I Possessed a Game Where I Die If I Don’t Clear the Tower - Chapter 59

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Chapter 59. The Seal Chamber Strategy Is Too Easy
“Yes, yes!”
Nashu Shumel, who had been about to swing his mace at the homunculus, hesitated and stepped back.
Lord Camilia stepped forward two paces to adjust the spell’s range, her gaze fixed on the writhing masses of flesh.
‘Dominate.’
Dominate was a spell that allowed the caster to issue a single command to any creature within sight or a designated target.
How would it be judged if a single entity had split into multiple forms?
[‘Camilia Lord’ uses Dominate on ‘Discarded Homunculus A’, ‘Discarded Homunculus B’, ‘Discarded Homunculus C’.]
Each one was processed individually in this manner.
When casting a spell on multiple targets simultaneously, there was a slight penalty, but it was manageable.
Thanks to its fragmented body, the creature bore an even greater penalty.
[Critical Success!]
As expected, Dominate achieved a critical success.
Lord Camilia whispered softly.
“Fight each other.”
There was no way the incomplete homunculus and those with half-scattered bodies could properly execute such a command.
They writhed and snapped, striking at one another, but their blows never landed with any meaningful force.
‘That’s why I learned this.’
[Frenzy]
Mental Tier (2-Tier)
Range: 25 meters
Afflicts designated living creatures with madness for 3 turns.
Creatures afflicted with madness cannot use spells or techniques and enter a weakened, vulnerable state.
Additionally, attack power increases by 10%.
Uses per rest: 3/3
Lord Camilia activated the spell she had learned upon reaching level 3.
‘Frenzy.’
Frenzy, which robbed them of reason, supplied the lacking mobility and attack power.
As a result, within mere seconds, they began savagely tearing and clawing at one another.
What had been a B-grade gore film moments ago had now become a B-grade splatter gore film.
As they fought fiercely, whenever one began to lose ground or a large chunk of flesh threatened to separate and form a new clone, Lord Camilia issued instructions to Netanel Fragma.
“Cast a healing miracle.”
“Wow….”
Netanel Fragma released a reluctant exclamation even as he obeyed her command and cast the healing miracle.
As the Discarded Homunculus spawned several more clones, the battle grew even more intense.
After leaving them to fight for several minutes, the boss monster shrank and shrank until only about two chunks remained.
Drenched in blood, the two continued to claw and bite at each other with their last strength, still under the effects of Dominate and Frenzy, until finally they collapsed simultaneously.
[Camilia Lord has defeated the Discarded Homunculus.]
Lord Camilia was satisfied.
‘Good. It takes a few more turns than I expected, but it works without issue.’
Since it wasn’t turn-based but real-time, it took a bit longer, but confirming that the Domination-Frenzy combo worked smoothly was satisfying.
“Nashu, gather the mana stones.”
At Camilia’s command, Nashu, who had been trembling for some reason, answered urgently.
“Y-yes! O-okay!”
She rushed over, picked up the mana stone, and handed it to Camilia while shaking.
“L-Lord… h-here…”
Just moments ago she had been brave, but now she had reverted to a coward.
‘Our Shusu seems to have understood the Mind Sorcerer-style automatic hunting quite well.’
Or perhaps she had been frightened seeing the true application of Frenzy, which she had carelessly triggered in the Training Grounds before.
It felt wrong to tell her not to be afraid.
Just as one naturally fears when a blade is swung before their eyes, it was also human instinct to be wary of someone who could manipulate one’s mind and plunge them into madness at any moment.
The taste in my mouth was bitter, but what could be done? I should be grateful that her loyalty hadn’t wavered.
Camilia accepted the mana stone, placed it in her inventory, then retrieved a candy and placed it in Nashu’s hand.
“Well done.”
“Y-yes!”
Nashu accepted the candy in bewilderment, her eyes widening.
“S-strawberry flavor…”
“Isn’t that your favorite?”
“Y-yes, that’s right. Th-thank you, Lord.”
Whether giving her favorite candy was powerful enough to overcome the shock of the Homunculus splatter film was unclear, but it seemed to work on Nashu.
