Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 150
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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 150
150. Cleanup
I was still on the 399th Floor.
I had already defeated the boss, the Minotaur.
The reason I hadn’t finished the conquest yet was to investigate a bit more.
The 399th Floor.
‘There was a rift around here.’
The crack that had been small like a fissure gradually grew larger, eventually creating a gap big enough for black tentacles to enter.
‘I was really startled back then.’
I pondered over the Tentacle Monster I had briefly faced.
It was a powerful being that could laugh leisurely even against my attacks as a Demigod.
Perhaps it might even be stronger than Amon.
‘Now I understand why Joshua died.’
That entity beyond the Dimensional Rift had killed Joshua.
‘He probably entered the passage and was ambushed and killed by the Tentacle Monster.’
But the problem was that it knew about me.
It gave me chills.
‘How does it know me? No, more than that, what’s its reason for trying to enter the Labyrinth?’
An Unknown Entity that tried to invade the Labyrinth by opening a rift.
I couldn’t understand its motive, but it was certain that something strange was happening.
‘I need to prepare. I don’t know when I might encounter it again.’
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.
To know about the enemy, I need more information.
‘Perhaps the Three Gods might know.’
Let me finish conquering from the 400th Floor first.
Then I’ll be able to receive the fifth sponsorship.
[Would you like to descend to the Next Floor? Y/N]
[If you select N, you can return to Earth.]
I pressed Y and entered the 400th Floor.
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground Floor 400.]
《Type: Extermination》
《Condition: None》
《Mission: Defeat 100 Dark Ogres.》
[You cannot exit until you complete the mission.]
Dark Ogres appear on the 400th Floor.
They’re monsters one level stronger than Trolls, but to me, there was no difference between the two.
They would both die with a single gesture anyway.
‘100 exterminations…’
Finding them would take more time than actually killing them.
‘I’ll finish this in a 30-minute cut.’
Flap!
I spread my Wings and quickly moved around the rugged Mountain Region.
Whenever I spotted an ogre, I made a gesture of gripping its head.
Crack!
“Graaah!”
Snap!
“Keeek!”
I defeated the ogres by crushing some of their heads and twisting others’ necks 180 degrees.
The creatures could only be helplessly beaten.
This is the power of Grasp of the Dead Level 10.
[Dark Ogre defeated 100/100]
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 400!]
[400th Floor clear time: 27 minutes 43 seconds]
[You have cleared in the shortest time!]
[An Achievement will be unlocked as a record clear reward.]
A new record that I’m now familiar with.
[Achievement ‘Ogre Hunter (A)’ 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.]
▶Ogre Hunter (A)
―Acquisition Path: Labyrinth Underground Floor 400
―Effect: Deals 100% additional damage against Ogre species.
―Time remaining until permanent acquisition: 9 days 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds
It was a simple but helpful Achievement for hunting.
Since ogres would appear frequently from now on.
[As a reward for clearing the 400th Floor normally, ‘Essence of Strong Muscle Power’ is granted.]
[244,400 Credits (+56,400) are granted.]
[Booster applied floors: 5/10 floors]
The modifier for the clear reward had also changed from ‘Slightly Strong’ to ‘Strong’.
The stats that used to give 40 had jumped up to 60.
‘Should I go meet the Three Gods now?’
I requested the Eternal Room from Orcus.
I could have forced the door open like last time, but if I did that, there was a high chance I wouldn’t get the information I wanted.
‘At least when entering the Eternal Room, I should get permission. That seems to be what they want.’
Since I was in a position where I needed to obtain information, I had the mindset of yielding and going in.
However, the Three Gods remained silent.
“Could you please open the Eternal Room?”
I couldn’t tell if they couldn’t hear me or were ignoring me.
‘If this is how it’s going to be, I have no choice. I’ll have to force it open.’
I analyzed the mana pattern of the Eternal Room and forcibly opened the door.
“Hello, Three Gods.”
As soon as I entered the Eternal Room, I could feel it.
That the atmosphere was unusual.
“What’s wrong with you all? Your expressions?”
All of the Three Gods’ faces were stiff.
[Uh, it’s nothing.]
Orcus answered with an awkward smile, but he couldn’t fool me.
‘These guys caused some kind of trouble, didn’t they?’
I pretended not to know and asked.
“Did something happen?”
[No. Nothing at all.]
“Why didn’t you open the Eternal Room? Couldn’t you hear me?”
[Ah, did that happen? We were thinking about other things so we didn’t notice you.]
[That’s right. It’s not like we can only watch the Regressor, you know?]
That was a valid point.
It was a valid point, but…
‘The atmosphere is strange, isn’t it?’
They had expressions like children who were worried about getting caught for causing trouble.
“What did you do behind my back?”
[What, what?]
“Something happened, didn’t it?”
[What do you mean something…]
[Nothing happened, Tae Seong. Don’t worry about it.]
[It’s something the Regressor doesn’t need to know about.]
