Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 144

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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 144

 

144. Labyrinth Underground 320th Floor

 

[You have entered Labyrinth Underground 320th Floor.]

 

 

 

《Type: Annihilation》

 

《Conditions: None》

 

《Mission: Eliminate 100 Dark Trolls.》

 

 

 

[You cannot exit until the mission is completed.]

 

The 320th Floor is a troll hunting mission.

 

With their 4-meter frames and monstrous strength, Regular Apostles would have quite a struggle dealing with them.

 

‘But the real troublesome thing is their regeneration.’

 

Minor wounds heal within seconds, so you have no choice but to aim for the head in one strike.

 

So what’s the strategy?

 

‘You have to cut the tendons in their legs to make them lean forward.’

 

Usually if you hit the Achilles tendon, they’ll kneel down on their own.

 

Then if you target the relatively vulnerable cervical spine?

 

‘You can easily cut off their head.’

 

Since heads can’t regenerate, bringing them down and killing them is the most effective method.

 

However.

 

‘That’s only from a Regular Apostle’s perspective.’

 

I’m not sure if Regular Apostles even reach the 320th Floor, but anyway.

 

Beep―

 

I turned on my action camera out of habit and set out to find trolls.

 

Flutter!

 

Entering the Purple Cursed Forest, I came upon swampland.

 

“Grrrr….”

 

I could see a troll with long dangling arms standing like a tree.

 

Sensing my rapid approach, the creature turned its head toward me.

 

But.

 

Splat!

 

[Dark Troll eliminated 1/100]

 

Before it could even look at me, I burst its head with telekinesis.

 

The body swayed like a tree with a severed trunk before crashing to the ground with a thud!

 

‘No matter how tough a troll is, it can’t withstand enhanced telekinesis.’

 

This is Grip of the Dead enhanced to +5.

 

It’s good for ranged attacks and has excellent utility in many ways, so I enhanced it.

 

‘Definitely because it’s enhanced, the range is wider and telekinesis responds faster too.’

 

With my mana stat exceeding 2,000, crushing heads like watermelons isn’t difficult.

 

Splat! Splat!

 

Every troll I encountered had its head explode with a single gesture.

 

There was no need to stay on the ground.

 

I flew around hunting comfortably.

 

As a result.

 

 

 

[320th Floor clear time: 14 minutes 31 seconds]

 

[Cleared in record time!]

 

[Achievement unlocked as record clear reward.]

 

I set a record and could obtain an Achievement too.

 

[Achievement ‘Troll Slayer (B)’ has been unlocked.]

 

[If a new record is set within 10 days, the Achievement will be returned.]

 

[If no new record holder appears, you will permanently acquire the Achievement effect.]

 

▶Troll Slayer (B)

 

―Acquisition path: Labyrinth Underground 320th Floor

 

―Effect: Deals 60% additional damage against trolls.

 

―Time remaining until permanent acquisition: 9 days 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds

 

It’s a good Achievement for dealing with trolls, but mediocre for B-rank.

 

‘Unless there are lots of trolls. They won’t appear for several more sections anyway.’

 

Still, it would be good for facing the boss troll that appears in the 390th Floor range.

 

‘Having an Achievement is better than nothing. As long as it helps even a little, that’s enough.’

 

[Would you like to descend to the next floor? Y/N]

 

[Selecting N will allow you to return to Earth.]

 

I pressed N and returned to Earth.

 

Don’t I have something to receive from the Three Gods?

 

“Three Gods, please open the door for me.”

 

I waited for a moment, but there was no response.

 

Why aren’t they answering?

 

‘Don’t tell me they’re ignoring me?’

 

They’re really doing everything they can to avoid giving me Terra.

 

Well, that’s fine.

 

‘If they won’t open it, I’ll have to open it myself.’

 

 

Watching over humans in spirit form.

 

It was a boring and uninteresting task.

 

That’s why the Three Gods came up with a plan.

 

They would select the 12 strongest Apostles from among their followers to form a raid party.

 

Then they would give various orders to the raid party and become substantially involved.

 

But they didn’t know.

 

They had no idea that their wrong orders would destroy the raid party and create a monster filled only with rage and vengeance.

 

And they never imagined that monster would be Lee Tae Seong.

 

[The Regressor has requested the Eternal Room.]

 

[Hmm… Is it to receive the fourth sponsorship?]

 

[As promised before, he’s probably coming to get Terra instead of sponsorship.]

 

The Three Gods were full of complaints about Lee Tae Seong.

 

First of all.

 

[That damn human! He recruited Thomas and Henry into his guild again!]

 

[He stole another talent we had our eyes on.]

 

[We need to quickly form our Twelve Apostles. At this rate, he’ll steal them all.]

 

They had tried to form a raid party by gathering the Twelve Apostles, but all the capable talents were stolen away.

 

That was their current complaint.

 

But the biggest reason was?

 

[I really don’t want him to take our Terra.]

 

[But wasn’t that what we agreed on last time? That we’d give Terra instead of sponsorship…]

 

[I know that! But the justification is fucking ridiculous!]

 

Their biggest complaint was that he extorted their most precious energy, Terra, using various excuses.

 

[Harmonion, this is the first time I’ve seen you curse.]

 

[Ah, I don’t care! Fuck!]

 

[…]

 

To think that she, who always spoke politely and valued the world’s balance, would use such vulgar language.

 

The two gods looked at each other awkwardly.

 

[So, what should we do? We need to open the Eternal Room…]

 

[Don’t open it! I don’t even want to see that Regressor!]

