I’m Alone on the 100th Floor Episode 035
11. Murderer (2)
“Tsk… …
Eugene wiped the blood off his fist and pulled out the kitchen knife stuck in his chest.
[Bloody Knife]
[Rating: ???]
[weapon]
[There is a legend that this is a kitchen knife used by an unknown serial killer, and that it becomes stronger the more blood it absorbs.]
[Wearing Conditions: Cannot be worn by anyone other than the ‘Murderer’ class]
A weapon that has left its owner’s hands is a weapon that cannot be equipped unless you change your career to a murderer.
“Would you like to see the explanation?”
Eugene, who had been checking the kitchen knife with his narrowed eyes, carelessly threw away the weapon he was holding in his hand.
“Where, is it all over there?”
Eugene, who turned to look at Serin while throwing away the kitchen knife, took a quick look at the situation and sighed.
‘I guess it wasn’t possible to save them all?’
Still, most climbers who were able to survive seemed to have successfully completed their training.
“ah?…”
Seo Rin, who was busy helping the climbers, noticed the sound of footsteps and looked back at Eugene.
“Are you done?”
“I took care of it.”
Eugene, who had said that he had ‘treated’ it as purely as possible, looked at the bottle of potion that Serin was holding in her arms.
“How many are left?”
“I’m sorry… Should I have been a little more sparing when I sprinkled it?”
“No, you did a good job.”
“Yes, thank you… …
Serin, who had been embarrassed by Eugene’s compliments, took a deep breath when she discovered the knife mark on Eugene’s chest.
“Did you get hurt?”
“Huh? Oh, this?”
“Are you… okay?”
Eugene, who was flustered for no reason by Seorin’s expression, answered while covering the knife wound on his chest with his hand.
“Is this something… …
When Eugene shrugged his shoulders and showed that he was indifferent, Serin held out a bottle of potion she was holding in her arms. “Here it is.”
“No, there is no need to use the potion.
“I guess.” Judging from his abilities and the characteristics he possessed… it was embarrassing to call a wound of this level a healing meditation.
“Even if my arm is cut off, I won’t need it?”
As Eugene shrugged and muttered, Serin, who was flustered and didn’t know how to react, took the potion back and muttered.
“So… you self-harmed until you got used to that level of pain… …
Eugene quirked an eyebrow at Serin’s words and forced a smile as he spoke.
“Hey, that’s just what I said.”
Eugene took the potion that Serin had taken on the road and asked while pouring the medicine on the knife wound.
“How are the people?”
“Because the potion is good, most of the people who received it are recovering. Those who were not given it are already… …
“It can’t be helped. There’s no need to feel guilty toward those who are late.”
Eugene, who was comforting the gloomy Serin, checked the levels of the climbers who had come back to life. “What’s suspicious is that most of the climbers here are below level 10.”
If what the priests I met on the 6th floor said was true, I should have found the ‘bully climber’ they were talking about by now… but I didn’t see any such climber.
“What was the guild name?”
“Field Guild.”
“Yeah, there… I don’t see any people there.”
If you look closely again, most of them were climbers below level 10.
“Are you looking for Field Guild people?”
The two people who had stopped talking at the sound of voices coming from behind looked back at the climber who was gasping for breath.
“Have you seen it?”
When Eugene asked the climber, the climber, who was holding an empty water bottle tightly, nodded.
“You saved our lives, so we should at least give you some information. The Field Guild people you’re looking for… ran away in a panic as soon as that crazy person showed up.”
“escape?”
“Yes. They used the Return Scroll. There were about four people who came down here… but in reality, there were only three who could be called rankers.”
Eugene frowned at the climber’s explanation and confirmed his name.
[Alvern]
[Level: 8]
The climber that Serin saved was named Albert, and he seemed to be a climber who had been summoned to the top from the European side.
“So… Mr. Albert? Can I call you that?” “Yes.”
“Mr. Albert, do you know why the climbers of the Field Guild came down here?”
When Eugene asked, Al Burren nodded and told the story of what he had witnessed.
“They said there was a shortage of priests in the guild. So, I took along a few civilians who had not yet changed their profession. I was one of them.”
Eugene, who had been listening to Albert’s words, seemed curious and asked a slightly different question.
“Are there really that many civilians downstairs?”
Serin answered instead.
“In the early days of the Tower, there were some who didn’t acknowledge that they had been summoned. Most of the civilians who remained in the Ant Cave thought that way.”
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Serin added, watching Albert’s expression as he explained about the civilians who gave up as soon as they were summoned to the tower.
“Here, like Mr. Albert.”
“O uh……” Eugene, who thought that most of the civilians in the tower were gathered on the 10th floor, asked about the incomprehensible word in the story he had just heard.
“But what is an ant hole?”
“It’s a word that refers to the first floor, but it’s not a word that has a very good meaning.”
When Serin hesitated, this time Albert explained instead.
“Because the rankers call the people on the first floor ‘ants.’ That’s why it’s called an ant hole. It’s because ants gather there.”
“ah.”
“The background of the first floor is a large cave. I think that’s one reason.”
“How big is it?”
“almost?…”
“It would be easier to think of it as about half of the 10th floor.”
“Wow, it’s pretty spacious?”
