Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 61

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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 061

61. Labyrinth Underground Floor 79

[You have entered Labyrinth Underground Floor 79.]

《Type: Raid》

《Conditions: None》

《Mission: Defeat 1 Undead Knight Commander.》

[You cannot exit until the mission is completed.]

Floor 79 is a floor where a Hidden Piece exists.

The method to obtain it is to defeat the boss while possessing the [King’s Authority] skill.

‘Indeed, it’s quite simple.’

Thanks to this condition, it was the first Hidden Piece discovered even before my regression.

The restriction is that only the first person who possesses the King’s Authority skill can obtain it.

‘Since I meet the conditions, there’s no problem.’

I should be able to obtain this Hidden Piece smoothly as well.

Of course, under the premise that I have to defeat the Undead Knight Commander.

‘Handling a boss alone isn’t difficult.’

Originally, raid bosses are meant to be defeated by multiple people forming a party according to their positions.

But while climbing to Floor 79, I had been alone the entire time.

Because being alone was sufficient.

‘It should be about time for it to appear…’

As soon as I thought that.

Clank— Clank—

A shadow appearing from within the thick fog.

A height reaching 2 meters and a body structure similar to humans.

But that was not human.

“Uhhhhh…”

Just a zombie in wretched condition, with no trace of its original appearance left.

‘Despite looking like that, it’s a creature with swift movements.’

Despite being a zombie, it was fully armored and even walked normally.

In its hand, it held a great sword as tall as itself.

‘The most suitable weapon to face that thing is…’

Tssss—

The Transformation Branch elongated.

‘A spear, of course.’

This creature also doesn’t summon monsters like the previous bosses I faced.

A boss that must be faced with pure physical force alone.

But that doesn’t mean I should think about blocking that crude great sword.

‘Since it’s a boss, its strength is tremendous.’

As the distance between us grew closer.

“Uhhhhhhh!”

The creature charging at me while gripping its great sword.

Despite its zombie-like appearance, it’s quite fast.

‘An ordinary person would first panic at those movements. And then.’

Crash!

The great sword pierces the ground, sending up clouds of dust.

‘They’d panic a second time at that crude strength.’

I was able to dodge just now because I read the attack pattern.

But what if I hadn’t dodged and took it head-on?

‘All my limbs would have been shattered.’

The weapon wouldn’t have broken since its durability is infinite, but my body wouldn’t have endured it.

If I had party members, they would have panicked and been busy running away.

But far from panicking, I thrust my spear forward.

Now that an opening appeared, this was the perfect timing to attack.

Stab!

“Uhhhhhhh!”

I precisely pierced one of its eyeballs, blocking its vision.

Whoooosh!

The Knight Commander swings its great sword with tremendous force.

But this time it didn’t reach me either.

‘I can clearly see the sword path.’

There’s no reason to get hit.

Thunk!

“Uuuuaargh!”

After bursting the remaining eyeball, I quickly created distance.

Then phase 2 appeared.

“Kraaaah!”

Its body turned red as it swung the great sword.

At tremendous speed too.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Unable to see ahead, the creature swung wildly.

I knew this would happen, so I created enough distance.

I had also taken out its eyeballs.

‘Anyway, it’s in an unkillable state right now. Let’s just wait until Rage ends.’

When suffering fatal damage, the Knight Commander uses a skill called [Rage].

I already know what kind of skill it is since I’ve copied it.

[Since the target has only one skill, attempting direct replication.]

[Successfully replicated skill ‘Rage’.]

▷Rage(C)

―Effect: When suffering fatal damage, damage taken is reduced by 80% and attack speed increases by 2x.

‘2x attack speed. No wonder it’s hard to beat alone.’

It’s already tough being undead with tenacious vitality.

On top of that, using such a skill right before death often leads to reversals.

‘There’s been a truckload of people who died miserably fighting it without knowing.’

In that sense, it was good that I recorded it with the action camera.

Sharing strategy videos on ViewTube will make it easier for others to deal with.

‘Let’s just wait until Rage wears off.’

Since I’ve also removed its vision, there’s no chance it’ll find me.

I just need to wait from a distance for the duration to end.

