The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 46

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Episode 46
The 777 Tower, entered through the final ticket.
The strategy was much the same as last time.
Open the treasure chest, and moreover, unlock the Heavenly Treasure Chest beyond the Exit Portal.
At least until fighting the Guardian transformed into a sword.
Lee Gang-han had nothing to do but open treasure chests.
But.
-Is he already using the Cheonma Divine Art?
-I just logged in, but why does it seem faster than before?
-I got the broadcast alert and logged in right away, so why does it already look like he’s almost done lol
The clearing speed was incomparably faster than yesterday.
‘The difference between C-rank really hits different.’
Yesterday and today.
Since he hadn’t used the Cheonma Divine Art when opening the treasure chest yesterday either.
The gap between D-rank and C-rank felt unmistakably clear.
In terms of pure speed, the clearing was nearly twice as fast.
Opening the Heavenly Treasure Chest proved just as manageable.
Especially.
‘Yesterday the Exit Portal was far off, so I only opened one…… but this time I could open one more.’
When one opened, the Exit Portal vanished, leaving only three—yesterday’s situation.
Back then, there was a limit to how far he could leap with the Cheonma Sovereign Leap, so he’d had to keep all three portals intact.
This time, there was no such need.
As long as one Exit Portal remained, he could reach anywhere.
After opening one more chest, Lee Gang-han
‘The portals aren’t disappearing?’
Even after opening an additional treasure chest, the portals didn’t vanish.
Screeeech!
He opened five more Heavenly Treasure Chests.
Then.
[The Heavenly Treasure Chest has opened further.]
[The Guardian has been summoned urgently.]
[An additional Guardian descends.]
Crack-crack-crack!
Of the three remaining portals, light flashed from two of them.
Only one portal left.
‘Now all that’s left is facing the Sword Spirit.’
Handling the sword, too—
was completely different from yesterday.
[Skill, ‘Cheonma Divine Sword’ activates.]
When he grasped the sword and the Cheonma Divine Sword activated.
He immediately channeled his blade force into the sword of light.
Unlike last time, it didn’t wobble and burst.
From the very first blade, Lee Gang-han could control it.
At this rate.
‘Could I bring another Sword Spirit back to Manma Palace?’
The Heavenly Sword Spirit existed, certainly.
But more swords—well, it wouldn’t hurt to have a few.
Thinking so, Lee Gang-han
watched as the Sword Spirit inside the blade stirred to life.
-Oh, is he getting another sword ㄷㄷ
-The Treasure Vault map is broken good
-But what happened to yesterday’s sword?
-He’s not carrying it today, so it probably disappeared?
The viewers, seeing the Sword Spirit too,
said he’d be getting another sword.
But abruptly.
The Sword Spirit, poking its face out from the blade,
“Whoa! I’ve already got an owner!”
brought up the matter of having an ‘owner.’
Bang!
The sword of light lost its form entirely and shattered.
[The Sacred Fire absorbs power matching the wavelength.]
And with that, the Sacred Fire grew stronger.
‘Master? Could they mean the Heavenly Sword Spirit?’
But if we’re talking about a master, shouldn’t I be the master here?
Why were they calling themselves the master?
Lee Gang-han pondered this while testing other blades, but—
“Looks like someone already claimed this one.”
“Too bad. This one looks like it could’ve been useful.”
The Sword Spirits each dropped a remark before bursting apart in succession.
-Looks like you can only take one sword.
-These guys seem faster than yesterday’s spirit, didn’t you mess up the pull? lol
-Yeah, yesterday’s one did seem a bit sluggish
-They all look identical anyway lol
The viewers watching the Sword Spirits burst away wondered if the pull had gone wrong.
Certainly, the Heavenly Sword Spirit did give off the laziest impression of any Sword Spirit they’d seen so far.
Still.
‘It’s already decided. Might as well make it work.’
There was no point exiling it now.
Lee Gang-han shattered all the swords to strengthen the Sacred Fire, then
stepped into the Exit Portal.
-That’s a clear speed run right there;
-I ordered pizza and it won’t even arrive by the time this is done…
-Definitely stronger than yesterday ㄷㄷ
-His streams are way shorter than other players lol
Those watching Lee Gang-han lamenting that it was already over
-Only at stage 10 will he match the same playtime as other players
-How many floors will he climb up to there?
