I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 219

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Transcendent Genius Trainer Chapter 219

Yujun was startled by the message.

‘A Special Achievement?’

Originally, Special Achievements were accomplishments that could only be earned within the Tower of Infinity.
You obtained them by completing special quests within the tower—rewards considerably better than ordinary achievements.

-You have earned the Special Achievement [Breaking Limits]!

‘Breaking Limits? This is supposed to be a pretty difficult achievement to unlock.’

Yujun recalled his memories from the Tower of Infinity.

‘The reward should be…’

-You have received the achievement reward!
-Skill acquired: Guide Light.

Just as he’d expected.

‘Never thought I’d get it here.’

An unexpected reward made the corners of Yujun’s mouth rise.
Skill: Guide Light.
Until now, all of Yujun’s training had required his direct control through language commands, direct correction via the Geumgang Iron Staff, or Immediate Correction.
But this Guide Light directly showed the trainee the correct direction of training.

‘Proper posture, proper movement—all visible to the trainee’s eyes.’

A line shimmering with silver light would be drawn before them.

‘With this skill, I can train several times more efficiently.’

It would also allow them to immerse themselves more deeply and easily.

‘When I think about it, I did deserve this.’

These were achievements earned only through remarkable feats.
Beyond clearing three uncleared towers consecutively, this raid featured all those Yujun had personally trained, and they all played their part.

Ding!
-You have earned an additional achievement!
-Achievement [The S-ranks I Created] completed!

‘I was planning to earn this one incidentally anyway.’

-You have gained an additional 100,000 Points!

He’d unexpectedly earned a Special Achievement.

‘One plus one made two.’

Though the bonus was quite substantial, to be honest.

“I can’t believe it…”

Guild Master Choi Ho-jeong found it unbelievable.
It had been only ten days since Yujun took over Promise Guild.
Four days reorganizing the guild, one week clearing uncleared towers.

“I couldn’t even imagine you’d create a Top 3 Guild in just ten days.”

Guild Master Choi had believed that Yujun would certainly keep his initial promise.
Yujun was not one to make careless remarks.
So he was confident Yujun would carry out training and complete it so that Promise Guild would become Top 3 quality.
But he never imagined it would happen this quickly.

“However, I still have work left to do.”

The Youths hadn’t undergone training yet.

“I plan to definitely complete the Youths’ training before I leave.”

‘This will be the final training session.’

Once the Youths completed their training, Promise Guild would gain certain momentum for growth.
With the current achievements alone, Top 3 status was confirmed, and maintaining it afterward was entirely feasible.
And that moment would be when all the debt Yujun carried would finally disappear.

‘I’ll settle the debt completely then.’

Yujun’s goal in making Promise Guild a Top 3 guild wasn’t merely to settle his debt.
The stronger Promise Guild became, the more authority he would gain to command its Awakeners.
Guild Master Choi had promised to add an additional 5% to the stake Yujun had agreed upon.

‘Which means I can essentially bring any Awakeners I want from Promise Guild and use them as needed.’

So Yujun was deliberately raising Promise’s overall strength now.

‘Promise Guild’s power increase is my power increase.’

It was a win-win situation.

“Everyone worked hard. Great work out there!”

Guild Master Choi laughed brightly.

“Get plenty of rest. And… don’t worry—I’ll make sure all the bonuses for this uncleared tower raid are paid out properly!”

* * *

Boom.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
The Tower of Ashes continued shaking.

One week.
One week had already passed since all the top guilds except Promise deployed their first teams.

A guild finally broke through the third floor, which had remained blocked, and reached the fourth floor.
Cheongryong, Sunlight, Master.
The three guilds regarded as South Korea’s finest reached the fourth floor first.
And next came Dream Guild.
Dream surpassed Master Guild and reached the fourth floor.