Eugene, who understood Serin’s explanation, asked the main point again.
“Do you remember anything the Field Guild people said?”
Albert, who was looking back and forth between Eugene and Serin, asked cautiously.
“May I ask why you are asking about those people?”
Rather than a look of suspicion, it was a look of concern.
The Field Guild he knew was one of the top five guilds in the Tower.
“We were worried.”
As Eugene answered with a relaxed expression, Albert reluctantly opened his mouth.
“Well? What do I remember from what they said… Ah! They said something like this.”
Albert muttered as if he remembered something. “I got what I wanted, so I guess I’ll just back off.”
“What do you want?”
“Yes. I don’t know what that is. But I definitely said that before I tore the Return Scroll in the midst of the chaos.”
In the midst of the mayhem where the killer was running wild, Field Guild didn’t seem to care much about him, Albert added.
‘Didn’t you come down to save the priest? If you needed something, there would have been no need to convert other civilian climbers into priests?’
There were more than one or two suspicious parts.
Those guys who forcibly dragged civilians from the anthill to the 5th floor and converted them into priests, got what they wanted and left right away?
And you’re standing right in front of a hidden class killer that has never been revealed on the top?
I felt uneasy.
‘It seems a bit suspicious to dismiss it as something trivial.’
Since he had been looking at the bulletin board from the 100th floor, Eugene had a rough idea of the atmosphere of the tower.
But, it was strange.
Eugene thought that lately, the atmosphere at the top had been changing a little from what he knew.
‘The Drug Guild that the guide mentioned is like that, but the Field Guild is also quite suspicious.’
Eugene, who had collected his thoughts, looked back at Serin, remembering the suspicious things on the top kit list in his head.
“Well, it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t change what we have to do.”
Eugene, who checked the current floor by moving his finger, talked about the destination.
“This is the third floor, right? Two floors… No, it’s a bit further down?”
Serin nodded, knowing where Eugene was going.
“If we can find stairs there, we can go down further.”
“You said the ant hole was half the size of a ten-story cave? If that’s true, it must be quite large… Will I be able to find it quickly?”
“Let’s go to the first part of the first floor. If there are stairs going down, that would be the most likely option.”
“What is the first part of the first floor?”
“This is the place you see when you finish the practice floor and come up to the first floor. Oh, you probably don’t remember… …
Al Burren, who had been eavesdropping on the conversation between the two, cautiously intervened.
“Are you… by any chance… rankers?”
When Serin hesitated, not knowing what to say, Eugene shrugged his shoulders and answered confidently.
“Yes. I am a reclusive master.”
“I see. I’ve never seen you on the bulletin board before… I was wondering if you might be interested.” As Albert smiled awkwardly, as if believing Eugene’s words, Serin turned her head as if pricked by her conscience.
“It’s easier to be active at the top if you’re not well-known. Fortunately, the ‘rankings’ posted on the bulletin board are posted directly by climbers.”
“I see. That’s fortunate. Much better than those who are so proud… really much better looking.” Albert turned to Serin, clutching the empty potion bottle in his hand.
“The rankers usually don’t pay any attention to civilians like us. They call us ants… and don’t even treat us like people.”
Serin, who had been avoiding eye contact, met Albert’s eyes.
“That’s what the Field Guild members who were considered the best at the top did. They didn’t care how many civilians were killed by the murderer, they treated them like ants.”
Serin’s lips pursed as a mysterious emotion tickled her heart.
“You two are different. I never would have imagined that you would even write a potion for us.”
Jjamppong potion.
The potion that Serin received from Eugene was a potion that Eugene had personally created and that could not be purchased at a basic store.
Eugene used it for dozens of climbers, some of whom were not even level 10.
“Honestly, I was impressed.”
Albert bowed his head towards Serin and Eugene.
“Thank you. For saving my life.”
Then, as the other low-level climbers who survived bowed their heads in her direction, Serin waved her hand.
“No, I… …
“I just did what I had to do.”
Eugene cut off Serin’s words and answered with a faint smile.
“I will definitely remember your names… Seon Yu-jin and… …
Albert’s gaze turned to Serin’s head.
“Guide, sir?”
Albert tilted his head and looked at Serin.
When I muttered the ‘alias’, Serin smiled awkwardly and answered.
“I, too, am the one who should be grateful.”
Helping the weak.
Helping the slaves in the tower was something she had always wanted to do in the tower, but had never been able to do.
That’s what I did just now.
It may be safe to say that she did little, but the fact that the weak were not killed unjustly… was definitely a source of pride for her.
“Okay.” Before Serin could even shake off her overwhelming emotions, Eugene, who had come up behind her, pushed Dong away.
“Let’s go our separate ways.”
“ah.”
Serin, who was being pushed by Eugene, turned her head and looked at the climbers who were still bowing their heads to express their gratitude.
‘Just a little longer… I wanted to stay like this…
The hand that didn’t give me time to enjoy the emotion was truly the worst kind of devil, but the hand that touched my back was definitely warm.
[Current evidence: 2 evidences]
The two people walked from the 3rd floor to the 2nd floor, and then from the 2nd floor… … .
[Current floor: 1st floor]
I came down to the first floor.
