I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 40

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 040

Thud

Jinhyeok’s group gathered closely around the table.

Kancheo raised his hand high.

“Dark didn’t come!”

“He’s still at Yeon Sanghoei.”

Yeon Sanghoei was moving to a central location with heavy foot traffic tomorrow.

Since they were currently in such a remote corner, he had sent Dark there just in case.

“I see.”

Kancheo lowered his hand.

Jinhyeok checked his watch.

It was almost time to enter the Tower.

“I’m going into the 30th floor alone today.”

Seira, who had been sipping tea, looked at Jinhyeok.

“I understand the 30th floor is the final floor of that section. It will have corresponding difficulty, so I’m negative about this.”

Seira knew better than anyone how much stronger Jinhyeok had become.

However, if the opponent consisted of hundreds of enemies, variables could always arise.

It was too dangerous a choice.

“But you must have a reason for wanting to do this, right?”

Jinhyeok wasn’t arrogant.

By nature, he didn’t let his guard down either.

He wasn’t the type to choose a suboptimal strategy over the best efficiency just because he wanted to fight alone, so there must be a valid reason.

“Right.”

Jinhyeok pointed at the monitor.

There was a drawing of an orc with black leather skin.

“It’s ugly.”

“Looks weak.”

Kancheo and Seira’s reviews followed.

The monster that received harsh criticism was called an Orc Raider.

While Orc Warriors were muscular and at least imposing, Raiders were not.

Not only were they skinny, but the bizarre patterns drawn all over their bodies made them even more repulsive.

The fact that their skin was black didn’t help either.

“This guy is the 30th floor boss, but sometimes he appears and sometimes he doesn’t. But if Seira and Kancheo enter together like usual, he won’t appear. He’s a coward.”

According to information collected from Tower Site, there were three conditions for the Raider’s appearance.

First attempt at the 30th floor, below level 40, and combat power that the Orc Raider judges as manageable based on battles fought before entering the stronghold.

Though different conditions, the general context was the same.

The creature only appeared when it was confident of victory.

That didn’t mean the creature’s appearance itself was rare.

Almost all players encountered the Raider.

Most players attempting the 30th floor for the first time also met the second and third conditions.

Players who didn’t encounter it on their first try were all people who had exceeded level 40 by grinding on previous floors.

@ If you meet it, just hit the escape button. Don’t die showing off. It’s damn strong despite how it looks.

@ Agreed. It endlessly buffs Orc Warriors and archers, so the difficulty with and without the Raider is like night and day. You won’t even be able to approach, so I recommend escaping quickly and coming back up the next day.

It wasn’t that this Orc Raider had never been defeated.

However, the only players who had defeated it were rankers currently in the top ten, so for ordinary players, avoiding the Orc Raider was the standard strategy.

“I see. Then I’ll manifest when master commands. In my judgment, if master is in danger, I won’t wait for orders.”

“Okay. That’s enough. Kancheo, manifest according to Seira’s lead.”

“Got it! But is there a reason you must catch that thing?”

“Originally I was going to skip it too.”

The reason he decided not to was because of the item the Orc Raider dropped.

Ring of Karakl.

Due to its extremely low drop rate, it had never appeared yet, but if it came to market, it would easily exceed tens of billions.

He turned his gaze to look at Momo, who was in the middle of an ice cream eating show.

With Momo joining, he could now completely loot items that monsters possessed regardless of drop probability.

For that reason, he absolutely had to encounter it.

“Must be useful equipment.”

“Right. Anyway, according to plan, if the Raider appears, the primary objective is achieved, but we still can’t let our guard down. First, Seira, absolutely don’t cut off the fingers. We can’t lose the ring.”

“Should I take off the head?”

“Yeah. Since getting the ring is the purpose.”

“Understood.”

“Kancheo, you’re forbidden from attacking the Orc Raider. If it explodes and turns to dust, it’ll all be for nothing.”

“For nothing?”

“It means it becomes meaningless.”

“Got it!”

“Okay!”

Beep beep. Beep beep.

At the timely alarm, Jinhyeok stood up.

“Everyone dismiss manifestation.”

The three people disappeared instantly.

Jinhyeok smiled and reached out his hand.

[Entering the 30th Floor of the Tower of Despair!]

At that moment, Jo Gang-tae, sitting in front of his computer, bit his nails.

The post he uploaded to Tower Site had become a hot topic as expected.

People’s reactions were heated, and YouTubers were smoothly sharing it.

@ Where did the Honorable Stair Climber go? Did he run away scared? Why is there no response?

@ He saw the post but ran away because he’s scared of Jo Gang-tae. Admit it?

@ He’s good at running, so he’s a runner? Or maybe he’s getting massive support from government agencies and breaking records.

He had also completed provocative comment work using his friends.

Even so.

‘Why isn’t this bastard responding?’

No contact had come from the Runner.

This didn’t make sense.

As Jo Gang-tae had updated the Pantheon several times, he knew better than anyone.

The Runner was receiving the greatest attention on Tower Site day after day.

He knew how much such a Runner’s shoulders would be raised seeing all the attention focused on him.

‘He probably thinks he’s the best in the world.’

If you keep saying someone is great, they really start to believe it.

Usually this type falls into arrogance.

A time when their nose gets higher and they think nothing can touch them.

