I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 95

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 095

Tower of Trials Grinding

Small Giant.

By the way, Ramba, Hunkyo, Pokryong and the others don’t know him well.

I started using Jakgeo and Dampir from my 8th year of Jinugod.

Originally, he was just an unremarkable tank line as he appeared, but when I discovered a new unique rune at that time, his overpowered nature began to shine.

Tank, heal.

If I could just match the rune setting that Baek Jin-woo envisioned?

An invincible shield that was nearly impenetrable would be created.

These were the main players who pushed through the 80th floors of the Tower of Trials in the past.

Later, when I kept pushing forward and defeated the 90th floor boss?

‘It was deleted by a balance patch.’

Damn it.

That was probably when my anger toward this game reached its peak.

They should have done it in moderation.

When they kept deleting everything I properly raised, there was no way I could maintain interest in the game.

If it wasn’t for the 90th floor, I would have given up long ago.

– Hoot, so you’re that junior I’ve only heard about? Such a young junior!

– Gwoweo?

– What do you mean gwoweo, kwak!

Ramba cutely established discipline.

– Nice to meet you, Jakgeo.

Pokryong too.

– Hmm, it would be interesting to unlock this Small Giant’s potential abilities as well.

Hunkyo also welcomed Jakgeo.

“That’s right.”

I’ve never tried unlocking Jakgeo or Dampir’s potential abilities.

Back then, Hunkyo had been deleted and wasn’t there.

“He’s already overpowered, but I could make him even more overpowered?”

Ha.

Now I’m suddenly wondering if going to the 27th floor is the right choice.

Should I get Dampir first and level them up together?

‘C-grade guaranteed summoning scrolls drop so easily, so why aren’t there any on the market?’

“Could it be something like this?”

Hwang Ji-woo, who had been listening nearby, offered her opinion.

By the way, the guild members knew well that Hunkyo, Ramba, Pokryong and others were very special summoned creatures.

“Maybe they normally drop well, but people just used them carelessly because they didn’t really need them.”

“C-grade guaranteed summoning scrolls?”

“Yes, from rankers’ perspective, C-grade really isn’t much.”

That could be possible.

They might have thought of it as stepping in shit and thrown it away.

While it’s valuable to Baek Jin-woo, to ordinary rankers it really is just shit.

“Hmm. That makes sense.”

But more than that…

There weren’t many rankers who climbed the Tower of Trials in the first place.

Most of those who climbed died, and the average world ranker was around the 10th floor.

Just a few months ago, the highest record was Rachel’s 29th floor, so that says it all.

In other words, there might be no items on the market because no one was farming.

Whoosh!

Something flashed through Baek Jin-woo’s mind as he looked at the well-burning campfire.

“Wait a minute.”

“What?”

“Now that I think about it, this could work.”

“Did you think of some good method?”

“You guys could go.”

“…Excuse me?”

Hwang Ji-woo’s eyes widened.

‘What is he saying right now…’

Is he saying he’ll throw the guild members into that graveyard of players to get guaranteed C-grade summoning scrolls?

“That’s right, that’s right. Now isn’t the time for me to climb alone.”

50th floor?

It was a floor he could conquer anytime even if he postponed it for a while.

Right now, increasing the probability of obtaining Dampir was more important.

“Ah, no… Jin-woo, this is a bit sudden…”

“It’s fine, I have all the strategies in my head anyway. Rather, there’s no better training ground for strengthening our forces before the World League.”

Crazy!

The Tower of Trials as a training ground?

“Don’t tell me, I’m going too…?”

“Of course.”

“What?”

But I’m not even a ranker!

Well, Jin-woo isn’t a ranker either, but…

Still, Jin-woo is a monster!

“Right now Kang Geon-ho is at the 13th floor, Gi Jae-hyeok and Kang Ji-ho are at the 9th floor, Song Yeon-hee at the 5th floor, Hwang Ji-woo at the 0th floor, and the rest are at the 10th floor, right?”

“…”

“Good. We just need to climb up to the 20th floor. Everyone equally.”

Calculating everything, even just climbing that much would give them a total of 114 opportunities.

