100 Floors All Master - Chapter 27

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 027

4th Floor. World of Insects (2)

Ant sounds came from all directions. Sharp and rough cries tore at his ears, echoing endlessly.

Kang Jun-hyeok narrowed his eyes and looked ahead. He could see black forms writhing between the bushes. Moving in clusters, they looked like a single wave.

‘Ants.’

He slowly stepped forward. Before long, a group of ants discovered him.

[Kiiiiik!]

Along with sounds rushing like a black tide, six legs scraped the ground as they charged at him. Kang Jun-hyeok drew a great sword from Manbyeonggi.

Kwadeudeuk.

The great sword swung horizontally and the head of the leading ant burst open. Its hard shell tore like paper as green bodily fluid splattered. He took a step toward the next one charging at him and brought the great sword down from top to bottom.

Kwaang!

Three bodies were crushed at once. The ground shook and dust clouds rose up. One tried to approach from the side to bite his leg, but Kang Jun-hyeok lifted his foot and trampled its head.

Kwajik.

The head was crushed.

‘Their strength isn’t much different.’

Compared to the ants in the cave, they weren’t particularly stronger. This meant there was no major problem in dealing with them.

But the problem was their numbers.

On the plains spread before his eyes, black dots continued endlessly. Even a rough glance showed they were on a completely different scale from the thousands inside the ant nest. Tens of thousands? No, it was more than that.

‘Just how vast is this world.’

Kang Jun-hyeok exhaled once and looked around.

The horizon was faintly visible. The plains thick with bushes stretched endlessly, with dense forests filling his view to the left and mountain ranges to the right. At least visually, it was impossible to gauge the size.

“Hmm.”

The worst possibility crossed his mind.

0.001%.

What did that completion rate mean?

To figure that out, he first needed to confirm the overall size and form of this world. To do that, he had to climb to a high place.

Kang Jun-hyeok turned his gaze. In the distance, beyond his sight, he could see a towering cliff. Massive gray rocks stood tall as if piercing the sky. He planned to climb up there and check directly.

Kang Jun-hyeok began walking. And on his path, there were obstacles.

[Jiiik!]

Ants burst out from between the bushes. Sharp jaws clicked as they aimed for his legs. Kang Jun-hyeok swung his great sword once and cut down three at the same time. Green bodily fluid splattered on the grass blades, emitting a foul smell.

[Kiiik!]

Another group charged from the side. This time he stabbed the great sword into the ground and kicked with his foot. With a dull sound, the shells of two ants shattered. He pulled out the great sword and blew off the head of the remaining one.

He walked without stopping. Throughout his journey, insects appeared constantly, and he killed them all. Their numbers alone were already enough to equal killing all the ants in the ant nest.

‘It’s wider than I thought.’

Arriving at the base of the cliff, he caught his breath for a moment. Then he reached out his hand and began climbing.

It was treacherous. The jagged rocks could be grasped, but the slope was so steep he could slip if he wasn’t careful. It was a slope that would cause even climbing experts to fall without exception.

But Kang Jun-hyeok was not an ordinary human.

His hands gripping the rocks didn’t slip, and when he stepped on gaps in the slope, his body shot up as if flying. The cliff that wouldn’t be climbed even if one spent all night was scaled in an instant.

When he almost reached the end of the cliff, Kang Jun-hyeok hesitated.

The final section was a smooth wall with nothing to grab. The sleek gray surface stood almost vertically. No matter how strong or fast he was, it was impossible without something to hold onto.

Still, there was no problem. He had skills.

[Wall Climbing.]

Tadat.

His foot touched the wall. As if ignoring gravity, he ran up the vertical surface at high speed. His hands cut through the air, and only brief footsteps echoed. He reached the summit in 10 seconds.

[Wall Climbing proficiency has increased.]

“Everything has its uses.”

Kang Jun-hyeok muttered cheerfully as he dusted off his hands.

Standing at the summit, he took a deep breath.

“Whew.”

And he looked ahead.

“….”

A groan escaped from Kang Jun-hyeok’s mouth.

It was vast.

Extremely vast.

He couldn’t see the end. The world spread beyond the horizon extended even further past the plains, forests, and mountain ranges. The sky was still clear, but below it was covered with black dots.

He could see something writhing.

[Vision Focus.]

His vision expanded. The forms that had been blurry in the distance became clear. Like a telescope, everything came into sharp focus.

And he realized.

They were ants.

Thousands? No, that wasn’t it.

Tens of thousands, no, hundreds of thousands were scattered everywhere. They covered the plains like black waves, crawled between the forests, and climbed the mountain ranges.

“…Tsk.”

He clicked his tongue.

It was the worst.

Manbyeonggi muttered.

[The world of ants. Brutalcain.]

“You know about it?”

[A rather unique planet where only ants exist. You probably know how many there are.]

“I got a rough idea.”

When he left the floor after killing thousands of ants in the ant nest, the clear rate that appeared was 0.001%.

This was the number of ants.

If thousands were 0.001%, then what would 100% be?

The answer was simple.

Hundreds of millions.

Hundreds of millions of ants were here.

And the Quest condition.

Kill as many ants as possible.

This meant a Perfect Clear was only possible by killing all hundreds of millions of ants.

