The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 79

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Chapter 79
‘Why is the Gold Rank dead?’
Lee Kang-han blinked at the revived Dwarf, bewildered.
The thorn’s poison.
It had just stung a little.
So why did that small man foam at the mouth, collapse, die instantly, and come back to life?
Meanwhile.
“That guy’s perfectly fine, so why am I……?”
The Dwarf, who had been watching Lee Kang-han with eyes full of disbelief,
“Right, right! The Thorn Flower I found this time was a trap!”
reasoned that his death must have been because he’d chosen the wrong Thorn Flower, and
picked up the Telescope again, searching for another one.
Before long,
“There!”
he spotted another Thorn Flower and bolted toward it.
-Dwarf’s got good eyes lol
-Why is he finding the Thorn Flowers so easily
-That’s just talent right there
Unlike Lee Kang-han, who’d located the Thorn Flowers through sheer skill,
the Dwarf’s knack for sniffing them out with that tiny Telescope was undeniably exceptional.
But.
Pfft.
Pricked by the thorn in exactly the same way as before, the small man
“Urrgh…….”
foamed at the mouth again and collapsed.
[‘Teammate 1’ has died.]
[‘Teammate 1’ has died three times. Death Penalty has been severely applied.]
Then
a message appeared saying that with three deaths, the penalty had intensified.
“What happens when the Death Penalty gets stronger?”
“Huh? You don’t know that either? That’s common sense.”
“Well, I’ve never died before.”
Lee Kang-han shrugged.
“Wow. Bad luck.”
The fox spirit, who had been favorably disposed toward Lee Kang-han until now, narrowed her eyes.
-lol Even the previously friendly fox can’t hold back
-But honestly I didn’t expect him not to die on this map either
-Usually the first death has almost no penalty right? lol Why is he so determined not to die
-??? I mean even if you want to die, what can you do if they don’t give you the chance
-lol fr
Since viewers had assumed he would inevitably die and restart from the 1st Floor anyway,
their skepticism was hardly unreasonable.
Of course, he himself had done his best to maintain his Cheonma Body Constitution Rank,
‘But do I look relaxed to them?’
After all, the viewers hadn’t seen him play through the First Tower before.
They probably thought today was his greatest crisis.
Then the fox spirit spoke.
“Once that severe Death Penalty message appears, you lose one level every time you die.”
“One level?”
“Yes. It’s quite a harsh penalty.”
As the Tier climbs, leveling up becomes harder, and
losing one level at Gold Rank would indeed be a significant hit.
The Dwarf, too, seemed to feel the weight of this penalty.
“Tsk…….”
Rather than rushing recklessly at the Thorn Flower like before, he
“Human! How on earth did you survive that poison!”
was pressing Lee Kang-han for the method of survival.
“I just got pricked.”
“What?”
“I mean, it just stung me a little, right? I was shocked when you suddenly collapsed like that. You’re Gold Rank—can you really die that easily?”
“What, what did you…?! This Bronze bastard!”
“Look here.”
Whoosh.
Lee Kang-han approached the Thorn Flower.
He plucked one of the remaining thorns and drove it deep into his own arm.
“See? Perfectly fine.”
“What… what is this? Do you have some poison-resistance skill or something?”
“Just rather healthy, I suppose.”
“Ha!”
The Dwarf clicked his tongue as if dumbfounded by that answer.
“Sniff sniff. May I try as well?”
The fox spirit approached the Thorn Flower.
“By all means. Feel free if you’d like to give it a go.”
“Then… I’ll attempt it too.”
“I’ll take the challenge!”
Even the two Human Players watching from behind gathered around.
And were pricked by the Thorn Flower in turn.
Then.
“Ugh, urgh….”
“….”
The two Human Players died on the spot all the same.
One of them didn’t even manage a groan before collapsing.
As for the fox spirit—
“Wow… this is intense…?”
Her face cycled between red and pale.
“Ah… this doesn’t seem like something meant to be… cleared this way…?”
Those words became her last.
She crumpled to the ground.
-Why are they all dying
-Wasn’t there a solution strategy already posted…?
-Getting pricked by the Thorn Flower is only a strategy for the Heavenly Demon! ^-^
-So the poison gas wasn’t even the problem lol they can’t survive the thorns either ㅋㅋㅋ
-Normal players just start on Floor 1, okay?
