100 Floors All Master - Chapter 181
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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 181
39th Floor. World of Superpowers (4)
“…Huh?”
“What?”
Changmayeom and Gujok’s eyes widened in shock.
Kang Jun-hyeok had clearly taken a direct hit from the Ruler’s attack.
It was a powerful attack that no human could survive.
But there wasn’t a single scratch on Kang Jun-hyeok’s body.
Beyond that, he counterattacked and sent the Ruler flying.
“Semi-powered?”
“What the hell is…”
“Run.”
“What?”
“I said run!”
Kang Jun-hyeok shouted angrily. His emotion-filled voice overwhelmed them. Changmayeom flinched and gritted her teeth.
“Gujok!”
“…Got it.”
Changmayeom grabbed Gujok’s hand and leaped out of the building. Though the building was high in the sky, her power was telekinesis. She floated through the air and descended to the ground.
Crackle.
And around that time. The debris from the wall where the Ruler had been embedded began floating in the air.
“You, you. What are you.”
The Ruler appeared, staggering. Though he looked like he’d taken a hit, there were no visible external injuries. It meant he had successfully blocked Kang Jun-hyeok’s attack. Kang Jun-hyeok whistled.
“You blocked it? Not bad at all.”
“Bull, bullshit.”
The Ruler gritted his teeth.
“You. You’re a powered individual. Saying you had no abilities was a lie. And a pretty high-level physical enhancement type at that. But even so, you can’t reach me.”
He had simply been careless. The Ruler believed this without doubt. The metals in the corridor began clumping together with scraping sounds.
Grrrrrr.
The metal compressed and soon formed a single sphere.
Due to the powerful magnetic phenomenon, the surrounding space began to appear distorted. Kang Jun-hyeok whistled.
“As expected, not bad at all.”
“Die!”
Whooom!
The sphere flew toward Kang Jun-hyeok. Kang Jun-hyeok smiled and stepped forward.
“But that’s as far as it goes.”
[Instant Acceleration.]
He stepped forward and swung his fist. The sphere shattered like glass. Fragments scattered in all directions and shockwaves shook the building.
Kang Jun-hyeok approached the Ruler. The Ruler desperately swung attacks to keep him away, but they were all crushed and broken.
“If you block well, you won’t die.”
[High-Output Gauntlet from Somewhere.]
“Wait…”
Craaack.
His fist collided with the Ruler, and a thunderous roar erupted. The building floating in the air shattered completely, and fragments fell like hail.
The Ruler’s body was embedded in the ground far below. After watching that sight for a moment, Kang Jun-hyeok threw himself down and fell to the ground.
When he went to find Changmayeom and Gujok, both were flustered.
“Kang Jun-hyeok?”
“How did you get down? More importantly, did you fight the Ruler and win?”
“You don’t need to be curious about that.”
“Uh…”
It was a statement that crushed their disbelief, but due to the power of persuasion contained within it, neither could bring themselves to argue back. Kang Jun-hyeok gestured with his chin.
“Well then, let’s go back.”
“Mm-hmm.”
They returned to Olpoiquel.
In any case, the mission was successful and they managed to bring back information about the Rulers’ abilities. The Captain was extremely pleased and praised them.
“Well done! If we analyze this information, we’ll be able to fight against them!”
But the Captain’s joy didn’t last long. The moment he saw the information, his face hardened stiffly.
“…What is this!”
A Ruler with telepathic abilities.
The output of that ability could read the thoughts of hundreds of humans. Additionally, it could control or brainwash dozens of people to use them.
A Ruler with telekinetic abilities.
Could easily lift trucks weighing several tons and bind over a hundred adults so they couldn’t move.
A Ruler with magnetic abilities.
Could even lift an entire building.
A spatial control ability user.
Could perceive the space of an entire district and grasp everything happening within it.
Each one possessed powers beyond what could be called human. That’s why the Captain couldn’t help but panic.
How on earth were they supposed to win against such beings?
No.
How was it that he hadn’t been caught by such beings yet?
The answer came immediately.
He was being mocked.
The Rulers were laughing at his efforts, watching him like a toy, telling him to try his best. This thought became certainty through the Ruler’s words that Changmayeom had conveyed.
-You think this is the first time people like you have appeared? No. There have been many times. They’ve all been buried and disappeared. But you’re the first to annoy us this much. I’ll give you credit for that.
“…Ah. Aaaaah!”
The Captain fell into a frenzy, throwing documents and smashing furniture.
That commotion soon spread throughout the entire organization. The Rulers’ power exceeded comprehension. They couldn’t oppose them. Panic broke out instantly.
