Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 152
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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 152
152. The Identity of the Tentacle Monster
New Delhi, India.
“Aaaahhh!”
Ishan Sharma clutched his head and screamed.
In the middle of the plaza in front of India Gate.
‘I need to become stronger… like Amon… To do that, I need to kill people to prove my strength…’
At that moment, another thought surged up.
‘No, no. What am I doing? Am I planning to harm innocent people? Snap out of it!’
In his mind, his original reason was resisting the desire to become stronger.
It was natural.
Originally, Ishan was a good Apostle.
He had only admired Amon and tried to become a better Apostle.
That was all…
“Graaahhh!”
His mind was going berserk due to Terra’s side effects.
His desire to become stronger had brought disaster.
Already, dozens of casualties had occurred around the plaza.
It was because of the heat that Ishan unconsciously emitted.
“Everyone stand back! This area is dangerous!”
India’s Apostles controlled the area around Ishan for the citizens’ safety.
However, the heat of mana that Ishan emitted made it difficult even for India’s Apostles to approach.
“Ishan! Snap out of it!”
Ramesh, an Indian Apostle, desperately shouted.
“You were our hope for India! You who admired Amon and worked so hard!”
“Amon… Amon…”
Amon’s name flowed from Ishan’s lips.
‘I wanted to be like Amon… I wanted to become strong like Amon…’
He had watched Amon’s videos hundreds of times.
Perfect technique, overwhelming skill.
He had dreamed of becoming like Amon someday.
But what about himself now?
“I’ve become a monster that hurts people…”
Tears flowed from Ishan’s eyes.
Although his mind was going berserk due to Terra’s influence, reason still remained in one corner of his heart.
“Please… someone stop me…”
That’s when it happened.
“Ishan Sharma.”
A calm and familiar voice was heard.
Ishan looked up.
A young man wearing a black hood was standing there.
But that voice was definitely…
“Amon…?”
Ishan’s eyes widened.
It was that voice he had heard hundreds of times in videos.
“That’s right.”
Amon removed his hood.
The face that Ishan had so admired was revealed.
“Ah… Amon… It’s really Amon…”
Ishan said with a trembling voice.
“I wanted to become stronger… I wanted to become stronger and ended up like this… I’m sorry…”
The tears wouldn’t stop.
He was ashamed to be in such a state in front of the hero he admired.
“I know.”
Amon approached step by step.
“I know your heart. Your desire to become stronger, your desire to become like me.”
“Amon…”
“But true strength isn’t like this.”
Amon extended his hand.
“Snap out of it, Ishan.”
Warm telekinesis enveloped Ishan.
It was a gentle energy, the complete opposite of the destructive and rough Terra.
“Uaaaah….”
Black energy began to seep out from Ishan’s body.
The side effects of Terra were being purified.
“Thank you… Amon… thank you….”
Ishan gradually lost consciousness.
The last thing he saw was Amon’s warm gaze as he saved him.
After saving Ishan, I immediately went around to deal with the remaining apostles.
Germany, England, Japan, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Spain, and more.
The time it took to deal with all 12 apostles while traveling through various countries was 6 hours.
It was the result of handling everything as quickly as possible using Instant Teleportation and Spatial Movement abilities.
《Terra : 5,940》
After touring the entire world and completing the purification work, I obtained 1,200 Terra.
It was even more than the amount I received from the Three Gods.
‘I really made the right choice going there personally to handle it.’
That night, breaking news erupted across the entire world.
【BBC Breaking News】
“The simultaneous terrorist attacks that terrorized the entire world have all been resolved in just 6 hours. The rescue operation was carried out by a mysterious individual who identified himself as ‘Amon’….”
【CNN Breaking News】
“Simultaneous superhuman terrorist incidents occurred in 12 countries. When governments of each nation were helpless, the savior who suddenly appeared has been revealed to be Amon….”
【NHK News】
“The individual named Amon who rescued Mr. Tanaka who was rampaging in Shibuya, Japan. According to eyewitness testimonies, he immediately calmed down as soon as Amon touched him….”
And interviews with the apostles rescued from each country poured out.
Wei Li (China):
“The person called Amon saved me. I’m truly grateful. If it weren’t for him….”
Luca Deschamps (France):
“Thanks to Amon, I was able to regain my senses. He’s a true hero.”
Marco Berti (Italy):
“If it weren’t for him, I would have continued to be insane.”
Alexei Ivanov (Russia):
“Amon is Russia’s hero.”
Ishan Sharma (India):
“Amon is… someone I’ve admired my entire life. He personally saved me. I will never forget this debt of gratitude.”
All the apostles unanimously praised Amon.
The media competed to publish articles related to this.
[God has descended in human form.]
[The miraculous hero who saved 12 countries in 6 hours.]
[Amon, the greatest savior of the 21st century.]
[Humanity’s new guardian, Amon.]
Returning home, I chuckled while watching the news.
“Isn’t the exaggeration a bit too much?”
But it wasn’t bad.
The entire world was calling my name.
‘Now I’ve really become a world-class celebrity.’
