100 Floors All Master - Chapter 226

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 226
50th Floor. The Past of Failure (3)
Ignorant Fool Sword Energy. Dog Monster.
The fifth technique move of the mighty Manbyeonggi.
Indeed, that blade succeeded in blocking the great sword’s power.
Clang clang clang clang!
But only once. The great sword swings again with brutal force. In an instant, a tempest descends.
Kang Jun-hyeok twists his body. Through the Martial Extreme Divine Domain, I grasp the trajectory and intensity of the force, evading it.
Clang clang!
Yet even so, the shockwave engulfs me. With that alone, my health points begin draining at a rapid pace.
[Dragon Scale.]
I activate the dragon’s skin to shield my body. While dodging the great sword that cleaves the world itself, I think quickly.
What’s been consumed is mana. It’s completely depleted. And True Ancestor Awakening and Jealousy’s Reverse Heaven Spear.
Whoooosh!
The great sword thrusts toward Kang Jun-hyeok at tremendous speed. Unable to evade this attack, I quickly protect myself with my sword.
Crash!
Kang Jun-hyeok’s body is driven back ten steps. The force contained within surpassed even the Bloody Demon Sect Leader’s Blood Ancestor Emperor Strike.
And such an attack comes again.
Crash!
Kang Jun-hyeok is driven back ten steps once more.
And again.
Rumble rumble rumble!
The 3rd Tier’s full strength pours forth relentlessly. The world warps.
[Instant Acceleration.]
Only after activating the skill can I barely evade the attack.
The ability to pour full strength into every attack was no trivial matter. There was no way to win through direct confrontation of strength.
I must target the weakness.
Kang Jun-hyeok had faced the Captain of the Empire from Somewhere on the 31st Floor and emerged victorious.
That captain, lacking experience, had wielded power recklessly like a beast.
By striking that weakness, I had been able to win.
In contrast, the captain before me now was tyrannical and savage, yet wielded clear swordsmanship.
An absolute powerhouse swinging infinite strength.
Many had their spirits broken by this irrationality.
But not Kang Jun-hyeok.
I had buried countless such beings. To that extent, I knew of their openings.
“Hah.”
I steady my breathing. I release all tension from my body. I extend my sword toward the incoming great sword.
Clang clang clang clang clang!
Tremendous force attempts to crush Kang Jun-hyeok.
I twist my arm. With fluid movement, I perfectly redirect the force applied to my blade.
Whoosh!
The Captain thrust his great sword forward again, but it was no different from before. I deflected it with near-perfect precision.
‘As expected.’
The Empire from Somewhere could wield infinite power within its limits.
Because of that, it wielded every attack with full force.
In other words, fine control of power was impossible.
That was only natural. Why would one need control when capable of unleashing infinite power? It was even awkward to call it a weakness.
But it could be called an opening.
Softness overcomes hardness.
Gentleness subdues strength.
I accepted the aura contained in the great sword and let it flow through me. Advancing forward through the endless storm of attacks, I closed the distance until my blade was within striking range in an instant.
Whoooosh!
The Captain struck at me with the pommel of his sword. I moved my wrist smoothly, accepting the power contained in his attack and making it my own.
One who wields only strength shatters against greater strength.
Crash!
A powerful impact engulfed the Captain’s body. He was driven back three steps.
Subduing strength with softness, then crushing it with greater strength.
That was the strategy against the Empire from Somewhere.
And Manbyeonggi’s Divine Technique that I had obtained could execute that strategy perfectly.
Clang clang clang!
The Captain was bewildered.
The opponent was clearly a weaker insect than himself.
Yet he was being pushed back by this strange technique.
If we continued fighting like this, he would lose. The Captain thought and found his answer.
Whoosh!
The Captain suddenly increased the distance. My eyes widened as I tried to respond to the incoming attack.
Crash!
The Captain threw his great sword. At the same moment, my Death Line Awakening activated.
Death.
With an intuition bordering on foresight, I raised my shield.
Screeeech!
“Ugh!”
The powerful impact drove my body back endlessly. The speed was so overwhelming that I couldn’t even comprehend it, let alone deflect it.
‘He changed his strategy.’
He couldn’t kill me with strength.
So he would kill me with speed instead.
That was the Captain’s judgment.
Crash!
It was a very effective judgment. Abandoning his weapon and concentrating everything on speed, the Captain moved faster than I could follow. Even with Martial Extreme Domain detection, his attacks landed before I could react.
‘To think he could adapt so quickly.’
The Captain appeared to be someone with considerable experience even within the Empire from Somewhere.
I was barely holding my defense, but I was outnumbered. At this rate, I would die.
Think.
Find the answer.
And I find it.
It took only 2 seconds to reach that point. As the Captain rushed forward, I raised my sword-wielding hand.
[Immovable Stance.]
Crash!
The Captain’s fist slammed into my chest. The sensation of my internal organs trying to burst free. I stifled the groan threatening to escape.
Despite colliding with such tremendous force, my body remained utterly motionless.
[!]
“I’ve made contact.”
I smiled at the bewildered Captain.
[Six Senses Exclusion.]
All of the Captain’s senses were cut off.
The Captain panicked. But in an instant, he conceived a countermeasure.
Dodge? No. The opponent could read his movements.
Then he would defend.
Whoooosh!
