Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 156
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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 156
156. Kairos’s Trap
“How exactly are you going to help me?”
[The God of Time ‘Kairos’ says he recommends Dimension C-9981.]
[He says the 93rd Floor Apostle there is in the most dangerous situation.]
[He warns that if you don’t go quickly, they might die.]
Rescuing the 93rd Floor Apostle.
It was suspicious that Kairos would specifically designate and recommend a particular floor.
‘Why that floor of all places?’
Until now, the Three Gods had never intervened in missions.
It was probably because I handled things well on my own without them having to say anything…
‘But coming out like this now is a bit suspicious…’
Especially since they had accumulated negative feelings toward me, it seemed even more so.
‘The Three Gods who were full of complaints about me taking away Terra are now helping me? No, they would have interfered if anything.’
I was suspicious, but I couldn’t ask outright.
“I understand.”
I said I understood, but my choice was different.
‘Dimension J-7732.’
I selected the 100th Floor Apostle rescue mission.
It was a completely different place from the floor Kairos had recommended.
[Moving to Dimension J-7732.]
Administrator Hasaksios was waiting somewhere in the Dimensional Rift.
He was waiting for Lee Tae Seong in Dimension C-9981 that Kairos had told him about.
‘That bastard will appear soon.’
He had positioned his tentacles in advance and prepared a perfect ambush.
He wouldn’t let him escape this time.
Even if he had become a Demigod, a surprise attack should be enough to kill him.
‘Kairos said he would appear within 5 minutes…’
Time passed, but Lee Tae Seong didn’t appear.
10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes…
‘Strange. He definitely said he chose this place, didn’t he?’
Even after an hour passed, Lee Tae Seong didn’t appear.
The Administrator’s eyes became bloodshot.
‘Kairos, that stupid bastard…!’
Isabella Rodriguez, a female Apostle from Venezuela.
She was currently performing a 100th Floor survival mission.
《Type : Survival》
《Condition : Within 1 hour time limit》
《Mission : Survive from monsters.》
The mission wasn’t difficult.
It wasn’t much different from the survival missions she had done in the 20th Floor range.
She just had to defeat the swarming monsters or run away for 1 hour to clear it.
However.
“Huff… huff…”
Isabella was breathing heavily.
‘I didn’t know E-Grade monsters would be this strong.’
She had somehow managed to deal with the swarming monsters, but quickly became exhausted.
Because the level of monsters was completely different from the 20th Floor.
So she chose the path of running away, but.
“Huff, huff…”
She had reached her limit.
Thunk!
An arrow shot by a Dark Elf stuck into the ground at her feet.
‘Damn it!’
She thought she had barely managed to hide, but they caught up quickly.
There was no time to rest.
“Huff, gasp!”
She looked for another place to hide, but it was futile.
Isabella’s gaze turned to a message floating in the corner of her vision.
[Time remaining until mission end: 10 minutes 23 seconds]
‘Ah… I just need to hold out for 10 minutes…’
She was already surrounded by the Dark Elves.
There was no avoiding the fight now.
“Damn it! Come at me all at once!”
It was a life-or-death crisis, but there was no choice.
Just 10 minutes.
She had to somehow endure for just 10 minutes.
Then she could return to Earth and see her family.
However.
Thunk!
“Aaaah!”
Isabella soon had to admit that her thinking had been naive.
‘I, I can’t hold out… I can’t even last 5 minutes.’
Arrows had pierced her legs and back.
They were poison arrows.
Even if she pulled out the arrows, the poison would make her condition worse.
Moreover, Dark Elf Warriors stood in front of her, holding gleaming swords aimed at her throat.
It was a desperate situation.
That’s when it happened.
“Do you need help?”
A calm voice was heard.
When Isabella turned her head, a young man wearing a black hood was standing there.
“Wh, who are you…?”
“Just a moment. Let me clean up here first.”
When the man extended his hand, the Dark Elves’ movements stopped.
For a moment she thought time had frozen, but it hadn’t.
She could see the faces of the Dark Elves contorting as they tried to break free from the invisible grip.
Crack!
The necks of the ten Dark Elves surrounding Isabella all snapped at once.
Isabella could only stare with vacant eyes at the Dark Elves that collapsed like puppets with cut strings.
“H, how…?”
It was overwhelming power.
To dispose of so many Dark Elves in an instant.
But it was still too early to be surprised.
“Excuse me.”
The man, speaking in Spanish, pulled out the arrows embedded in her body.
“Ugh!”
The pain was brief.
A warm light emanating from the man’s touch enveloped her wounds.
The wounds had healed as if nothing had happened.
“Wh, what is this…?”
“I’ve removed the poison too, so please don’t worry.”
“Ah… thank y…”
There was no time for leisurely conversation.
Dark Elves were targeting Isabella once again.
Whatever this man’s identity was, she thought she should run for now.
However, there was no need for that.
When the hooded man extended his hand, the Dark Elves collapsed in droves just like before.
“Ah…”
Isabella looked at the scene with an expression of disbelief.
He had disposed of the enemies she had been desperately running from in just 1 second.
“Please relax and spend the remaining time with peace of mind. The mission will be cleared.”
