Episode 269
While we attacked the 5th and 6th floors in succession following the 4th floor, there were no parties competing.
Actually, I thought Choi Hyun-jo and Song Soo-bin’s party might stop us at least once, but they are still quiet.
Quaaaaaaaaaaa!
The holy sword plunges into the titan’s heart, and its huge statue-like body collapses.
[You have cleared the 6th floor.]
Some of the mana held by the titans in the boss room has been passed on to us.
The reward is pretty sweet.
By clearing the six floors, my mana capacity increased by more than 10% compared to before.
It’s a shame that there are only two floors left in the Tower of Titans.
“Sorry for making you wait so long! You may have seen it from the outside, but the path to the 6th floor is quite long.”
I only handled the boss room, but it took a lot of time for Kansu to carry the long journey up the 6th floor alone.
Everyone looks tired from waiting.
“…….”
Of course, the atmosphere is not friendly.
Because we have been monopolizing all the rewards so far.
And before we know it, the 8-story Tower of Titans is coming to an end.
After conquering one more floor, you will reach the top where everyone is together.
“We also plan to challenge the 7th floor.”
Choi Hyun-jo finally opened his mouth.
“suddenly?”
“Why, is there something wrong with our challenge?”
“No. It’s not like that, but I’m just curious. Just stay still until now.”
As Jang Je-hoon said, the higher the floor, the more mana Shin Joo-ah and I have.
In the end, if we want to break our momentum, breaking it off as quickly as possible is an advantageous strategy.
It is difficult to understand this strategy now.
“We needed to wait. And now the critical time has arrived.”
As soon as Hyunjo Choi finishes speaking, a surprising change occurs in their status window.
Stats and mana increased explosively.
The item window is also filled with letters and item information begins to appear.
Since there is no change in their gold, there is only one thing that can explain this.
“Waiting? Are you waiting for the fruits of the harvest, for example?”
I was blatantly caught off guard.
Choi Hyun-jo and Song Soo-bin’s occupations are farmers.
It is no wonder that the garden on the 33rd floor is more fertile and dazzling than mine.
“You have amazing talent, Hoyoung Lee.”
“Because I have good intuition.”
“I don’t know if it’s intuition or what, but I won’t deny it. Our profession is farmers. As you said, we needed time to harvest. We have just finished harvesting a few crops.”
“Congratulations. But the reason I’m telling you that now is….”
“Because now I am confident that I will not be defeated by anyone. Even if you, Hoyoung Lee, have not revealed your full strength yet.”
“That sounds nerve-wracking. But was the character originally this talkative?”
“The years of suffering were so long. Even in the original area, it was as if it were dead until the vegetable garden on the 33rd floor was built.”
At that moment, Choi Hyun-jo’s mana is amplified once more.
The same goes for Song Subin.
“It’s the fruit of Manasu.”
“Yes. That’s right. Did you feel it with the ability of absolute sense?”
That’s not true, but when I nod my head, Hyunjo Choi continues speaking with even more confidence.
“To tell you a more interesting story, I have several more Mana Tree fruits of this size. For your information, it is a giant variety that regular players can never harvest.”
Of course, this has already been scanned through the Sage’s status window.
The mood of the two farmers changes strangely, creating even more tension.
“After a vegetable garden was created on the 33rd floor, he massacred his colleagues in the same area.”
Jang Je-hoon, who was listening to the conversation, makes a sudden noise.
“Ho! What kind of ability is that?”
“I have the ability to see other people’s murder histories.”
Well, since Jang Je-hoon is Sal-seong, he may have seen some of Choi Hyeon-jo’s past related to murder through Sal-seong’s eyes.
“I won’t deny it. We killed all of our comrades.”
“Wow! If I had known this would happen, I should have checked in advance. Actually, I didn’t even care about you two.”
“…….”
“But you killed your comrades quite brutally? You can even see him begging for his life.”
“Let’s just say it’s revenge for the times when I was persecuted. There’s no way I could have survived in this damn tower by working as a farmer, right?”
Song Subin also nods.
“And you two, you were a married couple. A very insidious couple, huh?”
At the same time, Jang Je-hoon declared competition.
“I’m taking on the challenge this time, too. I don’t know what kind of event it will be, but I don’t think I’ll be able to do it without putting pressure on the two brave farmers.”
“I welcome the challenge. I have no intention of putting pressure on you.”
“We’re taking on the challenge too! Everyone is participating, so we can’t be left out.”
Yoo Ji-hoon and Min Ji-yeon also declared their participation, and all parties ended up competing for the right to conquer the 7th floor.
“It’s a party! How many stat points will you get if you win here?”
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“As expected, the main point was not the 8-story tower, but the competition!”
The atmosphere suddenly becomes heightened.
* * *
[A competition situation has occurred between four parties.]
[If you are eliminated from the competition, the penalty is doubled.]
“Is this real?”
“Ooh! The stat party is happening!”
This news was enough to excite both parties, who had already received two penalties.
If you win here, you can regain many of your lost stats at once.
[Random dice are rolled to select the competition event.]
