Climbing the Mythic Tower as a Cheating Administrator - Chapter 58

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Administrator with Cheats Climbing the Mythic Tower (58)
Scanning through a list of 494 skills, Moo-saeng searched for Levitation or Fly, but neither appeared before his eyes.
At least those two were the most famous flight skills around.
“So there’s really no skill that lets you just zoom around in the air like that?”
Still nothing.
Wash adjusted his black-framed glasses and laughed.
[Crackle-crackle-crack, did you really think something like that would show up at Floor 20? Even if he’s the type with decent Awakening Ability, he might not have acquired it depending on what he got. There’s no way free flight appears in the general Skill Tree already.]
“…The more I see it, the more it comes down to luck…”
[What did you just say, Kim Moo-saeng?]
“Nothing, I didn’t say anything.”
It was the kind of thing that would’ve made Moo-saeng’s mouth twist sideways without thinking.
Even if Teleportation could acquire skills through Skill Tree progression.
The weakness was clear—he couldn’t obtain skills that came from the application, utilization, or fusion of other Awakening Abilities.
‘So what I can use is probably about this level.’
But Moo-saeng wasn’t the type to just complain.
He didn’t need free flight. Flying itself wasn’t the goal.
He just needed to be able to handle flying-type monsters.
As Moo-saeng acquired new skills, he also checked the other system messages.
Nearly a thousand people had killed a Lesser Dragon within thirty minutes.
So a reward for killing a normal dragon within thirty minutes was bound to be significant.
The individual rewards obtainable through combat were certainly clear.
[Your understanding of terrain and landscape has increased.]
[Skill Structure Penetration ability enhanced]
‘From the original 400% to 800%. Very nice.’
From 5 times to now 9 times.
Since the original Dung Beetle Guardian had survived, he could ask Hildegard to make a duplicate from it before leaving the tower.
It’d be somewhat inconvenient until then, but his speed had roughly doubled anyway.
Two Dung Beetle Guardians would be more than enough to manage.
But what amazed Moo-saeng most was the reward for facing and evading all manner of magic the Blue Dragon had used.
[Your understanding of magic has increased.]
[Knowledge 486 → 501]
[Mana 485 → 500]
[Will 489 → 504]
Knowledge, Mana, and Will had each risen by fifteen.
“What, what!? These numbers—what are these?”
They were large numbers.
Yet that wasn’t why Moo-saeng was shocked.
‘…The 500s? My stats are in the 500s right now? This is insane!?’
He’d been maintaining the Strong Bone skill and hadn’t really paid attention to the gap.
He’d only let go for a moment to check what specific stat had risen how much and what his remaining points were…
“Status window!”
What exactly was his stat situation right now!?
[Kim Moo-saeng]
―Age: 29
―Awakening Ability: Teleportation (O)
―Stats
Strength: 490 Agility: 485
Stamina: 485 Mana: 500
Knowledge: 501 Accuracy: 488
Will: 504 Luck: 485
Remaining Stat Points: 461
Now at Floor 20.
Moo-saeng could only stand gaping at the void.
Even for a Dungeon Sherpa who’d been through countless ordeals and aerial combat alike—someone who rarely got shocked by anything anymore—these were absurd numbers.
‘At Floor 19, I’d calibrated it to the early 400s so Strong Bone would apply…’
His stats had spiked so much the Strong Bone effect had actually deactivated.
At this rate.
He swallowed hard.
Moo-saeng swallowed dryly.
‘If I match all my stats to the highest one, or rather, if I use even more of the remaining points—’
Moo-saeng manipulated the hologram window with practiced speed.
Even hurrying, the stat increases took considerable time to complete, and only then did Moo-saeng murmur to himself.
Strength: 1098(549) Agility: 1098(549)
Vitality: 1098(549) Mana: 1098(549)
Knowledge: 1098(549) Accuracy: 1098(549)
Will: 1098(549) Luck: 1098(549)
Remaining Stat Points: 69
“Nine hundred and eighteen.”
A number that sounded almost like a curse.
With the gap between his highest and lowest stats within five points, the double multiplier from Strong Bone applied across all of them, yielding a four-digit figure for each stat.
And with that applied to every single attribute, the grand total of all stats came to a staggering eight thousand seven hundred eighty-four.
