I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 21

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 021

Mythical Tower 2nd Floor

Chomp chomp chomp chomp!

While a boneless chicken mukbang was happening beside him.

Jinhyeok accessed the Top Site.

# 20th Floor Hall of Fame record updated, cleared with SSS+ rating in just 20 minutes total playtime.

‘That’s hot news.’

The post had only been up for a few minutes but already had over a thousand comments.

One comment caught his eye.

@ The Hunter’s Guild is probably frantically searching for the runner right now, press F to pay respects.

Jin Yun-ho must have heard the news by now.

He would have naturally visited the basement room and discovered the fact that they’d fled in the night.

He would also be certain that the Hall of Fame runner was Yoo Jin-hyeok.

@ If it’s the 20th floor, it’s not just the Hunter’s Guild looking.

@ Right. Other guilds and organizations must have started searching too. Going further, even other countries.

@ What are you, the National Intelligence Service? That’s way over the top.

This was somewhat chilling.

Since he hadn’t registered his new address, they couldn’t track him down through his residence like before, but this was South Korea with its small landmass.

Whether by necessity or coincidence, the probability of running into them somewhere wasn’t low.

‘If I run into them despite being careful, well, there’s nothing I can do about it.’

When that time comes, there would be various options available.

He figured it would be enough to choose well from those.

“Boss. Aren’t you eating chicken?”

Kancheo approached with sauce smeared all around his mouth.

Even though he’d ordered spicy food, both Seira and Kancheo were eating it just fine.

“I already ate. And eat a bit slower. We still have plenty of time.”

It had just turned 10 o’clock.

With two whole hours left until midnight, there was no need to eat in a rush.

“Didn’t you get boneless chicken so we could eat faster?”

Jinhyeok swallowed dryly.

Kancheo was perceptive in strange ways.

“I did that in case the delivery was late, but it’s fine.”

“Understood. But Boss.”

“Yeah?”

“Don’t we have more pickled radish? Seira’s been staring at the empty pickled radish bowl.”

He glanced up.

Just as Kancheo said, after each piece of chicken, Seira habitually reached her chopsticks toward the pickled radish bowl.

Only after realizing it was empty would she flinch and pull her chopsticks back.

“Seira. I’ll order you two servings of pickled radish later.”

“Good idea. It’s a bit lacking.”

Kancheo walked back over and began demolishing the remaining chicken with Seira.

These two were adapting to Korea at an unusually fast rate.

Rustle rustle.

“All cleaned up!”

Having finished the chicken and even completed the recycling, Kancheo and Seira approached.

“Did you fill up the minigun’s gas?”

“It’s full!”

“I’ll go out tomorrow and buy pistols and rifles too. Carry a variety.”

“Thank you!”

The minigun’s power had been confirmed on the 20th floor.

If he bought different types, they’d probably put them to good use.

“Alright, let’s go.”

[Entering Mythical Tower 2nd Floor.]

The scattered particles began reassembling.

This time, floor 2-1 didn’t particularly appear.

But it didn’t seem like he’d get a new card right away either.

Because he couldn’t see any memories related to cards yet.

[This is a space filled with strange cold air!]

A space tinged with blue light appeared.

A building made of blue and white stone.

Strange patterns were drawn all over the walls.

“It’s cold!”

Kancheo began shivering.

Naturally, Jinhyeok, who was also wearing short sleeves, wrapped his arms around himself as his teeth chattered.

It wasn’t just the color that was blue.

Looking closely, various spots were covered in bright blue ice.

“Kancheo. At least put this on.”

He took orc leather from his inventory and gave it to Kancheo.

Jinhyeok also used leather to wrap around various parts of his body.

It was much better than bare skin.

‘Seira is… fine as expected.’

Seira tilted her head while watching Kancheo and Jinhyeok shivering.

At times like this, he was genuinely curious.

Was Seira’s body made of steel?

‘But anyway, is this another beginning? This unfriendly system bastard.’

Jinhyeok clicked his tongue in displeasure as he looked around.

This was a space that hadn’t appeared during gameplay.

At least on the 1st floor last time, it had shown him a mission, but this time it seemed like it wouldn’t even do that much.

“Stop.”

When they reached the end of the stairs, a deep voice echoed throughout the entire space.

There was no need to search for the owner of the voice.

The surrounding bricks moved in all directions, revealing a new bridge, and beyond it appeared an old man with a long white beard.

“Doesn’t seem like an ordinary grandfather.”

“His aura is quite unique too.”

“He’s huge!”

His height easily exceeded 5 meters, with a massive frame that spread left and right.

He looked like he could compete with cyclopes or trolls without backing down.

“State your purpose for coming here.”

“We came to climb the tower.”

He pointed with his finger at the stairs located behind the old man.

Wherever this was, it was still a tower.

Having come this far, the fact that they needed to go upward didn’t change.

“This is a containment facility. It’s not a place where those without qualifications can freely come and go.”

After finishing his words, the old man stared at Jinhyeok and his party.

“It seems you have no intention of turning back.”

The old man rose from his position.

Then he picked up a massive shield that had been placed beside him.

Shing.

Seira drew her sword and Kancheo loaded bullets into his minigun.

The old man walked forward with heavy footsteps and opened his mouth.

“Prove your qualifications.”

Kurrrrrrrr…!

The ground began to move.

When he came to his senses, only Jinhyeok had been lifted upward.

