Level -99 Archmage - Chapter 61

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Chapter 61. Forced Enforcement
The more Boxes of Pride one collected, the higher the grade of rewards became.
If opening fifty boxes had yielded a Legendary grade reward, then opening one hundred and seventy at once could reasonably be expected to produce at least an Eternal grade reward.
But what if the number of boxes exceeded two hundred?
‘The Black Witch has exceeded the limits of rewards she set.’
He was certain of it.
After all, the Tower of Pride was merely a unique form of Abyss created by the Black Witch herself.
A creative space forged by a Creator who had spent her own Coins to build it.
Naturally, there had to be limits to the specifications of rewards, and whenever a challenger exceeded those limits, the Creator faced bankruptcy.
Which meant the Tower of Pride was now desperate.
It could never have anticipated that a challenger would appear who could traverse both factions and claim rewards all the way to the end.
A reaping of what had been sown.
The Tower of Pride had regarded him as a Seer, and in its desire to transcend both Kankun and Adora’s limits, it had made him move between their factions.
‘I chose the Kankun Faction, displayed the sacred objects, and was set as his closest confidant.’
Though the time spent with Kankun had been brief.
The problem was that he had already been selected as Kankun’s closest confidant.
It meant Park Chan-woo received rewards simply by Kankun ascending the tower.
In that process, Park Chan-woo had accumulated unsettled rewards.
The Tower had not immediately paid out the ‘Unsettled’ rewards to him.
Instead, it had guided him to open boxes using rewards received from the Adora Faction.
Up to one hundred and seventy, it could manage.
Conversely, however.
‘It would be difficult to pay out anything beyond that.’
It was precisely what other Creators did.
When facing imminent bankruptcy, they would change their story or delay payments in this manner to renegotiate deals.
But Park Chan-woo was a veteran among Abyss explorers—the most seasoned of them all.
Such shallow tactics could not catch him off guard.
If there were rewards he deserved, he would shake them loose and shake again, and then once more for good measure, gathering every last speck of dust—that was his conception of virtue.
Therefore.
“I will open them only after tallying every unsettled reward. There will be no compromise, Tower of Pride.”
He conveyed his resolve clearly.
He removed all room for negotiation.
Park Chan-woo’s purpose was singular.
To erase every Name of Pride and bankrupt the Black Witch.
《The details of ‘Unsettled’ rewards are being updated.》
《Your achievement in selecting the ‘Kankun Faction’ and ascending to the tenth floor is acknowledged.》
《Among the ten sacred objects displayed in the display case, the ‘Intermediate Mana Sacred Object’ you placed has been confirmed.》
《The ‘Intermediate Mana Sacred Object’ was never replaced in the display case throughout Kankun’s ascent to the tenth floor’s ‘Decisive Ground.’ Bonus points are awarded.》
《The ‘Intermediate Mana Sacred Object’ is the only sacred object that was never replaced from the first to the tenth floor.》
《You have achieved the achievement ‘Cherished.’》
《You have achieved the achievement ‘One and Only.’》
《You have achieved the Hidden Achievement ‘From Beginning to End.’》
《You have achieved the Hidden Achievement ‘Getting What You Want Without Lifting a Finger.’》
《You have achieved the Hidden Achievement ‘Reaping Without Sowing.’》
The formal settlement had begun.
Though he had chosen the Kankun Faction, aside from the first floor, he had never ascended together with him, so it seemed calculations needed to be made separately like this.
Yet the details emerging were far from ordinary.
More than he’d thought.
No—achievements beyond imagination were being confirmed in abundance.
‘Kankun never replaced the sacred object I displayed.’
Even though Park Chan-woo had suddenly disappeared, Kankun had treated him as his closest confidant.
Simply by the fact that Kankun never replaced the sacred object until the very end, one could tell how much regard he held for Park Chan-woo.
Moreover, since he had not accompanied Kankun after that point, it seemed he had achieved the Hidden Achievements.
‘Achievements that a challenger could absolutely never accomplish. Creators set such things as Hidden Achievements for amusement.’
Now he understood clearly why the Tower of Pride had urged him to leave the tower midway.
It was because Hidden Achievements were involved.
When Hidden Achievements were unlocked, the scale of rewards inevitably grew as well.
The Tower had made such a proposal out of anxiety that Park Chan-woo might actually achieve what it had thought no one could possibly accomplish.
‘Hidden Achievements became a stumbling block.’
It was a testament to how arrogant Creators could be.
They treat actions that could tear their own flesh and bone as mere play, as entertainment, and set things up accordingly.
That is how much they despise humanity.
The Black Witch was no different.
Though, perhaps it was understandable.
How could the Black Witch dwelling in the Abyss Depths have possibly anticipated the existence of a human like Park Chan-woo?
Park Chan-woo smiled faintly.
‘The game has changed.’
Truly changed.
To a scale unlike anything before.
The result was extraordinary.
