I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 77

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 077

Bandits

Jinhyeok’s group walking through the blizzard-swept snowy mountain.

“You look cold.”

“You seem like a strange person.”

“Really? Should I put on clothes?”

Jinhyeok, who had been walking shirtless, fumbled around and pulled out some clothes.

Since he wasn’t cold, he had been walking around freely undressed.

But it would probably look strange to others.

Jinhyeok, now wearing a thin windbreaker, checked his status window.

It was time to use the blank cards he had been saving up.

His friends had also leveled up and gained new traits and skills.

‘It would be nice if I could use Salamanca’s amplification effect.’

He looked at Kancheo walking along with quick steps.

Currently, Kancheo was the only one who could be considered a fire-type ability user.

However, there weren’t any suitable skills or traits to use with Salamanca.

‘Let me use the True card first.’

The True card that allowed him to select traits or skills he wanted to engrave.

There was something he had been keeping an eye on.

“Dark. Can I touch the Eternal Cold Iron for a moment?”

“Of course. You won’t freeze or anything now.”

Dark held out the Eternal Cold Iron he had summoned.

A weapon that contained the cold energy of the Thousand-Year Ice Prison intact.

Before, just getting close to it would make his whole body tremble.

After fiddling with the Eternal Cold Iron for a while.

Jinhyeok nodded and used the True card on Dark without hesitation.

[Blank Card – True engraves the immortal Dalk Castro’s treasure ‘Eternal Cold Iron’.]

Unlike swords, chains weren’t versatile weapons.

More precisely, they were weapons that no one except Dark used.

Perhaps because of this, finding chains suitable for use as weapons was like plucking stars from the sky.

Thanks to that, even though he knew how to use them, he could hardly utilize them in the Tower.

[Eternal Cold Iron]

He immediately tried using what he had engraved.

The heavy Eternal Cold Iron appeared below his elbow.

“This is incredibly heavy.”

“Still, it shouldn’t be unmanageable. Your level is low, but your stat growth is abnormal.”

He lifted the Eternal Cold Iron up and down.

If it had been before killing the Imugi, his body would have been dragged around by the chain’s weight.

Now he could control it well enough to perform the chain combat he had learned.

“Even if you swing it, the Thousand-Year Ice Prison won’t appear. That requires a trait.”

“This alone is enough.”

He no longer needed to go around department stores or outlets looking for chains.

Moreover, since the Eternal Cold Iron could be used both in the Tower and outside, its value was immeasurable.

Jinhyeok took out Salamanca from his inventory and gripped it.

With his strength backing him up, he could wield both the chain and sword together.

Seira, who had been watching from the side, quietly nodded.

Though he didn’t say it out loud because Dark was there, sword and chain were quite an excellent combination.

If they could be used together, one would have not only attack and defense but also evasion and mobility.

Seira looked at Jinhyeok with a smile.

‘He’s getting stronger too quickly.’

When he first taught him swordsmanship, he seemed so fragile that just a touch might break him, so he put his heart and soul into every training session.

Now it seemed like that wouldn’t be necessary.

‘I can swing freely now.’

He made a resolution in his heart.

Starting from tonight’s training, he would have to beat him up more earnestly.

“Ugh.”

Jinhyeok shivered from a sudden chill.

After putting away the Eternal Cold Iron, he continued using the remaining cards.

First, he used 2 blank cards on Seira and 1 card on Ellia.

[Black Knight Order Captain Seira Kinketon’s unique trait ‘Motion Detection’ is engraved!]

# Captures minute movements of the opponent you’re watching to infer their next action!

[Black Knight Order Captain Seira Kinketon’s unique skill ‘Black Shadow Island’ is engraved!]

# The distance and speed you can advance is proportional to your swordsmanship grade, level, and possessed mana!

‘Oh yeah.’

He immediately threw an uppercut into the air.

He had hoped for one technique to appear, and it was Black Shadow Island right away.

Having seen the majesty with which it cut down Elder Centipede, he couldn’t help but shout “nice.”

Though with his low swordsmanship and mana, he couldn’t use it like Seira right away.

[Star Alchemist Elia Posen’s unique trait ‘Star Alchemy Basics’ is engraved!]

# You can now use very basic alchemy!

New knowledge seeped into his mind.

When he held out his hand, a small and cute transmutation circle was drawn.

“Oho.”

Ellia leaned forward with interest.

The more she looked, the more versatile her master was.

“I’ll teach you whenever there’s time. Consider it an honor, alright? It’s the teaching of an alchemist who has lived for 3,000 years.”

“Thank you.”

Another thing to learn had increased.

Finally, he used the Blank Card – Dog.

A card that randomly selected one from his possessed hero cards and randomly taught an unreleased skill.

In other words, it was a double gacha.

With too many possible outcomes, he couldn’t even guess what would appear.

An antique roulette appeared like when special features came out.

The first thing that spun was the hero card.

[Yodel Ranger Corps Vice-Captain Kancheo is selected!]

Next, Kancheo’s unreleased skills spun.

Ding!

[Kancheo’s skill ‘Explosion Enchant’ is engraved on the blank card!]

# You can imbue weapons or objects with explosive energy!

# Mana is consumed each time an explosion occurs!

# The consumed mana and explosion power are proportional to the intensity of swinging the weapon!

Jinhyeok’s eyes sparkled.

Exactly what he wanted had appeared.

Kancheo, excited, approached from the side.

“This is really good! The mana consumption is high and the power is a bit weak, but you can cause explosions without clay!”

“Explosions would be fire-type too, right?”

Seira nodded.

“Of course. Explosion is also fire-type magic.”