Dream Guild’s performance was particularly marked by Han Gyu-jin’s extraordinary prowess.
He one-on-one coached Dream Guild’s Awakeners, who had their limits, to ascend this Tower of Ashes.
He trained the first-team Awakeners on the front lines, directly analyzed enemies, and even shared that intelligence.
A true one-man show, he brought Dream Guild safely to the fourth floor.
But the price was steep.

“Trainer Han!”
“Are you all right!?”
“Hurry. We have to get down!”

Han Gyu-jin’s injury.

“I’m fine. Really, I’m fine…”

The Dream Guild Awakeners, who had literally dreamed alongside Han Gyu-jin, descended the Tower of Ashes without hesitation.
The moment Han Gyu-jin came down, word spread like wildfire.

“Han Gyu-jin is injured!”
“Dream Guild is temporarily withdrawing from the Tower of Ashes!”

Dream Guild, which had entered the fourth floor fastest, declared a temporary withdrawal because Han Gyu-jin, their linchpin, had sustained serious injuries.
This was after they’d found the key to breaking through the fourth floor and their first team’s condition had greatly improved.

“It won’t work. We can’t reach the fifth floor without Trainer Han.”
“No matter how good our condition is right now…”

The Guild Master of Dream trusted the Awakeners’ words.

“You’re right. It’s better to wait for Gyu-jin.”

Pushing ahead recklessly here risked major losses that could leave them behind in future Tower of Ashes raids.

“Master Guild has reached the middle of the fourth floor!”

Day after day, the pattern repeated—clear the Tower of Ashes, come down, clear again, come down.

“Information from England came in.”
“Information from America too!”

Overseas intelligence kept arriving.

“The floors are… far more demanding than they appear from outside.”
“According to American intelligence that reached the fifth floor, the rewards are far greater than the fourth floor’s.”

Dream Guild, which had reached the fourth floor, intentionally released information they could have monopolized.
In exchange, they informed the Management Bureau that they wanted to share intelligence gathered during their period away from the raid.
With Dream Guild stepping back,

“Phew…”

the Director of the Management Bureau also ceased leading the Management Bureau in clearing the Tower of Ashes.
Now it was time to return to his position as administrator, controlling and managing the Tower of Ashes.

“It’s more dangerous than expected…”
“The casualties among Awakeners in England are reported to be enormous.”

England, operating under unrestricted competition without control, achieved the second breakthrough of the fifth floor after America, but lost more than thirty Awakeners in the process.
The problem was that these thirty were England’s elite Awakeners.
This was a loss not just to the guilds but to the nation itself.
No matter how great the raid rewards, such casualties made the whole endeavor questionable.

“How is Trainer Han?”

The Director’s heart ached over Han Gyu-jin’s injury—the man who could become an SS-rank Trainer after Yujun.
Who would have thought Han Gyu-jin could be hurt?

“Fortunately, it’s not life-threatening, but… it seems his recovery period will be lengthy.”

Dream Guild had broken through to the fourth floor with Han Gyu-jin.
Without him, Dream Guild couldn’t progress further.

“Dream Guild’s condition is reported to be the best it’s ever been.”

Ironically, Dream Guild’s condition had reached an all-time peak.

“Hmm…”

The names Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul came to the Director’s mind.

“Is it necessary to fixate on this Tower of Ashes?”

Just because other nations concentrated on the Tower of Ashes didn’t mean South Korea had to.

Ring, ring, ring!
The Director’s phone rang.
It was Deputy Director So Gang-cheol.

-Director! Did you see the hotline intel that just came in!?

His voice was agitated.

“What is it?”

The Director immediately checked the information.

-Tower of Ashes Penalty matter.
-There is a penalty affecting the Tower of Ashes appearing simultaneously worldwide. It appears to be a penalty every five floors. If any nation opens the fifth floor, other nations must also enter the fifth floor within a certain time limit.
Otherwise, a severe penalty reportedly comes. What exactly the penalty is hasn’t been revealed yet.

“Ha.”

If a rampage didn’t occur, he’d planned to take a breather from Tower of Ashes raids for now.
But with this…

“So we have to clear at least the fifth floor.”

