The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 5

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Episode 5
Beginner’s Tower, Floor 10.
Before a massive iron gate.
-And he’s already at floor 10, no way lol
-Getting free kills with his Summoned Creature… that’s insane
-For real, hasn’t lifted a finger since floor 5 haha
The viewers watching Lee Ganghan do nothing from floor 5 onward finally understood
what it meant to coast without effort.
Especially those who’d tuned in more recently.
-Wait, is he a Summoner?
-How is he just dragging a boss monster around though?
-Oh, maybe he’s doing Monster Taming? Is his trait Enemy Taming?
-I saw earlier that if you tell it to go, it heads to some place called Manma Palace?
They’d mistaken Lee Ganghan for a Summoner or Tamer.
‘The Cheonma Cheonse Manma Angbok skill really was SSS-rank for a reason.’
Choosing the skill at the very bottom had been the right call after all.
Lee Ganghan admired his own choice as he surveyed the Goblin unit before him.
Fifty Goblins, marching in formation under the command of the Goblin Clan Leader.
Though in truth, they were mostly watching the Goblin Clan Leader’s face for signals.
Still, it made for a formidable unit.
‘The levels leveling themselves up automatically—that’s the best part.’
Whenever the Goblins clashed with each other in earnest combat,
Lee Ganghan’s level rose while he stood idle with his arms folded behind him.
Of course, whether it was because the Goblins were so weak,
or because he couldn’t absorb experience from all fifty of them,
his level had stalled at 8 and refused to climb higher.
‘I’m getting this for free, so I can’t complain about this much.’
He’d hunted automatically without moving a muscle.
This was more than reasonable.
Meanwhile.
-By the clock, isn’t this a New Record? He cleared it in just 3 hours
-Yeah, it’d be a New Record for the Beginner’s Tower where Goblins spawn
-Right, the old record was Mike at 6 hours 11 minutes
-Wow, he cut it more than in half, that’s crazy
News that Lee Ganghan was setting a New Record had spread somehow,
and the viewer count had swelled dramatically since moments before.
‘Fifty thousand? Don’t these people have anything to do?’
The viewer count displayed above the chat window
showed 50,000 when Lee Ganghan glanced at it, and he let out a hollow laugh.
Why were so many people watching a newbie climb a tower?
But then.
-How long has it been since a Korean prospect maxed out at 50k viewers lol
-Overseas forums are losing their minds right now, dying to get in
The truth was the channel’s capacity was simply maxed at fifty thousand.
But viewers desperate to enter were overflowing everywhere else.
Lee Ganghan was a player breaking the current record of Beginner’s Tower,
and by an overwhelming margin at that.
-Lol, people are even re-streaming this live right now
-Cheonma should really open a TowerTube channel soon
-But what’s his actual name anyway?
-No clue, dude doesn’t promote himself at all lmao
-Come on, with 50k people here, how about some self-introduction?
When a chance to enter the top ten prospects and appear on TowerTube arose,
most players would introduce themselves as a matter of course.
The modern world was the age of personal branding.
Showcasing yourself here and making your abilities known
meant large guilds would come knocking with recruitment offers more readily.
“Self-introduction, huh… Name: Lee Ganghan. High school graduate, unemployed, twenty-four years old. That’s it?”
Lee Ganghan folded his fingers down one by one—three times—and
chuckled softly, as if amused that there was nothing to promote.
-No, forget that stuff—you need to tell us about stats, traits, things like that.
-But seriously, a high school dropout just reversed his entire life. ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I’m jealous… isn’t that better than winning the lottery?
-Yeah, if he can keep this ability going the way it is.
The viewers who had dismissed Lee Ganghan’s brief self-introduction with disbelief
‘No point spelling everything out.’
Lee Ganghan thought this to himself and moved forward.
“I’m going to Clear floor 10.”
With that, Lee Ganghan gave an order to the Goblin Clan Leader.
“Come on. Open the door now.”
“Yes!”
At the command, the Goblin Clan Leader standing before the door pushed it, but—
“Master… the door won’t open!”
“Not even with your strength?”
“No. It feels like I’m pushing against a wall.”
The Goblin Clan Leader spoke with an embarrassed expression.
The pace of chat messages accelerated in the chat window.
-??? What the hell, the door opens fine for everyone else
-Real talk, even players weaker than the clan leader open it easily—this is the last floor’s gate we’re talking about
-Is he setting up some kind of trick play?
-Real talk, gotta be careful here
A door that other players opened easily.
The viewers questioned the claim that this massive clan leader couldn’t open it.