Look at this?
‘So something did happen after all.’
If they wouldn’t answer, I’d have to ask about something else.
“Were you watching when I cleared the 399th Floor?”
[Huh? No, we weren’t watching?]
“You’ve been monitoring me all this time, but you just happened to not watch at that moment?”
[We, we were just busy. Doing other things.]
Right, so you have no intention of telling me, is that it?
Then let me get straight to the point.
“Do you know about the Tentacle Monster?”
[!!]
The Three Gods all stiffened simultaneously.
They seemed to know about it.
However, they appeared afraid to mention it.
Judging by how they rolled their eyes and kept their mouths tightly shut.
‘What exactly is that thing?’
For now, it was encouraging that they knew about the tentacle monster.
Since the Three Gods knew, I could just interrogate them.
“Do you know or not? About the tentacle monster.”
[We, we don’t know.]
“Are you going to keep being this uncooperative?”
[Tae Seong, why are you suddenly asking about the tentacle monster? Did you perhaps see it?]
“I saw it. On the 399th Floor.”
[You saw that person?]
That person?
“You do know after all, so please tell me. What that monster is.”
[Ahem…]
The Three Gods shut their mouths again.
This won’t work.
Let me first dig into what the Three Gods are hiding.
“Kairos, to the Secret Room.”
[Why, why suddenly?]
“I have something to say.”
The Secret Room that only two people could enter.
Here, whatever I said wouldn’t leak outside.
Kairos would naturally have no choice but to speak his true feelings.
“Thank you for your hard work, Kairos. Next, Orcus.”
[What? Me?]
“Yes. Please come in.”
I met with each of them separately for interview time.
As a result, I was able to find out what kind of trouble they had caused.
The fact that the Three Gods had injected Terra to enhance the Twelve Apostles.
“Ha, you’ve caused quite a big accident.”
[We’re ashamed. We just tried to make the Apostles stronger…]
Injecting Terra itself wasn’t the problem.
The problem was that the Apostles’ minds had collapsed.
“You know well that humans can’t accept Terra. So why did you do that?”
[No, Regressor, you accepted it just fine, didn’t you? You became stronger using Terra.]
“Ha, that’s only possible because it’s me. Regular Apostles can’t endure it, right? Going insane or dying is normal.”
[Is, is that so?]
For now, I had to clean up the mess the Three Gods had made.
“Those guys, you said there were 12 of them?”
[Yes.]
“Did all 12 of them go insane?”
[Yes. They were fine after the injection, but at some point their minds just snapped…]
“They don’t listen to orders and became villains who massacre people? Is that what you’re saying?”
[Th, that’s right.]
Regular Apostles suddenly going insane and massacring people?
It was a story I’d heard somewhere before.
‘Wait, Jason was like that before my regression.’
I thought he had gone mad from the grief of losing his friend Joshua, but was that not the case?
‘Don’t tell me it was the Three Gods’ doing that turned Jason into a villain?’
Under my sharp glare, the Three Gods averted their eyes.
Even trying to see this in a positive light, I couldn’t.
“What are you going to do now? The raid party you carefully selected doesn’t listen to orders and goes around massacring civilians.”
The Three Gods couldn’t answer.
They seemed to have no idea how to handle the situation.
“Shall I solve it for you?”
[Really?]
“Yes. But I have conditions.”
The Three Gods’ expressions hardened at the mention of conditions.
Don’t they know you should listen to what someone has to say until the end?
“What I want is two things. First, 300 Terra each as payment for cleaning up this mess.”
[300 each…?]
“I need at least this much to make it worth moving. That’s my first condition.”
[What’s the second?]
“Second is information about the Tentacle Monster. You definitely know, don’t you? What kind of existence it is.”
At these words, Kairos’s face turned pale.
[That… that’s a bit…]
“Why? Don’t tell me you’re connected to that thing?”
[N-no! Absolutely not!]
“Then why are you reluctant to talk about it?”
[It’s just… dangerous.]
“I know that too. That’s exactly why I want to prepare in advance.”
[…]
Kairos fell into deep thought.
After hesitating for a long while, he opened his mouth.
[Fine. I’ll accept your conditions. But in return, make sure you properly solve the Twelve Apostles problem.]
[Right! They can’t get hurt even a little! We’re going to use them as a raid party again!]
[Please just restore their minds to normal. That’s all we ask.]
I nodded my head.
That much shouldn’t be too difficult.
“You can track their locations, right?”
[Yes. Since they’re our Apostles, we can see where they are.]
“Please give me their real-time locations. I’ll handle them one by one.”
[Thank you, Tae Seong.]
“Don’t mention it. I’m getting paid for this job. Oh, right.”
I extended my hand toward the Three Gods.
“Please give me the 400th Floor sponsorship reward. 300 Terra each.”
[…]
[…]
[…]
The Three Gods were worried that Terra might go bankrupt at this rate.
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