I’m Alone on the 100th Floor Episode 024
8. Top Man (1)
[Title: Is the 98th floor the world tree?]
[Author: Seon Yu-jin]
[I was wondering what it was because the ground I was standing on was made of tree bark… but it was the World Tree.
It seems that the wind coming down the tower upside down is starting from the tip of the tree branch rather than the original root side.
Is the 98th floor the World Tree Trial? Wow, it’s really stupidly big… What should I do with it?]
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[Get off.]
[*Hmm, I don’t think you know my situation… It’s really high up here. It’s really high. The clouds are just passing by?]
[*There’s no parachute or anything, so wouldn’t I die if I fell?]
[No, you little punk. Just drag the aggro on and die.]
[*Isn’t there a report button or something here?]
[Yeah. No.]
[*Huh? Wait a minute… … .]
[*What’s below?]
[*Crazy, what is that?]
[Your face.]
[*That black thing… Is that the 98th floor trial? Huh? Ah… … .]
[?] 【*We made eye contact.]
Considering what she had seen so far, she wasn’t particularly worried, but the thought of “what if” crossed Serin’s mind.
‘There alone?’
The average level of the guards roaming the black market on the 7th floor was around 53 to 54.
Their classes were diverse, and the armor and weapons they each wore were all good enough to be far above average.
‘There appear to be at least twenty people… …
Seeing as he mentioned sweeping this place, it seemed like he intended to fight them… Honestly, I found it hard to believe.
‘how……
If we were to compare this place to the difficulty of the tower, it was a level of difficulty that you would only see on the 50th floor or higher.
His physical abilities seem to be outstanding, but without any skills or Eternals, he’s going to turn this place upside down with just his traits and abilities?
No matter how much I thought about it, that scene just wouldn’t come to mind.
〈???Are you anxious?〉
Eternal, attached to Serin’s back, spoke to her.
〈It’s a useless worry.〉
Eternal, who dismissed Serin’s worries as useless, continued talking while looking at Eugene’s back.
“He doesn’t want to fight.”
≪……Uh” 〈I’m just trying to gauge it through the things below.〉
The reason he walked forward, even though his appearance here did not solve the fundamental problems of the slaves, was to gauge the situation.
It was difficult to judge how strong he was with the pursuer who tried to kill Serin on the 17th floor, Nena who he met on the 15.5th floor, and William’s escort climber who he met on the 10th floor… so he stepped forward to check exactly how strong he was.
〈You asked if that kid was good?〉
Kkle, Eternal asked with a laugh.
“He’s not that great.”
Eugene, who had been walking forward, finally encountered a climber from the black market and began to scuffle with him.
Although she couldn’t hear what they were saying, looking at the expression on the face of the guard, it seemed like Serin had mistaken him for an escaped slave, just as she had thought.
“then……
As Serin, who had been blankly staring at Eugene, was thinking about what Ternal had said, Eugene, who was standing in front of the guard, took out both hands that he had been putting in his pockets.
That was the beginning.
Before Serin could continue her questioning, the upper body of the guard climber who had been tugging at Eugene suddenly tilted forward!
“Huh? Hey! What is it?”
“What the hell are you doing, you punk!”
“Slaves! The slaves have been freed!”
As one of the guards fell, the scenery of the 7th floor prison that Serin was watching began to change at a terrifying speed.
The climbers who witnessed their comrades being attacked began to take out their weapons one by one or prepare magic, and Eugene also moved diligently to respond.
“???ah.”
When Eugene, who had been moving diligently, was eventually surrounded by climbers, Serin, who was watching him, unconsciously clenched her fist and sighed.
‘Now what… …
Serin bit her lip as she wondered how to break through the situation, but Eugene did not take the approach she had in mind.
“Huh?” I wondered what to say about the way he fought, but one word came to mind easily and I didn’t have to think too hard.
dogfight.
Surrounded by climbers, he looked like a mad dog, too excited to eat its fill.
〈That guy is just… … .>
Even if an arrow passes by his arm, even if a fire spell hits his face, even if icicles blooming on the ground freeze his feet… those things
It seemed like it wasn’t even on the radar.
“That’s the kind of guy he is.”
Eternal muttered.
Serin, who was watching him fight, thought that Eternal’s explanation was very appropriate.
“Kuaaaah!!”
“What, what is this kid doing!”
“Die! Die!”
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“Wrong! Magic doesn’t work! Get out!”
“Heel! Give me some heel!”
“Ahhhhh!”
“Hey, what is this kid doing? He doesn’t even know Dokdo!”
“Wow… your skills… I’m jealous……
The sight of you taking down climbers while taking on all the skills flying at you… made me feel like I was seeing some other transcendent being, not a human.
[Seon Yu-jin]
[Level: ???]
At that moment, Serin felt a strange sense of relief when she saw his level displayed as a question mark among the climbers.
If his level was normally displayed as level 10, I think the strangeness would have made me think, ‘Could this be a dream?’
“Whoaaaaaaaah!!”
The climbers here couldn’t handle Eugene, only to be mercilessly torn apart and trampled by predators.
