100 Floors All Master - Chapter 242

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 242
The Second Universe Quest (8)
The magic power reserves vanished one by one.
It meant all the mana had been exhausted.
My Internal Energy was reduced to merely a tenth of what remained, and most of my Skills had been consumed as well.
So I unleashed the power of the True Ancestor.
A formidable dominion seized my entire being.
The duration was only two minutes.
I had to finish it within that window.
[SCREEEECH!]
The Monkey Apostle shrieked and hurled his single arm forward. Within it lay a force capable of crushing the world itself.
I bent my fingers. Blood surged and coalesced. It was like a mighty force forged from blood itself.
The techniques and mental cultivation methods of the Bloody Demon Sect resided within my mind.
The formidable Divine Technique of the Bloody Demon Sect Leader unfolded beneath the power of the True Ancestor. I thrust both arms forward.
Blood Emperor Strike.
CRAAAASH!
Force collided against force. The shockwave shook the earth and pushed back the atmosphere. I skidded backward roughly, my feet scraping the ground. The blood water that erupted reversed its course and fell like rain.
Blood Heaven Technique.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
[SCREEEECH!]
The Monkey Apostle spread his hand wide. A spatial rift opened and swallowed the blood rain whole. I seized the opportunity and thrust my sword into the gap. The Monkey Apostle clenched his fist.
CLAAANG!
Once more, an explosion erupted. The strain felt through the blade’s tip made me grit my teeth.
Judging that my bare body could not withstand it, I wrapped my entire form in blood instead. I forced my creaking body to move.
WHOOOOSH!
The Monkey Apostle swung his tail. The sound of the impacted space shattering rang out. I lowered my stance to evade and slashed upward.
CLAAANG!
30 seconds.
[SCREECH!]
The Monkey Apostle threw a punch. I twisted my body narrowly. The fist grazed my cheek and shook my entire frame.
Suppressing the pain, I spread my fingers.
Blood Emperor Form.
SHHHHK!
My fingers traced along the incoming fist, following the arm. Blood manifested like a mighty force, leaving a long gash across the Monkey Apostle’s arm.
SPLURCH!
[KIEEEEK!]
The Monkey Apostle shrieked in agony and attempted to crush my head.
I kicked off the ground and evaded upward. The Monkey Apostle bent his arm and pursued.
[Air Jump.]
Tap.
I plant my foot in the empty air once more.
A fist streaks past before Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes. The mere passage of it sends a sensation of internal organs being shaken. Kang Jun-hyeok reaches out his hand.
Crack.
His fingers gouge into the Monkey Apostle’s left eye. Along with a filthy sensation, something squelches audibly.
[Screeeech!]
The Monkey Apostle thrashes his body violently. Having lost his left eye, he opens his mouth in fury.
[Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!]
The wave of sound shakes everything around him.
That cry contained the power to tear through Cracks.
My entire body trembles. This is no joke—a direct hit from that alone could kill me.
Defense is meaningless.
Then I counter with offense. Blood orbs float weightlessly in the empty air.
Blood Orb King.
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom!
The blood orbs burst like bombs, neutralizing the wave of sound.
One minute.
In a world where everything collapses, Kang Jun-hyeok plants his feet.
Clang-clang-clang-clang-clang!
Sword and fist collide frantically. Despite losing one arm and one eye, the Monkey Apostle does not retreat. Instead, he presses forward even more violently.
But ultimately, he is one-armed and one-eyed.
Clang-crack!
Kang Jun-hyeok barely shifts the weight pressing down on his sword, moving his body diagonally.
[Ka, crack!]
The Monkey Apostle tries to respond, but having lost parts of his body, his reaction is inevitably delayed. The sword strike cleaves through the Monkey Apostle’s waist.
[Screeeeeech!]
The Monkey Apostle swings his tail in a wide arc.
Kang Jun-hyeok does not dodge.
I draw out blood to create a buttress and reinforce my entire body. Anchoring my stance, I bring down the great sword.
Boom-crash!
[Screeeeeeeech!]
The Monkey Apostle lets out a terrible scream.
His tail is severed.
But Kang Jun-hyeok’s body is not unscathed either. The buttress shatters and my body is driven into the ground. If this were not a Player’s body, every bone in my arm would have been crushed to powder.
One minute thirty seconds.
[Charge.]
I force my collapsed body to rise using a skill. In that hand is an Orb.
Whoooosh!
Countless gems pour forth.
Magic from the Great Arcana Gem School unfolds. Countless explosions engulf the Monkey Apostle. The overwhelming might of nearly all the gems Kang Jun-hyeok has stored until now.
[Shriek!]
But it vanishes instantly within the spreading crevice.
That is an Authority from beyond the Universe. It devours everything into the crevice. Even the Divine Authority of the Great God would be no different.
Kang Jun-hyeok knew this better than anyone.
So the gem was bait from the start.
[Crack Movement.]
Thud.
The sword pierces through the Monkey Apostle’s back and erupts from his chest.
[Gack, gaaaack.]
Kang Jun-hyeok twists the blade and slices upward in one motion. Just as he’s about to sever the head, the Monkey Apostle grasps the blade. Deep emotion flickers in those black eyes.
Come with me.
Uuuuuung!
The crevice is unleashed.
An extraordinarily unstable crevice release. But sufficient for a self-destruction.
The crevice that erupted in an instant swallows Kang Jun-hyeok’s body.
