100 Floors All Master - Chapter 288

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All Master of 100 Floors, Episode 288
66th Floor. The Spirit King of Wind. Minerva (1)
[Title: So Demons and the Ground really did have terrible relations…….]
[Ugh. It’s even hard just to survive.]

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The Spirit King of Wind.
That being transcended the very concept of hierarchy. It was something akin to divine authority itself, commanding the very essence of nature. To put it plainly, even Eldyria found Spirit King-rank entities difficult to face without effort.
And that being was now on the battlefield.
One rarely encountered entities on par with gods or Transcendents directly within the Tower.
Considering that such beings typically intervened only from the 70th Floor onward, the 66th Floor was remarkably unusual.
A floor where one could face the Spirit King directly. For that reason alone, using the Back Door Key held genuine value.
Kang Jun-hyeok surveyed the battlefield first.
The Spirit King was a being beyond the boundaries of hierarchy—indistinguishable from a god or Transcendent.
Unless a Demon Lord-rank demon appeared, there was no stopping it. And he sensed no aura of such a demon present. The war should have ended in an instant.
Yet the battle continued.
Boom-boom-boom!
Bursts of wind erupted from across the field, but they were twisted and fractured.
Something was wrong with the Spirit King.
Understanding it was his first priority.
Unfortunately, he had no particular information to work with. This war had been fierce; every Player from his past life had been little more than a single soldier, unable to approach the core of what truly transpired.
But now—he was different.
‘Let’s go.’
He moved lightly toward the battlefield where combat raged. There, Demons and Elves clashed with savage intensity.
“Hahahaha! Pathetic pointed-ears! Today is your memorial day!”
“Vile creatures! Back to Hell with you!”
They hurled curses at each other, wielding Black Magic and spirits. Watching them, Kang Jun-hyeok opened his mouth.
“Hello.”
A light voice rang across the battlefield.
So small a sound it should have been swallowed by the din of battle.
Yet that voice was unmistakably driven into the ears of every living being present.
It could not be ignored.
It must not be ignored.
That compulsion consumed them all. Combat ceased in an instant. Every gaze fixed on Kang Jun-hyeok.
“And farewell.”
[Pixie’s Mana Box.]
Dozens of mana boxes rose, unleashing brilliant light in unison.
Crack-crack-crack-crack!
“Aaaahhh!”
“Kaaahhh!”
The light tore through the Demons, shattering them. Among them were demons of the lowest grade, some who had reached the 1st Tier realm—yet it meant nothing. In an instant, hundreds of Demons were annihilated.
“……Huh.”
“Um……”
The Elves were dazed.
Kang Jun-hyeok spoke casually.
“I’d like to see your commander. Is that possible?”

