Episode 288 < 50th floor. (2) >
3.
A rainy morning.
I covered my face with a raincoat and went out to the square.
Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice flowed from the holographic display board installed in the square.
-Please ask everyone. Please vote carefully.
It was none other than my voice.
A video recorded just two months ago was played.
‘Ugh.’
My face suddenly got hot.
‘Why is your voice always like that? shit. It gives me goosebumps… .’
I quickly ran away.
As I was leaving the square, I took a quick look and saw my face reflected in the holographic image. The sight of me clearly and clearly looking straight ahead, wondering why I was so serious.
-everyone. This vote is not simply a time to ask whether or not to trust us or the five major guilds.
-Are we going to go up to the 50th floor? Or should I give up on the strategy and stay here? In other words, it is a vote that determines the direction of our entire tower.
-From the 50th floor, a completely different world will unfold.
Next, the scene of Babylon Square was illuminated.
The square in the hologram was crowded with people. The residents of the tower who had just finished voting were going crazy.
-Death King! Death King! Death King… .
-yes. You have now watched a video from two months ago together.
In one part of the video, an announcer appeared.
-As you can see, the vote held two months ago was passed with an overwhelming margin. In fact, it was a one-shot vote on whether to trust the five major guilds or accept the current system as is. professor. Unexpectedly, the yes votes completely outnumbered the no votes, right?
-Yes. I guess it’s Death King. So, eh, our second-highest ranking hunter has a positive image, right? The couple is also popular.
-Very good!
-Yeah. So this is a kind of popularity vote… .
-It was a popularity vote?
-It had to be that way. yes. The appearance of Death King during the voting, and the blunt rebuttal from Duke Ivansia. Wow, didn’t that move people’s hearts… .
-By the way, Professor. Didn’t they say that from the 50th floor, hunters from other worlds besides us will join us? Another world. Another world. How about that… … .
As I got farther away from the square, the sound of the news became quieter and my shame slowly subsided.
I sighed and adjusted the hood of my raincoat.
‘… … ‘Has it already been two months?’
It’s already been 60 days since the vote was held.
‘Time flies.’
In the meantime, I worked hard to organize the interior of the tower.
Dealing with the fanatics lurking in the Setap Society, that is, the Pantheon and the Black Dragon, was also part of the internal reorganization.
‘Now there’s no need to let your guard down and get stabbed.’
Preparation is perfect.
There is a small chance that our tower will split internally.
I made my way to the outskirts of the city, stepping on puddles of water filled with the scent of clouds.
“Welcome, Death King.”
[The Princess Walking in a Mirage] was sitting in the middle of the harsh Harlem neighborhood.
“long time no see.”
“It’ll only take two months.”
“Are you waiting for me here?”
It was now an uninhabited street. Roofs that had been neglected for a long time could not block the rain. Water flowed through a pipe with many holes in it. The [Princess] was squatting down and placing her index finger gently on the rain gutter where water was gushing down.
“Yes. You set out to find me anyway, right? I anticipated the route Death King would take and came here to meet him. It’s raining too. “There’s no need to waste time.”
“indeed.”
I came up behind the princess.
This blonde [pillar] didn’t look back at me. He was still splashing with his hand in the rain gutter. As the princess moved her index finger, the flowing water split into two branches following the path of her finger.
“The reason you came to see me is to ask me to open the 50th floor?”
“yes.”
“good. I can always do you a favor. But will it be okay? Death King is alone now. “I’ve finally gained a lot of trustworthy colleagues. Wouldn’t it be better to send them all together?”
I shook my head.
“Once the 50th floor opens, other worlds open up. In other words, other worlds could invade us ‘reversely.’
“Hmm.”
“All the hunters except me remain here to prepare for the invasion. Already a designated tribe… … The Asuras are fully prepared. If some force invades us without knowing what to do, treating us like beginners, well… “Do you think the pain will break?”
“You’re being cautious.”
The princess stood up.
“All the other children are in a defensive state. You are planning to become a scout and jump to the 50th floor on your own. Even if something goes wrong, you won’t die anyway.”
“Exactly.”
“huh. okay.”
The princess stretched out her hand and grabbed my wrist.
“From now on, you have graduated from your [beginner] days.”
The moment the moisture from my palm reached me, the hole above my head was torn apart.
Kurrrrrr….
