The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 52

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Episode 52
-S-rank Achievement? No way.
-Wait… was that guy actually Heracles?
-If that’s the case in Iron, does that mean Celestial Demon is rank one?
-This is insane.
The announcement message spread across the entire world.
The shockwave it sent was considerable.
It started with the revelation that the previous rank one of Iron Tower No.2 had actually been Heracles.
People learned, down to the last detail, that Lee Kang-han had ultimately surpassed him and cleared an S-rank Achievement.
And beyond that.
[For clearing a Difficulty S Achievement, the charging standards for humanity’s Light Tower have been relaxed.]
[The Light Tower, which was on the verge of destruction, will cease operation for one month.]
The effects of clearing an S-rank Achievement were staggering.
-What??
-The Light Tower is stopping?
-This is crazy.
-Does this mean a few cities will survive?
-I thought about three would explode this time because it was really dangerous… but he’s stopping that?
The Light Tower.
This tower, which appeared when more than one hundred towers emerged,
symbolized annihilation.
When the Light Tower blinked completely, the explosive force it displayed
boasted overwhelming destructive power that surpassed a nuclear bomb’s blast.
And not only was the completely flickering Light Tower postponed for one month,
-Oh…
-The light on the Light Tower in front of my house just dimmed.
-It looks like it decreased by about ten to fifteen percent?
-Wow, this is actually an achievement.
-That’s definitely worthy of an S-rank reward.
From the Light Tower that had been charging for so long,
the flickering luminescence had decreased by roughly ten to fifteen percent.
This meant that the thing people feared most—
“Light Tower explosion”—had been pushed much further away.
At this, the viewers who had already multiplied from the earlier announcement
swelled even further, and the chat window began to overflow.
‘I can’t even read the chat anymore—it’s too chaotic.’
The chat was moving so fast that even Lee Kang-han’s exceptional tracking vision struggled to follow it.
He turned his gaze away from it and
surveyed Floor 200.
Well, it was good that he’d cleared the quest, but still.
‘The personal reward is disappointing.’
It had been the same last time he cleared a tower.
The rewards actually given to Lee Kang-han himself had been meager.
Even though he’d cleared an S-rank Achievement,
there was hardly anything handed to the player himself.
Just as Lee Kang-han was beginning to grimace,
[Floor 200 rewards are being granted.]
[These are rewards given for the first time in human history. An additional reward will be given.]
[Two ‘Evolution Fruits’ enter your inventory.]
‘Evolution Fruit?’
What is this now.
Lee Kang-han opened his inventory.
And there in his inventory were
two apples gleaming with a golden sheen.
‘Is this the Evolution Fruit?’
Lee Kang-han pressed on it, and the item description appeared.
[Evolution Fruit]
Rank: SS
A fruit that grows in the Garden of Gods.
Upon consuming the fruit,
It raises one random stat by +1.
However, if an ability has reached the Species Limit, the growth effect is halved.
‘It raises a random stat by +1?’
The description did mention that the effect would be halved if an ability reached the Species Limit.
Still, just by consuming it, the stat goes up.
What an incredible item.
‘If I sold the Evolution Fruit, I’d make a fortune…….’
If I sold it and collected various performance bonuses based on my contract with the Association.
I could gather enough funds to rebuild the Celestial Demon Sect.
That’s how much value a stat increase of +1 held.
‘Still, I should consume it myself.’
Lee Kang-han, whose every ability had long since hit the Species Limit.
Even he hadn’t expected the stat to rise by +1 when he ate it.
‘Money I can always gather…… but items like this don’t come around whenever you want them.’
The Evolution Fruit, barely obtained as a reward from Floor 200 of the Infinite Tower.
Even if stats rose only slightly.
Consuming it was ultimately beneficial.
Whoosh.
With that thought, Lee Kang-han pulled the Evolution Fruit from his inventory.
—???
—What’s with that golden apple?
—Looks delicious
—It’s definitely gleaming. Doesn’t seem like an ordinary item
Crunch.
He consumed it in one bite.
“Wow, this tastes amazing…….”
Compared to any fruit he’d eaten before.
The flesh was incomparably sweet, with an exquisite fragrance.
Lee Kang-han had started with just a light nibble.
But before long, he was chewing and swallowing mindlessly.
Once he’d consumed all the remaining Evolution Fruits in his inventory.
