Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 72

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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 072

72. Target is 89th Floor

What happens when people who cleared the same floor enter simultaneously?

They can meet in the Labyrinth.

Information that any Apostle knows.

But standing in front of the Sinkhole, they couldn’t help but feel anxious.

It was their first time entering with someone else.

Such worries were short-lived though.

“We really met up?”

“Right? I was worried we might get torn apart or something…”

“I was secretly anxious too, but this is a relief.”

Seo Mina, Han So Ra, and Park Se Hee could feel relieved seeing each other’s faces.

They were able to tackle the Labyrinth together as planned.

“Oh, I need to turn on my action camera.”

“I’ll turn mine on too.”

“Me too…”

Action cameras are essential for Labyrinth clearing.

You can review the recordings later for analysis and use them as evidence videos.

Most importantly, the main purpose is to upload them to ViewTube for profit.

These days it’s not easy to get views since everyone uploads them though.

“If it’s an action cam filmed by you, the view count would be incredible, right?”

“It would be. You’re a famous celebrity…”

The two said while looking at Han So Ra.

Han So Ra waved her hands in embarrassment.

“No, a famous celebrity… I’m not quite at that level.”

“Come on, you’re being too modest. You’re officially recognized as the entertainment industry’s official Apostle number one.”

Han So Ra’s face turned red at Seo Mina’s words.

“Hehe, I’m just kidding, unnie.”

“But did you already decide to call each other unnie from the start?”

At Park Se Hee’s question, Seo Mina shrugged as if asking what’s wrong with that.

“We’re going to keep meeting from now on, so it’s awkward to call each other by name formally. I’m the youngest, so I’ll call you unnie. To Se Hee unnie too.”

“Ah… I, I see.”

“Social skills master…”

“Let’s go, unnies.”

Just then, the 8th Floor mission appeared as a System Message.

[You have entered Labyrinth Underground 8th Floor.]

《Type: Annihilation》

《Conditions: None》

《Mission: Defeat 100 Dark Goblin Warriors.》

[You cannot exit until the mission is cleared.]

“The mission appeared. But we don’t each have to kill 100, right?”

“I don’t think so? They say people who enter together automatically become party members and share the mission.”

“Ah, then it’ll be easier to clear.”

“Still, let’s all stay alert. Han So Ra, could you please use your skill?”

“Yes, I’ll cast it on you now.”

The three had planned their strategy before entering.

Park Se Hee, who had higher stats, would take the lead while the others would support.

Originally the other two tried to dissuade her saying it was dangerous, but after learning she had three skills and sponsoring spirits, they agreed to the current positioning without complaint.

Though it was ultimately a strategy that Amon had devised.

Park Se Hee, who received the Cloud’s Protection buff, took the lead.

“I’ll go first, so everyone follow carefully.”

“Yes!”

The hunt began.

If she were alone, she would have walked nervously, but there were party members behind her.

That fact gave Park Se Hee courage.

The invincibility buff, which was like having an extra life, also played a part.

“Kieek!”

A Goblin Warrior that spotted humans.

Unlike regular goblins that wield daggers, it charged forward holding a blade as thick as a forearm.

Most people would have been scared and run away in this situation, but.

Swoosh!

Park Se Hee boldly leaped forward.

Swish! Thud!

She first dodged the blade, then stabbed the Warrior’s neck with her dagger.

It was a one-shot kill.

Then Park Se Hee picked up the Warrior’s blade.

Having high stats definitely made a difference in speed.

“Wow, you’re really fast.”

“Se Hee unnie fights well?”

If I had only one life, I would have fought nervously, but thanks to the invincibility buff, aggressive movements were possible.

“I’ll keep going.”

Moving forward, more Goblin Warriors appeared.

“Kiiiii!”

“Kiiit!”

When their numbers increased, it was typical to retreat and defeat them one by one.

“Everyone be careful!”

Behind Park Se Hee were her companions.

“I’ll take one!”

Seo Mina dominated a Goblin Warrior with her Mind Control Skill.

She made it slit the throat of its companion beside it.

Park Se Hee burned a goblin’s head with Light of Harmony, and Han So Ra bravely faced one in single combat.

Thud! Thud!

