heDemonRealmarmywasalmostcompletelyannihilated.
Anerald-coloredspaceaircraftcarrier,ardwithoverwhelmingfirepower,circledtheDemonRealmafewtis,andthatwastheendofit.
ntheend,theDemonRealmarmycollapsedintotaldisarray.
hegreatdemonswerenodifferent.
heyhadbeendraggedaroundandroughlygatheredinoneplace.
Judgingbythewaytheirchestsweresplitwideopen,itlookedliketheirheartshadbeenrippedout.
“Ugh.
Disgusting.
Butdon’tfeelsorryforthem.
heydeserveit.
Dyingjustoncewouldn’tbenearlyenough.”
venwiththeirheartstornout,thegreatdemonswerestilltwitching.
Stubborn.Damnstubborn.
Wasthiswhatimmortalitywas?
hosewhodidnotdieevenwhenkilled.
Sowhatiftheywereimmortal?
heywereweakashell.
BlownapartbyeronicaCaliber’ssub-lightshells,cutupbyMadDemonandCossack,trampledbyatshieldandBardin,frozensolidbyMannyeonandBaekdana.
Andyettheywerestillaliveandmoving.
Maybeimmortalityitselfwasakindofcurse.
Anyway,agreatdemonhadnofewerthanfivehearts.
fallofthoseweremadeintodicine,youwouldhavetotakeitfivetis.
“Absolutelynoteatingthat.”
wasalreadydry-heavingjustthinkingaboutit.
“Butthoseguysoverthere...?”
Rajixwasstretchinghishandstraighttowardawrithinggreatdemon,eyesfilledwithresolve.
“WAA!”
Cossackwascheeringhimonfromtheside.
“anginthere!Dinsionalfarmhand,youalreadytookasacred-energyshower,didn’tya?Youcandoit!”
“WAA!”
“fyacan’t,you’regettin’demotedfromyardbosstostoneboy!”
“uh?”
Whatweretheyevendoing?
“Whatareyoudoing?”
“We’retryingtotakejustonegreatdemonbacktotheWhiteower.”
“fitsheartregenerates,wecanpullitoutagain.”
Amazing.
honestlycouldnottellwhotherealdemonwasanymore.
Buttherewasnowayalivinggreatdemoncouldgoin.
Rajix’ssubspacehadafundantalrule.
tcouldstoreanything,butitcouldnotcontainlivingbeings.
reatdemonswerebasicallyimmortal.
venwiththeirheartstornout,theylived.
UnlessyourippedouttheirsoulslikeYama,thatwas.
Andwhatwassogreataboutagreatdemon’sheartanyway?
twasn’tlikewewereanillegalorgan-traffickingring.
“Rajix’sworkers’vegottenstrongertoo.Mightbeabletostorelivin’thingsnow.”
otachance.
flivingbeingscouldbestored,Rajixalonewouldcleartheower.
Monsters,greatdemons—everythinghesawwouldjustgoSK,SKintosubspace,missioncomplete.
“here’szerochance.et’sjustgo.”
“Aw,no.Justalittlemoretryin’...”
hatwaswhenithappened.
Ding.
[Returningtothe92ndFlooroftheBlackoweronartho.675.]
“WAA,justalittlemoreti.”
“WAA.”
Perfecttiming.
SP!
Backwewent.
Juhyeokandthesummonedentitiesreturnedtotheower.
Whataboutthecleargradeevaluation?
[WorldAnnouncent:YouhaveachievedcleargradeXonBlackower(ermany),Floor92.]
[XClearReward:2 30PlatinumBadges,foratotalof32,havebeengranted.]
Yes!
32badges—sixprivilegesfromthisalone!
Butatthatverymont—
Ding!
[Additionalclearrecordshavebeendiscovered.]
[nteringBlackower(ermany),Floor93.]
“uh?”
SP!
[WorldAnnouncent:YouhaveachievedcleargradeXonBlackower(ermany),Floor93.]
