I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 141
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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 141
Tower of Trials 40th Floor (1)
“Ooh, finally.”
Baek Jin-woo was genuinely delighted.
Finally, Runde!
Had grown to the level it was before being nerfed in the past.
Crafting Lv. 6, and Masterpiece Crafting Lv. 3!
From Pokryong to Runde, they’re all growing steadily, each fulfilling their roles!
“You’ve worked hard, Runde.”
– Hehehe! Master is the one who worked hard. Being able to grow much faster than before is all thanks to Master’s consideration!
“I’m grateful you say that.”
Baek Jin-woo smiled and opened the status window.
A new rune had been unlocked.
[This is the list of masterpieces you can craft.]
[Rampage (Rare), Omnipotent (Rare), Howling (Rare), Emperor (Rare), Trinity (Unique)]
[Extreme Poison (Rare), Destruction (Rare), Fire Dragon (Rare), Bitter Cold (Rare), Annihilation (Unique)]
[Iron Wall (Rare), Life (Rare), Knight (Rare), Savage (Rare), Flame Emperor (Unique)]
“Wow.”
Flame Emperor.
Finally, that appeared.
The ultimate among all Fire attribute runes, an overpowered rune that can only exist as one set in the entire game!
The method to make that is similar to Trinity or Annihilation.
Just like 3 Omnipotent runes made one Trinity, and 3 Destruction runes made one Annihilation.
3 Fire Dragon runes make one Flame Emperor.
“Runde. Wait. This master will soon show you what the taste of crafting a Flame Emperor rune hammer is like.”
– Ooooooh, so exciting! I’ll be eagerly awaiting that day!
Good.
Now most things are sorted out.
Should I climb the Tower of Trials while gathering more Fire Dragon rune materials?
Currently up to the 30th floor.
Rachel’s record is the 50th floor, so let’s climb steadily up to there!
The composition was simple.
Ramba, Hunkyo, Pokryong, Doldol, Aso, Jakgeo, Dampir.
Literally an EX-grade lineup.
He deliberately excluded other summoned creatures.
Baek Jin-woo’s identity was his EX-grade summoned creatures, and he just needed to properly raise them.
No need to disperse precious experience points.
“Honey.”
Yu Ji-a calls Baek Jin-woo “Jin-woo-ssi” at official events.
However, when no one’s around, she’s more lovey-dovey than anyone.
It can’t be helped.
They’ve only been dating for less than a month.
“Yeah.”
“Don’t overdo it. If it gradually becomes overwhelming, don’t force yourself to climb and come back.”
“Don’t worry. Do you think I can’t handle a path that even Rachel climbed?”
“…I’m just worried. You’re going to clear them consecutively, not floor by floor.”
Even the Tower of Trials, which she used to send him off to without worry, now makes her anxious.
Aso, who had been summoned, approached such Yu Ji-a.
– Mother!
“Gasp.”
Yu Ji-a covers her mouth with both hands.
Because the creature called Aso looking up at her was so cute.
– Don’t worry! I’ll protect Father!
“R-really? Hehehe. So spirited?”
Yu Ji-a especially liked that word ‘Mother.’
Though she’s not yet old enough to be a mother, it meant that his summoned creature also acknowledged her as his girlfriend.
“Our Aso has to protect Father well, okay?”
– Yes!
Tap tap!
Aso confidently patted the sword at her waist.
Even though she looks so cute, the moment she grabs that sword, she’s like a sword demon.
Though she’s not stronger than Hunkyo yet, even Hunkyo is amazed by her development speed.
– Alright alright! Shall we go then!
– Ready, Master.
– Grooooar…
– Let’s go.
In front of the Tower of Trials.
All the summoned creatures burned with enthusiasm.
Preparation complete!
Now they just need to charge forward.
“I’ll be back safely.”
Before entering, Baek Jin-woo wrapped his arms around Yu Ji-a’s waist.
The two lightly kissed.
The 40th floor boss is Cronotaur.
A half-human, half-bull monster, the king of minotaurs.
Naturally, all the processes of those dungeons were alive in his mind.
[You can now challenge the 31st floor.]
[Would you like to challenge it?]
[Y/N]
‘Yes.’
Whooom!
With energy enveloping his entire body, the location changed instantly.
Against a pitch-black background, an enormously large door stood prominently.
“This really brings back memories.”
He’d seen it countless times on screen, but seeing it in person felt different again.
Swoosh.
A door made of stone, towering high.
He could feel the cracked and rough rock texture from traces of long years.
– Master.
“Yeah.”
– I’ll open it.
“Go ahead.”
Crrrreeak…!
When Hunkyo went and applied force, the door slowly began to open.
A deep, heavy resonance dominated the space, as if moving the weight of the earth itself.
The sound announcing the beginning of the labyrinth.
That alone evoked grandeur and intimidation.
But there’s no need to worry.
On the 31st floor, the only things to watch out for are traps and scouts.
“Ramba, stack up.”
– Who should I give it to?
“Give it appropriately to Aso, Hunkyo, and Doldoli.”
– Got it!
“Dampir and Jakgeo, stand at the very front and maintain formation.”
– Grwooooo….
– Yeah.
Jakgeo and Dampir.
They’re not invincible tanks yet, but they’ve still leveled up quite a bit.
I’ve also fitted them with decent runes.
They should easily block Minotaur Scouts.
“Next, Pokryong.”
– Yes, Jin-woo.
“Keep stacking Pokryong Faction, then just land the finishing blows. Time it right.”
– No problem!
This is Baek Jin-woo’s legion strategy.
Aso, Hunkyo, and Doldoli beat them to within an inch of their lives, then Pokryong finishes them off.
If we stack properly up to the 39th floor….
We should probably be able to easily handle the 40th floor Cronotaur, right?