Opportunities to farm Tower of Trials rewards!

“T-20th floor?”

Hwang Ji-woo was going crazy.

Was the 20th floor of the Tower of Trials some dog’s name?

Kang Geon-ho, who was ranked 1st domestically, wasn’t an idiot who could only reach the 13th floor!

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Just think of it as a comfortable trip.”

Baek Jin-woo had a plan.

Just like he lent the doll to Song Yeon-hee, he could lend them Hunkyo.

The current Hunkyo?

He definitely wouldn’t die even if he went around the 20th floor alone.

Perfect.

Enter the Tower of Trials to gain practical experience, get rewards, and kill two birds with one stone.

‘Nice.’

If there was one concern.

In the trading process, he’d have to reveal Hunkyo’s grade… EX-grade.

That part could be handled with a contract to keep their mouths shut.

What if they ran away after the trade?

That part could also be handled with a ‘rental contract.’

If he used the system well, he could set it up so ownership would automatically transfer back.

“Okay.”

Baek Jin-woo nodded and immediately contacted Yu Ji-a.

Tomorrow morning.

It was an order for all guild members to gather at the Tower of Trials.

The guild members’ reaction to the explanation was better than expected.

In a way, it was natural.

With Hunkyo’s support, he was offering to carry them raw all the way to the 20th floor – they’d be fools to refuse.

‘He’s really the ultimate bus driver.’

‘Getting selected as this year’s national representative was truly the best move.’

The conditions were simple compared to what he was offering.

If a C-grade guaranteed summoning scroll came out as a reward, return it immediately!

Also, Baek Jin-woo made a promise.

He would pay 100 billion won immediately to the first player to bring one back.

‘Wow.’

‘It’s almost like Powerball.’

Powerball is the American-style lottery.

Not like the domestic crappy lottery that gives you a few hundred million, but a lottery that pays out close to 100 billion won.

‘Rather than having a C-grade guaranteed summoning scroll, I’d just take the 100 billion.’

‘Please, please let it come to me.’

The guild members’ eyes were filled with determination to succeed.

“…However.”

A firm voice flowed from Baek Jin-woo’s mouth.

“Naturally, since this is training, Hunkyo won’t carry you raw through everything.”

Baek Jin-woo didn’t want to rob them of opportunities.

Facing difficult problems and solving them with wit was also a major factor in skill improvement.

If you spoon-feed them everything from start to finish, they might get stronger immediately but it becomes harder to break through their own walls.

“Hunkyo will only move when players are facing death. Hunkyo, did you hear?”

– I shall obey, Master.

Swoosh.

Hunkyo gazed at the guild members with flickering eyes.

Those eyes conveyed a strong will that he absolutely wouldn’t help them easily.

‘Sigh.’

‘This won’t be easy.’

‘We have to clear the Tower of Trials 20th floor…? On our own strength?’

“If you can’t even clear the Tower of Trials 20th floor alone, don’t even dream of reaching the World League semifinals.”

Others might find it difficult, but to Baek Jin-woo, the 20th floor was just a children’s playground.

He didn’t want to see his chosen disciples fail to pass even that.

After all, wasn’t Jinugod someone who wouldn’t even take the Five Emperors as disciples!

“Try to pass on your own strength. By any means necessary.”

The first player to depart was Hong Ari.

Her eyes bulged out like a frog’s when she borrowed Hunkyo.

“Cr-crazy…!”

In the contract.

A clause stating not to reveal anything seen about Hunkyo during the rental period!

Because of that, she couldn’t speak it aloud, but Hong Ari had definitely seen it.

‘EX-grade…!’

Insane.

For the past 3 years… no, it had been almost 4 years now, and this was the first time she’d seen this grade.

According to the Five Emperors’ statements, after A-grade came S-grade without exception.

And that was supposed to be the end.

But EX-grade?

Was it the next level after S-grade?

How was such a thing possible?

‘No wonder.’

It didn’t make sense.

That overwhelming power he displayed alone, and the fact that it could speak…

Most of all, wasn’t it the only summoned creature of its kind in the entire world?

