100 Floors All Master - Chapter 287

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All Master of 100 Floors – Episode 287
65th Floor. A Mirror of Yourself (4)
Fusion.
A skill that allows you to fuse skills below the Highest-Grade tier, mixing their power to manifest it anew.
Like Reset or Stat Bestowal, it was a skill that intervened with the System itself—something he had obtained in his previous life after clearing the sixth Universal Quest.
‘I didn’t expect to obtain this already.’
Fusion held considerable value. He currently possessed far too many skills, and their number would only grow with time. Using them at the right moment in battle was a burden in itself.
But with Fusion, he could combine multiple skills and unleash them all at once.
He could mix Charge and Thrust to execute a powerful stab, or blend Instant Acceleration with Sword Energy Wind Blade to maximize the velocity of the sword energy itself.
From a utility standpoint, he could activate Block and Dragon Scale simultaneously to defend against attacks of equal rank.
It was an excellent skill—one that could elevate lower-grade abilities upward.
Of course, it wasn’t simple. Fusing skills incorrectly would actually hinder the player. Finding the right combinations demanded considerable time and effort.
Yet in his previous life, he had already worked through that phase.
‘He didn’t give me the Curse King skill.’
That was a minor disappointment, but it hardly mattered. He could obtain it directly as he climbed the Tower.
The rewards didn’t stop there. As he absorbed the power of his previous self, the proficiency of many skills rose substantially.
[Passive Skill: Curse Resistance]
[Grade: Low]
[Proficiency: D]
[Resistance against curses. Grants resistance to most curse effects.]
Curse Resistance had reached D—an unremarkable change, nothing more.
[Active Skill: Air Jump]
[Grade: Low]
[Proficiency: C]
[Cooldown: 5 minutes]
[Allows you to jump twice more in mid-air. You gain greater freedom of movement.]
Air Jump had reached C, allowing him to move through empty air as though he possessed wings. He could respond to an opponent’s attacks with far greater flexibility.
[Active Skill: Thrust]
[Grade: Low]
[Proficiency: C]
[Cooldown: 5 minutes]
[Forcefully thrust your weapon at a target. Breaks through the target’s defense.]
Thrust now carried an added effect: breaking through defense.
It was literal in its meaning. When an opponent defended, tremendous impact and distortion occurred. It was remarkably powerful—practically an inferior version of One-Point Pierce.
[Active Skill: Impact]
[Grade: Low]
[Proficiency: D]
[Cooldown: 30 minutes]
[Delivers extremely powerful impact to what you strike.]
Impact had shed its conditions and was now classified as delivering extremely powerful impact.
And the next one—that was the real thing.
[Active Skill: Block]
[Grade: Low]
[Proficiency: B]
[Cooldown: 10 minutes]
[For 1 second, you defend against all attacks directed at you. You can defend against most attacks that a player’s abilities would normally fail to stop. However, attacks exceeding that threshold will still inflict damage.]
The effect that emerged when Block reached B proficiency was straightforward.
For one second—absolute defense.
It did not mean complete invulnerability. Against attacks that transcended the boundary, damage would still occur even if the defense succeeded. But the simple fact that one’s stance remained unbroken and held firm was an enormous advantage.
The Perfect Player title granted All Stats +1.
He summoned Pixie and transmitted the memory to her. Pixie caught her breath.
[That’s…… the you from the past. Good heavens. You became the Curse King. He poured everything into you and vanished. But that’s not all. You even received the Blessing of Pantheon of Gods.]
“You catch on fast.”
[…… We held such hopes for you.]
The Defeated Ones of his previous life had transferred all their power to Kang Jun-hyeok.
Yet in the end, Kang Jun-hyeok had still fallen. He spoke softly.
“It was my weakness that was the cause.”
That would not happen again. Pixie laughed.
[You’ve grown stronger. That will suffice.]
[500 Starlight.]
He’d managed to obtain a substantial amount of Starlight.
[Anything you want to buy?]
“Yes.”
Originally, Kang Jun-hyeok had planned to accumulate as much Gold as possible to purchase a Highest-Grade Skill. But now that he had Fusion, everything changed.
“I’ll buy three Advanced Grade Skills.”
With Fusion at his command, even Advanced Grade Skills could reach the power of the Highest Grade. Given the diverse applications available, their value in versatility exceeded that. Pixie readily handed over the Skills.
[Active Skill: Infinite Sprint]
[Grade: Advanced]
[Proficiency: F]
[Cooldown: 24 hours]
[Sprint forward at double or greater speed. The sprint does not stop until interrupted.]
[Active Skill: Blooming Petals]
[Grade: Advanced]
[Proficiency: F]
[Cooldown: 24 hours]
[Scatter countless petals around you, proportional to your Internal Energy.]
[Active Skill: Blade Catch]
[Grade: Advanced]
[Proficiency: F]
[Cooldown: 24 hours]
[You can catch any attack you are capable of defending against.]
One utility Skill to boost his own speed. One wide-area offensive Skill. And one defensive Skill to catch incoming attacks.
All of them had effects worth using, and their versatility was excellent. Blooming Petals in particular was a Skill his doppelgänger had wielded.
“Good.”
He had grown stronger by one more step.
Kang Jun-hyeok laughed with satisfaction. Manbyeonggi muttered with an air of bewilderment.
[Generally, once one reaches a high Rank, progressing to the next realm becomes far more difficult. Yet you seem to have no such wall.]
“That’s the advantage a Player possesses.”
Stats grow endlessly. Skills can also be purchased infinitely, provided there’s enough Gold.
The boundary of Rank that existed for ordinary Cosmic Beings did not exist for Players.
As a result, though he had only recently reached the 4th Tier, he was now far stronger than before.
‘At this rate.’
The 66th Floor.
It seemed he might achieve his goal right there.
But first, there was something he needed to do. Kang Jun-hyeok sought out the Blacksmith and showed him something.
“Can you refine this?”
[Proof]
[Grade: Unique]
[Proof of one’s own worth. Its manifestation.]
It was a translucent crimson sphere.
Ki was condensed endlessly within it, radiating an overwhelming presence.
A translucent gray sphere. It rippled as if Ki were compressed within it. Though it had no weight, it emanated an intense presence.
The Blacksmith stroked his mandibles with an uncertain expression.
“It’s the same kind as the Will you showed me before.”
“Yes.”
He had obtained a Unique Item called Will when he achieved a Perfect Clear on the 25th Floor.
[Will]
[Grade: Unique]
[Unyielding, immutable Will. Its manifestation.]
Yet he had no sense of where to use it. The Blacksmith didn’t know either, nor did the Enchantress. In the end, it still lay dormant in his Inventory.
But now he had obtained a similar Item.
There was certainly some way to use them. After studying it for a long while, the Blacksmith spoke with a defeated expression.
“I don’t know. This is something beyond my knowledge. For Proof of Value and Will to be manifested as actual Items—I’ve never heard of such a thing.”
“I see.”
By intuition alone, he could tell these two materials possessed immense value, but for now they were merely beautiful on the surface. It seemed confirmation would come only with time.
Kang Jun-hyeok then spent his time waiting for the Tower’s Cooldown to reset.
During that wait, the Community began to stir with excitement.
The Players who had entered the 70th Floor had only just returned.

