100 Floors All Master - Chapter 123

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 123

 

23rd Floor. World of Faith (2)

 

[What a strange world.]

 

Eldyria muttered.

 

[Ruktoshan and Hareta. Both are names of gods I’ve never heard before. And those who serve gods don’t wield the divine power they should naturally possess.]

 

Either they were lesser gods unknown to them, or this was a world the gods paid no attention to.

 

[A world where the gods have withdrawn their gaze, yet those who remain still hold faith. It happens from time to time.]

 

“No.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok denied her speculation.

 

“That’s probably not it. In reality, it’s likely more trivial than what you’re thinking.”

 

[What do you mean?]

 

“I think we can get the details from the natives.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok tapped the unconscious soldier’s head. The man slowly awakened with a groan.

 

When he opened his eyes and saw Kang Jun-hyeok, he was terrified and crawled away on the ground.

 

“Hieeeeek! I’m sorry! Please spare me! I was wrong!”

 

“Don’t make a fuss. As long as you answer well, I won’t kill you.”

 

A heavy voice resonated. The panicked soldier’s face slowly calmed down. It was the power of the Persuasion Skill.

 

“Wh-what are you curious about…?”

 

“What’s your name?”

 

“I am Messi, the third son of Agob the blacksmith from Huudan Village in the Ruktosan Kingdom!”

 

“I see. Messi. What kind of world is this?”

 

“…Pardon?”

 

Messi rolled his eyes around as if he didn’t understand the meaning. Kang Jun-hyeok continued.

 

“As I said earlier, I’m a traveler. I don’t know the details about this world. So I’d like you to tell me.”

 

“Ah. Yes. Yes! Please ask me anything!”

 

“First, this Ruktoshan you serve. What domain does he govern?”

 

Yulsir, God of Order. Haiheimer, God of Weapons. Zelesi, God of Jealousy.

 

All beings called gods had domains they governed. Messi blinked and said.

 

“Uh… there’s nothing like that.”

 

[Hm?]

 

Eldyria made a puzzled sound. Kang Jun-hyeok continued asking.

 

“Then what kind of god is Ruktoshan?”

 

“Ru-Ruktoshan is Ruktoshan. He’s the king of the Ruktosan Kingdom.”

 

“So he’s human, not a god?”

 

“Uh… that’s what I understand, at least.”

 

[Ah.]

 

Only then did Eldyria realize. Her interest instantly faded as she clicked her tongue.

 

[So that’s why you said it was trivial.]

 

Messi whispered fearfully, as if afraid someone might overhear.

 

“Though we call them gods and serve them, they are not gods. To be precise, they are walking the path to become gods.”

 

Messi explained the history of the world.

 

This world was divided into a total of five kingdoms.

 

For the past few hundred years, the kingdoms had maintained alliances and frequently exchanged with each other. It was an extremely peaceful world.

 

But twenty years ago from now. Suddenly the peace was broken.

 

“The kings of each nation began to call themselves gods. They demanded to be served and worshipped as gods. They declared themselves absolute beings and rulers of the world.”

 

And the kings made a common claim.

 

I am the only god of this world.

 

The kings of other kingdoms who claim to be gods are demons who dare challenge my authority.

 

With those words, war broke out. Peace was shattered and exchanges collapsed. Those who had been laughing and conversing until yesterday began stabbing each other with swords and swinging clubs. As mutual damage accumulated, the emotional rift grew deeper and deeper.

 

Twenty years since the war.

 

Now the people of each nation served the king they followed as a god and were hostile toward other kingdoms.

 

That was the history of the 23rd Floor.

 

It was the World of Faith.

 

[How utterly trivial.]

 

[What a futile endeavor.]

 

Both Eldyria and Manbyeonggi spoke in cold tones.

 

[Born as humans, they wish to become gods. It’s a common, mundane purpose found everywhere. It seems to have spread across the entire planet.]

 

[It’s a pitiful thing. Godhood cannot be reached in such a way.]

 

Mortal beings could never become gods. No matter how strong they became or how high a level they reached, they would only become transcendents like Eldyria or Manbyeonggi.

 

The reason was simple.

 

[Gods have domains they govern. Without possessing one, you cannot become a god. And those domains belong solely to the gods.]

 

That was both a natural order and a law. Kang Jun-hyeok knew this too.

 

And he knew one more fact.

 

That the kings of this world weren’t that foolish.

 

They had their own reasons. Eldyria spoke to Kang Jun-hyeok as if finding it trivial.

 

[What a boring world. Above all, isn’t this a story unrelated to you?]

 

“It does seem that way.”

 

The world’s identity and background.

 

It didn’t seem important to Kang Jun-hyeok at all.

 

Because the purpose of the Quest was to leave traces in the world.

 

If he left traces in any way, the Quest would be cleared.

 

The clear conditions for the 23rd Floor were varied. Someone cleared it by playing the role of a traveling merchant, someone cleared it by killing soldiers like he did. Someone cleared it by playing the role of a king’s retainer.

 

And Kang Jun-hyeok had already fulfilled the clear conditions.

 

[23rd Floor Quest Complete.]

 

[Would you like to clear?]

 

The System Window had been floating there ever since he annihilated the soldiers.

 

That action alone was sufficient to leave a mark.

 

If he nodded his head, the Quest would be cleared immediately. He would return to Earth with the reward.

 

But naturally, Kang Jun-hyeok had no intention of doing so.

 

When clearing the Tower, there was something called an achievement rate.

 

The achievement rate varied depending on how one reached the clear. And most Players only achieved around 1%, an utterly miserable figure.

