Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 142
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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 142
142. Second Grand Arena
Victory in the 1:1 arena.
Victory in the 3:3 arena.
I had won twice in Arena Battles.
As a result.
[You will receive ‘Ordinary Essence of Strength’ as a Floor 290 normal clear reward.]
[172,900 Credits (+39,900) have been awarded.]
[Booster applied floors: 5/10 floors]
My strength increased by 18 as a normal reward.
[You will receive ‘Random Orb Fragment 1/4’ as a Floor 290 first clear reward.]
A Random Orb Fragment came out as the first clear reward.
But what I liked most was.
[Floor 290 clear time: 28 minutes 14 seconds]
[You have cleared in the shortest time!]
[An Achievement will be unlocked as a record clear reward.]
The shortest record reward.
A satisfying Achievement was unlocked.
[Achievement ‘Avatar of the Arena (C)’ 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.]
▶Avatar of the Arena (C)
―Acquisition path: Labyrinth Underground Floor 290
―Effect: Damage taken in arenas is halved, and attack speed, movement speed, and damage are doubled. However, this only applies in arenas.
―Time remaining until permanent acquisition: 9 days 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds
Attack speed, movement speed, and damage.
An Achievement that doubles everything, boasting maximum efficiency in arenas.
‘With this, I can pull off a one-man show. It even applies to turret damage.’
Not only does damage decrease when hit by lasers, but the increased attack speed makes destroying turrets easier too.
‘In Grand Arenas, there were limits on how much attack speed and movement speed could increase, which was frustrating…’
Now I’d have some breathing room.
[Would you like to descend to the next floor? Y/N]
[Selecting N will allow you to return to Earth.]
‘I need to test out the Achievement, so I can’t stop here.’
Riding the momentum, I touched Y and performed the Floor 291 mission.
《Victory!》
《My MMR 1,975 (+30) points》
[33 consecutive wins achieved!]
[Win streak bonus (+10) applied.]
[30 Battle Points acquired.]
I won the 1v1 in just 1 second after starting.
[Starting Grand Arena.]
[Beginning random matching with participants of similar MMR scores.]
[Please wait a moment.]
[Teammate matching successful.]
[Match opponent found!]
[Moving to battlefield.]
I met new teammates in my second Grand Arena.
“Hello?”
“…”
They weren’t beastmen like last time.
This time both were human.
However.
‘One has long, pointed ears, and the other is short…’
Weren’t these the elves and dwarves depicted in novels and movies?
“Nice to meet you. Since we’ve met like this through fate, shall we introduce ourselves?”
“…”
The elf was talkative, and the dwarf was taciturn.
Which side should I join?
“Why is everyone so quiet? Did the system block conversation?”
I chose the taciturn side like the dwarf.
This was better than unnecessarily making small talk.
With the Avatar of the Arena Achievement, I could handle two people’s worth anyway.
[Grand Arena will start in 10 seconds.]
[10…]
[9…]
[8…]
“Whoa!? It started! Wh-where should we go? We need to decide quickly…”
Since they were panicking, I decided for them.
“Pointy ears goes top, shorty goes bottom.”
“Eh… pointy ear…”
“What!? Shorty?”
They reacted more to the nicknames than my instructions.
I guess they didn’t like them.
“I’m going jungle. Figure out the rest yourselves.”
“…”
“Hey! Human! Shorty!? Take back what you just said!”
The elf went silent in shock while the dwarf suddenly became chatty.
[Starting Grand Arena!]
Entering the forest, I quickly arrived in front of the crystal statue.
With my movement speed doubled from the achievement, I could definitely feel the difference.
Crack!
I immediately destroyed the statue and obtained the Essence of Surveillance.
An essential buff that allows observation of all targets’ movements.
‘That’s why I came to the jungle first to get this.’
But it seemed the enemy team also knew the importance of the Essence of Surveillance.
Judging by the opposing jungle player appearing from the other side.
“Ugh, I’m already too late?”
The opponent looked at the broken statue, widened their eyes, then boldly approached me.
As if trying to get revenge for me taking the essence.
“Hey, did you take the essence? Come here.”
“You’ve got no fear. Want me to send you home?”
“What?”
Just by waving my hand in the air.
Crack!
Their neck snapped.
[First Kill!]
[First kill bonus: All stats +5% increase]
The more kills you get, the better.
Since stats increase by percentage like this.
‘Of course, it’s not permanent and only applies in Grand Arena.’
Still, it’s definitely advantageous in battles against enemies.
Better than nothing.
If you keep hunting and accumulating, you gradually become more of a monster.
However.
‘There’s no need to go around hunting opponents.’
You can’t win battles just by getting lots of kills.
Destroying towers and destroying warp gates is the top priority.
Grand Arena is where reversals often happen when you get cocky about high individual skill.
I mustn’t be careless.
But that’s only until before getting the achievement.
‘Now it seems like I alone would be sufficient?’
Having already arrived at bottom.
“Huh? Human, why did you come here…”
Splat!