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Crack!

 

[?]

 

[!]

 

[What’s that?]

 

A crack appeared in the space where the Three Gods resided.

 

Then light began to shine into the Eternal Room, which should have contained only darkness.

 

A hole had been torn open.

 

[Orcus! Is this your doing?]

 

[What? No, it’s not!]

 

[Then what’s happening? Why is the Eternal Room opening!]

 

Soon something slipped through the torn hole.

 

[Eek!]

 

[Wh-what is that? That thing?]

 

[An arm?]

 

It appeared to be a human arm.

 

It squeezed through along with a body.

 

Finally, even the legs.

 

“Phew, it’s narrow but not a big deal.”

 

[Re-Regressor?]

 

The person who had invaded the Eternal Room without permission was none other than Lee Tae Seong.

 

“Hello, Three Gods.”

 

[H-how did you get here?]

 

[Orcus! Did you allow him to enter the Eternal Room?]

 

[That’s impossible! I never gave permission!]

 

Tae Seong gave a light smile to the Three Gods who were looking at him in shock.

 

“Oh my, there’s a hole in the dimension. I’m sorry.”

 

[H-how did you do it? The Eternal Room cannot be entered without Orcus’s permission.]

 

“Do I absolutely need permission to enter? If I figure out the mana pattern, it’s simple.”

 

[Mana pattern…?]

 

[W-wait. You’re saying you figured out the Eternal Room’s mana pattern?]

 

“Yes.”

 

[How?]

 

“I’ve been in and out of the Eternal Room many times, haven’t I? Figuring it out wasn’t difficult. The problem was that I didn’t have the qualifications to force it open…”

 

[You mean you gained the qualifications by becoming a demigod.]

 

“That’s right.”

 

Orcus was truly dumbfounded.

 

To enter the Soul Realm on his own?

 

Wasn’t he simply a monster?

 

[B-but how can you just open it and come in as you please? The dimension was damaged!]

 

“That’s why I asked you to open the door, but you wouldn’t. You should open it promptly when asked.”

 

[Ugh…]

 

Orcus couldn’t find words to say.

 

He could only tremble and suppress his anger.

 

[Right, Tae Seong… What brings you here?]

 

“You know what brings me here, don’t you? I’ve reached the 320th Floor, so you need to give me the fourth sponsorship.”

 

[R-right. Then as a sponsorship item…]

 

“Oh come on. You promised, didn’t you? To give me 300 Terra each. You know this already.”

 

[…]

 

Kairos, who had tried to gloss over it, let out a dry cough.

 

[Ahem, I understand. Then, the Terra…]

 

[Wait!]

 

Orcus, who had thought of something.

 

He pointed with a determined expression that this couldn’t continue.

 

[Human! We need to address this issue. How can you do this to us?]

 

“What do you mean?”

 

[Henry and Thomas. They were talents we had our eyes on, and you just swept them into the Amon Guild. What are you trying to do?]

 

“What, do I need permission to recruit guild members too?”

 

[They’re our apostles. You clearly knew they were our apostles too!]

 

“I knew. But so what? Is there a law saying I can’t recruit the Three Gods’ apostles?”

 

[Such shamelessness…!]

 

Orcus kept pointing his finger with an expression of disbelief, but he didn’t know.

 

“Why? Do you want to recruit them into the Three Gods’ raid party? Then go ahead and try.”

 

Just how shameless Tae Seong could be.

 

“If you want to take them, just send them a direct message. Ask if they want to join the Three Gods’ raid party.”

 

[T-then you won’t stop us?]

 

Lee Tae Seong surprisingly nodded.

 

“I won’t stop you. But you’ll have to tell them this too.”

 

[What?]

 

“That if they want to join the Three Gods’ raid party, they’ll have to leave the Amon Guild.”

 

[…!]

 

“Since you want to form a raid party and give orders to humans, naturally they shouldn’t be tied to a guild, right?”

 

It was a valid point.

 

There couldn’t be two people giving orders.

 

If you want to poach someone who belongs somewhere, naturally they should withdraw from there first.

 

“I wonder if Thomas and Henry would really abandon the Amon Guild to join the Three Gods’ raid party?”

 

[Why? Why couldn’t they? Of course they’d want to side with us!]

 

“If you’re so confident, why don’t you send a message right now?”

 

[You think we can’t? Fine! I’ll send one right away!]

 

Provoked by Lee Tae Seong, Orcus immediately sent a message to his apostle, Henry.

 

“Harmonion, you should send one too. See if they’ll change jobs.”

 

[I was going to send one without you telling me.]

 

Harmonion also curtly replied and composed a message to send to his apostle Thomas.

 

The message he wrote was as follows:

 

[Orcus, God of the Underworld, proposes that you join the raid party.]

 

[If you join the raid party, we promise to accept you as an Apostle of the Three Gods and give you the highest treatment.]

 

[However, the condition is that you must withdraw from your current guild.]

 

[Will you join the Three Gods’ Raid Party? Y/N]

 

Harmonion sent the same content.

 

The answer came back quickly.

 

Ding!

 

[Huh? What? Rejection?]

 

[My apostle also… chose to reject.]

 

Thomas and Henry chose Amon over the Three Gods.

 

“See? I told you they wouldn’t join.”

 

[…]

 

[…]

 

“Stop doing useless things and quickly sponsor Terra.”

 

The Three Gods had no choice but to offer 900 Terra to Lee Tae Seong.

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