting a dummy with his sword in a corner of the training ground. Park Joo-Hyuk was so focused that he was not aware of Shin Ha-Neul's presence. He was training to raise his Strength and Health Points.
"Is he the strongest one out here?" Shin Ha-Neul muttered.
Park Joo-Hyuk left a strong first impression on Shin Ha-Neul. He seemed to have a strong physique. Shin Ha-Neul flinched for a moment, but he convinced himself that people don't fight using their appearances.
Shin Ha-Neul was sure that if had not been injured, he would be unrivaled among amateurs. Since he used to be a rising star in the field of Mixed Martial Arts, Shin Ha-Neul was confident that he would not lose against such ordinary people.
"Hey, mister!" Shin Ha-Neul called out.
Park Joo-Hyuk frowned when he noticed Shin Ha-Neul approaching him.
"What is it?" Park Joo-Hyuk was annoyed that Ha-Neul broke his concentration.
"Are you the strongest one here?" Shin Ha-Neul asked.
"..." Park Joo-Hyuk did not have anything to say.
"What do you want?" Park Joo-Hyuk asked after a pause.
"Let's battle," said Shin Ha-Neul.
At Shin Ha-Neul's sudden request, Park Joo-Hyuk looked up to see his face. Shin Ha-Neul was a child. He looked so young that if he hit him, it would only look bad on him.
"I'm in training. Plus, I don't battle," Park Joo-Hyuk replied.
"Why? Are you scared to lose?" Shin Ha-Neul laughed.
Ugh—
Park Joo-Hyuk could tell for the first time that his temper had toned down a lot. In the old days, Park Joo-Hyuk would have beaten people up if they had annoyed him like this.
However, Park Joo-Hyuk decided to let him off. "Stop distracting me and get going."
"Haha dumbass, I know you're scared," Shin Ha-Neul smirked.
"Whoa… Fine, let's d—." Park Joo-Hyuk could not hold it in anymore.
"D-d-don't Joo-Hyuk!" One of the team members, who was nervously watching the situation from the side, grabbed Park Joo-Hyuk.
"He's just a kid. Just ignore him," the team member whispered in his ear.
At the team member's words, Park Joo-Hyuk tried to hold in his anger. When Shin Ha-Neul saw that Park Joo-Hyuk was ignoring him completely, not giving any response, he moved to another place. Shin Ha-Neul could not start attacking a person who didn't even respond.
No matter where Shin Ha-Neul went, they all had a similar reaction.
'How come this place is full of dumbasses.' Shin Ha-Neul was disappointed with what he was seeing.
Shin Ha-Neul questioned how these people could make Korea a leading country. He moved to the Central Square.
"Are you heading to the first floor?" Toeing, standing near the portal, asked.
"Yes," Shin Ha-Neul replied.
Shin Ha-Neul was aware that the first-floor boss didn't kill people. The boss was what he was most curious about, ever since he was on Earth, especially because Cha Yu-Min could not defeat him either.
People had thought that there would be a penalty for Cha Yu-Min, and that his ability would have dropped to a level similar to the other challengers on the first floor as a result.
'Oh well, if we had similar abilities, I could potentially win.' Shin Ha-Neul entered the portal.
"Wow…" Shin Ha-Neul was amazed by the grandeur of the first floor.
The first floor looked a lot different from what he had expected. As he walked, he found the three-way intersection and decided to take the leftmost route. Soon after, he encountered the monsters that he had heard a lot about on Earth. Though he was only encountering them for the first time in real life, he had already simulated defeating them countless times in his head.
Squeak— Squeak— Squeak—
The Gutter Rat ran up to Shin Ha-Neul.
Puck! Puck! Puck!
It was not difficult to avoid the Gutter Rat's attack and counter. When Shin Ha-Neul hit the Gutter Rat about three times, it died.
"Huh? That's it? This is easy." Shin Ha-Neul then broke the Skeleton and trampled the Goblin to death.
He was getting more confident. When Shin Ha-Neul first entered the first floor, he was not sure that he could beat the boss. He just wanted to confront him once to understand where he stood compared to Cha Yu-Min.
However, as he increased his stats and gained more physical strength, he thought he might be able to defeat the boss. Shin Ha-Neul ended up thinking that the boss would not be that strong anyways.
Shin Ha-Neul left the room on the left and walked down the hallway. When he reached the end, there was a large door.
"Is this the boss's room?" Shin Ha-Neul muttered.
Shin Ha-Neul wondered if he would be able to defeat the boss when Cha Yu-Min could not. What if the boss changed his mind and tried to kill him? However, his worries only lasted for a short moment.
Instead, Shin Ha-Neul imagined becoming the first—a supernova—who defeated the first-floor boss, after he had changed his difficulty level. He imagined everyone praising his talents and referring to him as the great challenger, more outstanding than Cha Yu-Min.
"It's not impossible." Shin Ha-Neul thought he was more talented than anyone else.
Shin Ha-Neul opened the door aggressively. As soon as he opened the door, he could see the boss staring at him with a blank look.
"Finally, you came," said Lee Shin as if he had been waiting for Shin Ha-Neul.
Shin Ha-Neul thought it was a weird greeting, but that was not the important part.
"Haha, so you're the boss?" Shin Ha-Neul said crudely, laughing.
"Haha?" Lee Shin frowned as Shin Ha-Neul started the conversation in a rude manner.
"Are you offended? You're just a monster though," Shin Ha-Neul continued. He maintained his rude and bold stance.
"Haha…" Lee Shin was speechless.
