Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 13
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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 013
13. Heading to America
Transcendence Net is an anonymous community connecting Apostles worldwide.
Naturally, people from various countries post there.
Among them, there was one post receiving the most attention…
None other than the strategy guide posted by Amon from South Korea.
[Author: Amon]
【Title: Releasing strategy guide for Floors 10-19.】
└Is this for real?
└Don’t know. You’d have to reach the 10th Floor to tell.
└Of course it’s real. Wasn’t it proven with the previous strategy guides?
└I cleared up to the 6th Floor and Amon’s strategy helped a lot.
└Me too, me too.
└This is probably a real strategy guide without a doubt.
└Agreed. You can’t write in such detail without actually going up there.
└Could be writing fiction though.
└Here comes another bug who still can’t believe it.
└I get not believing it, but cursing is a bit much…
└By the way, is the author the same person who holds the 1st Floor record?
└Seems like it since they have the same name Amon.
└But there’s not enough evidence they’re the same person, right?
“Of course they’re the same person!”
Joshua, who was reading the comments, couldn’t understand.
How could they doubt it?
Amon’s strategy guide was undoubtedly factual.
He knew because he had experienced it firsthand while clearing up to the 10th Floor.
‘There were no lies in the strategy. It was all advice that became flesh and blood.’
Most importantly, while clearing the 10th Floor, Joshua was able to confirm it.
【Labyrinth Underground 10th Floor】
【Conqueror: Amon】
【Clear Time: 29 minutes 1 second】
Amon’s insane record.
‘Really crazy. How could it take only 29 minutes?’
He cleared the mission to find the Flame Flower within 5 hours in just 29 minutes.
A mission that took him 3 hours to complete.
‘How… Ha!’
The more he saw of this person called Amon, the more amazed he became.
Truly an unrivaled frontrunner.
Impossible to catch up to.
“And in this situation, you doubt whether Amon’s strategy is real?”
Both the 1st Floor and 10th Floor bore Amon’s name.
There was no room for doubt that he was the same person who wrote the strategy guides.
‘This won’t do. I need to leave a long comment.’
└I am a conqueror of the 10th floor. Amon’s strategy is….
(I am someone who conquered the 10th Floor. Amon’s strategy is entirely factual. All missions proceeded exactly as he explained. Future missions will be the same. Since Amon has already conquered Floor 20 and beyond, there’s no reason to doubt him.)
└What did the guy above write in his comment?
└Just click translate next to the text and you can see.
└10th Floor conqueror? That’s ridiculous. Most people haven’t even passed the 7th Floor yet.
└Even foreigners are posting bragging lies?
Joshua’s eyes flared as he read the translated comments.
“Bragging? Why won’t they believe what I’m saying?”
There’s even a Floor 20 conqueror, so why can’t they think there might be a 10th Floor conqueror?
Of course, he admits he’s superior to others.
Maybe it’s because he receives the God of Time’s patronage.
‘There really aren’t any Apostles around me who’ve cleared as much as I have.’
Even so.
[Someone has conquered Labyrinth Underground 23rd Floor!]
[Labyrinth Underground 24th Floor is now open.]
[10 days have been added to Earth’s destruction countdown.]
[Time remaining until destruction: 258 days 10 hours 10 minutes 31 seconds]
[Someone steps foot into Labyrinth Underground 24th Floor for the first time.]
Compared to Amon who had already conquered the 23rd Floor, he was like a drop in the ocean.
‘To climb from the 23rd Floor to the 24th Floor without rest.’
What an amazing person.
He wanted to meet him once.
Joshua thought this way.
Never dreaming that he was an Apostle of the same patron deity.
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 24th Floor!]
[You receive ‘Very Weak Essence of Durability’ as a reward for clearing Floor 24.]
As I absorbed the green energy, my Durability increased by 1.
Durability is a stat that helps withstand physical attacks.
‘If durability gets high enough, even blades won’t pierce the skin.’
There’s nothing bad about it increasing.
‘Now the first clear reward should come in as usual.’