-Is he gonna set a new Iron record?
-ㄹㅇㅋㅋ
brought up the subject of stage 10 of the Infinite Tower that Lee Gang-han would challenge next.
People began speculating that there he wouldn’t be able to finish so quickly compared to other players.
‘Stage 10 was definitely…… a test to see how far I can climb in under two hours.’
Not just stage 10, either.
At stages 20, 30, 40, and so on—every tenth stage—
the Infinite Tower held special towers waiting.
Rather than ending at the tenth floor like the ordinary towers,
it was truly limitless.
A mission to challenge the ‘Infinite Tower’ within a given time.
‘Two hours of climbing…… I’ll need to conserve the Cheonma Divine Art as much as possible.’
With that thought, Lee Gang-han returned home.
Since he already had the Heavenly Sword Spirit, he hadn’t been able to obtain another sword.
But he had still acquired a hefty sum of Tower Points from the 777 map this time,
and absorbed more of the Sacred Fire’s power besides, so he’d gained quite a lot.
‘Three 777 Tickets—they were worth every TP spent.’
At first he’d wondered what kind of map this even was,
but in the end he’d even obtained a sword from it.
As Lee Gang-han reminisced about the Heavenly Treasure Vault with satisfaction,
a chime sounded.
[‘Heavenly Sword Spirit’ has requested to speak with you.]
[Will you accept the connection?]
A transmission came in from Manma Palace.
‘It woke up from sleeping?’
Lee Gang-han accepted the connection.
From the sword of light,
the Heavenly Sword Spirit suddenly poked its head out.
And then,
[If you’ve obtained a sword…… you should use it…… I was getting ready.]
it brought up the matter of why he hadn’t summoned it yet.
“Weren’t you sleeping?”
[I’m just preparing for sleep…….]
“Well, it was a map we’d already cleared yesterday, so I didn’t bother calling you.”
[Your swordsmanship…… you should practice more. I wish you’d summon me…….]
Though he seemed completely indolent at first.
Among the members of Manma Palace, he was actually the most eager to participate in the tower climb.
Lee Gang-han nodded.
“Understood. I’ll make sure to summon you from now on.”
[That’s good…….]
“But when I touched that other Sword Spirit earlier, it just burst on its own?”
[We all respect each other’s domain……. We don’t steal disciples…….]
The Heavenly Sword Spirit spoke of respecting each other’s domains.
Yet at the same time—
[You won’t need any other sword besides me…….]
The spirit expressed quiet confidence that one blade would suffice.
‘I should test that on the tenth floor.’
Lee Gang-han ended his communication with the Heavenly Sword Spirit, thinking as much.
Buzz-buzz-buzz…….
Just then his phone vibrated.
The call was from Shin Yu-ri, the head of the Agent Company.
[I’d like to hold the first briefing regarding your contract. Would you have time?]
She’d been collecting and organizing proposals from various nations.
It seemed some shape had finally emerged.
“Yes, that works fine.”
[Great. I should arrive in about twenty minutes. See you then~.]
“All right.”
So she was already on her way by car.
Twenty minutes later, Lee Gang-han rode with Shin Yu-ri to the Agent Company office.
“Then let me begin the briefing.”
He looked at the stack of contracts piled high on the conference table while—
listening as Shin Yu-ri began to explain.
* * *
“We received proposals from a total of fifty-one countries, and we’ve rejected all the ones that made unreasonable offers.”
Fifty-one countries.
That’s quite a lot.
“Ah, and Korea is actually among the countries that made ‘unreasonable proposals’…… but we’ve included our country’s contract in the first briefing anyway.”
“Are our country’s terms really that poor?”
“The terms themselves are one thing…… but they were joking around far too much.”
Shin Yu-ri’s expression hardened as—
she began going through each country one by one.
“The most financially attractive proposal comes from Saudi Arabia. Not only do they offer the largest base salary guarantee, but they’ve included a special provision stating they would continue your compensation even if you were to lose your abilities.”
She showed him the contract amount and weekly pay being offered.
‘……they’re offering this much?’
The money he’d been earning from climbing the tower lately was substantial.
But the funds a nation could provide were clearly on a different level.
They were offering to continue this base salary even if he lost his abilities?
Saudi Arabia…… it might be worth going.
