Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 173
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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 173
173. Administrator Meeting
An infinite space shrouded in darkness.
Bizarre beings had gathered in one place.
[Hey. Why did you call us here?]
[Where is Abysalon?]
Hasaksios with tentacles muttered irritably.
[He urgently issued a summons order and yet he himself is late.]
Other Administrators also began voicing their complaints one by one.
[What urgent matter could there be to call us all here….]
[Does he think we’ll just come running because he’s the Primordial Administrator? We’re busy too!]
Just when their complaints reached their peak.
Space distorted and Abysalon appeared, covered in wounds.
More than half of his dozens of eyes had burst, and his head was dented in various places.
[Abysalon?]
The Administrators were shocked by his miserable appearance.
[Is that really Abysalon?]
[To think the Primordial Administrator would be in such a state….]
The largest being among them stepped forward and spoke.
He had the appearance of a knight whose entire body was encased in black armor.
[Abysalon. What on earth happened?]
[Beriak….]
Abysalon looked at the black knight and let out a sigh.
Beriak was a being ranked second among the Administrators.
It hurt his pride, but if he wanted to ask for help, he had to speak honestly.
[I fought against a Demigod.]
[A Demigod? You ended up like this fighting some mere insect?]
[That insect… was quite a large insect.]
At Abysalon’s words, the other Administrators snickered and mocked him.
[The Primordial Administrator was beaten by an insect!]
[Did you get bitten by a bug that crawled out of a specimen jar? Kekeke!]
[Abysalon’s prestige has crashed to the floor!]
Mocking voices came from all directions.
Abysalon’s remaining eyes turned red with rage.
[Don’t laugh! You try facing him! He’s absolutely not an easy insect to deal with!]
[Either way, you were still bitten by an insect, right?]
[So you called us here to ask for our help.]
[To think a mighty Administrator would be beaten by a mere Demigod. Kekeke!]
[You, you bastards…!]
Just as he was getting even more enraged by the Administrators who were making him angrier when he was already furious.
[That’s enough.]
All noise stopped at Beriak’s single word.
[Instead of helping each other as kin, you mock one another. Do you not have even a speck of chivalrous spirit?]
[….]
[What’s important is that Abysalon, an Administrator, was beaten by a mere Demigod and came back. It means that Demigod might pose a great threat to us as well.]
Beriak flashed his eyes hidden within his helmet and asked Abysalon.
[Which sector is that Demigod in?]
[It’s the dimension that Hasaksios manages.]
[If it’s Hasaksios… you mean Amon’s Labyrinth.]
[If it’s the labyrinth Amon created, wasn’t that a place that once brought in tremendous energy?]
[Right. It was a complete jackpot.]
As if remembering, the other Administrators each added a word.
[Were you beaten by an Apostle who was conquering that labyrinth?]
[That’s right. I ended up like this trying to help Hasaksios.]
[But how could a Demigod participate in conquering the labyrinth?]
[Right. The labyrinth should be designed so that only humans can participate, right?]
Hasaksios resolved that question for them.
[That human… awakened his core on his own.]
[His core?]
[Nonsense. Humans cannot awaken their cores.]
[That’s as absurd as saying a monkey learned language.]
[It’s true. Why would I lie about something like that?]
Even at Hasaksios’s sincere words, the Administrators simply wouldn’t believe it.
It was such an unbelievable story, after all.
[Fine. Let’s say he became a Demigod, giving you the benefit of the doubt! Even so, he shouldn’t have the power to face an Administrator, right?]
[Right. Demigods are stronger than humans, but they’re still just half-baked beings.]
[They don’t have the power to face us gods.]
This time Abysalon answered instead.
[That demigod had power. My current state is proof of that.]
[Really, to a mere demigod…?]
[Unbelievable.]
[Maybe there’s some other scheme at play?]
[Right. Or maybe you got beaten by a god and are making this up.]
Among the suspicious administrators, only Beriak was serious.
[What floor has that demigod reached now?]
[Confirmed up to Floor 559.]
[Floor 559… Not much left until the 666th Floor.]
Beriak let out a deep sigh from within his armor.
[Do you want to stop the demigod from conquering the labyrinth?]
[Yes. If we leave him be, our labyrinth is finished. He might even become a transcendent and target your labyrinths too.]
[What?]
[That can’t happen!]
[How dare a mere human!]
[We must stop him! Right now!]
The administrators were outraged.
The thought of their domains being threatened made them furious.
Abysalon, who had instantly made him a common enemy, smiled slightly.
[That’s why I called this meeting. We need to come up with some countermeasures.]
[What countermeasures? We should just storm into Amon’s Labyrinth right now and turn that demigod into mincemeat!]
[Calm down! Multiple administrators can’t enter a labyrinth at once.]
[Who said anything about going together? I can handle it alone!]
[Even Abysalon, a primordial administrator, ended up in that state. Do you think you can handle it?]
The administrators bickered among themselves.
In the midst of this, Beriak muttered in a calm voice.
[Since it’s proven dangerous to face him directly, we’ll need to use other methods.]
[What methods?]
[Simple.]
Confidence was evident in Beriak’s voice.
[We drastically increase the labyrinth’s difficulty.]
[The difficulty?]
[That’s right. Don’t we have the authority to manipulate the labyrinth system?]
