100 Floors All Master - Chapter 243

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 243
Second Universe Quest (9)
“We won!”
“We achieved victory!”
“Unbelievable! We actually won!”
They had won.
A few days remained before the Quest would conclude, yet I could sense intuitively that no further interference would come.
Still, we maintained our vigilance just in case, but the Players’ expressions had visibly relaxed.
Kang Jun-hyeok settled leisurely into a chair and reviewed his rewards.
My level had risen by three—a natural outcome given that the Monkey Apostle was clearly an opponent of superior standing. Had I lacked even one of my trump cards, the result would have been entirely reversed.
[Kang Jun-hyeok]
[Level: 50]
[Health Points: 1850]
[Strength: 132]
[Speed: 130]
[Internal Energy: 103]
[Mana: 84]
[Divine Power: 51]
[Psychic: 33]
[Achievement: 246]
[Attack Power + ? + 4]
[Magic Power + 25]
[Defense + 148]
As a result, my current stats had reached truly extraordinary levels.
Internal Energy had surpassed 100. Mana would follow soon enough. As for Achievement, it had already climbed into the mid-200s.
Barely on the 52nd Floor, and immediately after clearing the Second Universe Quest, my numbers had reached this caliber. I couldn’t even fathom what level I might attain if this trajectory continued.
What I gained extended beyond stats alone. Proficiency had surged dramatically, and numerous skills had ascended to the next tier.
[Passive Skill: Telekinesis]
[Grade: Intermediate]
[Proficiency: E]
[A Psychic Power that allows movement of objects without physical contact. Currently limited to localized ranges. Enables more refined and precise manipulation.]
Telekinesis’s control capability had improved. Since I now wielded it to move my body through sheer will, this was an exceptionally favorable development.
[Active Skill: Thousand Pound Weight]
[Grade: High]
[Proficiency: E]
[Cooldown: 24 hours]
[Increases your weight proportionally to 1.2 times your Health Points and Strength.]
Thousand Pound Weight’s enhancement was an additional 0.2 multiplier—intuitive and formidable. Counterattack proved even more useful.
[Passive Skill: Counterattack]
[Grade: Low]
[Proficiency: E]
[A counterattack against the opponent’s assault. When the force is matched with near-perfect precision, damage doubles. The timing of the counterattack can be instinctively discerned.]
The skill revealed the timing of my counterattack.
It didn’t tell me where to strike or how to do it, but simply being able to read the timing was a considerable advantage.
[Passive Skill: Control]
[Grade: Intermediate]
[Proficiency: C]
[The ability to control all things. Absolute control over oneself and the environment within a certain range is obtained. The phenomena, concepts, structures, and principles of occurring objects can be grasped. By reading all these concepts and variables, situations can be predicted.]
The Control skill underwent significant transformation upon reaching C grade.
By reading concepts and variables, I could predict situations.
The meaning was simple.
Strike after the opponent moves, yet seize the initiative first.
A technique to subjugate the opponent despite moving later—performing predictions close to foresight.
This had become possible.
Of course, with proficiency at merely C grade, there were still many shortcomings. But the fact that it was possible, even if limitedly, was an enormous advantage.
[Active Skill: True Ancestor Awakening]
[Grade: Divine Authority]
[Proficiency: C]
[Cooldown: 3 days]
[Awaken as a true True Ancestor for 10 minutes. All Health Points are restored and all stats increase. Possess near-absolute dominion over blood.]
The duration of True Ancestor Awakening increased significantly to 10 minutes.
Until now, the short duration meant I could only use it at critical moments, but this was practical enough for use during combat.
[Passive Skill: Death Line Awakening]
[Grade: Intermediate]
[Proficiency: C]
[The awakening of life standing before death. When facing mortal danger, the mind strengthens and senses expand. Consciousness expands and all power and speed increase dramatically. Time slows and thought accelerates infinitely. A realm normally unreachable is attained.]
Upon reaching C grade, Death Line Awakening changed from “can reach a normally unreachable realm” to “does reach” it.
Glimpsing one level higher became certain. This was an enormous change when facing powerful enemies like the Monkey Apostle.
“Is this all?”
Having confirmed everything, Kang Jun-hyeok was deeply satisfied.
Most satisfying of all was that even what I’d obtained now wasn’t the true reward.
Moments later, a soft knock sounded, and Yulsir’s Apostle, Kim Ha-young, entered.
“How are you feeling?”
“I’m resting. You can rest too. That thing no longer has the capacity to interfere.”
“Everyone has their suspicions to some degree. But they’re trying to maintain their vigilance until the very end.”
Kim Ha-young smiled faintly as he spoke.
“Are you satisfied?”
“Well, reasonably so.”
Kim Ha-young’s question wasn’t directed at me.
It was asking whether the actions of the other Players, excluding myself, were satisfactory. I didn’t deny it.
Ten bears and five hundred dog monsters.
The Players had overcome those formidable Vampire Retainers.
Of course, the casualties were not insignificant. Kang Jun-hyeok had provided some assistance as well. But even accounting for that, it was a remarkable achievement.
“There was anger in Kang Jun-hyeok’s heart toward us. I sincerely hope that anger has been somewhat relieved.”
Kang Jun-hyeok let out a soft laugh.
“You sound just like some High Monk.”
“A High Monk…?”
“Such things exist.”
Kim Ha-young’s words were similar to what Milarepa had said.
Kang Jun-hyeok was deliberately maintaining distance from Milarepa.
The more I conversed with him, the more I felt like my former self from my previous life.
Fearing my resolve would weaken, I avoided entanglement with him as much as possible.
Yet here was Kim Ha-young saying something Milarepa would say. A peculiar sentiment washed over me.
“It wasn’t bad. You brought down one bear yourself, didn’t you?”
“It was all thanks to Yulsir’s grace.”
Kim Ha-young had succeeded in felling a bear by utilizing Yulsir’s Divine Authority.
Though there had been considerable assistance from nearby Players, since he had been the primary combatant, it was fair to call it his strength.
But what was truly surprising was something else.
“I didn’t expect Yu Jin-ha to bring down two bears.”
He hadn’t faced them simultaneously. He had confronted them sequentially after sufficient recovery, and the surrounding support had been substantial.
But considering that even Trey, who had reached the highest Floor on Earth, couldn’t face a single bear and had to combine forces with other Top Players, it was nonetheless a miracle.
“Indeed.”
That was unexpected for me as well.
Yu Jin-ha was the Sword Saint.
He possessed talents counted among the finest in the Universe. There was no reason he should be stopped by mere bears.
But ultimately, possessing the weakness of being a coward, I hadn’t held great expectations for him.
Yet he brought down two. It seemed his character weakness was being overcome.
‘I should give him praise later.’
But even Yu Jin-ha wasn’t the most surprising thing.
“Ariel Won. She was… truly extraordinary.”
The moment light enveloped her from the heavens, something burst forth.
Something they could not comprehend.
It instantly crushed and killed three bears and fifty dog monsters. As if expending all her strength, she collapsed and lost consciousness, but had it not been for that, the casualties would have been far greater.
‘Did she open a gate.’
I had an inkling of what Ariel had done.
The Gate of Heaven.
A connection with the Divine Realm.
If she had opened that, losing consciousness was understandable. It was far too great a power for her to bear in her current state. Kim Ha-young continued.
“The High Grade Spirit that Kang Jun-hyeok summoned was also a tremendous asset.”
While simultaneously facing two bears, it dealt massive damage through self-detonation.
The rest of the Players succeeded in bringing down the remaining creatures one by one through their combined efforts.
“You did well.”
“Not as well as you, Kang Jun-hyeok.”
The long-armed Monkey Apostle that had revealed itself to the world.
One could understand simply by looking at it.
That creature could kill every Player gathered here by itself alone.
Though I am an Apostle of Yulsir, the gap between our power and dignity was far too vast. Yu Jin-ha and Ariel Won were merely buying time. Before the Second Universe Quest ended, all the Players would face annihilation.
Yet Kang Jun-hyeok faced that alone and emerged victorious. Deep belief and awe gleamed in Kim Ha-young’s eyes.
“I look forward to working with you going forward. I mean that sincerely.”
“Just don’t disappoint me.”
“That’s the hardest thing to ask for.”
Kim Ha-young withdrew with a bitter smile.
Kang Jun-hyeok gazed quietly out the window.
Countless Players.
They had fought with everything on the line and emerged victorious.
They had grown stronger.
And they would receive rewards commensurate with that result.
They would grow stronger still.
The future could be changed.
His eyes sank into an unfathomable depth.

