Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 161
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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 161
161. Labyrinth Underground 460th Floor
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground 460th Floor.]
《Type: Resolution》
《Condition: None》
《Mission: Defend the village for 3 hours.》
[You cannot leave until the mission is completed.]
As soon as I fell through the sinkhole, I found myself inside a village.
From the 460th Floor onward, resolution missions feature various types of quests.
This was one of them.
A defense mission where I had to protect the village for 3 hours.
‘3 hours…’
That was quite a long time.
Looking around, it was a small medieval-style village.
Cottages were scattered here and there, and there was a well in the center of the village.
“Huh? You’re a stranger, aren’t you?”
A farmer spotted me and approached.
Though he was an NPC inserted for the mission, he welcomed me as if he were a real person.
“Are you from another land?”
“Yes. I’m just passing through.”
“Welcome. We welcome you to our village. It’s a very peaceful place, so I hope you’ll stay comfortably during your visit.”
Peaceful?
In a little while, it would be attacked by undead.
He seemed unaware, so I gave him a warning.
“Undead will swarm here soon. It’s dangerous, so please hide somewhere safe.”
“Undead? Haha, what nonsense are you talking about? There’s no way such monsters would come to a small village like ours. This is a place that’s never been attacked by beasts in its entire existence.”
As expected, the NPCs in the labyrinth don’t know the situation they’re in.
‘That’s how they’re programmed, I suppose.’
Just in case, I asked about the labyrinth too, but the answer was the same as before.
“What’s a labyrinth?”
“Never mind.”
I asked other villagers as well, but their answers were similar.
Not only did they not know about the labyrinth, but they all believed this was a peaceful village.
‘They’ll find out soon enough. That hell is about to begin.’
Just then.
[The mission begins!]
[Defend the village from the undead swarming toward it!]
A message appeared.
Around the same time, screams could be heard from the village entrance.
“Aaaahhh!”
“Wh-what are those things!”
“Undead! Undead have appeared!”
When I checked, hundreds of undead were swarming toward us.
Zombies, ghouls, skeletons, wraiths, and so on.
Various types of undead were rushing toward the village.
“E-everyone, don’t panic and grab your weapons!”
“We have to protect our village ourselves!”
The villagers came out with farming tools like scythes, pickaxes, and shovels.
But ordinary people were no match for undead.
In this mission, their role was simply to be cannon fodder, nothing more, nothing less.
‘Before the villagers get massacred, I need to deal with the monsters and defend the village. That’s this floor’s mission.’
I had acquired damage over time skills for this very moment.
To clear resolution missions more easily.
First, I infected the approaching zombies with plague.
‘Plague Spreading.’
As the plague spread, the surrounding undead began getting infected as well.
‘Time of Punishment. Time of Atonement, Time of Destruction.’
I activated all the skills that dealt area DOT damage, and finally.
‘Time of Madness.’
I amplified the range of the damage over time skills by 2x.
“Kieeeek!”
“Keeeek!”
The undead that entered the range began falling like autumn leaves in the wind.
As soon as they entered, they were destroyed or turned to ash and disappeared, making it impossible for them to even approach the entrance.
Everyone who witnessed this spectacle couldn’t help but gape in amazement.
“Wh-why are they acting like that?”
“What kind of situation is this? What the hell?”
I had merely cast a skill.
Since my body remained still, they couldn’t think at all that this was my doing.
“Kraaak!”
“Keeek!”
It took only a few seconds for the hundreds of undead rushing toward the village to be annihilated like moths to a flame.
Since no more appeared, it seemed I had blocked the first wave.
‘I just need to hold out like this for 3 hours.’
There was no need to move.
I just had to click the skill and any undead that entered the range would die on their own.
Moreover, thanks to the Ring of Poison, the damage kept stacking.
[Damage Over Time has reached maximum stacks.]
[Damage Over Time increases by 100%.]
That wasn’t the end of it.
[Guardian of the Sanctuary Achievement activates!]
[Deals 100% additional damage to evil beings.]
With the Achievement effect added, the damage skyrocketed.
It was no wonder they disappeared as soon as they touched the skill’s range.
“What, what’s happening here?”
The villagers still didn’t know the cause.
A wave started every 30 minutes.
[3rd wave begins!]
But they couldn’t break through anyway.
They would die on their own just by me standing still.
[4th wave begins!]
[5th wave begins!]
Boring time passed.
Before I knew it, 3 hours had gone by.
[Successfully blocked all attacks!]
[Protected the village!]
[Cleared Labyrinth Underground 460th Floor!]
[Number of villagers who died on the 460th Floor: 0]
[Cleared with miraculous play!]
[Achievement unlocked as record clear reward.]
This floor’s record was the number of villagers who died.
However, no one had died.
The highest level record.
Receiving an Achievement was a natural progression.
[Achievement ‘Guardian’s Oath (A)’ has been unlocked.]
