The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 82

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Episode 82
[Helm of the King of the Underworld, Quiene (Sealed)]
Rank: SSS
The helm of Hades, King of the Underworld.
When the helm is equipped, you can activate the Robes of the King of the Underworld to protect the user.
The Robes possess formidable defense, and the defensive power scales with the user’s health.
Additionally, the Robes block instant-death damage once per game, and greatly reduce damage related to the ‘darkness’ attribute.
The Robes and armor cannot be equipped simultaneously.
Quiene is currently in a sealed state.
Because Hades’s seal has not been broken, the instant-death damage block is limited to once per game.
The Invisibility function and Cerberus Summoning function cannot be used.
Quiene is bound to player Lee Kang-han and cannot be used by other players.
‘An SSS-Rank item…!’
No wonder the item description was so long.
It must have been because of the SSS rank.
But looking more carefully at the details,
‘Right now, the only thing I can actually use is the Robes.’
The Robes of the King of the Underworld.
Powerful armor that blocks instant-death damage once per game—that’s essentially what it comes down to.
For an SSS-Rank item, that function alone feels a bit underwhelming.
If I could use Cerberus Summoning or Invisibility as well, that’d be another story.
‘I suppose I’ll only call this a true SSS-Rank item once I remove that seal.’
Still, it’s not like
I was planning to enter the Tower unprepared forever.
And it just so happened I didn’t have any armor-type equipment, so this works out well.
‘But what does the Robes actually look like?’
Given that the name itself says it’s the vestments of the King of the Underworld,
maybe it resembles what Hades wears.
As Lee Kang-han pondered the Robes, a notification chimed.
Ding.
[Equip the Robes of the King of the Underworld?]
A prompt appeared asking if he wanted to try the Robes on.
Lee Kang-han pressed yes.
Whoosh…
His body was briefly shrouded in darkness.
-Wait, your fashion just changed lol
-What’s with the suit?
-All black with a necktie—looks like funeral attire ㅋㅋ
-His shoes changed to black dress shoes too
His outfit had transformed into a tailored black suit that fit perfectly.
Just as the viewers said, it looked exactly like funeral wear.
‘This is the Robes?’
Lee Kang-han was puzzled by his transformed appearance.
[The Robes adapt their appearance to match the funeral customs of the society to which the player belongs.]
A message followed, clarifying his doubt.
‘So it conforms to Korean funeral culture.’
That’s better than suddenly wearing Ancient Greek robes.
But still…
‘Does this outfit really have defensive power?’
A tailored suit that clung to his body like custom menswear.
Could this outfit truly display defense fitting of an SSS-Rank item?
Judging by appearance alone, he had his doubts.
‘I’ll test it later.’
Lee Kang-han decided that and reached up to touch his face.
The black helm that had naturally settled on his head.
It suddenly turned transparent and vanished from sight,
yet he could still feel the weight of the helm resting on his head.
‘So the helm became invisible.’
They said the Invisibility function couldn’t be used.
But apparently the helm itself could manage it.
If the helm had made itself visible, he’d look ridiculous in a black suit with that thing on his head.
The fact that it had rendered itself invisible suited him fine.
But.
“I appreciate the helm reward, but aren’t you giving me the Tower Core?”
Don’t get me wrong—an SSS-rank item is generous.
But shouldn’t I get a Tower Core reward too?
The fox took two of them in Stage 2 alone.
As Lee Kang-han voiced his question.
Rumble, rumble, rumble…….
The ground around him twisted.
Four towers rose up around Lee Kang-han.
They looked identical to the ordinary towers that had appeared on Earth.
But at half the size—miniature replicas.
-Ooh
-Wait, are the towers breaking?
-Is it four because this is Stage 4?
-Come on, use them a bit more!
-The fox really got the honey pot ㅋㅋㅋ
-Still, it looks like Kang-han got the helm too…
As the viewers watched the miniature towers with anticipation.
Crack-crack-crack……!
The four towers split apart in unison.
Burst!
[Tower Core has exploded.]
[You have absorbed 4 Tower Core fragments.]
