100 Floors All Master - Chapter 24
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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 024
Current Universe
[…You are.]
After a moment of silence, Manbyeonggi asked.
[What are you? You didn’t climb the Fake Tower. You deceived me.]
Manbyeonggi had thought that Kang Jun-hyeok had climbed the Fake Tower created by The Defeated Ones.
He thought Jun-hyeok had climbed there first and gained some understanding of the Tower’s system.
But that wasn’t the case.
The level of understanding about the system that Kang Jun-hyeok had shown when facing Alessandro.
That was absolutely not a level that could be reached in the Fake Tower.
Though Manbyeonggi had never directly seen the Fake Tower, he could be certain that building such understanding in a space merely created by The Defeated Ones was absolutely impossible. Kang Jun-hyeok shrugged his shoulders.
“There’s no Fake Tower on this planet to begin with. Even if I wanted to climb it, I couldn’t.”
[Then what are you?]
“A Player climbing the Tower.”
Kang Jun-hyeok answered lightly.
“I can’t tell you more than that. I’m not even sure if I could tell you anyway.”
[Can’t tell me…? Are you under some restriction?]
“Similar, if you could call it that. Don’t feel too wronged about being deceived. You’re hiding things too, aren’t you?”
[…]
At those words, Manbyeonggi fell silent. Kang Jun-hyeok narrowed his eyes.
Manbyeonggi.
Its ability was to store equipment and allow him to freely draw it out even during combat.
It was certainly an excellent ability. Even Kang Jun-hyeok had never seen equipment with such abilities in his previous life. It was unique and special.
But that was all.
‘For a Unique Item, it’s nothing special.’
The one and only Unique Items in the Tower.
The Holy Sword.
The Book of Lemegeton.
Ten Thousand Year He Shou Wu and Great Return Pill.
Things he had obtained through his own power, yet couldn’t take because he yielded them to others.
Those powers were truly destructive.
Simply put, the Esper who survived until the end of the universe had been just an ordinary mid-level Player until he gave them a Unique Item.
That person had obtained one Unique Item and survived until the very end.
Considering that value, the abilities Manbyeonggi had shown so far weren’t that impressive.
At best, it had only thrown out a few pieces of advice that were close to jokes.
‘Though there are significant differences in rank even among Uniques…’
No matter how he thought about it, Manbyeonggi didn’t seem to be of low rank.
And Kang Jun-hyeok knew the reason for that.
“You don’t place any particular value on me. More precisely, you don’t find meaning in anything.”
Manbyeonggi had given up on everything.
It had been staying in the 1st Floor Cave to do nothing until the universe’s destruction.
Even now that it had been brought outside by Kang Jun-hyeok, that stance hadn’t changed. It was practically an observer.
“Still, since you’re in my hands now, I’d like you to do your job.”
[…]
“You look troubled. I’ll give you some time to think. I have things to check too.”
Kang Jun-hyeok spoke briefly and began checking the rewards from the 3rd Floor.
First, his proficiency had increased overall. Most weapon technique proficiencies had probably reached the end of F rank. And four skills had reached E rank.
[Passive Skill : Greatsword Mastery]
[Grade : Lowest]
[Proficiency : E]
[The technique of handling a greatsword. A level that talented individuals can reach only after years of effort.]
Dagger Technique, Spear Technique, Greatsword Mastery, Martial Arts.
A total of four skills had reached E proficiency. It was a change that made him chuckle.
‘To think it would change this much from just one battle.’
This had never happened in his previous life. Of course, back then he didn’t have Manbyeonggi, so he could only use one weapon per battle, making it natural.
Reaching E proficiency meant having first-class abilities. Considering that value, this alone was sufficient reward for clearing the 3rd Floor.
But the rewards were just beginning.
[Wandering Knight’s Ring]
[Part : Ring]
[Grade : Intermediate]
[Strength + 2]
[Speed + 2]
[Defense + 2]
[The ring of Alessandro, the Wandering Knight. He loved freedom. He had no intention of serving anyone and possessed the power to carry out his beliefs. Countless gods tried to seduce him, but he upheld his values.]
“Oh ho.”
An intermediate ring. It had +2 to both Strength and Speed. Equipment of very high value that raised a total of 4 stats. It was worth the trouble of facing him.
Kang Jun-hyeok equipped the ring and checked his stats.
[Kang Jun-hyeok]
[Level : 13]
[Health : 380]
[Strength : 30]
[Speed : 27]
[Achievement : 24]
[Attack Power + ?]
[Defense + 16]
“…Well now.”
Kang Jun-hyeok muttered.
His Strength had already reached 30.
‘Stats aren’t normally something you can raise this easily.’
Thinking of how his previous life self had used every means possible to raise stats by 1 or 2, it was absurd.
Of course, raising stats was relatively easier in the early stages. It was also natural reward for the achievements he had made.
Even so, it was an amazing pace. In his previous life, he had reached these stats around when he was entering the mid-10th Floor.
Kang Jun-hyeok continued checking with pleasure.
[Red Skeleton Knight’s Shield]
[Part : Shield]
[Grade : Low]
[Defense + 10]
[The shield used by the Red Skeleton Knight. That shield was meant to protect mages even before he became a skeleton.]
