100 Floors All Master - Chapter 265

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 265
Floor 60. The Fleshy-Eyed Octopus (1)
[Title: The 60th Floor Guardian Looks Incredibly Strange……]
[An octopus with eyes. Why does such a creature even exist? Its vision is frustratingly sharp—I barely made it through.

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[Level Up.]
[Health Points + 40]
[Strength + 3]
[Speed + 2]
[Internal Energy + 2]
[Mana + 1]
[Divine Power + 1]
[Psychic + 1]
[Divine Technique proficiency has increased.]
[Mental Cultivation Method proficiency has……]
Countless skills rise in proficiency. Kang Jun-hyeok steadies his breathing. Kuzak gazes down at him with satisfaction.
[Kuzak offers you an Apostle Contract.]
“You already know I won’t accept it.”
At Kang Jun-hyeok’s answer, Kuzak laughs—as if he’d expected as much. The world warps, and Kang Jun-hyeok’s body begins to drift back toward Earth.
And at the last moment, a voice rings in his ears.
[I thought it foolish to entrust the future to mortals. Not a bad choice. I await what comes next.]
[59th Floor Quest Clear.]
[Rewards are determined by your performance.]
[Checking achievement rate……]
[Confirmation complete.]
[Achievement Rate: 100%]
[Perfect Clear. Congratulations! Additional rewards are being distributed.]
[The effect of Title: Perfect Player has been added.]
[9,754 Gold has been awarded.]
[Perfect Clear Reward [Weapon: Ulimar’s Iron Ore Axe] has been obtained.]
[Perfect Clear Reward [Passive Skill: Boiling Struggle] has been obtained.]
[Players who have Perfect Cleared Floor 59: 56.]
[Universal Announcement.]
[Congratulations to everyone in the Universe! A Perfect Player of Floor 59 has appeared.]
[Achievement + 3]
Floor 59 is where you need only defeat a formidable enemy by applying your base and abilities—tricky, but entirely clear. Accordingly, the number of players who Perfect Cleared it was considerable.
[Ulimar’s Iron Ore Axe]
[Slot: Weapon]
[Grade: High]
[Attack Power + 140]
[Apostle of the God of Struggle. An axe favored by Ulimar, forged of iron ore. Through countless eons in Ulimar’s hands, it witnessed innumerable contests of struggle. As a result, trained and refined, it has grown sharp enough to cleave all things.]
A one-handed axe with 140 Attack Power. For one who possessed Ten Thousand Weapons, the more varied his arsenal, the more cards in his hand. Obtaining a powerful weapon was always fortunate.
[Passive Skill: Boiling Struggle]
[Grade: Divine Authority]
[Proficiency: F]
[The God of Struggle. Divine Authority of Kuzak. Struggle never ceases. The more your health decreases during battle, the greater your strength and speed become.]
The less health you have, the stronger you grow. A simple yet powerful effect. After Kang Jun-hyeok confirmed that the Perfect Player title grants +2 Attack Power, he conveyed the memory to Pixie.
[Ulimar, eh? You’ve sent down quite the handful. And…Kuzak—that exacting one—even acknowledged you? Well, that’s rare. Few would fail to acknowledge you after watching you fight firsthand.]
Pixie grins widely.
[300 Starlight.]
All confirmations were complete.
Kang Jun-hyeok intended to train with his remaining time. Techniques like the Infinite Void Technique and countless others required consistent cultivation at such a high level.
The moment he moved toward the Underground Training Ground he’d created, his cell phone rang.
Kang Jun-hyeok pulled out his phone with a surprised expression and pressed the answer button.
“It’s been a while, Kim Tae-yeon.”
[Hello, Kang Jun-hyeok.]
The voice of a woman with an otherworldly air rang through.
“How have you been?”
[I’ve been climbing the Tower diligently. I’ve just reached Floor 56.]
“Is that so?”
An odd expression crossed Kang Jun-hyeok’s face.
Kim Tae-yeon.
A woman who moved to save others.
In her past life, she had ultimately sacrificed herself and died.
By the original history, she was a character written out.
But now she lived defiantly, climbing the Tower, growing stronger. That filled Kang Jun-hyeok with an inexplicable emotion.
“So, what’s the matter?”
[Nothing major—just checking in. And I have information to share. That Perfect Player of Floor 59 who appeared just now. That’s you, isn’t it?]
“Yes.”
[……You’re truly extraordinary.]
Kim Tae-yeon’s voice held undisguised awe.
When Kang Jun-hyeok had first begun ascending the Tower, she was a Floor 20-range player.
An unbridgeable gap had existed between them.
Yet not only had he surpassed her—he had overtaken her completely, and moreover accomplished the miracle of Perfect Clearing every single floor, not merely passing them. Kang Jun-hyeok was now undoubtedly one of the most famous individuals in the entire Universe.
A miraculous existence incomparable to herself. Yet she had known him before his fame. Though she’d never put it into words, she harbored considerable pride in that fact. Reading that emotion, Kang Jun-hyeok chuckled softly.
“You sound well. So, what information did you want to tell me?”
[Nothing earth-shattering. It’s just that players have reached Floor 70.]
“…Ah.”
‘So it’s begun.’
The vanguard was starting to reach Floor 70.
And with them, the strangeness would be revealed.
[Twelve players have entered Floor 70 that we’ve confirmed so far. But…none of them have returned.]
“How much time has passed?”
[Roughly a week. There have been floors before that required more time to clear, but…something feels different. I don’t think they’re all dead, but it feels ominous.]
Her instincts were remarkably sound.
If the goal was merely to clear, climbing the Tower wasn’t particularly difficult.
In fact, it was quite merciful—even failing the conditions still counted as a clear.
But Floor 70 onwards was different.
From there on, each floor was a wall.
And there was another characteristic.
From Floor 70 onward, it was often a matter of multiple people proceeding together, not individuals.
That heterogeneity, that peculiarity, and that difficulty would cause considerable struggle.
[……By any chance.]
Do you know about Floor 70 and beyond?
She almost asked him that in an instant.
But she swallowed the rest. No matter how exceptional Kang Jun-hyeok was, how could he possibly know the details of a floor he hadn’t yet reached?
[That’s all I know. I thought it would be good for you to be aware.]
“Thanks for the information.”
[You’re welcome. Then let’s see each other again next time, alive.]
“Not alive. Stronger.”
[……Yes.]
The call ended on a voice filled with resolve.

