Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 32

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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 032

32. Labyrinth Underground 40th Floor

At the moment Park Se Hee decided to enter the Labyrinth.

On the other side of Earth, there was someone who had just finished conquering the 19th floor.

It was Joshua.

“Phew, collecting magic stones isn’t easy.”

From Floor 15 to 19 was a mission to collect F-grade magic stones.

Thanks to that, 45 magic stones were piled up in his inventory, but Joshua wasn’t satisfied.

He had someone to compare himself to.

“Amon already entered the 40th floor… and I just finished the 19th floor.”

A difference of twice as much.

Even though they were both Apostles of the ‘God of Time’.

He was worried whether he could close the gap with Amon.

“No, what’s there to worry about. I just need to conquer at my own pace.”

Shaking off his worries, he headed to the gymnasium.

He planned to practice some techniques before conquering the 20th floor.

He also needed to refine his attack techniques using the Time Regression skill.

But there was already someone at the gymnasium.

“Jason?”

“Oh, you’re here?”

This was the gymnasium set up inside Costech.

The fact that he came all the way here meant he had something to say to him.

Sure enough.

Jason approached while holding a training spear.

Seeing his serious expression, it seemed like something important.

“What’s wrong? You came all the way here first.”

“Joshua… I could really kill you…”

“What…?”

Jason shouted in an excited tone to the bewildered Joshua.

“This spear you gave me is absolutely killer! It’s really the best!”

Then he took something out of his inventory.

It was the worn-out spear he had given him.

“Even though it looks like this, it’s incredibly useful! It’s incomparable to those crude spears made from goblin daggers! And saving time on making spears is a bonus!”

“Phew, I thought something else happened. You scared me… Is it really that good?”

“Yeah! Incredibly! With this, I can properly utilize my skill. Look!”

Jason took his stance and thrust his spear into the air.

Swoosh!

A basic skill, Thrust.

But anyone could tell it wasn’t an ordinary thrust.

Its agility and speed were as fast as a bullet.

“Did you see that?”

“That’s a skill?”

“Yeah. It’s my exclusive skill called [Thrust], but I couldn’t use it until now.”

“Why?”

“It can’t be used without a spear. Even when I made crude spears, it wouldn’t recognize them as spears.”

Jason’s Transcendent Spirit was the Master of Spearmanship.

The sponsored skill ‘Thrust’ was a powerful A-grade skill despite its simple name.

A technique that precisely pierces opponents with high concentration.

Thanks to this skill, Jason could kill all enemies in one hit.

“The downside is that you need a spear, but it seems like it only recognizes spears obtained from the Labyrinth.”

“So you couldn’t use your skill even though you had it?”

“Right. But you solved that problem for me. Thank you so much!”

“Don’t mention it. There’s someone else you should really thank.”

“I know. Your business partner, right?”

Jason knew too.

That he had gifted the spear to Joshua.

“Who is this partner person anyway? Who are they that you keep hiding them so secretively?”

“H-hiding? Who’s hiding anyone?”

“You are. Whenever I ask for information, you keep saying it’s a secret and hiding it. And lying about them being a partner.”

“Lying? They really are my partner!”

“Where in the world is there a partner who can just casually give away such precious items as gifts?”

Now that he heard it, that was true.

When every single item was precious, giving one away as a gift without compensation?

And the most important item among all items – a weapon?

“Th-that person gave it to me because they said they had a weapon. They said they had a spare spear…”

“That’s exactly what I mean – how do they have two weapons? Even you, who conquered the 19th floor, are stuck using a picked-up Hobgoblin’s Machete.”

Jason’s doubt was natural.

As far as he knew, there was no one in this world who conquered faster than Joshua.

Well, there was exactly one person, but that person was beyond normal standards so he didn’t count them…

At least among people around them, Joshua was the strongest.

So it was natural to have doubts.

“Anyway, we’re partners! I’m not lying!”

“What floor has that person conquered? Higher than you?”