The only one who remained fine was Kang Jun-hyeok alone.
Because he had known this would happen all along.
The Rulers’ power was first-tier or above.
It was a stage that transcended the human category. No matter how hard ordinary humans tried, they could never reach it.
But not so for the Captain.
For him, it was like being told that the goal he had almost reached was actually a mirage.
The Captain half lost his mind. Since Olpoiquel’s maintenance had largely depended on the Captain’s leadership, the impact was enormous. Organization members began to be cut off or leave one by one.
Eventually, even the founding members Changmayeom and Gujok couldn’t hold out and left.
Even the powerless realized it was an impossible goal and turned their backs.
In the end, only Kang Jun-hyeok remained by the Captain’s side.
“What will you do, Captain? Are you planning to give up like this?”
“…No.”
After a long silence, the Captain opened his mouth. Dangerous energy swirled in his eyes.
“Like this. I can’t give up like this. My dream… isn’t over yet.”
The Captain staggered to his feet. He rummaged through the broken desk and soon pulled out a piece of paper.
“This place. Go to this place. There will be one person there. Bring him to our side. I… I will be making preparations.”
“Understood.”
Kang Jun-hyeok took the paper. The location written on the paper was the deepest part of Psychotic City. As he flew through the air to move there, Manbyeonggi asked curiously.
[I don’t understand. He has already collapsed. There’s no point in staying by his side any longer. The Quest’s purpose is to carve your name in history. Rather than waste time in a place like this, wouldn’t finding other work be more helpful for clearing floors?]
Manbyeonggi’s words were entirely correct.
There was no reason for him to stay by the Captain’s side right now.
But the reason he didn’t leave despite that was simple.
‘Because that’s what Gubijan would have done.’
He had ultimately obtained superpowers from this place. Then there was nothing else but to follow that path.
But he still couldn’t get a feel for it.
‘How exactly did he obtain superpowers here?’
Besides the 39th Floor, there were several ways to acquire superpowers after birth.
Meeting a scientific civilization that had reached advanced technology, or encountering an Esper who had reached the Transcendent level and possessed special abilities was one of them.
But none of that was visible here. The technology level was no different from Earth, and the limit of superpowers was merely first-tier at best.
‘The time Gubijan spent on the 39th Floor was one year.’
It was incredibly long.
Perhaps it was a condition that couldn’t be achieved now. Kang Jun-hyeok organized his thoughts and moved his body.
[Crack Movement.]
Swoosh.
His body leaped through the air. The destination was heavily fortified. Just looking at the level of security, it was more severe than the building where the Rulers’ abilities were stored.
It was like a well-decorated prison.
A prison made of dozens of layers, as if pleading for no one to enter or leave.
But it was meaninglessly breached by Kang Jun-hyeok.
‘Gubijan must have had quite a hard time getting in.’
At the end, Kang Jun-hyeok arrived at a room.
About 8 pyeong in floor space perhaps. It was a small white room where one person could live.
Kang Jun-hyeok stepped inside.
There was a girl inside.
A pure white girl with white hair and red eyes. Kang Jun-hyeok frowned.
‘Albino?’
“…Hmm?”
The girl who sensed a presence looked at Kang Jun-hyeok and tilted her head curiously.
“Huh? You’re not the researcher I usually see. Are you a different researcher?”
“No. A kidnapper.”
“Kidnapper?”
Unsuited to the meaning contained in the word, the girl’s eyes lit up.
“You’re kidnapping me? Really?”
“That’s how it turned out.”
Kang Jun-hyeok approached the girl. Even as an unfamiliar man approached, the girl’s face was utterly carefree.
“I’ll advise you in advance, it would be better not to come closer. Ah… too late.”
“…!”
Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes widened.
He realized the moment he approached.
His mana, internal energy, and divine power had disappeared.
The girl fiddled with her hair.
“My ability. Nullification of all supernatural powers. It’ll last at least a day, you know?”
[Oh ho?]
[This is.]
Manbyeonggi and Eldyria instantly showed interest.
An Esper who nullifies superpowers.
It was rare, but not nonexistent on a universal scale. However, that power was limited to the same superpowers. It could never erase things like mana or internal energy.
Much less ability nullification that could interfere with Players.
Such a thing didn’t exist.
[It’s not just simple ability nullification. It’s something else.]
They knew what this was.
[This is reality manipulation.]
A special ability among superpowers, one that was hard to find throughout the entire universe.
An ability to interfere with, touch, and destroy reality. Kang Jun-hyeok could understand that.
[It’s dangerous. Right now she thinks she’s just erasing your abilities, but if she judges you as an enemy, it’ll be difficult.]