A translucent barrier enveloped the Captain. A barrier infused with full power couldn’t be scratched by ordinary attacks.
But that was a miscalculation.
[Thrust.]
Crack!
The barrier shattered in an instant, and my blade pierced through the Captain’s chest. A cry of agony rang out as he convulsed backward.
I knew this.
When captains encountered unexpected situations, rather than evade, they trusted their strength and attempted to respond head-on.
The crucial thing was piercing through that defense.
That’s why I activated the Immovable Stance and took the Captain’s attack with my bare body.
All the Captain’s full power contained within that strike.
I accepted all that force and aura, channeling it into my blade. As a result, I could shatter an nearly absolute defense shield and pierce through his chest.
One problem was whether I could endure the Captain’s single blow. Regarding that, I had calculated through my accumulated experience that I could barely survive.
[Grace of Compassion.]
I recovered my depleted health and gazed at the Captain.
Crackle. Crackle!
An intense wave was erupting from the pierced chest. Through the gap, I could see the damaged Core.
Rumble!
The enraged Captain rushed forward once more.
But his movements were now readable, unlike before. As the Core was damaged, his infinite power wavered.
I tightened my grip on my sword.
[One-Point Pierce.]
Clang!
Sword and fist collide. My body is driven backward.
Even with a damaged Core, the opponent remains formidable.
He still possessed superior strength and speed.
So I would claim victory through experience and skill.
[Sword Energy Wind Blade.]
Crash, crash, crash!
Sword Qi erupts, shaking the surroundings. The Captain swings his fist, batting them all away. I thrust my sword forward.
Whoosh.
A Barrier unfolds at tremendous speed, deflecting the blade. I barely dodge the fist swung toward my head. The shockwave grazes my cheek, draining my Health Points.
[High-Output Gauntlet from Somewhere.]
Whoooosh!
The power contained within the gauntlet activates. The Captain’s body staggers for an instant. I seize that opening and stomp on his foot.
[Internal Energy. Thousand Pound Weight.]
Crunch!
[!!]
His foot is literally crushed.
The Captain, consumed by rage, drives his knee toward my abdomen. I reverse that force and channel it into my blade.
Crack.
A wound is carved into the Captain’s shoulder.
A vicious exchange of attacks ensues. Even with his Core damaged, the infinite power itself had not vanished. Every strike carried enough force to kill me.
I narrowly evaded those attacks. Attacks I couldn’t dodge, I redirected their force as much as possible. Then, using Manbyeonggi’s Divine Technique, I channeled that power directly into my blade.
Crack.
We move our bodies to claim each other’s lives.
Rumble!
The Captain’s mind grew muddled. His Core was damaged, his power distorting. The foreign sensation he had never experienced before made his heart desperate.
As a result, the Captain made a miscalculation.
The Captain roughly brought both hands together and thrust forward. He abandoned all defense and switched to pure offense. I smiled.
“I’ve been waiting for this.”
[Reset. Six Senses Exclusion.]
The Captain’s senses are excluded once more.
The Captain reflexively tried to deploy a Barrier but hesitated. That method had already failed.
Attack or evade.
The Captain chose to attack.
And that was his greatest mistake.
Whoosh!
His attack passes harmlessly over my head, and my blade pierces through the Captain’s chest.
A perfect counter. The Counter Skill’s effect doubled the damage, completely piercing through his Core.
The Captain of the Empire from Somewhere.
They prioritize defense in unexpected situations.
And if that counter is broken through, then I shift into an offensive stance.
From the countless experiences accumulated in my previous life, I knew it all. I thrust my hand into the shattered chest.
[Lost God’s Divine Radiance.]
A resonant boom echoed out!
Divine light strikes the Core directly. The deteriorating Core can no longer withstand the assault and begins to crumble.
The Captain was disoriented. Every movement was being read. It was as if his very thoughts were being laid bare before me.
And so he understood.
That he would be defeated.
But he would not go alone.
A violent crackling erupted!
The Core suddenly convulses with ferocious intensity. All the power contained within it begins to run rampant.
A final technique—overheating the Core to its absolute limit and detonating it. The blast radius is so vast that nothing before him could escape.
Come with me.
It was the moment the Captain attempted to detonate the Core.
“I’m afraid I have no intention of joining you.”
[Crack Movement.]
My body shifts beyond the field of vision. I wave my hand lightly and speak.
Farewell.
[…!!!]
The Captain unleashed an indescribable wail. At that very moment, the overheated Core detonated.
A tremendous explosion tore through the world!
The shockwave was so powerful that even at considerable distance, the impact reached me, forcing me to deploy the Slime Bug’s Shield for protection.
As the debris from the explosion settled, only a shattered Core remained in that place.
Even the Pillar that had been draining the Planet’s power vanished.
[Level Up.]
[Level Up.]
[Health Points + 100]
[Strength + 3]
[Speed + 4]
[Internal Energy + 5]
[Mana + 10]
[Pixie’s Magic Power Control Proficiency has risen from F to E.]
[Pixie’s Magic Power Box Proficiency has risen from F to E.]
[Pixie’s Magic Power Box Proficiency has risen from E to D.]
[Immovable Stance Proficiency has risen from F to E.]
[Dragon Scale’s…]
It was my victory.
I had now cleared the 74th Floor.

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