Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 108

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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 108

108. Labyrinth Underground 121st Floor

“Are you leaving already?”

“Yes, I should go now.”

Having achieved my purpose in Japan, I decided to return to Korea.

Hiromune seemed reluctant to part ways with me.

“You mentioned before that you were going to create a guild, right?”

“Yes. Though it’s not confirmed yet.”

“If you do create one, could you possibly let me join as a guild member?”

This was what I wanted to hear.

Getting Hiromune into my raid party was the ultimate goal.

‘I’ve gotten everything I could from Japan.’

Smiling inwardly, I nodded and answered.

“Yes. Someone like Hiromune would be more than welcome.”

“Really? You promise?”

Hiromune asked two or three times, worried I might change my mind.

You’re the one who better not change your mind.

“Haha, I feel amazing. Just thinking about joining Amon’s guild.”

“It’s not confirmed yet…”

“Please contact me when it’s confirmed. I’ll join immediately.”

“Yes. I will.”

After shaking hands, I called Weihao.

“Let’s go.”

“Sigh… Do we have to fly again?”

The guy looked gloomy at the thought of flying.

“No, we’re not flying.”

“Really? Then how?”

I had newly copied a skill from the Apostles’ Gathering.

▷Spatial Movement (A)

―Effect: Think of a specific location in your mind and activate the skill to create a portal connected to that position. Up to 5 people can travel through the portal at once. Has a 24-hour cooldown.

The Transcendent Spirit, Hell’s Gatekeeper’s skill, Spatial Movement.

It opens a portal that not only I but others can use as well.

“I’ll show you.”

I immediately used the skill.

Crackle!

A crack appeared in the air, creating a rippling space.

“Gasp!”

“Wh-what? What is this?”

Both Weihao and Hiromune were shocked.

“Try going in.”

Weihao gulped once and cautiously stuck his foot in.

At that moment.

“Whoa!”

He was sucked in like dust.

“He’s gone. I’ll be going too.”

“Ah, yes… Take care.”

From the look of it, Hiromune seemed like he wanted to try going in too, but I couldn’t take him along right now.

‘There will be an opportunity later.’

Leaving my farewell in my thoughts, I entered the portal.

I returned to Korea in one second.

The first thing I did upon arriving in Korea was to wash myself.

“Nothing beats a cold shower after all.”

After refreshingly washing up at home, I sat in front of my computer.

It was to create videos.

“All the scheduled ones have been uploaded.”

I had scheduled videos up to the 49th Floor, and they had all been uploaded by now.

Having spent over a week in Japan, they had all been consumed.

“I’ll need to upload two at a time starting from the 50th Floor.”

Currently, most Apostles are conquering the 30th Floor range.

You can easily figure this out by looking at what floor parties are being recruited for on Transcendence Net.

However.

“Hiromune and Weihao have entered the 40th Floor range.”

Joshua has probably passed the 40th Floor too.

They’re probably feeling like there aren’t enough videos.

For the sake of people conquering faster than I upload videos, I need to upload more videos.

“Then I should upload them.”

I started producing videos from the 50th Floor to the 69th Floor.

After adding subtitles and scheduling uploads for two videos per day, I left home.

I filled my stomach with a bowl of jjajangmyeon after a long time.

‘Now let’s go get the Hidden Piece.’

I concealed myself with Balance Gap and jumped into the Sinkhole secretly, avoiding the Safety Officers.

The feeling of falling through darkness was brief.

At some point, my feet were stepping on sand.

[You have entered Labyrinth Underground 121st Floor.]

《Type: Rescue》

《Condition: Within 1 hour time limit》

《Mission: Save the Rabbit Folk.》

[You cannot exit until you clear the mission.]

The mission started in the desert.

‘The mission says to rescue the Rabbit Folk, but…’

Rescue comes later.

I need to get the Hidden Piece first.

Once the mission ends, the chance to obtain the Hidden Piece that only one person in the entire world can get disappears.

‘Should I try running instead of flying this time?’

I got the achievement for not sinking into sand, so should I try running?