[How exactly would we adjust it?]
[From Floor 560 onwards, we increase the number of monsters by more than 10 times and make the mission conditions extremely harsh.]
[Oh, that’s a good idea!]
[No matter how strong he is, 10 times more monsters will be overwhelming!]
[Adding skill usage restrictions would be even more effective!]
The administrators began adding their ideas one by one.
Of course, not all opinions were positive.
[Manipulating an already created labyrinth system requires energy.]
[Right. Our Terra will be consumed…]
[That level of modification would require quite a lot of Terra…?]
[Can you all… handle it?]
The administrators on the opposing side feared losing their precious Terra.
As opinions clashed, Beriak sought a compromise.
[Since opinions are divided, let’s decide by vote. Those in favor of drastically increasing the labyrinth difficulty?]
Dozens of hands shot up simultaneously.
It was clearly more than half.
[It’s decided. From now on, we’ll raise the difficulty of Floor 560 and above to the extreme. The Terra consumed for this will be divided equally among us. Any objections?]
No one raised any objections.
It was complete consensus.
[Hehe! Now let’s see how far that bug can climb!]
[At least his speed to the 666th Floor will be greatly reduced.]
The administrators laughed confidently and disappeared one by one.
However, Hasaksios and Abysalon, who had directly experienced the demigod’s power, looked uneasy.
[What’s wrong? Are you dissatisfied with the decision?]
[It’s not that… I’m just wondering if this will be enough…]
[This should be sufficient. No matter how strong he is, there must be limits.]
Though Beriak spoke as if to reassure them, their expressions remained troubled.
When I first saw the Floor 560 mission, I felt a bit bewildered.
‘What? Why did 100 become 1,000?’
The mission that was definitely 100 monsters before regression had increased tenfold.
The first thing that came to mind about the suddenly changed mission was the administrators.
‘Did those bastards pull some tricks?’
Since it would be difficult to face me directly, they must be retaliating this way.
It was a reasonable suspicion.
‘There’s also the condition of no skill usage, right?’
Kill 1,000 monsters without using skills?
Since my stats were so high, it wasn’t a difficult task.
‘This is going to take quite a while though?’
It didn’t matter anyway.
Even without using skills, I could perform area attacks with the Lightning Spear.
[Bone Knight defeated 1,000/1,000]
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 560!]
[Floor 560 clear time: 3 hours 6 minutes 47 seconds]
[You have cleared in the shortest time!]
‘As expected, it’s manageable even without skills.’
The difficulty seemed to have increased at first glance, but there were no major problems.
The clear time just increased a bit.
‘Even 3 hours is still the shortest clear.’
Anyway, there’s no Apostle who can climb to Floor 560 within 10 days.
They can’t break this record either.
‘Either way, the Achievement is mine.’
[An Achievement is unlocked as a record clear reward.]
[Achievement ‘Absolute Defense (S)’ has been unlocked.]
[If a new record appears within 10 days, you must return the Achievement.]
[If no new record holder appears, you will permanently acquire the Achievement effect.]
▶Absolute Defense (S)
―Acquisition Path: Labyrinth Underground Floor 560
―Effect: After receiving the same attack 10 times, you become completely immune to it thereafter.
―Time remaining until permanent acquisition: 9 days 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds
An Achievement that provides perfect defense after receiving the same pattern of attack 10 times.
It was a useful Achievement when facing enemies with consistent patterns.
[As a Floor 560 general clear reward, ‘Essence of Marvelous Strength’ is granted.]
From Floor 560 onwards, the modifier changed from ‘overwhelming’ to ‘marvelous’.
The stat reward also increased from 200 to 300.
‘Now that I’ve got the Achievement, shall I go to the next floor? I’ll also check what the mission is like.’
I pressed Y to enter the next floor.
I climbed to Floor 561, but this time it was also killing 1,000 instead of 100.
‘Did they change all the missions starting from Floor 560?’
It took 10 times longer, but it was still fine.
It would just delay the time, that’s all.
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 561!]
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 562!]
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 563!]
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…
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[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 569!]
I cleared the extermination mission and entered the collection mission.
[You have entered Labyrinth Underground Floor 570.]
《Type: Collection》
《Condition: Within 5-hour time limit without using skills》
《Mission: Collect 50 SS-Grade Magic Stones.》
[You cannot exit until you complete the mission.]
The time limit was still 5 hours as usual.
It seemed time couldn’t be adjusted.
‘Still, 50 magic stones will be quite tough, right?’
It’s fine.
5 hours is more than enough to collect 50.
I was actually pleased with this unexpected benefit.
‘Normally I’d only get 5 magic stones, but now I can collect 50.’
It was a natural result since the number of monsters increased tenfold.
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 571!]
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 572!]
[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 573!]
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[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 579!]
After clearing up to Floor 579, I organized my inventory.
I had over 500 SS-Grade Magic Stones alone, and various materials were piled up like mountains.
‘If I sell all this, it would be enormous, wouldn’t it?’
Even a rough calculation suggested it would easily exceed 50 trillion.
‘The power of Money Bundle Swing will be enhanced even further.’
At this rate, I’ll be able to secure tremendous funds while making my way to the 666th Floor.
‘Thank you, Administrators.’
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