100 Floors All Master - Chapter 29

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 029

 

 

4th Floor. World of Insects (4)

 

 

[Passive Skill: Observation]

[Grade: Lowest]

[Proficiency: F]

[The power to find answers by observing things. When looking at something, you can find the answer faster and more accurately.]

 

Passive Skill.

It was proof that he had found the correct answer. Since he had found the answer, there was no longer any reason to stay here.

“Farewell. Charlie. Alpha. Omega.”

Having been with them for several days, he had grown quite fond of them. He bid farewell to the ants and departed.

Kang Jun-hyeok walked toward the designated destination.

Whenever the coordinates became confusing, he joined ant groups to confirm them once more. Even though he proceeded without getting lost this way, it took several days of walking.

‘If I had wandered around on my own, I never would have found it.’

Even knowing the direction, it took quite a while to walk there, so without knowing it would have been hopeless.

And after walking for several more days.

Kang Jun-hyeok emerged from the forest and saw it.

A vast plain.

Ants were swarming there. At a glance, there were over a thousand of them. The density itself was different from any group Kang Jun-hyeok had seen so far.

And in the center was a giant ant. The distance was considerable, making it difficult to confirm with the naked eye.

[Vision Expansion.]

When he activated the skill, he could clearly identify the target.

An ant twice as large as the other ants. Its swollen abdomen was quite impressive.

That was definitely the Queen Ant.

 

 

“As expected.”

Killing every ant that exists in the world is physically impossible.

Then what is the way to clear the Quest at 100%?

The answer was simple.

Kill the leader of the group.

Every colony has its king. And when the king dies, the colony crumbles to pieces.

Kill the queen.

That was the true purpose of the 4th Floor Quest.

It was the moment when Kang Jun-hyeok, having confirmed his objective, was about to turn around to find a solution.

In the distance, the Queen Ant that had been lying down suddenly stood up.

It was literally a meaningless action, something close to unconscious behavior.

But the ant’s head turned toward Kang Jun-hyeok as it did so.

Kang Jun-hyeok’s figure entered the ant’s compound eyes. Soon, emotion began to settle on its face.

Kang Jun-hyeok clicked his tongue.

“Tsk.”

[Screeeeech!]

The Queen Ant let out a loud cry. The ants that heard that cry sprang to their feet. In an instant, the queen’s form was hidden by the ants.

“This has become troublesome.”

Kang Jun-hyeok frowned.

Ordinary ants have degenerated eyesight.

They cannot distinguish by appearance and only differentiate between kinfolk and enemies through pheromones. That was the reason he had been able to join the ant groups.

But it seemed the Queen Ant’s visual organs had not degenerated.

No. Beyond that, they were exceptionally good. Even he had difficulty confirming with the naked eye and needed to activate Vision Expansion to see at that distance, yet the Queen Ant spotted him at a glance.

“Did I let my guard down?”

[You’re closer to being unlucky. To make eye contact with the queen right after emerging from the forest.]

[Screeech!]

[Kiiiek!]

The ants began rushing toward him en masse. Manbyeonggi asked.

[The frontal approach of assassination has disappeared. What will you do now?]

Kang Jun-hyeok pondered for a moment. Should he retreat? But he soon shook his head. That would be the worst decision. Having spotted an enemy, the Queen Ant would hide herself completely. Retreating would only take more time.

His deliberation was over.

The purpose of the 4th Floor is to kill the queen.

Wouldn’t it be fine to kill her by any means necessary?

Kang Jun-hyeok drew his great sword. He tensed his entire body.

Crack.

The ground split as his body charged toward the ants. The ants rose up and rushed forward to eliminate the enemy.

He pulled back the hand gripping the great sword, stepped forward, and swung.

Kwaaaaang!

About a dozen ants were literally crushed and disappeared. Kang Jun-hyeok took another step forward.

Kwaddeuddeuk!

Again, about a dozen ants were pulverized.

The ants trying to cling to his legs were kicked and scattered as fragments.

It was literally a colony of ants filling the plain.

Their number exceeded a thousand. For an ordinary Player, it would be difficult even to flee, let alone charge forward.

But not for Kang Jun-hyeok.

Each time the great sword was swung, about a dozen ants fell. Of course, even so, it was impossible to break through a thousand ants head-on. So he shook off the ants clinging to him with force and moved at high speed, finding gaps in the wave.

Kang Jun-hyeok was slowly but surely approaching the Queen Ant.

At this rate, he would definitely reach her.

However.

[Screeeeech!]

[Kiiiiiek!]

From behind Kang Jun-hyeok, the cries of ants could be heard. Kang Jun-hyeok looked back and grimaced.

Breaking through the forest, hundreds, no. Thousands of ants were rushing toward him.

The Queen Ant had let out a cry to issue a command.

Kill the enemy that appeared before her.

That command was given to all ants in the world.

Soon all the ants would come rushing here. He had to finish before then. Kang Jun-hyeok put strength into his feet.

Kwaddeuddeuk!

Ants flew away and were pulverized. His body broke through the ants at high speed.

[Screeeeech!]

At that moment, with the Queen Ant’s cry, the ants’ movements changed. Instead of trying to kill him, they tried to block him with their bodies. They were trying to buy time until other ants could approach.

Focusing solely on defense, even Kang Jun-hyeok had no choice but to slow down.

As a result, the ants from outside arrived at the plain.

Thousands of ants rushed toward Kang Jun-hyeok all at once.

Kwajijik.

He swept away and trampled the ant corpses. Crushing and crushing again. The corpses began to pile up one by one, but even more ants filled their places.

In the midst of that, Kang Jun-hyeok saw a familiar ant. His eyes widened.

“Charlie!”

An ant with one short antenna that had lived with him in the group.

