100 Floors All Master - Chapter 42
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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 042
The First Test (1)
Kang Jun-hyeok pressed the call button to contact Kim Tae-yeon. After a short ring tone, she immediately answered the phone.
-Mr. Kang Jun-hyeok?
“It’s been a while.”
-Wh-what have you been doing all this time? You didn’t answer calls for a whole week, and when I went to your house, no one was there. Don’t tell me…
“You thought I was dead? It’s nothing like that. I was climbing the Tower.”
-I-is that so? Thank goodness…
Deep relief filled Kim Tae-yeon’s voice.
-Ah. About the gems, I’m preparing them right now. But… it might take a bit longer than expected. There’s been… a problem.
He didn’t need to think about what the problem was. It would be the test. Kang Jun-hyeok spoke calmly.
“It doesn’t matter. It’s not that urgent anyway.”
-Thank you for being understanding…
“You sound tired.”
-…There’s a lot of work.
Kim Tae-yeon’s voice sounded extremely haggard, as if she hadn’t slept for days.
The Administrator of the Tower had told them there would be a first test in two weeks.
And that test would evaluate their worth as Players. There would be penalties for those who failed to meet the standards.
This completely contradicted what Kim Tae-yeon had been claiming all along—that they didn’t need to climb the Tower.
The Green Guild must have been in chaos. What is this? We trusted only your words and worked on Earth instead of climbing the Tower. Take responsibility—they would be making a loud fuss.
He could tell without seeing it. In his previous life, he too had heard their outcries alongside her.
After a moment of silence, Kim Tae-yeon asked in a powerless voice.
-Mr. Kang Jun-hyeok… you anticipated that something like this would happen, didn’t you?
“It wasn’t particularly difficult to predict.”
The Master of the Universe had given them Challenge Rights to the Tower.
He said he would give them another chance, telling them to climb the Tower and prove their worth.
But there was no way he wouldn’t conduct any evaluation of those who received those Challenge Rights.
This wasn’t something Kang Jun-hyeok said because he knew the future. It was closer to rational judgment. Even in his previous life, he had made similar speculations.
He had simply tried to ignore those speculations out of his desire to save people.
And it wasn’t just Kang Jun-hyeok who felt this way.
“Didn’t you roughly guess it too, Ms. Kim Tae-yeon? You were just avoiding thinking about it.”
-…
Kim Tae-yeon fell silent. That silence was an answer in itself.
-What… what should I do?
Kim Tae-yeon’s question was like a child seeking answers from an adult.
Kang Jun-hyeok gave her an answer.
“Just let them handle it themselves.”
-B, but….
“You have no reason to take responsibility for them. And you can’t either. What you were doing was like saying you’d pluck the stars from the sky and give them away.”
It was absurd and impossible from the beginning.
“Of course, you’re not entirely without responsibility. After all, you went around telling people false information as if it were the truth.”
-….
“So, take responsibility for that and end it there. Don’t try to carry burdens you can’t handle.”
-…Yes.
Kim Tae-yeon answered in a voice that sounded half-dead. Kang Jun-hyeok, having ended the call, looked at his cell phone.
In his previous life, she had tried to carry them all.
She had tried to care for people and protect them somehow.
As a result, despite having outstanding talent, she was crushed under the weight of that burden and died.
After thinking for a moment, Kang Jun-hyeok picked up his cell phone and called Baekdusan. His situation was better than Kim Tae-yeon’s. The Baekdu Mountain Guild was enthusiastic about climbing the Tower.
But looking at him as an individual, it wasn’t good.
“Is your secretary climbing the Tower?”
-…Yes. I had her start climbing the Tower immediately after you told me.
“I see. There’s a week left, so please support her earnestly during the remaining time. But that doesn’t mean she can climb carelessly.”
-Thank you.
Baekdusan expressed his gratitude with a stern face.
Kang Jun-hyeok ended the call.
The first test.
The first event to strike the universe, and a massive incident that would announce to them that the world had changed.
And that incident had broken both Kim Tae-yeon and Baekdusan.
‘I hope things will be a bit different this time.’
He had gone to the trouble of teaching them how to fish, so wouldn’t it be too disappointing if they couldn’t make use of it? After looking at his cell phone for a moment, Kang Jun-hyeok turned off the screen.
They would do what they had to do.
Then he should do what he had to do as well. Kang Jun-hyeok opened his mouth.
“Shop open.”
* * *
Crack.
Space split apart, revealing a fairy with a cigar in her mouth. Shop Owner Pixie glanced toward Kang Jun-hyeok.
[What. You weren’t calling, so I thought you were dead, but you’re alive….]
Kang Jun-hyeok hadn’t opened the shop after clearing the 6th Floor.
Since he had opened the shop after clearing every floor until now, this was unexpected from Pixie’s perspective. Kang Jun-hyeok answered.
“There wasn’t anything I particularly needed to buy from the shop.”
[Right. I see….]
Pixie said quietly. Kang Jun-hyeok smiled slightly at her strange behavior.
“What. Were you worried I might have died?”
[It’s not like that, so be quiet….]
Pixie grumbled.
[So you called me because you have something to buy…?]
“Yeah. I want to buy one Lower-grade Active Skill.”
Lowest Grade Active Skills were incredibly powerful in specific situations. Without Spear Throwing, he would have struggled quite a bit when facing the Victor’s minions.
However, the situations where those abilities could be used were extremely limited.