“Kirruk…”

They successfully fended off the attack of four goblins.

However.

“So Ra unnie, are you okay? That wound…”

“I’m… fine.”

“You’re hurt? I’ll heal you.”

Park Se Hee hurried over and completely reversed the wound on her forearm with Breath of Regression.

“Wow… it’s like it never happened.”

“The pain is gone too. Thank you.”

“You’re a celebrity, you can’t get hurt.”

Park Se Hee, who had shown a smile, suddenly looked apologetic.

“I’m sorry. I should have protected you…”

“Oh, no. It was wrong of me to step forward beyond my abilities. I thought I could win one-on-one without getting hurt… I guess it was too much.”

“It’s because I took the invincibility buff. If it weren’t for that, you wouldn’t have gotten hurt…”

“Don’t say that. You’re the one working hardest at the front… Thanks to you, we’re hunting comfortably.”

“Still, the buff should be worn by Han So Ra…”

The Cloud’s Protection buff could only be cast on one person.

That’s why they were offering the buff to each other.

But there was someone who was displeased with this scene.

“What are you doing right now? Why aren’t you mentioning me at all? Does having Mind Control mean I’m not qualified to receive the buff?”

“Huh?”

“Oh, no, that’s not it…”

Watching the two people frantically waving their hands in confusion, Seo Mina.

“Pfft, kuhup!”

Suddenly burst into laughter, making the two look at her with bewildered expressions.

“Why are you so flustered? You who mercilessly slashed at monsters.”

“…”

“It was a joke. Since you unnies keep yielding to each other… I was trying to lighten the mood.”

“Ah…”

“Don’t be so tense. We’re doing pretty well, aren’t we?”

That was certainly true.

Even though more monsters than their party size had attacked, they blocked them without major damage.

At this rate, they should be able to clear it smoothly.

“Honestly, you were worried, right? Whether we could do well or not.”

“We were.”

“Since we’ve never done party work before.”

“But we work together pretty well, don’t we?”

Seo Mina grinned.

Seeing her like that, the other two also broke into smiles.

“Are you feeling less tense now?”

“Yes, thanks to you.”

“This scene was probably all captured on the action camera too. If we upload this, it’ll get quite a lot of views, right?”

“Ah… I’m not thinking of uploading it yet. I need to get permission from my agency first…”

At Han So Ra’s words, Seo Mina nodded as if it didn’t matter.

“I don’t really expect much either. It’ll be hard to surpass Amon’s view count with strategy videos anyway, right?”

“That’s true.”

“What do you think that person is?”

“They said he has a Prophecy Skill.”

“Can knowing the future make someone that strong?”

“Hmm… they’d need some skill to back it up too, right?”

“More than that, what purpose does he have for wanting us to grow?”

“I wonder… I can’t guess that part at all.”

He was certainly a person full of mysteries.

Only giving instructions from behind through a messenger and never showing himself…

That’s when it happened.

[Someone has conquered Labyrinth Underground 81st Floor!]

[Time remaining until destruction: 826 days 8 hours 10 minutes 4 seconds]

[Someone sets foot on Labyrinth Underground 82nd Floor for the first time.]

Park Se Hee showed a look of respect at the message that appeared at just the right moment.

“I’d like to see their face once.”

At the very moment Amon’s conquest message appeared.

Wang Ho Wei arrived in Korea.

He had come chasing after Amon.

“I came because you told me to come, but…”

Now that I’m here, there’s no way to find him.

It’s not like I can contact Amon either.

“Meanwhile, he’s diligently conquering the Labyrinth. Hah…”

You steal my dagger and then comfortably conquer the Labyrinth?

Wang Ho Wei let out an incredulous sigh.

He gets even more annoyed because he doesn’t know where to go.

“This is my first time in Korea… what should I do now?”

When you have nowhere to go?

Waiting is the best strategy for now.

“Maybe he hasn’t arrived in Korea yet.”

Should I wait at the immigration hall exit, watching people arrive?

But Wang Ho Wei didn’t know.

That at this very moment, the Triad Boss had boarded a flight to Incheon.

Floors 80 to 89 are extermination missions.

You can easily clear them by just killing the designated monsters.

Of course, you need the skills to back it up.