Shin Ha-Neul decided to be bold in front of the boss, because people told him that the boss had never killed a single person so far. He thought there was a system change that resulted from increasing the level of difficulty.
If the boss had killed the challengers every time he got annoyed, it would not be strange to hear that several people had died earlier. So far, there had been zero deaths and no exceptions.
"You impudent little thing!" Lee Shin commented on Shin Ha-Neul's mannerisms.
"I don't show respect to someone unless they are stronger than me," Shin Ha-Neul explained.
"Do you think you're strong?" Lee Shin asked.
"Of course! And why should I be polite to monsters?" Shin Ha-Neul argued.
Lee Shin smiled bitterly. He was planning on letting Shin Ha-Neul go after lightly demonstrating the differences in their skills. However, Lee Shin realized that it would not work out for Shin Ha-Neul.
Lee Shin's mana scattered all over the place.
Swoosh—
In an instant, the appearance of the boss's room had changed dramatically. Their surroundings were covered with lava and the floor where the two stood had collapsed, leaving almost no place for them to stand.
"Huh? What's happening?" Shin Ha-Neul panicked.
"Let's see how long you stay this arrogant," Lee Shin smirked.
Shin Ha-Neul could feel the heat so intensely all over his body. He was very close to falling off, so he could not move even a little bit. In the distance, the lava was flowing like a waterfall and the height of the lava was rising.
Everything was happening so quickly that, in about five minutes, lava was about to reach his feet.
"This c-c-can't be real. You're faking it, aren't you? Do you think I'll be fooled by this?" Shin Ha-Neul couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"Ha!" Lee Shin only laughed and did not answer.
Shin Ha-Neul slightly bent his legs and moved them closer to the lava. He wanted to check the heat to see if it was real.
Splash— Pzzz—
The splashed lava got on Shin Ha-Neul's shoes. He hurriedly raised his legs to take off his shoes because they were melting right away.
'No way, is this happening for real?'
His shoes started to melt. The heat convinced him that there was nothing fake in this place. His whole body was soaked with sweat. Then he saw the boss on the other side. Lee Shin was experiencing the same heat.
"If you continue with this, you're also going to die, you bastard!" Shin Ha-Neul cried out.
"Do you know why I didn't kill the challengers? It's because I also have to die to kill them. But I don't like you that much," Lee Shin explained.
"You're crazy… You want to die together just because you don't like me?" Shin Ha-Neul could not believe the situation he was in.
"Well, there will be pain when I die, but I will come back to life. So, it doesn't really matter." Lee Shin seemed very calm.
Splash— Swoosh—
His shoes were beginning to come into contact with the lava little by little.
"Ahhh, you crazy bastard! Stop this! Stop it right now!" Shin Ha-Neul cried in panic.
"Nah, let's die together." Lee Shin didn't seem bothered.
"No, I'm sorry. I apologize! It's all my fault! So please…!" Shin Ha-Neul cried in pain.
"It's too late," Lee Shin replied in a firm voice.
Pzzz—
"Keughhh— It hurts! Please! Please, stop this! Please…" Shin Ha-Neul had never felt this kind of pain in his life.
Shin Ha-Neul cried out in burning pain. He had to wait for his impending death in a space where he could not escape.
"I'm so sorry… Please, please forgive me. Please!" Shin Ha-Neul begged him.
"What happened to your pride and arrogance?" Lee Shin sneered.
"I'm sorry. I have nothing else to say," Shin Ha-Neul apologized.
"Repeat after me, three times. I will never mess with you again," Lee Shin demanded.
"Can you let me get out of this fir—" Shin Ha-Neul asked.
"Just die," Lee Shin replied in a firm voice.
Swoosh— Splash—
"Ahhh— I will never mess with you again! I will never mess with you again! I will never mess with you again!" Shin Ha-Neul shouted, his eyes shut, face covered with tears and mucus.
Shin Ha-Neul opened his eyes when he sensed a slight change in the environment.
"Huh…?" As soon as Shin Ha-Neul opened his eyes, he could see the faces of other challengers gathered around him.
"You are…" Among them, Shin Ha-Neul could see the faces of some people that he saw in the city earlier.
"Who's this kid?" Park Hye-Won asked.
"He is a foolish kid," Park Joo-Hyuk replied.
"Just go to the corner, over there," Lee Shin demanded.
"Huh? O-o-okay!" Shin Ha-Neul flinched when he saw Lee Shin's face.
Shin Ha-Neul hurried to the corner so he would not suffer from such pain again. Then, he looked blankly at the other challengers who were training with the boss.
Besides the boss, the man he had a quarrel with earlier and everyone else were much more talented than him. His face flushed as he recalled his careless actions.
'Ha…' Shin Ha-Neul sighed.
***
[Gene Ebrium]
# Occupation: Necromancer
# Status: Sealed - Unlock Level 2 (Details*)
# Title: Details*
# Health Point (HP): 3850/3850
# Mana Point (MP): 63720/63720
# Strength (STR): 28(+47)
# Agility (AGI): 24(+47)
# Intelligence (INT): 81(+65)
# Dominance: 11
# Skills: Details*
"Hmm… I've improved a lot. But still, to be honest…" Lee Shin had a long way to go.
In particular, the Strength and Agility stats could not be raised just as he wanted. He tried his best to raise them by doing more physical exercise, but there was a clear limit. Lee Shin had no choice but to acquire a special skill or title to raise them. Another option was to climb the tower and receive it as a reward.
'What an imbalance between the Health Point and Mana Point stats…' thought Lee Shin.
