100 Floors All Master - Chapter 19

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 019

 

 

3rd Floor. Dungeon (1)

 

 

[Title: 3rd Floor Review.]

[It’s very orthodox. I wish there were only floors like this.]

[James Smith (4th Floor): Agreed.]

[Sara Brown (6th Floor): I agree too.]

[Choi Do-yoon (21st Floor): By the way, has anyone discovered the underground? I found it, but it felt ominous so I didn’t go.]

[Jung Ji-hoo (24th Floor): Uh… There are a few people who say they found it, but no one has come back after going in.]

[Choi Do-yoon (21st Floor): …Hmm. Good thing I didn’t go.]

 

 

[3rd Floor Quest.]

[Clear the dungeon.]

 

The Quest window that appeared before Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes upon arriving at the 3rd Floor.

The 3rd Floor was very simple.

It was a dungeon.

A dungeon made of bricks. He had to advance through its passages, pass through rooms, and then defeat the boss.

Such an ordinary dungeon that could be found anywhere. In a way, it was only on the 3rd Floor that a floor befitting the Tower finally appeared.

Kang Jun-hyeok moved forward. There was no tension in his steps.

As he advanced through the passage, a monster appeared before him.

Clatter.

The sound of jawbones clashing echoed. A spear was held in fingers made of bone.

The main monster of the 3rd Floor was the skeleton.

It wasn’t a weak monster. It felt no pain, and even if parts of its limbs fell off, it moved like a zombie. You had to separate the neck and head to defeat it in one blow, but being made of bone made it difficult.

It was a monster that gave quite a bit of trouble when faced one-on-one.

The skeleton that spotted Kang Jun-hyeok approached with rattling sounds. Kang Jun-hyeok casually drew his great sword and swung it.

The skeleton tried to block with its spear.

Crunch.

But naturally, it was impossible. The skeleton’s body was crushed along with the spear. The skeleton’s body that collided with the great sword blade shattered into pieces and separated.

It was a single strike.

The skeleton’s health was roughly 100.

In contrast, the attack power of the great sword Kang Jun-hyeok wielded was 28, and his strength was 26.

That damage reached 200. He could defeat mere skeletons along with their defense.

Even after that, skeletons appeared one by one, but there was no significant difference. They couldn’t even stop Kang Jun-hyeok’s footsteps.

As Kang Jun-hyeok continued advancing through the passage, he stepped on a platform.

Swoosh!

Arrows flew from holes in the wall. They were incredibly fast, but Kang Jun-hyeok lightly tilted his neck back to dodge.

Neither traps nor monsters could stop Kang Jun-hyeok’s steps.

Having defeated the Goblin King, Kang Jun-hyeok had become much stronger. The gap between him and ordinary 3rd Floor monsters was far too great. And because of that, Kang Jun-hyeok muttered.

“With this much difference, I probably won’t gain anything.”

[That’s natural given your current level.]

One of the Tower’s laws.

From opponents with too great a gap, nothing could be gained.

There was that level of difference between the skeletons and Kang Jun-hyeok now. Manbyeonggi muttered as if absurd.

[Still, by design, they wouldn’t have made the difference so great that you’d gain nothing… You must have gained up to the design’s limit. How remarkable.]

Kang Jun-hyeok went around all the rooms in the dungeon before entering the boss room. The 3rd Floor’s boss was a Skeleton Knight.

Kang Jun-hyeok raised his great sword and brought it down. The Skeleton Knight raised its sword to defend.

Boom!

With the impact sound, the Skeleton Knight fell to its knees. Befitting its name as a boss, it succeeded in withstanding Kang Jun-hyeok’s single strike.

But that was all. Kang Jun-hyeok raised his great sword again and brought it down.

Crack.

The Skeleton Knight couldn’t withstand the second strike and was crushed. The Skeleton Knight wasn’t that strong either. It wasn’t enough for Kang Jun-hyeok to gain anything.

 

[Weapon: You have obtained the Skeleton Knight’s Sword.]

[Dungeon Clear.]

[The Quest will end when you exit through the door.]

 

Creeeeak.

The door beyond the boss room opened.

Exiting through there would clear the Quest.

It took less than an hour, truly a time close to a leisurely walk.

If he left like this, it would be over.

He hadn’t gained anything.

