I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 240

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Transcendent Genius Trainer – Episode 240

A colossal tower of ash-gray stone.
An Awakener stood before it, lost in thought.

“No matter how I look at it, this is the Tower of Infinity…….”

He was a former user who had devoted himself to playing the Tower of Infinity when it was still a niche game.

-Become a Trainer, train Awakeners, build combinations, and climb the Tower!

That game, which forced players to scale an endless tower, had earned a reputation as one of the most brutally difficult games ever made.
On top of that, the bewilderingly intricate mechanics made the process of training Awakeners and climbing the tower extraordinarily challenging.

Yet many had enjoyed it precisely because of that difficulty.
He was one of those players.
So standing before the Tower of Ashes, he could not help but think of the Tower of Infinity.

“If the story matches up…… it really does seem right.”

But he could not actually enter the Tower of Ashes.

“I don’t have the strength to go in.”

Only a handful of Awakeners in this reality could enter the Tower of Ashes that had materialized.
You had to be S-rank or higher and belong to one of the Upper Guilds.
A tinge of regret flickered through him—wishing he had Awakened earlier, wishing he had greater talent. But he pushed the thought aside.

“If that were the case, I wouldn’t have enjoyed the Tower of Infinity back then.”

Most of the players who had enjoyed the Tower of Infinity were non-Awakeners.
After all, Awakeners had no reason to play it.
Life as an Awakener was already hectic, and they were already scaling the same tower in reality.
And wasn’t that far more thrilling, far more vivid?

“First, I should report this.”

He made his way to report it to his guild.

Guild Master’s Office.

“So, Hyun-guk, you have something to say about the Tower of Ashes?”

The Guild Master showed interest in Hyun-guk.

“Yes.”

He began explaining by connecting the Tower of Ashes to the Tower of Infinity.

“That Tower of Ashes has similarities to a game I used to play called the Tower of Infinity.”
“Tower of Infinity? I’ve never heard of it.”
“Well, the Tower of Infinity was…….”

He explained about the Tower of Infinity game he had played in the past.
The Guild Master, who had been listening intently, wore a puzzled expression.

“So you’re saying the tower in that game resembles the Tower of Ashes?”
“Yes.”

At his affirmation, the Guild Master’s eyes gleamed.
If this was true, such information would be extraordinarily valuable.

“Then you’re saying you already have information about the Tower of Ashes?”
“To some extent, yes.”

The Guild Master smirked.

“Then how do you clear it? You must have beaten it if you played for quite a while.”

The Guild Master asked with keen interest.
But at those words, Hyun-guk’s expression grew flustered.

“……Ah, I never cleared it. I got stuck early on.”
“……?”
“The difficulty is extraordinarily steep.”

He spoke of how brutally difficult the Tower of Ashes was.
The Guild Master’s voice turned cold as he grumbled.

“Then…… what’s the point? You have uncertain information, and you don’t know any of the crucial details.”
“……But I do have information that it might be the Tower of Infinity!”
“What good does that do…… Can you even play that game now?”
“……The service was shut down, so I can’t play it anymore.”
“Get out.”

And the same scene was playing out in other guilds as well.

“I’m certain it’s the Tower of Infinity!”
“Ah, is that so? Do you know the strategy, then?”
“……I failed to clear it.”
“Out!”

The results were always the same.

* * *

The Dwarves were utterly bewildered.

“Do you even know what the 10th Floor is like?”
“What makes you so confident you can help us?”
“Who told you about us?”
“Why are you even trying to help? What do you want?”

The Dwarves glared at Yujun warily, releasing their auras.
Whoooosh—
A powerful Mana aura emanated from them.
The Dwarves’ characteristic aura began to engulf Yujun’s body.
But Yujun dispelled it effortlessly.
Crack—

-True Eye activates.

Bzzzzzzt—!
Yujun’s eyes simultaneously pierced through dozens of Dwarves within the building.

-Using Thought Acceleration!

Dwarves were beings overflowing with unique information even to him.
That made Thought Acceleration essential.

‘Oh no.’

As the information suddenly multiplied, his vision momentarily grew hazy.
But in another sense, he was satisfied.

‘They’re in terrible condition.’

It appeared they had continued climbing the tower without their injuries healing.
Minute fractures visible across various areas.
The red luminescence was far too vivid.

‘Uref’s relatively fine.’

Uref’s condition, which he had seen in the shop, was better than the others’.

‘But the rest aren’t in any state to climb further.’

So why were they trying to climb the tower in this condition?

‘Henke didn’t know that either. He only said they had a reason they had to climb the tower.’

Combining their condition, their reactions, and the information he possessed, the answer clicked into place.

‘A Penalty.’

A Penalty issue.
It appeared they had to climb the tower because of a Penalty.

‘Because Penalties don’t only come from failing to clear a tower.’

This Tower of Infinity’s floors each held different concepts.
There were Penalties for failing to clear a floor, and various other Penalties existed.

‘But I need to hear the details.’

Yet right now, these Dwarves showed no sign of telling him a single word.

‘They won’t speak unless absolutely necessary.’

He had to earn their trust first.
Only then would they speak truthfully about their situation.

