The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 77

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Chapter 77
No. 14 Map: The Garden of Death.
From the moment one entered, the surroundings were filled with purple flower buds
in states of bloom yet to come.
‘Interesting—I’m matched with non-humans again.’
A Dwarf who appeared to be around 120 centimeters tall,
and a fox-human slightly shorter than himself.
Lee Kang-han observed the non-humans with curiosity before
turning on TowerTube first.
Then:
-Oh, there goes my dopamine
-The dinner photos turned out great! The suit really suits you!
-Ugh, are you supporting that party now?
-Ah, why drag politics into this again ㅡㅡ The president just wants to eat, can you tell him to leave?
-LMAOOO
-So are you supporting them or not?
“I don’t know anything about politics~ I don’t even know how many presidents there have been. I don’t discuss related topics~”
-Wait, but doing the airhead concept is a bit much…
-That’s actually the wise move KKKK
-But seriously, can you focus on the game?
-The tower’s gonna fall anyway, right? KKKK We should talk about this as today’s hot topic
-Nah this is Cooperative Mode
-Oh, that’s right?
Lee Kang-han had distanced himself from politics, and
this was the first time he’d encountered a Cooperative Mode map,
so viewers’ attention quickly shifted back.
-It’s the Garden of Death
-The difficulty here is rough…
-You don’t die at the start?
-Yeah poison gas comes from the flowers 3 minutes in and you die, restart on 1st Floor
The Cooperative Mode map, the Garden of Death.
This 14th map, used across Bronze through Platinum ranks,
had a reputation for being particularly demanding.
The chat was filled with discussion of the Garden of Death, but
‘You die at the start?’
the part about dying and restarting was what caught Lee Kang-han’s attention first.
If he died at the start, his Heavenly Demon Physique rank would drop.
He’d have to figure out a way to survive.
While Lee Kang-han gathered information about the Garden of Death from the chat,
“Ahem. Hmph!”
the Dwarf cleared his throat loudly and
“Human, are you out of your mind? What do you think you’re doing fiddling with TowerTube when there’s no time for this!”
barked at Lee Kang-han.
“Ugh, the runt’s noisy. Do you know who the Heavenly Demon is? The greatest prospect among humans.”
“Exactly. He’ll clear it all for us. Don’t worry.”
Two of his own race immediately rushed to defend Lee Kang-han.
Ever since they’d been matched with the Heavenly Demon, these two had been grinning
and assumed they’d win this Cooperative Mode easily as well.
“Tch…! The greatest prospect among humans, you say! How strong can he really be! At the end of the day, he’s still just a human!”
Matched with three humans.
This run was cursed.
As the Dwarf continued grumbling,
“Sniff sniff. Sniff.”
the fox-human approached Lee Kang-han’s vicinity and caught his scent, then
“That bracelet—is that an Arena bracelet?”
immediately identified the true nature of the Prospect Bracelet
Lee Kang-han was wearing.
“An Arena bracelet…?”
“There’s a bracelet they give to 10-stars, one for prospects.”
“I-I knew that! But a human wearing something like this…?”
The Dwarf’s gaze upon Lee Kang-han shifted.
The contempt that had filled his eyes dulled somewhat.
“What’s this about a Prospect Bracelet?”
“Now that you mention it, I haven’t seen that accessory before.”
“He’s been wearing that bracelet for a few days now, no joke.”
“I thought it was just decoration lol — dude doesn’t usually equip anything.”
“It’s a fairly useful bracelet. Helps me sleep better and puts up a barrier.”
“A barrier???”
“I’ve never even seen him deploy a barrier.”
“There’s been no need for one lol.”
Lee Kang-han smiled ruefully at the chat.
A case where a barrier was needed.
There hadn’t been one in the Tower, but somehow one had cropped up in reality.
‘No point mentioning how I first activated it when that bullet was about to hit me.’
An attack from some Chinese intelligence outfit.
That was something he’d need to discuss with the government and work through properly.
Lee Kang-han turned his gaze toward the fox-eared human.
“Pretty recognizable for what it looks like, isn’t it.”
“Sniff sniff. I have a good nose for treasures. And I’ve seen a Prospect Bracelet before.”
The fox-eared head twitched its nose as it spoke.
“Even if an item is newly created, each treasure has its own distinct scent. When the smells matched, I knew it was the Prospect Bracelet!”
Identifying items by scent alone.
Did fox-eared humans possess abilities like that?