We could smash it before it even uses its troublesome abilities.
Baek Jin-woo walked slowly while maintaining formation.
No need to rush.
We get stronger as our stacks build up.
How much time had passed?
– Uwoooooooo…!
Two Minotaur Scouts (B-grade) charged from both sides with bull-like roars.
– Grwo?
Jakgeo lowered his stance.
Hunkyo, Aso, and Doldoli didn’t bother stepping forward.
Thwack!
When the minotaur’s axe struck Jakgeo’s body!
That’s when the attackers step in.
Slash!
Hunkyo and Aso gracefully swung their swords, and Doldoli’s scythe swept across their flanks.
Splurt!
Blood spurted lightly.
– U, uwooooook!
The monsters knelt down with pained howls.
‘Easy as expected.’
It’s not that they’re weak, but our guys have gotten too strong.
Everyone has graduation runes and raised their stats through intense training.
If we just mark the labyrinth properly as we go, clearing should be smooth.
– I’ll finish them off.
Whoooosh!
Now Pokryong’s flames are on a completely different level.
Intelligence increased by 500.
Plus the Fire Dragon rune!
Pokryong Faction, surpassing most S-grades, burned the fallen minotaurs to the bone.
[‘True Predation’ effect activates.]
[Pokryong Faction’s damage permanently increases.]
Yes. Yes.
I can hear the sound of getting stronger!
Let’s keep going!
If the 31st floor was the entrance to the labyrinth, from the 32nd floor onward was the labyrinth itself.
“Aso.”
– Yeah!
“From now on, marking is your responsibility.”
– Got it!
The most important thing when dealing with a labyrinth is not losing your sense of direction.
Whenever they came to a branching path, Baek Jin-woo had Aso mark the floor with his sword.
“Doldoli.”
– Krrrk….
“You’re in charge of trap detection.”
– Krrk….
Labyrinths often have hidden traps.
Floor traps or wall traps.
Even traps where walls close in and crush you would be too much for Baek Jin-woo to handle.
‘Since Jakgeo is big and clumsy anyway.’
That’s why he throws Doldoli ahead first.
He pokes around here and there, and only crosses when there’s no problem.
He also assigned a scout.
Since enemies might sometimes ambush from behind and surround them, he positioned Hunkyo in the rear!
– What about me? What’s my role? Do I always have to just wave this staff around?
Ramba’s cheeks puff out sulkily.
Sigh.
Ramba….
Your role is the most important though….
“Right, your role is to chatter.”
– Whaaaat?
“Keep being our speaker so we don’t get bored.”
– What kind of…! Everyone else is detecting presence, identifying traps, leaving marks, burning with fire…. Why am I the only one…!
“That’s unfair to say, Ramba.”
Baek Jin-woo spoke seriously.
“Labyrinths have complex structures that can mentally exhaust people. With walls on all sides and not knowing what’s a trap, the stress is enormous. But your cute and lively voice helps reduce that stress.”
– I, is that so?
“Of course.”
Her puffed cheeks deflated.
Then she started chattering away again.
Ramba is nice because she’s so simple.
The 33rd floor was a bit special – it was a place called the Stone Sanctuary in a corner of the labyrinth.
Usually, after wandering around the 32nd floor, you clear it when you encounter that Stone Sanctuary.
Baek Jin-woo immediately started the 33rd floor.
“From here on, it’s just all-out war. You’ve all built up a lot of stress, right? Just go and beat them all up!”
In the wide space within the labyrinth, there’s a massive stone structure.
The one ruling this place is ‘Karg’ (A-grade).
A mid-boss leading ‘Minotaur Stone Throwers’ (B-grade), he’s an extremely vicious creature.
– Uwoooooooo!
The excited Stone Throwers began hurling stones.
Their characteristic is that they throw stones!
The rocks are incredibly huge too.
They’re threatening enough that the ground cracks and fragments fly everywhere the moment they hit.
However.
Tadadatat!
The movements of Hunkyo and Aso as they climbed the structures while dodging stones were graceful.
Even though this was the starting point of the 33rd floor and Ramba had no stacks at all, they flew around like fish in water.
Slash, slash!
– Uwoooooo!
– Kwoooooook!
However, the peculiar thing was that they only cut off the arms of the minotaurs and moved on.
Naturally, those were Pokryong’s targets.
Pokryong Arts.
Secret Technique.
Transform
Whoooosh!
The Pokryong flames that blazed with fierce momentum transformed into a long stream of fire.
And then?
It pierced through the heads of the Minotaur Stone Throwers that Hunkyo and Aso had swept past, delivering the finishing blow.
That sight was so clean it looked natural.
And not long after.
– Kraaaaaaaaaa!
An enraged Karg revealed itself from the corner.
A terrible creature much larger than other minotaurs, its entire body covered in rock and iron.
It held a massive stone hammer in one hand, and with each step it took, thump thump! the ground shook.
However.
– This one’s mine!
– You’re still not ready for that, Aso.
Slash, slash!
Hunkyo and Aso were like starving wolves.
To them, that Karg was nothing more than a very delicious piece of meat reeking of blood.
But.
– Everyone step aside.
Whoooosh!
Pokryong had also been building up her stacks well all this time.
Pokryong Arts.
Secret Technique.
Annihilation
The final breath, the ultimate technique of the Ancient Pokryong, unfolded from her hands.
Kuwaaaaaaaaa!
With a great commotion, the 33rd floor came to an end.
Just one shot.
Even so, if this was a mid-boss of the Tower of Trials, others would have to fight it all day long, but she finished it in just one shot.
However, Baek Jin-woo wasn’t even surprised.
Because to him now, this was all too natural.
“Everyone, nice work. Next is the 34th floor.”
At least until the 39th floor, we need to clear it all in one day.
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