Climbing the Mythic Tower as a Cheating Administrator - Chapter 107

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The Admin Who Cheats: Climbing the Mythic Tower (107)
The Tower Common Lobby was absolute chaos.
“Insane. They lost someone on Floor 66, and now they’re out for blood.”
“Has any European guild ever cleared Floor 67 with zero casualties?”
A conquest of Floor 67—such a high level—wasn’t an event you saw every day, even across all the world’s guilds.
Much less one where everyone survived.
“Right. Windbloom lost people too.”
“That’s only because Steve King went in separately.”
“Anyway, whatever.”
No guild that had conquered Floor 67 had ever done so with its entire raid party intact.
There were a few exceptional cases—truths buried and forgotten because their real nature never came to light—but to the general public, to ordinary Awakeners, it meant almost nothing.
“Yoon Pyo! Yoon Pyo, could you sign something for me? Yoon Pyo!”
“Yoon Pyo! You’re so handsome!”
Which was why they couldn’t help but lose themselves in enthusiasm.
Geumseong Conquest Headquarters Director, Yoon Pyo. Absolute Zero (SR).
“Geum Su-ah! Su-ah, could you look over here? Here!”
“Geum Su-ah! Will you marry me?”
Geumseong Conquest Headquarters Vice Director, Geum Su-ah. Luminous (SR).
Led by the two of them, the members of Geumseong’s Conquest Headquarters walked out with assured confidence.
Though some torn clothing and tattered Artifacts were visible, the pride etched into their expressions was unmistakable.
“If Geumseong pulls ahead like that, what happens to Future and JK?”
“I’m more worried about us. Our timeline’s going to get squeezed even tighter…. Man, maybe I should just switch jobs.”
And the expressions of those watching them were equally certain. Awe, admiration.
“Where’s a member of Hana going to transfer? Haven’t you seen mid-tier guilds like One Wave just implode? If you got hired by a major guild, the smart move is to dig in and stay put.”
And envy, jealousy, resentment.
In the lobby—shared space regardless of which Tower entrance you took—gazes and whispered comments flooded toward Geumseong from every corner of the globe, unburdened by nationality.
Before the stiffly moving members of Geumseong, who should have been used to it by now,
“First, let me offer my congratulations on the conquest.”
Someone stepped in.
Removing his sunglasses as he extended his greeting, Geum Su-ah returned the courtesy.
“I was about to reach out to you anyway. You caught on fast.”
“It’s part of my job. To update the World Awakener Association’s announcements and official climbing records as quickly as possible, I had to find all of you right away.”
World Awakener Association East Asia Division, Korean branch—Robert Kay.
Yoon Pyo accepted his cheerful congratulatory handshake with calm indifference.
“After I report the results to the chairman, we’ll wrap up the procedures with the Association.”
“Ah, yes, of course. Just let me know Geumseong’s schedule.”
Robert Kay answered lightly.
Geum Su-ah was sharp enough not to miss the subtle undertone.
“So you didn’t just come to offer congratulations, did you?”
Update climbing records?
Build rapport between Geumseong and the Association?
Robert Kay held a fairly high position.
He wouldn’t waste time coming here for no reason.
What was his real purpose?
Robert Kay let out a soft chuckle and handed her a small note.
MSK / 30F / P-12
Cryptic abbreviations—but this was the Tower.
Something related to the Tower.
And an event significant enough that Robert Kay felt compelled to inform her.
‘…Kim Moo-saeng. Floor 30. Party of 12.’
Geum Su-ah’s eyes shifted, and Robert Kay caught it.
He spoke at once.
“It seemed relatively unremarkable, though.”
“Unremarkable” meant he’d confirmed how it was being cleared.
The Tower had no such function.
It meant he’d observed with the Five-Ring Eyes.
Yet there was a trace of relief woven through his tone….
Geum Su-ah could understand it.
‘That makes sense. As long as Moo-saeng stays active normally, everyone will feel more at ease.’
The mere presence of an anomalous existence nearby sowed anxiety.
At Robert Kay’s position, if anything, he’d be even more inclined to recruit and manage Kim Moo-saeng in this vague, undefined way.
So his remark was likely meant to convey: thank goodness he’s acting like an ordinary Awakener without making waves.
“Ha-ha, I’m looking forward to it.”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“Well, that’s precisely why I’m looking forward to it—because I don’t know.”
Geum Su-ah was certain of one thing.
Was he clearing the Tower smoothly?
