100 Floors All Master - Chapter 267

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 267
61st Floor. The Universe’s Extreme Environment (1)
[Title: 61st Floor. What Kind of Insane Environment Is This?]
[In the end, I just barely survived for a whole week without accomplishing anything. Does a place like this really exist somewhere in the universe?]
[Dururu (62nd Floor): Impossible. A place so insane cannot exist in this universe. I stake my honor on it.]

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Manbyeonggi let out an exclamation.
[Impressive.]
On the surface, one might say it went rather smoothly.
After all, Kang Jun-hyeok didn’t allow a single blow to land.
But that wasn’t the whole story.
Originally, Kang Jun-hyeok would have been unable to land even a scratch on the Six-Eyed Octopus. That defense was absolute. He would have exhausted himself fighting one-sidedly, eventually allowing an attack to land.
But the Stealth Skill had completely overturned the predetermined outcome.
When something appears easy, it means the opposite—that the user is exceptionally skilled.
This was a result impossible without the Stealth Skill.
And that’s why proficiency accumulated so rapidly.
“Got it.”
Kang Jun-hyeok bared his teeth in a grin. At last, the skill’s proficiency had reached A.
He wanted nothing more than to check the details immediately, but there was something more pressing first. He moved his feet toward the maze’s exit.
Normally that alone would have taken days, but there was no longer a sentinel watching. Since he could move freely across the walls, it didn’t take even an hour.
[60th Floor Quest Clear.]
[Your reward will be determined by your performance.]
[Checking achievement rate……]
[Check complete.]
[Achievement Rate: 100%]
[Perfect Clear. Congratulations! Additional compensation is being issued.]
[The effect of Title: Perfect Player has been added.]
[8,113 Gold has been awarded.]
[You have obtained the Perfect Clear reward [Six-Eyed Octopus Leg].]
[You have obtained the Perfect Clear reward [Passive Skill: Flesh Eyes].]
[Number of Players who Perfect Cleared the 60th Floor: 1.]
[You alone!]
[Universal Announcement.]
[Congratulations, everyone in the universe! A Perfect Player has appeared on the 60th Floor. This is an achievement no one has ever accomplished before!]
[Achievement + 4]
“Then.”
Now came the time for the pleasant verification.
Kang Jun-hyeok returned to Earth and opened the system window with a smile.
[Six-Eyed Octopus Leg]
[Grade: Intermediate]
[The leg of an Apostle of the Six-Eyed Octopus. Before it died, it gazed upon its enemies. As a result, the Authority of Flesh Eyes remained in its corpse. The enemy will be able to make good use of it. For the Apostle, this was the worst possible outcome.]
A material item. Stained red and so hardened that even Kang Jun-hyeok found it difficult to touch. If he brought it to the Madman, she would craft him equipment worth using. Next was the passive skill.
[Passive Skill: Flesh Eyes]
[Grade: Authority]
[Proficiency: F]
[An Authority that activates on those who enter your line of sight. For any being caught within your gaze, all stats +5, Defense +30.]
An incredibly simple effect—and brutally powerful at that.
A skill that activates merely by looking at an opponent. One could call it essentially always-active.
With such a simple condition came an increase to all stats and a defense boost of 30 points.
This skill alone was equivalent to a five-level increase or an upgrade to a piece of equipment. Truly, it deserved the name Victor’s Authority.
And the proficiency of Ten Thousand Weapons Realm had also risen.
[Passive Skill: Ten Thousand Weapons Realm]
[Grade: Unique]
[Proficiency: C]
[The Realm of mastering ten thousand weapons. You can wield all manner of arms in the superhuman domain. A unique personal realm that no other possesses.]
The altered effect of Ten Thousand Weapons Realm was simple.
He could now wield ten thousand weapons in a superhuman realm.
Kang Jun-hyeok drew a dagger and swung it lightly. Along with a sharp cutting sound, space tore dozens of times over. Manbyeonggi, watching from the side, was astonished.
[Smooth and clean. From this lord’s perspective, it’s certainly serviceable.]
Looking at it purely as weapon-handling technique, one could say he’d reached the limit for mortals. Throughout all of Earth’s history, no swordsman had ever attained such a realm.
This too was an excellent transformation.
But the real one came next.
Kang Jun-hyeok checked the skill with eager anticipation.
[Active Skill: Stealth]
[Grade: Lowest Grade]
[Proficiency: A]
[Cooldown: 5 minutes]
[For 3 seconds, you are isolated from the world. Nothing can interfere with you, nor can you interfere with anything. After 3 seconds, you return to the world, and for 1 second, your appearance, presence, and aura are concealed.]
Seeing was believing. Kang Jun-hyeok activated the skill.
[Stealth.]
In that instant, his body vanished.
It wasn’t merely that his form became invisible. His life force, his breath, his Internal Energy, and beyond that—even microscopic and macroscopic concepts.
By every standard of the world, Kang Jun-hyeok ceased to exist.
[Hm?]
[……This is……]
Manbyeonggi paused, and Eldyria gasped in shock. Both of them could perceive exactly what state Kang Jun-hyeok was in now.
Right now, Kang Jun-hyeok did not exist in the universe.
Even if the universe itself were to be erased this very instant, everything reduced to void, Kang Jun-hyeok would not die.
He would remain alive until the Stealth effect ended. No matter what might occur.
Eldyria murmured.
[……A Victor’s Authority?]
This transcended the concept of skill.
The Authority of the Rift, the Authority of the Root, the Authority of the Empire.
It was something that rivaled these.
The skills Kang Jun-hyeok had wielded up until now were certainly powerful, but they had clear limitations. However, this Stealth transcended those boundaries. As both of them struggled to process this, Kang Jun-hyeok spoke.
“When a skill’s proficiency advances from B to A, it undergoes a singular transformation.”
Literally, its very nature changes.
It becomes something far more than a simple skill—something approaching an Authority.
That’s precisely why reaching Proficiency A was so extraordinarily difficult.
[Come to think of it, the Tower is a space created by the Master of the Universe. For skills obtained there to reach Victor’s Authority—it’s not impossible when you consider it that way.]
Manbyeonggi, barely composing himself, murmured this reflection. Yet something still didn’t sit right.
[You wielded Stealth at Proficiency B and could still perfectly counter the Six-Eyed Octopus’s Authority. Now that I think about it, it wasn’t just Stealth. Spear Throwing worked the same way.]
Once Spear Throwing is released, it pursues until the end.
Even against an opponent with the Authority to move through rifts.
Using exactly that property, Kang Jun-hyeok had been able to defeat the Minion of Hunger Growing in the Cracks.
That was the part Manbyeonggi couldn’t understand.
[In a certain sense, the Tower’s skills are optimized to counter the Victors’ Authorities. Why would the Master of the Universe grant such power to Players?]
“Who knows.”
That reason, Kang Jun-hyeok did not know.
In truth, in his previous life, they had used skills to deal with the Victors’ main bodies.
The prime example was the Six-Eyed Octopus itself.
Players wielding Stealth had joined forces and slain the Six-Eyed Octopus.
If the Master of the Universe truly sided with the Victors, that would have been intolerable.
But the Master of the Universe never revealed their form.
Not even once.
Kang Jun-hyeok gazed intently into empty air.
[First Qualification]
[Pass.]
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[1. Partial Unlock.]
The moment he cleared the 50th Floor, this qualification had been granted to him.
What could such a qualification mean.
What was it that it wanted from him.
“Heh.”
Kang Jun-hyeok let out a laugh. Thinking about it wouldn’t change anything. And whatever it wanted didn’t matter. What he had to do was simple.
Ascend the Tower.
And overturn the failures of the past.
Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes hardened.
Next, Kang Jun-hyeok transferred the memory to Pixie. Her reaction was little different from Manbyeonggi’s or Eldyria’s. She marveled at the peculiarity of Stealth, even as she questioned the Master of the Universe’s true intentions in granting such a skill.
[That bastard never showed his face in the previous war either. What’s he after?]
[340 Starlight.]
She handed over the Starlight with an expression of puzzlement.
After that, Kang Jun-hyeok sought out the Madman. The moment he handed over the Six-Eyed Octopus Leg, her eyes went wild.
“Oh, ohhhhh! Ohhhhh! The Six-Eyed Octopus Leg! And the Authority is already manifested! How, how is this—!!!”
“I obtained it using a Player’s skill. Why don’t you craft me a shield?”
Kang Jun-hyeok possessed a high-grade shield—the Root-Growing Mucus Great Shield—but it grew larger each time he took damage. He needed a conventional shield as well.
“Hahaha! Perfect! Just wait three days!”
The Madman cackled with delight and claimed the leg. Exactly three days later, she handed over a red shield with a remarkably satisfied expression.
“Man. That was a blast. A corpse of a Six-Eyed Octopus with its Authority manifested. I never thought I’d get to work with something like that. I’m really glad I made that contract with you!”
[Flesh-Eyes Authority Shield]
[Equipment Slot: Shield]
[Grade: Intermediate]
[Defense +150]
[The Authority of Flesh Eyes lingers, making its defense nearly absolute.]
Kang Jun-hyeok whistled.
A defense bonus of 150 points—nearly equal to his total current defense. It would be incredibly useful in moments when he needed to endure.
The initial verification was complete.
Now it was time to enter the 61st Floor.
Kang Jun-hyeok, searching his memory for a moment, broke into a smile.
The 61st Floor.
That was the place where he could make the best use of his transformed Stealth.