Most first clear rewards are stat rewards.
Naturally, I didn’t want to receive stats this time either.
It had been that way all the way up to Floor 24.
‘Please let something different come out this time.’
It’s random, so I don’t know what will appear.
But then…
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 24th Floor for the first time!]
[You receive ‘Random Orb Fragment 1/4’ as a reward for first clearing Floor 24.]
[Acquired items are stored in your inventory.]
It was even more amazing than I thought.
My eyes widened without me realizing it.
Random Orb Fragments are items that rarely appear under normal circumstances.
‘Is luck following me in this life too?’
Was getting the chance to regress itself luck?
Anyway, I checked the information on the Orb Fragment.
[Random Orb Fragment 1/4]
―Category: Possession
―Description: Four fragments that were cut away. When all are collected, a random Orb is created.
An Orb is a condensation of magical power, a transcendent energy that can be obtained throughout the Labyrinth.
There are various concept Orbs, and they provide great help in ascending the Labyrinth.
This fragment was the material needed to create one.
‘Not just any Orb, but a Random Orb. That means even after collecting the fragments to complete it, I won’t know which Orb will appear.’
Still, I was happy.
Since it’s truly random, there was even a possibility of getting a top-tier Orb.
For someone like me who only gets F-rank items, this couldn’t help but be a special privilege.
‘Of course, if I can’t collect the remaining Orb Fragments, it’ll be completely useless.’
Fortunately, I know how to collect Orb Fragments.
One on Floor 25, and the remaining two can be obtained in the 30s.
[Would you like to descend to the next floor? Y/N]
[Selecting N will allow you to return to Earth.]
At the Floor 25 entry message, I pressed the N button.
I plan to return home for now.
I need to check my mail too.
From Floor 20 to Floor 24.
Conquering five floors consecutively is physically exhausting.
‘I thought I was going to die of hunger.’
As soon as I came outside, my mobile phone, which had been dead, came back to life.
‘It’s already 3 PM?’
Worried about missing mealtime, I looked for a restaurant.
However, there are no people visible anywhere around.
The shops on the street had closed early.
There aren’t even people coming to look at the Sinkhole.
‘That’s natural. While Sinkholes are entrances to the Labyrinth for Apostles, they’re shortcuts to death for ordinary people.’
Well, even if someone accidentally falls in, they’d just enter the 1st Floor.
There’s a possibility of returning alive.
The strategy for conquering Dark Slimes on the 1st Floor was widely known even among ordinary people.
‘The method of hardening them with mobile phone light and conquering them is now known even by elementary school students.’
That said, no one deliberately enters, but we can’t be at ease.
Later, even students who think of the Labyrinth as some kind of playground will appear.
‘When that time comes, the government will step in and control it.’
They’ll station safety personnel at each Sinkhole.
They’ll prevent ordinary people from entering and verify the identity of Apostles.
Eventually, they’ll control it so only people registered as Apostles can enter.
‘I need to conquer as much as possible before it becomes troublesome.’
Of course, after resting a bit.
Beep beep beep beep— Beep beep!
Even if it’s a shabby studio apartment, home is home.
Judging by how at ease I feel.
Swoosh!
I threw off my clothes and washed away the monster fluids in the shower.
Since there’s nothing to buy outside, I’ll have to eat something simple at home.
‘Fortunately, I have ingredients.’
I heated the pan and added cooking oil.
Crack crack!
I beat some eggs and put instant rice in the microwave.
Then I chopped some green onions and seasoned with salt and pepper.
Simple egg fried rice complete.
While eating, I went on Transcendence Net.
To check how things are going these days.
Posts about the Labyrinth being difficult to conquer.
Posts asking if Amon’s strategy guide is true.
Posts about how many floors have been conquered so far.
Even posts recruiting people to conquer together.
“Things are flowing as I expected.”
Now let me check my mailbox.
As expected, a reply had come.
[Sender: Isaac Everett]
<Subject: I want to see you immediately.>
The subject was basically the content itself.
