Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 148
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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 148
148. Labyrinth Underground Floor 399
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground Floor 390.]
《Type: Raid》
《Conditions: None》
《Mission: Eliminate 1 Dark Troll King.》
[You cannot exit until the mission is cleared.]
The 390th Floor boss was a Troll King.
Its massive body and bulging muscles were more intimidating than regular trolls, but….
‘More than anything, its insane regeneration that heals most wounds within 10 seconds is what makes it overpowered.’
But it wasn’t much to me.
I had the Troll Slayer Achievement I received on Floor 320.
‘With this Achievement that deals 60% additional damage to trolls, there’s nothing to fear.’
On top of that, there was the Achievement from Floor 340 that deals 25% additional damage to boss-level monsters.
‘Well, I could handle it in one shot even without the Achievements.’
Thud! Thud!
The Troll King approaches from the distance.
“Graaaah!”
The roaring creature tried to swing down its Giant Club, but.
Pop!
I burst its head with Telekinesis and it collapsed immediately.
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 390!]
[You receive ‘Slightly Strong Essence of Mana’ as a reward for clearing Floor 390.]
[237,900 Credits (+54,900) have been awarded.]
[Booster applied floors: 5/10 floors]
‘Too easy.’
For a raid boss, it was disappointingly anticlimactic.
The floors that followed were the same.
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 391!]
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 392!]
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 393!]
…
…
…
From Floor 391 to Floor 398.
Various types of different bosses appeared, but the result was the same.
They all died in one hit when I crushed their heads.
This was the effect of dealing 25% additional damage to bosses.
‘Was the Elite Hunter Achievement this overpowered?’
Actually, it was more likely the result of my Mana stat approaching 4,000 combined with Grip of the Dead +10.
‘Now for the long-awaited Floor 399.’
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground Floor 399.]
《Type: Raid》
《Conditions: None》
《Mission: Eliminate 1 Dark Minotaur.》
[You cannot exit until the mission is cleared.]
This was the floor where Joshua died.
“Hmm….”
The space of the Labyrinth was nothing but darkness.
I looked around, but there was nothing particularly visible.
However.
‘Unlike before, this is a maze-like space.’
It was a place that adopted the classic labyrinth setting as is.
Flicker!
Torches hanging on the walls lit up automatically, driving away some of the darkness.
And from deep within the passage came a bellowing sound.
“Mooooo!”
It was the boss, the Minotaur.
‘So Joshua was defeated by that creature?’
I had faced Minotaurs before as well.
Stone-hard durability and a massive 5-meter frame, along with a giant halberd to match.
It was a creature worthy of being called a boss, but that was all.
‘There’s nothing particularly noteworthy about it.’
Even my pre-regression self had cleared this, so that says it all.
‘But Joshua failed here?’
What could have been the reason?
I wasn’t sure, but.
‘Let’s deal with the boss first.’
I watched the bull charging at me with thundering steps, wielding its giant halberd.
“Uoooo!”
The Minotaur rushed forward with blazing red eyes, trying to swing its weapon.
Crack!
“!?”
With just one gesture from me, its arm snapped.
“Woaaaaah!”
I gestured downward once more.
Thud!
Its knees slammed into the ground.
“There’s no way something like you could have beaten Joshua.”
“Uwoaaah…”
The Minotaur struggled desperately against the telekinesis pressing down on its shoulders.
However, due to the overwhelming gap in power, it couldn’t even lift its head.
Craaack!
I twisted its thick neck 180 degrees.
It should have collapsed with its tongue hanging out.
“Kruuuu…”
Like an immortal being, it restored its neck to normal and stood up.
This was its skill that activated upon death.
‘Skill Copy.’
[Since the target has only one skill, attempting to copy immediately.]
[Successfully copied skill ‘Immortal Body’.]
▷Immortal Body(A)
―Effect: Upon death, restores the body to its original state and revives with 50% health. This is a one-time use skill.
‘Could it be that Joshua got careless because of this skill and was defeated?’
That thought crossed my mind, but I soon shook my head.
Joshua at that time would have known well that each monster had skills.
There’s no way he wouldn’t have copied the boss’s skill and assessed its capabilities right after entering the labyrinth.
‘He would have been even more careful. He would have known about the revival skill.’
Perhaps he could have fought even more aggressively than usual.
After all, Joshua could also revive using Skill Copy.
‘I don’t know. Let’s just kill it.’
As I applied force with my finger, the Minotaur’s head crumpled like a can.
Crack!
No matter how strong the 399th Floor boss was, it was still a one-shot kill like the previous bosses.
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 399!]
[As a reward for clearing Floor 399, you receive ‘Slightly Strong Essence of Regeneration’.]
[As a first clear reward for Floor 399, you receive ‘Random Orb Fragment 1/4’.]
‘What? That’s it?’
Rewards given and it’s over?
It felt somewhat anticlimactic.
‘There must be something more…’
[Would you like to proceed to the next floor? Y/N]
[Selecting N will allow you to return to Earth.]