“Wh, who exactly are you?”
“Me?”
The face of the man who removed his hood was revealed.
Isabella’s eyes widened.
“Ah… Amon?”
It was that face famous throughout the entire world.
The hero who recently saved the Twelve Apostles, the person who performed a miracle in Times Square.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“H, how are you here? Interference with other Apostles’ floors should be impossible…?”
“The floor I was conquering was a rescue mission. But it turned out to be a mission to go to another labyrinth and rescue an Apostle.”
“What?”
The mission was to intervene in another Apostle’s labyrinth.
It was surprising, but whatever the case, it was incredibly fortunate that Amon appeared.
[The time limit has passed and the mission has ended.]
[You have survived for 1 hour.]
I survived.
I made it out alive from a situation where I almost died.
“Thank you! Thank you so much!”
“Don’t mention it. I was just trying to clear my mission too.”
I kept bowing my head to Amon.
To think I could survive and see my family again.
I felt like I was about to cry.
[Number of monsters caught on the 100th Floor: 56]
[You did not exceed the Hall of Fame record.]
【Labyrinth Underground 100th Floor】
【Conqueror: Amon】
【Number of monsters caught: 412】
‘4, 412 monsters?’
Isabella was speechless at the overwhelming record.
The tears that were about to come out went right back in.
“Be careful from now on. Don’t overdo it.”
“Ah… Yes! I’ll keep that in mind!”
“Well then, I’ve completed my mission too, so I’ll be going.”
Amon disappeared somewhere after leaving only those words.
Meanwhile, in the Eternal Room, Kairos was chuckling to himself.
‘Now it’s over. When Tae Seong dies, my secret will be buried with him.’
The fatal weakness of failing to seal Amon.
The humiliation of being threatened by a mere human and having to give up Terra because of it.
But now everything would be resolved.
‘If the Administrator moves personally, even a Demigod has no choice but to die.’
Last time he somehow survived after meeting the Administrator, but this time would be difficult.
The Administrator would have prepared a perfect ambush in Dimension C-9981.
The possibility of survival was close to zero.
‘Good news will come soon.’
That’s what he was thinking.
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 440!]
“Hm?”
Kairos’s smile froze.
A message appeared saying that Tae Seong had smoothly finished the conquest.
‘Wh, what is this…?’
Finishing the 440th Floor meant he had also successfully completed the rescue mission.
As a result, Tae Seong had not died.
‘Could it be… he survived even the Administrator’s ambush?’
He couldn’t contain his curiosity.
He sent a message to Lee Tae Seong.
Telling him to come to the Eternal Room.
Soon after, Lee Tae Seong opened a spatial door and appeared.
“Hello, Three Gods.”
[Tae Seong, I have something I’m curious about.]
“Oh, really? I actually had something I was curious about too.”
[You do too?]
“Yes. Since age comes before beauty, please go first, Kairos.”
[Tae Seong, I heard you conquered the 440th Floor. But surely, you didn’t go to the dimension I recommended?]
“Ah, that? I was going to go there, but I accidentally pressed the wrong floor. I ended up rescuing an Apostle from a different dimension.”
[What…? You pressed the wrong button?]
Though Kairos had no physical body, he felt as if cold sweat was running down him for a moment.
‘Oh, no… Then that means he didn’t meet the Administrator?’
That meant the Administrator had been ambushing alone in the wrong dimension.
He had unintentionally stood up the Administrator.
That’s when it happened.
[Administrator ‘Hasaksios’ is requesting an emergency conversation.]
Kairos’s heart sank with a thud.
A cold aura that seemed to carry the Administrator’s anger was transmitted to him.
[Ah, I understand. I’ll be going now.]
“I said I had something I was curious about too.”
[Ah, that’s right. What is it?]
“Never mind. I’ll ask next time.”
Lee Tae Seong, who had been wearing a subtle smile, left the Eternal Room.
Dimensional Gap.
Kairos had rushed over after receiving the Administrator’s summons.
[Kairos.]
As expected, it was a voice as cold as ice.
[Yes… Administrator.]
[This is different from our promise, is it not?]
[I’m, I’m sorry! Tae Seong says he mistakenly chose a different floor!]
[A mistake?]
[Yes! I clearly recommended Dimension C-9981, but he says he accidentally pressed the wrong floor…]
A terrifying silence flowed for a moment.
Kairos was on edge, fearing the Administrator’s anger might explode.
[I see. So it was a mistake.]
[Yes! It was truly unexpected! I’m really sorry. Next time I’ll definitely guide him to that floor.]
[Without any mistakes?]
Killing intent could be felt in the Administrator’s voice.
[Yes! Please trust me!]
[Good. I’ll be trusting you, Kairos.]
After leaving the Eternal Room, I smiled.
‘As I thought, there was some kind of scheme.’
Kairos suddenly offering help seemed suspicious, so I decided to confront him directly.
As expected, when I said I went to a different floor by mistake, I could see Kairos panicking.
‘Was it a trap?’
I don’t know the details, but there’s a possibility he might intervene with messages once more.
‘Whatever it is, I need to be careful.’
[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 441st Floor.
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