[XClearReward:2 30PlatinumBadges,foratotalof32,havebeengranted.]
Whatthehellisthis?
Automaticclearsuccessonthe93rdfloor.
Anditwasnotoveryet.
[Additionalclearrecordshavebeendiscovered.]
[nteringBlackower(ermany),Floor94.]
[WorldAnnouncent:YouhaveachievedcleargradeXonBlackower(ermany),Floor94...]
[XClearReward:2 30PlatinumBadges...]
he94thfloortoo.
Ding!
“oway,again?”
[Additionalclearrecordshavebeendiscovered.]
[nteringBlackower(ermany),Floor95.]
[WorldAnnouncent:YouhaveachievedcleargradeXonBlackower(ermany),Floor95...]
[XClearReward:2 30PlatinumBadges...]
“hisisatotalfreeride.”
Boththeclears—
andthechapterlength.
Fromthe91stflooronward,thereatJourneymissionsdidnottakeplaceinsidetheower,butinotherworlds.
Becauseofthat,oweradministratorshadnowayofknowingwhetheraplayerhadsucceededorfailed.
heyonlyfoundoutoncetheplayerreturnedtotheBlackower.
Success,failure,orsave.
*****
heonlyBlackoweronartho.675.
Aplayerfromartho.1,001hadappeared.
[hatbastard,he’sbackagain.]
[t’sthe92ndfloor.uesshe’sdoingthesecondreatJourneymission?]
[e’sreallygottenatasteforit.]
[Well,hedidclearthefirstmission.]
[Butthesecondonewon’twork,right?]
[YouthinktheDemonRealmandgreatdemonsarepushovers?owayhepullsitoff.]
omatterhowabsurdlypowerfulasummonerhewas,thistiwouldbeimpossible.
headministratorsoftheBlackoweronartho.675wereconvinced.
Andtheyhadsothingtorelyon.
[ethimdowhatever.nthreemonths,he’sasgoodasdeadanyway.]
[Right,theysaidarandArchangeliscoming.]
[ookslikeQisreallyserious.hey’repumpinginmaximumdinsionalenergyforthetransfer.]
hreemonthswouldpassinnoti.
ftheyjustenduredalittlelonger,therandArchangelwoulddeliverdivinepunishnttothesummoner.
ncethatbastarddisappeared,artho.675wouldreturntonormal.
heirdemotedstatuswouldberestoredaswell.
SP!
hesummonervanishedfromthe92ndfloor.
[e’sgone.]
[eleft.]
[e’llbebacksoon,right?]
Andthen—
SP!
eappearedagain.
Sincetiandspacewereseparated,nomatterhowmuchtipassedintheDemonRealm,itwasonlyamonthere.
[e’sback.]
[ereturned.]
[hemission?]
Cruellyenough,the92nd-floorreatJourneymissionwasasuccess.
twasenoughtodrivetheminsane.
[-thesecondonetoo?]
[Damnit,damnit!]
[’mlosingmymind.hatbastardreally...]
Butthatwasnotall.
SP!
93rdfloorclearsuccess.
SP!
94thfloorclearsuccess.
SP!
95thfloorclearsuccess.
[...]
[...]
[...]
Whatintheworldwasgoingon?
Clearingfourfloorssimultaneously?
headministratorsoftheBlackoweronartho.675wereleftspeechless.
Whatcouldevenbesaidinthissituation?
[Coulditbe...allthewaytothe100thfloor?]
twaspossible.
hesectionfromthe91sttothe100thfloor.
hefirsthalfhadalreadybeencleared.
fcourse,thelatterhalfwouldbeharder,butthedifferenceindifficultywasnotthatgreat.
fthatsummonerreachedthe100thfloor,theBlackoweronartho.675wouldbeannihilated.
heywouldsharethesafate.
otalannihilation,boundtotheower’sdestiny.