I burst the enemy’s head and attacked the tower.
“What are you doing? Mister. Hit it quickly.”
“Huh? Ah, got it.”
As the dwarf and I hit the tower together.
Rumble!
The first tower collapsed and the path opened.
“Let’s go straight to the second tower.”
“Yeah.”
―What? You already destroyed the first tower?
“Yeah.”
Hearing the elf’s voice, I naturally gave orders.
The person who gets the Essence of Surveillance is supposed to give orders.
“Elf, you keep facing off against the opponent at top. If they leave, use that opportunity to hit the tower and draw attention. In other words, tie them down.”
―Ah, understood!
While we break through the bottom lane, the elf holds down one person at the top.
That’s the standard strategy of the Grand Arena.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter if she doesn’t hold them down.’
I’m confident I wouldn’t lose even fighting three enemies alone, but still, she’s a teammate so I should give her something to do.
“Where do you bastards think you’re going!”
“Block them by the Second Tower!”
Two of them were holding out next to the tower, but it wasn’t a problem.
Tss tss tss!
I transformed the Transformation Branch into a gun.
Let me use Sinister Moonlight in Darkness.
“What? Why, why is it so dark?”
“Why did it suddenly become night?”
The enemies panic at the darkened environment.
At that moment.
‘Moonlight Shot.’
With the 100% increased bullet speed, I instantly blew off both their heads.
“Wow! What amazing shooting skills!”
“There are no obstacles now, so let’s quickly destroy the tower.”
“Got it!”
The Second Tower soon crumbled.
Just as we were about to head to the Gate Controller, the elf’s communication came through.
―I, I let one escape! They’re heading your way!
“It doesn’t matter.”
The momentum had already shifted to our side anyway.
If I just use Moonlight Shot, I can one-shot however many come.
“Everyone be careful of that guy. He has a gun.”
“Let’s defend from the corner as much as possible.”
“It won’t reach here, right?”
As if it wouldn’t reach.
The three enemies gathered and defended from behind the Warp Gate, but.
Pop pop pop!
All their heads exploded from the Sinister Moonlight in Darkness + Moonlight Shot combo.
The gate was destroyed in an instant too.
《Victory!》
《My MMR 2,020(+45) points》
[34 consecutive wins achieved!]
[Winning streak bonus (+15) applied.]
[45 Battle Points acquired.]
[Ordinary Essence of Magic awarded as Floor 291 normal clear reward.]
[Ordinary Essence of Resistance awarded as Floor 291 first clear reward.]
I won again and moved to the next floor.
The next floor, and the floor after that too.
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 299!]
10 one-on-one battles.
10 three-on-three battles.
I filled them all with victories.
As a result.
【Arena Battle】
◎Grade: Superhuman
◎Universe Ranking: 53,595,538th
◎Earth Ranking: 1st
◎MMR: 2,620 points
◎Arena Record: 40 wins 0 draws 0 losses
◎Grand Arena Record: 10 wins 0 draws 0 losses
◎BP Held: 880
My score and ranking rose quite a lot.
‘Before starting Floor 290, my ranking was over 12 billion…’
Now there are only about 50 million beings with higher scores than me.
My grade also rose from Supreme to Superhuman.
[Congratulations on achieving 40 consecutive wins!]
[You additionally acquire 40 Battle Points as a bonus.]
[Congratulations on achieving 50 consecutive wins!]
[You additionally acquire 50 Battle Points as a bonus.]
By reaching 50 consecutive wins, my Battle Points also increased by 90.
╔══ Arena Shop ══╗
BP Held: 970
• Strength +1 Enhancement (10 BP)
• Penetration +1 Enhancement (10 BP)
• Durability +1 Enhancement (10 BP)
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…
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• Skill Effect +10% Enhancement (200 BP)
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I had gathered enough BP to buy 4 skill enhancements.
After purchasing them immediately.
[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’ll enhance Grip of the Dead.’
I scrolled through the list and tapped.
[The effect of skill ‘Grip of the Dead (SSS)’ is enhanced by 10%.]
[200 BP has been deducted.]
After repeating this four times.
▷Grip of the Dead (SSS)+5
―Effect: Can manipulate objects or subdue opponents with telekinesis. Requires extremely high mana control.
The telekinesis effect was enhanced by 50% compared to before.
‘Enhancement goes up to +10, so I should fully enhance this first, then move on to other skills.’
And I should also steadily collect Random Orbs to draw as many Skill Enhancement Orbs as possible.
That’s the only way I can become stronger than I am now.
[Would you like to descend to the next floor? Y/N]
[Selecting N will allow you to return to Earth.]
Floor 300.
Normally, I might have taken a break.
‘Let’s keep going.’
I pushed through directly to floor 309 without rest.
And at the 310th floor raid mission I reached.
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground Floor 310.]
《Type: Raid》
《Conditions: None》
《Mission: Defeat 1 Demon Noble Symbion.》
[You cannot exit until the mission is completed.]
I was able to face a demon that uses Parasite.
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