The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 45

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Chapter 45
‘Five hundred thousand TP…… that’s a decent reward.’
When he’d chosen between the sorcerer’s altar and TP last time,
it had definitely been a hundred thousand TP.
This time, the TP reward was far greater than then.
Five hundred thousand was a figure that could substantially recover the TP he’d spent on investments this round.
By contrast, the Installation called the Sunstone
was an object whose purpose remained utterly unclear from its name alone.
Still,
‘I should choose the Sunstone.’
TP could always be earned again.
So it made more sense to pick the Installation—something you couldn’t say when you’d get your hands on otherwise—rather than chase money.
Lee Ganghan selected the Sunstone.
[You have selected the Installation ‘Sunstone’.]
[You may now install this Installation in a designated area of Manma Hall.]
The installation guidance message appeared,
[Clear Reward is now unlocked.]
[Your Level has increased by 3.]
[Your Level has reached the current rank ceiling. Additional experience will accumulate as personal ‘Score’.]
[You obtain 50,000 TP.]
The Clear Reward unfolded in sequence.
‘The difference in rewards between SSS+ and S rank really is substantial, isn’t it.’
The TP he’d obtained from opening the Treasure Chest at the treasure repository,
combined with the TP he’d earned from this clear, came to 117,500.
He’d spent two million TP installing the Heavenly Mandate Tower and accepting the Sacred Flame,
but at this rate of income, the money he’d spent would be recovered quickly.
Of course,
‘the costs keep ballooning every time I do something in Manma Hall…….’
Unlike the goblin era,
the required TP kept shooting up as things progressed.
Would installing this Sunstone Installation that he’d received this time also cost TP?
Lee Ganghan opened Manma Hall to check.
Then,
[You currently possess the Installation ‘Sunstone’.]
[Do you wish to install the Installation ‘Sunstone’?]
A message asking if he wanted to install the Sunstone appeared immediately.
Lee Ganghan selected yes.
[Please select a location to install the Sunstone.]
[Installation costs will vary depending on the location.]
The Sunstone, true to form, demanded a cost to install it.
This cursed Manma Hall.
No matter what he did, it kept extracting TP.
‘Hmm. Since this option arose from drawing in the Spirit of the Heavenly Sword…… would it be better to install it near the sword?’
True to Lee Ganghan’s thinking,
the first location that appeared on the Manma Hall screen was where the Spirit of the Heavenly Sword was embedded.
Near the Sacred Flame.
Lee Ganghan brought his finger toward the screen.
A translucent golden stone floated above his fingertip.
‘Is this what the Sunstone looks like?’
It didn’t seem that large.
Lee Ganghan positioned his finger over the ground near the Sacred Flame,
where the Spirit of the Heavenly Sword was embedded, and touched the screen.
Then,
[Do you wish to install the Sunstone at this location?]
[Installation will cost 500,000 TP.]
“What…… five hundred thousand just for installation?”
Placing a single rock.
And it costs more TP than constructing a building.
Haven’t prices in Manma Hall suddenly gotten ridiculously expensive?
Lee Ganghan harbored this complaint while
He moved his finger back and forth, searching for a cheaper location.
But.
[Install the Sunstone at this location?]
[Installation will cost 5,000,000 TP.]
Anywhere but near the Sacred Flame, in the illuminated ground.
Every other region demanded installation costs ten times higher—5 million TP.
‘Is 500,000 even the cheap option…….’
Lee Ganghan clicked his tongue.
Clinging to hope, he touched several different spots.
But no matter where he pressed, the area near the Sacred Flame stayed at 500,000.
Outside the central zone, the price held steady at 5 million with no variation.
“Hell. No matter what I earn these days, it feels like I’m going nowhere.”
Everything I make just gets drained away.
Just as Lee Ganghan resolved to earn 500,000 TP quickly so he could install the Sunstone,
His finger brushed past.
the very center of the Sacred Flame.
And then.
[Install the Sunstone in the Sacred Flame?]
[No installation cost required.]
When installing directly into the Sacred Flame,
a message appeared saying no TP would be consumed.
‘Huh?’
Installing the Sunstone in the Sacred Flame cost nothing?
That’s actually significant.
‘But will the Sunstone……melt if it touches the Sacred Flame?’
There had to be a reason why installation was free.
Lee Ganghan wrestled with the choice: install it in the Sacred Flame,
or save up more TP and place it nearby instead.
