I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 66

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 066

In the Deep Lava

As soon as midnight struck.

[You are entering the 40-4th Floor of the Tower of Despair!]

I entered the Tower.

“It’s incredibly hot!”

“Right. Were the previous floors just a warm-up?”

Sweat poured down from my forehead.

After drinking Ellia’s potion, it had been bearable, but this place was different.

I put on my heat-resistant equipment again and looked around.

Nothing particularly noteworthy was visible yet.

“Kancheo. Do you sense anything?”

“Not yet. What kind of floor is this? It seems like there’s nothing here at all.”

“Hmm. I doubt it’s a free floor.”

The Tower timer was still stuck at 0 seconds.

That meant the mission hadn’t started yet.

“Let’s wait a bit. But Ellia, can you make more of that potion I drank?”

That overpowered potion that raised stats just by drinking it.

If possible, I’d want to drink it every single day.

“Of course! But it would be meaningless.”

Ellia approached and poked at Jinhyeok’s body.

“Once you drink it, you build resistance. Even if you drink the same thing again, your stats won’t increase. Didn’t it have less effect toward the end?”

“So that was because of resistance.”

Indeed, stat growth had slowed down toward the latter part.

I thought it was just a potion with weak effects, but apparently not.

I looked at my friends standing there blankly.

Perhaps knowing what Jinhyeok was thinking.

The friends shook their heads with disgusted expressions.

Ellia rubbed her hands together as if this would be fun.

“I’ll make them according to the number of people. But since I don’t know what might come out, it’s better for the master to taste them first.”

“That’s right. Can’t have them forcibly sent back.”

When card friends die, they get reverse-summoned back to their original location.

The cooldown until the next summoning is determined by their level.

Since they might not be able to come out for a while, I plan to faithfully perform my role as a food taster.

“Ah?”

Jinhyeok, who realized something, looked at Dark.

The immortal Dark Castro.

He also had the optimal body for food tasting.

“The pain from status ailments remains the same, so please take care of him.”

“Right. But you know.”

“Hmm?”

“Can’t you make the potions taste good?”

“Medicine that’s good for the body is supposed to be bitter.”

“Make it sweet.”

“I’ll try my best.”

While giving a thumbs up.

I felt vibrations beneath my feet.

Kancheo pressed his face close to the ground.

“There’s something below!”

Smoke rose from Kancheo’s face as he shouted dramatically.

There was also the smell of burning hair.

“Kancheo, your fur is burning.”

“Ah?!”

He jumped up, but more than half of his fluffy cheek fur had already burned away.

While Kancheo looked dejected, Seira drew her sword.

Now the presence had grown large enough for everyone to feel.

The vibrations had also grown stronger in proportion.

Kwaaaaaaaah!!

Before long, a massive creature burst through the ground.

[The master of the Lava Area, Elder Centipede, reveals itself!]

Elder Centipede gracefully displayed its form among the erupting rocks and lava.

“Kuheoeo.”

My mouth fell open at its ridiculous size.

If not for those writhing legs, it would be exactly like a dragon about to ascend to heaven.

“Ugh. It’s disgusting!”

“I don’t want to look!”

Momo and Kancheo squeezed their eyes shut.

Seira took her stance and swung Tarkan widely.

Black sword energy shot out at high speed, instantly reaching Elder Centipede.

The sword energy didn’t bounce off the thick scales.

Black Moon Night cut through the enemy’s body as Seira intended.

As a result, Elder Centipede’s body was cut in half.

However.

Suaaaaa…!

Before long, the separated body parts rejoined.

“It must be at least a thousand years old. It would make excellent medicine.”

Ellia smiled brightly.

To her, who had lived 3,271 years, Elder Centipede was nothing more, nothing less than medicinal material.

“Sir Knight, you can’t cut it like that. You have to cut it like this.”

Ellia demonstrated.

Instead of cutting horizontally, you had to cut from mouth to tail all at once.

“Ellia, have you seen Elder Centipede before?”

“Of course. I didn’t live 3,000 years for nothing. Each segment of that thing’s body has a regeneration core. If even one remains, it’ll quickly restore to its original state.”

Jinhyeok’s eyes sparkled.

Indeed, 3,271 years old.

What tremendous experience.

“Oh, and one more thing.”

Ellia pointed at Elder Centipede.

“That thing is cunning and targets whoever looks weakest first.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Elder Centipede began moving at fierce speed.

I quickly turned my gaze to Momo, who was non-combat personnel.

Elder Centipede would surely target Momo first… Huh?

Without any hesitation, Elder Centipede shot toward Jinhyeok.

I had momentarily forgotten.

Momo’s presence feels smaller than air to others.

Jinhyeok spun around and began running across the Lava Area.

Kaang!

Seira blocked Elder Centipede’s charge and swung her sword energy once more.

Quite a lot of the body was split, but given its size, cutting through every section was impossible.

[Elder Centipede has targeted Player Jinhyeok!]

‘You should have told me that sooner!’

That unfriendly system bastard.

It was definitely planning to tell me after I got devoured.

Elder Centipede, whose path was blocked by Seira, shot up into the sky to target Jinhyeok.

‘For Seira to cut it down in one strike.’

I glanced back.

It seemed like I’d need to work on aligning that irregularly tangled body into a straight line.

“Dark! Lay down ice on both sides from here! Leave just enough gap for Elder Centipede to enter!”