 

Players didn’t pay much attention to achievement rates. Their reasoning was that they were already struggling just to clear, so why worry about anything else. The fact that achievement rates came out abnormally low was also a major factor. Everyone assumed from the start that it was an impossible condition.

 

But Kang Jun-hyeok had always thought about it.

 

And that thought reached its peak when he arrived at the 23rd Floor.

 

His past life self had also seen the clear window appear around this same time. But he had pondered deeply. If he cleared it like this, the achievement rate would surely be low. So what could he do?

 

He had looked at the world.

 

A vast world with no visible end.

 

This wasn’t some small model box.

 

It was one massive world, just like Earth.

 

What could he obtain from this place?

 

What could he achieve in this place?

 

The Quest’s condition was to leave a mark.

 

Then, if he left a mark that would be carved into the world’s history, what level of achievement rate would he reach?

 

Kang Jun-hyeok of his past life had searched for that answer, and he had found it.

 

Achievement rate 100%.

 

The floor where he first achieved a Perfect Clear.

 

That was precisely the 23rd Floor.

 

That’s why Kang Jun-hyeok asked Messi.

 

“Do you happen to know of a place called the Demon Realm?”

 

Messi flinched at Kang Jun-hyeok’s question.

 

“The Demon Realm… you say. Uh. Yes. I know of it, but…”

 

“The location too?”

 

“…Yes.”

 

“Oh. That’s perfect.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok smiled slightly.

 

“Guide me to the Demon Realm.”

 

“Eek!”

 

Messi gasped. He hurriedly grabbed Kang Jun-hyeok.

 

“I-I don’t think you understand what kind of place the Demon Realm is. The Demon Realm is a terrible place! No one who has visited there has ever returned! Over the past hundreds of years, kings of various kingdoms have sent countless soldiers to eliminate the Demon Realm, but they were all annihilated!”

 

Messi tried to dissuade Kang Jun-hyeok by explaining the dangers of the Demon Realm in every way possible. But Kang Jun-hyeok looked rather pleased instead.

 

“Good to know. Now. Guide me there.”

 

“…”

 

Messi looked like he was about to cry.

 

* * *

 

Messi reluctantly guided Kang Jun-hyeok with a heavy heart.

 

Even while guiding him, Messi continued trying to persuade him.

 

“Are you really going to enter the Demon Realm?”

 

“That place is dangerous just to approach. Why else would they only put up a warning sign with no one guarding it?”

 

“I know you’re strong, but this is reckless!”

 

And Kang Jun-hyeok easily dismissed that desperate persuasion.

 

“I understand. Just guide me.”

 

“….”

 

In the end, Messi gave up and guided the way with a face like he was dying. Kang Jun-hyeok watched him trudging along.

 

He needed someone to guide him to the Demon Realm on the 23rd Floor.

 

Even in his previous life, he had somehow reached the Demon Realm, but since he had literally traveled the world back then, his memories weren’t certain. He had planned to spare one person from the beginning.

 

There was a reason he chose Messi among them.

 

“You don’t particularly worship the King as a god, do you?”

 

“Huh, what?”

 

“Your way of speaking and your attitude. You didn’t seem to think of that Ruktoshan fellow as a god.”

 

He hadn’t been active from the start of the fight between soldiers. Even when Ruktoshan’s soldiers tried to kill him, he had hesitated and shown an ambiguous attitude.

 

That was exactly why Kang Jun-hyeok had spared Messi.

 

Messi scratched his head.

 

“Well… I don’t have faith like other people do. I’m only participating in the war because of royal orders.”

 

He whispered as if afraid someone might hear.

 

“A human becoming a god in the first place. Is that even possible? Everyone’s wasting their lives on futile endeavors. It’s truly pitiful.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok smiled silently.

 

Messi’s guess wasn’t wrong. It was impossible for a human to become a god.

 

‘But the kings of this place aren’t that stupid either.’

 

After several days of travel, they arrived at the Demon Realm. An abnormally existing forest could be seen in the vast plains.

 

And a warning sign was planted in front of them.

 

[Warning. Ahead is the entrance to the Demon Realm. Survival cannot be guaranteed. Please turn back.]

 

“Eek.”

 

Messi hiccupped.

 

“Since… I’ve guided you here, can I go back now?”

 

“No. Keep following me.”

 

“Ueek.”

 

Messi’s face was colored with despair. The closer they walked toward the forest, the more his expression began turning from pale to blue.

 

And finally, when they reached close to the forest, Messi discovered something.

 

“…Huh?”

 

Messi’s eyes widened.

 

At the forest outskirts.

 

There was a person there.

 

They were knights wearing full plate armor.

 

“Huh, what?”

 

The Demon Realm is an extremely dangerous place. It’s so dangerous to approach that no one guards it. Only a single warning sign stands there alone. That was the Demon Realm that Messi knew.

 

But now, those who appeared to be knights were guarding the Demon Realm. That wasn’t the only strange thing.

 

“The emblems… these.”

 

The emblems on the armor the knights wore were all different.

 

A yellow flag.

 

A blue angel.

 

A white dove.

 

A black sword.

 

And a red cross.

 

Knights from the Five Kingdoms that were at war with each other were maintaining formation together, guarding the Demon Realm.

 

As if they wouldn’t let anyone intrude into this place.

 

“Wh, wh, what?”

 

Messi couldn’t understand the scene unfolding before his eyes at all. Kang Jun-hyeok wore an expression of deep emotion.

 

‘It’s been a long time.’

 

Then now he should do what he had to do. Kang Jun-hyeok began to walk.

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