‘I should ask the Spirit of the Heavenly Sword.’
He tapped the Spirit of the Heavenly Sword nearby to establish a connection.
Then.
Zzzzzziiing…….
A communication screen bloomed before his eyes as
[I’m sleeping…… touching me right now isn’t such a great idea…….…]
a drowsy voice drifted from the Heavenly Sword.
The status had shown “Sleep Condition” right away—
so the spirit really was in deep slumber.
“Okay, okay. Just one question.”
[Yawn…… what is it?]
“Do you know what a Sunstone is?”
[A Sunstone……? It’s a stone with the sun’s power sealed inside. I used it as my home during my time as Heavenly Guardian…….…]
Whoosh.
From within the Heavenly Sword,
the spirit’s face suddenly materialized, eyes half-open.
[I like this fire here much better than a Sunstone…… I sleep so wonderfully in it…….…]
“Yeah? I’m trying to install a Sunstone, but every other location asks for TP. But the Sacred Flame doesn’t cost anything. That’s why I asked.”
[Is that so…….…?]
Spin. Spin.
The spirit’s head kept rotating at Lee Ganghan’s words.
[The Sunstone is my old home…….…. This fire is a better home…….…. If I combine the old home with the better home…….…?]
Click.
The rotating head stopped.
The spirit’s eyes sparkled.
[An even better home!]
“……something feels off about that conclusion. Are you sure?”
[I……recommend installing the Sunstone in the Sacred Flame…….…. Strong fire plus stronger fire…… a luxury residence…….…. Tee-hee.]
So stronger fire meant a better home from the spirit’s perspective.
The Spirit of the Heavenly Sword giggled as it invoked the notion of a luxury residence.
‘Hmm. Based on what this creature’s saying, there don’t seem to be any major problems. If anything, stronger firepower works in my favor too.’
Strengthening the Sacred Flame’s fire would be
It was related to the restoration of Manma Hall, after all.
After hearing the spirit’s opinion, Lee Ganghan decided to install the Sunstone into the Sacred Flame.
Click.
Lee Ganghan pressed down on the Sacred Flame with his hand.
[Install the Sunstone into the Sacred Flame?]
[No installation cost required.]
The message from before surfaced in his mind again.
Lee Ganghan proceeded with the installation.
[The Sunstone is being installed into the Sacred Flame.]
Whoooosh…!
In the center of the Sacred Flame.
A golden rock appeared.
[The Sunstone is fusing with the Sacred Flame.]
[The flames of the Sacred Flame are growing larger……]
As the Sunstone melted all at once.
A golden gleam began to dance across the white flames.
And with it.
“Ugh…?”
Heat rose once more through Lee Ganghan’s body,
which had begun to settle.
‘This feels like when I first absorbed the Sacred Flame.’
Would he have to run again like he did yesterday at dawn?
If he wasn’t careful, he’d be pulling an all-nighter for the second night in a row.
Feeling his body grow hot, Lee Ganghan initially thought as much,
[The Sacred Flame is settling completely within your body……]
[Henceforth, the firepower of the Sacred Flame will directly affect the player.]
[Cheonma Physiology trait is being strengthened.]
[Cheonma Physiology trait is upgraded to C.]
‘C…?’
Whether the Sunstone installation helped,
the Cheonma Physiology trait that hadn’t risen even after absorbing the Sacred Flame
finally climbed to C.
Then.
The heat that had been scorching his body vanished.
“So it jumps like this.”
He’d thought absorbing the Sacred Flame would take longer,
but the Sunstone installation played a major role.
Lee Ganghan felt reassured seeing the upgraded Cheonma Physiology.
Then.
Ding.
The Manma Hall screen went dark,
[Enhancing body……]
Along with the message about body enhancement,
‘Ah… I’m suddenly exhausted.’
Since Lee Ganghan had been freed from the Sleep Condition,
he felt a sudden drowsiness for the first time in a long while.
Part of him wanted to collapse onto the bed right then,
‘But sleeping in my room feels off….’
Recalling how he’d been dragged to the first tower after touching the dresser, Lee Ganghan
sprawled flat on the living room floor.
The moment he lay down, his eyelids grew heavy.
As Lee Ganghan drifted into sleep,
a soft hissing sound escaped.
Pure white wisps began rising from his body.
And so he
slept for twenty-four hours straight.