As of now, his Mana Point exceeded 50,000 points and his intelligence was close to 150 points. As the seal on his body was lifted, the overall stat rose significantly.
Nevertheless, Lee Shin needed higher stats. "This is not enough."
The entire tower was under the supervision of the gods, except for just one place, the first floor.
"You must be frustrated," Lee Shin looked to the sky and laughed at the gods. He did not know why, but the first floor was outside the realm of the gods. That was why the voices of the gods had not been heard so far. Lee Shin thought that could be the reason why they sent him to the first floor.
'I was reincarnated and they were not,' thought Lee Shin.
The timeline was clearly different; the world over there and the world over here were two totally different places. Lee Shin assumed that they sent him back to the first floor to avoid the eyes of the gods in this world. However, he could not understand everything.
"Hmm…" Lee Shin was full of questions.
Lee Shin knew that he had to climb the tower quickly in order to solve these questions. Once he left the first floor, he could be under the influence of the gods in some way. Therefore, he wanted to be properly prepared before he went up.
"List of titles," read Lee Shin.
[The Huge Wall of the Tower]
I can't believe you stopped 100 people from challenging you! You must be a huge wall to the challengers!
# Default Stats +5
[Invincible Defender]
I can't believe you stopped 1000 people from challenging you! You are legendary! Your name will go down in history.
# Default stats +10
The next title would be obtained when he stopped 10,000 people, but he did not want to be here until then. He had acquired almost all the titles that were available. It was time to focus on climbing the tower.
Once Lee Shin started to climb the tower, the gods' attention would be focused on him. From then on, the gods could possibly sense that something had gone wrong and actions could be taken. On the other hand, they could also be cheering for a large number of talented people, trying to flatter and make them their apostles.
The gods were obsessed with apostles and had a great desire for outstanding challengers. That was because the higher the class of believers or apostles who follow them, the higher their own classes would become.
Lee Shin sighed with a stiff face and slowly walked to the entrance of the first floor. He then opened the door that was blocking the exit of the cave. The door opened smoothly. Lee Shin walked through the doorway and caught sight of the polar region in the distance. This place, covered with snow and ice, was a place where Lee Shin could not escape with his basic mana skills.
One of the reasons was because of the bird, the Ice Bird. It was a bird that could be seen not only on the first floor, but also when one passed the 80th floor. The name Ice Bird was given by people in the tower who saw it.
Martas was his real name. Lee Shin could see Martas flying around as he stood there. The cool air Martas created made Lee Shin shiver. He knew that a single breath from Martas would freeze his body completely.
"..." Lee Shin looked at Martas with a complex feeling.
Martas had thrown Lee Shin into the sea previously, before Lee Shin found the Immortal Sphere. And then, he had flown over to someone unknown.
Wouldn't Martas know something about the Immortal Sphere? Maybe he knew the identity of the person who called.
When Lee Shin looked at Martas, it seemed as if he was saying Lee Shin was not good enough to know the secrets yet. Lee Shin smiled bitterly and went back into the cave.
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I Became the 1st Floor Boss of the Tower
Chapter 15. A Clue
Ughhh—
Keughhh—
The ghosts wandering in the air continued to get on Lee Shin's nerves. It would have been fine if they had only moved, but they screamed too. Those intrusive screams broke his concentration.
Although it had been a long time since Lee Shin had gained the title of He Who Knows Death, Lee Shin still could not easily get used to the sound, especially when he was focused on his research.
"Hey, you old man!" Stop fooling around!" Lee Shin shouted, because that ghost was especially on his nerves today.
However, Lee Shin knew that those souls would not care.
There were not many souls here, but still, it was quite enough. And most souls floated in the air with such cries. Not only were they unable to hear Lee Shin, but they also seemed to be unaware of Lee Shin's existence. They seemed to have a split mind, just like Gene Ebrium.
There were a small few of them who were in a better condition—Warrie and May. Since they did not go to a state of schizophrenia, they were given a chance to become Lee Shin's subordinates.
Lee Shin had asked May and Warrie, but neither knew why the souls were behaving in this way. They could not remember their past, nor how they ended up in this place.
If this was a place to trap those who were defeated by God, May and Warrie would have been fine because their classes were low.
According to May and Warrie, they had no memory of the gods, but they instinctively felt revulsion towards them.
Lee Shin could not be certain yet. However, if his assumptions were true, he thought he would be able to make strong allies out of them, by restoring their broken souls.
The next question was, how could he possibly restore them? Something had just come to his mind, but Lee Shin decided to study about that a little more.
'Huh?' When Lee Shin looked up after a moment of thought, there was the soul of an old man staring at him.
It was the same soul that was floating in the air a few seconds ago. When Lee Shin's eyes widened in surprise, the old man's facial expression changed bizarrely.
- Can… you… see me…?
The old man's speech was very slow. It almost seemed like he had forgotten how to speak, because it had been so long since he had talked. It seemed like he was trying to remember how he had spoken in the old days.
"I can see ghosts," Lee Shin tried to hide his surprise and replied calmly.
- Oh… I see…
The old man was nonchalant, unlike Warrie and May.
- A lot of… people… can see… ghosts…
"Oh really? Is there a lot?" Lee Shin asked.
- Yeah, there were… a lot… I just… cannot… remember… so well.
"What happened to you?" Lee Shin asked again.
- I... can't…remember...
Lee Shin frowned at the old man's words. His ability, He Who Knows Death, did not work. Lee Shin had originally thought that this skill would work on anyone who could communicate with him. However, that was not the case.
'Hmm… What's the difference?' Lee Shin could not figure out what conditions had to be met.
