I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 146
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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 146
Tower of Trials 50th Floor (2)
41st Floor.
Stone statues stood in rows around the massive temple.
‘First.’
He had ordered his summoned creatures not to mention this journey.
There was filming involved, and all the strategies were already clearly in Baek Jin-woo’s head anyway.
They could get through smoothly just by following his instructions.
Of course, this only applied to Baek Jin-woo.
For a player with ordinary talent, this floor had such difficulty that they couldn’t clear it no matter how hard they tried.
‘The king of the 50th floor is Kronos.’
He was the leader of the Titans.
Titans were a race of giant gods symbolizing wisdom, courage, and strength!
Before ascending to the upper floors of the tower proper, he was like a gatekeeper testing one’s abilities.
“Doldol.”
– Kruk.
“From now on, look for stone tablets around the temple. You don’t need anything else, just find the purple stone tablets.”
The mission on the 41st floor was to open that massive stone door and enter the temple.
To open the stone door, they had to find five stone tablets and fit them into the frame.
Countless stone tablets were hidden around the temple.
It was a simple method of having to deal with moving stone statues while searching.
“Aso, Hunkyo, Pokryong, sweep away the stone statues so Doldoli can search well.”
– …!
“Ramba, you know what to do, right?”
Nod!
Ramba nodded and immediately swung her staff.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh!
Now Ramba applied stacks evenly without being told!
Once that sound started, it was as good as over.
Stone statues?
They were easily smashed by Hunkyo’s attacks and melted red in Pokryong’s flames.
Kwagagagagaga!
Once they started moving in earnest, the nearby stone statues disappeared in an instant.
“Jakgeo.”
– Gwoooooh!
The Small Giant lowered his posture and offered his shoulder.
Baek Jin-woo and Dampir slowly climbed on top.
“Let’s go to the main entrance and wait.”
Could one be this leisurely?
Originally, the 41st floor required thinking of numerous possibilities while searching for stone tablets…
But Baek Jin-woo already knew which stone tablets were the answer.
He just had to wait.
‘The 42nd floor was the Thunder Watcher, right?’
He was already drawing up strategies for the next floor in his head.
PBC Conference Room.
Several executives were clasping their hands together, praying earnestly.
“Huuuu.”
“It’s been a week since Baek Jin-woo entered the tower, right?”
“That’s right. Please, he needs to clear up to the 50th floor and come out… For now, there’s no contact from headquarters. Since there’s no separate announcement, it seems like he’s clearing it smoothly…”
Actually, it was easier said than done…
They were currently facing a critical situation where the fate of the broadcasting company was at stake.
Putting other things aside.
The Eternal Snow Ginseng and Azure Stone Oil together had tremendous value exceeding 1 trillion won.
That was just the price – they weren’t easy to obtain either.
Most rankers would be greedy and eat them first before thinking.
“Still, won’t he clear it and come out? He seemed quite confident himself…”
One executive muttered.
Rachel’s record was currently the 50th floor.
Baek Jin-woo had defeated that Rachel.
However, it didn’t feel like an overwhelming victory.
It felt more like he barely won by twisting his whole body and even using feints.
“Sigh, there’s nothing we can do now.”
Everyone in the broadcasting industry knew.
If they could just bring Baek Jin-woo over, it would truly be a jackpot.
It’s just that no one thought they could persuade Baek Jin-woo, so they didn’t step forward.
No, surely some had already sent official letters.
They probably got rejected by Yubak Management.
“Either way, it’s either a complete failure or a huge success.”
If Baek Jin-woo died in the Tower of Trials, they’d lose their investment.
If he came out and handed over the footage, it would be a huge success.
Not just in South Korea, but would any human being not watch a documentary made from that footage?
Especially when it vividly showed the inside of the Tower of Trials that humanity was still conquering?
From then on, they could do business with the whole world.
They could sell broadcasting rights or receive copyright fees every time the footage was aired.
If they made a lot of money?
They’d have to give Yubak Management a percentage too.
That way, they could help each other and make future contracts easier.
‘I don’t care about anything else… Please just come back alive.’
The atmosphere inside the conference room was mixed with two emotions: tension and anticipation.
At that moment.
Baek Jin-woo had already reached the 49th floor.
From the moment he entered the temple, he had to face ancient Titan warriors.
The 42nd floor was the Thunder Watcher, the 43rd floor was the Time Coordinator…
These guys.
They were mid-boss level giant gods who came to judge intruders under the king’s orders…
Whoooosh!
They turned to ash with one blast of Pokryong’s flames.
Naturally, as the floors went higher, their abilities became more troublesome and tough, but before Pokryong’s Annihilation, everyone was equal.
Predation had already passed the singularity point.
– Kraaaak!
They scattered massive experience points and disappeared before the red dragon’s breath.
‘Thanks to that.’
Most of the summoned creatures had power-leveled.
Originally Hunkyo was in the late 50s, but now he was already 63.
Ramba, Pokryong, and Doldoli had all passed 60 too.
Besides them.
Aso, Jakgeo, and Dampir had passed 50.
As mentioned before, max level was 100, and from 60 onwards, the experience pool became so large that leveling up was almost impossible.
‘Level is important, but there’s no need to be obsessed with it.’
What mattered was how to utilize the summoned creatures; level was just additional stat enhancement.
“Guys, it’s almost over now. Just hang in there a little longer.”