Had he become one of twelve party members climbing higher?
‘There’s no way. If that were true, there’s only one possibility. Whatever ‘gift’ my father sent to Moo-saeng—’
What had he received from Reveil Grandes École? What had he obtained?
In any case, Moo-saeng had secured something.
‘He acquired something capable of deceiving the Five-Ring Eyes. Was it that yellow duck’s ability? Or did he use some trick to prevent the Five-Ring Eyes from seeing the yellow duck at all?’
An ability that could even deceive the Five-Ring Eyes.
Whether it came from the yellow duck.
Or whether it was concealing the yellow duck.
Kim Moo-saeng might now be capable of making even the Five-Ring Eyes perceive illusions.
Geum Su-ah spoke.
“In any case, I understand. Since I’ve already waded into this, I can’t simply slip out alone. If there’s anything I can cooperate with, I will, so don’t worry.”
“That’s the answer I was waiting for. Thank you.”
Robert Kay bowed slightly, then immediately stepped aside.
Walking toward the Tower’s exit, Geum Su-ah reflected.
‘That’s exactly why I could face Chairman Lee Jeong-gi. A twelve-person challenge…. Around 50% of the Contribution Rate—no, that would be impossible. But if I consistently gain 20 to 30%….’
Growth through involvement in 20 to 30% of the Contribution Rate among the twelve-person party adjustments!?
Geum Su-ah knew that speed would be terrifying.
But that was as far as her understanding went.
What Moo-saeng was seeing.
What system message was displayed before his eyes.
[Congratulations!]
[You have achieved the Clear condition.]
[Remaining time: 117:35:59]
[Calculating Contribution Rate.]
[Kim Moo-saeng: Contribution Rate 100%]
[Others: Contribution Rate 0%]
[You have achieved an additional condition.]
[Additional reward will be granted.]
“Ah, my back…. Well done! Before you leave now! Take a moment to rest, everyone!”
What Moo-saeng was thinking as they’d just cleared Floor 30, she could never know.
* * *
Park Hyun-gu tilted his head.
“You got something to do, Moo-saeng?”
It was now the evening of the second day, having cleared Floor 30.
Moo-saeng had been the one to propose a brief exit—to leave, tend to personal preparations the following day, and resume climbing from Floor 31 in the afternoon.
But now that Floor 30 was cleared, he wasn’t leaving?
If they were climbing Floor 31 starting tomorrow anyway, there was no reason to sleep in the Tower.
Wouldn’t it be better to leave immediately and rest for proper comfort?
There wasn’t even any quest condition to fulfill, so what reason was there to stay?
“Yeah, this place is the northwestern part of the Aemu Continent, I think—anyway, it’s supposed to be an incredibly rough and treacherous mountain range. Can’t quite remember the name, though.”
Moo-saeng answered.
For Park Hyun-gu, it remained an incomprehensible response.
But Moo-saeng’s plan was clear.
He knew what kind of place Floor 30’s stage was.
“…And then?”
All manner of information and rumors he’d picked up while working as a Dungeon Sherpa.
Unverified, but Moo-saeng had heard it definitely.
“There’s a dragon. As far as I know.”
There was a dragon in this place.
There had been an Awakener who nearly died when a dragon appeared on Floor 30.
“What—a dragon? No, no. A dragon on Floor 30? Come on, you’ve done plenty of Floor 30 dungeons yourself.”
Park Hyun-gu startled, shaking his head as if telling him to say no more.
Moo-saeng agreed with that sentiment.
“Yeah. Never found one before. Or couldn’t find one, I mean. Back then I didn’t have the ability to get around much at all…….”
Park Hyun-gu shook his head at Kim Moo-saeng, who spoke with relative ease, and continued.
“It’s not just you. The Floor 40 Awakeners have investigated Floor 30 a few times, from what I know, right? There are plenty of guys obsessed with rumors like that, yeah? Why would they just sit still? Yet there was nothing. In the end, even the ones who lost their minds trying to get materials for Artifacts couldn’t find it. That’s right, isn’t it?”
Awakeners who could clear Floor 30 with ease would have already checked multiple times.
If a Dragon really existed in Floor 30 and was discoverable?
There would have been a massacre. Awakeners from the 50s and 60s would have swarmed it.
The Artifact market’s prices would have collapsed from Dragon corpses spawning continuously in the Instance Dungeon.
But that never happened.
So it doesn’t exist, doesn’t it?