At least, he could tell that this old man was a completely different soul compared to Warrie and May. Sometimes, this old ghost seemed like he was from a high class, but other times he seemed insignificant.
"Do you know anything about this place?" Lee Shin asked.
- This place… This place is...
Ahhh—
Suddenly, the old man stopped talking and groaned in pain. He grabbed his head. He seemed to know something about this place, but he just could not say it.
"That's all right! You don't have to say it!" Lee Shin calmed him down and the old man's groan gradually faded.
- … There is… a guide… in this… place…
"There's a guide here?" Lee Shin asked.
It was a sudden remark. The old man struggled to continue his words.
- ...To… get… to… the… next… ah…
He frowned in pain. It seemed like the old man was holding in his pain somehow to spit out words.
"You can stop now," said Lee Shin.
The old man did not care what Lee Shin said. The old man's eyes looked different for a moment. There was anger, loss, and determination. Besides, numerous emotions seemed to be intertwined intricately.
- A… place… where… the mana… gets… dissipated….
Ahhh—
The old man uttering the last word, disappeared through the floor with a distorted face before Lee Shin could do anything about it.
Lee Shin wondered, perhaps there was a limit to how much information the old man could reveal.
Lee Shin had similar experiences several times in his previous life, so he could somewhat predict why the old man's soul became like that. Now, the question was why the old man had that look on his face.
Lee Shin could not stop thinking about the look he saw on the old man's face. It seemed like he was outraged by something. It could potentially be rage toward the gods.
Lee Shin thought about the words the old man had mentioned. He wondered what the old man wanted to say about the guide, about moving on, and about the place where mana got dissipated. Was the old man suggesting a way up to the next floor? Or, was he trying to tell Lee Shin about something else? Lee Shin was curious about whether the old man knew something about him. It seemed like the old man wanted to give Lee Shin some useful information.
When talking to the challengers from the Undermost, Lee Shin made it sound like he knew the way to proceed to the next floor. However, he did not know anything. It was just his way of motivating them to get strong and collect points from them in return.
'The place where mana dissipates…' Lee Shin had not found such a place on the first floor yet.
In fact, there was no way for him to go beyond the cliff in the first place.
* * *
Time flew by, and the first floor and the people at the Undermost were having peaceful days.
"I know! So you're saying that you got defeated by Kim Kang-Chun. Did I hear this right?" Lee Shin rebuked Warrie.
"It wasn't... I didn't really lose..." Warrie rubbed his head continuously as if he was perspiring, albeit from a skull with no sweat glands.
Warrie was desperately making excuses to Lee Shin.
"I mean… I changed my bones to the lowest… I mean… there was a request from the Undermost… Kim Kang-Chun knew about that, so he used a trick on…" Warrie explained.
"...And so you lost in the end?" Lee Shin scolded him.
"... Yes." Warrie lowered his head and his thick bones trembled.
"Tsk. I can't believe you got defeated by those kids. This is embarrassing," Lee Shin continued.
"You're pathetic! How can you call yourself master's subordinate?" Lillian climbed above Warrie's head from Lee Shin's shoulder and hit Warrie's skull with his foot.
"I'm sorry, I'm still not good enough..." Warrie replied in a quiet voice.
"No, it's my problem. I was too complacent. I thought you wouldn't be beaten anywhere. But I guess that was not the case. I was stupid."
Puck! Puck! Puck! Puck!
Suddenly, Lee Shin reproached himself and started to hit himself on the head. And when Warrie saw that, his eyes twitched as if he had encountered a typhoon. Warrie's teeth chattered as he did not know what he had to do. He was engulfed in deep fear.
His master was hurting himself before his eyes. Warrie wondered if Lee Shin was hitting himself because he really thought that this was his fault.
No matter how insensitive Warrie was, he could understand what Lee Shin tried to communicate through his actions. Warrie's body trembled like an aspen tree and he put his head down as if it was going to dig into the ground.
"S-s-s-sorry master! It's all my fault! So please...!" Warrie stuttered in fear.
"No, this is not your fault. It's because I'm stupid. What a fool!" Lee Shin continued hitting himself.
Puck!
"How can you call yourself a Great Mage?" Lee Shin was getting angry at himself.
Puck!
"Is your head just a decoration or what?" Lee Shin shouted in an angry voice.
Puck!
"Master, p-p-please stop..." Warrie trembled in fear.
"How weak did you make Warrie that he got defeated by the newbies who didn't even make it to the first floor?" Lee Shin hit himself again.
Puck! Puck! Puck!
"Please..." Warrie was almost crying.
Creak—
"Master, here are the documents that you..." When May opened the door with the documents that Lee Shin had asked for, he could not believe what he was seeing.
Whoosh—
May's hands lost strength, and he unwittingly dropped all the documents on the ground. He was so shocked that he did not even realize he had dropped them.
May, with his intelligence, tried to understand what was going on. The next moment, he noticed Warrie bowing down as if he was about to dig into the floor.
'Ugh, that crazy guy… What the hell did he do?' May noticed Warrie had done something wrong.
Meanwhile, Lee Shin was blaming himself by hitting his head.
"What a fool!" Lee Shin hit himself.
Puck! Puck! Puck!
"M-m-master!" May called Lee Shin hurriedly, and only then, Lee Shin stopped hurting himself and looked at May.
"The d-d-d-documents are…!" Lee Shin stuttered.
May had called Lee Shin hoping to make things better, but after realizing that the papers were all over the floor, May felt a sharp pain in his skull.
"Uh...Uh... I mean..." May knew something was wrong.