Four Tower Core fragments were absorbed simultaneously.
Then.
[Notice: Player ‘Lee Kang-han’ has destroyed a Tower Core.]
[Notice: Player ‘Lee Kang-han’ has achieved an S-Rank Achievement for the first time in human history.]
[Achievement: Destroy 4 Tower Cores simultaneously.]
The message appeared to all of humanity.
‘Two cores was an A-Rank Achievement, but shattering four at once is S-Rank. Makes sense.’
After all, situations where you destroy four cores at the same time.
Weren’t exactly common.
[By clearing an S-Rank Achievement, humanity’s charging standards for the Tower of Light have been eased.]
[The Tower of Light, which was set to be destroyed, will cease operation for one month.]
[‘Tower of Light Operation Halted’ is already in effect.]
[The duration has been extended by one month from the existing period.]
As the rewards for the S-Rank Achievement appeared in the notice.
The chat began scrolling faster and faster.
-Wow, broke another S-Rank Achievement…?
-Tower of Light stopped for 2 months ㄷㄷㄷ
-So this time the towers are gonna get smashed?
-Already being smashed ㅋㅋㅋ the tower next to my house just collapsed
-How many towers is he destroying this month alone ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Praise Kang-han, prosperity to all humanity!!!!
-Stop keyboard warrior-ing and actually do something…
-We already are? ㅡㅡ
Lee Kang-han had been the first to show that towers could be destroyed at all.
In the Promotion Battle, he’d destroyed two simultaneously.
Now he’d shattered four towers.
Having awakened less than a month ago and destroyed seven towers in total, people showered him with enthusiastic support.
[……has donated 10,000 TP.]
[Finally our tower collapsed too ㅠㅠㅠ I’m so glad I chose to believe in you ㅠㅠ Please let property values skyrocket again!!!]
[……has donated 8,271 TP.]
[2 months suspended is incredible ㄷㄷ Hope it stays that way ㄱㄱㄱ]
Donations erupted far more frequently than usual.
[……has revered Kang-han.]
[……has revered Kang-han.]
Even though he’d never specifically asked anyone to praise him.
Another wave of worship messages, continuous and unceasing.
“Thank you. The rewards were quite generous for the difficulty this time.”
Lee Kang-han spoke softly as he watched the sponsorships and worship messages flow in.
Though he hadn’t engaged in actual combat today.
He’d simply cleared the 11th floor route and somehow ended up acquiring Hades’ helmet in the process.
-Today’s Cooperative Mode mission seemed easier than usual but the rewards were absolutely insane lol
-Giving items and destroying the tower too ㄷㄷ
-But that’s only because it’s the Cheonma Divine Arts user, wasn’t the clear condition supposed to be impossible difficulty
-ㄹㅇ how did they even achieve 20 health lol
-The Cheonma user really does it…
But one thing was certain.
The conditions themselves were quite demanding.
Starting with the ’15 health’ hurdle just to reach the 11th floor.
Most of the conditions were impossible for others to achieve.
Even now that the strategy had been made public for all to see.
There would be almost no one capable of clearing the 11th floor using this method.
‘But will the Cooperative Mode map disappear?’
No. 14 had been the Garden of Death.
Yet among the four towers that had shattered earlier, No. 14 was nowhere to be found.
If it had been an ordinary tower, it should have been destroyed.
‘Is it because it’s a Cooperative Mode exclusive map?’
If so, could he shatter another four towers the same way next time?
Just as he was thinking this might be too good to be true.
[The final stage reward from Cooperative Mode ‘Garden of Death’ 11th floor, ‘Quiene’, is now bound to player Lee Kang-han.]
[Player ‘Lee Kang-han’ will no longer be matched to Cooperative Mode ‘Garden of Death’.]
As if reading his thoughts.
A message appeared stating he would no longer be matched to the ‘Garden of Death’ map.
“Ah, what a shame.”
The opportunity for easy gains had vanished.
As Lee Kang-han clicked his tongue.
Ding.
[You have cleared Bronze Tower No. 14.]