Honestly, at my current level, running is faster than flying.

‘Sand Worms are annoying, so I should go as fast as possible.’

I wrapped my legs in dark magic to increase destructive power.

Ready… go!

Paaaaang―!

I covered 100 meters in one second, tearing through the sand desert.

Tadadadadadat!

Even though I’m running at insane speed, sand doesn’t fly up.

It feels like running on solid ground.

I’m definitely getting the proper effect of the achievement.

‘I can find it faster than flying.’

This Hidden Piece involves rescuing Cat People.

It’s different from the original goal of saving Rabbit Folk.

‘I don’t know the exact location of the Cat People either. I never had a chance to encounter this Hidden Piece.’

That’s why I have to run around and search for it.

If I had conquered it even once, I could have recalled the location with Clear Mind Like Still Water.

In the end, it’s like finding a needle in a haystack.

But I believed.

That at this speed, I’d find it soon.

Indeed, before long I discovered an oasis.

‘Rabbit Folk.’

I identified that the being trapped in iron bars was Rabbit Folk and turned away without hesitation.

My current priority was the Cat People.

‘I’ve memorized the location, so I’ll come rescue them later.’

I quickly tore through the desert again.

Normally Sand Worms should have been chasing me from all over, but I was too fast for them to even attempt it.

From the monsters’ perspective, I was indistinguishable from a sandstorm sweeping across the ground.

After searching for a few more minutes like this.

‘Found it.’

I was able to discover a new oasis.

As I got closer, Sand Worms that had been lying in ambush appeared as expected.

‘Should I test out my newly acquired skill?’

I transformed the tree branch into a long sword.

Then.

‘Dragon’s Fury.’

A blazing aura enveloped my entire body.

[Skill damage is temporarily increased by 20%.]

Dragon’s Child’s skill, Dragon’s Fury.

Though the damage only increased for skills, this level of effect is quite significant.

‘Lightning Spinning Slash.’

Son of Thunder’s area skill.

Electric current forms on the blade as it spins once.

It sweeps away enemies across a wide range.

Crackle!

Sand Worms cut into pieces in all directions with one strike.

Electric current clings to the severed remains.

It feels stronger, perhaps because it’s infused with dark magic.

Now I need to save the Cat People, but looking up at the trees, there are no iron cages or anything.

‘The Cat People who give the Hidden Piece are in the middle of the oasis.’

In the center of the oasis was a small peak just big enough for one person to stand on.

There was a Cat Person there.

True to their race that dislikes water, they were trembling, unable to come or go.

‘I could easily save them by flying there, but…’

The problem is that no event is triggering.

‘I can’t just save them simply. I have to save them using a skill. And with a specific Transcendent Spirit’s skill at that.’

Specifically, the Inheritor of Word Magic’s skill [Wind, Move].

Only by saving them with this skill will the Hidden Piece reward be given.

‘It’s not difficult. However…’

The Inheritor of Word Magic’s skills have special conditions for activation.

‘The only thing that bothers me is having to speak the skill name out loud.’

While other skills can be activated by muttering internally, this skill cannot.

This is why the Apostles of the Inheritor of Word Magic speak skill names aloud.

‘It’s a bit embarrassing, but…’

There’s no one watching anyway, so whatever.

I closed my eyes and thought of the Cat Person.

“Wind, move.”

As I called out the skill name.

Whoooosh!

Wind gathered around me.

‘The casting time was 1 minute.’

It’s a useful skill that provides instant teleportation to a target, but its only drawback is the casting time.

One minute was longer than expected.

’47, 46…’

During the casting, wind fiercely wrapped around my body.

‘2, 1…’

Exactly when one minute passed.

Whoosh!

The wind lifted my body and instantly transported me to the center of the oasis.

“Nya, nyang?”

The Cat Person was startled by my sudden appearance.

“I came to rescue you.”

I grabbed the Cat Person and used the skill again.

“Wind, move.”

The wind wrapped around us both and moved us back to the original location.

As soon as we escaped outside the oasis, a message appeared.