After ending the call, Kang Jun-hyeok suddenly spoke as if remembering something.
“Status window.”
[Kang Jun-hyeok]
[Level: 52]
[Health Points: 1830]
[Strength: 137]
[Speed: 123]
[Internal Energy: 110]
[Mana: 100]
[Divine Power: 52]
[Psychic: 46]
[Achievement: 287]
[Attack Power + ? + 34]
[Magic Power + 35]
[Defense + 177]
Truly monstrous stats.
Four stats over 100. Measured by raw stats alone, no one in the entire Universe could match him now.
Even the top-tier players of the previous life rarely had so many stats exceeding 100. Literally capable of tearing mountains asunder and splitting seas with his bare hands.
And then there were his skills.
Already two Supreme Grade Active Skills, each difficult to obtain. Beyond that, he possessed a considerable number of Divine Authority skills. He even had seven Unique Skills.
Currently, he possessed strength rivaling even the top-tier players of the previous life.
‘But it’s still not enough.’
With merely this, the future cannot be changed.
He needed to grow stronger, far stronger, far stronger still.
And what was the fastest way to achieve that?
‘Proficiency.’
His proficiency increases were remarkably swift.
Several skills had already reached Grade B.
But he had yet to reach Grade A.
In some sense, this was inevitable. Proficiency Grade A was a wall. Upon reaching it, a skill transforms one tier higher.
It transcends the mere category of skill, becoming something approaching Divine Authority itself.
Such transformation could not be reached easily.
But soon the time would come.
‘Floor 60.’
There, he would raise one skill to Proficiency Grade A.
Over the next three days, Kang Jun-hyeok trained, tempering his own strength.
And three days later,
he entered Floor 60.
[Floor 60 Quest.]
[Avoid the Guardian and reach the exit of the Maze.]
[If you take damage from the Guardian’s attacks, the floor will reset and you will start over.]
[Time limit is one week.]

Floor 60 was a maze.
A vast and intricate one—so complex that a misstep could see a person lost, wandering until they starved to death. Only by investing a full week without constraint or hindrance could one barely pass through.
But the maze had no ceiling.
Its walls reached merely five meters high. Any Player could readily climb and scale them.
However, there existed a creature that prevented such shortcuts.
Whirrrr.
An eerie sound echoed. Above the maze, a white octopus bearing dozens of legs patrolled in flight. On its head were embedded four eyes.
Manbyeonggi muttered,
“An Apostle of the Fleshy-Eyed Octopus, then.”
The Fleshy-Eyed Octopus.
One of the Victors.
From the Victor itself to its apostles and retainers—all bore the form of octopi with dozens of legs.
And upon the Fleshy-Eyed Octopus’s head sat massive eyes. The larger the eyes and the greater their number, the more powerful the creature, and four eyes marked a Victor of considerable standing.
To Kang Jun-hyeok in his current state, evading the Fleshy-Eyed Octopus’s surveillance and breaking through the maze would be remarkably simple. If he so chose, he could clear Floor 60 in an hour.
But that was not his purpose.
Kang Jun-hyeok sprang lightly, rising atop the maze wall.
“Pleased to meet you.”
The Fleshy-Eyed Octopus notices him.
At that instant, the octopus’s body flushes red. Dozens of legs thrash violently, lunging at Kang Jun-hyeok.
Kang Jun-hyeok draws a blade in one hand and an axe in the other.
Crash-crash-crash-crash-crash!
The octopus’s legs collide violently with his weapon edges.
A fierce pressure bears down upon him.
Were he not to maintain his stance firmly, he would be forced back by the sheer force contained in those strikes. But there was more. In an instant, Kang Jun-hyeok is driven backward.
Thud.
His feet scrape against the ground. His legs lash out roughly, striking the maze walls. In the blink of an eye, the legs move to constrict the space itself, coiling around Kang Jun-hyeok.
The speed is considerable. In moments, it catches up to him from behind, moving to wrap around his ankle and seize him.
[Crack Movement.]
In that instant, Kang Jun-hyeok’s body vanishes, reappearing at the Fleshy-Eyed Octopus’s side.
He drives the axe down with all his strength.
Boom!
Yet it does not penetrate.
The sensation is as if an ordinary human had swung a sword against a massive boulder. His power cannot inflict a wound upon the Fleshy-Eyed Octopus’s body.
Shwack-shwack-shwack!
In an instant, the legs surge forward. He opens distance and barely deflects them.
The Fleshy-Eyed Octopus.
It possessed the Divine Authority of Sight.
Against those caught in its field of vision, it wielded power approaching the absolute.
He had wondered if perhaps, but even Kang Jun-hyeok in his current form seemed incapable of defeating it.
And precisely because of that, Kang Jun-hyeok smiled.
It was the perfect opponent to raise a skill’s proficiency to Grade A.

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