100 Floors All Master - Chapter 187

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

All Master of 100 Floors Episode 187

42nd Floor. The Defeated of the Great War. Lowly Assassin (1)

[Title: 42nd Floor is damn tough…]

[They smile nicely but their standards are incredibly high. It took three months just to clear. What are they testing? They say I’ll understand when I go further, but what does that mean?]

Time remaining until the start of the Universe Quest: two weeks.

Considering there was a three-day cooldown before re-entering the Tower, the remaining time was 11 days. It was enough time to clear a normal floor.

But Kang Jun-hyeok had an uncertain expression.

‘Will it work?’

42nd Floor.

The floor itself was quite simple. The space consisted of just one room the size of a sports field, and the clear condition was utterly straightforward.

However, the average clear time for the 42nd Floor was one month.

There were even some who struggled for several months. No matter what, he couldn’t tell if it could be finished within 10 days.

‘I’ll have to try first.’

You have to face everything head-on. Kang Jun-hyeok trained his control over the mana box a bit more. Then three days later, he entered the Tower.

A wide space the size of a soccer field. The walls were made of brown stone. A small lamp floating on the ceiling brightly illuminated the interior of the space.

There was nothing inside the space.

It was so empty that you could feel a sense of openness.

And in the center of it, a woman was sleeping.

She had brown bobbed hair and wore form-fitting clothing. It was attire like that of an assassin. And indeed it was. The woman, sensing a presence, yawned and raised her head.

“Yawn. What? A Player? I was thinking they hadn’t been coming lately, but it’s been a while.”

The woman spun around and stood up. It was an extremely neat and agile movement. She smiled brightly.

“Hello. Nice to meet you. I’m the examiner of the 42nd Floor.”

[The Defeated of the Great War. Lowly Assassin. Rocktia has appeared.]

The Defeated of the Great War.

It meant she was an NPC of the Tower. Rocktia spoke lightly.

“The Quest of the 42nd Floor is simple. Pass my standard. That’s all there is to it.”

[42nd Floor Quest.]

[Pass the standard of The Defeated of the Great War. Rocktia.]

“Standard, you say.”

“That’s right. To move forward from here, to change the future, you need to be qualified. Though I’m inexperienced, I’m playing that role. Well, even if I say this, you won’t understand. You’ll know everything when you go further.”

The structure of the Tower. The story of The Defeated Ones. The great war with the Victors.

That was information that ordinary 42nd Floor Players couldn’t know. Rocktia thought Kang Jun-hyeok would be the same and spoke.

But contrary to her assumption, Kang Jun-hyeok knew everything.

“Qualification for the battle with the Victors that will happen in the future.”

“…Huh? You know?”

“I’m carrying around one talkative guy.”

Rocktia’s eyes widened. Kang Jun-hyeok raised his arm to show the glove.

[Talkative, you say. I am one who knows that silence is golden. You’re spreading false rumors.]

[You’re not exactly the quiet type either.]

Eldyria let out a small laugh. Rocktia’s eyes became like a rabbit’s.

“…Uh, uhh?”

[It’s been a while. Rocktia. Lowly Assassin, is it. The Tower Master gave you quite a distasteful name too. Call me Manbyeonggi. That is my name now.]

[Good to see you.]

“…Manbyeonggi-nim! And Eldyria-nim!”

Rocktia bowed deeply. It was clearly the attitude of addressing superiors.

“Uh… Manbyeonggi-nim, why are you here? No. More than that, why are you in such a form? Weren’t you supposed to give up everything and go seek rest?”

[That was the plan, but this guy forcibly dragged me along. Thanks to that, I’m accompanying him on an unwanted journey.]

“Then, then the Queen is…”

[She’s watching the journey from this child’s side.]

Rocktia’s eyes were filled with confusion. She looked at Kang Jun-hyeok and asked cautiously.

“What is this Player to you two?”

[A disciple.]

[My successor.]

Rocktia swallowed. Kang Jun-hyeok spoke calmly.

“Just treat me as one Player.”

“Even if you say that…”

Rocktia unconsciously used formal speech. It was natural. Manbyeonggi. And Eldyria. She knew both of them well. It was hard to treat Kang Jun-hyeok, who seemed to have a close relationship with them, carelessly.

“Hmm!”

Rocktia slapped her cheek as if trying to come to her senses. She spoke energetically as if trying to change the atmosphere.

“What I test on the 42nd Floor is simple! Whether you have the mindset to move forward. Whether you have the resolve not to break. And whether you have sufficient strength.”

That was exactly why clearing the 42nd Floor took so long.

Most Players couldn’t pass Rocktia’s standard. Because they had to be held until they reached a level that satisfied her, there were even Players who were dragged on for years in severe cases.

But Rocktia had an ambiguous expression.

“But… hmm… Manbyeonggi-nim and Eldyria-nim are by your side?”

Both were strong individuals that Rocktia couldn’t dare approach.

When such beings called him disciple and successor, how dare she test Kang Jun-hyeok? Rocktia smiled awkwardly and scratched her head.

“…Good! Um. Um. Perfect clear! Excellent! Now! Move on to the next floor right away!”

Rocktia tried to clear Kang Jun-hyeok quickly.

But Manbyeonggi spoke quietly.

[Don’t do that. Rocktia. If you’re an examiner, you should examine.]

“But what should I…”

[You can test his strength, can’t you. Unlike other Players, with your full power. If he can roughly wound your body, that should be considered a pass, shouldn’t it.]

At those words, Rocktia hesitated.

“Uh… Manbyeonggi-nim. I understand you have high expectations for him, but I’m still one of The Defeated Ones, you know? He’ll never be able to pass.”