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[Achunta Lu (65th Floor): You’ve returned alive. I thought you were all dead.]
[Aloanian Hasat (65th Floor): What on earth could be there that kept you for so long? And not just one person—multiple people simultaneously.]
[Dang Jung-ryeong (68th Floor): I understand the Tower’s restrictions make it difficult, but could you give us even a hint?]
The Community erupted into chaos. The players who had entered the 70th Floor had been silent for months. They were all dead. No, it was just high difficulty. A floor that required more time. Argument and counterargument had raged, but now they had returned.
As if they had made a promise, all at once.
For the players, especially the top-tier ones now closing in on the 70th Floor, curiosity was inevitable.
The answer took a long time to arrive. Just as players grew impatient and were about to demand more, a brief post went up.
[Tuvalt Shadowstar (70th Floor): It’s different.]
That single phrase was all there was.
Those who didn’t understand asked countless questions, but no further answer came. To begin with, they couldn’t have given more information even if they wanted to.
But that single word was the intuitive explanation for the Tower beyond the 70th Floor.
From the 70th Floor onward, the Tower changes. Not only do players combine their strength to progress, but the nature of the quests themselves and outside intervention all transform.
Taken to the extreme, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the 70th Floor onward was the true Tower.
Both Victors and the Defeated could intervene directly, so the breadth of their support changed accordingly. Even he, in his previous life, had experienced dramatic growth from the mid-70s onward. Each floor was both a crisis and an opportunity.
Take the 77th Floor, for instance.
There lay the Trial of the Pantheon of Gods.
Pass that trial, and one could receive the Blessing of the Pantheon of Gods—a tremendous opportunity that would lift a player several tiers higher.
Yet there was nothing particularly different about his approach. He would continue to do his best climbing the Tower as he always had. And the 66th Floor coming next held considerable significance.
‘Should I use the Back Door Key or not?’
The Back Door Key—a way to challenge the Tower once more.
The 66th Floor was a floor worth using it on.

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[66th Floor Quest.]
[Participate in the war between Hell and the Ground, and achieve results.]
Kang Jun-hyeok arrived in a vast world.
Countless battles were unfolding there.
What he saw were Demons. And Elves and Spirits. No other existence was visible.
It could be no other way.
This was Yggdrasil.
The place where the World Tree—the sacred tree connecting the Ground and the Spirit Realm—existed.
‘Strictly speaking, that system, anyway.’
Kang Jun-hyeok gazed toward the far reaches of the Universe.
There existed a massive tree the size of a planet.
That was the World Tree itself.
Several planets orbited around the World Tree. This outer planet was the most remote—a kind of outpost. The World Tree was at the center, with multiple planets revolving around it. He stood on the outermost world, a position much like a frontier.
There, Demons were invading now, and Elves were holding them back.
The fact itself held nothing particularly special. Before the Victors appeared, Demons and the Ground had fought endlessly.
But his reason for reconsidering the Back Door Key on the 66th Floor was simple.
He gazed toward that distant battlefield.
Whoooooosh!
A fierce wind poured forth. The wind densified the very atmosphere of the planet. The power rippling there was enough to transform the planet’s environment itself.
Power transcending the boundary of hierarchy.
Here dwelt the Spirit King of Wind.

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