‘If he’s part of the Manma Palace, could he betray me?’
Lee Ganghan watched the straining clan leader.
Step, step.
He moved forward himself.
‘If he does betray me, at least I’ll gain experience.’
Honestly, even if the clan leader came at him with fifty goblins,
he wasn’t worried about losing.
Thinking this, Lee Ganghan pushed the door.
Grrrk…!
The door that the Goblin Clan Leader couldn’t open swung open easily.
‘He couldn’t open that?’
It gave way to a gentle push.
Lee Ganghan tilted his head, and then—
Whoosh.
—extended his finger toward the door.
“Go on in now.”
“Yes!”
At Lee Ganghan’s command, the Goblin Clan Leader strode forward into the passage, but
as he tried to cross the threshold—
Boing!
his body was flung back outside.
“Huh…?”
When the Goblin Clan Leader couldn’t cross the threshold, his eyes went wide, and
he tried several more times to enter,
but Boing! Boing!
each time his body was thrown back out.
“Screech! Screeeech!”
The Goblin Clan Leader tried ordering his subordinates to break through instead,
but Boing!
the other goblins were flung far back from the doorway as well.
-What the…?
-Can Summoned Creatures not go in?
-That can’t be right, I saw a summoner player before and their Summoned Creatures went in just fine
-Yeah, I’ve seen spirit summoners prepare by calling all their spirits ahead of time before entering
Unlike other summoners,
not a single goblin could pass through, and the viewers expressed their confusion.
-He was cruising through it, guess he’s screwed now? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-But how does it make sense for a newbie to drag around fifty goblins at a time? ㅋㅋㅋ
-Yeah, yeah, there’s gotta be some constraint like this
-What about the last floor? Can’t bring monsters there ㅋㅋㅋ
And those who had resented Lee Ganghan for climbing the tower with a free pass began to see their chance.
They started tearing into him.
Of course.
-But the guy’s insanely strong though…
-Yeah he doesn’t even need to bring them ㅋㅋㅋ
-Honestly, if Lee Ganghan had gone alone, he probably would’ve climbed way faster
The early viewers who knew of Lee Ganghan’s strength found these reactions absurd.
-ㅋㅋㅋ what nonsense, a summoner is worthless without their summoned creatures
-Mike’s new record is safe lol, can’t clear floor 10 ㅎㅎ
-I’m just gonna watch him die and leave
The viewers who had joined later, after missing Lee Ganghan’s battles, didn’t believe it.
They refused to accept it.
“I’ll go alone. You all wait here.”
“Cheonma, what about a weapon…?”
“This is enough.”
Thud. Thud.
Leaving the goblins behind like that,
Lee Ganghan entered with nothing but a wooden club in hand.
The moment he stepped through the doorway,
Whiiish…
the surroundings began to shift.
Where bare earth had been, marble flooring now lay.
In the empty space that had been vacant,
a massive star-shaped gem materialized.
The star, shimmering in iridescent hues,
flickered through countless colors before settling into a steady green.
And then.
Flash…!
As the star blazed bright,
[‘Hobgoblin Warrior’ reveals itself.]
[‘Hobgoblin Archer’ reveals itself.]
[‘Hobgoblin Rogue’ reveals itself.]
Beyond the star,
three hobgoblins emerged into view.
* * *
Hobgoblins.
An evolved and strengthened variant of ordinary goblins,
smaller in frame than the Goblin Clan Leader,
yet still standing at roughly 150 to 160 centimeters with proportionate bulk.
Each wore crude metal armor and equipment,
and the three hobgoblins regarded Lee Ganghan with eyes burning with killing intent.
-Of all things, I get a warrior, archer, and rogue combo ㅋㅋㅋ
-Isn’t that the most exhausting combination out there?
-ㅇㅇㅇ the three worst brothers show up
-How’s a summoner supposed to win against this?
The later-arriving viewers among those watching
thought the game was over the moment they saw the three hobgoblins.
And reasonably so.
Even warriors who had climbed well and grown strong up to the tenth floor struggled against that combination,
so how could a summoner possibly overcome them?
Then Lee Ganghan glanced back toward the exit
“Can’t you tame those guys?”
and signaled toward the Goblin Clan Leader with those words.
The Clan Leader beyond the door responded with something,
but the voice came through muffled and indistinct.
The doorway marked the boundary.
Inside and outside were completely cut off from one another.
-It’s a disaster, lol
-Yeah, he was just cruising through, haha
-But why can’t those goblins get in? It feels like they’re blocked by a barrier?
