Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 163
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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 163
163. Lightning Spear
[Did, did you say three times?]
[Human! You weren’t in your right mind when you said that just now, right?]
“I’m perfectly sane. I’m being serious right now.”
[Are you crazy? Three times would be 900 Terra! You’re telling us to pay 900 each?]
[Th, that’s too much. Even for a Regressor, we can’t accept this demand.]
All Three Gods rebelled.
Such an intense reaction.
Well, I expected it.
If someone suddenly tripled the price, I’d be angry too.
[Listen, Tae Seong. Why are you acting like a child? Suddenly raising the Terra like that just because you’re in a bad mood. I can’t accept this.]
“I didn’t raise it simply because I’m in a bad mood. There’s a reason.”
[A reason?]
I held up three fingers.
“Do you know how many sponsorships are left? Floor 480, Floor 560, Floor 640. Only three times left in total.”
[…Is that all that’s left?]
“Yes. Since there isn’t much left, I think raising the amount of Terra is a fair demand. Don’t we need to make a final sprint to attack Amon on the 666th Floor? Surely you don’t mean you don’t want to attack him?”
[…What are you saying? Of course we want to attack him.]
Attack my ass.
I can clearly see them playing dumb.
“Then the answer is clear. There aren’t many sponsorships left, and we need to ensure the Labyrinth is conquered, so I’d like you to supply more Terra. Helping Labyrinth attackers is the gods’ role in the first place, isn’t it?”
[Since when have we had such a role…]
[No, that’s not it, the amount is the problem!]
Orcus raised his voice as if feeling wronged.
[Until now, you’ve been taking 300 each. But suddenly 900 each? Then what are we supposed to live on!]
“What do you mean live on? What does a god need to eat?”
[It’s a metaphor, a metaphor!]
Harmonion joined in with Orcus’s words.
[We also need a source of power. We can’t just give it away recklessly.]
“Is that so? Then is it okay if we don’t attack the 666th Floor?”
[What?]
“Tell me. Don’t you want to kill Amon?”
[Well, that… we do want to kill him. He’s a being that disrupts the world’s balance…]
“That’s why I’m asking for more Terra. My current power isn’t enough yet.”
[You seem strong enough already…]
“No. I faced him before my regression, and I’m still lacking. As a Regressor, I know this well. I need to receive more Terra than now to defeat Amon. The Labyrinth system’s rewards have their limits.”
The Three Gods fell silent.
When I brought up the grand cause of conquering the Labyrinth, they seemed to have nothing more to say.
‘That’s sufficient justification.’
The Three Gods want me to conquer the Labyrinth, and I receive Terra in return.
In terms of power dynamics, I’m the one in control.
[Sigh… You’re right, but… still, three times is really too much.]
“Then I’ll give you some consideration. I’ll reduce it to twice.”
[Twice is still a lot…]
“I can’t compromise any further. Honestly, even this is cutting it close. I’m still wondering whether I should raise it more to defeat Amon…”
Worried I might change my mind, Orcus hastily spoke up.
[Alright! We’ll give it! Twice! Let’s go with twice!]
And so I succeeded in getting them to increase the Terra.
After leaving the Eternal Room, I checked my Status Window.
《Terra : 7,740》
【Stats】
●Strength : 10,199 / Penetration : 10,199
●Durability : 10,199 / Agility : 10,199
●Life : 10,199 / Mana : 10,199
●Regeneration : 10,199 / Resistance : 10,199
●Dark Magic : 10,199 / White Magic Power : 10,199
‘Sweet.’
I extracted 1,800 Terra, twice as much as the previous 900.
As a result, all my stats exceeded 10,000.
In terms of stats, it was equivalent to gaining 1,800 all at once.
It was a considerable amount, but I wasn’t satisfied with just this much.
‘I have two more opportunities to receive sponsorship ahead. I need to extract even more each time.’
Currently, a new enemy called the Administrator has appeared.
Amon on the 666th Floor isn’t the only problem.
‘I need to become much stronger to prepare for the Administrator as well.’
The Three Gods complained, but honestly, I couldn’t care less.
Thinking about the orders they gave before my regression only makes my blood boil.
I don’t feel any sympathy for them.
Moreover.
‘I confirmed through Kairos’s reaction that the Three Gods are in cahoots with the Administrator.’
They weren’t beings I could trust.
They’re conspiring with the Administrator who obstructs the Labyrinth conquest to kill me?
Yet those same bastards want the Labyrinth conquered?
Isn’t that ironic?
‘They definitely have some other purpose.’
What’s certain is that they don’t seem to want me to conquer the Labyrinth.
If that weren’t the case, would they be trying to kill me like this?
‘In the end, I have no allies. The only one I can trust is myself.’
Steeling my resolve, I entered Floor 485.
I need to obtain the Crown Fragments quickly.
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground Floor 485.]
《Type : Annihilation》
《Condition : None》
《Mission : Defeat 100 Death Knights.》
[You cannot exit until the mission is completed.]
The monsters changed from Dark Knights to Death Knights.
