Climbing the Mythic Tower as a Cheating Administrator - Chapter 100

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Cheating Admin, Mythic Tower Climb (100)
There were several things Tozuka found incomprehensible.
Yet the skill he disguised as the Royal Palace’s court mage was genuine.
“Grraaaagh!”
“Breath!”
Flame magic at point-blank range.
Boom───────!
But since Kim Moo-saeng had already accomplished his task by deploying Poison Fang and was pushing Tozuka away with his foot as he fell, the blast’s force was diminished.
Only after watching Kim Moo-saeng plummet did Tozuka immediately cast a detoxification spell.
“Ugh—. How could such a poison exist……. As strong as Green Dragon blood…… I know for certain I killed a Blue Dragon.”
But he quickly realized something.
The poison was not easily cured.
Thanks to Tozuka’s own words—explaining just how stubborn and potent it was—Kim Moo-saeng landed with a smirk on his face.
“Oh, Green Dragon blood is that potent? I’ve learned something new. Thank you. Die.”
Advanced information that couldn’t be properly accessed even during his Dungeon Sherpa days?
Kim Moo-saeng could only feel grateful.
Interpreting it as a taunt, Tozuka bellowed with fury.
“You damned bastard! Do you really think you can chase me down?! Before a Dispel Barrier, flight magic from anyone but me is useless—wait?”
At the same moment, an orange aura spread outward from his center.
Within its radius, those with less mana than Tozuka could not use magic—the Dispel Field.
It was one of the advanced skills befitting the power of a true court mage…….
Tap───.
───Tap───.
──────Tap───.
“Oh, not flight magic.”
Kim Moo-saeng’s ascent was not magic at all.
Void Step
Using Qi, one can compress air and step upon it.
The number of consecutive steps varies with stats.
(Up to 5 consecutive steps available)
When fighting the Blue Dragon, Kim Moo-saeng had learned one thing clearly.
He needed a flight-related skill.
But spells like Levitation or Fly couldn’t be acquired at that stage.
In the end, among several candidates, what Kim Moo-saeng chose was Void Step.
Despite its impressive name, unlike Water-Skimming or Human Ballista, it was a leap-type skill rarely picked.
The number of uses was determined by stats.
Even if one did stamp through the void, the actual power to leap or move came down to the Awakener’s own jumping ability—ultimately their Strength and Agility stats!
But there were clear advantages.
“Th-this is impossible! How—hah!”
Shwoosh-shwoosh-shwoosh-shwoosh-shwoosh───────!
Fine ice shards scattered like needles.
Kim Moo-saeng quickly twisted his body and kicked at the air.
His body, which had been rising in a straight line toward Tozuka, suddenly shot leftward with a snap.
The advantage of Void Step was precisely this—the ability to make extreme directional shifts mid-air.
‘Already four……. Tsk, I need to come down now.’
Of course, the severe constraint of limited uses meant he couldn’t twist his body again here and surge toward Tozuka—that was a clear limitation.
Kim Moo-saeng landed somewhere on the fractured outer roof of the Royal Palace.
Tozuka’s face was contorted as he continued treating the wound from Poison Fang.
Flight, detoxification, and various countermeasures against Kim Moo-saeng.
The fact that he wielded three or more spells simultaneously was proof of just how exceptional he was as a mage.
The moment that master began vowing revenge against Kim Moo-saeng again.
“Dragon Slayer. I swear by everything I am, next time I will absolutely—.”
“I told you. I have no intention of letting you go. You die now.”
Kim Moo-saeng steadied his breathing.
Certainly, even with Void Step, fighting those who flew freely was difficult.
“What? How exactly do you plan to kill me?”
At least not with his current power.
So he had to bluff.
“If I had a gun, I’d take you out with a snipe—but no, I’m not a professional sniper anyway. Unless I had something like magic bullets, which I don’t, so that won’t work…… but regardless, I won’t miss you. Don’t worry.”
He could bluff.
A dark crimson aura engulfed Kim Moo-saeng’s body, but only for a moment.
Rampage.
Five hundred percent multiplier.
With this degree of strength and agility, he could leap over ten meters with a single jump alone.
Void Step.
Using Qi, he could compress the air beneath his feet and step upon it.
The number of consecutive steps varies according to ability stats.