He wanted to meet right away and hear about the business proposal.
‘I’ve caught his interest.’
Don’t rich people want to become even richer?
I thought Magic Stones, considered alternative energy, would catch his attention.
‘But he’s coming to where I am?’
I appreciate him coming, but that would mess up my plans.
Tap tap tap—
I immediately sent a reply email.
And then what I did was.
[Your flight reservation to Washington DC has been completed.]
Book a flight to the United States.
Ding!
At the notification of an incoming email, Isaac hurriedly checked it.
But…
‘Huh? He’s coming directly? Here?’
He’s coming to visit his renewable energy company.
‘I’m the one in a hurry, so why is he coming? From a distant country like Korea.’
He couldn’t be certain that Amon was Korean yet.
He wasn’t even sure if that Amon was this Amon.
‘Even so, why exactly…’
Does he want to travel in the United States while he’s here?
Or does he want to sell those Magic Stones quickly?
Whatever the reason, there was no reason to refuse.
‘I was busy anyway, so this works out well.’
A smile formed on Isaac’s lips.
More than that, he liked Amon’s mindset.
Usually people don’t travel to distant countries to sell their products like this.
‘He’s a person with good character.’
Above all, he was interested in the item called Magic Stones.
An item that becomes alternative energy for all fuels.
‘Isn’t this exactly a profitable business item?’
The energy industry is the backbone of the world economy.
Dominating this field could bring enormous wealth.
A new energy source that could replace existing fuels would surely have tremendous economic value.
‘If I secure these Magic Stones first, I can dominate the energy market.’
Market domination means rising power.
Not only could he strengthen his influence over other tycoons, but he could lead innovation in various industrial sectors.
‘If he really is Amon?’
He would become the first person in the world to welcome the savior.
The term savior might be getting ahead of ourselves, but.
‘How exciting.’
Isaac’s heart pounded as he waited for Amon.
13 hours from Incheon to Washington.
During that time, I caught up on the sleep I’d been missing.
Really good sleep.
‘How long has it been since I rested like this.’
Even in the past, I was busy conquering the Labyrinth.
Not knowing what would appear on the next floor, I spent each day on edge.
The difficulty of conquest was also high compared to my abilities.
‘It wasn’t easy. I really fought tooth and nail to conquer all 666 floors.’
Those damn Three Gods bastards.
If only they hadn’t converted me to a tank, conquering would have been much easier.
‘If I had wielded a spear… if I had more attack skills… I wouldn’t have suffered this much.’
Instead of just taking one of Amon’s arms, maybe I could have gone for his neck.
‘As they say, you need to have a good boss wherever you go, right?’
What kind of suffering is this, following useless orders.
Since I don’t want to make the same mistake twice, this time I’ll conquer it alone.
[Passengers, our aircraft will soon be arriving in Washington DC…]
Arrived at the airport.
After going through immigration procedures, I took a taxi.
“Please take me to Koztech.”
The driver was briefly surprised by my native-like pronunciation.
“Okay. It’ll take 3 hours.”
The taxi driver headed toward Koztech, the renewable energy company.
“We’ve arrived.”
After 3 hours of sightseeing, we’d already arrived.
At Isaac Everett’s company.
I paid the fare and approached the main gate of the headquarters.
The security guard looked at me as if asking who I was.
“I’m here to see Isaac Everett.”
“Who should I say is calling?”
“Please tell him Amon.”
He seemed to be making a call, then after a moment.
I could see a middle-aged man running over with a somewhat flushed face.
A young person was beside him as well.
“Amon? Are you really Amon?”
“That’s right. Are you Isaac by any chance?”
“Yes! I’m Isaac Everett.”
A blonde middle-aged man.
America’s great tycoon and CEO of a renewable energy company.
I finally met him.
And beside him.
“Ah, this is my son. I’ve entrusted him as the boss.”
“Nice to meet you. I’m Joshua.”
Joshua Everett.
In my previous life, he was an Apostle of the Three Gods who had received Skill Copy.
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