100 Floors All Master - Chapter 20

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 020

 

 

3rd Floor. Dungeon (2)

 

 

[Well… indeed.]

Of course, it wasn’t truly ten thousand skills.

Some passive skills were integrated to some degree. For example, the technique for handling kukri was integrated into Dagger Technique. In reality, it would barely exceed a hundred or so.

But even so, it was an astounding number.

Even to Manbyeonggi, who had lived a long life, he had never seen anyone with such skills.

That’s why Manbyeonggi couldn’t help but have doubts.

[How?]

This was impossible with talent alone.

It wasn’t simply about handling techniques, but perfectly understanding their advantages and characteristics and knowing how to use them in actual combat. Experience was needed, and time commensurate with that had to be invested.

When asked about this, Kang Jun-hyeok answered.

“It’s not that impressive a level. It’s just enough to acquire skills.”

He couldn’t reach beyond that. In the first place, handling such variety meant he couldn’t reach the ultimate mastery. It was also a limitation of his talent itself.

But those words didn’t resolve Manbyeonggi’s doubts at all.

[Even so, it’s close to impossible.]

Passive skills were powerful. Since they provided corrections to abilities, the more you acquired, the more beneficial it was.

However, the absolute majority of Players didn’t bother trying to acquire various skills.

This was because the basic cutline for acquisition itself was high.

The proficiency needed to acquire one passive skill required roughly a year’s time.

You had to train intensively for a year on sword-handling techniques to barely acquire the Sword Technique skill.

Rather than investing that much time to barely acquire other passive skills, the correct answer was to focus on raising the proficiency of skills you already possessed.

But Kang Jun-hyeok had proficiency enough to acquire passive skills for ten thousand weapons and armor.

That’s why Manbyeonggi showed two doubts.

[Why?]

Why did you invest time to handle ten thousand weapons?

And.

[You. How old are you?]

The time needed to acquire one passive skill was one year.

Then how much time would be needed to acquire ten thousand passive skills?

Kang Jun-hyeok answered calmly.

“As for why, it was because I needed to.”

He simply came to handle them because they were needed. That was all.

“And as for age.”

Kang Jun-hyeok, who pondered for a moment, shook his head.

“I don’t know. I don’t remember.”

The time in the Tower was long, but the time after the Tower closed was immeasurably long. Manbyeonggi let out a hollow laugh.

[You weren’t a young lad. You were an old lad.]

“The term ‘old lad’ seems a bit strange though.”

Kang Jun-hyeok muttered.

After the Tower closed, he could no longer acquire skills.

So he had fought desperately while feeling inadequate.

In that process, there was no leisure to think about things like time.

But not anymore. Now he was in the Tower.

‘I need to acquire everything I can get.’

Kang Jun-hyeok clenched his fist.

 

 

Having acquired Martial Arts, Kang Jun-hyeok next took out a bow.

Toward the appearing Red Skeleton, he drew the bowstring and shot. While throwing his body backward, he precisely shot off the finger bones holding weapons. After repeating piercing through heads several times like that, he was able to acquire a passive skill.

 

[You have acquired Passive Skill: Archery.]

 

Having acquired Archery, Kang Jun-hyeok immediately changed weapons.

Next was an axe. This time too, just like before, he adopted combat methods that clearly utilized the weapon’s advantages. Like a barbarian, he brutally and roughly brought down monsters.

 

[You have acquired Passive Skill: Axe Technique.]

 

And Kang Jun-hyeok obtained that reward.

Manbyeonggi watched that scene silently.

‘This guy.’

Amazing.

He possessed talent optimized for climbing the Tower.

Though these were abilities he had acquired in his previous life while reaching the 100th Floor, to Manbyeonggi who didn’t know this, it could only feel as if he was born with them.

Such talent probably wouldn’t exist even if you searched the entire Universe. He was truly a special existence.

That’s why Manbyeonggi felt regretful.

Since everything had already ended.

What remained was merely toys.

Even seeing Kang Jun-hyeok’s abilities, Manbyeonggi still thought the predetermined future couldn’t be changed.

‘If this guy had been in the Great War of the past.’

No. No. Even so, it would be impossible. Manbyeonggi erased that possibility from his mind.