Defense 10.
It was truly exceptional defense power. For Kang Jun-hyeok, who had Manbyeonggi, its value was even higher. If push came to shove, he could simply pull out a shield and endure for quite a long time just by holding his ground.
And next, the most important reward among those obtained this time.
It was an Active Skill.
There were two ways to acquire Active Skills.
Purchasing them from the Shop.
And obtaining them as clear rewards from the Tower.
Naturally, as expected, the latter had overwhelmingly higher value. Kang Jun-hyeok opened his skill window with anticipation.
[Active Skill: Grace of Compassion]
[Grade: Unique]
[Cooldown: 7 days]
[Recovers 50% of total health.]
[A grace bestowed by a god who favored the wandering knight. Even a knight who served no one did not refuse the grace of a benevolent god. Now that the god is dead and the knight is also dead, you are the only one who possesses this.]
“….”
Kang Jun-hyeok was momentarily speechless.
Unique.
This was the second Unique grade he had obtained since Manbyeonggi.
‘…I didn’t expect to get one this early.’
But thinking about it rationally, he could understand. Alessandro was one of The Defeated Ones. A unique existence in the Tower. It was natural to receive a unique reward for defeating such a being.
And its effect was health recovery.
There were two main ways to recover health consumed in the Tower.
One was to recover a certain amount of health by winning battles.
The other was to recover all health by leveling up.
Recovery was only possible through combat. There was no such thing as natural health regeneration.
Because of this, there were many cases where people struggled helplessly when their health was in a dangerous state.
Health Recovery Potions did exist, but they weren’t an easy choice since their effects weren’t good and they were prohibitively expensive.
But this skill recovered a whopping fifty percent of health. He had never seen such numbers even in his previous life.
Performance that was on a completely different level from ordinary things. That was exactly what Unique grade meant. Even this was infinitely lower in rank compared to the Holy Sword or Lemegeton.
‘Speaking of which, a god.’
It was a title he hadn’t heard in a long time.
Before long, he would meet those beings again.
[Title: Perfect Player.]
[A title given to those who perfectly cleared Floor 1, the beginning of the Tower.]
[Current Effect]
[All Stats + 1]
[Passive Skill proficiency increase rate slightly enhanced.]
[Active Skill proficiency increase rate slightly enhanced.]
[The title’s effects increase as the number of floors with Perfect Clear increases.]
The newly appeared effect in the Perfect Player title was increased Active Skill proficiency gain rate. It was a good effect.
This was all the rewards he had obtained.
It was excessive for clearing just one floor.
‘This is what Perfect Clear is all about.’
Satisfied, Kang Jun-hyeok spoke.
“So, have you sorted out your thoughts now?”
[To me.]
Manbyeonggi spoke in a subdued tone.
[What are you curious about regarding me? You should know everything already.]
“I only know the general outline.”
Those words weren’t empty.
He had seen the end of the Tower in his previous life.
In that process, he had obtained countless rewards and much information.
But he didn’t know the details. Because he had yielded what he rightfully should have possessed—the Holy Sword, the Book of Lemegeton—to others. That included not just power but information as well.
Most importantly, there had been no leisure in his previous life. He had only focused on moving forward, not placing meaning on past events that had already passed.
“What I know is this: in the distant past, there was a Great War over ownership of the Universe. That war ended 10 years ago. The Tower is an aftermath of that war. And you’re one of the Losers of the Great War. That’s about it.”
[You seem to know as much as you should.]
“But I don’t know about you specifically.”
Kang Jun-hyeok narrowed his eyes.
The Losers of the Great War.
They were beings called gods, demons, spirits, great mages, and masters of life and death.
Kang Jun-hyeok had met quite a few of The Defeated Ones in his previous life. Each and every one of them possessed lofty status. Alessandro must have possessed similar status before losing his power.
Then what kind of status did Manbyeonggi originally possess?
“From Alessandro’s reaction, I can tell you’re special… but you haven’t shown me abilities to match that. Isn’t my evaluation of you sufficient by now?”
Show me your abilities.
To such words, Manbyeonggi quietly replied.
[I am tired.]
There was no strength in that voice.
It was the voice of one who had faced countless despairs and finally lost even the strength to stand, broken.
[Even I was defeated. I don’t think you children can accomplish anything.]
Manbyeonggi held no expectations for the world.
[You are certainly special. You might even reach close to the end. But that’s all. You cannot change the outcome.]
“Is that so?”
At the powerless words, Kang Jun-hyeok smiled.
“Is that your judgment?”
[It is.]
“Then let me ask you this: did you judge that I would lose to Alessandro, or that I would win?”
[….]
Manbyeonggi had judged that Kang Jun-hyeok would lose.
Seeing the lack of response, Kang Jun-hyeok spoke calmly.
“Well… I don’t intend to persuade you right away. It’s not a problem that can be solved overnight. But watch.”
Kang Jun-hyeok would prove it.
What made him different.
What he would accomplish.
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Snowman
Ok but myriad weapons is such a sht. Its not about whether you lose hope or you dont believe the MC, its about your job and responsibility. Even if the MC is weak (he’s not), he already passed the test, hence you do your job!! This guy has no integrity.