[You have entered Labyrinth Underground 89th Floor.]

《Type: Extermination》

《Conditions: None》

《Mission: Eliminate 50 Dark Elf Rangers, 30 Warriors, and 20 Dark Mages.》

[You cannot leave until the mission is conquered.]

Rangers and Warriors are easy to kill.

But Dark Mages?

‘They’re not as easy as I thought.’

More precisely, they’re annoying.

One of them summons 10 skeletons simultaneously.

In other words, if ten Dark Mages group together, you have no choice but to face 100 skeletons.

In short, they’re quantity bullies.

‘Even if you kill the Dark Mage, the summoned skeletons don’t disappear. They’re not ordinary summons but resurrected dead.’

Therefore, even if you enter as a party, this 89th Floor is tricky.

However.

‘With Balance Gap, there’s no problem.’

Dark Mages must be killed in one strike by nature.

You can’t give them a chance to cast magic.

What makes this possible is Balance Gap.

Swoosh—

After hiding my form in another dimension so the Dark Mage wouldn’t notice.

I carefully approached.

Stab!

I pierced the back of his neck and killed him.

And before the other Dark Mages noticed.

Whoosh! Stab!

I threw a spear and killed another.

‘Time Stop.’

In the one second while time was stopped.

Slash! Slash! Slash!

I finished off the remaining Dark Mages with my dagger.

[Dark Elf Dark Mage eliminated 5/20]

I eliminated five in an instant.

‘If I had fought them head-on, they would have definitely summoned skeletons.’

I searched the forest for the next targets.

The entire forest was a graveyard with skeletons crawling all over underground, but the Dark Mages never got a chance to cast magic.

Because they all died before I could even attempt summoning.

[Dark Elf Dark Mage Defeated 19/20]

‘Only one left now?’

Just then, I spotted one Dark Mage.

[Since the target has only one skill, attempting to copy immediately.]

[Successfully copied the skill ‘Lesser Skeleton Soldier Summoning’.]

▷Lesser Skeleton Soldier Summoning(E)

―Effect: Consumes bone fragments buried underground to summon 10 Lesser Skeleton Soldiers. The summoned Lesser Skeleton Soldiers do not disappear until they die.

After copying the skill.

Thud!

I quickly defeated it to fill my quota.

And before the copied skill disappeared.

‘Lesser Skeleton Soldier Summoning.’

I used the monster’s skill.

Rustle!

The dirt pile split apart as white bones revealed themselves all at once.

Ten skeletons crawled out from underground.

“Now let’s go hunt some Warriors and Rangers.”

I resumed hunting with my summoned creatures.

The reason I’m hunting so diligently.

Part of it is to get stronger quickly so I can smack Amon upside the head.

‘But more than anything, it’s the promise I made with the Three Gods.’

The items I had requested from the Three Gods back then.

Being SSS-rank, each one possessed tremendous power.

However.

―Tae Seong. We’d like to sponsor you with items too, but SSS-rank is on a different level, isn’t it?

―Sponsorship can only be given when you have the proper qualifications. You know this well, don’t you?

―If you want to receive SSS-rank sponsorship, you need to prove you’re worthy of it.

They didn’t give their permission easily.

‘I know. I understand that proving my worth is necessary to receive SSS-rank items.’

So I didn’t expect to receive them right away.

When I first received an SSS-rank skill, I had to prove my worth then too.

‘By conquering up to the 9th Floor with civilian qualifications, I proved my value and simultaneously secured both the justification to become an Apostle of the Three Gods and the justification to receive SSS-rank skill sponsorship.’

Just like then, I need justification now to receive sponsorship.

‘If it were ordinary items, this kind of procedure wouldn’t be necessary, but…’

Since it’s SSS-rank, that level of effort is essential.

‘It’s the system’s rules, so there’s nothing I can do about it.’

At least I’m fortunate the conditions are easy.

The condition the Three Gods set was to conquer floors consecutively up to the 89th Floor.

‘However, they said I had to succeed within one day.’

I didn’t even need a full day.

With a one-hour clear time per floor, it only took a total of 9 hours.

[You have cleared Labyrinth Underground 89th Floor!]

‘Now shall I go collect the promised items?’

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