[A hidden item has been discovered in the Cat People’s Bell Necklace.]

[You have obtained Skill Enhancement Orb (A).]

[The obtained item has been stored in your Inventory.]

The Cat Person disappeared and an orb came as a reward.

Since it was A-rank, there were many skills I could enhance.

I had recently copied many A-rank skills.

‘What would be better?’

After consideration, I decided to enhance a skill with high utility.

One that would be efficient when combined with Parasite.

[Using Skill Enhancement Orb (A).]

[Wind, Move has been enhanced from A→S rank.]

▷Wind, Move (S)

―Effect: Instantly teleports to a target visualized in your mind while placing a protective barrier on them. Requires 30 seconds of casting time.

The casting time was reduced, and a protective barrier was added for the teleportation target.

‘Good. Now shall I go rescue those Rabbit Folk I couldn’t save earlier?’

[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 121st Floor!]

[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 122nd Floor!]

[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 123rd Floor!]

…

…

…

[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 129th Floor!]

I conquered nine floors in a single day.

This concludes the rescue missions.

I returned to Earth and washed my body with cold water at home.

‘Next will be the battle missions.’

The Hidden Piece related floor is also the 135th floor.

I’ve already prepared the necessary skills with Parasite in advance.

The preparations are complete.

‘But two consecutive days would be tough, so should I rest a bit?’

I haven’t been getting proper rest lately.

For a homebody like me, true rest means staying holed up at home all day without going out at all.

‘Let me meditate.’

I closed my eyes and tried to empty my mind.

But it wouldn’t work as I wanted.

The things I need to do in the future kept coming to mind naturally.

Due to the Clear Mind Like Still Water skill, memories from the past also kept popping up.

―Tae Seong. Please kill me.

Startled, I opened my eyes and the memory disappeared like a mirage.

It was vivid just moments ago, but now it’s blurry.

‘Phew… Damn it.’

Why did that particular incident come to mind?

That incident when I failed to protect Park Se Hee.

‘Sleep is out of the question.’

Since it’s come to this, let me close my eyes and observe people’s activities.

Currently, there are 22 people registered in Parasite.

Han So Ra, Seo Mina, Joshua, Park Se Hee, Oliver, Weihao, Wang Ho Wei, Pi Hyeok Jin, Jason, Hiromune, and others.

Many people are under my surveillance, but I can’t watch them all.

I can’t protect them all either.

‘I need to create a guild as soon as possible.’

When I went online, I saw that guilds were being formed in Korea as well.

[Korean Guild System in Full Swing, Spreading Nationwide]

[Labyrinth Conquest Innovation! Apostle Guilds Rapidly Gaining Popularity]

[Expert: “Guild-Based Collaboration Model Will Become Core of New Social Structure”]

[Seoul and Busan Leading Regions, 10 Professional Guilds Officially Launch]

With the creation of guilds, the number of employees making recruitment offers to Apostles is also increasing.

‘Well, this will become a world centered around Apostles now.’

I even found this kind of post when I checked Transcendence Net.

[Author: Assistant Manager Kim Han Young]

【Title: Lord Amon! Please read this!】

└Content: Hello. I’m Assistant Manager Kim Han Young from the Sales Department of Taecho Guild.

Our Taecho Guild would like to make a recruitment offer to Lord Amon.

As an Apostle myself, I know very well how amazing Lord Amon is.

We will treat you with the best conditions in the industry, so please contact our guild.

I’ll leave my contact information below, so please consider it.

[Total Comments: 5]

└Recruiting Amon? A Tier 1 Apostle? Dream big lol

└Would Amon even join some no-name guild like this?

└What’s Taecho Guild? Never heard of it.

└If he posted on Transcendence Net, he’s an Apostle, so why is he working as a sales assistant manager?

└Weird place. Lord Amon, absolutely don’t go there

‘I understand their desire to recruit me, but…’

Writing such a post without even presenting conditions.

‘Still, should I contact them?’

Before establishing a guild, I should assess the market to see what conditions are like.

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