The 49th floor is a kind of test.
A place to prove one’s qualifications to meet Kronos, the king of the Titans!
One must pass through the gates of their values: wisdom, courage, and strength.
– So, you have finally reached this point, intruder.
Rumble!
The sky shook with a thunderous roar.
Above in the sky.
What revealed itself through the clouds were three giant gods.
They were so massive that their bodies filled the entire field of vision.
– I am Ios, Guardian of Wisdom.
A deep, resonant voice that seemed to split the sky was heard, but Baek Jin-woo was indifferent.
– From now on, you must understand the history of us Titans and predict our future destiny. Enter the gate and correct our Titans’ mistakes… Hey, wait a minute?
Ios, who had been muttering in a majestic voice, was slightly flustered.
Because Baek Jin-woo and his summoned creatures were already entering the Gate of Wisdom below.
– At least listen to the explanation…!
But Baek Jin-woo had already entered the gate and was gone.
– …
– …
The giant gods watching from the sky were bewildered.
– What is this…!
– Truly a reckless challenger.
– But it’s not our concern.
They shook their heads and closed their mouths.
The Gate of Wisdom required solving each event in the Titans’ history in the proper and correct order within a complex room where time distortion occurred.
Beyond logical problems, understanding and coordinating the flow of time and causality was required, so listening to Ios’s hints was the key to the test.
But the challenger had entered without listening to those important hints.
However, about 10 minutes later.
“Easy.”
Baek Jin-woo, having solved all the puzzles, stepped outside.
His expression was as relaxed as if nothing had happened.
Hints?
He didn’t need them.
Since he had done this countless times in the past, his body now remembered it automatically.
Naturally, the giant gods who witnessed this scene were shocked with their mouths agape.
– He’s no ordinary fellow.
– How can someone who isn’t even a Titan know our history so well! And without any hints!
– Anyway, since he passed, we should introduce the next gate.
– I am Persia, Guardian of Courage…
“Yeah, Persia and whatever. Going straight to the next one.”
The Gate of Courage, the Gate of Strength.
Both were the same.
He cleared all gates in less than 10 minutes each.
The Gate of Courage, in particular, was part of what he usually trained with Hunkyo.
Soul Flight Pressure Point .
A pressure point technique that maximizes the opponent’s fear, bringing their deepest hidden terror to the surface…
Hunkyo used this to build fear resistance in the summoned creatures.
‘The higher you go in the Tower of Trials, the worse the ‘fear’ status effect becomes.’
It wasn’t specifically training for the 49th floor.
It’s essential training for the higher floors later.
The Five Emperors probably all do this too.
Since they don’t have Hunkyo, they probably bought a summoned creature that can inflict fear effects, right?
Next.
The Gate of Strength?
Even simpler.
Just defeat those three giant gods.
Pokryong Arts.
Secret technique.
Destruction .
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Along with the red dragon’s breath, a massive shockwave swept through.
No matter how large they were, it was difficult to withstand the damage of the Pokryong faction that had already grown to its limits.
– Kraaaaaaah! What tremendous destructive power!
– Indeed, was he qualified to meet the king?
– Pass through. But be prepared. Our king, Chronos, is on a different level!
Some showed expressions of pain, others showed expressions mixed with respect and wariness.
“Bullshit.”
Chronos?
Sorry, but he’s also a one-shot kill for Pokryong.
Baek Jin-woo chuckled and walked toward the massive gate that had appeared in the center.
That place was the 50th Floor of the Tower of Trials.
It was the path leading to Chronos (S-rank).
“Let’s go.”
Let’s go and clear it quickly.
From the 41st floor until now.
There was no hesitation whatsoever in his steps.
And that sight was being captured without omission by state-of-the-art cameras.
“Head of headquarters.”
“Yes?”
“Already… the news is that he’s broken through the 49th floor and entered the 50th floor.”
“…”
The head of headquarters, hearing those words, pressed his lips together for a moment.
Now even amazement no longer came out.
Does this make sense?
In less than a month, he had instantly broken through from the 31st to the 50th floor.
He had immediately caught up to Rachel’s unprecedented record.
“What about Rachel?”
“…There’s no news. Come to think of it, Rachel’s side has been quiet lately.”
England was still hiding the fact of Rachel’s disappearance.
Therefore, even the South Korean headquarters couldn’t know that fact.
“So now he’s really caught up completely?”
“It seems so. Now South Korea is truly the undisputed world number one.”
Not only the world ranking but also the Tower of Trials record had been matched.
Truly incredible news!
The head of headquarters took a deep breath.
Of all times, all of this happened during his term!
He would have to live his entire life bowing to Baek Jin-woo.
“Phew, wait and set off fireworks as soon as Player Baek Jin-woo comes out! Prepare to release articles with a big splash too. If there’s any remaining headquarters budget, scrape it all together and support Yubak as well. Got it? Push hard!”
“Ah, understood!”
The head of headquarters’ secretary quickly stepped outside.
It seemed like things would be busy again for a while.
And one day later.
Joyful news reached Yubaek, the Headquarters, and PBC.
“B-Baek Jin-woo Player has emerged!”
“The news is that he’s cleared the 50th Floor!”
Just one week and one day.
In that short time, Baek Jin-woo had become tied for 1st place in the Tower of Trials rankings together with Rachel.
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