Ding.
[Stat ‘Strength’ increased by +1.]
[Stat ‘Agility’ increased by +1.]
Strength and Agility had risen cleanly by +1 each.
* * *
‘Hmm?’
With Strength and Agility each increased by one, his physique had grown more robust.
But.
Lee Kang-han, who’d actually experienced the effect, tilted his head in confusion.
‘That’s strange. Wasn’t I supposed to have reached the Species Limit?’
Lee Kang-han had naturally expected the stat increase to be reduced.
And rightfully so.
The physical capabilities that the Shin Nyeo specter had shown him were overwhelming.
Strength, Agility, and Vitality had all reached 17, and Magic Power had climbed to 15 as well.
So he’d already prepared himself mentally, ready to be satisfied even with a 0.1 increase.
‘Not a single message about reaching a limit, and the stats went up cleanly by +1.’
The Evolution Fruit had raised his abilities by +1 each.
Without any reduction from the growth effect.
‘Well, good is good, but…….’
The abilities had been perfectly increased, so gratitude was entirely warranted.
Yet Lee Kang-han finished consuming the Evolution Fruit with a nagging sense of unease.
There it was.
—How can you eat like that? You look so satisfied.
—Share some with us
—Is that the Floor 200 reward?
Meanwhile.
When Lee Kang-han showed interest in the fruit he’d consumed through the chat window.
He replied lightly.
“Oh. It’s a fruit that raises a random stat by +1. I ate it right away.”
-Wow, that’s crazy
-Random +1, seriously?
-If he’d sold that, he’d have made a fortune…
-For real, Diamond Players probably would’ve spent over a hundred billion on it
-If he’d sold it, we could’ve revived the Celestial Demon Sect!!!
-But he’s already 10+, can his abilities still increase?
-Didn’t his Mana just go up? It was 7 before
Upon hearing talk of a fruit that randomly raised stats,
the chat window erupted in excitement.
“My Mana is 10+ now. And it kept growing even after I hit that threshold.”
-Wow, when did his Mana hit 10+ lol
-The Cheonma Divine Arts user is seriously broken;
-What kind of trash game is this lol balance doesn’t even exist
At the revelation that his Mana had become 10+,
several comments flooded in questioning how the Cheonma’s abilities made any sense.
-Hey, it’s broken but humanity’s benefiting from it anyway lol
-For real, he destroyed the tower and stopped the Light Tower, did more than enough
-One Iron-rank player did what a hundred Diamond Players couldn’t, but sure, no thanks needed lol
-Why does Strong Lee get criticized in his own country?
-Come to America. We welcome you.
-The Association should stop spending money on other Diamond Players and recruit him 🙁
Even today,
Lee Kang-han had destroyed two towers in a row and stopped the Light Tower besides,
so the envy and jealousy directed at him were being voluntarily suppressed in the chat.
‘Today’s rewards are absolutely bountiful.’
All that running without rest up to Floor 200 was worth it.
As Lee Kang-han felt satisfied,
‘But how do I get out now?’
He glanced around the desolate wasteland terrain of Floor 200.
The exit portal that should have been there wasn’t showing up.
Then.
Ding.
[You have cleared Iron Tower No.2, the Infinite Tower.]
[Promised additional rewards are being granted.]
The same kind
he’d seen on Floor 100—additional rewards given after clearing.
‘What else are you giving me?’
Why was he being showered with rewards like this?
He’d be glutted, absolutely glutted.
Right as Lee Kang-han let out a hollow laugh,
[As additional reward, the ‘Evolution Roulette’ has been upgraded to Silver Rank.]
At the message that followed, he blinked.
‘Evolution Roulette?’
That was
something that appeared when using Celestial Coins, wasn’t it?
‘The roulette got upgraded before I even spun it once.’
Since it’s already upgraded,
might as well use the Coin too?
‘It’s not like I’ll use it sitting in my inventory anyway.’
Today, he’d collect every last reward.
Having resolved this, Lee Kang-han opened his inventory again and tapped the Coin.
[Celestial Coin]
Rank: SSS
A coin that can be exchanged by collecting 5 Tower Cores.
When used, you can spin the ‘Evolution Roulette’.
‘Wow… the Rank is SSS?’
Wait, the Evolution Fruit that raised stats by 1 each was Rank SS,
but a Coin that spins the roulette once is Rank SSS?