“H-hehe…”
Nashu giggled and clutched the candy tightly to her chest.
“The Lord is strange, but she’s not normal either.”
“…I don’t want to agree, but it does seem that way.”
Camilia, showing not the slightest shock, decided not to give candies to the men who were grumbling.
Instead, she gestured lightly.
“That’s enough. Everyone get onto the magic circle.”
Vlad, under the influence of Domination, tilted his head in confusion but obediently stepped into the Seal Chamber.
Netanel Fragma followed her command as well.
Camilia then gestured for Nashu to ascend as well.
Once she confirmed all three had ascended, Camilia began walking along the edge of the magic circle.
“L-Lord…?”
Nashu looked puzzled, and the magic circle itself gleamed as if urging her to hurry and perform the re-sealing ritual, but Camilia continued circling the magic circle.
After completing three full rotations, it happened.
The awaited alarm sounded.
[Unstable Seal Chamber (4th Floor)]
Boss: Discarded Homunculus (Level 5)
Boss Effect: Increases the spawn rate of Antmen.
※Time until seal release: 83 days 7 hours 30 minutes 10 seconds
Do you wish to release the seal?
[Yes] / [No]
Camilia pressed ‘Yes’ and spoke.
“Prepare yourselves.”
In an instant, light flashed brilliantly.
As the light faded, the 4th Floor Seal Chamber materialized before their eyes.
While torches ignited with crackling sounds, the Discarded Homunculus, who had been reciting “Ah, sisters…” toward the main gate, suddenly froze mid-verse.
[Sisters? Uh, where are they?]
The party members standing behind the Homunculus were bewildered.
Among them, Nashu Shumel, the most startled, turned to gaze at Camilia with gaping lips.
‘Lord Camilia, how did this happen!?’
To her, eyes wide as a rabbit’s, Camilia delivered a revelation.
‘Ah, do you not know? This is ‘
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a glitch
(a non-fatal bug like wall-clipping or field-clipping that can be exploited for speedrun strategies)
what we call.’
“A mystery of The Tower.”
The Immortal Charm seemed to translate it somewhat flatly, perhaps unfamiliar with the terminology.
Originally, I had no intention of employing such exploits.
But the loading tip had practically coerced me with warnings about irregularities in The Tower.
It seemed wiser to clear the Seal Chamber before any troublesome variables could emerge.
‘Since seal-clipping only works here and on the 42nd Floor, it would be wasteful not to use it.’
I wouldn’t lose many techniques either—clearing through the 4th Floor entirely before departing would be even better.
With such thoughts, Camilia issued her command with confidence.
“Let us begin. This time, we shall approach it somewhat differently.”
Camilia ultimately cleared the 4th Floor Seal Chamber.
Having witnessed it so many times, I even sat through the cinematic sequence I had grown weary of.
[To maintain the seal, I must pour in more souls. But there is no choice…]
And so forth.
[Please stop. At this rate, you will be destroyed first!]
[No. Even if my soul shatters into pieces, The Tower shall remain sealed eternally.]
And so on and so forth.
In summary, due to a flaw in The Tower’s design, maintaining the seal required ever more souls, eventually consuming even the First Lord’s spirit, leading down a perilous path.
Having witnessed this more than once and already knowing the conclusion, I found it honestly tedious beyond measure.
‘The First Lord dies, one ally goes mad, another becomes twisted and turns into an enemy… who finds such a clichéd tale entertaining?’
Once I completed the re-sealing through the 5th Floor, this boring background exposition would finally end. Just a bit more perseverance.
‘Still, I should rest once before tackling the 5th Floor, just in case.’
The irregularity in The Tower that the loading tip had warned of had not appeared, but one could never be too careful.
As I made my way out, having diligently collected the chest rewards as well.
The loading tip appeared as if to lodge a protest against me.
[Loading… 18%]
[Tip: Try various tactics. No cheating, though!!!]
Camilia pondered the matter.
No matter how I looked at it, that thing definitely seemed to possess consciousness, didn’t it?
Yet with no way to verify it, I could only return with lingering unease in my heart.

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