When the time was up, the red aura disappeared from its body.

Now it’s time to finish this.

Tss tss tss―

Switching to throwing spear.

After aiming at its head.

‘Time Stop.’

I stopped time for 1 second and threw it.

Swish!

The spear shaft flew like lightning.

Crack!

It pierced through the Knight Commander’s forehead.

‘No matter how undead it is, it can’t survive with its head pierced.’

As expected.

Thud.

The Knight Commander knelt down with the throwing spear stuck in its head.

It placed the great sword on the ground and looked at me, muttering.

“Ah… Your Highness the Prince.”

Earlier it spoke like a zombie, but now it’s pronouncing properly?

“You have finally arrived… to save me from this bondage…”

Is this an event that appears before obtaining a Hidden Piece?

‘I’ve never heard of such an event…’

This was my first time obtaining a Hidden Piece, so it was an unfamiliar sight.

“I spent long years alone in this darkness, longing only for Your Highness.”

The Knight Commander’s eyes reddened with emotion.

“Now that I can serve Your Highness again, I will dedicate my remaining life solely to Your Highness.”

Then it took something out from its chest.

A Hidden Piece that only the Apostle of the King’s Successor could obtain.

It was the skill [King’s Army].

[You have acquired the skill ‘King’s Army (S)’.]

▷King’s Army (S)

―Effect: Summons the King’s army. The abilities of summoned troops are proportional to the caster’s stats. The number of troops varies according to the Magic stat.

The skill to summon the King’s army was registered in my skill window.

And permanently at that.

‘It’s a skill that only one person in the world can possess.’

A skill that summons numerous troops, and its effectiveness has already been proven.

Before my regression, videos of someone hunting bosses alone with this skill had become popular.

[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground Floor 79!]

[You receive ‘Random Orb Fragment 1/4’ as a reward for clearing Floor 79.]

[You receive 35,100 Credits (+8,100).]

[Booster applied floors: 4/10 floors]

Along with the Orb Fragment.

[You receive ‘Crown Fragment’ as a first clear reward for Floor 79.]

[Crown Fragment (S)]

―Category: Possession

―Description: A fragment of an ancient crown that emits a mysterious radiance in moonlight. Delicate patterns are carved into it.

Even a Crown Fragment appeared.

I couldn’t help but be amazed.

‘An item needed to craft SS-grade weapons already appeared?’

Originally, this was an item that only appeared on Floor 480 and above.

‘It’s an item that drops with low probability when hunting knight-class humanoid monsters.’

That’s why I thought I’d obtain it much later.

I never expected to get it this early.

‘This is information even I as a Regressor didn’t know… Could it be that only Hidden Piece conquerors receive this?’

That would make sense.

If the conqueror had died tragically before revealing the information.

Anyway, it’s unexpected good fortune.

Now let’s head outside.

Before conquering the 80th Floor, there’s someone I need to meet.

[Amon clears up to Floor 79 consecutively again!]

[808 days until Earth’s destruction! Survival period extended once more.]

[Amon’s accumulated Achievement reaches world-class level.]

[Amon, who exactly is he?]

The burning interest worldwide centers on one thing.

Who is Amon?

Especially since rumors were rampant that he was Korean, South Korea’s interest level was high.

In such a situation, what if they published a special feature article?

“Our media company would literally make a fortune. We’d be able to capture the entire nation’s attention. What am I saying, the nation? We’d get worldwide attention.”

The Department Chief’s words weren’t wrong.

Knowing this, Bang Tae Ho, a reporter from Jungsim Daily’s Social Affairs Department, was also diligently investigating Amon.

“Simply working hard isn’t enough. To stay ahead of other media companies, you need to approach this with the determination that this is make-or-break. Got it?”

“Yes, I’ll do my best, Department Chief.”

Bang Tae Ho answered obediently, then returned to his seat and furrowed his brow deeply.

‘Damn Department Chief bastard. Does he think getting information about Amon is as easy as he makes it sound?’

What choice did he have?

When told to do something, he had to do it.

Anticipating this, he had already left comments on Amon’s videos early on.