Meanwhile, Kang Jun-hyeok continued moving forward. Since there were no more weapon types, he had switched to a great sword.

A box appeared before Kang Jun-hyeok as he advanced.

A box sitting alone in a room.

Kang Jun-hyeok raised his great sword and struck the box.

[Kieek!]

With a monster’s cry, the box was crushed. It was a mimic.

 

[Trap Disarmament proficiency has increased.]

 

[You’re quite cautious.]

“Mimics are standard in dungeons.”

Manbyeonggi’s voice was noticeably subdued, obvious to anyone. His mind seemed complicated, but it wasn’t important to Kang Jun-hyeok. He killed the mimic and collected the reward inside.

 

[Dungeon Underground Boots]

[Part: Shoes]

[Grade: Low]

[Speed + 2]

[Defense + 4]

[Something the mimic was holding. Though it’s bait used by mimics to entice adventurers, when it’s actually given to an adventurer, it’s only when the mimic dies.]

 

Low-grade shoes. Good. To purchase something like this at the Shop would require paying close to 1,000 Gold. Considering the underground’s difficulty level, it was substantial.

Kang Jun-hyeok continued forward.

Unfortunately, due to the level gap, his level didn’t rise. At the end, he arrived at the Boss Room.

This was the very end of the 3rd Floor. Kang Jun-hyeok entered inside without delay.

Clatter clatter.

Clatter.

Waiting inside were two monsters.

One was a Red Skeleton Knight.

And the other was a skeleton wearing a robe and holding a staff.

“A Skeleton Mage, I suppose.”

The Skeleton Knight protected the mage while the mage unleashed magic attacks.

Simple, but that made it all the more troublesome. The Skeleton Knight charged toward Kang Jun-hyeok.

Kang Jun-hyeok brought his great sword down toward the knight.

Claaang!

The Skeleton Knight’s body was crushed, but it didn’t get knocked back. It endured with its strength while holding its shield.

And the Skeleton Mage seized that opportunity to raise its staff.

Whoosh.

What formed at its tip was a fireball.

The flickering flames rushed toward Kang Jun-hyeok at high speed. The moment it hit its target, it would explode and devour his flesh. It was magic that would deliver terrible fire that would burn even his lungs.

Kang Jun-hyeok didn’t dodge.

He continued swinging his great sword at the Skeleton Knight. The flying fireball collided with Kang Jun-hyeok’s body.

Whooom!

The flames devoured his flesh.

But no damage came through at all. Kang Jun-hyeok brushed off the flames with his hand as if annoyed.

His Fire Resistance proficiency was C.

Something like a fireball couldn’t deal damage to him. The Skeleton Mage hastily changed its magic to Ice Arrow, but it was already too late. The Skeleton Knight, unable to withstand Kang Jun-hyeok’s attacks, collapsed.

Thud.

Kang Jun-hyeok immediately charged toward the Skeleton Mage. He defended against the flying Ice Arrow by raising his great sword.

The Skeleton Mage struck down with its staff. Then a translucent barrier formed centered around the Skeleton Mage. Kang Jun-hyeok stepped forward and thrust with all his strength at the barrier.

Claaang!

The barrier was extremely solid. Cracks spread like spider webs, but it withstood even Kang Jun-hyeok’s strength-infused attack. An ordinary player would have considerable trouble breaking through this defensive barrier.

Kang Jun-hyeok’s body was being knocked back by the recoil. The Skeleton Mage quickly began an incantation. It planned to use powerful magic by taking advantage of the opening.

Kang Jun-hyeok had no intention of giving it such time.

[Thrust.]

Kang Jun-hyeok’s body, which had been knocked back by the recoil, regained its stance as if defying the laws of physics. He gripped the great sword with both hands, stepped forward, and thrust with all his might.

Claaaang!

The barrier couldn’t endure and shattered.

The Skeleton Mage panicked and tried to activate magic somehow, but Kang Jun-hyeok kicked away its staff with his foot. The incantation was canceled. He immediately severed its neck.

 

[Thrust proficiency has increased.]

[Weapon: Skeleton Mage’s Staff has been acquired.]

[Level Up.]

