The Cursed Blacksmith Who Regressed - Chapter 29

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Episode 29

Before defeating the Geumgang Agwi.

Choi Hyun was extremely busy.

[ Ultra Focus is activated. ]

[ Dexterity is activated. ]

[ Nameless Movement Technique is activated. ]

When the Geumgang Agwi charged at him, he dodged.

[ Enhanced Repair is activated. ]

[ Nameless Sword Technique is activated. ]

[ Ultra Strike is activated. ]

[ Back Attack is activated. ]

[ Critical is activated. ]

Right after catching its back and landing an Ultra Strike.

Clang clang clang!

[ Repair has been completed. ]

Before the next attack came, he hammered and repaired the Gray Sword.

It had been a full 11 hours maintaining this pattern.

It was a tedious and long time.

It was physically exhausting too.

But he endured it.

He gritted his teeth and endured, somehow landing effective hits on the creature.

He was confident of victory.

That was because around 6 hours after maintaining this pattern, he saw the Geumgang Agwi’s scales, which seemed like they would never take damage, begin to crack and break off in large chunks.

It was after nearly 11 hours of fierce battle.

“Gyaaaaaaak!!”

[ The Geumgang Agwi’s scales have been destroyed by more than 60%. ]

[ The Geumgang Agwi uses ‘Hungry and Painful’. ]

Just like how the Gray Color Swordsman had started using Ultra Strike, this creature also brought out its second phase.

It was the second phase he was seeing after a full 11 hours.

The second phase was simple.

The Geumgang Agwi, enraged by the long war of attrition, swallowed its orb and dramatically increased its attack tempo.

Because of this, he had to concentrate even more.

But Choi Hyun actually welcomed it.

‘I was annoyed by the long intervals between attacks, so this works out better.’

A faster tempo is good.

That means I can hit it more often.

And that prediction proved exactly right.

“Kwaaaaak!”

Kwang!!

“Kwaaaaak!”

Kwang!!

The Geumgang Agwi’s mouth never reached Choi Hyun.

No matter how much it was the final boss of the Growth Tower that no one had ever seen, to Choi Hyun who had returned from the end of destruction, the Geumgang Agwi was nothing more or less than an aquarium goldfish.

After hitting it much faster for quite a while.

Choi Hyun once again struck the Geumgang Agwi with the Gray Sword, and at that moment.

Crack!

He heard a different kind of impact sound from the struck Geumgang Agwi for the first time.

The sound of something breaking.

At the same time, the Geumgang Agwi couldn’t enter the water and was flung far away as if slammed down, flopping on the ground.

“Oh!”

Choi Hyun’s eyes lit up.

Now’s the time!

Now’s the perfect chance!

Now that the creature was outside, he could beat it to his heart’s content without waiting any longer.

Choi Hyun rushed at the creature with the Gray Sword.

[ Enhanced Repair is activated. ]

[ Nameless Sword Technique is activated. ]

[ Ultra Strike is activated. ]

[ Critical is activated. ]

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Sword strikes pouring down like heavy rain.

However, due to the Geumgang Agwi’s characteristic defense, the Gray Sword was swung like a club rather than a sword.

That’s fine.

Whether it’s sword strikes or club strikes, killing the creature would be the same either way.

After continuously beating the Geumgang Agwi that couldn’t enter the water for quite a while.

“Grrrrrrrr!”

The creature twisted its body as if stiffening, then soon its life was cut short.

[ You have defeated the Geumgang Agwi. ]

[ You have cleared the 50th Floor. ]

[ Your level has increased. ]

[ You have gained 1 bonus stat. ]

[ Heavenly Martial Physique is activated. ]

[ Strength, Stamina, Magic, and Sense stats increase by 1 each. ]

[ You have succeeded in conquering the Growth Tower for the first time. ]

[ The Tower sincerely congratulates your success. ]

[ The Tower begins calculating your Achievement. ]

[ You have succeeded in conquering the Growth Tower for the first time. ]

[ For achieving a great Achievement, the System gifts you 4 bonus stats. ]

Notifications pouring in.

First, the basic settlement.

But this is a great Achievement.

It seems like the first one since the regression.

Thanks to that, he gained 4 bonus stats.

And.

[ Marvelous movement. ]

[ You were not hit even once while conquering the Growth Tower. ]

[ You have obtained the item ‘Stealth Treasure’. ]

An additionally obtained item.

To be precise, it was a skill page.

A smile spread across his lips.

‘Yeah, I knew this would happen.’

He had successfully conquered a tower of 50 floors without being hit even once.

This level was an Achievement among Achievements.

Though it was a hidden piece not discovered in his previous life, this level of hidden condition was something any veteran hunter would try.

‘Judging by the name, it seems like a movement technique skill, so I’ll have to check it later.’

Then more notifications appeared.

[ You have succeeded in overcoming the worst trial existing in the Growth Tower. ]

[ Moreover, you have succeeded in ultimately defeating a nearly impossible enemy with an unbreakable spirit. ]

[ The Tower highly values your solid mental strength and grants you strong mental fortitude that cannot be broken by anything. ]

[ You have obtained the trait ‘Supreme Mind’. ]

“Huh?”