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[61st Floor Quest.]
[Find the hidden mysterious treasures within the planet.]
[Time limit: one week.]
As Kang Jun-hyeok entered the 61st Floor, a quest window appeared before his eyes.
The planet had a most bizarre appearance. From the west, thousands of lightning bolts struck without ceasing; from the east, earthquakes tore at the world as if to split it asunder. The south burned in extreme heat, searing the world, while the north had frozen even the very air itself.
A world where life could not possibly survive—terrible beyond measure.
Manbyeonggi murmured.
[The Mandala Planet.]
It was the planet with the most extreme environment in the entire universe. To the extent that even the 3rd Tier couldn’t guarantee survival.
But precisely because of that, invaluable catalysts existed here. Kang Jun-hyeok moved forward and arrived before a waterfall stretching to the horizon.
Crackkkkkkkrack!
The sound of the world tearing echoes out.
Thousand-Cascade Waterfall.
Water laden with the weight of mountains falls without end. Within that waterfall exists a small stream—one containing the purest Essence of Mana in the entire universe.
The problem was how to enter the waterfall.
Even now, if he entered carelessly, he’d be crushed to death by the weight. Since his vision itself would be obscured, he couldn’t use Crack Movement either. Had he been the way he was before the 60th Floor, breaking through would have taken considerable effort. He might have failed altogether.
But now it didn’t matter.
[Pixie’s Treasure Intuition.]
Through the Treasure Intuition, he located the stream’s position. Then he immediately thrust forward.
The moment the water laden with a mountain’s weight crashed down upon him, his body became isolated from the world.
[Stealth.]
Nothing could interfere with him.
He passed through the waterfall entirely. With Instant Acceleration activated as well, his charge meant he reached the small stream inside the cave within the waterfall before 3 seconds elapsed.
“Easy.”
Kang Jun-hyeok whistled and collected the Essence of Mana.

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