100 Floors All Master - Chapter 178
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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 178
39th Floor. World of Superpowers (1)
[Title: Wow. It finally appeared.]
[Right. Superpowers should start appearing now. Always magic and Murim World. Don’t you get tired of it? Superpowers are the trend!]
[Tuvalt Shadowstar (67th Floor): Shut up.]
[Duhwain (39th Floor): Yes sir.]
After that, Kang Jun-hyeok went to find the Blacksmith and handed over the Root of magic power.
The Blacksmith received the Root with an interested expression.
“Can a mere root contain this much magic power? Interesting. What do you want?”
“Enhancement of Manbyeonggi.”
“Not a difficult request. This should be possible. Hand it over.”
A moment later, the Blacksmith handed over Manbyeonggi. Unlike before, it now contained strange magic power.
[Manbyeonggi + 2]
[Part: Weapon]
[Grade: Unique]
[Attack Power + ? + 4]
[Magic Power + 5]
[Corruption: Inflicts powerful poison status ailment on hit targets.]
[Can store ten thousand weapons.]
[Only those with qualifications can handle it.]
As Manbyeonggi became + 2, a magic power stat was added.
Considering he would never unequip Manbyeonggi, it was essentially a permanent + 5 to magic power. Kang Jun-hyeok collected Manbyeonggi with satisfaction.
“Thank you.”
Kang Jun-hyeok returned to Earth and took sufficient rest.
And a few days later, he entered the 39th Floor.
[39th Floor Quest begins.]
[Leave your name on the pages of history. The Quest can be completed when judged to have left a meaningful record.]
Rain was drizzling down. Flickering streetlights and broken cars beneath them were visible.
Streetlights and cars existed. At first glance, one might think it wasn’t much different from modern times. But looking closely, the car’s form, engine, and structure were completely different from Earth.
Kang Jun-hyeok roughly wrapped his body with scattered cloth. He raised his head and looked toward the distance.
There was an incomparably splendid city.
Buildings that seemed to pierce the sky. All kinds of neon signs brilliantly illuminated the world. Despite being evening, it was bright enough to mistake for sunrise.
That place was the city of Espers. Psychotic.
The 39th Floor was a world where superpowers existed.
Superpowers.
Very special abilities that mortal beings are born with.
Telepathy, teleportation, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, and many other powers existed. Output varied from person to person, but even transcendent superpowers could possess strength belonging to the Trinity level.
What they consumed was only mental power. Since they didn’t consume meaningful power like mana or internal energy, the use of power was also free. It was a very powerful type of force that required no casting.
And precisely because of that, not just anyone could handle it.
Superpowers could only be handled with innate talent.
It was determined from birth and could never be acquired later. It was a harsher condition than martial arts, magic, or spirit arts.
That’s how it was known to the world.
But Kang Jun-hyeok knew.
That superpowers could be acquired later in life.
And that the 39th Floor was one piece of evidence for that.
In his previous life, there was a Player named Gubijan.
He was one of the top-tier Players. He possessed powerful strength even among Players.
But more peculiar than that was his personality.
He pursued pure justice.
He couldn’t tolerate injustice and walked the path he believed in. Even while climbing the Tower, that heart never broke.
That’s why people called him this with both respect and mockery.
Hero.
The floor where he made the entire Universe buzz was this place.
Because he became an Esper by achieving a perfect clear of the 39th Floor.
Countless Players flocked to him over this miraculous event. They asked what had happened on the 39th Floor.
‘But he kept his mouth shut.’
Gubijan was sparing with words about the 39th Floor. No matter how many coaxed and pleaded, he absolutely wouldn’t open his mouth.
The only thing he knew was one thing.
Gubijan hadn’t headed to the city of Espers.
Kang Jun-hyeok turned his gaze. In contrast to the city with skyscraper-like buildings, he saw a broken and desolate city. Buildings were torn and collapsed, creating an apocalyptic atmosphere.
That place was the city of the powerless. Yuzhris.
The 39th Floor was divided into two cities.
The place that Player had headed to was precisely that city.
Most Players headed to Psychotic. Here, magic, internal energy, skills and such were evaluated as types of superpowers.
Rather, they could be treated as superpowers never seen before. It was a floor close to a bonus, where clearing was possible just by leisurely resting.
But what he wanted wasn’t such a bonus.
“Shall we go.”
Kang Jun-hyeok moved his steps toward Yuzhris.
There were no Guards. Leaving the swirling dust behind and entering inside, gazes were immediately felt from all directions.
Wariness and hostility. And greedy stares.
Lightly ignoring them, he entered a tavern.
Creeeeak.
With the sound of metal scraping, the noisy interior became quiet. Men who appeared to be mercenaries were sitting in chairs drinking.
Kang Jun-hyeok sat on a bar chair and waved his finger.
“Hello?”
“…Welcome. I haven’t seen your face here before.”
“I recently moved here. I need to take some work to make a living. Got any jobs?”
“There are some, but…”
“Hey.”
Someone grabs Kang Jun-hyeok’s shoulder. A burly man glares at Kang Jun-hyeok with a menacing face.
“If you’re new, you should greet your seniors. Going straight to the Master? What kind of behavior is this.”
“Ah. Sorry.”
Kang Jun-hyeok smiled brightly.
