I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 12

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 012

Charging Forward with Explosions

An officetel located in Hannam-dong, Seoul.

Cheon Se-yeon appeared in the empty space.

Her appearance was a mess.

Not only was her armor damaged here and there, but she was also covered in monster blood, making a shower urgent.

“Haaa.”

Se-yeon collapsed on the floor and let out a deep sigh.

She had failed to clear the 83rd floor again today.

She didn’t know how many days it had been already.

After lying still for a moment, her phone beside her rang.

“Hello.”

# Hello. Hunter Cheon Se-yeon. This is Seoul Central Hunter Bureau. We’re calling for today’s daily report.

Hesitation could be felt from the other end of the phone.

They had guessed the result from Se-yeon’s weak voice.

“Failed again today.”

# You’ve worked hard. We’re always sorry to call you like this.

An apology was offered.

They had repeated this kind of call dozens of times already.

Neither the caller nor the receiver could feel comfortable.

“Don’t apologize. This is what I should be doing.”

100 billion won wasn’t received for free.

As long as there were no problems with her condition, she would climb the tower every day without fail.

That was the condition the Hunter Bureau had set for Cheon Se-yeon.

# We continue to search for dark attribute equipment. We’ll provide support as soon as we obtain any.

From the 81st floor onward, holy-type monsters in the form of angels appeared.

The problem was that the class Se-yeon had awakened was a hidden holy knight type.

Due to having stronger holy attributes than any other profession, not only did her damage not register, but it actually enhanced the enemies’ abilities.

Thanks to this, it was impossible to sweep away enemies within the 1-hour timeout of the 82nd floor.

For this to be possible, equipment that could reverse Se-yeon’s attributes was desperately needed.

“Thank you.”

# Don’t mention it. Then please rest. Hunter Cheon Se-yeon.

“You’ve worked hard too.”

Se-yeon closed her eyes after hanging up the phone.

‘Up to the 80th floor was good.’

From the 71st to 80th floors, necromancers and undead monsters appeared.

It was truly a hunting ground made for Cheon Se-yeon.

She had passed through this section the fastest in the entire world.

Naturally, all the Hall of Fame records for that section came to be held by Cheon Se-yeon.

The entire world had been watching her.

Various internet sites and media outlets, as well as governments of each country, naturally wanted to meet with Se-yeon.

But not anymore.

Like a lie, she had stopped at the 82nd floor, and the boiling interest had withered considerably.

Now, the only thing that could be called interest was occasional contact from NewTubers who needed content.

“Haa!”

She sighed once more.

Right after the daily repeated tower clearing failure.

This was the only moment when Cheon Se-yeon, who lived a life envied by others, felt depressed.

Se-yeon picked up her phone and accessed the tower site.

‘Is the 12th floor still not up?’

At some point, checking the Hall of Fame had become a habit.

Amazing records that were updated without missing a single day.

She was quite curious about how long these ridiculous records would continue.

And it wasn’t just Se-yeon waiting for this.

# When will it be uploaded?

# Haven’t they entered yet? It usually goes up shortly after midnight strikes.

# Maybe it really won’t work today? It’s the first escort mission.

On the site, there were many others like her waiting for the next record.

Complex feelings that held both anticipation and jealous envy simultaneously.

This was probably the common sentiment of those watching the records.

Se-yeon had initially been closer to jealous envy than anticipation.

She hadn’t liked that her records had been easily surpassed.

But not today.

‘Yes. At least you should break through.’

She hoped someone would move forward.

In place of herself, who was stuck and standing still against a wall.

Even so, she had her doubts.

The 12th floor mission, which unlike before, even gave a target to protect.

Surely this wouldn’t be SSS+ too?

[Entering the 12th Floor of the Tower of Despair.]

[You must escort a carriage and pass through the jungle.]

[The carriage will depart in 1 minute.]

It was different from the previous floors where combat started immediately.

A kindly given 1 minute of preparation time.

Jinhyeok looked straight ahead.

In front was a carriage loaded with various cargo.

In the driver’s seat sat Konu, the raccoon he had seen last time, not the bear.

“Konu? What are you doing here?”

“I don’t know either. They told me to pull it, so I’m pulling.”

Konu’s face was full of dissatisfaction.

He was already annoyed that his commute had gotten longer, and now he was given new work on top of that.

[If the carriage accumulates damage above a certain threshold or the resident sitting in the driver’s seat suffers critical injury, the mission will fail.]

“The tower will heal me, but pain is still pain, so please guard me well.”

Konu pointed at the jungle with his hand.

“Enemies will pop out from all directions, not just the front. Even after the carriage passes, they’ll endlessly chase from behind. The carriage cannot advance unless the enemies in front are cleared.”

“Understood.”

“If you want, I can go slowly or quickly. As long as the path is cleared.”

Jinhyeok gave a thumbs up, and Konu tilted his head at the sight.

If you only guard the carriage, time gets delayed, and the moment you go to clear the path for time reduction, the carriage’s escort becomes loose.

Since the method was different from previous floors, he expected Jinhyeok to be full of worry, but why was he so calm?

He wondered if Jinhyeok had obtained some incredible item somewhere.

[The carriage is departing.]

Following the system’s guidance, Konu drove the carriage.

Seira and Jinhyeok, who used to dash out immediately upon entering, walked slowly for some reason today.

And not long after, a new life form appeared beside the two.

“Sir! Captain Kancheo! I have completed the reconnaissance mission!”