Fearcreptin.
heywerepushedtothebrink.
herewerestillabout90daysuntiltherandArchangelarrived.
AnditwasnotevencomingforthesakeoftheBlackoweronartho.675.
herandArchangelwouldbesenttotheBlackoweronartho.1,001.
Adinsionwhere146towersstillremained.
[WillQsaveus?]
ochance.
WouldQreallycareaboutaworldwithonlyoneBlackowerleft?
[Whatdowedo?]
headministratorsoftheBlackoweronartho.675weregoinginsanewithanxiety.
Forbeingswholivedwitheternallife,nothingwasmoreterrifyingthanannihilation.
[Wehavetodosothing.]
Shouldtheykneelandbeg?
Beghimtoclimbtothe100thfloorslowly,please?
heyhadneverimaginedthis.
hathewouldchargestraightthroughtothe95thfloorwithafreepass.
tmadesense.
Fromthe91sttothe95thfloor,itwasprobablyajourneyofhuntinggreatdemons.
nebyone.
fhehadclearedthemnormally,itwouldnothavebeenthiseasy.
hefirstorsecondmighthavebeenmanageable.
Butthethird,fourth,andfifthstageswouldhavebeenextrelydifficult.
Whilefellowgreatdemonswerebeingpickedoffoneafteranother,
wouldtheremainingonesjustsitthere,stretchingouttheirnecks,waitingtobecaptured?
heywouldhavetriedeverything.
MobilizingtheentireDemonRealmarmylikethisti,orfleeingtoplacesnooneknew.
Butfortunately—orunfortunately—itwasallfinishedinonego.
Withoutevenneedingareattempt.
herewardswerealreadyreceived.
Saveticketspiledupintheinventory.
otthatknewwhethertheywouldeverbeused.
AndX-gradeclears.
JusttheadditionalPlatinumBadgesaloneamountedto128.
Awhopping25privileges.
“AtleastoneraitnhancentRunehastocoouthere,right?”
thadto.
fnot,thatwouldbeseriouslydisappointing.
Anyway,anythingelse?
Atthatpoint,thenotificationsound—
Ding!
rangout.
[Achievent:FirstplayertocompletelyconquertheDemonRealm!]
Yes,thiswasit!
[Achieventrewardgranted.]
[heWhistleofSummonedntityPotentialxplosionhasbeengrantedtotheower-onlyinventory.]
Anitem?
Andwhatwaswiththiswhistlenow?
Usually,achieventrewardswererelatedtotheplayer’straitsortheWhiteower.
Butanitem?
Anachieventrewarditem.
herewasnowayitwouldbesothingordinary.
ffect:Consus10PlatinumBadgestocauseonesummonedentity’sabilitiestoexplodefor10minutes.Permanentitem.Usableonceperday.
imitations:hesummonedentitywhoseabilitiesexplodewillbeforciblyunsummonedafter10minutesandcannotbedesignatedforsummoningfor10days.nlysummonedentitieswithaSatisfactionRatingof4.5orhigherareeligible.
...Wasthisgood?
“Kindofambiguous.”
Abilityexplosion.
aningtheirpowerincreased.
Andsinceitwasanexplosion,itshouldbeinsanelystrong.
Buttenminutes.
hatwaswhatmadeitawkward.
helimitationswerenotreallyaconcern.
Forcedunsummoningandaten-daysummoningbanasapenalty?
Youjustwaitedtendaysonthe17thflooroftheWhiteower,anditwasoveranyway.
hereallimitationwashavingtoconsu10PlatinumBadges.
Still,itseedlikeahiddencardthatcouldbeusedtobreakthroughacrisis.
nanycase,wehadgotteneverythingtherewastoget.
[xitingtheBlackower(ermany).]
SP!
Juhyeokandthesummonedentitiescaoutside.
heworldofartho.675wasrapidlyrecovering.
rassandtreeswerebeginningtogrowagain.
Butiftherewasonethingmissinghere—
itwaspeople.