This time, Min Ji-yeon caresses Themis’ ring with earnest eyes.
Sorry, but you can leave that ugly ring on for a while.
Because as long as I’m around, it’s just trash.
By the way, this random dice rolls for quite a long time.
‘What kind of mission is this?’
Everyone holds their breath, waiting for a message from the tower.
[Perform the private mission assigned to each party.]
[Time limit: 3 hours]
The atmosphere was unusual, but it was also completely different from before.
“Huh??”
Suddenly, driven by an unknown force, the gap between each party widens.
And after a while, the mission was delivered to us.
[Prevent PK from occurring even once during the limited time.]
It’s an absurd situation, but you have to stay alert.
Because a sudden explosion can occur in this tower at any time.
“It’s a mission that suits you well.”
“What? Stop PK?”
“How would you feel if you were given a mission to do PK?”
After listening to Shin Joo-ah, I think I can understand it.
This situation is definitely comfortable for me right now.
As for the difficulty level of the mission, it would be easier to do PK.
“At least one party must have received a mission that requires PK.”
“I think that’s very likely. I’m curious about the rest of the missions as well.”
“First, we have to see who is likely to attempt the PK.”
Considering Salseong’s image, Jang Je-hoon is more likely, but the force shown by the two farmer couples just now is also formidable.
Or, Yoo Ji-hoon may have been given that role as a way to shame others.
The bottom line is that we still don’t know anything.
Even if you expand your hearing through your absolute senses, you cannot hear the conversations of each party.
Not only is the distance far away, but my Absolute Sensing skill has already been revealed, so everyone is being careful.
“Shinju. According to your intuition, who do you think it is?”
“I will choose Jang Je-hoon’s party.”
“What are the odds?”
“I think it’s about 33.333 percent.”
“Hey! I can talk about that too.”
“If my intuition were omnipotent in all situations, I would be stronger than you.”
“Okay. Let’s go to the center first.”
“yes.”
It is necessary to occupy the central point of the three parties.
If you can exert control over everyone, this mission will be easily accomplished.
“You need to be careful about everything you do from now on. I don’t know what mission they may have been given.”
“okay.”
The missions given to the four parties may have been exquisitely balanced to keep each other in check, or someone may have been given a unilaterally advantageous mission.
Of course, in the latter case, there is a high possibility that I will have the advantage, but I also need to cross the stone bridge by tapping.
“And we must hide our mission well so that it is not revealed.”
“Yes, although the central occupation may raise some suspicion.”
“That’s something that can’t be helped.”
“For example, we cannot rule out the possibility that there might be a mission like this: Find out what the mission of Lee Ho-young’s party is.”
“Hearing things like that just makes my head spin even more! It would be easier to just annihilate the remaining three parties with PK.”
“That’s my opinion too.”
As Shin Joo-ah and I quickly occupy the central point, other parties also begin to move.
They appear to be closing the distance towards each other.
“stop!”
I try to control their movements for two reasons.
One is for my mission.
The other is to check their reactions.
“Stop, why?”
“There’s something suspicious about what’s standing between us.”
“There’s no way the mission can proceed if everyone stays apart! Why don’t we get together and talk about it first?”
Different reactions.
Of course, you can’t tell from this alone.
“If anyone moves even one step from here, I will regard them as my enemies.”
“Wasn’t everyone an enemy anyway? There’s only one party that can challenge the 7th floor. Anyway, Lee Ho-young, you look suspicious from the beginning. What kind of mission was given to you?”
Jang Je-hoon. Same reaction twice in a row.
I am repeatedly mentioning that I am suspicious.
why?
33.333 percent chance. It is true that if this guy were given a PK mission, this would be the immediate reaction.
You would have been able to fully predict that someone had received a mission that conflicted with yours.
In that case, it is a gamble.
“Jang Je-hoon, I have something to say to you.”
“With me suddenly? Just the two of us?”
“Okay. Shouldn’t we solve anything suspicious?”
If it is true that this guy received the PK mission, I would have no choice but to be most concerned.
I’m sure he’ll be open to conversation.
Because you’ll want to check what my mission is.
“Okay, Hoyoung Lee. Let’s meet in the middle, you and me.”
It is also necessary to observe how Choi Hyun-jo and Yoo Ji-hoon accept this situation.
This is something that can be left to Shin Joo-ah.
The moment I was about to go to Jang Je-hoon, she asked.
“Is it because of my intuition that I checked earlier? As I said, 33.333%. To put it simply, I just took it.”
“I know. But it’s also the mark of a prophet.”
I walked briskly, facing Jang Je-hoon.
As soon as we met, I immediately asked.
“Salseong Jang Je-hoon.”
“what?”
“I came here knowing everything. That you are Salseong.”
“H-how do you do that!”
“And the mission you were just given.”
I just stared at him in silence for a moment.
Jang Je-hoon’s pupils shake.
He must have been shocked the first time because he was discovered to be a murderer, and he must have been shocked secondarily by my fake story, which had added credibility thanks to it.
So we need to push a little harder.
-Continued in episode 270-
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