A purple thunderbolt struck. Once, twice, thunder roared through the rain clouds. Even the dark clouds, wielding steam as armor, could not embrace the thunder. Crrrrr! Kurrrr… ! The clouds split into ten or a hundred, and purple thunder spread across the sky like microscopic blood vessels.
[Novice protection measures are suspended.]
A thunderstorm poured down above me.
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[Beginner privileges will be permanently revoked.]
[Lion World officially joins the common route.]
[As of the current time, the Lion World can freely travel to and from the 50th floor.]
[As of the present time, other worlds can freely travel to and from the Lion World.]
disappears
The intangible walls that have protected us until now are collapsing.
‘A world that Suha Yoo has never been able to break through.’
I swallowed the rainwater that seeped into my lips.
‘Hunters like the Constellation Killer are roaming around… A world where the Geomje conquered.’
Thunder struck.
Crumbling!
The sound was louder than any other thunderbolt. From the sky to the horizon, the sky was literally split in two. Not only the dark clouds, but even the constantly pouring rain split into two branches. Kurrrrrr… ! The gap that had once opened grew bigger and bigger.
Like an eggshell.
[Notify everyone.]
The sky was shedding its skin.
[The 50th floor will be open as of today.]
[Notify everyone again.]
[As of today, the 50th floor will be open.]
Finally, on the other side of the wide-open sky, a scene we had never known unfolded.
tower.
A huge tower rose like a world tree.
“Now, whenever you look up, you will see that tower!”
The princess stood in the rain with me and looked up at the sky.
“Even in the mansion where the dolls sleep. Even in the Aegim Empire. In the rivers of snow-covered fields, outside the windows of the library, and in the gurus where the designated tribes were born… . If this is a world where you decide to be together, then when. “Anywhere.”
“…….”
“Bye Bye. Death King. Be sure to survive.”
The princess laughed while getting wet.
“I’ll wait for you on the 100th floor!”
I smiled.
And the moment I was about to open my mouth and say “yes”.
[Enter on the 50th floor.]
Pure white light enveloped my eyes.
4.
I once visited the 50th floor.
It was some kind of trick, an unofficial cheat.
Still, I remember that the moment I entered the stage, the surroundings were quiet.
[‘The Warhorse of the Eternal Plains’ detects your presence!]
That wasn’t the case this time.
[‘The eyes that dwell in the labyrinth’ sense the presence of the Constellation Killer in you.]
[‘The Lonely Seeker’ welcomes the inhabitants of the new world.]
[The ‘lotus flower reflected in the water’ is observing the sword you carry.]
Before I could even open my eyes, when my mind went blank, the warning sounds came loudly.
Tinnitus I’ve heard of someday. People I had never heard of sent messages and responded to my official stage entrance.
‘The welcome is grand!’
Then Bae Hu-ryeong, who had been keeping his mouth shut since he had a dog dream this morning, spoke bitterly.
-Of course it has to be grandiose. You may not know it, but you, Kim Zombie, have probably been selected as a person of interest by almost all the constellations.
‘yes? why? He made a fuss here, but that incident came back and [never happened]. For them, this will be their first time seeing me.’
-Of course, this is my first time seeing it in person. You idiot. Think about what you’ve done so far.
Gradually, the white light faded from my vision.
‘What did you think I did?’
-First of all, I killed the apostle of Mahos. You wouldn’t know it if you just killed him, but you took his life with your skills and made him your subordinate. He even captured the Constellation Killer. Do you even know how famous the Constellation Killer is among the constellations? I was treated like the worst among idiots. You caught that idiot.
‘Eh. ‘The constellations have already found out that I won Kim Yul?’
As my eyesight returned, my vision gradually became clearer.
‘That doesn’t make sense. What I have achieved is Kim Yul. The Constellation Killer’s [dolls] are still moving around just fine… .’
-OK. You may not know everything. But there are some quick-witted bastards. At least one or two people would have been keeping an eye on the Constellation Killer and would have figured out that it was eaten by you. Do you know what I mean? Be careful, Sasha.
Tuk.
The sense of touch was restored before sight.
The transmission was completed and my toes touched the ground.
-You caught the [Demon King of Autumn Rain]. Is that it? I gathered all the [Guardian Goddesses] and subjugated them. [Chief of the Great Library of All Things] became an ordinary kid because of you. This is what you did. A beginner who couldn’t even climb the 50th floor!
Bae Hu-ryeong laughed softly.