At best, he’d end up with just one sword.

 

[Skeleton Knight’s Sword]

[Part: Weapon]

[Grade: Lowest]

[Attack Power + 13]

[A sword used by the Skeleton Knight.]

 

Neither good nor bad, just an ordinary weapon. In other words, this was the limit of rewards that a standard player could obtain.

Naturally, Kang Jun-hyeok had no intention of leaving.

 

 

The average completion rate for the 3rd Floor was 5%.

95% was hidden.

And if there was a difference between the 3rd Floor and previous floors, it was that these hidden elements were known.

In the 3rd Floor’s boss room, there was a stone statue.

A knight’s stone statue standing nobly, gripping a sword with both hands.

Kang Jun-hyeok approached the stone statue, grasped the sword, and pressed it.

Click.

With the sound of the sword scraping, it went into the floor.

Then one full turn clockwise. Two turns counterclockwise, and press once more.

Click.

Like a key fitting into place, the sword went deep into the floor.

And.

Rumble…

The stone statue slid backward, and it began to appear.

Stairs leading down to the underground.

Manbyeonggi made an impressed sound.

[A gimmick leading underground.]

“That’s right.”

[Surely the floor’s strategy can’t be conveyed through normal methods, but how did you figure this out too.]

Manbyeonggi muttered as if finding it strange. Kang Jun-hyeok gazed intently at the stairs leading underground.

In the boss room of the 3rd Floor, there existed a knight-shaped stone statue.

It was quite out of place.

If you didn’t leave immediately and lingered around a bit, you could discover that something was hidden in the knight statue.

Going one step further, if you pressed the sword and turned it once clockwise, then twice counterclockwise, a path leading underground would open.

There were a few Players who discovered this fact. That was precisely why Kang Jun-hyeok knew about the underground of the 3rd Floor.

But what Kang Jun-hyeok knew ended here.

On the 3rd Floor, you could create a path leading underground using the stone statue.

Then what existed in that underground?

Information about that had not emerged in his previous life.

It meant that everyone who discovered the underground and entered it had died.

Only those who felt an instinctive sense of foreboding and didn’t enter survived to report the information that an underground existed.

Something significant enough was inside here.

That’s why Kang Jun-hyeok descended the stairs without hesitation.

 

[The clear of the 3rd Floor Quest has been cancelled.]

[A new Quest is proceeding.]

[3rd Floor Progress Quest.]

[Clear the dungeon’s underground.]

 

“Let’s go.”

Kang Jun-hyeok muttered.

 

 

The basic structure of the underground was similar to the surface.

The difference was that the brick color was somewhat darker and it was gloomy. As he proceeded through the passage, Kang Jun-hyeok was able to discover the underground monsters.

They were red-colored skeletons.

‘Red Skeletons.’

Not just one, but two were standing simultaneously. They spotted Kang Jun-hyeok and immediately charged at him.

Clatter clatter.

Their speed was twice as fast as regular skeletons. Kang Jun-hyeok raised his great sword to defend against the spears thrust simultaneously.

Claaang!

A collision sound rang out. Kang Jun-hyeok felt considerable recoil. He realized that the Red Skeletons’ strength itself was also twice as high as regular skeletons.

The Red Skeletons rapidly thrust their spears, pressuring Kang Jun-hyeok.

The average 3rd Floor Player couldn’t easily handle even one regular skeleton.

A combined attack from two Red Skeletons that were twice as fast and strong as those. It was enough that an ordinary Player wouldn’t be able to endure and would collapse.

Kang Jun-hyeok put strength into the hand gripping his great sword.

Clang clang clang!

He swung the great sword to deflect them. He gripped it with both hands and applied force. He stepped forward with his front foot and swung roughly.

Kwaaaang!

One Red Skeleton barely succeeded in defending but couldn’t withstand it and was sent flying. Kang Jun-hyeok took another step forward. Using the recoil, he swung toward the other skeleton.

Kwaaang!

The skeleton defended but its body flew and crashed into the wall. He thrust his great sword toward its staggering neck.

Crack crack crack.

The neck bone broke. The body that lost its head became ordinary bone fragments and collapsed.

The Red Skeleton that had been sent flying had already approached and thrust its spear, but Kang Jun-hyeok twisted his neck to evade. He pulled his arm back and struck the temple with the pommel of the handle.

