100 Floors All Master - Chapter 89

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 089

 

Second Test (4)

 

“Come on. Give it your best shot.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok pushes Yu Jin-ha’s back toward the monsters. Yu Jin-ha trembles and has a fit.

 

“You, you said you’d help me!”

 

“That’s why I’m helping you, isn’t it?”

 

He pushes the back of the coward who can’t step forward. If this isn’t helping, then what is? Yu Jin-ha frantically shook his head.

 

“No, no! I don’t want to fight! I don’t want to die!”

 

“Really? Then die by my hand.”

 

[Instant Acceleration.]

 

He instantly grabs Yu Jin-ha’s neck and pulls him down. He breaks his arm, trips his legs to knock him over, and drives his great sword down.

 

Kuuuuung!

 

The great sword embeds right next to Yu Jin-ha’s head.

 

In that process, Yu Jin-ha couldn’t respond at all. He was helplessly subdued like a child. Yu Jin-ha was shocked.

 

‘What… the!’

 

Kang Jun-hyeok and himself were on different levels. He felt that fact with his own body.

 

“Even if I kill you here, nothing will change. Guarding the Tower alone would be a bit annoying, but… that’s about it.”

 

Along with a quiet voice, killing intent overwhelms Yu Jin-ha.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok really could kill him. Yu Jin-ha’s body trembles like an aspen leaf.

 

“I’ll kill you and then go out and say this. Yu Jin-ha met his death fighting monsters. They’ll be sad, but they won’t doubt it. They’ll move forward even more using your death as foundation. That wouldn’t be bad either. Shall we do that?”

 

“No, no. No sir!”

 

Yu Jin-ha shouted as if having a fit. Before he knew it, his speech had changed to respectful language. Kang Jun-hyeok smiled coldly.

 

“Go. Fight with your life on the line.”

 

“Ugh, ugh, uaaaaaaah!”

 

Yu Jin-ha charged forward with a cry mixed with tears. Kang Jun-hyeok, who had been watching for a moment, stepped forward.

 

[Kieeeeeek!]

 

A spider monster charges at them. The great sword is lightly swung. The spider is split in half.

 

* * *

 

The invasion continued after that.

 

As a result of the Administrator’s intervention, the monsters’ power became clearly stronger than in his previous life. Players from other towers gave their all but began to fall short. The front lines collapsed and casualties began to occur one by one.

 

And Yu Jin-ha was holding out better than expected.

 

“Haeek. Haeek. Haeek…”

 

Yu Jin-ha caught his rough breath. In front of him were countless monster corpses.

 

Even though the monsters kept getting stronger, Yu Jin-ha was somehow managing to deal with them.

 

That was unexpected even for Kang Jun-hyeok.

 

‘I didn’t know he could hold out this much.’

 

Whether Yu Jin-ha lived or died was of no concern to Kang Jun-hyeok. If he died, he died, and if he survived, he survived. That was the mindset behind his decision to throw him into battle.

 

But Yu Jin-ha’s movements gradually became sharper and more precise.

 

This was something he hadn’t seen in his previous life. After pondering for a moment, Kang Jun-hyeok soon realized.

 

The Yu Jin-ha of his previous life had been a coward.

 

Whenever there was even a hint of danger, or when he judged an opponent too difficult to handle, he would run away and dump everything on Kang Jun-hyeok.

 

And he had been foolish enough to accept it all.

 

As a result, Yu Jin-ha never grew beyond being a coward.

 

He never engaged in life-or-death battles, always living as a coward and dying as one.

 

But now he had forcibly dragged that coward onto the battlefield.

 

The coward was fighting with all his might to survive, changing and evolving.

 

Yu Jin-ha definitely had talent. When it came to swords, he had far more talent than someone like him.

 

And that made him even more irritated.

 

‘A bastard who could do it if he tried.’

 

Kang Jun-hyeok kicked Yu Jin-ha in the butt. Yu Jin-ha screamed and stumbled backward.

 

“Why, why are you doing this?”

 

“Just because. It pisses me off.”

 

“….”

 

Yu Jin-ha looked aggrieved but couldn’t argue back.

 

The great Yu Jin-ha was getting beaten up by Kang Jun-hyeok without being able to say a word. If others saw this, they would doubt their own eyes. A perfect hierarchical relationship had already been established between the two.

 

Manbyeonggi, who had been watching this scene, muttered.

 

[How merciful.]

 

“What are you suddenly talking about?”

