Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 188

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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 188

188. Leader Selection

The Administrators’ Space filled with darkness.

Nearly 30 Administrators had gathered, but only Beriak’s seat remained empty.

[Why haven’t we seen Beriak lately?]

[Who knows. Last time he seemed to be grinding his teeth about finding the traitor…]

[Maybe he’s out searching on his own by now?]

The Administrators didn’t think much of Beriak’s absence.

After all, Beriak always acted alone, and none of the Administrators could match him in combat.

They couldn’t even imagine that he had been annihilated by the Demigod.

[By the way, all that talk about traitors was really unpleasant.]

[Right. Who among us could be a traitor?]

[Just spreading suspicion for no reason, tsk.]

Ditrit spoke with a displeased voice.

[Is there anyone here who leaked information? Be honest.]

[Where did information get leaked? Are you suspecting me too?]

[No, it’s just that the situation…]

[Let’s not do this among ourselves.]

[Right, would there really be an Administrator crazy enough to help the Demigod?]

[Exactly.]

[Isn’t that Beriak fellow being too sensitive? Maybe the humans just happened to prepare by coincidence.]

Complaints about Beriak began erupting among the Administrators.

It was a natural reaction since he had spread seeds of suspicion by talking about traitors without any evidence.

[But it really is strange. How did they know all the locations and prepare for them?]

[It’s a bit much to call it coincidence…]

[Still, suspecting us is wrong.]

While the Administrators were murmuring.

Hasaksios was thinking.

‘Now’s my chance.’

Following Abysalon, even Beriak had died at the Demigod’s hands.

Currently, the leader position was vacant.

‘If I play this right, I might be able to seize the leader position.’

The Administrators were already viewing Beriak unfavorably.

His talk about there being a traitor among the Administrators had provoked backlash.

‘This is when I need to step forward and rally the Administrators.’

With no leader, the Administrators were in confusion.

If he used this opportunity, he could become the leader of the Administrators.

[Hey everyone, wait a moment.]

Hasaksios stepped forward, raising his tentacles high.

All eyes focused on him at once.

[Hasaksios? Do you have something to say?]

[About Beriak… thinking about it, he wasn’t a true leader.]

[What?]

[Because of him, our relationships became filled with nothing but distrust. Talking about traitors without any evidence.]

Hasaksios waved his tentacles as he incited them.

Hidden within was his ambition to become the new leader.

The other Administrators hadn’t even thought of this.

[We need a new leader. A leader we can trust without suspecting each other.]

Perhaps because public opinion about Beriak was poor?

The incitement was definitely effective.

[Hmm, I agree with what Hasaksios is saying too.]

[Right! That Beriak was too self-centered!]

[He only knew how to act important, but was lacking as a leader.]

Seeing them agree with his words, Hasaksios smiled.

However.

[What nonsense are you spouting?]

Not everyone was in agreement.

[Where could you find a leader as good as Beriak?]

[Right. He’s the strongest among us.]

Wherever you go, there are always opposition factions.

But Hasaksios wasn’t without things to say either.

[So what? What has Beriak actually accomplished? Did any of his strategies ever work properly?]

[Right! He uselessly poured Terra into opening the door to the Human World, talking about invading Earth! Because of that, we just wasted our Terra!]

[Come to think of it, Beriak was a completely useless leader!]

When the majority started shouting, the voices defending Beriak died down.

Hasaksios didn’t miss this opportunity.

[Now, now, everyone calm down. There’s no point in us fighting among ourselves.]

[What are you supposed to be? Why are you suddenly stepping up and acting like a leader?]

[Don’t tell me you want to become the leader?]

Someone spoke with a suspicious voice.

Though Hasaksios felt inwardly stung, he responded with a calm expression.

[…Is there something I can’t do?]

[What?]

[Ha! Look at that? Now I see you brought this up because you wanted to become the leader!]

The Administrators stopped fighting and stared at Hasaksios.

One wrong word had drawn their attention, but it couldn’t be helped.

Since it had come to this, he decided to reveal his true intentions.

[Why are you all looking at me like that? Wouldn’t I make an excellent leader?]

[Hasaksios. Are you serious about that?]

[You want to become the leader?]

[You’re not even the strongest among us.]

Objections arose, but Hasaksios had his own arguments.

[Abysalon, who was called the Primordial Administrator, was annihilated in battle with the Demigod. But I survived. I watched all of the Demigod’s fights and figured out all his patterns.]

Hasaksios promoted himself.

Wasn’t this excellent material for a leader?

But the Administrators’ reaction was cold.

[Patterns? Don’t make me laugh.]

[You’re the one who just got beaten up by that Demigod. What kind of leader would you be?]