If they saw a post like that at such a time, they absolutely couldn’t stay still, but he wondered if they hadn’t seen it yet.

Just then.

Ding!

A new post caught his eye.

# Isn’t it time for the Honorable Stair Climber to climb the 30th floor? I remember Jo Gang-tae, who wrote the hot post, skipped the Raider? What happens if the Runner catches the Raider?

@ What do you mean what happens. Jo Gang-tae chickened out and ran from a monster that the Runner caught.

@ Then Jo Gang-tae would be super embarrassed. He posted a hot topic acting all cool, but then the Runner caught what he ran away from?

@ Even skipping the Raider, he got an A grade. What about the Runner?

Crack!

‘Which bastard wrote this.’

Username: RoomCornerLuBu.

I clicked on the innocent nickname, but there was nothing I could find out.

Just when the mood was building up nicely, someone had to post this useless thing and ruin the atmosphere.

“Haa.”

Jo Gang-tae threw his mouse aside and leaned back in his chair.

It was annoying, but it didn’t matter.

Raiders appear on the 30th floor, but they’re like a disaster for players in that section.

The Raider makes the already tenacious orcs even stronger.

Jo Gang-tae had also chosen to flee when he couldn’t handle the enhanced Orc Warriors.

Crunch.

Jo Gang-tae bit his nails once again.

But still, this was strange.

The Runner definitely wouldn’t be able to kill the Raider.

So why was he feeling so anxious?

[Entering the 30th Floor of the Tower of Despair!]

The sound of weapons clashing could be heard from all directions.

The knights, who had been the original owners of the city, were engaged in fierce battle with the Orc Warriors.

“Are you the reinforcement who led us here?”

Someone who appeared to be a commander approached on horseback.

“That’s correct.”

Though I hadn’t done it alone, anyway.

“We were able to come this far because of you. I express my gratitude.”

“I only did what needed to be done.”

The commander nodded.

“However, the battle is not yet over. We’re one step away from capturing the stronghold. It doesn’t look easy. Will you join us again this time?”

“Of course.”

After finishing his answer, Jinhyeok drew Gangjangmakya.

He also tied the laces of his winged shoes tightly.

Then he patted his cheeks a couple of times.

‘Stay focused. Stay focused.’

Unlike other times, today he was alone.

If it got dangerous, Seira and Kancheo would manifest, but he had no intention of relying on that.

“Knight Order! Form ranks!”

Hundreds of knights assigned to retake the stronghold aligned themselves in rows and columns.

Jinhyeok positioned himself behind the knights.

[Battle will begin in 5 seconds!]

‘Don’t get carried away.’

Orc Warriors could now be handled easily.

However, he needed to be careful of ranged attacks and being surrounded by multiple enemies.

[Battle begins!]

“Retake the castle from those vile orcs!!”

“Waaaaah!!”

The knights began charging all at once.

Jinhyeok ran out following the Knight Order, not falling behind.

To know whether the Raider would appear, the stronghold’s gates had to open.

Until then, he had to help the knights as much as possible and cut down the orcs.

Apart from the item he needed to get from the Raider, he couldn’t give up on the SSS+ grade either.

“Krarararak!!”

Hundreds of orcs emerged from the stronghold.

Battle began as the roaring creatures charged and clashed with the Knight Order.

Jinhyeok came out to the side and raised his sword.

Blue aura flowed from the sword.

The commander passing by widened his eyes.

‘Aura at such a young age. How reassuring.’

He didn’t just know how to handle aura.

The orcs that faced Jinhyeok couldn’t last more than a few seconds before falling.

Slash! Slash! Crack!

Moreover, as the number of falling orcs increased, Jinhyeok’s sword became faster and heavier.

“Th, thank you!”

Jinhyeok didn’t just pass by orcs that were fighting other knights either.

He thrust his sword into their flanks to help struggling knights.

‘Excellent battlefield awareness too.’

Even in the fierce battle, Jinhyeok was an unmistakable presence.

His movements had become so fast it seemed like he had been holding back his strength at first.

Thanks to Jinhyeok using his speed to be active in the right place at the right time, the knights’ casualties were being minimized.

“Huuuu.”

Jinhyeok exhaled.

His body felt light as a feather due to Gangjangmakya’s buff, but he didn’t charge in recklessly.

He thoroughly checked his surroundings and only dove in when he judged there were no dangerous elements.

How many orcs had he cut down like this?

“Break through the gates!!”

The Knight Order’s siege weapons began striking the stronghold’s gates.

Jinhyeok moved position to deal with orcs targeting the siege weapons.

Kwajijijik!!

Before long, the gates opened with a bursting sound.

Jinhyeok turned his eyes toward that place.

“Haaa.”

Jinhyeok exhaled long and smiled.

“Grararararar!!!”

The Orc Raider rose from its position and roared menacingly.

The Raider’s body glowed as enhancement buffs were spread to the orc troops.

The Orc Warriors roared menacingly, emanating a red aura.

“Th, this is…”

The commander and Knight Order were flustered, overwhelmed by the Raider’s presence, but Jinhyeok was not.

He simply stood still and stared at the Raider.

Whoosh.

A small wind brushed against his cheek.

And before that wind could completely disperse.

Thud.

The Orc Raider’s head fell.

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