True to their undead nature, they have the characteristic of not dying easily, but it doesn’t matter.
Thanks to the Guardian of Sanctuary Achievement, evil beings are no match for me.
With my stats now exceeding 10,000, no one would be a match anyway.
‘Please drop this time.’
I started conquering Floor 485 while wearing the Lucky Charm.
Like before, I herded them together and melted them all at once with Damage Over Time Skills.
Perhaps because my stats increased, they melted even faster.
[Death Knights defeated 100/100]
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 485!]
But this time too, no Crown Fragment dropped.
‘Tch. The probability is really terrible.’
Even with the Lucky Charm equipped, it’s this bad.
I shouldn’t get my hopes up anymore.
With a sigh, I lowered my expectations and consecutively conquered Floors 486 through 489.
The result?
[You have obtained a Crown Fragment.]
[The acquired item has been stored in your Inventory.]
Surprisingly, both dropped.
I had collected all three that I needed.
‘Wow, what a relief. I was getting nervous thinking they wouldn’t drop.’
I stopped conquering at Floor 489 and returned to Earth.
For weapon crafting.
‘Finally, I can make an SS-rank Weapon.’
The combination method is simple.
Just use the system function called ‘Combination Window’.
“Combination Window.”
I opened the window and placed the materials.
╔══ Combination Window ══╗
Transformation Branch × 1
Dragon Heart × 1
Lightning Essence × 1
Mithril × 1
Crown Fragment × 3
╚══════════╝
All the materials needed for SS-rank Weapon crafting were prepared.
Material costs of over 2,000 credits invested.
But it was absolutely not a waste.
The weapon I made now would serve as a stepping stone for an SSS-rank weapon later.
‘Combine.’
When I pressed the combine button, the materials soon disappeared with a flash of light.
What entered my inventory instead was….
[Combination successful.]
[‘Lightning Spear (SS)’ has been crafted.]
[The acquired item is stored in inventory.]
It was the SS-rank weapon I had wanted.
[Lightning Spear (SS)]
―Classification: Weapon
―Durability: Infinite
―Effect: Mana +30% increase, Chain Lightning activates with each swing
―Usage Restriction: Lee Tae Seong (Bound)
―Description: A legendary spear made from a dragon’s heart and Lightning Essence. Thunder echoes with each swing. It seems like it could also be used as material.
A 2-meter long spear with blue lightning continuously flowing through the spear blade.
The spear shaft was made of silver mithril and had dragon patterns carved into it.
‘I can’t change its appearance like the tree branch, but the 30% mana increase option alone makes it a weapon of sufficient value. It’s also effective as an area attack.’
30% mana means an increase of 3,000 based on 10,000.
In Terra terms, it was a spear worth 300 Terra.
‘If Jason saw this, he’d definitely covet it 100%.’
But since it’s bound, I can’t give it to him.
If someone else held it, it would just become an ordinary spear.
‘I want to test it once….’
If I swung it at home, everything would obviously get smashed, so the labyrinth is the only place.
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground Floor 490.]
《Type: Collection》
《Condition: Within 5 hours time limit》
《Mission: Collect 5 Glowing Mushrooms.》
[You cannot exit until the mission is cleared.]
A mission to find mushrooms glowing in the darkness.
Perhaps because of this, the background of Floor 490 was a cave.
The appearing monsters were also dark attribute ones like Death Knights and Gargoyles.
They were perfect targets to fry with lightning.
Tss tss tss!
I took out the Lightning Spear from my inventory and gripped it in my hand.
The moment I held it, I felt as if electricity was flowing through me.
‘The weight is lighter than I thought.’
But the power contained within was tremendous.
When I swung it lightly.
Kwagwang!
Lightning flashed with the sound of thunder.
Lightning extending from the spear blade cut through the air and disappeared.
‘Oh, this is more powerful than I thought?’
Just then, two Death Knights appeared at the cave entrance.
Clank clank clank!
Undead wearing black armor with skull faces rushed toward me.
I thrust the Lightning Spear forward as a test.
Kwareurung!
Before the spear could even reach them, lightning shot out and pierced through the Death Knight’s body.
‘I can use this at range too?’
This time I swung it lightly horizontally.
Kwareung!
Lightning extending in a crescent shape cut another Death Knight into two pieces.
Clank clank clank!
More Death Knights appeared.
This time I struck the spear tip into the ground.
Kwajijik!
Electric current extending like branches through the ground burned up five Death Knights in front.
‘Wow, this has great effects?’
I already knew the method for making SS-rank weapons from the blueprint items I had obtained before regression.
But this is the first time I’ve actually crafted and used one myself.
‘Back then, I didn’t have the ability to obtain the materials.’
I lacked Credits, and I couldn’t get my hands on the extremely difficult material called Crown Fragment.
‘But this life is really going well in many ways. Except for the variable called the Administrator.’
But even that Administrator doesn’t frighten me anymore.
Now that I’ve obtained an SS-rank Weapon, I actually want to have a proper fight with them.
‘Come at me if you dare.’
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