└This is Bang Tae Ho, reporter from Jungsim Daily. You’re Amon, right? I watched your conquest videos very well. So I’d like to request an interview. If you reply, I’ll provide detailed information. Please take your time responding.^^

└Jungsim Daily? Isn’t that some no-name media company?

└Now reporters are requesting interviews through comments.

└Seems like there’s no other communication channel besides here.

└Do you think Amon would agree to an interview if he were crazy? lol

└They’re blatantly trying to extract information about Amon.

└They’re desperate to get a scoop.

└Hello, this is Amon’s representative. Amon doesn’t do interviews. Please go back now.

When he checked, there were only mocking comments.

No reply from Amon had been posted.

“Of course. Sigh…”

More than that, he was surprised when he looked at the channel.

“Already 1 million subscribers?”

When did it grow this much?

How long has it been since it was created?

Videos were uploaded once a day.

Then in less than a day, 500,000 views became the baseline.

Most frightening of all was that it was still growing.

This was just the beginning.

‘The channel will grow tremendously as time goes on.’

How much more would the subscribers increase within a month?

3 million?

10 million?

Looking at the growth rate, you could tell how tremendous the interest in Amon was.

“I need to get information about Amon before it gets bigger.”

But it wasn’t easy.

Since he wasn’t an Apostle, he couldn’t even access Transcendence Net.

“If I could find out his identity, that would be undoubtedly great… Even if he just revealed with his own mouth that he’s Korean…”

That would be enough to focus the world’s attention.

“I should meet with Han So Ra first.”

Apostles know other Apostles.

Han So Ra might know something.

‘Whew. Answer calmly.’

Han So Ra in the waiting room couldn’t help but feel more nervous than ever.

Since this was a place where she had to reveal her abilities.

‘Actually, I didn’t want to hold a press conference but…’

She had no choice.

The surrounding interest had grown too much, so her agency recommended that she reveal it directly.

They said that’s how proper advertisements would come in too.

“Ms. Han So Ra. It’s time to go out now.”

It was time, and Han So Ra came outside.

Click! Click!

She sat in the designated seat amid the camera flashes.

As expected, numerous reporters were waiting for her words.

“Hello. I’m actress Han So Ra. First, I offer my deepest condolences and comfort to all those who were sacrificed in the Shenzhen incident and their bereaved families.”

After opening with greetings.

“Actually… I never thought such an occasion would come until recently… but somehow it turned out this way.”

She continued speaking comfortably.

“Yes. As you all know, I am an Apostle. I have a Transcendent Spirit called Mother of Clouds as my Sponsoring Spirit, and I have one skill that protects targets. I’ve conquered up to the 4th Floor of the Labyrinth.”

She calmly explained about her identity and situation.

The sound of reporters diligently typing on keyboards could be heard.

“That’s all for the basics… Anyone with questions?”

Question and answer time.

Reporters raised their hands without exception.

When the moderator pointed to someone, they got the right to speak.

“I’m reporter Yoon Seok Ho from Hangeul Daily. Is it true that you saved actor Nam Ju Bin at the Shenzhen scene?”

“Yes… I happened to cast my skill on him, so I was able to prevent a dangerous moment.”

“I’ll take the next questioner.”

The moderator spoke and hands went up here and there.

“I’m reporter Kim Jun Hee from Korea Magazine. I understand you were away from the scene at the time, how did that happen?”

“I heard screaming and went to see if there was anything I could help with.”

“How did you find such courage?”

“I just… only thought I had to save them. Next person with a question?”

“I’m Oh Si Hyeok from Ure Newspaper. I understand you almost died at the scene, could you tell us in detail what the situation was?”

A somewhat difficult question came up.

Well, there would be no problem if she told the truth.

“When I saved senior Nam Ju Bin, the murderer targeted me. My skill happened to run out too, and I thought I was definitely going to die… but someone appeared and saved me.”

“Who do you mean?”

“I don’t know either. But I’m certain they were an incredibly strong Apostle. They subdued that murderer very easily.”

“Ah, then…”

“Next person with a question.”

She wanted to change the subject and looked for someone else.

But then.

“I’m reporter Bang Tae Ho from Jungsim Daily.”

An even more difficult question came up.

“By any chance, was the person who saved you Amon?”

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