Even mighty Gods cannot escape this crevice.
The only way to escape is to use an equivalent Authority.
But Kang Jun-hyeok had already spent Crack Movement on the attack. There is no way out. The Monkey Apostle believed this without doubt.
But.
[Rooting.]
The Authority of the Rooted Tree unfolds across the world. Authority clashes with Authority, and the crevice opening shatters.
Kaaaaang!
[Gack, gaaaack?]
“Farewell.”
The sword severs the Monkey Apostle’s head. His body slowly collapses to the ground.
[Level Up.]
[Level Up.]
[Level Up.]
[Health Points + 150]
[Strength + 10]
[Speed + 10]
[Internal Energy + 10]
[Mana + 10]
[Divine Power + 5]
[Psychic + 5]
[Achievement + 10]
[Telekinesis Proficiency has risen from F to E.]
[Thousand Pound Weight Proficiency has risen from F to E.]
[Counter Proficiency has risen from F to E.]
[Control Proficiency has risen from D to C.]
[True Ancestor Awakening Proficiency has risen from D to C.]
[Death Line Awakening Proficiency has risen from D to C.]
[King of All Weapons Proficiency has increased dramatically…]
Victory.
In that same instant, the Blood Dominion that had ensnared my entire body vanished. I exhaled the breath I had been holding.
It had been perilously close. Had I been even slightly slower, had I made even the smallest mistake, the outcome would have been reversed. This was among the most critical moments of my entire current life.
But as always, I managed to overcome it.
Eldyria, who had been watching with bated breath, let out a soft moan.
[You did it… You actually won against an Apostle who even deployed Crack Movement.]
“My opponent was simply inexperienced.”
Had the Monkey Apostle attacked from the beginning while accepting casualties, the outcome might have differed.
Or had he remained cautious throughout and correctly discerned my strategy, the result might have been different as well. The probability of my defeat would have been significantly higher.
But the Monkey Apostle was clumsily intelligent, clumsily cautious, and clumsily bold.
I simply exploited those gaps.
Eldyria let out a soft laugh at those words.
[I disagree. From what I observed, that one’s judgment was not particularly flawed.]
In combat, one cannot always make the correct decision. Fundamentally, one must come to understand the opponent’s strength, psychology, and tendencies through the battle itself, so inevitable mistakes, large and small, are bound to occur.
That was no different for Eldyria or Manbyeonggi. It was an entirely natural occurrence within the process of combat.
But I approached near perfection in that regard.
I gather information, and when information is lacking, I predict as many possibilities as possible. When I make mistakes, I minimize the losses incurred or instead turn them into opportunities.
The Monkey Apostle was not inexperienced.
Had it been otherwise, he would never have attained the position of Apostle.
It was simply that I approached perfection.
‘…If we were to fight with our power perfectly equal, even I would not know the outcome.’
Combat experience on an entirely different level. And the sense and judgment gained from it.
That was another ability that had allowed me to reach this point.
“I would like to rest if I could… but I don’t have that luxury.”
From the city, I could still hear the sounds of Players battling Vampire Retainers.
Five hundred Dog Monsters and ten Bears. Their strength would be insufficient. I had no intention of helping them from start to finish, but neither did I intend to let them meet meaningless deaths. I made my way toward the city with a grunt.
“Hmm?”
Upon arriving at the city, I wore an expression of surprise.
“Raaaah!”
“Kill them!”
“Come this way!”
The Players were fighting fiercely.
And their momentum was not poor. They stood boldly against the formidable Vampire Retainers, risking their lives in combat.
And they were actually achieving results. A considerable number of Dog Monster corpses were visible. Scattered among them were also several Bear corpses.
They brightened at the sight of me.
“K-Kang Jun-hyeok has arrived!”
“You won!”
“We can win too! Let’s push forward!”
Even as they looked upon Kang Jun-hyeok, they did not rely on him.
They sought to overcome the trials given to them through their own strength.
“….”
Kang Jun-hyeok found himself momentarily at a loss for words.
‘Please help us!’
‘I-I’m begging you! Help us! We can’t do this without you!’
‘As expected of you, Kang Jun-hyeok. With you here, we can win!’
Countless voices of dependence and expectation from his previous life flickered through his mind.
“Hmph.”
After a moment of peculiar expression, Kang Jun-hyeok let out a laugh—a refreshing sound, as if shedding a heavy burden.
[What’s wrong?]
“Nothing at all. It’s truly nothing now.”
Kang Jun-hyeok murmured to himself.
The battle continued.
Kang Jun-hyeok did not merely stand idle as an observer. He intervened only when their lives were in genuine peril or when they faced circumstances beyond their ability to resist. Bolstered by his presence, the people summoned even greater strength.
Thus, a battle spanning more than a full week unfolded.
And finally.
Thud.
[K-kuaaaaaaah!]
“Hah, hah, hah.”
Yu Jin-ha gasped for breath. The bear, covered in wounds, lost its strength and collapsed before him.
“…We won!”
Yu Jin-ha clenched his fist with joy radiating across his face.
He had succeeded in bringing down the incomparably mighty bear through his own power.
In response to his cry, cheers erupted from those around him.
They had finally succeeded in defeating all their enemies.
They had achieved victory.
Everyone unleashed a battle cry that shook the world itself.
It was a cry announcing that the Second Universe Quest had effectively reached its conclusion.

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