100 Floors All Master - Chapter 73

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 073

 

Floor 14. Great Ocean (1)

 

[Title: Floor 14 cleared.]

 

[Wow, that was tough. But it was good. It’s been a while since I saw the ocean. Got to swim to my heart’s content too.]

 

[Pham Min Deuk (Floor 24): It’s quite an enjoyable floor. Though the aftertaste is a bit unpleasant.]

 

[Maruima Atsuya (Floor 16): When we caught the whale… its cry was somehow, too sorrowful. I wondered if it was really okay to catch it.]

 

[Pham Min Deuk (Floor 24): Since the Quest was cleared, there shouldn’t be any problem. Though the achievement rate is disastrous.]

 

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A vast great ocean where only the horizon was visible no matter where you looked.

 

On a small island sitting alone above it, Kang Jun-hyeok stood.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok gazed intently.

 

The azure sea stretched beyond the horizon. The crystal-clear sky reflected off the surface, making the sea surface shine like gems.

 

It was truly a beautiful, rarely seen spectacular view.

 

Having struggled continuously on the floors up until now, many players were captivated by this spectacular view and spent hours staring blankly at it.

 

Naturally, this didn’t apply to Kang Jun-hyeok. He coolly organized his thoughts.

 

Calming the chaos of this place was Floor 14’s objective.

 

But at the current moment, no chaos was visible. It was merely a peaceful and quiet great ocean.

 

So, he would explore the sea.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok took a breath and threw his body forward.

 

Splash!

 

He dove toward the sea. He would explore the interior of the sea through swimming.

 

He was human.

 

Underwater breathing was impossible. Without training, the time an ordinary human could hold their breath underwater was at most around 2 minutes.

 

But players were not ordinary humans.

 

They could operate underwater without any breathing restrictions. Though their movement speed was cut in half, they could move freely without much trouble from water resistance.

 

Of course, there were penalties.

 

[You are in a diving state. You will take 1 damage every minute.]

 

1 damage per minute.

 

It wasn’t large, but when accumulated, it was at a level that couldn’t be ignored.

 

He moved around the sea while staying on the surface as much as possible without entering the water. While traveling around the sea like this, a massive cry was heard.

 

[Buoooooo!]

 

A cry that echoed through the sea. When he focused his gaze, he could see a whale in the distance.

 

The whale was enormous. It was twice the size of a blue whale, large enough to inspire awe.

 

[Buo! Buoooo!]

 

The whale continued to cry out while violently shaking its body. Each time, the sea trembled. The small fish that had been swimming around fled in panic.

 

[Buoooo!]

 

The rampaging whale roughly swung its tail. The waves caused by this made the Great Ocean surge in an instant.

 

It was obvious at a glance. That whale was the very existence causing chaos in the Great Ocean.

 

Desperately approach the whale and swing weapons to inflict wounds. When stamina is depleted, climb onto the island and recover with Coconut Fruit.

 

The more wounded it becomes, the more the whale rampages, but that creates openings. Since its movements are fundamentally quite sluggish, it’s not difficult to dodge.

 

Continue repeating that series of processes to inflict fatal wounds and bring down the whale.

 

That was the general clearing method for Floor 14. It wasn’t easy, but for Players who had made it this far, it wasn’t too difficult either.

 

With Kang Jun-hyeok’s current abilities, he could probably handle it in an instant.

 

He could bring it down just by activating Sword Energy Wind Blade from a distance, or even just using Spear Throwing.

 

No. There was no need to go that far – he could even engage in a direct contest of strength. That was the level of difficulty.

 

But Kang Jun-hyeok knew.

 

The completion rate obtained by defeating the whale was only about 15% at most.

 

It meant that 85% was hidden somewhere in This Place.

 

‘But there’s no information available.’

 

The whale was openly causing chaos in the sea. From a Player’s perspective, they had no choice but to focus on the whale. No one had attempted any alternative methods.

 

All he knew was that the clear rate was only 15%.

 

He had to find it himself.

 

First, he would scout above the sea. Kang Jun-hyeok surfaced and swam toward the Horizon.

 

He swam around the vast Great Ocean. Though movement speed was halved in the sea, his high base stats made him about as fast as a decent jet ski.

 

After continuing to swim for several hours like that, he was able to acquire a skill.

 

[You have acquired Passive Skill: Swimming.]

 

[Passive Skill: Swimming]

 

[Grade: Lowest]

 

[Proficiency: F]

 

[The ability to swim through the sea. You have become slightly more skilled at Swimming.]

 

After acquiring the Swimming skill, he could move a bit faster. Kang Jun-hyeok continued for several more hours after that, roaming the sea until physical fatigue completely accumulated.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok continued to roam the sea.

 

To such an extent that when he looked back, the island appeared as a dot.

 

But nothing was visible.

 

No matter how far he went in all directions, only the Horizon was visible. After roaming around for roughly three days like that, Kang Jun-hyeok returned to the island.

 

“Hmm.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok stroked his chin.

 

Even roaming the sea, nothing was discovered.

 

It wasn’t just simple wandering. He had even activated Vision Focus to continuously observe beyond the Horizon. He had continuously concentrated his mind on whether there was anything strange there.

 

Yet he couldn’t discover anything.

 

It meant either there was nothing above the sea, or it was something he couldn’t find with his abilities.