(Up to twenty-nine consecutive steps possible)
In mid-air.
Twenty-nine times.
Two hundred ninety meters.
If he were to leap straight upward alone, he could bound from the first floor to the rooftop of the 63 Building.
By then, Kim Moo-saeng had already sheathed the Poison Fang in its scabbard.
Slide—sshhhhh…….
“After this is done, I’m going to be wrecked—like I’ve been hit by a truck. So-.”
Then he drew a longsword with a blue blade.
Blue Warning (SR)
Description: A sword forged from the fangs and claws of an Adult Blue Dragon, with a guard and scabbard of its bone, and infused with the dragon’s lightning-attribute essence through its blood and flesh. While its material properties are weaker than an Adult Dragon’s scales, when wreathed in lightning, it can even tear through anything stronger. (Lightning duration: 15 minutes, automatic recharge required thereafter) Designed by METALRHINE.
“Finish this in fifteen minutes.”
Crack-crack-crack-crack-crack—————……!
Blue lightning surged along the blade.
Thanks to Bone Reinforcement, the tripled increase applied to over three thousand All Stats was multiplied by five hundred percent.
Each individual stat already exceeded eighteen thousand.
The total sum of All Stats surpassed one hundred forty thousand.
[Krrrraaaagh! Now I’m finally keeping pace with a beast’s footsteps, Kim Moo-saeng.]
Whoosh.
Kim Moo-saeng’s figure vanished.
“This can’t be real!”
Tozuka was forced to shriek, his face twisted in disbelief.
* * *
Sir Larq of the Rosal Kingdom Royal Guard.
He stood with his head tilted upward, his expression dazed.
“Have you ever seen anything like that before, gentlemen?”
It wasn’t just Larq.
The other Royal Guard knights in the same uniform felt the same way.
“So… is that impossible magic being wielded by the Royal Court Sorcerer?”
“Sir? To the vile and filthy Dark Elf who was concealing his true identity-.”
“I… I apologize. It’s a habit, this…”.
Yet without even realizing it, the word “sir” nearly slipped from his tongue again.
It was more than mere long-standing habit.
A mass of flame that split the clouds.
Ice spears that suddenly materialized and launched from eight directions.
A barrier of water flickering as it materialized, and the moment it dissolved, a Dark Elf ascending in panic—now appearing as a mere speck, yet moving at a speed beyond comprehension…….
The Dark Elf at full power displayed such overwhelming majesty that it revealed the dignity of the Royal Court Sorcerer they had never witnessed before.
“It’s like a legend come to life, Sir Larq.”
“Indeed. I feel the same way. Like a Demon King, such…… such a Dark Elf even-.”
Yet what had truly astounded Larq was not Tozuka’s overwhelming prowess.
It was not the dazzling display of magic that the Royal Guard knights would never see in their lifetimes.
“-Such a warrior putting even that being at a disadvantage. A Dragon Slayer! Surely he is a hero!”
A being who suppressed and drove back Tozuka.
The hero who had seen through Tozuka’s identity and forced him to reveal himself—the Dragon Slayer!
“Sir Larq, what is happening?”
The Royal Guard Commander, having completed his steady watch and protection of the king and royal dignitaries, emerged outside.
Larq pointed toward the sky and spoke.
“Ah, Commander. It is as you see. The subdual of Tozuka is not yet complete, but-.”
“That…… is that……? Is that the Dragon Slayer Knight?”
The moment the Commander looked up, his breath caught short.
Larq answered him with a sense of pride swelling in his chest.
“Yes, sir! That would be him. He is flying—no, such impossible speed, such flying magic I have never even heard of, but in any case, that flying being is…… the Dragon Slayer, Knight Kim Moo-saeng!”
The Royal Guard Commander nodded.
Then he handed over a small Recording Crystal Orb.
“……Record today’s incident so that it can be transmitted not only to the Royal Guard’s log, but to all knights’ orders within the kingdom, reserve knights, and the entire corps.”
Failing to see through the mage’s true identity was something close to a failure on the Royal Guard’s part.
Yet rather than cover up the incident, the Royal Guard Commander chose to use this astonishing duel as audiovisual material.
“Understood, Commander,” Larq said.
Larq smiled slightly.
There were others smiling too.