"Oh, I see... Since you brought the documents, you want me to pick them up myself and read them? Well, is that so?" Lee Shin asked in an annoyed voice.
"No, that's not it… " May replied.
"Okay well, how can a master who can't even educate their subordinate properly argue about that? I'll just pick them myself if you say so. I'm sorry that you have a master like me." Lee Shin's voice was calm and relaxed.
Despite Lee Shin's calmness, the Skeletons could infer from his words that he was being cold, even colder than the icy breath of the Ice Bird. May's body was frozen and Warrie's body stiffened as he lifted up his head and saw how bad things were becoming.
Warrie's mouth opened slightly in shock. Warrie looked as the documents were picked up. He turned to look at May and it felt like lasers would come out of Warrie's eyes. May finally felt Warrie's gaze and stared back at him.
'You dumbass! Why would you make things even worse?' said Warrie.
'You started it, you idiot,' replied May.
'Oh yeah? You want to go for a round? The only thing you can do is to swing your wand from behind,' Warrie asked.
'You're so ignorant. You have big muscles, but a small brain!' May continued.
'And you're so weak that you can't even lift a piece of paper properly. Look what you've done,' said Warrie.
"Ha! How dumb is your head that you put the lowest-rank skeleton bones in your body and get defeated by those Undermost kids?' replied May.
'What did you say?' Warrie asked.
The two were not talking to each other, only conversing with their eyes.
"Just go to hell, both of you!" The sudden sound of Lee Shin's angry voice made the two of them jump.
"Squeeak!"
"Keugh!"
"What are you two doing?" Lee Shin asked.
"N-n-n-nothing!"
"Nothing!"
"What do you mean 'nothing'? I can clearly see the two of you talking behind your master's back just using your eyes." Lillian suddenly returned to her true self and laughed in her chair as if this situation was entertaining for her.
"W-w-what are you talking about? There's no way!"
"No, it's just that this guy—"
"Okay, I guess I was not paying much attention to you guys lately. I'll change your mind so that you don't get beaten up or spill papers somewhere," said Lee Shin.
Wary and May glared at each other, recalling the nightmares of their recent past. And they lowered their heads at Lee Shin's words.
"Okay."
"I'll do my best."
Just like that, the gate to hell opened for May and Warrie.
* * *
Ever since the Dimension Gate had opened, the tower's community had been more active than ever. The challengers who went out of the tower heard news from the Earth and delivered them to the challengers inside the tower when they came back.
└ Was it true that the challengers on the first floor were blocked by the boss?
└ Wait, how did that weakling get so strong all of a sudden?
└ How do you expect those kids who recently came up to the first floor to win if even Cha Yu-min got defeated?
└ Cha Yu-min must have been penalized. Do you really think that they would let the 80th-floor challenger use his full power on the first floor?
└ That's true, too. By the way, will the first floor really break in a year?
└ If Cha Yu-min said so, I think he's right. It's Cha Yu-min.
└ That's fine, but does that mean we won't be getting any new recruits for a while? Ha... I think I'll just focus on training this year.
└ But I also heard Cha Yu-min say that Korea will become the top rank soon. Is this for real?
└ Why did he say that? What's the reason? He usually doesn't say anything like that. He doesn't have that kind of personality.
└ Who knows? He didn't tell anyone the reason. The academia claimed that it is probably related to the first floor.
└ Who cares about the academia! We know the tower better. How would they know anything by studying on Earth?
└ I don't need them all! Someone please do something about the national game! Korea is ruined!
└ Damn, the Japanese keep picking a fight because they think this is the best time. They're going crazy! Those guys were below us until last year!
└ Cha Yu-Min! Are you here? Please come out and say something!
└ Cha Yu-Min is known for not being active in the community. If you have time, just climb the tower.
The challengers on each floor threw out their own ideas about the first floor and made all sorts of speculations. And it took them months to confirm these.
* * *
Lee Shin stayed in his laboratory for nearly a month. Only necessities were delivered through May, and everyone else was prohibited from entering.
"Is master okay?" Warrie asked.
"If I were you, I would worry about myself before I worry about the master. If you don't have a clear achievement before he comes out, you will have to continue the hellish training again." May explained.
"Don't say that ever again! I don't want to live through the pain of being on the master's operating tab—" Warrie was interrupted.
Thud!
At that moment, Lee Shin's laboratory door opened as if it exploded, and Lee Shin, looking like a mess, popped out.
"I found it! I found it!" Lee Shin cried out.
Surprised at the scene, May and Warrie asked him.
"What do you mean?"
"No way..."
"Yes, I found it. I found a way to escape from the first floor." Lee Shin looked at the two, smiling triumphantly.
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Drak0nus
14 days ago
Damn, you guys need to fix these translation errors. These name typos and gender pronoun mistakes are really getting annoying.
Damn, you guys need to fix these translation errors. These name typos and gender pronoun mistakes are really getting annoying.
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FrostyMouse
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15 days ago
Onward and upward
Onward and upward
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Hungry Marmoset
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15 days ago
The screaming ghosts remind me of an old joke: "People ask if we would be so gung-ho about cutting down trees if they could scream. I would if they screamed all the time for no good reason." 😂
The screaming ghosts remind me of an old joke: "People ask if we would be so gung-ho about cutting down trees if they could scream. I would if they screamed all the time for no good reason." 😂
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Fivecraze
15 days ago
This chapter was... strange. I wonder if he's starting to lose his mind like Gene did.
This chapter was... strange. I wonder if he's starting to lose his mind like Gene did.
