Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 170
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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 170
170. Labyrinth Underground 520th Floor
When the Seoul Sports Complex terrorist incident was reported in the media, the entire nation was in an uproar.
[Breaking News! 3,000 people taken hostage at Seoul Sports Complex… Amon rescues everyone!]
[Not a single casualty! The full story of the perfect rescue operation]
[Witness: “When Amon appeared, a protective barrier…” Survivor testimonies continue…]
Not only articles, but every broadcasting station issued special reports covering the incident.
“In the large-scale hostage situation that occurred this afternoon at Seoul Sports Complex, Amon perfectly rescued 3,000 citizens. The fact that not a single casualty occurred in this terrorist attack by the international criminal organization Black Circle has drawn worldwide attention…”
“The area around the stadium is currently completely controlled, and all rescued citizens have safely returned home. Particularly noteworthy is the large-scale protection barrier skill presumed to have been used by Amon. The ability to simultaneously protect 3,000 people is unprecedented…”
“Generally, an Apostle’s protection skill only applies to a small number of people. However, the ability Amon demonstrated is on a different level. This is presumably a special Achievement skill that can only be obtained from high floors…”
The internet comment sections were literally explosive.
└Wow… how is something like this even possible?
└Saving 3,000 people alone? That’s insane.
└It’s really like a movie.
└So Amon was a completely overpowered character?
└You’re just figuring that out now? lololol
└I was someone who was at the scene and it was really spine-chilling. When the barrier went up and suddenly protected me, I literally came back from the dead.
└Black Circle is an organization composed of Apostles, right?
└I heard they’re all skilled fighters above the 120th Floor
└But even those guys are just ants to Amon lol
└Isn’t Amon really a national hero now?
└He should wear the Taegeukgi on his chest
└Without Amon, our country would have been really screwed…
└Just imagining it is terrifying.
└But how did Amon protect 3,000 people simultaneously?
└It’s an Achievement skill he got from the 460th Floor. The survivors heard about it.
└460th floor lololol when most apostles haven’t even made it past the 150th floor yet
└Amon is really in a league of his own
└Foreign countries are going crazy too. They didn’t know Amon had this kind of ability
└What happened to the terrorists? They didn’t let them all go, did they?
└They say everyone was wiped out by the time the police arrived lol
└The citizens are also playing dumb saying they don’t know who did it
└Well, I didn’t actually see the murder scene, so it’s not false testimony lol
└Whoever did it did well. Those kinds of people shouldn’t be left alive
└It was their mistake for attacking Amon
└Our country has completely changed thanks to Amon. Now no country can treat us carelessly
└Amon’s channel subscribers will probably explode again. It already exceeded 500 million.
Journalists poured out nothing but Amon-related articles.
It was natural since it was content that guaranteed views.
ViewTubers were the same.
Everyone rode on his popularity, drawing aggro with information and titles related to Amon.
Such movements weren’t limited to just the internet world.
Governments of various countries also began expressing interest in Amon.
The US President issued a statement saying he was “deeply moved by Korea’s Amon’s will to protect citizens.”
China’s Foreign Ministry evaluated it as “an exemplary case shown in the war against international terrorism.”
Even the UN Secretary-General stepped forward, praising that “the humanity Amon showed is a value the entire world should learn.”
Amon was no longer just a simple Apostle, but had become a global icon.
Regardless of all that.
[Someone sets foot on Labyrinth Underground 520th Floor for the first time.]
Amon still didn’t stop conquering the Labyrinth.
After wrapping up the incident, I immediately returned to the Labyrinth.
The media’s attention, the praise in comments, and the statements from various governments weren’t important right now.
Only conquering the 666th Floor was my goal.
I lost an entire day due to the Black Circle incident, but it was still meaningful work.
Because I saved innocent citizens.
‘But there could be more interference operations like this.’
The closer I get to the 666th Floor, the more enemies will appear.
Apostles afraid of losing their abilities, the privileged class who don’t want changes in world order, and even the mysterious Administrators.
‘Still, I can’t stop.’
Rather, that’s exactly why I need to hurry and conquer the Labyrinth.
Preventing that was what the interferers wanted.
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground 520th Floor.]
《Type: Rescue》
《Condition: Alone without help from others》
《Mission: Rescue a fellow Apostle in danger.》
[You cannot go outside until you clear the mission.]
A mission to rescue an Apostle.
I’d done this before.
‘Back then, Kairos conspired with an Administrator to try to interfere with me.’
There’s no guarantee they won’t do the same this time.
Since it’s a floor with dimensional travel, it seemed like a good point for Administrators to target too.
‘It’s an environment good for ambushes, so I need to be careful.’
[Please select a rescue target.]
▶Dimension N―7745 : Rescue 105th Floor Apostle
▶Dimension O―3856 : Rescue 106th Floor Apostle
▶Dimension P―9127 : Rescue 107th Floor Apostle
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Options appeared.