Crack.

The skull shattered and the Red Skeleton’s body staggered.

He straightened his great sword and brought it down with force. The Red Skeleton’s body split in half.

[As expected.]

Manbyeonggi’s tone suggested he knew it would be like this.

The Red Skeletons underground were strong.

An ordinary Player would have had to risk their life.

But Kang Jun-hyeok had enough strength to clear even if thrown onto Floor 10. There was no way it would be a particular problem.

[This time will be perfect too.]

He thought that Kang Jun-hyeok would clear the underground and once again obtain perfect rewards.

But Kang Jun-hyeok was thinking beyond that. He narrowed his eyes.

‘…If it’s this level.’

Not weak. Even so, he had to face them seriously.

In other words, he could obtain skills.

If that was the case.

Kang Jun-hyeok smiled pleasantly.

Red Skeletons continued to appear after that.

Kang Jun-hyeok used the weight of the great sword to put destructive power into each strike. As a result of perfectly utilizing the great sword’s characteristics to defeat the Red Skeletons, he obtained fitting rewards.

 

[You have acquired Passive Skill: Greatsword Mastery.]

 

He acquired a Passive Skill.

Manbyeonggi wasn’t very surprised. Kang Jun-hyeok’s ability to handle the great sword was very clean. Since the Red Skeletons were appropriately strong, obtaining a Passive Skill was natural.

He thought Kang Jun-hyeok would continue advancing using the great sword.

But Kang Jun-hyeok’s actions that appeared afterward were completely different from Manbyeonggi’s predictions.

Kang Jun-hyeok put the great sword inside Manbyeonggi.

[Hmm? What are you doing?]

“I need to obtain other things too.”

Kang Jun-hyeok took out combat gloves from Manbyeonggi.

 

[Combat Gloves]

[Part: Weapon]

[Grade: Lowest]

[Attack Power + 6]

 

They were very ordinary combat gloves purchased from the Shop Owner. Though Manbyeonggi was also gloves, since they were very thin, he could wear them without problem. Manbyeonggi was puzzled.

[Why are you suddenly taking out combat gloves?]

“You’ll know when you see.”

Kang Jun-hyeok moved forward. Before long, a Red Skeleton appeared.

Clatter.

Toward the skeleton charging while clacking its jaw, Kang Jun-hyeok dove in. He clenched his fist and measured the distance.

[…Wait.]

At that sight, Manbyeonggi realized.

Kang Jun-hyeok was trying to obtain Martial Arts Skills following Greatsword Mastery.

[It’s not impossible. But it will be difficult.]

Theoretically, it was possible.

The acquisition condition for Passive Skills was their necessity and purpose.

If he perfectly defeated Red Skeletons using his fists, he could obtain Martial Arts Skills.

But to do that, he had to perfectly execute martial arts.

He had to prove to the system the reason and justification for why he should face an enemy he could overwhelm with a great sword using martial arts instead. If he couldn’t achieve that, it would be meaningless.

Although Kang Jun-hyeok had already acquired passive skills for five types of weapons, they were all related to swords. It was hard to think he could handle martial arts as well.

“What kind of stupid talk is that?”

Kang Jun-hyeok said while dodging the spear.

“You already tested that qualification yourself.”

[…Ah.]

Manbyeonggi remembered.

The condition for acquiring itself was being able to handle ten thousand weapons.

The system had presented that condition.

Kang Jun-hyeok had passed it.

In other words, that meant Kang Jun-hyeok theoretically had the proficiency to obtain ten thousand passive skills.

[Madman.]

Manbyeonggi let out a groan along with chills. Even the one who had set the condition had forgotten what it meant, since it was a condition thrown out thoughtlessly to prevent anyone from taking it.

Kang Jun-hyeok grabbed the skeleton’s weapon-holding hand and pressed down on its wrist. He approached within the spear’s range and demonstrated combat techniques that utilized the advantages of fists as martial weapons.

Crack.

He struck the shoulder with his elbow to break its stance and slammed its jaw. He grabbed the wrist and twisted it to make it drop the weapon, then broke it. The Red Skeleton, once distanced, fell without being able to do anything.

It was truly perfect technique.

And the system gave him a reward for it.

 

[You have acquired Passive Skill: Martial Arts.]

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