The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 33

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Episode 33
[Lee Gang-han’s Trait Grade has risen to D.]
A brief article released through Shin Yu-ri.
The news spread across the world in what felt like an instant.
Lee Gang-han had already dominated headlines with his first achievement clear,
the tower’s collapse, and a twenty-percent boost to score acquisition—so this article landed in the midst of a media frenzy that blanketed every corner of the globe.
-D? Are you serious?
-Everyone knows Lee Gang-han is E-grade. This is clickbait ㅡㅡ
-Wait, but GLASS is saying they got this info directly from Lee Gang-han’s agent?
-GLASS? That’s the agency Shin Yu-ri runs, right?
-When did Lee Gang-han sign with GLASS? ㅋㅋㅋ
At first, people dismissed it as fake news.
But the moment GLASS officially announced it, they realized this wasn’t a hoax.
Korea’s top agency wouldn’t publish
false information like this.
-Yo, I just saw photos of Lee Gang-han and Shin Yu-ri outside the Association Building
-Shin Dong-seok’s there too ㅋㅋㅋ
-Why’s that old guy always trailing after his nephew instead of doing tower runs himself ㅡㅡ
-But it’s reassuring to have him around ㅋㅋ
Once photos of Lee Gang-han’s group leaving the Association Building began circulating online,
people accepted it as established fact that Lee Gang-han had signed with GLASS.
Which meant the article today was leaked by Lee Gang-han’s side.
-How did his grade go up? Did he clear an achievement? ㄷㄷ
-But even if it did, he’s only D-grade now, right? Why the fuss?
-Why wouldn’t there be a fuss ㅡㅡ If his Trait Grade upgraded, it might not be Limited Duration anymore
-And when he was E-grade he could split an orc with one hit—what happens if his grade goes higher?
-Is he going international?
-Yeah, suddenly seeing him PR through an agency like this;
people were endlessly speculating about how his grade had risen,
and what his true intentions were in breaking this news.
Everyone had their own theories about Lee Gang-han’s inner thoughts.
But no matter how much speculation there was,
asking the man himself was always most accurate.
So when Lee Gang-han logged into the game,
-So D?
-Real talk, D?
-Show us show us show us show us
-How did the grade even go up omg ㄷㄷ
-First let’s see your status window ㄱㄱㄱㄱ
‘This is madness.’
He was drowning in an unprecedented flood of messages.
‘Good thing I didn’t use the 777 Entry Ticket.’
Lee Gang-han, having reached level 25—the max level for Iron—
had grown strong enough to attempt a retry of the Treasure House of the Heavens, which he’d cleared only narrowly before.
But since that map attacked his position the moment the game started,
he’d entered a regular map today to deal with the TowerTube situation.
[Infinite Tower, Level 6.]
[Entering Iron Tower No. 16.]
“Today’s tower number is sixteen, by the way.”
Lee Gang-han spoke about the tower he’d just entered,
-Like that matters
-DDDDDDDDDDDD
-Show us the DDDDDD
-Show us your status window
but the overwhelming majority of responses were just demands to prove his Trait Grade was really D.
‘Well, I was planning to show it anyway.’
Lee Gang-han watched the chat spam with D’s
and let out a soft laugh before preparing to reveal his Trait Grade.
[CH111 has donated 10,000 TP.]
[Hello, Celestial Demon. Would it be possible to see your status window like last time?]
Until the moment he discovered CH111’s “sponsorship message”—the one who’d put down a prepayment and vanished.
He’d genuinely planned to reveal his Trait right away.
But.
‘Ha. Look at this bastard.’
The instant he saw CH111, his mind changed.
The second he spotted that Trait Grade E.
The same person who’d promised an extra ten thousand Tower Points if he’d reveal it, then immediately flipped on that promise and bolted with a sneer.
And now this fool suddenly shows up all polite?
“Oh my, who could this be? CH111, I do remember your username~.”
-Who’s this guy?
-There’s a scammer lol he said he’d give 10k more if Gang-han revealed his Trait then dipped after he did
-But didn’t you make 10k anyway? That’s not a loss lol
-Back then he probably had no idea things would blow up like this…
Right.
Truth be told, that ten thousand they gave back then was substantial.
Even if they didn’t pay the remainder.
Just the prepayment alone was the equivalent of ten videos hitting a million views each.
But.
‘Now that I think about it, why should I reveal anything for free?’
He’d gotten ten thousand for Grade E.
Why should he immediately reveal Grade D for nothing?
Lee Gang-han twisted his mouth into a subtle smile.
CH111.
Good of them to remind him.