When Seira tried to follow immediately, the old man shook his head.

“I won’t let him get hurt.”

He didn’t seem to be lying.

Jinhyeok sent a signal to Seira that he was okay.

The movement stopped, but Seira didn’t lower her sword.

She prepared herself to move at any moment and looked back and forth between the old man and Jinhyeok.

Ding!

[Proposal from Dordal, Guardian of the Ancient Prison! Dordal is a being who has guarded the prison for ages! To pass through, you must accept his proposal! If you refuse, you will be expelled from the Mythical Tower 2nd Floor!]

The appearance of an unhelpful system.

There wasn’t really any choice in the matter.

But a prison, of all things.

Another extraordinary space had appeared.

“I accept.”

Since even the system had appeared, it didn’t seem like there would be any trickery.

As soon as he answered, the rock moved quickly, bringing Jinhyeok before Dordal.

Jinhyeok raised his hand as Dordal stared at him.

“If I fail, can my other friends try the challenge?”

“Only you can provide the proof. You are the sole tower climber.”

“I see.”

While answering nonchalantly, he had already prepared to escape immediately.

Even if he couldn’t clear it now, he could just grow stronger in the Tower of Despair and return later.

There was no need to risk his life.

“Begin.”

Kuuuuuuung!

Without warning, Dordal struck the ground with his shield.

He almost pressed the escape button immediately.

Ice fragments flew along with a massive shockwave.

He covered his face for a moment.

The shield, deeply embedded in the ice floor, revealed itself.

“Use any means necessary to pierce through this shield. If you do, the proof will be complete.”

‘What?’

Jinhyeok frowned.

Being an ice shield used by a 5-meter giant, its size was incredibly massive.

Moreover, since it had been driven into the ground with full force, moving it with ordinary human strength was impossible.

And as if reading Jinhyeok’s thoughts.

Dordal spoke.

“It would be impossible for you to pierce through it as you are now.”

“Then why give such a test?”

“It means you should go back.”

An immediate answer came back.

This wasn’t meant to test Jinhyeok.

Dordal was serious.

This place was the Ice Prison, a containment facility with a high danger level.

Naturally, what was imprisoned here were beings that would cause great danger the moment they were released.

For someone to come wanting to release such things, as a guardian, he couldn’t allow it.

“Hmm.”

Jinhyeok rubbed his chin while examining the shield, then reached into his inventory.

What emerged in his hand was the Cursed Engraved Sword, Kamachi.

Kim Jin-guk, who sold the sword, had said.

Once enough stacks accumulated, Kamachi could cut through even solid golems.

It was worth a try.

‘Ha.’

Dordal let out a hollow laugh at the pathetic sword that appeared before his eyes.

His shield wasn’t made of ordinary ice.

It was a glacial shield made from bitter cold ice forged over a long time.

It couldn’t be pierced by such a sword.

“Huuuuu.”

Jinhyeok took his stance and swung Kamachi toward the center of the shield.

[Kamachi’s engraving is inscribed!]

[The curse of aging activates!]

‘What?’

Ding!

[All Status Abnormality Resistance SSS+ trait activates! You are immune to the curse of aging!]

He almost threw the sword away, thinking he wasn’t immune.

Clang!

Pain transmitted to his hand as it struck the hard ice.

Since there was no need to swing hard, he quickly stacked engravings with minimal force.

“What kind of ridiculous act is this? Can’t you see that only your sword is getting damaged?”

He didn’t bother to respond.

He was already struggling enough with swinging the sword and enduring the cold.

‘Moving around makes it a bit better.’

The cold seemed to subside a little compared to before.

Without losing this tempo, he continued swinging the sword.

[Kamachi’s engraving stacks! Current stack count: 37!]

Since he didn’t know how hard this ice was, he couldn’t tell how many stacks he’d need.

So he planned to keep swinging until his arm could no longer hold out.

Claaang!

How many times had he swung like that?

Eventually, as the stacks exceeded several hundred, the speed of his sword swings gradually decreased.

His body was already drenched in sweat.

Due to his rough breathing, his breath continuously puffed out.

No matter how gently he swung, the rebound from the hard ice was considerable, making him tire much faster than swinging in empty air.

‘Should I try?’

If it didn’t work, he could just stack more again.

Jinhyeok brought Kamachi to the position where the stacks had accumulated.

“Are you done? If you’ve realized it won’t work, just go back now.”

Even after swinging the sword hundreds of times, the shield didn’t even have a scratch.

It felt like watching a ridiculous play.

“One should know when to give up…”

He had no intention of listening to the end.

Jinhyeok precisely positioned the blade and muttered quietly.

“Burst.”

Before that murmur could completely spread through the air.

Sgaaaaaaak!!!

A slash starting from Kamachi’s blade cut lengthwise across the shield.

There was still no change in the shield.

But the eyes of Dordal, the shield’s owner, were wide with shock.

‘The shield…’

Kuguuuuuuuuuuuuu!!

The horizontally cut shield slid along its grain.

‘It’s collapsing.’

It toppled over to the side.

While Dordal, the shield’s owner, froze at this impossible situation.

Step.

Jinhyeok moved forward and stepped onto the cross-section of the shield he had just cut through.

“Shield.”

Gazing at Dordal, Jinhyeok smiled.

“I’ve pierced through it.”

Ding!

[Glacier Prison Gatekeeper Dordal’s Proof Trial! The Player has passed the test and proven their qualifications!]

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