 

[You could have ignored and abandoned that guy. Or you could have killed him with your own hands. But instead, you didn’t do that and gave him a chance. What else would you call that but mercy?]

 

Kang Jun-hyeok shook his head.

 

“That’s not the reason.”

 

It was simply because it pissed him off. It was a kind of stress relief. Since he was at a level where he couldn’t gain proficiency except from the strongest monsters, he had nothing to lose.

 

Kuuuung.

 

After taking a brief rest, another monster appeared. Yu Jin-ha made a frightened sound. Kang Jun-hyeok drew his weapon.

 

“Get up. Unless you want to die by my hand.”

 

“Yes, yes!”

 

Yu Jin-ha stood up with military discipline firmly instilled in him.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok faced the charging monster. When he blocked its swinging attack, he felt a heavy sensation.

 

Kagagagak.

 

Not an easy opponent, one that required serious attention.

 

Against an opponent of this caliber, it was possible to raise his proficiency. Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes became serious. As a result of carefully defeating it, he was able to increase the proficiency of his skills.

 

As a result, progress slowly began to show.

 

[Axe Technique proficiency has increased from E to D.]

 

[Martial Arts proficiency has increased from E to D.]

 

[Dagger Technique proficiency has increased from E to D.]

 

[Impact Proficiency has increased from F to E.]

 

[Active Skill: Impact]

 

[Grade: Low Grade]

 

[Proficiency: E]

 

[Cooldown: 30 minutes]

 

[Delivers a powerful impact to anything that comes into contact with weapons and body.]

 

While gaining experience points was impossible in the test, raising proficiency was possible. It was a meaningful achievement.

 

Time passed like this, and finally the gauge reached 90%.

 

At that moment, space cracked open.

 

Craaack.

 

A White Knight wielding a rapier and a Black Knight wielding a great sword appeared.

 

“Oho.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok showed interest.

 

He could tell intuitively. This was the final opponent of this test.

 

“You handle the white one.”

 

“U, ugh.”

 

Yu Jin-ha dry heaved as he gripped his sword. Kang Jun-hyeok drew his weapon.

 

Kuuuung!

 

The Black Knight, who had been watching him for a moment, stomped its foot. The distance closed instantly as the great sword aimed for Kang Jun-hyeok’s neck. Kang Jun-hyeok quickly swung his weapon to deflect it.

 

Claaang!

 

A heavy sound rang out. Kang Jun-hyeok’s body was pushed back.

 

‘Strong.’

 

Kuuung!

 

The Black Knight stepped forward. The great sword instantly tried to slash Kang Jun-hyeok’s chest.

 

[Block.]

 

He barely succeeded in defending by activating the skill.

 

‘Fast.’

 

Clang clang clang!

 

The Black Knight’s great sword drew strange movements. It twisted through Kang Jun-hyeok’s defense to aim for his heart. Kang Jun-hyeok kicked back to dodge, but the tip of the great sword pierced his chest.

 

Sword technique of an incomparably strange, difficult-to-understand realm.

 

In terms of proficiency, it would be B grade.

 

Two levels above Kang Jun-hyeok, a proficiency that ordinary Players could never reach even if they climbed to the top of the Tower.

 

Buuuung!

 

The knight charged in and brought down its great sword. Kang Jun-hyeok defended. The knight twisted its arm and struck Kang Jun-hyeok’s head with the pommel. Kang Jun-hyeok’s body staggered and was pushed back.

 

Fast, strong, and excellent technique. Its body was also protected through thick armor.

 

Strong.

 

Strong enough to risk his life.

 

That’s why Kang Jun-hyeok smiled. The stronger the opponent, the more he could gain.

 

‘You gave me a good opponent, Administrator.’

 

He steadies his breathing. He strengthens his body through Manbyeonggi’s mental cultivation method and steps forward.

 

[Judgment of Law.]

 

Claaang!

 

Sword and greatsword clash. The Knight’s sword technique is clearly superior to Kang Jun-hyeok’s. But what Kang Jun-hyeok possessed wasn’t just simple sword technique.

 

Kagagagak!

 

The sword scrapes and the direction of force shifts. He controls that moving force by manipulating his internal energy.

 

Zzeoeoeng!

 

A powerful collision sound rings out. Manbyeonggi’s great divine technique unfolds in Kang Jun-hyeok’s hands.

 

But the Knight doesn’t easily retreat. Moving the greatsword like his own limbs, he perfectly cancels out the force. Rather, he begins to overwhelm Kang Jun-hyeok.