Shin Hyun-dong.
“You must be the representative Kim……? To my eyes, those impossible movements that look almost like Eight Seconds…… You’re definitely representative Kim Moo-saeng, aren’t you?”
For a lower-floor Awakener who had never witnessed Eight Seconds in actual combat before, Moo-saeng’s movements were nothing short of extraordinary and awe-inspiring.
Park Hyun-gu felt the same way.
“That bastard. He didn’t even have to hide it from me. Everyone thinks that, right?”
Yet his expression wasn’t one of resentment at being kept in the dark.
Rather, it was pride. Meticulousness.
His tone was closer to: “Realize what it means that he’s revealing information he’s been keeping secret, even though your party can now see it.”
Noh Ye-rang shook her head in disbelief.
“But, even if he takes all the Contribution Rate for himself, can someone really become that strong? Does that even make sense?”
“We can’t know the exact numbers anyway……. But he’s proving it, so there’s no reason not to believe it.”
Kim Ji-yoon answered with a slight laugh.
Jo Sang-gyu kept his eyes wide open as if he couldn’t afford to waste even a blink.
“I thought I was fairly knowledgeable about tower climbing……. But this. Today, just one day. He entered this morning and in less than a day, he’s shown us scenes more amazing than everything I’ve ever witnessed in succession.”
[Time Remaining: 230:41:56]
Approximately nine hours and twenty minutes since arriving on Floor 27.
Eating and playing at the Awakeners’ inn, talking with NPCs, gambling with dice, wandering through the marketplace, pondering what snacks to buy in the evening—and then discovering this commotion at twilight.
That was the battle Moo-saeng and Tozuka were waging right now.
While everyone stood slack-jawed in amazement, Hwang Jun-seo asked.
“Wait, it’s nice that everyone’s amazed and impressed, but who exactly is representative Kim Moo-saeng fighting right now and why?”
A magnificent battle. Outstanding skill. Power beyond imagination.
Against whom was he displaying it?
“Floor 27 is supposed to be solved with persuasion or something? Waiting? Things like that, right?”
Kim Woo-min muttered.
Even Park Hyun-gu had nothing to say about that point.
He knew the basic information about Floor 27.
He knew the standard Quest Clear method.
He even knew several other methods that could be called special.
After all, he ran OmKim Corporation, the Dungeon Sherpa company, with Moo-saeng, and was even a co-representative.
“Hmm……. Making the king change his mind and combat……. I see. There’s no easy connection between them.”
But Moo-saeng’s approach, which could only be attempted after combining knowledge of the fortress battle on Floor 11 and the general quest information on Floor 40, along with verification of several facts from Wash, the tower’s administrator, could not be predicted by anyone.
In the end, they could only choose one direction.
Park Min-joo, standing beside them, stretched leisurely.
The same position as Jo Sang-gyu.
This was her first climb with Moo-saeng.
“He’ll figure it out. He’s not going to kill the king. I saw him on Floor 26 with something like sword energy—bang!—and I decided to trust him 100%, so I’m not really curious either.”
Her expression was utterly serene.
From the moment she witnessed Moo-saeng’s Murometz’s Limited Strike on Floor 26, she had completely given up thinking about it.
Only then did everyone chuckle and laugh.
She was right.
This was Moo-saeng’s choice.
And that choice had never been wrong.
“Arrrrgh…….”
They knew.
The death cry echoing from the sky.
From a distance, it was possible to infer that the electricity-element sword had severed that silhouette.
One silhouette fell rapidly.
[Congratulations!]
[You have achieved the Clear condition.]
[Time Remaining: 230:39:15]
[Calculating Contribution Rate.]
[Kim Moo-saeng: Contribution Rate 100%]
[Others: Contribution Rate 0%]
“Moo-saeng, really—is there no limit to what you’ll push? I mean, since we’re already up here, wouldn’t it be nice to eat and sleep and rest for a while? How are you even clearing it in less than a day—”
Park Hyun-gu laughed, his tone playful.
But he couldn’t finish the sentence.
Shrieeeeeeeeek───────……!
A roar echoed from behind them.
From the capital of the Rosal Kingdom, a deafening sound that pierced through even its five layers of defenses.
“A—a—a dragon! A dragon has appeared!”
Someone screamed.

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