Park Hyun-gu’s reasoning was logical.
Of course, what his argument was really based on was concern for Kim Moo-saeng.
It was basically a plea not to do anything dangerous or reckless, just get out and rest.
Having known this senior for so long, Kim Moo-saeng could hardly miss that heart, so he simply let out a soft laugh.
“Got it. Got it. So I’m just gonna take a slow little loop before I head out. I can only do it when I’m not chasing after quests or anything. Anyway, I’ll be back soon. Keep playing with the others.”
Kim Moo-saeng leaped onto a tree and launched himself into the air.
As his figure rapidly dwindled in the distance, Park Hyun-gu’s shout reached him.
“Hey, hey! You—. Don’t waste energy like that—. And how are you supposed to find something that the Floor 40 Awakeners couldn’t?”
Kim Moo-saeng answered.
Of course, Park Hyun-gu couldn’t hear him.
“Because they’re Floor 40 Awakeners, that’s why they can’t find it. Right, Wash?”
[Kyahahaha! That’s right. If it’s an Ancient Dragon, those weak insects at the Floor 40 level wouldn’t even be able to sense the barrier. Only someone at your level now, Kim Moo-saeng, would be able to perceive it.]
The point being that if a real Dragon existed, Awakeners at the Floor 40 level wouldn’t have been able to find it.
Perhaps that was the reason no Dragon had ever been discovered in Floor 30 and the dungeon named Floor 30 until now.
In effect, Wash had just affirmed that Kim Moo-saeng’s current ability surpassed Floor 40 Awakeners to an incomparable degree.
[But whether a Dragon is actually there or not, I can’t tell, Kim Moo-saeng. I can’t search for it.]
Of course, that was as far as Wash could explain.
While Wash would be meticulous about stage structure and such, it was a being with no interest whatsoever in the broader world.
[It’s actually absurd that elements unrelated to level design—inefficient things like that—exist in the first place.]
Much less the idea of something like “forming a Dragon’s lair somewhere in a Mountain Range on the continent,” something completely unrelated to quests, which Wash’s mind couldn’t even fathom.
Even as Wash grumbled irritably, Kim Moo-saeng could see the gleam in those black bead eyes.
“So I’ll just have to search for it.”
[Can you actually find it?]
Hearing that question brimming with anticipation, Kim Moo-saeng paused to think.
A Dragon.
Mythical as it is, it’s still a living being.
“Well, if a Dragon is basically a massive reptile of sorts, and you think of them as resembling bats—”
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—————!
From tree to tree, from rock to rock.
As he moved unimpeded, Kim Moo-saeng’s eyes were reading the treacherous terrain of the Mountain Range.
“—the sort of place a cold-blooded creature would prefer…….”
It would have the characteristics of the living being that served as his reference point.
So the first places to check, the terrain he needed to find—
What kind of landform would have such a place?
Reading the Mountain Range. Reading the topography.
Observing the terrain, cross-referencing the features.
After moving for some time, Kim Moo-saeng’s momentum suddenly slowed.
Somewhere in the Mountain Range, nearly three kilometers away from Park Hyun-gu and the rest of the party.
“A large cave would be it. For instance, like this place.”
Kim Moo-saeng had discovered a large cave.
But he immediately realized this was no ordinary large cave.
To the naked eye, there was clearly only one entrance.
But above it.
When he equipped Mage Maia’s Goggles, another entrance became visible.
[Kyahahaha! Damn beast, you’ve got almost animal-level tracking ability. So what are you going to do now, Kim Moo-saeng?]
“Ugh, that’s the problem.”
Kim Moo-saeng drew out the Poison Fang.
This was the Dragon’s lair.
It was probably an Ancient Dragon.
“If this is that Lapis’s—that thing’s—lair……. All hell’s going to break loose.”
The problem was figuring out which Dragon it was.
In the end, it all came down to what species inhabited this place.
If this was the lair of the Blue Dragon, Lapis included, the danger level was maximal.
‘Even a dragon clan that means well toward the Blue Dragon would be dangerous.’
And regardless, this was quite literally the lair of a dragon — a place one could never enter with a smile on one’s face.
Kim Moo-saeng fingered the communicator as he transmitted his message.
―Just to be safe, I’m telling you all now — everyone stay grouped up! The moment I give the signal, we pull out!
Crunch… crunch……
Then, slowly, he advanced into the cave, peering through the Mage Maia’s Goggles.

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