-It is normal to receive kind guidance from the original LAN constellations and obtain quest rewards steadily, but you just broke the quests! Besides, no one knows this, but you even met the top owner. uh? Even when I look at it, it seems strange.
Finally, the surrounding scenery slowly came into view.
-The situation is really strange. Come on, you’re a zombie. Even though it may be the first time the Starlings have seen you in person, wouldn’t you be interested in this crazy newbie? Is there any?
hmm.
‘I think there will be some.’
-There will be so much interest.
‘What do you think? I like receiving attention. Do not worry. Be happy. okay?’
-I’m sorry, but that interest is not that interest. Baby.
and.
-The constellation is a kind of game master. GM. A being that creates and gives quests. Feel what happens when you get attention from those guys.
The place I was sent to was in the middle of the wilderness.
A place where at most strange monsters should wander around, for some reason it was swarming with dozens of people.
I wanted to believe that those people were hunters who happened to be out hunting monsters, that I was also sent here by chance, and that our encounter was entirely coincidental, but even at a glance, it didn’t seem like that.
“—-come! “It’s him!”
Because as soon as they saw me, they pointed at me.
“Has it finally appeared!”
“Everyone ready for battle!”
Moreover, each of them was carrying a hideous sword.
It is much harder than you think to dismiss everything in the world as a coincidence, even when you see pointing fingers and swords.
For your information, it’s difficult for me too.
“No, what is this…” ?”
I quickly pulled out the holy sword without even having time to soak in the excitement of finally entering the 50th floor. The situation is already under siege. More than twenty humans surrounded me.
[‘The Warhorse of the Eternal Plains’ gives a quest to believers.]
[You have been designated as the target of a quest!]
[Quest is revealed.]
And a ridiculous text floated in the air.
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[Death King Subjugation Order]
Difficulty: Unknown
Mission Objective: Death King is a newly registered human from the Dead World. At a time when he had not yet entered the public route, the Death King dared to confront the ‘Warhorse of the Eternal Plains’. The apostle of Mahos was murdered.
Warriors!
‘The Steed of the Eternal Plains’ commands you, brave believers. Defeat the Death King! Take advantage of the opportunity to surprise him just as he reaches the 50th floor!
Please be careful.
The Death King is fearsome and wicked. He is a cultist who will stop at nothing. He is also an evil cult leader with hundreds of fanatics under his command. But fear not, warriors. If you attack when you are not yet familiar with the public route, you have a chance of winning!
Mahos will grant the Apostle’s Blessing to the warrior who kills or captures the Death King.
※However, you cannot participate in the quest.
※You are the [target target] of the quest.
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“…….”
As my astonishment disappeared, my mind became distant.
‘what? Terrifying and wicked?’
A cultist who will use any means possible?
‘Who is that!?’
I don’t know that guy.
Isn’t this an error or some kind of mistake?
-What is a mistake? Zombie, you are a demonic cult. If you don’t know anyone, it looks like a cult.
No, so you’re saying I’m an evil cult leader with hundreds of fanatics under my command?
-That also makes sense. Sogyoju. The guy said it was a poisonous snake or something, but in reality, you are the devil of this time. Cheonma. If you say it in English, wouldn’t it be Devil of Heaven? Kyaaa. Even just by his name, he’s a bad guy.
no.
What bullshit is that!
“Don’t let your guard down!”
The hunter who received this absurd quest, the resident of another world, shouted.
“This is the guy that Mahos gave us a prophecy to be very careful of! Just because he is a human being no different from us on the outside, he should not be deceived! He is the devil of devils, and if we look down on him because he is a beginner, we will suffer! “Balgeom!”
“Balgeom!”
“Hit everyone!”
The hunters who formed a siege all rushed in, shouting in unison.
As I raised my Aura and adjusted my posture, I had no choice but to scream.
“Wait! That’s not a bad guy! Either way, he’s actually a good guy! Everyone, this quest is a lie! How in the world can you give up on quests without any morals? Hey there, everyone. everyone? “I’m not that bad guy like the quest says!?”
-Hey, it’s no use.
Bae Hu-ryeong chuckled.
-The original quest is in the GM’s mind. Don’t you remember the quest that [Demon King of Autumn Rain] gave you? The Constellation Killer didn’t go around killing the constellations for nothing.
‘No, then what should I do here?’
-What, what, what? I have to fight.
Bae Hu-ryeong grinned.
-Welcome to the 50th floor, a world where manipulation and distortion are rampant! Confucius!
Holy shit.
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