Kancheo emerged from stealth and handed over a piece of paper.

It was the jungle’s structure and the positions of monsters lying in ambush within it.

As soon as she confirmed this, Seira shot out like an arrow.

Jinhyeok and Kancheo climbed onto the carriage roof.

“Konu! Maximum speed on the carriage!”

“Huh? The road is full of monsters, so the carriage will be smashed…”

“Hey badger! Didn’t you hear the general’s orders?! Maximum speed!! Do I need to smack your head to get you to follow orders!”

Cold sweat ran down Konu’s back.

He decided not to bother correcting that he was a raccoon, not a badger.

Instead, he shrugged his shoulders.

‘Well, whatever.’

Konu wouldn’t be the one suffering anyway.

Only the players would suffer from acting recklessly.

Crack!

He whipped the horse’s back to bring the carriage to maximum speed.

As the carriage sped forward, Konu turned his head toward the roof.

Jinhyeok and Kancheo were just sitting there doing nothing.

‘This is hopeless.’

Konu clicked his tongue.

Thanks to Seira’s cleanup, the front path was clear.

But that was all.

Aiming for the fastest clear time on this floor too, Seira had skipped clearing the jungle and only opened a path.

Thanks to that, the monsters inside remained intact and would obviously come pouring out as soon as the carriage entered.

No matter how fast they ran, they would eventually be caught and surrounded.

And just as Konu expected.

“Kiraaaaak!”

As soon as the carriage entered the path, monster roars could be heard.

Jinhyeok took a deep breath.

There seemed to be quite a lot of them, as the entire thicket appeared to be moving.

Before long, the first group of monsters revealed themselves.

It was an orc tribe wielding massive axes and hammers.

“Churirarararark!”

One orc warrior stepped forward with a rough sound.

And then.

Boooooom!!

It was swallowed by an explosion and cleanly disappeared.

Konu’s eyes, who had been preparing to clock out, widened.

That explosion was just the beginning.

Explosions erupted throughout the jungle.

Body parts of the orc horde that had been pouring out flew in all directions.

Jinhyeok looked at the Yodel Ranger Kancheo sitting beside him.

Skill: Mine Deployment.

Kancheo had gone into stealth as soon as the carriage departed and went on a reconnaissance mission.

In fact, it was reconnaissance in name only – Kancheo had planted mines throughout the jungle while identifying enemy positions.

‘How fast did he plant them?’

The gap between the carriage’s departure and Kancheo’s return hadn’t been very long.

Yet he had managed to plant this many mines.

“Krararak!”

Of course, with so many monsters, some survived the mines.

Pop!

But they met their explosive end when hit by clay pellets that Kancheo shot from something resembling a flute.

“Chuririririk!!”

He turned his gaze backward.

The surviving orc unit was chasing the carriage at fierce speed along the path.

They looked furious, having lost many of their kind.

Kancheo stood up and walked to the back of the carriage.

“Puhehehehehehe!!”

After thoroughly mocking the enraged orc horde, he opened the picnic bag where he had stored clay last time.

And he began scattering its contents like sowing seeds.

Carpet bombing poured behind the carriage.

The dark jungle instantly brightened with dozens of simultaneous explosions erupting.

Konu’s mouth fell open as he sat in the driver’s seat.

It was his first time.

This kind of insane escort method.

‘This is comfortable.’

Jinhyeok, who was riding on the roof, nodded.

The mission was being completed while he just sat still.

He wondered if it could get any more comfortable than this.

‘I’ll do combat practice later.’

It was disappointing not to use his sword directly, but that wasn’t what mattered.

Ding!

[You have cleared the 12th Floor of the Tower of Despair!]

[Not even a small scratch appeared on the carriage and tower residents you were escorting!]

[Clear time: 1 minute 7 seconds. Amazing clear speed. SSS+ grade achieved! Achievement gauge increases!]

What mattered was the SSS+ grade that would let him spin the special box.

There was no higher priority than that.

[Player Yoo Jin-hyeok’s level rises to 13! Stats increase!]

[You obtain an Orc Warrior’s Axe!]

[You obtain an Orc Warrior’s Bracelet! It’s a magic item that increases strength by a certain amount!]

A smile formed on Jinhyeok’s lips.

Another successful tower climb today.

– [You have cleared the 13th Floor of the Tower of Despair!]

– [You have cleared the 14th Floor of the Tower of Despair!]

– [You have cleared the 15th Floor of the Tower of Despair!]

[You have cleared the 16th Floor of the Tower of Despair!]

[You are exiting the Tower of Despair!]

Jinhyeok stretched as he emerged onto the rooftop of the villa.

Kancheo also followed his master and stretched his tiny arms.

“Good work, Kancheo. Seira.”

“Uhehehehe! They were all super easy! Piece of cake!”

“Isn’t it ‘easy as pie’?”

“Yodel Village cakes are super hot!”

While patting Kancheo’s fluffy head, he turned his eyes to the status window.

His level had reached 18.

His stats had also increased considerably, making his body feel much lighter than before.

Even the two-handed sword that had felt heavy was now much easier to handle.

‘Blink cards don’t seem to drop often.’

Hoping one would appear on the next floor, he opened his inventory.

It was different from before when it was full of junk items.

Now that the floor levels had increased, useful equipment items occasionally appeared.

“Hmm!”

Jinhyeok nodded after roughly calculating.

It seemed like the time had finally come.

The day to escape the basement, that is.

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