[Health + 20]

[Strength + 1]

[Speed + 1]

[Achievement + 1]

[Underground Dungeon Clear.]

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

 

With a rumbling sound, the door opened. The dungeon was cleared. Kang Jun-hyeok checked his rewards.

 

[Skeleton Mage’s Staff]

[Type: Weapon]

[Grade: Low]

[Attack Power + 1]

[Magic Power + 12]

[Equipment Ability: Can use Fireball with 100 damage.]

[Cooldown: 5 minutes]

[A staff wielded by a Skeleton Mage. Contains Fireball magic.]

 

“Oh ho.”

Kang Jun-hyeok showed interest.

Generally, to wield a staff, one needed a stat called magic power. It was something the current Kang Jun-hyeok didn’t have.

But this staff had Fireball attached as an equipment ability. With that, he could use it even without the magic power stat.

For an ordinary player, this wouldn’t mean much. There was a restriction that weapons couldn’t be changed during combat.

But Kang Jun-hyeok had Manbyeonggi.

Since he could freely change weapons even during combat, he could activate Fireball without any penalty. It was optimal equipment for his current situation.

“This is good.”

Kang Jun-hyeok was satisfied.

He had cleared the underground without any problems.

This would be the end. He had gathered sufficient rewards, so he just needed to exit through the door. That was the reasonable thought.

But Kang Jun-hyeok didn’t step forward.

He stood quietly in place.

 

 

Seeing Kang Jun-hyeok lost in thought, Manbyeonggi asked.

[Aren’t you going out?]

“Something’s a bit strange.”

Kang Jun-hyeok stroked his chin as he thought.

‘It’s not as difficult as I expected.’

The underground floor of the dungeon.

There existed Red Skeletons that were twice as strong as regular skeletons.

And in the boss room, a Red Skeleton Knight and Skeleton Mage were waiting.

The knight defended while the mage unleashed magic attacks. Kang Jun-hyeok had cleared it without much difficulty thanks to his overwhelming stats and attack power.

And his skills, but for an ordinary 2nd Floor player, this would be hellish difficulty. Most who entered the underground would die unable to defeat the boss.

But that was exactly the limit.

It wasn’t only Earth’s humans who climbed the Tower.

It was all intelligent beings in the universe.

Among them existed those with special powers.

Those born with natural gifts, or those born in worlds where they trained themselves, starting with stats beyond just strength and speed.

Some of them would have reached the 3rd Floor’s underground. And they would have entered without hesitation. They would have had power matching their confidence.

But none of them managed to return?

From just this level of difficulty?

‘That’s strange.’

The 3rd Floor’s basic completion rate was 5%.

This meant 95% was in this underground.

But no matter how Kang Jun-hyeok calculated, it wasn’t that much. At most, it was only 50%.

Then where was the remaining 50%?

As Kang Jun-hyeok pondered, the dungeon’s wall caught his eye.

The wall right next to the door. Its color was strangely out of place. It was darker and blacker.

Kang Jun-hyeok moved his steps. He caressed the strange wall and then applied pressure to it.

Grrrk.

The wall brick went inward.

The dungeon made operational sounds as the bricks created a path. At the end, a passage leading deeper inside revealed itself.

[So the underground isn’t the end.]

“Seems like it.”

The passage was extremely ominous. A passage made of bricks so dark they were nearly black.

It seemed to speak to those who found this place. Don’t set foot in here. What awaits you is a hell like darkness.

That’s why Kang Jun-hyeok stepped into the passage.

 

[The 3rd Floor progression Quest has been cancelled.]

[A new Quest is proceeding.]

[3rd Floor Secret Quest.]

[Defeat the final enemy.]

 

A new Quest appeared.

At the end of this passage, the final enemy exists.

Kang Jun-hyeok immediately moved his steps. He passed through the passage and arrived in front of a door. He grabbed the door handle and pushed.

What was there was a pitch black dark room.

In its very center, a knight wearing black armor was waiting.

[Hm?]

Manbyeonggi made a sound. That voice was like a reaction to seeing someone familiar. A system window appeared before Kang Jun-hyeok, revealing the knight’s identity.

 

[The defeated of the Great War. Alessandro has appeared.]

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