As Lee Kang-han regarded him with interest,
“So then, human—are you Silver Rank? If you’re a Prospect, you might get matched with someone a tier below.”
The Dwarf asked Lee Kang-han his Rank in a noticeably gentler tone.
Since he’d referred to one tier below as Silver,
the Dwarf was probably Gold.
“Bronze.”
The fox used formal speech, so Lee Kang-han matched it.
The Dwarf used casual speech, so Lee Kang-han replied in kind.
“What, what!? Bronze!? That’s a two-tier difference!”
“Sniff sniff. I’m Silver.”
The Dwarf was shocked upon hearing Lee Kang-han’s Rank.
And the fox-eared human interjected from beside him.
“Dwarf, didn’t you just not want to?”
“What!?”
“I’m… I’m Gold too…….”
“I’m Gold as well! But even so, he’s an incredible player! Plenty of Gold-Rankers fall to him!”
To sum it up: two human players plus the Dwarf were Gold.
The fox was Silver, apparently.
‘The fox has a trick or two up his sleeve, it seems.’
As Lee Kang-han was assessing his team’s capabilities,
Ding.
[The Flower of Death blooms.]
The message appeared for the entire team.
“Tsk. Starting already…! Let’s just die and regroup properly below.”
“Sniff sniff. Yeah~ let’s think about how to tackle this from down there~”
The two players, seeing the message, naturally prepared for death.
“Will the Heavenly Demon die for the first time?”
“Now that I think about it, we’ve never actually seen him die lol”
“He can’t handle poison gas there, can he?”
“Real talk everyone died instantly the moment the pollen scattered.”
The viewers, too, were convinced that this time the Heavenly Demon would die.
And for good reason.
The standard starting point of No.14, the Garden of Death, was for everyone to die first
and return to the 1st Floor.
Whoooosh.
The flower bud opened, and a purple haze drifted up.
Tap. Tap.
Players falling one by one.
‘The poison is potent, I’ll give it that.’
A wave of toxic mist rushes in all at once.
How am I supposed to avoid that?
As Lee Kang-han scanned his surroundings, searching for a way to respond.
Ding.
[The Prospect Bracelet detects an intangible threat.]
[Barrier activated.]
The Prospect Bracelet that had once shielded him from bullets in the real world.
activated once more.
* * *
Whiiiiing……
A blue barrier materialized around Lee Kang-han’s body.
The violet smoke pressed against the protective shield but could not pierce it, hanging thick in the air around him.
-Oh, is that the bracelet barrier?
-That’s actually useful lol
-Didn’t know it could block poison gas
-Yeah I saw mages block stuff with barriers when they start here too
The viewers marveled at the barrier blocking the toxic mist, wondering if this was the bracelet’s effect.
But.
-Still, he can’t hold out forever like this…
-Wouldn’t it be better to die quickly?
-Yeah you gotta sync with your teammates
-You’re supposed to start from the 1st Floor
Most of the chat was in agreement: die now and start fresh.
The viewers didn’t know that Lee Kang-han’s Heavenly Demon Physique Rank would drop if he died.
They weren’t taking a single death in the Infinite Tower very seriously.
‘But my situation is different.’
I couldn’t afford to die so easily.
Lee Kang-han turned his attention away from the chat window.
and examined his surroundings carefully.
A garden shrouded in violet mist—there was barely anything visible.
The flowers spewing the smoke did catch his eye, at least.
But beyond that, he couldn’t see any exit or escape route whatsoever.
‘This really does look hopeless.’
So that’s why everyone else just dies and starts over.
Lee Kang-han shook his head and moved toward the area where the toxic mist seemed thinner.
The moment he started moving.
Crack.
Fine fractures spider-webbed across the barrier’s surface.
[Barrier duration: 5 minutes remaining.]
A message appeared saying the shield would end in five minutes.
‘Is that because it activated in the real world earlier? The duration is shorter than I’d hoped.’
Honestly, these low-level gods aren’t much help.
Lee Kang-han furrowed his brow and pushed his lightness technique to its limit.
As he darted through the garden blooming with violet flowers.
Ding.
[Teammate 1: Hey Bronze!!! Why aren’t you here yet!]
A new chat window opened.
A message from Teammate 1 appeared.
‘I know exactly who that is.’
That Dwarf from earlier, the one with the rude tone.
[Teammate 2: Bronze, why aren’t you coming~ Oh. Did the barrier activate? I heard you can turn it off by saying “barrier cancel”~]
This one’s manner of speech sounds like some kind of fox-kin.
