Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 114
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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 114
114. The Supporters and CEO Kwon
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground 21st Floor.]
《Type: Survival》
《Condition: Within 1 hour time limit》
《Mission: Survive from monsters.》
[You cannot exit until the mission is cleared.]
The supporters who had been worried until entering felt relieved.
Because Jason was right beside them.
“Jason!”
“We really met as a party!”
“It’s even more wonderful to see you in the Labyrinth.”
Each of them offered a word of greeting.
Jason, who had adapted somewhat but was still shy, only nodded in response.
“L-let’s find a hiding spot first.”
In survival missions against monsters, securing a prime spot was the priority.
They looked around searching for a position.
“That place looks good.”
As he pointed with his finger and ran ahead first, the supporters followed in a line.
Having already experienced the 20th Floor, the supporters positioned themselves appropriately.
However, unlike before, their roles had changed slightly.
“Se Hee. Come to the back.”
“Yes?”
“I’ll stand in front. Just provide support.”
The point was that Park Se Hee, who always moved as the main fighter, had been pushed to a supporting role.
Since Jason was hired as the team’s tank, the entrance was his responsibility.
Tss tss tss―
A worn-out spear faintly gripped in his hand.
Worry crossed the expressions of the women who saw Jason’s main weapon.
‘He’s carrying a spear as his Labyrinth weapon.’
‘It looks quite worn out…’
‘Will Jason be able to do well?’
However, they didn’t voice these thoughts.
Because monsters appeared soon after.
“Kiaak!”
“Kirurururu!”
It started with goblins.
Gradually stronger enemies would appear.
“I’ll buff you!”
Han So Ra cast an invincibility buff on Jason instead of Park Se Hee.
Seeing the effect, surprise appeared in Jason’s eyes.
“Oh, the invincibility buff I’d only heard about. With this, I can move more aggressively. Thank you.”
Even though it was in English, Han So Ra could understand the final “thank you” and smiled brightly.
But her smile was brief.
It soon changed to a tense expression.
The goblins had approached right in front of them.
There were more of them than expected.
“Be careful, Jas…”
Han So Ra’s mouth stopped mid-warning.
Because Jason’s rapid-fire spear blade instantly pierced and killed three goblins.
Thud thud thud! Thud thud thud!
With each movement of the spear, corpses piled up like snow.
Fast and precise spear movements.
“Wow…”
Realizing their worries had been unfounded, only admiration appeared on the supporter party’s faces.
“He really fights well.”
“He’s incredibly strong, more than we thought?”
“Where did Amon find someone like this?”
It was truly admirable skill.
One hour later, Jason’s party emerged outside.
“Oh, you came out right on time!”
Joshua, who had been waiting, greeted them with delight.
Honestly, he must have been quite worried.
I wasn’t worried since I had been watching through Parasite.
“How was it? Jason? Partying together?”
“Honestly, it was so comfortable. Having invincibility made me feel like I had an extra life, so I moved more aggressively with everything. Even if I got hurt, I didn’t have to worry much since there was healing. Plus, mind control was incredibly helpful. It’s definitely a hundred, no, a thousand times better than doing it alone.”
“Really?”
Just looking at Jason’s satisfied face, you could tell whether he was being sincere or not.
I could also tell with the Scales of Judgment.
‘Good. Their teamwork meshes well.’
Jason wasn’t the only one who was satisfied.
“We hunted so comfortably too.”
“Since you caught everything up front, we didn’t really have anything to do…”
“Jason worked really hard.”
The supporters were actually feeling sorry for Jason.
Because his contribution to the party was so significant.
‘I watched through Parasite too, but Jason caught almost everything.’
He fulfilled the gatekeeper role for a full hour without getting tired.
Of course, it helped that Park Se Hee continuously cast recovery skills on him, keeping his stamina up.
“What do you think our agency CEO will say when we show him this video?”
“Won’t we get in trouble? For not doing much…”
“Jason, would it be okay? To show this to our agency?”
When Park Se Hee asked for permission in English, Jason nodded.
“Of course. I don’t mind if you release the video at all.”
“Thank you.”
“More importantly, now that we’ve confirmed we work well together, shall we proceed to the next floor?”
At Jason’s proactive words, all the party members nodded.