-Yeah… there’s a reason they send you to Floor 1 in the first place;
Watching Lee Kang-han nullify the poison.
The viewers who had been excited about a new strategy suddenly grasped reality.
They’d thought finding the Thorn Flower was the hardest part.
But no one who pricked themselves actually survived.
“Ugh… this won’t work. It’s just instant death.”
“I see now—I’m just not in the same league as you. I’ll give up.”
The two revived Human Players
recognized that withstanding the Thorn Flower’s poison after instant death was beyond them.
They abandoned a second attempt.
Only one.
“Argh~ come on, I’m usually not a pushover either! This is frustrating!”
The fox spirit, revived in turn,
had grown stubborn instead, and was approaching the Thorn Flower again.
Then.
“Sniff sniff. Sniff.”
She drew near to Lee Kang-han and inhaled deeply.
“Number Five, all the Human Players called you the Heavenly Demon—should I call you that too?”
“Do as you like.”
“You just endured the thorn poison through sheer physical ability, didn’t you?”
“Hard to say.”
He couldn’t even fathom why everyone was making such a fuss over that thorn poison in the first place.
Lee Kang-han answered indifferently.
“My nose doesn’t lie. I sense a monstrous life force radiating from you.”
The fox spirit, by contrast, seemed possessed of some certainty.
“And if life force is what’s needed….”
Whoosh.
The fox spirit reached out into empty space.
And drew forth a long Scroll.
Then.
A soft click.
He bit his own tongue to draw blood.
And wrote characters across the blank Scroll in his blood.
Having completed the text with his own blood, he knelt and held the Scroll high above his head.
“Great Sage, I am Jeok-mi, and I humbly seek your aid!”
As the fox spirit cried out with greater earnestness than ever before.
Crack-crack-crack……!
A blue flash erupted, and the Scroll vanished.
“Hnngh……!”
The fox spirit’s body was instantly bathed in a cyan glow.
Then, immediately.
Pop. Pop……!
The sound of joints twisting came from the fox’s form.
‘……A monkey?’
The one who had been the fox spirit.
Transformed into the shape of a monkey.
* * *
-What’s going on all of a sudden ㅡㅡ
-The fox was totally cute but now suddenly it’s this ugly monkey ㅠ
-This monkey’s got the worst face lol
The fox spirit who called himself Jeok-mi.
His transformation into a monkey struck the viewers watching as visually shocking.
Unlike the cute fox from before.
The monkey that appeared after the flash of light was savage beyond measure.
Meanwhile.
-But who’s this Great Sage?
-The Great Sage is Sun Wukong’s title
-Don’t tell me he’s connected to Sun Wukong ㄷㄷ
-Wasn’t Sun Wukong number one in the arena’s winning streak? lol He shows up here too
Upon seeing the fox present the Scroll to the Great Sage.
Not a few viewers began connecting that title to Sun Wukong.
And for good reason.
The title “Great Sage” was symbolic of Sun Wukong itself.
And the fact that the fox had transformed into a monkey was no coincidence either.
“Is the Great Sage Sun Wukong?”
Lee Kang-han asked the monkey-transformed Jeok-mi after reading the chat.
“You recognize my name just from the title? Humans are curious creatures.”
The other party readily affirmed that he was indeed Sun Wukong.
-Oh my ㄹㅇ it really is Sun Wukong
-How does the fox call upon Sun Wukong?
-Wait but in the arena Sun Wukong wasn’t a player either? How does a player help a Silver player?
-Right; does the Tower of Infinity allow proxy clearing? lol
While the viewers marveled at the Descent of Sun Wukong.
“I can’t stay in this body long, so let’s clear the floor first.”
Swift as wind.
Sun Wukong approached the second Thorn Flower that the Dwarf had found.
And thrust.
He deliberately pricked himself on the thorns.
‘Unlike when he was the fox—he’s calm.’
Sun Wukong’s expression hadn’t changed in the slightest.
Brush. Brush.
He dusted off the thorns with his hand.
“Hmm. Your Vitality is over fifteen? And you’re supposed to be human.”
He regarded Lee Kang-han with curiosity.
“What, what? Fifteen? A human?”
“That’s right. This is pure poison you’re enduring through raw constitution alone.”
Sun Wukong said this to the shocked Dwarf.
“Let’s go. Three minutes left until the Descent.”
I moved toward the entrance portal.
‘They said a Descent into a Silver body doesn’t last long.’