‘Wow… Then.’

Hong Ari’s eyes spun around.

‘Ramba, Doldoli, Pokryong… and even that Jakgeo he got yesterday.’

They must all be EX-grade without a doubt.

Monster.

No, a person who couldn’t even be described with the word monster.

That was Baek Jin-woo.

‘Moreover.’

What were all these ridiculous graduation runes and specs?

“Ha.”

A sigh escaped naturally.

Envy?

No, this was awe.

It was also relief.

The peace of mind that came from being able to train and be educated under such an absurd existence!

– What are you doing, aren’t you going in?

Was it an EX-grade ability?

Even though ownership had temporarily transferred, Hunkyo’s manner of speech remained unchanged.

For him, no matter what moment came, his master would always be Baek Jin-woo alone.

‘That’s kind of enviable.’

To have such a loyal and capable subordinate for life.

“I’m going in.”

– You always said you wanted to get stronger, right?

“Yeah.”

When Hong Ari responded, Hunkyo grinned.

– Then try going to the 20th floor without help. Phoenix should be able to do it. Dracula is weak to fire attributes.

Other players would need Hunkyo to assist them somewhat.

The 10th floor range might be manageable, but the 20th floor boss was definitely tricky.

But Hong Ari?

She was the only one Hunkyo saw as capable of challenging the 20th floor alone.

– Talk about the details after you go in. Master’s time is golden.

“Alright, I get it.”

Where could someone without subordinates live without feeling sorry for themselves!

Hong Ari grumbled slightly and whip! turned around to walk into the tower.

Hong Ari, Kang Geon-ho, An Gi-jeong, Hwang Ju-won… and so on.

One by one, they began challenging the tower.

Their reactions were all exactly the same.

They confirmed the EX-grade, were shocked, and their mouths fell wide open.

At the same time, they made expressions showing they now understood why all the others had made such faces.

It was a process of realization.

The work of engraving deep into their bones just how vast the gap was between Baek Jin-woo and themselves.

Baek Jin-woo educated them on actions they absolutely must not take inside the tower, and from now on, all that remained was prayer.

Please!

Please just give me one C-grade guaranteed scroll!

If he could just pull Dampir, he wouldn’t even need to look at C-grade anymore.

One day passed and two days flowed by.

And when about two weeks had passed, most of the guild members had conquered the tower.

The headquarters and the entire country were in complete chaos.

The Head of Player Association and council members came down personally to set up camp and monitor the records room, while journalists held their cameras outside the tower, constantly taking pictures of the tower’s surroundings.

All national representatives clear the Tower of Trials 20th Floor!

They were holding out, waiting for that sweet honey-like scoop.

And now.

‘Song Yeon-hee and Hwang Ji-woo.’

Only those two remained.

Naturally, Baek Jin-woo was disappointed.

‘Ah… Is it really not going to come out?’

Well.

It wouldn’t make sense for it to appear anyway.

Something that hadn’t appeared despite searching the entire world until now – would it make sense for it to appear just because 9 guild members cleared the 20th floor?

“Sigh.”

In the end, was there no choice?

Put Dampir aside for now and just raise Jakgeo?

Baek Jin-woo wasn’t the only one stamping his feet anxiously.

The guild members also instinctively felt that Baek Jin-woo wanted it more desperately than they had thought.

‘Just come out, please.’

‘That way he’ll be in a good mood and drop at least one more rice cake for us.’

‘Song Yeon-hee! Hwang Ji-woo! We believe in your luck!’

Everyone clasped their hands together and prayed.

At that very moment.

Creak!

The tower’s main gate opened.

And from there.

“Kyaaaaaaah!”

Song Yeon-hee came running out, jumping up and down with excitement.

She had just cleared the 12th floor.

“What!”

“Why!”

“What’s wrong with you!”

“Did it come out?”

Ignoring the guild members’ shouts, she ran straight over.

Swoosh!

She hugged Baek Jin-woo, who was standing there dumbfounded.

And then.

“It came out! It came out!”

She let out a roar of joy toward the sky.

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