Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 131
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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 131
131. Labyrinth Underground 219th Floor
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground 210th Floor.]
《Type: Battle》
《Condition: Alone without help from others》
《Mission: Win in a 1-on-1 Arena Battle.》
[You cannot leave until you clear the mission.]
The matching system for battle missions is fairly fair.
By selecting opponents with the same MMR score, it makes players of similar skill levels face each other.
But that’s only assuming both sides are at their peak.
If one side doesn’t have the MMR to stay in their current bracket, there’s bound to be a skill gap.
Like me right now.
[Match opponent found!]
[Your duel opponent will appear before you in 10 seconds.]
[Prepare for battle.]
[10…]
[3…]
[2…]
[1…]
[Begin duel!]
[Time remaining until duel ends: 9 minutes 59 seconds]
As soon as it started, I reached out my hand and heard a brutal sound.
Crack!
Despite the considerable distance, I crushed my opponent’s head with telekinesis.
Of course, it was only loud noise – in reality it was replaced with a light explosion effect, so it wasn’t that gruesome.
《Victory!》
《My MMR 1,600(+30) points》
[21 consecutive wins achieved!]
[Win streak bonus (+10) applied.]
[You have gained 30 Battle Points.]
After becoming a demigod, everything skyrocketed – my stats, my control over mana, everything.
Currently, no one would be able to match me.
‘It would be convenient if all missions were battle type. Then I could reach the 666th Floor in no time.’
While having such idle thoughts, an Achievement came in.
[210th Floor clear time: 1 second]
[Cleared in record time!]
[An Achievement will be unlocked as a record clear reward.]
[Achievement ‘Duel Sense (D)’ has been unlocked.]
[If a new record appears within 10 days, you must return the Achievement.]
[If no new record holder appears, you will permanently acquire the Achievement effect.]
▶Duel Sense (D)
―Acquisition Path: Labyrinth Underground 210th Floor
―Effect: The longer a one-on-one battle continues, the sharper your intuition becomes at predicting your opponent’s movements. Your reaction speed to attacks with the same pattern gradually improves, and your ability to detect your opponent’s openings and weaknesses is enhanced.
―Time remaining until permanent acquisition: 9 days 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds
An Achievement that helps with duels appeared.
It will be helpful when I encounter strong opponents in the future.
Though I’m not sure if there are any such opponents other than Amon.
[Would you like to go down to the next floor? Y/N]
[If you select N, you can return to Earth.]
‘Return my ass.’
I should aim for 30 consecutive wins.
[27 consecutive wins achieved!]
[28 consecutive wins achieved!]
[29 consecutive wins achieved!]
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…
One-shot kills.
As soon as it started, I would crush them with telekinesis and every opponent ended in one hit.
It was truly an overwhelming gap that could only be described as such.
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground 219th Floor.]
Now I’m on the verge of achieving 30 consecutive wins.
But I don’t plan to end it as anticlimactically as before.
‘Because the 219th Floor has a Hidden Piece.’
I also have the skill needed to manifest the Hidden Piece.
It’s the Transcendent Dragon Child’s skill [Dragon’s Fury].
An A-rank skill that’s a buff-type skill that temporarily increases skill damage by 20%.
‘I used it well together with Lightning Spinning Slash for quite a while.’
The manifestation condition for this Hidden Piece is to defeat enemies while using Dragon’s Fury.
To do that, I need to use it in combination with attack skills.
‘Telekinesis is a bit ambiguous in the current situation.’
I need to use a definitive attack skill for it to be recognized as meeting the Hidden Piece condition.
[Match opponent found!]
[Your duel opponent will appear before you in 10 seconds.]
The opponent that appeared before me shortly after was a massive 5-meter-tall dragon.
“Kroaaaaa!”
It looked like a monster to anyone, but the peculiar thing was that it walked upright on two legs like a human.
‘Is this a Dragon Race?’
Anyway, the duel had begun.
Tssss—
I took out the tree branch and immediately transformed it into a spear.
‘Dragon’s Fury.’
A blazing aura wrapped around my entire body.
[Skill damage temporarily increased by 20%.]
‘Time Acceleration, Charge Thrust.’
Using Time Acceleration to make my movements 3 times faster and adding Charge Thrust on top.
Shot forward like a human crossbow bolt, I was able to reach the dragon’s head in the blink of an eye.
Thunk!
“Kroaaak!”
The duel opponent disappeared with a flash of light.
I didn’t use Telekinesis, but it ended instantly just the same.
[Condition met! Hidden item discovered.]
[Skill Enhancement Orb (A) acquired.]
[Acquired item stored in Inventory.]
An Enhancement Orb as the Hidden Piece reward.
Since it’s A-rank, the skills worth enhancing are limited.
‘This would be good.’
[Using Skill Enhancement Orb (A).]
[Dragon’s Fury rank enhanced from A→S.]
▷Dragon’s Fury (S)
―Effect: Temporarily increases skill damage by 40%.
A 40% increase is quite substantial.