“Good, good.”

With this, he could now enjoy Salamanca’s amplification effect too.

A situation that naturally made him hum a tune.

“Let’s head up the Tower as soon as we find a place to stay.”

Was it because he had gained so much in a single day?

He was eager to go to the Tower and test things out.

‘Stay focused, stay focused.’

He seemed too excited, so he tapped his cheeks lightly.

He had obtained Buro and become stronger in many ways, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t die.

He couldn’t let his guard down too much.

“You’ll live a long, long life.”

Watching this, Dark let out a laugh.

The biggest reason most strong people die is complacency.

No matter how excited Jinhyeok got, he would reflect on himself and remind himself to be careful, which was admirable.

“Boss. There’s someone up ahead.”

Kancheo gestured widely with his finger.

“They’re positioned like this. It seems like they know we’re coming.”

He recalled what Jin Yun-ho had said before leaving.

After the advent of awakening, quite a few awakened had fled to the mountains to avoid the government.

He figured it was probably them.

He nodded and slowly moved forward.

His companions automatically canceled their manifestations without being told.

As they pushed through the blizzard and advanced a bit more, he began to sense presences.

People who didn’t move even though they had already entered the encirclement.

They seemed to be waiting for him to come to the center.

And not long after.

Whoosh!

A spear flew from the right.

There was no particular need to dodge it.

It was thrown to land about five steps in front of him anyway.

When he stopped walking, shadows began appearing one by one from within the blizzard.

All of them were dressed in thick fur clothing like Eskimos.

‘They look like the yetis that appear on the 60th floors.’

Of course, he didn’t say it out loud.

It wouldn’t be polite for a first meeting.

After waiting a bit, a man with a large build approached.

“Are you alone?”

“Yes.”

“I don’t think so.”

The man could hear the voice of the snowy mountain.

The snowy mountain had definitely told him there were five or more.

Just then, those who had gone to scout the rear returned.

“Wei sir. There’s no one. That man is all there is.”

“What?”

Wei’s eyebrows twitched.

The snowy mountain couldn’t be wrong, but he couldn’t keep interrogating Jinhyeok either.

No fool would walk alone in this blizzard if they had companions.

“Are you stranded?”

“Yes. I came for tourism and… ugh!”

Jinhyeok shivered as if he was freezing to death.

“I got separated from my group. I ended up here while walking.”

Wei examined Jinhyeok’s clothing.

This place was quite far from the typical tourist routes.

It was close to a miracle that he had survived this long in those clothes.

“Are you bandits by any chance? I don’t have anything on me.”

“We’ll know that when we search you.”

Wei nodded slightly.

“We’re taking him with us. Give him some clothes. Can’t have him dying on the way. Blindfold him.”

Someone who approached handed him thick fur clothing.

Jinhyeok eagerly accepted and put it on as if he had been waiting for it.

He didn’t feel cold, but that didn’t mean he disliked warmth.

‘Seems like the route is a secret.’

They were even putting on a blindfold so thoroughly.

These were bandits with pretty tight security.

“Walk.”

He moved forward as they pushed him from behind.

‘This fur is incredibly soft. My friends would love it.’

Jinhyeok opened his mouth while walking and touching the clothing.

“What is this made of?”

“Be quiet!”

“Yes sir.”

It didn’t seem like they would answer him right now.

Well anyway, if they were bandits, they would know this mountain well.

Since his business on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain was finished, he should ask about good routes to get down.

How long had he walked on the snow where his feet kept sinking?

The blindfold that had been covering his vision was removed.

‘Oh, they really do look like Eskimos.’

A place filled with igloos made of ice.

The scale was quite large, with over twenty igloos visible to the eye.

There was one more peculiar thing about this place.

While the outside had a tremendous blizzard, the inside was quiet as if the space was separated.

‘Is it because of that barrier?’

Looking closely, he could see a transparent barrier surrounding the igloo village.

While he was looking around in amazement at how fascinating it all was.

The people surrounding Jinhyeok began taking off their fur hats one by one.

Wei, who appeared to be the group’s leader, was a middle-aged man, and the one who had been poking his back was a young-looking woman.

“Follow me.”

Wei took Jinhyeok to a spot next to a large bonfire.

Around them, villagers were eating food.

The atmosphere reminded him of a campfire.

“A tourist? There are still some around. Even though rumors have spread quite a bit, there are still idiots who come all the way here.”

“Says he’s stranded. Got separated from his group too.”

“Boss, last time a government guy pretended to be stranded and snuck in, and we almost all died. You haven’t forgotten, have you?”

“Of course not. Sit here.”

Jinhyeok sat down in front of the bonfire.

The warmth made him think it would be perfect to roast a sweet potato or something.

Wei brought tea steaming with smoke in a small cup.

But he didn’t hand it over right away.

“Name and nationality?”

“Yoo Jin-hyeok. I’m Korean.”

“Reason for entering Jade Dragon Snow Mountain?”

“Tourism.”

Wei shoved the phone he had taken earlier right into Jinhyeok’s face.

The phone unlocked with facial recognition.

‘Please don’t touch the banking apps.’

Let’s keep things amicable.

They didn’t seem hostile, so he hoped for a win-win situation as much as possible, but if they touched his precious assets, there would be no choice.

He’d have to beat them down.

‘Ah? There’s no internet connection anyway.’

He let out a sigh of relief.

Now his mind was finally at peace.

Wei looked through various things before shaking his head toward the group.

It was too ordinary – there wasn’t much more to examine.

Wei frowned.

Far from trembling in fear, this guy was worrying by himself and even letting out sighs of relief.

What the hell is this human?

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