“Ah, you see, I was rather wounded back then. When you made it clear that I shouldn’t bother myself with some Limited Duration Grade E Celestial Demon—that really drove the point home, in a way…… But now that I’ve seen your message, it all comes flooding back.”
Lee Gang-han opened his status window and began tracing shapes in the empty air.
The gesture of someone contemplating whether to press the Trait reveal button.
-Lol don’t mess with us lol
-Come on, reveal it already!
-CH111 this asshole stirred up trouble, looks like he made Gang-han remember what he was about to forget lol
-FR until just now he was about to drop it!!!!
Watching this, the viewers began to lose their minds.
Lee Gang-han broke into a wide smile.
“To heal this wounded heart of mine, I think I’d need…….”
Lee Gang-han unfolded his fingers one by one.
Then spread his palm wide open.
“Some appropriate Tower Points, perhaps.”
And with that, he slowly opened and closed his fist, over and over.
The viewers had little trouble grasping what he meant.
-Wait, all five fingers spread—does that mean he wants 50k?? lol
-He usually never asks for sponsorships though;
-Why’s he suddenly gotten greedy lol
-Even the Celestial Demon bows to capitalism in the end…
To the viewers’ bemused reactions about why he’d suddenly gotten money-hungry,
Lee Gang-han thought, ‘I should show them why I need the money.’
Click.
He summoned every entity from the Tower of Ten Thousand Demons.
Flash——!
A massive crimson portal tore open.
“Oh! You’ve called us at last!”
Out came the Goblin Chieftain, delighted to be out in the open again, along with fifty goblins.
“Chi, chi-eek! Ah, still no successful evolutions yet……. But very soon, very soon we shall succeed!”
Apparently still no successful evolution to show for it—
Even an elf emerged from the portal, her face etched with exhaustion.
A total of fifty-two entities had been summoned.
* * *
-feels like forever since we’ve seen the goblins
-they’re looking healthier every time lol
-why’d he take the orcs out and never bring them back???
-right, only the elf shows up lol
The Goblin Chieftain’s unit had emerged after a long absence.
As viewers watched Karana, who looked exhausted, the chat erupted with reactions of every kind.
Whoosh.
Lee Gang-han pointed at his summoned creatures with a gesture.
“Truth be told, I haven’t mentioned it until now, but keeping these friends fed requires a fair amount of Tower Points.”
The cost of establishing the base had already been paid, certainly.
But going forward, Tower Points could easily be needed.
So it wasn’t a lie.
“I hope you’ll forgive me for becoming a slave to capitalism. I have quite a few mouths to feed, after all.”
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Declaring himself a slave without a shred of shame
-So money is the Celestial Demon’s weakness?
-If it can be solved with money, there must be plenty of wealthy nations willing to help;
Maintaining summoned creatures required funds.
The “weakness” that the Celestial Demon had revealed himself.
For wealthy nations with strong economies, it was something that could indeed be solved with money.
And so.
-Ah, Celestial Demon, are you thinking of leaving Korea? ㅠㅠ
-Our country’s support for Players is a bit weak…
-Can’t you stay for the country like Director Shin did? ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Watching Lee Gang-han present things this way.
It was impossible not to feel concern that he was considering emigration.
“I do prefer our country… but I’m still on a standard contract. When the terms differ by a hundred to one against another nation, I can’t help it.”
I’d rather stay if I could.
But if the conditions aren’t adjusted adequately, I have no choice but to leave.
Just as Lee Gang-han was expressing his position like this.
Ding.
Ding.
[‘Caffenam12’ has donated 500 Tower Points.]
[Celestial Demon, we’re alive because of you! The tower in front of our café disappeared, so finally sunlight is coming through ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Lots of customers are coming to see the ruins of the destroyed tower, and we were really on the brink of bankruptcy. Thank you so much!]
[‘JIHANS’ has donated 222 Tower Points.]
[Use it for the elf’s meal expenses.]
[‘abcfe132’ has donated 100 Tower Points.]
[Even a 20% score milestone yields that much, so what’s 50,000? Even 500,000 wouldn’t be enough… Offering what little I can spare.]
Donation messages began flooding the chat window.
‘What? Tower Points are accumulating fast like this?’
He’d been hoping to receive Tower Point donations from national-level recruiters.
But after Lee Gang-han mentioned that maintaining his summoned creatures required funds.
donations from ordinary citizens began pouring in like a tidal wave.
Having destroyed one tower in various locations across the globe and increased score acquisition rates too.
People who’d been feeling a tangible threat from towers multiplying were expressing their gratitude in this way.