* * *
The next day.
“Ugh… what’s that smell?”
Lee Ganghan, completely knocked out until now,
He jolted awake the moment he caught a whiff of the foul stench emanating from his own body.
He’d gone to sleep in a crisp white T-shirt, that much he remembered.
‘Why has the fabric turned so yellow……?’
The shirt was soaked through, discolored to a grimy tan.
And that wasn’t all.
The sweatpants and underwear beneath it were drenched as well.
A sticky liquid stained everything, releasing an unbearable reek.
‘Even washing won’t get this smell out…….’
He’d have to throw them away.
With that thought, Lee Ganghan peeled off his clothes.
The stench bloomed through the room in every direction.
“…… Good grief. My own body smells like garbage.”
And here he showered daily.
Lee Ganghan pinched his nose shut with one hand.
Then yesterday’s message flickered through his mind.
‘Right. It said Body Enhancement complete, didn’t it?’
The moment he’d seen that notification, exhaustion had hit him like a wave.
So the enhancement had finished while he slept?
Lee Ganghan showered to wash off the grime, then caught his reflection in the mirror.
‘My skin was never bad to begin with…….’
With his twelve-hour sleep schedule, his complexion had always been good.
But now it had gone beyond that.
His skin gleamed with a lustrous sheen, smooth as polished glass.
Another benefit of the Body Enhancement, it seemed.
Though all things considered,
‘Beyond the skin, I’m not sure what else has changed.’
His body did feel a touch lighter.
But Lee Ganghan’s physical condition had already been superhuman.
So the difference wasn’t particularly striking.
“Hmm…… should I recite the Cheonma Divine Art Incantation?”
Whenever he chanted the incantation,
he felt something shift within his body.
Lee Ganghan began to recite the incantation.
Whoosh……!
A sharp, burning sensation flared in his lower abdomen.
‘That’s…… the feeling from absorbing the Sacred Flame?’
The Sacred Flame’s heat that had tormented him through the night.
But ever since the Sacred Flame had settled in place and his Cheonma Physiology had risen to C-rank, that burning had faded.
Yet now, as he recited the Cheonma Divine Art as usual,
the Sacred Flame’s essence suddenly surged forth.
The Sacred Flame was said to directly affect the player.
Was this what that meant?
‘Interesting…….’
Lee Ganghan skipped ahead without reciting the full incantation from the beginning,
jumping straight to the Internal Energy section.
Then—
Whoooosh……!
The heat blooming from his lower abdomen
surged throughout his entire body, and strength flooded into every limb.
‘It feels similar to when I activate the Cheonma Divine Art…….’
Of course, it was far weaker compared to full activation.
But by following the Sacred Flame’s heat,
Lee Ganghan could now grasp how the Cheonma Divine Art’s Internal Energy flowed.
Before, when he merely recited what he’d memorized, it felt meaningless.
But with the Sacred Flame’s heat manifesting as a real, tangible presence,
even someone like Lee Ganghan, untrained in martial arts, could grasp it instinctively.
‘Now I can study the Cheonma Divine Art much more deeply.’
Moving beyond mere memorization,
resolving instead to comprehend the meaning contained within,
Lee Ganghan rose from where he sat.
“Well, that aside, I slept the whole day away….”
I’ve managed twelve-hour stretches before.
But a solid twenty-four hours? This was a first.
Lee Ganghan checked the time and date.
‘Hmm. I suppose I should head to the tower first.’
Once tower climbing is complete, re-entry is possible after twenty-four hours.
If I train now and waste time, I’ll miss the window.
So Lee Ganghan decided to go to the tower first.
Thus he entered the 777 map once more, just as he had yesterday.
And there, he could distinctly feel just how much he’d changed.
-??? What’s this
-Did something go wrong?
-Why’s he flying all over the place? Crazy
-No, he wasn’t doing this yesterday…
-Um, why does it feel like it’s already over?
And rightfully so.
Before the viewers on Tower Tube had even finished entering,
[Iron Tower No-777 performance is being calculated….]
[You have opened thirty or more Treasure Chests.]
[You have encountered the Spirit of the Heavenly Sword.]
[You have opened the Heavenly Treasure Chest.]
[Clear Rating – SSS+ Rank]
‘Already cleared?’
The 777 map had fallen in mere moments.
The Cheonma Destroys the Tower (Serialized)
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