100 Floors All Master - Chapter 37

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 037

All Weapons (1)

Hidden Quest cleared.

Finally, the conditions were met. Kang Jun-hyeok smiled.

“It took a while. If you were going to acknowledge it eventually, you should have done so earlier.”

[Insolent thing. If I still had my body from when I was alive, I would have torn apart that mouth for saying such words. It’s regrettable that I’ve lost my physical form.]

Manbyeonggi spoke cheerfully.

[But I shall forgive you. Well. Fine. I’ve decided.]

Manbyeonggi’s emotions slowly settled. He asked in a calm voice.

[Do you know what kind of existence I am?]

“Roughly. I don’t know exactly.”

He had some guesses but didn’t know perfectly. In his previous life, he had never seen anything called All Weapons.

[Good. Be delighted. I shall give you a history lesson.]

Manbyeonggi began to speak in a calm voice. It was a story not of the present, but of the past.

[In the past, there was a Great War in the universe. It was a war between those who sought to protect the current universe and those who sought to destroy the current universe and create a new one.]

How long ago was that Great War? Even Kang Jun-hyeok didn’t know. He only knew that behind the veil, there had been a war lasting nearly an eternity.

[You should know who those who sought to protect the universe were.]

Kang Jun-hyeok nodded.

Those called gods.

Those called demons, spirits, great mages, masters of life and death—such beings had fought to protect the universe.

[I too was one of them.]

Manbyeonggi said quietly.

[And over ten years ago, the Great War finally came to an end. The result was our defeat—we who sought to protect the current universe.]

Those who won were the ones who sought to destroy the universe and create it anew.

[If things had gone as originally planned, this universe would have simply ended. Mortal beings would have simply vanished without knowing anything. The vast universe would have been shattered to pieces, and a new universe would have taken its place.]

All those living in the existing universe would have had to disappear.

Gods, demons, spirits, great mages, masters of life and death.

And even the ordinary beings of the universe who couldn’t participate in that war.

Like turning off a TV switch, the universe too would have been turned off, never to be turned on again.

But the universe did not perish. They were still alive.

[You know the reason for this better than anyone else.]

Kang Jun-hyeok knew what Manbyeonggi was talking about.

[Hello, everyone.]

[After a long, long war, the master of the universe has changed.]

[The new master will abandon the current universe and create his own universe.]

[In that process, the current universe will all be erased.]

[But that’s too harsh a story. So I’m thinking of giving you all one opportunity.]

[The Master of the Universe will bestow upon you a tower. Climb the tower. Conquer the floors and reach the end. Solve the trials with the power you’ve gained. If you do so, the Master of the Universe will not erase your universe.]

[So to all of you living in the current universe. Good luck!]

The system window that seemed like a joke, announcing the beginning of everything.

Everything was told within it.

[Among the Victors of the Great War, the one who became the master of the new universe. For whatever reason, he did not destroy this universe. Whether he pitied the children who couldn’t participate in the Great War and would vanish without understanding why, or whether it was simply a whim, I don’t know. I think it’s the latter.]

The Master of the Universe gave an opportunity to those who couldn’t participate in the Great War.

Climb the tower.

Reach the end and solve the trials he would give.

If they did so, he would not erase this universe but leave it be.

Those qualified for this were the Players.

Those who climbed the tower.

[But the qualification was only given to those who couldn’t participate in the Great War. Those who participated in the Great War and were defeated were not given the qualification to become Players.]

It was natural. The Master of the Universe gave opportunities to those who never got to try. There was no reason for those who already tried and failed to have another chance.

Beings who weren’t given Player qualifications, who couldn’t climb the tower.

These were the Defeated Ones.

That was exactly why Alessandro tried to gain the qualification to challenge again through a contract to kill a hundred Players.

Manbyeonggi spoke calmly.

[The only beings who can change the outcome. That’s you Players.]

The only beings qualified to climb the tower and change the predetermined ending. Players.

He was one of them. Though he already knew this, hearing it again from Manbyeonggi gave him a strange feeling.

“I feel like a hero.”

[Though there are quite a lot of you.]

All beings in the universe who couldn’t participate in the Great War had Player qualifications. Their number was literally countless.

Kang Jun-hyeok looked at Manbyeonggi.

“And you’re one of the Defeated Ones.”

[Strictly speaking, it’s different. The Defeated Ones are those who participated in the past Great War. Yet they can’t accept defeat and struggle pathetically, trying to save the universe again.]

They couldn’t climb the tower. So the Defeated Ones sought out promising Players and tried to lend them strength.

[Some among them, like Alessandro, harbor various thoughts… but basically they’re on the Players’ side. But I’m not.]

Manbyeonggi was different. He spoke gloomily.

[I am the dead.]

Not a being who refused to accept defeat and resisted to the end.

Those who surrendered, gave up, let go, and bowed their heads to the Master of the Universe.

That was exactly why Manbyeonggi had lost even his name and transformed into the form of gauntlets. Kang Jun-hyeok muttered.

“You must have been quite remarkable once.”

Alessandro had shown extremely respectful behavior toward Manbyeonggi. It meant he was a being of such caliber.

Above all, Kang Jun-hyeok, who had seen countless Defeated Ones in his previous life, also sensed it through intuition.

Manbyeonggi was special even among them.

[I saw everything in the final battle. I poured out all my strength. And I failed. If even I failed, I don’t think you children can succeed.]