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Xav31
13 days ago
This was really weird.. so out of character and with no explanation
This was really weird.. so out of character and with no explanation
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Alfoodo
12 days ago
I think theres a few translation issues in this chapter, Im pretty sure Lillian and May are females but their often referred to as he. e.g 1: Lillian climbed above Warrie's head from Lee Shin's shoulder and hit Warrie's skull with his foot. e.g 2: May felt a sharp pain in his skull. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I think theres a few translation issues in this chapter, Im pretty sure Lillian and May are females but their often referred to as he. e.g 1: Lillian climbed above Warrie's head from Lee Shin's shoulder and hit Warrie's skull with his foot. e.g 2: May felt a sharp pain in his skull. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Coulant
11 days ago
That was a bit out of character for mc
That was a bit out of character for mc
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Emperor Voidmoon
12 days ago
Thanks! Nice! We're finally going up!
Thanks! Nice! We're finally going up!
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weimingcool7
12 days ago
I wonder what would happen to the 1st floor if mc escaped
I wonder what would happen to the 1st floor if mc escaped
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Username221
7 days ago
This chapter felt just a little out of character
This chapter felt just a little out of character
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Arthur 81
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Climbing the tower begins!?
Climbing the tower begins!?
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Tyftc
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I Became the 1st Floor Boss of the Tower
Chapter 16
Lee Shin had spent most of his time doing research on death and souls during his last research period. The power Lee Shin had acquired through experiencing countless deaths, and the research materials left behind by necromancer and Great Dark Wizard Gene Ebrium had saved Lee Shin some time. Without these, Lee Shin would have had to spend at least twice the amount of time he did.
A Soul Scavenger was a mythical monster that gained a divine status by plundering and eating countless souls. However, he collapsed when the gods took away his heart. Lee Shin knew that if he had this monster's heart, he could complete what he had planned. He needed the power to hold and subordinate the soul.
Lee Shin had decided to use that power. It was necessary for him to find someone who could replace him and assign them here in order to throw off the shackle that had been placed on him.
Fortunately, the Heart of a Soul Scavenger was sold in the Points Store. Even though it was a replica, that was enough. However, the problem was how he was going to get the Heart of the Soul Scavenger. Even though it was a replica, it was the heart of one who was once a mythical creature. He needed 3 million points to purchase that.
Considering the class of this mythical creature, 3 million points was not an unreasonable amount. However, this replica of a heart was of no use to the ordinary challenger.
'I'm the only one who would need this for this kind of project,' thought Lee Shin.
Typically, it was an absurd task to collect 3 million points here. However, now, there were poor people who had their way blocked. In the Undermost alone, there were more than a thousand challengers; if they paid just 3,000 points each, 3 million points would be collected pretty fast.
Of course, it would still take them some time to each obtain 3,000 points, but it was not something they couldn't do. And honestly, considering what they had learned from Lee Shin, it was not a waste to give him the points.
How often would challengers get an opportunity to be trained by a former Great Mage? Lee Shin thought it was now the time to collect points legally.
***
[A challenger has appeared.]
Hwang Kang-Woong entered the room a moment after the system message appeared.
"Did you call me?" Hwang Kang-Woong asked.
"Please have a seat," Lee Shin replied.
After Lee Shin and Hwang Kang-Woong sat down, face to face, May came in and offered them tea.
"We will have to start building a fort in the Undermost," Lee Shin started the conversation.
"What? Why? There's nothing in the waiting area on the first floor except us, no?" Hwang Kang-Woong was surprised.
"There is. It's just that people don't notice," Lee Shin explained.
Hwang Kang-Woong became serious upon hearing Lee Shin's words. Wouldn't it be dangerous if there was something else in the waiting area? People considered the waiting area a safe zone. Hwang Kang-Woong was lost in his thoughts for a second.
"But, Toeing said there was nothing else other than us," said Hwang Kang-Woong.
"Toeing does not know either," Lee Shin replied.
Lee Shin thought Toeing knew, but he was just pretending he didn't know anything. A regretful smile creased the corners of Lee Shin's mouth.
"No way... But then, how do you know something that the manager doesn't?" Hwang Kang-Woong asked.
"... You'll find out later," Lee Shin replied.
"Okay, I see." Hwang Kang-Woong did not ask any more questions.
"It won't be easy to build the fort. No matter how skillful people got in terms of construction, the quality should not be compromised. You got it?" Lee Shin stressed.
"Of course, if the quality was going to be reduced just because it's hard for the workers, we would not have even come this far," Hwang Kang-Woong reassured.
"Thank you so much," Lee Shin replied.
"Would that be enough?" Hwang Kang-Woong asked.
Hwang Kang-Woong could tell that this was not what Lee Shin really wanted to ask him.
"Well, I think it would be time to get out of this place once the fort is finished," Lee Shin continued.
"... For real?" Hwang Kang-Woong looked at Lee Shin with a blank expression, just like a person who heard something unbelievable.
"Yes, and aren't you one of the top ten strongest people in the Undermost?" Lee Shin asked.
"Sorry? I'm just an architect though," Hwang Kang-Woong replied.
"But you're the Architect of the Wilderness," Lee Shin explained.
"Man… you already know," Hwang Kang-Woong, who had a blank look, now hardened his expression at Lee Shin's words.
"If you start climbing the tower, you will easily be a ranker," Lee Shin said confidently.
"No way, you overestimate me. Being a ranker is not that easy for me," Hwang Kang-Woong smiled.
"I'm not overestimating you." Lee Shin made it clear.