Especially if I combine this with Money Bundle Swing, which is called the strongest in terms of single-target damage?
‘Even boss-level enemies would definitely go down in one hit.’
Whatever the case, achieving a 30-win streak was easier than eating cold porridge for me.
《Victory!》
《My MMR 1,870 (+30) points》
[30-win streak achieved!]
[Win streak bonus (+10) applied.]
[30 Battle Points acquired.]
[Congratulations on achieving a 30-win streak!]
[Bonus 30 Battle Points additionally acquired.]
30 BP acquired as bonus too.
My rank even went up.
From Warrior to Hero.
【Arena Battle】
◎Rank: Hero
◎Universe Ranking: 12,583,032,124th
◎Earth Ranking: 1st
◎MMR: 1,870 points
◎Arena Record: 30 wins 0 draws 0 losses
◎Grand Arena Record: 0 wins 0 draws 0 losses
◎BP Held: 330
Now that I’ve gathered BP, I should spend it at the shop.
╔══ Arena Shop ══╗
BP Held: 330
• Strength +1 Enhancement (10 BP)
• Penetration +1 Enhancement (10 BP)
• Durability +1 Enhancement (10 BP)
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• Skill Effect +10% Enhancement (200 BP)
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Actually, it would be a waste of points to buy stats from the shop.
Since I could easily raise them by extorting Terra from the Three Gods.
‘If I’m going to buy something, skill enhancement would be the most efficient choice.’
Up to this point it was the same as before, but this time I’m thinking of enhancing a different skill instead of Parasite.
Now it was more efficient to improve the quality of skills rather than increase the quantity of skills.
‘But I’m wondering what to enhance… I should probably enhance the skills I use most.’
The skills I mainly use are time-related skills, or Grip of the Dead.
‘Let’s go with enhancing Grip of the Dead.’
[Please select a skill to enhance from the following.]
└ 1. Time Stop
└ 2. Soul Strike
└ 3. Clear Mind Like Still Water
└ 4. Parasite
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…
…
I found Grip of the Dead in the list and touched it.
[The effect of skill ‘Grip of the Dead (SSS)’ is enhanced by 10%.]
[200 BP has been deducted.]
After finishing the enhancement, I opened the information window to see what had changed.
▷Grip of the Dead (SSS)+1
―Effect: Can manipulate objects with telekinesis or subdue opponents. Requires extremely high mana control.
‘Looking at the description, there doesn’t seem to be any particular change?’
I tried using it in the air as a test.
‘Hmm?’
I definitely felt something different.
The speed, distance, and strength level at which the intangible force responded had increased by exactly 10%.
‘It has been enhanced.’
From now on, when BP accumulates, I should invest in Grip of the Dead.
[Would you like to go down to the next floor? Y/N]
[If you select N, you can return to Earth.]
The next floor is a solution type that proceeds in Quest format.
The battle missions were so easy they made me yawn, so my body wasn’t fully warmed up yet.
‘I need to keep pushing forward. All the way to floor 229.’
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 229th Floor!]
It went smoothly.
It was more complicated and annoying than battle missions, but I finished almost every floor in a 30-minute cut.
‘I still have plenty of stamina left…’
In the past, I would have known it was too much and come out on my own, but I know my body well.
In my current state, I could continue conquering all day long.
‘I should finish up to the raid before resting.’
Floors 230 to 239 are raid missions.
It’s a simple mission where you only need to deal with one boss, so it’s less annoying than other missions where you have to kill 100 monsters.
It’s actually easier.
‘From floor 240, I can extort sponsorship from the Three Gods again, right?’
I don’t know if they’ll sponsor good skills, but let’s clear up to floor 239 first.
With that mindset, 30 minutes after starting the raid mission.
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 239th Floor!]
I was able to conquer 10 floors in a short time and return to Earth.
‘A lot of rewards have accumulated.’
From D-rank Random Skill Books to Random Lucky Pouches, Accessory Selection Tickets, 150 Magic Stones, and 8 Random Orb Fragments.
There was a lot to check, but before that, I sat cross-legged and closed my eyes.
I was suddenly worried about Joshua’s party.
‘Huh? They’re outside?’
I thought they were in the dungeon, but they had already come out.
Listening in on their conversation with Parasite, I heard they had cleared up to Floor 79.
‘Fortunately, all four of them cleared it without injury.’
Now when they reach the 80th Floor soon, will they receive item sponsorship from the gods?
‘However, except for Joshua, the rest will need to receive individual sponsorship.’
Joshua is in a state where he has obtained the qualification of the Three Gods and contracted with three gods.
But Hiromune, Wang Ho Wei, and Weihao are each contracted with a single god.
Therefore, the rewards they receive will also be limited to one.
‘They’re hot-tempered guys, so I didn’t want to make them Apostles of the Three Gods of All Things if possible…’
But they’re surprisingly well-behaved and seem like they’d be helpful to the party, so my thoughts have changed.
‘I should make a proposal to the Three Gods. Ask them to include the other guys in the Three Gods of All Things too.’
Of course, they’ll have to pass the qualification verification first.
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