“Sounds good!”
“Sorry to be shameless, but please help us once more, Jason.”
“We’ll support you well.”
Seeing how well they coordinated and how satisfied they were with each other, it seemed like teamwork had already formed.
‘I feel proud for introducing them.’
Now what I needed to do was prepare a foundation for the party to officially operate.
‘I need to create the Amon Guild quickly.’
Since everyone was joining guilds these days.
Kwon Jun Ho, the CEO of Han So Ra’s agency, had a new morning routine lately.
It was going into the [Supporter’s Labyrinth Strategy] channel to check the comments on the videos.
└You’re so pretty, sis!
└Seomina is my ultimate favorite ㅠㅠ
└Wow… mind control skills are seriously overpowered lol
└Seo Mina seems to do the work of three people by herself.
└What are you talking about. Han So Ra is the best.
└Right, are you ignoring the Invincibility Skill? It’s like having an extra life.
└No matter what anyone says, Park Se Hee has the highest contribution among the three.
└Agreed, Park Se Hee is the one fighting on the front lines.
└Park Se Hee does fight the best.
└She’s a dealer and has healing too, so her contribution rate has to be high.
└Is there any need to fight over who’s better? They’re all in the same party anyway.
“That last kid said the right thing.”
What’s the point of arguing about which finger is longer or shorter?
They’re all fingers on the same hand.
From Kwon Jun Ho’s perspective, all three supporters were like his own precious children.
Though they might look even prettier because they brought in money.
“The reactions are good. Hehe.”
Kwon Jun Ho looked at the positive comments with a pleased expression.
However, there was one concern.
How long they could continue their strategy safely.
‘As the floors get higher, it won’t be easy. Since it’s a supporter party…’
It’s the same in games.
A party made up only of supporters can’t survive.
Only parties with balanced positions like tanks, dealers, and supporters survive.
‘I think we need to add other party members… but what should we do?’
It wouldn’t be easy to find them.
Most people had already passed Floor 30.
‘Should we hold auditions?’
Something like “Urgently seeking 20th floor party members to join the Supporter Party!”
‘This isn’t something to brush off as a joke. It’s a problem that needs serious consideration.’
After all, his party members’ lives were at stake.
Just as wrinkles deepened on Kwon Jun Ho’s forehead.
[Kang Tae Hwan: Supporter Party 21st Floor Strategy Video.avi]
A video was uploaded.
But before he could even check it, manager Kang Tae Hwan’s phone rang.
“What’s going on?”
―CEO, have you checked the video?
“You just sent it, when would I have time to watch it?”
―Uh, please check it quickly.
“Why? What happened?”
―Han So Ra went in with a new party member.
“What?”
What does this mean?
Adding a new party member without telling the Company?
“I didn’t hear anything about that.”
―I, I just found out too. Let’s watch the video first.
Who the hell did they hire?
Kwon Jun Ho made an incredulous expression as he played the video on his computer.
Then a foreign man appeared.
‘They really did add a party member?’
Adding a man to the all-female Supporter Party?
Secretly, without any prior notice?
“These girls…”
Sparks flew from his eyes like a father seeing his daughter’s boyfriend for the first time.
“I sent them to hunt, and they’re dating in the Labyrinth?”
In Kwon Jun Ho’s eyes, the foreigner could only look like a boyfriend.
How easy would it be to find someone who had cleared the 20th Floor this quickly?
‘That’s probably why they didn’t tell me beforehand.’
This was a strategy with personal motives.
It must definitely be one of the three’s boyfriend.
That thought lasted only briefly.
Kwon Jun Ho’s eyes widened as he watched the video.
‘What’s with this person? He fights surprisingly well?’
The accuracy and speed of his spear, among other things.
This wasn’t ordinary skill.
The spear moved like art.
‘Huh, where did someone like this come from…?’
This wasn’t the kind of Apostle you’d commonly see on ViewTube.
Clearly a skilled person who had reached a certain level.
His skills were too outstanding to dismiss him as just a boyfriend.
“Tell the Supporters to come see me right now!”
Kwon Jun Ho called the Support Party “Supporters” for convenience.
Soon he came face to face with the supporters.
“You called for us?”
Kwon Jun Ho immediately turned the monitor around to show them the video.