[Performance Evaluation for Bronze Tower No. 14 is being calculated……]
Along with the tower clear message.
The chat window disappeared and the Performance Evaluation appeared.
* * *
[Resisted the poison of thorned flowers.]
[Discovered the 11th floor.]
[Cleared the final stage of Death’s Domain.]
[Received recognition from ‘Quiene’.]
[Clear Evaluation – EX]
After the promotion matches and competitive matches.
Now EX in Cooperative Mode as well.
It’s strange—in regular towers, SSS+ is the highest rank.
But in these special tower types, it seems EX is achievable.
[Clear rewards are being unlocked.]
[Your level increases by 10.]
[Your level has reached the current Rank limit. Additional experience will accumulate as personal ‘Score’.]
[You obtain 2,000,000 TP.]
The clear rewards continued to appear.
Since his level had already reached 50, the Bronze Rank ceiling, the extra experience was converted to Score.
While 2 million TP was indeed a far larger reward than usual.
‘Perhaps because what I obtained earlier was so substantial, this doesn’t stir much feeling.’
Having already completed the founding of Cheonma Shinyo with the TP he’d gathered.
His desire for wealth had diminished compared to before.
“I actually meant to finish one light game and head home……”
Swish.
Lee Kang-han, having cleared the mission and returned home.
Let out a wry smile upon seeing the firearms neatly arranged in one corner of the living room.
Receiving a commendation from the Association during the day.
That evening, he dined with the President, and when he returned home, the Chinese Intelligence Organization attacked him without warning.
He’d founded the Cheonma Shinyo, cleared an S-Rank Achievement in the Tower, and more…….
‘The longest day of my life, it seems.’
Even for Lee Kang-han with Stamina 17.
It was a day that couldn’t help but leave him exhausted.
‘I’ll shower and sleep.’
Having left his gun behind, he ended the day like that.
The next day.
He called Shin Yu-ri.
“Yu-ri.”
[Master!!! You were absolutely amazing yesterday! How did you manage to dine with the President and then go straight out and achieve such a tremendous feat……! I was honestly shocked. You should’ve at least taken a day to rest.]
“One Tower run per day is mandatory. But a problem has come up.”
[A problem?]
“Yes. The Chinese Intelligence Organization attacked me yesterday.”
Lee Kang-han continued speaking in an even tone.
[Wait, what?! An attack???]
“Yes. Twenty-one of them were waiting with tranquilizer guns.”
[No, what……! Are you, are you okay?]
“I’m fine. But those people got hurt pretty badly, so I locked them away in Manma Hall.”
They’d been dead when their heads smashed against the wall at home.
But since they came back to life once they reached Manma Hall, there’s no need to mention they’d actually died, right?
When Lee Kang-han put it that way — that they’d gotten “hurt pretty badly” —
[Huh, what? Manma Hall…….]
“It’s where my summoned creatures live.”
[Could people even enter that place?]
“Ah. Originally they couldn’t, but when I founded the Cheonma Shinyo yesterday, that seems to have made it possible.”
[I see…….]
What?
People can enter there once you found the Cheonma Shinyo?
Shin Yu-ri, bombarded with sudden revelations, flustered for a moment.
[Well, I’m heading over right now! I’ll contact the Presidential Office, the National Intelligence Service, and the Association! I’ll also report this unprovoked attack to FIPA!]
“No, really, it’s not that serious…….”
[What do you mean, it’s huge!!! How could they point guns at you like that……! At a Player who destroyed seven Towers!]
She ended the call, already making plans to alert everyone in all directions.
‘Hmm. This might blow up into something bigger.’
Then again.
To prevent this kind of thing from happening again, it’d probably be better if this became a major incident.
‘They’re doing well in there.’
As Lee Kang-han opened Manma Hall to check that all twenty-one of them were alive and well.
“What……? Player Lee Kang-han was attacked yesterday?!”
President Kim Seok-ho wore a grave expression on his face.
He was receiving an urgent briefing.
The Heavenly Demon Shatters Towers (Serialized)
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