The Cursed Blacksmith Who Regressed - Chapter 28

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Episode 28

[ You have entered the 50th Floor. ]

His vision changed completely, and a message appeared saying he had entered the 50th Floor.

But for the first time, the scenery that had always been the same was different.

To be precise, he could see the sky.

‘Huh, could it be?’

The scenery he had seen so far was a spacious outdoor field.

The edges were blocked by walls, and the top was also blocked by a high ceiling, not the sky.

But this place was completely open on all sides with no outer walls or ceiling.

All he could see was a wide blue sky and a spacious field.

He got goosebumps for a moment.

Being able to see the sky meant there was nowhere left to climb.

At that moment, the Tower’s guidance began.

[ Congratulations! You have become the first Player in history to successfully reach the top of the Growth Tower. ]

[ You have achieved a remarkable Achievement, so the System gifts you 3 bonus stats. ]

It started with the distribution of Achievement bonuses congratulating him on reaching the summit.

[ The Tower has been watching you from beginning to end. ]

[ You are the Player who reached the summit fastest in Growth Tower history. ]

[ You are the first Player in Growth Tower history to reach the summit without taking a single hit. ]

[ The Tower will give you a final trial. ]

[ You will select one from among the many trials the Tower can present and face the final trial. ]

The guidance continued.

Then countless golden cards appeared before Choi Hyun’s eyes.

[ The trial cards have been prepared. ]

[ Please select a trial yourself. ]

[ The content of the trial you wish to choose cannot be known until after selection. ]

There seemed to be easily hundreds of visible cards.

Perhaps because of that, Choi Hyun was somewhat flustered.

‘There are this many trials?’

What exactly was this place for?

He only had such thoughts briefly.

The fact that there were hundreds of trials meant their difficulty levels might all be different too.

Of course, they would only differ in difficulty – none would be easy.

Choi Hyun’s brow furrowed.

‘Should I just leave it to luck?’

Without relevant information, it was truly troublesome.

But there was no other choice.

In the end, he had no choice but to select one of them.

That’s when it happened.

‘Wait, luck?’

Suddenly, something he had briefly forgotten came to mind.

It was the Gambling God’s Blessing.

‘When it comes to luck, nothing beats Gambling God’s Blessing.’

There was no reason to hesitate.

He immediately used Gambling God’s Blessing.

[ Gambling God’s Blessing is activated. ]

When Gambling God’s Blessing activated, its characteristic gentle wind enveloped Choi Hyun.

Thanks to this, Choi Hyun felt much less burdened and slowly examined the cards.

But while examining the cards, one particular card glowed with a whitish light.

‘This is it.’

The other cards weren’t glowing.

Only this one was glowing.

Then this meant Gambling God’s Blessing was giving him a hint.

Before choosing it, Choi Hyun checked the bonus stats he had acquired. They were all invested in Dexterity.

He checked just in case, but his specs were in perfect condition.

Finally, after finishing his check, Choi Hyun selected the card.

[ You have selected a trial. ]

[ The Tower smiles at your choice. ]

[ The trial begins. ]

[ Beginning the final challenge. ]

Flash!

The cards disappear.

And the challenge began.

‘The final challenge.’

The words “final challenge” made Choi Hyun’s heart race.

Soon, as the trial began, the floor started to change rapidly.

To be precise, the floor that had been solid stone suddenly filled with water, forming a shallow depth.

The water depth was shallow enough to barely reach his ankles.

Jingle-

A bell sound.

When he turned his head toward where the sound came from, there was a bell about the size of an adult’s fist hanging from a fishing rod-like stem.

– Geumgang Agwi Lv.???

Above the bell was a namecard that read Geumgang Agwi.

‘Geumgang Agwi?’

Seeing that it even had a level indicator, it seemed to be the monster that would provide the trial.

But it looked like a bell, so why was it called Geumgang Agwi?

At that moment, the protruding bell sank down and disappeared.

‘Diving?’

In water this shallow?

Then, after a while.

Jingle-

A bell sound came from somewhere.

At the same time, bubbles rose from beneath Choi Hyun’s feet.

At that moment, Choi Hyun instinctively pulled his body back, and as soon as he created distance, a large agwi shot up above the water surface with its mouth wide open, then disappeared below.

“…!”

It was a size that could easily swallow a person whole.

That creature was the Geumgang Agwi.

“Wow.”

A light exclamation.

He had been careless thinking the water only reached his ankles, but that depth seemed to apply only to Choi Hyun.

Just to be sure, he touched the bottom again, but the floor beneath the water was solid like the original stone floor.

‘But you can dive in this floor?’

And I can’t go in?

That was correct.

Then the bell sound rang again.

Jingle-

When he shifted his gaze, the Geumgang Agwi’s antenna bell was moving around making sounds like a shark fin.