“Nice to meet you. Is that good enough?”
“Has this guy lost his mind.”
The man frowned and put strength into the hand gripping the shoulder. He intended to stimulate the bone and cause terrible pain.
But Kang Jun-hyeok showed no reaction at all.
He calmly grabbed the man’s shoulder.
“Or do you perhaps need a different kind of greeting?”
“…Ah, ah, ahhhhh! Ahhhhhhh!”
The face of the man whose shoulder was grabbed contorted as screams burst out. Bones began making creaking sounds as they shifted out of place. He screamed.
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I was wrong!”
“Let’s do better next time, okay?”
“Yes! Yes!”
When Kang Jun-hyeok let go of his hand, the man frantically fled outside the tavern. A silence followed, different in meaning from before.
“So then, Master. Could I find work?”
“…Of course.”
The Master answered with an awkward smile.
Gubijan had headed to Yuzhris.
Most of the powerless in Yuzhris barely scraped by doing mercenary work. He would likely have done mercenary work to adapt to this place as well.
So he too would do mercenary work.
There was no need to use magic or skills. His stats themselves were already a tremendous ability. With his outstanding abilities, he quickly made a name for himself, and before long, even Espers were entrusting him with requests.
“Hiiik! Hiiiiiik!”
The mission he received was escorting a wealthy man from Psychotic. He grabbed the wealthy man’s neck and dodged the pouring attacks. An Esper shouted as if amazed.
“What kind of crazy thing is that. Try dodging this too!”
Crash-crash-crash!
The glass of surrounding buildings shattered into pieces. The fragments falling under gravity’s influence stopped in place. The Esper flicked his finger.
“Die!”
Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang!
The glass fragments poured down all at once.
The density of the attack seemed to leave no room to dodge.
But Kang Jun-hyeok calmly watched the fragments. He grasped the trajectory and direction of the fragments with Control and found the answer with Observation. He moved his body lightly.
Clang-clang-clang-clang-clang!
The glass shards futilely grazed past him and embedded into the ground.
The Esper made a sound as if dumbfounded.
“What kind of thing is that… Guk!”
Crash!
An intense force struck the Esper. Another escort who returned late hurriedly stood in front of Kang Jun-hyeok.
“You were guarding well.”
“Please finish up.”
Kang Jun-hyeok successfully escorted the wealthy man to the requested location.
The Esper who had escorted alongside him looked at Kang Jun-hyeok with admiring eyes.
“I’ve heard the rumors. That an outstanding powerless person appeared recently. I thought he was just a powerless person after all… He’s certainly different. Excellent.”
“Thank you.”
“Ahem. You’re useful. Unlike other trash.”
The wealthy man straightened his clothes and quietly made a suggestion.
“How about it. Becoming my direct escort. For someone like you who’s just a powerless person, this would be a very excellent proposal. Congratulations.”
The wealthy man spoke with an arrogant face. His expression showed he hadn’t considered the possibility of Kang Jun-hyeok refusing at all.
Kang Jun-hyeok thought.
Gubijan.
What would he have done in this situation?
The answer came quickly. Kang Jun-hyeok smiled slightly.
“I appreciate the offer, but no. Actually, I don’t even appreciate it, but I’ll decline.”
“What, what?”
“I don’t like you people.”
Kang Jun-hyeok turned and left. The wealthy man shouted with a face turning red and blue.
“You’ll regret this!”
He didn’t care and returned to Yuziris Tavern.
The Master welcomed him with a pleased face.
“Oh. Mr. Kang Jun-hyeok. You’ve returned. How was it this time? I heard it was mercenary work with actual Espers.”
“Unpleasant. A fat pig acting arrogant and talking big. When his superpower can barely light a cigarette, I don’t know what he’s so cocky about.”
Kang Jun-hyeok spoke cynically. The Master smiled and handed him a drink. Behind them, mercenaries giggled.
“That’s right! That’s right!”
“Damn Espers! They have nothing but discriminate just because they have abilities!”
“I want to turn it all upside down!”
The tavern instantly became noisy.
The drinking session went on late into the night. With everyone collapsed, Kang Jun-hyeok flicked a coin and went outside.
“Here’s the tab money, Master.”
“Thank you as always.”
Kang Jun-hyeok walked through the darkened night streets.
Two weeks had passed since he came to this place.
During that time, Kang Jun-hyeok had perfectly assimilated into the city. He handled numerous tasks with outstanding abilities and consistently showed antipathy toward Espers. Everyone except the man who first got beaten up by him had come to show him favor.
‘But I still can’t see anything.’
Kang Jun-hyeok frowned.
Ultimately, his goal was to obtain superpowers.
But the path to that goal wasn’t visible.
‘I was expecting it to be difficult.’
If it had been easy from the start, not just one person would have obtained it. But he hadn’t expected to be stuck in place for nearly two weeks.
What should he do?
What should he do to open a path?
Lost in thought while heading home, Kang Jun-hyeok paused. He wore a strange smile.
‘Finally, something’s come.’
[You’ve got a tail.]
Manbyeonggi muttered.
Someone was following him while hiding their presence.
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Zakkart@1313
My guess is it’ll be an All Might style “worthy successor” thing or maybe he gets “kidnapped” for an experiment to give him superpowers.