‘The roulette rewards must be insane.’
Though collecting 5 Tower Cores was no easy task in itself.
Lucky for me, an elf dropped one today, and Heracles graciously handed over his from winning the bet.
Without that, it would’ve taken forever to spin this thing.
[Will you use the Celestial Coin?]
The message floated above the coin.
‘Let’s do it right now.’
Lee Kang-han immediately tapped yes.
Then.
[The Celestial Coin is being used.]
As the coin vanished from his inventory.
Whoooosh…….
A massive spinning wheel materialized before Lee Kang-han’s eyes.
-What is that?
-A roulette wheel? lol
-Looks like an actual wheel? It’s got three sections labeled Player/Homeland/Species
-Do we all get benefits if Species lands?
It was divided into three equal sections.
Each segment bore labels: Player, Homeland, Species.
This wheel wasn’t visible to Lee Kang-han alone, it seemed.
The viewers were all chiming in as they watched.
“They’re calling it the Evolution Roulette—it appears once you collect five Tower Cores.”
-Evolution Roulette?
-Evolution, you say…
-If Species lands, can we evolve too?
-Then Species, come on
-What if we evolve into something weird lmao
At the name Evolution Roulette.
The viewers grew more animated.
“Well. I’m not sure what’s best……”
Lee Kang-han reached his hand toward the wheel as he spoke.
But before his hand could even touch it.
Whirrrrrr……!
The circular disk began spinning on its own.
A pointer appeared at the twelve o’clock position where none had been before.
-Whoa the wheel just started spinning lmao
-So it stops at the twelve o’clock needle and we get the prize for that section?
-Species come on
-We should all get benefits together haha
-But wait, if Homeland lands don’t Koreans get the advantage?
-Let’s go Korea lol
-Nobody wants Player to win hahahaha
The wheel spun rapidly.
Perhaps because Homeland and Species were options.
The voices calling for Player to land were in the minority.
The support for either Homeland or Species was deafening.
‘Well, I’d have to look with my eyes wide open to find a single chat asking for me to get it.’
As Lee Kang-han saw this sentiment and let out a quiet laugh.
Whirrrrrr…….
The wheel gradually slowed.
The sections began to come into focus.
-Player’s already out of the running lol
-This is too close between Homeland or Species
-Korea please, we’re struggling
-Korea is not struggling at all 🙁 They’re a top 10 developed nation in the world
-No we’re struggling, I’m telling you ㅡㅡ Why are foreigners here making a fuss
Auto-translated messages filled the chat.
The viewers split sharply over whether it would be Homeland or Species.
‘This is my reward, yet here they are fighting among themselves……’
Just before the wheel came to a stop.
Lee Kang-han shook his head at the heated chat.
Whirrr…… Click!
The needle at the twelve o’clock position slipped past the ‘Affiliation’ slot.
It caught, precarious and trembling, on ‘Species’.
-Noooo! Not that!!!
-YES!!!
-Can’t species just share this one time?
-That’s why they already have the Celestial Demon Sect, so why do they need more… anyway, Koreans are always so greedy
Species locked in as the final choice.
The chat window erupted into sharply divided reactions.
Lee Kang-han’s channel, which had always been dominated by Korean viewers,
now saw a surge of foreign voices, and the consensus was building: stop being so greedy, you Koreans.
‘If it weren’t for auto-translation, I’d have no idea what half these people are saying.’
Lee Kang-han was watching the chat flood with foreign messages when
a chime sounded.
A message materialized before his eyes.
[Species Evolution has been selected.]
[Evolution Roulette is Silver Rank.]
[Player has spun the roulette for the first time.]
[First spin for the Humanity species.]
[Reward upgraded by 3 tiers.]
Silver Rank means +1.
Lee Kang-han spinning it first means +1.
And the species itself spinning it for the first time—that’s another +1?
‘These first-time-only bonuses really stack up.’
With three tiers of upgrade like this,
what, humanity gets wings or something?
While entertaining such idle thoughts, Lee Kang-han waited for the next message.
[Announcement: All humanity players gain 1 additional Accessory Slot.]
“……Accessory Slot?”
At the message that equipment slots had increased,
he widened his eyes in surprise.
The Celestial Demon Wrecks the Tower (Ongoing Web Serial)
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