Ignoring the message about going to the next floor, I examined the surroundings more carefully.
This dark passage somehow made me want to explore it.
‘Wait. This is…?’
Now I noticed the flow of mana was strange.
It was flowing inward through the passage as if being sucked in.
Like air escaping from a deflated balloon.
‘That way.’
I followed the flow of mana and entered deeper into the passage.
The mana flowing like waves guided me down one path.
I couldn’t tell if it was the right path or the wrong one.
However, the structure of this 399th Floor formed by mana was so strange it was actually interesting.
This was the first time I’d encountered a floor that looked like pathways.
The mana was also leading me somewhere.
Just then.
‘There’s something there.’
I felt a strange energy from one corner of the wall.
‘Mana is leaking out from that place.’
When I approached to check, there was a small crack.
It looked like space itself had been fractured.
‘A spatial rift?’
The moment I reached out to touch it.
Swish!
Something like a black tentacle suddenly shot out from the crack.
‘What?!’
I quickly dodged, but the tentacle kept reaching toward me.
Whooom!
I tried to control the tentacle with telekinesis, but it wasn’t completely possible.
It was as difficult as trying to subdue a raging horse with bare hands.
‘It’s resisting my telekinesis?’
This was telekinesis that could crush a Minotaur’s head.
To think there was a being with power that even that couldn’t hold.
That’s when it happened.
[Warning! The dimensional rift is expanding!]
[An Unknown Entity is attempting to invade!]
‘Dimensional rift?’
Was this the cause of Joshua’s death?
He defeated the boss and was exploring the passage when he accidentally discovered a dimensional rift.
While observing that gap, he was caught and devoured by the tentacle monster?
‘That would make sense. The Joshua from the past would have had no way to defeat this monster.’
But I was different from Joshua.
I had the power of a demigod.
‘Time Stop.’
I stopped time and approached the rift.
Even in the stopped time, the rift was slowly widening.
‘Time Stop doesn’t work either? What the hell is this thing?’
However, the tentacle monster was completely frozen.
Not missing that opportunity, I delivered the strongest attack I could muster.
‘Money Bundle Swing!’
The money bundle effect appeared and struck the tentacle hard.
Crack!
Half of the six tentacles were severed and fell to the floor.
Just as black blood was spurting, Time Stop was released.
Then, a giant eye beyond the rift looked at me.
[Kekeke… A demigod.]
A voice that rang directly in my head, like the gods.
[An interesting fellow has appeared after a long time.]
“Who are you?”
[You don’t need to know about me. It’s not time yet.]
“What do you mean?”
[But don’t worry. You and I will meet again someday. Demigod.]
The rift suddenly began to close.
[See you next time, Demigod Lee Tae Seong.]
“Wait!”
I tried to speak, but the rift completely disappeared.
‘How does it know my name?’
Goosebumps rose on my skin.
And now I finally realized.
The reason Joshua died.
‘That bastard killed Joshua.’
That existence beyond the dimensional rift.
It was definitely a powerful one.
Joshua wouldn’t have been able to handle it.
‘But I’m different.’
Now that I’ve become a demigod.
I might be able to fight against that bastard.
At the very moment Lee Tae Seong encountered the tentacle monster.
In the Eternal Room, the Three Gods were gathered in conference.
[Shouldn’t we start creating the Twelve Apostles soon?]
[Right. We should make them. But who should we choose?]
[We need to pick the smartest and strongest among our apostles.]
[Then, let’s each choose four candidates.]
The gods carefully selected the supreme apostles from among those they sponsored.
[I’ve chosen these four.]
[I’ve picked mine too. These ones have the highest cleared floors.]
[I’ve also chosen four.]
[Then we’ve selected a total of twelve candidates.]
Perfect candidates to make into the Twelve Apostles.
But they were apostles chosen reluctantly, with no other choice.
[If I had my way, I’d want to choose Weihao or the others… Damn it.]
[I’d also like to use Park Se Hee, but the Regressor has already marked her, so I can’t touch her anymore.]
[It can’t be helped. Tae Seong wants to create his own raid party.]
[Damn it, what’s so special about that Regressor!]
Orcus and the other gods were full of complaints.
They didn’t like the current situation of having to watch the Regressor’s mood.
[What choice do we have? Let’s send messages to the apostles we’ve chosen. Tell them we’ll make them stronger if they join the Three Gods’ raid party.]
[But we could have made a stronger team.]
[That’s true. If only Tae Seong hadn’t stolen away the talents first.]
In the end, they couldn’t create Twelve Apostles composed of the strongest apostles.
Because Lee Tae Seong had taken them all away.
[That Regressor, that human has ruined all our plans!]
[What can we do about it being ruined? We have no choice but to form a raid party with the remaining apostles.]
[I don’t like it either, but there’s nothing we can do.]
Then, Orcus came up with a clever idea.
[No, there’s still a way.]
[A way?]
[A method to make the apostles we have into the best.]
[What is it?]
Orcus smiled wickedly and opened his mouth.
[Inject them with Terra.]
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