That’s why he had given up everything and remained on Floor 1. Even after being held by Kang Jun-hyeok, he only gave casual advice and didn’t actively step forward.

[Kang Jun-hyeok. What is your purpose?]

“Conquering the tower.”

Kang Jun-hyeok spoke without a moment’s hesitation.

“And saving the universe.”

[Do you intend to walk the path of a hero?]

“It’s not such a grand story. Protecting one’s own home is natural for any living being, isn’t it?”

[I still don’t think the future can be changed. But you’ve made my predictions go awry several times. So who knows.]

Manbyeonggi spoke calmly.

[So, I shall bestow upon you my precious teachings. Be grateful.]

“In that case.”

Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes lit up. Now he could gain power befitting a Unique Item. But he couldn’t obtain it right away.

[Unfortunately, the current you cannot receive my teachings. You lack the qualifications.]

He could guess what qualifications Manbyeonggi was talking about.

“Internal Energy?”

[You’re quick to catch on. First, obtain internal energy. My teachings come after that.]

Internal energy.

One of many stats. He needed to obtain it to gain proper power from Manbyeonggi.

Kang Jun-hyeok nodded.

“I understand.”

On which floor could he obtain internal energy? Kang Jun-hyeok racked his brain. The answer came immediately.

‘9th Floor.’

He would obtain it there.

The conversation came to an end. Manbyeonggi muttered as if finding it remarkable.

[But thinking about it again, it’s truly impressive. To achieve victory so smoothly against the Victor’s minions. Do you know what kind of beings they are?]

“Roughly.”

The Defeated Ones were beings like archmages, sword saints, and gods.

Kang Jun-hyeok knew them well—they were familiar entities.

But the Victors were not.

“Things that came from outside.”

[You know well. I don’t know where they came from, but they’re beings from the ‘outside.’ Invaders. No, that’s wrong. Since we were defeated, they became the rulers.]

“I have something I’m curious about regarding that.”

Kang Jun-hyeok asked Manbyeonggi.

“Do you know why the Master of the Universe gave us an opportunity?”

The universe had been defeated.

The Victors had become the rulers. If they wanted to, they could erase the universe at will.

Yet they were given another chance in the form of the Tower.

Having fought hard to achieve victory, why give another opportunity to challenge? It was incomprehensible. Even in his previous life, Kang Jun-hyeok had many doubts but couldn’t find the answer until the end.

Manbyeonggi answered.

[I don’t know. Not just me, but even the Victors don’t know. It was the arbitrary choice of the being who newly became the Master of the Universe.]

Those who won the Great War.

They were bewildered by the Master of the Universe’s judgment. Having achieved victory, they should just create their own universe, yet giving another chance? There was no reason for it.

But the Master of the Universe cleanly ignored them. In the end, even the Victors had no choice but to accept it.

[That’s why they use every means to interfere with the Players. They try to tempt and kill them.]

The Hunger Growing in the Cracks that Kang Jun-hyeok had just faced was also one of them.

Kang Jun-hyeok stroked his chin.

“What could the Master of the Universe want?”

The Rewinding Stone.

It was in the Tower.

And the Tower was created by the Master of the Universe.

[I don’t know. No one knows. Even though I’ve faced countless Victors, that being is extremely strange.]

Even Manbyeonggi couldn’t determine its identity.

[At least it wasn’t something that could be judged by the concept of objects. To begin with, only a very few, including myself, have faced that being. If, truly if you ever come to face it, you’ll understand what I mean.]

“I know.”

Kang Jun-hyeok muttered.

“I’ve met it before.”

[What?]

Manbyeonggi hesitated.

He had met the Master of the Universe before?

[You. What do you mean by that?]

“Hmm.”

Kang Jun-hyeok pondered for a moment. Could he speak about it or not?

‘Should I test it once?’

“I am.”

The moment he tried to speak about himself.

Crackle.

The world twisted strangely.

As if the concepts of time and space stopped, everything froze. Only Kang Jun-hyeok’s thoughts were functioning within it.

Crackle crackle.

It began to rewind. Time, space. Everything.

[…you ever come to face it, you’ll understand what I mean.]

And in the rewound time, Manbyeonggi spoke the same words again.

“…You didn’t feel anything?”

[What are you talking about?]

Manbyeonggi was extremely calm. As if nothing had happened at all.

He was the only one who remembered the erased time.

“Never mind.”

Kang Jun-hyeok shook his head.

‘So I shouldn’t speak about it.’

Where on earth did he obtain such a thing? Respect for Milarepa High Monk arose within him.

The discussion was finished. Kang Jun-hyeok opened the Shop. Using his gold, he purchased two Lowest Grade Active Skills, and with the remaining gold, he bought spears. Pixie was watching him sideways.

[…Hmm. You look fine. Seems like you earned a lot of gold too….]

“Ah. That’s right. I have something to show you.”

[Something to show…?]

[Crack Movement.]

Swoosh.

Kang Jun-hyeok’s body moved through the cracks.

[…!]

At that moment, Pixie recoiled as if having a seizure. Her wings spread wide and intense light gathered in her hands.

“Better reaction than I thought. I’d appreciate it if you could hold back. If that explodes, it looks like the whole area will be blown away.”

Kang Jun-hyeok muttered grimly at the power contained in the light. Pixie, who had been frozen in place, let out a groan.

[…You, don’t tell me. You achieved… victory against those things?]

Kang Jun-hyeok nodded. Pixie swallowed hard.

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