It looked just like that of an angler.

But that wasn’t like an angler’s bait.

It was the minimum warning the Geumgang Agwi was giving.

I don’t know why it gives me a warning, but anyway, since it gives me a warning, thank you.

Without that, I would only know of its appearance just before it shoots up.

At that moment, its bell disappeared.

Choi Hyun ran.

The bell disappearing meant it was about to rise up.

Sure enough.

“Kwaoooooo!”

The Geumgang Agwi burst up from where Choi Hyun had been, opening its maw wide once again.

Splash!

The Geumgang Agwi dove back down with a loud noise.

It’s quite fascinating that it can move as if swimming in the ocean despite the water being so shallow.

Anyway, I’ve figured out everything about this guy.

Watch the bell, and when the bell disappears, be careful of the ground.

That was the first strategy for dealing with the Geumgang Agwi.

Soon, the bell disappeared again.

Choi Hyun raised his gray sword.

And the moment the Geumgang Agwi shot up, he dodged to the side and immediately swung his sword.

[ Ultra Focus is activated. ]

[ Dexterity is activated. ]

[ Nameless Sword Technique is activated. ]

[ Ultra Strike is activated. ]

Kwaaaaang!!

A heavy explosive sound.

The attack was successful.

Splash!

The Geumgang Agwi disappeared.

Soon, the bell appeared again.

My grip felt numb.

I had clearly timed the dodge and attack perfectly, but strangely, it didn’t feel like the attack had been successful.

It was because the creature was so incredibly tough.

Before the Geumgang Agwi attacked again, Choi Hyun first checked the gray sword’s information.

[ Gray Color Swordsman’s Sword ]

– Type : Item

– Restriction : Level 60 or higher. *However, all usage restrictions are removed in the Growth Tower.

– Durability : 2,410/2,600(2,000+600)

– Attack Power : 390(300+90)

– Options :

1. When using sword technique-related skills, additional power increases by 10%

2. Skill ‘Ultra Strike’ can be used.

# The sword used by the Growth Tower 49th Floor Gatekeeper, Gray Color Swordsman.

# It has been perfectly repaired by an excellent blacksmith and some performance has been improved.

# The improved performance will disappear if it falls below the original durability

What the hell?

Just one attack reduced the durability by 190?

This was maddening.

Just how tough must its body be for a single attack to reduce durability by nearly 200?

I couldn’t help but frown.

I immediately took out the repair hammer and struck the gray sword.

Clang clang clang-

The durability recovered.

It seems like I’ll have to use the hit and run method against this boss too, just like with the Wandering Knight – or rather, hit and fix.

‘But in the end, I’ll be the one who wins.’

Anyone else would have given up long ago.

But I was different.

I had above-average stat physicals and repair skills.

Ding-

Another bell sound.

Choi Hyun raised his gray sword once more.

“Come on, come at me.”

I’ll take you on as much as you want.

There’s absolutely no way I’ll fall.

* * *

The world was in chaos.

More precisely, it was in chaos again.

The reason was one thing.

Choi Hyun’s challenge of the 50th Floor.

The Growth Tower, which everyone thought had a maximum of 49 floors, actually had a 50th Floor.

This fact alone was enough to heat up the world again.

“Wow, amazing. The 50th Floor.”

“Are you crazy?”

“At this rate, isn’t there a 51st Floor too?”

“Ah, come on. The maximum entry level restriction is 30, so how much higher do we have to go?”

“How high does this thing go?”

As news of Choi Hyun’s 50th Floor challenge spread, Bukhansan, which was already in a saturated state, became even more seriously overcrowded.

And that fervor showed no signs of cooling down even now, 12 hours after Choi Hyun began his challenge.

“But the 50th Floor must really be difficult.”

“It took less than 12 hours to clear up to the 49th Floor, but how is the 50th Floor taking 12 hours?”

“If he can’t clear this, it’ll be legendary.”

“Legendary what? Still, honestly, we should give him credit. If he’s achieved this much as a level 1 Blacksmith Class, humanly speaking, let’s give him a pass on the 50th Floor.”

“That’s true too.”

“He beat China, let’s have a drink~”

Now, about 12 hours after Choi Hyun began his 50th Floor challenge, people’s expectations were split exactly in half.

The faction that thought he would probably fail and the faction that believed he would definitely succeed since he had lasted 12 hours on the 50th Floor.

It was when opinions were divided like this.

Whoooosh!

In the dark night.

The tower began emitting a golden radiance before the people who were staying up all night with floodlights.

Someone who saw it said.

“Oh, could it be?”

[ The 50th Floor has been conquered. ]

[ The conqueror is Player ‘Choi Hyun’. ]

The System notification announced yet another miracle.

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