 

The Knight’s greatsword mastery proficiency is B.

 

That is the realm where sword and body become one.

 

Even with Manbyeonggi’s divine technique, it’s difficult to respond with immature proficiency.

 

So, with a technique that only he possesses.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok steps forward.

 

* * *

 

“Huff! Huff!”

 

“Heoook!”

 

“Die!”

 

At that moment.

 

The battles at the other towers were almost over.

 

Due to the Administrator’s intervention, the monsters had become significantly stronger. But the players had also become stronger due to Kang Jun-hyeok’s intervention. Though there were considerable casualties, they succeeded in protecting the towers.

 

“Whew!”

 

“We won!”

 

The people who defended their respective towers catch their breath and celebrate their victory with joy.

 

The White Tower, Yellow Tower, and Red Tower had successfully defended.

 

But the Quest wasn’t over.

 

The people who succeeded in defending their towers murmured and looked toward the center. They naturally gazed inside the Black Tower.

 

“…Uh, uhh.”

 

“Crazy.”

 

And they swallowed their breath.

 

The White Knight and Black Knight attacking the Black Tower.

 

They were terrifyingly strong.

 

It was difficult to even properly follow their movements with the eyes. Even those who prided themselves as top-tier players would fall within 10 seconds before those knights.

 

If even one of those knights had come to the other towers, they would all have died.

 

Yu Jin-ha was facing one of those monsters, the White Knight, alone. What was unfolding was movement and sword technique they couldn’t understand, truly miraculous.

 

“Hiiiik! Hiik!”

 

Though Yu Jin-ha was screaming in a high-pitched voice while feeling the terror of death in real time, even that didn’t reach their ears. They were amazed by Yu Jin-ha’s power.

 

But what was truly surprising wasn’t Yu Jin-ha.

 

Kwaaaaang!

 

Every time the Black Knight’s great sword swung, the sound of wind exploding echoed. Truly storm-like sword strikes. They relentlessly and viciously cut through space without stopping.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok squeezed through the gaps in that torn space and burst out. He dodged the great sword and thrust his sword forward. The Black Knight moved its gauntlet to block.

 

Kuuuuuung!

 

A collision sound erupted. The Black Knight stepped forward. Like a charging bull, it tried to strike Kang Jun-hyeok’s chest with its shoulder. Kang Jun-hyeok kicked with his foot.

 

Kuuuuung!

 

Once again a thunderous roar echoed. Those watching reflexively flinched.

 

The White Knight and Yu Jin-ha were strong.

 

Their power, speed, and movements were so admirable that they couldn’t even think of responding.

 

But the Black Knight and Kang Jun-hyeok were different.

 

Their movements were beyond comprehension.

 

When they came to their senses, the figures had suddenly disappeared and reappeared. Thunderous sounds erupted as the wind was torn apart.

 

Everyone watched the battle at the Black Tower with their mouths agape.

 

“I knew Yu Jin-ha was strong, but… what is that person?”

 

“No. From what I can see, he seems even stronger than Yu Jin-ha?”

 

A Korean Player stronger than Yu Jin-ha.

 

There was only one person who could possibly fit that description.

 

“…No way. That, the one who caused a commotion a few months ago, the Perfect Clear Player from Floor 0.”

 

“The person who Perfect Cleared all the way to the 15th Floor and caused notifications to appear… is that person him?”

 

I, I did hear he was Korean though.”

 

Murmurs arose. That sound soon spread among the people. Kim Tae-yeon carefully whispered to Baekdusan.

 

“Everyone’s going to find out.”

 

“What’s there to hide after coming this far.”

 

“That’s true too.”

 

“But still. Heh. Really.”

 

Baekdusan let out a hollow laugh.

 

Though he had some confidence in his own strength, he could be certain.

 

Against the White Knight, he could manage to fight but wouldn’t last long. He would be defeated after holding out for about a minute.

 

But against the Black Knight, even that was impossible. A few swings of that great sword would turn him into mush immediately.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok was facing such a formidable enemy head-on with dignity.

 

“…So that’s a 15th Floor Clear Player. Should I focus more on raising my clear rate?”

 

“Didn’t you already try that and fail?”

 

“Shut up.”

 

Baekdusan grumbled. Even so, his eyes were intently watching the battle with Kang Jun-hyeok.

 

It wasn’t just him. All the surviving Players watched the battle without blinking an eye.

 

‘Which one is the real monster.’

 

Baekdusan thought to himself.

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