Since England and America had opened the fifth floor, he had to open his as well to match.

“It’s complicated. The entire world synchronized like this?”

And no one even knew what penalty might trigger.

-Time remaining until Tower Crush.
-48:00:00

The Director’s brow furrowed as he checked the timer.

“Two days?”

They had to clear the fifth floor in just two days?

“Director! Master Guild found the key to entering the fifth floor!”
“…!”

Good news came nonetheless.
And then.

“News about Trainer Kang Yu-jun!”

The Director’s expression brightened immediately.
News about Trainer Kang Yu-jun, who was currently training Promise Guild, was bound to be good.

“What’s the news?”
“Trainer Kang Yu-jun has successfully cleared uncleared towers! He cleared a total of three uncleared towers.”
“Three?”

It was good news.
Overwhelmingly good news that defied common sense.

“Did I hear that correctly?”
“Yes. The three uncleared towers he cleared are…”

All of them were towers the Director knew.

“Those three towers… cleared in just one week now?”
“Yes, sir. That’s correct.”

All uncleared towers were difficult, but those three in particular had been particularly troublesome.
Clearing even one was remarkable; clearing all three was astounding.

“So Trainer Kang had… his reasons.”

There was indeed a reason Trainer Kang Yu-jun hadn’t rushed to clear the Tower of Ashes.
He already knew.

“Clearing existing uncleared towers first… was much more beneficial. He understood that.”

But understanding it and actually executing it were entirely different things.

“So through Promise…”

The puzzle pieces that had been questions started fitting into place one by one.

“I didn’t realize his grand plan!”

* * *

“Ha. Even so, Guild Master, you really sent us out.”
“Officially we just went and came back, but… we were in real danger.”
“I never knew the Tower of Ashes was this dangerous. Really.”

Promise Guild’s Support Team.
The support team was entirely composed of Auxiliary Awakeners.
They played roles like buffers, healers, and debuffers, supporting the combat-specialized main team in battle.
It naturally made no sense for them to enter the tower as the main force.

“We were just told to go and come back. We never expected to actually enter.”

The support team was led by Im Sun-rok, an S-rank Auxiliary Awakener, who felt apologetic toward his teammates after nearly being gravely injured when they were supposed to just make a nominal entry and exit.
But he still had to speak his mind.

“Everyone quiet. You all know and I know our guild’s situation isn’t great right now. The Guild Master made the best choice.”

Im Sun-rok was well aware that the internal situation was very complex and difficult.

“Look at the situation. If not us, there’s no one else who can move. The main team is in chaos.”

Team Leader Im lowered his voice.

“That conflict. Once you dig deeper, it’s not just a matter of clashing wills. Both Team Leaders have trauma.”
“Team Leader Oh couldn’t save anyone.”
“Team Leader Oh must be suffering so much.”
“No. More than Team Leader Oh…”

Auxiliary Awakeners possessed abilities for support purposes.
Because of this, they were exceptionally skilled at understanding emotions.
Team Leader Im believed the deeper wound and greater pain lay with Hwang Jin-seong rather than Oh Do-yun.

“You all know how well Team Leader Hwang looks after his teammates. That man… left them behind to save others. Among the members who became stars… Young-seo was among them.”

Kim Young-seo was the member Hwang Jin-seong cherished most.
She had recently married and even given birth, and Hwang Jin-seong had generously given her congratulations money.

“Let’s focus on returning first and assessing the situation.”

The support team finished their mission and returned.

“We’ve returned…”
“…?”
“…!?”

They couldn’t help but blink.
The main team’s atmosphere and momentum had completely changed.

“Huh!?”

An aura far more intense than before.
Eyes gleaming far more brightly.
And.

“T-Team Leader.”

Team Leader Hwang Jin-seong and Team Leader Oh Do-yun were talking with smiles on their faces.

“What… happened here?”

Just then, a voice rang out from afar.

“Trainer Kang Yu-jun is starting the Youths’ training!”

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