‘At this rate, 50,000 will easily be surpassed.’
Regular chat had already become invisible.
The chat window was filled entirely with donation messages.
Most donations were small sums, with countless 10-point donations among them.
But as the saying goes, many a mickle makes a muckle.
At this rate, without even calculating, the total seemed certain to far exceed 50,000.
‘I should reveal it now.’
CH111 had been quiet since then.
But with so many people sending their support, he ought to repay that goodwill somehow.
Lee Gang-han made up his mind to reveal his Trait Grade.
At that moment.
Ding.
[You have received over 1,000 donations.]
[One condition for unlocking the special ability ‘Non-face Worship’ of ‘Celestial Demon, Thousand Generations, Ten Thousand Demons’ Blessing’ has been completed.]
[When simultaneous viewership surpasses one million, the special ability ‘Non-face Worship’ of ‘Celestial Demon, Thousand Generations, Ten Thousand Demons’ Blessing’ will be fully unlocked.]
Before Lee Gang-han’s eyes.
a message regarding the “special ability” of Celestial Demon, Thousand Generations, Ten Thousand Demons’ Blessing appeared.
‘Non-face Worship…?’
At first, he wondered what kind of name that was.
‘Could it be… that I can receive worship without even being seen?’
Lee Gang-han could soon infer the effect of the special ability from its name alone.
Given that it was a special ability obtainable from TowerTube.
So this lets me gain the blessing without even seeing their faces?
‘I might’ve somehow broken through a thousand supporters, but a hundred million simultaneous viewers sounds rough.’
Even if he’d become the hot topic today.
A million concurrent viewers seemed unlikely.
Lee Gang-han gazed at the viewer count in the upper right corner of the chat without much expectation.
‘Huh? What?’
The number displayed in the viewer column was around eight hundred thousand.
Considering the broadcast had only just begun, it was a staggering figure.
-Why so many people today lol even if he cleared achievements
-Nah isn’t that actually low?
-Real talk, this guy got a notification sent to all of humanity, shouldn’t we just hand him the million?
-He doesn’t set broadcast times anyway. Lots of people probably don’t know he’s streaming right now
When you factored in all the people who didn’t know a broadcast was happening and couldn’t tune in.
It seemed like just a little waiting would let him break through the million mark.
‘I have to clear this one today.’
A million simultaneous viewers.
In normal circumstances, an impossible dream.
After the achievement message that shook the entire world.
And after Lee Gang-han rose to Trait Grade D and drew massive attention, he started the broadcast—that’s why so many people had gathered now.
Once today passed, when would he ever reach a million again?
“Thank you for your donations, everyone. I’m truly grateful for your encouragement.”
Lee Gang-han bowed first.
“Since you’ve shown such support, I should probably reveal it, but… a Skill Quest has appeared. I need to hit a million concurrent viewers.”
He told the viewers honestly.
-But why
-Argh just hurry up and reveal it
-What emergency quest?! There’s no such thing!
-Refund my 10 TP donation!!!
After taking donations like that, an emergency quest?
The backlash was fierce.
Click.
The moment Lee Gang-han revealed the ‘special ability’ message.
The public opinion shifted instantly to focus on it.
-Wow… it’s real?
-Celestial Demon playing a different game than everyone else lol
-A million? We’re at 800k right now, can we make it?
-At the rate it’s climbing I’m pretty sure we’ll hit it lol
-But seriously, why is the skill name so weird?
-Can you get the blessing without even seeing them?
Everyone had the same thought seeing the name Non-face Worship.
Lee Gang-han let out a soft laugh.
“Once we hit a million, I’ll reveal the Trait Grade right there.”
He made his promise clear.
“And in the meantime, well, we’ll just keep clearing the tower. Come on, everyone.”
“You got it!”
“Understood.”
Today’s stream had turned the Trait Grade reveal into the main content, with tower climbing as the side attraction.
Lee Gang-han decided to proceed with climbing alongside his summons as a secondary activity.
When they entered the portal from the 0th floor to the 1st floor.
‘But nobody’s told me what the 16th floor is.’
Lee Gang-han found himself thinking this anew.
There used to be viewers who’d give him that kind of information.
Between the massive attention on his Trait Grade.
And everyone’s certainty that Celestial Demon would tear through anything anyway.
As he entered the portal with those thoughts.
[Snake’s Pursuit has begun.]
[Advance while evading the pursuit of a giant serpent!]
Ding.
The system message spoke for the first time.
It showed Lee Gang-han what No.16 Map was.
The Celestial Demon Shatters the Tower (Ongoing Series)
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