《Judgment complete.》
《You may select one of the following rewards.》
《1. 50 Coins, 0 Boxes of Pride.》
《2. 25 Coins, 75 Boxes of Pride.》
《3. 0 Coins, 150 Boxes of Pride.》
‘Interesting.’
Choose one from three reward options?
He’d thought he’d obtain perhaps thirty to fifty Boxes of Pride at most, yet this reward far exceeded his expectations.
The ratio of Coins to Boxes was three to one.
He could acquire either fifty Coins maximum, or one hundred fifty Boxes of Pride.
‘Remarkable.’
It was easily comparable to the rewards he’d earned ascending the tower with Adora.
Each option alone was cause for astonishment.
‘Fifty additional Coins, no less.’
Normally, without hesitation, he would have chosen the maximum number of Coins.
The Arahan’s Golden Mystery he wore provided overwhelmingly superior options the more Coins he possessed.
The Golden Aura, which increased attack and defense power by two per Coin, and the First Step of the Seeker, which raised all stats by one for every ten Coins, among others.
Secret options that hadn’t yet been unlocked also existed, so Coins were always preferable in greater quantity.
Judged by value in the present world, Coins would hold the advantage in multiple respects—yet.
“Option three. One hundred fifty Boxes of Pride.”
There was nothing to deliberate.
The Tower of Pride would have desperately wished for him to choose option one.
But Park Chan-woo’s purpose never wavered.
So long as Kankun’s heart beat in time with his own.
《You have acquired 150 Boxes of Pride.》
《You currently possess 320 Boxes of Pride.》
Three hundred twenty Boxes of Pride!
A hundred more than the two hundred he’d originally anticipated.
Honestly, he had no idea.
What reward would manifest when those three hundred twenty boxes were opened.
《The Tower of Pride proposes this.》
《I shall grant you the qualifications of a Creator.》
《You, far more Creator-like than any Creator before!》
《As a Seer who has achieved unfathomable feats, you are worthy of becoming a Creator.》
《Become an Abyss Lord and command the world.》
Ha.
Park Chan-woo let out a hollow laugh.
This was a first in all his years.
The Tower of Pride had targeted him, not Adora.
It recognized that Park Chan-woo, more than the great Orc Master or the Death Witch, was the one truly suited to bear the qualifications of a Creator.
《You have the potential to become the Ultimate Creator.》
《You possess a creative power that can surpass even Demon Kings, Demon Gods, and the Nine Great Lords themselves.》
《Become the Lord of Pride and rule the Abyss, and mock them all.》
The Tower of Pride spoke on and on incessantly.
Not merely a Creator—but the very Lord of Pride itself.
Though unprecedented in his experience, it was a remarkably bold proposal.
A human becoming an Abyss Lord, and moreover a Creator?
The Lord of Pride—an entity born of imagination—commanding the world?
If it were possible, he’d be grateful, certainly.
‘The Abyss gives nothing free.’
Park Chan-woo understands.
He understands better than anyone.
If the offer is that radical, it means surrendering just as much in return.
Three hundred and twenty Boxes of Pride in his possession aren’t enough.
No matter how staggering the number, it falls short of utterly destroying the Black Witch.
And the Ultimate Creator?
That would be infinitely harder than bankrupting the Black Witch.
Which means.
‘I’d have to abandon my humanity and become a demon.’
Literally.
Shed the skin of a human and become a demon.
It bore no comparison to an Incarnation Contract.
Only by becoming a resident of the Abyss could one become a lord, or a Creator.
‘The moment I become a demon, I cease to be myself.’
It’s a transformation of one’s very essence.
Every cell would change, and I’d become something entirely different.
Naturally, that being could no longer be called him—no longer be called Park Chan-woo.
Park Chan-woo shook his head.
“I am human.”
He was human.
And as a human, he would surpass them all.
The demons of the Abyss, the dragon-kind, all the other races of the Twelve—
He would transcend them all and become the final victor.
So then.
“I’ll open all three hundred and twenty boxes.”
No compromise.
Contracts and dealings with a Creator are poison.
Especially this tower bearing the Name of Pride, the Black Witch herself—nothing but ruin.
Now that he knows her intent, he cannot afford to show mercy.
Rumble!
The tower shakes.
In the next instant, three hundred and twenty boxes cascade down before him.
Park Chan-woo pronounces judgment upon the Tower of Pride and the Black Witch.
“Bankrupt.”
《You have gathered all three hundred and twenty Boxes of Pride.》
《The three hundred and twenty boxes open all at once, entering the Final Reward phase.》
《The Tower of Pride’s Limit Reward framework has been vastly exceeded.》
《The maximum compensation set was two hundred Boxes of Pride.》
《Compensation is being forcibly executed.》
《The Tower of Pride has declared bankruptcy!》
《Excess compensation is being forcibly executed as additional enforcement.》
《Searching the Black Witch for items of appropriate value.》
《Black Witch’s Left Pinky Finger has been designated as the target of forced execution.》
《You have obtained Black Witch’s Left Pinky Finger.》
《You have obtained the ultimate sacred object: Star of Pride.》

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