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No one could refuse Kang Jun-hyeok.
His power, combined with the effect of his Persuasion Skill, compelled the Elves as if enchanted to bring him to their Elder. The Elder who faced him drew a sharp breath.
“A powerhouse of the 4th Tier……!”
“I heard you were under attack by Demons, so I came to help.”
“Ah, y-yes, I see.”
The Elder’s expression was bewilderment rather than joy.
The reason was simple enough.
Kang Jun-hyeok was human.
This was Yggdrasil’s Realm. The mighty barrier held by the World Tree itself blocked the intervention of external beings. One could not enter without resorting to forceful methods, as the Demons had done.
He might be a demon spy.
Caution settled over the Elder’s features.
Kang Jun-hyeok responded to that wariness with ease.
[Spirit Summoning. Upper-grade Flame Spirit. Ultira.]
The moment Ultira appeared, she erupted in fury.
[Master!]
The reason was simple: on the 65th Floor, Kang Jun-hyeok had used Ultira as little more than a disposable shield. Kang Jun-hyeok laughed.
“Sorry. Couldn’t be helped. But you’re going to like it here.”
[What are you talking about—— Wait? This is Yggdrasil’s Realm. ……How dare those cursed demons attack here!]
“Go. Rampage freely.”
[Hahaha. Understood!]
Ultira transformed into flame and rushed toward the battlefield. The Elder watched in shock.
“Wait—there’s no natural affinity, yet a spirit contract? And with an upper-grade spirit at that?”
“I formed a deep resonance in my heart and achieved the contract through that.”
Kang Jun-hyeok spoke the lie without a flicker of expression.
And finally, Kang Jun-hyeok raised his hand, revealing True Blood upon it. The Elder’s eyes went wide.
“Eldyria’s True Blood?”
“I am her successor. I have ties with the spirits, and she commanded me to assist you.”
At that point, even the last trace of doubt vanished from the Elder’s face. He seized Kang Jun-hyeok’s hand with brightened eyes.
“Oh! Thank you! With someone of your caliber helping us, this will be an enormous strength!”
“Let’s get to the heart of it. What exactly happened here?”
“……The demons attempted to open the door.”
The Elder bit his lip.
“It was a perfect surprise attack. We responded as quickly as possible, but we ultimately failed.”
“That part doesn’t matter. What matters is now.”
Kang Jun-hyeok’s face hardened.
“From what I’ve seen, there’s no particularly remarkable strong demon among them. At best, third-tier level. And this realm has the Wind Spirit King.”
If the Spirit King so wished, they could sweep away all the demons at once.
But the war was not ending. The Elder, equally perplexed on that point, stumbled over his words.
“Well…… I’m not entirely certain myself. On the first day, the Spirit King immediately moved to eliminate the demons and seal the door. But after that…….”
“They did not return.”
“Yes.”
It was highly likely that the Wind Spirit King had fallen into a trap.
To confirm and rescue them, they would need to breach the demons’ stronghold, but the elves alone lacked the strength.
With that, Kang Jun-hyeok’s task became remarkably simple. He rose from his seat.
“I’ll go confirm what’s happened and return.”
“What? That’s dangerous. That place is the demons’ base. Formidable demons have entrenched themselves there.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
“……Ah.”
The flustered Elder understood. He nodded calmly.
“I beseech you.”
Kang Jun-hyeok stepped outside.
He arrived at the battlefield in an instant. The demons rushed at him with hunger.
“A human? Die!”
“For the Demon King!”
Dozens of demons surged forward with fierce killing intent. Kang Jun-hyeok took a light step.
Crackle.
The demons collapsed like puppets with their strings cut.
Their expressions never changed. They had not even realized they were dead.
Kang Jun-hyeok continued forward. With each step, dozens more fell. The precarious balance of the battlefield shattered in an instant.
“Wait—hold on!”
“What is that!”
The demons, belatedly sensing something amiss, scrambled to shift their strategy. Rather than face Kang Jun-hyeok directly, they sought to buy time and surround him.
But even that was meaningless. His stride could not be halted.
“You!”
“You will not advance past here!”
Formidable demons began to appear. Among them were intermediate-ranked demons—third-tier powerhouses who, in weaker worlds, could topple entire civilizations alone.
Indeed, the intermediate demons showed a clear difference from the rest.
Crackle.
“Gack, gasp!”
They had actually stopped Kang Jun-hyeok’s advance—if only once.
Kang Jun-hyeok’s current power was fourth-tier.
And within that tier, he occupied the middle range.
Mere 3rd Tier is beneath his notice.
Which meant that no demon in this place, not a single one, could stop him.
“Stop him! By any means necessary, stop him!”
Hundreds of demons gathered to physically block Kang Jun-hyeok. He drove power into his legs.
[Fusion. Charge and Impact.]
Crack-crack-crack!
Hundreds of demons were crushed flat.
All their resistance proved meaningless—in less than an hour, Kang Jun-hyeok reached his destination.
[……This is.]
Eldyria let out a gasp.
There, before them, hung a sphere of pitch blackness.
Its size was not particularly vast—perhaps the dimensions of a small room, at most.
Yet it was unmistakable.
What lay within was something that even the current Kang Jun-hyeok could not reach. By ‘seeing’ the sphere itself, he grasped the answer.
“A prison.”
It was a prison—one singular, undeniable prison.
Naturally, it was no ordinary prison. The aura that radiated from it transcended hierarchy itself.
“Berid. The Demon of Binding.”
A prison forged by the authority of a Demon Lord-rank demon.
And locked within was the Wind Spirit King. Kang Jun-hyeok understood.
“So this raid was aimed at the Spirit King from the start.”
The demons’ objective had always been to imprison the Spirit King.
A prison crafted by authority of a Lord-tier being who transcended the hierarchy. There was nothing Kang Jun-hyeok could openly do.
But he could ‘see’.
He gazed upon the prison.
His Observation Proficiency was A Grade.
That was close to an Authority in itself.
It allowed him to comprehend and accept even what lay beyond his understanding—even the authority of a mighty Demon Lord.
He read the openings.
How could he make a scratch in this prison? After deliberation, he found his answer.
Kang Jun-hyeok drew his dagger.
[Crevice Breaking.]
A prison was nothing but a barrier separating outside from inside. The skill applied. As he tore a crack in the prison, wind erupted from within.
Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!
[What?]
A woman’s voice rang out from inside. Kang Jun-hyeok smiled.
“A pleasure to meet you, Minerva. Wind Spirit King.”
[What is this? Berid’s prison—a fissure? That should be impossible.]
“I did it.”
[……Who are you?]
“An outsider. One who came to aid you.”
[To crack this prison. You possess a peculiar power indeed.]
Minerva recoiled in shock. After a moment of silence, a fierce wind tore free—so violent that even through that tiny crack, hundreds of demons nearby were shredded in an instant. Minerva clicked her tongue.
[This small breach is insufficient. What is your name?]
“Kang Jun-hyeok.”
[Kang Jun-hyeok. I have a request. Go to the Elves and ask them to summon another Spirit King. This is Berid’s prison—a Demon Lord’s cage. An ordinary being cannot shatter it. If you fulfill this request, I shall reward you generously.]
“Hmm.”
Kang Jun-hyeok gazed quietly at the prison.
And made his decision.
[What—what are you doing?!]
Minerva cried out in shock. The reason was simple.
Kang Jun-hyeok had thrust his body into the prison itself.

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