“Well… I wouldn’t know.”

“Otherwise it doesn’t make sense. Having an item like this.”

“Why are you interrogating me so much? If you received it, just be grateful.”

“I’m so grateful I want to give you a kiss!”

“Cut it out. That person wouldn’t like that sort of thing. There’s no time for it either. That person is busier than us.”

“What does that person do?”

‘What else, saving the world.’

Those words rose to his throat, but Joshua held them back.

“But you… you talk like you know that person really well?”

“I don’t not know them. We’ve met a few times.”

“Even so, it’s strange…”

Joshua hiding and protecting someone?

Just how precious of a partner could they be?

Jason’s eyes narrowed.

“Don’t tell me, Amon?”

“…”

“Nah, that’s ridiculous. There’s no way. He’s the world’s most famous person.”

No matter how he thought about it, there was no connection to Amon.

For Joshua, it was fortunate he could avoid suspicion.

“But what kind of deal are you making? With that person. You didn’t tell me the details.”

“Ah, we agreed to trade magic stones.”

“Magic stones? What are those?”

Jason, who had just conquered the 14th floor, didn’t know what magic stones were.

“They’re like this.”

Joshua took out a magic stone from his inventory to show him.

Jason’s eyes widened as he checked the information window.

“They can be used as alternative energy? If you sell these, they’d be worth quite a bit of money, right?”

“I was already selling small quantities since there wasn’t much supply, but word must have spread because uninvited corporations are coming to me wanting to buy them.”

“Oh… really?”

“You can get them too once you reach the 15th floor. The mission itself is about collecting magic stones.”

“Really?”

Jason’s eyes changed at the thought that he too might be able to make money.

“If I supply you with magic stones, will you buy them at a high price?”

“You already have plenty of money, what’s the point.”

“The more money, the better.”

“You’ve got money fever, seriously.”

Though he said that, Jason’s interests were the same as Joshua’s.

Becoming stronger than anyone else.

For now, his target was Joshua right in front of him.

Growing strong enough to duel with him on equal terms was Jason’s dream.

But an unexpected competitor had interfered.

‘Is that partner person really that strong? Strong enough for Joshua to protect them like that?’

His pride was hurt.

It felt like Joshua had been taken from him.

‘At this rate, I’ll fall behind and become irrelevant.’

While he was resolving to conquer the Labyrinth even more earnestly,

Joshua’s eyes widened.

“What’s wrong? Why are you staring into space?”

“Ah, well…”

The reason Joshua was surprised and flustered

was because a sponsor message had appeared before his eyes.

[Kairos, God of Time, tells you to prove your worth by conquering the 20th floor.]

[Orcus, God of the Underworld, proposes to make you an Apostle of the Three Gods if you prove your worth.]

[Harmonion, God of Balance, says that becoming an Apostle of the Three Gods will allow you to contract with three gods, and you’ll receive that much more support in stats and skills.]

[However, they add the condition that you must hunt as many monsters as possible on the 20th floor to set a record-breaking result.]

‘Set a record-breaking result?’

Seeing the mention of records on the 20th floor, he caught on.

‘It’s a record-setting floor? Like the 1st and 10th floors.’

Achievement, the reward for record clears.

He couldn’t help but covet it since it granted effects like skills.

‘But the 20th floor is where Amon already set a record.’

It seemed the criterion was hunting many monsters.

How many had Amon caught?

‘Can I surpass Amon’s record?’

Whatever the case, it was an opportunity.

If he proved his qualifications, he could contract with not just one but three gods.

‘It’s a chance to become stronger.’

He would try to surpass it.

Amon’s record.

“I need to go now. To conquer the 20th Floor.”

Floors 1-9 are annihilation.

Floors 10-19 are collection.

Floors 20-29 are survival.

Floors 30-39 are traps.

Then from the 40th Floor?

[You have entered Labyrinth Underground Floor 40.]