Suchasha.
fwehadarrivedhereearlier,
wecould#оvеlight#havepreventedtheowercollapseandsavedtheworld.
“hosebastards...”
Justthinkingaboutitmadeangry.
“Uh,everyone?”
“Yes,mylord.”
“heDemonRealmwasnothingspecial,right?”
“twassoboringwantedtodie.”
hatwasabitmuch.
“et’sgodoatastetestofthe96thfloor.wanttocheckthemissionandtryusingasaveticket.”
Juhyeokcouldclimbtheowerfivetisperday.
Fromthe92ndtothe95thfloorwasfourclimbs,
sooneattemptremained.
fwequicklyclimbedtothe100thfloor,
wascuriouswhatwouldhappen.
[nteringthe96thFlooroftheBlackower(ermany).]
Alright,then—whatkindofworldwasconnectedtothe96thfloor?
ottheDemonRealmagain,right?
hebackgroundchanged.
Fromthe91sttothe95thfloor,ithadbeenawhitewaitingroom.
Butthe96thfloorwasapurpleroom.
twoulddefinitelybedifficult,butwasconfident.
Wehaddealtwithanancientdragon.
Wehaddealtwithgreatdemons.
hankstothesacred-energyshower,thesummonedentitieswerepracticallyatthebrinkoftranscendence.
Withthem,itdidnotmatterwherewewent.
Ding!
hemissionappeared.
[96thFloorMission:reatJourneyowardCompletion–Sixth.]
And—
[DoyouacceptthesixthstageofthereatJourneyowardCompletionmission?]
Shallwego?
Justataste,afterall.
Wewouldseeifitwaseasyornot.
Andifneeded,wewouldclearallthewaytothe100thfloorwithinaweek.
“Youready?”
“Yes,sir!”
Justaswasabouttoaccept—
ZZZ!
Ahologramappeared.
“uh?”
“Ah!”
“Mm?”
“h?”
“Youare...?”
“owdareyoushowuphere?”
twasanadministrator.
hebastardhadappearedinthe96th-floorwaitingroom.
[PlayerBongJuhyeok,weetagain.]
Whydidyoukeepshowingup?
Youwereannoying.
[hisistrulyastonishing.vencannotasureyourtalent.Acrosstheentireuniverse,therelikelyexistsnootherplayerlikeyou.]
Youwereonlyfiguringthatoutnow?
[andsoappearance,exceptionalintellect,overwhelmingcombatpower—youpossesseverything.]
Didthisbastardoilhistonguebeforecoming?
Buthewasstillfarfromit.
ComparedtoCossack’smasteryofflattery,thiswasamateurstuff.
“nough.Whyareyouhere?”
[aha,haveaproposalforyou.]
“...Anotherdeal?”
[tisclosertoarequestthanadeal.]
Arequest,huh.
[Wouldyouliketohearit?]
Anadministrator’sproposal.
twasnotthefirstorsecondti.
“oon.”
[First,lettellyouthecompensation.willgiveyou100,000kgoftop-gradeMagicStones.]
Juhyeoksmirkedinwardly.
nly100,000kg?
Patheticallysmallandshabby.
Justlistingalaptopattheauctionhousenetted1,000,000kg.
twassolaughablethatascoffescaped.
eprobablythoughtitwasanenormousprice.
Still,wouldhearhimout.
“Andthecondition?”
[Couldyoudelayclearingthe96thflooroftheBlackowerforabout100days?]
Delayit?
[amnotaskingyounottoclearit.Justexactly100days.Afterthat,youmayclearit.]
ookatthisguy.
Whatwashescheming?
“Why?”
[hereisanissuewiththeenvironntonthe96thfloor.fyouclearitnow,anerrormightoccurinthemissionsuccessjudgnt.]
herehadbeenerrorslikethatbefore.
Backwhenthisbastardabusedhisauthorityandswappedthe89thand90thfloormissions.
tfeltlikealie.
herehadtobeanotherreason.