[Teammate 3: Take your time, please!]
[Teammate 4: We can wait for you as long as it takes!]
Teammates 3 and 4 seemed to be from the same race.
[Teammate 1: You crazy bastards, stop talking nonsense and get over here $%&!]
[Teammate 2: Dwarves really are all alcoholics—no wonder they’ve got rags in their mouths~]
[Teammate 1: What? You Silver bastard… Hey, you! Get over here and fight me!]
[Teammate 2: If Gold gets matched with Silver, they should be embarrassed~ Or did they get matched with Bronze too? Hehehehe]
After that message, the team chat fell silent.
Meanwhile, viewers could see this team chat as well.
-What a mess ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Are the two of them going at it right now?
-The Heavenly Demon should die quick and come down ㅋㅋㅋ
-But why is the Dwarf being so touchy ㅡㅡ
-I mean, I get where the Dwarf’s coming from ㅎㅎ
-He should come down quick and we need to strategize from the 1st Floor, so dawdling gets annoying ㅋㅋ
Normally, yes—he’d die right away.
The standard Cooperative Mode strategy would be to coordinate with your teammates on the 1st Floor and play as a team.
Lee Kang-han holding his ground up here alone wasn’t great team etiquette.
-But why is the fox taking the Heavenly Demon’s side? ㅋㅋㅋ
-Weirdly favorable ㅇㅇ
-The fox was cute though… shame about that deep voice
-Why???
-Has to be male ㅠ
-Is this guy insane;;
In stark contrast to the Dwarf, who’d built up a reputation for hostility in those brief moments,
the fox-kin was winning over the viewers.
Not only was she taking a favorable stance toward Lee Kang-han, but her appearance seemed to help matters too.
‘But how does she know about disabling the Barrier?’
Silver Rank wasn’t that high a tier.
Recognizing the item at a glance, and being so well-informed on top of it—she knew her stuff.
Lee Kang-han found the fox-kin intriguing.
“How do I use team chat?”
He asked the viewers about the ‘team chat’ feature.
-Oh right, this was your first Cooperative Mode today
-You tap that chat window and talk, and it automatically inputs the message
“I see.”
Simple enough.
Lee Kang-han tapped the newly opened team chat and
“I’m gonna poke around here a bit longer. Go ahead and keep going, you two~”
made it clear he had no intention of descending yet.
-Oh… ooooh…
-Ugh, he’s trolling!
-NN the Heavenly Demon will clear it for them
-Yeah they’re gonna get a free ride lol
The moment Lee Kang-han declared he’d explore thoroughly,
[Teammate 1: Hey you %$&&$%&973 get down here already! Are you actually insane?!!!]
[Teammate 2: Oh… this is kind of… I can’t defend this either~]
Teammate 1’s chat instantly filled with special characters.
So there was a profanity filter too.
Lee Kang-han chuckled to himself.
“Since I’m already late, you might as well wait a little longer~”
He got another dig in at the Dwarf and continued his search.
One thing though:
-But would wandering around even turn up anything?
-All I see is poison gas;
-Can’t we just go…?
-I’m starting to understand the Dwarf’s position a bit ㅎㅎ
-Teammate 1’s chat is just special characters now ㅋㅋㅋ
Five minutes had nearly elapsed, and the search was getting nowhere.
All he saw were purple flowers and Poison Gas no matter where he went.
There seemed to be no answer in sight.
‘The Barrier’s going to disappear at this rate.’
Then how was he supposed to block that Poison Gas?
As Lee Kang-han watched the Barrier beginning to fade,
a flash. Another flash.
A cluster of emerald light entered his field of vision.
‘Oh, this is—!’
The effect from when Adventurer’s Eye activates?
Lee Kang-han’s eyes gleamed, and he rushed toward the light.
And there—
‘What? It’s just a flower?’
One of the countless violet blossoms blooming throughout the Garden of Death.
The Adventurer’s Eye effect was activating on it.
It looked no different from the others around it, though?
Still.
‘Trust the skill over my own judgment.’
I should have faith in the legendary Adventurer’s Eye.
With that thought, he reached toward the violet flower.
[You have discovered the Thorn Flower.]
[The Thorn Flower closes its bud.]
[The flower draws the poison back inside.]
Multiple system messages appeared in succession.
Shhhhh—
The fully bloomed petals sealed shut completely.
The toxic mist was sucked back inside.
The Heavenly Demon Shatters the Tower (Serialized)
Author │ Yeom Bi
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