And at that moment outside, Baekdusan was coming to Kang Jun-hyeok’s house. An irrepressible smile spread across his face.

Kang Jun-hyeok was currently in a state of having entered the 4th Floor. Baekdusan also knew this fact, but even so, he was going to Kang Jun-hyeok’s house in advance.

The reason was quite simple.

The moment Kang Jun-hyeok returned after clearing the 4th Floor, he planned to immediately give him the utmost hospitality. He planned to make a good impression with that.

-…Are you planning to wait in front of his house for days for that? You’re a guild leader, you know?

The secretary who heard that plan had looked dumbfounded, but didn’t stop Baekdusan. It was certainly necessary work.

“Alright! Then!”

Baekdusan, who had been giggling as he approached Kang Jun-hyeok’s house, suddenly stopped.

“…Wait.”

A familiar face appeared in front of Kang Jun-hyeok’s house. It was a woman with long straight hair.

Baekdusan’s face contorted sharply upon seeing the woman. The woman also frowned when she saw Baekdusan.

“…Baekdusan?”

“Kim Tae-yeon.”

The woman was Kim Tae-yeon, the guild master of the Green Guild.

Having clashed countless times, naturally the relationship between the guild masters was not good.

Baekdusan opened his mouth with a frowning face.

“…Why are you here?”

“That’s what I should be asking. Why are you here?”

“…Ah. I see.”

Baekdusan nodded as if he understood.

His guild had found out Kang Jun-hyeok’s location.

It seemed the Green Guild had somehow dug up that information and come here. That’s why Baekdusan smiled confidently.

“Hahaha! You tracked him down well! But it’s already too late! I’ve already had a conversation with Kang Jun-hyeok! You’re like a dog that lost the chicken it was chasing!”

Baekdusan shouted boldly. Kim Tae-yeon blinked her eyes. It wasn’t confusion but bewilderment.

“What do you mean? I came here after receiving direct contact from Mr. Kang Jun-hyeok.”

“…Huh?”

Baekdusan’s eyes widened.

“Wasn’t that the case for you too?”

It wasn’t.

Baekdusan had approached Kang Jun-hyeok and exchanged contact as if begging.

After a moment of silence, Baekdusan shouted.

“Right! You were called too!”

“I thought so. How did he find out both your and my numbers?”

Kim Tae-yeon shook her head. She was a guild master. Naturally, her number was top secret and only known to a very few people. Yet Kang Jun-hyeok had contacted her directly. It couldn’t help but be strange.

Baekdusan had no idea what she was talking about but confidently nodded.

“But why did you come already? Didn’t he say he’d contact us after finishing the 4th floor?”

“That’s what he said, but…”

Kim Tae-yeon trailed off. From that reaction, Baekdusan realized. She had the exact same thought as him.

“…You’re going to wait.”

“You too.”

Both wore reluctant expressions.

“Won’t you go back?”

“I’d prefer if you did.”

Neither had any intention of yielding. In that case, they should settle it with force, but that was also ambiguous. Baekdusan and Kim Tae-yeon. The moment they clashed, an all-out war between guilds would unfold. They couldn’t fight carelessly.

‘…More than anything.’

Baekdusan frowned.

Kang Jun-hyeok had called both of them together.

Baekdusan and the guild master of the Green Guild.

Until he could grasp those intentions, he couldn’t move carelessly. Kim Tae-yeon seemed to have the same thought as she muttered.

“A temporary ceasefire then.”

Baekdusan snorted. As the tension subsided, Kim Tae-yeon spoke.

“The 4th floor was definitely the ant cave.”

“It wasn’t a very pleasant floor. I wonder if he’ll Perfect Clear that place too?”

Both Baekdusan and Kim Tae-yeon had killed all the ants on the 4th floor. But the achievement rate that appeared was only 0.001%.

Both were curious as players, not just as guild masters. What was hidden in that place.

“It’s been a day since he entered, right?”

“Yeah. Looking at his speed so far, it shouldn’t take too long.”

At most three days. At the longest, about a week. Both judged it that way.

All that remained was to wait and move before the other.

Baekdusan and Kim Tae-yeon glared at each other with wary eyes.

While the guild masters of the two guilds engaged in an intense war of nerves, Kang Jun-hyeok stroked his chin and fell into thought.

Killing hundreds of millions of ants was physically impossible. No matter how diligently he killed them, the ants would surely continue to be born. He was outnumbered.

[What will you do now.]

Manbyeonggi quietly watched him.

[You said it. That you are different. That you can reach the end. To watch. You need to prove those words….]

“This won’t work.”

Kang Jun-hyeok spoke calmly.

Manbyeonggi’s voice cut off abruptly.

[Are you giving up.]

It was a statement that came after silence. Deep disappointment was embedded in that voice.

That suddenly seemed ridiculous to Manbyeonggi. Having already given up on everything, what was there to be disappointed about? Without realizing it, he had been harboring expectations for Kang Jun-hyeok.

But Kang Jun-hyeok had ultimately given up. He couldn’t break through his judgment. He couldn’t fulfill the expectations. It was the moment when Manbyeonggi’s heart was about to sink low again.

“No. I haven’t given up.”

[What?]

“There’s something I’m thinking about.”

Kang Jun-hyeok said quietly. His eyes were calmly settled.

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