“I don’t know what the 10th Floor is like. I’ve only just entered the Neutral Territory.”
“……Then how exactly can you help us?”
“We don’t need your meddling. Leave at once.”
“We don’t need your help.”

The Dwarves spoke harshly, making it clear they wanted no further involvement.
Yujun paused to gather his thoughts, then looked toward Uref.

‘Uref won’t accept training.’

Yujun had learned from Henke that Uref was their leader.
So he bypassed Uref and approached the Dwarf showing the most severe red luminescence.

“Your knees.”

Dwarves are a race with powerful lower bodies.
Yet there was one Dwarf whose lower body was uniquely weak.

“You can’t walk properly. How do you expect to reach the 10th Floor?”
“What…… nonsense you speak.”

Even as he spoke, he recoiled slightly, startled.
But as he stepped back, the red luminescence grew more vivid.
Yujun let Mana flow through his palms and swiftly worked on the Dwarf’s knees.

-Using Circuit Implantation!

The swollen Mana Road had already sustained considerable damage.

‘I could heal it, but the efficiency would be poor.’

There was no point in carrying such a damaged Mana Road with him.
Yujun began reconstructing the circuit.
Destroying the existing circuit and installing a new one.

Crackle—!
The Mana that penetrated through his palms instantly shattered the circuit.

‘It’s definitely different.’

A Dwarf’s circuits were thicker, requiring more Mana to break and reconstruct.
Similar yet novel training made Yujun’s lips curl upward without his awareness.

The action was sudden, but since it carried no intent to harm, the Dwarves merely gripped their weapons without swinging them at Yujun.
Crack—
Crack—. Crack—
Yujun carefully reconstructed the circuit, awakening the sensation of training a Dwarf.

‘I see.’

The moment the sensation became familiar, Yujun moved with bold precision.

‘To change those eyes full of suspicion.’

He had to move boldly.
Whoosh—!

“…….”

The Dwarf frowned slightly, as if sensing something odd.

‘Normally he would have felt pain.’

The Dwarf seemed not to feel pain at this level very intensely.

‘Their pain tolerance is remarkable.’

Circuit Implantation complete.
Yujun immediately activated the Aura of Recovery.
-Aura of Recovery activated!

A faint blue light began to frost the knees that had been swollen and suffused with crimson luminescence.
Yujun smiled.

“Try walking.”

At Yujun’s gesture, the Dwarf slowly stepped forward.

“……!”

The Dwarf was suddenly seized by shock.

“Wait, how…….”

As the Dwarf reacted in astonishment, the others turned to look at him.

“It doesn’t hurt…… What is this? Why doesn’t it hurt?”

His chronic knee problem had been cured.
He stepped forward again, this time with greater force, using a Mana-infused step.
And yet it did not hurt.
The piercing pain—like a hammer striking him—was entirely gone.

“You…….”
“It doesn’t hurt?”
“It doesn’t hurt at all!”

Suddenly all the Dwarves looked at Yujun in astonishment.
Uref gazed at Yujun with an enigmatic expression.
Wonder and shock began to bloom across a face that had been filled with wariness and suspicion.

“What just…… did you do? No, who are you?”

Uref’s tone had changed.

“I’m a Trainer.”

Trainer.
At that word, the Dwarves’ eyes transformed.

“Then what you just did…… was that training?”
“I only worked on it a bit…….”

They too knew of Trainers.
But the training Yujun had demonstrated was vastly different from the Trainers they knew.

“Just massaging, and you cured it…….”
“It’s not fully recovered.”

Yujun shook his head as he replied.

“I’ve only temporarily alleviated the knee’s condition, but if the underlying cause isn’t properly fixed and corrected, it will recur.”

Crack—
-Using Deep Scan!

Then he assessed the condition of the others, similar to the Dwarf he had just trained.

-Special Conditions: Fatigue Fractures, Muscle Fiber Overload, Muscle Fiber Rupture, Pain Suppression.

‘The advantages Dwarves possess. Problems arising from those very advantages.’

Yujun, who had been about to move, stopped in place.

‘I’ll stop here.’

“But since you all said you don’t need my help, I hope we can meet again next time.”

As Yujun moved toward the exit without hesitation, Uref desperately grabbed him.

“……Wait. Please, wait just a moment.”

Uref’s mind was in utter turmoil.
Why did he want to help them?
What did he want?
He had thought it dangerous to accept Yujun’s aid before knowing the answers, but at the same time, he realized he could not let Yujun slip away.

Uref himself had been thinking the same thing.
In their current state, they could never reach the 10th Floor.
He was fine, but the other Dwarves were in poor condition.
And if the others collapsed, there was no way he alone could reach the 10th Floor.

“Could you…… help us?”

Uref swallowed his pride.
For his comrades.
And.

“We must reach the 10th Floor.”

For revenge.
Yujun smiled at those words.
As Uref gestured, the other Dwarves simultaneously bowed their heads.

“Please help us, Trainer.”
“We beg you!”
“I can help. But I have two conditions.”

Yujun extended his index and middle fingers.

“First, you must trust my training and follow through with absolute commitment.”

The Dwarves immediately nodded.
The training Yujun had just demonstrated was almost magical.
Such training could be trusted and followed without reservation.
Yujun smiled.

“And the second is…….”

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