“The proposals from the United States and China are also quite attractive. Like Saudi Arabia, these two countries don’t have the special provision about continuing compensation if you lose your abilities, but their base salaries are comparable, and they offer various additional allowances. If there’s no concern about losing your abilities, one of these two would seem the better choice.”
“The United States and China, then…….”
“Moreover, if you choose one of these two, your public recognition could increase significantly. Many players work as celebrities, and gaining prominence in the United States or China can lead to greater secondary income through endorsements and the like.”
While the Middle East might offer slightly better base guarantees,
a larger nation would be better when you factored in advertising and such.
“And personally, I felt that China’s side was more earnest in their pursuit. They kept saying conditions were adjustable and that they would offer more than any other nation, and they came forward very actively.”
“Is that so? I thought CH111 was from China.”
“He probably is from that side. The Chinese negotiation team mentioned they had been disrespectful to you and apologized once more.”
“Well, they even bowed. It’s all water under the bridge.”
The truth was, it was only a problem because CH111 didn’t pay the balance.
The advance payment back then had been quite generous.
And on top of that, he’d even kickstarted a non-face-to-face worship movement.
Lee Gang-han harbored no ill feelings about it.
“Beyond that, we’ve received several other contract proposals as well…….”
Shin Yu-ri proceeded to organize and present the contract terms from various other countries.
But compared to those from Saudi Arabia, the United States, and China, most of the proposals fell short to some degree.
“Broadly speaking, your choices come down to: the Middle East, which guarantees a base salary, or one of the US or China.”
“I see. They certainly have the best terms.”
The safe bet of Saudi Arabia.
Or wade into deeper waters.
Essentially two paths diverging.
Lee Gang-han studied the contract terms carefully, nodding thoughtfully, before asking:
“What about our country? Are the conditions not favorable?”
One nation whose terms she had yet to present.
He was inquiring about Korea’s proposal.
Shin Yu-ri’s expression hardened visibly.
“Do you remember what happened last time? That contact from Congressman Joo Yong-wan?”
“Ah, yes. I was training that evening and missed dinner.”
“It seems he’s held a grudge ever since.”
“A grudge?”
“Yes.”
With that, Shin Yu-ri showed him Korea’s contract terms.
Unlike the countries they’d reviewed before,
the base salary was a paltry three million monthly.
Instead,
“There are an enormous number of performance bonuses.”
“Yes. And the achievable incentives have small amounts—like a climbing allowance if you summit six days a week. Frankly, even that’s unrealistic for most players.”
“Is that so? I do it every day.”
Unlike you, most players take over a day just to attempt a single tower climb.”
Over a day to climb a tower?
‘So that’s why viewers compare my videos to shorts.’
There was a reason chat kept saying why it ended so fast.
Compared to Lee Gang-han, who cleared towers in under thirty minutes while grinding achievements,
other players sometimes took over a day to clear a single route.
“But what’s that at the bottom? The numbers don’t seem realistic.”
“Exactly. This isn’t even meant to mock people… honestly. Rise to C-rank within this month and get five billion won, place in the top fifty of the monthly Score Ranking and get five billion more? And the month’s already half over.”
The large sums were performance bonuses requiring achievement within “this month.”
Climb to C-rank.
Make the top fifty in Score Ranking.
On the surface, they were offering only impossible conditions.
“But what does this proposal have to do with Congressman Joo Yong-wan?”
“Shortly after the Guild Association presented this contract, Congressman Joo’s side reached out saying they could resolve the issue.”
Shin Yu-ri glared at the contract with an angry expression.
“As if they’d been waiting for it. No matter how much influence Congressman Joo has over the Guild Association’s budget—if he didn’t know the details beforehand, how would he know exactly what to offer to fix? And why contact us specifically? I don’t think this is unrelated to what happened last time.”
“You mean skipping dinner?”
“Yes. That dinner was never just about food—he meant to exploit your image. When you refused, it clearly upset him.”
“Hmm.”
All this fuss over skipping one meal. That man’s certainly tiresome.
Lee Gang-han examined the contract further while thinking this, then said:
“But something here—I’ve already achieved one of these, haven’t I?”
“What?”
He pointed his finger at the specific clause in the contract.
What he indicated was
the provision stating five billion won would be paid if he reached C-rank within “this month.”
“I became C-rank today.”
“…What?”
The Cheonma Wrecks the Tower (Serialized)
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