It was Charlie.

Charlie desperately tried to attack him following the Queen’s orders. Kang Jun-hyeok raised his great sword with tears in his eyes.

Crack.

Charlie was cut in half and collapsed.

 

 

Without time to grieve, Charlie’s corpse was buried and disappeared among the other ants. Kang Jun-hyeok’s face slowly hardened.

Even though he was strong now, he was only around 30th Floor level. Without extensive skills, he couldn’t handle these numbers. Though his high defense reduced damage, his health was slowly being depleted.

He quickly racked his brain. The ants were moving according to the Queen Ant’s commands. Somehow, she seemed able to give immediate orders.

He aimed for the Queen Ant.

But how?

Could he break through this many ants and reach her?

That was impossible, no matter how strong he was.

Then, was it possible to visually confirm the Queen Ant?

That was possible.

In that case.

Kang Jun-hyeok changed his movement. He didn’t block, dodge, or look for another path.

He simply trusted in his physical strength and charged forward.

Crunch!

The ants were crushed by his force. Kang Jun-hyeok pushed through the corpses and advanced. The Queen Ant, understanding his purpose, gave another command.

[Screech!]

[Squeak!]

The ants swarmed together and blocked Kang Jun-hyeok’s path. They trampled each other to form a wall.

Kang Jun-hyeok put strength into his feet and charged violently.

Boom!

The wall swayed and shook. It was pushed back with a sliding sound. But it didn’t collapse and maintained its form even more solidly.

Kang Jun-hyeok thrust his great sword in and pushed his body into the ant wall. His body was buried and disappeared among the ants.

There were a few more tremors from inside the wall, then it became quiet.

[Squeak.]

She had killed the enemy targeting her.

It was the moment the Queen Ant felt relief with that judgment.

[Thrust.]

Stab.

A great sword burst through the ant wall. Then an explosion occurred.

[Fireball.]

Whoosh!

With the explosion, the wall was breached. Kang Jun-hyeok burst out. The ants flailed trying to grab him.

[Air Jump.]

His body stepped on air and leaped up. The Queen Ant and Kang Jun-hyeok’s gazes met.

But that was all.

Their gazes had only met; there was still quite a distance between them. And hundreds of ants were still waiting in between.

[Screech.]

The Queen Ant cried mockingly. You cannot reach me. What will you do? That kind of cry.

Kang Jun-hyeok put the great sword into All Weapons. Then he drew out a spear.

He gripped the spear tightly and threw it toward the air.

[Spear Throwing.]

The spear flew through the air.

 

 

[Click!]

The Queen Ant trembled momentarily at the thrown spear but soon realized.

The spear was flying toward the sky, not at her.

No matter how hard he tried, it was at an angle that couldn’t reach her.

The enemy had made a mistake in his urgency. She was about to feel relief with that judgment.

The spear that had shot into the sky changed trajectory.

It wasn’t a natural trajectory. It looked as if a law was applied that it must fly toward its target.

Lowest Grade Active Skill. Spear Throwing.

Its effect was guaranteed hit toward the target.

The spear pierced through the Queen Ant’s back.

Crack.

[Screeeech!]

The Queen Ant wailed in pain. That emotion was immediately transmitted to the ants. The ants became confused and scattered in panic.

Tap.

And Kang Jun-hyeok didn’t miss that opportunity. He immediately rushed toward the Queen Ant. The Queen Ant endured the pain and somehow managed to give a command.

[Screech!]

The ants swarmed and created a huge wall between the Queen Ant and Kang Jun-hyeok.

[Wall Climbing.]

And Kang Jun-hyeok trampled over the ant wall and climbed up. He instantly crossed the wall and fell toward the Queen Ant.

[Scr, screech.]

The Queen Ant tried to hastily give commands, but the great sword was embedded in her chest.

Crunch.

[Screeeech!]

The Queen Ant let out a painful scream. She frantically moved her legs trying to shake off Kang Jun-hyeok. She attacked Kang Jun-hyeok with her sharp jaws and poison stinger.

He suppressed all those attacks by crushing them with his hands. He grabbed the Queen Ant and slammed her into the ground. He raised his great sword and pierced through her head.

Crunch.

[Screeeeeech!]

With a final death cry, the Queen Ant’s body went limp.

 

[Level Up.]

[Health + 20]

[Strength + 1]

[Wall Climbing proficiency has increased.]

[Air Jump proficiency has increased.]

[Thrust proficiency has increased from F to E.]

 

Kang Jun-hyeok put away his great sword.

“That was harder than I thought.”

An unexpected problem had arisen at the end. If he had been even slightly weaker, he would have had to give up the Perfect Clear and run away.

But he had won.

[Screech!]

[Screeeech!]

The ants that lost their queen began to break down. Their antennae shook frantically as they scratched their heads, and one by one their movements slowly stopped.

And a few hours later.

[Squeak.]

The movement of the last remaining ant completely stopped.

At the same time, a system window appeared announcing the end.

 

[4th Floor Quest Clear.]

[Rewards will be determined based on your performance.]

[Checking achievement rate…]

[Check complete.]

[Achievement Rate: 100%]

[Perfect Clear. Congratulations! Additional rewards will be granted.]

[Title: Perfect Player effect has been added.]

[10,000 Gold has been granted.]

[Perfect Clear reward [Necklace: Queen’s Poison Sting] has been obtained.]

[Perfect Clear reward [Title: Queen Slayer] has been obtained.]

[Players who achieved Perfect Clear on the 4th Floor: 1 person.]

[You are the only one!]

[Universe Announcement.]

[Please congratulate them! Everyone in the Universe! A Perfect Player of the 4th Floor has appeared. This is a feat that no one has achieved until now!]

[Great Achievement + 4]

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