“Got it.”

Dark swung the Eternal Cold Iron on both arms.

Thousand-Year Ice Prison erected massive walls on both sides as soon as it touched the ground.

Jinhyeok, standing at the entrance, looked up at Elder Centipede.

The moment their eyes met – hunter and prey.

‘It’s incredibly scary.’

The intimidating presence from its sheer size was overwhelming.

If I had encountered it alone, I would have hit the escape button without hesitation.

Kwaaaaaaaa!

Elder Centipede, after hesitating briefly, charged forward violently.

Jinhyeok started running in perfect timing.

Elder Centipede’s scales scraped against the Thousand-Year Ice Prison, scattering ice fragments in all directions.

Normally I would have admired them saying ‘Pretty!’ but now that was out of the question.

I glanced back.

‘Oh shit.’

Maybe because it had as many teeth as legs.

It wasn’t a face worth looking at continuously.

“Huff huff huff!”

I steadied my breathing while running hard.

Being chased was always scary, but it wasn’t like I had no room to spare.

My agility stat had increased dramatically thanks to the potion’s effect.

Thanks to that, my body felt incomparably lighter than before.

Light enough that even against Elder Centipede, the distance wasn’t closing.

How long had I been running like that?

I could see the exit of the ice wall beyond.

Swoosh!

As I exited without delay, Seira blocked the exit.

“Kyaak!?”

Elder Centipede’s pupils dilated upon spotting Seira.

Since instinct outweighed intelligence, it could quickly realize.

That the being before its eyes was one it could never defeat.

Elder Centipede decided to escape through the ice wall and raised its head toward the sky.

Question marks formed in Elder Centipede’s eyes.

The Black Knight who had been blocking the front was nowhere to be seen.

Where had it disappeared to?

“Where are you looking, insect?”

A voice coming from near the tail.

It wanted to turn around to see what had happened, but it was impossible.

When had the blade passed through?

Black sword energy starting from Elder Centipede’s head was drawn in a straight line.

Once that sword energy reached the tail.

Swaaaaaaaak!!

Elder Centipede’s body split in half like filleted fish, belatedly.

Kwagagagagak!

Elder Centipede crashed into the rocks ahead, split into two parts.

Jinhyeok, watching from the side, clicked his tongue.

‘Cool.’

Black Shadow Island of Seira Kinketon, leader of the Black Knight Order.

The sword energy that cut horizontally across the entire field of vision even created the illusion that the world had been split in half.

Ding!

[You have defeated Elder Centipede, the thousand-year-old master of the Lava Area!]

[Player Yoo Jin-hyeok’s level increases!]

[Player Yoo Jin-hyeok’s level increases!]

[Player Yoo Jin-hyeok’s level increases!]

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[Current Level 49! Current Experience: 90%! You obtain 1 Blank Card – Dog! You can randomly inscribe an unreleased skill from your possessed card heroes! You obtain 1 Normal Blank Card!]

[All stats increase simultaneously!]

[Seira Kinketon’s experience increases! Current Experience: 54%]

[Kancheo’s level increases! Current Level: 76. Current Experience: 50%]

[Momo’s level increases! Current Level: 82. Current Experience: 40%]

[Dalk Castro’s level increases! Current Level: 92.]

[Elia Posen’s experience increases! Current Experience: 80%]

‘6 level-ups at once, nice!’

Even my experience reached 90%.

[You obtain 310 Elder Centipede scales! Scales forged in lava for a thousand years that can deflect most blades! If you can handle them, you can create excellent armor!]

[You obtain Elder Centipede’s eyeballs and legs in large quantities! Can be used as vitality recovery medicine!]

Various other parts came in as well.

All things that could be sold for high prices.

Since Momo was diligently dismantling them, it seemed like I could fill my inventory quite generously.

[You cleanly cut down the boss that appeared on Floor 40-4 Extra! Amazing hunting speed! SSS+ is given as the clear grade for all compressed floors!]

[Achievement gauge is full!]

Jinhyeok’s mouth fell open.

I had just spun the special roulette on the 36th floor, and now it appeared again.

Who said compression tickets were duds?

This was nothing short of a honey pot.

I clasped my hands together and watched the roulette for a moment.

Whoooosh!

Massive flames shot up into my vision.

This kind of appearance effect was also a first.

Ding!

[You obtain Salamanca, the flame greatsword imbued with lava’s energy!]

# Level Requirement: 45.

# Grade: Unique.

# Attack Power: 200.

# Unique Effect, Price of Heat: Fire-type attacks have 30% amplified damage.

# Unique Skill, Lava Eruption: 5% chance on hit for lava to erupt from the ground.

# Binds to player upon equipping.

# Can be used outside the Tower.

Wobble!

I pressed my forehead as sudden dizziness rushed in.

I rubbed my eyes once and read the bottom line again.

It’s not a Tower-exclusive weapon.

And it’s even Unique grade at that.

A weapon that could easily sell for billions and then some.

Of course, I have no intention of selling it.

I was desperately in need of a weapon I could use outside anyway.

I reached out for Salamanca.

[Upon equipping, it will be bound to the Player! Do you wish to equip it?]

As I nodded, Salamanca was lifted into my hand.

A weight similar to Ganjiang Moye.

A smile formed on Jinhyeok’s lips.

Dual-Wielding Knight ready for deployment!

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