Hwang Kang-Woong would not be chosen as the strongest person in the Undermost, because his main focus was on architecture. However, if people were to choose the person whose growth was the fastest, they would definitely pick Hwang Kang-Woong.
This man was talented enough. Hwang Kang-Woong was never interested in becoming stronger. However, his skills improved rapidly ever since he asked Lee Shin how he could get stronger.
Moreover, every time he constructed a building, his title, Architect of the Wilderness, helped increase his abilities very quickly. The potential of this title was not something that one could belittle. If he were to build the fort, he would also become stronger.
On top of that, he was the richest man in the Undermost. From Lee Shin's point of view, Hwang Kang-Woong's potential for growth was outstanding, compared to the rest in the Undermost.
"We are not in Korea. You have to know when to hide yourself, but also show yourself properly when necessary," Lee Shin encouraged him.
"Alright, I will," Hwang Kang-Woong replied.
Hwang Kang-Woong was hiding his true abilities as the Architect of the Wilderness from people, but Lee Shin knew well about his skills. In Lee Shin's previous life, another challenger had acquired this title. Since they used to be colleagues, Lee Shin knew about this skill better than anyone else.
"The reason why I said this is because I have to find a hidden place in the waiting area on the first floor," said Lee Shin.
"There is a hidden place?" Hwang Kang-Woong was surprised.
"Yes, there is. In fact, you are the only one who I can trust. Since it might be dangerous, strength is a basic prerequisite and it would be helpful if one knows the terrain well and has sharp senses," Lee Shin explained.
"Oh, so that place can be dangerous?" Hwang Kang-Woong asked.
"Yes, because the tower is a place where you can't let your guard down. You should never think it's a safe place," Lee Shin replied.
Since Lee Shin looked very serious, Hwang Kang-Woong committed his warning to memory.
"Potentially, it could be a place where there's a secret escape from the first floor," Lee Shin continued. Hwang Kang-Woong nodded as he listened to Lee Shin's words.
"Please find a place where the mana gets dissipated. If you manage to find even the smallest clue, please tell me right away. Even if you find it, you should never go there alone," Lee Shin explained.
"Okay, I got it," Hwang Kang-Woong answered.
"First of all, make it your priority to build the fort, and then take a look around the waiting area on the first floor while gathering the materials. Also, if you want to find the place where the mana gets dissipated, you will need to use mana actively," Lee Shin made it very clear for Hwang Kang-Woong.
"I'm still not very used to dealing with mana," Hwang Kang-Woong replied in a quiet voice.
"I think you will be quite busy for a while. But don't worry! I'll teach you well," Lee Shin encouraged him.
"Hahaha... I can't even refuse it because it's such an important matter..." Although Hwang Kang-Woong spoke reluctantly, his eyes were more serious than ever.
"And lastly, I have one more favor to ask of you," said Lee Shin.
"Wow, you have a lot of things you want from this old man. What is it?" Hwang Kang-Woong asked.
"Please lend me some of your points," Lee Shin asked.
Hwang Kang-Woong looked puzzled at Lee Shin's words. Lee Shin had never asked to borrow points because he could not use points. He usually asked for items instead.
"Huh? You can't even use the points though, can you?" Hwang Kang-Woong asked.
"Well, the item that I want to purchase this time is quite expensive. I will have to borrow some points from each resident of Undermost," Lee Shin explained his plan.
"You're going to ask everyone?" Hwang Kang-Woong's curiosity about the expensive item that Lee Shin was trying to buy grew.
"Yes, I think it will be too much to borrow all from you," Lee Shin replied.
"How much is it? I'm Hwang Kang-Woong. I'll just lend you the whole amount. Just say it!" Hwang Kang-Woong said in confidence.
Lee Shin hesitated to ask him to borrow the whole sum. He did not think Hwang Kang-Woong would have that many points. Even if he did, it was too big of an amount to borrow all from one person.
"No, I don't think… That's a little too muc—" Lee Shin was interrupted.
"Hey! Just tell me how much!" Hwang Kang-Woong, the richest man in the Undermost, wondered how much Lee Shin was trying to borrow.
"I need three…" Lee Shin replied quietly.
"Three… Three…? Wait, you need 3 million points?" Hwang Kang-Woong could not keep his mouth shut upon hearing such a ridiculous number.
"... Is it really 3 million points?" Hwang Kang-Woong asked again to clarify.
"Yes, it's really 3 million points," Lee Shin replied.
"Are you sure?" Hwang Kang-Woong was skeptical.
"Yes, I'm sure," Lee Shin answered.
"..." Hwang Kang-Woong was speechless.
"...I don't need them right now," said Lee Shin after a long pause.
Hwang Kang-Woong smiled awkwardly at Lee Shin. It seemed like Lee Shin was thinking that he had asked too much from Hwang Kang-Woong.
"What on earth are you going to use it for?" Hwang Kang-Woong was curious.
"This is also a clue that will help us escape from the first floor. This one will bring more certainty than the one I mentioned previously," Lee Shin explained.
Hwang Kang-Woong felt his heart pounding while hearing Lee Shin's words. Looking at the figure alone, three million points seemed like a huge amount. However, the residents of the Undermost could possibly collect them if they worked together.
"I will contribute as much as I can," Hwang Kang-Woong suggested.
"Thank you so much. I am not going to take it for free. I'll give you something in return." Lee Shin replied.
"Okay," said Hwang Kang-Woong.
***
[Exclusive! Cha Yu-Min had reached the 80th floor! He is still maintaining his position as the world's top challenger.]
[Jonathan's absurd remarks on Cha Yu-Min achievement on the 80th floor were re-examined. The public is criticizing him.]