Even after that, he’d reserved sixty-nine emergency points.
“Hah…… huh-huh, huh-huh-huhht.”
Moo-saeng laughed in a daze.
Of course, there was more to consider than raw stats.
A new skill: Elemental Magic Fusion.
A new Resistance: Confusion Resistance (D).
Those things were there too, but what really caught his eye was—
—Special Characteristics: High resistance to Mana Pressure.
Additional attack power against Small-type monsters +90%
Additional attack power against Large-type monsters +170%
Additional attack power against Artificial monsters +5%
Additional attack power against Beast-type monsters +100%
Additional attack power against Flying-type monsters +40%
Movement speed +5%
Mark of Maia Brand
Stat increase from passive skill Strong Bone
Enemy of the High Orc Tribe
Nightmare of all orcs
Giant-slayer
Dragon Slayer
Enemy of the Blue Dragon Clan
Among the growing list of Special Characteristics, the last two snagged Moo-saeng’s attention most sharply.
[Dragon Slayer]
One who has slain a dragon.
Higher-order lifeforms recognize those who have killed their own kind. Whether their response is benevolent or hostile depends on the Dragon Slayer’s attitude and choices. The name of the Dragon Slayer spreads throughout all human civilization.
‘So this means dragons, who treat humans like insects as a rule, will at least refrain from attacking immediately…….’
Just like with this Blue Dragon.
A dragon does not spare humans who invade its domain.
In the first place, humans aren’t even worthy of conversation in a dragon’s eyes.
But if he has this, doesn’t that mean he can at least start with words!?
‘Huh-huh, and my reputation spreads through the human world—this might come up when kingdom-related quests appear. Hmm?’
Just as Moo-saeng was imagining the potential uses of the Dragon Slayer title, the next Special Characteristic entered his awareness.
And that name—already beginning to stir an unsettling dread—was…….
“Ah.”
[Enemy of the Blue Dragon Clan]
“For the vengeance of our bloodline, I shall pursue you to the ends of the world and end your life. Wherever you hide, do not dare dream of a peaceful death!”
One who has slain a Blue Dragon can never raise affinity with the Blue Dragon Clan. However, they automatically gain favor with certain dragon clans that stand opposed to the Blue Dragons.
It was incomparably worse than merely being Enemy of the High Orc Tribe.
“……You don’t actually mean they’ll hunt me down, right? That’s just… just dramatic talk, isn’t it, Wash?”
[Kekyakyakyakyet! Do you think a dragon would ‘just talk,’ Kim Moo-saeng?]
Wash began laughing in the empty air, nearly tumbling backward.
Faced with Wash’s response—which carried an almost menacing edge—Moo-saeng’s face could only turn ashen.
Though his moment of despair was short-lived.
“Tch…… Hey, why are you so pleased about this anyway? When something like this happens, you should be more upset than anyone else, shouldn’t you?”
Why celebrate receiving a Penalty at all.
Wash didn’t answer. He only laughed, a creaking, crackling sound.
To receive a Penalty.
That was proof of achievement beyond measure.
‘What extraordinary growth. Kekyakyet, you cursed creature, growth speed fast enough to shock even the administrators.’
Wash, unwilling to reveal his true feelings, had no choice but to laugh.
“Moo-saeng! Kim Moo-saeng!”
“Oh, hey!”
Just then, Park Hyun-gu and the rest of the party spotted him.
They’d been moving quickly, but now they stopped dead in their tracks.
“A, a dragon?! Is that a lesser dragon?”
“It’s so much bigger than I expected?”
“Wow, how are we supposed to defeat—”
A lesser dragon?
Moo-saeng shouted toward them as they stood frozen.
“Don’t worry! The Blue Dragon is already dead!”
A Blue Dragon!
They all went speechless.
They were too shocked to react properly, their minds reeling with confusion, when Moo-saeng called out again.
“Come on over here! We need to butcher this Blue Dragon! We can’t leave a single drop of blood behind—we need to take everything, got it? I know you want to rest, but let’s finish the job first, then we can take a break!”
There was no time for shock now.
The man who had slain a Blue Dragon, and already his first concern was disposing of the corpse.
“Should we start a fan cafe for Kim Moo-saeng?”
Someone muttered under their breath.