《Type: Rescue》

《Condition: Within 1 hour time limit》

《Mission: Save the Cat People.》

[You cannot leave until you clear the mission.]

It’s a rescue-type mission.

‘A mission to save someone else in the Labyrinth.’

That someone changes each time.

It could be a monster, an ordinary animal, or even a person.

Like now, it could be beastkin.

‘I can’t tell if these are NPCs created for the Labyrinth or truly trapped living beings.’

Whatever they are, I’ll save them.

As quickly as possible.

The 40th Floor is where records are measured.

Beep―

After turning on the action camera.

Flutter!

I spread my wings with the Flight Skill and took off.

This was much faster and freer than walking.

‘It’ll be caught on the action camera, but I don’t care. There’s no one in this world who can threaten me anyway.’

At least in the videos, I had no intention of hiding my power.

Rather, revealing my strength would be advantageous for increasing views and building fame.

‘Of course, I need to keep the important skills hidden until the end.’

I plan to upload these recorded videos to ViewTube later.

Video guides would be helpful to many people.

The revenue from views would be a bonus.

‘The Three Gods must be puzzled too. How I came to have the Flight Skill.’

Skill Copy is powerful, but basically can’t be used without a target to copy from.

That’s its biggest weakness.

So in the Labyrinth, it’s common to copy monster skills.

But using a Transcendent Spirit’s skill, not even a monster’s?

‘If they’re watching this scene, they’d probably be shocked.’

Even if they question me later, I’ve already thought of excuses.

Without worry, I flew through the sky and arrived at the location I needed to rescue.

It was the Dark Orc Outpost.

‘From the 40th Floor, Dark Orcs appear. They’re very troublesome opponents because of their Berserker skill.’

Usually Dark Orcs don’t die in one hit.

Because their muscular bodies give them good health by default.

So without fail, Berserker activates.

‘With 15% increased attack power and ignoring pain while charging, they can’t help but be difficult to deal with.’

Of course, that doesn’t apply to me.

It’s only a problem for other Apostles.

‘There it is.’

I can see the outpost where the rescue target is.

Thud!

I landed on the ground.

As I dropped right into the middle of the Dark Orcs.

“Squeak?”

“Squeeeek!”

“Squeak!”

They charged at me with fire in their eyes.

Tssss―

I immediately summoned the Transformation Branch.

Swish―

I transformed it into a massive scythe and swung it.

Slash! Slash!

The Dark Orcs’ arms and legs were crushed in one blow.

It was truly a massacre.

Ten Dark Orcs turned into chunks of meat before they could even approach.

‘Normally I would have lured them one by one to deal with them…’

Cutting with the scythe like this was perfect for handling multiple enemies.

Flutter!

I lifted the tent and entered the barracks.

“A, a human?”

I saw Cat People trapped in an iron cage.

Literally cat humans.

“You, you came to rescue me! Thank you. Thank you so much!”

Even though it wasn’t Korean, I could understand it.

‘It must be translated by the system. Just like I could understand the Specter’s words.’

I transformed my weapon into a two-handed axe.

Clang!

I cut through the iron cage’s lock in one strike.

“Come out.”

“Thank you. There will be Dark Orcs outside. We need to be careful going out…”

“They’re gone. As you can see, they’re all dead.”

When I lifted the tent, scattered limbs came into view.

The Cat Person’s eyes widened as if unable to believe the incredible sight.

“Did, did you handle all these numbers by yourself?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s impossible. How on earth did you…”

“Enough, let’s get out of here quickly.”

Escaping from this place would complete the mission.

Flutter!

I spread Angel Wings and wrapped them around the cat human’s waist.

“Wh, what are you doing right now?”

“Excuse me for a moment.”

As I soared high into the sky.

“Meooooow!”

The Cat Person who unintentionally got to see the sky screamed.

[40th Floor Clear Time: 15 minutes 12 seconds]

[You have cleared in the shortest time!]

[An Achievement will be unlocked as a record clear reward.]

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