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And two days later.
Ariel came to find Kang Jun-hyeok with a pallid face.
“Hello… there.”
“You don’t look well.”
“I opened something that shouldn’t have been opened normally… I’ll recover with time, so please don’t worry.”
She sat down in the chair across from him with a grunt.
Normally, she should have taken absolute rest. The recoil from opening the door was not something a mortal being could endure.
But she ignored the Nun Superior’s objections and came here.
It was because she had made a promise with Kang Jun-hyeok.
After observing him for a moment, she opened her mouth.
“First, I want to express my gratitude.”
Without Kang Jun-hyeok, they would all have died to the Monkey Apostle. Even if she had opened the door, it would have only bought time. Defeating it would have been impossible. It was a being of that magnitude.
“You don’t need to thank me so much.”
Kang Jun-hyeok shook his head. Honestly, he felt like he should be the one receiving gratitude. After all, it wouldn’t have even appeared if not for him.
“Then… from here on, we should honor our wager, shouldn’t we?”
“That’s right. Have you figured out anything about my identity?”
Kang Jun-hyeok smiled faintly.
Kang Jun-hyeok and Ariel had made a wager.
Before the Second Universe Quest ends, we agreed to discover each other’s identities.
And to grant one wish to whoever answers correctly.
It was time to honor that wager.
Complex emotions flickered across Ariel’s face.
“I have deliberated long and hard. You are far too extraordinary. Yet in the end, I found my answer. There could be no other truth but this.”
“What is that answer?”
Ariel steadied her breath and rose from her chair. She bowed with utmost formality, assuming a posture of reverence—as one would before a superior, displaying an ineffable respect.
At Ariel’s next words, surprise crossed Kang Jun-hyeok’s face.
“I stand before a great being—one whose memories lie buried, yet who rose again despite defeat to march toward victory.”

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