 

In that case.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok looked down below the island.

 

Beneath the transparent sea surface, the deep sea stretched endlessly.

 

If it couldn’t be found above the sea, then it must exist below.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok took a deep breath.

 

Splash!

 

He plunged his body into the sea.

 

Kicking through the waves, he descended to the bottom of the sea. Before long, a system window appeared.

 

[You are in a diving state. You will take 1 damage every minute.]

 

His health was 820. Theoretically, he could last 820 minutes.

 

However, considering that he would need to come back up if he found nothing, that time was cut in half. And more importantly, the incoming damage wasn’t the end of it.

 

When he descended to a depth where light no longer penetrated and it became pitch dark, another system window appeared.

 

[Water pressure is applied. You will take 1 damage every minute.]

 

The deeper he went into the sea, the stronger the water pressure became. And accordingly, damage would be dealt.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok didn’t stop and went even deeper. He grabbed onto the cliff and pulled himself to gain acceleration.

 

[Water pressure is applied. You will take 2 damage every minute.]

 

His health began to decrease rapidly. Kang Jun-hyeok’s speed descending into the deep sea became even faster.

 

But even so, nothing was visible.

 

In the pitch-dark underwater world, only an even deeper abyss could be seen.

 

As he continued descending, Kang Jun-hyeok realized that from here on was the red line.

 

[Water pressure is applied. You will take 5 damage every minute.]

 

If he went any deeper than this, he wouldn’t be able to come back up through normal means. He would barely be able to return only by activating both Grace of Compassion and Royal Blood.

 

With his health and skills consumed, clearing would take a considerably long time.

 

But he didn’t stop. His intuition was telling him. That this was the correct answer. He gained even more acceleration and descended below.

 

[Water pressure is applied. You will take 6 damage every minute.]

 

His health dropped below 200. Strange-shaped Deep Sea Fish began to appear. Even deeper. He descended below.

 

At that moment, something entered Kang Jun-hyeok’s vision.

 

In the endlessly deep and dark abyss, where not a single ray of light could enter.

 

Below that, something was shining.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok’s body accelerated even more. As the shining place drew closer, he began to see little by little what it was.

 

It was a village.

 

That place was the real destination of Floor 14.

 

The problem was that his health was in danger. At this rate, it would reach 0 before he arrived. He had to activate Grace of Compassion.

 

Instead, Kang Jun-hyeok stepped onto the cliff leading to the deep sea.

 

[Water Walking.]

 

Water Walking.

 

Its effect allows one to walk on the floor within water as if it were flat ground for 1 minute.

 

Kuuung!

 

He stepped on the wall and ran down. The skill’s effect restored his movement speed to normal. The distance closed in an instant.

 

And at the end of it.

 

Kuuuung!

 

He arrived at the shining village.

 

The moment he arrived at the village, the crushing water pressure disappeared. A mysteriously spread barrier restored his breathing.

 

[Swimming proficiency has increased from F to E.]

 

[Swimming proficiency has increased from E to D.]

 

[Water Walking proficiency has increased from F to E.]

 

“…Huu!”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok exhaled roughly.

 

It had been quite dangerous.

 

Checking his stamina, it was barely 42. If he had been just a few minutes later, he would have had to activate Grace of Compassion. He stretched his body that was stiff from the water pressure and recovered his stamina with Grace of Compassion.

 

‘Damn hard.’

 

Even with his current stamina and stats, it was difficult to reach.

 

It meant that ordinary players practically couldn’t reach it.

 

Probably this brute force approach wasn’t the correct answer. There must be another method.

 

But overwhelming numbers sometimes made brute force methods the correct answer. Kang Jun-hyeok smiled slightly.

 

He had arrived at his destination.

 

Then it was time for the residents to welcome him.

 

Indeed, panicked voices and urgent water sounds could be heard from the village.

 

“What is it!”

 

“It’s an attack! Finally those bastards have started attacking this place directly! Everyone take up your weapons!”

 

Along with frantic sounds, the opponents began to show themselves one by one.

 

Seeing the opponents, Kang Jun-hyeok had an expression that said he knew it would be like this.

 

A village existing in the depths of the deep sea.

 

Who were the residents of that place?

 

The answer was simple.

 

“…Human?”

 

“Huh, what? How is a human here?”

 

“Is it really a human? It has legs?”

 

The opponents looked at Kang Jun-hyeok with wide eyes. Human upper bodies and fish lower bodies were visible. They were moving their bodies freely while swishing their tails.

 

Their upper bodies were half-naked, covered with shells or hair and such. Beautiful and handsome appearances were visible.

 

‘Mermaids.’

 

Dozens of mermaids were looking at Kang Jun-hyeok with bewildered faces while holding spears.

 

Who would have thought he could see mermaids starting from Floor 14. Kang Jun-hyeok was quite surprised.

 

‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen mermaids.’

 

Kang Jun-hyeok briefly searched his memory, then soon moved his body.

 

“It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

 

He greeted them with proper courtesy. The eyes of the wary mermaids widened.

 

This was because what Kang Jun-hyeok had performed was a traditional mermaid greeting.

 

“I am a Traveler. I have come to this place during my journey. Residents of the sea. I would be grateful if you could kindly welcome me.”

 

From here on was the real deal. Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes gleamed.

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