“...Whendogetthetop-gradeMagicStones?Afterthe100days?”
[cangivethemtoyounow.Allyouneedtodoissignacontractfordelayedclearingafter100days.]
“Where’sthecontract?”
naninstant—
SRRRK!
Anotherhologramfloatedintheair.
[tisanelectroniccontract.ouchitwithyourhand,andthecontractwillbeestablished.]
“Andifbreakthecontract?”
[henpenaltieswillnaturallybeapplied.]
“see.”
nteresting.
[Donotmissthisopportunity.tisafull100,000kgoftop-gradeMagicStones.]
Juhyeokpretendedtothinkdeeply.
hen—
“here’ssothingdon’tlike.”
[Whatwouldthatbe...?]
“You’renotaphysicalbeing.hat’sunfair.uh?Youalwaysshowupasahologram.Contractsshouldbemadeonequalfooting,don’tyouthink?”
[Ah!Sothatisyourconcern.]
“erymuchso.”
[ahahaha!Donotworry.hisisnotasimplehologram.]
“hen?”
[tisahologramlinkedtothentalwavelengthofmysoul.Asidefromlackingaphysicalbody,itiseffectivelymytruesoul.]
“Really?”
[swearitisnotalie!hisisnodifferentfrommyrealself.]
Juhyeokshrugged.
“fthat’strue,thenfine.”
[Willyousignthecontracttodelayclearingthe96thflooroftheBlackowerfor100days?]
“justtouchthatelectroniccontractwithmyhand,right?”
[Correct.tissimple.]
“Alright.”
Juhyeokwalkedovertotheholographicelectroniccontractfloatingbesidetheadministrator.
henhepulledahamrfromhiswaist.
“Youbastard!!!”
[...Yes?]
SwingingtheJudge’samrwithfullforcetowardtheadministrator’shologram—
“Youhaveconfessedyourownsins!!!”
[W-what?]
hatwaswhenithappened.
W!
Juhyeok’senergysurgedoutthroughtheJudge’samr.
twrappedaroundtheadministrator’shologram—
[aaah!W-whatisthis?What’shappening?!]
tworked!
otyou,bastard!
Atsopoint,CossackhadmovedrightupbesideJuhyeok.
“Confessyoursinsatonce!therwise,you’lltastetheheatfromthisswagger-ridingCossack!”
herewasnoroomfordebatethatthisbastardwasasinner.
heBlackowerthatdestroyedanentireworld—anditsadministrator.
owsinfulmustthatsoulbe?
Alllifeonartho.675haddiedbecauseofthisbastard.
hequestionwaswhetheritwouldworkonahologram.
hatwaswhyhadtestedhim.
esaidithimself—
ahologramconnectedtothesoul,akindofntalwave.
henitshouldwork.
Wasthisjustanyhamr?
twasadivineartifactonceusedbyordYamahimself.
heeffectwasundeniable.
Despitebeingahologram,hecouldnotmoveatall.
Restraintsuccessful.
magessurfacedbehindtheadministrator.
ispastandpresent.
“oooo!”
“Kyaa!ncredible!”
“AsexpectedoftheSummoner!”
“Adivinemove!”
“amimpressed!”
“Sowise!Certainvictory!”
“WAA!”
amBongJuhyeok!
MasterofWhiteowerFloor17,discipleofMadDemon,friendofCossack,lordofthedinsionalfarmhandRajix,targetofDiamat,andthestrongestoutputoftheBongfamily.
...Butthevideoqualitykindofsucks.
Maybebecauseitwasnotatruephysicalform?
twasnotcontinuous—therewerefrequentbreaks.
Still,afewthingswereclear.
eadquarters.Acompany.ods.Dinsionalenergymining.
And—
“ArandArchangel?”
WhatthehellwasarandArchangelnow?
heoppositeofagreatdemon?
owevenrandArchangelswereshowingup.
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