[If a new record appears within 10 days, the Achievement will be returned.]
[If no new record holder appears, the Achievement effect will be permanently acquired.]
▶Guardian’s Oath (A)
―Acquisition Path: Labyrinth Underground 460th Floor
―Effect: Allies within a 100m radius are covered with a protective barrier and damage taken is reduced by 50%.
―Time remaining until permanent acquisition: 9 days 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds
Rather than being a good skill for me, it was a good skill for allies.
‘Well, it would be nice to have.’
I wasn’t the only one satisfied with the results.
“Are the undead not appearing anymore?”
“We, we survived!”
“Hooray! We won!”
The villagers cheered.
I didn’t know if they were NPCs or not, but either way, I was glad I could save the villagers.
‘It was easier than I thought.’
I was able to properly confirm the effects of the new skills I had acquired this time.
If I hadn’t had Damage Over Time Skills, I wouldn’t have been able to clear it so easily.
‘Let’s go attack the next floor with this momentum.’
I continued attacking the labyrinth without rest.
[Cleared Labyrinth Underground 461st Floor!]
[Cleared Labyrinth Underground 462nd Floor!]
…
…
…
[Cleared Labyrinth Underground 469th Floor!]
From the 461st to 469th floors, they all had similar patterns.
Resolution missions and rescue missions alternated, and thanks to the Damage Over Time Skills, I was able to clear them smoothly.
‘Fortunately, the Administrator didn’t appear.’
Kairos also no longer recommended specific floors.
He probably got scolded by the Administrator.
Thanks to that, I could continue my conquest peacefully.
‘Now it’s the 470th Floor.’
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground 470th Floor.]
《Type: Raid》
《Condition: None》
《Mission: Defeat 1 Dark Twin Head Ogre.》
[You cannot leave until you clear the mission.]
An Ogre boss.
Perfect, I have the Ogre Hunter Achievement, so the compatibility is good.
I should be able to kill most ogres in one hit.
“Graaah!”
A massive ogre appeared.
A giant frame easily over 5 meters tall with a hideous face.
The problem is it has two heads and two hearts, making it hard to kill in one blow.
‘Well, it’s just a matter of swinging twice.’
I don’t even need to draw a weapon.
I’ll handle this one with telekinesis again without lifting a finger…
[Warning! Dimensional Rift is expanding!]
[Unknown Entity is attempting to invade!]
‘Dimensional Rift?’
Suddenly, the surrounding space began to shake.
Black rifts appeared along with sounds like the air being torn apart.
It’s the same phenomenon that happened on the 399th Floor.
‘It’s the Administrator.’
It seems like they’re planning to target me before I clear the mission, but fat chance.
‘Time Stop.’
I raised both hands in the stopped time.
As I clenched my fists in the air simultaneously, the ogre’s heads burst apart nicely.
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 470th Floor!]
Since I already defeated the boss, the mission is complete.
[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.
There’s no need to fight unnecessarily.
Administrator Hasaksios, who missed Lee Tae Seong, exploded in rage.
[Damn it! I missed him again!]
He thought it would take time to defeat the boss, so he planned to quickly open a dimension and kill Lee Tae Seong in that gap.
However, he didn’t expect that bastard to defeat the boss in the blink of an eye.
[That rat bastard! He escapes so well every single time!]
There had been several opportunities so far.
The trap using Kairos, and the dimensional rifts created on the 399th and 470th floors.
All were attempts to kill the Demigod, but they failed spectacularly.
[I can’t ask for help from that stupid Kairos either…]
Kairos, with his record of multiple failures, had already lost his trust.
He needed help from another god.
[This won’t do. I need help from my partners.]
Hasaksios wasn’t the only being managing dimensions.
Multiple administrators were in charge of their respective domains and cooperated when necessary.
[This isn’t a problem I can solve alone.]
To handle a variable like Lee Tae Seong, it was time for the administrators to unite.
[I’ll completely surround that bastard soon enough.]
Cold killing intent seeped into Hasaksios’s eyes.
After completing raid conquests up to the 479th Floor, I returned Home.
While doing so, I recalled the hair-raising moment on the 470th Floor.
‘To think the Administrator would tear through dimensions and appear.’
That meant he could launch surprise attacks like this at any time.
‘I’ll always have to be careful when entering the Labyrinth.’
The fortunate thing was that at least I was safe when on Earth.
It seemed he could only interfere within the Labyrinth and couldn’t directly intervene on Earth.
‘Whatever the case, I need to become stronger than I am now.’
From Floor 480 onwards, S-rank rewards are given when conquering the Labyrinth.
It was also the time when I could receive support from the Three Gods, but that wasn’t satisfying enough.
‘The problem is that my weapon is still S-rank.’
I can’t keep using an S-rank Weapon forever.
Now I need to enhance it to SS-rank.
Fortunately, the time to obtain SS-rank Materials has arrived.
‘I’ll upgrade to an SS-rank Weapon.’
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