He needed to purchase a proper mix of low-grade and intermediate skills. Pixie handed Kang Jun-hyeok a Lower-grade Active Skill Box.
[Active Skill: Block]
[Grade: Low Grade]
[Proficiency: F]
[Cooldown: 10 minutes]
[Defends against opponent’s attacks. However, attacks that cannot be blocked by the Player’s abilities cannot be defended against.]
Block. Just from the name, it seemed like a rather clumsy skill.
But the effect was quite useful. Even against unfamiliar, alien attacks, as long as his abilities could block them, he could defend against anything. Kang Jun-hyeok was satisfied.
“Thanks. That’s all I needed.”
[Really? Got it…]
Normally, the Shop Owner would leave once business was finished.
But Pixie hesitated.
Seeing this, Kang Jun-hyeok chuckled.
“Oh. Right. I cleared the 6th Floor and 7th Floor this time.”
[I’m not interested. I…]
“I know you’ve given up and let go of everything. So this is just me venting. It was pretty tough this time.”
Kang Jun-hyeok expressed his difficulty.
At those words, emotion flickered in Pixie’s eyes. She closed her mouth and waited for Kang Jun-hyeok’s words. Kang Jun-hyeok continued with a smile.
“The 6th Floor wasn’t much. It was about clearing out Goblin Dens, and I could clear it without trouble. But the 7th Floor was the problem.”
[7th Floor… That’s the floor where Yulsir resides…]
“Right. I proceeded with the Quest according to the Laws first.”
[You carried out the Laws…?]
Pixie let out a hollow laugh. She too knew how insane Yulsir’s Laws were. She found it absurd how Kang Jun-hyeok spoke as if it wasn’t particularly difficult.
“Then, Yulsir personally invited me to his Divine Domain.”
[…Huh?]
Pixie’s eyes widened. A god invited a mortal being to his Divine Domain? But it didn’t end there.
“And he proposed an apostle contract to me.”
[An, an apostle contract? To you, who isn’t even a believer, whom he just met?]
Pixie couldn’t contain her amazement. Even she, who had lived for an immeasurable age equal to the Universe itself, had rarely heard of such precedent.
[So, so what did you do?]
She couldn’t help but ask the question herself. Seeing this, Kang Jun-hyeok answered cheerfully.
“I refused.”
[You refused…? No. Wait. There’s no way that persistent guy would accept a refusal, right?]
“Right. No matter how many times I refused, it kept making the offer.”
[So what did you do?]
Pixie was extremely excited. She looked like a country child listening to a mercenary’s adventure tale. Kang Jun-hyeok leisurely continued his story.
“So it seemed like this wouldn’t end, so I made a proposal.”
[To a god, a proposal? What kind of proposal did you make?]
“Want to know?”
Kang Jun-hyeok asked in a whisper.
At that question, Pixie suddenly came to her senses. And she was horrified. Without realizing it, she had been approaching Kang Jun-hyeok.
[No. No. I don’t want to know. I, I… I’ve given up now.]
“Really?”
[…]
She couldn’t bring herself to answer.
She simply hid herself without a word. But even as she disappeared, deep regret remained in her eyes. Looking at the space where Pixie had vanished, Kang Jun-hyeok muttered.
“Still not coming over. She’s more stubborn than I thought.”
[That’s reaching its end too. Regret was overflowing from her eyes.]
“Next time we meet should do it.”
Kang Jun-hyeok leaned his back against the bed.
The time remaining until the first test was one week. With the entry cooldown being three days,
it was an awkward time to climb the Tower. While the test would stop the Tower’s time and bring him outside, the flow would be interrupted.
Kang Jun-hyeok decided to wait until the test.
Of course, he wasn’t just going to wait doing nothing. He organized the power he had gained and his future plans.
Time passed like this, and finally the moment arrived.
[Hello, everyone!]
[Thank you for waiting so long! Have you been diligently climbing the Tower?]
“It’s here.”
Kang Jun-hyeok leisurely looked at the System Window.
[Now then, everyone! The test begins!]
With those words, Kang Jun-hyeok’s body was transported. The world distorted, and his body moved to a separate space.
That place was the White Space.
The size was about that of a park. In the white space with nothing in it, only Kang Jun-hyeok and the System Window existed. Not just him, but all players in the universe would be in the same situation.
[The test content is simple. You are all players who have obtained Challenge Rights to the Tower. Naturally, you should have climbed the Tower and built up your strength. A test regarding that will be conducted!]
The test was exactly what it sounded like.
What level of player are you now?
How far have you climbed the Tower, what kind of power have you accumulated, and what excellent abilities do you possess?
Evaluating that was precisely the first test.
[Those who pass the test with high scores will receive excellent rewards. Now then, let us begin!]
[Achievement Test begins. Confirming your achievements.]
Several tests were conducted.
Among them, the first test was achievements.
It evaluated what level of achievements that Player had accomplished. It calculated the time of entry into the Tower to confirm the average floor reached.
[1. Which floor have you currently reached?]
[2. What level of stats do you currently possess?]
[3. How many Skills do you currently possess?]
Countless questions were given.
Kang Jun-hyeok waited with an extremely calm expression. And then the final question was given.
[10. What is your Tower achievement rate?]
[Calculating…]
[Calculation complete.]
[Grade: EX Rank.]
[Congratulations! You have perfectly passed the Achievement Test! This is a unique accomplishment! You will receive excellent rewards later!]
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