[That’s right! You just stood there watching Abysalon get annihilated!]

[Acting like a coward!]

The Administrators’ mockery poured down.

Hasaksios’s tentacles trembled violently.

‘These, these bastards…!’

Rage surged up.

I’m a coward?

I just got beaten by the Demigod?

[You guys…]

Hasaksios’s voice dropped low.

[Then, what will you do if I kill the Demigod?]

[What?]

[Bullshit. How could you kill the Demigod that even Abysalon couldn’t kill?]

[That’s taking the joke too far.]

Naturally, the Administrators didn’t believe him.

But Hasaksios was serious.

[Would you believe me if I brought proof?]

At those words, the Administrators had no choice but to become serious.

[Hasaksios, are you being serious?]

[Yes. I’ll kill the Demigod and bring proof, so let’s talk about leadership again then!]

Having made his bold declaration, Hasaksios returned to his space, fuming.

Meanwhile, on Earth, endless praise was pouring out for Lee Tae Seong, who had stopped the invasion.

[UN Decides to Award Special Merit Award to Amon]

[WHO “Tens of Thousands of Lives Saved Thanks to Amon”]

[World Leaders Express Gratitude to Amon.]

The simultaneous monster invasion of Earth that had occurred recently.

Being able to stop that disaster was entirely thanks to Amon’s quick response.

That’s why the International Community was competing to praise him.

And it was the same on the internet.

└Amon is a true hero.

└We’d all be dead without Amon

└The man who saved the world

└Isn’t this Nobel Peace Prize material?

└Peace Prize? They should just create a new award for him

└Great Amon

└The greatest Apostle of our generation

From various communities to even the Transcendence Net.

Everyone was busy praising Amon.

And rightfully so, since he had not only extended the deadline for destruction but also prevented the urgent situation of Earth’s invasion.

He truly deserved to be called a hero.

Though the person in question didn’t pay much attention to such things.

‘Terra increased by 10,000.’

Tae Seong’s interest was clear.

Getting stronger.

Getting stronger to achieve the complete conquest of the Labyrinth that he couldn’t accomplish in his previous life.

Now that he had reached Floor 640, that dream was right before his eyes.

In fact, killing Amon, the God of Destruction who was the final boss, was practically a foregone conclusion.

Since he already possessed power that transcended Amon.

So while conquering the Labyrinth was a sure thing, there were more reasons he needed to get stronger.

‘I need to wipe out all the Administrators.’

He had already annihilated Abysalon and Beriak, the strongest Administrators, but that alone wasn’t enough.

‘There must be someone who created this system.’

Draw out the Administrators and deal with them?

That was obviously something he had to do.

But going further, there would ultimately be someone who created this fucking system.

He had to crush that bastard.

‘To do that, I need to keep obtaining Terra.’

He had extorted 5,000 each from two of the Three Gods, gaining 10,000 Terra.

His total Terra was 150,000.

But this might not be enough.

‘The being who created the system must be what’s called a god.’

The Administrators weren’t gods.

They were just vermin struggling to become gods.

‘The real one is in a higher place.’

Think about it.

The reason he could annihilate the Administrators was entirely thanks to the skill called Soul Strike.

But the one who granted Soul Strike was none other than Orcus.

‘Orcus, who the Administrators use as a worker, has the power to kill Administrators? That’s absurd.’

All skills and achievements obtained in the Labyrinth operate through the system.

The system actually possesses power.

Enough to kill Administrators.

Then just how strong is the one who created the system?

‘Probably a higher-dimensional being that even all the Administrators together couldn’t defeat. That would be a god.’

Lee Tae Seong wanted to ask the god.

Why the hell did you create such a system?

What are you scheming by putting forth the Administrators?

He had many questions, but for now he entered the strategy phase.

Clearing the Labyrinth was the best option for now.

[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 641st Floor!]

[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 642nd Floor!]

[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 643rd Floor!]

…

…

…

[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 649th Floor!]

He finished the last annihilation mission by clearing up to the 649th floor.

To rest for a moment, he opened the Gap of Balance and entered Hasaksios’s dwelling.

He had something to ask that guy too.

“Hasaksios?”

He was about to ask how the situation had turned out, but hadn’t he returned yet?

As he looked around searching, a black shadow appeared behind him.

Hasaksios approached Lee Tae Seong with several tentacles raised.

Cautiously.

Then, Lee Tae Seong’s head turned.

“So you were here.”

[Uh… you knew?]

“Of course.”

[Tch… What a boring human. I was trying to surprise you…]

“Whatever, did you try talking to the Administrators?”

[I did.]

“How did it go?”

Hasaksios grinned wickedly.

[They all fell for my acting completely, didn’t they?]

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