There was no emotion of looking down or underestimating in that voice. Rocktia was simply stating pure fact.

[Then that would simply be this guy’s limit.]

Manbyeonggi didn’t deny it either.

[What do you think?]

“I’m fine with it. Please. Face me with full power. And set an appropriate standard for that.”

“Hmm…”

After thinking for a moment, Rocktia nodded.

“If you insist. Fine. I’m also curious about what level the child who receives both of your favor is at.”

She grabbed the dagger at her waist and held it with both hands.

“The content of the test is very simple. Just fight me. Do you see the water flowing from that wall over there?”

Water was trickling from the bricks in the direction Rocktia pointed.

“If you drink that water, even if your stamina, mana, internal energy, etc. are consumed, they’ll recover immediately with just one rest. Same goes for skill cooldowns. Additionally, you won’t die even if your health reaches 0. Just drink the water and you’ll recover perfectly. Consumable items return too.”

“In other words, you can fight every battle with full power.”

“Right. The 42nd Floor is a place of testing, so such restrictions aren’t necessary. …By the way, formal speech is really awkward.”

She grumbled and swung her dagger.

“Shall we go then?”

“Come at me.”

Kang Jun-hyeok drew his spear. He tensed all the muscles in his body and enhanced his senses.

Rocktia stepped forward.

And her body disappeared.

Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes widened. He had completely lost track of Rocktia’s presence. At that moment, death warning activated.

He was about to die.

His instincts warned him. Kang Jun-hyeok reflexively twisted his body.

Swish!

But he couldn’t avoid it and the blade grazed past his neck.

Rocktia muttered with a surprised face.

“Wow. You almost dodged that? That’s impressive.”

That single attack had taken away 80% of his health. Kang Jun-hyeok quickly gripped his spear and thrust it toward Rocktia. Rocktia lightly moved her feet.

Her body disappeared once again.

Swooosh!

Kang Jun-hyeok’s neck was cleanly sliced.

If it weren’t for a Player’s body, his head would have separated from his body and fallen to the ground.

[Health: 0]

Just two strikes.

He was defeated without being able to properly respond.

But no one was shocked by this fact. Rather, Rocktia was making a surprised expression.

“To almost dodge my strike. You’re certainly worthy of being chosen by those two. At this level… roughly second tier? Considering this is only the 42nd Floor, it’s ridiculous. Given time, I won’t even be a match for you.”

Kang Jun-hyeok went to the spring and drank water. He perfectly recovered his depleted health and picked up his spear again.

“Let’s go again.”

“Sounds good.”

Rocktia smiled and stepped forward.

Her body disappeared once again.

Unreadable.

Incomprehensible.

Near-absolute Stealth. Kang Jun-hyeok quickly activated a skill.

[Repulsion.]

Wooooong!

An Intermediate Active Skill. It spreads waves equivalent to 1.2 times his attack power around him. It was a powerful skill that repelled all attacks approaching him.

“Oh. You have this kind of skill too?”

Rocktia responded by putting in just a little more force.

With just that, the waves shattered and the blade embedded in Kang Jun-hyeok’s shoulder. Kang Jun-hyeok put strength into the hand gripping his spear.

[Sword Energy Wind Blade.]

Swish-swish-swish!

Sharp sword qi shook in all directions. Faced with the fierce attack, Rocktia didn’t dodge. She simply swayed her body lightly.

Movement like a gentle breeze. With just that, she perfectly avoided all the sword qi. It was movement that the current Kang Jun-hyeok could neither understand nor imitate.

Thud.

The dagger pierced his heart and his health became 0.

Already his second defeat.

If this weren’t a special floor, he would have died twice. Kang Jun-hyeok shook his head and drank from the spring again.

“Let’s go again.”

“As much as you want.”

This time Kang Jun-hyeok held his spear and charged roughly. Intense power began to settle within it. Rocktia’s face changed for the first time.

“Huh?”

Craaaack!

Manbyeonggi’s second sword form.

World-Shaking Wind Descent.

A massive storm blade swept forth. Even Rocktia couldn’t dodge this one and pulled her body back.

And Kang Jun-hyeok didn’t miss that opening.

[One-Point Pierce.]

Kwaaaaang!

With an explosion, his body transcended the speed of sound. The sharp spear tip aimed for Rocktia’s heart.

Creating an opening in the opponent and striking with unprecedented speed. It was a combination no one had ever been able to dodge, and indeed Rocktia couldn’t dodge it either.

No.

To be precise, she didn’t dodge.

Whoooong!

The sound of air breaking rang out. Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes widened.

The spear shaft was caught in Rocktia’s hand, unable to advance.

She had caught One-Point Pierce without blocking or dodging its power. Rocktia burst out in admiration.

“Wow! That was a bit surprising! Is that power an Advanced Skill? Plus Manbyeonggi’s martial arts on top of that. There’s a reason you’re called a disciple!”

With those words, she kicked Kang Jun-hyeok. With the sensation of being hit by a dump truck at full speed, Kang Jun-hyeok’s body was slammed into the wall.

Kuuuung!

“Cough.”

Kang Jun-hyeok staggered from the impact. He endured his body trying to collapse by putting strength into his knees.

‘She’s damn strong as expected.’

The Lowly Assassin. Rocktia.

She was incomparably weaker than Manbyeonggi or Eldyria.

Among the countless defeated in the Great War, she possessed power in the lower ranks.

But even so, she was a defeated one.

Someone who had once fought for their life against the Victors.

‘Roughly third tier, I’d say.’

Sword Emperor, Hyeongyeong, Magic Tower Master, transcendent Espers, high-ranking monster class.

She possessed power equivalent to an adult Kraken, a level of strength the current him couldn’t reach.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————