[The gap between Cha Yu-Min and Jonathan from the US had widened by four floors.]
[The president of the American Challengers Association is visiting the Korea Challengers Association to have a secret negotiation on how to attack the tower.]
[Korea will soon become the world's best.]
[Korea will be able to clear the first floor in a year! What is the reason behind that?]
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The ripple effect of Cha Yu-Min's achievement on the 80th floor was enormous, and countless articles and praise for him poured out. Previously, there were no malicious articles for Cha Yu-Min because of his character and abilities. However, it was different this time.
[Cha Yu-Min's arrogant remark 'Other countries should look up to Korea' became an issue.]
[Cha Yu-Min did not answer properly to any of the questions regarding the disappearance of challengers on the first floor in Korea.]
[Is the Korea Challengers Association hiding the truth?]
[Cha Yu-Min got defeated by the boss on the first floor. Would it be the downfall of the top ranker?]
['Korea's first floor can never be broken through.' Is Korea going to fail like this?]
[Challenger A's interview, 'Cha Yu-Min cannot be called a humble person.']
[The issue on Dokdo with Japan reignites, will Japan take away Dokdo from Korea?]
Chaos ensued in all the countries, and many of them tried to analyze Cha Yu-Min's remarks. Were all of his words true indeed? Would it really be possible for Korea to be ranked as the top place?
Aside from whether that was true, the media had to undermine Korea. They could not praise Korea's potential, which had not been proven, just because of Cha Yu-Min's words. If the first floor was going to be liberated and Korea would eventually take the top spot, people had to weigh Korea down before that happened.
Meanwhile, Jonathan, who had been called Cha Yu-Min's rival, gradually became jealous of him.
"Is Cha Yu-Min finally crazy? He really thinks Korea can be at the top?" Jonathan asked.
"Well, if it's Cha Yu-Min, I think he can say that. He is still the top ranker," Jenny laughed at Jonathan.
"Well, we are only four floors apart. And I will be catching up soon," Jonathan said confidently.
"You're just jealous. You're still getting criticized because you said something similar last year," Jenny, leaning against the table with a wine glass, laughed at Jonathan. Jonathan threw the wine glass on the floor at Jenny's words.
"What the hell are you doing?" Jenny was surprised.
"Shut up! Cha Yu-Min! Cha Yu-Min! How many times are you saying his name? If you like him that much, why don't you just migrate to Korea?"
"I'm actually considering that, but the association won't let me go," replied Jenny.
"What? Are you crazy?" Jonathan glared at her.
"Get out of my way! I don't understand why the top ranker in the US feels so inferior to just one Korean. That's why you're not attractive." Jenny pushed past him despite his threats.
She looked back at him once, opened the door, and left. Jonathan was shaking in anger.
"Cha Yu-Min…!" He stared at the door where she left and smashed the table he was holding onto.
* * *
In the president's office of the Korea Challengers Association, the president, the vice-president, as well as Cha Yu-Min, were talking about the press conference.
"Mr. Yu-Min, will you be alright?" Jeon Jae-Yong asked.
"Yes, I'm fine. I'm sorry I put you in too much trouble," Cha Yu-Min apologized.
Cha Yu-Min truly felt sorry about what he had said in the press conference.
"If what you said is true, this year would be the hardest year of all," Jeon Jae-Yong answered.
"Mr. Jeon, I think we will need to contact the United States or the United Kingdom to strengthen our cooperation," Cha Yu-Min suggested.
"Hmm... But will they want to maintain their cooperation with us now?" Jeon Jae-Yong was skeptical.
The United States, the world's top contender, China, the world's second, and other countries such as the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Germany, and Japan were cooperating countries but also competitors at the same time.
So far, they had recognized each other's strengths, cooperating for mutual benefit. However, as of now, Korea was soon to either be eliminated from the alliance or emerge on top. Whether they forged ahead or fell behind, Korea could not be in the same group anymore.
"I'm just worried that you withheld too much information," Shin Hyun-Woo, the vice president of the association, said anxiously.
Cha Yu-Min did not reveal what kind of boss was on the first floor. He did not say anything exact about what conditions the first-floor challengers were in, or why he believed Korea was soon to be the best.
"The reason I didn't reveal any of the information was to catch them this time," Cha Yu-Min explained.
There was an organization that believed the challengers were now the mainstream group, the people who should rule the world.
"Are you talking about 'Reverse'?" He asked.
"Yes." Cha Yu-Min replied.
Reverse was a group of radicals who wanted to overturn the current rules and establish a new world order. They thought that non-challengers should submit to the challengers, because they were now the mainstream group, and make sure the world is centered around the challengers.
The problem was that there were many challengers who agreed to such ideas; and moreover, there were many ordinary people who worked under the challengers and behaved like servants. With Cha Yu-Min's remarks, it was clear that they would come to Korea to launch their next move.
"Not only that, but I think it's time to make a solid ally in Korea," Cha Yu-Min suggested.
"A solid ally?" He asked.
"Yes, we need to strengthen our system of cooperation in order to deal with our enemies in the future," Cha Yu-Min explained.
"Wait, what do you mean?" He was confused.
Cha Yu-Min became more serious.
"I don't think I can tell you exactly yet. However, we have to get ready for the disaster that will soon come." Cha Yu-Min was being very vague.
"A disaster? Can you be a little more specific?" The president and the vice-president were frustrated by Cha Yu-Min only speaking nonsense, but they could not rush him because of what he said next.
"And I will not be returning to the tower before the Dimension Gate closes," Cha Yu-Min declared.
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