-Who knows, maybe the Tower’s punishing the easy-mode guys
-For real, lol
Some of the viewers’ snickers grew louder as they watched.
“Can’t do it? So what.”
Lee Ganghan simply scratched his head.
“Guess I’ll have to kill them.”
Whoosh!
He charged toward the Hobgoblins.
The distance closed in an instant.
“Keek…!”
Before the Hobgoblin archer could even nock an arrow to the bowstring.
Crack-crack-crunch…!
The helmet of the Hobgoblin warrior in front.
Crumpled under the blow of the club.
“These guys are a bit tougher.”
They don’t burst apart in one hit like the goblins do.
Lee Ganghan smirked and thrust the club forward again.
Crack!
The Hobgoblin warrior’s head shattered outright.
“Keee…?”
As the remaining rogue and archer watched their comrade fall in an instant, momentarily stunned.
The wooden club moved in rapid succession.
Crunch-crack!
One after another, the Hobgoblins’ heads were crushed to pieces.
“Is that really all there is?”
Whoosh.
Lee Ganghan wiped the blood from the club.
-???
-What is this?
-Holy— wasn’t he a Summoner? Why is he so strong???
The chat exploded with question marks.
-I’ve said he was strong how many times, you idiots, lmao
-No but logically this doesn’t make sense???
-The Clan Leader prostrated before him calling him Cheonma, why won’t you believe it ——
-Cheonma? Wasn’t that just something he made them do?
They’d written it off as some kind of concept roleplay, this worship of Cheonma.
‘Seeing is believing, I guess.’
Lee Ganghan let out a soft laugh and looked around.
With the three Hobgoblins dead, a portal appeared beyond.
From the feel of it, entering that would probably mean Clearing this Beginner’s Tower.
‘But is there anything worth grabbing?’
Even though he’d cleared ten floors, was there really no reward?
Lee Ganghan looked around thoroughly.
But apart from some floating light motes, there was nothing else in sight.
-What are you doing, aren’t you finishing up
-Oh, looking for the reward?
-You’re acting like a total newbie, haha
-The portal settles everything for you automatically once you enter
“Ah. I see.”
Lee Ganghan nodded.
He looked toward the Goblin horde beyond the door.
Even after subduing the Hobgoblins, the mass of Goblins still couldn’t enter.
‘I’ve cleared everything, so why can’t they come in?’
Is it because of that shimmering gem?
Lee Ganghan approached the light once and reached out his hand.
[Access denied.]
Crackle-crackle-pop!
Sparks flew through the air.
The star’s glow faded quickly, then vanished altogether.
-Touching it won’t do anything anyway, it’s not even solid to begin with
-Yeah it’s just the Tower’s symbol, go to the portal already and grab your reward
-We’ve still got plenty of time on the New Record honestly lol no need to drag this out
The viewers watched Lee Ganghan’s novice behavior and began offering unsolicited advice.
With impatient Koreans gathered in the chat, most voices urged him to hurry along.
“Just give me a moment—I want to test something.”
Lee Ganghan gestured toward the goblins again.
But they still couldn’t cross the threshold.
‘The star’s gone, but they still can’t get in.’
What was the problem?
Lee Ganghan tilted his head and tried to step outside, but—
Thump!
He couldn’t move outward either, as if blocked by an invisible wall.
‘Hmm… I guess I need to clear this properly.’
There was nothing left to do here anyway.
Lee Ganghan ended his exploration and approached the exit portal.
Then.
Whoosh!
The chat window vanished.
Multiple message windows materialized before his eyes.
[Beginner’s Tower – Floor 1 Settlement of Results……]
[You have subdued the Tutorial Boss ‘Horn of Castrated Goblin Clan Leader’.]
[You have Cleared the Tower as the 1st place among beginners.]
[You have achieved a New Record Clear Time for the ‘Human’ species.]
[You have subdued the Hobgoblin within 10 minutes.]
[Clear Evaluation – SSS+]
[Clear rewards will be given in proportion to your Evaluation.]
[Special rewards are additionally granted for surpassing the SSS Grade Evaluation.]
‘Oh. Special rewards.’
Lee Ganghan’s eyes gleamed as he read the message.
If they called it special, it had to be something good, right?
But that anticipation was short-lived.
[You obtain: Horn of Castrated Goblin Clan Leader.]
The next message appeared.
‘……A horn?’
Lee Ganghan’s expression hardened into stone.
Heavenly Demon Demolishes the Tower (Serialization)
Author | Yeom Bi
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