Since I didn’t know where the Administrator would appear, I chose any location.
[Moving to Dimension P―9127.]
The surroundings darkened and space twisted.
It was a familiar sensation, but this time it felt different somehow.
More unstable, with a more dangerous aura circulating.
The place I arrived at was a desolate desert.
The scorching sun heated the sand, and fierce sandstorms obscured my vision.
Beyond the horizon stretched endless sand dunes.
But something was strange.
Unlike other dimensional travels, the surroundings were too quiet.
Nothing could be heard except the sound of wind.
‘It’s too quiet?’
Then a faint scream came from the distance.
“Aaaaah! Save me!”
It was the voice of the Apostle I needed to rescue.
I identified the direction of the sound and flew that way.
In the middle of the desert, I saw someone being mauled by monsters.
I drew the Lightning Spear and swung it at the monsters.
Kwazizik!
Intense lightning passed through, turning dozens of monsters to ash.
The Apostle looked at me with a surprised expression.
“Wh, who?”
“I came to rescue you. Please stay still for a moment.”
I placed my palm on the severed cross-section of the man’s torn-off arm.
Then.
“H, how is this possible…”
Miraculously, a new arm grew.
It was thanks to the SS-rank Recovery Skill, Breath of Regression, growing extremely under the influence of White Magic Power.
“Are you alright?”
“Th, thank you! You are my life’s savior!”
The Apostle rescue mission ended like that.
However.
‘It’s not over yet.’
Suddenly, space began to distort.
Reality twisted like a breaking mirror.
‘What is this?’
An ominous aura circulated.
The rescued man also looked around anxiously.
Then, eerie laughter came from the darkness.
[Kekeke… Finally we meet, Demigod.]
Looking in the direction the voice came from, a bizarre entity revealed itself.
It was an existence with only a giant head floating around without a body.
‘That’s not an Administrator?’
It looked completely different from the Tentacle Monster I’d seen before.
Based on the aura I felt, it seemed to be a similar type though.
“Who are you?”
[I am Abysalon. An Administrator.]
‘There was another Administrator?’
I had speculated that there might be more Administrators besides that Tentacle Monster, but I didn’t expect to actually meet one.
[Kekeke, surprised? I’m not the only Administrator. There are dozens, hundreds of us. Each taking on different roles. From low-level administrators like Hasaksios to high-level administrators like me.]
“Hasaksios?”
[The tentacle administrator you met.]
Ah, so that guy’s name was Hasaksios?
This was the first time I learned that.
‘By the way, his tone is arrogant.’
He seemed to want to emphasize that he was above Hasaksios.
Sure enough.
[Among them, I am the oldest primordial Administrator. A primitive being that existed even before the Labyrinth was created.]
“So what about it.”
At my blunt response, dozens of eyes simultaneously furrowed.
[How arrogant for a mere demigod. Does he think he’s a god or something? Such delusions have their limits.]
“You talk too much for someone who just came to clean up after a low-level administrator like Hasaksios.”
[Kekeke, are those your only last words?]
“You should prepare your own last words.”
[Your confidence is excessive for someone who’s just gotten a little stronger from being a mere human.]
It was clearly a look of contempt.
Regardless, I looked at the Apostle I had rescued.
The Apostle, momentarily flustered by the administrator’s presence, touched the air and disappeared without a trace.
‘Good. It looks like he escaped safely.’
It seemed he left with the mission completion reward.
Coincidentally, that message was floating in front of me too.
[Would you like to descend to the next floor? Y/N]
[If you select N, you can return to Earth.]
‘I can’t go yet.’
This was an opportunity to properly fight an administrator.
Though it wasn’t the tentacle administrator I had met before.
‘Since he said he’s stronger than that Hasaksios guy, he’s a perfect opponent for testing my abilities.’
As if reading my fighting spirit, dozens of eyes furrowed once again.
[What’s with that look? You’re insufferably arrogant for a human.]
“Stop talking and come at me, head monster.”
[Head… monster?]
As if it was an insulting remark to him, his face turned red.
[Fine. If dying quickly is your wish!]
Dozens of eyes glowed red in unison.
Then.
Ziiiiing!
Red beams were fired.
I lightly dodged the dozens of beams flying at me simultaneously.
Or so I thought.
[Did you think there would be space to dodge?]
The beams flew targeting even the spaces where I could dodge.
It was an unavoidable situation.
But fortunately, I didn’t take much damage.
Titing!
The invincibility effect I had prepared in advance pushed away the beams.
Kwaaaaang!
A massive explosion erupted from the beams that hit the floor.
‘So that’s the level of power.’
I had grasped the power.
And his next attack pattern too.
Ziiiiing!
Abysalon spun around while shooting beams.
The entire world was dyed red as a truly desperate situation with no escape unfolded.
Then.
‘Time Regression.’
I rewound time to 6 seconds ago.
To the moment before Abysalon attacked.
‘I’ve figured out your attack pattern.’
Now it was time to counterattack.
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