‘It’s not like there’s not a scratch at all, but… he’s moving while taking minimal damage.’ Serin noticed that all the parts of his body that Eugene had allowed to be attacked were parts that could avoid fatal injuries, and frowned at the traces of abnormal status that were stuck to his entire body.
‘Is everything okay?’
As Serin had guessed, dozens of windows appeared and disappeared in front of Eugene’s eyes.
[Ignores the status effect ‘Burn’.]
[Ignores the status effect ‘Freeze’.]
[Ignores the status effect ‘Slow’.]
[Ignores the status effect ‘Addiction’.] [Status effect… … .]
[… … .]
Firstly, there is a window that ignores multiple status abnormalities.
[The characteristic ‘Fire Swallow’ is applied.]
[The trait ‘Frost Swallow’ is applied.]
[The characteristic ‘Swallow Dirt’ is applied.]
[The trait ‘Swallow Poison’ is applied.]
[characteristic…….]
Secondly, there is a window where you can see that the previously ignored status effects will be applied as beneficial effects due to the characteristics, and a window where you can apply additional beneficial effects.
[You have acquired the temporary trait ‘Ability Increase’.]
[You have acquired the temporary trait ‘Elemental Concentration’.]
[You have acquired the temporary trait ‘Painlessness’.]
[Temporary characteristics… … .]
Thirdly, a window will appear stating that a new temporary trait has been created as the beneficial effect is applied.
[The sub-effect of the title ‘Terminator’ is activated.]
[Because of the title… … .]
[Because of the title… … .]
Finally, a window appeared indicating that the titles he had earned at the top level were starting to take effect.
“??? Hey, Mr. Yu.” Eugene clicked his tongue audibly, frowning at the windows appearing before his eyes. The climbers who had been surrounding him and attacking him all at once flinched.
“Hey, this kid… …
One of the guards who was attacking Eugene muttered.
“This kid is not a slave!”
“What the f*ck!”
The guards shouted.
It was a cry of fear rather than anger. “Ugh! Let go of me! Kyaak?!”
Eugene, who had slammed one of the guards’ faces into the floor, counted the remaining numbers and rolled his eyes.
‘Most of them are level 50? There’s no one over level 60. There are about thirty people… What’s strange is that there’s not a single one with the guild mark engraved on their badge.’
Eugene, who checked the climbers’ levels and even their names, avoided the arrows flying from behind with a nod and continued guessing.
‘There must be something going on here, since there were several trucks full of guys hiding there who weren’t even top level people.’
He then turned his gaze to the slaves who were looking at him while bound with iron collars and handcuffs.
‘The number of slaves here is probably over 200.’
bang!
bang
Eugene’s body staggered once from the bombing magic that flew in, and several wounds were carved into it, but he recovered completely in less than 10 seconds.
“No more small attacks! Bring on the big ones… the big ones!”
“Lord, kill me!”
Eugene took another good look at the climbers surrounding him and decided that there was no one here who could be considered the ‘core’ of the problem.
‘Is it tail cutting? Or just bad luck?’
All they saw were humans moving according to orders, and there wasn’t a single climber with eyes that seemed to know something.
‘I guess you came to see me while I was away.’
Eugene narrowed his eyes.
‘I don’t know what level of dark magic the guide is worried about, but the level 60s I saw on the 17th floor were around that level, and if the majority of the level 50s I encountered here are around this level… I don’t think it’ll be possible to clear the 90th floor in a year.’
Eugene, who was narrowing his eyes, looked at his right hand.
‘No.’
It was a bad habit to compare myself to other climbers who had climbed the tower upside down.
I don’t know if the path I took was a curse or a blessing, but it was clear that my current self was far from ordinary.
‘Yeah. It’s safe to say that anything above the 90th floor doesn’t actually exist, so it shouldn’t really matter. Climbers just need to clear up to the 90th floor.’
Eugene, recalling the information he had obtained at the top, knocked out the last guard who had been harassing him and collected his thoughts.
“I, really… …
Unlike Eugene, who was thinking complicatedly, Seorin could only watch Eugene fight as if she was possessed by something.
Because he had no skills, his fighting style was very simple.
A boxing match using only fists and feet… He didn’t show any flashy moves, but he knocked down the climbers surrounding him in an instant with only efficient, no-frills movements.
“He beat all those climbers with all kinds of skills, but he only got a slight bruise and looked like nothing happened… I couldn’t believe it even though I was seeing the results.
‘I didn’t use any skills. It was just because of the excess ability and characteristics…
On the one hand, it was creepy.
‘What if that person changes jobs and gains skills?’
Additional abilities and physical abilities gained through experience points exceeding the threshold.
The countless characteristics honed at the highest level and the preparedness to refine those characteristics to the final stage.
The brutal actions and calm appearances we’ve seen so far.
The top-level information he knows… … .
‘There… …
Serin rolled her eyes and looked at the 98th floor trial that was now guarding her back.
‘Until Eternal… …
The employer who hired him as a guide seemed like a person with no weaknesses.