* * *
Yet even Moo-saeng’s seemingly perfect (?) plan had its flaws.
“These aren’t combat skills…”
“I mean, I have a Fire-type Awakening Ability, but I can’t exactly incinerate a corpse with it, can I?”
They simply didn’t have enough stats for this.
Moreover, most of them had acquired skills stemming from ranged or Elemental Magic Fusion type Awakening Abilities, which were of little use in dismantling a Blue Dragon’s corpse.
Even the ordinary bladed weapons they carried were useless for peeling off scales.
It wasn’t merely a matter of the cutting power of swords or daggers.
“Sir, the blade won’t even pierce it!”
“Wow… I’ve heard it’s hard, tough, but this—it doesn’t budge at all.”
Even Moo-saeng had only managed to pierce the scales thanks to the Strength stat increase from Berserk.
It was beyond what they could accomplish now, corpse or not.
In the end, most of the party members could only be assigned menial tasks: setting up tents, gathering firewood, finding water and carrying it back.
“Don’t worry, Moo-saeng. I’ve got this.”
That was when Park Hyun-gu stepped forward.
Having just learned a new skill, he was hopping around excitedly, making a fuss.
“A new skill? Did you pick up something decent?”
“I was hoping for something like a Dempsey Roll, but nothing like that showed up, man.”
“Hah, that makes no sense. So what’d you choose?”
“…Well, the name’s kind of embarrassing. Just watch.”
Park Hyun-gu made a fist.
Well, not quite a full fist.
A fist with the middle finger slightly extended and pointed.
“Huu… Ha-pressure!”
With that very fist, Park Hyun-gu raked across the Blue Dragon’s corpse—specifically, its long, extended claws.
A satisfying crack echoed out.
“Huh.”
Yet to his embarrassment, the claws remained unbroken from his strike.
Moo-saeng stood watching with his arms crossed.
“…What are you doing? Is that even a skill? Something like a Flick Knuckle technique?”
“Shh, shh! You don’t know skill names are supposed to be a secret?”
Watching Park Hyun-gu make a spectacle of himself, Moo-saeng burst into laughter.
He laughed so hard that tears welled up in his eyes.
“Ahahaha, I mean, the name’s one thing, but you actually chose something with that kind of performance?”
“Hey, this skill is seriously amazing! It’s just… that…”
“That what?”
“Ah, never mind.”
Park Hyun-gu trailed off.
While it was weaker than your typical Awakener from the teens, it was still a skill branching from a Grade C Awakening Ability, after all.
It was simply that a Blue Dragon’s physical durability was too formidable to even scratch its claws.
‘But this guy, Moo-saeng…’
If that was the case, then just how capable was Moo-saeng to have taken it down alone?
Park Hyun-gu fell speechless, struck by a fresh wave of astonishment.
“Floor 21 shouldn’t be a problem, then.”
Park Hyun-gu muttered the words aloud.
Until that moment, Moo-saeng’s expression—which had been smiling faintly because of the Nutkin—grew somewhat more serious.
“I don’t know. That’s exactly why we need to prepare thoroughly.”
“Huh? You don’t know? What’s there not to know? It’s two Cyclops and two Ogres on Floor 21. Oh, since it’s an eleven-person party, the count must have gone up a bit. Three or four of them instead—”
“It won’t be that quest.”
“—You’re saying I’ve got it wrong?”
At Moo-saeng’s answer, Park Hyun-gu tilted his head in puzzlement.
Park Hyun-gu might not be a Dungeon Sherpa who ran the field regularly, but he was still a former CEO of a Dungeon Sherpa firm.
When it came to gathering information, he was no worse off than Moo-saeng.
Was the standard clear condition for Floor 21 that he knew really incorrect?
Moo-saeng patted Park Hyun-gu’s shoulder gently and spoke.
“You know perfectly well, hyung, but anyway…….”
Park Hyun-gu hadn’t gotten it wrong.
At least, fewer than ten thousand awakeners among all those in the world had experienced this situation.
[Kim Moo-saeng: Floor 21 Quest Change]
(Applies even in multi-person challenges involving the relevant individual)
A Quest Change obtained upon clearing Floor 12.
Floor 21, likely with heightened difficulty, would now demand far greater danger to be borne through an eleven-person party play.

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