“The man in this video. Who exactly is he?”
“Oh, Jason? We were actually going to tell you about him…”
Han So Ra stepped forward as the representative to explain what had happened.
However, she had to mix in some lies.
She couldn’t reveal through whose introduction they had met Jason.
“We met through an acquaintance’s introduction, and he turned out to be someone at a similar floor level as us. So when we asked if he wanted to party with us, he said he was a fan of our Supporter Party and begged us to let him join just once…”
“So? You accepted a foreign fan as a party member? Without consulting me?”
“I’m sorry… We were going to tell you after trying one strategy run.”
Han So Ra bowed her head deeply.
But Kwon Jun Ho was sharper than he appeared.
“It wasn’t just one strategy run, was it?”
“…”
“How many floors did you clear?”
“Well… Floor 25.”
1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
They cleared five floors in one day?
Kwon Jun Ho’s eyes flashed like a predator’s.
“That Jason person isn’t a fan, is he?”
“Huh?”
“That’s right. Clearing five floors in one day with a fan? Does that make sense?”
“In terms of time, it was five hours. That much is possible when partying together…”
“Mina, you tell me.”
Kwon Jun Ho targeted Seo Mina, the most straightforward of the three.
“How did you find a talent like Jason?”
“Uh, well that’s…”
“Is he your secret boyfriend?”
“What?! Boyfriend? Absolutely not!”
“Okay. Definitely not a boyfriend then. So who is he? A fan?”
“…”
“Not a fan either?”
“Uh, um…”
Seo Mina was worse at lying than she appeared.
“Got it. I won’t ask more, just let me ask one thing.”
“Yes, please go ahead.”
“Are you going to keep partying with that Jason person from now on?”
The three exchanged glances with each other, then nodded.
They would have to share videos going forward, so they couldn’t bring themselves to lie about this.
“Good. Then bring Jason here. I’ll make a contract with him.”
“A contract?”
“Right. He’ll be sharing videos like you guys, so Jason should get appearance fees too, right?”
“Th-thank you.”
“No need to thank me. Did you think I was going to make him work for free?”
Since they had gained a party member, this was a natural procedure for Kwon Jun Ho.
“But from now on, I’d prefer if you didn’t add party members on your own.”
“Ah, understood. Next time I’ll talk to you first, CEO.”
“Good. You’re not hiding anything else, are you?”
The three fell silent as if they had made a pact.
Kwon Jun Ho’s expression inevitably grew sharp again.
“…There’s something else you haven’t revealed?”
“Ah… well, the thing is…”
“If there’s something you’re doing behind my back, tell me. Don’t blow it up later, tell me right now!”
“…”
“…”
Should they say this or not?
The three people were troubled.
Just then, a text arrived on Park Se Hee’s mobile phone.
It was from Amon’s messenger.
[Kang Hee Seong: Amon says it’s fine to tell CEO Kwon.]
Park Se Hee’s eyes widened at the perfectly timed text.
Had he foreseen this situation?
“What exactly are you hiding? Hurry up and tell me!”
Under Kwon Jun Ho’s pressure, Park Se Hee finally opened her mouth.
“We’re planning to join a guild.”
“A guild?”
Kwon Jun Ho knew what guilds were too.
These days all Apostles were trending toward joining guilds.
“Have you already discussed contracts?”
“Yes.”
“Geez, if you were hiding something like this, you should have told me ages ago. How far has it progressed?”
“We and Jason have all promised to join that guild.”
“Promised? What do you mean by that?”
“The guild hasn’t been created yet.”
“What?”
They promised in advance to join a guild that hadn’t even been created?
“You didn’t sign a contract, just verbally?”
“Yes.”
“Good grief, then you can just break it.”
“Huh?”
“Don’t join some startup guild like that, break the promise. I’ll find you a good guild.”
That’s when Seo Mina interjected.
“There’s nowhere better than this place.”
What was she talking about?
A guild that hadn’t even been made yet, and there was nowhere better?
“Where is it? Did some famous corporation lure you by saying they’d make a guild?”
“It’s not a corporation, but it’s quite famous.”
“What is it? Is it a name I know?”
“Amon.”
“What?”
“The place we’re planning to join is Amon Guild.”
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