According to what a Hee Seong faction member reported, phone calls were flooding into the Amon Guild.
Governments from various countries were sending gratitude along with various proposals.
‘Most of them were about guild contracts though….’
Currently, I don’t have even the slightest intention of belonging to another country.
Right now, something else was more important than that.
“Three Gods, now please tell me about the Tentacle Monster.”
Entering the Eternal Room, I spoke directly to the point.
“As promised, I saved the Twelve Apostles. Without killing a single one. So now please tell me. About the Tentacle Monster.”
The Three Gods looked at each other with stern faces, gauging each other’s reactions.
They seemed afraid to even speak about it.
After a moment, Kairos let out a heavy sigh and opened his mouth.
[That being is… called the Labyrinth Administrator.]
“Administrator?”
[Yes. An entity that monitors, supervises, and manages the Labyrinth.]
“Wasn’t the Labyrinth designed by Amon?”
[That’s right. But there’s also an entity that manages them. That person manages all the labyrinths in the world.]
All the labyrinths in the world.
That means there isn’t just one labyrinth in the universe.
It was a somewhat shocking statement, but I remained calm.
‘I already knew that. Just looking at the Arena Battle, you could roughly guess that there are other labyrinths.’
Arena Battles where people gather from across the universe.
If you think about where they all participate from, you could reach the speculation that there isn’t just one labyrinth.
‘But to think that speculation was true.’
I asked once more to confirm.
“Are you saying there isn’t just one labyrinth?”
[That’s right. Like the labyrinth Amon created, labyrinths made by other beings are scattered throughout the universe. Tae Seong, the labyrinth you’re conquering is just one of them.]
“Then, the Administrator monitors and supervises all those labyrinths?”
The answer came from Orcus.
[Correct. The Administrator’s role is to block variables from occurring in the labyrinths. By intervening through labyrinth passages.]
“Blocking variables? What kind of variables?”
[Well… the Administrator hates it when labyrinths are conquered.]
Hates labyrinth conquest?
What does that mean?
“Please explain in detail.”
[I don’t know the reason either. But the Administrator has always been like that. When there are signs that a labyrinth might be conquered, they try to intervene and interfere somehow. Even by exploiting vulnerable parts of the system to make direct interventions.]
It was a rather absurd story.
It was surprising that there was an entity managing labyrinths, but deliberately preventing them from being conquered?
Why on earth?
‘Don’t the Three Gods know the reason either? Or are they deliberately hiding it?’
I carefully observed the Three Gods’ expressions, but couldn’t find any particular clues.
“So, the Administrator is an entity that interferes to prevent Apostles from fully conquering labyrinths.”
[That’s about right.]
Hearing that, I could understand more clearly why Joshua died.
‘They intervened because Joshua with Skill Copy was too strong? Afraid he might conquer the labyrinth?’
Joshua in the past certainly had tremendous momentum.
If he had lived, he could have conquered it alone.
But he lost his life to the Administrator’s intervention on the 399th Floor.
Because of that, the hope of conquering the labyrinth passed to me.
‘In the end, they thought I, who didn’t even have Skill Copy, could never defeat Amon on the 666th Floor, so they didn’t bother with me?’
Now I understand a bit.
The reason the Administrator didn’t touch me before my regression.
‘What a complete lunatic. To try and interfere with conquest even by using cheats.’
Isn’t this like a referee interfering with a soccer match?
‘But how did they know my name?’
That question could be naturally resolved by the fact that they’re an administrator.
‘Probably because they’re an administrator, they can see Apostle information too.’
Seeing how they instantly recognized I was a Demigod, my speculation that they can see information is probably correct.
‘Wait, come to think of it, the fact that the Administrator appeared means…’
Does it mean I’ve taken a step closer to conquering the labyrinth?
They must have tried to eliminate me because there’s a possibility.
‘They must have judged that if I continue growing like this, I’ll kill Amon and conquer it smoothly.’
It was fortunate.
That I’m growing according to plan.
If there’s one problem.
“Then, we don’t know when that Administrator might appear again?”
[Right. That’s the biggest problem.]
They might break through the labyrinth dimension again on some floor and thrust their tentacles at me.
‘The fact that the Administrator felt threatened is proof that the possibility of conquest is high, so I should consider it fortunate, but…’
Thinking that I’ll face the Administrator and they’ll interfere with my conquest from now on, I felt a sense of crisis instead.
“I understand. Three Gods. Thank you for the information.”
After leaving the Labyrinth, I took a cold shower and fell into deep thought.
‘I need to prepare countermeasures. Now that a new enemy called the Administrator has appeared.’
I could just continue conquering the Labyrinth as I had been doing, but I couldn’t ignore the Administrator’s existence.
‘Since it’s the one managing the Labyrinth, it’s definitely not someone to be taken lightly. It laughed off my attacks with ease.’
I did manage to cut off a few tentacles in the process, but that was about it.
‘I need greater power.’
I checked my Status Window.
My Dark Magic had already risen to 5,872.
‘I should awaken White Magic Power as well.’
If I awakened both Dark Magic and White Magic Power, I would be able to face the Administrator more safely.
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