Three minutes is pretty tight.
Lee Kang-han nodded, then approached the entrance portal himself.
“U-uh, we… then we can’t go to the 11th Floor? We had a chance to destroy the Tower……!”
The Dwarf spoke with a look of regret.
If they went to the 11th Floor, there would be a chance to destroy the Tower.
He knew that well enough.
But.
“Your Constitution isn’t up to it anyway, is it?”
……
“You all just head to the 10th Floor.”
……I understand.
Sun Wukong stated the obvious.
The Dwarf, though visibly disappointed, accepted the reasoning.
-He was mouthing off to Lee Kang-han, but he can’t say a word in front of Sun Wukong
-He’s a Named one? Sun Wukong has the top winning streak record at the Arena anyway
-But these non-human players seem to know information about each other. Why do we know so little? lol
-Exactly lol we barely get info through the Heavenly Demon channel
Compared to these non-humans who seemed to know something,
humanity knew far too little.
Just as complaints were rising about why only they seemed so informed,
“Going in.”
Flash!
Sun Wukong entered the portal first.
‘I should go too.’
Lee Kang-han followed him into the portal.
[A player who resisted the Thorn Flower’s poison may now challenge the 11th Floor from the entrance portal.]
[Do you wish to enter the 11th Floor?]
A message appeared asking if I would enter the 11th Floor.
Lee Kang-han pressed yes.
Flash!
My body sank into the light.
[You have entered the 11th Floor of the Garden of Death.]
A murky garden shrouded in poison mist came into view, just like before.
There was, however, one difference from the 9th Floor.
Writhe. Writhe.
Instead of violet flowers,
enormous plants twisted grotesquely, blocking the path.
-Lower floor mobs are coming out here
-Carnivorous plants + poison gas, that’s the deadliest combo oof
-So that’s why only players with Thorn Flower resistance can enter
-Their regeneration is so good you have to burn them
It seemed the enemies from the lower floors were plant-types.
Around the time viewers were sharing tips about dealing with plants,
[Clean the Garden of Death thoroughly, then meet its master!]
A new message appeared.
Judging by the word “clean,”
it looked like I’d have to clear out all these plants.
‘My Holy Power is low from using it on the invaders. I’ll have to smash them all with my fists.’
My Holy Power had been heavily depleted converting the intruders into the lowest-rank believers.
If I used the Flame Angel’s Sword on top of that, my Holy Power might drop a tier.
So Lee Kang-han resolved to handle everything with his fists this time.
“Clean the place… how tedious. Human.”
Sun Wukong, having seen the same message, frowned.
“What?”
“Swear on your name that you won’t kill Jeok-mi. Then I’ll sweep these away for you.”
He suddenly asked Lee Kang-han to make a sworn oath.
“Jeok-mi—the fox from earlier?”
“Yes.”
“It’s a cooperative battle. Why would I kill my teammate?”
“Teammate?”
At that answer, Sun Wukong regarded Lee Kang-han with obvious curiosity.
“You’re a naive one. We’re competitors, ultimately. We’d cooperate for standard rewards, sure, but special rewards—we fight each other to monopolize those. That’s the norm.”
“I see.”
So they cooperate to clear rewards like those on the 10th Floor.
But special rewards like those on the 11th Floor—they stab each other in the back trying to hoard them.
That’s when Lee Kang-han finally grasped what ‘cooperation’ meant in a cooperative battle.
“Then swear an oath.”
Sun Wukong demanded the vow again.
-Why keep asking for oaths? lol
-Just do it, no big deal
-Tbh even if you swear, just betray him anyway? lmao
-Nah, still feels wrong to backstab…
The oath didn’t seem to have any particular binding force behind it.
It just appeared he wanted a verbal ‘promise.’
Well, he had no intention of killing his teammate anyway.
“I, Lee Kang-han, swear I will not kill Jeok-mi in this place.”
Lee Kang-han gave Sun Wukong his promise as requested.
Then.
“Lee Kang-han……? Ah. So you’re the new Record Breaker.”
Sun Wukong nodded, seeming to understand something.
“When someone like you stakes their name on it, I trust you’ll keep your promise.”
Turning his back to the garden teeming with carnivorous plants, Sun Wukong
slowly
extended his right index finger toward the sky.
“Come forth, Ruyi.”
The Heavenly Demon Shatters the Tower (Ongoing)
Author | Yeom Bi
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