A voice escaped him in surprise.

This comes out here?

Supreme Mind.

Shortened to ‘Supreme’.

It was an absolute mental immunity skill that only the top of the top among defense-class users could barely obtain.

The effect was simple.

Having absolute immunity against any kind of mental attack.

‘This was something Delman, who was a Monk Master, had, but I never thought it would come out as a Growth Tower reward.’

He let out a hollow laugh.

Because a completely unexpected windfall had rolled right into his lap.

‘This changes the plan again…’

Just then.

[ You have acquired the trait ‘Qualification of Beyond’. ]

One more notification.

He thought it was over, but there was one more.

And that notification was a reward, and even a trait at that.

‘Just how many traits are you going to give for conquering one tower?’

Traits were precious.

In terms of value, they were worth prioritizing far more than items or skills.

Was it finally over now?

[ The tower once again congratulates your conquest. ]

[ Then may you strive even harder for an infinite and brilliant tomorrow. ]

Whirrrr-

Now it was truly over.

Along with a farewell-like notification, a portal leading outside appeared before his eyes.

The situation outside was predictable.

Probably all sorts of people including reporters would be camping out waiting for him.

He was already smiling at the thought of interviews.

Not because he was an attention seeker.

Because humanity’s plan truly began with conquering the Growth Tower.

Now it was time to check the rewards before leaving the tower.

He could do it after going out, but there was no reason to delay it.

It was the unwritten rule to check rewards as soon as you got them if you had time.

First, he lightly examined his status window.

[ Choi Hyun ]

– Lv : 30

– Class : Blacksmith

– Traits : ＜Demon’s Eye＞＜Repair＞＜Curse of Memory＞＜Nameless Artisan＞＜Thousand Martial Physique＞＜Material＞＜Supreme Mind＞＜Qualification of Beyond＞

– Strength : 35

– Stamina : 35

– Magic : 35

– Sense : 35

– Dexterity : 73

– Unallocated Stat Points : 5

A smile formed on his face.

He was already level 30.

To think he’d be level 30 when leaving after entering at level 1.

It truly was the Growth Tower.

Of course, reaching level 30 didn’t give him anything additional.

The next repair skill required his Dexterity stat to reach 100.

In that sense, he invested all the bonus stats he gained into Dexterity.

Then he checked the information of the things he had acquired in order.

He started with the skill page of Shadow Step.

[ Shadow Step ]

– Type : Item

# A secret manual containing legendary movement techniques that can only be obtained in the Growth Tower.

# Named for its quiet and efficient movements that make one move as if becoming one with shadows.

As expected, it was a movement technique.

Even though the secret manual was just a single-page skill page full of incomprehensible language, that didn’t matter at all.

He immediately tore and used the skill page.

[ You have learned the skill ‘Shadow Step’. ]

[ The skill ‘Shadow Step’ and skill ‘Understanding of Martial Arts’ resonate with each other and influence one another. ]

[ The skill ‘Shadow Step’ and trait ‘Nameless Artisan’ resonate with each other and influence one another. ]

He learned Shadow Step.

At the same time, Understanding of Martial Arts reacted to Shadow Step, and Nameless Artisan, which possessed nameless movement techniques, also reacted to Shadow Step and resonated with each other.

Shadow Step would now create even greater synergy under the influence of those abilities.

Then he checked the information of the newly learned Shadow Step.

[ Shadow Step ]

– Type : Skill

# A legendary martial art said to have been created by some master of movement techniques.

# Named for its quiet and efficient movements that make one move as if becoming one with shadows.

# Eliminates presence and sound from movements, and allows first occupation of advantageous positions including the opponent’s blind spots.

Brief information.

But what was contained within was truly remarkable.

That was because Choi Hyun knew better than anyone the fearsome power that movement technique skills possessed.

‘They used to say one proper movement technique skill was as good as top-tier defensive equipment.’

No matter how high your defense, it becomes useless when facing stronger attacks.

But if you dodge from the start, such things don’t matter at all.

That’s why the price of decent movement technique skill pages was whatever the seller asked for.

Next, he checked the information of Supreme Mind.

[ Supreme Mind ]

– Type : Trait

# A very powerful mind given to those who conquered the Growth Tower.

# Possesses absolute immunity against all types of mental attacks.

The description was short.

But short and powerful.

To the extent that no other explanation was needed.

He couldn’t help but smile.

He had been planning various countermeasures against mental attacks, but thanks to this, he could save himself the trouble.

He didn’t think it was excessive compensation.

Throughout all of history, he was the only person who had conquered the Growth Tower.

Then he checked the final trait.

[ Qualification of Beyond ]

– Type : Trait

# A very special qualification given only to those who conquered the Growth Tower.

“Hmm.”

What was this?

He had never seen this in his previous life either.

Because no one in his previous life had ever conquered the Growth Tower.

‘Well, I’ll find out when the time comes.’

The confirmation was complete.

But the finale still remained.

Choi Hyun’s gaze shifted to another direction.

There lay the spoils left behind after the Geumgang Agwi had disappeared.

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