Kang Jun-hyeok reflexively entered a state of tension.
Reality manipulation was a selfish ability. Even his past life self had a similar technique.
It was Existence Erasure.
That power to make existence itself disappear from the universe as if it never was, was similar to reality manipulation.
In other words, the girl could potentially erase his very existence right now.
‘…Of course, there would be limits to the ability.’
It was dangerous.
But at the same time, an answer came to mind.
The answer that this girl was the key to how Gubijan obtained superpowers.
Kang Jun-hyeok approached the girl.
“Want to play with me since I can’t leave anyway with my abilities erased? Ah. Are you going to kill me by any chance? That wouldn’t be bad either.”
Instead of answering, Kang Jun-hyeok tucked her under his arm. Then he kicked off.
“Oof!”
The girl unconsciously held her breath. His body cut through the wind and sprinted in an instant.
It didn’t matter that he couldn’t use internal energy, mana, or divine power.
He had stats and skills. No matter how much it was reality manipulation, it couldn’t touch that realm.
He instantly broke through the perimeter and came outside. The girl looked at Kang Jun-hyeok with a dumbfounded expression.
“…What? Your abilities should have been nullified for sure?”
“I’m powerless, you see.”
“Powerless? What you just showed doesn’t seem like that.”
Even while being carried around by Kang Jun-hyeok, the girl looked at him with sparkling eyes. For her, who possessed reality manipulation abilities, Kang Jun-hyeok, whom she couldn’t understand, would be an object of interest. Eldyria let out a hollow laugh.
[To approach a reality manipulation ability user so easily. You have quite the nerve.]
If she had been someone who showed hostility, Gubijan wouldn’t have returned alive from this place. Knowing that, Kang Jun-hyeok could move boldly, but from Eldyria’s perspective, it was an extremely dangerous action.
When they returned to the Captain, he smiled brightly.
“Oh! You came! I believed in you!”
“I brought her.”
“You were trying to bring me to that old man? This suddenly got boring.”
The girl frowned. Kang Jun-hyeok asked.
“This girl’s ability seems to erase superpowers.”
“As expected!”
“How did you know this?”
“It was mixed in with the materials you brought last time. It was hidden very thoroughly. At first I thought it was an unrelated story and didn’t pay attention, but this changes things! Now. Come this way!”
The Captain went down to the deepest underground of the base.
There was a strange device there.
“What is this?”
“An ability enhancer. It’s a device that forcibly enhances an Esper’s abilities. It’s a device that was shelved due to considerable side effects, but I obtained it and modified it arbitrarily. The ability will go beyond enhancement to rampage. The range will be very wide.”
“Enough to turn the entire city upside down.”
“Right.”
The Captain grinned.
“Normally it would end with just simple aftereffects… but this child’s ability erases all abilities. Even if temporary, it’s enough to bring down the city.”
The city of Espers. Psychotic.
All its power and energy operated using superpowers. If cut off even for a moment, a disaster worse than a blackout would occur.
“Then I have one question.”
Kang Jun-hyeok looked at the girl.
“What happens to Espers who go berserk?”
“…They die.”
“I see.”
“But it’s a necessary sacrifice. This world is wrong! Things like Espers shouldn’t exist! They are evil! I’m only realizing justice!”
The Captain shouted with bulging eyes.
His face no longer held the same sense of justice and purpose as before.
There was only a broken man.
The Girl’s face was filled with nothing but boredom.
The Captain’s wish was in vain.
The Girl’s ability wasn’t something like erasing powers.
But whatever it was, if her ability went berserk, it would be more than enough to turn the city upside down.
The Girl showed no intention of resisting. Considering that most deaths of those with reality manipulation abilities were suicides, this wasn’t strange.
And the one who accomplished such a feat would surely have carved an indelible name in history.
Perhaps during that rampage process, reality would be manipulated to obtain superpowers. He didn’t know the exact reason, but Gubijan’s existence proved it.
The answer to Perfect Clear had emerged.
But something bothered him.
Did it really end like this?
Could he have obtained superpowers by going this route?
‘What would Gubijan have done.’
Kang Jun-hyeok, who had been pondering, shook his head.
For now, he focused on the present.
As the Captain planned, the Rulers didn’t notice their movements at first.
But when things became too quiet, they felt something was off and soon obtained information, realizing the Captain was plotting something. And that it was very bad for them.
Eventually, they began to move directly. It was even desperate movement.
The Rulers were approaching.
The strongest Espers in this world.
“I have work to do.”
Kang Jun-hyeok grabbed his sword and stood up.
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She’ll probably give him superpowers for saving her or something.